That's not my explanation, it's the one given by the writers. Gowasu indeed explains that Zamasu survived thanks to his immortality and is trying to become one with the world itself:UltraInstinctRorikon wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 11:12 pmWell that's certainly one way to explain it and it does offer an explanation to something that confused me. I think I still do not care for it however your explanation is valid all the same.SupremeKai25 wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 7:18 pmThis is shown in the anime too btw, where Infinite Zamasu's energy is seen influencing the Present timeline from the time gateway Trunks and Black travelled through earlier, with Beerus and Whis even noting with concern that Zamasu is affecting multiple timelines.Shorty GZ2 wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 5:40 pm Zamasu's rampage would've spanned throughout all time/timelines than just the multiverse
It's a pretty logical development actually.UltraInstinctRorikon wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 6:22 pm Yeah I agree. For me the thing that urked me the most was in dying he became stronger than ever. To the point he's able to just take over the universe and it requires Zeno to destroy everything even the angels to stop. Just... really felt outta nowhere and nonsensical.
Zamasu at that point was a soul without a body, a bodiless entity basically (he was immortal, so his "physical death" wouldn't send his immortal soul to the Afterlife) so he decided to take the fabric of the Cosmos as his "body".
It's meant to show just how twisted, arrogant, and ambitious he has become, to merge with the world itself, as well as attempting to become justice and order itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zhgxEQZ2Yw&t=104s
I mean, that's what Moro ends up doing too. The only difference is that Zamasu was more successful than Moro in pretty much everything, so he didn't take over a single planet but the entire Cosmos.