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Mistborn Era 1 Characters Read The Mistborn Era 2 Books
As requested by @foxofscadrial :)
[Spoilers, as you might imagine, from all of Mistborn Era 1 & 2!]
I've done this for Stormlight a couple of times: Stormlight characters read the The Stormlight Archive (link here) and they also read just the Kaladin chapters (link here). Now we're going to have the characters from Mistborn Era 1 sit down to read the Era 2 series: how will they react?
Now, just for the record...some of these characters are in both eras. For those characters, it's their Era 1 version doing the reacting, if that makes sense--like they're seeing their own futures.
1. Vin Live Reactions
Vin: This world seems so beautiful... So green... So vibrant... I'm gonna cry... Vin: THE STATUES OF ME AND ELEND 😭 Vin: Wow. I wish *I* had guns. Guns seem cool. Vin: It.....feels weird that everyone wants to be me. Like, sometimes I barely wanted to be me. Vin: ....Allrianne set the gender norms? I'm so sorry, women. Vin: TENSOOOOOOON! That speech about me...I can't take it... Vin: Killing a whole building of people, huh? Been there, Wax. Been there. Vin: I'm kinda glad Sazed became god. It seems like a hard job. Glad I didn't get it. Vin: ...Man. I REALLY wish we had guns!
2. Lord Ruler
Lord Ruler: Ugh, it's even worse than I imagined. Lord Ruler: Everything was so STABLE and SAFE under my rule. Lord Ruler: And now people have "freedom" and "fun"...and giraffes for some reason. Lord Ruler: You all are gonna do SO bad in the Cosmere-wide fight. Lord Ruler: Good riddance. Lord Ruler: ... Lord Ruler: Also, that guy who ends up taking over--Lord Mistborn or whatever. Lord Ruler: Who even is he???
3. Sazed
Sazed: ... Sazed: ... Sazed: I seem stressed.
4. Marsh
Marsh: ... Marsh: So, it seems that I never escape from my brother's shenanigans. Marsh: ... Marsh: Strangely comforting, I'll admit.
5. Elend Live Reactions
Elend: Heck yeah. Democracy. Elend: Huh. The noble houses stayed, huh? I just...don't know how I feel about that. Elend: Wait a sec....did they just recreate the noble/skaa divisions but with hereditary nobility versus workers? Elend: No...don't be crazy, Elend. At least it's not horrible slavery. Things are better! Way better! Elend: Ugh, are they abusing the outer cities too?? That train system is so horribly inefficient!! Elend: Is it too late for me to tutor Spook in legislative philosophy???
6. Breeze & Allrianne
Allrianne: Omg, Breeze, can you believe it? Our ancestor is the hero! Breeze: Seems like quite a...scruffy independent fellow. Allrianne: Not a Rioter OR a Soother, though... That's unfortunate... Breeze: Wears nice suits in the Rough, though. Now THAT I can get behind. Allrianne: I think we did good. 🩷
7. Spook
Spook: Well. Spook: Huh. Spook: Knowing that my street slang is gonna be High Imperial one day... Spook: That might be just enough to get me through all this alive.
8. TenSoon
TenSoon: I could imagine many fates for myself. TenSoon: Serving humans and the Lord Ruler forever. TenSoon: Being killed. TenSoon: Undertaking the Resolution and turning back into a mistwraith. TenSoon: ... TenSoon: Inspiring a line of stuffed toys for human children was NOT something I ever considered. TenSoon: I'm so glad I met the Ascendant Warrior.
9. Tindwyl
Tindwyl: It is...gratifying to see that the Terris people have survived. Tindwyl: And that feruchemy has survived with us. Tindwyl: *tsks* Naming a street after me, though. It would be more valuable for them to come to understand the real us, rather than mythologizing us to such a degree. Tindwyl: Wax naming his daughter after me, however... Tindwyl: ... Tindwyl: That honor I will accept.
