#me speaking like rouxls

[laleaempire]

i wonder if i shall doth anything useful one Daye

[yourlowkeyidiot3]

Yes I know Rouxls is supposed to be a joke character but his relationship with Lancer is very serious and precious to me

[stunfiskz]

i really do think that the most interesting way for rouxls to become a serious character is for him to keep his incompetence. like. as in he may have weird ass powers but he doesn't really know how to fully use them or even be fully aware of their full extent. i just CANNOT see him as someone with some huge overarching plan- he couldn't even be assed to come up with a real plan with what would happen after he played the houses game against ralsei and kris. he's just. not some sort of mastermind. at least, if he by some miracle he does turn out to actually be, i'll honestly be really disappointed because i feel like this angle is just so much more interesting. hell, you could even tie that in to his desire to serve- just because he may not know how to take advantage of those powers doesn't mean someone else won't, and i feel like the idea of him following along with someone else's plan fits a lot better with what we know about his character. i just really dislike the idea of "rouxls is the knight/gaster/deltarune version of sans" because it all just feels like it's trying to twist his character into some genius with a larger plan when i really just. love his character for being a fucking idiot. yknow.

[sweatertheman]

RALSUSIE REALIZATION MOTHERFUCKERS

the kind of relationship people imagine noelle and susie having is basically what ralsei and susie already have!

full of teasing

noelle playing the normal kind well-manner straightman to susie's antics

susie awkwardly blushingly making acts of kindness towards noelle or asking her for help/affection and trying not to seem "soft"

noelle making small acts of kindness which mean the world to susie

all of these fit ralsei and susie better than noelle and susie. susie does not tease noelle, noelle does not stand in the way of or even make mention of susie's shenanigans, susie hasn't made any acts of kindness towards noelle (not even a fucking non-canon valentine guys come on), susie only blushes around noelle like, one time? and it was because noelle embarrassed susie about her tail? and noelle's only act of kindness towards susie was buying her a box of fucking CHALK. something which susie is not only unflattered by, but actively upset about, because noelle had chalk the whole time, and didn't give it to alphys! buying her actual food would have been a kinder gesture, and would have shown a level of emotional maturity from noelle, to realize that eating things which aren't food is a sign of being hungry, and not having access to food, but no. chalk.

while the argument could be that they will progress into the kind of relationship ralsei and susie have, ralsei and susie are already there!

if suselle happens, i don't think it'll be like described. i think it'll be a lot different.

noelle, it seems, doesn't CARE who susie is as a person. she would be okay if susie just wanted to pick on her (in concept anyway) and is just as okay with her being a good person, or her eating chalk. noelle fawns over susie, but doesn't push her to change as a person. whatever susie wants to do is already fine. whatever susie likes is what she gets (even if it isn't what she needs.) susie is free from criticism. in fact, it seems to me like it'd be very similar to a certain other ship...

KRALSEI BITCHES

thats right! i think suselle and kralsei have very similar base constructions. one party treats the other with unconditional admiration and reverence, finds ways to excuse the behaviors they don't like about the other party, changes themselves to be whatever they think the other party would like, constantly wants to aquire the affection of the other party, blushes constantly around them, meanwhile the other party in question treats their behavior with indifference and confusion. a one-sided, unhappy relationship.

while there are differences here, like tea values and the difference between a horny lesbian crush and a master slave dynamic, i think there's a lot in common about what we've seen of noelle and susie together and what we've seen of kris and ralsei together. hell, they both get a slightly uncomfortable romantic carnival ride back to back, and while susie and noelle's ride has a happier conclusion of them just enjoying each other's company instead of awkwardly dropping the subject then engaging in real estate combat with rouxls kaard, its starting to seem to me like a parallel is being drawn.

further pushing this idea of a parallel is the fact that earlier, kris and noelle, and ralsei and susie go out on the town, so to speak! and things go. pretty well. unless you commit a lot of murder. assuming you don't commit murder, guess what! kris and noelle have a good time, and a pretty healthy happy dynamic! there's a lot of teasing, mutual respect, laughing, learning, thinking back on old times... they have a blast! in fact, they way they interact kind of reminds me of a certain other duo.

RALSUSIE YOU ABSOLUTE FOOLS

just like suselle and kralsei have parallels, so too do ralsusie and kriselle! one party is weird, dirty, mischievous, more competent than the other in combat, has some insecurity about themselves, likes teasing others and doesn't do well with emotional displays, and the other party is a lot more normal, well-mannered, less competent, but emotionally supportive, enjoys being teased and teasing back, and does what they can to show the first party that they care. noelle laughing along with kris, sharing chocolates with them, indulging them but not bending over for them, (like drinking poison, which noelle probably would have done for susie), looking to them for advice and safety in combat.

and what's more, you know what their healthy dynamic gets contorted into on a snowgrave route?!

THE PARASITIC MASTER SLAVE DYNAMIC FROM EARLIER!

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💣💣💣💥💥💣💣

[keylee]

Turns out a lot of people wanted to hear more about my silly little infection AU!

YOU ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE!

So basically in this AU, the story centers around Lancer’s concerns about his father’s imprisonment. He feels that his father does not love him anymore ever since he betrayed him and allied with the Lightners, and the guilt is eating him alive.

As he reflects on this in his room, his CD player begins to crackle and emit strange sounds, earning the small boy’s attention.

The CD player starts to speak with him, an ominous voice repeating all his concerns and thoughts back to him almost as if it had read his mind. “You truly disappointed your father. Don’t you want to make it up to him?”

The voice told him that they knew a way to earn his father’s approval, and that all he needed to do was follow their directions. “Don’t tell a soul Lancer, this is for your father. I promise you, he’ll love you more than anything after this.”

He followed where the voice told him to go, and after a while he was so far away from his CD player, he had no idea how he could still hear the voice. “Oh… and Lancer, one more thing. When you arrive, tell them who sent you.” Lancer was puzzled by these words, since the voice had just told him to keep quiet. But as he asked the voice their name, they fell silent.

