Though it seems unlikely that he would be given another body, given how easily he was killed both times.
I'm not sure the ease with which he was killed both times is a factor. However, at this point I don't see any strategic reason for the DO to resurrect him again, unless some of his scientist skills are needed. It's probably too late in the game to place him as an undercover agent somewhere, as he was as Dashiva. And the DO doesn't really need him as a weapon during TG, now that he has a bunch of Dark Asha'man at his disposal. And Aginor was never a key general or combatant during the AoL, from what we know, so his usefullness as such is questionable, anyway.
So I don't see him returning either, even though I think the DO was able to capture his soul. We have no reason to believe otherwise - Ishamael was killed with callandor, and the DO was able to capture his soul. So he ought to have been able to capture Osan'gar's soul too.
Why not transmigrate Osan'gar, if the DO can easily do it without any cost, and e.g. give him then to Moridin as an additional, maybe mindtrapped servant? Osan'gar is after all still very powerful and experienced. We also know from RJ that the DO prefers his original Forsaken, but he already can't bring back Be'lal, Rahvin, As,o and possbily Sammael. Plus, Osan'gar didn't betray the DO. Just the fact that he was killed by enemies (or actually Elza), shouldn't stop the DO to transmigrate him, if the promise that Forsaken are basically immortal and that the DO is the "Lord of the Grave" has any validity. Also the extra chairs at the Forsaken Garden Party in KoD could point to a transmigration of Osan'gar.
I think a transmigration of Osan'gar would definitely make sense for the Shadow, even if it's not that long anymore till TG. If RJ didn't do it, the reason is probably just plot-related, namely that it would be a bit lame to have one Forsaken transmigrated a second time in yet another body (though one could also say it would be a nice twist, because few would suspect it).
This message last edited by Etzel on 06/10/2009 at 09:40:03 PM
Surprise! Osan'gar is alive!
- 05/10/2009 09:11:12 PM
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He clearly died at the Cleansing...
- 05/10/2009 09:14:50 PM
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I don't think it's completely obvious
- 05/10/2009 09:20:26 PM
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Nah, he was toast.
- 05/10/2009 09:34:37 PM
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Unless he's been mindtrapped for his failures.
- 05/10/2009 11:13:00 PM
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What about the extra chairs at the Forsaken meeting in KoD? New Forsaken or Resurrected or neither? *NM*
- 06/10/2009 01:22:48 AM
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agreed
- 06/10/2009 01:55:40 AM
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Re: agreed
- 06/10/2009 03:35:42 PM
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I think so too. It seems too late in the game for him to have a meaningful role.
- 06/10/2009 08:13:50 PM
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*NM*
On the other hand...
- 06/10/2009 09:31:00 PM
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You assume that it is easy ...
- 06/10/2009 09:51:18 PM
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It would be easy if more channelers were around and captured
- 06/10/2009 10:08:20 PM
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I'm not sure that's the only issue re determining "easy" or not ...
- 07/10/2009 03:20:24 PM
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I think Osan'Gar is walking around with a new body.
- 06/10/2009 09:33:59 PM
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I dunno... I think bodies are really tough to find
- 06/10/2009 10:29:03 PM
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Plus, I think the DO can only pick amongst those who have devoted their souls *NM*
- 06/10/2009 10:55:44 PM
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I'm not sure strength is limited by the body - I always thought it was the soul.
- 15/10/2009 10:59:36 PM
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