Spoiler Q&A | Dragonsteel Nexus 2024

[@TheMFromTheCosmere]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON SANDERSON!!! I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!!!🎉🥳🎈🎊

[@sbrevoltuion5]

And Julia 13:34

[@Alpharho]

1:12:00 "If you got a viewpoint from Tanavast" Love it!

[@stevencooney3347]

WIND AND TRUTH SPOILER-MAJOR REVELATION FROM END SECTION: was there every a stormfather POV? Because If so, we pretty much already had a Tanavast POV

[@deedit4666]

@@stevencooney3347 WaT spoiler: Technically all Tanavast Povs are kinda Stormfather povs

[@Alpharho]

@@stevencooney3347 this was the night before WaT released, so he knew we were about to get the Tanavast POV when he said that

[@nicholashancock8729]

Watching this after finishing Wind and Truth is hilarious. I'm sure Brandon was chuckling hard to himself when answering some of those questions.

[@SciFifan1995]

Seeing the guy who dressed as Pattern and the guy who met his wife at a signing both get tickets was awesome to see live. The hall was a lot louder than the video picks up!

[@Trisjack20]

The Pattern moment was delightful!

[@MeemBeen]

Arcane not only was self funded by Riot but they had also been working with the animation company specifically already for over a decade on other League related stuff. It was a fusion of two highly passionate companies and Brandon is right thet it isnt just paying enough money.

[@chrisvibes1017]

🎉 LOVE THE SANDERSON ERA

[@MattBramer]

I am very happy Brando Sando fan, but @ 46:05 ... my heart! GO BRANDO!

[@blacknight1234567]

That was my friend! I even gave him the question he asked lmao

[@ocheonuh6788]

​@@blacknight1234567 You going to the World-hopper ball?

[@ocheonuh6788]

​@@blacknight1234567 You going to the Worldhopper ball?

[@blacknight1234567]

@@ocheonuh6788 i didn't, didn't sound for me

[@authvin]

Man, question #34 really is one of those Cosmere questions that gets memed about and I looooove it. Especially that he was right 😂

[@charliekippen8210]

So awesome to be at my first in-person Spoiler Q&A! Thank you so much for everything you do, Brandon!

[@loganfurlong2295]

Question 18. I think Brandon assumed a different question was being asked. Clarification is needed. He started speaking before she finished saying "break a Nahel-Bond" and instead he explained that you could perform nuclear fission. While this is impressive it's not the same thing as an anti-bondsmith as she was implying.

[@Trisjack20]

Massively agree. I think he thought she was going to say atom and nuclear explosions

[@jaysemitchells497]

1.22.00 "idk that's why I'm asking" 😭😭😭😭

[@davidb6564]

Happy Birthday, Brandon! Enjoy time off with you family.

[@jnnfryng]

0:03 "Minions! Tonight, we steal the moon!"

[@makcraft]

That Golden Ticket move was smooth! Oooff

[@hockey1973]

MMMMMMMM

[@MoviesNStuff]

No Mating!

[@xrayblaster4874]

Brandon gives out free tickets: 0:46:05

[@hockey1973]

mmmmmmm

[@mussoletart8485]

happy birthday brandon!! happy koloss head munching day fandom

[@kylegamer48]

This hits so different if you've read WaT.

[@ivanpalomo1586]

Question 30

[@Supaawesomeification]

HAPPY BDAY BRANDON!

[@Trisjack20]

What a legend. I don't know any other author who engages on this level.

[@TaylorHodgsonScott]

Happy Birthday Breandon, thank you for the wonderful stories you share!

[@LandaVarshaI]

Happy birthday, Brandon! 🎉 Hope you have a wonderful day of much-earned rest!

[@mireskaenthusiast]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KING!!!

[@BJ.Standridge]

Happy birthday! Hope you had a lovely day!

[@mauito5]

At 39:45 she was talking about splitting Nahel Bonds, not atoms, Brandon kinda jumped the gun on that one. I was really wondering lately if there was such a thing like "spiritual division" (in contrast as spiritual adhesion for creating connections), would be really interesting if you could, for example, break the connection a spren has to Roshar so they can worldhop.

[@mauito5]

Or in a more evil way, break a knight's connection with their spren

[@wilhufftarkin5852]

Wanted to ask exactly that, thanks

[@fakjbf3129]

57:08 A good analogy for this is that you can't see how much gas a car has but you can hear the engine running.

[@jordanjamison97]

Question 14. I cannot imagine Stormlight in any other format apart from animation. The entire idea of spren cannot be portrayed in live action ever. I see them as anime-esque reactions. Visual portrayals of emotion that you're not supposed to see, but do. Anything in live action would come across as cheap/unrealistic cgi. Stormlight is not meant for live action. It's designed to be visual an animated in the emotional sense.

[@Heto75]

The dead pixels from the camera is making me think my screen is dirty

[@IcyColdStare]

Happy birthday Brandon!!

