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Hello, this thread focuses on the Primordial Void of Shadow fight, the starting point of creation. I'll try to provide as much context as possible.
Aspatial and Atemporal part
In Shadow Fight 2, Tenebris (the void's avatar) describes the void as the emptiness in which worlds are born. Establishing the fact that it lacks any dimensional feature/physicality.
The portal -
Its basically just a hole is reality, through which the void is peeking through. As Tenebris explained, it’s just complete emptiness beyond the portal, the darkness in which worlds can be created. It is also where Tenebris vs Shadow takes place.
The portal exists at the end of the underworld (edge of reality), when shadow and sensei get somewhat close to the portal, sensei warns shadow of universal laws ceasing to exist (not just in the void, but also near the void), this would mean the void houses it's own abstract laws, just like how a conceptual domain should.
From the void's perspective, time isn't really a thing, as the past, present and future happen simultaneously from its view (the void room is but a small part of the void)
Stranger, the probability of existence from void room, is beyond time; this can be used to prove the void's atemporal nature. The verse uses block universe model, so, for anyone who exists in the void (which is beyond time), the universe is like an open book, they can see everything at once.
Superiority over dimensioned things
Starting with the basics;
The void is described as a place where anything is possible. It has been called "Nothing" in many translations (the game devs are Russian)
The void is much “vaster” than the universe (space-time), a requirement for beyond-dimensional existence (type 2). Mnemos calls it vast.
The void children (a.k.a the ancients) can leave their universes and step into the void/emptiness beyond it, only they can survive its existence erasure, if any regular character were to enter it, they would instantly get erased. The void children can go anywhere in the multiverse as worlds and times are open to them, they can go to the past and future + anywhere in the 2-A multiverse. But even these characters find it impossible to travel from one side to the other in the void without the Infinity beacon, just because of how vast the void is. The 2-A multiverse itself would be a small object encompassed in such a backdrop.
Beings from lower reality cannot traverse through a 1-A realm without a 1-A travel system (Infinity beacon), there are no anti-feats as someone from the lower reality didn't create the Infinity beacon.
The multiverse / Universes die and be reborn over and over in a spiral, but the void is eternal, detached from the multiverse and everything in it, it doesn't depend on anything from the lower reality.
The energy of the void can erase matter and turn them into nothingness, just like how the void's Infinity is said to devour anything that enters it.
The developers have mentioned the void to be incomprehensible and work according to it's own rules; this establishes a very strong superiority for the void over physical reality. It also goes in hand with what I said about the void housing it's own abstract laws. Here's the English version of the article.
The portal was also once mentioned as something that cannot be comprehended by mortals, in a story description.
This crt is majorly inspired by Ultima's explanations below -
Quoting Beyond-Dimensional Existence page -
Quoting Tiering System FAQ (What is qualitative superiority) -
Considering everything, the bottom line is that the Void is ontologically superior to the verse, it is the largest entity in the verse with no limit/boundaries, where everything is possible, using the in-game evidence for support, the Void would fit in for a 1-A rating.
Thing is, the void storyline isn't out yet, this is what we know about the void so far. At the very least, we can go for a possibly 1-A rating if the current scans aren't enough, the game is yet to give us more info on the void.
So, how would this affect the verse?
These four characters get scaled to the void
1) Architect (the writer) - As per this thread, Architect's 2-B, likely 2-A scaling is based on the void. With this 1-A void upgrade, Architect's 2-B /2-A tiers should be replaced with 1-A
Conclusion - At least Low 2-C, possibly Higher physically. 1-A with Plot Manipulation and Data Manipulation
2) Shadow (the protagonist) & Sensei - Following Tenebris' defeat, the player is presented with two options, whether to turn back (as Tenebris advised) or enter the portal. When shadow decides to turn back, the portal (the void) blesses them with its own power, the power to mold and shape reality, to create anew. The void becomes their direct source of power. This will be given a separate key of its own since turn back option is regarded as non-canon for the main storyline.
Conclusion - Low 2-C | Low 2-C, 1-A with the Portal's power
3) Tenebris (Void's avatar) - Has the portal's power, similar to shadow.
