To develop the characters. These characters bring out traits in other, more prominent characters, that we would not normally see. For example, Asunawa was not at all a main character, but because of him, Galad is Lord Captain Commander of the CoL. The other Lord Captains chose Galad of Asunawa. This is just an example, but you can see how the character is actually useful.
Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε
κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι.
κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι.
Pointless characters and deaths in WoT
- 04/12/2010 05:49:01 AM
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Other pointless characters
- 04/12/2010 06:26:50 AM
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why would you read the series and visit fan sites if you hate it all that much? *NM*
- 04/12/2010 06:38:47 AM
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Re: why would you read the series and visit fan sites if you hate it all that much?
- 04/12/2010 06:41:23 AM
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If you didn't get Rand's transformation, you're not the intended audience...
- 04/12/2010 06:58:20 AM
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Oh, love of course.
- 04/12/2010 07:13:10 AM
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Yeah, while you're busy not believing that, you should believe in things like the One Power too.
- 04/12/2010 10:28:46 AM
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You've completely missed the point
- 04/12/2010 02:03:06 PM
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You've completely missed the point!
- 05/12/2010 08:54:47 AM
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what do you mean? these powers have been manifesting for a while! You need to read more closely
- 05/12/2010 03:15:21 PM
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You're right, why would love ever be the Base of Goodness???
- 05/12/2010 08:59:27 AM
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You're proving my point actually
- 05/12/2010 09:33:23 AM
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? at what point was this series not supposed to be stereotypical?
- 05/12/2010 09:36:06 AM
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Well...
- 05/12/2010 09:42:04 AM
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uhm, we do?
- 05/12/2010 09:48:32 AM
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Not in Rand
- 05/12/2010 09:55:02 AM
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channeling isn't far from stereotypical
- 05/12/2010 10:10:20 AM
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Again, why are you on this board or even reading this series?
- 04/12/2010 02:30:22 PM
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Uh excuse me.
- 05/12/2010 09:05:27 AM
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since you are so very unhappy, I fail to see why you continue to read the books
- 05/12/2010 09:09:36 AM
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Don't twist things to suit yourself
- 05/12/2010 09:38:42 AM
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I would be unhappy with that ending because the Creator has never worked directly.
- 05/12/2010 09:44:17 AM
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I'd say there's been some unusualness.
- 05/12/2010 09:52:22 AM
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If Rand was one of the supporting heroes, maybe. But he's the "messiah" character
- 05/12/2010 10:15:42 AM
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Actually, it's got zilch to do with "good" or "evil".
- 05/12/2010 01:37:49 PM
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actually, we don't know how it is done and I like my theory just fine, thank you 
- 05/12/2010 05:48:19 PM
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- 05/12/2010 05:48:19 PM
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We haven't had a Rand POV, so I don't think you can say for certain that it's random.
- 06/12/2010 03:16:43 AM
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And right down the page is "Easy life of lightside heroes"
- 04/12/2010 10:43:55 AM
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Re: Pointless characters and deaths in WoT
- 05/12/2010 01:56:53 PM
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It's rather simple.
- 05/12/2010 02:50:10 PM
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