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{{character
|merge-family=y
|abilities={{tag+|Seer}}, {{tag|Worldhopping}}
|spouse=[[Aslydin]]{{wob ref|6493}}
|profession=Captain of [[skaa rebellion]], {{tag|Seventeenth Shard}}
|abilities={{tag+|Seer}}, {{tag+|Worldhoppingworldhopping}}
|world=Scadrial|ethnicity=Skaa
|aliases=Thinker
|books=[[Mistborn trilogy]]
|religion=[[Survivorism]]
|profession=Captain <small>(of the [[Skaa Rebellion]])</small>, Preacher <small>(of the [[Church of the Survivor]])</small>, General <small>(in the [[New Empire]])</small>
|groups={{tag|Kelsier's crew}}, {{tag+|army|Venture}}, {{tag|Seventeenth Shard}}
|world=Scadrial|ethnicity=Skaa
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Mistborn: The Final Empire]]
}}
'''Demoux''' was originally a captain in [[Kelsier]]'s rebellion and a general in [[Elend Venture]]'s army after Thethe Lord[[Siege Ruler'sof fallLuthadel]]. andHe is currentlyan a[[atium]] known[[Misting]] Worldhopper,(aka appearinga in[[Seer]]). theHe interludeslater forbecomes The Way of Kings asa Thinkerworldhopper, thetravelling manto with[[Roshar]] thein scarsearch acrossof his[[Hoid]]. face that fans have pointed out resembles Demoux's in Mistborn.
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
Demoux is a loyal man to [[Kelsier]] and a terrific leader. Amongst the first recruits of Kelsier's rebellion, [[Ham]] quickly promotes him to the rank of captain after he (Ham) assumes leadership in light of Kelsier's absence.
Demoux is in his early twenties during the events leading up to the [[Catacendre]].{{book ref|mb1|21}} He is a youthful man with military decorum at first,{{book ref|mb2|41}} growing into a grizzled, callused man after a stint leading [[Elend Venture]]'s army.{{book ref|mb3|8}} He has light tan skin, and a distinctive scar across a balding scalp after he is wounded in battle against the [[koloss]]. Whether he is actually balding or the bald spot is the healed wound, is unclear due to the nature of his original injury.{{book ref|mb3|8}}{{book ref|mb3|36}}{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}
 
Demoux speaks honestly and formally and is an exceptionally devout believer in the [[Church of the Survivor]].{{book ref|mb3|8}}{{book ref|mb3|17}} He is thoughtful and analytical,{{book ref|mb3|36}}{{book ref|sa1|i|1}} as well as patient and prudent.{{book ref|mb1|25}}
When Kelsier came to inspect the caves it was Demoux who led him around. Answering Kelsier's call for a man who will defend the honor of the rebellion Demoux immediately stepped forward as one of several, being singled out by Kelsier to fight the dissenter [[Bilg]].
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Before the fight, Hammond confides to Kelsier that while Demoux's fighting abilities are not great, he is a trustworthy man but he is no match for Bilg in a fair fight. Assisted by Kelsier's [[Allomancy]], Demoux wins the fight and Kelsier seizes the moment to invigorate his troops by proclaiming that Demoux had the arcane arts the [[Lord Ruler]] possessed, that they all might possess.
Demoux is an [[atium]] [[Misting]].{{book ref|mb3|81}} he is more of a leader than a warrior. He was a general in [[Elend]]'s army and commanded it quite capably.{{book ref|mb3|8}}
 
Demoux further has some method of slowing his age, which proves quite useful in his activities with the [[Seventeenth Shard]].{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}
In truth, Kelsier had just guided Demoux's sword with Allomantic Pushes and Pulls.
 
== History ==
When [[Yeden]] decided to attack a fortified position, others stayed back at the cave believing this was not Kelsier's wish. Demoux was their leader. Here he demonstrated a sharp contrast to Yeden's impulsive nature by being patient and prudent.
=== The Skaa Rebellion ===
Demoux was loyal to [[Kelsier]] and a terrific leader. Among the first recruits of Kelsier's rebellion, [[Hammond]] quickly promoted him to the rank of captain after Ham assumed leadership in light of Kelsier's absence. When Kelsier came to inspect the caves, it was Demoux who led him around. Immediately stepping forward to answer Kelsier's call for a man who would defend the honor of the rebellion, Demoux was singled out by Kelsier to fight the dissenter [[Bilg]].{{book ref|mb1|21}}
 
Before the fight, Hammond confidesconfided to Kelsier that while he was a trustworthy man, Demoux's fighting abilities arewere not great,; heHam is a trustworthy man butthought he iswas no match for Bilg in a fair fight. Assisted by Kelsier's [[Allomancy]], which he used to [[Steel|Push]] and [[Iron|Pull]] on Demoux's winsweapon, Demoux won the fight, and Kelsier seizesseized the moment to invigorate his troops by proclaiming that Demoux had the arcane arts the [[Lord Ruler]] possessed, - arts that they all might possess. Though Kelsier attempted to use him to kill Bilg, Demoux resisted, and Kelsier soon changed his mind and allowed Bilg to live.{{book ref|mb1|21}}
In the second book, Well of Ascension, Demoux is suspect to the investigation of an imposter conducted by [[Vin]].{{annotation ref|mb2|chapter=36}} Believing he is a kandra disguised as Demoux, she follows him through the streets of Luthadel when he sneaks out of Keep Venture. Demoux is revealed to be a preacher for the Church of the Survivor, and views Kelsier as a god.
 
