Dimension

A **dimension** is a plane of existence within which a world is contained. Most of the Assassin of Steve trilogy is set in the Overworld, however Mission 14 of Assassin of Steve 3 is set in The End. The Nether is also frequently mentioned as the original home of zombie pigmen such as King Parcore.

Travelling between dimensions can be accomplished using portals.

## Overworld

*Main article: Overworld*

The Overworld is the main setting of the map series. It is a realm not too unlike a typical Minecraft world, featuring a diverse range of biomes and locations from freezing cold wastelands to scorching hot deserts.

Several villages are spread out across the Overworld, mostly inhabited by villagers, such as Emere, Rhouff and Tanivac. Various undead species also inhabit the Overworld, in far greater numbers. Many groups of undead band together into factions such as the Skeleton Army, Glacial Kingdom, and more. For the most part, there is constant conflict between villagers and the undead, though in some towns (such as Moostern) they do live together peacefully.

## The Nether

*Main article: The Nether*

The Nether is a hellish dimension filled with fire and lava. It can be accessed from the Overworld by constructing a Nether Portal.

The Lava Cave in Assassin of Steve 1 has elements of the Nether, however the Lore Book Interdimensional Theory clarifies that it is not actually the Nether. A segment of the Nether also appears in the Fringe in Assassin of Steve 3.

Not much is known about the actual Nether in the Assassin of Steve Universe, except that during the Ender War forces from both the Overworld and the Nether banded together against the End. It is also known that King Parcore and most other zombie pigman characters originally came from the Nether before being allowed to live in the Overworld by Steve. It is not known why this was allowed or why they preferred to move out.

## The End

*Main article: The End*

The End is a dark, barren dimension that contains large islands of End Stone floating over the Void.

It is home of the Endermen, however when Replicus was on his interdimensional conquest, he got trapped within the End, and tried to escape, which resulted in the Ender War as well as the events of the series.

Mission 14 of Assassin of Steve 3 is set entirely within the End, where the player has to defeat the Ender Dragon and obtain three Endfinity Sources in order to reopen the End Portal to return to the Overworld.

## Other Dimensions

It is known that other dimensions do exist, on the basis that Replicus reportedly conquered many of these before arriving at the End. However, no details about any other dimensions are known. However, a few other realms related to the above three dimensions are known to exist, and a few even appear in the maps.

### The Fringe

*Main article: The Fringe*

The Fringe is described as a place that exists between dimensions. Physics makes no sense in the Fringe, as elements of both the dimensions it runs between spill out into this realm.

In Mission 13 of Assassin of Steve 3, you travel through the Fringe that connects the Overworld and the End. You mostly see elements of the Overworld, though there is also spillage from the Nether. The Assassin's Tower is also located here.

According to the lore book Interdimensional Theory, the Lava Cave may be the Fringe that connects the Overworld and the Nether.

### The Distorted Caves

*Main article: Distorted Caves*

The Distorted Caves are a rift that allows access into the Fringe. Its entrance corrupts the land around it with purple blocks.

Mission 12 of Assassin of Steve 3 sees the player travelling through the Distorted Caves.

### Subdimensions

Subdimensions are realms that are connected to a main dimension and can be accessed by going beyond the hard limits of said dimension, however the conditions of most subdimensions render entering fatal to most entities in any dimension aside from those that come from it.

The Lore Book Subdimensions describes that the subdimension above the Overworld is known as the Cosmos. Below the Nether is the Core, while above the Nether is Limbo. The Void is the subdimension below the End, however the name of the subdimension below the Overworld is not given. It is possible for 'illegal mining methods' to be used to break bedrock and gain access to some of these subdimensions.

In Hidden Mission 2 of Assassin of Steve 3, the player faces off against various entities from the Void such as Darkstone Entities, Malformed Entities, and the Void Being.

It could be argued that Mission 9 of Assassin of Steve 2 is set in the Cosmos, however more likely it is just set among the clouds.