



"The Hero would be rejected by their people.The prophecies used gender-neutral terms: Not to suggest they were male or female as originally thought, but to imply that they were neither, as Sazed was castrated in his youth.Below is a list of statements about the hero, and how they fit Sazed. At the revelation of this, much of the prophesied descriptions of the Hero of Ages become clear, as many did not meet Vin's character. Ruin had used his powers to change them.Īlthough, throughout most of the Mistborn Trilogy, Vin is thought to be the Hero of Ages, it is revealed that it is the Terris Keeper Sazed. The prophecies, however, proved to be falsified - a ruse intended to allow a force named Ruin to escape imprisonment. Vin followed in his footsteps and got further, taking the power then giving it up. Alendi was thought to be the Hero of Ages, but was killed before he could complete his quest. It was foretold that they would come, take the power at the Well of Ascension, then be selfless enough to give it up in order to save the world from the Deepness. The Hero of Ages is the prophesied hero of the Terris people. For the final book in the original trilogy, see Mistborn: The Hero of Ages.
