Christopher Paolini (INHERITANCE CYCLE series) discussion

How do you think Galby will die? A sword through the gut? A spell of unfathamable might? He trips on a rock?

i'm thinking that he'll die by the sword, from either eragon or murtagh. maybe roran, but i doubt it. they're the major characters either in the position to (eragon or murtagh) or who seems important enough to paolini to warrant the right to kill galby.

i totaly know that he'll die cuz ERAGON will kill him!!! duh!

I really really really want Shruikan to kill Galbatorix.

Heydi wrote: " i totaly know that he'll die cuz ERAGON will kill him!!! duh!"

True... Eragon will kill him. But I ask the how, he'll do it?

~♥Alyssa♥~ wrote: "I really really really want Shruikan to kill Galbatorix. "

I think that... but maybe the dragon wounds him. And Eragon finishes?

Mike again wrote: "i'm thinking that he'll die by the sword, from either eragon or murtagh. maybe roran, but i doubt it. they're the major characters either in the position to (eragon or murtagh) or who seems importa..."

Very likely.

*cough* How do we know he's going to die?

Like, maybe Galby is fighting Eragon and Eragon loses his sword and Glaby is about to kill him, maybe Shruikan will dive out of nowhere and scoop up Galby in his claws, then drop him so Eragon can grab his sword and kill him. I dunno.

Tara wrote: "*cough* How do we know he's going to die?"

Oh, now that would be fucked up! Like... sparing him... or worse he becoming good and "peace" all over. I want to see some blood, I humbly say.

~♥Alyssa♥~ wrote: "Like, maybe Galby is fighting Eragon and Eragon loses his sword and Glaby is about to kill him, maybe Shruikan will dive out of nowhere and scoop up Galby in his claws, then drop him so Eragon can ..."

Not knowing is the fun about it, eh?

maybe eragon will kill him but he will also die in the process
but i don't like sad endings

i don't think Eragon will be the one to kill him, but ultimately, he'll die by his own foolishness!

~♥Alyssa♥~ wrote: "I really really really want Shruikan to kill Galbatorix. "

i hadn't considered that, really. but that would be a great moment.

I think the Saphira will take a chunk of him and Eragon will finish him off with magic.

i think eragon will become a shade and kill he can make a deal with durzas spirits remember he said one day you will have to choose between me and galbitorix i think that was forshadowing

wow, i don't remember that, but it would be epic, and a great story device. when did durza say that?

first book when eragon was captured and durza came into his cell

oh yes. hmm... perhaps. i thought he meant that comment in reference to interrogation, but it may well have been foreshadowing.

I have a feeling that Eragon will kill him, but with Murtagh's gelp.

Or something like that.

yea butyou have to explore all possibieties i mean pallini might want to make the ending you never expect like erogon going for help and says he wont return without it and never does but then theres not much cloure unless he dies searching 100 yaers later or so but then there whuld be a storry there and triana will probably become a shade or at least one of the varden will why else make sorrcery so dangerus in his book if theres one thing i learned when wrighting my book its aourthers never incloued ussless info

i think that because we have making all these guesses paolini wont do any of these so that we will all b surprised! either that or hes getting ideas from these comments...lol

It's suicide, Galby will kill himself or try to kill eragon but killed himself in the process.

try to kill eragon but killed himself in the process,, it's a good idea :D

maybe bringing murtagh back 2 life but dies maybe?

Ehh, he knows that it's impossible to bring someone back to life, so he wouldn't try; besides, he doesn't care about Murtagh. Though everything is possible. And I like the "tries to kill Eragon and kills himself in the process" idea.

^right, galbatorix doesn't care about murtagh so why he try to bring him to life and endangering his own life
It's impossible

unless he just THINKS he can bring ppl back. and then 2 prove it he shows eragon...but dies in the process...and then murtagh is alive and not under oath!

Yay! That would be a happy ending...but somehow, I don't think it will end that neatly.

no, that ending just isn't satisfying. it's far too perfect. i'm sorry, but the ending usually just isn't good unless a protagonist dies.

the Hero will not die, it's in the 3 phropecy, "Eragon shall travel out of Alegesia forever" stated by Angela.

^it's remind me about lord of the rings ending 'the hero (in that case: frodo) leave middle earth forever'

come to think of it

Ammon wrote: "unless he just THINKS he can bring ppl back. and then 2 prove it he shows eragon...but dies in the process...and then murtagh is alive and not under oath!"

that is very likly. u gotta remember galby is very overconvdent about his powers.

if eragon dies then he would b leaving alegesia forever or maybe the next person that takes over will rename the land.

I think that Eragon will kill Galby, with Saphira's help ofcours. But then, i think he will be mortally wounded and he asks Saphira to bind herself to Roran, if that is possible, so that she doesn't die to

hmm... interesting. i have become increasingly disenchanted with the cliched themes of eragon, but it is a good story. i still think that it would be best if eragon dies though... or arya, or orik. maybe roran...

i don't think that could happen. galby used very dark magic to force his dragon to serve him. eragon just doesn't strike me as the kind of person to use dark magic. and remember a rider can no more hurt their dragon than they can themselves n it would hurt saphira to live without eragon.

true. i just want the book to come out so we can stop wondering and know!!! and i also think that eragon needs to die, he can't have arya and she's important, and orik too important to the dwarves to dy. and roran could take eragons place among the varden.

I want Roran to die.

NOOOOOOOOOO

how could you want that!

Well... First of all, I don't like him. He's not the most realistic character. He's also annoying. Secondly, it would be a great plot twist. It would make sense - Eragon would see how dangerous it is for him to be attached and to focus on individauls rather than all of Alagaesia. It could be a tool for character development and it would be interesting to see Katrina's reaction. Thirdly, he would make an awful king, and if he's dead, he can't be king like it seems he might be.
Unfortunately, I don't think Roran will die. He's "invincible," and like somebody said, he represents the strength of the human race without magical aid. (But it's not believable, really. He's a weak character.)

I don't like Roran, but hes really not weak. i personaly would do anything for the women i love. i would die for her. i would lie for her. id cry for her. i really would wade thur a sea of blood if it mean i get to hold her in my arms again. he repersents the human race for one yes, but i also believe that he repersent the stranght of a persons love n what someone is willing to do for the person they love.

I didn't mean he was weak, sorry. He's a really good fighter, of course. I should clarify. By a "weak character," I meant he is a poorly-constructed character. And I have nothing against what he does for Katrina. That's really the only thing I liked about Roran. It was so sweet and awesome. I just don't like the REST of his personality. Love is definitely his strength.

hm. well, he is a little shallow. he's kind of the white knight.

but he's more complicated in where he will kill whatever it takes to save Katrina.

(possibly including people that have been his friends)

Which isn't right, by the way. I mean, killing friends and strangers to save one person. Sure, if he loves her, it's great that he'll do so much for her. But you have to cut your losses, and you can't justify killing so many people for the life of only one person.

i dunno, i think roran would do ANYTHING.

He would, yeah. But that doesn't make it right.

well, right or not, oooh...

i thought you meant I was wrong.