Ripheus23 Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 IDK what everyone else's opinion of Kaladin's dirge in OB is, but I really appreciated it. It reminded me that I was "on his side" in the argument with Syl about hurting the Parshendi in the first place, or whatever. So anyway, I was wondering, we seem, sort of, to be building up to a "typical" Battle-of-the-Pelennor-Fields moment---allowing that the Battle of Thaylen City wasn't our example of that in the SA. But what if it was? I know it's hard to swallow the pacifist claim that nonviolent resistance can work against any form of weaponized, gathered evil, but there are actually some interesting cases where even Nazi agents somehow were (or at least felt) stymied by the efforts of these resisters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenstrasse_protest and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chambon-sur-Lignon are two cases worth reading about as such. Now I suspect that at some point, Odium is gonna be like, "Well, I don't really NEED the Parshendi to destroy this world," and he'll incite a greatshell stampede kind of event (like the Daikaisho in the Nausicaä story). At any rate the Parshendi will end up in a position where humans can commit genocide against them, and there'll be a risk of this happening and fueling Odium's power (I keep thinking that if swearing oaths mediates Honor's relationship with the Surges as such, then in Odium's case, it's those who feel profound hatred who gain access to the Surges through him). Even if there's not a Nazi-analog event in the SA at this or whatever other relevant point, there's still a chance we might have a situation where nonviolent resistance could, or should, be used, against some plan of Odium's (Taravangian as a Soviet-like fellow, for instance?). 1
Gasper he/him Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 This is a good theory but I highly doubt this will happen. Odium has something limiting him in the Rosharian system, and he still needs the Fused to do his dirty work. 1
Solant he/him Posted November 1, 2018 Posted November 1, 2018 I mentioned this awhile ago, but I'm still in favor of a battle of champions in a GotG style dance off. Joking aside, I can see a scenario where two things happen. 1. The lines between 'us and them' become blurred, with humans being led to Odiums side by a few possible paths (Skybreakers, House Sadeas, etc) and clusters of Parshendi siding with our protagonists by way of Venli and/or Rlain. 2. Division among the human forces as a result. (The ardentia comes to mind immediately). If that is the case, I can't see our Windrunners knowingly permitting any harm to come of it. I can see Kaladin needing to address something like this something after resolving his conundrum. Just my random thoughts.
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