10. Kelsier Live Reactions
(Note: This is the living Final Empire version of the character)
Kelsier: ........There are HOW many metals?!? Kelsier: Heh. Flowers. You would have loved that, Mare. Kelsier: Oof, no Mistborn. That's kinda harsh. Kelsier: YOU'RE FUCKING KIDDING ME--THEY CALLED IT ELENDEL?! (muttering) They could have at LEAST called it Vindale. Kelsier: "Ascendant Warrior," huh? That's my girl. Kelsier: "High Imperial." LOL. Kelsier: Omg, Marsh?! Marsh?!? Kelsier: SAZED IS GOD?! Kelsier: Heh, nice to know I have a crew in any reality. Kelsier: Yeah. I think I'm gonna be fine.
#cosmere#cosmerelists#mistborn#mistborn spoilers#Vin#Elend#Spook#Lord Ruler#Kelsier#Breeze#Allrianne#TenSoon#Tindwyl#Sazed#Marsh
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Mistborn british cooking show!au
-Ati and Leras are judges with completely different views on how well done a tart should be
-poor sazed just trying to make a well done cream cheese tart but his copperminds did not prepare him for this :(
-kelsier what the fuck you were ment to make a tart but you made fuckin steak
-spook is crying and covered I'm jam (the cooking challenge did not involve jam)
-vin did not understand and made a table (its a very good table)
-ham made a great cream cheese tart but leras and ati were fighting about if it was done right so lost
-breeze: and now we add TwO ShOtS oF VoDkA
-Marsh legit did a good job even though he didn't know what cream cheese was 20 minutes before the challenge
-elend is confused and trying his best but he has no clue what he's doing yet made a decent tart somehow
-Yeden can cook a meal but not a tart, he is more confused than elend
-rashek cooked the best meal
#cosmere#mistborn#cfsbf#sazed mistborn#sazed#cosmemes#harmony mistborn#marsh mistborn#kelsier mistborn#cosmere memes#breeze mistborn#Hammond mistborn#Ham mistborn#elend venture#vin#vin venture#lord ruler#rashek#Spook mistborn#lestibournes#leras#ati mistborn#Lerati#Yeden mistborn#alternate universe#faith speaks
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I’m reading Mistborn: The Final Empire right now and…
Kelsier, reading the Lord Ruler’s journal: Wow, so he was a man with doubts once..just like me. Fascinating. This only heightens the tragedy of what he’s become.
Vin, reading the Lord Ruler’s journal: UGH borrrrrriinnnggg. For an evil lord of darkness, he sure is whiny. Not to mention dull. At least add some dialogue or something. Literal cringe behavior. 0/10 book.
#two types of people#would she say cringe?#probably not#but she is sixteen and I think it’s funny :D#kelsier#vin mistborn#lord ruler#mistborn memes#mistborn#mistborn spoilers
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Mistborn Kittens
#cosmere#brandon sanderson#cosmere fanart#mistborn#mistborn fanart#vin#vin mistborn#vin venture#Kelsier#spook#elend#vin and elend#elend venture#lord ruler#marsh#sazed#tensoon#one of them is not a kitten
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Scadrial Challenge!:
stop worshipping serial killers and genocidal maniacs.
Skill level: Impossible, apparently
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Mistborn Try Not To Excuse Lord “Genocide and Eugenics For All” Ruler Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
#I swear if I see one more character kiss his ass#and it’s not his followers#it’s literally people whom he abused and oppressed#mistborn#cosmere#lord ruler#Mistborn Hero of Ages#hero of ages#brandon sanderson
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I’m rereading Mistborn for the fourth time and. I haven’t drawn a certain Final Emperor during the last few rounds
#can’t neglect the villains can’t we#i just really wanted to draw the throne room window… and was in a weary mood#dude could use a proper nap. or ten.#shompsketch#mistborn#fanart#lord ruler#rashek#mistborn book one spoilers#the final empire#i have a few more looks in mind for him but still pretty happy with how this turned out
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The Lord Ruler's portrayal worries me. I hope The Stormlight Archive doesn't do this.
I'll preface this post by saying this is not out of dislike for the Mistborn trilogy. I'm not trying to impose my moral viewpoints onto fellow cosmerenauts. And it's not meant to dismiss that fantasy characters can have their own unique beliefs. This is simply a rant on a topic that's bugged me ever since finishing The Hero of Ages. It came back as I was contemplating Era 2's nuanced portrayal of Elendel’s problems, Harmony's plans, and Autonomy's mindset. And since I'm reading The Stormlight Archive after Warbreaker, this involves a hope of mine.
