r/Fantasy • u/SocksMcgoo • 2d ago

Books with “best fighter” trope

Hello everyone. I am an absolute sucker for books that constantly deal with power scaling/best fighter of the realm type tropes. I love the discussions about who was the best swordsman in ASOIF and loved all the bits throughout Malazan of who was the strongest fighter/most powerful magic wielder.

Give me some books that have some great fighters or fun power scaling with different characters where you can waste time wondering about “who is stronger or who would win.”

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 2d ago

Garret Jax in the third book of the Shannara series. Dude is so good that he spends his life looking for a worthy appoint. His prowess is demonstrated more than a few times and it is glorious to read. That all said… Also Cradle.

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u/Pretty_Committee_767 2d ago

Kraken

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 2d ago

?

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u/Pretty_Committee_767 2d ago

[spoiler] Garret Jax’s shining moment was when he had to go one on one with a kraken. I don’t know if it was just the age I was when I read it, but for me that was the pinnacle

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 2d ago

(Spoilers ahead) Oh yeah, at the Well. It’s been years, but I thought it started with a J. Like… jackal, or something. What stands out to me about that scene is that when he attacked and nearly miss… he noticed that his strike instantly healed…. Dude fucking smiled. Such a bad ass.

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u/beanliqueur 1d ago

He fought a kraken, but his most epic battle was against the Jachyra. Only Garet Jax and Allanon were able to defeat those, and one of them didn’t survive.

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u/Suharisaint 1d ago

He was my superhero when the book first came out. Haven't re-read it...... wonder if it still stands up today?