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I wrote a full breakdown of the Blackthorn's redemption and the philosophy of Oathbringer on Medium.
👇 Read the full analysis below 🕯️
👇 Read the full analysis below 🕯️
You Cannot Have My Pain”: Why Dalinar Kholin is Fantasy’s Greatest Redemption
In a genre filled with hollow apologies, the Blackthorn teaches us that true growth requires owning the fire, not escaping it
medium.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I wrote a full breakdown of the Blackthorn's redemption and the philosophy of Oathbringer on Medium.
👇 Read the full analysis below 🕯️
👇 Read the full analysis below 🕯️
It is the ultimate expression of "Journey Before Destination."
The Destination is being a better man.
The Journey is living with the guilt of who you used to be.
The pain wasn't an obstacle. It was the path.
The Destination is being a better man.
The Journey is living with the guilt of who you used to be.
The pain wasn't an obstacle. It was the path.
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It is the ultimate expression of "Journey Before Destination."
The Destination is being a better man.
The Journey is living with the guilt of who you used to be.
The pain wasn't an obstacle. It was the path.
The Destination is being a better man.
The Journey is living with the guilt of who you used to be.
The pain wasn't an obstacle. It was the path.
Odium offered a hollow victory—a version of him without scars.
But Dalinar understood that his pain made him who he is.
To surrender the guilt is to surrender the lessons. He chose a life of agonizing truth over a comfortable lie. He forged himself in the fires he once set.
But Dalinar understood that his pain made him who he is.
To surrender the guilt is to surrender the lessons. He chose a life of agonizing truth over a comfortable lie. He forged himself in the fires he once set.
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Odium offered a hollow victory—a version of him without scars.
But Dalinar understood that his pain made him who he is.
To surrender the guilt is to surrender the lessons. He chose a life of agonizing truth over a comfortable lie. He forged himself in the fires he once set.
But Dalinar understood that his pain made him who he is.
To surrender the guilt is to surrender the lessons. He chose a life of agonizing truth over a comfortable lie. He forged himself in the fires he once set.
Odium offered him the ultimate gift: An escape. He offered to take away the memories of the Rift. To erase the guilt of burning Rathalas.
Dalinar refused.
"I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man."
Dalinar refused.
"I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man."
December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Odium offered him the ultimate gift: An escape. He offered to take away the memories of the Rift. To erase the guilt of burning Rathalas.
Dalinar refused.
"I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man."
Dalinar refused.
"I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man."
The debate usually falls into two camps.
The Question:
Was the Order's fall a tragedy of good people outmaneuvered by a master manipulator?
Or was it an inevitability caused by their own dogmatic rigidity?
👇 Pick a side below
The Question:
Was the Order's fall a tragedy of good people outmaneuvered by a master manipulator?
Or was it an inevitability caused by their own dogmatic rigidity?
👇 Pick a side below
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The debate usually falls into two camps.
The Question:
Was the Order's fall a tragedy of good people outmaneuvered by a master manipulator?
Or was it an inevitability caused by their own dogmatic rigidity?
👇 Pick a side below
The Question:
Was the Order's fall a tragedy of good people outmaneuvered by a master manipulator?
Or was it an inevitability caused by their own dogmatic rigidity?
👇 Pick a side below
I wrote a full defense of the Jedi Order and why the "Revisionist History" is wrong on Medium.
👇 Read the full Hot Take below ⚔
👇 Read the full Hot Take below ⚔
HOT TAKE: The Jedi Order Did Not Deserve Its Fate
Why the modern trend of blaming the Jedi for Order 66 flips the victim with the perpetrator
medium.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I wrote a full defense of the Jedi Order and why the "Revisionist History" is wrong on Medium.
👇 Read the full Hot Take below ⚔
👇 Read the full Hot Take below ⚔
4️⃣ The Game was Rigged.
Palpatine controlled both sides. He surrounded the Jedi with clones who were programmed to kill them.
⚖️ Blaming the Jedi for Order 66 flips the victim with the perpetrator. They were peacekeepers forced into a war they didn't start.
Palpatine controlled both sides. He surrounded the Jedi with clones who were programmed to kill them.
⚖️ Blaming the Jedi for Order 66 flips the victim with the perpetrator. They were peacekeepers forced into a war they didn't start.
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
4️⃣ The Game was Rigged.
Palpatine controlled both sides. He surrounded the Jedi with clones who were programmed to kill them.
⚖️ Blaming the Jedi for Order 66 flips the victim with the perpetrator. They were peacekeepers forced into a war they didn't start.
Palpatine controlled both sides. He surrounded the Jedi with clones who were programmed to kill them.
⚖️ Blaming the Jedi for Order 66 flips the victim with the perpetrator. They were peacekeepers forced into a war they didn't start.
3️⃣ Attachment is not Love.
The Code wasn't about being robots. It was a safeguard against Possessiveness.
Anakin proved them right. His fear of loss (Attachment) was exactly what Palpatine used to turn him. The Code was a warning, and he ignored it.
The Code wasn't about being robots. It was a safeguard against Possessiveness.
Anakin proved them right. His fear of loss (Attachment) was exactly what Palpatine used to turn him. The Code was a warning, and he ignored it.
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
3️⃣ Attachment is not Love.
The Code wasn't about being robots. It was a safeguard against Possessiveness.
Anakin proved them right. His fear of loss (Attachment) was exactly what Palpatine used to turn him. The Code was a warning, and he ignored it.
The Code wasn't about being robots. It was a safeguard against Possessiveness.
