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{{character
|merge-family=y
|spouse=[[Aslydin]]{{wob ref|6493}}
|abilities={{tag+|Seer}}, {{tag+|worldhopping}}
|aliases=Thinker
|religion=[[Survivorism]]
|profession=Captain <small>(of the [[Skaa Rebellion]])</small>,
|groups={{tag|Kelsier's crew}}, {{tag+|army|Venture}}, {{tag|Seventeenth Shard}}
|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 the [[Siege of Luthadel]]. He is an [[atium]] [[Misting]] (aka a [[Seer]]). He later becomes a worldhopper, travelling to [[Roshar]] in search of [[Hoid]].
== Appearance and Personality ==
== History ==▼
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}}
=== The [[Skaa Rebellion]] ===▼
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}}
== 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. Though Kelsier attempts to kill Bilg through Demoux, Demoux resists, and Kelsier soon changes his mind, allowing Bilg to live.▼
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}}
▲== History ==
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
=== The Siege of Luthadel ===▼
Demoux is suspect to the investigation of an imposter conducted by [[Vin]]. 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]].{{book ref|mb2|chapter=36}}▼
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}}
=== The [[New Empire]] ===▼
Demoux is promoted to a general under [[Elend]] in the New Empire some time after [[Ruin]]'s release at the [[Well of Ascension]].▼
▲=== The Siege of Luthadel ===
▲Demoux is suspect to the investigation of an imposter conducted by [[Vin]]. 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]].{{book ref|mb2|
The mistfallen are sorted into their own company due to the superstition and hatred directed towards them by the other soldiers, resulting in a brawl where a named Bilg punches the general and is executed for it.{{book ref|mb3|chapter=47}}▼
▲Demoux
▲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
Demoux and his troops arrive at the [[Pits of Hathsin]] where the [[Terris]] survivors have settled. They 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; he became romantically involved with [[Aslydin]], the daughter of one of the elders: she fell in love with him for his honor and respectability.{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=80-1}}▼
▲Demoux and his troops
When Elend
=== 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 is 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]] refers to him as '''Thinker''' for his contemplative and reserved manner, and notes that he speaks the [[Selay]] language more poorly than his associates. When his companions begin to argue, he notices Ishikk listening in and directs the others to move their discussion to another language.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}▼
▲Demoux
== 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.{{
== Notes ==
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