Protagonists more powerful than Rand

[TypicalShard]

Lindon from the Cradle series is more powerful but Rand's power varies depending on which version of him you use. For instance, end of series Rand is heavily implied to no longer be Ta'veren, so he'd no longer have probability manipulation, and cannot touch any of the powers. Which means he probably cant use weaves like Balefire. Not to mention that his one feat of lighting a pipe by bending reality is so incredibly vague as to be meaningless when discussing his power. 

If we're allowed side characters than any Judge for the Willverse would crush Rand instantly. 

Edited October 24, 2024 by TypicalShard

[aneonfoxtribute]

Depending on how his power would interact with being hit by Balefire, Natsuki Subaru from ReZero. No he can't beat Rand in a fight, but that doesn't matter when you effectively get infinity lives. Subaru's ability is as follows: When he dies, he gets sent back in time to basically a checkpoint. He is the only one who knows what happened. This allows him to learn literally anything and everything he could want to know just through repeated trial and error. And when Subaru snaps, he SNAPS!

There's a what-if story (it's entirely non-canon so no spoilers here, but I'll tag anyway)

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where the Subaru literally ruins the life of the strongest living man in the world by looping so many times that he just knows everything, and despite being unable to defeat him in a straight up battle, he instead destroys everything that strongest man swore to protect. He loops way more times than he does in the main series, for the sole purpose of causing as much chaos and destruction as he can for the sake of his own ego. When Subaru's portrayed as a villain, he's a TERRIFYING threat

 

[SPECTRE120]

Chuck Norris.

[Use the Falchion]

Wei Shi Lindon from Cradle could beat Rand, at least by the end of in Book 8, Wintersteel. (Lindon could arguably beat Rand starting from Book 5, Ghostwater, but not consistently before that.) Yerin would beat Rand starting from Book 3, Blackflame, so long as she can get a solid hit in. Eithan would start the series being able to beat Rand. 

[ThroughTheLivingIlliterate He/Him]

On 4/19/2024 at 7:04 PM, WhyEverNot_8 said:

Keras Selyrian. His magic (which stems from his sword) literally annihilates anything it hits. When he hits something it’s simply… gone, no dust, no blood, nothing. I don’t think he’s a god? (It hasn’t been revealed yet)

Sounds a lot like balefire doesn't it. Except you don't have to get as close for balefire to work.

[Argenti he/him]

On 5/28/2025 at 2:58 PM, IlliterateDragon said:

Sounds a lot like balefire doesn't it. Except you don't have to get as close for balefire to work.

I mean there are ways around balefire. If you can warp space, you can dodge it. Perrin does so in the dream world.

[Through the Living Questio he/him]

On 5/28/2025 at 1:58 PM, IlliterateDragon said:

Sounds a lot like balefire doesn't it. Except you don't have to get as close for balefire to work.

It does, except that balefire goes in a straight line and Keras can make his an AOE. Also he can make chain explosions that can theoretically chain forever.

[aetherbound he/him]

stick.

[ThroughTheLivingIlliterate He/Him]

On 6/21/2025 at 4:51 PM, aetherbound said:

stick.

But if the stick never existed to claim he was a stick, would he be able to resist the change. Also at that point he would have to change to become a stick again. Quite the paradox.