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This is a picture I made for this year's Pride Month, featuring a different outfit for Papyrus from Undertale. Given his enjoyment of Mettaton's shows along with my belief that most skeleton monsters spend their formative years wearing a mix of traditionally masculine and feminine clothing, I think Papyrus would definitely wear something like this if he felt like it.

Fun fact: This outfit is based on an outfit that I actually wore to a Pride event last year!

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Presenting my submission for Let Papyrus Say Fuck Day by @insanelyadd ! For this year's submission, I worked off of the prompt of Papyrus having a career. This was a prompt used for a previous year.

I like the idea of Papyrus being a psychologist because that career choice would involve a mixture of personal and professional growth. It also expands upon two canon moments in Undertale: the first being when Papyrus used reverse psychology on Undyne to get her to make friends with Frisk in the Pacifist Route, and the second being when Papyrus talked to Frisk instead of fighting them in the No Mercy Route.

Ultimately, the idea of Papyrus being a psychologist was inspired by the work of a good friend of mine.

Overall, I hope that anyone who sees this enjoys it.

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Since the chapter 3 and 4 release, you are wanting to add new characters on your deltarune headcanon voices?

Oh, I'm actually avoiding Deltarune spoilers for a few days until I feel that there's enough analyses and found easter eggs. But I'll probably get to that once the time comes.

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I've decided to revamp my Bonetrousle remix after realizing that I paid so much attention to Papyrus' serious side that I overlooked his silly side. So, I've given it a good balance of both, in addition to adding sound effects that tell a story. From the building of Papyrus' puzzles, to various puzzles put into practice, to his Really Cool Regular Attack.

As per usual when it comes to Papyrus, I took some inspiration from Danny Elfman when putting this remix together. However, I also improvised, especially when it came to the xylophone, an instrument I've decided should be unique to Papyrus in my remixes.

That being said, I hope whoever hears this enjoys it!

The original Bonetrousle was made by Toby Fox.

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I'm reblogging this to let people know that this list is subject to change, because it just did!

My Undertale Headcanon Voices

Frisk- Isabella Abiera (Hazel from Infinity Train)

Flowey- Hugo Harold Harrison (Tobias Wilson from The Amazing World of Gumball), Alex Hirsch (Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls)

Toriel- Teresa Gallagher

Sans- John DiMaggio

Papyrus- A cross between Alan Tudyk (Duke of Weselton from Frozen) and Joanna Lumley (Maudeline Everglot from Corpse Bride)

Monster Kid- Christian J. Simon (Darwin Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball)

Undyne- A cross between Olivia Olson (Marceline Abadeer from Adventure Time) and Claudia Christian (Helga Sinclair from Atlantis: The Lost Empire)

Alphys- A cross between Ashley Johnson (Tulip Olsen from Infinity Train) and Maya Hawke (Anxiety from Inside Out 2)

Mettaton- Bill Wise (Screenslaver from The Incredibles 2)

Mad Mew Mew- Sarah Stiles (Spinel from Steven Universe)

Muffet- Andrea Libman

Asgore- Alan Oppenheimer (Falkor the Luck Dragon from The Never Ending Story)

Young Asriel- Duke Cutler (Gumball Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball)

Older Asriel- Hugo Harold Harrison (Rob from The Amazing World of Gumball)

Chara- Christina Ricci (Wednesday Addams from Addams Family Values)

Gaster- Patrick Stewart

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Regarding Papyrus’ favorite food being a human food, in conjunction with the theory that Papyrus was in Deltarune before hopping timelines to Undertale, my theory is that Papyrus’ memories of eating dinosaur egg oatmeal when he was in the Deltarune timeline are some of the few memories he looks back on fondly. I say this because in the 2024 Papyrus Q&A, he lets Sans end the questionnaire early instead of giving a clear answer when asked about his life before moving to Snowdin. This could suggest that he doesn’t want to remember most of his life before Snowdin. And assuming that the first Papyrus Q&A takes place after the monsters have been integrated into the Surface in the Undertale timeline, it’s possible that Papyrus revisited dinosaur egg oatmeal as a test to see if he’d still like it after some time. And he did! But because he’d be afraid that the people he knows who haven’t been in the Deltarune timeline would have a hard time understanding something that complicated, combined with the fear of Sans being uneasy about it, very few people know that this isn’t the first time Papyrus has eaten dinosaur egg oatmeal.

Addendum: You may wonder how a skeleton monster could eat in a world where magic and reality are separate. My theory is that monsters in Deltarune do have magic in the Light World, but only enough to allow them to function like humans. Magic attacks and defenses would be restricted to the Dark World.

HEY WAIT A FUCKING SECOND PAPYRUS' FAVORITE FOOD IS A HUMAN FOOD. MOST MONSTERS HAVE NEVER EATEN A HUMAN FOOD IN THEIR LIFE. HOW IS SOMETHING HE'S MAYBE ONLY EATEN ONCE HIS FAVORITE FOOD? WHY IS IT SEEMINGLY A SECRET????

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Introducing my new and improved design and story for Papyrus! I'd previously made one of both on my DeviantArt but had to make a hasty edit to the story after making a realization. Let me explain.

I used to think that Papyrus wouldn't know about the risks of creating too many Dark Fountains. That is, until someone said that Knight Papyrus not knowing any better contributed to the misconception that Papyrus is completely naive. Now, I believe that Papyrus is fully aware of the risks of creating too many Dark Fountains but does it anyway because there's a chance that he could help someone from it. Just like how he chooses to spare Frisk in the No Mercy Route of Undertale.

I still believe that Papyrus would come to the Dark World in hopes of finding Dess, but now I'm unsure whether or not I should have him try to free the secret bosses as well. But one change I've made is that making friends would no longer be a top priority for Papyrus. He'd only befriend a Darkner if he believed that they could provide useful information. And when given the knowledge that creating too many Dark Fountains had the risk of breaking the bond between dreams and reality, Papyrus would only double down on his efforts to rescue Dess, regardless of the risks. And he’ll fight anyone who he deems as a hindrance to his quest.

Let it be known that if Papyrus fails to make a proper appearance in Deltarune, or has a small role with little impact, I will gladly reject the canon Deltarune in favor of my own vision of it. (FYI: My rule of thumb is that my UTDR fan works should be fairly close to canon with some artistic license. But they will, more often than not, be Papyrus-centric.)

My one complaint is that I made his feet smaller than they are in-game.

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Toby Fox you better include Papyrus or I will be haunting you.

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As it's close to Christmas, I've decided to post a fanmade Horrortale Trailertrousle in the style of Making Christmas from The Nightmare Before Christmas. It seemed appropriate enough.

Undertale and the original Bonetrousle were made by Toby Fox, while Horrortale was made by Sour Apple Studios. Making Christmas was composed by Danny Elfman, while The Nightmare Before Christmas was directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton.

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Well, it's about time I've done this! I present to you my first upload of an Undertale remix that I put together. It's of Bonetrousle, including the motif used in the trailer.

The original Bonetrousle was composed by Toby Fox.

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My Undertale Headcanon Voices

Frisk- Isabella Abiera (Hazel from Infinity Train)

Flowey- Hugo Harold Harrison (Tobias Wilson from The Amazing World of Gumball), Alex Hirsch (Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls)

Toriel- Teresa Gallagher

Sans- John DiMaggio

Papyrus- A cross between Alan Tudyk (Duke of Weselton from Frozen) and Joanna Lumley (Maudeline Everglot from Corpse Bride)

Monster Kid- Christian J. Simon (Darwin Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball)

Undyne- A cross between Olivia Olson (Marceline Abadeer from Adventure Time) and Claudia Christian (Helga Sinclair from Atlantis: The Lost Empire)

Alphys- A cross between Ashley Johnson (Tulip Olsen from Infinity Train) and Maya Hawke (Anxiety from Inside Out 2)

Mettaton- Bill Wise (Screenslaver from The Incredibles 2)

