Re: Who is Demandred hiding as and what will he do? - Edit 1
Before modification by Froggles at 29/07/2010 05:30:14 PM
An idea I just thought of is that the real Masema (up to TDR) died sometime during tSR, and Demandred took his place. Granted, it's unlikely, but he does undergo a radical character change, the the extreme devotion to Rand could be ironic since he hates him so much.
That's an option, though I doubt because of Faile's actions at the beginning of tGS. We do see some of the changes starting before he shows up in Ghealdan as the Prophet. At the end of tGH he suddenly treats Rand with a modicum of respect once he realizes Rand is the Dragon Reborn. He then declares it is his responsibility to spread the word of the imminent coming of the Dragon (kind of like a John the Baptist deal from the Bible). So if Demandred was involved, it was probably (though not necessarily) after this point, and he just saw an opportunity to cause some Chaos by twisting Masema's idea (and mind).