My journey throughout Scadrial created an increasing sense of concern and worry over the Lord Ruler's portrayal. In my eyes, book 3 fell into the trap of characters defending the Lord Ruler's actions. Simply because they were for the goal of preserving the world. To be clear, I understand what Sanderson was trying to do. He wanted to make a world where most characters, even when destroying the evil empire, ultimately wanted a stable world. And for that, I understand why Vin or Sazed would call Rashek a "good man with honorable intentions."
Vin always wanted a stable life. And when she thanked the Lord Ruler as Preservation, I bet her opinions of TLR were being slightly filtered by Preservation's Intent. Sazed Ascended with full access to how Ruin and Preservation connected back to Rashek. He knew Rashek in ways no one could imagine.
So while their claims were understandable, it felt extremely gross. My first issue is that I lack the same knowledge of Rashek as Vin or Sazed. I only know Rashek as a bitter, violent glory hound Terrisman who maybe had slivers of understandable motives before Ascending. Then I only know him as an evil emperor going insane for 1000 years. I don't know the "good man" Rashek. I know the asshole who did 5% good things and 95% ends justify the means.
My second issue is that the "suffered under Ruin's hand" removed accountability. Rashek didn't NEED to make slaves out of most remaining humans, turn his people into jellyfish, restrict Allomancy to the ruling class, sacrifice humans for koloss armies, or wipe out all religions and cultures. But that line pinned it on Ruin's influence, even though Rashek did horrible things and made horrible plans during the Ascension. Instead of holding Rashek himself accountable for his own actions.
And on that note, fuck Rashek for even mentioning Ruin's whispers in the Fadrex city plate. Yeah sure, centuries of Ruin's influence pushed him to make the Terris breeding program. But those reprehensible actions above were all Rashek's fault when he was a new conqueror.
My third issue is the erasure of potential depth behind Ruin and Preservation's conflict. It doesn't give Preservation something 100% despicable to actively do. It ignores the fact Ruin doesn't insert new personalities, but rather influences what is already there. Ruin was the method through which Rashek did things, but Preservation is the reason and goal. Rashek ruined to preserve.
Brandon should’ve settled for Sazed acknowledging the tragedy and genius behind Rashek’s efforts, while acknowledging they were reprehensible and weren’t solely orchestrated by Ruin. I don't know what The Stormlight Archive will hold. But if there are any characters who go "ends justify the means" or "it's not my fault it's the god," I sincerely hope Brandon calls out their rusting nonsense with a hammer. He did it with Kelsier (complicated feelings about that), he did not do it with Rashek. I hope he does it in Stormlight.
#mistborn#cosmere#literary analysis#lord ruler#ruin mistborn#preservation mistborn#please don't disappoint me stormlight
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My friend asked for a Rashek meme and here we go…
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Cosmere Protagonists Who Would Support the Villain...of Other Cosmere Planets
As requested by @asteroidfieldgame :)
Sure, in their own stories the villains are not well-liked by the majority of the cast. But if we took those villains and had them meet protagonists of other Cosmere novels...well, then it might be different, mightn't it?
[Here there be spoilers! I would skip any entry if you're not caught up on all the books for both characters involved!]
1. Moash: Supported by Kelsier
Kelsier: [holding Moash protectively ala that one meme with Kevin Hart] Kelsier: My boy Moash has LITERALLY never done anything wrong ever! Kelsier: Ooooh, did he kill his oppressors? Is he mean to poor helpless nobility? Did someone Rich experience a Consequence? Moash: (mumbling) I did try to drive my friend to suicide. Kelsier: Shh...baby boy, it's okay! Kelsier: I made my disciple advocate for old people to kill themselves with spikes to preserve their power! Kelsier: You're literally fine.
2. Odium: Supported by Harmony
Harmony: Listen, I'm not saying I agree with everything Odium does. Harmony: But making it so that you have a planet of mighty, battle-hardened residents to prepare for the coming Cosmere-wide conflict? Harmony: Sometimes I wonder if I should have done something more like that. Harmony: Instead of giving everyone an easy life and making giraffes because giraffes are neat. Odium: Have you considered...battle giraffes? Harmony: Please don't patronize me.
