Correction: Brandon said that Arc 2 will be more disjointed from Arc 1 than Well of Ascension to Final Empire, not Mistborn Era 2 from Era 1. That has very different implications.

@DanielGreeneReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the correction! That is way different but fortunately doesn’t change too many of my predictions. Still think our cast from first leg will be much more mild POV as the new cast comes into play. Still relevant and POV, but much more on the higher level than fighting front lines.

@milospollonia1121

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanielGreeneReviews Yeah, just wanted to make this clear since Era 1 and 2 are *very* disjointed, while TFE and WoA are more strongly connected. Great video, really enjoyed your perspective on this!

@telltellyn

3 жыл бұрын

This makes a mile more sense, I was confused how Stormlight Arc 2 could possibly be more disjointed if it was only 15 years later, when Mistborn Era 2 is 300 years later!

@Haxerous

3 жыл бұрын

I think he also compared the ending of book 5 / SA part 1 being less like MB 3 (HOA) and more like MB 2 (WOA), I think it won't be as complete or clean of an ending and will leave some things unanswered Or left in a cliffhanger of sorts like MB 2 (WOA). It will be like a mix of the two in structure

@milospollonia1121

3 жыл бұрын

@@Haxerous Yes, and he also said that it will have major cosmere implications. SA5 will be a kind of prologue to a new era for the cosmere, which will be concluded by SA10. SA10 will be gargantuan for the cosmere, as will be Mistborn Era 3. Long story short, I'm hyped.

See, to me, Kaladin is the one character who definitely shouldn't die. His whole story has been about dealing with his depression, trying to break himself of his suicidal need to protect everyone all the time. Having him just die protecting people seems counter to his entire story arc so far.

@dovienya737

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. to add to what you said I personally think he's going to reform honor. Something about him being "son of Tanavast" bothers me and Brandon has already confirmed that there is something special about that.

@Valiguss

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly I think the super twist ending is dalinar reforms honor, dies and kaladin takes the shard

@volol

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree, but 4 books of suffering made clear that there's only one way that kal's story is likely to end :(

@Valiguss

3 жыл бұрын

@@volol but that’s exactly why I don’t think he does, kaladin seems so likely to die it would be a very well foreshadowed little thing if he ascends and lives

@volol

3 жыл бұрын

@@Valiguss I'd rather see him become someone like ishamael from WoT, at least that would be more interesting xD

Tinfoil hat time: Brando Sando saying "the next books will focus on the heralds" is a misdirect- I think more heralds will die and some of our faves are going to replace them and renew the oathpact. That way the next books can focus on the heralds, including our POV pals...

@fifthcanuck1128

3 жыл бұрын

I really like this theory, on account of the fact Brandon hasn't really done anything with Jez's death. Like, Ash and Taln felt it, but that should've been a big storming deal not the "oh look he's dead now moving on" Also, Ishar is definitely going to need to die, because he's a criminal and a bondsmith on the loose. As for the rest of the heralds, only one who I guess doesn't have a counterpart is Kalak? Like, don't get me wrong, I love Venli, but I don't know if the other radiants are just going to accept a singer in their ranks.

@dovienya737

3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh intresting. Hadn't considerd that yet. Got any links to forums discussing this?

@kixter490

3 жыл бұрын

I have not heard this theory before but I am immediately onboard. We know from his previous comments about a certain Ghostblood leader that he likes to trick us with clever phrasing

@urturningviolet

3 жыл бұрын

This was my exact thought process too.

@zacharyanderson6836

3 жыл бұрын

@@fifthcanuck1128 I am curious about this, as my impression is he is captured like a spren in a gem. So I am wondering, is he freed? Does this become a big deal and find his soul become a goal? I am not sure. The next book's timeline is what, 10 days? A lot can happen in 10 days, but also very limiting.

I hope Kal doesn't die simply because so much of his story has grown into him needing to fight to find something to live for. The struggles he's going through, death is kind of an easy out and even a heroic sacrifice feels like a bit of a cheap out on that arc. Dying is easy, living is hard and I feel like his story would be much more impactful if he's forced to continue living.

@dovienya737

3 жыл бұрын

Like I commented on sombody else already. I think he's going to reform the shard of Honor. Something about him being "son of Tanavast" bothers me and Brandon has already confirmed that there is something special about that.

@niltoncabraljunior

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss. The entire point of the Fourth Ideal for him is to choose to live and not let the immense weight of the people he lost feel like he doesn't deserve to be alive. No death for Kaladin. He's gonna be the Teft of the Second Age, gruff sargent for the Resistance on a desolate Roshar following Taravodium's victory...

@diepie5144

3 жыл бұрын

"Death is lighter than a feather. Duty, heavier than a mountain"

@ardinhelme687

3 жыл бұрын

There's also Moash's assertion that the only one who can kill Kaladin is himself, and, given the way he tore the Pursuer apart, I'd say that assertion is more or less true. I'd say if Kaladin is going to go out it will be because he is sacrificing himself and it will not be a sad moment, because he will have chosen this and he will die with a smile on his face.

@joelsantos662

3 жыл бұрын

And he's forced to be happy haha, he deserves a really good happy ending. Or at least some happiness.

Jasnah is gonna become as important to the cosmere as “Thaidakar” I’m certain of it

@chadcotton265

3 жыл бұрын

Me. Too.

@matthewcox4997

3 жыл бұрын

Whit wouldn’t have explained the world hopping stuff otherwise. Plus her powers makes it so she can travel through the cognitive realm without perpendicularities

@guddefulgaming

2 жыл бұрын

Oh god i wanna see those to go head to head in a (verbal) fight.

