Rand: Does his red hair make it difficult to imagine him as a hero for some of you too?
Shannow Send a noteboard - 05/12/2010 01:06:54 PM
I must admit, I struggled to take Rand seriously for some time due to the strange hair colour RJ picked for his hero. Red headed heroes aren't exactly common in fiction.
In fact, I struggle to think of a single prominent figure in real life or in fiction who was red headed.
If I think of red heads, I think of Conan o Brien, and err... some of William Wallace's sidekicks in Braveheart, and err... yip, that's about it. And maybe that kid who was Harry Potter's side kick.
Heroes are typically dark haired or blond haired, or even white haired on occasion.
Moridin cuts a far more heroic figure, with his black hair and blue eyes, and of course Demandred, with his black hair and dark eyes. Or even some of the blond, brown or even grey haired guys in the series.
Is it just me? If I'm wrong, please give me other examples of red headed heroes in either literature or even in real life, for that matter.
In fact, I struggle to think of a single prominent figure in real life or in fiction who was red headed.
If I think of red heads, I think of Conan o Brien, and err... some of William Wallace's sidekicks in Braveheart, and err... yip, that's about it. And maybe that kid who was Harry Potter's side kick.
Heroes are typically dark haired or blond haired, or even white haired on occasion.
Moridin cuts a far more heroic figure, with his black hair and blue eyes, and of course Demandred, with his black hair and dark eyes. Or even some of the blond, brown or even grey haired guys in the series.
Is it just me? If I'm wrong, please give me other examples of red headed heroes in either literature or even in real life, for that matter.
Rand: Does his red hair make it difficult to imagine him as a hero for some of you too?
- 05/12/2010 01:06:54 PM
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I think the Norse god Tyr was often portrayed with red-hair
- 05/12/2010 01:18:28 PM
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Interesting...
- 05/12/2010 01:23:33 PM
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be careful not to compare greek then to greek now
- 05/12/2010 06:29:51 PM
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Rand's a FireCrotch - see video
- 06/12/2010 07:59:00 AM
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Plus Rand is so tall--- that people are constantly staring at his 'fire-crotch' *NM*
- 06/12/2010 08:40:20 AM
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No.
- 05/12/2010 02:09:47 PM
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It really is more of a reflection of pop culture than historical parallels where blond=ideal.
- 06/12/2010 04:36:53 PM
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Horrbile example, but...
- 05/12/2010 03:27:47 PM
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hilarious I totally remember those books! Never read them, but I worked at a bookstore
- 05/12/2010 04:35:59 PM
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No, not at all. The only visualization problem I've had with characters are Rand and Lanfear
- 05/12/2010 06:12:57 PM
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Re: No, not at all. The only visualization problem I've had with characters are Rand and Lanfear
- 06/12/2010 12:55:58 AM
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his height comparisons were always suspect
- 06/12/2010 02:57:20 AM
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He's also compared to people with a wide variety of heights.
- 06/12/2010 03:09:24 AM
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*bonks you on the head*
- 06/12/2010 03:23:16 AM
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The good thing about personal pronouns is they're widely applicable; it's also the bad thing. 
- 06/12/2010 03:34:36 AM
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- 06/12/2010 03:34:36 AM
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The comparison that got me was when they said that Demandred's Johnson was '2nd best' *NM*
- 06/12/2010 08:41:36 AM
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It's all about proportions, and taste.
- 06/12/2010 03:17:39 AM
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Gross. All I can think of when you say proportions is Rand's huge dong covered in red pubes
- 06/12/2010 08:38:31 AM
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What could his hair color possibly have to do with it? 
- 06/12/2010 03:42:24 AM
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- 06/12/2010 03:42:24 AM
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Ginger-hate is real... red heads just can't be taken seriously *NM*
- 06/12/2010 08:37:14 AM
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