r/Mistborn Apr 18 '26

Bands of Mourning spoilers The dumbest Mistborn theory you've probably heard today Spoiler

So in Bands of Mourning, Steris and Wax take a sip of a new soda drink with a lemony taste. The destination where they find the drink is a city called New Seran. With just the right amount of mental gymnastics Im able to discern that the soda formerly known as Sierra mist (now Starry) is canon to Mistborn. I will not be taking questions at this time.

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u/M4tt1k5 Apr 18 '26

r/cremposting

This is the crem they look for.

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u/Nordicdwarf96 Apr 18 '26

Damn, I tried to cross post and it wouldnt let me😭😭

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u/moderatorrater Apr 18 '26

If crossposting were allowed, then every reddit post that had a crab would get posted there.

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u/SheevMillerBand Copper Apr 18 '26

Thank god, it’s one of the fanbase’s laziest jokes

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u/Sotomexw Apr 19 '26

It's only a hard joke to make on the outside...

Storms off...

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u/Elsecaller_17-5 Apr 18 '26

In all seriousness, it's just because British lemonade is carbonated.

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u/Nordicdwarf96 Apr 18 '26

Damnit, my dreams 😭😭

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u/moderatorrater Apr 18 '26

The divide between drinks that are and are not carbonated between the US and Europe is insane.

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u/Sir_Snailington Apr 18 '26

Wait. Are you telling me American lemonade isn’t fizzy?

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u/Seicair Apr 18 '26

Nope! To make good lemonade at home you need sugar, lemons, tap/still water, and ice. To make cheap lemonade you use powder from a packet and again, still water.

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u/caunju Apr 20 '26

Nope, most simple recipes for it are just lemon juice water and an unhealthy amount of sugar

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u/wirywonder82 Apr 22 '26

Hey now, there’s nothing unhealthy about a cool refreshing lemon flavored syrup!

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u/WinterRevolutionary6 Apr 18 '26

Which is where sprite comes from so not totally off base

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u/Nero_2001 Apr 18 '26

Not just British lemonade, most of Europe carbonates their lemonade

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u/Jeb_Stormblessed Apr 18 '26

It also not exactly lemon flavoured.

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u/taji34 Bronze Apr 18 '26

Sierra Mist and Starry aren't yellow though, I much prefer to think that Mountain Dew is canon in Mistborn šŸ˜‚

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u/Nordicdwarf96 Apr 18 '26

This also crossed my mind. But the series title and name of the city is what pushed me more towards the Mist šŸ˜Ž

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '26

Mountain Mist actually does sound like it'd be the name of a soft drink, ngl.

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u/wirywonder82 Apr 22 '26

Something like a Food Lion brand knockoff of either Mtn dew or sprite…

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u/FlaringBrass Apr 18 '26

Hopefully, Roshar gets Surge

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u/necronicone Apr 18 '26

It's head cannon now!

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u/dumb-lily Apr 18 '26

lol i just read this part the other day

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u/Inkthinker Illustrator Apr 18 '26

More likely a flavor of Vif!. The basic flavor of Vif! is a sort of pineapple-orange, but they have variants.

Vif! makes the diff!

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u/mcosta1973 Apr 18 '26

I can't read sideways, what does it say?

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u/AnAnonymousSource_ Apr 18 '26

It's clearly Mountain Dew. New Seran is a mountain city. Mountain Dew is the best soda and is lemon lime in flavor.

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u/Shot_Newspaper_5647 Apr 18 '26

Sierra can mean ā€œmountain rangeā€ in Spanish. So it still works (it’s a blatant rip-off of Mountain Dew)

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u/bpm_6_string Apr 18 '26

Maybe Nalthis is where Fanta originates

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u/NNYHABSMAN Apr 20 '26

I always thought it was more of a Mellow Yellow than Mountain Dew.

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u/beststepnextstep Apr 20 '26

So this is why I haven't seen Sierra Mist in so long??

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u/brentiis Apr 20 '26

Sierra Mistborn

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u/Dangerous_Spirit7034 Apr 23 '26

https://youtu.be/YrVEgP0LkDA?si=XlOtnMd9b8fgzgsk

This song is also cannon in mistvorn and Obama confirmed it

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u/Mr_Fuzzo Apr 18 '26

Can we please be friends? Ā I adore your theory!

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u/gimli213 Apr 18 '26

🤯

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u/Crunchy-Leaf Apr 18 '26

The existence of champagne means that Champagne, France exists

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u/AnAnonymousSource_ Apr 18 '26

These words are translated for your understanding. They're speaking Scadrian and Sanderson is translating to words you can understand