Eventually, the directions had led him to a lone door, one he did not recognize. It was possible he just overlooked it, but something about this ominous gray door made him feel uneasy.

Stepping inside, Lancer nervously made his way down a flight of stairs, until he reached what looked to be a jail cell, with a jester smiling back at him through the bars.

The jester questioned Lancer, asking him why and how he got here. Lancer was unsure how to answer, since he hadn’t gotten the voice’s name. “Oh well- I’m not sure exactly… a voice told me to come down this way, they told me that you’d be able to help me…?”

The jester was silent for a moment, his eyes widening and his smile falling, before he broke into crazed laughter. “OH YOU POOR, POOR BOY!”

Afraid, Lancer backed away slightly, but the jester grabbed his arm, yanking him forward and smiling wickedly at him.

Lancer cried out in panic and managed to pull himself out of the jester’s grip, though his arm ached where the jester had held him. “UEE HEE HEE! SOON, YOU’LL SEE!”

Lancer hurried back up the stairs and leaned against the door, panting for breath. He felt dizzy, frightened, almost feverish. He wanted his dad.

He made his way over to the jail cell where his father was being kept, and spoke out to him, explaining how he didn’t feel well, desperate for comfort. “Go to your lesser father, he’ll fix you up.” King replied coldly.

Disheartened, Lancer sniffled and made his way to Rouxls, stopping in his tracks as he noticed a Tasque rub against his legs. This must’ve been one of those new Darkners… boy it was cute. He leaned down to pat it, before continuing over to Rouxls.

By the time he reached Rouxls, his nose was all runny and he couldn’t stop coughing. Rouxls frowned down at the boy, offering him a glass of ginger ale for his cold. Lancer, not knowing what else to do, simply nodded.

Rouxls left momentarily to fetch the boy a glass.

“Rouxls…” Lancer’s voice trembled, barely above a whisper. He wiped his nose with the back of his hand, but it didn’t seem to help. Lancer felt a strange warmth coursing through him, followed by a sudden coldness that made his heart race. He glanced down at his hands, horrified to see them starting to glisten, as if they were melting like wax candles.

Rouxls returned, glass of ginger ale in hand, though he stopped at the sight before him. Lancer was dripping… thick, white goo pooling around his feet, oozing from the very essence of his being.

“Lancer!” Rouxls gasped, dropping the drink as it shattered on the floor.

“Rouxls, I’m scared!” Lancer cried, his voice breaking as he lifted his arms to Rouxls, seeking comfort. “Help me!” In an instant, Rouxls was there, scooping Lancer into his arms. He whispered soothing words to Lancer repeatedly, like a broken record, hauling the boy onto his shoulders and attempting to run out and seek help.

Unfortunately, his legs suddenly failed him, and he crashed against the ground, Lancer still somehow stuck to his back. The horrible viscous liquid began pooling down Rouxls’ spine and sticking to his skin, he felt it slowly ooze down his sleeves and into his hands.

Horrified and disgusted, Rouxls attempted to wipe the sticky white goo from his hands, only for both of them to wince in pain. It hurt- why did it hurt…?!Rouxls tried again but Lancer begged him to stop, tears pooling down their faces.

There wasn’t anything they could do, neither one of them could bring themselves to move. Eventually, all they can do is succumb to its grip, feeling the painful, inevitable merging of their bodies.

THIS IS HOW IT ALL STARTED! Hope that answers some questions. 👍

And yeah, eventually Tasque Manager and her Tasques, Spamton, and Cap’n and K_K, all get infected. 👍

[petra-creat0r]

Deltarune: Fool's Fate - Choral Chapel

The final area. The final destination on this journey where you will finally face off against the Priestess herself. (With her trusty right hand, the Magician.) However first you must make your way up the floors of the Choral Chapel. A pristine building with blue walls, purple halls, and plenty of rehearsal rooms. Not to mention a mysterious floor found beneath the dungeon...

A bit before fighting the Priestess, you'll find the Magician has himself a little shop somewhere before the second miniboss fight, similar to Rouxls. A certain picture on his wall of a castle in a land far away may even be used as a hint to find that which unlocks the mysterious room below. However that mystery isn't for here. Instead, a riddle.

41. I can push and prod in any direction, on wall paper, flowers, or ideas. And upon that all, report on that too. What am I?

The two types of enemies you face in the Choral Chapel are Tuxman and Fouetette. (They can also be NPCs in the Dungeon.) Tuxman, a dapper fellow, is based on a tuxedo. Tuxmen are the baritones of the Choir. Fouetette is an upgraded version of Pirolette, and its a ballerina figurine. Fouetette, alone with Pirolette, are the sopranos of the choir.

42. My word is gospel yet I’m not god, I speak for the heavens yet I can be flawed. I am a father yet I have no sons, I have brothers and sisters yet my mother is a virgin. What am I?

All of the NPCs besides Ariana are mostly encountered in the Dungeon, though some Oddball can still be found on the Baritone/Bass floor with the Tuxmen. They're based on magic 8-balls. Lintmouse is a mouse made of lint. You can find three of them in the Dungeon to get a new title. Locked Nick is a locked up skeleton, and based on a skeleton key.

Ariana is the Choir's music accompanist, and based off a piano. You encounter her during various piano puzzles spread out through out the upper floors of the Chapel. She's also accompanied by Tolle, which I'll get to a moment.

43. My brother and I can open doors for you for the rest of your life? Both our names begin with the same two letters. His name ends in -sh. What is my name?

Mocking Jay is the first minibosses encountered in the Choral Chapel, and is fought right after CK escapes his cell. Asides from being a literal mocking bird, mocking and making fun of everyone, they are based on a cuckoo clock. MJ's neck can extend out like a cuckoo clock's bird. They are the Tenor lead of the Choir

44. If you're running a race and past the guy in 2nd place, what place does that put you now?

Tolle is the second miniboss encountered in this area, shortly after passing Magician's shop. She's encountered with Ariana, after one of her piano puzzles. If it isn't obvious, Tolle is a bell. For whom the bell doth Tolle. She is the Alto lead for the Choir, and sort of an upgrade/boss for the Chim-Chimes.

