Is Hoid a Shard? (The 17th Shard, or Odium)

[MistbornAlpaca he/him]

I've been a Sanderfan for several years now, but it's just been in the last few months that I've really been digging into Cosmere lore. I have this crazy theory that Hoid is a shard (Ethier the 17th Shard, or Odium) I'm sure there's a WoB or some other info that disproves this. Does anyone know of any info that would make this obsolete, or could this be a legit theory?

[Wreith he/him]

Hoid is not a shard.

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INTERVIEW: Dec, 2010

Goodreads WoK Fantasy Book Club Q&A with Brandon Sanderson (Verbatim)

T.T.

5. Is Hoid a Herald, or a Shardholder, or something else entirely.

BRANDON SANDERSON (GOODREADS)

5. Hoid is something else entirely.

He was present at the shattering of Adonalsium and was offered one of the shards, but he turned it down.

http://theoryland.com/intvmain.php?i=1123

Edited October 11, 2017 by Wreith
second WoB

[Weltall]

Just to add some details about Hoid and Shards, we've been told that if Hoid were to be tempted to take up a Shard it would be Endowment. Brandon may or may not have been considering unrevealed Shards in that response however, since Wreith's WoB above mentions that the Shard that Hoid was offered was one we haven't been shown yet.

[Stormsurfer]

Brandon Sanderson says that hoid doesn't hold a shard.

Spoiler

Also hoid told dalinar that he will do everything he can to stop odium even if it means watching dalonars world burn