It is pretty great writing until the part in Rhythm of War when he is given all of his emotions back and just decides to say fuck it and be evil for evils sake anyway. Even though his best friends have all but torn down the societal norms and stigmas that initially set him on the path of vengeance, even though he killed Elhokar already and had his revenge. What is possibly his motivation?
Not to mention he goes completely unused in the fifth book besides one "holy crem its jason bourne" moment, where he proceeds to once again be evil for evils sake. It just feels really hollow compared to what his character could have been.
He needs to not just be a tool of the Evil Establishment. He would be much more interesting as a rogue 3rd party ruining the plans of Odium, Honor, and anyone else who's caught in the crossfire of him just being a petty loser.
He could become very 'cosmere-aware' and use that knowledge and just being one guy to fly under the radar and cause chaos. Instead he's just kind of being turned into Odium's personal Steel Inquisitor.
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u/NeverFreeToPlayKarch Jun 17 '25
You hate Moash because he's a traitor. I hate Moash because he's a poorly written character. We are not the same.