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|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[The Well of Ascension]]
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'''Zane Venture''' was a [[Allomancer|Mistborn]] on the planet of [[Scadrial]]. He was the illegitimate son of [[Straff Venture]] and the half-brother to [[Elend Venture]].
== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Zane by Ydunn Lopez.jpg|side=left|height=250px}}▼
Zane shares certain phenotypic characteristics with his family such as brown curly hair, which he tends to keep shorter than his brother. He has a wiry build with a narrow face and is of medium height. He often wears all black and, despite being a Mistborn, does not wear a mistcloak.{{book ref|mb2|17}} Zane had a difficult childhood, as Straff kept his existence secret due to his [[skaa]] lineage. Because of his harsh upbringing, Zane has an unstable personality, and engages in dysregulated behavior, such as cutting himself. ▼
▲Zane shares certain phenotypic characteristics with his family such as brown curly hair, which he tends to keep shorter than his brother. He has a wiry build with a narrow face and is of medium height. He often wears all black and, despite being a Mistborn, does not wear a [[mistcloak]].{{book ref|mb2|17}} Zane had a difficult childhood, as Straff kept his existence secret due to his
Zane is a powerful Mistborn, the strongest [[Vin]] has met since [[Kelsier]]. This is, in part, thanks to a steel [[Hemalurgic]] spike in his heart, which grants him great precision when using [[Allomantic]] [[steel]].{{wob ref|5668}} Zane placed his own spike, presumably under [[Ruin|Ruin's]] influence.{{wob ref|6074}} However, a consequence of this spike is that Ruin can speak with Zane, and often tells him to kill everyone around him, leading Zane to believe he is insane. Zane refuses to let his insanity control him and he resists following Ruin's orders.{{book ref|mb2|18}}▼
▲Zane
Without Ruin's influence, Zane would have been less crazy but more ruthless, much like his father,{{wob ref|1412}} and would have been more similar to Kelsier.{{wob ref|4374}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Zane is a powerful Mistborn, the strongest [[Vin]] has met since [[Kelsier]]. This is, in part, thanks to a [[steel]] [[Hemalurgic]] spike in his heart, which grants him great precision when using [[Allomantic]] steel.{{wob ref|5668}} He was one of the few Mistborn in the [[Final Empire]] who has access to [[duralumin]].
== History ==
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At some point after he Snapped, Zane obtained, and stabbed himself with, a Hemalurgic spike.{{wob ref|3615}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|70}}
During their conversation outside of Straff's tent, Vin came to believe that Zane had Snapped in the [[Pits of Hathsin]] due to scars seen on his arms. However, this was actually just due to his habit of self-harm to block out Ruin's voice and make his father uncomfortable.{{wob ref|5056}}
{{image|Vin vs Zane.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Fighting [[Vin]]}}
Straff, suspicious of his son, believed that Zane was constantly attempting to assassinate him. Whenever Straff thought he had been poisoned by his son, he sought help from his former mistress, [[Amaranta]], who provided him with an antidote.{{book ref|mb2|18}} Unfortunately for Straff, Zane and Amaranta were lovers and the woman was working with Zane to convince Straff he had been poisoned, while instead providing him with an addictive substance masked as an antidote.{{book ref|mb2|49}} Zane capitalized on the substance's withdrawal effects to convince Straff he was repeatedly being poisoned. Eventually, Straff attempted to have Zane killed in his sleep, however, his plan failed, and Zane left Straff's camp to seek out Vin and take her away from Luthadel. ▼
▲Straff, suspicious of his son, believed that Zane was constantly attempting to assassinate him. Whenever Straff thought he had been poisoned by his son, he sought help from his former mistress, [[Amaranta]], who provided him with an antidote.{{book ref|mb2|18}} Unfortunately for Straff, Zane and Amaranta were lovers and the woman was working with Zane to convince Straff he had been poisoned, while instead providing him with an addictive substance masked as an antidote.{{book ref|mb2|49}} Zane capitalized on the substance's withdrawal effects to convince Straff he was repeatedly being poisoned. Eventually, Straff attempted to have Zane killed in his sleep. Zane, however,
Zane visited Vin one last time to try and persuade Vin to leave with him, promising they could go wherever she wanted. Conflicted, Vin began to follow Zane before deciding that leaving was the wrong choice, realizing that the chief difference between Zane and Elend was that the latter trusted her. She attempted to voice her concerns to Zane
== Relationships ==
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Zane is intrigued by Vin from the start, as she is the only one the voice in his head doesn’t tell him to kill.
=== Straff ===
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Zane's relationship with his father is somewhat antagonistic. Although Zane completes missions that Straff sends him on, he also commonly cuts himself in front of the man to make him uncomfortable--but he also does it in order to block out Ruin's telling him to kill Straff, as he believes that a man shouldn't kill his father.{{book ref|mb2|46}} Furthermore, he believes Ruin's voice to be an indicator of his own insanity, and therefore wouldn't trust himself to be in Straff's place. Despite this, he doesn't stop one of Straff's serving girls from attempting to poison the man, and he lets him assume that Zane poisoned him whenever Straff experiences the withdrawal symptoms of [[Black Frayn]].{{book ref|mb2|18}}
=== Amaranta ===
Amaranta is Zane’s lover, while also being a mistress to Straff Venture. She is a skilled herbalist, and gave Zane the idea to use Black Frayn on Straff.
During her affair with Zane, he would often cut her in the same way he cut himself, but he made her feel desirable again. Zane then became distant, and Amaranta blamed Straff.
== Notes ==
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