@mothwizard3095

2 жыл бұрын

God I hope so

"No dying" is the darkest twist on "No mating" I've ever seen.

@coffeeandhoots3712

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that one hit harder than Syl.. Damn, Daniel.

@conorsykes

3 жыл бұрын

@@coffeeandhoots3712 ... back at it again with the white Vans?

@Marpaws

3 жыл бұрын

Ouch. That hurt my soul

@suzyredfern4851

2 жыл бұрын

NGL hearing that line got me misty eyed 🥲

@lonebattledroid4474

2 жыл бұрын

Kal: I can't keep.... going.... (Suddenly, a Spren descended above. It was black and in the shape of an ever-changing pattern.) Pattern: No mating. Kal: ...........Huh? Sly: (Whispers to Pattern) Pattern: Oh! I mean, No dying. No DYING! (Kal was filled with an earthly power. He felt the windspren dancing around him. And in his heart, he knew the words for the 5th Ideal.) Sly: Kaladin! Say the Words! Pattern: Is that what we were doing? (Filled with the power of friendship, Kal spoke the words) Kal: Dying, is cringe. Stormfather: *These Words, are accepted*

I feel like one of Kaladins "faults" is that he suffers from survivor's guilt. So the ultimate ending for him is dealing with it while surviving. Also, I am a huge Kaladin stan and will bend any truth to fit my worldview and wishes!

@j.t.l9761

3 жыл бұрын

Kaladin kinda carried the story for me , largely till the second book and third booki didn't care much for shallan or dalinar. So damn killing him would be the equivalent of killing rand off in book 5 or 4 in WoT won't have any incentive to read part 2 and I would hate that..

@AeynYT

3 жыл бұрын

I feel this. Kaladin's arc seems to exemplify the current era Radiant. "Life before Death". I don't see his story ending by him choosing Death over Duty.

@wanted007ism

Жыл бұрын

@@j.t.l9761 exactly same for me.

@hawkfu

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%. Kaladin started his arc at the honor chasm making the hard choice to live when dying was the easy option. If there’s one character that needs a happy ending, it’s him. Let him be the little spoon for some beautiful large horneater woman until he passes away peacefully in his sleep as a great grandpa with lots of little grand babies.

@MDoorpsy

Жыл бұрын

I think he will be made into a new Windrunner herald to replace Jezrien, therefore becoming immortal and having to live with his survivor's guilt forever.

“Moash will die in the second half, at Kaladin’s hands.” Don’t do it. Don’t give me hope.

@dovienya737

3 жыл бұрын

Somebody needs to say it. Fuck Moash

@vivavoxxy97

3 жыл бұрын

As much as I would love to read about Moash getting the axe. Imho, I think that’s too good for him. He should get his Honorblade taken from him and should be thrown in a cell in Shadesmar. Have him live with the guilt of joining Odium and betraying the people who treated him like family.

@TheBrotherGrim

3 жыл бұрын

@@vivavoxxy97 Yeah, I hate Moash with a burning passion, as I'm sure a lot of readers do. When he took out my boy Teft, the character I had the biggest personal connection to it broke my damn heart. His whole struggle with overcoming addiction being portrayed so realistically, with him backsliding occasionally before eventually getting his shit together even while still struggling with his issues resonated so much with me and my own issues. It was great seeing a character struggling with addiction painted in that kind of light. I'd love to see Moash suffer, but I definitely agree that being stripped of his blade, imprisoned, and having to mentally deal with the repercussions of all he's done minus Odium's filter would be a far more painful fate for himself than dying in the midst of some grand final battle.

@muhammadhashir6136

3 жыл бұрын

The don’t do it gave me a start but we gud now.

@juliannasreddin5226

3 жыл бұрын

John Palos Ohhh that would be so messed up.... I love it.

Kaladin: “What do you mean I die?” Daniel: “You’ve earned it.” Kaladin: “...I’ve earned it?” Daniel: “It will be glorious!” Kaladin: “.......I don’t think that word means what you think it means.”

@pretty5793

6 ай бұрын

Sure! Kill the dark eyes and save the light eyes! 😂

Adolin will form a full bond with Maya and become an edgedancer, bringing her out of her dead-eye state.🤞

@sixthofdusk9843

3 жыл бұрын

Yo, what if shallan heals her other spren and has two?

@6_pom_seeds874

3 жыл бұрын

Deeply disagree with Adolin becoming a Edgedancer, while agreeing with a revitalized Maya. Adolin's whole Thing was he was the best; naturally good and strong and righteous, whatever. Now he needs to learn how to be himself outside of being Dalinar's heir. Who is Adolin when others are better at fighting and leading? He literally loves a dead-eyed spen BACK TO LIFE. I don't think that's just an Edgedancer thing. Adolin will start something new. That is where he will find purpose; outside of the Radiant path, he'll be alongside it.

@ericlusk343

3 жыл бұрын

@@6_pom_seeds874 Yeah, I can see that also.

@ericlusk343

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixthofdusk9843 That would be pretty cool.

@matthewcox4997

3 жыл бұрын

Adolin will definitely help Maya heal, but he may be a new kind of bond.

Jasnah is going to live forever. Definitely going to become a worldhopper in the future of the Cosmere.

The voice whispering to you about Szeth has a name, dear goblin. Their name is Nightblood

@draknoph

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking

@gvozdyara9563

3 жыл бұрын

Who tf is nightblood? Sword-nimi is his name

I think Kaladin lives and becomes a character similar to Zahel/Vasher later on, just a grumpy old man in the background....

