He grows more obviously bloodthirsty and vicious in battle as the series goes on, either due to Saphira's influence, or becoming desensitized due to war.At the end, he falls firmly on the side of agnosticism, of the "If he's out there, he'd better have a good excuse" type. At first he's drawn in by rather simplistic Hollywood Atheism, but decides not to rule anything out when he meets something that seemed to qualify as a "god". Eragon's world view regarding religion is touched upon.Character Development: Eragon slowly shifts away from a bland Audience Surrogate to.well, YMMV:.Who is who depends on your personal interpretation. Cain and Abel: His relationship with Murtagh. Lampshaded by Saphira, who grows more insistent over time that Eragon never leave her side for fear of what might happen without her protection. Butt-Monkey: A recurring theme is that he tends to suffer a lot of injuries over the course of the books, although this is somewhat toned down by the third book.A Boy and His X: The relationship between Eragon and Saphira is the central focus of the books, especially since they're literally joined at the mind.Bow and Sword in Accord: For the first couple books, Eragon fights with a sword for melee combat and before he becomes proficient in magic uses a bow for ranged.Blue Is Heroic: He tends to be associated with the color blue his dragon has blue scales and he later gets a blue sword that bursts into blue flames.BFS: In earlier publications he had a sword that was as long as he was tall.Author Avatar: By the author's own admission, series protagonist Eragon was initially written as a reflection of himself doing the things he would like to do and their physical descriptions are similar, but Eragon has become more of his own character as the series has progressed.After using it extensively to break curses, he's probably the most prolific user by the end of the book. Anti-Magic: In Inheritance he becomes one of only three practitioners of this.
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