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i'm not a million percent sure if the assumption is that all truck freaks are trans and renamed themselves after kris deltarune, but it might be right on the money

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undertale if it was flash games??

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It's so interesting to me that the widely accepted theory for Deltarune is that it'll end up being Us, the player, vs. Kris in the end. I understand why this is the perspective a lot of people have- Kris doesn't rip their soul out for no reason, obviously, and based on everything we've seen, such as the Post Spamton-NEO dialogue choices, it very much seems like we have the ability to make Kris make choices they otherwise wouldn't- but it seems especially cynical to me to assume that means Kris is going to be against us, or even that there is an antagonistic relationship between Kris and the player at all.

From everything we've seen, such as Kris' room in the light world being almost completely barren, and Toriel's memory of Kris asking when their horns would grow in, it doesn't seem like Kris likes themselves that much- and with that perspective, and the knowledge via Catti that she and Kris used to try and summon demons together, I've always had the perspective that we exist within the narrative of Deltarune less as a malevolent outsider forcibly imposing our will on the world and more as a benevolent force, called on deliberately by Kris' own actions to help them reshape their life into something they like more.

I think people tend to get very caught up in thinking of UTDR as very inherently cynical stories, especially in their metanarratives, due to the Undertale Genocide route. But that isn't what these stories are- or rather, it's not what they're *supposed* to be. The Genocide route, and its Deltarune counterpart, the Weird/Snowgrave route, are *corruptions* of the existing story and world, caused not by the player's mere existence, but by the player's refusal to engage with the game the way it asks you to- for Genocide, you have to actively go out of your way, to great resistance, to hunt down and kill every single monster, despite the game telling you that showing mercy is the best option. And in Snowgrave, you have to actively push back against the existing narrative in very specific ways, using the more diverse combat system to circumvent the restrictions it has- rather than attacking enemies yourself to kill them, as that simply causes enemies to run away, you circumvent this by manipulating Noelle to freeze them all with Iceshock, preventing them from running away. Noelle DOES NOT do this deliberately based on everything we've seen, and it is very apparent from her dialogue (both internal and external) that it is unnatural to her and that we, the player, are making her do this. And in the Snowgrave route, it is very understandable that Kris would take an antagonistic stance towards us, given, well, Snowgrave, but it must be remembered that the Snowgrave/Weird route is paralleling the Genocide route, and how did that route end? With the demon that comes when you call its name ushering the world, and our influence upon it, into oblivion. That sounds to my ear awfully similar to how the Roaring has been described. Some people have theorized that perhaps the Weird route will be necessary to avoid the Roaring happening- but what if it's the opposite? That's a separate subject, though, and I'll leave it for later. Given all the very apparent parallels between Kris' design and Chara's, mirroring the parallels between Snowgrave and Genocide, it makes perfect sense that Kris would be antagonistic towards us at the Weird route's end- but in the normal route, what have we truly done to warrant antagonism from Kris?

It's very heavily implied, if not outright stated, that Kris' life before Chapter 1 is... not exactly good. Their parents are divorced, very messily, their brother is away at college, their friendship with Noelle has grown distant, and they've been unable to befriend Susie like they wanted to. But then, we show up, almost out of nowhere, and Kris is whisked away on a magical adventure, where they can be the special version of themselves they've always wanted to be. Sure, they can't use magic themselves in the Dark World, but they can ACT, which seems to be enough. And yes, we can make choices they don't necessarily agree with, like saying Kris is fine after Spamton NEO, but Kris also has Ralsei and Susie as a support network, who see through that lie- and many of us don't make that contrary choice at all. I know *I* didn't. And the crucial thing to remember- we aren't completely controlling Kris. Even when Kris HASN'T removed the Soul, they've acted independently of us. They block King's attack at Susie, they back away from Spamton NEO, and perhaps most importantly of all, is Ralsei- Ralsei, who on two separate occasions actively stops Kris from being observed by us, proving this is possible both without removing the Soul, AND for people other than Kris to do. Kris is not a slave to our will- they go along with us by choice, even when we make decisions they don't agree with. Because they DO have the power- the Determination- to resist us. But they don't. What does that tell us about Kris, and the greater narrative?

