History YMMV / TheCosmere

** Actually, most of the Shards that we haven’t met face-to-face yet are steeped in mystery. What is about Mercy that worries Harmony? (Odds are it’s related to the battle on [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell Threnody]], but that itself is steeped in mystery). What does he mean by Whimsy “not being very useful”? Why isn’t Invention returning his calls? [[spoiler:Why did Virtuosity splinter herself?]]

** Actually, most of the Shards that we haven’t met face-to-face yet are steeped in mystery. What is about Mercy that worries Harmony? (Odds are it’s related to the battle on [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell Threnody]], but that itself is steeped in mystery). What does he mean by Whimsy “not being very useful”? Why isn’t Invention returning his calls?

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' because of its anticipated length of 10 books, with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and [[UpToEleven that's only one series of the Cosmere!]] If you count ''{{Literature/Mistborn}}'' as one book series, there are currently six novels and one novella released, but with at least seven more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like ''{{Literature/Elantris}}'' and ''{{Literature/Warbreaker}}'', '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for ''Elantris, at least one for ''Warbreaker''); the graphic-novel trilogy ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' (also expected to get a sequel at some point); and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul bunch]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell of]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' because of its anticipated length of 10 books, with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and [[UpToEleven that's only one series of the Cosmere!]] If you count ''{{Literature/Mistborn}}'' as one book series, there are currently six novels and one novella released, but with at least seven more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like ''{{Literature/Elantris}}'' and ''{{Literature/Warbreaker}}'', '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for ''Elantris, at least one for ''Warbreaker''),; the graphic-novel trilogy ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' (also expected to get a sequel at some point); and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul bunch]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell of]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' because of its anticipated length of 10 books, with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and [[UpToEleven that's only one series of the Cosmere!]] If you count ''{{Literature/Mistborn}}'' as one book series, there are currently six novels and one novella released, but at least seven more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like ''{{Literature/Elantris}}'' and ''{{Literature/Warbreaker}}'', '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for ''Elantris, at least one for ''Warbreaker''), the graphic-novel trilogy ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' (also expected to get a sequel at some point) and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul whole]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell bunch]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk of novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

** ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': [[DiscOneFinalBoss Rayse]], the Shardborn who inheritred [[ThePowerOfHate the Shard of Hatred, Odium]], is a stern, tyrannical man who made it his mission to hunt down and sunder the other Shardborn. Heedless of who gets in his way, Rayse is willing to burn entire worlds to shatter the rest, having [[KillTheGod murdered those seen as "The Almighty"]] in the process while sowing his dark influence on worlds to create war and bloodshed until he can conquer or raze it to nothing. On the world the eries is set, Rayse's influence is responsible for the mental lobotomies and enslavement of the Parshendi race, the massive wars and the corruption of many others with [[BadBoss his own Fused being little more than slaves]] he will send to eternal damnation [[YouHaveFailedMe for failure]]. Arriving himself, Rayse intends to slaughter everything in the world until all that is left are him and his own twisted armies, a process he will repeat through the cosmos.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting Literature/TheStormlightArchive because of its anticipated length of 10 books with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and that's only one series of the Cosmere. If you count {{Literature/Mistborn}} as one book series, there are currently six novels and one novella released, but at least seven more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like {{Literature/Elantris}} and {{Literature/Warbreaker}}, '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for Elantris, at least one for Warbreaker), the graphic-novel trilogy ComicBook/WhiteSand (also expected to get a sequel at some point) and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul whole]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell bunch]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk of novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

** Cultivation, due to being TheChessmaster and being heavily implied to be a DRAGON.

* MemeticMutation: According to WordOfGod, Hoid is very interested in Scadrial... because they’re this close to figuring out how to make instant noodles. [[SeriousBusiness And there are apparently other forces interested in this]]. Naturally, the fanbase has taken this and ran with it.

