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Gravity Falls: Cosmology Revamp + Adding some stuff

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Considering this thread is pretty dead at this point, I think that a new one is in order.

STUFF TAKEN BY THE OLD CRT:
  • The updated cosmology blog (yes it's a new one, will update depending on how the thread goes), which elaborates on:
    • The main multiverse, despite still being 2-A, possibly High 1-C, has slighty more solid basis on the latter, due to these aliens being straight up being called 7-Dimensional, other than Bill also relating additional spatial dimensions to additional directions of movement, hinting more that said 11-D dimensions are inhabitable and not just compactified (prolly should become a "likely" now).
    • There is more information about the Mindscape, due to it also housing ideas, which can also be immortalized humans who are remembered forever in the story of humanity due to their stories.
    • There's not just a Nightmare Realm, but infinitely more of them as Hypertimelines, due to infinite variations of it existing, which are also called directly as timelines from both Bill and Time Baby. Due to the Nightmare Realm already using infinite universes, each being a different space-time continuum, the only logical conclusion is for each Nightmare Realm to also have a higher temporal dimension that encompasses all these space-times, making it not just a +1 compared to the multiverse, but actually a +2, hence each Nightmare Realm is a 1-C, possibly 1-B structure with 1 level of dimensionality higher (aka 6-D to 13-D). This is similar to how Kingdom Heart's Ocean Between had also a +2 compared to the cosmology, thus being a 6D structure (before being reduced to a +1 due to strictier standards regarding being bigger than Tier 2 structures while still having the Higher time dimension valid).
    • Added more things that are relatively minor, like Theraprism or the Astral Plane, which are still minor compared to the whole thing, but worth to mention nontheless.
NEW STUFF FOR COSMOLOGY:
This also gives us also Type 9 Immortality for Bill. As explained in the blog, the Mindscape exists across the multiverse, and it is stated multiple times by Alex Hirsch, Bill, and Stanford Pines to be an idea, and as such he can't be killed due to ideas always existing as long as they are in the Mindscape, because of them being forever remembered from the human minds across generations (yes I took it from his profile for Type 8 immortality). Given that his Type 8 extends across realities, it should be also Type 9 imo.

(Also add this scan supporting Bill destroying reality to his AP. Said scan should also be added to his Mind Manipulation as Bill replaced the word "Burden" with "Sea Otter" in Ford's mind)

Infinite speed feat addition?

The argument was already tried here, but was rejected due to the Weirdmageddon lacking proofs of affecting speed. Well, no more!
Going back on the feat, we all know that the Dimensional Rift would have destroyed the fabric of existence with a giant explosion. This would be already infinite speed due to the Nightmare Realm being an infinite-sized Bulk space that encompasses within itself an infinite multiverse.

Bill should be comparable to the Rift due to him not only having created the Rift, but also having his powers linked to and empowered from the Rift, other than also sustaining it, as when he dies, the Rift also disappears along with all of its effects, implying some UES kind of stuff going on here. This is further shown that Bill initially could fight evenly, with Bill later straight up blitzing Time Baby once empowered by the rift. This implies a speed increase too.

This won't affect his current speed as it's Immeasurable, but it's a nice addition nontheless (especially given that Mario characters are infinite off the same argument lol).

TLDR
  • The Nightmare Realm gets from 5/12-D to 6/13-D, and there are infinitely more of them in the overall cosmology, and the "possibly" probably becomes a "likely".
  • Dennis' world either is 1-A or is 1-B (14-D).
  • Bill gets Type 9 Immortality and an infinite speed feat.
 
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The argument was already tried here, but was rejected due to the Weirdmageddon lacking proofs of affecting speed. Well, no more!
Going back on the feat, we all know that the Dimensional Rift would have destroyed the fabric of existence with a giant explosion. This would be already infinite speed due to the Nightmare Realm being an infinite-sized Bulk space that encompasses within itself an infinite multiverse.
Isn't the Universe were also Infinite in size? Bill saying "infinite glittering" or something when he tell his past in the book.
 
For now, I'm leaning more on Option 1 than otherwise. May change depending on what others bring up.

The rest seems fine to me.
 
Considering this was base Bill, would he just be 1-B, or that's an outlier too entirely?
Hmmm. I get the hesitation on the scaling but I think him scaling is fine. Either that or 1-B (Nightmare Realm scaling), likely higher (Dennis).
 
