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Interview: 2010
Twitter 2009-2010 (WoT) (Verbatim)Mick Wick (28 July 2010)
Is it possible for us readers to figure out Demandred's identity with the information we already have?Brandon Sanderson (28 July 2010 (Facebook))
And now, Theoryland is holding its breath. I think I might have actually answered on tour. I'm not sure what RJ said on the matter, but...BRANDON SANDERSON
I will say only this: There ARE clues. I think it could be figured out. Maybe. It's much, much harder than Asmodean's killer.BRANDON SANDERSON
Obviously, I must be tight-lipped. Can it be figured out: Yes. Will it make you smack your heads & say "I should have seen it!" Probably not.
(from the Facebook comments on Brandon's first tweet)
RICHELLE PERRAULT
Brandon, you are such a tease........ but I will "RAFO". but still it's a tease.
BRANDON SANDERSON
Sorry. Inherited that from RJ. Still, it wasn't totally a RAFO. It was a tad more than that. I do see from Tamyrlin's post that RJ confirmed that you could figure it out.
TEREZ
Sort of. There was room in RJ's comment for the interpretation that we should be able to figure out that Demandred is simply Demandred. You have made it more clear. Not that we are complaining.
BRANDON SANDERSON
Ah, I see. Well, let me add the official clarification onto what I've said: Basically, I'm not merely talking about "Alter Ego" here when I reply to the "Figure out Demandred's Identity" question. I look at that question as a larger "What he's been up to, what he's been influencing, where he's hiding" that sort of thing.
Why make this distinction? Well, it's because of things that (likely) others have figured out already. Demandred hasn't been in-guise in the books at least up to Knife of Dreams. So energies focused on "exactly who is he" would be pointless, to an extent. If he is indeed imitating someone, you haven't seen that someone through most of the series. At least not in person. You may have seen them now, but if so, they haven't been on-screen for long.
So, what I'm saying is basically this: There are clues as to what Demandred is up to. You could figure that out. I think it would be hard, but not so hard that someone won't guess it. (And, knowing WoT fandom, someone probably has.)
Footnote
Brandon later verified that Demandred does indeed have an alter ego.Tags
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Interview: 2011
Twitter 2011 (WoT) (Verbatim)Austin Moore (3 January 2011)
Has Demandred even been doing anything important besides building an army? (guessing it's in Murandy)Brandon Sanderson (3 January 2011)
He's been doing lots of important things.AUSTIN MOORE (4 JANUARY)
Why do you think RJ straight up said that Taim wasn't Demandred when he could've just said RAFO and kept everyone guessing?BRANDON SANDERSON
I think he was tired of people all looking in the same place.Tags
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Interview: Feb 17th, 2011
ConDFW Report - James E. Jones (Paraphrased)Fiddler
How would you compare Murandy's forces to those of Tear?Brandon Sanderson
(Paraphrase) If Murandy had any significant forces, would they have needed to hire the Band?Tags
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Interview: Apr, 2012
Twitter: SwanCon 2012 - PRK (Paraphrased)Terez (7 April 2012)
Ask him if there is a Waygate anywhere near Lugard. We suspect that Ogier-built Shaemal was somewhere in Murandy.
PRK
Why does it matter where Shaemal is?
TEREZ
It only matters because of the possibility of a Waygate in Murandy, which is why I phrased the question the way I did.
TEREZ
It has to do with the theory that Roedran is Demandred. ;)
PRK
Okay, I'll ask that one next time!
Brandon Sanderson
PRK (8 APRIL)
Answer re Lugard Waygate: "*chuckles* That's clever! Anything I say will give away too much, so I'll have to RAFO that one."
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Interview: Apr, 2012
Gold Coast SupaNova - Eleanor Chandler-Temple (Paraphrased)Terez
Is there a Waygate near Lugard?Brandon Sanderson
As far as I recall, yes. But I'm not a hundred per cent sure.
ELEANOR
No notable expression changes. Can someone check that map on Deviant Art?
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Interview: Jan 12th, 2011
SLC Signing Report - Matt Hatch (Paraphrased)Austin Moore
Can we figure out who Demandred is disguised as based on evidence?Brandon Sanderson
There are clues.Tags
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Interview: Sep 22nd, 2012
Orem Signing Report - Zas (Verbatim)Loialson
Does Demandred even have an alter ego?Brandon Sanderson
Yes, he does.
Loialson
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.
Brandon Sanderson
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.Loialson
Is he in Randland?
Brandon Sanderson
I won't say whether or not he's in Randland.
Fan
He's not in Shara! He can't be in Shara!
Footnote
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.Tags
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Interview: Jan 7th, 2013
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You have a tendency to break the fourth wall at times in your WOT writing. How did you come to this choice as it's not a technique that Robert Jordan used? How have Team Jordan and fans of the series reacted to this?Brandon Sanderson
My answer is that I disagree with you. I don't think any of those things break the fourth wall. Robert Jordan put fan names in the books; he named things in the books after streets in his hometown; he named characters after people he knew. That's how he wrote these books, and it's how I've written all of my books. It's just how you get inspired as a writer. With Roedran, I honestly think that's what Rand would think and say; it's what he would come up with. It's one of the big theories I felt was really what Rand would consider in-world. So I just have to disagree with you; I don't think that any of this is breaking the fourth wall.Tags