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[the-unrelated-theorist]

[utytimeline]

Someone on Tumblr said that the UTY wiki says that Star is fireproof. While I haven't been able to find that quote myself, I can kinda believe it. It explains Star's excitement over his belief that humans are fireproof, as well as why he never considered the fact that most monsters aren't.

But even more convincing is this notification on the bulletin board in the UG Apartments restaurant:

The list includes Pyrope, Grillby, Cinderhead (I honestly don't recognize this name from either UT OG or UTY- perhaps the torch from Honeydew Resort?), Heats Flamesman (they forgot his last name, but I didn't :D ), Fuku Fire, and Know Cone. All of them are fire monsters except for Know Cone, who had to be transported to a hospital. And one other name is on this list:

No mention of injuries for Star. Clearly he is capable of drinking pure magma.

Somewhat ironically, however, he is not immune to bright light:

[diamonddoodles]

Writing prompt: Spamton trying to find food in Cyber City

Toodaloo!

Summary: Spamton is panicking because he doesn't know how to get to Burger King, and he sees you and asks for directions.

[sans-joke-book]

[stardestroyer81]

Surprise!

Just in time for the holidays, I bring you something special today— the long-awaited ninth installment of my Lovers of Aether incorrect quote series! Seeing as I've started to dip my paws back into the Aether franchise, I thought that it would be a well enough time to concoct another set of ten incorrect quotes starring all your favorites.

And it doesn't stop there; this is the first installment to be fully equipped with image IDs! I'm hoping to go back and write IDs for the previous eight parts sometime soon, but for now, consider this a treat for anyone that uses a screen reader! 💙✨

As always, for the best experience, click on each quote to get a better look at each one; it will also help separate one quote from the next!

Previous Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

While I'm not entirely sure when the ceremonious tenth installment will arrive, I can say with full certainty that I'm going to go all out with that one, in that I'll more than likely include more than the usual ten quotes alongside brand new text boxes! For now, I hope that these were worth the near-two year wait! 💖✨

[gilded-s0ul]

[the-unrelated-theorist]

THIS monster is the reason Noelle hated mice???

[utytimeline]

She's not afraid to repeat it? They have been married a while.

He's agreeing with her?! They've been married a long while.

He's not mad at her for pointing out his biggest flaw?!? THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED LONGER THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.

[cinnamon-bear80]

Cross-Roader

A man whose ways are doubtful or dishonest. [Barrère]

(Informal English. 46)

[sans-joke-book]

[radioxra]

aaaaaand post

we’re all on the same page that dess is thge knight right. i love dess i think she deserves this after surviving the horrors

i drew this while very sleep deprived i hope you like this tumblr teehee

[the-unrelated-theorist]

I, personally, never went along with the theory that sans remembers resets, but it never occurred to me that his lack of deja vu could be the result of his not having any Determination. If he doesn't, then that leaves a lot of questions about his death scene (assuming he actually did die), which I am not going to go into here.

One common Undertale misconception that really frustrates me is when Sans is portrayed with a strong innate sense for RESETs and alternative timelines. Like, that he remembers the RESET timelines better than the other characters who only have occasional feelings of deja vu or even that he can sense when a timeline is RESET.

And that’s, like, almost the opposite of the actual text of the game. While pretty much every main character can have slightly-different dialogue in a Not-True-RESET, especially if the Player had previously befriended them, based on the idea that they have lingering memories/feelings from before the RESET - 

Sans has no real dialogue changes based on this conceit. All of his changes are based around noticing Frisk has different reactions based on their memories of the precious timelines. 

Other characters do also make observations like that about Frisk, like Mettaton and Toriel. But Sans is distinctive because this is the only way his comments change between RESETs and there are a lot of them from him.

Because that is what really frustrates me about this misconception. People mention it as one more thing that makes Sans cool - but the actual truth is far more badass. Sans is one of the people in the Underground who remembers RESETs the least. I think memory-resistance to RESETs is probably tied to Determination. Flowey, the second-most Determined person in the Underground after Frisk, can remember everything perfectly.

Everyone else has some vague feelings and deja vus. And Sans, he’s the least motivated person in the Underground - both in the sense he’s lazy and in the sense he’s fucking depressed.

That probably means he has very little Determination. Thus, he doesn’t remember anything that happens between RESETs.

And yet, he is still the character most aware of them. Because he has the technological know-how to read and analyze timelines.

And because he has the observation and analytical skill to notice a RESET from other people’s reactions and behavior. Whatever it’s Papyrus thinking he recognizes someone or Frisk’s behavior implying that they know something they shouldn’t have. Sans main RESET-related skill is just being able to identify these moments and come to the correct conclusion about them. And with that he manages to be the most aware character in the entire Underground.

