I don't really want to get into this, to lengthen this discussion unnecessarily. The thread is too long and has been in circles for a long time. So, I will post this one thing, and that will be that. I will then ask us to begin changing the verse to reflect the fact that we wouldn't consider these black holes.
- Easter egg, already addressed, non-serious.
- Tertiary piece of evidence, "singularity" has other meanings, and the AI singularity could reasonably apply, I believe.
- Earth produces gravitational waves, this is just a nothing burger.
- Lots of math there, vague evidence. Also not strictly connected to black holes.
- Tertiary evidence, presented as an easter egg.
- Tertiary evidence, the phrase "black hole" itself is so overused that it borders on irrelevance.
- So they don't operate as black holes would. For this to work, it requires a very particular interpretation, which isn't strictly true.
- Tertiary evidence, see point 6.
- This is a property of sufficient gravity. Again, every trait you've been describing as a black hole having, Earth also has.
The counter evidence has no complications to it. I'm voting that these should be removed. I would like us to discuss what to do with the verse now that these are not regarded to be black holes. I have been told that the next best feats are probably Tier 5, now would be the time to conjure those for use.
Regarding every single point without exception, we are not facing isolated details, but a coherent succession of evidence. Separately, one might attempt to downplay them, but together, they form an undeniable constant. You know the expression: "Once is a fluke, twice is a coincidence, three times is a constant." Here, we passed that stage a long time ago.
1 : They are not really "Easter eggs" in the sense of just being jokes or references, because Glitch called them "
extra details" and confirmed their canonicity, encouraging people to look for these extra details. So, with this sentence, he once again confirms the canonicity of this.
This also answers what you said to Niko.
because just because there's an emoji doesn't mean it's not an important part of the lore, especially since Murder Drones is a horror-comedy series, and they already addressed one of those "
memes" as actual part of the lore. The thing with the dog planet that strongly resembles a joke is canon and confirmed by the production team.
2: The "technological singularity" argument does not hold up.
This is clearly foreshadowing the destruction of Earth seen in Episode 6. The note mentions a catastrophe related to a singularity; this is the only element of the lore that corresponds to that—the annihilation of the planet by the Null. The fact that this "Easter egg" exists well before the airing of Episode 6 proves that the black hole identity has been anchored in the script from the beginning. Furthermore, there is never any mention of an "AI singularity" in a way that would contradict the context of the show. Labeling it as anything other than a black hole creates a contradiction with the main plot line.
3: The counter-argument seems to be nitpicking.
The standard gravitational wave process through the controlled collision of black holes is a known factor;
we already know they can control gravitational force.
4: These calculations cannot be qualified as vague or be ignored.
These are actual memory files from Nori’s mind (Uzi’s mother). Most of these memories were sent by the Absolute Solver itself. These pages are vital pieces of lore, not background noise. We know these files are objective because they allowed Nori to predict future events with absolute precision—such as the arrival of the disassembly drones on Copper 9 and the necessity of building the doors. If the Solver sent these files, the information they contain is fundamental.
5: Furthermore, the specific use of the Schwarzschild radius is not mere decoration: it is the precise mathematical equation that defines the event horizon of a black hole. It is not a random choice.
6: In the "short" showing the behind-the-scenes animation, every visual element is labeled to guide the animators. At the moment the Null appears, it is explicitly designated as a "black hole." This is direct, documented proof of the creators' intent. This concretely justifies why the Null must be considered as such.
7: I do not quite understand what you are trying to prove with this point, given that even if it does not correspond 100% to a black hole, it corresponds to at least 90%, with an addition related to the series' lore. In no case does the creation of a black hole require it to be 100% accurate; otherwise, we would have to remove all black hole features because no series has a 100% realistic black hole, not even Interstellar.
8: The authority of the author: Liam Vickers isn't just a staff member; he is the author and screenwriter of the series. If he draws the original concepts describing the administrators' cores as black holes, his authority is absolute. These points have already been extensively explained and validated by the source material.
9: Gravitational Physics: Comparing the Null to Earth's gravity is not relevant. If the Null is capable of producing gravitational lensing (bending light and space) visible to the naked eye at this scale, it implies a mass density infinitely superior to that of the Earth. This is a property exclusive to massive compact objects like black holes.
and in episode 7 Yeva's visor and head on the otherside of Nori's Null get's bent which supports the general relativity estabilished in the verse as
light follows the curvature of spacetime, hence when light passes around a massive object, it is bent. This means that the light from an object on the other side will be bent towards an observer's eye, just like an ordinary lens. this is called gravitational lensing.
same thing happens to the core's. look at the
gif.
Furthermore, I refuted the opposing evidence by proving that the null has an attraction that can be modified; in fiction, a black hole in a series should never be 100% realistic, like i already said and wanting to remove these proofs by labeling them "tertiary" or a "nothing burger" amounts to willfully ignoring a body of consistent evidence (mathematical, visual, and narrative). The quantity of evidence ultimately defines the nature of the object: it is a black hole by definition and by authorial intent.