Does Demandred even have an alter ego?
Yes, he does.
Okay, cause we’ve been trying to figure out who the heck is it, and we can’t figure it out. We’re thinking Roedran, but it’s like, too obvious.
Here’s the thing: Robert Jordan said that Demandred did not appear until Knife of Dreams , and so I have been very hesitant about saying whether or not he’d appeared—I think I’ve said whether or not he’d appeared on screen in my books—but the reason is, if I give you a yes or no—if he’s appeared, yes or no—then that narrows it down to like just a few characters, that are introduced in mine, so I’ve been very hesitant about answering that. Demandred does have an alter ego. He has been up to some very cool things. There are people online who have guessed correctly. And so, I will say that much.
Is he in Randland?
I won’t say whether or not he’s in Randland.
He’s not in Shara! He can’t be in Shara!
As to whether or not Demandred’s alter ego has been seen on screen, Brandon himself extended RJ’s comment through Knife of Dreams , and he later said that Demandred wasn’t seen in Towers of Midnight at all. That, combined with this comment here where he lumps his books together makes it clear that Demandred’s alter ego has never been seen on screen. (A list of characters introduced in The Gathering Storm , some of whom are disqualified by appearing in Towers of Midnight , helps to make that point.) Other comments by RJ make it clear that we should be able to figure out who it is by Winter’s Heart at the latest , and Brandon has also said several times that it can be figured out from the books.
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