Unlikely WaT Theories

[aetherbound he/him]

Not mine, but my friend thinks odium is secretly 2 shards, the shard of passion and the shard of anger. It's super unlikely, but would be cool.

[Philomath she/her]

Another crackpot one I randomly thought of today. El is actually an agent of Cultivation. He seems to want to see what a human/singer society could be like. (Could society have grown and developed this way.) He wonders at the Singers having to adapt to ancient fused culture instead of “cultivating” their own. And maybe his loss of rhythms is related to a boon/curse type thing? 

[The Stick]

This is a really crackpot theory, but I think that Dalinar will kill the Stormfather, either intentionally or accidentally. We know the SF is now playing his own game for the most part, plus, he has secrets. Plus, I don't think SF would let Dalinar take up Honor because it may reabsorb him and kill him. I think an SF betrayal could be a final act twist right before Dalinar reaches Honor.

[Kesamijr]

On 12/1/2024 at 8:51 AM, logicless.bt said:

This is unlikely but still within the realm of possibility: Moash hits absolute rock bottom this book, somehow getting worse than he was last book. This completes his five-book descent into villainy and sets up his five-book slow, agonizing redemption.

Hate this thought because his rock-bottom, to me, is killing Kaladin. First Elhokar, then Teft, then the final blow is killing Kaladin. What a HEEL moment that would be though lolol

My Crackpot Theories:

1. I like the theories that Jasnah is going to take up all three shards and become the Shard of Evil. I can't find the Reddit comment, but it says something along the lines of: 

 

"I am, unfortunately, the Villain of Ages," -Jasnah, as she takes up all three shards and becomes the Evil shard. 

 

Tbh if you told me that that's how the whole series ends and Jasnah becomes Wit's antagonist (or vice versa) for the Space Age Cosmere, I'd totally believe it. The fact they have a relationship right now seems destined to build tension for eventual opposition

 

2. I also think that young Shallan was trained as a Ghostblood (explaining why she remembers Seons, and why she's so good at sneaking and fighting despite her very limited training in those things.) 
 

3. And new head canon: lots of birds sing to their babies and those songs affect their development, I think and hope singers do the same.

Edited December 5, 2024 by Kesamijr

[Nick_Nack_Patty_Whack]

One last (extremely) unlikely theory that I have before the release of WaT:

Ishar will become a corrupted version of Honor.  His "I am the Almighty" (or whatever it is that he says.) will come true.

[aetherbound he/him]

23 hours ago, The Stick said:

This is a really crackpot theory, but I think that Dalinar will kill the Stormfather, either intentionally or accidentally. We know the SF is now playing his own game for the most part, plus, he has secrets. Plus, I don't think SF would let Dalinar take up Honor because it may reabsorb him and kill him. I think an SF betrayal could be a final act twist right before Dalinar reaches Honor.

I love this theory so much. I think the stormfather will somehow or another end up as odium's champion.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

My brother thinks Adolin will swear all five Edgedancer oaths at once. No, he insists on it and won't listen to reason.

Our copy comes tmrw! 

[Philomath she/her]

On 12/1/2024 at 9:23 PM, Philomath said:

Very unlikely to happen… Adolin will find a way to get the lost shardblades back into the physical realm to better protect Azimir. (You know, through an oathgate that is corrupted/enlightened now so no problems there at all /s)  He’ll draw them to him because of his bond with Maya, then he’ll start teaching the people who get those shards how to build a relationship with them and possibly find a way to heal more deadeyes. 

I was storming right! Kind of. Dang. I honestly didn’t expect that. 

[Forged Herald]

On 12/4/2024 at 8:21 PM, Ookla the Recursive Ookla said:

Not mine, but my friend thinks odium is secretly 2 shards, the shard of passion and the shard of anger. It's super unlikely, but would be cool.

All 16 Shards are now accounted for. But it is an interesting theory, it would explain how it was able to defeat 2 shards on Sel. 

[Argenti he/him]

5 hours ago, Forged Herald said:

All 16 Shards are now accounted for. But it is an interesting theory, it would explain how it was able to defeat 2 shards on Sel. 

The book did answer that, he somehow pitted them against each other, and killed whoever won.