Person Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) So, I have been wondering about something for a long time. Who would win, Kaladin vs. Dalinar? Kaladin is a Third Oath Windrunner. He has Lashings, shard/Sylweapons, and just plain awesomeness. Dalinar, let's say that he is in the prime of his youth, like when he was conquering Alethkar with Oathbringer and his Shardplate. He does not have Stormlight, as the Stormfather would not let Dalinar use Oathbringer or any other shardweapon while bonded. Who would win? Edited September 9, 2020 by Person Edit: Kaladin cannot use Lashings, or else he would just Lash himself into the sky and Dalinar could do nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frustration Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Kaladin. no contest Dalinar doesn't even have the Thrill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted September 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, Frustration said: Kaladin. no contest Dalinar doesn't even have the Thrill. If he was in the prime of his youth, then yes, he would have Nerdgaoul giving him the Thrill. I am sorry, I should have specified that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) Depends. Older Dalinar still made a pretty decent showing of himself without his plate against the assassin in white. It depends on the battlefield as well as how practiced Kaladin is at the time and how much experience Dalinar has fighting surgebinders. Edited September 9, 2020 by Karger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted September 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, Person said: Nerdgaoul This was a typo, but, well, it works! I'm not changing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frustration Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) On 9/9/2020 at 0:13 PM, Person said: If he was in the prime of his youth, then yes, he would have Nerdgaoul giving him the Thrill. I am sorry, I should have specified that. Thanks for clarification. I still don't think it changes anything Kaladin held his own against 3 people of my reputation, and a standard shard bearer., before he got a shard of his own. And that was on top of holding himself back. Edited September 10, 2020 by Frustration 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanLemon Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 37 minutes ago, Frustration said: Thanks for clarification. I still don't think it changes anything Kaladin held his own against 4 people of my reputation, before he got a shard of his own. And that was on top of holding himself back. That's not exactly accurate. They were mostly focused on Adolin and Kaladin was acting support 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanLemon Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 I'd vote Kaladin, Dalinar was a beast for sure but between having a transforming Shardblade, healing, and Surges combined with his own impressive combat skills i think Kaladin would almost certainly win 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovation Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) Especially if Kaladin gets a hit on Dalinar and leeches away all of his Shardplate’s stormlight. Edited September 9, 2020 by Innovation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frustration Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, StanLemon said: That's not exactly accurate. They were mostly focused on Adolin and Kaladin was acting support I didn't say he won, but he held his own. he beat two of them(I think WoR is next on my re-read.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Frustration said: I didn't say he won, but he held his own. he beat two of them(I think WoR is next on my re-read.) Yeah, he fought two of them for a brief time with only Stormlight and a Shardplate helmet-glove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaellok Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 It depends. If we're talking about a fight to the death before the last third of Book 5, then Kaladin wins every time; he is absolutely set up as the main protagonist (even in a series with multiple protagonists he has equal or greater screen-time, and significantly more on-screen battle time, and significantly more climactic scenes) and isn't going to die early. In a duel? Blackthorn vs. Kaladin would definitely be very interesting, but Stormlight wins against no Stormlight. Dalinar the Bondsmith vs. Kaladin of the Third Ideal? Again, Stormlight wins, but I don't know that we have seen enough about the Bondsmith yet to know if Dalinar would have the edge here or not (if Kaladin could use the Singularity of near infinite Stormlight, then Kaladin wins again). If Dalinar is able to use Light more efficiently than Kaladin, then it comes down to surviving and wearing the Windrunner down which would be difficult, but in keeping with who Dalinar is now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Third oath kaladin with sylblade could take on szeth, who can wipe the floor with multiple shardbearers at once. i think it is a no contest, Kal wins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vessel of Theory Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 0:24 PM, Person said: So, I have been wondering about something for a long time. Who would win, Kaladin vs. Dalinar? Kaladin is a Third Oath Windrunner. He has Lashings, shard/Sylweapons, and just plain awesomeness. Dalinar, let's say that he is in the prime of his youth, like when he was conquering Alethkar with Oathbringer and his Shardplate. He does not have Stormlight, as the Stormfather would not let Dalinar use Oathbringer or any other shardweapon while bonded. Who would win? No contest, at all. Both are very good fighters, and Kaladin doesn't have Shardplate, but Dalinar, even with the thrill and his shards, loses. Here's how the fight goes: Kaladin lashes himself into the air so that Dalinar has to defend up, an awkward angle for any warrior. Meanwhile Kaladin will be fighting downward, and has complete control over his momentum(storming Windrunners). Syl forms as a Shardlance. Kaladin pokes Dalinar a bunch. If Dalinar jumps, Syl becomes a warhammer and smashes him down. Additionally, can't Kaladin throw Syl and then call her back to his hand? If that's not enough, remember that even if Kaladin gets hit, he can heal, as he did in the fight with Szeth. I think Kaladin could win without even hitting Dalinar: all he does is Lash some rocks really hard at the man. Doesn't matter if he cuts them to bits if they all hit with the force of 10 atmospheres. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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