User blog comment:Doge and pupper/11-12D Dimentio debunk/@comment-26374068-20180515022104

1. You found what you were looking for, which is nice. But it literally can't be a mistranslation... as a matter of fact, you saying it could be makes me think you don't have sufficient understanding of mistranslations and what makes them mistranslations. What makes a mistranslation a mistranslation is when the original source material of a foreign language states one thing, which the adapted version butchers. The original Japanese version using jigen literally can't be a mistranslation due to the fact that it is the original source material. The English version mentioning dimensions thus is solidified and not a mistranslation due to the fact that it's consistent with the original source material. And just to ensure that you know jigen is mathematical dimensions, the Japanese dictionary says so, which has thousands of native Japanese speakers helping design the website.

2. This point is... ohhhhhh boy... Alrighty, so here's the thing. Tell me something: if there was nothing there, you would say the Marioverse doesn't run on String Theory because the strings aren't there to support it... would you not? Unless the game designers portray details that they intend for the player to see, then it will never be proven. In the end, unless they break the rules a little bit, they'll never be able to demonstrate things they previously wanted to be known. People can't seem to accept statements or descriptions, so a showing of String Theory in the works would prove it. This is honestly rather contradictory; right now, you're saying if it's shown, it's fake, and if it's not shown, it's not there. So, what are you going to accept? Those strings match the description of String Theory practically perfectly. Newer String Theories mention closed strings (said strings are closed), they mention them weaved in space (which these are), and they mention them as small (which these are; just not microscopic and impossible to see).

3. What I'm trying to say is that the whole premise of the first level is to reference mathematical dimensions. It's called LINEland because of 1-dimensional lines. It uses those lines to create a plane... and then you flip that plane to create a landscape. The fact that there's mathematical equations in the sky in a world with tons of homages to mathematical dimensions further amplifies its connection to such things. What those equations are made of honestly don't matter.

4. So, the argument that Paper Mario is a separate canon? I've already dealt with this belief in a blog of my own. Thus, the Wario games (a.k.a. the Main Mario universe) are connected to the Paper Mario ones (the Paper Mario world; the two of them are actually the same universe). And I've countered the idea of Flavor Text before.

"Flavor text is any text in a game that is completely unrelated to actual rules or gameplay, and is included merely for effect. Common in almost all Collectible Card Games, as well as Role-Playing Game rulebooks; but it is not limited to Tabletop Games, and also occurs in Video Games. For instance, the description of a Healing Potion in an RPG can include Flavor Text if it digresses beyond what the item actually does when a party member quaffs it. In RPGs, flavor text is often known as "fluff", as opposed to the "crunch" of the actual rules.

Often, flavor text includes quotes, either from real-world sources (such as in Magic: The Gathering core sets), attributed to characters in the game, or from a Fictional Document. It may also include narratives, poems, sayings, or jokes. "

I'll use this to refute your argument; the very same page you used.

As it says here, Flavor Text is in effect when it digresses past what the actual item does. The Flavor Text is the "fluff" (or sparkly writing) to the "crunch" (the truth within the statement). It is also Flavor Text if it contains quotes, narratives, poems, sayings, or jokes.

Now, let's pan through String Theory Soup.

"All the secrets of the universe are contained within this soup. Drink not, lest you learn more than man was ever meant to know."

Okay. No quotes, poetry, sayings, jokes, narratives... just the narrator literally telling us what this thing's about.

Now, is there any text in here that goes beyond what it actually does? No. It's never used, so we have no right to assume what's never shown, and considering the narrator's reliability and such, it's clear that this contains no Flavor Text.

Reading a little bit on to learn more about what something actually is works wonders, my friend. And it's not a gag item since there's no traces of humor within the description. We can't just call something a gag without it demonstrating gag-worthy traits.

And what would warrant Dimentio destroying the higher dimensions? Actual quotes from the game.

"And in the end, ''it will swallow all existence . All worlds, all dimensions ..."

All is a strong word; anything that exists will be erased. Period. Even if Paper Mario was a separate canon after all, this fact would not change as Paper Jam would still prove they're within the same multiverse.