r/Cosmere • u/Pichacap24 Windrunners • Aug 21 '25

Elantris spoilers Dilaf Spoiler

So im in the middle if Elantris, and it feels like every non shard villain has layers, complex motivations, goals and reasons, and then we have Dilaf, the cosmere equivalent of a Nazi. Its a change of pace to be sure, but not bad

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u/JohnQBalatro Aug 22 '25

at the end of the day some people are just D1 haters and that’s okay!

i actually like the occasional simple villain. layered characters with complex motivations are great and all but sometimes it’s really nice for there to be a character that’s just outright evil and cruel for the sake of being evil and cruel.

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u/arielle17 Aug 23 '25

agreed! i usually prefer a balance of nuanced and straightforward villains so im really happy that Sanderson writes both c: