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* Prof rescuing David and Megan when they're cornered by Enforcement. This is awesome on multiple levels; first, there's just the straight-up badassery of dropping down through a dissolving ceiling, disintegrating bullets before they can hit him, carving a sword out of the wall, and taking down a fifteen-foot-tall armor unit with tensor-assisted punches. Second, Prof turns the crisis into an opportunity by identifying himself to Enforcement as Limelight and claiming the Reckoners they'd already tangled with as his "minions", thus salvaging a plan that had fallen apart. Third, in light of TheReveal of Prof's Epic status, you realize that he did all this at the risk of his own sanity and had to balance thinking clearly and fighting effectively with keeping the Epic madness under control.

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* Prof rescuing David and Megan when they're cornered by Enforcement. This is awesome on multiple levels; first, there's just the straight-up badassery of dropping down through a dissolving ceiling, disintegrating bullets before they can hit him, carving a sword out of the wall, and taking down a fifteen-foot-tall armor unit with tensor-assisted punches. Second, Prof turns the crisis into an opportunity by identifying himself to Enforcement as Limelight and claiming the Reckoners they'd already tangled with as his "minions", thus salvaging a plan that had fallen apart. Third, in light of TheReveal of Prof's Epic status, you realize that he did all this at the risk of his own sanity and had to balance thinking clearly and fighting effectively with keeping the Epic madness under control.
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* The end of ''Mitosis'', in which the citizens of Newcago come to David's aid at Tia's insistence, singing [[AchillesHeel Mitosis' music]] [[WillNotBeAVictim in order to kill him completely]] and [[BigDamnHeroes save David's life]].

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* The end of ''Mitosis'', in which the citizens of Newcago come to David's aid at Tia's insistence, singing [[AchillesHeel Mitosis' music]] [[WillNotBeAVictim in order to kill him completely]] and [[BigDamnHeroes save David's life]]. A user on a Brandon Sanderson fan forum presents a compelling explanation of the significance of this moment [[http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/53240-the-reckoners-greatest-victory/ here]].
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-->'''David:''' ...spoiler:Because you can only be hurt by someone who doesn't fear you. But such a person doesn't really exist, do they? You made sure of it. Even the Reckoners. Even Prof himself. Even me. We are all afraid of you. Fortunately, I know someone who isn't afraid of you, and never has been.\\

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-->'''David:''' ...spoiler:Because you can only be hurt by someone who doesn't fear you. But such a person doesn't really exist, do they? You made sure of it. Even the Reckoners. Even Prof himself. Even me. We are all afraid of you. Fortunately, I know someone who isn't afraid of you, and never has been.\\
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* David [[spoiler:killing Steelheart]].
-->'''David:''' ...[[spoiler:Because you can only be hurt by someone who doesn't fear you]]. But such a person doesn't really exist, do they? You made sure of it. Even the Reckoners. Even Prof himself. Even me. We are all afraid of you. Fortunately, I know someone who isn't afraid of you, and never has been.\\
'''[[spoiler:Steelheart]]:''' You know nothing.\\
'''David:''' [[IronicEcho I know everything]].
* The end of ''Mitosis'', in which [[spoiler:the citizens of Newcago come to David's aid at Tia's insistence, singing [[AchillesHeel Mitosis' music]] [[WillNotBeAVictim in order to kill him completely]] and [[BigDamnHeroes save David's life]]]].

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!!!Please be advised that this page contains unmarked spoilers.

* Prof rescuing David and Megan when they're cornered by Enforcement. This is awesome on multiple levels; first, there's just the straight-up badassery of dropping down through a dissolving ceiling, disintegrating bullets before they can hit him, carving a sword out of the wall, and taking down a fifteen-foot-tall armor unit with tensor-assisted punches. Second, Prof turns the crisis into an opportunity by identifying himself to Enforcement as Limelight and claiming the Reckoners they'd already tangled with as his "minions", thus salvaging a plan that had fallen apart. Third, in light of TheReveal of Prof's Epic status, you realize that he did all this at the risk of his own sanity and had to balance thinking clearly and fighting effectively with keeping the Epic madness under control.
* David [[spoiler:killing Steelheart]].
killing Steelheart.
-->'''David:''' ...[[spoiler:Because spoiler:Because you can only be hurt by someone who doesn't fear you]].you. But such a person doesn't really exist, do they? You made sure of it. Even the Reckoners. Even Prof himself. Even me. We are all afraid of you. Fortunately, I know someone who isn't afraid of you, and never has been.\\
'''[[spoiler:Steelheart]]:''' '''Steelheart:''' You know nothing.\\
'''David:''' [[IronicEcho I know everything]].
everything.
* The end of ''Mitosis'', in which [[spoiler:the the citizens of Newcago come to David's aid at Tia's insistence, singing [[AchillesHeel Mitosis' music]] [[WillNotBeAVictim in order to kill him completely]] and [[BigDamnHeroes save David's life]]]].life]].
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* David [[spoiler:killing Steelheart]].
-->'''David:''' ...[[spoiler:Because you can only be hurt by someone who doesn't fear you]]. But such a person doesn't really exist, do they? You made sure of it. Even the Reckoners. Even Prof himself. Even me. We are all afraid of you. Fortunately, I know someone who isn't afraid of you, and never has been.\\
'''[[spoiler:Steelheart]]:''' You know nothing.\\
'''David:''' [[IronicEcho I know everything]].
* The end of ''Mitosis'', in which [[spoiler:the citizens of Newcago come to David's aid at Tia's insistence, singing [[AchillesHeel Mitosis' music]] [[WillNotBeAVictim in order to kill him completely]] and [[BigDamnHeroes save David's life]]]].

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