#winds speculation

[grennseyelashes]

Ohhh is GRRM doing a Cain and Abel thing with Euron and Aeron? Interesting. INTERESTING...

[buildoblivion]

a bastard king

[duckngk]

thinking about how alethi doorframes and stuff are made for taller people since theyre just a taller race generally.. but shinovar is a different story i need kaladin to be hitting his head on EVERYTHING in stormlight 5

[citycrows]

Suo Hayato sketches because I desperately need a distraction from jjk leaks

I kind of love Suo he's got curtain bangs, loves tea and is absolutely nasty when he's angry I've never felt so represented

[corvidpolyglot]

I've been seeing a lot of fun predictions for stormlight 5 but I haven't seen a lot of people mentioning the smoking gun that's just been waiting around since book 1:

(1) every major Rosharan city lies within an oddly symmetrical crater (2) there used to be a city where the shattered plains are (3) the cracks in the shattered plains look an awful lot like frequency patterns (like from a tuning fork) (4) frequency and rhythm are really big things on Roshar

I think it's not unlikely that there's a superweapon on Roshar that was capable of just... breaking cities. Possibly one known by the Dawnsingers, possibly one introduced with human arrivals from Ashyn, but definitely something big. And, notably, there is a very important city to the protagonists right now, and we're coming up to the middle point of the overarching plot. It would not be surprising if someone very old (read: a Fused, or possibly the Bondsmith Herald) remembered that there was a superweapon around and decided to use it on Urithiru.

[eekend]

I am 100% sure that gallant can fly. Like feed that horse som spheres and watch him take off

[kingjasnah]

WaT book description from Tor dropped... 👀

HI shallan/ren/rlain???? sigzil and VENLI??? if we hadn't known about the shinovar road trip for years maybe id be less surprised by the other groupings but wow. as for what can be found in the spiritual realm.....maybe it's too early to start racking up speculations but after the lost metal maybe we should all clock some coppermind hours in the next couple of months to see who or what could possibly be making an appearance

[nevertheless-moving]

stormlight winds and truth fear: kaladin tearfully confesses his love for shallan and adolin only to immediately be sent to Turbo Hell

[cheesecakemermaid1048]

Calling it right now,these(or least some of them) islands are gonna be play a role in future updates.I am sure everyone have already noticed that with each beast update,we get a side story connected to the main one.

First it was the white lily update,that introduced the beast lore and the fan favorite beast,Shadow milk.Then it followed by a side story update revealing dark enchantress making bodies for the beasts.

Second part of the main story was the mystic flour update,introducing one of the main villains as well as giving us more speculations for the future.Which bring us to now with another side story,introducing wind archer(my precious son) and the ultimate cookie.

Obviously,this came later down the line since it's more than likely the burning spice update will come after that.And after update is done will more than likely we get another side story that will focus on one of the other smaller islands.Because it seems like we are done with the lab...least for now.

It's a hunch but I feel the first nest will come much later since it seems to be something relating to the dragons and we all know they're gonna continue this story after all of the beasts are playable.So why not bring on the dragons?Dark enchantress is kinda getting stale,so it would be nice to get another main villain.I can see short lived saga with ultimate cookies but that's it.

The question remains whether or not,they will bring back the dragons from the original or make new ones is up for debate currently. Personally,I don't mind if they make new dragons because we are lacking in legendaries of different species.

Anyway,wow,this ended up being longer than expected lol.

[syl-stormblessed]

it’s crazy that the two *big* Adolin theories going around are a) he will become Odium’s champion, or b) he will take on the shard of Honor. there is so much Character stuffed into Adolin Kholin that both outcomes make perfect sense for him narratively, yet they’re almost complete opposites within the story

[such-a-downer]

"Hayato Suo" Is A Fake Identity: A Theory

I made this meme last time about the possibility of "Hayato Suo" being just a fake identity.

Nii-sensei is being nice for giving us perspective and thoughts of the other characters, not only just focusing on Sakura. We even got a peek of Takiishi's thoughts in ch155. Several times we get Suo's perspective and a bit of his thought process so it's quite safe to say that he is being genuine with everyone. So far, sensei has only shown a part of Suo's personality but NOTHING about the mystery surrounding Hayato Suo's identity. Sometime, he's even more mysterious than Sakura.

Without further ado, here are the sub/categories of "Hayato Suo Is A Fake Identity" Theory:

1. Undercover Name

- Hayato Suo is simply a fake name given by his guardian. This is way too broad and has many possibilities. I'll leave this to everyone's imagination.

