#Stormlight Archive spoilers

[azure-sorceress]

I remember being a little shocked at how Nomad was acting for most of The Sunlit Man, the way he just didn't care about others around him and how he spoke so bitterly and with no respect for anyone. Now, I know that it made sense considering what he had been through, but after realizing he was Sigzil, that really bothered me. What had happened to that curious, excited Windrunner that we know from the Stormlight Archive?

But now I just finished rereading The Way of Kings and you know what? Sigzil acted almost exactly like that when he was a slave. Before Kaladin saved him and the rest of Bridge Four, Sigzil was bitter and rude and just didn't care about anything or anyone.

It's great writing from Sanderson, of course. But my heart breaks even more for Sigzil. The fact that he had to go back to that mentality that he had when he was a slave so long after... It's just tragic.

#the sunlit man spoilers #stormlight archive spoilers #stormlight archive #the sunlit man #sigzil #bridge four #the way of kings #cosmere #brandon sanderson

[gallium-spoon]

I've reached the part of Rhythm of War where Kaladin invents group therapy but also refuses to go to group therapy

Kaladin: I think it would be helpful to get a group of people who have been through similar trauma together in a safe calm environment where they could talk to each other. They could support each other and won't feel judged because they've had similar experiences. I think this will work because I've been through some traumatic events and I would benefit from something like that

Kaladin's friends: so you'll be joining this group too right?

Kaladin: Oh. No.

#kaladin stormblessed #stormlight archive #stormlight archive spoilers #rhythm of war #rhythm of war spoilers

[hanavesinauttija]

I keep thinking about that one scene with Adolin and Sadeas. My man's like "Mwahahaha! You are powerless to stop me, Adolin! I will continue to undermine your father despite all that has happened! My plan is perfect! You and your bridgemen are nothing but dust under my boot! And the best part is I can gloat about it to you as much as I please in this here abandoned alleyway with absolutely no witnesses!"

And Adolin goes "No witnesses, you say?"

#stormlight archive spoilers #stormlight archive #adolin kholin #torol sadeas #words of radiance #words of radiance spoilers

[aphroditesmoon]

I've been trying so hard to find an asian/wasian shallan fc since everyone took the "She's pale" and fancasts her as white even though she's confirmed to have epicanthic folds and is inspired by Mongols by brandon. So for your consideration; Havana Rose Liu as Shallan Davar

#shallan kholin #shallan davar #stormlight archive spoilers #stormlight #stormlight archive #cosmemes #cosmere #adolin kholin #kaladin stormblessed #havana rose liu

[rotheninth]

just realised both shallan and adolin have committed full on murder but the only place that KALADIN has killed is the battle field.

#feel free to tell me i’m wrong i may have made it up #stormlight archive #stormlight archive spoilers #words of radiance spoilers #kaladin stormblessed #shallan davar #adolin kholin

[andromeda-lv]

Brandon Sanderson: here's a random 3 page chapter about a homeless guy eating fries

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Also he's a god who destroyed two planets and plots to take over the world but I will never mention anything about it until another seemingly unrelated book series.

#not referencing anything in particular but you know it's a damned pattern #hoid #cosmere #brandon sanderson #stormlight archive spoilers #stormlight archive #brereardsstrormlight

[brookeuwo]

Everybody talks about Kaladin admiring Shallan’s self-destructive coping mechanisms, but nobody ever mentions when Venli comes across Kaladin crumpled over the corpse of one of his closest friends, immobilized due to the sheer weight of his sorrow, about to go on a murderous rampage, and goes “damn. I wish I could feel like that”

#Venli #rhythm of war #rhythm of war spoilers #stormlight archives #stormlight archive spoilers #kaladin stormblessed

[cosmere-polls]

poll suggested by @imonlyhereforcrem

#cosmere #poll #cfsbf #rhythm of war spoilers #stormlight archive spoilers

[cosmerelists]

My Top 10 Favorite Stormlight Fights...That DON'T Involve Kaladin

I wanted to do an overall “top fights” list but I found that were all, uh, just Kaladin. So Kaladin’s best fights will be saved for a future post, probably, but for now--let’s give some love for those epic fights that DON’T involve our most dramatic hero.

[SPOILERS FOR ALL OF STORMLIGHT ARCHIVES!]

10: Adolin (and Renarin!) vs. the Thunderclast [Oathbringer]

This one makes the Top 10 for me mostly because of how cool it must have been in theory...although tragically we never do actually get to see Renarin fight the Thunderclast. I mean, Adolin's part is still very cool--gotta love the one guy without Radiant powers nevertheless trying to fight a giant stone monster from ages past. And then Renarin comes and defeats it off-screen, and that is cool enough to make this list even though we don't see it.

