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Uncompositing the Dragon Ball Cosmology

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Wasn’t one of GodOfIce’s scans that people ignored literally the guide confirming that very thing, though?
Not gonna lie, disagreeing with it and agreeing w/ Deagonx

I see nothing solid tying them to the same cosmology, or even being different timelines other than "parallel worlds" which just means (in this series) different series.

Especially with the logic of the time rings too and there only being as many time rings in the series are there are in canon timelines outside of the alternate series
 
Especially with the logic of the time rings too and there only being as many time rings in the series are there are in canon timelines outside of the alternate series
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There's a shit ton of time rings, actually
 
Wasn't this discussed in the general thread?
Kind of, but not really. He didn’t bring up the fact that Pilaf is also shown to be a genius (at least in time travel stuff) in the anime as well, he only brought up the manga panel which is where you disagreed that anime and manga statements can’t be used interchangeably
 
Do you agree with gt/movies being canon alternate timelines or do you just believe that they should scale cosmology wise regardless of that?
The first I don't mind but I'm more on just scaling the cosmology.
 
Don't you think it'd be a great deal more helpful to just show us the scan?
It was…a question? I was asking for clarification, to see if there was a counter argument existed for those scans that made them invalid.

But sure? There’s one literally calling History of Trunks a future (as in Trunks’ Future) parallel world (the word used for timelines in Dragon Ball). As shown here. (This fact is corroborated by the official DB Website.)

Here’s parallel world being used again to describe the A13 Movie. It should also be noted that the Anime-Original Material was made specifically with The World of Dragon Ball in mind. Not simply the story, because as stated here, the phrase “can be said to be parallel worlds” is not of speculative sense, and instead is rather to refer that these stories exist in the “same world” but adhere to the “separate dimensions” statement made by Toriyama.

Again, to clarify, I’m neutral. I’m just trying to get people to talk about these statements specifically.
 
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There's a shit ton of time rings, actually
Not for Universe 7. Alternate timelines are only created when someone goes back to the past and makes a change, which is why originally there was only a Silver Ring, the Green Rings were for each alternate timeline.

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At that point in the story, there were 5 timelines total in Universe 7, but this was changing at various points.

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Some fans have even mapped out exactly what each ring encompassed. These worlds only get created through time travel debacles. In this chart a fan created, Timeline 4 is the most speculative, but the others are connected to time travel events throughout the series. GT isn't part of any of this.

 
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Gonna step in a bit and say this since I don't think MWI is really up to debate. Timelines are not only created by time travel but also moment to moment actions. MWI existing does not prove the existence of Toei/GT as a timeline however.
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It was…a question? I was asking for clarification, to see if there was a counter argument existed for those scans that made them invalid.

But sure? There’s one literally calling History of Trunks a future (as in Trunks’ Future) parallel world (the word used for timelines in Dragon Ball). As shown here. (This fact is corroborated by the official DB Website.)

Here’s parallel world being used again to describe the A13 Movie. It should also be noted that the Anime-Original Material was made specifically with The World of Dragon Ball in mind. Not simply the story, because as stated here, the phrase “can be said to be parallel worlds” is not of speculative sense, and instead is rather to refer that these stories exist in the “same world” but adhere to the “separate dimensions” statement made by Toriyama.

Again, to clarify, I’m neutral. I’m just trying to get people to talk about these statements specifically.
All of what you said is already included in the summary, so don't you worry




Now for the rest of the people here, read the summary before posting any othet point to be sure if said point isn't already in the summary, repeat of arguments was the whole reason it was made, to stop the endless repeat that this thread has fallen into
 
The function of timelines as explained in Dragon Ball Super, and the amount of time rings we know exist for Universe 7, put us in a poor position to assert a shared cosmology for a few reasons.

1) We essentially have to write headcanon to fit any of these non-canon stories into this scheme, by imagining a time-travel related reason for their creation

2) We can only fit one of them, because the rest of the timelines are strictly accounted for by canon events

3) We know they cannot be different universes than Universe 7, because we have seen no indication of the same characters appearing in the histories of other universes. There's no "Goku" anywhere other than Universe 7.

