HonorIsDead he/him Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 So, was just thinking, we all kinda assume that Odium was the one who came to Roshar to hunt Honor and Cultivation, though we don't really know why those two would be at the top of his list, but wouldn't it make more sense if Honor came to Roshar hunting Odium, Honor would have felt obligated to stop Odium and protect other people. So wouldn't it make more sense for either Cultivation to have set up her own planet and have Odium arrive and then Honor shortly after, or for Cultivation and Odium to have set up the world together and then Honor arrived to stop Odium. Just a theory, and I know its a fairly unimportant one at that, but to me it seems to make far more sense for Honor to have been the one Hunting Odium, and not Odium hunting Honor
nervousnerd he/him Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 We definitely have a WOB confirming that Honor and Cultivation arrived together. I don't remember any specifics about when Odium arrived. I could certainly understand Honor seeking out Odium to protect the others but for some reason I do not think that is how it happened.
Oversleep Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, nervousnerd said: We definitely have a WOB confirming that Honor and Cultivation arrived together. I don't remember any specifics about when Odium arrived. Odium arrived later.
Spoolofwhool Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 WoB that Odium arrived at Roshar well after Honor and Cultivation. 1
+Lewis Nethur He/Him Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 It wouldn't be an outrageous theory to propose that Honor and/or Cultivation lured Odium to Roshar, or intentionally goaded him so they could trap him there, but there's precious little evidence one way or the other.
nervousnerd he/him Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 1 hour ago, hwiles said: It wouldn't be an outrageous theory to propose that Honor and/or Cultivation lured Odium to Roshar, or intentionally goaded him so they could trap him there, but there's precious little evidence one way or the other. That would also be honorable, I suppose. Especially if they knew what he did on Sel. It makes me wonder how Odium chose his victims. Did he know that he would be able to shatter some more easily than others? Did he know Cultivation would not truly be able to help in the fight?
+Lewis Nethur He/Him Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 3 hours ago, nervousnerd said: That would also be honorable, I suppose. Especially if they knew what he did on Sel. It makes me wonder how Odium chose his victims. Did he know that he would be able to shatter some more easily than others? Did he know Cultivation would not truly be able to help in the fight? Hoid and Frost speculate that Odium's "goal" is to, first, become the most powerful being in the Cosmere (by killing anyone who might be close in power), and second, make sure no one can ever rise up to challenge him for possession of that title (IE: by splintering the investiture of those he kills). If they're right, then we can guess that Odium ultimately intends to kill and splinter all of the other shards, and probably any particularly powerful/knowledgeable worldhoppers as well. What will be interesting to discover however is how he picks the order in which he attacks his chosen victims...
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