Yeah, 1-B Base Bill is just absurd.
And the whole Dennis stuff is supposed to be just a non-serious joke from Alex but whatev
 
Idk, Type 1 would be for everyone, not a single person.
  1. Knowledge: These characters can manipulate information as the medium of knowledge as opposed to just manipulating what a specific person knows, which would be considered Mind Manipulation. Characters with this ability can, for example, destroy information on a subject and by that make it inherently unknowable. Other examples of uses would be to prevent information from leaving an area, making it so that those outside can't gain knowledge of what is happening inside, or altering information to change what people know about the subject into something else.
That's clearly Type 1

Edit: I guess the first sentence does not allow for this.
 
This is no longer in the FAQ
For the last bit, let's take a took on the FAQ Page:

Q: How do I determine if something is "transcendent"?

A:[Snip].

Now, one of the most common scenarios where this question might arise is when dealing with cosmologies involving "higher planes of existence" or similar structures. In such cases, it's very important to note what exactly being a "higher plane" entails in the context of the setting: For instance, it's very common for Heaven and Hell to be defined as higher and lower planes of existence respectively in relation to the normal universe, in which case, "higher" and "lower" tends to simply indicate their position in a cosmology, as opposed to any kind of existential status, which is obviously not enough for anything remotely Tier 1.

They can qualify, however, if said "higher plane" is defined as having a relationship of qualitative superiority over lower realms in one way or another, such as by perceiving them as literal fiction/unreality (or being comparatively more "real" in nature), encompassing them in an infinitesimal portion of itself, residing in a higher state of being altogether, and etc."
Current explanation in FAQ:

Q: How do I determine if something is "transcendent"?​

A: "Transcendence" is a vague term which can be used in several contexts, many of which do not at all align with how it is normally used in our forums, as it simply means "to go beyond the ordinary", first and foremost. For example, statements of "transcending space and time" can refer to things like time travel, dimensional travel, or even agelessness in some cases. Hence, it is very preferable to ascertain the meaning of statements involving this term from background context (If there is any), being especially careful around flowery language or purple prose.

Now, one of the most common scenarios where this question might arise is when dealing with cosmologies involving "higher planes of existence" or similar structures. In such cases, it's very important to note what exactly being a "higher plane" entails in the context of the setting: For instance, it's very common for Heaven and Hell to be defined as higher and lower planes of existence respectively in relation to the normal universe, in which case, "higher" and "lower" tends to simply indicate their relative position in a cosmology, as opposed to any kind of existential status, which is obviously not enough for anything remotely Tier 1.
So shouldn't you delete this?
 
Damn I really should call staff here...

Dunno who thought.
Hmmm. I get the hesitation on the scaling but I think him scaling is fine. Either that or 1-B (Nightmare Realm scaling), likely higher (Dennis).
Mind pinging plz?
 
Damn I really should call staff here...

Dunno who thought.
Hmmm. I get the hesitation on the scaling but I think him scaling is fine.

Either that or 1-B (Nightmare Realm scaling), likely higher (Dennis).
Mind pinging plz? (Also I thought I already sent it, wtf).
I feel like this will die like the old thread😶
This isn't the only 1-A thread that dies, if that gives you comfort.
 
Damn I really should call staff here...

Dunno who thought.

Mind pinging plz? (Also I thought I already sent it, wtf).

This isn't the only 1-A thread that dies, if that gives you comfort.
Are topics 1-A not evaluated by Ultima?
 
Nah, have no idea from where that comes from lmao
The save the town or ford overpowering base bill?

If the latter then iirc ford had physically pinned bill down before having to run to the open portal. Tho that could just be bill being a bit silly for his crush. If the former then look it up
 
Were Eficiente counterarguments addressed at the Cosmology blog?

In fact, the Nightmare Realm has been shown to physically contain the universes in itself

The Nightmare Realm doesn't contain universes to even a "Low Multiverse level" degree, to put it shortly. We don't know what those bubbles are, they look like Bill's random "bubbles of pure madness," which may imply they're not even their own dimensions. But even if they were, they would have no evidence to be universe-sized. They're shown to act as portals to those dimensions [if they are dimensions]; The Nightmare Realm is between dimensions after all, and shown to have other types of portals to other universes.


