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Currently thinking about why Elend is my least favorite character
It’s not that I hate him, he’s a perfectly serviceable character. He’s a good man, a good leader, a good soldier, and now a good Mistborn. Which,, hnng. He just lacks depth imo
He did kind of have depth in The Final Empire. When he was introduced as a disheveled nobleman, a scholar and a quiet rebel within his own society. I’ll admit I didn’t love him much then either, but that was more to do with his role in the story lol. I’m a certified Romance Hater in my fiction, so honestly I think Elend was doomed from the start in some respects XD
But by the end of The Well of Ascension, Elend is just,, good at everything. He’s noble, he’s stands up for himself, and now he’s got incredible Mistborn powers to boot. In short, he’s boring!! Incredibly boring! There’s no conflict of personality traits here and I’m mad about it!
Look at Vin, who began as a scared little girl hiding an inner strength. Who is now vicious and blunt and struggles with the weight of the responsibility she’s found herself with. Or Ham, the straightforward soldier who constantly prods at philosophy. Or Sazed, a seemingly quiet scholar with a quick wit and hidden rebelliousness. Breeze claims to be a manipulative bastard, but we know him to be a good msn deep down. Clubs was gnarled and grumpy, but there was a softness to him too, deep down. Dockson was calm and ever practical, but secretly just as insane as everyone else. Kelsier was a dreamer, a laugher, and so incredibly ruthless
I just,, he should have stayed a scholar. The ideas man. Fascinated with unraveling the mysteries the crew finds over the course of the plot, philosophizing with Ham, brilliant and emotionally intelligent and still doesn’t know what a hairbrush is. He’s their dreamer. Their unhinged genius running off of five cups of coffee and no sleep. He comes up with harebrained schemes and Vin goes “yeah I can pull that off” and then she does. That would make him about 500x more interesting in my book, it gives him the personality tension he lacks! He’s the kind of character who should be poised and well spoken, and instead his veins are made of caffeine, his hair is a mess, and it’s a small miracle his sentences are coherent
You could even still let him have Mistborn powers, if you really wanted too. Let Vin take the focus on iron and steel, the first things Kelsier taught her. Then let Elend do the emotional stuff. Taking the edge off the idea that his plans are utterly insane, and encouraging a little bit more reckless confidence in the crew. Kelsier might be gone, but he left a legacy in the two people he saved. Vin is his skill in allomancy, his power, his recklessness, his love. Elend is his dreams, his plans, his ability to engage a crowd. She’s got practical street smarts, he’s book smart. He says “my research says X is sound” and she says “okay” and filters it through a layer of practical experience on the streets so it can be pulled off.
Also axe relationship with Vin. Just let them be ride or die besties! Siblings! Platonic soulmates! Two peas in a pod, but not in love. They’d be way more interesting that way imo and tbh Vin needs regular friends her own age lol
#bird caws#mistborn#mistborn: the final empire#mistborn: the well of ascension#mistborn: the well of ascension spoilers#mistborn: the hero of ages#mistborn: the hero of ages spoilers#just covering all my bases lol#elend venture
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I think pierced ears and earrings are cool and all, but I’m not a fan of wearing earrings all the time because they allow the evil god of change and war and destruction to influence your thoughts emotions and actions and prevent the god of safety and peace and preservation from helping you and giving you extra superpowers and letting you share references to your favorite book series.
#pierced ears#earrings#ear piercings#it’s mistborn#I’m talking about mistborn.#And vin.#mistborn#vin#hemalurgy#cosmere spoilers#cosmere#hero of ages#Like they allow the god of destruction to control your soul?#no thanks
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Cosmere Inktober day uhh... *checks calendar* OOPS
I'll count it for Day 1 and 2: White+Bond
I've always wanted to draw this scene.
#mistborn#hero of ages#elend venture#vin#cosmere#brandon sanderson#Made this for cosmere inktober but I'm a FEW days behind...#;-; i still think about them daily#mistborn spoilers#Awishwee art#cosmere inktober
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redrawing of “I have spoken with our friends, and they are quite happy where they are. They deserve a rest, I think.”
#mistborn fanart#vin venture#elend venture#mistborn spoilers#hero of ages#cosmere#DONT LOOK AT THE HANDS I GAVE UP OK
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sometimes I remember that elend venture “not-like-other-girls”ed his way into marriage and ultimate political and magical power. that bitch was reading in the corner cuz he didn’t like the parties he was forced to go to. then he picked up objectively the hottest girl IN the world and then became emperor AND got the best magic powers. And he wasn’t even the protag!! can I just say
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‼️Mistborn spoilers‼️
Another compilation of Mistborn art I made while finishing era 1
- Sazed and Rashek - Kandra - marsh - Elend - era 2 marsh and Kelsier
#digital art#brandon sanderson#cosmere#cosmere fanart#fantasy art#mistborn#mistborn fanart#runmien cosmere#marsh#elend venture#mistborn spoilers#the hero of ages#rashek#sazed
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"i love you," she whispered, tears warm on her cold cheeks. "elend, i love you. i love you..." love wouldn't be enough.
#WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKKKK#WHO ON EARTH WRITES SOMETHING LIKE THIS#BRANDON SANDERON WHEN I CATCJ YOU#vin#elend venture#vinelend#mistborn#mistborn era 1#the final empire#the well of ascension#the well of ascension spoilers#the hero of ages#brandon sanderson#kelsier#the stormlight archive#hoid#cosmere#vin venture#luthadel#scadrial
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Shard roller disco: Scadrial Part 2 Kelsier living his rockstar truth. Music? Murder On The Dancefloor by Sopie Ellis-Bextor. Obviously.
More Shard Roller Disco AU: Roshar Nalthis Sel and Scadrial First of the Sun and Taldain Threnody Roshar 2 (row spoilers) Roshar 3 Bonus Dawnshard (spoilers)
#cosmere#stormlight archive#shard roller disco#procreate#mistborn#character art#vin#kelsier#sazed#harmony#spoiler mistborn#spoiler hero of ages#spoiler secret history#spoiler rhythm of war#shard preservation#shard harmony#tensoon#described#id in alt
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Only kelsier would punch 'god' in the face as the first thing to do when get to heaven 💀💀💀💀💀 what was that
#and then he tried to recruiting him#😥😥😥#he kinda slayed tho#brandon sanderson#cosmere#mistborn#mistborn secret history#spoilers#kelsier#the well of ascension#the hero of ages
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"We Mistborn are incredibly mysterious.”
Elend paused. "Um ... I'm Mistborn too, Vin. That doesn't make any sense."
"We Mistborn need not make sense," Vin said. "It's beneath us.”
#books#bookblr#brandon sanderson#mistborn#cosmere#bookworm#vin#elend venture#mistborn 1st era#mistborn spoilers#the hero of ages
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Well alright then, the Hero of Ages is done.
That was… certainly an ending. Tbh I don’t think I like it very much. It was very technically well executed, but ehhh. Turning Vin into a god and then killing her and Elend and then a ending Sazed into godhood is just,, idk. Not my thing I suppose.
I guess it kind of feels like a betrayal in a sense. We’ve spent all the time with Vin, watching her journey and getting to know her, then not only does she die, it’s ultimately Sazed who puts things back the way they were.
I’m just not thrilled by stories that feature quite so much self-sacrifice. I find them boring and depressing, and am far more compelled by the idea of seeing characters struggle and suffer and then learn to live once they get through it all lol. Also I just don’t think I like the concept of living in borrowed time all that much either. Again, I think it’s boring. “Oh it’s okay that I died here bc I was supposed to die earlier and at least I got more time :’)” I call bull, it’s more interesting if you live and get to enjoy life fully. A proper second chance <3
Confirmation of an afterlife of some flavor is nice I guess, so is the concept that Vin gets to see Kelsier and the others of the crew again, and Elend gets to meet them. But it feels hollow honestly
That fight against the Inquisitors slapped though! Vin will all that power?? That visual of her soaring high above the mists with the stars blazing above?? Freaking awesome actually, look at her go. Love that <3
Also Zane is in fact very dead and that’s a whole other can of worms lol XD
#bird caws#mistborn#mistborn: the hero of ages#mistborn: the hero of ages spoilers#seriously Zane is SUCH a weird character#corrupted by ruin#survived Hathsin#Mistborn and a bastard son#and none of that is ever expanded upon#he just dies#I’m honestly baffled by it XD
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They took the repopulation very seriously
#brandon sanderson#cosmere#mistborn#mistborn spoilers#hero of ages#hero of ages spoilers#well of ascension#Mistborn era 1#lestibournes#spook mistborn#beldre#beldre mistborn#Steris exists because of the tho#steris harms#Marasi too I guess#marasi colms
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transgender tindywl. you agree. reblog
#shitpost#hav.speaks#mistborn#the final empire#tindywl#transgender#trans#headcanons#hav.headcanons#terris#feruchemist#brandon sanderson#the well of ascension#the hero of ages#no spoilers only on second book
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Just saw this, wanted desperately to reply to it but I know I can't because I don't want to spoil anything for this poor soul:
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they will kill us, but first they will fear us
#the hero of ages#mistborn fanart#cosmere fanart#mistborn spoilers#elend venture#marsh mistborn#mistborn#arts arcanum#cosmere
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Me when 16 keeps being brought up:
#there's 16 metals...#brando sando#brandon sanderson#cosmere#cosmere spoilers#mistborn#mistborn era 1#mistborn spoilers#hero of ages
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