Talk:Corvo Attano/@comment-27202257-20130430025331/@comment-25375263-20140901234440

I think it has to do with emotional fragility and the possibility of change combined. Sokolov could change the course of history using the powers, but it would be in a rather predictable manner - by using said powers to augment his experiments. But emotionally he is boring. Piero is emotionally fragile and human, but not to the point of being granted powers.

Meanwhile, we have Corvo, whose whole existence has just been ripped out from under him AND is the deciding factor in how the next monarch will behave.

Daud, who perhaps originally had these qualities, but lost them when he chose to focus on his work as an assassin rather than pick a cause and chase it. However, he regained the Outsider's favor once guilt and doubt began to plague him AND he became the deciding factor in whether the true monarch would ascend as herself or Delilah would control her.

Delilah, who felt betrayed by her best friend when their mischief got her whipped and her mother discharged, with Jessamine off without a scratch. Delilah felt scorned and unrecognized for her talent and ability, and thus took measures into her own hands. Delilah's story is still mostly unknown, but she certainly could have changed the fate of thousands if she had succeeded in her possession.

Granny Rags, troubled by her relationship by her husband and a sort of "guide" and enabler of other Marked - not exactly sure on her.

And the unnamed boy, bullied and terrified, who while he may not have started the plague, he certainly helped to speed its spread and cause it to infect hundreds more. And if he had fully gained control over his powers, learned to manipulate and care for the rats like Granny Rags? Who knows how influential he could have been?

Perhaps the Outsider sees much more than we do. We don't know the possibilities. It's also possible he just goes off of who will create the most entertainment and conflict. He's a bit like us in that regard.