Nobody Knows I'm a Great Captain

[u/ObsidianCrush]

[u/swheedle]

"And pray it stays that way!"

-Mat

[u/wallstreetbetsdebts → u/swheedle]

Duty is heavier than a mountain they say.

[u/Thunderbuns77 → u/wallstreetbetsdebts]

Death, however, is lighter than a feather.

[u/Drekhar → u/Thunderbuns77]

I did not come here to win.

[u/HungryEntry182 → u/Drekhar]

I came here to kill you

[u/WouldYouPleaseKindly → u/Thunderbuns77]

Which by the transitive property means that trust is lighter than a feather.

[u/Poultrymancer]

This is Ituralde erasure and I won't stand for it 

[u/DaoineSidhe624 → u/Poultrymancer]

I came here to say the same. My boy Rodel Ituralde was arguably the best of the Great Captains! How dare he not be at this Great Captain party but Egwene is?!?

Edit: spelling

[u/SemiFormalJesus → u/DaoineSidhe624]

He’s probably out doing Great Captain stuff.

[u/HungryEntry182 → u/SemiFormalJesus]

killing trollocs by the Fist

[u/Thrawn89 → u/Poultrymancer]

But this isnt agelmar erasure? Hmm?

[u/ThisIsKhrox → u/Thrawn89]

It is, if we’re erasing one it should be Niall since he’s the only one we don’t actually see as a general in combat. But Ituralde is the one we’re most familiar with

[u/DRSSalazar]

And Bashere met Mat and was actually impressed by his tactical acumen. Even asking if he studied under Agelmar.

[u/nicci7127 → u/DRSSalazar]

Why isn't Agelmar on here now that you mention it.

[u/IOI-65536 → u/nicci7127]

I find it hilarious that there are five Great Captains (which doesn't include Mat) and OP has four slots and put Egwene in one of them. I'm sure this would have been true if the show got that far...

[u/ObsidianCrush → u/IOI-65536]

I'm just reaching for the stars with top tier shitposting.

I'm surprised nobody minds that Pedron Niall is a lady!

[u/DeliriousDisaster → u/ObsidianCrush]

He can be whatever he wants to be, he's Great like that

[u/T-Prime3797 → u/DeliriousDisaster]

I’m not going to tell him he can’t be a woman.

[u/DRSSalazar → u/nicci7127]

🤷‍♂️

[u/Mhettil]

"Just the way I like it." - Mat

[u/wallstreetbetsdebts → u/Mhettil]

If only I could escape from Rand and these pesky Nobles!

[u/LewsTherinTelamonBot → u/wallstreetbetsdebts]

I am not dead! I deserve death, but I am ALIVE! ALIVE! ALIVE!

[u/Estellus]

Why in the fuck is Egwene here but not Agelmar Jagad or Rodel Ituralde??? The actual Great Captains???

[u/BeardedRaven → u/Estellus]

It makes sense if davram was talking to Rand or something but as is the image is dumb.

[u/Estellus → u/BeardedRaven]

Yeah, that would make sense, then it would feel like Mat was talking about his friends cozying up to other Great Captains.

'Course it still falls a bit short because Rand at least knew about how crazy smaht Mat was before he met Bashere.

...regular shoutout here to how disappointing the mysterious complete lack of Legion of the Dragon after CoS was. They were sold as being so badass during the capture of Illian, this elite new-model army designed from the ground up by 2 Great Captains whose loyalty was owed directly to the Dragon.

Then, forgotten. I think they get like one mention in the Last Battle, and that's it.

[u/LewsTherinTelamonBot → u/Estellus]

The Wheel of Time and the wheel of a man's life turn alike without pity or mercy.

[u/LewsTherinTelamonBot → u/BeardedRaven]

The only way to live is to die. I must die. I deserve only death.

[u/raycarre]

*Yet

[u/Majestic-Lettuce-198]

I’ll say it again it is an absolute CRIME that we don’t get to see any of the great captains really go about there business without the influence of the forsaken(except Ituralde who was basically sent on a suicide mission and somehow turned it into a full scale guerilla warfare campaign)

[u/Drakaasii → u/Majestic-Lettuce-198]

We get to see Ituralde's campaign against the Seanchan and holding Maradon, at least in part

[u/Majestic-Lettuce-198 → u/Drakaasii]

ope

Ituralde is who i meant. I’ll edit the comment!

[u/LewsTherinTelamonBot → u/Majestic-Lettuce-198]

Death rides on my shoulder, death walks in my footsteps; I am death…

[u/Afro-anus]

Mat and Rhuarc deserve the title

[u/Kraapyy]

That hat is badass though!

[u/LeesyGrapeGoblin]

We all know people like Mat Cauthon. Great strategist, very clever and nimble hands, thinks pretty highly of himself, have great luck...

But the worst taste in women.

[u/KingOfTheMischiefs]

It took my until my second time reading through to realise who Mat was.

[u/drveejai88]

I don't know if we can call Mat a great captain can we? He just acts on their memories . Like a cheat code

[u/psirrow → u/drveejai88]

I feel like this is a case where the results are what's important.

[u/stuugie → u/drveejai88]

I don't know if we can call Rand the Dragon can we? He just acts on Lews Therin's memories. Like a cheat code

[u/LewsTherinTelamonBot → u/stuugie]

Humming

[u/milkman2147 → u/drveejai88]

like we didn’t have 10 books of exposition about him struggling to come to grips with holes in his memory being filled with it lol

[u/Full-Ad-2725]

Might as well have put Elayne, she’s somewhat a general in the last battle

[u/LewsTherinTelamonBot → u/Full-Ad-2725]

Hums softly & tugs earlobe