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Some version of the Ones Above was seen in the [[cosmere]] prior to the publication of ''Sixth of the Dusk''.{{wob ref|2665}}{{wob ref|1390}}{{wob ref|12294}} Since no other works take place on First of the Sun, this means that they have been part of the storyline on another planet.{{wob ref|4795}}
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Chronologically, ''Sixth of the Dusk'' occurs near the end of Brandon's overall plans for the cosmere.{{book ref|sixth|part=postscript}}{{wob ref|1782}} Brandon has mentioned that his long-term plan for the ''[[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn]]'' series includes books in a sci-fi setting that include FTL (faster-than-light) space travel.{{wob ref|1476}}{{wob ref|9005}}{{wob ref|10012}} Based on this, it may be that the Ones Above are travelers from a future version of [[Scadrial]], however Brandon has declined to confirm this.
When [[Hoid]] is telling the story of [[Tress]] on [[Lumar]], he mentions visitors to "your planet" whose spaceships have a form of intelligent AI or [[spren]] similar to [[Seslo]]. He refers to this phenomenon as spirits or "speaking minds" that inhabit the ships and can control many of their functions at the request of their owners.{{book ref|tress|60}} Given the timeframe and Hoid's references to the reader's seafaring culture, it is heavily implied that the intended audience is a resident of First of the Sun and the visitors who possess these sapient ships are the Ones Above,{{book ref|tress|43}}{{book ref|tress|60}} but Hoid does not explicitly confirm this.
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