Anakin proved them right. His fear of loss (Attachment) was exactly what Palpatine used to turn him. The Code was a warning, and he ignored it.
2️⃣ They resisted power.
Yoda refused emergency powers and the Council deferred to the Senate. They chose collaboration over control, every time!
Yoda refused emergency powers and the Council deferred to the Senate. They chose collaboration over control, every time!
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
2️⃣ They resisted power.
Yoda refused emergency powers and the Council deferred to the Senate. They chose collaboration over control, every time!
Yoda refused emergency powers and the Council deferred to the Senate. They chose collaboration over control, every time!
1️⃣ Ethics remained intact.
The Jedi prioritized civilians and evacuations.
The Sith prioritized slavery and bombardment.
The Jedi prioritized civilians and evacuations.
The Sith prioritized slavery and bombardment.
December 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
1️⃣ Ethics remained intact.
The Jedi prioritized civilians and evacuations.
The Sith prioritized slavery and bombardment.
The Jedi prioritized civilians and evacuations.
The Sith prioritized slavery and bombardment.
Looks kind of cool—reminds me of Meruem from Hunter X Hunter anime. I love expressive/figurative ink paintings of characters
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Looks kind of cool—reminds me of Meruem from Hunter X Hunter anime. I love expressive/figurative ink paintings of characters
The empty street and the bicycles give it a slightly melancholic vibe. The perspective is spot-on: I can feel the gentle curve and the way buildings lean in
December 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The empty street and the bicycles give it a slightly melancholic vibe. The perspective is spot-on: I can feel the gentle curve and the way buildings lean in
There's no wind you can see, no movement, just that crystalline cold that makes the air itself feel thick. You can almost hear the silence and feel your lungs burn
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There's no wind you can see, no movement, just that crystalline cold that makes the air itself feel thick. You can almost hear the silence and feel your lungs burn
I wrote a full "Case File" on the Parasitic Nature of Silent Hill on Medium.
👇 Read the full Veiled Lore below 👁️
👇 Read the full Veiled Lore below 👁️
THE VEILED LORE: Silent Hill Is Not Haunted. It Is Hungry
A theory on why the town isn’t Purgatory — it’s a predatory organism that feeds on trauma
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I wrote a full "Case File" on the Parasitic Nature of Silent Hill on Medium.
👇 Read the full Veiled Lore below 👁️
👇 Read the full Veiled Lore below 👁️
Silent Hill is a psychic parasite that senses trauma like sharks smell blood.
The Question:
If the fog latches onto guilt... how screwed would you be if you walked into town right now : )
👇 Confess below
The Question:
If the fog latches onto guilt... how screwed would you be if you walked into town right now : )
👇 Confess below
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Silent Hill is a psychic parasite that senses trauma like sharks smell blood.
The Question:
If the fog latches onto guilt... how screwed would you be if you walked into town right now : )
👇 Confess below
The Question:
If the fog latches onto guilt... how screwed would you be if you walked into town right now : )
👇 Confess below
The scariest part? The Save Points.
Those red glowing squares feel safe. But why are they allowed to exist in a hellscape?
Because the town allows them to be.
It’s like a spider letting its prey rest so the meat doesn't spoil before the next torment. 🕷️
Those red glowing squares feel safe. But why are they allowed to exist in a hellscape?
Because the town allows them to be.
It’s like a spider letting its prey rest so the meat doesn't spoil before the next torment. 🕷️
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The scariest part? The Save Points.
Those red glowing squares feel safe. But why are they allowed to exist in a hellscape?
Because the town allows them to be.
It’s like a spider letting its prey rest so the meat doesn't spoil before the next torment. 🕷️
Those red glowing squares feel safe. But why are they allowed to exist in a hellscape?
Because the town allows them to be.
It’s like a spider letting its prey rest so the meat doesn't spoil before the next torment. 🕷️
Why does the Otherworld shift?
James sees rusted hospitals. Heather sees twisted carnivals.
These are personalized hells. The town acts like a digestive system, breaking you down by manifesting your specific subconscious fears.
It doesn’t just see your pain—it reacts to it and digests it.
James sees rusted hospitals. Heather sees twisted carnivals.
These are personalized hells. The town acts like a digestive system, breaking you down by manifesting your specific subconscious fears.
It doesn’t just see your pain—it reacts to it and digests it.
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why does the Otherworld shift?
James sees rusted hospitals. Heather sees twisted carnivals.
These are personalized hells. The town acts like a digestive system, breaking you down by manifesting your specific subconscious fears.
It doesn’t just see your pain—it reacts to it and digests it.
James sees rusted hospitals. Heather sees twisted carnivals.
These are personalized hells. The town acts like a digestive system, breaking you down by manifesting your specific subconscious fears.
It doesn’t just see your pain—it reacts to it and digests it.
Devs shoving this crap, deserve a spot next to pyramid schemers on the FBI list. They're a soulless corporate ploy cooked up in boardrooms to boost "active daily users" for investor powerpoints
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Devs shoving this crap, deserve a spot next to pyramid schemers on the FBI list. They're a soulless corporate ploy cooked up in boardrooms to boost "active daily users" for investor powerpoints
Curtains of neon luminescence drape over Earth’s curvature—beautiful!
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Curtains of neon luminescence drape over Earth’s curvature—beautiful!
Life maybe more rampant than we're led to believe, except human-level intelligence could be rare since it's not essential for survival
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Life maybe more rampant than we're led to believe, except human-level intelligence could be rare since it's not essential for survival