The Lord Ruler | Mistborn Lore

The Lord Ruler is an enigma of a man. Near the beginning of my channel, I made a video in defence of the Lord Ruler. Was he as much of an evil man as people assume? Or was he more of a ruthless utilitarian caught between a series of difficult choices and power he could barely comprehend, let alone use effectively.

While I won’t rehash that discussion here, I did feel it was prudent for us to examine the man behind the title. It’s worth recapping and looking at what we know about this man who once ruled a planet and had an entire religion dedicated to him. Who was the Lord Ruler? What do we know about him and his history?

It should go without saying that there will be spoilers for the first Mistborn trilogy in this video – at least concerning the Lord Ruler, his past, and his identity.

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[Suplex]

I wish Sanderson would write more about him, such an interesting character

[BuenoSama-xkre]

The Lord Ruler is one of, if not the best villain in all of media. I went in the first book completely blind and that aura he had of all powerful yet mysterious God was genuinely believable. Until they revealed the nature of steel inquisitors and the Lord ruler I truly believed the characters were dealing with a God, which made the fight scene against the inquisitors so amazing. I actually screamed when Kelsier killed the inquisitor, I genuinely believed those fuckers were immortal and having Rashek knock Kelsier out with a single slap left me more surprised than I could remember being with a series. Holy shit that was one of the best books I have read in my life

[erezmemerbek]

Imagine being the most powerful and invested immortal being (who isn't a shard) in the entirety of the known Cosmere, just to get killed by a teenage girl.

[ellery]

The question "what's up with the lord ruler" is low key one of the mysteries that keeps coming up even way after he's gone.

[siriactuallysara]

I would love a prequel about the lord ruler his journey with the hero of ages and the beginning of his empire.

[eliro]

Hope you are doing well! Can't wait to see you back

[studiosrp]

Honestly, The Lord Ruler was flawed but ultimately saved the world. He dealt with Ruin in his ear for a thousand years and obviously went insane. But without him, everyone would've died in book 3. Just look at how the characters of Mistborn changed in the first trilogy. Elend became hardened and basically conquered, Vin became a killer, even Sazed changed too. I can't imagine Elend, for example, would've done better then TLR if he had to rule for the same amount of time while dealing with Ruin trying to make him go insane.

[God-nwqd]

rest in peace a real one, enjoy the beyond Rashek

[othamneil]

Michael Cera is the perfect actor to portray him. He's got that menacing radiance of an anti-hero to him that just makes him perfect for the role

[givex]

I thought you disappeared from yt again lol, but now see you've been uploading, but yt just wasn't letting me know

[Scp]

I just finished writing a series of short stories featuring a character named Riumur, who had the same powers as the lord ruler would have. And it was pretty amazing what he could do. I didn't even explore the possibilities of spiritual feruchemy that much, and Riumur was still an incredibly dangerous character.

[farleylyma]

He and Wulfden are my favorite Cosmere villains. Brandon is very good with religious tyrants.

[wudao]

just finished the first trilogy yesterday so this video came out at a great time! maybe Rashek wasn't such a bad guy after all. just a flawed man trying to do what he thought was best at the time.

[oakenmethod]

I hope you're doing alright. Miss the uploads, but I definitely understand life can take the reigns for many unexpected reasons.

[cottermoore]

It’s been a year! Are you gonna post any more videos? Obsessed with your channel

[watcharaphonuttranuson]

Q : How do you know Lord Ruler is of Preservation?
A : Rashek Cannery

[williamkline]

I’d be so curious to know what he would do if he got to the well one more time. So much of his cruelty was designed well at least argued to keep him in the right place to touch preservations power again. I just wish I could know what he’d do with 1000 years of planning and a second go.

[rendarcrow]

Yoooo listening to the bands of mourning again and it just hit me... rashik is a returned in era 2

[Suplex]

Looking forward to see you back eventually man, hope youre doing good

[ItsJustRenova]

Love this character honestly. Thankful he slapped the shit outta kelsier