Eragon's Designated Hero Syndrom. How do you not see it?
edited 13th Jun '11 9:07:45 PM by CyganAngel
There are too many toasters in my chimney!His designated hero status is only if you work really hard to Paint the Hero Black
He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes AlsoIt's most obvious in his treatment of Sloan.
Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey BitchfestOne. He gets pissed off at Murtagh for killing the slaver, only to turn around and behead a soldier- a drafted soldier- while the soldier is begging for mercy and then fleeing for his life. He states that he can't risk it, but they are miles away from town. Eragon could have been dozens of miles away before the man could even GET to town, let alone the time it takes to contact Murtagh and the travel time for Murtagh.
Two. He commits genocide upon a species. Regardless of their repugnancy, that's genocide. And then, he refuses to let them be remembered. That is committing genocide and then wiping them out of history.
There are too many toasters in my chimney!Before he ever considered the possibility of Urgals having minds, hearts, and souls, he slaughtered them as mindlessly as if they were cattle. Okay, he stopped that after they joined the Varden, but he's still uncomfortable around them. Thus, our hero is a racist.
BUT WAIT! Anyone would be racist after hearing all those stories about Urgals and only now realizing that they are okay.
Being a racist humanizes Eragon. Humans are not heroes, using the definition "one who embodies the noble values of a culture". Part of this story is Eragon's growing-up, though, and that's part of it.
edited 13th Jun '11 9:34:00 PM by snowfoxofdeath
Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey BitchfestFrom what I can find on the Inheritance Wiki:
And he also stayed behind to kill any eggs he found.
There are too many toasters in my chimney!See edit. Yay!
Also, I might not be remembering this correctly, but he's not exactly being passionate to Murtagh or his situation.
More edits: He was "BAAAWWW" in Eldest after their fight and after Murtagh explains the hopelessness of their situation in Brisingr, Eragon gives him no mercy. And I doubt he won't do the same the next time they meet, considering what happened to Oromis.
edited 13th Jun '11 10:00:54 PM by snowfoxofdeath
Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey BitchfestAcknowledging a flaw is not the same as overcoming it, but it is the first step. And he would hardly be an interesting protagonist if he wasn't humanized in some way.
He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also- His treatment of Sloan.
- Killing a drafted soldier who was fleeing for his life, after yelling at Murtagh in an earlier book for killing a slaver in the same situation.
- Committing genocide (It may not be genocide, but as far as Eragon knows it is.)
- Racism
- Attempting to kill Murtagh after Murtagh has been bound to serve Galbatori, and refusing to show mercy after Murtagh did.
(forgive me if I take a while to reply to all of those, it's late and I need to leave soon)
In regard to his treatment of Sloan, admittedly he was a bit harsh, but what else should he have done? If he would have taken him back to the Varden with him, I doubt the rest of the villagers would have let him get away with killing Byrd and betraying them to the Ra'zaac, and just think of the grief that would have caused Katrina . And leaving him in that prison would have been even crueler than what he did. The only options left were either kill him himself, or to do what he ended up doing.
He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes AlsoWould it be bad debating skills to link somewhere else? Because I know a really relevant article that explains my position much better than I can.
Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey BitchfestAm I going to have to create a third thread, just so I can discuss this series without getting into an argument over every little detail?
I explained my position to you, you explained yours to me. Let's leave it at that, and agree that there are different ways of looking at the scene in question.
He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also

The only one I see that problem with is most of the elves, with the exeption of Arya and possibly Oromis.
He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also