The Downstreamers

==Summary==
The Downstreamers, also known as The Old Ones after the collapse of their multiverse, are a hyper-posthuman civilization. Born in the "primal universe," they are the first and oldest race in Manifold, and are in fact the creators of said Manifolds and the descendants of humanity in a sense. They survived the heat death of their universe, seeking to expand their possibilities in regard to the creation of life, and so reached back in time to send messages to the 21st century, telling their ancestors, the "maligned Blues," of their plans to restructure the Manifoldverse.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Downstreamers | Old Ones
Civilization Tier: Transcendent Civilization
Name: The Downstreamers, The Old Ones, The Ancestors from The Afterglow
Origin: Manifold
Gender: Varies, possibly Unknown (Individual Downstreamers are formerly human and retain their mental humanity upon ascension, but as beings of pure information, it is unknown if they still retain "gender" or not)
Age: More than 10^117 years old | Inapplicable
Classification: Hyperadvanced posthuman civilization, neutrino/quantum consciousness/informational beings | Abstract existence
Kardashev Level: Type VII
Population: Unknown
Territory: The entirety of existence
Technology/Abilities:
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Celestial Bodies Manipulation (can manipulate movement of Big Bang artifacts), Durability Negation through extreme density of Quark-nugget matter (Quark-nugget matter is Big Bang artifacts The Downstreamers can use to hit and turn entire star into more strange matter and convert it into energy to cause supernova in short time), Black Hole Manipulation, Regeneration (High-Godly; Can even ‘regenerate’ into a more effective and powerful form after their neutrino/quantum consciousness/informational form was destroyed in the Manifoldverse’s total collapse), Reactive Power Level (Can even ‘regenerate’ into a more effective and powerful form after their neutrino/quantum consciousness/informational form was destroyed in the Manifoldverse’s total collapse), Time Manipulation, Immortality (Types 1 and 3), Causality Manipulation (They transcend causality and could alter causality on multiversal scale), Omniscience, Invulnerability, Large Size (Type 6), Abstract Existence (Type 1), Matter Manipulation, Physics Manipulation, Spaceflight, Teleportation, Incorporeality, Probability Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation, Portal Creation, Time Travel, Technology Manipulation, Mathematics Manipulation, Subjective Reality, Void Manipulation, Existence Erasure, Reality Warping, Information Analysis (through their Time Portals), Creation and Information Manipulation (can create things capable of interacting with physical world out of pure information), Possibly Power Mimicry (from combination of Information Analysis and Creation/Information Manipulation, as they can make a copy of a person), Power Bestowal (they can grant Powers and Abilities of The Downstreamers to other people/they can transform other people into a Downstreamer)
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All previous Powers and Abilities on a far higher scale, Higher-Dimensional Manipulation, Time Manipulation (Time Acceleration; can significantly accelerate flow of time in a solar system), Transduality (Type 2; the Manifold encompasses all forms of mathematical/logic systems), Immortality (Type 5, they exist beyond decay and death), Large Size (Type 11), Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 3), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; the Old Ones created and transcended an "ultimate reality" which contains the crux of all logical concepts), Law Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Information Manipulation, Data Manipulation, Possibly Reactive Power Level (They transformed into a much stronger form when killed. However, it is not clear if they can continue to get stronger this way)
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Attack Potency: Low Multiverse level (Can effortlessly create abstract material with their thoughts which can withstand the combined energy of a thousand big bangsManifold Time , Part 4 , p. 432 per second. Similarly, they possess weapons capable of carving giant maws on a construct which is noted to be trillions of times bigger than our current observable universe. Capable of altering the fabric of timeManifold Time , Part 4 , p. 512 in thousands of universesManifold Time , Part 4 , p. 445 including at least one 11-dimensional M-TheoryManifold Time, Part 2, p. 201 universe) | Low Outerverse level (The Old Ones are the creators of a mathematical superspace governed by subtle mathematical rulesManifold Space , Chapter 10 , p. 160 in which all logically possible universes as described by various logically consistent formal systems such as Mathematics, and Geometry)Manifold Time , Part 4 , p. 476
Power Source: The entirety of existence
Industrial Capacity: Irrelevant
Military Prowess: Irrelevant
Notable Individuals: Reid Malenfant
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Their non-corporeal forms include a Causal Loop computer that essentially makes them know things before they happen, and they also possess FTL shipsPhase Space , 'Refugium' , p. 555-556 with which to transport lesser races) | Infinite (Created the Red Moon, a construct that could travel through an infinite amount of possible universes within a finite scope of time through the use of phase-space engineering. Capable of easily changing the constants of reality to be able to travel in ways that cannot be described by human language, and may transcend the concept of movement itself)