My interpretation of the comic was that "dimension Mab-3l" was narrative bs; There is no dimension Mab-3I, the comic & the Mabel who said that lied/made that sh*t up. They simply called that place that way bc all those Mabels are there. But you would think the place already existed before they all got lost there. And we do know they're in the Nightmare Realm.

That's not to say it's crazy to take that as genuine information, there are arguments to be made on its favor. But even then there are still issues: This is not a universe like you said before, this is some planetoid. Our universe could have a dimension Mab-3I, and destroying the universe would be 3-A in the same way as if it didn't have that. It's a dimension phisically connected with the universe, replacing a bit of the space it would have had normally with itself.

The fact that you don't mention this is concerning. These are things that need their own time to explain the context, I more so see you trying to reach a given result.

This property is also showcased from how Stanford has visually showcased it as being akin to a Bulk,[16][17

I don't know where to start: That is not that bult, it's just a simple wormhole. A bult implies it encompasses the universes in itself (Hey, like Bill's profile says), which is contradictory to the fact that the Nightmare Realm is between those universes, it's not a part of them. A wormhole is just a display of the mechanics of a portal/interdimensional travel.

And what do we see in the image? Quote "(Bill's) insight is surely real, as are the blueprints he left me for a portal to another dimension . . . " (And then it shows the image you show). Context being, the happy "weirdness dimension" is a lie, Bill is tricking Ford into making a portal to his dimension, the Nightmare Realm. The image shows the Nightmare Realm on one side and the main GF universe on the other, connected by a wormhole. Alternatively, the weirdness dimension is real, and the Nightmare Realm is the thing connecting both dimensions (as the space between dimensions), but that's still not a 5-D bulk. I believe your desire for higher stats overpowered your ability to understand this properly.

This doesn't mean anything in terms of evidence, anything can be used to build that portal & achieve the superpower of interdimensional travel. This can work as circumstantial evidence, but you don't portray it as such, and I take issue with that. I see it as too self-indulgent.

This also does not take in account that the main universe is reffered as being a hologram,[12] which is a reference to some string theories where the universe is actually a hologram (with the M-theory being 11-D, coincidentally enough with Trilazzxx Beta).

Again, these things need their own time to explain the full context, instead I see see you machine-gunning stuff to get into a given result while neglecting to put in the table all the ways in which your info may fall apart. It's disingenuous. That vulnerability from one's part is important.

So, the issues with this:

1) The universe isn't referred to as being a hologram in a reliable way. Bill says that. Bill has a f*ck ton of information, but he's a crazy lier frustrated with creation as it is, preferring to believe his own made-up bs version of things. He's also very sadistic, in a way that he may lie to others by way of communicating something that would suck to hear. It would be hard to go over all the times he's done this, so here are a couple:

2) His whole "universe is a hologram" bit is actually touched upon twice in ways that we get a better idea of what he meant. First of all, even before that, it needs to be said that he it didn't necessarily refer to string theory. GF has this "conspiracy theory" theme to itself, and "the universe being actually a hologram" is one such iconic theory. Most of them are bs like that, btw. Now, in the quote I gave above he mentions the brains of humans being meat computers in bone cockpits piloting skin robots. If true (it's not), reality would be an illusion more akin to the Matrix, nothing string theory-related. Then in the Book of Bill he mentions the whole multiverse (himself and the Nightmare Realm in it) being a holographic card, hence it is an illusion. And he does reference string theory in that page, but it is its own thing; The one who owns the card wants to trade it with a string cheese of unknown size & complexity, and Bill claims that either that cheese or the act of wanting that make that trade is what physicists call "string theory." Needless to say, appear to the actual string theory with this in mind would be super disingenuous, but I can believe you didn't know about it.

or the fact that it's seemingly also outside time,[19] due to it being completely outside the Fourth Dimension, as it is the space between all the universes and worlds, thus encompassing also the Time Island.

Ok so, this is a nonsensical sentence. Between=/=Encompassing.

The Nightmare Realm is outside the time of the main universe and any other universe, since it is the space between them, thus being between the times in those universes. But this is not to say it doesn't have its own time. Bill there just says that humans age and die due to time. Bill is immortal. Even then he doesn't need to suffer the "OPPRESSIVE TYRANNY OF TIME," he can control time in ways we can't.

Additional evidence for the Nightmare Realm being a Higher-Dimensional structure is the following:

I'm gonna assume you meant "circumstantial evidence," ie anything really. So I'm gonna ignore that.
 
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