This lends evidence to the fact that LTT was in fact... perfect. Evidence to back this up includes the fact that he is the strongest channeler in the world, was gifted with an amazing intelligence according to RJ, is the most powerful ta'veren around, and is physically superior to other men - being extremely tall, strong and rather good looking. The Forsaken criticize him, but their criticisms seem more like compliments - Be'lal said he could never hurt someone in order to gain power, and Moghedien said he stank of goodness. Even Demandred said he was brilliant.
Well, LTT was the guy destined to fight the DO and save the world. Given how much the pattern can manipulate things you could argue that LTT being "perfect" is understandable. His genetics/education/upbringing were all carefully designed and controlled by the pattern to create someone as capable of fighting the DO as possible. That might be an explanation. He was perfect because reality itself designed him that way.
Maybe the question should not be why LTT was so perfect, but rather why Rand is not. Why did the pattern not arrange things so that Rand is the most intelligent/powerfull/perfect guy around. I mean he arguably needs to be perfect more than LTT did since he starts off from such a worse position.
Character discussion 1 : Lews Therin Telamon
- 03/05/2010 05:13:30 AM
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A tragic hero
- 03/05/2010 02:44:35 PM
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I thought that was supposed to be left up to the reader to decide.
- 03/05/2010 03:45:07 PM
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Re: A tragic hero
- 03/05/2010 04:34:23 PM
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Re: A tragic hero
- 03/05/2010 04:47:01 PM
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Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children?
- 03/05/2010 11:29:54 PM
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Re: Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children?
- 04/05/2010 05:22:19 AM
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Re: Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children?
- 05/05/2010 03:29:57 PM
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And even normals had extended lifespans - Mieran's servant was sixty & in his prime.
- 06/05/2010 05:38:43 PM
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Well, Lews Therin is insane with only brief moments of coherence *NM*
- 04/05/2010 06:42:09 PM
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How perfect/imperfect was Lews Therin?
- 03/05/2010 04:28:11 PM
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Re: How perfect/imperfect was Lews Therin?
- 03/05/2010 04:53:22 PM
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LTT was close to perfect, and he barely managed to eke out a draw with the Shadow.
- 03/05/2010 09:16:29 PM
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What flaws? Lews Therin HAD no flaws. It's just you average folk being bitter about perfection...
- 03/05/2010 08:39:19 PM
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Who's bitter?
- 04/05/2010 05:20:36 AM
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Bitter is too strong a word. More "conditioned" to search for character flaws in literature...
- 05/05/2010 03:48:49 PM
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A rather unrealistic character in my opinion
- 03/05/2010 11:27:32 PM
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TGS ought to have put an end to that flawed reasoning
- 04/05/2010 04:31:16 PM
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I have a question
- 04/05/2010 06:32:16 PM
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Re: I have a question
- 04/05/2010 11:47:54 PM
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Overly convoluted theory, in my view...
- 05/05/2010 09:48:11 AM
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The Pattern can do this, so complicated or not, it happens all the time. RJ already said...
- 05/05/2010 07:14:56 PM
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*NM*
the reason you can't find real people as accomplished is no one lives that long in real life!
- 06/05/2010 08:50:58 PM
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Did the LTT soul exist/reside in TAR as a Hero of the Horn ...
- 04/05/2010 06:22:36 PM
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Re: Did the LTT soul exist/reside in TAR as a Hero of the Horn ...
- 05/05/2010 12:22:09 AM
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Lews Therin's funny Talent
- 04/05/2010 06:34:26 PM
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Wards can detect people.
- 05/05/2010 12:21:02 AM
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