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− | |books=[[Mistborn (series)]] |
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− | Snapping commonly occurs when a Misting or Mistborn undergoes heavy stress and pain, often in a near |
+ | Snapping commonly occurs when a Misting or Mistborn undergoes heavy stress and pain, often in a near death situation, causing them to trigger latent Allomantic abilities. |
− | + | Children of confirmed noble bloodlines often underwent a planned beating as a test to see if they snapped. Later, however, the mists caused sickness in people, triggering their own snapping, this process was started by Preservation, but was manipulated by Ruin in to killing people, thus raising superstitions about the mists being dangerous. |
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+ | The length a person has "mist sickness" relates to their Allomantic powers and abilities. |
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− | During the time the mists are Snapping people in [[The Hero of Ages]], they also raise the Allomantic potential of the people they Snap so that exactly 16% are Snapped.{{book ref|mb3|21}} The number is a hint left by Preservation for humans to understand. |
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− | == Known Snappings == |
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− | * [[Alendi]] is Snapped by the [[mist]]s.{{wob ref|8087}} |
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− | * [[Clubs]] Snaps during his time fighting rebels in the southeast.{{wob ref|7707}}{{wob ref|7544}} |
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− | * [[Marsh]] Snaps after his mother is taken away by [[obligator]]s.{{book ref|mb1|20}} |
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− | * [[Vin]] Snaps while she is being born, during her mother's "unusually difficult labor".{{epigraph ref|mb3|epilogue}} |
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− | * [[Spook]] Snaps when he is five years old and can barely remember the event as an adult.{{book ref|mb1|32}} |
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− | * [[Kelsier]] Snaps after [[Mare]] dies, while he is imprisoned in the [[Pits of Hathsin]].{{book ref|mb1|17}} |
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− | * Many soldiers in [[Elend]]'s army, including [[Demoux]], were Snapped by the [[mist]]s.{{book ref|mb3|81}} |
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== Notes == |
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