Info for the Sequel · 3:01pm Aug 8th, 2020
You probably all understood it, the sequel to A Sweetie Dreamland being a crossover with Smash Bros, and in general, being a multi-crossover with the Nintendoverse and some other games, quite a number of gods will appear. Void, Palutena and other gods from Kid Icarus, Master Hand and Crazy Hand, Zanza, Jubileus, Galeem and Dharkon, and so on. There will be probably more gods in this story than in any other stories in fimfiction excepted maybe GMBlackjack's Songs of the Spheres. And that's without counting the god-like beings like Tabuu, Kirby, Discord, and so on.
And what I want to say to you is that I divide the gods into three categories:
First category: the "Gods of X".
God of Fire, God of War, God of Hell, God of Light, God of Darkness, God of Chaos, God of Creation, God of Destruction, God of Death, and so on. Those are all the gods whose powers are (more or less) limited to some domain(s). So this includes gods such as Palutena, Master and Crazy Hand, or Galeem and Dharkon. Other known examples are all the gods belonging to a pantheon. Greeks, Norths, Egyptians, and so on. For example, Palutena is the Goddess of Light in Kid Icarus, so she has powers mostly with light (but she still can use other stuff like a black hole). Of course, as you can guess, those gods don't have all the same level of power. A God of Chaos will clearly generally be more powerful than a simple God of Earth for example. But even gods of a same domain don't necessarily possess the same level of power from one to another. A good example is Galeem who's clearly more powerful than Palutena despite both being Gods of Light. And when Galeem absorbs energy from the Master Hand clones, he can even become as powerful as a god from the second category despite his powers being mostly limited to light.
Second category: the Creators/Destructors.
Not to be confused with the Gods of Creation and Gods of Destruction such as Master Hand and Crazy Hand. Those gods are the real deal who can create and destroy universes at a whim. Their powers aren't generally limited to domains like the gods of the first category, making them very polyvalent. Some can even self generate their own unique energy. Such gods are Void, Zanza (especially once he possesses the two Monados), or Jubileus, among others. Like in the first category, however, they don't all possess the same level of power. To say it simply, Void and Jubileus could crush Zanza without too much problems. And even some gods of the first category could rip him a new one. Zanza, however, possesses some interesting powers that most gods don't possess like the possibility to see the future (even if it's mostly effective in his universe). There are also some gods who can manipulate time, but others no. Some are totally immortal, others not. They're very diversified, very different from one universe to another.
Third category: The absolutely all powerful, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and whatever-other-omnistuff-you-can-think-of gods.
It's exactly as the name of the category says. The gods who have, to put it simply, no limit. Gods who are so powerful that they transcended Space and Time, Life and Death, Energy and Matter, and so on. Gods who can be everywhere at once, who can see everything, who can hear everything, even read the mind of some random guy in another plane, and who can see past, present, and future like we see left and right. I don't know of any gods who reached such a level, but i'm sure that there must be a few in the multiverse. The Christian God may count as one, but... Well, I'm not well versed in Christian religion so I don't know much beside the big lines, but can God see the future? Does he really see everything? Like, could He have stopped the Snake from convincing Eve to take the Fruit? Did He knowingly let it happen? Did He actually see the Snake talking to Eve? Depending of the answers, then the Christian God is either in the third category, or in the second (a very powerful second).
but wouldn't some of those gods not be around since some of those games kinda eliminated them? least then it might be a little less of a headache.
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It depends of where in the timeline of the games I will put the "disruptive element". For exemple, in Xenoblade Chronicles, I'm planning to put it before Shulk and co enter Mechonis, as they're about to leave the arm. So this means that Zanza will still be a threat. And let's not forget that there are many universes for a same game, so even if the heroes encounter and befriend Bayonetta post-Bayonetta 2, they could always encounter a Jubileus coming from a different Bayonettaverse where Bayonetta hasn't yet killed her, or has failed.
Okay, the thing about YHVH is that His followers claim He is in the third category, and if you have enough of a brain to start asking the questions you did they excommunicate you instead of actually answering. The Shin Megami Tensei iteration, amusingly enough, is implied to be in the first category, but don't let Him hear you say that. (The Great Will, also from SMT, has a far better claim on the third category, assuming it actually exists beyond YHVH's delusions which everyone in-universe and out treat as a given even though it's not)
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The previous blog implied that at least some worlds are being interrupted mid-game, and the only mentioned ones who got destroyed were as or by the final boss fight.
As a Christian, I'll answer your questions. Yes, God can see the future; yes, He really sees everything; yes, He could have stopped the Snake from convincing Eve to take the forbidden fruit; yes, He knowingly allowed it to happen; and yes, He saw the Snake talking to Eve.
God is a kind god who doesn't want to force humanity to follow in his footsteps. That's why He gave us free will. He considers us to be his friends, and good friends don't force each other to be someone they aren't. To further prove His love for us, He allowed His son Jesus to die on the cross to pay for our sins, so we don't have to go to hell to pay for our sins. All we have to do is confess and ask Him to save us, and we'll be able to spend an eternity in heaven with God.
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Mmh... From what I read in the wiki, the Great Will really seems to be the great creator behind YHVH (and their avatars), and where YHVH seems to be mostly depicted as the God of Law, the Great Will is a greater force who can create and will things to happen. So, basically, they can forge Fate? That's very powerful indeed. Yes, they seem to be in the third category, or at least close enough. After all, there's a difference between forging Fate and seeing the future. Forging Fate doesn't necessarily means that you can see what will happen.
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Thanks for those info about God. If I ever decide to make Sweetie Belle go on Earth and talk to Him, they could be useful. Well, Sweetie Belle will go on many versions of Earth, but you see what I mean (and yes, the sequel will be crazy to the point that Sweetie could talk to God).
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You're welcome. Besides, it's my job as a follower of Him to help others achieve a happy ending.