Turkatron he/him Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I have'nt seen a topic about this so i thought i would start one. In the second to last chapter(I believe) Lopen draws in stormlight and begins regrowing his arm. First it's good to know that stormlight healing can gradualy regrow a lost limb. Second it is great that Lopen is a radiant,he is one of my favorite of bridge four(still holding out hope for Sigzil,don't know what's going on with Rock).Third what kind of radiant does everyone think he's going to be? I'm thinking either Dustbringer (Brave/Obedient) or Stoneward (Dependable/Resourceful). let me know what you think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 He may just be a squire. But if he's a Radiant, I'm all for seeing a Stoneward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkatron he/him Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Yeah I was leaning toward Stoneward also. As for the squire thing I don't think they draw in stormlight themselves. More likely they just get some of the excess from the radiant they follow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I lean towards Stoneward too. I do not think Lopen is a squire, i believe the squire have to be close to the radiant to get axess to stormlight. Lopen was noware near Kaladin and he draw storm light from a sphere himself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aniki he/him Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) BS should create a seperate order for Lopen called 'The Boss' Edited March 7, 2014 by Diagram 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raevun he/him Posted March 7, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 My lord, Lopen with an army of squires, all being his Herdazian cousins. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinintendo Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) When the four KR meet and lopen and his family arrived I wanted him to join them but than the chapter ended T_T Edited March 7, 2014 by shinintendo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrutiny Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) One of my favorite quotes from Lopen in this book: “Tonight,” Lopen said, finger to the air, “I will be victorious. It is said you should never bet against the one-armed Herdazian in a drinking contest" Just because it reminds me of Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha... And because of this from now on I will read Lopen parts in my best Wallace Shawn impersonation. Edited March 7, 2014 by Scrutiny 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edgedancer he/him Posted March 7, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Sadly, The Lopen does not have a Spren so I doubt he is more than a squire, however now that The Lopen can glow and is the one and only two armed one armed Herdazian he is worthy of picking up every women he wants and allowed to stick anyone on the wall as he pleases. Pay The Lopen the respect he deserves, for he is both awesome and hilarious, or his second hand will make a rude gesture to you in your face. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz he/him Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Sadly, The Lopen does not have a Spren so I doubt he is more than a squire, however now that The Lopen can glow and is the one and only two armed one armed Herdazian he is worthy of picking up every women he wants and allowed to stick anyone on the wall as he pleases. Pay The Lopen the respect he deserves, for he is both awesome and hilarious, or his second hand will make a rude gesture to you in your face. HAHAHAHAHA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalinar he/him Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Now Lopen can stick his own one armed Herdazians to the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksiel Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Unfortunately, I think he's a squire not a surgebinder. So no Lopen - spren interaction just yet. That would be hilarious. though. I wonder what abilities squires possess. Weaker version of Windrunner surges + healing abilities and additional strength from the stormlight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fric Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Sadly, The Lopen does not have a Spren so I doubt he is more than a squire, however now that The Lopen can glow and is the one and only two armed one armed Herdazian he is worthy of picking up every women he wants and allowed to stick anyone on the wall as he pleases. Pay The Lopen the respect he deserves, for he is both awesome and hilarious, or his second hand will make a rude gesture to you in your face. Unfortunately, I think he's a squire not a surgebinder. So no Lopen - spren interaction just yet. That would be hilarious. though. I wonder what abilities squires possess. Weaker version of Windrunner surges + healing abilities and additional strength from the stormlight? It might just be me hoping (Lopen is quite possibly my favorite character in this book), but the whole idea of he can't be a KR because no spren seems a little off. I mean both Kaladin and Dalinar drew in stormlight before any obvious spren interactions. Yes they had spren when they willingly drew in stormlight, but Lopen already knew about it and had been trying every day since he saw Kaladin do it. It's not completely off to think he might have just been able to before we saw any spren. Though I do not dismiss the idea of him being a squire, I just think it's a little early to call it. Edited March 8, 2014 by Fric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowsFell he/him Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I don't know which order, but I'm of the mind that just because we haven't seen the Lopen's spren yet does not mean the Lopen does not have one. It would be awesome if the Lopen was indeed a Radiant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinn Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Would he have been able to draw the stormlight from a sphere if he were a squire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxilian he/him Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I agree that it's not unlikely that he may have a spren that he hasn't learned about yet, but what I'm actually more interested in is the way he is suddenly referred to as "the Lopen" instead of just "Lopen". If he were calling himself that I'd pass it off as him being, well, Lopen, but the narration calls him that. Also, I believe this is the first Lopen viewpoint that we have. Throughout this book I'm finding more and more about Lopen that seems out of place. For instance, if he's as well connected in weird ways as he seems to be, how exactly did he end up as a one-armed bridgeman? I mean, seriously, he smuggles things in and out, turns out he can successfully hide the king from an entire warcamp who is looking for him, and he seems to be gathering "cousins" at a prodigious rate... and now we see him called "the Lopen" like it's some sort of title. I don't think these are really cousins he's talking about, I think this is something more going on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FollowYourMuse she/her Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I agree that it's not unlikely that he may have a spren that he hasn't learned about yet, but what I'm actually more interested in is the way he is suddenly referred to as "the Lopen" instead of just "Lopen". If he were calling himself that I'd pass it off as him being, well, Lopen, but the narration calls him that. Also, I believe this is the first Lopen viewpoint that we have. The Lopen is not sudden, When Kaladin first picks Lopen for bridge four Lopen introduces himself: “Lopen,” the man said. “Some of my cousins, they call me the Lopen because they haven’t ever heard anyone else named that.-TWoK Not that there isn't possibly something else going on ..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quazar87 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 If he's not just a squire, I think the Lopen would make a great Skybreaker or Dustbringer. He is incredibly confidant and brave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerow Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 If he's not just a squire, I think the Lopen would make a great Skybreaker or Dustbringer. He is incredibly confidant and brave. I'd like him to be an Elsecaller or Willshaper, for access to the Transportation Surge. Then he gets Kaladin's Honorblade, and we have our new favorite Two Armed One Armed Flying Teleporting Glowing Herdazian. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxilian he/him Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 The Lopen is not sudden, When Kaladin first picks Lopen for bridge four Lopen introduces himself: Not that there isn't possibly something else going on ..... Good point. I had forgotten about that. I still think there is something fishy there, though =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahak he/him Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'd like him to be an Elsecaller or Willshaper, for access to the Transportation Surge. I'm going to say Edgedancer, since there are few characters as articulate as the Lopen in this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Fiend he/him Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Anybody else upset that Lopen never had the chance to make one-armed Herdazian jokes at Kaladin's Shardbladed arm? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 No, but now that you mention it, I am a little disappointed... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksiel Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Anybody else upset that Lopen never had the chance to make one-armed Herdazian jokes at Kaladin's Shardbladed arm? That would have been pure gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurB he/him Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Lopen's regrowing stump makes me think that Kaladin's brands not being healed is has greater significance. Lopen war armless longer than Kaladin was branded, after all. Kaladin is still wearing them after he has spoken the third ideal. Any guesses as to why? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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