What Are The 7 Ajahs?

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  • Let's talk about what exactly are the seven Aes Sedai Ajahs from #TheWheelOfTime?
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  • @DanielGreeneReviews
    @DanielGreeneReviews  2 роки тому +160

    Which ajah are you? www.gotoquiz.com/which_ajah_do_you_belong_to_1
    Read along will continue once the season is over!

    • @worldatwar956
      @worldatwar956 2 роки тому +9

      80% Grey, guess i'm a politician

    • @crazybalrog4033
      @crazybalrog4033 2 роки тому +6

      I thought I’d be blue and I was- but overwhelmingly so! 89% blue the next one is 47% brown

    • @spiritousgore6153
      @spiritousgore6153 2 роки тому +13

      Blue just a few points ahead of yellow. Does that make me a green? 🤣

    • @errolbosch7230
      @errolbosch7230 2 роки тому +3

      green at 89%.

    • @hasniichasnii7671
      @hasniichasnii7671 2 роки тому +2

      Green but then very closely followed up by yellow and Grey.

  • @psionicsknight6651
    @psionicsknight6651 2 роки тому +433

    Daniel: The Blue Ajah stick up for righteousness and protect others.
    Kaladin: So, you’re saying… they will protect those who cannot protect themselves?

    • @nopenopenopington
      @nopenopenopington 2 роки тому +29

      then proceeds to brood in the corner of the room while the WoT cast make fun of him

    • @StarPlatinum3000
      @StarPlatinum3000 2 роки тому +2

      "Uhhh... yeeeeah... sure, let's go with that."

    • @Solus749
      @Solus749 2 роки тому

      more like what THEY see as the justice and betterment of the world. Hence why morianne seeks out the dragon to controll him and lessen the second world breaking while "guiding" him. Turns out blue ajah don't know nearly enough and the worlds course is bad enough that it actually needs to get broken first before it can mend cleanly but I digress. They do protect a number of people and are generally good though but at the same time is almost as politically active as the grey and have a habit of trying to move people in the "right" way without their approval. Something morianne discover personally when rand block her out ENTIRELY and force her to make an oath of servitude to let her back in. Long story short her whole worldview falls apart and she litterary on her knees begs him to listen to her and him being quite agitated and pissed at aes sedai in general asks for an oath of servitude in return.
      Yellow sisters like to not just heal injuries but also the world which means some of them have a bit more bite than at first glance. The green is quite interesting in that some of them consider binding the male key players as guardians to get ontop of fighting but at the same time green ajah treat their guardians quite well for most part.....yes good enough to share lodging in more than one way.
      brown are brown and a small number of them end up in rands following just to study the dragons effect on the world and record its passing. Long story short all of them have more and less pleasant sides to them where red sisters discover first hand that male and female force together is stronger than just female and gets concerned they might have stilled to many men so that the gift is weakening and becomming more rare even among women. A suggestion from red sisters of all things is to marry stilled men and carry their children to counteract this.

  • @preslavnikolov7382
    @preslavnikolov7382 2 роки тому +306

    You forgot that the Warders of the Brown also carry books! :D I think this is their main purpose :D

    • @acekeianar
      @acekeianar 2 роки тому +32

      LOL Pack Mule .. ahem, I mean, warder

    • @AnkitSharma-fu9io
      @AnkitSharma-fu9io 2 роки тому +4

      XD

    • @matthewsterner1421
      @matthewsterner1421 2 роки тому +35

      They might have to fight someone over the books too. Like what if bandits want to steal your books? That happens sometimes, right?

    • @judydodge737
      @judydodge737 2 роки тому +9

      I guess that’s the entire reason they’re stronger.

    • @guyver441
      @guyver441 2 роки тому +18

      @@judydodge737 Right?! Books are frikkin heavy! These are the double bladed battle axe and warhammer maul wielding warders of the tower. Light help ANYONE who tries to assault the Tower library.

  • @confusedwhale
    @confusedwhale 2 роки тому +91

    2:03 Reds
    3:15 Yellows
    4:56 Greens
    5:44 Browns
    6:18 Whites
    7:05 Greys
    7:48 Blues
    For those that just want to re-clickity-click.
    9:25 Spoilers
    9:36 ?

  • @kabedondon
    @kabedondon 2 роки тому +156

    Ah, this topic! I remember as of 1991, when "The Dragon Reborn" came out, the first two books hadn't really gone into detail about the other Ajahs much. I was in High school and my mom let me get out of school so that I could go to a book-signing where Robert Jordan was appearing, When I spoke with him, I told him about my fascination with the Aes Sedai and the White Tower and asked him if he was planning to tell us more about the rest of the Ajahs. I don't remember exactly what he said verbatim but he did say that he was planning to reveal more about each of the other Ajahs as the story progressed. Now, looking back, there were probably a lot better question better questions I could have asked. But, yeah, I was a goofy kid and I was nervous as heck. (Blue)

    • @kjpmi
      @kjpmi 2 роки тому +18

      Maybe you planted the seed in his head which lead to him delving deeper into all the Ajahs! You never know.

    • @Bass.sick.b1tch
      @Bass.sick.b1tch 2 роки тому +5

      My wife kicked me out of the room while she was in labor, so I ran down the street to buy New Spring …lol …

    • @samuelleask1132
      @samuelleask1132 2 роки тому +4

      Aw that’s adorable

    • @LrnecBuma
      @LrnecBuma 2 роки тому +6

      Things were a lot different back than. Brandon when discussing wot fandom and comparing it his cites the rise of the internet and wikis gathering confirmed questions has allowed fans to coordinate and focus questions. Something they couldn't do when meeting RJ. It was your personal question that you wanted. He took the time to think about it.