Like, the one point where it might seem like Sans remembers something from a previous Timeline is the Fake Spare scene during his boss battle. 

But it’s all pretend. Unlike the previous lines from other characters that I mentioned, this dialogue plays even if the Murder Route is the first time the player touched the game. Sans isn’t remembering anything in this scene. But he makes an educated guess that the Immoral Time God probably tried using their powers for good at first, so they were likely ‘friends’ in a previous timeline. And in most cases, his guess is right on the money - tricking many players into thinking this is another case of the game actually reacting to their past actions.

And as always, Sans can only tell if his lil’ trick worked or not based on the expression of the Player Character.

Arguably, Sans even uses his lack of Determination and cross-RESET memory to his advantage in his boss battle. After all, the whole point of this fight isn’t to kill the Player - Sans understands this is impossible. This is a war of attrition, trying to get the Player so frustrated and annoyed with the unfair fight that they just ragequit or RESET the Timeline. And this war of the Player’s patience versus Sans’ stamina and will is infinitely easier for him when he doesn’t actually perceive all the Player’s previous attempts against him.

Like, for the Player this might be the billion time they go up against him, they’re aware of some of his patterns and tricks now but they’re probably also frustrated and angry and exhausted. Meanwhile, from Sans’ POV, this is still the first time this is happening. He knows it’s not from the Player’s behavior and Frisk’s expression - but he doesn’t feel it like the Player does. 

He doesn’t feel the frustration and repetition of the endless stalemate. So he’s always as fresh as a daisy no matter how rugged the Player is getting.

And that’s part of why Sans is so cool in the first place, like, in general. He’s technically the weakest person in the Underground, lacking in every standard evaluation of power in the setting - no ATK, no DEF, no HP, no DETERMINATION. But he’s darn clever enough to overcome these weaknesses and even use them in ways that make them into strengths, enough to be one of the most dangerous and most aware guys in this whole setting.

Sans can’t remember anything, and that makes him awesome.

[sp00kymellonn]

[causalityparadoxes]

The Doctor and TARDIS are perfect for each other because they both have the same terrible taste in partners <3

[the-unrelated-theorist]

First: this was our first confirmation that Mrs. Holiday's name is Carol.

2nd: Toriel refuses to call her by name. Interesting, since I doubt Toriel knows the full extent of what's going on. But she does say more in a minute.

3rd: Rudy doesn't appear happy with Toriel's attitude towards Carol. I hafta commend Rudy's protectiveness and care for his wife, despite... the kind of person she is.

4th: Carol is actually supporting Asgore. Not fully supporting him, of course, as he's still supposed to be paying her rent (and isn't). But Carol apparently helped him set up his flower shop after removing him from the police force.

Question is, why? Why did she fire Asgore in the first place? It would seem that the divorce and Asgore's firing didn't have anything to do with Dess' disappearance. Tenna showed us the scene of the family members leaving, and Carol and Asgore both left before Dess. I kinda doubt Tenna got them out of order, since everyone leaving him was the reason he spirally downward into depression.***

5th, and very interesting: Toriel still cares about Asgore on some level. Not romantically. Not even platonically. But she doesn't want him to suffer. Just to leave her alone, live his life and let her live hers.

His... WHAT? WHAT is he doing? WHAT is he so obsessed with? What is his connection to Carol? Does it have to do with the flowers in the bell jars?

This is why I keep asking: Is Asgore doing some kind of weird, creepy SOUL research? Possibly using flowers? Because Carol is very, very interested in [[Heart-Shaped Objects]] and she is definitely connected to the Knight.

And we still don't know who cut Gaster off during the Goner Maker, who discarded the vessel, or who shoved us into Kris' body. But whoever it was has to be connected with this creepy SOUL/Knight yakuza ring.

***EDIT: I swear to you, I had one playthru where- I thought, anyway- it looked like Carol and Asgore disappeared before Dess, and I was basing this on that. But every other playthru, they disappeared in the order you'd expect. And since it's a cutscene, I doubt it was a glitch or anything, so I must have been extremely mistaken. So don't pay any attention to that part.

[the-unrelated-theorist]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I've seen so many fans debate whether this was a hint at Soriel's canonicity, or that Alphys had a thing for her because she looks like Asgore.

And the whole time, it was nothing but a dig at the lunatic fandom!!!

Fun fact! Undertale's DEMO was so positively recieved, it already began spawning certain types of.. "fanart" of Toriel before the full game had even released! This prompted Toby to add the following exchange in Undertale's epilogue:

(Image sourced from: https://x.com/ish_bruhh/status/1813629925725008009?s=46)