How powerful/Competent is Vasher?

[Trusk'our he/him]

Okay, so Vasher is probably one of my favorite characters, and I was thinking about making a book some day, and I kind of wanted to write a character a bit like him.

So if Vasher were thrown into a dangerous situation, how well would he fair compaired to other characters of Sanderson's? Also, if he really wanted to, how dangerous could he be to a group of competent individuals, such as the Ghostbloods or the Knights Radient?

Edited October 29, 2021 by Trusk'our
Wanted everyone to know about stormlight spoilers here.

[Brgst13]

You should read the Stormlight Archive.  Dont wanna spoil anything.

[Trusk'our he/him]

8 hours ago, Brgst13 said:

You should read the Stormlight Archive.  Dont wanna spoil anything.

Already read it, actually, I know it's (SPOILERS) Zahel. I know that he can beat Kaladin in a fight if he's prepared, but I was wondering about other people's thoughts on his ability mostly. 

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

I’d guess he could thrash most people in a fight, depending on how much Breath he has. His power is likely diminished slightly since he no longer has Nightblood, but I bet he could beat the average Radiant. Idk if he could beat Kaladin with Kaladin not holding back at all though. With the fight with the sheets it was only under the rule that Kal couldn’t use his Surgebinding or undulled shardblade.

 

I’d be curious to see how he’d fare in a fight against Hoid though…

 

Edited October 29, 2021 by #1_Taln_Fan

[Tglassy]

Vasher doesn't play fair.  He rigs the game in every way he can. 

He's a Returned, which means, assuming he's not suppressing his Divine Breath, he's a lot stronger/faster/more durable than any mortal would be.  He's also a master Awakener, and can become even stronger, and create numerous allies to help him in his fights.  

In the end, if he were losing, he'd just do what he did to Dent.  He'd give them his excess breaths, and in the moment of pure ecstasy that followed, he'd slit their throat and hold on till stormlight (or whatever) ran out.  

Against a Radiant, he'd probably have a difficult time being affected by things like Lashings, because he is invested so much.  By putting Breath in a sword (not awakening it, just putting breath into it), he can make something Shardblades would have a hard time breaking through.  In fact, he could do the same with armor, creating a sort of Shard-Plate-Lite.  If the Radiant doesn't have their own plate, then their own clothing becomes a weapon against them.  Grab a shirt, tell it to bind things, and trap the radiant's arms to their body.  A lot of his tricks would only give momentary advantages, but Vasher is also an expert swordsman and tactician.  He'll know how to use those moments.  

Against a Mistborn, it's actually a little harder, I think, because of Steel Pushing.  Though, if he gets ahold of their Mistcloak and tells it to Strangle Things, then the fight would be over.  Mistborn die easier than Radiants do.  

Against a competent Radiant with Plate...yeah, I'm not sure if there's much that he could do other than try to survive.  I'm not sure if there's anyone who could do much against a Radiant with both Plate and skill in combat.  Certain Twinborn, with Compounding, maybe could.  Depending on how Nicrosil/Chromium works, MAYBE a Mistborn would have a chance, if it could disrupt plate/Blade and eliminate the Stormlight, but I'm not sure if that's how that works.  A Radiant with living Plate is a powerhouse.