@wuilberlopezzz9425

3 жыл бұрын

He wouldn’t be that old tho he would be in his prime

@wraith.ferron

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think he would be grumpy. He will be living to help others in the first true psyche ward on Roshar, with it potentially being in memory of Teft.

@vishanthfishy

3 жыл бұрын

Yup I thought this as well. Look at this specific artwork of Ari Ibarra that shows Zahel training young Adolin. He looks so much like Kaladin that I almost feel Sanderson is trying to say something there. Maybe Kaladin trains Adolin and Shallan's Child?

@jatzi1526

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm I want that. Everyone wants that. And exactly because of that I feel he's gonna die. Ive seen Brandon Sanderson say Arc 1 will not have a completely satisfying ending. To me that means our favorite character dies

@mata218

3 жыл бұрын

@@vishanthfishy Maybe not only their kid but Kal's little brother and baby Gavinor. I could definitely see him doing that if he doesn't ascend.

Ugh, if Kaladin dies I don’t even know how much motivation I’d have to keep reading. He’s so above and beyond my favorite character.

@zynpkrdg

Жыл бұрын

I think so too! I just love him too much!😭

@ErickCorderoAK

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that without Kaladin and Syl, I do not want to continue reading.

"There is just a voice whispering that to me." *Lews Therin, are you there? Answer me!*

@oscarj_1082

2 жыл бұрын

Me who’s just started the eye of the world… “I KNOW THAT NAME”

Kaladin shouldn't die. A satisfying ending for him would be him FINALLY letting himself stop fighting, and feeling comfortable with only helping people, like he's always wanted. Specifically helping people deal with mental illness, like he started doing a little bit in Rhythm of War. This would set him up to have a much different role in books 5-10, because he could spend those books helping the Heralds overcome their insanity.

@jahcode6132

8 ай бұрын

Maybe he gets that ending, and then maybe picks up the spear one last time and goes out in a blaze of glory at some point in the second half.

My thoughts: - Kal dies swearing his Fifth Ideal, saving everyone but sacrificing himself in the process - Dalinar reforms Honor and Ascends - Shallan escapes Roshar and will be a POV character for Mistborn Era 3

@milospollonia1121

3 жыл бұрын

Ok so we agree on Kaladin, though that narration broke my heart

@seangoggans7091

3 жыл бұрын

I think Dallinar will become odiom servent

@glaedth

3 жыл бұрын

I don't agree on your predictions from a storytelling standpoint mostly for the first one it seems like a bad choice to take a character that is characterized by his fight with depression and make the conclusion of his arc be death. I think it would be much better if Kaladin became a sort of mentor figure for the cast of part 2, where his death would have a much deeper effect as this nigh on deific figure that has "beaten" depression. As for Dalinar I don't think he will ascent do become Honor from the simple point of Mistborn era 1 ended with a main character becoming god and having that be the conclusions to both of the first arcs of Sandersons two main series seems kinda repetitive. I have no opinion on Shallan going to Mistborn Era 3, but I'm not caught up on Mistborn rn. Just read Alloy of Law and have no idea what the time jump is between Era 2 and Era 3.

@willyb6770

3 жыл бұрын

Very agree on Shallan's prediction. I think she will be part of the Ghostbloods and a worldhopper

@maximeteppe7627

3 жыл бұрын

my money is on Kaladin taking on honor's shard instead of Dalinar. Sure, Dalinar has this personal relationship with Taravangian, but Kaladin is quite probably more of a paragon than Dalinar is. I could be wrong though. If he doesn't become Honor, he will at least become a herald- but my money is on Dalinar doing that: becoming a herald and reforging the oathpact, because he has surges more suited to this. Shallan worldhopping sounds like a good prediction, given her curiosity and interest in scholarship. Worldwise I think the singers become the dominant faction, but Odium is contained on Roshar. Also: Title prediction: Night of Sorrows?

Era 2 prediction - Kaladin's younger brother is going to be a main character as he struggles with being in the shadow of Kaladin Stormblessed; the older brother and hero who died protecting the world.

@bluerectangle5794

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot that he had another brother! That would be some good material for Brando Sando to work with

@coffeeandhoots3712

3 жыл бұрын

Oroden and Gavinor are going be awesome new POV characters in Era 2.

@turtleanton6539

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! :)

@therpgmaker

3 жыл бұрын

@@turtleanton6539 Maybe he'll pick up Syl if Kaladin dies in book 5?

@gavinsmith9871

3 жыл бұрын

@@therpgmaker I think Syl might transition fully to the physical realm

Gavinor, Oroden, and Adin team up as the new generation of young Radiants, with Gavinor on a quest to discover his parents' dark secrets, Oroden trying to live up to his brother's legacy, and Adin working harder than ever to attract an honorspren

@wyatt7727

2 жыл бұрын

Cool theory dude

@asherthedisaster4724

2 жыл бұрын

Adin ends up joining any ofter order than windrunner to his dismay.

My theory is that Dalinar is going to take up the shards of Honor and Odium and become the shard of War similar to Harmony.

@nathanwolthuis8988

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that's a fun thought, especially with all the discussion on blending the two during RoW

@connormcclain3197

3 жыл бұрын

It fits too, with his past of being the Blackthorn. He literally lived in War for most of his life.

@barold403

3 жыл бұрын

@@connormcclain3197 and I think in one of the books, he was called a child of honor and odium, or he was called each at a separate time

@connormcclain3197

3 жыл бұрын

@@barold403 yes, the storm father called him a son of both because of how the thrill had been influencing him for all his life.

