Wheel of Time: Shadowspawn Explained! 

Great video. Please do Wolfbrothers or Seanchan Culture/History next

Always thought myrdral were trollocs that would have been able to channel if they were born human

Can Fades move their mounts with their shadow walk?

Trollocks are a cool disposable, cannon fodder foot soldier. but they just arent any good as actual soldiers really. even when under command of a proper captain like a myrdraal they will flee before the odds are even or if they only have a slight edge in numbers. I would take my beloved tolkien orcs any day, they produce there own generals and captains and even build and invent tech and grand fortresses and structures. Just imagine what sarumons large fighting Uruk-hai army that hit helms deep could do in an open field battle to a mob of trollocks! Now that would be a battle to see in total war.

Hey! Really liked the explanations! I think people first picking up the series will find this especially helpful.

I say definitely keep doing these! I really enjoy them :)

Most horrifying tidbit of Shadowspawn which isn't in the books but from Q&A: the reproduce with natural biology. D:

What about the creatures of the Seanchan which seem to from world taken over by the shadow

Ha! I was right to choose the Gholam in my poll the other day :D Or Worms, they seem really nasty things and I learned sth more! Thx Jon for this great video. I'd love for you to continue doing these videos besides the news ones. Maybe do one about different channeling groups (which is hard to do without spoilers I guess) and their strengths/systems regarding channeling

*Mixed with shadow taint from the "true power" not the "one power". *fades are cunning, all identical and always male

Great video - I can't remember the wasps and the worms from the books so it was even a bit surprising to hear about them!

I am loving this series, Jon, but is it truly spoiler free or only in the sense that it doesn’t spoil plot? I personally would tell all first time readers to avoid all “spoiler free” WoT videos because I don’t think there is such a thing when it comes to world building. All of the Shadowspawn you covered should be discovered in the calculated way that RJ reveals them for their full impact. Not knowing about Dark Hounds, Grey Men, and Gholam ahead of time leaves us apprehensive when we don’t understand what exactly is going on even if we realize something is off or seriously wrong. Robert Jordan’s world building enhances the reader’s experience in the very intentional parceling out of information. That’s why I believe there is no such thing as a spoiler free WoT video. That being said, I enjoy all of your content, and it just gets better and better.

If any of you HAVENT SEEN the alien movies, YOU SHOULD! They believed in making good movies back then and the alien series was one of the best!

What about the corrupted male Aiel seen in the last book? Would those not qualify as Shadowspawn? Surely they are some more than a common Darkfriend.

The new pack of Dark hounds in book 10 is it possible these are the wolves Slayer was hunting ?

The show sucks but I love the fades!!

What happened to the female Trollocs after the Last Battle?

During the discussion of Fades, you mentioned that sometimes in the book they were able to somewhat blend in with ordinary people. Is that something that only happened in the first 2 or 3 books and then RJ abandoned that concept? I do not remember it happening in later books but I could be mistaken.

Bats are my favorite animal, so I really like the Dragkhar.

i just randomly thought of something, there should have been aes'sedai with the army at tarwin's gap in the first book. there is no way that a borderland army goes to war with the shadow without any green ajah marching with them. and i would bet that many green sisters intentionally just live in the borderlands just in case something happens, and the borderlanders are very aware that if they are fighting a trolloc army only an aes'sedai can save the wounded. the reason i don't think there were any aes'sedai there is because the borderlanders SAW rand, yet no aes'sedai seem to have, or to have been aware that a man was channeling at that battle. EDIT: and no i'm not complaining, love the book, but i think it is a good example of robert jordan not always having his ducks in a row.

Really enjoy your videos. Refresh some things.

Anyone by chance remember the description of Laman’s sword AFTER Rand puts a more functional hilt on it? I feel like that’s the one that’s a katana, not Tam’s sword.

Yeah guys. Be careful out there! LOLz!

What is the difference (if any) between the Darkhounds we see prior to the Last Battle and the packs that fought at Shayol Ghul?

I LOVE THE "EXPLAINED" SERIES MORE THAN AIR!!!!

Thanks for the video. Still on my first reading of the series so I appreciate the explanations. Such a busy man Agin'nor that I'm surprised the other Forsaken didn't stop him,, especially for creating creatures who could attack and kill them. And to make Trollocs cannibals! He is one sick dude

Thanks for another great explanation

Are the souls of Gray Men able to be reborn into a normal human? Or is the soul of someone who gave it up to be a Grey Man lost to the Dark One for ever.

I think you provide great information here. But I have some constructive critism. Maybe you should talk a little slower for those who are new to this and get the information for the first time.

What happened to the souls given to the Dark One after the Last Battle?

Came here from Warhammer fantasy so HI!, they kind of sound like beastmen.

Why is Logain even on the damn show at this point?

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