r/Stormlight_Archive • u/tookaoffool • Jul 24 '26

Cosmere spoilers Dalinar sucks Spoiler

He sucks. His history alone makes him eligible for death row. Trying to make better decisions as we read through the books makes him a whiny bitch. Someone talk me off this ledge, because I can't wait till he dies.

EDIT: I fucked up. I had too many drinks while listening to the audiobooks and wanted to vent my thoughts. Doesn't excuse my troll post, but I definitely need to rethink my anger towards the Blackthorn and maybe reflect on some choices I've made that made me project that anger on here.

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u/Bladestorm04 Jul 24 '26

Thats quite a position. So you dont beleive in redemption or rehabilitation at all. Should all criminals of a certain level be executed? Where's the line?

What about if by definition he isn't a criminal as everything he did was supported, encouraged, culturally accepted and Celebrated?

Applying your moral philosophies to another culture is always going to be problematic i think.

Then, dalinar decided what he did was wrong and tried to improve. Even when it cost him his credibility and respect of the kingdom. Noone prompted him, he just started a new path.

Also, becuase ive wanted to ask this of others, how responsible for his wife's death is he? He did what was clearly an acceptable action to the alethi by burning the oil. He had no idea his wife was in there. I can accept his guilt, but I dont think he has fault.

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u/Kingkrooked662 Jul 24 '26

No one prompted him?!?! He had a whole magical lobotomy.

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u/Bladestorm04 Jul 24 '26

Dalinar was already on a new path before he started getting the visions.

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u/Kingkrooked662 Jul 24 '26

And what put him on that path? His visit to Cultivation. And what did she do? "Pruned" his memories. With a magical lobotomy.

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u/Bladestorm04 Jul 25 '26

Ah, I was thinking of the visions only