CousinOfTheLopen Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Would it be possible to cut a planet in half with an enormous Blade? Made from a live spren, of course. How big can Shardblades make themselves, anyway? Can they change their density to anything other than usual, so the Radiant holding it would be able to lift it? Syl might have done this when she turned into a hammer (do lightweight hammers break bones really well?) in the fight between Kaladin and Szeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 it seems spren can become smaller, but not bigger. As for cutting a planet in half, even if there was a way to get a spren that big, gravity would keep the two sides together, and the enormous pressure would seal them together, so it would really be pointless 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 They do have an upper size limit, about the size of a person. Quote Questioner We've seen that the "Sylblade" can change shape to fit Kaladin's needs. Is there a limit on the size of the blade that Syl can become? Brandon Sanderson Yes. Questioner Okay. And can you share with me what the upper limits on those sort of things would be? Brandon Sanderson Upper limits of hers are about human-sized. Questioner Is it always going to be something that has to be a fighting utensil, or does it have to...? Brandon Sanderson That's going to RAFO. You'll have to see. [...] I will say this. You have seen Syl changing shape from the first time she appears onscreen and she is frequently not a weapon. Footnote: Edgedancer answers this fairly unequivically with the shard-rod and shard-forksource So no planet busters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScavellTane Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 What about the Stormfather though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faceless Mist-Wraith Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 47 minutes ago, ScavellTane said: What about the Stormfather though? Relevant: Spoiler Comic from this link: tatter-demallion on tumblr. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinOfTheLopen Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Ok thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeMarshall Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 3:57 AM, CrazyRioter said: So no planet busters. On 8/4/2018 at 4:56 AM, ScavellTane said: What about the Stormfather though? On 8/4/2018 at 5:48 AM, Faceless Mist-Wraith said: Relevant: Reveal hidden contents Comic from this link: tatter-demallion on tumblr. The shattered plains had to come from somewhere... (probably not, but it would be funny) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 While it's not a...small...problem, I dont think physical size would not be your true problem with planet-busting. Shardblades cannot cut overly Invested objects, and there really isnt much that can rival a whole PLANET in terms of blanket Investiture (if the topography of Shadesmare is any indication). Get your giant blade somehow and you might be able to slice an uninhabited world, but I dont see it being able to so fundamentally alter/wound the cognitive aspect/region of an entire Inhabited world, let alone an actual Shardworld with one or more Hexadieties Invested in the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 8/7/2018 at 10:06 AM, Quantus said: While it's not a...small...problem, I dont think physical size would not be your true problem with planet-busting. Shardblades cannot cut overly Invested objects, and there really isnt much that can rival a whole PLANET in terms of blanket Investiture (if the topography of Shadesmare is any indication). Get your giant blade somehow and you might be able to slice an uninhabited world, but I dont see it being able to so fundamentally alter/wound the cognitive aspect/region of an entire Inhabited world, let alone an actual Shardworld with one or more Hexadieties Invested in the planet. I think it's the Investiture density that matters for resistance. Besides, we've seen Shardblades cut through earth/rock before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 21 hours ago, Scion of the Mists said: I think it's the Investiture density that matters for resistance. Besides, we've seen Shardblades cut through earth/rock before. Good point, and in most instances I agree with you. But I think in this case a planet is going to be a lot more than the sum of its parts. Shardblades work as they do because they arent (pure) attacking the physical. And so consider: if you cut the planet in half you are destroying not just the physical stone ball, you are also entirely destroying the stormlight ecosystem, the entirety of Roshar's Shadesmar region (which includes a thriving and invested population all it's own), the Identity of an entirely planet, and the invested home of multiple Shards. At there very least that would result in those residents being displaced elsewhere, along with the resident Shards and Perpendicularities. I just think that is waaay too much widespread, interconnected fallout to still say the planet isnt Invested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Shardblades only cut spiritually for living beings. For non-living objects (e.g. a planet), it would just cut physically. If you were to slice through the entire planet, nothing would happen, as gravity would keep the two halves pressed together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts