Wayne or Lopen?

[Honor is Wayne]

Who is your favorite? The cane-wielding wise-cracker from Scadrial, or the flying bridgeman with the wall-sticking skills from Roshar?

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

Just now, Honor is Wayne said:

Who is your favorite? The cane-wielding wise-cracker from Scadrial, or the flying bridgeman with the wall-sticking skills from Roshar?

Wayne

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Wayne

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Wayne

I love The Lopem

But Wayne

[Trusk'our he/him]

Just now, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Wayne

I love The Lopem

But Wayne

Same.

[Treamayne]

38 minutes ago, Honor is Wayne said:

Who is your favorite? The cane-wielding wise-cracker from Scadrial, or the flying bridgeman with the wall-sticking skills from Roshar?

WoBs:

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QuickToJudgeYou

Anyone really want Wayne and Lopen to have a conversation?

I have no idea what they would have to say to each other but it would sound magical. Michael Kramer is awesome.

Brandon Sanderson

Maybe I can find a way to do this as some kind of non-canon easter egg, like the Kelsier/Moiraine conversation.

General Reddit 2018 (April 24, 2018)

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Questioner

What would happen if Lopen and Wayne ever met.

Brandon Sanderson

I think they would get along fantastically.

Idaho Falls signing (July 21, 2018)

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Jonathan McGuire

If Wayne and The Lopen were to meet, would they hit it off?

Brandon Sanderson

They would get along fantastically, absolutely fantastically. Lopen would find Wayne imitating his accent to be the funniest thing that he has ever heard... and Wayne would introduce him to all kinds of interesting modern conveniences like flushing toilets and whatnot and Lopen would find that all just delightful. So, yes they would certainly hit it off.

YouTube Live Fan Mail Opening 1 (Oct. 30, 2021)

And, most importantly:

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Questioner

If Wayne, The Lopen, and Vasher were all in the same room, who would Vasher punch first?

Brandon Sanderson

Lopen. No filter. The difference between Wayne and Lopen is: Wayne can read a room. Lopen’s not so good at that.

Dragonsteel 2022 (Nov. 14, 2022)

 

 

[The Great Wyver She/Her]

I love both so much but Wayne. 

[___ He/Him]

49 minutes ago, Honor is Wayne said:

Who is your favorite? The cane-wielding wise-cracker from Scadrial, or the flying bridgeman with the wall-sticking skills from Roshar?

It's gotta be Wayne

Sorry the lopen

[momadrac they/them]

ooh how can I choose

 

 

 

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Wayne

 

[The Great Wyver She/Her]

I love how everyone just went, "I love The Lopen, but Wayne is just better"

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 hours ago, Treamayne said:

WoBs:

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i love how you show up to people saying 'i like wayne'

and was just like 'i too like wayne, but i cite my sources'

16 minutes ago, The Great Wyver said:

I love how everyone just went, "I love The Lopen, but Wayne is just better"

@Treamayne cited his sources

[The Great Wyver She/Her]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

i love how you show up to people saying 'i like wayne'

and was just like 'i too like wayne, but i cite my sources'

@Treamayne cited his sources

Mostly everyone.

[Treamayne]

30 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

i love how you show up to people saying 'i like wayne'

I did not actually say "I like Wayne" - just added source WoBs about Wayne and Lopen BroMance. 

Personally, they are about even for me (along with Lift) - not my style of humor most of the time, but not bad either. 

If I were to list a Cosmere Top Ten Characters, neither would make the list. 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

20 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

I did not actually say "I like Wayne" - just added source WoBs about Wayne and Lopen BroMance. 

Personally, they are about even for me (along with Lift) - not my style of humor most of the time, but not bad either. 

If I were to list a Cosmere Top Ten Characters, neither would make the list. 

*gasp*

still, you citing your sources is hilarious

[Cosmer]

2 hours ago, Treamayne said:

If I were to list a Cosmere Top Ten Characters, neither would make the list. 

I think we might need to see this top ten list plz

[The Great Wyver She/Her]

1 minute ago, Cosmer said:

I think we might need to see this top ten list plz

I second this.

[Treamayne]

23 minutes ago, Cosmer said:

I think we might need to see this top ten list plz

21 minutes ago, The Great Wyver said:

I second this.

I did not say I had a Top Ten, just they would not be on the list if I made one.

That said, from an old Top-5 thread:

On 5/5/2022 at 5:30 PM, Treamayne said:

In no particular order:

• Sazed
• Sixth of the Dusk
• Galladon
• Silence Forescout Montane
• Szeth

Hmm.... Looking at that list, maybe I just like "S" names?

If I were expand that, I would add (still in nor particular order):

• TenSoon
• Renarin
• Baon
• Shai
• Vasher

With the Honorable Mentions going to Raoden, Steris and Fort. For Now. 

Wayne Lopen and Lift might make the top 25 if I kept going. . . 

Edited September 20, 2025 by Treamayne
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[Unintelligenius he/him]

6 hours ago, Honor is Wayne said:

Who is your favorite? The cane-wielding wise-cracker from Scadrial, or the flying bridgeman with the wall-sticking skills from Roshar?

Sorry Lopen, but Wayne is just better

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

This whole thread is just "Wayne is better"

[Unintelligenius he/him]

2 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

This whole thread is just "Wayne is better"

I mean he kinda is so....

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

23 minutes ago, Uninteligenius said:

I mean he kinda is so....

True

Lopen might've been up there, but he didn't get near as much development

[Treamayne]

22 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Lopen might've been up there, but he didn't get near as much development

Yet.

But he also shares screentime with 5+ primary PoVs and a huge case of secondaries - whereas Wayne is 1/2 of the primary PoV team.

 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

8 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

Yet.

But he also shares screentime with 5+ primary PoVs and a huge case of secondaries - whereas Wayne is 1/2 of the primary PoV team.

 

Yeah

Do we know if he'll get more screentime?

[Clarkmon22 He/Him]

WAYNEEEEEE

11 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Yeah

Do we know if he'll get more screentime?

u know (spoilers tlm)

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hes DED rite

I mean I'm all for more wayne

 

[Treamayne]

 

34 minutes ago, Clarkmon22 said:

WAYNEEEEEE

11 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Yeah

Do we know if he'll get more screentime?

u know (spoilers tlm)

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hes DED rite

I mean I'm all for more wayne

 

Kansas' comment was about Lopen, because it was noted that a factor in more people prefering Wayne was:

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But [Lopen] also shares screentime with 5+ primary PoVs and a huge case of secondaries - whereas Wayne is 1/2 of the primary PoV team.

 

Edited September 20, 2025 by Treamayne
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[Vielence She/Her]

22 hours ago, Honor is Wayne said:

Who is your favorite? The cane-wielding wise-cracker from Scadrial, or the flying bridgeman with the wall-sticking skills from Roshar?

Both. But never together for obvious reasons.