Conclusion - At least Low 2-C, possibly Higher. 1-A with the Portal's power
Tallies
AGREE (12) - @Astral_Trinity439, @Richard5128pm, @Dashio_Tessai, @Ar1216789, @Secimatar, @ByArrow, @VoidWalker777, @Bernkastelll, @DivineCreator389, @Jeeeeepil123, @Blackdragonq1, @Digital_Franz
NEUTRAL (3) - @Yokoahh5743 (Inclined to agreeing), @Sebas-S.P-san, @Hixkaryana (Inclined to disagreeing)
DISAGREE (9) - @Robo432343, @Karabach-barabach, @SweetDao, @Udlmaster, @Baabasaplar95, @GarrixianXD, @Catzlaflame, @VeryGoofyToddler2, @The_2nd_Existential_Seed
This OP has been updated numerous times after the above members disagreed. I’d advise them to have a re-read.
Aspatial and Atemporal part
In Shadow Fight 2, Tenebris (the void's avatar) describes the void as the emptiness in which worlds are born. Establishing the fact that it lacks any dimensional feature/physicality.
The portal -
Its basically just a hole is reality, through which the void is peeking through. As Tenebris explained, it’s just complete emptiness beyond the portal, the darkness in which worlds can be created. It is also where Tenebris vs Shadow takes place.
The portal exists at the end of the underworld (edge of reality), when shadow and sensei get somewhat close to the portal, sensei warns shadow of universal laws ceasing to exist (not just in the void, but also near the void), this would mean the void houses it's own abstract laws, just like how a conceptual domain should.
From the void's perspective, time isn't really a thing, as the past, present and future happen simultaneously from its view (the void room is but a small part of the void)
Stranger, the probability of existence from void room, is beyond time; this can be used to prove the void's atemporal nature. The verse uses block universe model, so, for anyone who exists in the void (which is beyond time), the universe is like an open book, they can see everything at once.
Superiority over dimensioned things
Starting with the basics;
The void is described as a place where anything is possible. It has been called "Nothing" in many translations (the game devs are Russian)
The void is much “vaster” than the universe (space-time), a requirement for beyond-dimensional existence (type 2). Mnemos calls it vast.
The void children (a.k.a the ancients) can leave their universes and step into the void/emptiness beyond it, only they can survive its existence erasure, if any regular character were to enter it, they would instantly get erased. The void children can go anywhere in the multiverse as worlds and times are open to them, they can go to the past and future + anywhere in the 2-A multiverse. But even these characters find it impossible to travel from one side to the other in the void without the Infinity beacon, just because of how vast the void is. The 2-A multiverse itself would be a small object encompassed in such a backdrop.
Beings from lower reality cannot traverse through a 1-A realm without a 1-A travel system (Infinity beacon), there are no anti-feats as someone from the lower reality didn't create the Infinity beacon.
The multiverse / Universes die and be reborn over and over in a spiral, but the void is eternal, detached from the multiverse and everything in it, it doesn't depend on anything from the lower reality.
The energy of the void can erase matter and turn them into nothingness, just like how the void's Infinity is said to devour anything that enters it.
The developers have mentioned the void to be incomprehensible and work according to it's own rules; this establishes a very strong superiority for the void over physical reality. It also goes in hand with what I said about the void housing it's own abstract laws. Here's the English version of the article.
The portal was also once mentioned as something that cannot be comprehended by mortals, in a story description.
This crt is majorly inspired by Ultima's explanations below -
even characters and realms with Type 1 Beyond-Dimensional Existence are "beyond" the bounds of dimension (In the sense they're inherently outside of dimensional space). More evidence would be needed to demonstrate superiority, overall, like being described/shown as dwarfing dimensioned things, for example.
The void is non-dimensional (The emptiness in which worlds are born), but it is also "vaster" than physical reality, as we see Ishtar mention it. Therefore, it doesn't just lack size but is above sizeSomething that demonstrates the "superiority" in question isn't just a matter of raw power, but something tied to the character's very existence, instead. The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 is that a character with Type 1 BDE has their nature be simply incomparable to spacetime structures, due to lacking size. It's neither above or below them, just different in nature.
