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The Shadow kind of has a big trump card Sandwich Send a noteboard - 01/12/2009 04:30:38 PM
I hear you and understand what you mean about not using more things like Sammael or thirteen myrddral or whatever, but the DO is a pretty convincing threat. Basically it seems like if he's freed, everybody and everything is toast. Rand is the only possible thing that can beat him. If he fails, pufff... and none of the minor baddies ever mattered.

Really though, when I think about it, how could any human stand against a supreme being who is powerful enough to stop the wheel of time and vaporize the pattern? Even if the hero had the Choedan Kal? Oops! Scratch the the Choedan Kal. When I think about it, Rand seems as insignificant as the Forsaken. We know the DO won't win or the whole series will be a wash, but the threat is pretty palpable and as of now, until we see how things unfold, it appears the good guys are headed for a loss. "How do I work this stupid glass sword!"
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Shadow win? Nargs - 01/12/2009 04:20:36 PM 1038 Views
The Shadow kind of has a big trump card Sandwich - 01/12/2009 04:30:38 PM 814 Views
If the Dark One wins, and destroys the Pattern, becomes the Creator and the Creator becomes the DO RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 06:36:47 PM 604 Views
I used to hope for that, but the DO quotes and his choice of followers make it hard to like him. *NM* Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 07:21:01 PM 265 Views
Fact is, people don't enjoy reading about doom and gloom. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 04:33:35 PM 881 Views
Yes they do. They're called the Malazaniacs ... They love emo to the max ... Bookwyrm - 02/12/2009 06:57:42 AM 624 Views
The DO is the real threat Etzel - 01/12/2009 04:46:32 PM 692 Views
Those are bubbles of evil Ryan - 01/12/2009 05:56:26 PM 589 Views
Those "impossible deaths", etc., are bubbles of evil... Etzel - 01/12/2009 06:35:35 PM 704 Views
This is why fanfiction of soap operas and comics can be more entertaining than the real thing. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 06:09:17 PM 675 Views
Only if the DO isn't quite what we think he/it is. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 07:19:44 PM 719 Views
Ooo, that's an interesting thought. Darth_Katie - 01/12/2009 07:45:44 PM 632 Views
Brilliant idea artois - 01/12/2009 08:01:39 PM 617 Views
Doesn't that sound a bit too much like Mistborn? Tom - 01/12/2009 10:09:32 PM 661 Views
Not so surprising... artois - 01/12/2009 10:18:39 PM 626 Views
No, there is no sense that the Shadow can or will win. Tom - 01/12/2009 09:23:47 PM 626 Views
It's why I prefer non-fiction more often. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 10:26:35 PM 555 Views
And RPA Reiterates Part of My Response. The Name With No Man - 02/12/2009 12:10:40 AM 739 Views
Beowulf did end badly, though Tom - 02/12/2009 05:40:52 AM 823 Views
He Died Heroically, Saving His People. The Name With No Man - 03/12/2009 06:39:02 PM 707 Views
Re: He Died Heroically, Saving His People. Lord Haart - 03/12/2009 07:11:59 PM 654 Views
With the Deck So Heavily Stacked in the DO's Favor, the Rest Just Makes Things Competitive. The Name With No Man - 02/12/2009 12:24:18 AM 742 Views
More Shocking artois - 02/12/2009 04:10:58 AM 716 Views
I Won't Say You're Wrong, but I'll Give You 10:1 Against. The Name With No Man - 04/12/2009 07:12:56 PM 667 Views
I always had the sense that the DO's minions are really just meant to be distractions darius_sedai - 02/12/2009 06:30:27 AM 613 Views
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