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{{Quote|"Behold yon miserable creature. That Point is a Being like ourselves, but confined to the Non-dimensional Gulf. He is himself his own World, his own Universe; of any other than himself he can form no conception; he knows not Length, nor Breadth, nor Height, for he has had no experience of them; he has no cognizance even of the number Two; nor has he a thought of Plurality; for he is himself his One and All, being really Nothing." - The Sphere describing the Monarch of Pointland|Chapter 20, Flatland}} | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The Monarch of Pointland appears in Edwin Abbott's 1884 novel "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions." It exists as the sole inhabitant and ruler of Pointland, a dimensionless realm that the Sphere shows to A Square during his metaphysical explorations. The Monarch represents the ultimate extreme of solipsistic existence, being completely unable to conceive of anything beyond itself. | The '''Monarch of Pointland''' appears in Edwin Abbott's 1884 novel "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions." It exists as the sole inhabitant and ruler of Pointland, a dimensionless realm that the Sphere shows to A Square during his metaphysical explorations. The Monarch represents the ultimate extreme of solipsistic existence, being completely unable to conceive of anything beyond itself. | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
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'''[[Grade]]:''' '''F''' | '''[[Grade]]:''' '''F''' | ||
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' ''' | '''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''Low 10-C''' | ||
'''[[Cardinality]]:''' '''None''' | '''[[Cardinality]]:''' '''None''' | ||
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'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''0-D''' | '''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''0-D''' | ||
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' ''' | '''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Low Subhuman level''' (Exists only as a mathematical point) | ||
'''[[Durability]]: | '''[[Durability]]:''' '''Low Subhuman level''' | ||
'''[[Striking Strength]]:''' ''' | '''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Low Subhuman Class''' | ||
'''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' ''' | '''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Low Subhuman Class''' | ||
'''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Immobile''' ( | '''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Immobile''' (Cannot move in zero dimensions) | ||
'''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' ''' | '''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' '''Unknown: True level''' | ||
'''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' ''' | '''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' '''Unknown: True level''' | ||
'''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Limitless''' (Exists eternally in its point state) | '''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Limitless''' (Exists eternally in its point state) | ||
'''[[Range]]:''' ''' | '''[[Range]]:''' '''Below Standard Melee''' (Zero-dimensional existence) | ||
'''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Below Average''' (Can only comprehend itself) | '''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Below Average Intelligence''' (Can only comprehend itself) | ||
'''[[Knowledge]]:''' '''Self Only''' | '''[[Knowledge]]:''' '''Self Only''' | ||
==[[Powers and Techniques]]== | ==[[Powers and Techniques]]== | ||
'''[[Lower-Dimensional Existence]]''' ('''Zero-Dimensional''' | '''[[Lower-Dimensional Existence]]''' ('''Zero-Dimensional;''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=Look%20yonder%2C%20said%20my%20Guide%2C%20in%20Flatland%20thou%20didst%20hear%20the%20sound%2C%20but%20thou%20didst%20not%20see%20the%20form%20of%20words%3B%20now%2C%20in%20this%20realm%2C%20thou%20shalt%20hear%20and%20see%20both.%20Then%20my%20Guide%20led%20me%20down%20into%20the%20abyss%20of%20No%20dimensions. Exists in "the abyss of No dimensions"]), '''[[Reality Warping]]''' ('''Personal Reality;''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=He%20is%20himself%20his%20own%20World%2C%20his%20own%20Universe%3B%20of%20any%20other%20than%20himself%20he%20can%20form%20no%20conception. Controls their own universe as "his own World, his own Universe"]), '''[[Omnipresence]]''', '''[[Immortality]]''' ('''Agelesss;''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=being%20really%20Nothing%20and%20being%20therefore%20All. Exists eternally as "Nothing and therefore All"]), '''[[Self-Sustenance]]''' ('''Nutritional''', '''Restful''', & '''Respiratory;''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=what%20he%20thinks%2C%20that%20he%20utters%3B%20and%20what%20he%20utters%2C%20that%20he%20hears. Self-sustaining existence as shown by "what he thinks, that he utters; and what he utters, that he hears"]), '''[[Acausality]]''' ('''Causality Immunity'''; [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=he%20has%20no%20cognizance%20even%20of%20the%20number%20Two%3B%20nor%20has%20he%20a%20thought%20of%20Plurality. Exists outside normal causality as shown by having "no cognizance even of the number Two"]), '''[[Power