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[nochocolate]

Theory: Chara's motivations

lucabicono submitted to nochocolate:

I recently found this blog and got drawn back in to reading theories and speculations, and after reading a few, I noticed a common thread that I never had before, connecting a lot of elements regarding the narrative of Undertale, Chara's behavior and motivations, and the significance of the Goner/Gaster characters: the idea of being forgotten. I'm not sure if anyone else has pointed any of this out, but I wanted to submit it for consideration. I also haven't come up with any theories of my own in a long time, and my knowledge of the inner workings and unique scenarios (fun values, kill count changes, etc.) present in Undertale is elementary at best, so I figured you might be better at piecing this together and seeing if it holds water at all.

First off, the obvious connection to the idea of being forgotten, or rather, the concept of memory. The game itself remembers the actions of the player, even in new games and fresh resets, but it doesn't simply stop with the game. Characters like Sans and Flowey obviously either know about previous playthroughs, or at least have some awareness of them. Even Frisk is implied if not outright stated to have some recollection between runs; Toriel's comment that they look like they've "seen a ghost" if the player kills her and then reloads a previous save, and Frisk outright telling Asgore how many times he's killed them.

Another pretty obvious connection is with the Goner characters, specifically Gaster and his followers. Gaster himself was completely erased, past present and future; forgotten by existence. The only people remaining who know about him (aside from, implicitly, Sans) are characters like the Goner Kid, whose entire spiel is about "a world world where everything is exactly the same...except you don't exist", or essentially "a world that has forgotten you". The Goner Kid also asks for the player to forget about them when bringing them an umbrella.

And there are plenty of other allusions to the idea of being forgotten, and having the world move on without you. For example, the Echo Flower that Flowey speaks into says the following: "She'll find another kid, and instantly forget about you." This also ties into the game’s overall theme of letting go.

Having read the theory on here regarding how Chara's influence is tied to number of kills and how the player isn't necessarily corrupting them, as well as the theory surrounding the use of the “*...” dialogue, I began thinking, what exactly is Chara's motivation? Because just having them be a demon or whatever is boring.

Could Chara be motivated at least partially by a fear of being forgotten?

It would explain their hatred of Toriel during a genocide route, who took in fallen child after fallen child even after their passing. It would explain how they're able to one-shot Mettaton NEO despite his monster soul being protected by his robot body; the fountain having possibly been made in to celebrate Chara's arrival having been altered to instead honor Mettaton. I would explain why Chara makes sure to remind the player of the consequences of the genocide route in a soulless pacifist run. It would explain why, even when the player is on a neutral or true pacifist run and they have no soul of their own and basically no influence, Chara is still Determined to let the player know that they're there through things like flavor text ("You laugh and keep laughing", "All you can do is FIGHT", etc).

Given how prevalent the concept of being forgotten by the world is, as well as Chara implicitly wanting to become the angel to "free" the monsters, and how their/the player's in-game theme is quite literally "Megalovania", I think it's entirely possible that they would find the idea of being forgotten terrifying.

[daily-grian]

This Is Fine

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Pelts for the Expanded Mob Drops mod - placeable with the pelt item!

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Don't care + Didn't ask + Your stimboard incorporates the requested themes haphazardly and without connecting them to the character it's based on

[mspaintshurifin]

Day 222

and the universe said I love you

and the universe said you have played the game well

and the universe said everything you need is within you

and the universe said you are stronger than you know

and the universe said you are the daylight

and the universe said you are the night

and the universe said the darkness you fight is within you

and the universe said the light you seek is within you

and the universe said you are not alone

and the universe said you are not separate from every other thing

and the universe said you are the universe tasting itself, talking to itself, reading its own code

and the universe said I love you because you are love.

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[modmad]

Hey Mod, I don't know what's going on that hurt you, I feel like I missed something that's happened, but I can tell from what I did see that it didn't just hurt you, but scared you and made you feel a Lot of doubt. I've also seen a lot of messages pouring in with support, and I want to share mine.

I have hypermobile type EDS, fibromyalgia, and a whole bucket's worth of faulty wiring in my brain. And I've always had stories to tell but I never felt I was good enough to share them. If it's because I can't focus enough to get through nanowrimo, or because I can't manage the focus and time towards drawing as a hobby, or the fact that an excessive amount of either for me leads to my hands wanting to shut down. But you? You *inspire* me. Your stories, all the ones I've seen, read, experienced in some way or another, they're so good. And you're open and honest with your fans about your own health, and of course, we support you and always would rather you rest and feel as best you can, instead of pushing out something and working yourself too hard. But all of this is to say that. I think I would have given up on my own stories if I hadn't found you and yours.