** Actually, most of the Shards that we haven’t met face-to-face yet are steeped in mystery. What is about Mercy that worries Harmony? (Odds are it’s related to the battle on [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell Threnody]], but that itself is steeped in mystery). What does he mean by Whimsy “not being very useful? Why isn’t Invention returning Harmony’s calls?
** Hoid. Just what are his goals in the Cosmere? Is he the unsung hero, a regretful antihero, or an outright villain? What does he plan to do? Just how did he get immortal and unable to harm living beings? [[spoiler:WordOfGod is that Hoid was a Literature/{{Dawnshard}} at some point, which only raises further questions, most importantly HOW he gained it and lost it]].
* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting Literature/TheStormlightArchive because of its anticipated length of 10 books with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and that's only one story of the Cosmere. If you count {{Literature/Mistborn}} as one book series, there are currently six novels and one novella released, but at least seven more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like {{Literature/Elantris}} and {{Literature/Warbreaker}}, '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for Elantris, at least one for Warbreaker), the graphic-novel trilogy ComicBook/WhiteSand (also expected to get a sequel at some point) and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul whole]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell bunch]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk of novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

* FanficFuel: There are still two Shards that remain unnamed, with almost nothing known about four other Shards, and there are millennia-long gaps between various books. Oh, and there's an entire city of worldhoppers out there, so fanfic authors can run wild.

* MemeticMutation: According to WordOfGod, Hoid is very interested in Scadrial... because they’re this close to figuring out how to make instant noodles. Naturally, the fanbase has taken this and ran with it.

** Adonalsium is a central figure of the series, but also the one the least is known about, resulting in copious amount of this. Is WasOnceAMan in effect, or was Adonalsium simply sentient investiture? Why did he need to be Shattered? Did he decide to abandon his creation, did he plan to destroy it, or perhaps he was already dying and final blow needed to be dealt? Did he know about future Vessels' plan to destroy him, and if so, did he approve? Is everything going according to his plan, or did the Cosmere go completely, irrevocably OffTheRails?

** Actually, most of the Shards that we haven’t met face-to-face yet are steeped in mystery. What is about Mercy that worries Harmony? What does he mean by Whimsy “not being very useful? Why isn’t Invention returning Harmony’s calls?
** Hoid. Just what are his goals in the Cosmere? Is he the unsung hero, a regretful antihero, or an outright villain? What does he plan to do? Just how did he get immortal and unable to harm living beings?
* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting Literature/TheStormlightArchive because of its anticipated length of 10 books with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, and that's only one story of the Cosmere. If you count {{Literature/Mistborn}} as one book series, there are currently six books released, but at least seven more to come, making the whole series at least 13 books long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era between the third and estimated fourth one. Then there are stand-alone books like {{Literature/Elantris}} and {{Literature/Warbreaker}}, '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for Elantris, at least one for Warbreaker), the graphic novel series Comicbook/WhiteSand and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul whole]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell bunch]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk of]] [[Literature/MistbornSecretHistory novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

** Bavadin[=/=][[ComicBook/WhiteSand Auto]][[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk nomy]]. Is she working with or otherwise assisting Odium? Is she the mysterious force assaulting Scadrial? Did she aid the Splintering of Aona and Skai? If you take those questions to the forums, you'll get all possible combinations of answers.