    • @kabedondon
      @kabedondon 2 роки тому +3

      @@LrnecBuma you're right, its hard to remember those times before the web made information so accessible. I remember it wasn't until a year or so later I was able to get Prodigy and joined the WOT bulletin board, heh. I wonder what modern readers think about those huge glossaries at the back of each book, but that was pretty much all we had for reference back then.

  • @ethanboyd2981
    @ethanboyd2981 2 роки тому +38

    Thanks for mentioning Elaida. I've been having a sneaking suspicion that Liandrin will be replacing Elaida for the entire series.

    • @Thrawn878
      @Thrawn878 2 роки тому +3

      If that is true I am assuming we won't get the Liandrin + spider "scene" which I found quite ....entertaining.

    • @jlammetje
      @jlammetje 2 роки тому +2

      definitely, they've been showcasing Liandrin so much, it only makes sense that she will absorb the character of Elaida.

    • @kaladongstormguy
      @kaladongstormguy Рік тому +2

      I know it's super late, but Rafe did pretty much confirm that we will also see Elaida in the show. I was worried about that too, but it sounds like we'll actually see her ^^

    • @cornflake233
      @cornflake233 10 місяців тому +1

      I don’t know… She would have to come back to the tower, and they already know that she is a traitor. The next season (supposedly) is supposed to be about the issues at the White tower. I think Elaida is going to fulfill her role as the advisor to Elayne’s mother And play her part before getting stilled.

    • @Liilliithh
      @Liilliithh Місяць тому

      If she's not, they missed the chance to introduce her, since they skipped Morgase.

  • @brothertaddeus
    @brothertaddeus 2 роки тому +184

    "If you're a mathematician or logic person, this is where you're gonna fall. And I'll laugh at you for it. But it's fine. Ya weirdo." I would swear vengeance against you for this slight to my honor, but you are technically correct (the best kind of correct).

    • @berserker8884
      @berserker8884 2 роки тому +2

      same.

    • @oilikaekoile
      @oilikaekoile 2 роки тому +9

      The white Ajah likely handles all the Tower finances. nobody ever talks about it, but who else would do it? Thanks for logic and math. (Not a joke, I do appreciate such different people)

  • @katieamarsh
    @katieamarsh 2 роки тому +100

    I’m a nurse. Thank asked my husband what ajah he thought I would be in, thinking that yellow was obvious. He said black. Much laughter ensued. I love that wot is part of our marriage, so many inside jokes.

  • @groofay
    @groofay 2 роки тому +204

    Apparently I'm a Blue. And thank you for the breakdown, even admitting they're rather simplified--wrapping my head around this entire world is much easier thanks to these videos.

    • @chichi3981
      @chichi3981 2 роки тому +5

      I'm a blue too :)

    • @Florkl
      @Florkl 2 роки тому +8

      I’m blue da ba dee da ba dai

    • @flthom1980
      @flthom1980 2 роки тому +3

      Looks like I found my Ajah quarters, Blue with a dash of grey/brown. I used to lean towards a Green minor till I took a arrow in the knee 😉

    • @bluephoenix6322
      @bluephoenix6322 2 роки тому +2

      Me too 🫂

    • @moonspawn07
      @moonspawn07 2 роки тому +1

      Blue gang, I had it over 80%, rest everything fell under 40% lol

  • @Studycase3000
    @Studycase3000 2 роки тому +1

    Daniel PLEASE no matter how successful and I see great things for your passionate future, never change. You are such a perfect blend of quirky, crazy, beautiful brilliance. You wear your heart and thoughts on your sleeve and again I don't even have other social media to which I pick up on you raise hell somedays. You are a perfect developing...You. It is a pleasure in any capacity to be on the journey. 🤗

  • @juliebigheartthompson3440
    @juliebigheartthompson3440 2 роки тому +1

    I am an old Brown Brown (over sixty and have been called “an angry little Brown woman” - which I’m fine with, btw). I’ve been a WOT fan (devotee?) since “Eye of the World” so, decades. I’ve not seen the TV series and haven’t read/reread the series since finishing “A Memory of Light” years ago. However, I plan to start again as soon as I finish my current read.
    I am a fan of your vlog (?). I love that younger generations are discovering the wonder of WOT, and your part in facilitating some of that. Good on you. Keep up the good work.

  • @joehernandez9563
    @joehernandez9563 2 роки тому +71

    The reds are actually dedicated to investigating/punishing misuse of the one power among both sexes. Since the breaking they have primarily focused on men for obvious reasons, but are still usually the ones tasked with investigating other Aes-Sedai and female channelers outside the tower. This also explains why they don't bond warders. It's not so much that they hate men (although many of them do), but more because in a fight with another power user, warders are worthless and a major liability.
    They are also the most active in seeking new recruits for the tower, which is one of the reasons why they are by far the biggest ajah in the books; and why Moiraine (blue) bringing in Nynaeve and Egwene is such a big deal.

    • @j-jackquinn5540
      @j-jackquinn5540 2 роки тому +8

      and also shows why blue is so small because neither of those 2 even chose blue, (Queue actual spoilers) in my opinion Egwene would definitely have made a better blue than green which she had planned to become

    • @joehernandez9563
      @joehernandez9563 2 роки тому +11

      ​@@j-jackquinn5540 I agree about Egwene going blue. Unfortunate for the blues that Moiraine has zero interest in tower politics and made no effort to convert Egwene.

