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That’s an option.For the fraud Ian? Yeah, we can make an exception
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That’s an option.For the fraud Ian? Yeah, we can make an exception
It's more nuanced than "he's always right/wrong"He’s lore manager to be fair. Do we just ignore what a word of god says?
He says he’s not a word of god but the job description of lore manager contradicts that https://web.archive.org/web/2022111...anager-lore-at-sega-of-america-inc-3348626228It's more nuanced than "he's always right/wrong"
His a very popular Sonic writer and a members of the lore team. He of course isn't always calling the shots of everything and for final decision it needs to be discussed by the team and approved by the higher-ups. Of course we shouldn't pick everything he says as absolute truth because it just isn't, he in fact has got back on his word because stuff just changed. It's always changing.
So as a general summary, he isn't Word of God for the series as a whole. On his personal views he's no different from a fan, if he gets his chance to talk and discuss with other members, they might reach a conclusion thst is official, but might take time to be used for something and by that time they might even have changed their ideas.
So, personal views of things he didn't discuss with the lore team = headcanon he might or not suggest to he higher ups
Stuff discussed by the lore team = official setting material insight, although is in constant flux and might change daily
Of course, what Ian says isn't useless and I love the insights he gives about the production, discussions and what he pitches for the series. But, it's not this absolute Word of God for everything Sonic related and Ian himself has said time and time again he isn't and they shouldn't take anything he says as absolute truth more than explanations from the background development and personal ideas he might show to Sonic Team in the future.
First, he isn't the lore manager. It's someone else. Ian is an extra member of the general lore team which includes bunch of people from the social media, Evan, Tyson, and more.He says he’s not a word of god but the job description of lore manager contradicts that https://web.archive.org/web/2022111...anager-lore-at-sega-of-america-inc-3348626228
This isn’t to say that his word is absolute law, but unless his words is contradicted by material or those of an equivalent or higher authority (I.E. Sega, Sonic Team, Sonic Twitter, Eitaro Toyoda etc) I think his words do have weight.
Yes he is, he confirms that is one of his jobsFirst, he isn't the lore manager. It's someone else. Ian is an extra member of the general lore team which includes bunch of people from the social media, Evan, Tyson, and more.
Second, just as I said the lore team works by suggestions of how to organize stuff and discussions of how it goes, it's not a "If X says Y, it's true". It's "X says Y, it gets discussed with A, B, C and if they agree they can suggest this for the higher-ups for further analysis and approval".
Third, if Ian himself doesn't put his words as WoG, he of course has freedom he wouldn't have if he considered to be and as such can be a lot more open to what he says expecting the viewers understand the situation (Although even he says he understand how some fans overestimate his words and takes caution to not go much far into trolling, unless it's a VS question of course).
So by own definition, anything he says needs to be taken with caution and he himself agrees with that. Of course, your personal view can put more respect into what he says, but managing expectations is always important for this. Ian would like to have Sonic CD as the final classic game and still wants, but that isn't the case isn't.
No, the difference between Tier 2 and 1 is uncountable infinityWhat would the multiplier for Hyper Sonic 2( Cyber Amp+Super Emeralds) be? Could it reach tier 1?
He would probably be one of the strongest 2-As ever though,maybe...No, the difference between Tier 2 and 1 is uncountable infinity
i'm dying to do thenThe towers and boss rush are so damn hard. What the hell sega.
It's referred to as "Super Sonic's hidden power" within the introductory textbox when you transform so you're not too far offor Super Sonic (Full Power) since that's the vibe it sort of gives
He also says during the fight that he's going all out and doesn't banter at all, could've been like a subconscious limit that Koco man awakened if you wanna head canon him never using it priorIt's referred to as "Super Sonic's hidden power" within the introductory textbox when you transform so you're not too far off
Def“Hidden Power”
Does that mean that every super form can feasibly access this potential, either through training or by artificial means?
So Hyper Sonic is still above? Okay.It's referred to as "Super Sonic's hidden power" within the introductory textbox when you transform so you're not too far off
I mean, Ian Flynn confirmed that Hyper Sonic is (Super Sonic)^2, so there's a lot of room in the middle (such as Shadow's Inhibitor Rings,It's the benchmark between Super and Hyper imo
Where did he say that?I mean, Ian Flynn confirmed that Hyper Sonic is (Super Sonic)^2, so there's a lot of room in the middle (such as Shadow's Inhibitor Rings,even though Archie Comics shows it like twice to be a Super Form level boost for Shadow).
Normal members can't ping other vs wiki members. Only way I get a notif is if you reply to the message directly.@LaserPrecision I asked Antvasima if it’s okay to use word of god statements for research and content revisions on the wiki and he had this to say
“It depends on if the so-called WOG actually has genuine full creative control over a certain verse, and what they said also did not conflict with any in-story information.”
And if those conditions are fulfilled then
“Usually, yes.”
So if Ian Flynn really is lore manager he would probably be generally usable (and definitely someone like Eitaro Toyoda).
Since Ian is questionable though, there’s some statements from Eitaro Toyoda about the concepts of subspaces existing in Sonic. Should it be okay to use that?
