hustlegion

Yup I realised that point as I was typing it haha but I wanted some discourse (I dont post here often) , I imagine it as both characters are driving on opposite sides of a road in opposite directions, they may see each other as they pass by with regards to becoming more passive or more aggressive. But for some reason I think just personal preference it doesnt strike a similarity chord in me. With regards to end result I think it wouldn't be very similar because of whats driving the present changes, the motivations behind them as well as the different POVs of the characters. Spensa and her POV of herself is so radically different to shallans view of herself in that how they interpret things wouldn't be the same/similar and therefore a similar end result wouldn't occurr either. I think thats why I dont see them as similar characters even down to personality, they have gaps/areas to develop which contrast but their personailities ( shallans at heart being more scholarly intrigued, intellectually witty whilst spensa more dive in head first, science later, jerkface insults) don't resonate either. I do however find the thought of them meeting immensely amusing, id say spensa would be seen as more similar to kaladin from shallans point of view ( although now i say that I realise kaladin and shallan had the whole "we're both broken" thing in common but I was thinking more meathead soldier view of kaladin). Long story short from what I see of both so far they seem to interpret and process stimulus differently, the areas they have to develop align but their POV is too different for me to say I find them similar. Thank you though Im finding this really interesting!

I think its difficult to say that there aren't similarities between the two, but personally having just finished starsight about an hour ago I didnt get any " she's like shallan!" moments, I think its difficult more because of how I view shallan, due to the stress she gets put under at various stages she forms different identities suited to those environments so she has quite a few bases covered, as a result there would be overlap with a character like spensa. But at their cores I'd say they are different due to what they have to develop, in skyward spensa was quite a rough character due to the constant discrimination and now in starsight we start to see her struggle with the "warrior" mentality and shift towards a softer type of thinking, whereas in shallans case due to upbringing etc she was initially more of the soft category forced to the "dirty work" and her struggle in accepting this rougher side of her lead to developments like veil. I guess what I'm trying to say is I see the similarities you've highlighted but in my mind they're still very different characters because of the above? If that makes sense?

Could the champion be adolin?