    • @Direwolf-jv4oh
      @Direwolf-jv4oh 2 роки тому +2

      If you substract all the Blacks in their ranks the Reds are not that popular in reality

    • @oghus
      @oghus 2 роки тому +1

      Holy shit, that explains way better the headbutting between them and the Blues. The obvious reason (different view on stilling channeler men) always seemed a bit lackluster for me, and their rivalry had always been portrayed as something very deep and even historical.
      They are basically the police force against the blue ajah political activists :D It is so much clearer now :D

    • @Devin_Stromgren
      @Devin_Stromgren 2 роки тому

      The Red don't officially hate men no, but if a woman becomes Aeis Sedai and ALREADY hates men, which Ajah do you think she's most likely going to choose? And then this would foster a culture of man-hating within the Reds in a sort of feedback loop.

  • @matthias5048
    @matthias5048 2 роки тому +58

    I love the WoT content! Never should you have to apologize for it. Keep it coming! 😁👍

  • @Itharl
    @Itharl 2 роки тому +19

    Can I just say, I so appreciate the nuance with your comparison of medic vs MD. So many would have said "nurse and MD" and I would have silently raged.

    • @HomingBudgie
      @HomingBudgie 2 роки тому +3

      Yep. They should come hang in any unit in July and August and see who knows what. Thank you.

    • @gokbay3057
      @gokbay3057 2 роки тому +1

      Nurses definitely deserve more respect than they usually get.

    • @Itharl
      @Itharl 2 роки тому

      @@gokbay3057 Agreed; I worked as the IT guy for a college of nursing for about 13 years, I know how much work they put in to earn those degrees and that license, it's insane.

    • @kosmiles5959
      @kosmiles5959 2 роки тому

      Actually, paramedics can do more than doctors outside a hospital. I think he should’ve dodged with “doctors vs you, after you took First Aid as your 10th grade heath class.”

    • @gokbay3057
      @gokbay3057 2 роки тому +2

      @@kosmiles5959 Probably would have been the best, yes.
      I mean, all things aside paramedics are still professionals. The best analogy is "trained medical personal" vs "someone who mainly does something else but has some first aid training"

  • @kalymadoomhand5960
    @kalymadoomhand5960 2 роки тому +4

    I'm of the Yellow Ajah and Green was a close second. Thank you for breaking down the Ajah for those that haven't read the books, or for someone like me that haven't read them in a couple years.

  • @paulvmarks
    @paulvmarks 2 роки тому +16

    When I did the test I came out as Blue Ajah - although with Brown Ajah in a strong second place. The interesting thing is that I would interpret the word "justice" is having a very different meaning to what the "activists" believe this concept to mean. But then there is always the "Blue on Blue" (really Blue against Blue) type conflict.

  • @laiquende9971
    @laiquende9971 2 роки тому +11

    Took the test and I’m Brown with a close Blue. It’s tough to answer when you know what they’re getting at, but I was as honest as possible

  • @thealpharogue9030
    @thealpharogue9030 2 роки тому +22

    Blue with strong leaning towards green! I will say you're the guy who got me started on WoT. I just started Crossroads (10) and have been loving the journey. Can't wait to see how this series concludes.

  • @RedsliverN
    @RedsliverN 2 роки тому +32

    The Aes Sedai truly embody the idea of "Once you go black, you never go back."

    • @oilikaekoile
      @oilikaekoile 2 роки тому

      I wish this wasn’t as true as it is…

  • @von8786
    @von8786 2 роки тому

    I just realized I hooked up with this dude, the fact this video was recommended to me is absolutely insane

  • @dariashefar6329
    @dariashefar6329 2 роки тому +8

    I got Yellow with Brown at 2nd place. I always thought Yellow would be one of the most useful ones whilst reading the books, especially from living in that kind of dangerous world. If you're able to master healing to the point where you become so adept at it you can basically heal yourself as fast as Wolverine does, you'd be almost unstoppable and it would make it a lot harder for people to take you down. In this case however it's all through sheer practice, adeptness and skill from years of training making it a conscious thing.

    • @jtsimard
      @jtsimard 2 роки тому +3

      But only provided you're with a fellow Yellow sister, since you cannot heal yourself.

    • @annelindsay976
      @annelindsay976 2 роки тому

      Which quiz did you do?

  • @poeticdreamer420
    @poeticdreamer420 2 роки тому +18

    Absolutely love your break downs to help non readers understand things better. Thanks for the great videos daddy goblin...

  • @AngiBlehi
    @AngiBlehi 2 роки тому +87

    I've been debating for almost 30 years whether I'd be a Blue or a Brown. I'd finally settled on Brown but the quiz says Blue (followed by a questionable Ajah and then Brown). I'll continue to claim Brown though. I think I'd be an out-of-the-tower Brown similar to a certain character we all know.

    • @juliebigheartthompson3440
      @juliebigheartthompson3440 2 роки тому +3

      Me, too.

    • @arundantuluri6063
      @arundantuluri6063 2 роки тому +7

      Same, can't decide between blue or brown

    • @oilikaekoile
      @oilikaekoile 2 роки тому +14

      Out-the-Tower-Browns, yes, we shall gather the world’s knowledge

    • @kreegalobunsen602
      @kreegalobunsen602 2 роки тому +2

      Who is that? The one with all the cats?

    • @erikrungemadsen2081
      @erikrungemadsen2081 2 роки тому +3

      Bues are more activist types, if you are the type who would actually show up to a protest you might be blue, if you are one of the arrangers you are definetly blue,
      if you would just sign a petition like me and go back to reading you are definetly brown, if you are the one asking people to sign you are blue.
      I am a brown according to my bookshelf, if they actually made stuff or invented things i would be white.

  • @timothyrolly7954
    @timothyrolly7954 2 роки тому +18

    Once again, a great video that is full of Daniels quirky and neurotic humor!!
    I am a Blue with strong shadings of Green and Grey, which tracks with who I am as a person! Keep up the great work!

