The Author (OneShot)

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“	"As the lamp shines brighter, longer grow the shadows it casts." The clearer our vision, the better understanding of how much yet remains unseen. Having seen so much of this world, it pains me to imagine the wonderful people I shall never get the chance to meet. The delightful meals I shall never get the chance to taste, the beautiful shores I shall never get to sit upon. It pains me yet again to know that this simulation, though crafted to the best of my ability, represents only a portion of what I myself have been able to see. Nevertheless, I hope that by sharing this small spark what remains can never truly be lost. May you add this light to your own, and carry it with you on your journey.	„
	~ The Author

Background

Note: Credits to the OneShot Wiki

The Author is an alias for a character mentioned throughout OneShot. Few depictions of his physical appearance exist, but he appears to be an older man with dark skin and a bit of gray stubble on his face. He wears an aviator hat, a large brown coat, a yellow scarf, and gloves.

The Author is credited for inventing a flying machine and music boxes, writing and illustrating many books, and documenting The World. He also directly helps User late in the game.

In OneShot: World Machine Edition, The Author's bio reads:

"A sentimental fool, with interest in tinkering. Creator of The World Machine, and Chronicler of a place and time that no longer exists.

There is an old saying (here gently paraphrased) that claims "As the lamp shines brighter, longer grow the shadows it casts." The clearer our vision, the better understanding of how much yet remains unseen.

Having seen so much of this world, it pains me to imagine the wonderful people I shall never get the chance to meet. The delightful meals I shall never get the chance to taste, the beautiful shores I shall never get to sit upon. It pains me yet again to know that this simulation, though crafted to the best of my ability, represents only a portion of what I myself have been able to see.

Nevertheless, I hope that by sharing this small spark what remains can never truly be lost. May you add this light to your own, and carry it with you on your journey."

This dropdown contains the synopsis of The Author’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

History Solstice The Author originally lived in the Old World, and was alive during its end. He attempted to save the world by converting it into code, creating The World Machine. Since it needed to borrow the mental processing abilities of a living person, he used himself for it during the testing phases. However, he did not realize that the World Machine was sentient and was rearranging its own code. When he realized the cause of the squares polluting the land, he did not have time to make it stable before the Old World ended. Its code floated in the void for an unknown period of time, waiting for a living being to install it in their hardware and generate the universe using the code. Legacy In the World, the Author is well-known for writing many books, ranging from novels to documentations, illustrations, and sketches. One of said illustrations was the design for Prophetbot. He had also invented a flying machine which allowed him to travel to the different regions of the World to gather materials for his books. He has personally been friends with many of the other characters such as Silver, Alula, Calamus, Rachis, George, and more. Fate It is unknown what fate befell the Author, but it is implied that he is still alive, although no longer existing in The World. Nothing in-game states what kind of existence this would be. During the non-Solstice route, a written note to User states that "I already left the world on my own terms.", confirming that the Author was alive at some point after exiting The World and that he did not die as a result of exiting The World. Further, the Author at first does not know whether resetting the game and bypassing the OneShot mechanic is possible until User demonstrates so, at which point the Author communicates with User, confirming that he is still alive at the moment the player is playing the game. During the Solstice route, Cedric expresses sadness that the Author is no longer "with us", which could be interpreted as the Author being dead, but may also mean that the Author has exited The World with no way to return. It is also stated during the Solstice route that the Solstice update itself was a patch the Author made to The World Machine's code, which must be after User's original playthrough.

Statistics

Tier: 1-C

Name: The Author (Real name unknown)

Origin: OneShot

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown (Is an adult)

Classification: Human (Possibly), Scientist, Book Author

Status: Alive

Alignment: Neutral Good (The Author is noted to be very friendly towards others and assist others when needed. He left his world in order to help Niko and User to prevent the world from destroying itself again. He originally tried to assist the old world, but could not. As an attempt to bring people back, he remade the world with The World Machine)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Simple Hierarchal Multiverse level (The Author is the creator of The World Machine, a machine that is the universe itself along with other realities. The Author was able to transcend the world of OneShot itself, and was unaffected by anything The World Machine would attempt, viewing it as powerless. Is also unaffected by OneShot shutting down, which shuts off all of reality)

Durability: Simple Hierarchal Multiverse level

Striking Strength: Simple Hierarchal Multiversal

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Extra-Temporal (Transcends The World Machine, who can function in an empty void after the universe was destroyed)

Combat Speed: Extra-Temporal

Reaction Speed: Extra-Temporal

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Simple Hierarchal Multiversal

Intelligence: Cosmic (The Author is a very successful writer for books that studies the overall universe itself and its different concepts. They've written hundreds if not thousands of books that teaches everyone about the world itself. He were also the first person to invent a plane. It's also likely that they assisted in the creation of robots, allowing them to build their own will and thoughts. The Author was also able to discover the multiverse theory and be aware of its multiple realities. Their most notable feats are finding the original prophecy of Niko with its events foretelling of OneShot. He found that the universe was about to end and they had no solution of stopping this, so he created The World Machine. A machine that generates code that builds up its own universes with a living society. In doing so to fulfill the prophecy, The Author was in addition able to discover how to transcend OneShot's reality itself, leaving it behind to begin the prophecy)

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Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Types 1 & 2; After transcending OneShot, he noted how he would no longer eat food, which would mean he's been living without ant sustenance. It's also unlikely that there is any oxygen), Cosmic Intelligence, Human Achievements (Is a popular writer for books, invented the plane, and discovered multiverse theory), Fate Protection (Similar to Niko, The Author would also be under the influence of Niko's prophecy in which he is needed to make it happen due to discovering it), Higher-Dimensional Existence (Left OneShot's reality and transcended it, being unaffected by The World Machine), Flight (Was the inventor of the plane in OneShot's world), Regeneration (High-Godly; The Author even after being erased from beyond the game itself can be brought back by User), Subjective Reality (The Author can draw objects into the universe to make it a reality), Divine Protection (Should be protected by User due to watching from beyond the game and assisting The Author in its goals), Immortality (Type 4; Protected by User). Resistance to to Existence Erasure (Unaffected by The Sun destroying all of OneShot nor the game closing itself), Reality Warping, Conceptual Manipulation, Plot Manipulation, Causality Manipulation (Unaffected by The World Machine's attempts to finish the game early. The World Machine is a conceptual being due to being OneShot itself that cannot affect The Author), Irreversible Damage (Should scale above Niko, who's unaffected by The World Machine's squares)

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Equipment

His book

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Other

Standard Tactics: The Author has no direct combat feats and will likely rely on User to direct them on what to do.

Weaknesses: None notable.

Battle Records

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