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

Happy birthday to Brandon! I hope it is celebrated with much joy (I haven't started Words of Radiance, Sadeas, I am COMING FOR YOU)

[@SheehytheChuby1]

Oh what i would give to come to these. You are a true inspiration Brandon

[@vdoyne]

Happy birthday, Brandon!

[@adamdippel7982]

I just picked up mistborn trilogy 1 after watching your BYU lectures and getting hooked on intentionally blank. I know i shouldn't be watching the spoiler Q & A before reading everything but I can't resist! I'm getting hyped to catch-up! Starting with Fallen Empires has been a great introduction into the cosmere and I could totally see it being an animated movie or short-series! P.S. Happy Birthday!

[@connorgreen7485]

25:36 Please continue to bring William DeMeritt on board for more Cosmere works. His work on Sunlit was very good, and a refreshing change of pace

[@evelynbasham1673]

I have been looking forward to this. 😊

[@Mcpocolie]

I don't know who you are questioner number 36 but when you started talking about your favorite scene I tough about the exact same one and was very surprised someone else had the same favorite scene. Thank you for asking that question.

[@bross92]

I would be FASCINATED to see how Jeff Hayes would do narrating a Sanderson book. Like, just try a one off. I think he's just so, so incredibly talented but also I'm not a huge fan of most of the stuff he's narrated (except Dungeon Crawler Carl of course), so I'm excited to see how he could approach a Sanderson epic

[@ScottBrown124]

Travis Baldree would also absolutely kill it, though I know the man is infinitely busy.

[@joshhickeysmoviereviews]

Happy 49th, Brando Sando!

[@tonykuriger573]

I'm curious what kind of person would go to Nexus without having widely read Sanderson's work, but it's good to have the spoiler warning for KZbin.

[@Trisjack20]

My thoughts: The boyfriend/girlfriend of a mad fan. A brand new fan who is absolutely loving the books but only started in June.

[@DarthCinnabon]

It'd be so cool to get a cosmere book done by Travis Baldree

[@xavierreichel8254]

Brandon's answer to question 9 seems odd, I feel like the answer is very simple: Awakening Commands have to be given in the speaker's native language (for Connection/Identity reasons). Susebron was not a native speaker of any signed language.

[@UvaroviteKing]

Happy birthday Brando Sando!

[@JakeTSloan]

Question 41 shallan rafo was crazy

[@ElyskeTheDonut]

1:15:22

[@sulfurmusic]

Aside from Michael and Kate--who are fantastic and I adore with my whole heart--I think the best narrator around right now is Jeff Hays (from Dungeon Crawler Carl fame.) It's not even close.

[@crimsonraen]

Ahhhhhhhhh, this is so great! :D Not having been able to go, I REALLY love these videos! I just hope y'all put out a video eventually from the Worldhopper Ball!

[@zendarva]

24:20 Get us a round of James Marstars doing a book.

[@alexmart3931]

It's my wife's birthday today as well. Happy birthday.

[@schmorgzzz]

Happy birthday Brandon!! Thank you so much, your books are some ot my favorites works of art. Have a great Koloss Head-Munching Day! Edit: Whoever made the timestamps for the questions within the video thank you!

[@Trisjack20]

Probably Adam. He has a good team for sure.

[@hockey1973]

LOL that guy at 17:30 is going IN with that question!

[@jazzberrygaming4740]

It was fantastic being there! I was in the front row on the left side

[@MrGarg-py3ul]

Happy Birthday Brandon❤

[@patrickboyle1135]

Not as many spicy questions in this one as others, I think everyone was theory'd out ahead of WaT. Not many isn't none though. --------- in Crem? Does the way he answers microkinesis/division answer imply we might see Lightweaver lasers at some point? The way he answers the question about the Bands...Hm. Probably a few other good ones I forgot.

[@Panamaniac3D]

Yeah, there were a lot of people who just scanned the QR code and asked non-spoiler questions. I think they should have to submit the question when they scan the code and then Brandon’s team can make sure it is juicy/no duplicates.

[@hannahcseipert4654]

If you've read Dragonsteel Prime, we are definitely getting lightweaver lasers

[@NetanelRosby]

Happy birthday 🎁🎂🎈🎉 Brandon Sanderson !!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@krystiansakowski443]

happy birthday Brandon! thank you for your books!

[@danielkirienko1701]

I really wish that the non-spoiler questions would be asked at a non-spoiler event.

[@angelicaboudreau8739]

Referring to question 14. As an anime fan I can think of several studios who I believe would be passionate about adapting an epic fantasy. Toei is the first one that comes to mind since One Piece is getting close to ending. Actually I would love to be a fly on the wall if Brandon and Oda ever meet.

[@El_Diablo_12]

1:04:00 nerdiest question I ever heard, good job 😂

[@hugeali758]

Finally!

[@dustindaimar8441]

so good! Brandon on fire!

