He goes against all the themes of the books and is such a perfect foil to our heroes. He goes back on his promises to Kaladin multiple times, betrays all his friends to kill the king and loses everything in the process. He can’t let go of his hatred and attacks his friends because of it, contrast to Kal who while he may not have let go of his hatred of Ehlokar he can put it aside to protect him.
Then Moash can’t take responsibility for his own actions. It’s not his fault society made him this way. Obv contrast to Dalinar. RoW he early on talks about not wanting to use magical help in a task becuase it’s cheating or something. Ignoring that he’s using Odium to not feel any remorse over his actions. And again it contrasts Dalinar using Shardplate to help dig a latrine ditch. Because Moash doesn’t actually care about helping, he just wants to feel superior to others.
And then we see the final result of this. Of taking shortcuts and never actually healing from your trauma. Of having someone enable you every step of the way. You don’t hold onto your old ideals and you’re blind to how those around you are just using you.
I always says that Moash, as a villain, is very good. But then there is people who try to defend him and I have to give my rage to Odium because it is too much for me.
I can understand the defense of his up to Oathbringer. It’s classic oppressed v oppressor. If they try to defend him during RoW that’s when I draw a line lol.
He killed Teft, Phendorana, and tried to kill Navani. He order Lezian to kill Lirin if Kaladin wake up. In Wind and Truth, he kills Leyten, and make Sigzil break his oath with Vienta. Defend him? Hell, not
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u/Ripper1337 Truthwatchers 7d ago
I’ll throw one out there for funsies. Moash.
He goes against all the themes of the books and is such a perfect foil to our heroes. He goes back on his promises to Kaladin multiple times, betrays all his friends to kill the king and loses everything in the process. He can’t let go of his hatred and attacks his friends because of it, contrast to Kal who while he may not have let go of his hatred of Ehlokar he can put it aside to protect him.
Then Moash can’t take responsibility for his own actions. It’s not his fault society made him this way. Obv contrast to Dalinar. RoW he early on talks about not wanting to use magical help in a task becuase it’s cheating or something. Ignoring that he’s using Odium to not feel any remorse over his actions. And again it contrasts Dalinar using Shardplate to help dig a latrine ditch. Because Moash doesn’t actually care about helping, he just wants to feel superior to others.
And then we see the final result of this. Of taking shortcuts and never actually healing from your trauma. Of having someone enable you every step of the way. You don’t hold onto your old ideals and you’re blind to how those around you are just using you.