So, even if we were to accepted a shared cosmology we'd literally have to pick a single work to fit into the one timeline that has the muddiest info about it, write a behind-the-scenes explanation for why time travel resulted in that change, and then the rest simply cannot be a part of the canonical Universe 7 or any of the other universes, which pretty much definitionally places them outside the canon cosmology.
 
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Gonna step in a bit and say this since I don't think MWI is really up to debate. Timelines are not only created by time travel but also moment to moment actions. MWI existing does not prove the existence of Toei/GT as a timeline however.
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No, if you’re going with the MWI interpretation (which I think makes sense after seeing this new scan), then the universes HAVE to possess the same cosmology, with different events (which is what lead to them being created in the first place). So either the cosmologies are the same, or MWI DB isn’t real. You have to pick one not both
 
Gonna step in a bit and say this since I don't think MWI is really up to debate. Timelines are not only created by time travel but also moment to moment actions. MWI existing does not prove the existence of Toei/GT as a timeline however.
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Actually NVM this scan doesn't seem to be talking about it existing in Dragon Ball but instead an explanation on how it could theoretically work in real life other wise characters in Dragon Ball would not be SoL or above as it would cause them to go back in time. https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_708.html
 
No, if you’re going with the MWI interpretation (which I think makes sense after seeing this new scan), then the universes HAVE to possess the same cosmology, with different events (which is what lead to them being created in the first place). So either the cosmologies are the same, or MWI DB isn’t real. You have to pick one not both
MWI cannot work as traditionally understood, because the canon continuity asserts a finite amount of universes each with a finite amount of timelines.
 
The function of timelines as explained in Dragon Ball Super, and the amount of time rings we know exist for Universe 12, put us in a poor position to assert a shared cosmology for a few reasons.
Universe 12?
1) We essentially have to write headcanon to fit any of these non-canon stories into this scheme, by imagining a time-travel related reason for their creation
We don’t. As shown above, new timelines/universes can be created by even the slightest changes, that’s essentially what MWI is and that’s what the scan above says. We don’t have to write any headcanon because it doesn’t require time travel in the first place,
2) We can only fit one of them, because the rest of the timelines are strictly accounted for by canon events
Why? Why can’t they just be different timelines also created by different events, as explained above?
3) We know they cannot be different universes than Universe 12, because we have seen no indication of the same characters appearing in the histories of other universes. There's no "Goku" anywhere other than Universe 12.

I don’t think you understand what you’re talking about here. The timelines themselves would each contain a separate version of Goku. Trunk‘s timelines had future Goku, remember? You’re confusing universes with timelines. Universe 12 (or any other universe) doesn’t need to have an alternate version of Goku.
So, even if we were to accepted a shared cosmology we'd literally have to pick a single work to fit into the one timeline that has the muddiest info about it, write a behind-the-scenes explanation for why time travel resulted in that change, and then the rest simply cannot be a part of the canonical Universe 12 or any of the other universes, which pretty much definitionally places them outside the canon cosmology.
As I said, we don’t need to write any explanation for which time traveling event resulted in that change, because it’s not a requirement for a new timeline to be created (read the scan above). We can very easily just say that it could’ve been created by ANY change in ANY of the known timelines and link that scan, and that’ll be all the justification we need. No headcanon.
 
Actually NVM this scan doesn't seem to be talking about it existing in Dragon Ball but instead an explanation on how it could theoretically work in real life other wise characters in Dragon Ball would not be SoL or above as it would cause them to go back in time. https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_708.html
It’s both. (I think). It’s basically talking about how it exists in Dragon Ball and then trying to explain how that would apply IRL. I don’t think this is the first time this has been done on the Website, either. (As in, talking about a concept that exists in DB and then trying to quantify it IRL).
 
Universe 12?
My mistake, I was thinking about how there are 12 universes. I am referring to Universe 7

Why? Why can’t they just be different timelines also created by different events, as explained above?
Because timelines are only created through travelling to the past and creating a paradox. Travelling to the future does not create new timelines. This was explained in the series a few times.

