[Theory] Explorers - Dimensional Scream Notes

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(Spoilers for Explorers. The citations are based on the scripts from the code which I haven't finished uploading yet, so I'll include the chapters and explanations.)

List of Dimensional Screams:

1. 03-03-03 Chapter 3, Accidental, Hero touched an apple and maybe Azurill, then heard Azurill shout in the relative future.

2. 03-04-02 Chapter 3, Accidental, Hero touched Drowzee and witnessed Azurill shout in the relative future.

3. 05-03-02 Chapter 5, Accidental, Hero touched the waterfall and witnessed Wigglytuff jump through the waterfall in the relative past.

4. 05-06-02 Chapter 5, Accidental, Hero touched a gem and witnessed Wigglytuff trying to grab the gem but getting swept up in the relative past.

5. 09-06-03 Chapter 8, Intentional, Hero touched the Groudon statue heard Grovyle explain the Groudon statue in the relative past(?).

6. 09-06-07 Chapter 8, same as previous.

7. 14-09-03 Chapter 11, Intentional, Hero touched a crystal from Crystal Cave and witnessed Grovyle take down Azelf in Crystal Cave.

8. 15-04-07 Chapter 12, Intentional, Hero touched the crystal puzzle and heard Grovyle explain the crystal puzzle in the relative past(?).

9. 18-01-01 Chapter 14, Intentional, Hero touched frozen water in the future and nothing happened.

10. 27-10-03 Post game 1, Intentional, Hero touched a treasure chest and witnessed Wigglytuff place the treasure in the relative past.

Notes:

Can the Dimensional Scream show Hero?

1. In the three Dimensional Screams that should show Hero (where Grovyle explains something), they don’t include visuals.

   1. It’s possible this is just to avoid showing a human.

2. And yet every other Dimensional Scream that would include Hero cuts off just before or after they would enter it. Were the developers too lazy to recreate the scenes with Hero and Partner (possibly due to the hundreds of Hero/Partner combinations)?

   1. No, it uses the same code as flashbacks, which accounts for all combinations without extra work.

What does the Dimensional Scream show?

1. Every Dimensional Scream that takes place in the relative future is then witnessed entirely by Hero.

2. Every auditory Dimensional Scream that takes place in the relative past has Grovyle. I'll talk about why I marked these with a question mark in a later post.

3. Every visual Dimensional Scream that takes place in the relative past shows Wigglytuff.

Does the Dimensional Scream require a trusted partner?

1. We never see Hero alone, so there were no tests.

2. Did Grovyle make it up to manipulate Hero into trusting him?

   1. In 19-06-01 Chapter 15, Celebi and a few other factors indicate they really were friends.

3. If it was true, it could explain why Hero doesn't recognize the Dimensional Scream at first.

   1. Heros tend to only forget their life circumstances, though this can be debated in a later post. They seem to forget things like what kind of a person they were, who they knew, and what life was like on Earth, but not things like what they were, what words mean, and motor functions. If this is true, Hero shouldn’t have forgotten a core ability they had.

   2. The other Heros seem to have a bad relationship with the human world, and the Future isn’t great either, so this Hero may not be used to having a trusted partner. By extension, they may not have had many Dimensional Screams before Chapter 1.

Must Hero touch an object?

1. There is never an instance of the Dimensional Scream triggering without Hero touching an object.

   1. Though it took quite a while after touching the crystal from Crystal Cave, and it’s unclear if Hero was still touching the Groudon statue for the second Dimensional Scream.

2. The majority of cases closely follow specific objects, but a few do not.

   1. The apple was loosely present when Drowzee abducted Azurill.

   2. The water was even less present when Wigglytuff jumped through the waterfall.

   3. Bidoof’s crystal was not present in Crystal Crossing.

Does the Dimensional Scream really change in the Future?

1. Grovyle explained that the Dimensional Scream only shows things related to Time Gears, but in the past, Hero always sees what they focus on.

   1. When Hero touched the apple and then Drowzee, they were focused on Azurill and Drowzee and saw a moment the two interacted.

   2. When Hero touched the waterfall, they were focused on trying to find the waterfall’s secret, and potentially thinking about Wigglytuff, seeing the moment the two met.

   3. When Hero touched Bidoof’s crystal, they were distracted and saw nothing, but then they focused on Azelf and Grovyle and saw the moment the two met.

   4. Hero gets better at seeing what they are looking for, with the first few times being accidental, and the last few being intentional.

2. So why did Hero only see visions relating to Time Gears in the future?

   1. Hero wasn’t focused on anything when they touched the water, and already believed Grovyle, and thus had the answer they were needing anyway.

3. Grovyle was obsessed with the mission, and even more obsessed with the Time Gears.

   1. I was going to list the quotes here, but there are way too many. The best example is 15-10-01 Chapter 12, where Grovyle hurt a large number of people.

   2. The visual for the move Leaf Blade is a six-point strike. While this happens for anyone using that move, Grovyle is the only main character with it, and his signature item is the Grass Blade (which both have the same name depending on the language).

   3. While not a strong point of evidence, as there were many factors and unknowns, the order in which Grovyle steals the Time Gears and then reaches Brine Cave forms a six-point star on the map (if you draw a line between each point and then simplify the middle). It’s also just a very strange order either way.

   4. It's likely that this obsession led Hero to only be able to concentrate on things related to the mission. And it's not like there was much else going on at the time to focus on.