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==Appearance & Personality==
As a Returned, Susebron looks much younger than he really is, which is around 50 years at the time of the events recorded in [[Warbreaker]].{{book ref|wb|36}} He is described as having dark hair, black eyes, and pale skin, though it is revealed later that he can learn to change his appearance at will.{{book ref|wb|58}}
 
He is naive, having grown up in a virtual prison imposed upon him by his priests. StillHe is highly trustworthy of them, heand followsrefuses theto moralsbelieve inthat thethey storiesmay wish him harm.{{book ref|wb|29}} His main source of knowledge about morality is a book belongingof stories that once belonged to his [[Susebron's mother|mother]], andthe livesmorals byof themwhich he follows from memory.{{book ref|wb|2024}} Later, he begins to figure some things out for himself, though he continues to hold to the book's rules, making him honest to a fault.{{book ref|wb|29}} He's highly devoted to the people he trusts, including [[Siri]] and the priests, and refuses to abandon either of them. Nonetheless, he can be realistic in his asessment of others.{{book ref|wb|36}}
 
He's very fond of sweets, and justifies eating a lot of them by saying that as a Returned, he can't gain any weight.{{book ref|wb|44}}
 
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== History ==
HeSusebron was an infant [[returnedReturned]] fifty years before the event of [[WarbreakerPahn Kahl rebellion]]. WhenAt hethe time of his returnedReturn, the last [[God King]] was unable to produce a child, and so the infant Susebron was given [[Peacegiver's Treasure]] and becomemade the new God King after his predecessor's retirement.{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=44}} At some point either before or after his crowning, his tongue was removed so that he would be unable to use the wealth of Breaths that had been bestowed on him.{{book ref|wb|40}} He was separated from his mother, though he managed to retain a storybook she used to read him. He had heard the stories so many times and looked at it over the years that he had memorized each symbol, and the morals of the stories in the book were in part the code by which he lived.{{annotation ref|Warbreaker|chapter=24}}
 
HeThroughout residedmost of his life, Susebron resided mostly alone, in the black palace that was given toof the God Kings in [[T'Telir]]. Despite being the official ruler of Hallandren, he was kept away from its people and other Returned, only coming out briefly on special occasions. This was, to hide thatthe hisfact tongue had been cut out by his priests whenthat he firstwas Returned, so he could not use his [[Peacegiver's Treasure|great wealth]] of Breaths with [[Command]]smute.{{book ref|wb|40}} (asAt the time, he had not been taught to [[Awakening|Awaken]] with a thought). He has over fifty thousand Breaths; his inheritance from the first God King and those who followed.
 
To forestall a war between [[Idris]] and Hallandren, Susebron was promised the hand of king [[Dedelin]]'s daughter, [[Vivenna]]. At the last moment, however, she was swapped for her sister, [[Sisirinah]], and Susebron ended up marrying Siri.{{book ref|wb|4}} For a long time, Susebron and Siri met only at night, as the priests wanted them to make a child, but neither acted, as Siri was awaiting Susebron's first move, while Susebron had no idea what was expected of him.{{book ref|wb|24}} Initially, he feared Siri, uncertain as to why she spent her nights waiting, naked, on his floor. After she began to perform her moaning and screaming routine for the priests, he approached her with a book, hoping to start some communication.{{book ref|wb|20}}
During the events of Warbreaker, Susebron marries [[Siri]] in order to preserve the peace between Hallandren and [[Idris]]. At first he fears Siri, uncertain why she spends her nights waiting, naked, on his floor. When the two finally begin communicating (him writing on a board, her speaking), his innocence is revealed. Siri teaches Susebron to read using the story book of his mother{{book ref|wb|20}} that he had 'hidden' from his priests.{{annotation ref|Warbreaker|chapter=24}} He had heard the stories so many times and looked at it over the years that he had memorized each symbol, and the morals of the stories in the book were in part the code by which he lived. This meant he was honest and did not eat too many sweets. He and Siri eventually fall in love and she begins to plan how to reveal to the other gods that he has no tongue. She also teaches him other things, ideas such as sarcasm and mockery, and about other places such as Idris, and her own life. Susebron expresses an interest in meeting [[Austre]].{{book ref|wb|29}}
 