@anonymoususer5936

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't think Dalinar's gonna _die_, it's just too...easy? Conventional? Familiar? Doesn't match Sandersons writing style. I agree that his role in the narrative would not simply end, but evolve. Here's hoping he becomes a warshard o7

Poor Renarin. At least he won't be overlooked when he gets his own book....

Maybe I'm a bad person, but "No dying" made me laugh

@Pulviriza

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@seangoggans7091

3 жыл бұрын

It also made it even sader

More than Arc 1 protagonists dying, it could be that the Oathpact is reformed and they are turned into the Heralds of Arc 2.

The “No…dying…” hit me hard. Damn you Daniel Greene!!!

See I actually think Kaladin has to live and him watching others die that makes it more depressing. He has such a martyr complex that I think it will crush him when someone like Dalinar and Adolin specifically die.

@funkehfunkeh

3 жыл бұрын

Then he'll die a few chapters after they do 😅 I will cry when that happens

@Darm0k

3 жыл бұрын

I think we've gotten more than enough of Kaladin's mental health issues. That's well trod enough ground at this point. Daniel's right, he needs to either die or fade into the background. I personally would like to see him become an ardent and focus on treating soldiers with PTSD. He already basically invented group therapy for the Cosmere.

@colburn0004

3 жыл бұрын

@@Darm0k oh I don’t think he will be a big character after book 5 I more just think him dying is too simple. I think his last kind of realization or lesson he learns is that he can take more from life than just a conflict. He needs to realize he can settle down and leave. Almost similar to the Warbreaker character he has contact with often.

@sosophone1526

Жыл бұрын

no he just simply won´t die because I said so

I think Wit might have stored a copy of his memories in the coin before Odium could steal them. If he just thinks to look inside it. That's why the coin wasn't in his belt. He'll discover them later to turn the tide. The new Odium hasn't been to Scadrial so he wouldn't know how copperminds work.

@rjcripe

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that necessarily means he doesn't know how feruchemy works. Doesn't he acquire at least some of Odium's understanding of the Cosmere? He'd have to, otherwise he wouldn't have known to tamper with Hoid's breath. I definitely think Hoid did store some memories in that coin, though, I just think Odium isn't experienced enough with feruchemy to know what to look for. I still imagine he's at least aware of its existence and how it works (and he will probably realize immedietly what Hoid did soon as Hoid regains those memories but by then it will be too late).

@thewalrusaurus

3 жыл бұрын

@@rjcripe it doesn't make him omniscient. He could probably figure it out of he knew to look into it, but book 5 is going to run on a very short timetable it seems. Kelsier held onto a shard for longer than Taravagion will have, and he was still only just figuring stuff out about allomancy at the very end even though he'd been an allomancer for years prior to Ascension.

@Soul2312

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewalrusaurus Kelsier and Preservation didn't fit tho. I thought that was the reason he was so "weak" even as the shard

@mordirit8727

2 жыл бұрын

Wait is it confirmed that Hoid is a Feruchemist? We know he's a mistborn but where would he have gotten feruchemical powers?

@MDoorpsy

Жыл бұрын

@@Soul2312 Yes, if Kelsier had gotten access to the shard of Ruin, things might have been a lot different.

I think someone else has to sacrifice themselves for Kaladin and he'll survive. I think it would push him into the ultimate culmination of his arc of keeping going and building self-worth. I think his fifth ideal will be something along the lines of accepting that he himself is worthy of protection. The most heartbreaking possibility is that Syl will be the one who sacrifices herself for Kaladin, but it would prevent him from swearing that fifth ideal afterwards, so I'm not sure.

@rriggs6547

Жыл бұрын

I have thought something like this. Maybe with Adolin saving him and dying himself.

My thoughts are: Kaladin will swear the fifth Ideal just before his "final stand". He will gain the power necessary to fight whatever it is off for long enough however begins to fail. As this happens, Adolin sacrifices himself for Kaladin. At the end, Shallan will become a worldhopper and will have a role offworld that Dalinar will need her to fill. Szeth will be incredible and fight a duel against Nale to become the new herald of justice. Dalinar will win the contest of champions and reform a new and more affective oathpact. A distinctly larger threat will be revealed that they have just over 10 years to prepare for.

my biggest theory: Kaladin and Szeth go on a "road trip" together to Shinovar and Szeth discovers that he is still Truthless for some reason (I don't believe we have an official confirmation of why he was Truthless other than why he believes he was Truthless). Szeth is then bound to the man who held his oathstone who is now Odium. He is Odium's champion. The climax of Book 5 of the Stormlight Archive will be "Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king."

@lordcirth

3 жыл бұрын

It's strongly hinted that Szeth started to bond with a spren, and told his people that the Knights Radiant are returning and thus the Desolation is coming. They didn't want to believe that, so they branded him Truthless and exiled him. Now he's going to show up with other Radiants and show them. It could be that it wasn't a highspren the first time, and accepting the verdict he knew was wrong (Law over Good) was what broke his bond.

@bruceh9780

3 жыл бұрын

Szeth was truthless because he tried to warn his people that the Desolation was coming. It was politically/philosophically inconvenient for the leadership of Shinovar to have him doing this, so they made him truthless and shipped him out. Yeh, Szeth and Kaladin are going to have an awesome buddy cop road trip! Tho Szeth is going to kill a lot of people that had it coming.