45. If you don’t maintain them, bonds and ties become me. Add an E and I'll become quite drastic, add an A and L instead and I become many. What am I?

46. I have four legs but never walk. I may be covered in flowers but have no soil. I hold food three times a day but never eat a meal. What am I?

47. I can go any direction I please, North, South, East, or West, however, the way I start never matches my end. What am I?

48. You can throw me but you can not feel me, you can look me but you can not see me, you can hold me but you can not cradle me. What am I?

49. I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. You can feel me through your hair yet I'm only air. What am I?

50. A letter and a person, I am self, yet I’m not me. What do they call I?

You should have all the riddles you need. If some seem missing, seek the pond beneath the frog.

Once all are solved, go back to the snake's page and solve the cipher.

[manofthepipis]

Hoooiii!!!! Do you have any deltarune hc? Like for the Fun Gang, Addison’s, Chaos Duo? Just wondering 🙃

For me, Jevil has a soft spot for kids (ex, Lancer)

aaaa i have so many, though not much for the fun gang as we approach more dr chapters, but i've mainly thrown headcanons onto the darkners here

for the addisons, i feel like all of them are night owls/never getting much sleep. They work a lot, but the transition to castle town has given them a bit of a break. Spamton, out of all of them, never/barely sleeps, being kept up by his own plan-making and next attempt at getting his sales to skyrocket, though always to fail. This only got worse in his post-big-shot years where constant attempts on the mansion kept him endlessly busy. He doesn't rest, and so he'll work himself until he crashes.

jevil is the opposite, at least to me! i'd like to imagine his time in the card kingdom (prior to his imprisonment) he would sleep often, since the joker card isn't used in many games (if at all). He'd sleep in the scarlet forest mainly, where i headcanon he got approached by the same being that helped spamton out. Seam set him up a little hammock near the ceiling so that he could sleep while they worked on mage-type stuff. Post-imprisonment, it was entertaining himself with solo-led games, perfecting his fighting patterns, and sleeping a lot. It would be kind of cool if, in contrast to spamton meeting their shared benefactor over the phone, jevil met him in a dream, until waking up and finding the dream was real.

Though i do like that headcanon that jevil has a soft spot for kids, i feel it's incredibly rare nowadays as he doesn't care much for anything anymore, rather than pure fun and chaos (he did try to kill three of them after all, and not out of desperation like spamton had but just because of the game). Like, his mind has cracked since his imprisonment, but he sees the potential for others to see past their own imprisonment and stir up some trouble for the nature of things. I feel he'd really like Susie especially, and Noelle for her ability to disrupt the narrative (like her objecting the player's snowgrave command at first). Though i do like the idea prior-imprisonment him trying to play games with Lancer, and Seam joining in. Though Jevil does not care for rouxls whatsoever and pities his existence above anyone else's. Something about being tied to "Rules" just doesn't sit well with him.

I definitely side on jevil knowing about the roaring, and the knight, but telling us would spoil the fun of the player finding out before the real fun has began. On the other hand, spamton desperately wants to tell Kris, to help them get an upper hand on us controlling them, but can't. I feel he's been conditioned in his time being puppeted to short out mentally whenever bringing such a topic up as seen in-game.

speaking of jevil, i headcanon he took a liking to spamton immediately, seeing how different he was from the other addisons and wanted to see what route his fate would start to go down as they both discovered more and more about what was really going on in their universe. Spamton was too focused on everything else to bother to care what jevil was or what his purpose was, but Jevil would return home to excitedly tell Seam everything about the puppeted salesman from the digital world.

onto darkners from the digital world, i feel like swatch took the brunt of the work preventing spamton from getting too close to neo, so when they physically couldn't take his wacky antics anymore, they reached out to Tasque manager, who helped them set up all the traps in the basement. She's dealt with spamton a handful of times, and one time had him captured so Swatch could try and talk to him and make one final attempt to reason with him, but he was too far gone at that point, deadset on neo.

that's all i got so far! just a few that have been swirling around in my brain for awhile lol, ! it keeps this 2+ year time without a new chapter just a little more fun :D

[imaginary-regret-608]

MASSIVE SWILTAETT (DELTATWIST) UPDATE.

I realized that I haven't made a single SwilTaett update here since I revealed it now being owned by me, and I hope that this post can be a good source of understanding (as well as also acting as a 'SwilTaett Masterpost')!

First, the Cast Designs for SwilTaett's very own Three Heroes! There are two sets of designs made so far (with the second image being what's currently canon), and here's what they look like:

In regards to Amstda (the ghost thing from that's kinda like Mad Dummy), they're situation and plans are being entirely reconsidered by Me and the COB MOB (yes that is our actual team name). Instead of just being a reskin Ralsei Replacement, Amstda will now be introduced in ACT 3, potentially related to a certain yearning for the mines! Also, Jack's design in the Heavens has an Overworld Sprite and it looks like this:

It's the boy! The naive, yet kindhearted sidekick himself, ready to turn into whatever is needed to get the job done!

Next up is the Secret Bosses! ACT 1's Secret Boss can currently be shown right now, and that's Doenor! The once cheerful and happy party planner, turned into a cold and distant prisoner...

(She's also SwilTaett's Jevil Replacement!)

And just because you can see her doesn't mean she can see you! Because her head [...]s encased [...]n , wh[...]ch although [...]t may just look l[...]ke a snowglobe accessory to the untra[...]ned outs[...]der look[...]ng [...]n, [...]s actually [...]ts own m[...]n[...]ature m[...]rror maze on the [...]ns[...]de...

(despite it also acting as a demonstration of Doenor's Typing Quirk, i did not realize how many 'i's were in my description!)

Speaking of Secret Bosses, ACT 2's Secret Boss is @nekowomancer12666 Grimpula, the two-halved StoriSOUL between a has-been catgirl influencer and sports-loving serpent! Who may also have a shared stomach, but even they're not sure!

(Grimpula is also SwilTaett's Spamton Replacement, whose glowing eyes are hidden behind her stylish shades!)

