Doonl Posted January 11, 2018 Posted January 11, 2018 Ok so I have been thinking andI was kind of wondering what characters from the cosmere could beat Rand Al-thor as of AMOL. I think the only ones who even can be considered other that super OP ones like TLR are Raoden and anyone with F-steel. Raoden might be able to win if he can draw Aons fast enough but by that I mean REALLY FAST, and it seems like he could get pretty creative with them. Still I am inclined to think that Rand would win since he seems to need less time to use weaves, and he just has more power. This could also just end up being a stomp since I know that Rands power is insane by the end on the series but we never get a great indication, even though I seem to recall him fighting something like 20 Black Asha-man at once. If that is true, Raoden probably does not stand a chance. For characters with F-steel their only chance would be to blitz rand instantly and even then Rand might be fast enough to take them out. You guys go wild, lets see if we can think of any more
Weltall Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 Brandon's been asked and generally comes down on the side of 'Rand would win'. It's just the way his magic system works and how over-the-top powerful he is, versus what Brandon usually writes. Here's an example where he was given a hypothetical situation of 'Randland just before Tarmon Gaidon vs. Scadrial during the Final Empire era if everyone cooperated and Vin was drawing on the Mists'. Quote Brandon Sanderson I think that while Vin in the state you mention might be able to give a good fight to Rand, overall, Randland winds. Channelers are more powerful and versatile than most metalborn. Randland has far better generals; everyone on Scadrial is basically still winging it. I hand this one to Randland, unless Kelsier can pull off some improbable assassinations before the whole thing begins. In another response, he also gave the win to Rand versus Rashek, even with compounding. Mind you, this was before Bands of Mourning showed us what a 'fullborn' can do, but Brandon's response seems to have anticipated that one anyways. Though he did say that Rashek with the power of the Well of Ascension would win against Rand at the end of AMoL. But for most intents and purposes, I think the main way that anyone in the Cosmere would beat Rand is to do what Brandon suggested in the example I posted: Cheat. 1
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