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The fastest MFTL+ occurrence in Battle for Dream Island so far was improperly applied to the speed of the characters. There is a different way that it should be done, and this revision thread explains it.
Improper
The occurrence is from BFDI:TPOT 4: Gardening Zero. A gamma ray burst from a quasar reached pods near Earth in seconds. The quasar is from 2763 light years away, and it reflected off Rocky's vomit to Earth. It went through Donut's hole and vaporized the Funny Plant that was also through his hole. As this happened, Donut bent his knees a bit and said “Whoa! What's happening?!” in surprise.
The VS Battles Wiki regards the occurrence as a feat of Donut reacting to the gamma ray burst and moving at MFTL+ speed in conjunction with it. I find that this takes the occurrence way out of context.
Before I mention anything about the actual speed, it should be noted that, very clearly, Donut had no idea what was happening until Gaty told him afterward. According to NASA, gamma ray light is the most energetic form of light that shines brighter than a typical supernova. Donut didn't react to the gamma ray burst; he got bothered by its overwhelming presence near him and coincidentally bent his knees a little bit at his own speed as the light moved through him. Even though Donut didn't truly react to the gamma ray burst, moving is still moving, so I need to explain further in order to prove why this feat is illegitimate.
Sometimes pixel scaling and cinematic time defy all context surrounding an event. However, even when looking at the scene frame-by-frame, it can be seen that Donut started moving before the gamma ray burst was near him, while the harmless glow was in the sky and while there was noise coming from it. As the gamma ray burst passed through his hole, to me it didn't look like he moved as fast as it; the screen shook, so it's difficult to tell, and on the exact frame that Donut bent his knees and his face looked surprised, the gamma ray burst had already touched the Funny Plant and was vaporizing it. Even while using the interpretation that Donut moved as fast as the gamma ray burst, it was only for one frame. This should be taken with a grain of salt considering how it would be difficult to animate anything other than the gamma ray burst traveling the distances it did when that travel was animated for us to be able to react to it.
Proper
Take a look at the ending of BFDI:TPOT 4: Gardening Zero again. Do you notice anything else that could allow us to scale the characters to the speed of the gamma ray burst? I do!
When the quasar shot a gamma ray burst a second time, it reflected off Rocky's vomit in different directions simultaneously, which ended up destroying the remaining Funny Plants. First, it destroyed the Funny Plant in outer space that The S were protecting, which prompted Bottle to say “And now, our Funny Plant is dead!”. After this, the gamma ray burst destroyed the Funny Plant in Yoyleland that Team8s was protecting, and the Funny Plant in The Real World that Teardrop was protecting. Following this, Bottle said “And now, all of the Funny Plants are dead!”. Given the timeframe, this means Bottle had previously said “And now, our Funny Plant is dead!” within the time it took for the gamma ray burst to destroy two other Funny Plants at different locations, in order for Bottle's next quote makes sense.
In accordance with the previous paragraph, Bottle saying “And now, our Funny Plant is dead!” faster than the speed of the gamma ray burst is what should be what is calculated, rather than Donut bending his knees. I forecast a speed upgrade if this is done, so there's a good motivator for the BFDI supporter who is most likely to get this calculation accomplished. Also, Bottle should have Clairvoyance added to her Powers and Abilities section, because she inexplicably knew that the Funny Plants became extinct.
Improper
The occurrence is from BFDI:TPOT 4: Gardening Zero. A gamma ray burst from a quasar reached pods near Earth in seconds. The quasar is from 2763 light years away, and it reflected off Rocky's vomit to Earth. It went through Donut's hole and vaporized the Funny Plant that was also through his hole. As this happened, Donut bent his knees a bit and said “Whoa! What's happening?!” in surprise.
The VS Battles Wiki regards the occurrence as a feat of Donut reacting to the gamma ray burst and moving at MFTL+ speed in conjunction with it. I find that this takes the occurrence way out of context.
Before I mention anything about the actual speed, it should be noted that, very clearly, Donut had no idea what was happening until Gaty told him afterward. According to NASA, gamma ray light is the most energetic form of light that shines brighter than a typical supernova. Donut didn't react to the gamma ray burst; he got bothered by its overwhelming presence near him and coincidentally bent his knees a little bit at his own speed as the light moved through him. Even though Donut didn't truly react to the gamma ray burst, moving is still moving, so I need to explain further in order to prove why this feat is illegitimate.
Sometimes pixel scaling and cinematic time defy all context surrounding an event. However, even when looking at the scene frame-by-frame, it can be seen that Donut started moving before the gamma ray burst was near him, while the harmless glow was in the sky and while there was noise coming from it. As the gamma ray burst passed through his hole, to me it didn't look like he moved as fast as it; the screen shook, so it's difficult to tell, and on the exact frame that Donut bent his knees and his face looked surprised, the gamma ray burst had already touched the Funny Plant and was vaporizing it. Even while using the interpretation that Donut moved as fast as the gamma ray burst, it was only for one frame. This should be taken with a grain of salt considering how it would be difficult to animate anything other than the gamma ray burst traveling the distances it did when that travel was animated for us to be able to react to it.
Proper
Take a look at the ending of BFDI:TPOT 4: Gardening Zero again. Do you notice anything else that could allow us to scale the characters to the speed of the gamma ray burst? I do!
When the quasar shot a gamma ray burst a second time, it reflected off Rocky's vomit in different directions simultaneously, which ended up destroying the remaining Funny Plants. First, it destroyed the Funny Plant in outer space that The S were protecting, which prompted Bottle to say “And now, our Funny Plant is dead!”. After this, the gamma ray burst destroyed the Funny Plant in Yoyleland that Team8s was protecting, and the Funny Plant in The Real World that Teardrop was protecting. Following this, Bottle said “And now, all of the Funny Plants are dead!”. Given the timeframe, this means Bottle had previously said “And now, our Funny Plant is dead!” within the time it took for the gamma ray burst to destroy two other Funny Plants at different locations, in order for Bottle's next quote makes sense.
In accordance with the previous paragraph, Bottle saying “And now, our Funny Plant is dead!” faster than the speed of the gamma ray burst is what should be what is calculated, rather than Donut bending his knees. I forecast a speed upgrade if this is done, so there's a good motivator for the BFDI supporter who is most likely to get this calculation accomplished. Also, Bottle should have Clairvoyance added to her Powers and Abilities section, because she inexplicably knew that the Funny Plants became extinct.