Original artwork, not a still
Mistborn: The Final Empire · 2006
I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Kelsier’s defiance turns a doomed confrontation into an act meant for its witnesses. The ruler can kill a person while failing to contain the belief that person has made visible.
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In context
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In chapter 34 of Mistborn: The Final Empire, Kelsier confronts the Lord Ruler in front of the skaa. His answer makes the idea he represents larger than the fate of his own body. The card keeps the concluding sentences of a longer confrontation, whose immediate aftermath is Kelsier’s death.
Sources (2)
- Chapter 34: Kelsier confronts the Lord Ruler in the public square immediately before his death. — reference 1Chapter 34: Kelsier confronts the Lord Ruler in the public square immediately before his death.; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Chapter 34: Kelsier confronts the Lord Ruler in the public square immediately before his death. — reference 2Chapter 34: Kelsier confronts the Lord Ruler in the public square immediately before his death.; selected line and sceneReference checked
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