  • @GingrWithNoE
    @GingrWithNoE 2 роки тому

    As somebody whose been following you since you were a rookie youtuber doing videos in front of a single tiny bookcase I both get bummed and appreciate the fact you wont deep dive anymore to avoid spoilers for the new show fans.

  • @matt00794
    @matt00794 2 роки тому +6

    I got white. Thank you so much for making this video from the show it kind of seemed like blue were like the spy group or something. Red were like the magic cops and green did something. I’m glad to have a more concrete understanding of what they all do. I hope we get more in a season 2 to better understand each group and more of who these characters are

    • @cynicallysweet7441
      @cynicallysweet7441 2 роки тому

      Honestly even though the wiki says that blue is social justice-y the books really gave the impression that it's the spy ajah....

    • @TiroDvD
      @TiroDvD 2 роки тому

      "Everyone is the ghost of a 200 year old dead philosopher." --Bishop Robert Baron. While not using the same mechanism of our world, philosophers are real big movers and shakers of the world. It just takes a few centuries for the results.

    • @iamlively3910
      @iamlively3910 2 роки тому

      I agree with you on the show’s portrayal of the Blue Ajah. I have not gotten into the books yet, and the show was honestly my first exposure to WoT, so I went into viewing as a sort of test as to whether I’d devote the bandwidth toward reading the series. It didn’t give me much of a sense for the dynamics or devotions discussed here. Hoping for better in S2!

  • @audreyohara1393
    @audreyohara1393 2 роки тому +41

    I'm Green Ajah! Actually thought it would put me in Blue but I'm happy with Green (I'd totally have more than one Warder.)
    BTW, Blue Ajah is also called the "spy" ajah sometimes too. They do have one of the best networks of eyes and ears.

  • @tonygeorge6117
    @tonygeorge6117 2 роки тому +10

    I love this content on WoT. The show has been SO much easier to follow because of these vids.

  • @tskmaster3837
    @tskmaster3837 2 роки тому +8

    I took the quiz and I'm 93% Black Ajah.... kind of what I figured. No one "chooses" to be evil but with great power comes great opportunity.

    • @patrickbuckley7259
      @patrickbuckley7259 2 роки тому

      Lol, come on. You have to be the worst Black Ajah ever if you actually got Black, on that quiz. Worse so if your ADMITTING it.

  • @oldforestroad
    @oldforestroad 2 роки тому +1

    This was great! Thank you, Daniel, informative and helpful.
    I am 86% Yellow Ajah, 58% Green and 58% Brown...good times...heal the world!

  • @ElanorNarmolanya
    @ElanorNarmolanya 2 роки тому +1

    I'm right with you as a yellow, Daniel 😊
    Thanks for the breakdown! It's super helpful as a show-watcher who has not (yet) read the books!

  • @emmaquarterman
    @emmaquarterman 2 роки тому +33

    According to the quiz, I’m a grey with strong leanings to blue ⬜️🟦 Just started book 5 and only just come across a grey in the series- interested to see if there is more about them later

    • @Deadpooln2b
      @Deadpooln2b 2 роки тому +2

      Im on book 5 as well, just started reading about Rand going to face the forsaken that killed Morgaise. Books are good, just cant get through a single Nyneave chapter without the author mentioning her bosom and the Lans ring nestling between her breasts :D

    • @moritzabel1662
      @moritzabel1662 2 роки тому +8

      @@Deadpooln2b Dude, Spoilers!

    • @OtherTheDave
      @OtherTheDave 2 роки тому +2

      @@moritzabel1662 Indeed. Unfortunately UA-cam doesn’t let you report comments for spoilers, so I’m trying to decide between spam and harassment.

    • @LaurenEflake
      @LaurenEflake 2 роки тому +2

      @@Deadpooln2b Geeze man! Spoilers!

    • @hathawyn
      @hathawyn 2 роки тому

      According to it, I'm a blue with strong grey leaning! 😁

  • @AdderTude
    @AdderTude 2 роки тому +15

    Would've been nice to have Elyas in the series, as he tells Egwene and Perrin that he actually insulted some Reds (gleefully so) by accusing them of being Black sisters, since they hunted him on more than one occasion despite not being able to channel.

  • @akshaysinghrai
    @akshaysinghrai 2 роки тому +101

    The thing about the Reds that have always bugged me the most is why don't Reds have female warders.
    Don't remember if it was addressed in the books.

    • @DanielGreeneReviews
      @DanielGreeneReviews  2 роки тому +138

      Female Warders aren’t a thing in the books until a spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler.

    • @akshaysinghrai
      @akshaysinghrai 2 роки тому +23

      @@DanielGreeneReviews It's a pretty logical conclusion for someone who wants a warder just not a male one. I think it might have more to do with tradition rather than choice.

    • @Etern1tyOne
      @Etern1tyOne 2 роки тому +34

      @@akshaysinghrai beware SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER [in the books, same-sex warders have a way higher emotional and overall coupling to their Aes Sedai, making it borderline impractical] SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

    • @axby1922
      @axby1922 2 роки тому +19

      @@akshaysinghrai SPOILERS FOR ALL BOOKS? I guess?
      Conversely we dont really see Wetlander women taking up arms in many places outside of the Borderlands, and even then they arent in the army, just know how to protect themselves because well... Borderlands. I wonder how much that has to do with it. I mean in the books the only see a few women fighting with weapons ever. I feel like the culture established would just not be conducive to female warders. Now if the Wise Ones of the Aiel took warders that would have been a different story. Maidens serving as Warders would probably be a great combo.