I hope whatever is going on sorts itself out, I hope you're able to keep telling your stories. At your own pace, in your own way. I think you deserve to be happy. If there's anything we (your fans, especially those of us too awkward to come off anon, whoops,) can do, to help in some way? Even if it's silly videos or cute cat pictures or whatever it is that could just help you smile. We're here. We love you.

woof. I woke up to so many messages I can't even read them all in one go I'm getting too emotional- I do feel I owe an explanation so I'll explain what happened under the cut but all you guys need to know is I'm okay, I got through it, I love you, and you're so important to me and I'm so grateful for all the messages that have asked me to stay.

tw for suicidal thoughts and all that

yeah so I have the bad morning of all mornings: was introduced to the fact there's this one character (Mr Puzzles) on a very popular youtube that. resembles RGB. incredibly strongly. like. I don't want to link to it just look if you want to. Anyway at the time I thought it had just dropped (seems to have been around for 6 months actually), and having commented on it I immediately got an inbox full of hate mail.

My website, meanwhile, had locked both me and my web designer out of it, and- already in a bad state of mind- I went into full on panic/paranoid spiral of 'they have hacked it, and they are going to delete any proof that I was here before them.' This of course wasn't true, and we have since recalimed control of the site (don't know what happened there but hey. it's fine???? haha. ha.)

On top of this my father has terminal cancer of the pancreas, which is horrible for everyone already but it means that- at some point this year- I am going to be the only person with an active income in my house. I am disabled, do not make a lot of money, and the cost of living is skyrocketing. Combine that with months of Despair at the world right now, with the multiple wars, genocide, corruption and AI and the loss of control any of us have over our IP or lives and I just decided it was time to end it all.

I somehow remembered this was a bad idea to act on immediately (hard during a period of entirely irrational thought) and instead went for a very long walk, crossed the bridge I could have jumped off and during that I came out of the worst of it. I then came back home to so much love online I felt deeply ashamed for ever contemplating it, and I cried a lot. My nose is still puffy and now my feet hurt! lmao

Anyway. Yeah. There's your context. I am not going to stop hoping, making, or living. I am prone to moments of weakness and this was one of the worst of them and I am still here, thanks in a large part to all of you. I might need you in the future to defend me against this, or people who take our ideas, but I hope you know that I will do the same for you. We need each other, and to be there for you I need to be here at all.

also fuck Mr Puzzles

[kittydoremi]

SonKnux interactions vs S0nAmy interactions in Frontiers pretty much

[creation-help]

Btw make more character designs with facial deformities that aren't meant to be shock value or "Creepy". Research and be respectful.

The portrayal on facial deformities (whether caused by injury or congenital) is so piss poor here it's not enough that you Stan Zuko Or Brightheart can you actually examine how you're portraying them and their scars, or similarly other facial deformities that aren't generally perceived as "cool". When you make a character with facial deformities do you just make it into angst about how supposedly "Monstrous" or "Creepy" it makes them? Do you even have good guy characters who aren't woobified babies? Or is your only facial difference in design on villainous or otherwise reprehensible intended characters?

[nochocolate]

For years I believed there was a twitter thread by Toby that said the resets only affected the underground (other than true reset by the player) and so the underground was behind in time by however much flowey had reset.

Now I can't find the evidence, did I hallucinate that??

I'm McLosing it

Toby Fox never said that as far as we are aware, but you may be thinking of The Caretaker of the Ruins AU which puts this idea into practice.

[daily-grian]

new Flight Rising dragon just dropped. Dusthides give me Impulse vibes for some reason.

[incorrect-whos-lila]

i don’t think this post ever made it to tumblr despite me laughing hysterically every time i look at it so here it is for posterity’s sake lmao

also hi it's mod's birthday today :)

[nocontext4077th]

Today we mourn the loss of Donald Sutherland, a legendary and iconic actor, who originated the role of Hawkeye Pierce in the 1970 film adaptation of the "MASH" novel. Without this film, we wouldn't have been given the "M*A*S*H" show we all hold dear. His career spanned decades, an actor so versatile he played a variety of roles with ease. Not just a comedic actor - as shown in "MASH" (1970), "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), and "Animal House" (1978) - he showcased additional talents in the thrillers "Klute" (1971) and "Don't Look Now" (1973), as well as the science fiction horror "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978) and the 1980 drama "Ordinary People", and as the mysterious Mr. X in "JFK" (1991). More modern yet still notable roles include Mr. Bennet in the 2005 adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice" and President Snow in the "Hunger Games" films, a role he was passionate about playing so as to inspire the younger generation to pursue bringing about revolutionary change in the world.

He was one of the finest actors to have lived, and his loss will touch many, as we remember his life and countless roles. If you haven't seen much of him outside "MASH", I implore you to check him out in the movies I've mentioned above. We salute our original Hawkeye as we mourn his loss. Thank you, Donald Sutherland, for everything you have done.

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