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Note:
This revision has 0 effect on the current accepted tiers of the characters or scope of the cosmology. All it does is give further justification to the canon timeline's (DBZ manga to DBS anime/manga) already accepted 2-C cosmology for the macrocosm made up of the Living World, Afterlife, and Kaioshin Realm.
Introduction:
Currently, the terminology for the Macrocosm cosmology is that "Universe 7" is the term for the entire Macrocosm of all 3 of these dimensions, and that in story, Universe 7 is in name/terminologically a single universe while structurally/conventionally being a 2-C structure made of multiple space-time universes.
The proposal of this CRT is to simply separate the Afterlife and Kaioshin Realm from "Universe 7" itself, and verify that in verse, terminologically, they are considered their own places from U7, which would now only refer to the Living World.
This doesn't actually change anything about the cosmology of the characters' tiers, and only serves to give something's that already accepted another leg to stand on, with the classification of the Macrocosm going from "A terminologically single universe that's structurally 2-C" to "a Macrocosm made of multiple different universes both terminologically and structurally." Naturally, per the wiki standards, the latter has an even stronger standing for the already 2-C scope, if the Afterlife and Kaioshin Realm are completely different places from the entire 7th universe itself.
Arguments and Evidence:
Important preface: "The universe" and "Universe 7" refer to the same thing, and very evidently synonymously by the story. The former's just the common noun, whereas the latter is the proper noun. To put this into perspective, "the planet" and "Earth" both refer to the same thing, it's just that one's an actual name. Being separate from "the universe"= being separate from "Universe 7" because these are the same things. Though of course instances of an evident distinction from the term U7 itself will be cited. The below will be dedicated to proving that universe/universe 7 refers only to the outer space based "Living World", and that the Afterlife or Kaioshin Realm explicitly aren't included.
A. The scope of "universe"
Pretty straightforward, Frieza and Cell being threats to/ruling (most of) the universe as part of the narrative makes 0 sense if the Afterlife/Kaioshin Realm were part of it considering their scope clearly doesn't extend there nor do they even have means of reaching those places (Cell's even said to be a threat to every planet, even though the Afterlife contains numerous planets he cannot reach), a place he has zero influence at.
As for Moro's case, the destruction he was causing also is only within the scope of the Living World, and yet Whis and Grand Priest say that U7 itself is affected (also note how universe and U7 are synonymous), proving that U7= the Living World.
B. The strongest in the "universe"
Back in the Namek Saga, the following quote was made regarding the "strongest in the universe" by King Kai.
In short, even though Goku immediately reappears in Otherworld with a body with all his power, he loses the strongest in the universe title by simply going to the Afterlife.
And said dynamic is also reiterated by Vegeta, someone explicitly weaker than both Goku and Frieza.
Which is also reiterated in the Buu Saga with Goten and Gohan using past tense referring to Goku's status as strongest in the universe, even though Goten believes him to be the strongest around, stronger than even Vegeta in present (while using a title in past tense as his reasoning, clearly alluding to the dynamic of being dead=exclusion from the universe's ranking).
And to top it off, when this title is brought back into the story in the Granola Arc, it's confirmed that said title is the same as "strongest in Universe 7", showing once again that U7= the Living World.
D. Other general examples of a distinction between Universe (7) and the other Dimensions/U7 being only the Living World
全宇宙 "entire universe"
Pretty blatant, the Kaioshin Realm is treated as it's own place separate from the entire universe.
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The Afterlife is considered a separate place from the entire universe.
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Source: Daizenshuu 4
Really self explanatory.
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The SDBs, which are only dispersed through the outer space/ Living World, are considered to be spread throughout U6 and U7.
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Source: DBS Interval Special
第7宇宙全域 “entire/every area of Universe 7." The Galactic Patrol, who explicitly only exist in the Living World, are considered to be dispatched throughout the entirety of U7. Literally specifically says Universe 7, as blatant as it can get. This would also give further credence to Whis and Grand Priest's convo above.
There's a lot more evidence and examples that could get posted but I think it'd get to the point of complete redundancy after something as blatant as the above.
Conclusion
The overusage of fanmade terms for convenience sake has led to the impression of a distinction in certain terminology that doesn't actually exist in canon at all. "The universe" and "Universe 7" have always meant the same thing with the latter just being a proper noun like "Earth" is to "the planet" or "Milky Way" to "the galaxy", and with the story (and honestly just the definition of the word) showing itself to treat the universe/U7 as only outerspace/Living World, and the Afterlife and Kaioshin Realm as different places from it by extension and with direct references for it, the cosmology section on the verse page should be adjusted per the following:
-The Afterlives and Kaioshin Realms become their own places terminologically from the cardinal universes, which will now only be said to refer to what's currently considered the "Living World."
Again, this has zero effect whatsoever on any current ratings for feats on the scale in question, all it does is revise a minor yet glaring inaccuracy and solidify the already accepted 2-C rating for the DB Super macrocosm per the Universe standards of being considered different places from the universe in story along with the already accepted space-time statements.