    • @MrBreakdownBoy
      @MrBreakdownBoy 2 роки тому +13

      @@akshaysinghrai Yup its a culture element of the books. In all of the cultures besides the Aiel, the woman do not really fight during that age. This changes as the series goes on. Not making woman warders is a big thing in the tower so yes you are correct it does seem obvious but also we know culture and tradition can blind people to possibilities.

  • @Direwolf-jv4oh
    @Direwolf-jv4oh 2 роки тому +14

    When I read the books I always had the impression that the whole Organisation of the Aes Sedai was created by somone who run a Kindergarten before the Catastrophe. The whole idea of these groups with their colours and their petty little secrets and their bitchfighting. If I remember it correctly it was also stated that the structure was created by a very low ranking survivor probably she worked in in a Kindergarten before becoming the first Amyrlin.

  • @jackstauberinanelfcostume2
    @jackstauberinanelfcostume2 11 місяців тому

    Just took the quiz, and was surprised to see that I am 90% blue ajah! Thought I was going to be grey or brown, which were close behind, but apparently that's not the case. Great video, have a nice day, Dan!

  • @brianhudson3619
    @brianhudson3619 2 роки тому +106

    For some reason, I never pictured the Gray being third largest. I can only think of maybe two that we spend any time with in the books. Red and Green make sense, but I guess I figured Yellow would be next. Maybe that's just me projecting. Also, that quiz says I'm between Green and Blue. I'm Teal Ajah?

    • @chazz30000
      @chazz30000 2 роки тому +5

      I assumed Grey would be the biggest BCS people do like political power and that's the one that gets you the closest to it.

    • @mirrorwaves6612
      @mirrorwaves6612 2 роки тому +7

      considering how many people don't really appreciate the hard work of people in medicine in our current day and age, I am not surprised to see Yellow further down the list. Red is just... the obvious choice for people who just search for a purpose and a direct impact on the world (which are probably things many Accepted strive for when they choose), Green is kind of similar but less "I want to do good now" and more "I want to be ready when I need it".... Gray is the same again but in a "want influence on the whole picture" way. Brown is all the bookish kids.
      For Yellow, I suppose you'd need quite a bit of willingness to help others and a tough stomach and resilience. Being a doctor is mentally and physically exhausting and you don't even save the world in return for that work...
      And that Blue and White are the two least popular Ajahs is not surprising at all... White is just a bunch of philosophy nerds nerding out and Blues are the kids who would go organize protests and those are pretty rare, too...

    • @AverageAwesomeDude
      @AverageAwesomeDude 2 роки тому +2

      @@chazz30000 well if the universe gave me the power to throw fireballs around i dont think id pick a life path which gave me the least opportunities to throw around fireballs, political power be damned

    • @gokbay3057
      @gokbay3057 2 роки тому +2

      @@AverageAwesomeDude I mean, arguably that's (the least opportunity to throw around fireballs) Brown or White rather than Grey. (Thought I guess being a Tomb Raider Brown could be possible)

    • @philip7922
      @philip7922 2 роки тому +1

      The greys tend to be spread out as they do have to physically be next to the rulers to advise them.

  • @soumyadeepganguly3637
    @soumyadeepganguly3637 2 роки тому +8

    I am apparently one of the Blue Ajah! really glad to have known this, I feel in love with character of Moraine and now that I know my allegiance- my heart is elated!🥰

    • @Jrr592
      @Jrr592 2 роки тому

      I’m also a Blue with a VERY strong leaning towards gray

  • @steinbrosstein209
    @steinbrosstein209 2 роки тому +8

    I love wheel of time. The book series is so good. 1:53 love the hand movement. I’m 82 blue 76 brown, 52 yellow. And my lowest is 19 white

  • @andreamyrejohaug6156
    @andreamyrejohaug6156 2 роки тому +1

    Both the quiz and I (after having read the books) concluede with that I am brown. "Study the past to change the furture", paraphrasing Verin. The quiz says I have storg leaning towards blue, but I though I had that towards yellow, so we differ there.
    Can't wait for the read along to continue.

  • @ashleydoran8412
    @ashleydoran8412 2 роки тому

    Blue Ajah followed by Gray Ajah. It's funny because I'm a Daisy Girl Scout Leader and one of the lines in the quiz description of the Blues is "You pursue causes and justice in an attempt to make the world a better place." Part of the Girl Scout Law is "to protect and improve the world around me." (Also, Daisy Girl Scouts wear blue uniforms so that's funny as well.)

  • @blake432
    @blake432 2 роки тому +7

    i'd end up a Blue, unionizing dockworkers in Tear and Ebou Dar.

  • @kirktrigance5135
    @kirktrigance5135 2 роки тому +32

    Show runner has said that Elaida will be in season 2. They didn't want to cast her with very little to do in season 1. Guessing she will arrive with Elayne next season?

    • @JKL-JKL-JKL
      @JKL-JKL-JKL 2 роки тому +7

      Thank god, i was scared they would try to merge her with liandrin

    • @n0zenzur
      @n0zenzur 2 роки тому +1

      The show is horrible.

    • @meandmyinsanity
      @meandmyinsanity 2 роки тому +7

      @@n0zenzur I mean you're entitled to your opinion

    • @philip7922
      @philip7922 2 роки тому +3

      Yea it doesn't make sense to me to introduce Elaida so fast anyways. I remember her in the books but initially thought she would play a smaller role, then eventually she ballooned into something huge. I'd actually want her to have a more grand reveal tbh.

  • @HastyElderHaman
    @HastyElderHaman 2 роки тому +6

    There's also a good WoT origins video on the seven ajahs that's up on Prime Video. After watching this video I suggest people watching that as well.

  • @joshwright9043
    @joshwright9043 2 роки тому

    I got strong "Wash playing with his dinosaur toys" vibes from you when you were talking about whatever happened offscreen to the male channeler from the cold open. And I mean that in a very good way.

