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Some more thoughts ... Shishka Send a noteboard - 12/10/2010 05:03:58 PM
My gut feeling is that when Rand lives again, it will be under the following 2 conditions:

1. Only a very select few will know Rand lives. The general population will believe that the Dragon Reborn died (for good!) during the Last Battle.

2. After living again, Rand will look substantially different than he does now.

#2 is needed in order for #1 to be true. If Rand lives again looking like he does now, too many people would recognize him, and it would eventually become public knowledge that he survived. I don't think that will happen, so ...

And, I don't expect him to live on as a recluse; if he's to be Elayne's part-time husband, he'll be a public figure (more or less). But no one outside the select few will know he was the Dragon Reborn, because he won't look like Rand.

The "body-swap" theory can satisfy both conditions, but there are a few DFs who know what Moridin looks like (and presumably some of them will survive the LB), and if they see him as Elayne's husband (say), it could be problematic.

The "ripped-from-TAR" theory wouldn't satisfy both conditions unless Rand looked different after he was ripped from TAR. Some people have suggested he could look like LTT after being ripped from TAR. Based on my (admittedly limited) understanding of Heroes in TAR, I don't see why that would be the case, but it's possible I suppose.

At this point I'm not married to either idea. But at least they could satisfy my 2 conditions, whereas other theories I've seen cannot.
Rise and fall, turn the Wheel,
'cause all life is
is really just a circle.

-BHT&tM
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attn: Etzel re: theories on the fulfillment of Rand's death prophecies Terez - 12/10/2010 12:35:42 AM 1767 Views
You never noticed the Noteboard feature, did you? newyorkersedai - 12/10/2010 03:37:53 AM 1020 Views
Actually, I made it a survey. Terez - 12/10/2010 03:42:16 AM 956 Views
Horn Double Death Knightscape - 12/10/2010 05:30:47 AM 1210 Views
If he dies when called by the Horn... Terez - 12/10/2010 05:34:56 AM 883 Views
Re: If he dies when called by the Horn... Knightscape - 12/10/2010 05:53:53 AM 893 Views
Re: If he dies when called by the Horn... Terez - 12/10/2010 05:55:28 AM 904 Views
I just don't see that as Nynaeve's "area of expertise" darius_sedai - 13/10/2010 10:09:39 PM 974 Views
Nynaeve was the one who witnessed the weave, not Egwene. Terez - 14/10/2010 12:38:14 AM 957 Views
Another Variation on the Horn Knightscape - 13/10/2010 04:28:38 AM 904 Views
There's also the "ripped from TAR after death" theory, ala Birgitte (re how Rand lives again). Shishka - 12/10/2010 04:37:26 PM 1013 Views
That be my theory Terez - 12/10/2010 04:45:55 PM 1088 Views
and from all other people Isabel - 12/10/2010 05:33:45 PM 1188 Views
And your point is? *NM* Terez - 12/10/2010 05:35:35 PM 455 Views
It's not specifically your theory. or a theory that you thought of first..... *NM* Isabel - 13/10/2010 04:32:48 PM 448 Views
Nobody said I thought of it first. Terez - 13/10/2010 04:36:45 PM 891 Views
Re: Nobody said I thought of it first. Isabel - 13/10/2010 06:27:29 PM 961 Views
It's the truth. Terez - 13/10/2010 06:29:56 PM 892 Views
Think of it this way, Emma... Terez - 13/10/2010 06:00:11 PM 1028 Views
Re: Think of it this way, Emma... *NM* Isabel - 13/10/2010 06:26:09 PM 511 Views
You could at least try not to contradict yourself. Terez - 13/10/2010 06:29:11 PM 892 Views
Me being childish? Isabel - 13/10/2010 06:52:24 PM 930 Views
Some more thoughts ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 05:03:58 PM 1088 Views
I don't think it is necessary that Rand be a public figure as Elayne's husband. Terez - 12/10/2010 05:08:10 PM 922 Views
It's not that I think it's necessary, per se ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 05:44:03 PM 1047 Views
On that particular point... Terez - 12/10/2010 06:05:59 PM 1048 Views
That's reasonable speculation, I think ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 07:58:23 PM 949 Views
I don't know that Egwene's lack of recognition necessarily means anything... Terez - 12/10/2010 08:07:11 PM 859 Views
Yep, I agree ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 09:18:57 PM 974 Views
I'm not so sure the 'blood on the rocks' isn't a red herring any more. Terez - 13/10/2010 06:23:18 PM 1331 Views
By the way ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 10:07:49 PM 849 Views
But that is not the only prophecy of Rand's death. Terez - 12/10/2010 10:13:50 PM 857 Views
Just playing devil's advocate here ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 10:58:40 PM 1054 Views
That raises an interesting question: Gher - 13/10/2010 04:01:17 PM 978 Views
Re: That raises an interesting question: Shishka - 13/10/2010 05:57:39 PM 990 Views
IIRC... Etzel - 12/10/2010 07:58:39 PM 1111 Views
That is unfortunate. Terez - 12/10/2010 08:02:18 PM 940 Views
Switching bodies with Logain is mine. *NM* Tom - 13/10/2010 05:03:43 AM 478 Views
Are we doing that now? I call dibs on Be'laim. Joel - 14/10/2010 04:32:59 PM 1019 Views
Body swap or Nynaeve heal seem the best bets to me. Joel - 14/10/2010 04:42:16 PM 939 Views
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