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From what I know and have heard about:

High 1-A+

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High 1-A

0
I was thinking that Buddha might be H1A+. I don't think Yog-Sothoth can be tier 0.

And at the beginning of the book Self Reference Engine it said something like, “You may not find the story you are looking for.” The first rumor mentioned is probably in the preface title. But towards the end of the book, SRE says that he cannot present all the stories at once, isn't that an anti-feat?
 
I don't think Yog-Sothoth can be tier 0.
Ultima used Yog-Sothoth as an example of a character that would qualify for the new Tier 0.

I was thinking that Buddha might be H1A+
Why? If it's because of the Tellurian, it cant be because Buddha transcends the Tellurian (You cannot transcend a High 1-A+ structure unless you are Tier 0 yourself, otherwise it's a contradiction for High 1-A+)

And at the beginning of the book Self Reference Engine it said something like, “You may not find the story you are looking for.” The first rumor mentioned is probably in the preface title. But towards the end of the book, SRE says that he cannot present all the stories at once, isn't that an anti-feat?
Not very familiar with the book but the current description in the profile is textbook High 1-A+. Plus, in the same thread I linked above, Ultima used SRE as an example of a character that would qualify for High 1-A+.
 
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Yog-Sothoth, is a pretty easy Tier 0, has oneness that transcends all individuality distinctions. With that, it transcends all multiplicity.
It needs to be confirmed that it is a definitive monad for a tier 0, but is Yog-Sothoth or Azathoth stronger? This question hasn't received a definitive answer for years. Also, Yog-Sothoth may be superior to other archetypes, but wouldn't his belonging to a faction drop him from tier 0?
 
It needs to be confirmed that it is a definitive monad for a tier 0,
Nope, it just needs statements and feats to be Tier 0. Just being called a monad without feats to back it up can't be taken seriously.
but is Yog-Sothoth or Azathoth stronger? This question hasn't received a definitive answer for years.
That does not matter in this case. They are of the same essence; they are not separate beings.
Also, Yog-Sothoth may be superior to other archetypes, but wouldn't his belonging to a faction drop him from tier 0?
Not in this context. Being a part of eternal, totally changeless beings etc already removes some antifeats and makes it easier to get to Tier 0. They just need to be higher than them; it is similar to the Form of the Good.

I hope I get a Tier 0 soon. I’ve pretty much got gods who are archetypes of all things. I just got the archetype of God in the latest volume 3 months ago, but it is featless and new. It’s my last Tier 0 hope.
 
Seems tier 0 for his Atzmus key.
First key is High 1-A+. Second key not so sure, but seems tier 0.
Easily tier 0.
At least High 1-A, but definitely not tier 0 since IATIA is already tier 0 in that verse,
Technically, should be Tier 0 under some interpretations, but not under other interpretations. Though for the interpretation on this wiki specifically which currently treats Yog as different from Azathoth, it won't be tier 0.
Same as Yog.
Supposedly High 1-A if the Ultimate Void is completely beyond the Dreamlands' hierarchy of R>F
 
should be High 1A due to them being in a state of oneness, where distinctions are illusory.
I suppose yeah
I also heard somewhere [Although I'm not sure if it's true or not] that all of the outer gods are merely illusionary identities/facets given to the Supreme Archetype by the different perceptions of people, including Yog and Azz, whereas the Supreme Archetype itself is the All-in-one and one-in-all nondual ground]
 
Good day everyone. What tier scale could these characters be on the wiki? Many of their profiles are quite old.

God (Unsong)
High 1-A+ for God cuz Divine Simplicity | Tier 0 for The Atzmus cuz upscales from God and is a good example of platonic ineffability.
High 1-A+ for Self-Reference ENGINE since the thing is the ground of all being, unknowable, unnotable and idealistically perfect. | Tier 0 for the Provisional End since it's the only proper demonstration of Ineffability Thesis (straight up ends the book because of inability to be approached by language or symbols.) and deletes the entire setting.
Dunno
High 1-A. Bound by cosmology.
High 1-A+ | Manifestation of The Supreme Archetype who will be Tier 0 once the wiki learns how to read
High 1-A+ | Manifestation of The Supreme Archetype who will be Tier 0 once the wiki learns how to read
High 1-A+| Manifestation of The Supreme Archetype who will be Tier 0 once the wiki learns how to read
 
I suppose yeah
I also heard somewhere [Although I'm not sure if it's true or not] that all of the outer gods are merely illusionary identities/facets given to the Supreme Archetype by the different perceptions of people, including Yog and Azz, whereas the Supreme Archetype itself is the All-in-one and one-in-all nondual ground]
I disagree with this idea because both are interpreted quite differently. While Yog-Sothoth is a very active god, Azathoth is a sleeping and dreaming being. And I don't think they were misinterpreted by dreamers at all.
 
First key is High 1-A+. Second key not so sure, but seems tier 0.
I don't think Nemo Ex Machina will be tier 0. Because at the end of the book, it becomes clear that existence does not have the power to present all the stories at once. Nemo Ex Machina has all the possible stories, but it fails to deliver them all in one go.
 
I also heard somewhere [Although I'm not sure if it's true or not] that all of the outer gods are merely illusionary identities/facets given to the Supreme Archetype by the different perceptions of people, including Yog and Azz, whereas the Supreme Archetype itself is the All-in-one and one-in-all nondual ground]
It should be one of the misconceptions from people, similar to the misconception of Azathoth, where all existence is part of Azathoth's dream, including the Ultimate Gods, the ultimate void, etc.
 