3. Hrathen: Supported by Ellista (that one Ardent who was really into romance novels)
Ellista: I am not immune to a handsome man in bloodred armor with a troubled past whose hard, mean exterior is slowly worn away through love. Ellista: A man who chooses love--unrequited love!--over his own god! Ellista: Problematic for an Ardent like me, but so, so compelling. Ellista: (sighs dreamily) Hrathen: ... Hrathen: Could I have someone else's support please?
4. Riina [from Tress]: Supported by Wayne
Wayne (counting off reasons on his fingers): One, if you're gonna be the sort to be giving out curses, giving out breakable curses makes you less of an unforgivable villain and more of a garden-variety dick. Wayne: Two, rats are cute. Makin' someone a rat is better 'n' making them a grub or something. Wayne: Three, and most importantly, her penis spaceship is hilarious. Riina: IT WAS NOT A PENIS SPACESHIP
5. The Lord Ruler: Supported by Dalinar
Dalinar: I suppose I am simply more aware than most that being a king is hard and can involve less-than-ideal-choices. Dalinar: And didn't he essentially become immortal while trying to cage an evil god and save his planet? I am literally setting myself up to maybe experience that as we speak. Dalinar: I know he took an entire population and made them slaves, but I did tell Jasnah not to free our slaves so, like... Dalinar: ... Dalinar: Maybe Wit was right. Maybe I AM a tyrant. Wit: You've never done an enforced breeding program with humans, though. That I know of. The Lord Ruler did that! Like, a lot! Dalinar: ... Dalinar: Wait I want to mitigate my support a little.
6. Taravangian: Supported by Shai
Shai: That Diagram of his...well, it's pure art, isn't it? Shai: I'm not immune to the appeal of incredibly complex and well-researched plans turned into an artistic representation so beautiful that it attracts worshippers. Taravangian: It's really more science than it is art, I'd say. Shai: Hilarious that you think those things are different.
7. Nale: Supported by Marasi
Marasi: He knows the law and follows the law. Marasi: Don't think it would ever occur to him that someone could be quote unquote "above" the law. Marasi: That makes him better than, like, quite a lot of my coworkers.
8. The Machine [from Yumi and the Nightmare Painter]: Supported by Vasher
Vasher: Obviously a soul-eating machine that nearly destroys a planet and turns people into nightmares is not ideal. Vasher: But it's not the machine's fault it was given an ill-considered Command. Vasher: Hey! Bald guy! Wanna gentle-parent the machine too? Szeth: Uh
9. Raboniel: Supported by Elend
Elend: Not for nothing am I chair of the Support Women's Wrongs fanclub. Elend: Nor can I fail to support a Woman in Science. Basic feminism. Elend: And although I know my bar is on floor, a parent who will do anything to save their child from eternal suffering gets me right here. (points to his heart)
10. Straff: Supported by...no one
Straff: ... Straff: ... Straff: OH COME ON
#cosmere#cosmerelists#Nale; Taravangian; and Straff entries suggested by requester!#Moash#Kelsier#Taravangian#Shai#Straff#elend#Raboniel#Nale#Marasi#Lord Ruler#Dalinar#Wayne#Riina#Ellista#Hrathen#Harmony#Odium
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So... I made a playlist based on the marvelous
Mistborn: the final empire by Brandon Sanderson
hope u like it 🌫🌋🪙✨️♟️🍃🕯
and of course I tried to follow the chronological order
#brandon sanderson#cosmere#misborn#the final empire#kelsier#vin mistborn#elend venture#lord ruler#sazed#Spotify
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I heard that the Lord Ruler has an eight pack. That he is shredded
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Actually, I'm not pointing any fingers at the Heralds for not stepping in with the Lord Ruler situation. I wouldn't put that responsibility on broken heroes from another planet.
That said, I'd bet money that one of them knew about him and had interplanetary deals going on with him in secret.
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1000 YEARS OF GENOCIDE AND EUGENICS
LEGALIZED RAPE
HE TURNED HIS OWN CULTURE INTO JELLYFISH
#cosmere#brandon sanderson#mistborn#hero of ages#mistborn hero of ages#lord ruler#rashek#the lord ruler
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