Nynaeve isn't the "most fearless", but she is the bravest
JasonD Send a noteboard - 24/02/2010 09:18:15 PM
Who is the bravest WOT character -- a soldier willing to sacrifice the most for their own cause?
I'm going to say Nynaeve, but I'm not precisely answering your question.
Others benefit from that youthful (dare I say "adolescent"?) sense of invulnerability, whereby the normal human psyche blocks them from believing in danger. I would put Faile, Galad, and Elayne in this category most often, though others frequently fit the description (Egewene, Mat, Nicola).
Some characters, like Lan, Cadsuane, and 98% of the Aiel are better described as fearless. Ho-hum, I'm going to die.
But for my answer, I'm going to describe "bravery" as "having lots of fear and perservering"; which means also having lots of hope.
Hence Nynaeve. She is past the first stage (youth) but hasn't reached the second (nihilism?). Worse, her fears come in many different flavors: She fears a loss of the dominance she had as Wisdom, especially facing Aes Sedai (social), she is scared of Moghedien (mortal), she is afraid of what she did to Birgitte (guilt), she is terrified of the Sea Folk (psychological), she is afraid for Lan (romantic), and she worries about Rand (maternal) and the fate of the entire world (philosophical).
Who is the bravest WOT character -- a soldier willing to sacrifice the most for their own cause?
23/01/2010 08:47:47 AM
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I'd say there are only two serious candidates, and one clear winner
23/01/2010 09:12:01 AM
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Re: I'd say there are only two serious candidates, and one clear winner
23/01/2010 09:23:18 AM
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Bornhold, leading the suicide charge against the Seanchan in TGH.
23/01/2010 11:15:14 AM
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I also approve of both your suggestions. *NM*
23/01/2010 05:11:26 PM
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Yes, but you're incompetent
25/01/2010 04:39:49 PM
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Occasionally. At least I didn't dedicate my life to achieving mediocrity, Hidious.
25/01/2010 05:42:21 PM
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Re: Bornhold, leading the suicide charge against the Seanchan in TGH.
23/01/2010 10:15:27 PM
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Can totally get behind Tuon for that scene. Bornhold's a boring fanatic, though. *NM*
24/01/2010 09:28:11 AM
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Not even really a contest.
23/01/2010 06:25:26 PM
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Incidentally...
23/01/2010 10:00:02 PM
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Short answer: her life (and lifetime)
24/01/2010 09:32:32 AM
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Meh.
24/01/2010 09:43:50 AM
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Psh, who joins the Aes Sedai with a cause?
24/01/2010 09:55:29 AM
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The thing is, most of the people I try to think of didn't really have a 'cause' ...
23/01/2010 11:34:42 PM
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That's just it. That's really the Dragon Reborn myth in a nutshell, really.
24/01/2010 09:38:12 AM
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Egwene
25/01/2010 03:24:39 PM
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I'll have to disagree with this
25/01/2010 04:37:43 PM
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And she is just plain lucky too. And people tend to save her a$$.
26/01/2010 10:10:33 PM
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I changed my mind - Tigraine Mantear is the bravest character I can think of.
27/01/2010 06:01:32 PM
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Lews Therin and the hundred Companions
25/01/2010 04:31:03 PM
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I can't really credit Lews Therin with anything.
27/01/2010 06:01:09 PM
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Why's he too powerful?
28/01/2010 04:31:56 PM
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Dragon Reborn, plus mightiest channeler, plus t'a'veren of great magnitude, plus leader of the World
28/01/2010 05:56:13 PM
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Tamra. Her speech after Gitara Moroso's death in NS was heartbreaking.
26/01/2010 08:28:37 AM
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Nynaeve isn't the "most fearless", but she is the bravest
24/02/2010 09:18:15 PM
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