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Cosmere Protagonists as Villains
As requested by @idontknowanametouse :)
Let's talk about what Cosmere protagonists would be like if they decided to play for Team Evil!
[Spoilers for book series mentioned in titles--but no Wind and Truth spoilers included]
1. Kaladin [Stormlight Archive]
What turns him evil: I think Kaladin could honestly go down a Moash road, where he decides to take justice into his own hands and punish people who have hurt him, his friends, or What's Right.
What he'd be like: Abso-storming-lutely terrifying. Imagine a Pursuer-esque figure, but it's Kaladin coming to kill you. I mean, you'd die. He once ripped a guy's head off by lashing it to the floor. He never loses a fight. He wouldn't sneak up on you assassin-style, either. He's blowing the front door off its hinges and entering like a glowing Angel of Vengeance to MURDER you.
2. Vin [Mistborn Era 1]
What turns her evil: I can see a few possibilities: like she does take up the power in the Well of Ascension and becomes the new Lord Ruler, or Zane is just a lot more persuasive than he is in the original. But I'm gonna go with "Ruin gets to her so completely that she becomes his agent."
What she'd be like: Vin already has some...villain-esque actions in the original, like when she pretty much slaughters an entire Keep with Zane. But always in the original she was doing it to protect, and she had friends to give her moral and emotional support. But if she was Ruin's, then she really would be a Natural Disaster Made Flesh, bringing Utter Destruction and Ruin to the whole world. Like, she's taking down whole cities single-handedly.
3. Shallan [Stormlight Archive]
What turns her evil: Listen, Shallan already kills a lot of people. We know this, and we still love her. But perhaps she gets a little too into killing people and just goes straight serial killer.
What she'd be like: You ever seen Hannibal? I'm seeing the most beautifully artistic but horribly deranged Murder Sculptures. You know, where she's killed someone and but then turned their corpse into Art.
4. Tress [Tress of the Emerald Sea]
What turns her evil: It's hard to imagine Tress being evil, tbh...but, I mean, she does sell Crow into slavery to avoid the same fate, so there's something there. I'm gonna say that either the Sorceress does kill Charlie or Tress believes that he's dead, and she turns totally to the dark side.
What she'd be like: She already plays with hugely destructive powers and captains a Pirate Ship--plus her crew is actually loyal to her. She'd be what Crow wanted to be.
5. Yumi [Yumi and the Nightmare Painter]
What turns her evil: I mean...Yumi faced religious abuse for like thousands and thousands of years. She took it pretty well, all things considered, when she found out. Imagine if she didn't...
What she'd be like: Yumi is, like, the most invested being in the Cosmere. She's nigh unkillable. And she likes to stack things.... In this case, mountains upon mountains... of skulls.
6. Adolin [Stormlight Archive]
What turns him evil: I think Adolin could break from the combination of (a) finding out his father burned his mother alive and (b) killing Sadeas with virtually no consequences. Maybe he figures that if his dad can do all that and still be a beloved political figure, then he might as well do whatever he wants too.
What he'd be like: Adolin is great with people. As a protagonist, this makes him the sort of guy who makes friends easily, remembers everyone's name, and wins over even people determined to dislike him. Evil Adolin takes those skills but goes straight manipulator. He's winning people's trust only to poison them with lies, turn them against each other, make them think he's the only one they can trust. And if manipulation doesn't work, well, he can always challenge you to a duel...in a dark hallway with nobody around...
7. Sarene [Elantris]
What turns her evil: She just gets tired of not being in charge, considering that she's smarter and more strategic and just better than the men actually in charge...
What she'd be like: Honestly, Sarene would be a fantastic Evil Vizier, the real power behind the throne who is actually controlling everything for her own evil whims. I can see her doing it to Iadon, but that's almost too easy. I know in canon they love each other and are actually good 'n' all, but imagine her controlling Raoden from the shadows and tell me it's not kinda cool...
8. Marasi [Mistborn Era 2]
What turns her evil: She gets the Bands of Mourning...and decides she's never gonna give them up.
What she'd be like: Ultimate Power Marasi would decide that SHE knows what will keep a society happy and healthy, and that's her control. I see her creating a terrible police state where everyone's actions are very tightly controlled and every infraction is punished...but only because she wants what's best for you, you know?
9. Jasnah [Stormlight Archive]
What turns her evil: I mean, remember Jasnah's Philosophy Lesson to Shallan where she baited out some robbers and then murdered them in Cold Blood since they were hurting people and no one else would do anything about it? Now imagine that Jasnah takes it upon herself to fix all societal problems through whatever means are necessary...
What she'd be like: Jasnah could be a sort of Vigilante, who makes sure that "bad people" and "political problems" are dealt with swiftly and murderously. Like imagine the Urithiru coalition of monarchs, only Jasnah's is gonna assassinate you and replace you with a puppet if you're not persuaded by her arguments.
10. Spook [Mistborn Era 1 / Secret History]
What turns him evil: I mean, Spook had a lot of voices talking to him--first Ruin, pretending to be Kelsier, and then Actually Kelsier. And the voices were always pretty darn pro hemalurgy. I'm not 100% sure Spook wasn't evil by the time he was in charge...