  • @andastarigaming6785
    @andastarigaming6785 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this, as a person who never heard of WoT before the series came out I find all this backplot stuff so confusing and the wiki is just sooo much stuff so this helped a lot

    • @andastarigaming6785
      @andastarigaming6785 2 роки тому

      I totally had the blue one wrong because when I watched the show they kinda made them out to be spies but this is sooo different

  • @1925683
    @1925683 2 роки тому +24

    I've always wondered why there are specifically 7 Ajahs and how Robert Jordan decided their goals. The division of browns, whites, and grays always bugged me until I realized they map onto the trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) from medieval education. Too bad the other 4 don't map onto the quadrivium. That would have been cool.

    • @DEVILdRuMMinG
      @DEVILdRuMMinG 2 роки тому +1

      That's so cool, I never noticed that.

    • @harrymellish6308
      @harrymellish6308 2 роки тому +5

      Well, a music ajah or a geometry ajah wouldn't have necessarily been so cool anyway. Imagine being a fire wielding magical lady and spending all your time doing geometry!

    • @Firearrow5235
      @Firearrow5235 2 роки тому +3

      @@harrymellish6308 an Ajah of architects :O

    • @1925683
      @1925683 2 роки тому +3

      @@harrymellish6308 If there were a geometry Ajah, I would be in it.

    • @davidmaxwell4696
      @davidmaxwell4696 2 роки тому +4

      Its kind of scary how much symbolism is in the Wheel of Time. Like apparently the Emond's Field 5 also tie into alchemical symbolism? Like they've already got Arthurian, Norse, and Slavic symbolism but the list just keeps building lol

  • @joeycrunch
    @joeycrunch 2 роки тому +21

    💥 SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER 💥
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    One of my favorite elements about the Black Ajah is that, despite the “power” they gain by having the “tell no lie” oath released from them, they still have to be suuuuuuper careful not to be caught in an outright lie by any non-Black Aes Sedai around them, lest they accidentally out themselves as Black (!). It’s such a fun variation or reversion of the “twisted” truths normal Aes Sedai must employ. Blacks still have to pay close attention to what they say / how they speak. 🤓

    • @DiamondJoyJoy
      @DiamondJoyJoy 10 місяців тому

      Black was my secondary. And yeah-it must be very mentally draining to be a Black then!

  • @chrisblackburn6567
    @chrisblackburn6567 2 роки тому +19

    I got Blue Ajah, even though I kinda expected to get Grey considering I'm a law student but I guess Blue tracks for that as well and grey was my second option so I guess I wasn't too far off

    • @CM-ss5pe
      @CM-ss5pe 2 роки тому +4

      Blue is mostly associated with justice in a higher sense, while grey is more associated with order and law, so either make sense.

    • @gokbay3057
      @gokbay3057 2 роки тому +1

      I am a law student as well and I got Brown (which was what I expected as well).

    • @chrisblackburn6567
      @chrisblackburn6567 2 роки тому

      @@gokbay3057 I think brown was my third which also makes sense since we basically live in libraries, especially during finals, those are kinda the only three options that make sense for people in law

    • @gokbay3057
      @gokbay3057 2 роки тому

      @@chrisblackburn6567 Blue was my second as well. Thought there was a pretty wide gap (Brown 88%, Blue 46%)

    • @ZakhadWOW
      @ZakhadWOW 2 роки тому

      well being a law student probably skews you toward righting injustice, punishing the oppressores, etc.

  • @veronicavenus5771
    @veronicavenus5771 2 роки тому

    I'm Blue Ajah! Loved the video. Answered all my questions. 👏🏽💫

  • @estherandreasen366
    @estherandreasen366 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much for this summary! I am working through the series for the first time right now and wanted a good summary of what the Ajahs are, but the Wiki and other resources put so many spoilers into their articles that I was afraid to look into them too deeply. Now, I can just reference your video instead! It made a lot of things make more sense.

  • @Bexy1
    @Bexy1 2 роки тому +5

    I can't see the quiz linked in the description? :(

    • @xanidustheall4755
      @xanidustheall4755 2 роки тому

      It's in the comment he pinned at the top, not the description.

  • @DevaNeeramanii
    @DevaNeeramanii 2 роки тому +7

    I'm of the White Ajah with a very close 6% (7% differential to Grey) relation to Blue. Which is actually spot on. I Love the philosophy of it all but firmly believe knowledge and talk must be followed up with affirmative action.

  • @zhulai2042
    @zhulai2042 2 роки тому +3

    I have always had this feeling that Jordan made from Red Ajah something similar to Slytherin. In a sense that if a person is Red, than she is 100% evil. Daniel compared Reds to hunters, I'd say police or Red Cross would be even better comparison. And after all, would anyone of us want to live close to a person, who with 100% probability will soon go mad, became super strong and most probably start hurting others? No, most probably we will try to get this person placed in some kind of a safe environment, away from us. And yeah, medicine will be bitter, any might have very unpleasant consequences, but this is the question of one person suffering versus many people.
    I also don't think all Reds would choose to go without Warden, after all, their chosen specialty is a dangerous one, and they are actually the ones working with most danger on a day-to-day basis. So yeah, this is totally on Jordan. I actually really like how in show they at least a bit tried to humanize Reds, for example with Liandrin back story.

    • @Devin_Stromgren
      @Devin_Stromgren 2 роки тому

      The lack of Warders is a Ajah culture thing. The Red don't officially hate men, but if a woman becomes Aeis Sedai and ALREADY hates men, which Ajah do you think she's most likely going to choose? And then this would foster a culture of man-hating within the Reds in a sort of feedback loop, to the point where the Reds who don't hate men would be ostracized within their own Ajah for taking a warder.

