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I don't think Rand can even be as good as Lews Therin Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 08:28:08 PM
It seems like for the entire series Rand, along with everyone in the third age, has been a dim comparison to his AoL counterpart. True he has grown more powerful and adept in using the Power as the books have come out, but always he has discovered "not even a tenth" of what his true power could be. Even still, in the 11th book, Rand needs Lews Therin to take over to make full use of his skills.

My question is, will Rand ever surpass Lews Therin? Or is his only hope to be as good as Lews Therin?


Lews Therin was one of the greatest channelers of his time. And he lived in a time where everyone who could channel got spectacular training in concepts and skills the people of the Third Age can hardly dream of. In Rand's case, whatever he couldn't work out for himself he had to learn from a unwilling teacher or "remember" from his past lives. So yeah, I don't think it's very surprising that Rand isn't as good as Lews Therin. Rand is also pretty much insane, and Lews (as far as we know) didn't jump off the deep end until the Taint. That's gonna affect the rankings a bit, I think.
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Rand MalkierKnight - 02/09/2009 08:01:45 PM 625 Views
I don't think Rand can even be as good as Lews Therin Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 08:28:08 PM 496 Views
Meh... Rand al'Thor - 03/09/2009 08:56:34 PM 368 Views
Good Point. Darth_Katie - 04/09/2009 01:17:23 PM 341 Views
I doubt it... entyti - 02/09/2009 08:36:24 PM 407 Views
He probably won't Dragonsworn - 02/09/2009 09:14:14 PM 382 Views
Re: I doubt it... MalkierKnight - 04/09/2009 01:56:54 AM 345 Views
the power of Love! ranagrande - 04/09/2009 12:46:43 PM 320 Views
Or Harry Potter. *NM* Darth_Katie - 04/09/2009 01:16:10 PM 146 Views
If I knew that...! entyti - 04/09/2009 08:19:37 PM 341 Views
Rand is better than Lews Therin ranagrande - 03/09/2009 01:58:31 PM 428 Views
Rand is a poor imitation of Lews Therin Sidious - 03/09/2009 04:26:56 PM 422 Views
It depends on what you mean by "surpass" ... Shishka - 03/09/2009 05:20:20 PM 335 Views
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