NEW LIGHTNERS:
Toriel:
In the dark world, she is a powerful pyromancer! This is a first in a long time since she’s done anything engaging with Kris. She’s had her concerns about Kris for a while now, but this also feels like a great opportunity for her to understand her child. Will she take it?
Undyne:
In the dark word, she’s now an ace detective! Just had her whole worldview flipped on her head and is loving it. But she’s still on her own investigation into who slashed the tires and caused this anomaly. Anyone who gets in her way will be beaten with a huge magnifying glass.
Napstablook:
The Dr. Watson to Undyne’s Sherlock Holmes. Somehow, they got roped into helping Undyne investigate Toriel’s slashed tires. Now they’re just here for emotional support. Wait, is that mustache real?
NEW DARKNERS:
Chairiel:
She runs a cozy little shop in the sprawling desert of Dreamy Drylands. Anyone who enters her shop is greeted with a great big hug. She’s also got plenty of stories to tell!
Tenna:
The shady director of Cathode Entertainment and the mayor of Back Stage City. He wasn’t always super mean and bossy, but nobody can figure out why he changed his ways.
C. Rook:
The new producer and the head honcho of all the Shadowmen. He may or may not be the actual one responsible for why Cathode Entertainment has been turned upside down.
Lil’ Cutie Pie
Once a beloved kids show star, she was forced to change jobs by Tenna to become a full-time chef. Her mood flips between cheerful to hateful constantly, and its got others wondering if her cutesy demeanor is all a facade.
Weather Duo:
Always Sunny and Partly Cloudy have always been passionate about reporting the news and for each other. Ever since the recent changes, they’re no longer allowed to show their love when they work together. Maybe with some Lightner intervention, they can be a true couple again!
Mike:
The loudmouthed ex-producer of Cathode Entertainment who’s currently on the run. He was once best friends with Tenna, but now is currently investigating into his sudden change in demeanor.
The Scareiff:
He was once the star of his own show until someone, thought to have been a fan of his, got too close to him. When him and his show started going downhill, he was swiftly booted from the crew and his show was cancelled. Nobody knows where he is now, but it must be somewhere out in that desert.
(everything besides kris, susie, ralsei, and the weather duo were sprited/edited by me)
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This theory also helps explain how Spamton went under, Mike and Tenna's potential motivations and the kinds of characters they might be!!
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A post about TENNA & MIKE, and why they matter. (Official Deltarune Analysis)
So this is a post I'm doing since I've heard a couple people outright brush off Tenna's big reveal in Sweepstakes, treating Mike as a primary antagonist, despite Toby trying to make it clear this isn't the case.
So, this post is going to go into WHY this bothers me, what I think about Tenna and Mike outside of Vision Crew, etc.
1 - Mike is likely a mutual ally to Spamton
I've seen a hell of a lot of people making Mike their primary antagonist even after the Sweepstakes lore reveals.
This is something I can forgive if a project predates it, as it's EXTREMELY difficult to rewrite things like that.
But, when you make a new project, it's a good idea to look into what we know about Mike through dialog.
- Spamton knows him
- He's associated with TV
- ... That's essentially it?
Usually, yes. But with Sweepstakes, we've learned another piece of crucial information.
Mike is NOT the Cathode Screen.
Mike is someone being protected from the "Cathode Crew."
So Mike's not the TV?! Then who the hell is?
... Well, a new character was revealed and namedropped similarly to Mike during the Sweepstakes.
Out of nowhere...
2 - Who is Tenna?
We don't know very much about "Tenna."
At all, really.
The ONLY thing we know is a name and potential affiliation.
Spamton shows disdain towards them, if the URL is him.
So everything from beyond here is very speculative.
So... in the game, the TV is referred to as a lot of things.
We know Spamton kinda wants to wring this guy's neck.
Almost every reference he makes towards TV is given negative connotation.
Personally, my working, NON VC theory is...
3 - Mike is our secret boss, Tenna is our main boss.
This is a little bit of a shot in the dark, very very dark actually.
It's like throwing a rock into an abandoned mineshaft.
But, there's a few things that make me think this way.
- Mike being on the run means he may be hidden away somewhere out of sight.
- Tenna is the only character whose name is overtly connected to the TV, who is tied to being an antagonist.
- Mike & Tenna as a word combination forms a sort of wordplay.
None of these things are points, this last little segment is a bit more of a tangent with VERY loose thoughts that are most likely a shot in the dark.
So, in summary...
I think making Mike a primary villain is silly.
Of course, I can't stop you! Feel free to do your own thing with it. Most of my favorite takes actually have Mike instead of Tenna...
But, I'd really suggest looking into the lore given through Sweepstakes.
It's the only real peek we have at Chapter 3 that isn't development info from the Newsletter!