Circling back to the metanarrative point to conclude this excessively verbose post, what we need to remember moving forward is that Toby Fox is not a cynical writer- at least, not by nature. He expects you to engage with the narrative he constructs on its own terms, as any writer would, but he also wrote the Genocide route specifically to deconstruct how the refusal to do so will inherently ruin the story. As Sans says when he dunks on you, if you actually cared about being friends with him, you wouldn't be on the Genocide route. There's no reason Deltarune won't be the same. Undertale did not punish the player for playing the game, it critiqued the player for not engaging with its narrative. Our ability to Save and Load didn't make us evil- our influence being exerted on the world of Undertale wasn't inherently bad. Even when it comes to actions like killing Toriel at the end of the Ruins and reloading to spare her- this isn't evil. In fact, it is the opposite. Flowey attempts to make us think it is, but he's already been lost to the same apathetic lack of engagement that we are in the Genocide route. Our presence in Undertale is not inherently negative- without our part in that story, the monsters would never have been freed from the Underground. I have no reason to believe Deltarune will be any different.

TL;DR: Our influence over the story of Undertale was not inherently bad unless we misused it by refusing to engage with it on its terms. This led to the Genocide route. The Weird/Snowgrave route is a deliberate parallel to this. As such, there is no reason to assume our influence over Deltarune is inherently bad; it will only be bad if it is similarly misused. The same can be said about our relationship to Kris- it is not inherently antagonistic, and has no reason to be unless misused, such as in Snowgrave.

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A while ago I commissioned my friend to make a Noelle crochet doll for me, and I absolutely adore how she turned out. The detailed work and quality 😭❤

If you want to check her out, she goes by Arachneedle on most socials!

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consider this some Ralsei Positivity to counterbalance all the "ralsei is gonna turn Evil look how Suspicious he is" speculating. it's time we appreciated him a little instead.

sure, he's shrouded in mystery. as to who he is exactly, or what he's a manifestation of, is left unanswered for now. we know he sat, alone, for quite some time, waiting for the Heroes to come fulfill a Prophecy for him. he's got it all planned out, has the Legend ready, tries to make this adventure Intriguing, wearing that hood and playing "Mystical Figure recounting a Tale".

i'm not sure from where he got these ideas, or from whom, but it's clear he's convinced that he has to go a Good Job, or else Unspecified Things will go various degrees of To Shit.

and then his Heroes show up, and oh fuck oh shit it's really happening it's finally happening there's two of them the human and the monster and we're gonna save-

um. why are they fighting a kid on a bike

one of his Heroes is unenthusiastic and a bit standoff-ish towards him and the other one is straight up clobbering everyone in her path. she's decided she's gonna be evil. ok. um.

throughout any of chapter 1, we never see ralsei forcing his ideas onto kris or susie, even though he certainly knows more than we do. but he does Not know how friendship works (how could he?) and sits back and watches anxiously, things resolving themselves in the end anyway, especially in a pacifist run. but! he always grows fond of kris and susie, no matter their choices. even if you go directly against his advice or say nothing nice to him the entire time, he still trusts you and even admires susie. and she's teaching him that you never have to sacrifice yourself entirely. he's learning, give him time!

yes, he can be weirdly dismissive about things, but i believe he has our best interests at heart. he makes special little personalized rooms for kris and susie, second homes, and it makes susie so happy (also kris, probably, though it's obviously significantly harder to get a read on that)! and i can't see that being spun into a "ralsei wants to hold us hostage via escapism methods" narrative, because he's actively pestering them about their homework. is that what an escapist fantasy would do? remind you of your responsibilities back in the Real World? no. loser. ralsei is mom friend. ralsei is toriel.

he knows more than we know, but judging by the end of chapter 2, it's possible he's not always aware that that is the case at all. he's downright shocked everyone would want to cause the Roaring as if they'd know wtf that means.

honestly, i just think it's really great that ralsei accepts susie, and the way she defies the norm and his expectations, despite the responsibility he feels is on their shoulders. and the ambiguous or secrective reactions he tends to have may just be due to the fact that he's never HAD friends, let alone under circumstances where the stakes are as high as they appear to be in the dark worlds. there's no manual on "my new besties may accidentally unleash horrors on the universe but i'm not sure how to tell them that without killing the vibe and also i'm pretty sure one of them has little to no free will"

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TGAA spoilers!!!

thinking about ryunosuke arriving in great britain and going straight to mael fucking stronghart to inform him that he'll go on kazuma's mission in his stead. not knowing that the mission is a fucking assassination exchange. directly organized by stronghart. and stronghart having to decide between: 1) "your dead bestie was morally corrupt sorry" or 2) "yeah ok sure (???)"