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SWILTAETT QUESTION THINGY!! (with all questions by me)

Q: "* What are the roles?"

A: "* Kris - Unchanged, Jack(Lancer) - Susie, Amstda - Ralsei(??? Kinda???), Susie - Berdly, Prynce(King) - Noelle, Doenor(Noelle) - Jevil, Souvenerd(Berdly) - Seam Ripper(Seam) - King, Crewelle/IGNEO MALICE(Jevil) - Rouxls Kaard, Excell V. IyAy(Rouxls Kaard) - Q5U4EX7YY2E9N, Helpress(Spamton) - Tasque Manager,

(there ARE more, but we're choosing not to reveal them yet!)"

Q: "* Who else is working on this AU?"

A: "* As I already mentioned the COB MOB as a Team Name, I can confirm that other people are integral to help bring this project to life! Those helping specifically are @nintenguy203 (sorry about the ping!), as our Co-Owner, Temmie Replacement and Composer of the SwilTaett SoundTrack! @terrasaviorx as the one response for Kris' Bow, as well as accidentally causing me to redesign Kris and Jack (as I was also being given a trial in order to join the SoulBlast Team at the time which made me 'Take creative liberties please'), which changed how I presented SwilTaett entirely! And Pal On Blast as a Concept Artist and... himself?"

Q: "* What happens past ACT 2?"

A: "* After ACT 2, SwilTaett will be taking a more creatively-free and original approach from ACTS 3-7, with some inspiration taken from My Takes on Deltarune Chapter 3 and Deltarune Chapter 4! From what's been shown and decided, I hope that Stumpy and Fawnne in ACT 3 are a good representation of what Original Cast Members are to come!"

Q: What are the names of ACTs 1-7?

A: PROLOGUE, Overrrouxled, Buds and Buddies, Call of the Darkness, , , and EPILOGUE!

Q: "* What are the 'Light World' and 'Dark World' Name Replacements?"

A: "* The Light World is now the 'Heavens' (even if the Heavenbound (Lightners) don't call it that), and the Dark Worlds are now the 'Storisets' (and the Darkners are now StoriSOULs)!"

Q: "* How is Jack a human AND a monster?"

A: "* SwilTaett revisits one of Toby Fox's scrapped Deltarune ideas, that being that the Main Cast only becomes monsters when they enter the Storisets!"

Q: "* ...but if that's true, then why does Kris still look mostly human?"

A: "* Shh! Not yet!"

Q: "Well if we can't ask THAT, then what does SwilTaett even, y'know... have?"

A: "Jack's 'Susie' Replacement was composed by @nintenguy203 and has since been uploaded to the Official SwilTaett Soundcloud Account!"

Q: What do you allow in terms of fanart?

A: ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. But to give a more serious answer, every piece of SwilTaett Fanart is welcomed and appreciated, no matter the content or quality (as I'm always curious to see how others view this AU)!

Q: "What do all of the characters think of eachother?"

A: "We can't answer that for EVERY Cast Member, but here's what the Relationship Dynamics between the Heavenbound and the Main StoriSOULs for ACT 1 could look like!"

Q: "* Does Jack bounce?"

A: "He VERY much does, and it tends to come in handy! Combat, breaking down factory doors, D.I.Y flails, you name it!"

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LOCATION CONCEPT ART

Creampie Caverns (ACT 1):

Trendsetter Studios (ACT 2, Three Images):

The PRISM (ACT 7):

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FANART FEATURE

SwilTaett - Snowy's Take by SnowyBoi64

Predesign Jack by Pal On Blast

'SwilTaett is peak I think' Grimpula Fanart by @firestar8903

Fawnne and Grimpula Fanart by @mrchaosman

Unfortunately, because of Tumblr's image limit, I'm not able to show any Fanart that was made after these. However, I will be presenting them in a separate post with the LINK being attached here!

LINK: (To Be Added)

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THE LEGEND

Long ago, those of the HEAVENS and the NIGHTIVES lived in balance...

Suddenly, the world became overrun, with no semblance of what once was.

If this disorder goes on, TIME itself will come to a standstill...

However, it is said that two SOULBOUND heroes, brought together, are destined to save the world.

Accompanied by a knowledgeable sidekick, these heroes will restore our HOPES and DREAMS once more.

But while on their conquest, the HEAVENBOUND shall face against the power of the [_____ ___]

Creator of our homes, our knowledge, and harbinger of our DEMISE.

...But fate may still have its own plans in the story of the SWIL TAETT.

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Discord LINK: https://discord.gg/V4hvjuqpb5

Soundcloud LINK: https://soundcloud.com/swiltaett

[the-unrelated-theorist]

...but nobody came.

Man. So many characters in these games have major abandonment issues.

Flowey with "nobody came", which the Echo Flower dialogue confirms is him speaking from experience, feeling like Toriel forgot all about him, or worse, was glad to be rid of him.

Spade King saying the Lightners left the Darkners behind and forgot all about them.

Jevil being locked up and having no one to play with.

Spamton saying he was left to rot at the bottom of a dumpster.

Susie telling Kris in the "New Girl" post that someday someone would take Kris away and Toriel would forget all about them, or even be glad to be rid of them. Susie is definitely transferring her experiences onto Kris.

We don't know what Kris said to Susie in "New Girl", but one theory is "I know," or "Good." While this is only a fan theory (and one I don't agree with), it is worth noting that "...but nobody came" also appears in Snowgrave Spamton Neo whenever Kris calls for help.

Gaster was lost in the void, shattered across space and time. And now no one remembers him, except for his followers, who can't even speak about him directly without fear. (I'm including Jevil and Spamton as Gaster followers- they certainly came in contact with him.) This is just my own headcanon, but I often imagine Gaster waking up in the void, and his first thoughts being, "Where am I? It's so dark, and so cold," screaming, crying, begging for help... but nobody came.

For each of these characters, even if the exact dialogue isn't used, they all have an aura about them of "...but nobody came." All of them have at some point felt alone, trapped, and helpless, and nobody came to their rescue. Granted, this hasn't been positively confirmed for Susie, but given that she almost quotes Flowey when she screams at Kris, it's easy to deduce that she also had a "...but nobody came" time in her life.