#9: Moash vs. Leshwi [Oathbringer]

This is such a short fight, and it probably wouldn't make the Top 10 for most people...but I thought it was cool. We have Moash facing off against a Fused--one of the first Fused we ever see--with a Shardblade, only to realize that he can't beat her with that weapon, so he grabs a simple spear instead (my heart!). Then he gets lashed to the sky...but pulls her with him and stabs her in the chest. And so he kills her, and Lewshi being Leshwi, she's like, "Okay. You're legit and I like you." So kind of a cool character-building moment for both of them!

#8: Adolin & Dalinar & Elhokar vs. the Chasmfiend [Way of Kings]

This fight didn't do it for me one a first read, because frankly I didn't care that much about the Dalinar chapters in Book 1 because I was always waiting to get back to Kaladin. But upon a reread and a re-reread, I liked it much more! Like so many early fights in Way of Kings, it felt like a sort of tutorial for how the powers work, here focusing on how Shardblades and Chasmfiends Work. You get to see Adolin & Dalinar work well together despite their conflicts, and you get to see Elhokar being, well, Elhokar.

#7: Adolin’s Duels [Words of Radiance]

Except for the last one, to keep this ranking Kaladin-free! But Adolin's pre-Whitespine-Uncaged duels were also very legit. Adolin is a great swordsman, and that makes him fun to watch (well, read about). And I loved the way that he had a different way to mess with his opponent in every duel, from unhinged battery to slowly picking apart the other guy's armor. It's great to see someone good at dueling get to do what they're best at.

#6: Szeth vs. an entire party [Way of Kings]

I'm referring to when Szeth assassinated King Hanavanar of Jah Keved...while the guy was holding a big dinner party. And while this scene is a little painful to read, since Szeth slaughters everyone while crying, if memory serves, you gotta be a little impressed by the way Szeth is able to kill an entire room of people, many of whom are armed with Shardblades or half-shards. At one point he even tosses his sword away and goes hand-to-hand with people holding deadly weapons and just slaughters them all, no problem. That guy is frightening good at murder.

#5: Navani vs. Raboniel vs. Moash [Rhythm of War]

Some fights are cool because they involve visually stunning moves or epic swordplay. Some are cool because they rip my heart into a million pieces. This is one of the latter! Navani killing Raboniel is gut-wrenchingly tragic but also so cool (the Fused are impossible to kill and yet, Navani does it)...and then Moash shows up. The confrontation between Moash and Navani was an emotional beat I didn't know I needed until it was happening...and listen, I am SUCH a sucker for self-sacrifice. Raboniel grabbing Moash to let Navani escape, even after Navani killed her? I'll never be over it.

#4: Szeth vs. Gavilar [Way of Kings]

I mean, this one is a true classic. It's the first fight we see, and serves as a basic tutorial on how stormlight and Shardblades work. We have Szeth in the opening of Way of King, going to assassinate Gavilar. He lashes people and things left and right. He's on the ceiling and the walls. He's burning souls and cutting holes in the building. He's desperately fighting Gavilar in what is probably Gavilar's only cool scene in all of the books. It's just classic.

#3: Shallan vs. An Entire Army [Oathbringer]

I'm not sure this would make a "Top Fights" list for very many people, but it is one of my personal favorites. This refers to the Battle of Thaylen Field (yes, Kaladin is in the background but that doesn't count as involvement), when Shallan, Veil, & Radiant summon hordes of alters to distract the Odium-crazed army. Not only does she fend off an entire army single-handedly (holy shit, Shallan), but she does so despite the fact that it is her being killed over and over again in thousands of forms. The image of her, Radiant, and Veil holding hands as she struggles to stay conscious is incredibly powerful to me. And Jasnah goes to help! A+ fight.

#2: Adolin & Maya vs. the Tukari [Rhythm of War]

This is one of my all-time favorite fights. It takes place in Shadesmar, when Adolin runs to help Notum who is being stabbed and beaten by a group of Tukari, Not only is it a heroic fight against grossly mismatched odds, which I always love, but it also demonstrates the bond between Maya & Adolin. And when the two of them fight back to back using the kata... *chef's kiss*

#1: Dalinar vs. Odium [Oathbringer]

I'm aware that Kaladin is, like, in the background here, but the actual conflict between Dalinar & Odium does not involve him. And this isn't a physical fight--there's no clashing of Shardblades or running on the ceiling--but damn if this fight doesn't hit hard. Dalinar fights with a book and with his whole soul, and he refuses to give up his pain or to absolve himself of the guilt of what he's done. This might be one of the most powerful moments in any book, so it gets the top spot here!