As I said, we don’t need to write any explanation for which time traveling event resulted in that change, because it’s not a requirement for a new timeline to be created (read the scan above). We can very easily just say that it could’ve been created by ANY change in ANY of the known timelines and link that scan, and that’ll be all the justification we need. No headcanon.
We know through the amount of time rings how many timelines there are.
 
It’s both. (I think). It’s basically talking about how it exists in Dragon Ball and then trying to explain how that would apply IRL. I don’t think this is the first time this has been done on the Website, either. (As in, talking about a concept that exists in DB and then trying to quantify it IRL).
No it's using similar cases in dragon ball (time travel) and explaining how it fits into real life theories. Unless you want to say Dragon Ball is not FTL which is just narratively not true.
 
MWI cannot work as traditionally understood, because the canon continuity asserts a finite amount of universes each with a finite amount of timelines.
Not really? The only reason the cosmology is considered fininite Multiversal (2-B) is because of that giant room with possible >1000 time rings.
 
Not really? The only reason the cosmology is considered fininite Multiversal (2-B) is because of that giant room with possible >1000 time rings.
And none of them can be from Universe 7. It's possible many of those are from the now-destroyed universes.
 
It’s both. (I think). It’s basically talking about how it exists in Dragon Ball and then trying to explain how that would apply IRL. I don’t think this is the first time this has been done on the Website, either. (As in, talking about a concept that exists in DB and then trying to quantify it IRL).
There’s also the fact that, you know, it’s on the OFFICIAL DB website? Why else would they include something like that if they didnt think it’s at least somewhat relevant to Dragon Ball?
 
There’s also the fact that, you know, it’s on the OFFICIAL DB website? Why else would they include something like that if they didnt think it’s at least somewhat relevant to Dragon Ball?
Prof. Futamase: It could either be a craft that's capable of surpassing the speed of light, or a physical space that bends space-time and creates a 'shortcut' through it.

——A craft that's faster than light... But hang on, I thought light was the fastest thing in the universe?

Prof. Futamase:
In physics today, yes, it's believed that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. Light moves as quickly as it does because it has zero mass. If you accelerate an object with a non-zero mass, its mass increases exponentially as you get closer to the speed of light, essentially prohibiting it from ever reaching the speed of light. However, if the mass is zero, then you can circumvent that issue and reach the speed of light.
The site is obviously not talking about dragon ball having MWI. You can't pick and choose what you want to use.
No it's using similar cases in dragon ball (time travel) and explaining how it fits into real life theories. Unless you want to say Dragon Ball is not FTL which is just narratively not true.
 
No it's using similar cases in dragon ball (time travel) and explaining how it fits into real life theories. Unless you want to say Dragon Ball is not FTL which is just narratively not true.
That’s why I said “how it would apply IRL.”

And “trying to quantify a concept in DB.” I’m not saying it’s 1 to 1 explanation. I’m saying, based on the intro

“Around the beginning of Dragon Ball's Cell arc, a mysterious young man appears before our heroes. That young man turned out to be none other than Trunks, who had journeyed back to the present from the future! I'm sure many of you out there were enthralled by this revelation, begging to know more about him and the secrets behind the future's time machines!

Seeing Trunks travel between past, present, and future at will left us all in awe of Bulma's incredible technology, but also wondering if travelling through time could really be so simple.

So how does time travel work for us in the real world—if at all? I sat down with cosmologist Professor Toshifumi Futamase of Kyoto Sangyo University and asked him just that. We took a deep dive into the mechanics of time machines and time travel as well as the conditions required to make them possible, all in service of understanding the original series that much more!

The complexity of time travel left me scratching my head, and I was struck by a new-found appreciation for the genius Bulma demonstrated by overcoming all the obstacles and creating a fully functional time machine! But let's get to all that in chronological order—for the time being, at least. Please join us on our journey through time!”