Mad Mew Mew- Sarah Stiles (Spinel from Steven Universe)

Muffet- Andrea Libman

Asgore- Alan Oppenheimer (Falkor the Luck Dragon from The Never Ending Story)

Young Asriel- Duke Cutler (Gumball Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball)

Older Asriel- Hugo Harold Harrison (Rob from The Amazing World of Gumball)

Chara- Christina Ricci (Wednesday Addams from Addams Family Values)

Gaster- Patrick Stewart

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Here we have my submission for the Protective Papyrus DTIYS by @floofanflurr ! Since I'm fresh out of Halloween, I decided to make it Burtonesque. I hope whoever sees this enjoys this!

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As someone who is autistic, I agree with this 100%. The way Papyrus can be treated in this fandom sometimes really rubs me the wrong way. I see a lot of myself in Papyrus as well, so it deeply upsets me to see him viewed in these ways. I sincerely hope that people can do better in the future and have a greater understanding of both Papyrus and autism. Until then, we must try our best to educate those who are willing to hear and learn, as long as we have the drive and energy for it.

I! Am so tired of the infantilization of Papyrus. I'm so tired of the infantilization of autistic people, and autistic traits. I thought we were past this in this fandom... but NOPE.

I am absolutely NOT going to name any names, (especially because I don't think ANY of this is intentional!!! I don't think people are doing it on purpose!!! And I don't want to hurt people. And also because it's SO many people now. I see it all the time from so many different places. It would be impossible to list them all.)

But??? I am getting increasingly uncomfortable with the casual ableism in Papyrus fans, bloggers, and writers who don't even realize that's what they're doing. People who say they are against the infantilization of Papyrus.

(Sticking the rest of this under a cut so I don't clog any feeds)

I just!!!! It's all well and good to have your headcanons about Papyrus! He's a really mysterious character that we don't know a lot about! I'm not denying that! But I see SO many people just… saying things like:

"Papyrus would NEVER do (insert autistic trait here) because he's an ADULT! CLEARLY it was a joke."

or

"People take him seriously or at face value when he does (insert autistic trait here) but he's not stupid???? Clearly it means something else-"

And so freaking many variations of that.

Just. Have your headcanons about what Papyrus means or doesn't mean. That's okay! If you think he's joking that's FINE! But PLEASE don't shit on other people and be so casually ableist by saying that he could never be these things, or that these things would mean he was stupid, or childlike if he ACTUALLY meant them or did them.

ITS LIKE. Taking the initial infantilization of Papyrus in fandom and spinning it on it's head so far it goes right back into infantilizing autistic people by just. REMOVING PAPYRUS'S AUTISITC TRAITS AFTER LABELING THEM STUPID OR CHILDLIKE.

"You're infantilizing Papyrus! CLEARLY he could never actually MEAN these things or do those things for real because he's an adult-" AND LIKE. BABE. THOSE THINGS ARE JUST AUTISTIC THINGS.

And just.

It's really really upsetting to see the traits that I personally relate to in Papyrus have people saying "he could NEVER actually mean/do that! CLEARLY it was a joke, or subterfuge or insert something else here-"(the very strongly implied "because only Children do that" is so clear it's nauseating) (And often stated, but just in slightly different language. "It's clear." or "Of course Papyrus wouldn't-" or "He's smart!" or "He's an adult!")

Most of the portrayals I see of Papyrus are wonderful. While I've seen this a lot in fandom, I don't think it's the majority of people who create or write, or blog Papyrus content. But it's a big enough chunk that it is incredibly worrying and upsetting.

I'm also not trying to wave away any level of subterfuge, or mystery that Papyrus has. Because he has a lot! And!!! He's a grown ass adult! (A HILARIOUS one who cracks a shit ton of jokes and is witty as hell.) Someone who is very sneaky about many things, and masks a lot, and is clearly hiding SOMETHING. Have fun theorizing about him, because there sure is a lot to theorize about! Sneaky, sneaky skeleton...