And so many other characters face rejection or abandonment, as well. Toriel divorced Asgore in both timelines, leaving him desperate to see his children and his wife again. Shyren lost her voice when Shyra fell down. Maddie and Mettaton both ran off to fuse with their own bodies, leaving Napstablook alone. No one can remember Ruins Dummy's name. Mettaton was Alphys' friend until he became a big... heh, sorry, I almost said "big shot" (fitting, tho, isn't it?). So Alphys felt abandoned until she met Undyne... and then if you kill Undyne, Alphys disappears, apparently having committed suicide. Snowy left home because his mother fell down and his father hated his jokes, so Snowy felt abandoned. Ralsei is described as "the lonely prince." All of the Darkners feel abandoned by the Lightners. Queen divorced Spade King because he neglected her. Spade King pushes Lancer away- or, possibly, outright abuses him- so Lancer calls Rouxls his "Lesser Dad," even though Rouxls largely pushes him away, as well. Papyrus...

Papyrus...

"Forgettable." Still striving for a double-digit follower count on Undernet. Can't get into the Royal Guard. Works himself to the bone but can't get any recognition, much less a friend. May have "left home due to happiness." And most important, has a brother who is willing to avenge his death.

Everyone loves Papyrus. Everyone knows his name. More people talk about Papyrus than about his brother. holidaygirl1225 is asking everyone if they know how to find his egg again. Undyne is Papyrus' best friend. Alphys thinks his posts on Undernet are hilarious. The biggest differences in the ending for neutral runs fixate on whether you spared him or killed him. He even becomes king if he's the only one left alive. Why does Chara call him "Forgettable"? Why does he not think he has any friends? It's honestly a bit like Susie saying, "Why would anybody really wanna be my friend, anyway?" Except that he never lets himself say exactly that- but his whole attitude of "I can't make any friends, I have to work hard for people to like me" says it all.

It's like he does have an abandonment issue, but he's not giving in to it. Did he... Was he... was sans the only one who ever came when he called? Is that why these two are inseparable?

Much as I would like to leave this essay on this dramatic note about everyone's favorite skeleton, I also want to mention Dess. Most people believe that Dess is the one singing, "Don't forget, I'm with you in the dark." This feels like the exact opposite of "...but nobody came." How is she holding onto hope? Even though a lot of people miss her, nobody's looking for her anymore. They've all moved on. All except... her sister. Can Dess see Noelle searching for her? Who exactly is with Dess in the dark, anyway? The player, I presume, but could it be someone else?

[paintedplum7]

DID SOMEONE MENTION GASTER????? hey hi i love him too eheheh

any favorite headcanons about him?

HIIII YES IM NUMBER ONE GASTER FAN IN THE WORLD I HAVE A BILLION HCS !!!

•Points at my pfp and then looks at you with my eyes. Gaster is very much a transfem/genderqueer lesbian to me !! I got enlightened from a vision months ago. For even longer I’ve hc’ed Gaster to be intersex and using it/its pronouns!!

•Gaster created the Darkners! It’s my current theory as of now and I’m OBSESSED!! It’s such a fun concept thinking of them as his OCs! It ties into the implications that Gaster created the Dark Worlds very well as well as its interactions with Spamton and Jevil—they’re its little meow meows to me. Other concepts I had include Rouxls Kaard being Gaster’s old repurposed persona (I have a whole post about it and everything) and Starwalker and Nubert originating from doodles he did at work or maybe from being bored in college. Ralsei is definitely his current favorite OC it should be really obvious.

•Gaster is a man of many trades! Woodworking, the arts, crocheting, puppetry, mechanics, you name it! This also relates to the second hc! String puppet Spamton, Jack-in-the-box Jevil, little Beanie Baby Seam, custom playing cards with all the Chapter one Darkners—they’re his tuoys :)

• It ALWAYS speaks very ominously and cryptically—that’s how he was before he got shattered and that’s how it always will be. I like to imagine he makes long pauses after every phrase and then picks up at the weirdest moments because it’s silly like that. I actually have a joke where I take random memes that remind me of Gaster and put them in all caps and add ellipses after every word on Discord—here’s a compilation of my faves:

��� Gaster’s relationship with the Player is very intimate—in the close fondness way not the sexual kind. This can be actually supported by tweets AND DID YOU KNOW THAT HES THE ONE SINGING DONT FORGET!! IN THE JP VERSION THE LYRICS ARE IN GASTER’S SPEECH PATTERNS !! HES WITH ME IN THE DARK !!!

Its in love with me he wants to show it’s beautiful world to me and have a lovely adventure. HE PLAYS SAD MUSIC WHEN YOU QUIT THE GAME FOR FUCKS SAKE.

•Grillster and OC x canon (smiles)

[ask-the-determined-river]

Booths sound nice, let's sit there.

*Sits across from River. Attempts to eat without looking weird*

I probably should have practiced basic stuff before using this form. The food is still as good as I remember, though. Looks like the dog squad is still out. Really don't want to deal with them.

By the way, we should probably get a story straight of how we met.

(If you need to draw her, right now she will look similar to Ceroba but with brown fur. When she is human, she will look like your Frisk just with purple eyes, which are always open. She is wearing a black dress with a star pattern)

River Person takes a few bites of their burger as they think of a story, they speak quietly so no one overhears.

"...Hm.. . . there are many monsters in Hotland's capital, it is a busy place, perhaps you only lived there for most of your life and want to venture out and see the rest of the cave system? And asked me to take you on a tour?"

"...Or does that sound............silly?"

They are then caught off guard by the sight of Ice Wolf-

The sight of him reminds River Person of their special Wolf friend, but before they can even consider saying 'hi'-

River Person jumps in surprise, looking up at Rouxls Kaard, completely baffled.

In fact, so are the rest of the monster villagers...HOWEVER, no one seems to take the other hooded person's advice to run.