It is simply trying to take a concept that exists within the fiction and trying to quantify it IRL, so it is both talking about the concept being in Dragon Ball AND how it would work IRL.
 
That’s why I said “how it would apply IRL.”

And “trying to quantify a concept in DB.” I’m not saying it’s 1 to 1 explanation. I’m saying, based on the intro

“Around the beginning of Dragon Ball's Cell arc, a mysterious young man appears before our heroes. That young man turned out to be none other than Trunks, who had journeyed back to the present from the future! I'm sure many of you out there were enthralled by this revelation, begging to know more about him and the secrets behind the future's time machines!

Seeing Trunks travel between past, present, and future at will left us all in awe of Bulma's incredible technology, but also wondering if travelling through time could really be so simple.

So how does time travel work for us in the real world—if at all? I sat down with cosmologist Professor Toshifumi Futamase of Kyoto Sangyo University and asked him just that. We took a deep dive into the mechanics of time machines and time travel as well as the conditions required to make them possible, all in service of understanding the original series that much more!

The complexity of time travel left me scratching my head, and I was struck by a new-found appreciation for the genius Bulma demonstrated by overcoming all the obstacles and creating a fully functional time machine! But let's get to all that in chronological order—for the time being, at least. Please join us on our journey through time!”

It is simply trying to take a concept that exists within the fiction and trying to quantify it IRL, so it is both talking about the concept being in Dragon Ball AND how it would work IRL.
The way it comes across is not in a way where you can use it for proof in dragon ball then. Yes it's taking concepts in Dragon Ball to give an easy and understandable explanation with similar cases but it's also using it to make sense with our own concepts or theories and does not necessarily apply to Dragon Ball.
 
Gonna step in a bit and say this since I don't think MWI is really up to debate. Timelines are not only created by time travel but also moment to moment actions. MWI existing does not prove the existence of Toei/GT as a timeline however.
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Who exactly is answering these questions, and who's asking them?

Because honestly I'm thinking they shouldn't be taken so seriously.

Just because it kinda completely contradicts stuff in super.
 
Who exactly is answering these questions, and who's asking them?

Because honestly I'm thinking they shouldn't be taken so seriously.

Just because it kinda completely contradicts stuff in super.
Being interviewed: Professor Toshifumi Futamase
Professor of Astrophysics & Meteorology at Kyoto Sangyo University's Faculty of Science.
Specialist in General Relativity & Cosmology.
Engaged in theoretical and observational research (using a gravity lens) of dark matter and dark matter energy.
Read Jump Comics throughout Dragon Ball's serialization.
Yea definitely is not usable. Not a Shueisha, Toei employee or Akira Toriyama and also supports that it's literally not talking about stuff that applies in dragon ball.
Also completely in REAL WORLD theoretical terms about how time travel in dragon ball might apply in real life.
——In Dragon Ball, Bulma made a time machine by herself in the future. Is creating a time machine in the real world theoretically possible?

Prof. Futamase:
We don't know yet. However, in physics we are yet to prove that creating a time machine is not possible. For now, let's just assume that creating a time machine is possible, shall we?

——So time machines are still in the R&D stage!
 
And none of them can be from Universe 7. It's possible many of those are from the now-destroyed universes.
Not for Universe 7. Alternate timelines are only created when someone goes back to the past and makes a change, which is why originally there was only a Silver Ring, the Green Rings were for each alternate timeline.

pggtpd4.png


At that point in the story, there were 5 timelines total in Universe 7, but this was changing at various points.

rACWjAL.png


Some fans have even mapped out exactly what each ring encompassed. These worlds only get created through time travel debacles. In this chart a fan created, Timeline 4 is the most speculative, but the others are connected to time travel events throughout the series. GT isn't part of any of this.
You do realize that Gowasu and Zamasu aren't from Universe 7, right?
 
Seems like they just asked a physicist to do a fun interview about time travel as a concept. I don't see it as having any relevance to the cosmology of Dragon Ball and I believe the time ring matter should end this discussion decisively. GT and the other non-canon stories simply cannot fit with the information we have about the cosmology of DBS.
 
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