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wd gaster merch concepts

scarlet forest tree costume

magnetic board with a print of the gonermaker background. includes a set of word magnets that you can arrange to make the mysterious voice say ridiculous word salad poetry like “YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEGS. POSSIBILITY OF EGG? WONDERFUL.” as well as set of magnetic vessel parts that can be cobbled together into terrible abominations

bag of loose black and white legos that have no instructions and don’t fit together into anything recognizable

non-functional nokia 1100 cellphone that looks like it was dredged up from the bottom of a lake. when you press any of the buttons it emits a Horrible Noise

“Deconstructed” Plush (loose stuffing and squares of fabric in a ziploc bag)

fragrance blind box “for ‘HIM’”. a fine gift for the dark and mysterious gentleman in your life. the boxes are labeled “EXPERIMENT IN PROGRESS” and “OPEN TO OBSERVE YOUR FATE.” each box contains small vial of perfume and a figurine of a dead cat. possible scents include: ozone; sulfur; pine; charred bone; autumn leaves; petrichor; cigarette smoke

cookbook: 666 Ways to Crack an Egg. it’s written entirely in wingdings. recipes 26-666 are redacted “for you’re safety”. shockingly normal otherwise

small USB lamp shaped like a clear crystal. dangerously bright when turned on

Box Of Broken Glass

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toby fox needs to add like a bit of narration in deltarune abt kris like "they themmed they/themily down the stheirs" cus i cant go on seeing them constantly get he/himmed in yt comment sections

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like honestly just give your non binary characters traditionally "gendered" features. just do it. it's not like being androgynous ever stopped non binary characters from being misgendered.

frisk undertale and kris deltarune were androgynous and are only ever referred to by "they/them" and ppl are still arguing over how the "main character is not the player but their own person" message didn't apply to their genders bc they refuse to wrap their head around different pronouns. raine owlhouse was paraded around as "disney's first ever nb representation" by everyone and their mother but bc they have short hair other countries dub them as male. this also happens to most anime nb characters bc of how japanese pronouns work. halara raincode literally has the color scheme of the non binary flag AND their in-game profile says that they, and i quote "have no specified gender" AND several characters remark on it in the actual game but bc theyre voiced by a female voice actor ppl still call them a woman.

like literally at this point just give your nb characters huge tits and a massive beard. if ppl refuse to accept the existence of non binary characters in media, then there is no way to make a character non binary "enough" to convince them otherwise. no matter how much you hammer in their androgyny in an attempt to detach them from "male" and "female," there will be people determined to assign gender roles to any trait you give your character.

creators being hesitant to give their non binary characters traits that could be associated with a binary gender is why every goddamn genderqueer character that the creator wants you to take seriously in popular media has shoulder length hair and a board-flat figure and a perfectly neutrally pitched voice. like. just do what you want at this point. the character is non binary because your story said so and people who misgender them would have done that no matter how androgynous they look.

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Still can't get over the fact that Toby Fox dreamed up a game ending, but he decided he wanted to make something a little less ambitious first, so instead he made the most influential indie game of all time

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STARLOOOO i have no idea for a proper caption rn I’ll change it later maybe…

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Alt!Starlo outfit ★

I really like Alt fashion, so to me this was inevitable- and I really like what I came up with for him! I might draw this design more since it has so much thirst trapping potential /hj Also here's a little doodle I made for a discord server friendo :D

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Little drawings for his friends!

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undertale yellow's pacifist ending is so good that it makes me actively mad that the worn hat and empty gun aren't given the same respect as some entire characters. like shut up catti stop saying you found it in a dumpster those belonged to clover and i care more about that one weapon than anyone will ever care about YOU.

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i love how the main cast of undertale yellow is just. a girl failure that tries way too hard, a cowboy boyfailure, girlfailure #2 (milf edition) and the doomed by the narrative child they're all trying to co-parent

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ceroba look at this creature i found