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Only if the DO isn't quite what we think he/it is. Lord Haart Send a noteboard - 01/12/2009 07:19:44 PM
... which is something Verin's revelations may indeed hint at.

IMO, the DO is actually pure Chaos, while the Pattern is pure Order. Both have their faults - the DO is destructive and uncaring, but so is the Pattern in many ways (Fate is cruel - it takes a happy farmboy and condemns him to a terrible death and to inflict huge pain, suffering and death upon others).

Perhaps the DO does break free, and 'fuses' with the Pattern to begin a Fourth Age where men are free from destiny and can instead determine their lives.
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Shadow win? Nargs - 01/12/2009 04:20:36 PM 1064 Views
The Shadow kind of has a big trump card Sandwich - 01/12/2009 04:30:38 PM 838 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 631 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 275 Views
Fact is, people don't enjoy reading about doom and gloom. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 04:33:35 PM 911 Views
Yes they do. They're called the Malazaniacs ... They love emo to the max ... Bookwyrm - 02/12/2009 06:57:42 AM 647 Views
The DO is the real threat Etzel - 01/12/2009 04:46:32 PM 725 Views
Those are bubbles of evil Ryan - 01/12/2009 05:56:26 PM 616 Views
Those "impossible deaths", etc., are bubbles of evil... Etzel - 01/12/2009 06:35:35 PM 724 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 701 Views
Only if the DO isn't quite what we think he/it is. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 07:19:44 PM 742 Views
Ooo, that's an interesting thought. Darth_Katie - 01/12/2009 07:45:44 PM 654 Views
Brilliant idea artois - 01/12/2009 08:01:39 PM 640 Views
Doesn't that sound a bit too much like Mistborn? Tom - 01/12/2009 10:09:32 PM 683 Views
Not so surprising... artois - 01/12/2009 10:18:39 PM 652 Views
No, there is no sense that the Shadow can or will win. Tom - 01/12/2009 09:23:47 PM 650 Views
It's why I prefer non-fiction more often. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 10:26:35 PM 586 Views
And RPA Reiterates Part of My Response. The Name With No Man - 02/12/2009 12:10:40 AM 769 Views
Beowulf did end badly, though Tom - 02/12/2009 05:40:52 AM 850 Views
He Died Heroically, Saving His People. The Name With No Man - 03/12/2009 06:39:02 PM 728 Views
Re: He Died Heroically, Saving His People. Lord Haart - 03/12/2009 07:11:59 PM 683 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 775 Views
More Shocking artois - 02/12/2009 04:10:58 AM 740 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 692 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 636 Views
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