[OB] Ok. What is going on with May aladar?

[Steeldancer he/him]

A new character. One we've never seen before. And now she's mentioned all the flipping time? 

Something is going on. It's freaking me out. 

[Ciridae]

I'm calling secret society tie in. Maybe later Radiant. But it seems clear that she's being set up for an important role later in the book, or in the series as a whole.

[Blightsong he/him]

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Warbreaker is a fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was published on June 9, 2009 by Tor Books.

M A Y A L A D A R. 9 letters. May is 9 days away from June 9th, the publishing date of Warbreaker. May Aladar is Vivenna confirmed.

[Steeldancer he/him]

34 minutes ago, Blightsong said:

M A Y A L A D A R. 9 letters. May is 9 days away from June 9th, the publishing date of Warbreaker. May Aladar is Vivenna confirmed.

This is the tinfoilist tinfoil that has ever tinfoiled on the shard. 

[MrWyndle_ThatsHisName]

Who? May Aladar?  Oh you mean daughter of Highprince Aladar. I think her name is May? May Aladar.

[Blightsong he/him]

9 minutes ago, Steeldancer said:

This is the tinfoilist tinfoil that has ever tinfoiled on the shard. 

She definitely may be Vivenna, though 

[Steeldancer he/him]

Just now, Blightsong said:

She definitely may be Vivenna, though 

Maquerading as a very important person's daughter??? 

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

1 hour ago, Blightsong said:

M A Y A L A D A R. 9 letters. May is 9 days away from June 9th, the publishing date of Warbreaker. May Aladar is Vivenna confirmed.

This is how we theorycraft!

[The Sovereign]

We May be overthinking this one...

[Jack33210]

MAYbe its Maybeline

Edited September 26, 2017 by Jack33210

[Crucible of Shards he/him]

Guys, you're all missing the connection. All these 9's mean one thing: the Unmade.

She's obviously a spy of Odium.

[flying_shadow she/her]

1 hour ago, Crucible of Shards said:

She's obviously a spy of Odium.

No, she's totally Odium's champion. Confirmed, get hype.

Or maybe this is all a red herring. Just because.

[Hischier]

My guess? Proto-radiant. Her name is referenced enough that Brandon clearly wants the reader to remember it. She could be a member of a secret organization, or something else, but I like the radiant theory better. 

Alternatively, and I just thought of this as I was typing, she ends up being the next murder victim.    

[redbishop]

I second Proto-Radiant, and further suggest she will be the first Alethi of an order we haven't seen much of, who will be challenged for leadership by a non-Alethi KR.  

We already have racism and classism, why not add in jingoism?  10 books is plenty of space!

[+ElephantEarwax he/him]

I already said this elsewhere, but she may be there to attract attention, then be killed by the copycat.

That's what I think.

[Necessary Eagle she/her]

21 hours ago, Crucible of Shards said:

Guys, you're all missing the connection. All these 9's mean one thing: the Unmade.

She's obviously a spy of Odium.

Don't you mean the UnMayed?

 

EDIT: And I currently have nine upvotes, so clearly I'm an Unmade as well.

Edited September 27, 2017 by Necessary Eagle

[Frostlander]

I'm not sure what her role is, though being a "red shirt," love interest, future Radiant, secret society member or a combination of these somehow seem equally likely. Right now, she actually makes sense if we're introducing Aladar as a bigger character. Because Lighteyes work as husband-wife pairs, if Aladar is a widower, it might make sense for him to have a trusted female relative among the Spanreed Club. He's not mentioned as having a wife, so add in a daughter. Of course, Brandon could have given Aladar a wife. So May will be important, but her activities probably make sense in Alethi society and make Aladar more well rounded.

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

9 hours ago, Frostlander said:

I'm not sure what her role is, though being a "red shirt," love interest, future Radiant, secret society member or a combination of these somehow seem equally likely. Right now, she actually makes sense if we're introducing Aladar as a bigger character. Because Lighteyes work as husband-wife pairs, if Aladar is a widower, it might make sense for him to have a trusted female relative among the Spanreed Club. He's not mentioned as having a wife, so add in a daughter. Of course, Brandon could have given Aladar a wife. So May will be important, but her activities probably make sense in Alethi society and make Aladar more well rounded.

This makes sense, but she has been mentioned a whole lot without her father, so it feels like we are building up for something. That said, it may be that May is just Aladar worldbuilding. 

The murder victim is an interesting idea. If Brandon wants to keep on having Mr. Copycat around, he will eventually kill someone who we know about. I doubt it will be a major character, probably not even a semi-major one. But if it is someone whose name most people actually know, there will at least be some element of surprise into it. Also, the Alethi might have stronger reactions to a young woman being murdered than they had to the murder of middle-aged men.

[Dahak he/him]

15 hours ago, Frostlander said:

I'm not sure what her role is, though being a "red shirt," love interest, future Radiant, secret society member or a combination of these somehow seem equally likely. Right now, she actually makes sense if we're introducing Aladar as a bigger character. Because Lighteyes work as husband-wife pairs, if Aladar is a widower, it might make sense for him to have a trusted female relative among the Spanreed Club. He's not mentioned as having a wife, so add in a daughter. Of course, Brandon could have given Aladar a wife. So May will be important, but her activities probably make sense in Alethi society and make Aladar more well rounded.

We've never seen her and Lopen in the same place.

 

So obviously she's going to be the Princess he impresses by Glowing and Flying.

[Guest]

I am now thinking May Aladar will be the one to find the clues incriminating Adolin into Sadeas's murder. Her findings may cause Aladar to rethink his alliance to Dalinar if Dalinar fails to react appropriately.

[FollowYourMuse she/her]

12 hours ago, maxal said:

I am now thinking May Aladar will be the one to find the clues incriminating Adolin into Sadeas's murder. Her findings may cause Aladar to rethink his alliance to Dalinar if Dalinar fails to react appropriately.

Or May Aladar is the copycat murderer. 

[king of nowhere]

or maybe she's just a red herring. I can totally picture brandon looking at this thread  while steepling his fingertips and performing an evil laughter.

 

seriously, I doubt we have enough ground to say much.

Edited September 28, 2017 by king of nowhere

[Guest]

7 hours ago, FollowYourMuse said:

Or May Aladar is the copycat murderer. 

Good one. Very good one. I love the idea.

[Jace21 he/him]

Would May have the physical strength to have comitted the murderer? 

We know the method was a dagger through the eye, the kill of a trained warrior. Her knowing that was the methodwouldnt necessarily make her capable of doing it herself, particularly against someone who is most likely stronger than she is and who seemed to have gone through an extended fight.

I like the twist but cant see how she could have been.

Edited September 29, 2017 by Jace21

[king of nowhere]

14 minutes ago, Jace21 said:

Would May have the physical strength to have comitted the murderer? 

We know the method was a dagger through the eye, the kill of a trained warrior. Her knowing that was the methodwouldnt necessarily make her capable of doing it herself, particularly against someone who is most likely stronger than she is and who seemed to have gone through an extended fight.

I like the twist but cant see how she could have been.

Well, I bet Vivenna would be able to engage and extended fight with a trained soldier with help from awakened clothes.

So there we go: May Aladar is BOTH Vivenna and the copycat murder. There can be no other rational explanation