From
"The Stand",
Dayna Jurgens and
Randall Flagg.
VIII Strength, Dayna Jurgens.
Upright: Strength, courage, patience, control, compassion.
Reversed: Weakness, self-doubt, lack of self-discipline.
And some people still say The Stand is sexist. Yeah, Frannie seems to think only abut being a mother, being Harold's love interest and being Stu's mate, but she even thinks about it in context of the situation: if humanity is in this type of crisis, everyone's role is affected and goes back to what is best for survival as a species; otherwise, she shows to be her own woman an takes her own decisions.
And then there's Dayna, who is the only one who gets to confront the big evil face to face in a way none of the male heroes ever do (most are held captive and chained, while the main male protagonist does not even reach the bad guy's city). From the moment I got the idea for this deck and started discovering which card would fit each character, this is a card I was very hyped for. This is the equivalent to the big battle between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in Empire (except for the fact Randall cheats). This is Perseus versus Medusa in Clash of the Titans. This is the Ghostbusters versus Gozer.
If they ever do another adaptation of this novel, I wish Dayna gets top billing and is shown as a more prominent hero.
On a side note, the next time a guy from Mr. King's books is wearing a paisley shirt, I will draw him shirtless instead. Those things are hard to draw correctly!