And then there is Grillby, who is furious at the loud stranger for knocking down his door- he throws a warning fireball at Rouxls Kaard's shoes.

Red Bird: "....Uh, I'm pretty sure he wants you to pay for that...you loud jerk,"

River Person looks at their counterpart eagerly: "Tra la la! I have no idea if this is part of the correct timeline or not, but this is exciting!"

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Mun: @askmistaketalesurgesans surprise! I changed my mind, we're going with your idea.

I still very much want to keep RP's boat above water though, please, and thank you.

And @here4fanfiction ...you literally sent your message right after I finished making this post, so I squeezed it in just in time, thankfully I've gotten into the habit of drafting things before posting. Also, your mystery Ice Wolf is giving me Death vibes from Puss In Boots 2.

I'll wait for everyone to respond.

[lancerious]

Blab about Lancer

Ah yes, always a grand idea :D!

I'm gonna try and keep what I say here reasonably fresh as I don't feel like repeating what I've said about the bounciest boi in the past, though if anyone wants me to repeat myself lemme know because I'll definitely do it hehe :>.

I just wanna gush about Rouxls Kaard in terms of Lancer for a bit, firstly because I haven't done this much to begin with, and secondly because I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THESE TWO. Rouxls I don't care how much you complain about Lancer it's obvious you care for the kid's well being and you SHOULD because said kid is a pure precious cinnamon roll who couldn't hurt a mosquito. Every time I see fanart depicting Rouxls as being a parental guardian of sorts for Lancer it makes me melt because it's so PRECIOUS, honestly keeping an eye on Lancer is one of the only things Rouxls Kaard is good--or at least decent--at. And you can't tell me the "Lesser Dad" nickname isn't adorable, if you don't find that adorable then you have issues. I don't know if I've ever brought up this "surrogate guardian" sort of thing going on between these characters but I am now! 10/10, both Rouxls Kaard & Lancer are too beloved for this world, 'nuff said. (<- I still prefer Spade King as an overall parent/guardian don't worry lol.)

Speaking of Spade King though, I really like the situation he & Lancer are currently in father/son relationship-wise. It is pretty depressing at the moment, but that's honestly what makes it work. I love seeing new family dynamics in Deltarune, something fresh y'know? It's an entirely different scenario with more recent characters. I know how beloved the Dreemurr family are in the UT/DR community, and they're amazing characters for sure, but I really prefer Spade King & Lancer's dynamic. It feels more REAL. The events themselves aren't that realistic ofc, but the emotions & reactions both sides have feel more reasonable. I'm not sure if this is even making sense and I'm going on a tangent anyway.

But yeah, back to Spade King & Lancer. I love how we're actively going to SEE both characters (hopefully) work out their differences and begin to mend that relationship. And we also will likely see how each side's current situation affects them, likely in more ways than one. Sure, both Lancer & Spade King are mostly hiding such things behind a facade, but you KNOW it's there. And THAT is what makes it so impactful. You know both characters are going through such inner turmoil, especially Lancer. His father literally hates the only friends he's ever had, and that puts poor ol' Lancer smack in the middle of everything. It's like that feeling you get when two close friends are fighting and you're the mutual third party, but multiplied SO many times. Honestly, I've said it before, and I will say it again; a breakdown of SOME sort HAS to happen to Lancer at some point. I doubt Spade King will have such a moment because Spade King, but he'll still feel it inwardly I'm sure. There is no feasible way a literal CHILD can carry on the burden of so much without crumbling under the pressure.

Which brings me to something that I admittedly have mentioned before, but I just have to bring it up again. Lancer has gone through SO MUCH for a child his age. It's doesn't matter what age you headcannon Lancer as: What he has and is currently going through are things NO child should experience, EVER. I'm not even talking about only the Spade King situation anymore, I'm talking about EVERYTHING. What makes all Lancer has been through that much worse is the fact of him being AWARE of it all. He's not oblivious, and he's not clueless either. He's ASTONISHINGLY observant, ESPECIALLY for his age. I would even argue Lancer is one of the most observant Deltarune characters so far, even if he never announces it. He certainly hints at it here and there, like when he told Kris, Susie, & Ralsei that the other Darkners aren't major fans of him.

This entire thing makes me think of a line Lancer said during his battle alongside Susie with Kris & Ralsei. The first time you, as the player, tell Ralsei to "give the final blow of kindness" to Lancer, Susie blocks it off so Lancer can't hear. And Lancer says he's "blissfully ignorant". Call me crazy, but I don't think that specific phrase was an accident. Of course, Deltarune is only a game after all, so it was Toby Fox who put that line in. But if we think about this through the perspective of Lancer himself, I see him stating what he WISHES he was. He WISHES he was "blissfully ignorant" from everything around him: knowing the fact of the other Darkners not liking him to dealing with an impossibly complex parenting situation and everything in between.

See, I think there's a very unique tragedy with Lancer. One that most characters Toby Fox has created haven't been able to replicate. Think of Asriel from Undertale for a minute. Asriel had loving PARENTS, plural, and he even got a sibling in the form of Chara for a time. Asriel's entire family was well-respected and loved by the other monsters, and for the longest time, Asriel didn't have a lot of burdens to bear. It was only at the short time leading up to & including his own DEATH, & what came after, where things started to go downhill. Asriel essentially had it all while he was alive, then lost it upon death.

And now, think of Lancer. I would say Lancer is the exact opposite of Asriel in this way. First, Lancer's family is a crumbled mess. He barely knows his mother--Queen--has a biological father in the form of Spade King, who was (and certainly is) likely not a perfect parent, and that really only leaves Rouxls Kaard as a somewhat decent parental guardian. Already, we see a major difference. And once we broaden our view and see both kingdoms with their citizens, well, Asriel and Lancer could not possibly be more opposite. There was not ONE Darkner Lancer felt appreciated by, save for those above him in power & position, which is really only Spade King (ignoring the other Kings when they ruled). The ONLY time Lancer felt genuine connection with others was the day Kris & Susie first appeared in the Dark World. That is IT. Generally, in terms of how his current life has been so far, Lancer's is far from ideal. Hence, Lancer & Asriel are opposites in this case.

