** spoiler alert ** 
 First of I feel I have to mention I love this book and I love this entire series! 
 I've read and re-read this entire series quite a few times and I've also read and re-read some of the books in the series individually quite a few times more. 
 Recently I've re-read Brandon Sandersons books in the series and I've come to a singular conclusion. 
 Gawyn Trakand is the single most arrogant, idiotic and overall stupid character written. Not just in this series but in entirety of fiction. 
 For all his supposed self growth through the series, for all his so called personal revelations in the end he's nothing more than a spoiled rich brat with an enormous sense of entitlement and higher sense of self worth than not only he has but that anyone has. I would have thought good riddance at his demise if he didn't take one of the characters who actually has shown most growth (except in her choice of men) with him and eventually caused the maiming of another character. (I like Galad a lot and I planned to add how much and for what reasons but this was supposed to be about Gawyn and I didn't want my vitriol to infect my thoughts about Galad.) 
 When I planned to write this I envisioned myself poring over the books and illustrating some of his stupidest moments in a sort of "BEST OF" reel, but then it dawned on me that would be a waste of time I'd have to spend on this idiot man! 
 I understand he was meant to act that way and I understand his role in the books idiotic as it is but still I find him so unlikeable that I believe there was a better way to write all the plot points with him in it in another manner. 
 Anyway that's just my own opinion, as I'm sure other people have their own "stupidest character ever" but I imagine at least a couple people out there share my low low opinion of this character.