#xfohv evil ruler

[ghostsandfools]

I am BEGGING. And PLEADING. On my KNEES. For more lore about the evil ruler.

I already know it’s not gonna happen. The book of division probably isn’t even canon. The evil ruler probably never existed at all, and if they did, we’re probably never gonna get more info on their character.

But that won’t stop me from dreaming…

[ghostsandfools]

Is 2,763 the evil ruler of the numeric realm?

For those who don’t know (somehow), the evil ruler of the numeric realm is a mysterious entity mentioned in the book of division. We have very little information on them, but they seem to share a lot of similarities with 2,763, so I’ll go over that under the cut ^_^

The evil ruler of the numeric realm is known for a couple of things. They stole the division symbol, they don’t like it when other numbers get too powerful, and they’re evil. We don’t know a lot about them, and we don’t know a lot about 2,763 either. It’s very easy to tie them together.

This is an excerpt from the book of division which I find particularly interesting:

In this paragraph, the evil ruler is referred to as both a singular entity AND a ‘group of people.’

This isn’t the only time either. Throughout the book, the evil ruler is referred to as “THOSE in power” and “THE evil ruler.” So, which is it? Is there one ruler, or multiple?

Well…

I’m assuming that 2,763 shares a singular consciousness, but they definitely look like a ‘group’ of people, with all their limbs and eyes and stuff.

Not only that, but the author says they’re ‘surprised a group of people was able to pick up the division symbol so easily.” However, 2,763 is said to have the ability to decide to grow or retract limbs whenever they want, and each of their limbs has ‘herculean strength.” They could lift the division symbol easily!

Another thing that ties 2,763 to the evil ruler is when they appeared. In the previous subscriber special, Two found the division symbol.

The evil ruler clearly does NOT want the numbers to have that thing.

2,763 says it doesn’t want the numbers dead, it just wants to put them in jail. But why? They didn’t do anything wrong.

OR DID THEY? Maybe the evil ruler outlawed division because they didn’t want it to interfere with their position of power. 2,763 is on Earth to steal back the division symbol and put the numbers in jail for using it.

And then there’s the fact that 2,763 can weaken the power of the numbers around it. One example is Two being burned by the lava even though they’d usually be lava proof. It would make sense for the evil ruler to have a power like this, as they don’t want the people around them to get too powerful.

Another thing:

This is a depiction of the evil ruler in the book of division. Just a dark black figure, probably because they didn’t want to reveal who it was. The picture shows them angrily staring at 2, 6, 10, and 12, who are all standing around the division symbol.

And here are some totally unrelated pictures of 2,763:

Anyways. The evil ruler is very mysterious and we don’t know a lot about them, this is just a THEORY. But I do think 2,763 is the current most likely candidate to be the evil ruler of the numeric realm.

[ghostsandfools]

Guys,,, What if. What if the evil ruler of the numeric realm was like. A RULER. Like. Like a 📏

[ghostsandfools]

Hey guys it’s time for me to start evilrulerposting again

Hey so. Have you ever read the book of division? If not, GO DO IT NOW! But if you HAVE, you may have wondered, “huh. Wonder what’s up with that evil ruler.”

WELL YOURE IN LUCK, because the evil ruler of the numeric realm is my secret little interest that I think about constantly, so here’s all the info I have about them ^_^^_^_^_^_^

DISCLAIMER: I’m sick as hell right now, this may end up being completely unreadable BUT I’LL TRY!

Basics:

So. First things first, a basic rundown of the evil ruler before we get into the real juice. The evil ruler of the numeric realm is a currently nameless and faceless being who has only ever been mentioned by the book of division.

Now, that automatically might set off some alarm bells, because the author of the book of division is unreliable as hell! They aren’t even an algebralien! For all we know, they might’ve made that whole book up out of nothing!

However, I’m going to assume for the sake of this post that the evil ruler is real and the book of division is at least somewhat reliable.

The evil ruler’s evil deeds:

So… Why are they called that anyways? What did they do? Well, the evil ruler is most well known for stealing the division symbol. Now, whether this was justified is questionable. Stealing is wrong, but (as the author of the book of division pointed out) it was probably because they felt threatened. Like, the numbers being able to split into a bunch of smaller equally powerful numbers is not a good thing! We see the issues with the division symbol when 14 uses it to get out of jail!

So, taking the division symbol may have been a way to ensure their position of power. Still, they are called the EVIL ruler and they probably wouldn’t need to take the division symbol away if they weren’t worried about the numbers revolting or something. Maybe they did some other terrible awful stuff that the book didn’t talk about.