[@1987Onslaught]

Steven Pacey narrated Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and it was hands down one of the best narrations I've ever heard

[@checkerbokbok]

Took me a bit to get used to his tone, but he is a fantastic narrator.

[@mesan4641]

Happy Birthday Brandon 🎉

[@tonykuriger573]

Good thing I finished WaT yesterday.

[@oldish22]

Happy birthday brandon

[@m3nd3rbug48]

Happy birthday 🎉!!!

[@JamesDeanIsAlive]

happy birthday sando!

[@maduncan]

Happy Head Munching Day! 🎉🎂🧌

[@Larry_Diamond]

Shout out to Them white dots on the camera made me think my phone screen broken

[@Kk-fj5tn]

46:15 LUCKIEST GUY EVER!!!!!!

[@andythedestro12]

A Toby Longworth or a Stephen Pacey narration for a Cosmere novel would be amazing.

[@smallville19922007]

SPOILERS W&T: That last question actually answers more than it lets on imo. The unmade herself isn't part of the healing that occured, its probably the fact that an old oath got upheld/fixed.

[@jordanjamison97]

Question 13. I've always thought of Singers/Listeners as being the equivalent of autistic to a human. They can't tell human speech patterns/intention apart, but they themselves use Rhythms (tone tags) to portray their true meaning to each other.

[@newbiesama]

1:05:08 So "sanderlanche crew" Shallon is not Lightsong

[@Artemistaped]

Happy Koloss Head Munching day!!

[@Kk-fj5tn]

I’m FIRST!!!!

[@SteeIdancer]

1:19:18 wow whos that guy with the excellent question about Talns abs😂

[@jariel2568]

feels sureal that i was hear for this

[@porkchop9978]

14:30 good question!!

[@aliaibrahim4517]

Anyone know the answer to question 46 about who Hoid is telling Tress to?

[@EdgedancerJacob]

Rosharans

[@Trisjack20]

I have seen it said as First of the Sun, but opinions still differ

[@thunderstorm7889]

been waiting for this for so long

[@havfunonline]

More William DeMeritt! He was so so good

[@blackthorn1120]

Nerd... Of The Fabrials? 🤔🤔🤔😄

[@zenthepoet.]

Adoooonalsium

[@ThatGeometryDude]

ayyyy

[@MeemBeen]

Easy answer to the 39th question: Adonalsium

[@colinwolff7342]

Why is everyone booing this Bruce guy?

[@THEnedenrb]

The are saying “BRUUUCCCE”

[@billyalarie929]

@@THEnedenrboh okay, I was concerned. Why are they shouting “Bruce”?

[@AndrewSunada]

Some of these people asking non spoiler questions is really frustrating...ask it at the spoiler free q/a...

[@billyalarie929]

8:45 what is this about?

[@Lixtar_]

Doctor Who reference Timey Wimey - 4:42

[@joshhickeysmoviereviews]

Which is funny, because he's asking about a story told by Wit/Hoid, and Brandon wanted to get David Tennant to narrate the Tress of the Emerald Sea audiobook, so in my mind David Tennant plays Hoid/Wit

[@saul94923]

It feels like theirs so many people who just want to ask if stormlight can get an epic the musical

[@jacobgee1261]

Wait what was he referencing when he said the very obvious person on the court of gods and roshar? Vasher?

[@npres91]

Yes. Probably didn’t want to overtly spoil since it isn’t explicitly stated in any of the books that it is Vasher as of the night of this recording.

[@AbuZakariya22]

An obvious Returned who was not serving in the court of gods

[@Trisjack20]

yes absolutely he meant him.

[@Theirishsk83r]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@younger.than.yester_day]

Spoiled myself for the Spoiler Q&A on Coppermind :(

[@akshayhere]

bruh

[@El_Diablo_12]

My question. Who is the thiccest Cosmere character?

[@joshuafischer684]

Endowment

[@El_Diablo_12]

@ hmm you might be right, I was gonna guess Jasnah

[@carlosthecrab5482]

Woo

[@torquin1720]

is syl / kal a thing/ who is kalidin's love interest.

[@AbuZakariya22]

My wife has been shipping them since WoK😂 if they dont end up together shes gonna have some words for brando

[@Trisjack20]

Kaladin has had several love interests dating Tarah and Lyn and also having at least a crush on Lirin and Shallan. There is no current Kaladin love interest though he is extremely close to Syl. If I recall correctly he has indicated when questioned about this in the past that he did not directly intend to involve the spren in romantic relationships with people. But exploring what it means to be alive is a big part of what he writes and that continues to evolve. He certainly has said people can knock themselves out in fanfiction.

[@Mrbluefire95]

1:16:28 lmao what in the

[@xablep8849]

24:00

[@billyalarie929]

43:41 bookmark for me thx

[@porkchop9978]

20:20 very shy

[@KevinBessey]

I think Brandon gave an incorrect answer to question 37.

[@El_Diablo_12]

1:21:50 lmao