Nictorius Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 Hi all Short time lurker, first time posting-ish. I was asked the other day who my favourite Cosmere character was (i went with the Blackthorn) and reading Mistborn just now, I thought about who Branderson's favourite character is. Wandering if we have a WoB on his favourite character? That he enjoys to read or write for. 3
Archer he/him Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Quote Questioner Your favorite character, and your least favorite character? Brandon Sanderson See, this is a hard one to answer. Robert Jordan would pull a complete cop-out when people would ask him this. He ways say, "My favorite is whoever I'm writing at the moment." This is because, as the author, you have to get into a wide variety of characters' heads and write them. But, since you didn't say in my works, I can just tell you my favorite character of all time is probably Jean Valjean. I'm a big fan of morality as it is portrayed in those books. What I love about Les Miserables in particular is this idea that different people can be moral in different ways. It's kind of the anti-Game-of-Thrones, which is about how you can sympathize with people who are basically immoral. That's kind of part of the series. And this is about how people who are basically moral can still not get along. Which is a cool idea, and I love that. My least favorite character? Who is the protagonist of The Dead? From James Joyce? I don't know. That'd probably be my least favorite. Yeah, I copped out, too. source Quote Questioner What was your favorite character to write? Brandon Sanderson My favorite character to write is whoever I'm writing at the moment. I don't usually pick a favorite... I don't have a favorite character... and I don't usually have a favorite book. People ask that a lot. It's like choosing your favorite child. source Quote carmen22 Which of your characters is your favorite? Brandon Sanderson Tie between Lightsong and Vin. Footnote: Brandon typically claims that his favorite character is any one he is working with at the current point in time.source Quote Joshua_Patrao Your favorite male and female characters you've written? Brandon Sanderson Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by favorite. A lot of people ask me this question, and my response is often different. Who am I writing at the time, what I am feeling at the time? Lightsong makes me laugh, but Kelsier is conflicted in a more personal, dangerous way—and that appeals to me. Vin is best rounded, but Sazed is (perhaps) closest to my heart. source From a quick glance at the Arcanum, it looks like he doesn't give a consistent answer. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Edited May 22, 2018 by Archer 3
Nictorius Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 No this is great, thanks. Its refreshing to see how the author feels about the characters they have created. I suppose he's got it right in saying its like choosing a favourite child. Thanks for the reply Gancho
Toaster Retribution he/him Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 We know he doesn’t like Amaram (sob): Quote Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] When people ask you who your favorite character is, you say they're all your children. And I always have the same thought: even Amaram? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Well, let's say, my favorites are all of the viewpoint characters who are not slimeballs... Yeah, he's definitely one of the exceptions to that. Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] What other exceptions? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Oh, I don't know. I'd have to think about it. 3
Llarimar he/him Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) I remember reading somewhere that he says his favorite character is Hoid, but that "he won't tell us why." I'll try to find that WoB if it exists. EDIT: All right, here it is. In the Coppermind under Hoid's page, it says, "Brandon has stated that Hoid is his favorite character, but he couldn't say why without giving away spoilers," and it gives a LINK to the following WoB: Quote PMRBLUEPAT Who is your favorite character that you have ever created in any of your books? BRANDON SANDERSON (2009-07-08) You ask a tough question. Very tough. I'll have to say Hoid is my favorite. So he doesn't really say here that "Hoid is his favorite but he can't say why," but it says that on the Coppermind, which is where I got it. Edited May 23, 2018 by Llarimar
Weltall Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) Relatedly, Brandon has mentioned that Bavadin is (possibly) his favorite of the Vessels. This was before we knew anything other than 'exists, set up on Taldain, Hoid has something against them'. Quote Questioner What is your favorite original Shardholder? Brandon Sanderson My favorite original Shardholder? I don't knoooowwww... Questioner Are they all that bad of people? Brandon Sanderson No no, they're not bad-- they're not all bad people. Many of them are-- you know the trick is I'm gonna have to really write them, as their personalities. Because right now they're really just concepts, and I haven't written very many of them. And so... I'm very fond of Bavadin, but I can't say. source Edited May 31, 2018 by Weltall
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