What he'd be like: Spook suggests in his book that old people should let themselves be killed via hemalurgy to make sure their powers get passed on. Think that, only it's not a suggestion and it's not just old people and oh my god Scadrial is Hemalurgy Power Planet now.
11. Navani [Stormlight Archive]
What turns her evil: She just gets lost in the sauce, the "sauce" in this case being Scientific Advancement and Discovery.
What she's like: I see her as an Evil Scientist who is simply making terrible weapons of mass destruction more or less because she can...and no longer worrying about the consequences.
12. Ulaam [Tress of the Emerald Sea]
What turns him evil: Listen, he TRIED asking people politely for their organs and limbs after they died, and NOBODY ever said yes!
What he's like: Let's just say he got tired of waiting. And asking.
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Ulaam being a real friend by making sure that Hoid‘s inspirational bouts of poetry don’t get lost for future generation. ------------------- image description: a digital illustrationdepicting Hoid and Ulaam seated next to each other. Hoid sits on the floor, the soles of his feet placed against each other. He is in the process of putting an old shoe on top of his mulleted head. His legs, arms and tummy are bare, but he wears his glittering, red, short, short pants and a light blue, semi transparent crop top, with a lacy border and small polka dots. A brown shoelace is tied around his right biceps and a green gift ribbon with golden stripes hangs loosely tied into a bow from his neck. His eyes are closed and his demeanor is relaxed as he seems to talk or recite something. Ulaam sits to his right on a chair. He wears a sharp black suit with a tailed coat. Its collar and the ascot Ulaam is wearing around his neck are made from a shiny black material. One of his legs is crossing the other and on his knee he balances a notepad into which he currently writes down the poetic waxing of his cursed friend. Ulaam's hair is slicked back into a small ponytail and his features are unnaturally sharp-edged – especially his cheekbones and nose. Red irises look down at what he is writing, the tiniest of smirks formed by his mouth.
#cosmere inktober#cosmere inktober 2023#cosmere#tress of the emerald sea#ssp1 spoilers#ulaam#hoid#afflicted#poetry#hold can wear it all#described
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A Gift for Ulaam!
He did this to mess with her. There will be fallout.
✒️ Made in ClipStudio Paint
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I just finished Tress, and let me just say Dr. Ulaam was definitely a favorite (I love imagining how insufferable he was to Hoid with those quotes post-curse-breaking)
ID: We see Dr. Ulaam and Hoid standing together in front of a green, sporeish background. Dr. Ulaam has greyed skin, and wears a tight black suit with no buttons. His eyes are red, and staring down at an open blue book he holds in his right hand. His left hand is spread across his chest, with 6 fingers showing, 2 of which wear rings. He’s smiling with many teeth showing, saying “This is one of my favorites” to a frustrated looking Hoid. Hoid has tan skin and white hair, and is wearing an orange, flowery hawaiian shirt over a grey cotton shirt that says “I survived the crimson sea and all I got was this t-shirt”, this shirt is tucked into a pair of sequined red briefs.
#my art#tress of the emerald sea#ssp1#ssp1 spoilers#tress of the emerald sea spoilers#tress of the emerald sea fanart#sanderson secret project 1#ssp1 fanart#hoid#hoid fanart#ulaam#dr ulaam#dr ulaam fanart#cosmere#cosmere fanart#arts arcanum#kandra#sanderson secret projects#tress#tress fanart#image description#image described#id
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Dr. Ulaam (Definitely my fav here!)
#cosmere#tress of the emerald sea#cfsbf#cosmere spoilers#ulaam#ssp1#ssp1 spoilers#fanart#doodle dump
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Bracket 3 Round 2
#black hair red eyes tournament#pink eyes#polls#black hair#tumblr polls#tournament poll#black hair red eyes#red eyes#tournament#bracket 3#round 2#tress of the emerald sea#ulaam#maou sadao#the devil is a part timer
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Huge art dumpe!!! Pt 2
here's the rest of my cosmertober art!
Veil
Navani
Serene
Lift
Maya!!
MeLaan
Ulaam
Syl ( I hate that I messed up the eye :(
#cosmere#brandon sanderson#cosmere fanart#cosmeretober#stormlight archive#sylphrena fanart#sylaphrena#syl#melaan#mistborn fanart#mistborn era 2#mistborn#ulaam tress#Ulaam#tress of the emerald sea#captain crow#captain crow tress#veil stormlight#lift stormlight#elantris#serene Elantris#navani kholin#Navani#navani stormlight
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Some Tress of the Emerald Sea character concepts! I loved this book!
#tress of the emerald sea#cosmere#ssp1#hoid#tress#huck#captain crow#riina#fort#ann#salay#laggart#ulaam#kanda#sanderson secrect project 1#sanderson secret projects#a year of sanderson#ssp#ayala's art#character design#concept art#artists on tumblr
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MAJOR TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA SPOILERS
Is the sorceress MeeLan?????? She has the same voice?? And knows Ulaam??? Someone confirm or deny this for me please??????
