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* Bottle gets a major one for helping to navigate several dozen survivors through an underground lair of tunnels with nothing more than magical assistance from rats for guidance. Sinn also gets one for insisting that Captain Faradan Sort stay with her, enabling the two of them to rescue the survivors. Finally, Corabb Bhilan Thenu'alas, who had previously hated Malazans, gets one for overcoming this and helping assist Fiddler in the escape, without which the latter would probably have died. On a meta level, this segment includes some of the best fight scenes in the series to date, although later in the book Erikson would top it.
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* Bottle gets a major one for helping to navigate several dozen survivors through an underground lair of tunnels with nothing more than magical assistance from rats a rat for guidance.guidance, all while the city above them is burning and they are in a race against time to escape death from several different possible causes. Sinn also gets one for insisting that Captain Faradan Sort stay with her, enabling the two of them to rescue the survivors. Finally, Corabb Bhilan Thenu'alas, who had previously hated Malazans, gets one for overcoming this and helping assist Fiddler in the escape, without which the latter would probably have died. On a meta level, this segment includes some of the best fight scenes in the series to date, although later in the book Erikson would top it.
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* Bottle gets a major one for helping to navigate several dozen survivors through an underground lair of tunnels with nothing more than magical assistance from rats for guidance. Sinn also gets one for insisting that Captain Faradan Sort stay with her, enabling the two of them to rescue the survivors. Finally, Corabb Bhilan Thenu'alas, who had previously hated Malazans, gets one for overcoming this and helping assist Fiddler in the escape, without which the latter would probably have died. On a meta level, this segment includes some of the best fight scenes in the series to date, although later in the book Erikson would top it.
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* Fener's death, resulting in a blood rain over the fighting Kolansii, Bonehunters, undead Jaghut, T'lan Imass, Forkrul Assail, k'chain Che'malle, K'Chain Che'Malle, etc.
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** Karsa gets a second one for his PayEvilUntoEvil moment against Bidithal, one of the series' rare {{Complete Monster}}s, and the [[KarmicDeath incredibly karmic]] way in which he does so. This effectively solidifies Karsa's transition from a VillainProtagonist to an AntiVillain/dark AntiHero. Hood follows this up with one of his own, thanks to what he does to Bidithal after his death.
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** Karsa gets a second one for his PayEvilUntoEvil moment against Bidithal, one of the series' rare {{Complete Monster}}s, utter villains, and the [[KarmicDeath incredibly karmic]] way in which he does so. This effectively solidifies Karsa's transition from a VillainProtagonist to an AntiVillain/dark AntiHero. Hood follows this up with one of his own, thanks to what he does to Bidithal after his death.
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* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when the freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game." is awesome.
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* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when the freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream and despite his immense power can't do anything about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game." is awesome.
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* Ganoes Paran summoning, manhandling then using a freaking God as bait to free two hounds of shadow from within Anomander Rake's sword. Doubly awesome since said God had been using him as a pawn throughout the book.
* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a letdown, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.]]
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* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a letdown, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.]]
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* Ganoes Paran summoning, manhandling manhandling, then using a freaking God as bait to free two hounds Hounds of shadow Shadow from within Anomander Rake's sword. Doubly awesome since said God had been using him as a pawn throughout the book.
* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a letdown, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.]]
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* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a letdown, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.
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* Roach, just Roach. This is the pampered Noble LAP DOG first seen in Dead House gates that not only survived Coltaines march and became the Alpha dog of the starving mutts on said march, but the little rat JUST WON'T DIE.
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* Roach, just Roach. This is the pampered Noble LAP DOG first seen in Dead House gates that not only survived Coltaines Coltaine's march and became the Alpha dog of the starving mutts on said march, but the little rat JUST WON'T DIE.
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* The opening of the book. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
* The opening of the book. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
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* The opening of the book. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following hissurival survival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
* The opening of the book. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his
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** To put in proper perspective, Trake's Legion kills so many Pannion soldiers, that the building is approaching collapse ''because the bodies are starting to bloat and the pressure from them is weakening the brickwork.''
* The siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Probably the most awesome chapters of entire series.
* The siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Probably the most awesome chapters of entire series.
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** To put in proper perspective, Trake's Legion kills so many Pannion soldiers, soldiers that the building is approaching collapse ''because the bodies are starting to bloat and the pressure from them is weakening the brickwork.''
* The siege of Coral.Panion's Pannion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Seguleh, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Probably the most awesome chapters of the entire series.