Siri taught Susebron to read and write using his mother's storybook and they started to converse, him writing on a board, and her speaking. Siri taught Susebron to read using the story book of his mother.{{book ref|wb|20}} As he and Siri planned how to reveal to the other gods that had no tongue, the two began to fall in love. He would spend long hours with her, learning about things like sarcasm and mockery, and about places such as Idris, and Siri's life growing.{{book ref|wb|24}} During one of those conversations, Susebron expressed an interest in meeting [[Austre]].{{book ref|wb|29}} Eventually, he and Siri consummated their marriage.{{book ref|wb|44}}
The [[Pahn Kahl]] [[Pahn Kahl rebellion|attack]] of the [[Court of the Gods]] sees him imprisoned in his own palace. His tongue was restored when [[Lightsong]] gives up his divine [[BioChromatic Breath|Breath]] to heal him.{{book ref|wb|57}} As Susebron has so many Breaths, he was able to Awaken instinctively now that he could speak. He frees his palace from the Pahn Kahl invaders and saves Siri.{{book ref|wb|58}}▼
 
Shortly thereafter, Susebron decided to finally reveal his true function in the court to the other gods, with the plan for failure being to flee with Siri.{{book ref|wb|48}} However, before either could happen, Siri was taken away by the priests, under the guise of her pregnancy forcing her to stay in seclusion.{{book ref|wb|50}} Almost immediately afterwards, the [[Pahn Kahl]] attacked the [[Court of the Gods]], and imprisoned both Siri and Susebron.{{book ref|wb|55}}
Susebron continues to reside in his palace with Siri after saving her homeland, Idris, from the [[Lifeless]] army using [[Kalad's Phantoms]].
 
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Shortly after the rebellion is quenched, Susebron was approached by [[Vasher]], who gave him the command to the [[Kalad's Phantoms]] strewn about the city.{{book ref|wb|58}} He uses it to send them after the [[Lifeless]] bearing down on Idris. He himself remains in T'Telir along with Siri, now with far more influence on Hallandren politics.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Throughout most of his life, Susebron was mute and illiterate.{{book ref|wb|20}} He eventually manages to learn how to read and write from [[Siri]], and has his tongue restored by [[Lightsong]], immediately gaining the ability to speak.{{book ref|wb|29}}{{book ref|wb|57}}
 
SusebronHe has been gifted with [[Peacegiver's Treasure]]. It is, a sum of approximately 50,000fifty thousand Breaths, meaninggranting he has achievedhim the 10thTenth [[Heightening]] and grantedall athe myriadabilities of differentthe abilitiesHeightenings gainedbeneath fromit, the different [[Heightening]]s.including:{{book ref|wb|part=ars}}▼
* Aura and Breath recognition - allows him to assess the number of Breaths a person possesses, as well as recognize Invested objects
* Lifesense - allows him to sense people around him
* Perfect Pitch and Perfect Color Recognition - lets him recognize individual tones and hues, and harmonizations thereof
* Instinctive Awakening - allows him to know commands necessary for what he desires to do without learning them beforehand
* Command Breaking - allows him to override commands of others
* Agelesness - makes him effectively unaging
* Greater Awakening - allows him to Awaken stone and steel objects
 
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A third effect of the 10th Heightening is Color Distortion. Wherever Susebron goes, white objects in his their vicinity break up their colors like a prism, creating further colors. To show this off, he's usually dressed in white for public functions, although he wears black in private, as it is a more powerful color from Awakening standpoint.{{annotation ref|Warbreaker|chapter=20}}
 
The Peacegiver's Treasure makes Susebron effectively immortal, and even if he were to suddenly be cut off from his weekly supply, he could still live for over nine hundred years feeding off it.{{book ref|wb|48}} This amount of Breath might also make him immune to emotional allomancy.{{wob ref|11830}}
 
