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“Give me the sword, Kingslayer.”
“Oh, I will.”
Brienne of Tarth is Lightbringer
Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow and Stannis Baratheon.
All three are grey heroes in the series, one of which is the most popular character in the book and especially the show. All three are legendary figures from their respected Houses- the one true king who should have been Lord of Stormsend, the secret prince born of ice and fire, and then there is the Mother of Dragons, Mysha, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains and the last (so far as we know) Dragon.
All three have been, supposedly, chosen by the Lord of Light, and all three are the leading choices for Azor Ahai with their individual weapons (dragons, a valyrian steel sword and a burning sword) acting as the legendary weapon Lightbringer.
It makes sense; the great leaders who’ve been prophesied to end the long night. One even has DRAGONS, it would be absolute folly to imagine anyone else’s from three big huge players, one of whom the series is named for whose story is so heavily linked to the Others, to act as Azor Ahai or the weapon prophesied to end the Long Night; Lightbringer.
This post isn’t to dissuade those three or others from being AA or LB, but rather to put forth a new candidate to act as the legendary metaphorical ‘sword’. Someone who was a supporting player for the second and third books, ignored in the show, and for some reason people consider boring when she finally gets a chance to shine in her own POV.
Brienne of Tarth.
The ugly girl who wants to be a knight, a noblewoman whose house isn’t a great one, who has blood ties to both the Targaryen and Baratheon dynasty and who were kings and queens in their own right once upon a time. Not much is known about House Tarth apart from their sigil, rose and azure quartered with yellow suns and white crescent moons, the name of their keep Evenfall. Their descendants were not always called ‘Tarth’ though, their family name was once ‘Evenstar’, which has been passed down to be the official title of the Lord of Tarth.
Their House seems to have a fond appreciation for the sky and all that comes from it, including naming the small little island off Tarth ‘Morne’ to stand for morning, with only House Dayne as a challenger in regards to their love and admiration for the celestial. All that to say; House Tarth values light, in all its natural forms. The sun, the moon, the stars, the morning dawn… Their sigil and title literally brings light *looks directly at the camera like I’m in the office*, and it is one of only sigils where no matter what; it cannot be killed. No matter if the Dead or Living wins the war, the sun and moon and the evenstar will rise day after day until the end of eternity. Dragons and krakens and crows and stags and direwolves and lions can be killed, but the lights in the sky can never be.
The title of Evenstar itself also has connections to Lightbringer. Lucifer means ‘Lightbringer’ and it is the Latin name for the planet Venus. Venus used to be called ‘Evenstar’, and Evenstar is, as covered above, the title of the Lord of Tarth. With Faegon attacking Tarth, it is safe to presume that Selwyn, her father, is dead and Brienne is now the Lady of Tarth making HER the Evenstar which literally, not metaphorically, makes her, Lightbringer (which is something no other contender can claim.)
Another language fact is Tarth means smoke or fog in the Welsh language. “Born amidst salt and smoke,” is a large part of the prophecy of AA & LB and Brienne, being born on an island that means smoke in the middle of a salt sea…
ACOK Davos I
“To oppose it, the hero must have a hero's blade, oh, like none that had ever been.”
AFFC Brienne I
>When she was small, her nurse filled her ears with tales of valor, regaling her with noble exploits of Ser Galladon of Morne, Florian the Fool, Prince Aemon the Dragonknight and other champions. Each man bore a famous sword, and surely Oathkeeper belonged in their company, even if she herself did not.
Brienne often thinks of Oathkeeper as a ‘magic sword’, and here she not only calls it a heroes sword, but she is humble enough not to consider herself amongst them. The sword is worthy of being a part of something great but not Brienne herself. And right after she refuses to call herself a hero, she kneels, blade in hand, and says a prayer to the Crone whose known to bring light *once again looks at the camera like I’m in the office* to help guide people who would ask for it.
>**AFFC Brienne I**
>Kneeling between the bed and wall, she held the blade and said a silent prayer to the Crone, whose golden lamp showed men the way through life. Lead me, she prayed, **LIGHT THE WAY BEFORE ME**, show me the path that leads to Sansa.
Now, onto a huge moment for Brienne, where a large bulk of this theory comes from. The dream Jaime has, the prophetic Weirwood dream where most of his prophecies have come true.
>**ACOK Davos I**
>“In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword.
>**ASOS Jaime VI**
>Brienne’s sword took flame as well, burning silvery blue. The darkness retreated a little more.
>Brienne moved her longsword back and forth, watching the silvery flames shift and shimmer.
>Then his sword went dark, and only Brienne’s burned, as the ghosts came rushing in.
Lightbringer is, in its most basic form, a burning sword. Brienne, Stannis, Thoros, Beric, Jon and Jaime are the only ones to use a burning sword. Stannis sword is proven to be a fake, Thoros uses tricks to get his sword to light on fire, and Beric had a legitimate magical burning sword but he gave up his life for Lady Stoneheart. That leaves Jon in his dream then Jaime and Brienne in Jaime’s dream.
Again, this essay is not to dissuade the other candidates, but I personally do not believe that GRRM is the type of writer to let the secret dragon prince, the just leader, the Aragorn of Westeros get the big prophecy fight in the end. Aragorn wasn’t the one to destroy the ring, it was the unsuspecting big footed hobbit who saved the day. In any case Brienne DOES carry a flaming sword she uses to fight the dead, and she is the ONLY LIGHT left in Jaime’s world and the world itself. And yes, Jon does carry a red flaming sword in his dream whereas Brienne carries a silvery blue flaming sword in Jaime’s dream, but Oathkeeper, her sword, is red and black. It’s spell forged, it’s magic, **IT COMES ALIVE IN THE SIGHT OF FIRE**.
>**ACOK Davos I**
>And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes.”
>**AFFC Brienne VIII**
>In the light from the firepit the red and black ripples in the blade almost seemed to move.
Let’s move on to another significant moment in Jaime’s dream is when a naked beautiful Brienne touches him.
>**ADWD Jon III**
>Therefore after Lightbringer was never cold to the touch, but warm as Nissa Nissa had been warm.
>**ASOS Jaime VI**
>She put a hand on his shoulder and he shuddered at the sudden touch. She’s warm.
Brienne is warm in his dream just as Lightbringer the sword is warm, she carries a flaming sword, she brings light, she’s the only light in the world… The dream can be interpreted in a few ways, mostly done to either prove or disprove an eventual romance between Jaime and Brienne, (I 10000% proves it does along with all the other evidence but that’s another 2000 word essay for another time.) But I believes it also offered a substantial amount of proof to my theory that Brienne is in fact Lightbringer. Melisandre even says the Lord of Light created the sun and moon and stars to assist them in ‘keeping the night at bay.’ .
>**ADWD Jon III**
>The Lord of Light made the sun and moon and stars to light our way, and gave us fire to keep the night at bay.”
Once again; let me bring back the Tarth fascination with the celestial
>**AFFC Brienne II**
>The arms of Tarth were quartered rose and azure, and bore a yellow sun and crescent moon.
>**ASOS Jaime IV**
>“I am Brienne of Tarth, daughter to Lord Selwyn the Evenstar, and sworn to House Stark even as you are.”
Brienne is the sun and moon, she is the brightest star in the sky. Yes there was a magic comet that fell for the birth of dragons but it lasted only for a while then died off. The Evenstar will always stay in the sky, as well as the sun and moon. They will always bring light.
Now, branching off into LOTR territory for a moment, Brienne is given the exact same introduction as Eowyn was when she killed the Witch-King, as ‘no man’ could kill him
>**The Return of the King, book 5, ch. 6 "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"**
>“But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Éomund’s daughter!”
>**ACOK Catelyn II**
>“He is no man, My Lady. That’s Brienne of Tarth, daughter to Lord Selwyn the Evenstar.”
Don’t you think there’s just the tiniest bit of coincidence that GRRM introduces Brienne using a VERY similar quote to another blonde shieldmaiden who is confused for a man right before she helps destroy the leader of a great and terrible undead army and helps save the day?
Now, all this isn’t to say she’s an absolute shoe in for Lightbringer. That’s not to say it won’t be the obvious choice and Jon and Dany or Stannis save the day and they get to rule Westeros for 100 years and they get to be the ones who tell the Hobbits they bow to no man. But what I am saying is Brienne is just as much in the running to be Lightbringer as them. And just how bards can slay dragons, and Hobbits can destroy rings; an ugly girl who wants to be a knight can most definitely be a Lightbringer.
OKAY BUT INO DID MANAGE TO MAKE SAKURA WITHDRAW AND HAYATE AND EVERYONE CASUALLY IGNORED IT AND ALLOWED THE MATCH TO CONTINUE?! WHEN I TELL YOU MY WOMAN WAS ROBBED--
Also, say bye-bye to that advantage because you're never saying it again. Kishimoto couldn't bother
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1) Ino won. No, there's no "it was a tie" -as much as the narrative tries to push and some of her fans keep commenting on my fanfic while adding some nasty insults as well. She successfully created an opening through a strategy, tricked her rival to get inside her, and made Sakura say "I... Haruno Sakura... wish to withdraw... from the match." Not a quick, 'I forfeit', she wasn't even struggling for control back then, it was an entire sentence. Two bubbles of speech. In that time span, had it been real combat, she could have easily made her slice her throat.
2) In the same manner, had Ino and Sakura been actually alone (meaning, no "divine" intervention from Naruto that awoke -no really, he awoke Inner-Sakura because she was doing not even the thing she was literally created for), Sakura wouldn't have regained control over her body. She even admits it.
3) I've said it before -but this is a plot device that it's never. brought up. again. That's why I know for sure it was created for this moment specifically (and some jokes here and there), inner-sakura is relevant in this single fight and then disappears. So goodbye to that advantage.
4) Hayate's job is to literally stop the fight when, as he says, “until one of them is dead or unconscious… or admits defeat.” Sakura, quite literally -through Ino- forfeited. Then he allowed Naruto to speak, disregarding what was happening on the actual floor because plot reasons. He's the worst at his job and we have Kakashi on the same page, I can't believe it.
