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Good points, but still not convinced. Joel Send a noteboard - 07/10/2009 04:19:42 PM
Be'lal was balefired. There is no reason to assume that the balefire was so weak that the DO could transmigrate him.

There's every reason to believe that after Moiraine comments on how (relatively) weak her balefire is.
There is also no reason that Moridin wouldn't know about Taim being Be'lal. Yet Moridin muses in PoD, that there are only 9 people left who remember sha'rah. This comment shall obviously make clear that Moridin is aware of all the other living Forsaken, also the reincarnated ones.

The ones we know about, at any rate.
It also doesn't make sense that Be'lal wouldn't attend the Forsaken meetings and wouldn't fight at the Cleansing. RJ even stated that all Forsaken were at the Cleansing, except for Moridin and Mesaana.

The latter is a bigger issue than "missing" meeting unless we assume an omniscient audience. Which could also answer the other one. We can't assume he's not Be'lal based on what he HASN'T done anymore than we can assume he is for such reasons. Only on what he has done is compelling either way.
Taim's character also doesn't fit Be'lal's, e.g. Taim doesn't like swords.

I've always thought that was a red herring; after Be'lals remark to Rand about how "they" turned a game of swords into combat it would be pretty stupid to immediately appear a master swordsman as well as master channeler. In fact, if he used the sword much around Rand he'd HAVE to deliberately alter his style to avoid outing himself if he's Be'lal.
Besides that, RJ made clear in several statements that Taim is Taim, an individual character, not a Forsaken in disguise

I thought he'd simply made clear that Taim is Taim, not Demandred, but I admit I'd feel a lot better about this is if I could find some of his old Q&As.
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Dueling Theory II: Taim is Be'lal. Joel - 07/10/2009 03:37:59 PM 1091 Views
I've always found this to be a silly theory Sidious - 07/10/2009 03:49:53 PM 773 Views
Still like it though. Joel - 07/10/2009 03:55:47 PM 628 Views
I hate it like I hate Gawyn Sidious - 07/10/2009 06:17:40 PM 660 Views
Wow. Joel - 12/10/2009 04:44:27 AM 565 Views
Not possible Rand al'Thor - 07/10/2009 06:44:04 PM 582 Views
You replied in the wrong place *NM* Sidious - 07/10/2009 07:42:14 PM 239 Views
RJ actually indicated... Etzel - 10/10/2009 10:51:23 AM 540 Views
I don't think he'd have considered it at all without this aspect. Joel - 12/10/2009 12:45:26 AM 556 Views
Nope... Etzel - 07/10/2009 04:09:52 PM 600 Views
Good points, but still not convinced. Joel - 07/10/2009 04:19:42 PM 579 Views
The other Forsaken... Etzel - 07/10/2009 04:31:26 PM 579 Views
Except for mentions of the fellow pretending to be Sammael. Joel - 07/10/2009 04:56:11 PM 807 Views
And why.. Etzel - 07/10/2009 05:25:30 PM 591 Views
Honestly, I do think Graendal was posing as Sammael, but we can't know for sure. Joel - 12/10/2009 12:58:58 AM 644 Views
The Real Red Herring Mat_Cauthon33 - 07/10/2009 09:28:01 PM 688 Views
No, Taims disdain for swords is a red herring for RAND. Joel - 12/10/2009 01:02:30 AM 614 Views
A few seconds is the same as a few hours, in this situation beetnemesis - 07/10/2009 11:05:25 PM 565 Views
Not at all. Joel - 11/10/2009 11:59:14 PM 528 Views
timing doesn't fit Jim - 08/10/2009 01:03:01 AM 558 Views
Re: timing doesn't fit Joel - 12/10/2009 12:42:24 AM 547 Views
actually we know that's when they first come back Jim - 12/10/2009 02:34:59 AM 667 Views
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