This revision has 0 effect on the current accepted tiers of the characters or scope of the cosmology. All it does is give further justification to the canon timeline's (DBZ manga to DBS anime/manga) already accepted 2-C cosmology for the macrocosm made up of the Living World, Afterlife, and Kaioshin Realm.
Introduction:
Currently, the terminology for the Macrocosm cosmology is that "Universe 7" is the term for the entire Macrocosm of all 3 of these dimensions, and that in story, Universe 7 is in name/terminologically a single universe while structurally/conventionally being a 2-C structure made of multiple space-time universes.
The proposal of this CRT is to simply separate the Afterlife and Kaioshin Realm from "Universe 7" itself, and verify that in verse, terminologically, they are considered their own places from U7, which would now only refer to the Living World.
This doesn't actually change anything about the cosmology of the characters' tiers, and only serves to give something's that already accepted another leg to stand on, with the classification of the Macrocosm going from "A terminologically single universe that's structurally 2-C" to "a Macrocosm made of multiple different universes both terminologically and structurally." Naturally, per the wiki standards, the latter has an even stronger standing for the already 2-C scope, if the Afterlife and Kaioshin Realm are completely different places from the entire 7th universe itself.
Arguments and Evidence:
Important preface: "The universe" and "Universe 7" refer to the same thing, and very evidently synonymously by the story. The former's just the common noun, whereas the latter is the proper noun. To put this into perspective, "the planet" and "Earth" both refer to the same thing, it's just that one's an actual name. Being separate from "the universe"= being separate from "Universe 7" because these are the same things. Though of course instances of an evident distinction from the term U7 itself will be cited. The below will be dedicated to proving that universe/universe 7 refers only to the outer space based "Living World", and that the Afterlife or Kaioshin Realm explicitly aren't included.
A. The scope of "universe"
Pretty straightforward, Frieza and Cell being threats to/ruling (most of) the universe as part of the narrative makes 0 sense if the Afterlife/Kaioshin Realm were part of it considering their scope clearly doesn't extend there nor do they even have means of reaching those places (Cell's even said to be a threat to every planet, even though the Afterlife contains numerous planets he cannot reach), a place he has zero influence at.
As for Moro's case, the destruction he was causing also is only within the scope of the Living World, and yet Whis and Grand Priest say that U7 itself is affected (also note how universe and U7 are synonymous), proving that U7= the Living World.
B. The strongest in the "universe"
Back in the Namek Saga, the following quote was made regarding the "strongest in the universe" by King Kai.
In short, even though Goku immediately reappears in Otherworld with a body with all his power, he loses the strongest in the universe title by simply going to the Afterlife.
And said dynamic is also reiterated by Vegeta, someone explicitly weaker than both Goku and Frieza.
Which is also reiterated in the Buu Saga with Goten and Gohan using past tense referring to Goku's status as strongest in the universe, even though Goten believes him to be the strongest around, stronger than even Vegeta in present (while using a title in past tense as his reasoning, clearly alluding to the dynamic of being dead=exclusion from the universe's ranking).
And to top it off, when this title is brought back into the story in the Granola Arc, it's confirmed that said title is the same as "strongest in Universe 7", showing once again that U7= the Living World.
D. Other general examples of a distinction between Universe (7) and the other Dimensions/U7 being only the Living World
全宇宙 "entire universe"
Pretty blatant, the Kaioshin Realm is treated as it's own place separate from the entire universe.
-----------------------
The Afterlife is considered a separate place from the entire universe.
-----------------------
Source: Daizenshuu 4
Really self explanatory.
-----------------------
The SDBs, which are only dispersed through the outer space/ Living World, are considered to be spread throughout U6 and U7.
-----------------------
Source: DBS Interval Special
第7宇宙全域 “entire/every area of Universe 7." The Galactic Patrol, who explicitly only exist in the Living World, are considered to be dispatched throughout the entirety of U7. Literally specifically says Universe 7, as blatant as it can get. This would also give further credence to Whis and Grand Priest's convo above.
There's a lot more evidence and examples that could get posted but I think it'd get to the point of complete redundancy after something as blatant as the above.
Conclusion
The overusage of fanmade terms for convenience sake has led to the impression of a distinction in certain terminology that doesn't actually exist in canon at all. "The universe" and "Universe 7" have always meant the same thing with the latter just being a proper noun like "Earth" is to "the planet" or "Milky Way" to "the galaxy", and with the story (and honestly just the definition of the word) showing itself to treat the universe/U7 as only outerspace/Living World, and the Afterlife and Kaioshin Realm as different places from it by extension and with direct references for it, the cosmology section on the verse page should be adjusted per the following:
-The Afterlives and Kaioshin Realms become their own places terminologically from the cardinal universes, which will now only be said to refer to what's currently considered the "Living World."
Again, this has zero effect whatsoever on any current ratings for feats on the scale in question, all it does is revise a minor yet glaring inaccuracy and solidify the already accepted 2-C rating for the DB Super macrocosm per the Universe standards of being considered different places from the universe in story along with the already accepted space-time statements.
