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| I am the Lopen, which means I am ready for anything at any time. You should know this by now.
== Appearance and Personality ==
Like all Herdazians, Lopen has slate-colored crystalline fingernails. He is a short, spindly, brown-haired man in his early twenties{{wob ref|4386
He speaks with a quick accent{{book ref|sa1|40}} and has a tendency to use Herdazian words like ''gon'', ''gancho'', or ''mancha'' when referring to people he's talking to.
Lopen has a very positive outlook in life. Despite experiencing great misfortunes, he never accepts these things as part of his identity{{wob ref|8436
== History ==
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Unlike many of the [[Bridge Four]] members, Lopen supposedly did not hide a dark past. He was sent to the bridge crews not as punishment for a crime, but only because he was a nuisance.{{wob ref|8259
Kaladin assigned Lopen to carry water for the crew during bridge runs. He was accompanied in this task by [[Dabbid]] and any member who for one reason or another could not help with carrying the bridge. This allowed such people to remain safe during bridge runs while still being considered useful, whereas in other bridge crews they would have been sacrificed by placing them in front of the bridge to take Parshendi arrows.{{book ref|sa1|32}}
=== King of Alethkar ===
After Kaladin thwarted an assassination attempt on [[Elhokar|King Elhokar]], the wounded king was taken to Lopen's home in Little Herdaz to recover. Deciding to conceal the king for his own safety, but being averse to lying, Lopen's family members somehow persuaded Elhokar to temporarily abdicate in favor of Lopen so that they could truthfully say that "King Elhokar" was not with them. This made Lopen the legitimate king of Alethkar for several minutes.{{wob ref
Later on Lopen tried to convince the Alethi to add him to their list of kings, but to no avail.{{book ref|sa2|89}}
=== Radiant ===
Lopen always found Kaladin's abilities fascinating, particularly the ability to absorb [[Stormlight]]. He desired to "glow" like Kaladin{{book ref|sa1|73}}{{book ref|sa2|41}}, so much so that he was the only member of Bridge Four at the time who actively pursued becoming a Knight Radiant.{{wob ref|9627
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Lopen is related in one way or another to a significant portion of the Herdazian population in the Alethi warcamps{{wob ref|8262
The following are members of Lopen's extended family:
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