* The siege of Coral.
** Karsa gets a second one for his PayEvilUntoEvil moment against Bidithal, one of the series' rare {{Complete Monster}}s, and the [[KarmicDeath incredibly karmic]] way in which he does so. This effectively solidifies Karsa's transition from a VillainProtagonist to an AntiVillain/dark AntiHero. Hood follows this up with one of his own, thanks to what he does to Bidithal after his death.
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* TheLastDance at the climax in which [[spoiler:Iron Bars faces off agains five Toblakai gods in a fight strangely reminiscent of a Hong Kong kung fu movie]].
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* Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
---> "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
---> "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
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* Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God God, to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
--->"You "'You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form from me, gods below, not from any of us"us'"
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* Black humour from the Malazans:
---> "Who are we fighting for again?"
---> "Everyone."
---> "No wonder we're losing."
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* Hood killing Sister Reverence by smashing her around like the Hulk with Loki
---> "Who are we fighting for again?"
---> "Everyone."
---> "No wonder we're losing."
* Fener's death, resulting in a blood rain over the fighting Kolansii, Bonehunters, undead Jaghut, T'lan Imass, Forkrul Assail, k'chain che'malle, etc.
* Hood killing Sister Reverence by smashing her around like the Hulk with Loki
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** All of the Ceda's actions in the book, really. From when we meet him for the first time and he ''works out who Brys has been talking to and what about'' with no prior knowledge the conversation using only his sense of smell, to the moment when the (kind of) Emperor of Lether himself is forced to step round him during a regal procession ''on pain of being blasted to ashes''.
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** All of the Ceda's Numerous earlier actions in of the book, really. From Ceda are also impressive, including but not limited to when we meet him for the first time and he ''works out who Brys has been talking to and what about'' with no prior knowledge the conversation using only his sense of smell, to the moment when the (kind of) Emperor of Lether himself is forced to step round him during a regal procession ''on pain of being blasted to ashes''.
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** Let's not forget Spite and Envy's duel. She dropped a giant ball of magma on Envy's house!
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**All of the Ceda's actions in the book, really. From when we meet him for the first time and he ''works out who Brys has been talking to and what about'' with no prior knowledge the conversation using only his sense of smell, to the moment when the (kind of) Emperor of Lether himself is forced to step round him during a regal procession ''on pain of being blasted to ashes''.
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**Let's not forget Spite and Envy's duel. She dropped a giant ball of magma on Envy's house!
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* The very end of the book, where [[spoiler: Bugg, shown to be Mael, god of the Sea, stomps up the beach, breaks apart the Crippled God's moody tent, and drags him out into the sun, beating him like a railroad guard bucking a hobo.]]
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** To put in proper perspective, Trake's Legion kills so many Pannion soldiers, that the building is approaching collapse ''because the bodies are starting to bloat and the pressure from them is weakening the brickwork.''
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-> '''Bauchelain:''' I find myself appreciating your company, Quick Ben. I am not easily entertained, but you have indeed proved a worthy diversion this night, and for that I thank you.
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-> '''Quick:''' You're quite welcome.
-> '''Bauchelain:''' My companion, Korbal Broach, alas, would like to kill you.
->'''Quick:''' Can't please everyone.
-> '''Bauchelain:''' My companion, Korbal Broach, alas, would like to kill you.
->'''Quick:''' Can't please everyone.
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---> '''Bauchelain:''' I find myself appreciating your company, Quick Ben. I am not easily entertained, but you have indeed proved a worthy diversion this night, and for that I thank you.
---> '''Quick:''' You're quite welcome.
---> '''Bauchelain:''' My companion, Korbal Broach, alas, would like to kill you.
--->'''Quick:''' Can't please everyone.
---> '''Quick:''' You're quite welcome.
---> '''Bauchelain:''' My companion, Korbal Broach, alas, would like to kill you.
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* Quick Ben breaking into Korbal Broach and Bauchelain's estate and sharing a cup of tea with the latter. Despite the encounter [[BerserkButton quickly turning hostile]], [[FriendlyEnemy common courtesy]] stays present the whole time. The snappy dialogue stands as one of the most entertaining yet kick-ass exchanges in the series.
---> '''Bauchelain:''' I find myself appreciating your company, Quick Ben. I am not easily entertained, but you have indeed proved a worthy diversion this night, and for that I thank you.
---> '''Quick:''' You're quite welcome.
---> '''Bauchelain:''' My companion, Korbal Broach, alas, would like to kill you.
--->'''Quick:''' Can't please everyone.