Okay.Normal members can't ping other vs wiki members. Only way I get a notif is if you reply to the message directly.
Depends on the context of the statement, Toyoda's intent, and what you plan to extrapolate it to mean I suppose. Though you'd be better off asking everyone here as a whole as opposed to just me since I don't hold a lot of power here in the grand scheme of things.
HereWhere did he say that?
Here
He states Hyper Sonic is Super Sonic going Super. How that’s not considered an uncountable level multiplier I don’t know.
Well then that’s understandable.It is considered an uncountably Infinite increase as far as I'm aware. It's just that vs wiki doesn't allow jumping a tier via using multipliers like that. IIRC, it's the same case for Dragon Ball. Goku went from Tier 4 to Tier 2 with SSG, then became SSG level in Base, and yet they don't treat that as him jumping up to Tier 1. It's prolly just to not allow reaching Tier 1 to be so easy since in most cases, the verse in question clearly isn't depicted at such a level. I did bring that up before though, but for a different reason (Super Sonic gets stronger with Base, and Base became Tier 2 when he used to be a 3D tier, and Super Sonic is treated as Tier 2 as early as the Classic games. Meaning Super Sonic would become uncountably infinitely stronger)
At the very least though, it does mean Super Sonic would scale above any finite number increase off of the baseline of a Tier. Effectively acting as infinitely above Baseline 2-A.Well then that’s understandable.
I feel for a lot of characters that have stats equalized only to be hit with that kind of amp.At the very least though, it does mean Super Sonic would scale above any finite number increase off of the baseline of a Tier. Effectively acting as infinitely above Baseline 2-A.
Usually you can only equalize speed. Not AP, so he'd likely have an AP advantage in a fair amount of 2-B/2-A match-ups.I feel for a lot of characters that have stats equalized only to be hit with that kind of amp.
Btw did you know that Eitaro Toyoda gave his input on Infinite The Jackal’s capabilities? He said that at the time of sonic forces Infinite was Eggman’s most powerful weapon and was his masterpiece before Eggman gave up on him
Now if we go with this, Infinite should at least be on the level of Egg Salamander and Egg Wizard.
I think this is pretty reliable considering Eitaro Toyoda actually worked on the game.
I do agree with that sentiment. I scale Infinite above all Base Sonic threats up until that point. Or essentially anyone Sonic has actually fought. And I don't mean instances like Time Eater who stomped Sonic since someone has tried that with me before. That's just me personally anyway.I think it’s fair to scale Infinite above most other threats base Sonic has fought (ovO we get Void scaling for base Sonic after all)
Alright.Usually you can only equalize speed. Not AP, so he'd likely have an AP advantage in a fair amount of 2-B/2-A match-ups.
Yeah, I saw it get posted here before. I didn't comment on it since I'm not in agreement with the idea of Infinite being on the level of people like Solaris. I think the only way I could is if I was SUPER loose with scaling standards and assumed any statement to be factual regardless of what the story shows, and I usually don't like doing that. Especially in the case of Infinite who has some of the most underwhelming showings for a supposedly Egg Wizard level threat (It's even weirder when you consider powerful =/= raw strength and can instead be referring to his other aspects and the fact Sonic couldn't scratch the first Titan in Frontiers who is stated by WoG to be on the same level as past enemies, yet Sonic can beat Infinite).
If you agree with it, that's fine, but I've got my made up pretty well regarding my position on where Infinite scales. Unless he comes back and does something crazy like fight Super Sonic or something, then I'd def change my perspective.
Ian Flynn actually said this if I recall. I’d have to go back and check though.I think it’s fair to scale Infinite above most other threats base Sonic has fought (ovO we get Void scaling for base Sonic after all)
Ian definitely says thatI think it’s fair to scale Infinite above most other threats base Sonic has fought (ovO we get Void scaling for base Sonic after all)
Firstly, the description of the video doesn't even sound like it's referring solely to the first boss, but the overarching enemies throughout the game (More specifically the Titans plural). You can take the YouTube video as higher authoritatively, but I'll stick to using director of the game stating the first boss of the game is = to Super Sonic level threats of the past.Infinite beat a Sonic that could take attacks from Void meant to destroy him and could beat Erazor Djinn in base, and Infinite should be stronger than Phantom King who could harm Classic Super Sonic (who’s comparable to Modern Super Sonic and could tank attacks from Time Eater) since Sonic Forces happens in the future after Sonic Mania as confirmed by TailsTube. Infinite also is the one who created the null space which is stated to be endless in the encyclo-speed-ia which means his range of power should be comparable to that by default. Infinite should be stronger than the Classic Super Sonic in Sonic Mania and therefore should scale above Time Eater. It’s pretty simple. Also the first Titan is stated to be the largest threat Sonic has ever been pitted against in the official description of this video
I can't remember if this is the case, but I recall Void was being planned to be downgraded from 2-A/2-B IIRC? To whatever Tier Base Sonic is at the time. Erazor Djinn is fine, no issue with that. If we treat Phantom King as a Super Sonic level opponent, I personally wouldn't scale Infinite to him for reasons already stated. I agree with Infinite scaling to creating Null Space, though that'd be a feat less impressive than what Base Sonic at the time scales to (Which IIRC we currently treat Base Sonic as 2-C? Or is it Low 2-C?). I wouldn't scale Infinite > Classic Super Sonic either but I won't stop you from doing so.Kishimoto: "Up until now, in Sonic games, Super Sonic would only appear against the last boss. Imagine if the first boss in Sonic Frontiers is as strong as those bosses"
