That's an incredibly naive assessment of the Shadow's approach.
Tom Send a noteboard - 26/11/2009 10:51:56 PM
Why would the Shadow just send hordes of Trollocs against armies of men? That makes little sense. The important thing is to defeat the Dragon. If the Dragon fails, the Dark One will be free to pick off anyone he wants to whenever he wants to.
As a result, the strategy has been to turn the Dragon to evil, just like in Star Wars, just like in the game of sha'rah. Given Rand's epiphany on Dragonmount, it's clear that that strategy has failed. As a result, the only choice left is to try to kill him.
This is where the Battle of Caemlyn comes in. It will seem like a straightforward battle. Evil will be "defeated" but the Dragon will be dying and need to do something in order to be able to rise again to finish the task.
As a result, the strategy has been to turn the Dragon to evil, just like in Star Wars, just like in the game of sha'rah. Given Rand's epiphany on Dragonmount, it's clear that that strategy has failed. As a result, the only choice left is to try to kill him.
This is where the Battle of Caemlyn comes in. It will seem like a straightforward battle. Evil will be "defeated" but the Dragon will be dying and need to do something in order to be able to rise again to finish the task.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
The Shadow's command structure in the Last Battle...
- 26/11/2009 09:30:46 AM
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Ummm...
- 26/11/2009 09:49:37 AM
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Re: Ummm...
- 26/11/2009 11:21:37 AM
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To me that's a poor argument. Not you, but rather this viewpoint, which has been raised before...
- 26/11/2009 11:55:17 AM
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It doesn't really matter...
- 26/11/2009 01:56:05 PM
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What is the point then?
- 26/11/2009 02:05:15 PM
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There'll be a physical battle
- 26/11/2009 02:54:07 PM
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exactly! Rand v DO is the fight for existance, Trollocs vs Mankind is the fight 4 mankinds existance *NM*
- 26/11/2009 04:36:17 PM
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Not at all
- 26/11/2009 07:23:39 PM
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But, in the interest of DRAMA, the Shadow's forces would first need to be on the edge of victory...
- 26/11/2009 07:29:44 PM
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Think tLotR
- 26/11/2009 03:31:34 PM
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Some expert on Dragonmount calculated the number of Trollocs that the Blight can support...
- 26/11/2009 06:42:17 PM
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Re: Some expert on Dragonmount calculated the number of Trollocs that the Blight can support...
- 26/11/2009 08:21:47 PM
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That's an incredibly naive assessment of the Shadow's approach.
- 26/11/2009 10:51:56 PM
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