Ultima clearly stated that unsong cannot be tier 0.
Hmm, Ultima would be more knowledgeable than me on the character, most likely, so it's not unreasonable. I only guessed the tier based on the description in the AP section of the profile, xD.
I disagree with this idea because both are interpreted quite differently. While Yog-Sothoth is a very active god, Azathoth is a sleeping and dreaming being. And I don't think they were misinterpreted by dreamers at all.
Again, I "heard that somewhere", although I like Cthulu Mythos, I'm not a follower of it, nor have I read the thing. It's all internet talk, so take it with a grain of salt if you will :D
I don't think Nemo Ex Machina will be tier 0. Because at the end of the book, it becomes clear that existence does not have the power to present all the stories at once. Nemo Ex Machina has all the possible stories, but it fails to deliver them all in one go.
Eh? I'm not a reader of the book, but their profile description says otherwise;
Boundless (Comprises all possible character strings, containing all sentences formed by a combination of symbols both in formal and natural languages, with both the Giant and Hypergiant Corpora of Knowledge, as well as the infinite levels above both, being just a part of a single story amidst this collection, which the Self-Reference ENGINE brings into existence through its storytelling, acting as the driving force of everything while simultaneously being completely nonexistent and unknowable)
It should be one of the misconceptions from people, similar to the misconception of Azathoth, where all existence is part of Azathoth's dream, including the Ultimate Gods, the ultimate void, etc.
Could be, yeah.
 
Eh? I'm not a reader of the book, but their profile description says otherwise;
Well this is an old profile and does not meet current tier 0 requirements. If you have the pdf of the book, there is a short article called Self Reference Engine in the last 5 or 6 pages.
 
Well this is an old profile and does not meet current tier 0 requirements.
True enough, most of the tier 0 profiles on the wiki are old, but that's natural given not so many people involve/ed tier 0 in vs battles even before the tier 0 standards revision. So such profiles having outdated info is not a surprise.
 
Well this is an old profile and does not meet current tier 0 requirements. If you have the pdf of the book, there is a short article called Self Reference Engine in the last 5 or 6 pages.
If my understanding is correct, the SRE shell embodies all states simultaneously. it has yet to tell, is telling, and has already finished telling everything.
"I" hence began existing, had thus existed prior, and therefore says all/is saying all/has spoken all. Yes, if "anything is possible", and "anything" in definition contains "nothing", then that means its contradiction is also true as well.

Even so, the reason it said it cannot tell all stories might be due to the special condition of directly addressing the "reader" beyond the fourth wall…
 
If my understanding is correct, the SRE shell embodies all states simultaneously. it has yet to tell, is telling, and has already finished telling everything.


Even so, the reason it said it cannot tell all stories might be due to the special condition of directly addressing the "reader" beyond the fourth wall…
SRE says in the book: I don't know how to explain it all at once.

This would probably be fine for High 1-A+, but it should definitely confirm that it's insufficient for tier 0.
 
SRE says in the book: I don't know how to explain it all at once.

I don’t think it’s that simple.

There are many factors to consider, such as the difference between the shell/absolute nothingness, what is “I” in epilogue referring, how should interpret of the additional commentary, and whether the commentary itself can be trusted.


I’m leaning towards H1A+ shell / 0 nothingness, but I can’t say for sure🧐
 
I don’t think it’s that simple.

There are many factors to consider, such as the difference between the shell/absolute nothingness, what is “I” in epilogue referring, how should interpret of the additional commentary, and whether the commentary itself can be trusted.


I’m leaning towards H1A+ shell / 0 nothingness, but I can’t say for sure🧐
Well, I actually thought about that too, but I didn't see enough good context here. In addition, the real form must be much superior to the shell form. Another element is that since the shell form cannot tell every story at once and does not know everything for several reasons, there is no evidence that the real form can do these things. At the end of the book he said that he did not know who he was and that he might even be one of Laplace's.
 
SRE says in the book: I don't know how to explain it all at once.

This would probably be fine for High 1-A+, but it should definitely confirm that it's insufficient for tier 0.
Ideation.

Through the proposition of being "completely mechanical", Self-Reference ENGINE is unmoving and paradoxical and generates all of existence from a contradictory state of "before nothing" is "I", where "everything" and "nothing" fall under the pronunciation of "Says All/Saying All/Said All." Ideation of the "setting" are characterized as strings of characters. Literally, any possible or contradictory sets of symbols, characters, formal or nonformal language, etc. Strings of characters taken as a sub gradient of "everything" and "nothing", which is why the additional text in the original Japanese publication. It's used to iterate the idea of the entire setting of the book as a "character string". It's an interpretative theory of everything but in reality is just generated "everything" and "nothing" which is self referencation of the ENGINE. Simultaneously, the mechanical wearing (impossibility) of the Self-Reference ENGINE's "Before nothing" is "I" cause any contradiction, veracious state or dialectical approach or proposition to become true. All is formal (Says All), current (Saying All) and moved (Said All).

The shell being afraid of the GCOK and HGCOK is wrong, lacking knowledge of things is wrong, and even the entire epilogue sans the last page is wrong since all things exist changelessly while the Self-Reference ENGINE is the prime mover of all things and doesn't actually act.

Actually the only reason the shell doesnt obtain a tier 0 rating is because the "true form" is the provisional endpoint of the novel. The "fundamentally unknowable nonexistence from it's nonexistent self" that has "no form" and "really does not exist." With it's retroactive declaration just instantly ending the book and terminating the setting.
 
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