She was willing to die to protect Rand as early as Book 1, risked being destroyed in T'A'R to gather information in other books and was willing to die again for the cause of uniting the Tower in the last three books.
As much as I like Egwene, I think what makes her so powerful is not bravery as much as her sense of invulnerability. Egwene doesn't believe she can be harmed or killed, and she's ignorant of the true danger she's in. That's why she's always the one to get collared, hit on the head with a rock, half-killed by Lanfear, captured etc. She's very bad at assessing danger, so she rushes in where angels fear to tread. Luckily she's very powerful as a channeler, or I think she'd be roadkill by now.
Elayne is the one who keeps getting half-killed by rocks, forkrooted, captured by the BA in her own Capital, sneaking out of the palace at night with Aviendha etc...
Egwene's also finally had an epiphany at the end of TGS, she finally seems to get that there is a good reason an Amyrlin can't run around without the Hall's permission.
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
Who is the bravest WOT character -- a soldier willing to sacrifice the most for their own cause?
- 23/01/2010 08:47:47 AM
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I'd say there are only two serious candidates, and one clear winner
- 23/01/2010 09:12:01 AM
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Re: I'd say there are only two serious candidates, and one clear winner
- 23/01/2010 09:23:18 AM
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Bornhold, leading the suicide charge against the Seanchan in TGH.
- 23/01/2010 11:15:14 AM
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I also approve of both your suggestions. *NM*
- 23/01/2010 05:11:26 PM
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Yes, but you're incompetent
- 25/01/2010 04:39:49 PM
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Occasionally. At least I didn't dedicate my life to achieving mediocrity, Hidious.
- 25/01/2010 05:42:21 PM
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Re: Bornhold, leading the suicide charge against the Seanchan in TGH.
- 23/01/2010 10:15:27 PM
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Can totally get behind Tuon for that scene. Bornhold's a boring fanatic, though. *NM*
- 24/01/2010 09:28:11 AM
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Not even really a contest.
- 23/01/2010 06:25:26 PM
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Incidentally...
- 23/01/2010 10:00:02 PM
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Short answer: her life (and lifetime)
- 24/01/2010 09:32:32 AM
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Meh.
- 24/01/2010 09:43:50 AM
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Psh, who joins the Aes Sedai with a cause?
- 24/01/2010 09:55:29 AM
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The thing is, most of the people I try to think of didn't really have a 'cause' ...
- 23/01/2010 11:34:42 PM
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That's just it. That's really the Dragon Reborn myth in a nutshell, really.
- 24/01/2010 09:38:12 AM
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Egwene
- 25/01/2010 03:24:39 PM
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I'll have to disagree with this
- 25/01/2010 04:37:43 PM
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I think that title is best suited to Elayne
- 25/01/2010 05:01:03 PM
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And she is just plain lucky too. And people tend to save her a$$.
- 26/01/2010 10:10:33 PM
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I changed my mind - Tigraine Mantear is the bravest character I can think of.
- 27/01/2010 06:01:32 PM
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Lews Therin and the hundred Companions
- 25/01/2010 04:31:03 PM
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I can't really credit Lews Therin with anything.
- 27/01/2010 06:01:09 PM
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Why's he too powerful?
- 28/01/2010 04:31:56 PM
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Dragon Reborn, plus mightiest channeler, plus t'a'veren of great magnitude, plus leader of the World
- 28/01/2010 05:56:13 PM
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Tamra. Her speech after Gitara Moroso's death in NS was heartbreaking.
- 26/01/2010 08:28:37 AM
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