Speculation on the importance of the color Red

[+Extesian he/him]

Here's a recent one, from the Boskone signing.

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Q: I'm curious, are the red eyes in The Bands of Mourning also linked to Odium?

A: There's a similar thing happening, but it may not be the link you expect.

 

[Steeldancer he/him]

11 hours ago, Extesian said:

Here's a recent one, from the Boskone signing.

 

 

14 hours ago, Andy92 said:

I found another one that touches on the concept from 2015 on a Shadows of Self tour according to the tags.

 

Thanks I hadn't seen those before! Those are even more evidence that SOMETHING is going on with the color red. And it ain't arbitrary

[Ethan_sedai he/him]

I was looking at the new WoB archive, and found a new WoB that should be helpful.

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Does red in cosmere signify one Shard co-opting or corrupting another Shard's magic?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes.

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