@andycarne9310

3 жыл бұрын

@@lordcirth so what if he’s truthless because the Radiants weren’t returning, they never went away (as we have seen with the Skybreakers)?

@Tien1610

2 жыл бұрын

@@andycarne9310 not a fair reason to turn him into a Truthless again and feels like a cheap loophole

RIP Kentaro Miura 💜

@fdmct

3 жыл бұрын

RIP

@Severian1

3 жыл бұрын

What a legend. He will be sorely missed.

@Mbewe_SM

3 жыл бұрын

RIP.

@turtleanton6539

3 жыл бұрын

Rip

I don't think Kaladin will die in the traditional sense. Son of Honor....i think he will become Honor.

@matthewcox4997

3 жыл бұрын

I think that will be Dalinar. I think that Kaladin will be able to rest.

@sethallen4971

2 жыл бұрын

Lirin fits that better in my opinion. Windrunner oaths are all based on things he has tried to teach Kaladin. Lirin also likes to obsess over his oaths as a surgeon. Also would explain why Kaladin is referred to as Son of Tanavast by the stormfather.

@Tien1610

2 жыл бұрын

@@sethallen4971 becoming Honor wouldn't turn Lirin into Tanavast, and a side character getting something as important as a Shard sounds cheap af. My bets are Dalinar or Kaladin himself

I almost hate you for suspecting Kaladin dies Kal and Syl relationships is one of my relationships in the whole of stormlight.

@supremeintrovert7404

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can't imagine stormlight without Syl. My favorite character and her bubbly personality. I'll miss her.

Thanks for your narrated fantasized excerpts of the deaths of my favorite characters set to sad music, Daniel, but I didn't get a permission slip signed for this feels trip.

Kaladin becomes a Herald Dalinar becomes Odiums champion Shallan is there Jasnah stays alive until the end Venli will become cool Adolin becomes an Edgedancer

@dovienya737

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm intresting. Could you tell me why you thing Kaladin will become a Herald? I personally think he will take up the shard of honor. .Something about him being "son of Tanavast" bothers me and Brandon has already confirmed that there is something special about that.

@benjaminschaefer4234

3 жыл бұрын

@@dovienya737 He's going to Shinovar to meet with Ishar to reform the Oathpact. He's the Son of Honor/Son of Tanavast. A possibility for the time skip is that Kaladin went into Braize to hold off Odium for a few years. He definitely has some large significance to Roshar as a whole, especially with half of the death rattles being about him.

@dovienya737

3 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminschaefer4234 Hmmm intresting. thanks for explaining. Could be that he takes a little torture vacation to Braize to buy time for the rest of the world. And maybe takes up Honor after that? Dalinar also has something to do with Honor i just feel it in my bones.

@yakaji

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly agree. I don't know if I'd bet on Kaladin becoming a Herald, but I do think he's going to be taken off the board in some way. I definitely think Dalinar is likely to become Odium's champion. For my money, Kaladin and Dalinar both need to be off the board in some way for Books 6 and 7, at a minimum, for there to be a meaningful break between the narrative halves of the Stormlight Archive.

@mata218

3 жыл бұрын

@@yakaji In my opinion I think Dalinar is off the table for Odium's champion after Oathbringer's ending. I know it's a meme but I'm waiting for Odium to pick a baby and be like "best that Dalinar."

My thoughts on who's gonna die: Kaladin - No, because if he dies I feel like that will be an enormous thematic mistake. Jasnah - She's surviving. Little doubt there, I think. And I also agree, she's gonna survive the entire thing. Adolin - Good shot to live. Solid 80% chance I think. Shallan - No idea. Dalinar - He's dying. Navani - If Dalinar dies, she survives. If Dalinar somehow survives...I'm still pretty sure she lives. Szeth - ?????? Venli - She'll probably live, but I don't really care.

@samt3412

11 ай бұрын

I hope Szeth lives because he's essentially a walking hype machine every time he shows up. Whenever he appears, you know it's about to go down.

For a while I thought kaladen was doomed in book 5, but I’ve recently been thinking about his character growth and I’m starting to reconsider. My primary thought it that he spent so long suffering from survivors guilt that him being one of the few survivors and being ok with that, not happy but accepting and maybe appreciative of his ability’s continue his work

second best thing rather than actually getting book 5: daniel predicts book 5

I seriously can't wait to see what happens in Book 5

I know everyone thinks Kaladin is about to get the unlived but we all know a darker twist to his story would be that he survives while basically everyone he knows and loves (including syl) are gone forever

I firmly believe Shallan is going to end up being a Worldhopper and that we’ll see a lot more of her in later Cosmere books. Between her interactions with the Ghostbloods and the fact that Hoid pays so much attention to her... she’ll be important later on for sure.

@Snehu

3 жыл бұрын

Hoid pays attention to Kaladin too! :3

@sebastianwesterlund8777

3 жыл бұрын

@@Snehu Sure, but Pattern specifically tells Shallan that Hoid "Seems to like you and hate everyone else"

@Snehu

3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianwesterlund8777 Yeah but Hoid left his flute to Kaladin like that should have some big implications; not to the mention the insane stories he's been telling him.

@olorin3815

3 жыл бұрын

You know as someone insanse with 3 different personalities and pulling them together in the end wouldnt Shallan be perfect to pick up the 3 shards and unite them at end of 10th book? Maybe too perfect

@elsol1176

Жыл бұрын

God I hope you guys are wrong I need her to disappear. I struggle to read her chapters

I don't know even the very first singular thing about stormlight archives and I am excited to hear about it anyway

@milospollonia1121

3 жыл бұрын

Obligatory brainwashed Sanderfan comment: READ IT NOW!!!