Him stating Eggman said so isn't the same as him directly stating Infinite is the strongest, and "utilizing him as his most powerful weapon" doesn't have to correlate to AP either. That's an arbitrary extrapolation of what he said imo. Especially since The Phantom Ruby's hax was being hyped up in particular, with the ability to create hyper realistic illusions that can affect people with destroying the world around them, and could construct an endless army.At the time of SONIC FORCES, Eggman certainly said so, and he utilized Infinite as his most powerful weapon. However, Eggman gave up on him early on in the end of the story and even took away the Phantom Ruby. Eggman's true intentions are always unclear and shrouded in mystery
It’s obvious it’s referring to the first boss because 1. Undefeatable is Giganto’s theme. 2. The video only features Giganto. And 3. Let’s read “With the largest threat Sonic has ever been pitted against, the odds are not in his favor as he approaches the big fight. It's going to take the seven Chaos Emeralds and a bit of luck to take down the Titans of Starfall Island. Is he truly Undefeatable?” It says “it’s going to take the seven Chaos Emeralds and a bit of luck to take down the Titans of Starfall island in which they use a quote specifically from 3:07 of when Sonic first encounters Giganto and is defeated. This would still contradict the director’s statement that Giganto is on the level of the previous bosses because Sonic has never made any claim about needing luck to defeat the previous threats when coupled with the Chaos Emeralds so Giganto has to automatically be above them but that’s besides the fact that Kishimoto didn’t mean that Giganto was only on the level of the previous Super Sonic bosses but put in flowery language to say Giganto is going to need Super Sonic to beat him, that’s why he said he’s a foe that Base Sonic cannot scratch. I’ll take the statement from the YouTube channel since that seemingly comes from Sega themselves and is supported by the game.Firstly, the description of the video doesn't even sound like it's referring solely to the first boss, but the overarching enemies throughout the game (More specifically the Titans plural). You can take the YouTube video as higher authoritatively, but I'll stick to using director of the game stating the first boss of the game is = to Super Sonic level threats of the past.
I can't remember if this is the case, but I recall Void was being planned to be downgraded from 2-A/2-B IIRC? To whatever Tier Base Sonic is at the time. Erazor Djinn is fine, no issue with that. If we treat Phantom King as a Super Sonic level opponent, I personally wouldn't scale Infinite to him for reasons already stated. I agree with Infinite scaling to creating Null Space, though that'd be a feat less impressive than what Base Sonic at the time scales to (Which IIRC we currently treat Base Sonic as 2-C? Or is it Low 2-C?). I wouldn't scale Infinite > Classic Super Sonic either but I won't stop you from doing so.
My main contentions are the fact that people automatically interpret "Most Powerful" to mean "Physically strongest" when powerful isn't inherently relating to physical strength.
Also, looking into the twitter statement, he doesn't even directly affirm Infinite to be the strongest:
Him stating Eggman said so isn't the same as him directly stating Infinite is the strongest, and "utilizing him as his most powerful weapon" doesn't have to correlate to AP either. That's an arbitrary extrapolation of what he said imo. Especially since The Phantom Ruby's hax was being hyped up in particular, with the ability to create hyper realistic illusions that can affect people with destroying the world around them, and could construct an endless army.
You can disagree with my points, but I don't really wish to debate any further about something I have my mind set on since outside of hype statements, Infinite isn't portrayed as a threat on such a level when SEGA has shown the capacity to depict people on such levels as they should be. It seems like they threw out a blanket hype statement to get you psyched up for the game without committing to it at all, so I can't commit to it within the game if he's not treated in such a fashion. This is feeling like a ZaStando debate (Which btw, you have an awful lot of ZaStando scans, it's kind of impressive), and those always tire me quickly. It always feels like a debate to get Sonic as strong as possible because it's a favorite verse as opposed to being intellectually honest.
I will say this; if you firmly believe Infinite to be => to character's like Solaris, Egg Wizard, etc., instead of replying to this comment (Since I lack little interest on the topic of Infinite), make a CRT. I have a feeling I know what most people will say, but it does at least create more of an impact then arguing back and forth here.
I also say this for my sake, since if you respond to this comment, I know for a fact I'll reply back to what you say because I have a bad habit not dropping something someone else brought up if they reply to my comment even if the debate is exhausting me. Prolly because it feels fair for whoever went second to get the last rebuttal imo (Since if they don't, they end up with less turns overall than the person who initiated). But I can't really stop you from replying. Do as you wish, just keep in mind that I don't have an open-mind regarding Infinite scaling at all and that you'd likely get more constructive results if you instead made a CRT.
If you want, you can drop your discord here (or on my wall), and I can explain to you there when I'm free. Vs wiki format is kind of annoying for these type of things.I completely understand but I want to at least understand your reasoning.