---> '''Bauchelain:''' I find myself appreciating your company, Quick Ben. I am not easily entertained, but you have indeed proved a worthy diversion this night, and for that I thank you.
---> '''Quick:''' You're quite welcome.
---> '''Bauchelain:''' My companion, Korbal Broach, alas, would like to kill you.
--->'''Quick:''' Can't please everyone.
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* TheLastDance at the climax in which [[spoiler:Iron Bars faces off agains five Toblakai gods in a fight strangely reminiscent of a Hong Kong kung fu movie]].
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* Hood showing up out of nowhere and taking a bite out of a Forkrul Assail's face.
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* Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
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* Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.Kalam, Tavore and T'amber fighting their way out of the Malaz City with '''''SIX HUNDRED''''' Claws on their tail the whole time. Probably some of the best fight scenes Erikson has ever written. And Kalam and Tavore ''survive''.
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** The death of Itkovian deserves mention as well. MomentOfAwesome and TearJerker combined.
---> "You are in pain. I will embrace you."
---> "You are in pain. I will embrace you."
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* The two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
* Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
* Towards the end of ''Midnight Tides'', when the Edur have mostly won, their emperor meets the king's magician:
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
* Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
* Towards the end of ''Midnight Tides'', when the Edur have mostly won, their emperor meets the king's magician:
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*The two duels at Karsa Orlong (a giant Boisterous Bruiser/ Blood Knight) beats a Hound of Darkness (bear-sized Hounds that were the climax of ''Toll precursors to the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one Hounds of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav Shadow) to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, death with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] bare-hands. He then chases a second one down and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite attacks and kills the other one, getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, mad when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in Leoman of the Flails helps kill the Hound. For reference, two Hounds of Darkness were able to easily fight off and carries him off possibly kill five demons capable of killing hundreds of humans in revenge for the death a matter of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
* Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
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* Towards theend of ''Midnight Tides'', end, when the Edur have mostly won, their emperor meets the king's magician:
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*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
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*In "House of Chains" Karsa Orlong (a giant Boisterous Bruiser/ Blood Knight) beats a Hound of Darkness (bear-sized Hounds that were Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
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* The two duels at theHounds climax of Shadow) ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to death prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his bare-hands. He then chases a second one down [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and attacks and kills the other one, sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting mad cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Leoman of Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the Flails helps kill death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the Hound. For reference, two Hounds head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of Darkness were able events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
* Rake sacrificing himself toeasily fight off force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and possibly kill five demons capable in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of killing hundreds years:
---> "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any ofhumans in a matter of minutes.us"
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---> '''Soletaken:''' Another fishing boat lost at sea. Alas.
---> *Fiddler blows it up with a cusser*
---> '''Fiddler:''' You picked the wrong fisherman.
---> '''Soletaken:''' Another fishing boat lost at sea. Alas.
---> *Fiddler blows it up with a cusser*
---> '''Fiddler:''' You picked the wrong fisherman.
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--->'Fallen?' The Ceda's voice was thin in comparison, almost quavering. 'Relevant? Not in the least.'
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--->'Fallen?' The Ceda's voice was thin in comparison, almost quavering. 'Relevant? Not in the least.''
* In "House of Chains" Karsa Orlong (a giant Boisterous Bruiser/ Blood Knight) beats a Hound of Darkness (bear-sized Hounds that were the precursors to the Hounds of Shadow) to death with his bare-hands. He then chases a second one down and attacks and kills the other one, getting mad when Leoman of the Flails helps kill the Hound. For reference, two Hounds of Darkness were able to easily fight off and possibly kill five demons capable of killing hundreds of humans in a matter of minutes.
* In "House of Chains" Karsa Orlong (a giant Boisterous Bruiser/ Blood Knight) beats a Hound of Darkness (bear-sized Hounds that were the precursors to the Hounds of Shadow) to death with his bare-hands. He then chases a second one down and attacks and kills the other one, getting mad when Leoman of the Flails helps kill the Hound. For reference, two Hounds of Darkness were able to easily fight off and possibly kill five demons capable of killing hundreds of humans in a matter of minutes.
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* Siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Probably the most awesome chapters of entire series.
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*Siege The opening of the book. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
* Gruntle ascending to the position of Trake's Mortal Sword, gathering together a ramshackle militia, then proceeding to absolutely ''serve'' the elite Pannion infantry invading Capustan. When forced to retreat into a nearby building, they kill so many invaders whilst retreating floor-by-floor that from the outside it looks as if the building itself is bleeding.