  • @Orryn
    @Orryn 2 роки тому +1

    I am overwhelmingly of the Yellow, with the next closest being Green and Gray. Which fits, to be honest.
    My first instincts are to look out for people and help them if I can. Sometimes helping just means listening while someone works their way through their own problems.

  • @myrillionissilly
    @myrillionissilly Рік тому

    Ahhh the "trust me I'm not insulting nerds, I was one of them" argument! Never gets old.

  • @2323dbarro
    @2323dbarro 2 роки тому +5

    Hoping we get to see the yellows do some actual healing. So far they seem pointless in the show since Moraine seems to be able to heal everything they’ve come across. Even Mat.

    • @AtaraxianWist
      @AtaraxianWist 2 роки тому +2

      It rather seemed to me that she was only able to heal Mat because he hadn't had the dagger as long as in the books, and that they were foreshadowing his retrieval of the dagger. If that all goes down as expected, we know from Moiraine that she will not be able to heal him, and we'll likely see the Yellows really do their thing. Also, even in the books Moiraine was an unusually talented healer, for a Blue. I almost wonder if that was part of some Talent, as it doesn't relate to her strength in the different flows, wherein Earth is most notable.

  • @AdmarilDarius
    @AdmarilDarius 2 роки тому +5

    Most: Blue Ajah- 81%
    Least: Tie between the White and Black Ajah- 22%
    I'm surprised I usually get the generic villains in this sort of thing.

  • @jarkody
    @jarkody 2 роки тому +7

    It’s so crazy how the Ajah members on the show only wear their Ajah colors 🤦🏾‍♂️. It’s not that serious lol. Nobody can wear one color everyday for the rest of their lives especially when they live for hundreds of years. It sounds like a horrible penance.

    • @KatBaumgarten
      @KatBaumgarten 2 роки тому +4

      I think it's just a visual aid from a filmmaking perspective, it certainly helped me distinguish the ajahs at first and since i had never even heard of wheel of time i thought is was nice

    • @dragonfireink139
      @dragonfireink139 2 роки тому +4

      Lol for five years I wore green or tan depending on the time of year... people wear uniforms all the time while working 😅
      But I agree it's not that serious for Aes Sedai, they're just trying to make it more obvious in the show so people understand

    • @zoe8880
      @zoe8880 2 роки тому +2

      The purposes of the Ajahs are all a cover story. Really they pick them based on their favorite colors.

    • @Etern1tyOne
      @Etern1tyOne 2 роки тому

      @@zoe8880 ok, here's your interwebs award! You're welcome! Also, all YT comment sections can be shut down for the day now 😂

  • @mstorey622
    @mstorey622 2 роки тому

    I've always been Blue and what's funny is that this translated into my real life work as a social worker. I'm constantly advocating and working to help make things better, hopefully. I like to think Moiraine would be proud

  • @abmilhans
    @abmilhans 2 роки тому

    I think it's so interesting that you're a yellow, because when I was commenting earlier today on a tweet of yours I wrote that you had good energy, but the first thought that actually popped into my head was that you had caretaker energy. For example, how you gave fans a real time reaction after the premiere, walking across the bridge, knowing how anxious everyone would be about the show. I really appreciated that.

  • @michaelgary9044
    @michaelgary9044 2 роки тому

    I am a Yellow Ajah! I thought I might be a Blue, but that fell 4th on my list. Thanks for the quiz, it was fun.

  • @chillgamingchannel1283
    @chillgamingchannel1283 2 роки тому

    I got White Ajah followed by Blue. Sarene and Seaine were two of my faves so I'm coo' with that, man.

  • @erintorres952
    @erintorres952 2 роки тому +1

    Brown Ajah, considering I liked college so I could learn everything about anything when I wasn't taking education classes.... It fits. I loved learning about philosophy, psychology, history, science, art, literature and sometimes miss being in college because of all the different options of subjects you could take. Taking notes (which I still have) and reading textbooks while never leaving the campus... Brown sister written all over me

  • @LibertyMommy
    @LibertyMommy 2 роки тому

    I’m 🔵 with a close ⚪️ and 🟢. I read most of the series in college and never finished it. I’ve stated EofW again and am enjoying it.

  • @barboragajdosova4793
    @barboragajdosova4793 2 роки тому

    Oh Daniel Daniel. I always imagined to be green in the WoT world, but in this regular world I'm clearly blue.
    Thank you for all of your videos and content. Amazon should start paying you for doing their job!

  • @seblepage
    @seblepage 2 роки тому

    I am a blue. Not too surprising. Thanks Daniel for the fun video and quiz!

  • @Tjalve70
    @Tjalve70 2 роки тому

    If I remember right, it's also the task of the Blue Ajah to seek out young girls who can channel, and bring them to the White Tower.
    But it's been quite a few years since I read the books, so I might be wrong about that.

  • @Gexxyfez
    @Gexxyfez 2 роки тому +1

    I am a blue. You pursue causes and justice in an attempt to make the world a better place. You have a manipulative side to you and are good at finding out information by knowing a wide circle of people. You oppose the Red Ajah at almost every turn but befriend most Greens.

  • @millefune
    @millefune 2 роки тому +1

    Yellow?
    I'm a healthcare worker (mental health counselor), and dedicate the majority of my life to helping and healing others. But I have learned that the universe doesn't give a damn about good, evil, or anyone. All the light will eventually fade, and darkness and entropy will be the ultimate end-state.

