Mistborn · Character
Dumad
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 50
Dumad is a supporting character in Mistborn (Book 4).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 4 · Ch. 50
- Books
- 2
Dumad emerges in The Lost Metal as a Set-trained Coinshot engineered to mirror and ultimately destroy Waxillium Ladrian. Initially presented as a handsome, rage-driven double whose tailored suit and aggressive Allomancy evoke Wax’s own image, he is later revealed to be an ordinary-looking operative whose true danger lies in his enhanced powers and single-minded focus. Across the narrative, Dumad’s brief but pivotal arc transforms him from a mysterious doppelgänger into a lethal instrument of the Set, culminating in a rooftop duel where his obsession with Wax proves fatal.
Description
A handsome man in a tailored suit who strongly resembles the lawman Waxillium Ladrian, with an intense and often enraged expression during confrontations. He carries himself with the confident stance of a skilled Coinshot Allomancer, moving with precision and aggression in combat situations. A human male Coinshot dressed in a practical suit, with a gun carried at his side and an aluminum flask for restoring metals. His appearance is otherwise not detailed in the text; depict him as a capable, ordinary-looking man with a composed, alert bearing, without distinctive facial or bodily features.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Waxillium Ladrianopponent
Begins as a symbolic rival engineered to resemble Wax, evolves into a direct physical threat during the climactic rooftop duel, and ends with Dumad’s death at Wayne’s hands while still obsessed with surpassing Wax.
Wayneopponent
Initially an obstacle to be eliminated alongside Wax, Wayne becomes Dumad’s actual killer after turning the assassin’s tunnel vision against him in their final fight.
Story so far
BOOK 4The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
- First appears as a striking Wax look-alike in a tailored suit, confronting allies with Coinshot precision.
- Displays an intense, enraged demeanor that immediately marks him as a personal threat to Wax.
- Signals the Set’s strategy of creating Allomantic doubles to destabilize House Ladrian.
BOOK 7Mistborn 07 - The Lost Metal
- Revealed as a Set operative equipped with an aluminum flask and gun, confirming his role as an anti-Wax assassin.
- Engages Wax and Wayne in a brutal aerial battle, pushing both lawmen to their limits with superior steel-pushing techniques.
- Wayne exploits Dumad’s fixation on Wax, leading to a decisive grapple and Dumad’s death on the rooftops.
Appearances
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