Falsifying history is good business

When integrating the Wonder Woman story, Lin You discovered that DC comics had a particularly satisfying setting: the theory of the multiverse's gods' incarnations.

To put it simply, the gods that appear in the DC multiverse - especially the old gods taken from the classical myths of major civilizations - are mostly just projections or clones; the true bodies of the gods are actually outside the multiverse most of the time.

Sound familiar?

Isn't this the difference between the true God and the branch God in the Great World Plan? Not to say they are exactly the same, but at least they are similar.

What is similar is that all gods have an original body outside the universe. The only difference is that the incarnations of the gods in DC stories are always confined to DC stories, while the branch gods in the big world plan are distributed in various story worlds of all sizes.

Since they are all "one body transforming into millions", can we take this opportunity to combine the true bodies of the gods in DC stories and the true God in the big world plan into one?
Just like the God in the Bible story replaced the God in the DC story.

When this idea was first proposed by the author, it was sternly rejected by God.

"In the DC stories, God is the only supreme being. The only thing that can be compared to Him is the original darkness of the world. If we merge the true gods with the true bodies of the gods in the DC world, wouldn't that be putting the gods under the Garden of Eden? They won't agree to this. This move will only bring disaster and may even completely destroy the big world plan."

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Lin You discovered that before God expressed his refusal in a righteous manner, he seemed to reveal a hint of surprise; but this process was extremely short and fleeting, so much so that the writer could not tell whether it was an illusion or he was dazzled.

The final result is that the true body of the old god in the DC world is transformed into a divine thought separated from the true god of the big world; as for the projections and clones of the old gods in the multiverse, they are really just projections and their status is inferior.

I remember what God said at that time: "Only in this way can the rewritten content be approved by the gods, and your quill pen can write the words."

For some reason, Lin You felt that God's last sentence was superfluous and seemed to be inspired. He wanted to ask, "If the quill pen can write without the approval of the gods, do you agree to the suggestion of writing the gods directly into the DC world and placing them in the Garden of Eden?"

In the end, reason stopped Lin You from asking this question.

"When integrating the Wonder Woman story before, in order to take shortcuts, the issue of the projection of the old gods was deliberately postponed; now that we want to fully integrate the DC world, we have to consider the issue of the multiverse. The first question is, where is the boundary of the multiverse?"

God looked at the writer and asked, "Do you have a plan?"

Lin You hesitated for a moment, finally nodded, and asked tentatively: "Stories with the concept of the multiverse belong to DC, and stories without the concept of the multiverse belong to another category."

"Explain in detail."

"In short, although DC's multiverse is integrated into the big world, the big world is not affected by the multiverse as long as the original plot does not contain the concept of multiverse and parallel universe." Lin You talked eloquently, becoming more and more fluent. "To give a simple example, in the original Harry Potter story setting, what happened in the past cannot be changed, and the timeline is unique. Stories like this are not affected by the concept of the multiverse, and there will not be another Harry Potter in another parallel universe, nor will there be another Dumbledore and Voldemort."

God pondered: "A story with a unique timeline must also require a unique world?"

"Yes, the existing big world is the only world. The worlds where the multiverse and parallel universe exist are fundamentally different from the big world."

God's eyes became brighter and brighter. He had understood Lin You's plan: "This big world today is irreplaceable and unique. It is also the only connection point shared by all parallel universes and multiverses. From now on, all newly born multiverses and parallel universes are just derivatives of the current big world."

"That's right." Lin You nodded vigorously.

In DC and Marvel stories, there are actually concepts of the so-called "central universe" and "main universe", but they are not as extreme as what Lin You proposed; in the writer's plan, the big world is not only the center of all multiverses and parallel universes, but also their common source and connection point.

However, considering the particularity of the Great World Plan, Lin You is confident that this extreme idea will be approved by God and the gods.

All the gods participating in the Great World Plan have already merged their respective divine realms with the Great World; isn't it natural that the Great World becomes the only source and center of the multiverse and parallel universe?
"The 'boundary' of the multiverse will be set according to your suggestion. It is reasonable." As expected, God agreed with the writer's opinion without hesitation. "What should we consider next? The strength of the characters in the story?"

"Yes, this is also a troublesome matter; the strength of superheroes and villains changes too much in different stories. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to rewrite in this regard. After all, they are all supernatural powers, and changing their strength or weakness is just a matter of thought. Compared with materializing fictional cities in the world, the impact of modifying supernatural powers is much smaller." Lin You answered God's question while writing the definition of the multiverse and parallel universe.

"To sum it up in an artistic way, it's probably 'it's easier to draw a ghost than a person', isn't that right?" God teased with a smile.

"In the final analysis, the key to modifying supernatural powers is to set a standard. The height of the standard is secondary. The important thing is to have such a standard first, and then rewrite it."

As he was talking, Lin You finished writing about the definitions of the multiverse and parallel universe, and began to seriously discuss the next rewrite plan;
"Let me first tell you a standard. We will set the upper limit of all supernatural powers based on their destructive power. We must never allow a power that can directly destroy the big world. Superman in the Silver Age comics could extinguish the sun with a sneeze and shatter the multiverse with a full-strength attack. He was just a superhero, and there are countless super villains who can match him. No matter how strong the big world is, no matter how well protected it is by a quill pen, it can't withstand this level of destructive power causing trouble every other day."

Because the story incorporates many real-life themes, the Earth in the big world still retains - and must retain - the normal properties of the planets in the solar system. It has not undergone any form of evolution and naturally cannot withstand the extreme destructive power of the many superheroes and super villains in the comics.

The author has another meaning that he didn't say, but he believes that the gods should be able to think of it.

