Are 3 of the Unmade corrupted splinters of ...

[juggbigt]

Sorry if this has been asked before, the search function doesn't seem to like me. But is it possible that 3 of the sentient Unmade are actually corrupter splinters of the shards that Odium killed? Here's my thinking with little time to research of type (I'm a teacher, it's lunch) Maybe Oduim underestimated the power of the Shards to grow and regain control. 

Mishram - Corrupted piece of Devotion. Really THINK about her actions healing humans and Singer alike in the past, and the way she paused when she saw the boys holding hands. She's absolutely be the first splinter to regain some intent. 

Sja-Anat - Dominion. I mean, it fit for what she's doing.

Re-Shephir - Ambition. Since Ambition was damaged and a "chunk" was ripped away before she finally died (I believe the Mercy killing) did Odium get a piece, corrupt it and make the less cognizant Unmade with this? 

[Treamayne]

2 hours ago, juggbigt said:

Sorry if this has been asked before, the search function doesn't seem to like me. But is it possible that 3 of the sentient Unmade are actually corrupter splinters of the shards that Odium killed? Here's my thinking with little time to research of type (I'm a teacher, it's lunch) Maybe Oduim underestimated the power of the Shards to grow and regain control. 

Mishram - Corrupted piece of Devotion. Really THINK about her actions healing humans and Singer alike in the past, and the way she paused when she saw the boys holding hands. She's absolutely be the first splinter to regain some intent. 

Sja-Anat - Dominion. I mean, it fit for what she's doing.

Re-Shephir - Ambition. Since Ambition was damaged and a "chunk" was ripped away before she finally died (I believe the Mercy killing) did Odium get a piece, corrupt it and make the less cognizant Unmade with this? 

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Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

1) The Nightwatcher and Stormfather are parallel entities such that Nighwatcher:Cultivation :: Stormfather:Honor.

2) There is sort of a parallel for Odium, but the parallel is the various Unmade instead of a single entity.

3) They are parallel in that they are all Splinters.

4) The Unmade are voluntary Splinters, because Odium ("like almost all of the other Shards") voluntarily Splintered part of it's power.

5) The Stormfather is different from the others because it's a Sliver.

JordanCon 2016 (April 23, 2016)

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WeiryWriter

Are the Unmade Splinters of Odium?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes. Good guess.

/r/books AMA 2015 (March 12, 2015)

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Red the Windrunner (paraphrased)

We have now seen Midnight Essence on Lumar and as part of the Unmade on Roshar, should we assume that all the other Unmade have connections to Odium’s other conquests like maybe Sja-anat and Ambition?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

Midnight Essence is more like Lightweaving in that multiple magic systems will reach the same conclusion. When something is done to the magic to corrupt it, it becomes like Midnight Essence. So while there are similarities between the two and they work the same they may not have the same point of origin.

Red the Windrunner (paraphrased)

So there is no meaningful connection between Sja-anat and Ambition?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

You weren’t going to let me off the hook. You are theorizing in a very interesting direction. RAFO!

Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2023 (July 28, 2023)

 

Hope that helps

Edited February 4, 2025 by Treamayne
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