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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.
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Character discussion 10 : Tuon - 18/07/2010 06:08:30 PM 1947 Views
Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books. - 18/07/2010 06:44:14 PM 1130 Views
I disprove your argument with one word. Coincidentally, it is a character. - 18/07/2010 07:50:17 PM 946 Views
Bah. - 18/07/2010 11:51:48 PM 952 Views
Actually, I like both of them. - 19/07/2010 06:41:12 AM 859 Views
Re: Actually, I like both of them. - 21/07/2010 01:22:21 PM 806 Views
I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:45:11 PM 1041 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:56:22 PM 991 Views
I guess I should have said she and Egwene share positive personality traits - 18/07/2010 09:01:50 PM 966 Views
Agreed. - 18/07/2010 09:11:19 PM 869 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 11:53:37 PM 930 Views
well said *NM* - 19/07/2010 01:39:46 AM 422 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 19/07/2010 03:34:42 AM 878 Views
I disagree. *NM* - 19/07/2010 08:04:45 AM 396 Views
Brandon said it was her mental toughness... - 20/07/2010 06:34:18 AM 809 Views
Cool character but has major flaws - 19/07/2010 06:22:15 AM 907 Views
The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 20/07/2010 01:01:49 AM 984 Views
Re: The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 21/07/2010 02:22:26 PM 713 Views
Also... - 22/07/2010 08:39:48 PM 861 Views
Re: Also... - 22/07/2010 09:19:37 PM 729 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 19/07/2010 06:58:46 PM 875 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 12:39:15 AM 855 Views
Yeah, What he said ^^ and... - 20/07/2010 01:05:49 AM 827 Views
Need better examples... - 20/07/2010 05:20:48 AM 779 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 03:59:30 PM 824 Views
You meant to say Graendal used Arad Doman as her base & destroyed it, right? - 20/07/2010 04:14:41 PM 929 Views
Yes. - 20/07/2010 05:17:32 PM 835 Views
There are plenty of examples - 20/07/2010 08:59:19 PM 990 Views
Re: There are plenty of examples - 21/07/2010 02:21:01 PM 722 Views
Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 11:24:22 AM 914 Views
Re: Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 03:32:54 PM 695 Views
The Seanchen as a whole are better rulers - 21/07/2010 04:21:09 AM 784 Views
Does Tuon know sul'dam can channel or not? - 18/07/2010 10:56:40 PM 879 Views
Answered my own question = Yes. - 18/07/2010 11:00:09 PM 854 Views
one of my favorite characters - 19/07/2010 01:38:53 AM 814 Views
Like her - 19/07/2010 07:00:01 AM 871 Views
A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 07:02:45 AM 947 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 08:39:05 AM 872 Views
on this we agree - 19/07/2010 07:56:31 PM 894 Views
Re: on this we agree - 20/07/2010 01:04:07 AM 851 Views
Re: A horrible woman indeed! - 20/07/2010 01:17:18 AM 740 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 21/07/2010 04:19:24 PM 768 Views
I think she has the most potential for evil - 19/07/2010 03:24:28 PM 834 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM 737 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 22/07/2010 07:54:24 PM 668 Views
Don't like her at all - 19/07/2010 06:38:05 PM 750 Views
I like her! As a character - 20/07/2010 01:46:09 AM 812 Views
One of Jordan's better done characters... - 20/07/2010 04:56:36 AM 821 Views
Tuon and omens plus other thoughts. - 20/07/2010 05:20:26 AM 771 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 777 Views
One thing among many that really bothered me about Tuon - 21/07/2010 08:07:57 AM 804 Views
She would have been killed - 21/07/2010 08:43:44 AM 838 Views
Yup, she had no choice there. - 21/07/2010 04:31:13 PM 754 Views
Fortuona - 22/07/2010 03:36:51 AM 1179 Views

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