The Lord Ruler | Mistborn Lore
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- The Lord Ruler is an enigma of a man. Near the beginning of my channel, I made a video in defence of the Lord Ruler. Was he as much of an evil man as people assume? Or was he more of a ruthless utilitarian caught between a series of difficult choices and power he could barely comprehend, let alone use effectively.
While I won’t rehash that discussion here, I did feel it was prudent for us to examine the man behind the title. It’s worth recapping and looking at what we know about this man who once ruled a planet and had an entire religion dedicated to him. Who was the Lord Ruler? What do we know about him and his history?
It should go without saying that there will be spoilers for the first Mistborn trilogy in this video - at least concerning the Lord Ruler, his past, and his identity.
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I wish Sanderson would write more about him, such an interesting character
I’m not gonna complain about Brandon writing too little until I’ve starting actually writing my own book 😭🤣
But I know what your saying, the genius of his plans and complexity of his morality is absolutely fascinating. Plus it’s just badass that he was literally believed to be an indestructible god cause he basically was one for hundreds of years.
Not really. Pretty basic character.
@@bradcallahan3546 ayoo suck my dick
Imagine being the most powerful and invested immortal being (who isn't a shard) in the entirety of the known Cosmere, just to get killed by a teenage girl.
He got done dirty that's for sure
Technically Hoid is more powerful
A teenage girl that was inhabited by a god and was guided by another.
The Lord Ruler is one of, if not the best villain in all of media. I went in the first book completely blind and that aura he had of all powerful yet mysterious God was genuinely believable. Until they revealed the nature of steel inquisitors and the Lord ruler I truly believed the characters were dealing with a God, which made the fight scene against the inquisitors so amazing. I actually screamed when Kelsier killed the inquisitor, I genuinely believed those fuckers were immortal and having Rashek knock Kelsier out with a single slap left me more surprised than I could remember being with a series. Holy shit that was one of the best books I have read in my life
The question "what's up with the lord ruler" is low key one of the mysteries that keeps coming up even way after he's gone.
Honestly, The Lord Ruler was flawed but ultimately saved the world. He dealt with Ruin in his ear for a thousand years and obviously went insane. But without him, everyone would've died in book 3. Just look at how the characters of Mistborn changed in the first trilogy. Elend became hardened and basically conquered, Vin became a killer, even Sazed changed too. I can't imagine Elend, for example, would've done better then TLR if he had to rule for the same amount of time while dealing with Ruin trying to make him go insane.
He wasn’t insane, just desensitised by life as he is immortal and in addition to this he became unhinged by Ruins influence…
He and Wulfden are my favorite Cosmere villains. Brandon is very good with religious tyrants.
rest in peace a real one, enjoy the beyond Rashek
Rashek was a real G 😔
I thought you disappeared from yt again lol, but now see you've been uploading, but yt just wasn't letting me know
Yeah not as frequent as in the past, but I try to keep uploading even if it's just once a week.
And I've noticed YT hasn't been pushing out my videos as much lately
@@RavensRants well shame on YT cuz I bey the other videos were just as good as this one
just finished the first trilogy yesterday so this video came out at a great time! maybe Rashek wasn't such a bad guy after all. just a flawed man trying to do what he thought was best at the time.
You may wanna check out my other video on him
I just finished writing a series of short stories featuring a character named Riumur, who had the same powers as the lord ruler would have. And it was pretty amazing what he could do. I didn't even explore the possibilities of spiritual feruchemy that much, and Riumur was still an incredibly dangerous character.
Like what?
@jmaths117 Imagine if the Hulk was as fast as the Flash, could fly, and was as smart as Iron Man, Reed richards, and Bruce banner. Not to mention, Riumur never had to eat, sleep, drink, or even breathe to survive.
@@Scp4521 sounds pretty OP
@@Scp4521 but that’s the effect of having all 3 metallic arts if you really think about it. You could also soothe or riot 1,000 people at once essentially giving you practical mind control
@@SandNebula232 I barely scratched the surface of Riumur's abilities.
I’d be so curious to know what he would do if he got to the well one more time. So much of his cruelty was designed well at least argued to keep him in the right place to touch preservations power again. I just wish I could know what he’d do with 1000 years of planning and a second go.
Nothing that would fix the problem
I hope you're doing alright. Miss the uploads, but I definitely understand life can take the reigns for many unexpected reasons.
Hey man, appreciate that. Yeah real life has left me with very little time, but I still monitor the comments even if I can't upload right now. Channel isn't abandoned, just on pause right now ❤️
@@RavensRants Glad to hear it! Take care of yourself
Yoooo listening to the bands of mourning again and it just hit me... rashik is a returned in era 2
Huh? I’m rereading the series now. Where at in bands do you get that? The ending vision is Kelsier.
Looking forward to see you back eventually man, hope youre doing good
I'm doing well man. Life is just busy. I still monitor the comments though. Appreciate the kind words
Sanderson is among the best!
Love this character honestly. Thankful he slapped the shit outta kelsier
I think that was Cephandrius that did that. I think he wanted to fight the lord ruler, but he was ready to move on and didn't give Kelsier the satisfaction.
#rashekdidnothingwrong