** Skai, AKA Dominon, gets his share. What was his relationship with Aona[=/=]Devotion? Was he evil and/or focused on global conquest, or was he benevolent?
** Bavadin[=/=]Autonomy. Is she working with or otherwise assisting Odium? Is she the mysterious force assaulting Scadrial? Did she aid the Splintering of Aona and Skai? If you take those questions to the forums, you'll get all possible combinations of answers.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: The first mention of Bavadin was lacking the gender pronounds, and a stray WordOfGod pegged them as male. Come ''Arcanum Unbounded'', two years later, and Bavadin is confirmed to be a woman, with Sanderson clarifying that some level of AmbiguousGenderIdentity is going on.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting Literature/TheStormlightArchive because of its anticipated length of 10 books with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, and that's only one story of the Cosmere. If you count {{Literature/Mistborn}} as one book series, there are currently six books released, but at least seven more to come, making the whole series at least 13 books long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era between the third and estimated fourth one. Then there are stand-alone books like {{Literature/Elantris}} and {{Literature/Warbreaker}}, '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for Elantris, at least one for Warbreaker), the graphic novel series Comicbook/WhiteSand and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul whole]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell bunch]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk of]] [[Literature/MistbornSecretHistory short]] [[{{Literature/Edgedancer}} stories]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 40 novels, not counting the novellas. As for now, it still is quite easy to follow since it is possible to get hold of all Cosmere stories released to date in no more than twelve releases (one of them being a graphic novel, another one a short story anthology - mind that one novel and one graphic novel are set to be released before the end of 2017 though). In some more years, things will probably look less managable, especially considering his short story output.

* FanficFuel: There are still six Shards that remain unknown, and there are thousand-years-long gaps between various books. Oh, and there's an entire city of worldhoppers out there, so fanfic authors can run wild.

* FandomSpecificPlot: {{Franchise/Mistborn}}'s hemalurgy gets a lot of discussion and [[WordOfGod questions to Brandon]] over its applications and interactions with other forms of investiture when [[spoiler: its own shard actively destroys all knowledge of it and considers it evil]], making the chance it does appear in other series very low.

* FandomSpecificPlot: [[Franchise/Mistborn Hemalurgy]] gets a lot of discussion and [[WordOfGod questions to Brandon]] over its applications and interactions with other forms of investiture when [[spoiler: its own shard actively destroys all knowledge of it and considers it evil]], making the chance it does appear in other series very low.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting [[Literature/TheStormlightArchive]] because of its anticipated length of 10 books with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, and that's only one story of the Cosmere. If you count {{Literature/Mistborn}} as one book series, there are currently six books released, but at least seven more to come, making the whole series at least 13 books long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era between the third and estimated fourth one. Then there are stand-alone books like {{Literature/Elantris}} and {{Literature/Warbreaker}}, '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for Elantris, at least one for Warbreaker), the graphic novel series Comicbook/WhiteSand and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul whole]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell bunch]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk of]] [[Literature/MistbornSecretHistory short]] [[{{Literature/Edgedancer}} stories]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 40 novels, not counting the novellas. As for now, it still is quite easy to follow since it is possible to get hold of all Cosmere stories released to date in no more than twelve releases (one of them being a graphic novel, another one a short story anthology - mind that one novel and one graphic novel are set to be released before the end of 2017 though). In some more years, things will probably look less managable, especially considering his short story output.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting the [[Literature/TheStormlightArchive Stormlight Archive's]] anticipated length of 10 books with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, and that's only one story of the Cosmere. If you count {{Literature/Mistborn}} series as one book series, there are currently six books released, but at least seven more to come, making the whole series at least 13 books long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era between the third and estimated fourth one. Then there are stand-alone books like {{Literature/Elantris}} and {{Literature/Warbreaker}}, '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for Elantris, at least one for Warbreaker), the graphic novel series Comicbook/WhiteSand and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul whole]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell bunch]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk of]] [[Literature/MistbornSecretHistory short]] [[{{Literature/Edgedancer}} stories]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 40 novels, not counting the novellas. As for now, it still is quite easy to follow since it is possible to get hold of all Cosmere stories released to date in no more than twelve releases (one of them being a graphic novel, another one a short story anthology - mind that one novel and one graphic novel are set to be released before the end of 2017 though). In some more years, things will probably look less managable, especially considering his short story output.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Hoid, the Cosmere's original darkhorse.

* MemeticBystander: Hoid was there for, or at least involved with, pretty much everything.

* MemeticSexGod: A lot of jokes have been made among fans about Endowment being [[BiggerIsBetterInBed well-endowed]].

* MemeticBystander: Hoid was there for, or at least involved with, pretty much everything.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Hoid, the Cosmere's original darkhorse.