Talk:The Outsider/@comment-98.232.106.22-20140820002742

Here's my completely non-canon understanding of the Outsider:

The Outsider resides in the Void, a dimension entirely different than that of reality. The music played by the Overseers temporarily quells the connection between the Void and reality. The Outsider is omniscient only because he resides in the Void and can see through the 'ripples' between the dimensions that seem to be everywhere. His namesake comes from the fact that he resides outside of reality, contacting those that he finds interesting enough to warrant connection.

Hence, the Outsider has little bearing on what actually happens in reality aside from the ability to grant the power of the Void to those he finds deserving. He is merely a spectator, watching what happens in the dimension of reality as a form (perhaps his only form) of entertainment. The only way that the music affects him is that it closes the connection between the Void and reality, meaning that he is unable to see what happens in the small vicinity in which the music is currently being played. It therefore renders him temporarily blind to that specific area. He would not have knowledge of any happenings near this area other than through context, which would not be hard to pick up considering that he is borderline omniscient.