Miles Dagouter

Also known as Miles, Miles Hundredlives, Miles Murderer

Major
First seen · Book 4

Miles Dagouter is subdued with help from Marasi's speed bubble, stripped of his metalminds in Mistborn (Book 4).

Gender: male
Age: adult
First appears: Book 4
Books: 4

Miles Dagouter, called Miles Hundredlives, was once a celebrated lawkeeper of Weathering in the Roughs, a Twinborn whose gold-feruchemy and Allomantic healing made him nearly impossible to kill. In The Alloy of Law he is revealed as the masked leader of the Vanishers, funded by Mister Suit and the Set, and his arrogant belief that his powers entitle him to rule ends in his defeat at the hands of his old colleague Waxillium Ladrian, Wayne, and Marasi Colms, followed by capture and execution. In later books he survives only as a memory: an example of near-immortality in The Bands of Mourning, and, in The Lost Metal, the speaker of cryptic dying words about men of gold and red that foreshadow the series' larger mysteries.

Description

A human man wearing a black knit mask that covers his face except for his eyes. His build and height fit the suspected bandit boss; he carries aluminum revolvers and has metalminds embedded through the skin of his lower arms. A human man; no physical features are described in the supplied text. The text provides no physical description of Miles. His age, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, face, attire, and distinguishing features are unspecified; the epithet “the Marksman” does not establish a visual appearance. A male with an appearance typical of their role in the story. No physical details are given for Miles beyond that he is an adult man. His height, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified. A faithful visual depiction should therefore leave those traits undetermined. A human man known as Miles Hundredlives, shown without distinctive physical details established by the text. Present him in understated clothing suited to the industrial-era world of the story, with a composed, grave expression that suggests a man speaking as he dies; avoid prominent scars, unusual coloring, or other unsupported features.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Edwarn Ladrianemployer
Suit and the Set hire Miles to lead the Vanishers and supply his resources, but distrust his judgment and force minders upon him.
Waxillium Ladrianconflicting source relationships
Fellow Roughs lawkeepers who respected each other from a distance, with Miles once saving Wax's life. Their bond collapses when Wax uncovers Miles as the Vanishers' leader, leading to a violent confrontation over justice and responsibility. Miles remains a haunting reference point in Wax's later life.
Wayneconflicting source relationships
Members of the same lawkeeper alliance, though Miles disliked Wayne and Wayne condemned his shoot-first methods. They become direct enemies when Wayne fights Miles's Vanishers, including Tarson.
T
Tarsonleader
A brutal koloss-blooded operative whom Miles regards as the only truly loyal man among the Vanishers.
C
Clampsconflicting source relationships
A Vanisher lieutenant and devout Survivorist whom Miles considers loyal enough, though driven by thrill rather than cause. His faith contrasts with Miles's rejection of the Church of the Survivor.
Marasi Colmscaptor's adversary
Miles threatens Marasi and tries to use her as leverage against Wax, but she shoots his men and her speed bubble enables his capture.

Story so far

BOOK 4The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel
- Remembered by Wax as a grim, trigger-happy but effective Roughs lawkeeper who once saved his life
- Secretly leads the Vanishers in railcar robberies and abductions on behalf of Mister Suit and the Set
- Survives being shot by Wax while masked, fueling Wax's suspicion that the leader is Miles
- Threatens Marasi and tries to use her as leverage, then clashes with Wax over justice and power
- Is subdued with help from Marasi's speed bubble, stripped of his metalminds, and captured
BOOK 5Shadows of Self
- Referenced in passing as part of Wax's past; he does not appear directly
BOOK 6The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel
- Mentioned in connection with Wax's history as the fallen lawman known as the Marksman
- Cited as an example of a near-immortal being, compared with the Lord Ruler
BOOK 7The Lost Metal
- His dying words, a rant about men of gold and red, are recalled
- The words are linked to the Cycle, recasting his final rant as an ominous prophecy