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Shonen_Bat posted...

Just one more, then. Can Rand resist being teleported too? Mewtwo's teleporting doesn't have much of a limit other than 'has to know the place exists'

Depends on the teleportation. If Mewtwo's teleportation is instantaneous and undetectable, nobody really has a counter for that. If Rand saw it coming at all, he'd be able to make a shield (he survived the aforementioned building being torn down on him by using a weave that IIRC forms a complete barrier around himself). I think in general the logic for fights like this should be that alike magic is generally "transferable" across franchises. For example, if one character is immune to magic, they won't be entirely immune to the magic from a character with a completely different magic system, but they would have resistance to the spells that are similar between the works. In Wheel of Time, you can only teleport if you are familiar with the location you are in... however, if you get teleported there, you become instantly familiar, and are immediately ready to teleport. I'd argue that Mewtwo's teleportation would fulfill this.

I think Rand would naturally form a shield upon being teleported, a fairly large one so that he'd have plenty of air. I don't remember if it's transparent or not (I don't think it is), but it would also seem like the obvious play to find a way to scout outside without leaving his cocoon... which would reveal he's literally in the Sun. He knows teleportation allows teleportation, so he'd try that first. If it failed, he'd try to become familiar enough with the area to Skim, which only requires about half an hour of examination. I don't recall if there's a weave to regenerate fresh air. There probably is, as Air is one of the fundamental powers channelers can directly manipulate, and I think he'd have a big enough bubble to last for an hour of too if there isn't, seeing as Rand is as powerful as possible and has learned his lesson on this before and has no reason to skimp on his shield.

Moral of the story is that Rand would at least have time to think and plan, and having 400 years of experience across two lives, would probably find a way to escape. I don't think Mewtwo's teleport would be fast enough to avoid this, otherwise he'd just be broken and his matches wouldn't be interesting at all

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