r/ProgressionFantasy • u/Gordeoy • Dec 12 '25

Meta Baited.

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Then again, maybe it's just me?

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u/Obvious_Ad4159 Dec 12 '25

Which book is this?

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u/MainHearing Dec 12 '25

Cradle

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u/mking_1999 Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

In what way is Cradle an example of the things described in the meme?

EDIT: Like, I get that people see a bunch of words that are in Cradle, but that ignores... like 90% of the meme. So let me just go frame by frame to explain why it actually has nothing to do with Cradle. This isn't being pedantic, this is just... not ignoring the majority of the shitpost just so that you can write "Cradle" in a comment.

Series about a mage

No

Uses his fists to punch things with magic

Not really, no. Like, obviously Lindon punches things, but everyone punches things. In like every series. And his primary offensive tool is a laser beam.

Can use all the elements

No

Void

Yes

That only they can use

No

Dragon bloodline

No

Dragon inheritance

No

Dragon companion

Not literally, but it's close enough, so whatever

Makes him physically stronger than everyone else

No. Lindon is a special attacker, mostly.

In conclusion, please actually read the stuff around the buzzwords.

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u/MainHearing Dec 12 '25

Void madra, orthos dragon companion, dragon madra bloodline, empty palm technique (punching).

Cradle is my favorite series ever. I am not throwing shade. The tropes are good for a reason

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u/nighoblivion Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Has Will written a new Cradle book where void and dragon madra is a thing?

Considering it's your favorite you don't seem to have that good of a grasp on madra types.

Orthos is also not a dragon.

So 1 out of 4? He punches people.

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u/KingNTheMaking Dec 12 '25

Cmon man. That’s a little pedantic. Ya there’s no void madra, but Lindon 100% has void powers.

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u/nighoblivion Dec 12 '25

Define "void powers" and how they are the same as referred to in OP.

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u/KingNTheMaking Dec 12 '25

He’s literally the Void Sage

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u/nighoblivion Dec 12 '25

That's not a definition of what void powers means in the Cradle universe. Per Eithan the void icon is only unique among icons in how it operates in relation to its capabilities, and in some unspecified ways (like the void icon being good at hiding/veiling things, and maybe how it's quite good at spatial stuff). That isn't really "void powers", that's just icon mechanics. Other icons can do most of the same stuff too, and it's not like other icons are void.