@samuelransom4494

3 жыл бұрын

Another obligatory brainwashed Brando Sando Fan comment: READ IT NOW!!!

@karlwilker579

3 жыл бұрын

Just. DO IT!

@maddie1686

3 жыл бұрын

A third obligatory brainwashed Sanderfan comment (rambler addition): READ IT NOW for the amazing characters and plot! The Stormlight Archives are an immersive fantasy epic series with some splendid world building! It follows a surgeon’s apprentice turned soldier turned slave, a general who is getting visions of the past, and an artist/aspiring scholar who is trying to steal from a very powerful women. The first book is The Way of Kings!

As someone who literally finished Rhythm of War last week, I appreciate you giving me the exact amount of time I needed.

As someone who hasn't finished Rhythm of War, I was grateful to see the first 1:15 and get yelled at to get the F out. It's been a good day

@ryanloney89

3 жыл бұрын

finish that book. its got an amazing ending!

Lopen will Worldhop and have his own series of fantasy adventure books all about The Lopen.

@jessicapatton6523

3 жыл бұрын

In the epilogue to the final Cosmere novel he finally swears the Fifth ideal and is annoyed he missed his last chance at a dramatic moment

@ardrej

3 жыл бұрын

Lopen and Wayne will worldhop togueter bringing chaos to the cosmere

I’m definitely NOT getting emotional at just hearing about Kal possibly dying, what are you talking about?! ... I’m not crying 🥲

Interesting predictions but I'm pretty sceptical that Kaladin dies 10+ days (since book 5 is prob not gonna be much longer after the contest) after he finally turns a corner in his major depression, he is the most safe of our main 3 imo

@arcuscerebellumus8797

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Brandon did that "one day before retirement" shtick with Teft already... Killing off Kal in such a similar way would be fopaux.

I think the ultimate sacrifice kaladin will make is actually losing Syl somehow. Syl will be the one to make a sacrifice (maybe fighting something in shadesmar?) and kaladin will swear the 5th ideal as she's dying, something about accepting the sacrifice of others, and use the last burst of power to save the day. In the 2nd arc he's stripped of powers but is still around as a wise zen-like training master who's maybe a little gruff but is at peace with his inner demons.

I think Shallan is being set up to be a Worldhopper. I would bet on her surviving Book 5, appearing in one of the Mistborn books and taking on Thaidakar.

I haven't read stormlight archives yet... But guess what, I'm not gonna leave MUHAHAHA

@Shenanigans19

3 жыл бұрын

Studies have shown that the majority of people enjoy content more when it is spoiled for them.

@milospollonia1121

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shenanigans19 Yes, though fuck those studies, I don't want spoilers

@jaxryz_380

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shenanigans19 I agree that sometimes minor or incomplete spoilers make things more interesting. You know something is going to happen but have no clue how, or what leads up to it, and that one bit of extra information (such as the outcome of an event) can lead to wild theorycrafting. However, outright, explicit, and complete spoilers are no fun.

I'll be honest. I love Sanderson's works but if Kaladin dies, I'm out

Daniel, your death scenes brought tears to my eyes, well done No love for minor view point characters (Renarin, Lift, Rysn, etc)? I actually think those 3 will be much larger in the second half

You didn’t mention Lift! It seems like she’s being set up for a big arc in the later books

@DanielGreeneReviews

3 жыл бұрын

That is because making predictions around Lift terrifies me. I have no clue what so ever lol

@reklessbravo2129

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanielGreeneReviews the only lift predictions I can make are that she will get into things she shouldn't be able to

@MrTuneslol

2 жыл бұрын

The fact she runs off of life light (?) makes a huge part of the future stories possible I think. A big part is taking investiture form planet to planet and lift is a knight radiant that can easily go from world to world because she doesn't use stormlight. And I think she's already a world hopper potentially? The fact she can jump in and out of dalinars visions etc. I think is alluding to this possibility. Those two facts plus her young age I think sets her up to be extremely important 15 or so years later. Plus she had a whole novella, so I think if Sando invested that much in her it was probably for a big reason.

Thanks so much on the suggestion of trying the Dresden Files. I can't put the damn things down 🤯

@katieamarsh

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I accidentally read them all straight through this year. 🤣

@eraisuithon_7881

3 жыл бұрын

The audiobooks are amazing as well

Totally agree about Jasnah being a huge focus in the second half. Her character is just *so potent* and especially with her ascent to leadership in RoW I think we're going to have to see a lot more from her reach the potential we know is there.

Wtf Daniel! Making me go through grief of not yet dead characters was really uncalled for.

I finished reading Rhythm last week, thank you for the well timed video

I ordered Breach of Peace and it’s coming in the mail today!

@mathieudominique394

3 жыл бұрын

Oh nice! It's really awesome. I hope you enjoy it!

I'm not a big fan of Kaladin dying theories with how suicidal Kaladin has been at times and how large a focus his mental health issues are and what 'message' that would send if he overcame so much only to die, especially in a self sacrificial way (half bad trilogy I'm looking at you). I think the best ending for him would be retiring to some little cottage somewhere and being like a Ben Kenobi kinda figure in arc 2. Would also love if his 5th ideal was about how it's important to protect himself.

@mikemudrow

2 жыл бұрын

Ben Kenobi might not be the best example of a mentor figure not dying

@yangsrightarm3767

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikemudrow haha true, Ben kenobi minus the dying then lol

@oscarj_1082

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts!