Also -don't come at me to defend Sakura's inexistent growth at this stage -if you want to be mad, be mad at Kishimoto, who wrote possibly the worst sub-plot about Sakura's development. Had this been well written, I'd have no problem admitting her superiority (Ino is a secondary character -her entire existence revolves around being support, so I'm aware that she was solely created to be surpassed).
Kishimoto didn't even bother to put Ino down, all the characters (quite literally) highlight the fact that she was LOW ON CHAKRA as a big reason for Sakura to be able to break free from the jutsu. Naruto also gets thrown inside there as another big reason for Sakura's achievement -Kakashi compliments his female student maybe twice, and one of those times he admits that Ino's presence is what pushed her fighting spirit.
Great panel tho.
Yeah, I wholeheartedly agree. Honestly, I didn't even remember this one scene of Ino fully taking over Sakura's body to force her into giving up and quitting the fight? Holy shit, how did she not win automatically after that. As soon as she did that, Sakura should've been disqualified. It really had to be done that way for plot convenience cause Kishimoto was grasping at straws trying to give Sakura some 'spotlight' that would make her shine and look good in this fight, even if it had to come at the cost of Ino's character. He just wanted to make Sakura look so cool with the 'inner sakura' and giving her lines about not being soft or in Ino's shadow anymore, but he fumbled the bag cause their shared childhood flashbacks just showed her in a bad light and helped elevate Ino as a good friend, as well as the one line she had saying that Sasuke is hers or smth? Ino should've won.
But also, if she'd won and passed to the finals, everyone there was a monster. The two people she could maybe stand a chance against the most are her own teammate Shikamaru and Kankuro. If she'd went vs. Maru, it prolly would've been a tie, and Kishi needed Maru fighting Temari anyway for romantic development. And I'm really sorry to say this, but I also don't think Ino could've beaten Kankuro. Her jutsu is just not compatible with puppets. Other than that, everyone else was a beast. Nart had a demon. Gaara was a demon. Sasuke is well, Sasuke. Shino is a monster. Neji is way too strong. Temari is a beast who'd destroy Ino with a flick of her wrist. I agree that Ino deserved the dub, but looking at it, if she can't even beat Kankuro, maybe it was for the best that she didn't pass to the finals.
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Trivia & Evidence, OMG OMG! Japanese voice actors InoJin and Himawari’s Potential future realtionship with InoJin and Boruto become brother in laws! CANON CANON!
Himawari is shown to be amazed by Inojin’s Super Beast Imitating Drawing technique and asks him multiple times to show her his technique. She also continuously compliments his drawings and he compliments hers.[1]
Inojin finds his motivation and passion for art in order to rescue Himawari’s drawing. He thanks her for helping him realize what is important to him in art. [2]
Inojin affectionately refers to Himawari as his ‘sensei’ after thanking her for being the catalyst to realize his passion for drawing. [3]
Inojin at first did not understand how he could lose to Himawari in the art contest, not being impressed by her drawing or her skill compared to his. However, by the end of their episode, he appreciates both her and her drawing as he compliments her showing how a bond between them developed.[4]
Himawari desires to continue making more fun drawings with Inojin. [5]
Inojin and Himawari have sketchbooks that match each other. [6]
Mitsuki noticed Inojin blushing and becoming flustered at Himawari’s presence. [7]
Mitsuki notices Inojin has a different side to his normally cool and calm persona only when he is with Himawari.. [8]
Inojin and Himawari regularly meet up to paint together. [9]
Himawari is described as being 'completely attached to her Inojin’. [10]
Inojin and Himawari share a passion for art. They can often both be seen in the anime drawing in their spare time.
Inojin nicknames Himawari his 'Sensei’, similar to how Sai nicknamed Ino as 'Ms. Beautiful’.
Both Sai and Ino believed Himawari would be able to help Inojin resolve his art slump. Later, Ino thanked Himawari for helping Inojin by giving her a flower.
Inojin was the first character Himawari had significant amounts of interaction with who wasn’t one of her family members.
They both can be seen tending flowers in the series (Himawari in Naruto ch.700 and Inojin in Boruto ep.32) suggesting both share not only passions for art but also flowers.
They both have connections to a flower as Himawari is named after a sunflower and Inojin is a Yamanaka who’s clan is symbolized by the bush clover.
In 2020 on Twitter, Boruto re-runs aired in Japan and the Japanese voice actors would live tweet each week throughout the episode. During one episode, the seiyuu for Inojin and Boruto had a fun Twitter exchange acknowledging Inojin and Himawari’s potential future relationship with Inojin and Boruto becoming brothers-in-law:
Inojin’s seiyuu: ’Himawari… cute…’ (After Himawari appeared during the scene) Boruto’s seiyuu : ’Don’t look at her like this’ Inojin’s seiyuu: ’Calm down brother-in-law’ Boruto’s seiyuu: ’Don’t call me brother-in-law!’
Ino and Hinata always very close to be good friend, maybe moms would love InoJin would marry her.
But Naruto will be mad lololol and sai don’t mind, sai like it. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
SAI & INOJIN : FATHER-SON PARALLELS
Inojin blush like his mom around his Dad 🥺