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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 1602 Views
You never noticed the Noteboard feature, did you? newyorkersedai - 12/10/2010 03:37:53 AM 847 Views
Actually, I made it a survey. Terez - 12/10/2010 03:42:16 AM 803 Views
Horn Double Death Knightscape - 12/10/2010 05:30:47 AM 1049 Views
If he dies when called by the Horn... Terez - 12/10/2010 05:34:56 AM 728 Views
Re: If he dies when called by the Horn... Knightscape - 12/10/2010 05:53:53 AM 714 Views
Re: If he dies when called by the Horn... Terez - 12/10/2010 05:55:28 AM 759 Views
I just don't see that as Nynaeve's "area of expertise" darius_sedai - 13/10/2010 10:09:39 PM 807 Views
Nynaeve was the one who witnessed the weave, not Egwene. Terez - 14/10/2010 12:38:14 AM 799 Views
Another Variation on the Horn Knightscape - 13/10/2010 04:28:38 AM 752 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 854 Views
That be my theory Terez - 12/10/2010 04:45:55 PM 893 Views
and from all other people Isabel - 12/10/2010 05:33:45 PM 988 Views
And your point is? *NM* Terez - 12/10/2010 05:35:35 PM 382 Views
It's not specifically your theory. or a theory that you thought of first..... *NM* Isabel - 13/10/2010 04:32:48 PM 375 Views
Nobody said I thought of it first. Terez - 13/10/2010 04:36:45 PM 722 Views
Re: Nobody said I thought of it first. Isabel - 13/10/2010 06:27:29 PM 814 Views
It's the truth. Terez - 13/10/2010 06:29:56 PM 739 Views
Think of it this way, Emma... Terez - 13/10/2010 06:00:11 PM 850 Views
Re: Think of it this way, Emma... *NM* Isabel - 13/10/2010 06:26:09 PM 439 Views
You could at least try not to contradict yourself. Terez - 13/10/2010 06:29:11 PM 714 Views
Me being childish? Isabel - 13/10/2010 06:52:24 PM 759 Views
Some more thoughts ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 05:03:58 PM 908 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 765 Views
It's not that I think it's necessary, per se ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 05:44:03 PM 870 Views
On that particular point... Terez - 12/10/2010 06:05:59 PM 861 Views
That's reasonable speculation, I think ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 07:58:23 PM 790 Views
I don't know that Egwene's lack of recognition necessarily means anything... Terez - 12/10/2010 08:07:11 PM 698 Views
Yep, I agree ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 09:18:57 PM 781 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 1124 Views
By the way ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 10:07:49 PM 699 Views
But that is not the only prophecy of Rand's death. Terez - 12/10/2010 10:13:50 PM 704 Views
Just playing devil's advocate here ... Shishka - 12/10/2010 10:58:40 PM 858 Views
That raises an interesting question: Gher - 13/10/2010 04:01:17 PM 782 Views
Re: That raises an interesting question: Shishka - 13/10/2010 05:57:39 PM 818 Views
IIRC... Etzel - 12/10/2010 07:58:39 PM 969 Views
That is unfortunate. Terez - 12/10/2010 08:02:18 PM 797 Views
Switching bodies with Logain is mine. *NM* Tom - 13/10/2010 05:03:43 AM 399 Views
Are we doing that now? I call dibs on Be'laim. Joel - 14/10/2010 04:32:59 PM 849 Views
Body swap or Nynaeve heal seem the best bets to me. Joel - 14/10/2010 04:42:16 PM 779 Views
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