Nullification]]''' ('''Passive'''; [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=How%20could%20he%20ask%20or%20answer%20such%20a%20question%3F%20For%20the%20Point%20has%20no%20surroundings. Nullifies all external influences as "the Point has no surroundings"]), '''[[Nonexistent Physiology]]''' ('''Literal Nonexistence;''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=being%20really%20Nothing. Described as "being really Nothing"]), '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''' ('''Self Only'''; [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=Once%20when%2C%20moved%20by%20pity%2C%20I%20wished%20to%20warn%20the%20Point%20of%20his%20parlous%20state%2C%20my%20words%20were%20interpreted%20as%20the%20sound%20of%20his%20own%20voice. Interprets all external input as their own thoughts]), '''[[Abstract Existence]]''' ('''Information;''' [https://arxiv.org/abs/1508.02946 A point has Hausdorff dimension 0 and exists as a pure mathematical concept], [https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/36179]) | ||
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==Notable Techniques== | ==Notable Techniques== | ||
'''Absolute Solipsism:''' The Monarch exists in a state where: | '''Absolute Solipsism:''' The Monarch exists in a state where: | ||
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=All%20that%20he%20sees%2C%20feels%2C%20or%20hears%2C%20is%20himself%2C%20and%20nothing%20but%20himself. Interprets all external input as internal thoughts] | * [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=All%20that%20he%20sees%2C%20feels%2C%20or%20hears%2C%20is%20himself%2C%20and%20nothing%20but%20himself. Interprets all external input as internal thoughts]. | ||
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=He%20is%20himself%20his%20own%20World%2C%20his%20own%20Universe. Maintains complete control over its zero-dimensional reality] | * [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=He%20is%20himself%20his%20own%20World%2C%20his%20own%20Universe. Maintains complete control over its zero-dimensional reality]. | ||
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=of%20any%20other%20than%20himself%20he%20can%20form%20no%20conception Cannot be affected by higher dimensional beings] | * [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=of%20any%20other%20than%20himself%20he%20can%20form%20no%20conception Cannot be affected by higher dimensional beings]. | ||
'''Dimensional Transcendence Immunity:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=Infinite%20beatitude%20of%20existence!%20It%20is%3B%20and%20there%20is%20none%20else%20beside%20It. The Monarch is immune to attempts by higher dimensional beings to make it comprehend additional dimensions] | '''Dimensional Transcendence Immunity:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=Infinite%20beatitude%20of%20existence!%20It%20is%3B%20and%20there%20is%20none%20else%20beside%20It. The Monarch is immune to attempts by higher dimensional beings to make it comprehend additional dimensions]. | ||
'''Personal Reality Maintenance:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=What%20he%20thinks%2C%20he%20utters%3B%20and%20what%20he%20utters%2C%20that%20he%20hears. The Monarch constantly maintains its personal zero-dimensional reality through pure solipsism]. | |||
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
'''Standard Tactics:''' None - The Monarch cannot engage in tactical thinking as it cannot perceive anything beyond itself | '''Standard Tactics:''' None - The Monarch cannot engage in tactical thinking as it cannot perceive anything beyond itself. | ||
'''Weaknesses:''' | '''Weaknesses:''' | ||
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* [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=How%20could%20he%20move%20or%20go%20anywhere%3F Cannot move or change] | * [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=How%20could%20he%20move%20or%20go%20anywhere%3F Cannot move or change] | ||
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=of%20any%20other%20than%20himself%20he%20can%20form%20no%20conception Unable to comprehend the existence of other beings or dimensions] | * [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm#:~:text=of%20any%20other%20than%20himself%20he%20can%20form%20no%20conception Unable to comprehend the existence of other beings or dimensions] | ||
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==Battle Records== | ==Battle Records== | ||
'''0-0-0''' | '''0-0-0''' | ||
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Revision as of 06:13, 3 December 2024
| “ | "Behold yon miserable creature. That Point is a Being like ourselves, but confined to the Non-dimensional Gulf. He is himself his own World, his own Universe; of any other than himself he can form no conception; he knows not Length, nor Breadth, nor Height, for he has had no experience of them; he has no cognizance even of the number Two; nor has he a thought of Plurality; for he is himself his One and All, being really Nothing." - The Sphere describing the Monarch of Pointland | „ |
| ~ Chapter 20, Flatland |
Background
The Monarch of Pointland appears in Edwin Abbott's 1884 novel "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions." It exists as the sole inhabitant and ruler of Pointland, a dimensionless realm that the Sphere shows to A Square during his metaphysical explorations. The Monarch represents the ultimate extreme of solipsistic existence, being completely unable to conceive of anything beyond itself.