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Ulaam has become one of my favorite cosmere characters. I know that a lot of the time he pops into the scene as comic relief because people mention one body part or another, but goddamn if I don't love this silly little slime collecting his favorite body parts. A great evolution of VenDell asking after people's bones
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Does anyone else wonder if Ulaam is some sort of cousin to mistwraiths and condra?
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Cosmere Characters: Should They Be At The Club?
As I think I've mentioned, I write these lists a couple months in advance, usually. So I don't know if the great "They should be at the club!" meme is still going strong, or if people will see this and be all, "Bah! That's SO 2023!" But eh.
So anyway, should Cosmere characters be at the club?
1. Dalinar
Dalinar should not be at the club. Dalinar would not understand the club, and he would not like the club.
2. Sadeas
Weirdly, I think Sadeas would understand the club better than Dalinar would, but he still should not be there. Sadeas's presence would make the club worse, no matter how fashionable he is.
3. Tress
Tress was only eighteen! She should have been at the club, although the club would probably be less exciting than her life at sea.
4. MeLaan
MeLaann is only, uh, thousands of years old (I think) but she should ABSOLUTELY be at the club. She would love the club, and the club would love her too.
5. Rlain
Has Rlain ever NOT been having a tough time? He deserves a wild night at the club with Renarin, and I'm sticking with that.
6. Vivenna
Vivenna was only twenty-two when she was supposed to be sent to marry the god-king. Yes, she should have been at the club instead. She would hate it, though. She would hate it so much.
7. Painter
Painter should get to be at a club lurking in a corner, drinking vodka on the rocks because it sounds tough and wishing it didn't taste so much like rubbing alcohol.
8. Hoid
Hoid should not be at the club. He's very old and also, no one at the club would be able to hear what he was saying and that would make Hoid sad.
9. Demoux
Demoux was in his early twenties when Kelsier's rebellion was going on. He 100% should have been at the club instead. He's named after a friend of Brandon's and Brandon said he'd survive and "get a girl" apparently and those are both things that can happen at a club.
10. Lift
Lift should not be at the club. Isn't she like 13? That's too young for the club.
11. Kaladin
Kaladin should be at the club. Adolin will have to drag him there, though, and he will spend much of the time looking glowery.
12. Ulaam
Ulaam should not go to the club because drunk people cannot consent to giving up their body parts (even after death) and Ulaam knows that and it would make him sad to see all of those beautiful elbows or what-not and not even be able to ASK for them.
13. Sebarial
Sebarial should not be at the club--he should be home drinking with Palona. He would own clubs, though, if he could.
14. Hrathen
Hrathen should not be at the club. He would definitely kill the vibe.
15. Szeth
Szeth is like 35 years old. He should not be at the club. He should be wrapped in a warm blanket and placed somewhere quiet, peaceful.
16. Moash
Yes--at any point in the narrative you can look at what Moash is going through and say, "Would it be better for him to be at the club right now?" and the answer is always yes.
#cosmere#cosmerelists#Dalinar#Sadeas#MeLaan#Kaladin#Lift#Demoux#Moash#Szeth#Hrathen#Tress#Sebarial#Hoid#Vivenna#Rlain#Ulaam#Painter#By the way I am older than Szeth don't @ me
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Here is my take on the most of the non-Doug characters for Tress of the Emerald Sea. It was really fun to try a more shape based approach again and I am very happy with how everyone turned out.
Which side-character did you like the most in the books. I really enjoyed Ann.
#tress of the emerald sea spoiler#tress spoilers#ssp1 spoilers#ssp1#character design#character lineup#hoid#tress#charlie#fort#salay#ann#captain crow#Ulaam#elantrian#pirate crew#brandon sanderson#fanart#cosmere fanart#Rain isn't quite were I want her to be yet#but she's getting there#if you're sitting in your tower all day playing solitaire and scheming with your cat leggings and fluffy slippers feel appropriate#undescribed
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Finally cycled back to finishing Tress (I'm not convinced it was a good idea)... Anyway, is it just me or was Ulaam written like an off-brand Igor from Discworld? Like I know the kandra are weird but the body part jokes were too much
#tress of the emerald sea#ss1#brandon sanderson#cosmere#ulaam#mistborn#terry pratchett#discworld#igor#city watch#books#reading#this really bugged me#i HATED the jokes#i didn't really love the book#it was too whimsical for me
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Ulaam and Hoid confirmed gay?????
#obviously a joke but they are to ME#I need to write……smut of them…..#kandra can do so many freaky things w their bodies and ulaam would be perfect……..#hoid cosmere#ulaam
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ahh to live life as an immortal kandra, just freed from the contract and on the search for interesting new spare body parts
generally not super into shapeshifter characters being revealed to have like a singular True Form. isnt it much more interesting to imagine a creature so fluid and ever-changing that even they cant identify any one body as the "true" self, or simply dont see the need to?
is this you? yes. this one too? yes. but then which one is the real you? define "real" define "you" theyre all me. even the ones that are someone else? especially those.
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