Re: I think she has the most potential for evil
Lord Haart Send a noteboard - 21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM
It boils down to this: She is a very intelligent bigot. If there is any reason to dislike the character, IMHO, it involves reading a POV from a character who uses their intelligence to describe why a group of people should have their free will taken from them and reduced to beneath the level of animals.
The key here is that she hasn't yet seen reason to change that point of view. While the treatment of damane is shocking, I look at the AS whom she has seen, and none of them act like anything other than children at best. No wonder she considers them dangerous, considering they wield such power (as for the Oaths, the Tower controls politics easily enough with them in place to discount them).
Tuon's priorities (unlike most other characters) are in the right order. Her people, whom she is responsible for and who look to her, come first. She is aware of the paradox of enslaving channelers, but there is no pragmatic solution to this at this time which won't hurt her people and remove order.
There are definitely flaws in the Seanchan Empire and in her leadership, but I think those come from factors outside of her control. Her decisions have made sense, and she is dealing with politics and risks far deeper than any other character aside from Rand. Egwene's struggle over a few dim-witted AS in the tower is nothing compared to maintaining order and military strength in half of Randland. Even if they never join with Rand, there's no chance they will join the Shadow under her leadership.
Character discussion 10 : Tuon
18/07/2010 06:08:30 PM
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Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books.
18/07/2010 06:44:14 PM
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I disprove your argument with one word. Coincidentally, it is a character.
18/07/2010 07:50:17 PM
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Re: Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books.
19/07/2010 05:57:29 PM
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Re: Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books.
20/07/2010 01:01:50 AM
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Re: Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books.
20/07/2010 06:36:11 PM
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I really like Tuon.
18/07/2010 07:45:11 PM
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Re: I really like Tuon.
18/07/2010 07:56:22 PM
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I guess I should have said she and Egwene share positive personality traits
18/07/2010 09:01:50 PM
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Re: I guess I should have said she and Egwene share positive personality traits
21/07/2010 01:26:03 PM
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Cool character but has major flaws
19/07/2010 06:22:15 AM
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The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike.
20/07/2010 01:01:49 AM
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Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples?
19/07/2010 06:58:46 PM
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Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples?
20/07/2010 12:39:15 AM
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Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples?
20/07/2010 03:59:30 PM
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You meant to say Graendal used Arad Doman as her base & destroyed it, right?
20/07/2010 04:14:41 PM
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There are plenty of examples
20/07/2010 08:59:19 PM
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Re: There are plenty of examples
21/07/2010 02:21:01 PM
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Does Tuon know sul'dam can channel or not?
18/07/2010 10:56:40 PM
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I'm laughing out loud. AS are normal women? Have you been paying attention to the AS she's with?
19/07/2010 01:35:08 AM
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A horrible woman
19/07/2010 07:02:45 AM
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Yes - and the Seanchan Empire is ten thousand times worse than a White Tower-like organization
22/07/2010 03:24:28 PM
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I think she has the most potential for evil
19/07/2010 03:24:28 PM
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Re: I think she has the most potential for evil
21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM
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Tuon and omens plus other thoughts.
20/07/2010 05:20:26 AM
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On that note, I think she is a bit uncanny because she sometimes seems a bit insane
20/07/2010 03:52:58 PM
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One thing among many that really bothered me about Tuon
21/07/2010 08:07:57 AM
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