Difference between revisions of "Ati"

|aliases=Herr{{book ref|mb6|22}}

|died={{date|1025|fe}}

|universe=[[Cosmere]]

}}

{{quote

|Death is not evil, Kelsier. Death is necessary.

'''Ati''' is a human and the original Vessel of the [[Shard]] [[Ruin]], hailing from the planet [[Yolen]].{{epigraph ref|mb3|82}} He and [[Leras]], the Vessel of [[Preservation]], created [[Scadrial]] together before Leras betrayed him and trapped him in the [[Well of Ascension]].{{au ref|Scadrial}}

 

{{quote

|Think of me as a caretaker—the one who watches the shop and makes certain that the lights are turned out, that everything is cleaned up, once closing time arrives.

 

Presently, Ati wants to see the destruction of everything in existence. He believes that all life must end eventually, and to force it to carry onward past its expiration date is cruel. In his opinion, the destruction he causes serves a creative purpose; without death, there can be no further life.{{msh ref|4|4}}{{book ref|mb3|45}} At the same time, Ati is prideful and boastful. He seems to revel in mocking those he has defeated, and will appear in front of his victims to gloat about his victory.{{msh ref|4|4}}{{book ref|mb3|57}} This very quality is his weak point, as it often leads him to underestimating his opponents.{{book ref|mb3|81}}

 

== Abilities and Attributes ==

}}

 

 

Apart from his supernatural abilities, Ati has proven to be adept at deception, when he wishes to be. His alterations are subtle enough to trick the unaware into thinking they are still reading the original text.{{book ref|mb2|epilogue}} When appearing in person, he can easily play a role of another; most notably, he was speaking in [[Reen]]'s voice in [[Vin]]'s head for years without tipping her off to the fact that she wasn't hearing her own thoughts, and he mimicked [[Kelsier]]'s voice to [[Spook]] to drive him to serve Ruin's purposes.{{book ref|mb3|45}}{{wob ref|7719}} Despite his destructive, megalomaniacal tendencies, he is easily able to play someone kind and affable.{{msh ref|2|3}}

Ati considers Vin one of his greatest agents, and has taken great pains to twist her to his purposes in order to have an appropriate tool to bring about the end.{{book ref|mb3|57}} She was selected at birth due to an unusual combination of circumstances: she herself a [[Allomancy|Mistborn]], with a [[Seeker]] sister and an insane mother whom Ruin could influence. As such, he drove the mother to kill the sister and put her power into a Hemalurgic spike that would become Vin's earring.{{epigraph ref|mb3|74}}

 

 

In the period following his release, Ruin frequently speaks to Vin, trying to beat down her spirit and ensure she would not fulfill [[Preservation]]'s plans for her. However, it's this very gloating that makes Vin realize that she's not speaking with a force of nature but a person, with very human failings. Rather than feeling defeat, she begins to hope once more that Ruin could be defeated.{{book ref|mb3|57}} Ati's final mistake with Vin is killing Elend, thinking it would push her to the depths of despair. Instead, she rallies and, freed from her last tie to the world of the living, challenges him directly, killing them both.{{book ref|mb3|81}}

Ati himself seems to find Kelsier amusing, and Leras notes that even the man's old self would laugh at the situation.{{msh ref|3|1}} When he appears to Kelsier, it's to mock him, and assure him that his own victory is inevitable. Much like Vin, Kelsier does realize that Ati is doing so partially because he is worried that Kelsier might find a way to oppose him; however, he still find Ati's words disturbing.{{msh ref|4|4}}

 

 

== Trivia ==

{{Mistborn|Era 1}}

{{cosmere}}