2. Borrowed Identity

- He has to pretend as "Hayato Suo". This should not be mistaken with the first one. What makes this different is that the identity originally belongs to someone else. For example, what if our eyepatch boi was taken in and must live as his master's dead/missing son named Hayato Suo? (This is just an example)

3. Half/Half

- Half of the name Hayato Suo might actually be real.

a.) "Hayato" is a fake name. Our eyepatch boi had a particular reason and changed his first name

b.) "Suo" is a fake surname. Hayato is his real name but maybe he wants to hide about his family. Thus, using a fake surname.

4. Sold Child

- His parents sold him off (like as payment for a really huge debt). More or less adopted, he was given a new identity.

The sub/categories in RED, are more likely to be true IF the Yakuza Theory is also true. Of course, others probabaly thought of these fascinating ideas. I'm just laying out a simple version of mine.

It's fine if all of this gets debunked. It's fun to speculate. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH. But if any of my speculation hits the mark, I'll definitely go crazy too.

[thaumasilva]

my biggest wind and truth theory is still that that adolin dies, shallan discovers she's pregnant after the fact (or otherwise tbh), and then she becomes a worldhopper to abscond into the cosmere and escape roshar at the end of the book. because honestly if things are as Catastrophically Fucked as i'm predicting them to be by the end, i think she's a character particularly vulnerable to, well, the despair of that. she would have found a reason to go on anyway but as a writer that first thought being "i need to get my unborn child out of here for their and adolin's sake if not mine" is super powerful motivation

[buildoblivion]

whose name is stark

[angrycommiedyke]

Speculations on Jon and Arya : "The woman is important too"

It’s no secret that Jon Snow has always wanted to be a Stark, and has a strong connection to this house and to the North, with his looks, his direwolf and warging ability, among other things.

“Lord Eddard Stark is my father,” Jon admitted stiffly. Lannister studied his face. “Yes,“ he said. “I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers.“ “Half brothers,“ Jon corrected. He was pleased by the dwarf's comment, but he tried not to let it show. [Jon - AGOT]

Now when Jon is going to learn the truth about his parentage, it’s going to be a mess in his head and he will obviously need time to process. It will cause multiple problems but I just want to focus on one in particular : his identity as a Stark. 

The male lineage tends to be more important, so wherever R+L marriage was valid or not, even if Jon remains a bastard, he won’t be Ned Stark’s bastard but Rhaegar’s. He may then not feel entitled - or less -  to be King in the North (if he is as in the show), or just feel like he doesn't really belong in the North/Winterfell due to his Targaryen father.

And that’s when Arya comes into play. To remind him that “the woman is important too”. 

"The Lannisters are proud," Jon observed. "You'd think the royal sigil would be sufficient, but no. He makes his mother's House equal in honor to the king's." "The woman is important too!" Arya protested. Jon chuckled. "Perhaps you should do the same thing, little sister. Wed Tully to Stark in your arms." [Arya - AGOT]

So I like to imagine that Arya will be there to remind him that his northern face, which he was proud of when Tyrion mentioned it, isn’t due to his father but his mother. That the sigil he wanted to wear but was never allowed to, is in fact his mother’s. 

"Girls get the arms but not the swords. Bastards get the swords but not the arms. I did not make the rules, little sister." [Arya - AGOT]

And because the woman is important, he’s no less of a Stark or a northerner. Perphaps Arya will be there to tell him directly or he'll just remember her words.

PS : I also hc that when Jon will reveal to Arya the truth about his real parents, she’s gonna tell him these exact words : “You’re still my brother”. 🥹 And i'm still mad we didn't see the reactions on the show, but let's not start on that

[sebarial-the-economist]

Kaladin used rhythm to communicate in his very first appearance in the series.

It was a useful trick, employed in order to be heard over the din of battle, and I didn't think much of it.

But now we know how central rhythms are to Roshar, AND Kaladin is learning the flute, and suddenly that choice feels more significant.

[stagefoureddiediaz]

You know what. I’ve realised a massive part of why I dislike tommy so much!

He’s a shape shifter.

Think about it for a moment. We know next to nothing about this dude because he just shifts into whatever role he needs to play for whomever he’s with. We know he was military but have zero context beyond that but it’s implied he was the ‘perfect’ soldier.

Under Gerrard he’s a bigoted misogynistic racist homophobe.

Gerrard leaves and he magically becomes someone who can fit in with the 118 under Bobby.

Leaves the 118 and we don’t know what he’s up to.

Reappears on the scene when the firefam show up at the hangar and becomes what they need him to be in that moment.

Is essentially actively pursuing Eddie but is quick to switch to buck when it’s clear he’s an easier target. Drops buck when bucks not ready with zero explanation but is happy to go along with what buck wants when he calls him.

Man doesn’t have a personality of his own because he just shifts into whatever he needs to be for whoever he needs to be it for.