I think I've run out of things to say as far as this post goes lol, and it's already preeetty long. Though, let's end this post on a high note! Lancer has actual friends now, friends who will stand by for whatever support he may need. Heck, if Kris, Ralsei, & Susie--especially Susie--were all willing to respect Lancer's wishes and attempt to resolve everything peacefully with Spade King in Chapter 1, who KNOWS what's to come in future chapters! I for one can't wait to see where Lancer's story goes :)!

Anyway have a random Lancer fanart image :>.

[deltaruminations]

incoherent rambling about Dess As Strange Someone

man like. ive always been curious about the idea of dess as the Strange Someone but it's really REALLY driving me nuts lately ever since the idea of her actually being more of the “Eldritch force” (or at least the source of it, or maybe a lure for it) than gaster is has really started sticking in my cotton. like seam never tells us what the Someone said to jevil, just that he started going mad after meeting them, and the SB’s knowledge of their nature as light world objects seems to be coming from the shadow crystals, which aren't necessarily being given out by Someone (spamton found his in the NEO body); so like. what is Someone even saying to them then. are they even saying anything to them or are they just Affecting them in some visceral way. even in spamton's case we don't really know if it was Someone giving him business advice or if it was fucking, Mike or whoever lol. honestly the “garbage noise” on the line has always stuck out to me as inconsistent because if the whole deal with the Phone Friend is that they stopped calling without warning then it doesn't make sense for them to have called one last time right before spamton went off the deep end. so yeah like Someone is maybe a completely different force from Phone Friend, and if they are, then we still have no idea what Someone is saying or doing to these guys lol

and you have the gaster-y bit in lost girl being the same as the gaster-y bit in the “freedom motif,” and spamton spontaneously channeling the UNUSED strings, and the whole thing about the puppet scarf feeling like guitar strings, and pulling strings and making them ring being evocative of someone playing a guitar. and with the latter thing – what if spamton isn't speaking entirely metaphorically there? what if he actually heard some song on a guitar – the ringing of strings – that “ripped up” his heart, or like, was so emotionally overwhelming that it just broke him?

i guess something could be said for the idea of dess being like, this powerful symbolic figure of being trapped and helpless against her fate, kind of a thrown away toy in her own right, but still having a powerful drive or desire to be free; and let's say she's playing or manifesting music from the bottom of the Dark Hole, an act that itself reflects a will to live despite the circumstances, and this is somehow being broadcast out in such a way that, if it reaches someone who's receptive enough to it (someone in a similar position, perhaps) it worms itself into their brain and short-circuits them. like it's not even Trying necessarily to reach these people in particular, or break them – her only motivation is for someone, anyone, to hear her, and in a way she's succeeding. it's just that the Vibe she's putting out is so powerfully relatable to these people and tugs so hard at their hearts that it overwhelms them with such an unmanageable amount of self-recognition and sympathy and inspiration to the point that they all end up self-destructing in their own special ways

idk I guess this all comes back to a question ive been kicking around for a long time, which is whether the SBs (and seam, and maybe rouxls) share all these gaster-y traits and associations because gaster is the one who directly or indirectly influenced all of them (that is, they take on aspects of him as a result of contact with him), or whether gaster shares these things because they're commonalities among everyone influenced by the same force (he didn't influence them so much as he's one of them). is even his leitmotif derived from lost girl, and not the other way around? that might be a stretch but i mean. who knows lol. but it does get back to the idea that gaster is SB-like himself, a character who was literally discarded from undertale (though there could be ways an unshattered wingdings deltarune could have been SB-like and susceptible to something like this too – a shy little brother with no friends, or a darkner based around a weird, maligned font, or so on). and gaster is also arguably self-destructing in his own way, like a secret boss, just on a bigger scale (like. he literally shattered into pieces and that wasn't even the end of it for him. Lol). maybe out of the affected cohort gaster is special because he’s apparently the only one who was able to keep his mind even halfway intact after being “contacted” but also even he is just steadily fucking Losing It. idk I feel like that does kind of add some layers to the general idea of gaster trying to keep himself together (literally ha ha am I right. because he exploded.) and being kind of preoccupied with self-control, seeming to like… put a lot of energy into coming off as rational and calm and collected, etc. as if he knows he's going nuts and he's trying to hide it or deny it or stave it off or something. fucking… memoryhead… anyway

[abyssembraced]

Me explaining the abilities Rouxls has as the Rules Card has been long overdue, so here it is now! Better late than never, I suppose.

Rouxls has two separate powers at his disposal, the first and simplest of these being his teleportation. He, of course, does this several times in-game, and is capable of transporting both himself and other people (though teleporting other people takes more effort and energy than it does for himself, and teleporting multiple people at one time is the most difficult). Rouxls can teleport himself to anywhere he has physically seen in-person and knows the general location of.

His other ability is far more interesting, though, and is the actual focus of this post. I call it "House Rules".

More info below:

With House Rules, Rouxls is able to use the magic he has as the Rules Card to create his own rules for himself or other people. Hence its name! He's quite literally creating his own house rules for the world and game that is Deltarune.

Rouxls has a certain number of "spell slots" available to him to create House Rules with, and the amount of slots an individual rule takes up varies depending on how difficult it is to enforce. He doesn't need to "recharge" these slots like you would for spell slots in D&D—it's just a limit to the amount of House Rules he can keep active at one time (so it works more like Charm Notches in Hollow Knight). I haven't decided exactly how many spell slots Rouxls has though.

The exact "cost" of a single House Rule can also fluctuate based on the people affected by it. If everyone involved agrees to the rule, then it takes less magic for Rouxls to keep it up. On the other hand, though, if Rouxls tries to create a rule that nobody else wants, then it'll be extremely hard for him to keep it active. He might still be able to force it into existence if he really wants to, but depending on the House Rule's "base cost" and how opposed to it everyone else is, it might take all of Rouxls' spell slots just to uphold that one rule. Similar to when you're playing with house rules in a real card or board game!