General Information
Name: The Monarch of Pointland, The Point
Origin: Flatland
First Appearance: Chapter 20, "How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision", Flatland (1884)
Company: None (exists as a self-contained universe)
Sex: None (exists as a mathematical point)
Sexuality: Not Applicable
Pronouns: It/Its
Age: Ageless
Homeworld: Pointland (Zero-dimensional space)
Residence: Pointland
Story Role: Philosophical Example, Dimensional Being
Classification: Zero-dimensional Entity
Species: Point Being
State of Being: Dimensional Entity
Physiology: Point
Occupation: Self-proclaimed Monarch of Pointland
Containment Status: N/A
Affiliations: None
Enemies: None (cannot comprehend external entities)
Height: None (zero-dimensional)
Weight: None (zero-dimensional)
Status: Alive
Alignment: True Neutral (Exists in complete solipsism)
Threat Level: None (Cannot affect higher dimensions)
Codex Statistics
Grade: F
Tier: Low 10-C
Cardinality: None
Dimensionality: 0-D
Attack Potency: Low Subhuman level (Exists only as a mathematical point)
Durability: Low Subhuman level
Striking Strength: Low Subhuman Class
Lifting Strength: Low Subhuman Class
Travel Speed: Immobile (Cannot move in zero dimensions)
Combat Speed: Unknown: True level
Reaction Speed: Unknown: True level
Stamina: Limitless (Exists eternally in its point state)
Range: Below Standard Melee (Zero-dimensional existence)
Intelligence: Below Average Intelligence (Can only comprehend itself)
Knowledge: Self Only
Powers and Techniques
Lower-Dimensional Existence (Zero-Dimensional; Exists in "the abyss of No dimensions"), Reality Warping (Personal Reality; Controls their own universe as "his own World, his own Universe"), Omnipresence, Immortality (Agelesss; Exists eternally as "Nothing and therefore All"), Self-Sustenance (Nutritional, Restful, & Respiratory; Self-sustaining existence as shown by "what he thinks, that he utters; and what he utters, that he hears"), Acausality (Causality Immunity; Exists outside normal causality as shown by having "no cognizance even of the number Two"), Power Nullification (Passive; Nullifies all external influences as "the Point has no surroundings"), Nonexistent Physiology (Literal Nonexistence; Described as "being really Nothing"), Mind Manipulation (Self Only; Interprets all external input as their own thoughts), Abstract Existence (Information; A point has Hausdorff dimension 0 and exists as a pure mathematical concept, [1])
Notable Techniques
Absolute Solipsism: The Monarch exists in a state where:
- Interprets all external input as internal thoughts.
- Maintains complete control over its zero-dimensional reality.
- Cannot be affected by higher dimensional beings.
Dimensional Transcendence Immunity: The Monarch is immune to attempts by higher dimensional beings to make it comprehend additional dimensions.
Personal Reality Maintenance: The Monarch constantly maintains its personal zero-dimensional reality through pure solipsism.
Other
Standard Tactics: None - The Monarch cannot engage in tactical thinking as it cannot perceive anything beyond itself.
Weaknesses:
- Complete inability to perceive or interact with higher dimensions
- Cannot learn or grow due to solipsistic nature
- Cannot move or change
- Unable to comprehend the existence of other beings or dimensions
Battle Records
0-0-0
None (Cannot engage in combat due to dimensional limitations)
None (Cannot engage in combat due to dimensional limitations)
References
- Abbott, Edwin A. "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" (1884), Chapter 20
- Project Gutenberg Edition of Flatland