The plot of the story world is affected by the real dimension, and the original intention of the big world plan is to get rid of the influence of the real dimension and exist independently. By analogy, the earth and the universe in the comic story can be destroyed once, twice, or thousands of times. At most, the editor can save it in the end through means such as "plot killing". But what if it is a big world that is not affected by the real dimension? If a plot that destroys the world really develops in the future, without the help of editors and authors, can the gods save it by themselves?
Can a destroyed world continue to integrate new stories? Can it still maintain the vitality of the world?
"That's just an upper limit, not a clear standard." God did not object to the writer's idea, but raised another question.

"In fact, there are clear standards, and we have a ready-made one in the real dimension." Lin You said with a smile, "Compared to comic editors who completely let themselves go, although film and television screenwriters are also imaginative, they are still constrained; at least they know that in most cases, only superhero stories that take place on Earth can win over the audience. Therefore, no matter how fierce the battles in film and television dramas are, they rarely cause irreversible damage to the world; accidentally destroying the earth is a big event."

"You want to apply the settings of the film and television series." God understood, "In other words, make the story adapted from the film and television series the mainstream of the DC world?"

"Yes, the stories adapted from movies and TV shows are rewritten and integrated into the absolute center of the big world. As for other different versions of the stories, if they must be preserved, they are placed in different parallel universes. Even if the superheroes and villains over there break up the parallel universes, it will not affect the big world."

God pondered for a moment, and seemed unable to think of a better solution. He just smiled helplessly and said, "Isolate those unstable and overly destructive stories from the big world and let them fend for themselves... It sounds cold-blooded, but I can't think of a better solution."

"That's settled then." Seeing that God had no objection, Lin You made a decisive decision.

According to the writer's idea, the upper limit of the intensity of the battles between superheroes and villains is roughly the level of DC's "Man of Steel" and Zack Snyder's cut of "Justice League".

When a single superhero fights an enemy, it can cause serious damage to a city - such as the duel between Superman and General Zod in "Man of Steel", or the battle between Superman and Doomsday.

But if it were an invasion by an entire civilization, it would cause major changes to the entire earth's environment and society - such as the giant planetary transformation equipment representing the entire civilization of Krypton, or the Mother Box technology of Apokolips and the demon-like army led by Steppenwolf.

The big fight between the coalition of gods and the army of Apokolips in "Justice League" and the post-credits scene where Darkseid seduces Superman into turning evil and eventually conquers the Earth can all be classified as major super events.

This is also the upper limit that the author and the gods can tolerate. This kind of world-destroying crisis, if it happens occasionally, can be seen as a good show in the eyes of the gods, and it can be regarded as a kind of adjustment in life; but if it happens too frequently and affects the stability of the big world, it will not be acceptable.

Relatively speaking, if it were a world crisis created by the Marvel movies next door, the writer would definitely be a lot more relaxed, and it wouldn't even matter if it happened more frequently.

Look at the first movie of "Avengers", an army capable of invading the earth across the galaxy was pinned down by just a few superheroes in a small battlefield in Manhattan.

What do you think of this? With aliens of this level, even if the professors of Hogwarts and the wizards in grades 6 and 7 were to attack them collectively, it is estimated that the aliens would not even be able to pass through the wormhole.

In this comparison, although Marvel movies have better market feedback, the battle design of superheroes is like a fight between children.

"The last problem is, what should we do with those new gods?" Lin You wrote down the power restriction clauses for superheroes and villains, and looked at God again. "Their strength has been included in the power restriction clauses. The question is how to determine their status? Are they aliens or gods?"

Most of the old gods in the main plots of DC stories are taken from the classical myths of various human civilizations, so they are naturally identified as gods in the process of integration and are attributed to the incarnations of the true gods; but the "new gods" are very difficult to define.

If you say they are gods, none of the pantheons in the world today recognizes them; if you say they are aliens, they clearly possess some of the characteristics of gods.

If the decision were to be made by the writer, Lin You would actually be able to make a proper rewrite; but the problem is that "only the name and the position cannot be delegated to others". Some things must be decided by the gods, and the writer as a worker cannot interfere.

For example, the recognition of the status of "gods".

In DC stories, there are a large number of "New Gods" living on Apokolips and New Genesis. As the counterpart of the "Old Gods", when the "Old Gods" have been accepted as "Gods" by the big world, how should the status of the "New Gods" be determined?

"When the story of Wonder Woman was integrated earlier, the Hanged Man and Hecate, as the original lives of the two magical dimensions, were recognized as possessing the godhood and strength of true gods?" God asked knowingly, and Lin You nodded in confirmation.

"Then let's use these two as the standard for determining godhood." God made a simple and formal decision, as if completing some kind of procedural determination. "'New gods' with the same status and strength as these two can be determined to have the status of 'true gods'; the other 'new gods' are inferior."

"In that case, there won't be many candidates who are qualified to be selected as true gods." Lin You counted on his fingers, "For example, on Apokolips, strictly speaking, only Darkseid and the Hanged Man are at the same level; although there are others with comparable strength, most of them have already been hung on the Wall of Origin."

"The status of true God is not easily granted. Using the Hanged Man and Darkseid as the standard to determine the status of true God is actually very preferential to the DC story world, isn't it?" God asked back.

Lin You pondered for a long time and finally nodded in agreement.

The true God of the big world is an "immortal body" written by a quill pen and strengthened by the "truth factor".

As long as the effectiveness of the "truth factor" remains, as long as the quill pen does not make new rewrites, and as long as their divine realm is still integrated with the big world, the true gods will be able to "live and die together" with human civilization in the real dimension.

Such a unique status cannot be easily granted to others. (End of this chapter)