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Unknown | Low Outerverse level
Durability: Low Multiverse level (Some Downstreamers, who don’t come from the "Time of Afterglow," are born from naked singularities.Phase Space , 'The Gravity Mine' , p. 756-758 They are capable of surviving even when exposed to such a naked singularity at close proximity. They can produce material strictly from their thoughts that can withstand the combined force of a thousand big bangs per second; said material is completely immune to any change in the laws of physics.Manifold Time , Part 4 , p. 460 The Downstreamers as a whole were also fully capable of surviving the heat-death of a universe, though it is unknown to what degree they were weakened as a result of this), likely High Hyperverse level (Individual Pre-FVC Downstreamers are intangible neutrino/quantum consciousness/informational beings, which could survive the collapse of an infinitely-layered reality) | Low Outerverse level (Reached a new level of existence which was vastly superior to its previous incarnation, transcending the whole of known reality and the "infinite ensemble"Manifold Origin of possible universes that arranged due to the Manifold's expansion)
Stamina: Unknown | Infinite
Range: Interstellar (Pre-FVC Downstreamers are described to be a light-year widePhase Space , 'The Gravity Mine' , p. 755 in size) to Low Multiversal (Capable of enacting time-line alteration on at least 1000Manifold Time , Part 4 , p. 445 non-causally connected universes,Manifold Time, Part 2, p. 141 and could set up Time Portals made of physics-warping material at will in at least 1000 universes) to Low Outerversal (They have access to the whole Manifoldverse) | Low Outerversal (Capable of controlling and initiating cosmic inflationPhase Space , 'Grey Earth' , p. 477 - 478 across the multiverse, in which universes are described as "mere bubbles of foam on an ocean")Phase Space , 'The We Who Sing' , p. 738
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Nigh-Omniscient (Know how every possibleManifold Time , Part 4 , p. 532-533 event in the universe will unfold down to the quantum level. Their "brains" are Causal Loop computers, a device which grants them infinite thinking and processing power) | Nigh-Omniscient (The Old Ones are able to comprehend and manipulate the "infinite manifold" that encompasses all mathematical possibilities)
Weaknesses: Dependent on energy (Mainly from Black Holes). If they are present in a universe approaching heat death, their abilities take significantly longer to use, as they cannot collapse any black holes to sustain their abilities and technology. | None notable
Technology:
*Red Moon: A moon-sized construct that wanders through the Manifoldverse, transporting humans from different universes to empty ones. It can travel to an infinite number of universes in a finite amount of time through the use of phase space (higher-dimensional engineering). It can also affect probability through quantum tunneling.
*Refugium: A universe-sized construct built around cosmic strings, which is created as a shelter of sorts to all different kinds of organisms.Phase Space, 'Refugium' , p. 574-582 All sections have bubbles which are tailored to suit all kind of organisms’ needs.
*Planetarium: A simulation system whose purpose is to project a generated reality surrounding the solar system, which is undetectable by any means. It is a perfect simulation down to the quantum level, requiring more energy than a galaxy. It’s implied that this was just another experiment of the Downstreamers, resolving the Fermi Paradox in a certain universe by creating this false reality to protect humanity.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Time Portals: Pre-FVC Downstreamers can materialize material of molded space-time out of their thoughts at will. The material can be used to time travel and for defensive purposes (It can withstand the force of a thousand big bangsManifold Time , Part 4 , p. 432 instantaneously, and is still intact even past the heat death of the universe. It can also deploy a field around selected areaManifold Time , Part 4 , p. 460 which allow the Downstreamers to freely change the laws of physics inside it)
*Unreality Wave: Mixes all different possible states of a universe from phase spacePhase Space , 'Touching Centauri' , p. 849 until the universe is completely destroyed.
*Time-line Alteration: Allows the Pre-FVC Downstreamers to change time-linesManifold Time , Part 4 , p. 512 of at least 1000Manifold Time , Part 4 , p. 445 different non-causally connected universesManifold Time, Part 2, p. 141 at the same time.
*Transcendence: A transformation which allows the Downstreamers to transcend an infinitely-layered infinite multiverse after their Non-Corporeal form (Which was a neutrino/quantum consciousness/informational body was destroyed in the complete multiversal collapse. This form transcends all known existence)
*Cosmic Inflation: Produces seeds which grow into countless universes.Phase Space , 'Grey Earth' , p. 477 - 478 These universes are compared to bubbles in foam floating on an ocean.
*Existence Manipulation: The Old Ones can effortlessly change the rules of the entire Manifoldverse, allowing them to create infinite possibilities for both life and mind.
Related Blogs:
*Manifoldverse's Cosmology
*Inside manifold: M-theory cosmology
*Inside manifold: Aristotelian cosmology
*Inside manifold: Hawking's imaginary time
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