What are your guys' favorite non-Kaladin fights? Let me know in the comments, if you want!

#cosmere #cosmerelists #stormlight archive #stormlight archive spoilers #Adolin #Shallan #Dalinar #Szeth #Elhokar #Odium #Maya #Gavilar #Navani #Moash #Lewshi #Raboniel #Renarin

[knight-of-skyloft]

#rlain rlendsday #moash definitely only knows fused propaganda about the listeners if he knows anything at all #and i GUARANTEE you he doesn't spend a whole lot of time thinking about it #stormlight archive #stormlight archive spoilers #oathbringer spoilers

[honuofhawaii]

I’ll never not find it funny that Kaladin is the tallest Alethi character we meet (as far as I’ve been able to tell). Kaladin is taller than Dalinar. One of Dalinars main physical descriptions is that he’s physically imposing, and sure that’s not just a height thing, but it’s also not not a height thing. Like Dalinar is supposed to be tall, he’s definitely used being able to look down to meet someone’s eyes. I just find it funny that he has to ever so slightly look up to meet Kal’s.

#stormlight archive #stormlight archive spoilers #kaladin stormblessed #dalinar kholin #just a little amusement about Kal being the tall one #at least when you exclude the Horneaters and the Singers/Listeners/Fused

[chumsterfire]

Navani and Raboniel: Rhythm of War

I've heard Since I was younger That oil and water don't mix They're polar opposites With a molecular rift you can't fix

But I swear with all your burnt bridges You could leech what's caustic and find A rudimentary lye Some kinda miraculous bind

Soap by: The Oh Hello's

#open for commissions #stormlight archive #brandon sanderson #the stormlight archive #arts arcanum #sa #cosmere #cfsbf #rythm of war #navani kholin #raboniel #singers #voidlight #voidbringers #RoW #row #rhythm of war spoilers #stormlight archive spoilers #navaniel

[hanavesinauttija]

I think more fantasy protagonists should be evil. There's so much media where they're like "I can't kill him, that'd make me just as bad as them." No girl, fuck him up! Murder him in cold blood!

Vin Venture and Adolin Kholin had it right. Kill the bastard.

#mistborn #stormlight archive #mistborn spoilers #stormlight archive spoilers #vin venture #adolin kholin

[skyisawalker]

Shoutout to Dalinar for being the tragic back story trope turned on its head. For most characters it's just that something bad happened and they went from being good to being very evil and killing indiscriminately. For Dalinar something bad happened and he went from being evil and killing indiscriminately to being good. Absoloute guy

#Stormlight archive #Stormlight archive spoilers #Dalinar Kholin #Cosmere

[squeezetheduck]

Just finished Words of Radiance and my boy Adolin really do be just surrounded by Radiants isn’t he.

Like this boy just wants to be a good warrior and suddenly his fiancé, friend (begrudgingly), brother, dad and cousin (who he thinks is dead) are all mythically powerful knights

#he really do just be existing around these Radiants #I love him though #adolin kholin #words of radiance #stormlight archive #stormlight archive spoilers #cosmere #i say stuff

[gallium-spoon]

~Spoilers for The Storm light Archives by Brandon Sanderson ~

So, the backstory chapters in Oathbringer have me all kinds of stressed out. I mean, the backstories in Storm light books are never *fun.* But they're usually not fun in the 'hey kid you wanna see all the terrible stuff that happened to this character you like?'

But now it's not fun in the 'hey kid wanna see all the terrible stuff that this character you like *did to other people*?' And no, I don't, I don't like war crimes Dalinar!

I do like Evi, I mean she's your basic 'too pure for this sinful earth (I mean this sinful Roshar)' character that most dead women in a male character's backstory get. But I'm simple, I like nice characters, so I like her. Dalinar is definitely gonna get her killed though, I mean kinda obvious since we already know she's dead

But specifically, so far the crux of each backstory is the pov character blaming themselves for a death. Kaladin blames himself for his little brother's death even though he was in the middle of a giant battle and there wasn't really anything he could have done.

Shallan blames herself for her parents' deaths, which yes she did kill them, but it was self defense/ defense of others, and they were pretty terrible so I don't hold it against her

But I think the logical progression is for Dalinar to fuck up in a way that directly causes Evi's death. Not on purpose, but it's gonna be his fault

I'm... not looking forward to it

#stormlight archive spoilers #oathbringer spoilers #the stormlight archive #brandon sanderson