A character with Type 2 BDE, however, has this non-dimensional nature indeed be something comparable to dimensional structures, more specifically by being "larger" than them. So it doesn't simply lack size but indeed is above size. So, for instance, if you have a void of nonexistence described as having no dimensions, or as "beyond spatial dimensions," and then it's portrayed as something far more vast than dimensional structures (By encompassing and surrounding them as a container, for example), that's Type 2.
Quoting Beyond-Dimensional Existence page -
The void is non-composite (emptiness in which worlds are born) + It is much vaster / superior to physical reality + Is the highest point in the verse (Incomprehensible / Unimaginable to physical reality) - Just BDE2 stuffAs a default, statements of being "above dimensions" are set at Low 1-A, and the same is applied to statements indicating superiority over "All of space and time," and similar. However, if they are applied to realms that can be inferred to surpass the very composition of the lower reality (e.g. Realms that are, themselves, non-composite, such as conceptual domains, or often, voids of nothingness), then 1-A is the most appropriate rating for them.
Furthermore, keep in mind that Type 2 Beyond-Dimensional Existence (In particular the latter variant) is not simply a combination of a non-dimensional state of existence and greater raw power than all dimensional structures in a cosmology – Though that is a necessary condition to qualify for it, it is not a sufficient one. Instead, the non-dimensional state of existence must be the direct cause of the character/realm's superiority over dimensions. A simple example being voids of nothingness that lack space, time and physicality entirely, but are nonetheless "vaster" than physical reality in some way, with common imagery being the universe as a small object encompassed in such a backdrop.
Quoting Tiering System FAQ (What is qualitative superiority) -
The FAQ page mentions, "their 'otherness' is identical to their transcendence", which would perfectly describe the void, given its superiority.This inaccessibility possessed by qualitatively superior characters and realms can also be expressed in terms of sheer ontology, generally speaking. That is to say: They are fundamentally different from the nature of the lower reality, and this different nature is precisely the source of their superiority over it. Since their "otherness" is identical to their transcendence, no expansion or extension of the lower reality and anything in it can possibly attain to them, as long as it maintains its particular nature. Put it simply: They are as powerful as they are alien.
Considering everything, the bottom line is that the Void is ontologically superior to the verse, it is the largest entity in the verse with no limit/boundaries, where everything is possible, using the in-game evidence for support, the Void would fit in for a 1-A rating.
Thing is, the void storyline isn't out yet, this is what we know about the void so far. At the very least, we can go for a possibly 1-A rating if the current scans aren't enough, the game is yet to give us more info on the void.
So, how would this affect the verse?
These four characters get scaled to the void
1) Architect (the writer) - As per this thread, Architect's 2-B, likely 2-A scaling is based on the void. With this 1-A void upgrade, Architect's 2-B /2-A tiers should be replaced with 1-A
Conclusion - At least Low 2-C, possibly Higher physically. 1-A with Plot Manipulation and Data Manipulation
2) Shadow (the protagonist) & Sensei - Following Tenebris' defeat, the player is presented with two options, whether to turn back (as Tenebris advised) or enter the portal. When shadow decides to turn back, the portal (the void) blesses them with its own power, the power to mold and shape reality, to create anew. The void becomes their direct source of power. This will be given a separate key of its own since turn back option is regarded as non-canon for the main storyline.
Conclusion - Low 2-C | Low 2-C, 1-A with the Portal's power
3) Tenebris (Void's avatar) - Has the portal's power, similar to shadow.
Conclusion - At least Low 2-C, possibly Higher. 1-A with the Portal's power
Tallies
AGREE (12) - @Astral_Trinity439, @Richard5128pm, @Dashio_Tessai, @Ar1216789, @Secimatar, @ByArrow, @VoidWalker777, @Bernkastelll, @DivineCreator389, @Jeeeeepil123, @Blackdragonq1, @Digital_Franz
NEUTRAL (3) - @Yokoahh5743 (Inclined to agreeing), @Sebas-S.P-san, @Hixkaryana (Inclined to disagreeing)
DISAGREE (9) - @Robo432343, @Karabach-barabach, @SweetDao, @Udlmaster, @Baabasaplar95, @GarrixianXD, @Catzlaflame, @VeryGoofyToddler2, @The_2nd_Existential_Seed
This OP has been updated numerous times after the above members disagreed. I’d advise them to have a re-read.
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