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An interesting idea, since all the copies usually know what the other copies experience.
But we don’t have any indication wether or not the information propagates faster then the speed of causality.
No copies of the characters have ever left Earth, and at such short distances the speed of causality is so high the propagation might as well be instantaneous.
How do you mean? Like if one Kate is on Mars, would she be able to instantly recite a message given to one on Earth? I don’t think they are that kind of hive mind but maybe they can. All we know is they share pain and pleasure, and if they did share thoughts, there been nothing to indicate that those those travel faster than light.
I don’t think the speed of light applies in the invincible universe, physics works differently or it’s simply magic, so I’d say absolutely yes if you put two duplicates on opposite sides of the universe the information would travel instantaneously
We have no indication that their power functions past causality (speed of light). I would rather doubt that it does, but you’d need an in universe test to verify one way or another.
So to take a serious crack at answering your question via worldbuilding from the Invincible Handbook:
While their duplicating powers are derived from a magic curse, the Invincibleverse’s magic is just really, really advanced post-singularity technology rather than being something separate from the rest of the verse’s physical laws.
Copies appear to be linked by some kind of telepathic web. Telepathy is described in the handbook as using miniature wormholes to bypass any distance between linked individuals.
The Handbook strongly suggests using Occam’s Razor to explain how any given supernatural phenomenon works (whether or not the Handbook is good at doing that is a separate question).
Taking all three of these points together, yes, probably, unless their there’s a hidden function of the curse that prohibits information transmission beyond certain ranges/velocities/etc. Even if the telepathic bonds between any two copies can only transmit simple sensations, you can still assemble that into a functional language.
It’s possible, but the Invincible universe has casual FTL communications and travel already- a naked viltrumite can cross interstellar distances in a few days or less
Probably. Stories which feature FtL implicitly have a mechanism for sidestepping the causality breaking effects of FtL, which means that any magical abilities which operate in multiple places can do so without affecting causality.
If they can, then there’s really no reason for them to be limited to the speed of light since there’s no beaming of radiation between clones or anything, it’s just an instant magical transfer and there’s no reason for it to be throttle because then FtL travel by ship couldn’t exist in the story either.
Mark with a notepad is capable of FTL communications. You can literally give Invincible a thumb drive and he can fly it to Mars faster than physics allow.
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You mean because all the clones share a mind? There’s nothing to indicate that their brainwaves travel close to the speed of light.
An interesting idea, since all the copies usually know what the other copies experience.
But we don’t have any indication wether or not the information propagates faster then the speed of causality.
No copies of the characters have ever left Earth, and at such short distances the speed of causality is so high the propagation might as well be instantaneous.
How do you mean? Like if one Kate is on Mars, would she be able to instantly recite a message given to one on Earth? I don’t think they are that kind of hive mind but maybe they can. All we know is they share pain and pleasure, and if they did share thoughts, there been nothing to indicate that those those travel faster than light.
Maybe, if you could argue quantum entanglement
that’s a cool thought. it’s the case of a hive mind species in the Ender series. (ender’s game). it’s only slightly effected by time dilation.
I don’t think the speed of light applies in the invincible universe, physics works differently or it’s simply magic, so I’d say absolutely yes if you put two duplicates on opposite sides of the universe the information would travel instantaneously
We have no indication that their power functions past causality (speed of light). I would rather doubt that it does, but you’d need an in universe test to verify one way or another.
So to take a serious crack at answering your question via worldbuilding from the Invincible Handbook:
While their duplicating powers are derived from a magic curse, the Invincibleverse’s magic is just really, really advanced post-singularity technology rather than being something separate from the rest of the verse’s physical laws.
Copies appear to be linked by some kind of telepathic web. Telepathy is described in the handbook as using miniature wormholes to bypass any distance between linked individuals.
Taking all three of these points together, yes, probably, unless their there’s a hidden function of the curse that prohibits information transmission beyond certain ranges/velocities/etc. Even if the telepathic bonds between any two copies can only transmit simple sensations, you can still assemble that into a functional language.
It’s possible, but the Invincible universe has casual FTL communications and travel already- a naked viltrumite can cross interstellar distances in a few days or less
Probably. Stories which feature FtL implicitly have a mechanism for sidestepping the causality breaking effects of FtL, which means that any magical abilities which operate in multiple places can do so without affecting causality.
If they can, then there’s really no reason for them to be limited to the speed of light since there’s no beaming of radiation between clones or anything, it’s just an instant magical transfer and there’s no reason for it to be throttle because then FtL travel by ship couldn’t exist in the story either.
Mark with a notepad is capable of FTL communications. You can literally give Invincible a thumb drive and he can fly it to Mars faster than physics allow.