HoidvsVoid Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) Who else thought at first the beggar was obviously Hoid? I mean, he was a beggar, talked about a lot of strange things, and WAS A BEGGAR!!!!! I kept looking for the headcock but could not find it. But I still thought it was him. Who else did? Spoiler And yes, I know now where Hoid really appeared. Edited November 30, 2016 by HoidvsVoid 1
Splintered he/him Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 I stopped reading and took notes on their conversation (Lift and beggar) because I was positive it was him. Turns out, not so much 1
HoidvsVoid Posted November 30, 2016 Author Posted November 30, 2016 So did I. Boy did Brandon fool us. I thought it was too obvious of a Hoid appearance.
skaa he/him Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) He reminded me of Ym, with his "everyone is part of a whole" philosophy. For a while there I thought Ym somehow resurrected or was somehow reanimated. Wyndle referencing Ym earlier (as "the cobbler" he was almost bonded to) might have influenced my thoughts. But I guess seeing a Dysian Aimian kill a couple of murderous Skybreakers was okay, too. Edited November 30, 2016 by Ookla the Insipid
emailanimal he/him Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 2 hours ago, HoidvsVoid said: I mean, he was a beggar, talked about a lot of strange things, and WAS A BEGGAR!!!!! I kept looking for the headcock but could not find it. But I still thought it was him. Who else did? The answer is "yes". This was clearly written in a way to make us... take a pause and make an assumption. Which is completely fine.
Weltall Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 Yep, especially since his first conversation seemed like it could be an attempt to get Lift to think about where she fits into the world (an issue she raises herself) and that sort of nudging is the kind of thing Hoid has done multiple times before. And then the pleasant/horrifying surprise to learn that... there was another secret. 1
Reborn radiant Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 Now I do know he isn't hoid but where did hoid appear? I read edgedancer pretty quickly because of excitement so may be I missed some details.
skaa he/him Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Reborn radiant said: Now I do know he isn't hoid but where did hoid appear? I read edgedancer pretty quickly because of excitement so may be I missed some details. Look here: Edited November 30, 2016 by Ookla the Insipid
Reborn radiant Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 15 minutes ago, Ookla the Insipid said: Look here: Oh that off-screen appearance! I was thinking more along the lines of being actually present during the events of edgedancer.
emailanimal he/him Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Reborn radiant said: Oh that off-screen appearance! I was thinking more along the lines of being actually present during the events of edgedancer. Pretty sure Hoid is accompanying a certain Elsecaller towards civilization right around the same time. 2
PallonianFire he/him Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 3 hours ago, Reborn radiant said: Oh that off-screen appearance! I was thinking more along the lines of being actually present during the events of edgedancer. Seems Brandon is making a habit of not having Hoid appear on-screen in novellas. M:SH is the only one he's in, and that's a bit of a special story.
ScarletSabre he/him Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 I actually didn't think it was Hoid at first... he seemed too... subdued for Hoid. I've noticed that Hoid's cameos tend to have him, at least to me, speaking a bit more actively, with a more chipper tone of voice, only slipping into solemnity when big topics come up, like when he waxes to the six legged crab thing in WoR, and doesn't have to put on a facade of indifference, or when he speaks genuinely to Shallan inher flashbacks. I dunno, Hoid just seems to be very... animated, jovial and enthusiastic and chipper in his diguises, like when he's Wit. The only exceptions I can really think of are when he explains Nathalis' history for Siri, and his original beggar disguise with Kelsier.
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