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Re: I think she has the most potential for evil Lord Haart Send a noteboard - 21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM
It boils down to this: She is a very intelligent bigot. If there is any reason to dislike the character, IMHO, it involves reading a POV from a character who uses their intelligence to describe why a group of people should have their free will taken from them and reduced to beneath the level of animals.


The key here is that she hasn't yet seen reason to change that point of view. While the treatment of damane is shocking, I look at the AS whom she has seen, and none of them act like anything other than children at best. No wonder she considers them dangerous, considering they wield such power (as for the Oaths, the Tower controls politics easily enough with them in place to discount them).

Tuon's priorities (unlike most other characters) are in the right order. Her people, whom she is responsible for and who look to her, come first. She is aware of the paradox of enslaving channelers, but there is no pragmatic solution to this at this time which won't hurt her people and remove order.

There are definitely flaws in the Seanchan Empire and in her leadership, but I think those come from factors outside of her control. Her decisions have made sense, and she is dealing with politics and risks far deeper than any other character aside from Rand. Egwene's struggle over a few dim-witted AS in the tower is nothing compared to maintaining order and military strength in half of Randland. Even if they never join with Rand, there's no chance they will join the Shadow under her leadership.
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Character discussion 10 : Tuon - 18/07/2010 06:08:30 PM 2211 Views
Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books. - 18/07/2010 06:44:14 PM 1393 Views
I disprove your argument with one word. Coincidentally, it is a character. - 18/07/2010 07:50:17 PM 1182 Views
Bah. - 18/07/2010 11:51:48 PM 1194 Views
Actually, I like both of them. - 19/07/2010 06:41:12 AM 1118 Views
Re: Actually, I like both of them. - 21/07/2010 01:22:21 PM 1041 Views
I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:45:11 PM 1297 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:56:22 PM 1207 Views
I guess I should have said she and Egwene share positive personality traits - 18/07/2010 09:01:50 PM 1205 Views
Agreed. - 18/07/2010 09:11:19 PM 1115 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 11:53:37 PM 1177 Views
well said *NM* - 19/07/2010 01:39:46 AM 533 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 19/07/2010 03:34:42 AM 1150 Views
I disagree. *NM* - 19/07/2010 08:04:45 AM 514 Views
Brandon said it was her mental toughness... - 20/07/2010 06:34:18 AM 1045 Views
Cool character but has major flaws - 19/07/2010 06:22:15 AM 1160 Views
The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 20/07/2010 01:01:49 AM 1282 Views
Re: The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 21/07/2010 02:22:26 PM 975 Views
Also... - 22/07/2010 08:39:48 PM 1119 Views
Re: Also... - 22/07/2010 09:19:37 PM 1003 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 19/07/2010 06:58:46 PM 1108 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 12:39:15 AM 1104 Views
Yeah, What he said ^^ and... - 20/07/2010 01:05:49 AM 1077 Views
Need better examples... - 20/07/2010 05:20:48 AM 1042 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 03:59:30 PM 1065 Views
You meant to say Graendal used Arad Doman as her base & destroyed it, right? - 20/07/2010 04:14:41 PM 1175 Views
Yes. - 20/07/2010 05:17:32 PM 1052 Views
There are plenty of examples - 20/07/2010 08:59:19 PM 1221 Views
Re: There are plenty of examples - 21/07/2010 02:21:01 PM 998 Views
Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 11:24:22 AM 1143 Views
Re: Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 03:32:54 PM 942 Views
The Seanchen as a whole are better rulers - 21/07/2010 04:21:09 AM 1014 Views
Does Tuon know sul'dam can channel or not? - 18/07/2010 10:56:40 PM 1111 Views
Answered my own question = Yes. - 18/07/2010 11:00:09 PM 1112 Views
one of my favorite characters - 19/07/2010 01:38:53 AM 1061 Views
Like her - 19/07/2010 07:00:01 AM 1129 Views
A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 07:02:45 AM 1193 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 08:39:05 AM 1146 Views
on this we agree - 19/07/2010 07:56:31 PM 1136 Views
Re: on this we agree - 20/07/2010 01:04:07 AM 1065 Views
Re: A horrible woman indeed! - 20/07/2010 01:17:18 AM 988 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 21/07/2010 04:19:24 PM 998 Views
I think she has the most potential for evil - 19/07/2010 03:24:28 PM 1088 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM 983 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 22/07/2010 07:54:24 PM 920 Views
Don't like her at all - 19/07/2010 06:38:05 PM 1043 Views
I like her! As a character - 20/07/2010 01:46:09 AM 1063 Views
One of Jordan's better done characters... - 20/07/2010 04:56:36 AM 1092 Views
Tuon and omens plus other thoughts. - 20/07/2010 05:20:26 AM 995 Views
On that note, I think she is a bit uncanny because she sometimes seems a bit insane - 20/07/2010 03:52:58 PM 1025 Views
One thing among many that really bothered me about Tuon - 21/07/2010 08:07:57 AM 1046 Views
She would have been killed - 21/07/2010 08:43:44 AM 1067 Views
Yup, she had no choice there. - 21/07/2010 04:31:13 PM 980 Views
Fortuona - 22/07/2010 03:36:51 AM 1474 Views

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