When [[Yeden]] decided to attack a fortified position, two thousand troops stayed back at the cave under Demoux's command, believing that the attack was not Kelsier's wish.{{book ref|mb1|25}}
When he ventures into the mists for the first time in Hero of Ages, Demoux is stricken down by them, as are several others. It's not until the end of the book is it discovered that Demoux has become a Seer, a Misting capable of burning [[Atium]].{{annotation ref|mb2|chapter=17}}
 
=== The Siege of Luthadel ===
Before that, Demoux and his troops restore order and lend organization to the Terris people who had been flooded with refugees. Demoux and his soldiers maintained law and order and essentially took command, though he showed a respect for the Terris elders – the daughter of one he became romantically involved with, who fell in love with him for his honor and respectability.{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=80-1}}
In the second book, Well of Ascension, Demoux is suspect to the investigation of an imposter conducted by [[Vin]].{{annotation ref|mb2|chapter=36}} Believing he is a [[kandra]] disguised as Demoux, she follows him through the streets of [[Luthadel]] when he sneaks out of [[Keep Venture]]. Demoux is revealed to be a preacher for the [[Church of the Survivor, and views Kelsier as a god]].{{book ref|mb2|36}}
 
=== The New Empire ===
Although a lot of the Seers fell in the last battle, Brandon has confirmed that Demoux survived{{annotation ref|mb2|chapter=36}}, as a promise he had made to his friend, Micah DeMoux, whom the character is named for. His current whereabouts are known to be [[Roshar]], in search of [[Hoid]].{{qa ref|675|10|Is Thinker Demoux?}} Though why he is looking for Hoid is still a mystery.
Demoux was promoted to general under [[Elend]] in the [[New Empire]] some time after [[Ruin]]'s release from the [[Well of Ascension]].{{book ref|mb2|58}}{{book ref|mb3|8}}
 
When he ventured into the mists for the first time, he was stricken down by them, becoming one of the [[mistfallen]].{{book ref|mb3|17}} The mistfallen were sorted into their own company due to the superstition and hatred directed towards them by the other soldiers, resulting in a brawl where Bilg -the man whom Demoux fought before with the aid of Kelsier's Allomancy- punched the general and was executed for it.{{book ref|mb3|47}}
 
Before that, Demoux and his troops restoreof mistfallen arrived at the [[Pits of Hathsin]] where the [[Terris]] survivors had settled.{{book ref|mb3|18}} They restored order and lendlent organization to the Terris people, who had been flooded with refugees. Demoux and his soldiers maintained law and order and essentially took command, though he showed a respect for the Terris elders; he became romantically involved with [[Aslydin]], the daughter of one heof becamethe romantically involved withelders, who fell in love with him for his honor and respectability.{{annotationwob ref|mb3|chapter=80-18051}}
 
When Elend arrived, he discovered that the mistfallen had not been stricken down by the mists for nothing - they had been [[Snapping|Snapped]], awakening the Allomantic powers of a Seer (an [[atium]] misting) in all of them, including Demoux. Demoux and his men then charged the incoming koloss forces with Elend, fighting with the power and determination of an army of Allomancers ablaze with atium.{{book ref|mb3|81}} Although many Seers fell in the [[Battle of Hathsin]], Demoux survived the [[Final Ascension]].{{wob ref|8065}}
 
=== Search for Hoid ===
Demoux eventually joined the [[Seventeenth Shard]]. He interacted with the [[Ghostbloods]] at some point, and knows both [[Iyatil]] and her brother [[Dlavil]], though it's not clear if he knew them before they left [[Silverlight]] and the Seventeenth Shard to join the Ghostbloods.{{wob ref|15956}}
 
Demoux was searching for [[Hoid]] in the [[Purelake]] region on [[Roshar]] in the company of [[Galladon]] and [[Baon]].{{wob ref|6683}}{{book ref|sa1|i|1}} [[Ishikk]] referred to him as '''Thinker''' for his contemplative and reserved manner, and noted that he spoke the [[Selay]] language more poorly than his associates. When his companions began to argue, he noticed Ishikk listening in and directed the others to move their discussion to another language.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}} Two years later, the group had given up on finding Hoid and left Roshar.{{wob ref|14949}}
 
== Trivia ==
* Demoux was named for a personal friend of Brandon Sanderson's, Micah DeMoux, who also took the photographs of Brandon for the book jackets.{{wob ref|5384}} Brandon promised him that the character would survive and get a girl.{{wob ref|7538}}
 
== Notes ==
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