* The siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Probably the most awesome chapters of entireseries.series.
** One of the greatest moments was the revelation of where Anomander Rake had hidden Moon's Spawn, his flying fortress. When the battle seems lost, the massive basalt construction rises out of the sea, then crushes the Pannion Seer's keep by literally bulldozing its way through Coral.
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* The two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
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* Gruntle ascending to the position of Trake's Mortal Sword, gathering together a ramshackle militia, then proceeding to absolutely ''serve'' the elite Pannion infantry invading Capustan. When forced to retreat into a nearby building, they kill so many invaders whilst retreating floor-by-floor that from the outside it looks as if the building itself is bleeding.
* The siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Probably the most awesome chapters of entire
** One of the greatest moments was the revelation of where Anomander Rake had hidden Moon's Spawn, his flying fortress. When the battle seems lost, the massive basalt construction rises out of the sea, then crushes the Pannion Seer's keep by literally bulldozing its way through Coral.
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* The two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
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--->'Fallen?' The Ceda's voice was thin in comparison, almost quavering. 'Relevant? Not in the least.'
* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
** And then there's the two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
** And then there's the two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
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--->'Fallen?' The Ceda's voice was thin in comparison, almost quavering. 'Relevant? Not in the least.'
* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
** And then there's the two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"'
* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
** And then there's the two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
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* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a MissedMomentOfAwesome, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.]]
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* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a MissedMomentOfAwesome, letdown, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.]]
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* Siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Propably the most awesome chapters of entire series.
* Fight Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
* Fight Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
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* Siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Propably Probably the most awesome chapters of entire series.
*Fight Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
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* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed and entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
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* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed and an entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
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* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when the freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game." is awesome.
** Before that Raest, the Jaghut tyrant in question, fights against five dragons on his way to the city of Darujistan, including an Elder Dragon. The battle is interrupted by Kruppe, though it's clear Raest would have won regardless.
* Ganoes Paran summoning, manhandling then using a freaking God as bait to free two hounds of shadow from within Anomander Rake's sword. Doubly awesome since said God had been using him as a pawn throughout the book.
* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a MissedMomentOfAwesome, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.]]
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* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when the freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game." is awesome.
** Before that Raest, the Jaghut tyrant in question, fights against five dragons on his way to the city of Darujistan, including an Elder Dragon. The battle is interrupted by Kruppe, though it's clear Raest would have won regardless.
* Ganoes Paran summoning, manhandling then using a freaking God as bait to free two hounds of shadow from within Anomander Rake's sword. Doubly awesome since said God had been using him as a pawn throughout the book.
* Anomander Rake not fighting the Jaghut tyrant was very much a MissedMomentOfAwesome, considering how much their confrontation had been built up. His subsequent [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] of a greater demon during the citywide battle at the end of the book almost made up for it.]]
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[[folder:Deadhouse Gates]]
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* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when [[spoiler: freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream]] and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer [[spoiler: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game."]] is awesome.
* Once again Raest, and his fight against 5 dragons in GotM. And he won!
* Once again Raest, and his fight against 5 dragons in GotM. And he won!
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* The demon Apt rescuing 1,300 crucified Malazan children in the space of a single night without anyone noticing they were gone until morning. Okay, so [[MagnificentBastard Shadowthrone]] plans to turn them all into TykeBombs, but still...
* Coltaine's shepherding of 30,000 Malazan refugees across the Holy Desert Raraku is one long string of CMOA's for everyone involved. However, one particular example springs to mind.
**The refugee's path is blocked by a river and an enemy army is closing in on them swiftly from behind. Eventually they find a place to ford it but the water is so deep it'll slow them down enough for the enemy to catch up. In''Gardens addition, another enemy army is approaching on the other side of the Moon'' river to cut them off. What do Coltaine's sappers do? They build an underwater road, allowing the refugees to pass over quickly enough to escape certain death.
** And when[[spoiler: freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream]] and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind the enemy army tries to cross over after them, it turns out the sappers rigged the road with explosives. Cue massive explosion destroying a large amount of game is it?". Answer [[spoiler: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game."]] is awesome.
* Once again Raest, and his fight against 5 dragons in GotM. And he won!enemy fighters.
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* Coltaine's shepherding of 30,000 Malazan refugees across the Holy Desert Raraku is one long string of CMOA's for everyone involved. However, one particular example springs to mind.