Rouxls keeps this aspect of his ability tightly under wraps, though. After all, if his opponents knew they could influence his House Rules and potentially shut down anything he tries to do, then that leaves him basically helpless and unable to do anything beyond just teleporting away. Most people don't even know that Rouxls can create House Rules at all. As of the end of Chapter 2, the only people he's told about the ability are the King of Spades (since that's why he hired Rouxls), Lancer (just from spending a lot of time around Rouxls), and possibly Queen (maybe Rouxls tried to impress her with his powers in the hopes of getting her to hire him). And nobody knows about the "opposing the rule makes it harder for Rouxls to create it" part of it.

In order to create a new House Rule, Rouxls must 1) Activate his magic in some way with the intent of creating a new rule, and 2) Verbally state the rule that is being created out loud. Because of the activation requirement, Rouxls will never create a House Rule by accident just by speaking normally. Deleting any of his existing House Rules can be done silently, on Rouxls' command at any time he pleases.

For example, Rouxls' ability to float is not actually something he can naturally do—he's granted himself that power using his House Rules. It's something he keeps active pretty much permanently, since this rule in particular hardly costs any of his magic.

While in the Cyber World in Chapter 2, Rouxls has one other House Rule active: one that makes him immune to the statue-fication that is supposed to occur from being in a different Dark World. This is why he takes so much longer to turn to stone compared to Lancer (and never does fully turn) in the normal route, and why when it does start to happen, it's instantaneous. Upholding this rule is, of course, extremely hard to do, given that it goes directly against how the Dark World works. That one House Rule takes up practically all of his power, with just enough left to let him keep his floating ability. At the end of his fight, however, he tries to use House Rules yet again, in order to show off his "REALE Power". Of course, all of his spell slots are already full, forcing him to dismiss the statue-immunity rule to make room for the new one (which he did without thinking about the consequences at all dgdgshf). By that point, enough time had already passed that the only thing keeping Rouxls from becoming a statue was his House Rule, so with that gone, he started turning to stone immediately and rapidly. Luckily for him, he was able to at least preserve his head by cancelling the other House Rule (and perhaps also his floating one out of panic, which is why he crashed to the ground soon afterward) and reactivating his immunity one quickly enough, which he kept activated until he was returned to Castle Town.

Generally, when creating House Rules that directly affect a person (be it himself or someone else), he can only impact them physically, not mentally or emotionally. For  example, Rouxls would able to change someone's stats during a battle. But, he can't do something like "New Rule: Swatch now wants to make me Butler Supremeth!". He's got rule-making abilities, not mind control dgshshsf.

Also, as you could probably guess, different House Rules can have similar effects, but notably different costs to maintain them. For example, it is much easier to uphold a rule that claims "I, Rouxls Kaard, now have 5 additional points of defence", compared to a rule that says "Kris now has 5 less points of attack", since Kris has a much greater ability to reject a rule that directly affects them. So Rouxls has to be smart with the House Rules he creates if he wants to be efficient with his spell slots (and he usually is, since he's had these powers all his life and is accustomed to how they work).

So yes! Those are the two abilities Rouxls has. As you may have noticed, that means that he isn't capable of any sort of offensive magic. House Rules makes him an extremely useful support unit—likely one of, if not the best at it among all Darkners. But, that's all he is, and he's pretty much useless in a fight if he doesn't have some sort of ally or weapon that can do damage for him. That's why in Chapter 1, he summons a buffed up K. Round to fight Kris and co. instead of doing it himself. And in Chapter 2, the Thrash Machine is the one actually attacking most of the time. The one exception to this is the box attack Rouxls uses, but those aren't made of magic at all. The sprites are exactly the same as the puzzle boxes he has in the overworld. He's just throwing regular-ass boxes at you because there's nothing else he can do lmao.

I was planning on including my thoughts on what a secret boss-type fight against Rouxls would be like, but this post is already super long so I'm just gonna make that its own separate post. And that one'll go up... Eventually dgsgshs

[stump-salsa]

Lancer is actually such a sad character when you think about it. He’s the only darkner child his age that we’ve seen, so he must be lonely. Like everyone talks about ralsei having no friends before kris and susie and that’s fine but no one talks about lancer……..he didn’t have anyone either. And it wasn’t like there just weren’t any people to make friends with like ralsei, there WERE people all around him, but he knew they didn’t like him and that they only put up with him because they were scared of his dad. And speaking of his dad GOOD LORD lancer can’t even find support there because his dad is AWFUL. The only person he had for support is rouxls and like…what did he do before he started bugging him…it’s just so sad to me. And now he’s lost EVERYTHING and yes he’s probably much happier now but also…he’s only little. Like he must get so homesick. His bike is gone too man he LOVED that bike he gave it a name and everything (Bikey). And didn’t even use his bed he tucked his bike into bed and slept in a hole. He probably thought of bikey as his best friend because he had no one else except rouxls who pretended not to like him

[rolex-kaard]

can you tell me about a game you like as if i dont know it

ok ok so theres this awesome little game called deltarune. it's related to undertale if you've heard of that one, same creator, even some of the same characters!! so i recommend you check that out before deltarune! not necessary but you'd get all the references :] anyway it's not even complete theres only 2 chapters out yet when i think there's 7 total planned!! but it's really really good you can get some hours of enjoyment FOR FREE (and way longer if you're insane about it like me lol). in it you play as this kid kris and go to school but end up falling (accidentally in chapter 1, then intentionally in chap 2) into a "dark world" where they get like a cool outfit change and stuff and where all kinds of odd and fascinating characters and enemies live!! and all or nearly all of them correspond to objects from the "light world" (playing cards, chess pieces, jigsaw pieces, a computer, etc etc). you get to speak to and befriend all of these guys!! and there's lesbians !! i could ramble for ages on specific aspects of the story or characters or outfits but i think everyone should check it out for themselves :D however i will say my favorite character is rouxls kaard (pronounced rules card. that's what he is).. he's funny and has a sort of adopted son and speaks in this goofy "shakespearean" accent to appear fancy. he's pathetic and also so pretty. anyway