Though little has been shown of Susebron's Awakening abilities, he is naturally extremely powerful by the virtue of the sheer number of Breaths he possesses. Shortly after regaining his tongue, he's capable of controlling hundreds of individual Awakened objects simultaneously.{{book ref|wb|58}}
 
Though he is a king, it's uncertain how much in the way of political skill he has, as until very recently, he's been little more than a figurehead of the priesthood.{{book ref|wb|20}}
 
== Development ==
[[Siri]], [[Vivenna]] and Susebron were developed together. Originally, they were all characters from ''[[Mythwalker]]'', Brandon's ninth, unpublished novel.{{wob ref|7819}} Susebron was unnamed in Mythwalker, going only by the name of the Emperor, but was likewise going to marry Vivenna (Vvenna in ''Mythwalker'') before marrying Siri instead.{{bws ref|https://brandonsanderson.com/warbreaker-prime-mythwalker-chapter-thirteen/|Warbreaker Prime: Mythwalker Chapter Thirteen|date=2011-08-15}}
 
The Emperor in Mythwalker retains the same divine status Susebron has, but the details are slightly different: he's significantly younger, has been crowned at the age of ten rather than shortly after his birth, and wears black rather than white in court.{{bws ref|https://brandonsanderson.com/warbreaker-prime-mythwalker-chapter-fourteen/|Warbreaker Prime: Mythwalker Chapter Fourteen|date=2011-08-15}} He's also not a [[Returned]], as [[Awakening]] did not yet exist in its current form.
 
Though the Emperor is present for Siri's marriage to him (in contrast to Susebron), his early meetings with her go much the same as they do in ''[[Warbreaker]]''.{{bws ref| https://brandonsanderson.com/warbreaker-prime-mythwalker-chapter-sixteen/|Warbreaker Prime: Mythwalker Chapter Sixteen|date=2011-08-15}} However, as the Siri in Mythwalker possesses powers that would allow her to regrow his tongue, the plot requires the two to remain in that initial state of non-communication for far longer than they do now.{{bws ref| https://brandonsanderson.com/warbreaker-prime-mythwalker-chapter-eighteen/|Warbreaker Prime: Mythwalker Chapter Eighteen|date=2011-08-15}}
▲Susebron has been gifted with [[Peacegiver's Treasure]]. It is a sum of approximately 50,000 Breaths, meaning he has achieved the 10th Heightening and granted a myriad of different abilities gained from the different [[Heightening]]s.
 
Though Brandon never finished ''Mythwalker'', the buddying relationship between Siri and the Emperor was one of his favourite parts of the story, which is why he revisited it in ''Warbreaker''.{{wob ref|7360}} Though their plot was re-written significantly to improve the pacing, the Emperor's personality did not change when he became Susebron.{{wob ref|7819}}
▲Little is known about those who have achieved this level of [[Heightening]], but it is known that those who possess this level of Breaths have Perfect Invocation, allowing the Awakener to draw more color from objects used, draining them to completely white, rather than merely grey, as well as Mental Command, allowing them to Awaken without voicing them. A third effect of the 10th Heightening is Color Distortion, which causes white objects in their vicinity to break up their colors like a prism, creating further color.
 
== Trivia ==
Susebron most noticeably displayed these skills during the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]], using them to free Siri from those who wished to harm her.{{cite}}
* Several people emailed Brandon saying that lacking a tongue, Susebron shouldn't have the sense of taste. However, this is a misconception born out of a common urban legend that the taste buds are segregated by taste on a person's tongue, while in reality, a the roof of the mouth also has them.{{wob ref|7290}}
* Though Susebron believes that he has hidden his book of stories from the priests, they are aware of it, though they decided to let him keep it as a memento.{{wob ref|6947}}
* According to Brandon, Susebron might not make a good God-King, but he will certainly make an earnest one. It's possible that [[Llarimar]] will become his high priest.{{wob ref|3022}}
* Though Susebron might appear in ''[[Nightblood (book)|Nightblood]]'', he will not be the focus of the story.{{wob ref|8535}}
 
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