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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 2299 Views
Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books. - 18/07/2010 06:44:14 PM 1486 Views
I disprove your argument with one word. Coincidentally, it is a character. - 18/07/2010 07:50:17 PM 1267 Views
Bah. - 18/07/2010 11:51:48 PM 1294 Views
Actually, I like both of them. - 19/07/2010 06:41:12 AM 1214 Views
Re: Actually, I like both of them. - 21/07/2010 01:22:21 PM 1127 Views
I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:45:11 PM 1403 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:56:22 PM 1301 Views
I guess I should have said she and Egwene share positive personality traits - 18/07/2010 09:01:50 PM 1302 Views
Agreed. - 18/07/2010 09:11:19 PM 1210 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 11:53:37 PM 1270 Views
well said *NM* - 19/07/2010 01:39:46 AM 585 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 19/07/2010 03:34:42 AM 1240 Views
I disagree. *NM* - 19/07/2010 08:04:45 AM 566 Views
Brandon said it was her mental toughness... - 20/07/2010 06:34:18 AM 1142 Views
Cool character but has major flaws - 19/07/2010 06:22:15 AM 1269 Views
The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 20/07/2010 01:01:49 AM 1385 Views
Re: The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 21/07/2010 02:22:26 PM 1077 Views
Also... - 22/07/2010 08:39:48 PM 1223 Views
Re: Also... - 22/07/2010 09:19:37 PM 1096 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 19/07/2010 06:58:46 PM 1227 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 12:39:15 AM 1202 Views
Yeah, What he said ^^ and... - 20/07/2010 01:05:49 AM 1169 Views
Need better examples... - 20/07/2010 05:20:48 AM 1132 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 03:59:30 PM 1167 Views
You meant to say Graendal used Arad Doman as her base & destroyed it, right? - 20/07/2010 04:14:41 PM 1265 Views
Yes. - 20/07/2010 05:17:32 PM 1141 Views
There are plenty of examples - 20/07/2010 08:59:19 PM 1318 Views
Re: There are plenty of examples - 21/07/2010 02:21:01 PM 1099 Views
Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 11:24:22 AM 1272 Views
Re: Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 03:32:54 PM 1029 Views
The Seanchen as a whole are better rulers - 21/07/2010 04:21:09 AM 1106 Views
Does Tuon know sul'dam can channel or not? - 18/07/2010 10:56:40 PM 1234 Views
Answered my own question = Yes. - 18/07/2010 11:00:09 PM 1205 Views
one of my favorite characters - 19/07/2010 01:38:53 AM 1163 Views
Like her - 19/07/2010 07:00:01 AM 1233 Views
A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 07:02:45 AM 1310 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 08:39:05 AM 1260 Views
on this we agree - 19/07/2010 07:56:31 PM 1237 Views
Re: on this we agree - 20/07/2010 01:04:07 AM 1158 Views
Re: A horrible woman indeed! - 20/07/2010 01:17:18 AM 1095 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 21/07/2010 04:19:24 PM 1095 Views
I think she has the most potential for evil - 19/07/2010 03:24:28 PM 1197 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM 1076 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 22/07/2010 07:54:24 PM 1016 Views
Don't like her at all - 19/07/2010 06:38:05 PM 1135 Views
I like her! As a character - 20/07/2010 01:46:09 AM 1168 Views
One of Jordan's better done characters... - 20/07/2010 04:56:36 AM 1220 Views
Tuon and omens plus other thoughts. - 20/07/2010 05:20:26 AM 1127 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 1130 Views
One thing among many that really bothered me about Tuon - 21/07/2010 08:07:57 AM 1138 Views
She would have been killed - 21/07/2010 08:43:44 AM 1162 Views
Yup, she had no choice there. - 21/07/2010 04:31:13 PM 1078 Views
Fortuona - 22/07/2010 03:36:51 AM 1581 Views

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