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Re: I really like Tuon. Great Lord of Chaos Send a noteboard - 18/07/2010 07:56:22 PM
She is a better ruler than most of those on the Randland side of the ocean. She is tough, self-controlled, in command, and wise. I know most of us don't like the Seanchan, and therefore don't like Tuon, but I like her in spite of it. She is a lot like Egwene in my opinion.


Egwene has a mindset in that she thinks she's always right. Well, most of the time she is, but it's still annoying. Tuon doesn't. Which completely separates the characters.

Her handling of Mat was expert.

She is willing to revise her pre-conceived notions. That is something we almost never see in leaders and nobility. They tend to be bullheaded and so sure that they know everything that they trip over their own feet, to the detriment of their nation. Tuon learned a lot from Mat and when she returned to Ebou Dar, she put what she learned to good use. She allowed Beslan to swear to her oaths familiar to him. She is one of the first female characters to see who/what Mat really is, and not just see the womanizing, irresponsible side of him. That alone makes her exceptional.


Love her for this too.

She agreed to meet Rand and was willing to hear his proposition. She was even moved to accept it. She was mentally strong enough to resist the ta'veren pull of the strongest ta'veren who has ever lived.


She wasn't particularly moved emotionally, but Ta'verenically me thinks.

I think the things she has done that constitute foolishness are so few that I can confidently say that she is one of the most capable characters. Her few flaws all originate from Seanchan social norms.


And precisely.

Tuon is one of the most refreshing characters in the books.
Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε
κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι.
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Character discussion 10 : Tuon - 18/07/2010 06:08:30 PM 2000 Views
Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books. - 18/07/2010 06:44:14 PM 1178 Views
I disprove your argument with one word. Coincidentally, it is a character. - 18/07/2010 07:50:17 PM 999 Views
Bah. - 18/07/2010 11:51:48 PM 999 Views
Actually, I like both of them. - 19/07/2010 06:41:12 AM 904 Views
Re: Actually, I like both of them. - 21/07/2010 01:22:21 PM 855 Views
I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:45:11 PM 1089 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:56:22 PM 1040 Views
I guess I should have said she and Egwene share positive personality traits - 18/07/2010 09:01:50 PM 1022 Views
Agreed. - 18/07/2010 09:11:19 PM 926 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 11:53:37 PM 978 Views
well said *NM* - 19/07/2010 01:39:46 AM 444 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 19/07/2010 03:34:42 AM 932 Views
I disagree. *NM* - 19/07/2010 08:04:45 AM 422 Views
Brandon said it was her mental toughness... - 20/07/2010 06:34:18 AM 863 Views
Cool character but has major flaws - 19/07/2010 06:22:15 AM 961 Views
The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 20/07/2010 01:01:49 AM 1044 Views
Re: The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 21/07/2010 02:22:26 PM 768 Views
Also... - 22/07/2010 08:39:48 PM 915 Views
Re: Also... - 22/07/2010 09:19:37 PM 785 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 19/07/2010 06:58:46 PM 926 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 12:39:15 AM 913 Views
Yeah, What he said ^^ and... - 20/07/2010 01:05:49 AM 881 Views
Need better examples... - 20/07/2010 05:20:48 AM 827 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 03:59:30 PM 873 Views
You meant to say Graendal used Arad Doman as her base & destroyed it, right? - 20/07/2010 04:14:41 PM 984 Views
Yes. - 20/07/2010 05:17:32 PM 887 Views
There are plenty of examples - 20/07/2010 08:59:19 PM 1045 Views
Re: There are plenty of examples - 21/07/2010 02:21:01 PM 779 Views
Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 11:24:22 AM 963 Views
Re: Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 03:32:54 PM 753 Views
The Seanchen as a whole are better rulers - 21/07/2010 04:21:09 AM 840 Views
Does Tuon know sul'dam can channel or not? - 18/07/2010 10:56:40 PM 927 Views
Answered my own question = Yes. - 18/07/2010 11:00:09 PM 901 Views
one of my favorite characters - 19/07/2010 01:38:53 AM 868 Views
Like her - 19/07/2010 07:00:01 AM 928 Views
A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 07:02:45 AM 1003 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 08:39:05 AM 927 Views
on this we agree - 19/07/2010 07:56:31 PM 941 Views
Re: on this we agree - 20/07/2010 01:04:07 AM 885 Views
Re: A horrible woman indeed! - 20/07/2010 01:17:18 AM 790 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 21/07/2010 04:19:24 PM 820 Views
I think she has the most potential for evil - 19/07/2010 03:24:28 PM 871 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM 792 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 22/07/2010 07:54:24 PM 721 Views
Don't like her at all - 19/07/2010 06:38:05 PM 825 Views
I like her! As a character - 20/07/2010 01:46:09 AM 859 Views
One of Jordan's better done characters... - 20/07/2010 04:56:36 AM 869 Views
Tuon and omens plus other thoughts. - 20/07/2010 05:20:26 AM 820 Views
On that note, I think she is a bit uncanny because she sometimes seems a bit insane - 20/07/2010 03:52:58 PM 832 Views
One thing among many that really bothered me about Tuon - 21/07/2010 08:07:57 AM 851 Views
She would have been killed - 21/07/2010 08:43:44 AM 888 Views
Yup, she had no choice there. - 21/07/2010 04:31:13 PM 810 Views
Fortuona - 22/07/2010 03:36:51 AM 1223 Views

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