In this podcast, Eric, Ian, Alyx, Evgeni, and Joshua delve into the Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon, discussing the Grand Apparatus, Hoid dating dragons and shards, Aether homeworld name pronunciation, Skybreaker armor spren, Hoid punching Kelsier, Truthwatcher Surges, and Cosmere character mysteries. They also explore the bug Mraz theory, Hoid's interaction with Nightblood, Hemalurgic spikes, and Renarin's revelation about Adolin. The episode concludes with a playful game of guessing a Cosmere character based on clues.
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Hoid Can't Easily Hurt Kelsier Now
Brandon confirmed that in Lost Metal's timeline, Kelsier is 'alive enough' that Hoid would struggle to hurt him.
The panel enjoyed recalling Hoid punching a cognitive shadow in earlier scenes as a fun moment.
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Nightblood Would Consume Hoid's Breath Memories
Hoid avoids touching Nightblood because it would eat his stored breaths and memories.
He could pick it up physically, but he'd lose centuries-worth of memories, so he refuses to handle it.
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Aviar Variety Intentionally Undefined
There are dozens upon dozens of different Aviar types, so Brandon won't define them all now.
He leaves room to invent new Aviar powers later rather than permanently fixing the catalogue.
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Today on our eternal string of Words of Brandon episodes, we are continuing to talk about what happened from Dragonsteel 2023. And in this case we learn about the GRAND APPARATUS and a lot of WoBs about Hoid's dating life. Also, there's a legitimately serious Stick discussion. Yes, really.
This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feather), Evgeni (Argent), and Joshua (jofwu)!
Our thumbnail today is not the Grand Apparatus, but actually Cybertron by Jaime Jasso: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4rvn1
Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A: Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A: https://youtu.be/fDm5Hif5rQo?si=rpVcPfWKjlmFsSPQ
Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1238/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introductions
00:01:49 Oathgate mechanics
0:04:19 Hoid dating dragons
0:08:58 Hoid dating Shards
11:04 Aether homeworld name except Brandon doesn't know how to say it
15:05 The Admiral is protagonist of Night Brigade
17:23 Overcoming Torments with soulstamps
18:47 BUG MRAIZE
24:02 THE GRAND APPARATUS
40:15 Skybreaker armor spren
46:14 Suppression fabrials on Radiants and Fused
48:32 Hoid punching Kelsier in his current state
51:13 Hoid and Nightblood
52:39 Types of Aviar
55:28 Night Brigade following Nomad but not Hoid
57:48 Hoid and Hemalurgic spikes
1:03:39 What does silver do?
1:06:41 Truthwatcher Surges
1:13:36 Oaths Hoid swore
1:17:17 Cinderhearts and Amaram
1:20:02 Did Renarin figure out Adolin killed Sadeas?
1:25:58 Who's That Cosmere Character
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