This is the video I needed. *Thanks Daniel.

Dalinar becomes the new Honor. 👀 Then goes face-to-face with Tarav-Odium. Tarav-Odium could also kill cultivation, leading to Navani taking on that shard. 'Bondsmiths to Godhood' 😮🤯

I don't think Kaladin will die because in Rhythm of War he started to focus on dealing with not just his mental health, but also the mental health of others and BrandoSando might use him and his discoveries to help the Heralds

Keep in mind, the next primary characters for the remaining 6 books are (in order): Szeth, Lift, Renarin, Ash, Talenal, Jasnah

@who_the_fuck_is_riley5813

3 жыл бұрын

Sanderson may change his plans but that is the current lineup

@zacharyanderson6836

3 жыл бұрын

These are the flashback view point. Eshonai was also one, and dead. So they will be in the book, but it may just be their memories.

@vaydahmason33

3 жыл бұрын

Kaladin to become a Herald!

@AnyaBlackk

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacharyanderson6836 Eshonai was a last minute addition to fill up the flashbacks cause Venli didn't have enough content.

@zacharyanderson6836

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnyaBlackk I thought the reverse was true? I thought Eshonai was always the plan, and Venli was added for gaps. On Coppermind: "Eshonai was originally going to be the sole flashback character in Rhythm of War;[15] eventually, Brandon decided on using a mix of her and Venli's flashbacks.[16]"

man you're a legend. I love your intros, they are fire.

I've been forced back into working in the office with a ton of filing to do alone and this upload is my one joy for the day.

god i want sanderson to a king thing and put himself in the books

@bluerectangle5794

3 жыл бұрын

Who says Hoid isn't?

@fatedhydra8074

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluerectangle5794 actually Sanderson said that was kinda the inspiration for the Hoid/wit character. When he reads he puts himself in the story. So he thought it will be cool if he wrote in a character like that in his stories and it grew from there.

@sebastianwesterlund8777

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluerectangle5794 Sanderson has said that Hoid isn't him

I feel like 'Rhythm' set Kaladin up as an emissary of Harmony. There are massive hints in Sezed's letter to Hoid, looking for a warrior to represent Harmony as a hero who can both kill and protect, the letter being presented parallel to Kaladin's arc in RoW feels like a major piece of foreshadowing that I've not seen people discuss much.

@steps-on-legos9080

11 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure that was referring to wax, not kaladin

Good timing Daniel. Literally finished Rhythm of War yesterday

Literally finished today!!!! Love it!

I imagine with the development at the end of RoW that spren can be killed that Kal will sacrifice himself to save Syl. The ultimate irony being that him dying will cause her to lose herself.

@oscarj_1082

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and he clearly knows that when humans die, Spren go into something worse, so why would he sacrifice himself to save her?

@KalebChesnicFlutist

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure, as I said this 9 months ago 😂 but I guess it could be that either: 1. He will be too driven by the instinct to protect to think about the consequences. Or 2. Because he knows that she could eventually bond to another windrunner. Full disclosure, I don’t remember if the second is possible

I’m about to start my AP exam in less than half an hour and watching this video is such a comfort/anxiety-reducer.

@who_the_fuck_is_riley5813

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I did my AP Language & Composition exam recently, so I understand how stressful it can be

@Lizzie_04

3 жыл бұрын

@@who_the_fuck_is_riley5813 Ahh I just finished and have to do AP Lang next week. Just want to get this all over with.

@who_the_fuck_is_riley5813

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lizzie_04 I hope you do well

Just finished RoW, had the exact same feeling about Szeth worldhopping and having new adventures across the cosmere

Kaladin has to live, so we can get an off-the-screen Hallmark romance and he can come back with three kids and wife in book 6

@simoniel_l1646

3 жыл бұрын

For some reason he must have specifically a Hallmark romance, nothing else will do

@PonderingsOfPete

3 жыл бұрын

@@simoniel_l1646 precisely. Find a lady, she’s getting over a bad breakup, he helps her with manual labor, they make intense eye contact, go on a few dates, then he makes a mistake by not telling her about.... something. And she leaves, but he rushes off to catch her and actually flies up to the Fourth bridge (now repurposed as an air transport to and from Urithiru) in order to tell her that he can’t live without her. They kiss once, and scene

@juliannasreddin5226

3 жыл бұрын

Ponderings Of Pete Oh yeah.

I'm almost certain Dalinar is gonna become Honor, I doubt he'd just die. I could be wrong!

@dovienya737

3 жыл бұрын

It is worth considering he doesn't have to become Honor. he DID make a deal that if he loses the dual he becomes Taravangian's new champion.

@bruceh9780

3 жыл бұрын

When you look at the other beings that gained Sliver status, Vin, Kelsier, and Rashek, they all held the power for a relatively brief time. Dalinar connects the 3 realms and acts as a conduit for Honors perpendicularity as a party trick. His soul must be the most invested of any non-shard in the cosmere at this stage. My guess is Rayse knew this at the time of the Contract, which is why he basically gave up the rest of Roshar to gain Dalinar's soul.

I hope Shallan becomes a mentor for Lift and other younger Radiants in part 2 when she and Radiant fuse in one person again.

Bought your boom and can't wait to read it 😊

Damn, why did you have to make me cry like that? Totally with you on all of these though!

