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"Characters that are able to move backwards and forwards through time by movement alone qualify for immeasurable speed. However, due to general inconsistencies, and the fact that several fictions grant this ability to any character able to move FTL, they may be assigned an additional, independent, speed rating for the ability."
This is what our Speed page says about Immeasurable speed ratings. However, it should be noted that:
1. As the note suggests, it is just another way of saying that "this character can travel through time via speed and stuff like this is inconsistent throughout all of fiction, so the speed is unquantifiable but we will mention it as a speed rating anyway just for the ability". The problem with that is, we already mention this as an ability in the "Power and Abilities" section. And if its speed is unquantifiable, why even mention it as speed?
2. Fiction doesn't treat most characters who can travel through time via speed, as suddenly possessing speed of other-worldly magnitude when they are doing it. They just have an ability to time travel by using their usual speed (which in most cases is MFTL+). It doesn't change their original speed.
3. Time travel, whether done by hax or speed, remains just that- an ability, and as such should only be mentioned in the "Powers and Abilities" section. If it's done by speed, we can just mention it as "Time Travel (via Speed)".
4. Mentioning it again in the "Speed" section and that too by slapping another rating which is completely meaningless in every way, is just redundant and takes up space. It doesn't fulfill any purpose whatsoever. It's like slapping AP or tier ratings like-
"Attack Potency: Planet level, Unquantifiable by shattering dimensions"
"Tier: 5-C, Unknow by shattering dimensions".
TLDR: We should get rid of Immeasurable speed ratings given to characters for travelling through time when in reality it's just an ability they can perform with their usual speed. It is completely meaningless, redundant, takes up space for no reason, fulfills no purpose and confuses our new, less experienced viewers into believing something that is totally not the case.
This is what our Speed page says about Immeasurable speed ratings. However, it should be noted that:
1. As the note suggests, it is just another way of saying that "this character can travel through time via speed and stuff like this is inconsistent throughout all of fiction, so the speed is unquantifiable but we will mention it as a speed rating anyway just for the ability". The problem with that is, we already mention this as an ability in the "Power and Abilities" section. And if its speed is unquantifiable, why even mention it as speed?
2. Fiction doesn't treat most characters who can travel through time via speed, as suddenly possessing speed of other-worldly magnitude when they are doing it. They just have an ability to time travel by using their usual speed (which in most cases is MFTL+). It doesn't change their original speed.
3. Time travel, whether done by hax or speed, remains just that- an ability, and as such should only be mentioned in the "Powers and Abilities" section. If it's done by speed, we can just mention it as "Time Travel (via Speed)".
4. Mentioning it again in the "Speed" section and that too by slapping another rating which is completely meaningless in every way, is just redundant and takes up space. It doesn't fulfill any purpose whatsoever. It's like slapping AP or tier ratings like-
"Attack Potency: Planet level, Unquantifiable by shattering dimensions"
"Tier: 5-C, Unknow by shattering dimensions".
TLDR: We should get rid of Immeasurable speed ratings given to characters for travelling through time when in reality it's just an ability they can perform with their usual speed. It is completely meaningless, redundant, takes up space for no reason, fulfills no purpose and confuses our new, less experienced viewers into believing something that is totally not the case.
