Suggsverse vs Logic
Chapter 5
Previous Chapter Next Chapter"So, it sounds like the Suggsverse exists for the sole purpose of having super powerful beings, and they're all powerful because they use different branches of physics 'above' Metaphysics," Pinkie Pie said as she pulled a cake out of the oven Unicron had conjured for her. "Thanks again for building us this little kitchen on your shoulder, Unicron!"
"It took no effort, little ones. The further we travel down this pathway, the more eager I am to explore this art gallery."
"I thought you wanted to eat the Art Gallery?" Sunset Shimmer said as she watched Pinkie Pie begin preparations for the icing spread. "We should be getting close."
"Where are we, anyway?" Pinkie Pie asked as she looked around them. "Everything went all red."
"According to the book I took from the Voyager library, we're in a place called Realm Reborn Red. It's named after a beverage from a Final Fantasy game."
"I think we went too far," Unicron said as he turned around.
"There are pata-characters in the suggsverse, and upon reaching this place they automatically gain full mastery of a system of powers such as 'reverse plot-armor' and 'the capability to create and assume control of concepts that aren't of a Para-Meta-Omnicient Mind-Scape.'"
"So, by stepping up to a higher plane of existence, these creatures gain the power of made-up words?" Unicron said as he raised one gigantic eyebrow.
"Pretty much. All you have to do is find a way to go higher. It sounds like most of the people who do it already exist on a higher plane, somehow."
"This book says that those who find a way to ascend without 'duality of existence' just kinda go higher," Pinkie Pie said as she skimmed through several pages while preparing her icing bags. "I'm pretty good at speaking gibberish, and none of the words here make sense to me. I think they're trying to describe the method of ascension, but the context is off on some. Some words and phrases are redundant, and others seem like they've been made up."
"Personally, I blame Dragonball Z for this," Unicron said. "If Vegeta weren't so bent on 'ascending to the next level' then it wouldn't have become a staple in anime."
"Getting stronger has always been a staple in action and adventure stories. Dragonball Z didn't start it. In fact, folks have been getting stronger on their own and 'raising it up a notch' forever!"
"Yes, but the current generation has to have been influenced by something. Newer generations are not introduced to the origins of ideas and themes, and so they must learn about these things through the new media provided for them. Many of the creators of media don't know where the themes they work with were born. Some knowledge is stolen by time, and some knowledge is stolen by poor education."
"Yet, Dragonball Z is hardly the only thing that can be held responsible for this,"
"It is the greatest example of this theme from the last generation," Unicron rumbled. "It influenced all that came after it, and they followed in its footsteps. They didn't just copy the method of ascension, they copied the urgent tone, the over-the-top animation, and worked to push it further. Even those children who never watched Dragonball Z have no doubt watched something inspired by it. Extreme power is best used sparingly, for like most things, it loses the effect of inspiring awe when used too often. Dragonball Z set the stage for one-upsmanship in anime. It most certainly can be held responsible for this."
"Aww," Pinkie Pie said as her mane slumped a bit. "But I love Dragonball…"
"Hey, look over there," Sunset Shimmer said as she pointed with a hoof. There were long lines of creatures, twenty to a line, standing outside of wooden outhouses that floated in the void.
"What are they?" Pinkie Pie asked as she stared off into the distance, trying to see the end of the line of outhouses. "They look like the Poes from Hyrule."
"They're called Zions," Unicron said as he glanced at the fiends and smiled. "They exist in a state of 'I think, therefore I am', yet they have no will. So, I gave them a thought. They haven't the will to ignore it or think of anything else."
"You told them to do the potty dance while standing in line outside a bunch of outhouses?" Pinkie Pie said in amazement. "For how long?"
"All eternity. They are pathetic fodder, and operate on the laws that govern this 'Realm Reborn Red'. I've done the same thing to a number of heroes in this 'Suggsverse', as well."
Unicron pointed at a white-haired man with a coat that looked like twinkling stars. He had a red katana at his waist, and his face was scrunched up in pain. The man stood in line further down the rows of outhouses, with other beings nearby in human forms scattered among the Zions. They all danced in urgency, but not a single line moved.
"You know that if Lionel Suggs ever acknowledges this, he'll probably just say that one of his characters wrote this as a parody. Or else, he'll say it never happened."
"Best case scenario, he ignores it," Unicron said with a sinister smile. "This is a parody of his work, afterall. All of these characters are his in their entirety. They are parodies of other works, themselves, but they are his nonetheless. This entire conglomeration known as Suggsverse is a parody of good fiction. Its laws are meaningless, and thus, easily manipulated by one who has a true grasp on the scope of omnipotence."
"That's pretty mean," Sunset Shimmer said as she watched Chris Raion Spades squeeze his legs together and cry as he waited at the back of the line.
"I am an evil robot god," Unicron said as he and his passengers left Realm Reborn Red. "I am not here to be 'nice'. I am here to devour the Art Gallery."