The evil ruler’s identity:

So, who is this evil ruler? What’s their name? Are they free next Saturday night? Well, we know a couple of things about them.

First of all, this is a picture from the book of division which seemingly depicts them:

Now, is that what they actually look like? Just a black figure with white facial features? Probably not! So this isn’t really helpful, but this is a post with ALL the info about them so I figured I would include it.

So, what else do we know about the evil ruler’s identity? Well, there’s one thing that I haven’t seen addressed ANYWHERE, and that’s that there could possibly be MULTIPLE evil rulers.

Here are two direct quotes from the book of division:

”Those who ruled the numeric realm at the time were not pleased with the existence of the division symbol.”

“While they were asleep, however, the evil ruler of the realm took the division symbol and removed it from its place. It’s a pretty heavy symbol, so I’m amazed a group of people were able to just pick it up like that.”

In both of these excerpts, it’s implied that there are more than one person ruling the numeric realm. However, the ruler is constantly referred to as “ the ruler of the numeric realm” implying only one.

So… What does this mean? Idk. Maybe the evil ruler had multiple personalities??? Maybe they were a system???? But even if they were multiple people sharing a body, the wording “I’m amazed a group of people were able to just pick it up like that” is a bit misleading if it’s just multiple personalities in one body. The author never really addresses this, so… Idk. Maybe one day we’ll know.

A lot is unclear about the ruler’s identity. We don’t even know if they’re an algebralien or not. Then again, there’s a lot of weird stuff going on in this book. We don’t know who the author is either. That might need to be a separate post-

Evil ruler of WHAT realm:

Here’s a question. WHERE is the numeric realm actually at?

It may seem obvious. It’s right here!

Right?

But… We’ve never actually seen anyone that lives there.

A common misconception is that the equation playground is on this number planet, but nope! The equation playground is 100%, without a doubt, on Earth. Nine and Six drive away from the equation playground and then drive through multiple locations we know are in Earth. Four climbs a mountain on Earth to get there. When Six gets punted into space from the playground, they’re spinning around the EARTH.

So, the question is, is the evil ruler’s domain on Earth or the number planet? I can think of a couple explanations.

1 - There’s one ruler on Earth and one on the number planet. Maybe the numbers are trying to set up a colony on Earth or something? That would also explain why there are seemingly multiple rulers.

2 - They rule over the numbers on Earth for unknown reasons.

3 - They rule over the number planet. If they’re actually evil, maybe the equation playground is a place for numbers to escape to? They set it up so they’d be safe from the evil ruler’s grasp maybe.

I personally vibe with number 3 the most. I think it would explain why numbers keep moving to Earth for seemingly no reason. Like, 4 and X are on Earth so they can host, so is 2, and 1 is there so she can sabotage TPOT. The other numbers have no reason to be on Earth at all. It just makes sense to me that they’re running from something.

Closing thoughts:

PLEASEPLASPEOALAOEPSLSLALA JACKNJELLIFY PLEASE GIVE ME MORE EVIL RULER LORE IM STARVING FOR MOREEEEEEE

Seriously, you can’t just introduce the most interesting thing in the entirety of xfohv and then leave me hanging!! I NEED MOREKEIRKEO

[ghostsandfools]

I wonder what happened to the Algebralien’s evil ruler(s) (if they were actually real.) Like… Are they still in power? Or did the Algebraliens like unionize or something??????? I think it would be funny if they radicalized against the government

[ghostsandfools]

Holy shit. Oh my god. I’m not ready chat-

Do you understand the lore implications this is going to have? We might finally learn if xfohv is canon or not !!

I’m just. I’m not ready. I genuinely can’t sleep, I’m too busy thinking about numbers…

If xfohv is canon to bfdi, then that would mean the book of division also canonically exists. The book of division is a VERY unreliable lore resource, but if it exists, do you know what that means???

IT MEANS THAT THE EVIL RULER MIGHT BE CANON TO BFDI !!

ALSO. Another thing. The equation playground is ON EARTH in xfohv. So, if xfohv is canon, then that would mean the equation playground is officially on Earth in bfdi. And if it’s on Earth, then that means that Bell, Bomby, Barf Bag, and Needle are all BACK OK EARTH. HOLY FUCK KNUCKLES

And if xfohv ISN’T canon, it means that the lore of this show has now been split into two separate canonicities, each with their own weird little quirks.

And don’t even get me STARTED on the fact that 3 might show up. DONT EVEN GET ME FUCKING STARTED-

IM GOING TO FUCKINNG EXPLODE AAAAAAAA AAAAAA A ABSHSVSVSVDVDBCNFNDNDBDB FUCK