Umineko no Naku Koro ni Glossary: Difference between revisions

A style of truth. Any statementtext saidwritten in the Blue Truthblue can be assumed to be truthtrue unless directly refuted by a Red Truth or Golden Truth.

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Creator is the highest possible level of witchexistence, whosurpassing the concept of "witches" entirely. A Creator can create anything out of nothing and is beyond the boundaries of existence. AtAs timessuch, they arecannot referredexperience tolife asor death. It is implied that a Creator is akin to godsGod. The only known Creator is [[Featherine Augustus Aurora]].

A genre convention stating that the detective must not be hindered in the discovery of any clues necessary to a solution. The detective's inspection must be allowed to be so thorough that it obviates any Devil's Proof. The concept of Detective's Authority is never explained to [[Battler Ushiromiya]] so Battler never properly makes use of it until he sees [[Erika Furudo]] use Detective's Authority once she takes over as detective. The existence of Detective's Authority is in compliance with [[Knox's Decalogue#Knox's Seventh|Knox's Seventh]] and [[Van Dine's Commandments#Van Dine's First|Van Dine's First]].

A logical dilemma stating that, though evidence will disprove the existence of something, lack of evidence will not disprove it. Put simply, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. The phrase "Devil's Proof" is often used as shorthand for Battler Ushiromiya's style of fighting.

Game Boards in ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' refer almost exclusively to instances of [[Rokkenjima]] on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of October 1986. The island is used by supernatural beings as means of entertainment.

A style of truth that can only be used by the Game Master. AnyAnything statement saidwritten in the Golden Truthgold is definitively true.

A logical dilemma illustrating a logical contradiction in the definition of "evidence". The titular example for the paradoxdilemma is that, in order to prove all ravens are black, one may observe either a black raven or a non-black non-raven and both constitute as evidence (By this logic, a black raven and a red apple are both evidence that all ravens are black). Typically used as a counter to the Devil's Proof.

A style of truth. Any player on the Witch Side can present a Red Truth and it is assumed to be truthtrue without requiring proof.

A phrase often repeated by [[Kyrie Ushiromiya|Kyrie]] and [[Battler Ushiromiya|Battler Ushiromiya]]. The concept of turning the board around is based in chess. Essentially, the phrase means to consider the situation from the opponent's perspective. The flaw in the phrase comes from the core difference between chess and the games of ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni''. In chess, both sides have the same goal (capturing the opposing king) but in the games of ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'', the Witch Side and Human Side have different goals. As such, without a true understanding of the opponent's motives, nothing can be gained from "turning the board around."