Just. While I'm not trying to change anyone's headcanons... It might be worth it to see if the Papyrus you create has been removed from all of his autistic traits that are deemed undesirable (a level of social ineptitude or not understanding others, routines like bedtime stories, and so much more) while only leaving the ones you think are quirky or fun (things like masking, or stimming with big, flailing gestures, special interest in puzzles, etc.).

And if that's true, why might that be?

If the answer is "because Papyrus is too smart/mature/clever/etc. to mean or do this seriously." then that is no longer an innocent headcanon. That is saying that people who DO have those traits aren't smart/mature/clever/etc. That is infantilizing autistic traits. (And yes! Autistic people can also do this by accident! I used to fall victim to internalized ableism that I didn't even realize was there, and I've seen other people do it, too.)

I was going to get into a more in-depth list of Papyrus’s traits that are autistic traits or could be caused by being autistic, and basically write an entire fan essay on the whole situation, starting from the beginning infantilization of Papyrus in fandom (equally as bad) and ending with where we're at now as Papyrus fans. (This right now is not an essay. It's a vent, and a plea. When I say essay, I mean with cited sources, properly structured... An actual ESSAY that would help people.)

But… I’m tired. I know it’s an accident in most cases. I know that most people probably don’t realize they’re calling autistic traits “stupid” or “childlike” or “papyrus would never because he’s not a child—“

And I know that this one simple post isn’t enough to explain how autistic peoples’ brains frequently work, or why these things don’t mean someone is stupid or childlike.

I know that without a thorough explanation there’s so many people that won’t realize that they’re doing this. And it’s certainly not as gentle as I wanted to be. I want to be kind, because I know that it's an accident, and that people aren't trying to be cruel or harmful.

But I’m just… tired. I’m so, so tired. It’s hard to gently explain to people that are actively harming you and your community why what they’re doing is hurtful.

Maybe someday I’ll actually write that essay, and I can include helpful tips on what autism can look like, or how Papyrus's differing things COULD be (not necessarily ARE) an indication or presentation of autism, and also some more tips on how to integrate some of Papyrus’s characteristics in different ways in a fic that keeps his wonderful autistic swag if that's what you want to do. Maybe I can delve into some more of the nuance of this discussion, of which there is much.

But right now I can’t.

If you're worried you might be doing something like this but you really do need an essay or more structure and specific writing breaking it all out, then. Well! I want to help people. If you have questions about what I said and genuinely want to learn, I can do my best to answer and help in an essay if there's enough questions, or in asks if its just a one off question.

(Though absolutely no promises. The entire discussion is draining and triggering, so... It's hard. Please don't be surprised if I'm unable to keep conversation about this going.)

I don't want to write the essay if it's not going to help anyone though. So… let me know. Maybe in reblogs. Just please not in my DMs. I'll turn on anonymous asks for the next month or so, and if people use them to be cruel, or confrontational, I will be taking that away again.

If you've made it this far... Thanks for reading.

...And, you know what? Shitty TLDR:

Papyrus is a grown ass man who can say fuck and be a bad ass bitch, and who can also be an autistic adult. These things are not mutually exclusive to each other.

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Papyrus Headcanon #8

Once reaching the Surface, Papyrus would downsize his puzzles but increase the difficulty. He’d make handheld puzzle boxes that’d be challenging to open.

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Papyrus Headcanon #7

The rock formation Papyrus painted to look like a bridge (which is actually canon, by the way) was supposed to be his final project for his 12th grade art class. However, he underestimated the amount of time it would take to complete such a project. He was 18 when he started the bridge and 20 when he finished it. Papyrus also wanted to paint a bridge onto that rock formation so that the safest way to get across would be visible.

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Papyrus Headcanon #6

One of the reasons that Papyrus has trouble sleeping is that he’s had the same race car bed since he was 3, and despite the fact that he’s outgrown it years ago, he can’t afford to replace it. So, any attempt to sleep in that bed would be uncomfortable if not laying in the fetal position.

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Papyrus Headcanon #5

Papyrus wears gloves most of the time because he’s insecure about the size of his hands. He thinks they’re too big.