Cynicalwindmill Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 Here's my crazy theory: I think Doomslug can talk, like actually talk and not just repeat what she hears. Brandon said that Doomslug is more intelligent than an animal if not as intelligent as a human, and lots of animals, like parrots, whales, and gorillas, can learn spoken or sign language and actually carry on rudimentary conversations with you. There was also that moment in Starsight where Spensa said "By who?" and Doomslug said "Whom!" as if correcting her, implying an understanding of language beyond just repeating sounds. The reason she hasn't talked so far is to avoid showing the extent of her abilities to Spensa, the same way she never teleports when Spensa's looking at her, but this may change in the future where she'll decide to start talking. Doomslug might not be able to talk at the level of a human adult but I think it's likely she could have conversations with the main characters, and this might be a source of information about how to use the slugs for FTL and M-Bot's origin (assuming she came to Detritus with M-Bot). What do you guys think?
The Sovereign Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) I tend to think you are right but I somewhat doubt she speaks English. Here a few relevant WOBs. Quote Questioner How smart is Doomslug? Brandon Sanderson Doomslug is, I would say, of not animal level intelligence. Of above animal intelligence. DragonCon 2019 (Aug. 29, 2019) Quote Questioner Is "Doomslug" Doomslug's real name? Brandon Sanderson "Doomslug" is not Doomslug's real name but Doomslug will accept that name from Spensa. Doomslug would have a name in Doomslug language. Questioner Are you going to try and pronounce that for us? Brandon Sanderson No. Starsight Release Party (Nov. 26, 2019) Edited June 17, 2020 by The Sovereign
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