Miles: A Call for Aid

[Windrunner he/him]

Hey all, I've been working on a new article for the Coppermind, but I've found myself stymied by the lack of a certain piece of information. I know for a fact that Brandon has discussed the parallels between Miles and Kelsier somewhere (if only because I know I'm not observant enough to catch the similarity on my own). It discusses how Kelsier and Miles are not so different and actions that Kell took that seemed appropriate in his time seem extreme when Miles takes them because of our perspective. I can't for the life of me find where Brandon talks about this (although I know it is alluded to in the novel itself). Does anyone recall where this information can be found?

[skaa he/him]

I couldn't find it either. I think perhaps we are just remembering the parts of AoL and SoS where the villains are compared to Kelsier and his crew and unconsciously mixing those with WoBs stating that Kelsier was a psycopath, such as this:
 

Not a lot of people pick up on this, but Kelsier is actually a psychopath. He likes to kill people. He takes pleasure and joy in it. He only lets this side of himself out once in a while, but there are points in the book where he takes down a nobleman, and he's just gleeful about the ability and the chance to do it.

In the Mistborn world, he's a hero because the people Kelsier is killing are oppressors. Part of the fun of writing him was the idea that in another story, if things had gone differently, he'd be the villain. But in this story, Kelsier is the hero, and it's because he's able to channel his being a psychopath into a noble cause, but still, there's a danger behind Kelsier's eyes that might let him survive in Westeros better than a lot of my other characters.

What new article are you working on, if I may ask?

Edited December 29, 2015 by skaa

[Plaeggs he/him]

On that note, I want a fanfic about Kell in Westeros. That would be...interesting.

[Windrunner he/him]

Hmm, very possible. It could be I'm remembering something from a video or audio that was never transcribed. Thanks for the help, skaa! I'm working on the Miles article right now. The stuff about comparing him to Kell is going to end up in the development section. I can post here when I'm done, for anyone interested in seeing the final product!

[Ookla the Absent]

he's able to channel his being a psychopath into a noble cause

Well, he channeled it into the Nobles, at least, if not their cause...

[Young Bard he/him]

I'm sure it's more than alluded to in the novel. Doesn't Miles at one point criticize Wax because he would have been on the side of the nobles in the Final Empire era? They only meet twice, in the train fight scene and at the end, so it should be easy enough to check.

[Unodus he/him]

I'm sure it's more than alluded to in the novel. Doesn't Miles at one point criticize Wax because he would have been on the side of the nobles in the Final Empire era? They only meet twice, in the train fight scene and at the end, so it should be easy enough to check.

 

I think you're thinking of bleeder? Maybe they both made that comparison though :V

[DreamEternal]

Actualt, it was mister Suit that did it.