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The tumblr side of the fandom is wondering what kind of steel (carbon steel, stainless steel, weathering steel, etc) Chicago was transformed into by Steelheart in that book...is this known? (We were wondering if "the Bean" was changed...sorry).
Good question. I don't know.
Did David get Steelheart's absolutely correct, or was it just close enough to allow him to destroy Steelheart?
It was absolutely correct. This is something David and Reckoners will actually discuss in Firefight. The second book will reveal much more about the Epics' weaknesses, and you will find out that there is actually a pattern to them, even though everyone thinks it's random.
Are weaknesses somehow related to things, events, or phenomena the Epics feared, or hated, or disliked before they turned Epic?
RAFO, second book. This is the exact question people - and David - are asking in the second book. Good question though.
Would a Shardblade be able to hurt Steelheart?
Yes, I think it would.
If the person feared him, would they still be able to hurt him?
Even if they didn't fear him, if you mashed Steelheart into the cosmere--which it's not, but if you did, the Steelheart magics would all have to work on the cosmere magics, which means that a Shardblade could hurt him. If you had a Shardblade, you could hurt someone even if you didn't know their weakness. That would be a way it would have to work. Now, if you were to mash them all into Steelheart's universe, then maybe not.
What was your inspiration for Steelheart's weakness...
Without spoiling Steelheart, the inspiration for the weakness was a direct outgrowth of who I saw him as a character before he gained powers. Kind of the bully sort of person given a little bit of power, exercises all kinds of terrible, just really mean to people with just a small amount of power. That character was really fascinating to me, the person who really doesn't have any authority, but still what little bit you give them they misuse. And I grew out of that, that idea. So, I kind of wanted to connect--slight spoilers for the series--but I kind of wanted the weaknesses to connect to the personalities of the characters in interesting ways, so it was a natural outgrowth there.
In the alternate reality, where David’s father is still alive, is there another Steelheart?
Nope.
Was there ever another Steelheart?
Nope.
He is the only Steelheart.
Yeah.
So who killed David, <Deathpoint>?
So...
Was there never a bank scene?
No, there was a bank scene. And yeah.
There was a bank scene, and it was Deathpoint. Okay.
Is there a arbitary range limiter placed on the powers of an Epic, or does it vary from person to person?
It varies from person to person.
For Chicago, what was the range of the city turning into...
I've got it in my notes. It was basically enough to get me to Soldier Field, because that's where *inaudible* needed to do, does that make sense? I'm like eh we'll get to Soldier Field and go a little ways.
Like a mile?
It's more than a mile, it's a couple miles. But the guy was at seven miles and I'm like "uhhh, you could be in danger".
The question is, where was [Steelheart] standing when did [the Grand Transfersion].
He was in a bank that I actually looked up, that was downtown, and I changed the name of it. It was right downtown, it was right at the epicenter. [...] The problem is, it went out that far into the lake as well, and I wanted to get a good chunk of the lake, but not like, you know... and so, it's probably like a four mile radius or something like that, so the seven mile guy is probably okay. I wanted to get downtown, Soldier Field, a little bit beyond...
Chicago proper.
Yeah.
I had one that you were going to answer when I came?
Oh yeah. So, he secretly feared people who weren't intimidated by him. Remember he was a night watchman before. And anyone who didn't respect his authority, that was his secret fear. He wanted everyone to obey him and when no one was afraid of him he lost his powers.
