Editing Dave (section)

== Abilities ==

* Dave can '''interdimensionally dislocate'''. The exact effects of this ability are not well-described, but it may be a form of teleportation. In the [[Terminal]], Dave describes this (emphasis added) as "appearing ''in'' a void"[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/source/TerminalState.hx#L246], while in-game dialogue in '''Polygonized''' describes it as "the world [...] ''becoming'' three dimensional".[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/assets/preload/data/dialogue/polygonized.txt] This ability is activated by a "mass amount of stress"[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/source/TerminalState.hx#L256], but it is possible for him to escape when aided by Boyfriend through rap battles.
* Dave can also '''polygonize''', where he turns himself three-dimensional. He is the only one in the game able to do this[https://x.com/rappareplol/status/1708523652487037362?s=20]...allegedly[https://twitter.com/rappareplol/status/1708531697854144787?s=20]. It is unknown what triggers this ability, but it may be related to interdimensional dislocation, as the two have occurred simultaneously in both Polygonized and Interdimensional. It may or may not be related to stress; the only reference to its method of occurrence is being described as happening "randomly" again in LOG 2, implying it has happened more than once prior to this writing. Some elements in the game suggest he can turn more than just himself 3D, including the rest of the world if not stopped quickly enough.[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/assets/shared/images/dave/endings/rtxx_ending.png]

These powers seem to be related to each other, but can occur independently. In LOG 2, Dave states that he "randomly turned 3-Dimensional ''again'', but ''things were different this time''" appearing in the Void.[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/source/TerminalState.hx#L246] This indicates that it is, or once was, possible for him to just polygonize without interdimensionally dislocating, thus these are two separate powers. However, in some tweets, Dave is described as having "3D magic"[https://x.com/OfficialMTM101/status/1578558152173228032][https://x.com/OfficialMTM101/status/1578558485217697792], and it's unclear whether this is referring to his polygonization or to both powers collectively as one ability. Multiple times Dave describes these powers as having the capacity for harm[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/assets/preload/data/dialogue/interdimensional.txt#L3][https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/source/TerminalState.hx#L254] and are physically exhausting.[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/assets/preload/data/dialogue/interdimensional-endDialogue.txt#L1] Girlfriend, whether humorously or seriously, after the events of Polygonized states that Dave inviting them to a picnic "makes up for him almost killing us with that whole 3D thing".[https://github.com/BemboLikePizza/VsDave/blob/0e5ab3d7e6bc61e3538ab51077c770dc76434278/assets/preload/data/dialogue/blocked.txt]