- 6,167
- 16,318
So, to give background context as to how the feat happened, we need to look at Doctor Strange Vol. 2, which came out in 1974, or most specifically it's 4th issue.
After being trapped in the Dimension of Unreality by the Silver Dagger and meeting several parallel versions of characters from the normal universe, Doctor Strange rides a steed and goes deeper into the plane of existence in order to return to his world, and eventually encounters Death itself, before starting to battle it.
After passing through all of its perils and seeing that there is no way to triumph, Strange accepts that death as a concept of all but inevitable, and allows its influence to flow through him. This results in him not only (obviously) dying, but also uniting with Eternity himself, as the entity's form starts to envelop his body. The Ancient One's spiritual form then appears and explains that Strange has fulfilled one of the many trials he must undergo as Sorcerer Supreme, by expunging from himself the fear of death, and as a consequence evolving past aging. Following this, Strange returns and is reborn into the world of the living, but not before stating that he feels "different―One with All".
But, when he returns to the world of the living proper, he finds out that reality is twisting and acting in all sorts of chaotic ways from his perspective, and the comic's narration explains that this is the result of his body not being accustomed to the limitations of the physical world, since, as previously stated, he had fused with Eternity and become one with all things. The narration also states that he was existing and perceiving reality in many more dimensions than the usual four (Length, Width, Height and Time)
I believe you all can tell where I am going for at this point: These scans pretty clearly imply that Eternity (and by extension the other Abstracts) exists in far more dimensions than the normal four that are perceived by mortal beings. Given this, I believe he can be rated higher than 2-A, specifically at Low 1-C or so, given the use of the word "many" to indicate the amount of additional dimensions Strange was existing in while fused with him, which implies more than 5.
Considering that Eternity is the Embodiment of the Universe itself, I also doubt that the Dimensions which Strange was experiencing while united with his being were necessarily insignificant or vaguely-sized ones that have no bearing over tiering.
Admitedly, I am not sure if this is an Outlier or not, and may very well be a feat from an outdated cosmology, but given we use feats from this time in our profiles, I'd say it is definitely worth to acknowledge.
After being trapped in the Dimension of Unreality by the Silver Dagger and meeting several parallel versions of characters from the normal universe, Doctor Strange rides a steed and goes deeper into the plane of existence in order to return to his world, and eventually encounters Death itself, before starting to battle it.
After passing through all of its perils and seeing that there is no way to triumph, Strange accepts that death as a concept of all but inevitable, and allows its influence to flow through him. This results in him not only (obviously) dying, but also uniting with Eternity himself, as the entity's form starts to envelop his body. The Ancient One's spiritual form then appears and explains that Strange has fulfilled one of the many trials he must undergo as Sorcerer Supreme, by expunging from himself the fear of death, and as a consequence evolving past aging. Following this, Strange returns and is reborn into the world of the living, but not before stating that he feels "different―One with All".
But, when he returns to the world of the living proper, he finds out that reality is twisting and acting in all sorts of chaotic ways from his perspective, and the comic's narration explains that this is the result of his body not being accustomed to the limitations of the physical world, since, as previously stated, he had fused with Eternity and become one with all things. The narration also states that he was existing and perceiving reality in many more dimensions than the usual four (Length, Width, Height and Time)
I believe you all can tell where I am going for at this point: These scans pretty clearly imply that Eternity (and by extension the other Abstracts) exists in far more dimensions than the normal four that are perceived by mortal beings. Given this, I believe he can be rated higher than 2-A, specifically at Low 1-C or so, given the use of the word "many" to indicate the amount of additional dimensions Strange was existing in while fused with him, which implies more than 5.
Considering that Eternity is the Embodiment of the Universe itself, I also doubt that the Dimensions which Strange was experiencing while united with his being were necessarily insignificant or vaguely-sized ones that have no bearing over tiering.
Admitedly, I am not sure if this is an Outlier or not, and may very well be a feat from an outdated cosmology, but given we use feats from this time in our profiles, I'd say it is definitely worth to acknowledge.
