History Awesome / TheWheelOfTime

** Rand has undone the freaking Dark One's counterstroke to his sealing. Perhaps Tarmon Gai'don won't be a ''CurbStompBattle'' after all. Not to mention saving the Asha'man from death, insanity or gentling.

--->'''"Whatever can be done," Rand said softly, "can be undone."'''

::He sailed as far as a man could steer/and he never wished to lose his fear.
::For the fear of a man is a thing untold/It keeps him safe, and it proved him bold!
::Don't let fear make you cease to strive/for that fear it proves you remain alive.
::I will walk this broken road/and I will carry a heavy load.
::So come at me with your awful lies/I'm a man of truth, and I'll ''meet your eyes''!

*** To fill this in a bit, for several books now Mat has been pursued by the ''gholam'', a NighInvulnerable [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampiric assassin]] far faster and stronger than any human seen in the series, with no weaknesses except for Mat's own AntiMagic medallion and a standing order to avoid detection. However, the ''gholam'' is fast enough to take away Mat's medallion if it comes to grappling. So how does Mat fight him? [[spoiler: By attaching the medallion to his BladeOnAStick and provoking a fight. [[XanatosGambit Mat lures it into a certain building]], which catches fire in the course of the fight. Mat [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws his BladeOnAStick]] and medallion and misses, so the ''gholam'' finally closes in to snap Mat's neck. However, [[XanatosGambit he planned that too]], and had just had copies of the medallion made in a way the ''gholam'' didn't know was possible. DualWielding medallions, he drives the ''gholam'' into a dark room, which is actually a [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace Skimming platform]], and kicks it down a BottomlessPit, where [[AndIMustScream it will fall forever]]. So The BadassLongcoat with a NiceHat [[DualWielding Dual Wielded]] AntiMagic medallions and ''threw a smoking spear'' to drive the NighInvulnerable assassin into another dimension. Wow.]]

** Mesaana in the world of dreams fights egwene while lecture her on her inexperience and captures Egwene in an a'dam. For precedents when Nynaeve did this to Moghedein it was instant victory.

* In Towers of Midnight, Egwene [[spoiler:breaks Mesanna's mind in the World of Dreams.]]

** Earlier on, Rand finally [[spoiler: telling Cadsuane to piss off after the incident with Semihrage was a crowning moment to her haters.]] Even if it did make things worse overall.

*** To fill this in a bit, for several books now Mat has been pursued by the ''gholam'', a NighInvulnerable [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampiric assassin]] far faster and stronger than any human seen in the series, with no weaknesses except for Mat's own AntiMagic medallion and a standing order to avoid detection. However, the ''gholam'' is fast enough to take away Mat's medallion if it comes to grappling. So how does Mat fight him? [[spoiler: By attaching the medallion to the BladeOnAStick and provoking a fight. [[XanatosGambit Mat lures him into a certain building]], which catches fire in the course of the fight. Mat [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws his ''ashandarei'']] and medallion and misses, so the ''gholam'' finally closes in to snap Mat's neck. However, [[XanatosGambit he planned that too]], and had just had copies of the medallion made in a way the ''gholam'' didn't know was possible. DualWielding medallions, he drives the ''gholam'' into a dark room, which is actually a [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace Skimming platform]], and kicks it down a BottomlessPit, where [[AndIMustScream it will fall forever]]. So The BadassLongcoat with a NiceHat [[DualWielding Dual Wielded]] AntiMagic medallions and ''threw a smoking spear'' to drive the NighInvulnerable assassin into another dimension. Wow.]]

** Forging the [[spoiler: Power-Wrought]]hammer.

** Forging the hammer.

** While its overshadowed by some of his other actions from the same book, Rand's gentle admonishment of Cadsuane's treatment towards him and the pointed reminder that he is the only still living Aes Sedai from the Age of Legends who never fell from the Light, and the only current male Aes Sedai period, was an incredible moment considering how he's constantly treated.

** The entire [[spoiler:Moiraine rescue sequence. It doesn't dissapoint, even after 15 years of waiting.]]

*** A second on Egwene's awesomeness. She not only accomplishes things that would make the ''[[WindsOfDestinyChange taveren]]'' stare in disbelief, but I found it impossible to read her truly epic stand against the Seanchan raid without [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] (subject, of course, to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9euq6kJL_A personal taste]]).

* Artur Hawkwing's life was just this, he stats life as the heir to Sashalle, a small kingdom and ends it as ruler of all of the Westlands. He starts his conquest when he defeated, and with the help of Aes Sedai capture Guaire Amalasan, a False Dragon, who had conquered half the Westlands. After that he conquered the rest of the Westland, and named himself High King. He then tries to conquer the land across the Aryth seas by sending his son Luthair, but dies before Luthair can send a message back. The following are implied history because the Aes Sedai deleted it for being too embarrasing. After taking Guaire Amalasan back to Tar Valon, Hawkwing pisses off the Amyrlin Seat by helping them defeat Amalasan's followers and preventing his rescue. In revenge the Amyrlin makes an alliance with Shandalle's neighbors to conquer it by Hawkwing conquers them instead. Hawkwing pissed off now, conquers the rest of the Westland than listening to Ishamael in disguise he besieges the Aes Sedai and forces them to hide behind the White Tower for fear of dying. The siege is lifted when Hawkwing dies, and his best General leaves to create Andor.

* Padan Fain proves to the shadow that he's not a mere darkfriend any more. How? By NAILING A MYDRAAL (To most humans the manifestation of fear) TO A BARN DOOR. While it was alive (the mydraal, that is, not the door).