  • @dylanwise2567
    @dylanwise2567 2 роки тому

    Blue! With leanings toward Grey. Very interesting, but fitting. Blue is my favorite color after all lol

  • @NargSmart
    @NargSmart 2 роки тому

    💛Yellow Ajah, though no big surprise given my job. Great break down!

  • @KeepitABuck50
    @KeepitABuck50 2 роки тому +1

    Just started this show Friday and BINGED every episode! It's so good. It really reminds me of OG Lord of the Rings and I love that.

  • @aaronvolk1341
    @aaronvolk1341 2 роки тому

    I got brown at over 80 percent followed by blue. Fits me pretty well. Fun quiz.

  • @Orvaen
    @Orvaen 2 роки тому

    Just started on the books as well as the show and I'm having a blast with both. (Blue)

  • @oilikaekoile
    @oilikaekoile 2 роки тому +1

    The White Ajah probably handles all the money. I’d rather trust the logical thinkers with that than anyone else. Very useful Ajah.

  • @odessa2553
    @odessa2553 2 роки тому

    The quiz says I’m a blue Ajah. That fits. Thanks for the break down.

  • @elisabethmkheidze2023
    @elisabethmkheidze2023 2 роки тому

    🟦 I'm a Blue apparently...!! Love it! thanks for the quiz! 🟦

  • @HELLSH0UND
    @HELLSH0UND 2 роки тому

    Green Aja. Thanks for the video Daniel.

  • @Sajirah
    @Sajirah 2 роки тому +1

    Apparently I got Green (and then closely behind was Yellow). While I would’ve expected Brown or Yellow I’m fine with Green because it means I get to be a badass, travel, and have more than one Warder. 😈 Sold.

  • @AlexStJohn-wd3yy
    @AlexStJohn-wd3yy 2 роки тому

    More often than not I am a Green Ajah, but somehow have Blue following right after. My guess would be (if Men somehow became able to use the power without going insane) I would be a Green who often helped the Blues and became a trusted ally to them, but also have a target on my back because of it. My Warders would love my morality but hate that I’m constantly in danger.

  • @VividReads
    @VividReads 2 роки тому

    From the description I knew I would be either blue or gray. According to the quiz, blue it is!

  • @LadyYuna1986
    @LadyYuna1986 2 роки тому

    Yellow here as well 😃 thank you for the refresh of the ajahs 👍

  • @jonathanwaddell6989
    @jonathanwaddell6989 2 роки тому +1

    Ummm didn't expect the quiz to label me black ajah. I wouldn't have even thought that was an option

  • @alekscott2802
    @alekscott2802 2 роки тому

    I didn't think I'd be a Brown, but then you looked deep into my soul and told me my exact personality

  • @justalurkr
    @justalurkr 2 роки тому

    Brown Aja here. Gimme that cup of tea and book!

  • @DinoRubble
    @DinoRubble 2 роки тому

    I took the Ajah quiz and was oddly surprised/pleased to come out as Green with a very, very close second being Grey. The thing I found most interesting was the more I considered the results the more I had to agree with them.

  • @EllePhoenixMC
    @EllePhoenixMC 2 роки тому

    I got Brown Ajah. That sounds about right. I feel like you’re going to get a lot of those in your comment section. Pretty close behind was a Blue. I can confidently say I’m not a red as it was second lowest.

  • @themasterchefnz
    @themasterchefnz 2 роки тому

    I'm a blue Ajah which I can agree with. Bonus points cause it's my favourite colour as well lol. Second were Green and Grey each at about 50%

  • @LordShadowZ
    @LordShadowZ 2 роки тому

    I got Blue Ajah, with Grey and Brown a bit behind practically tied for a 2nd. That honestly fits me fairly well.

  • @toychristopher
    @toychristopher 2 роки тому

    I tied: yellow and brown ajahs. Not my favorite color combo, but would probably be what I would choose.

  • @rebelbelle1388
    @rebelbelle1388 2 роки тому

    I got the Brown Ajah, followed closely by Blue and then White. That fits me rather well!

  • @TheRetroGuy2000
    @TheRetroGuy2000 2 роки тому

    I took the quiz and got Brown. No surprise there. My collection of books is large.

  • @swimmingmide
    @swimmingmide 2 роки тому

    I hit really high on yellow, but fairly low on red, and pretty high on black. I kind of see it, but the questions were loaded for specific colors.

  • @lauracollins7566
    @lauracollins7566 2 роки тому

    Yellow it is. I am good with that. I have always loved 🥰 to help.

  • @春菅原
    @春菅原 2 роки тому +1

    I am a 74% Blue Ajah and 61% Brown Ajah. I was expecting to be more brown but I guess blue really suits me more. Adventure suits the Sags more. hehe😅

  • @adrianedepaula5979
    @adrianedepaula5979 2 роки тому

    Apparently I'm a Brown Ajah and I don't know how that suprised me considering I spend the past two years at home and the only thing I have to show for it are about 30 new reads. Somehow I thought I'd be Yellow.

  • @christiansorensen7567
    @christiansorensen7567 2 роки тому

    OOF! The truth hurts. Thanks for ripping the bandage off Daniel. Here I thought I was a Green warder, but as you pointed out, my behavior indicates I'ma Brown. That still doesn't mean I don't have bush skills, combat, or medical training. I just love books too much.

  • @lynettra7818
    @lynettra7818 2 роки тому

    according to your test: i'm a blue ajah 82%, which is exactly the faction i would choose. spot on! second highest was grey 73%, then red 62%,then green 50%. I was surprised about red.

  • @cyruspalmer98
    @cyruspalmer98 2 роки тому

    Green, of course. Knew it from way back when these books were just coming out. The day I got my ring I'd be riding to the borderlands to hold back the blight and decimate trollocs with a whole squad of warders. Maybe drag along a yellow to team up with.