**The refugee's path is blocked by a river and an enemy army is closing in on them swiftly from behind. Eventually they find a place to ford it but the water is so deep it'll slow them down enough for the enemy to catch up. In
** And when
* Once again Raest, and his fight against 5 dragons in GotM. And he won!
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* Towards the end of ''Midnight Tides'', when the Edur have mostly won, their emperor meets the king's magician:
--->The Edur in the centre of the row spoke. 'Ceda Kuru Qan. The kingdom you serve has fallen. Step aside. The emperor wishes to claim his throne.'
--->'Fallen?' The Ceda's voice was thin in comparison, almost quavering. 'Relevant? Not in the least.'
--->The Edur in the centre of the row spoke. 'Ceda Kuru Qan. The kingdom you serve has fallen. Step aside. The emperor wishes to claim his throne.'
--->'Fallen?' The Ceda's voice was thin in comparison, almost quavering. 'Relevant? Not in the least.'
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* Fight Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
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* Fight Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.operation.
* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed and entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
** And then there's the two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
* The opening of ''Memories of Ice'' stands out for me. ''Three gods'' show up to curse Kallor, for being the kind of monster who destroyed and entire continent. And what does our all-too human psychopath do? He curses them back. And it ''works''! And that's following his surival of a continent catching on fire. Why did it catch on fire? Because he was so evil his people summoned a foreign god and dropped it on the continent in an attempt to kill him. They ended up killing everyone ''but'' him. Kallor is a monster, there's no doubt about that, but ''damn''.
** And then there's the two duels at the climax of ''Toll the Hounds''. Annomander Rake vs Dassem Ultor is awesome enough [[spoiler: although diluted somewhat by Rake letting himself lose]], but the truly impressive match is the sideshow: [[BadassGrandpa Kallor]] vs Spinnock Durav, one of Rake's Tiste Andii. Rake has ordered Durav to prevent Kallor from entering the city no matter what the cost, and Durav, with nothing but his [[{{Determinator}} stubborness]] and sense of obligation to his master manages to hold Kallor back for an entire night, despite getting cut to pieces in the process. He doesn't even manage to scratch Kallor, yet his sheer determination is awe-inspiring. Kallor himself gets his shortly afterwards, when Orfantal, a freakin' dragon, swoops in and carries him off in revenge for the death of his sister's lover. Kallor's response? He ''stabs Orfantal in the head, causing them both to crash''. And ''survives''. That chain of events alone made ''Toll the Hounds'' worth buying for me.
*** Same book; Rake sacrificing himself to force his mother, an Elder God to stop ignoring her people, and in the process also saves the entire world. At the same time he asks his mortal enemy for forgiveness for trapping him in his sword for thousands of years:
*** "You ask my forgiveness? When you unravel what I have done, what I did so long ago? When you heal what I wounded, when you mend what I broke?' He raised his voice to a shout. 'Rake! There is no forgiveness you must seek - not form me, gods below, not from any of us"
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* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when [[spoiler: freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream]] and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer [[spoiler: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game."]] is awesome.
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* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when [[spoiler: freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream]] and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer [[spoiler: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game."]] is awesome.awesome.
* Once again Raest, and his fight against 5 dragons in GotM. And he won!
* Siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Propably the most awesome chapters of entire series.
* Fight Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
* Once again Raest, and his fight against 5 dragons in GotM. And he won!
* Siege of Coral. Panion's soldiers, Bridgeburners, undead K'chain Che'malle, Lady Envy and her Seguleh's, Tiste Andii and their awesome flying fortress, The First Sword of Imass, Shield Anvil Itkovian... Propably the most awesome chapters of entire series.
* Fight Brys vs. Rhulad. Seriously, it wasn't sword duel - it was surgical operation.
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* Roach, just Roach. This is the pampered Noble LAP DOG first seen in Dead House gates that not only survived Coltaines march and became the Alpha dog of the starving mutts on said march, but the little rat JUST WON'T DIE.
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* Roach, just Roach. This is the pampered Noble LAP DOG first seen in Dead House gates that not only survived Coltaines march and became the Alpha dog of the starving mutts on said march, but the little rat JUST WON'T DIE.DIE.
* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when [[spoiler: freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream]] and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer [[spoiler: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game."]] is awesome.
* In ''Gardens of the Moon'' when [[spoiler: freed Jaghut tyrant is trapped inside Kruppe's dream]] and despite his immense power can't do about this, he asks "What kind of game is it?". Answer [[spoiler: "Why, of course, Kruppe's game."]] is awesome.