It's so hard to make predictions for this series, while I would love for Kaladin to live and I think it would be very weird from a writing perspective to kill him after his arc but not only were there like three to four new antagonist forces added at the end of Rythm of War but it is DEEPLY connected to the greater story in the Cosmere SO ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN it's crazy the amount of possibilities.

ok! ok! I'm getting out. Just...just...maybe let me put in a like and a comment to support the vid before I leave? I'll be back as soon as I've finished the stormlight archive (knowing that I have to read a the wheel of time before that......) Thanks Daniel, great videos. OK I'm getting out now....bye

I want to let you know that you have been putting out great content this week. I'm looking forward to The Eye of the World review tomorrow

Found Mr. Sanderson’s books near the beginning of the year. I finally got to start the Stormlight books a little over a month ago. I finished Rhythm of War this morning. I can now finally watch this video. Finally 😂

If Kal dies I think Syl will go on to bond with his brother in the second half. I think he’ll be a major character

My biggest theories are that Dalinar will find a way to reform the Shard of Honor from the splinters and ascend in the end, and that Szeth will sacrifice himself to save the Radiants or maybe the Kholin family. It just seems so poetic to me that he would finally earn his peace from the voices that have been plaguing him by saving those he cares about or has sworn to protect, cementing his character arc going from reluctant villain to martyred hero.

Daniel, my boy. Looking kind of buff today big bro. Proud of you.

Good timing, I just finished Rhythm of War yesterday

I noticed you don't predict any Spren deaths. RoW introduced 2 different ways Spren can now be killed. There is a possibility (maybe not a huge one) of Pattern dying, and Shallan and Adolin work together in the second half to discover how to re-bond deadeyes

@mobius4247

3 жыл бұрын

Then she'd have 2 dead spren which doesn't make any sense. She already has the motivation to fix deadeyes. I don't want Adolin to just fix Maya and become an Edgedancer, that's too simple.

@hiimbob979

3 жыл бұрын

​@@mobius4247 She would have 1 deadeyes that could potentially be revived. Deadeyes are still very much "alive", as Maya has proved

@StarryEyed0590

3 жыл бұрын

@@mobius4247 Prior to RoW, spren could become deadeyes, which they considered to be equivalent to death, but not actually die. But now post RoW, spren can *actually* die, as in cease to exist. If that happened to Pattern, Shallan could potentially revive and rebond Testament, but Pattern would just be gone.

“No enemy can kill Kaladin Stormblessed”. Moash

@kimstufflebeam8020

2 жыл бұрын

YES

@kimstufflebeam8020

2 жыл бұрын

THESE WORDS ARE ACCEPTED

@kimstufflebeam8020

2 жыл бұрын

Moash still sucks though

glad to see some more cosmere content! that’s my main interest in fantasy

Thanks😁✌🏿

Two most badass moments in stormlight archive and I think we can all agree on this (Spoilers duh) Number 1: When Dalinar rammed his shard blade in the stone in way of kings finale and offered it to Sadess Number 2: When navani said, “Life before death you bastard,” to Moash...My God was that satisfying!!

@mordirit8727

2 жыл бұрын

I'll chime in with number three: "Defeated One."

My thoughts on Kaladin has been a set up for either a glorious death or the next Honor.

I feel like the other possible ending for Dalinar than dying that's even more messed up is that he loses the contest of champions and has to become Odium's immortal slave. And then he's a villain in the second half of the Stormlight archive or even in other Cosmere books.

I read and listened to RoW. I am really excited to see what Sanderson has in store for us 😀

Brandon said in a livestream last week that the jump will be ~10 years. Just letting ya know.

@jessicapatton6523

3 жыл бұрын

The time jump changes every time Brando mentions it in a way that makes me think he hasn’t nailed down the specifics yet but knows roughly and is just being general. 10 definitely seems to be the minimum with between 10-15 being the closest we can get to exacts

I'll be back here in few days once I have listened to the 57 hours of RoW. Maybe I should have just read them?

@fangoram29

3 жыл бұрын

Go at 1.2x speed. Still sounds good and cuts out a few hours

Dude these excerpts of you reading characters deaths be hitting me hard. If/ when this stuff happens I’m gonna be ugly crying

Thank you for blessing us with a Cosmere video Mr. Goblin. So I really don’t think Kaladin is going to die, and honestly I don’t want him to. Kaladin has been ready to die for people for the past 2ish books, what he’s struggled with is the living part. I think it’s more likely we see him take up the shard of Honor, or otherwise be in a position where he is helping people, but is mostly removed from the conflict of Arc 2. I see your point though, and if you are right I’m sure this book will absolutely WRECK me. I also think you’re spot on about Shallan learning all about Cosmere stuff. Ik Sanderson has said Mistborn Era 4 (the space one) will have Hoid as a POV, and I feel like it’d make sense if Shallan kind of ends up as his partner/assistant since they already have a friendship. I’m pretty sure as opposed to introducing new characters, Brandon will be expanding on side characters we haven’t seen too much of, like Szeth, Lift, Renarin, and Jasnah. That’s my guess, and my hope, because I desperately want more of those four. Although, I think in the afterward of Edgedancer he mentioned Lift having a bigger role later. Dalinar’s dead fo sho. I really do hope you’re right that we get a whole five books with Taravangian behind the wheel of the baddies. That’ll be VERY exciting. But no matter what happens, I’m sure I’ll love it.

After watching The 17th Shard's podcast on Moash, I can honestly come around to the idea of a redemption arc for him. Likely in second arc vs. book 5, but I can still see it.

If Shelon lives, then I predict Pattern will plant a chair in her honor in his garden

@jasonkonas

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it Wendyl who has the weird gardens?

What u just did felt heart wrenching

I’ve been binging stormlight 5 predictions so this is a godsend