#there was undertale and it’s mass amount of universes

[luckysliceofbread]

I just looked at my old sketchbooks and got severe whiplash

If anyone ever says I’m naturally gifted I’m showing them the power puff girls art I drew when I was 8. That or my old undertale art.

[does-it-introject]

QUEUE CHECKLIST

[pt: Queue Checklist /end pt]

... will get updated every once in a while! Also hidden below the cut due to the amount of requests!

In the queue waiting is:

Murder Drones

Subnautica (Franchise)

Danganronpa

Jujutsu Kaisen

Dungeon Meshi

Mass Effect (Series)

Danger Days: The True Life Of Fabulous Killjoys

Lord Of The Rings

Fallout 4

QSMP

Transformers

Amphibia

Sk8 The Infinity

Hermitcraft

Owl House

Creepypasta

Life Series

Once Human

Star Trek (Franchise)

Bluey

My Hero Academia

VTubers

Skibidi Toilet

Demon Slayer

Ride The Cyclone

Dandy's World

Robert De Niro

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Poppy Playtime

How To Train Your Dragon

Komi Can't Communicate

Madoka Magica

Deadlock

Full Metal Alchemist (2003)

Mandela Catalogue

Overwatch

Voltron Legendary Defenders

Good Omens

The Walten Files

Chainsaw Man

Outlast

Spookys Jumpscare Mansion

SCP Universe

Class Of 09

Remnant: From The Ashes

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Arcane

Hiveswap

Warcraft Universe (WOW, Warcraft, ...)

Friendsim

Inscryption

Starcraft (Franchise)

Vocaloid

Still Wakes The Deep

Roblox

Riverdale

Hazbin Hotel

Red Dead Redeption 2 (RDR2)

Monster High

Doom 64

Into The Spiderverse

Spider Gang (Music Collective)

Silent Hill (Universe)

Helldivers 2

The Magnus Archives

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)

DC Cinematic Universe

My Demon (Kdrama)

Needy Streamer Overload

Stardew Valley

Honkai Star Rail

Hellpoint

Alien vs. Predators

Cookie Run (Franchise)

OneShot

Critical Role

Castlevania

Markiplier Cinematic Universe

Gravity Falls

Palworld

Stray Kids (Kpop)

Soul Eater

Bendy And The Ink Machine (Universe)

Shakespeare

Ace Attorney

Kid Icarus

Slimecicle Cinematic Universe

Signalis

LGBTQ+

Kancolle

Loop SMP

Parkour Civilization

Warframe

Jacksepticeye Cinematic Universe

Sherlock BBC

Dimension 20

Friends (/factives, not the show)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)

Tiger X Bunny

Just Shapes And Beats

Puyo Puyo

Tale Of The Nine Tailed

Wuthering Waves

Alter Ego (Mobile Game)

Warhammer

What Remains Of Edith Finch

My Little Pony

Rabbit And Steel

GrayStillPlays

Magic The Gathering

Epic The Musical

Azur Lane

Magical Girl Raising Project

Nevermore (Webtoon)

Destiny 2

Numbers

Remnant II

Vermintide I and II

Mr. Robot

Severance

Sailor Moon

Eddsworld

Kingdom Hearts

Dead By Daylight

Arknights

Kamen Rider

Ni No Kuni

Arrow (TV Show)

Nimona

RWBY

I'm The Grim Reaper (Webtoon)

Welcome To Demon School Iruma-kun! (Mairimashita Iruma-kun)

Call Of Duty

Plants Vs Zombies (Original Game)

#Actually Plural (The Tag)

The Concept Of Math

The Evillious Chronicles

Cry Of Fear

Kingdom Hearts

Family Members

Resident Evil (Franchise)

Lego Ninjago

Five Nights At Freddys (Rerun)

Umbrella Academy

Professor Layton

Helluva Boss

I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream

Zenless Zone Zero

JoJos Bizarre Adventure

Steven Universe

Warrior Cats

Fight Club (Rerun)

Bojack Horseman

Battle For Dream Island

Spongebob Squarepants

House MD (Show)

Team Fortress 2

RanFren

Colors

Land Of The Lustrous

NomNomNami Games (Collectively)

Pressure (Roblox)

The Amazing Digital Circus (TADC)

The Coffin Of Andy And Leyley (TCOAAL)

Ic3speak (Band)

Baldurs Gate 3

Ensemble Stars / Enstars

Star Wars (Franchise)

Kirby (Franchise)

The Batfam

Tokyo Mew Mew

The Beatles

Osomatsu-san

Undertale AUs (generally)

Apps (like, on the phone)

Welcome Home

Dead Poets Society

Zero Day

Voices Of The World

ContentSMP (by DoctorR4t)

BigTop Burger (Show)

The Hunger Games

Doors (Roblox)

Percy Jackson

Shin Megami Tensei

Lucifer (Show)

[howlsofbloodhounds]

Alright, AUTISM TIME. (This message was inspire by one line of dialogue from Geno in Underverse 0.7 part 1)

So, the multiverse, right? Cool place, we're all fans of it here. But nobody can seem to agree how the HELL it's organized. So I'mma do that here.

At the top, obviously, we have - Multiverse - All the universes

Below that, we have - Universe - The umbrella for all timelines under that universe. (Think of it like a tree that holds all the other branches on it. Examples are Underswap, Undertale, Underfell, etc. Whole other universes)

Then - Timelines - Clusters of worlds where similar events occur (Think Aftertale, Dusttale, etc)

And finally - Branches - Here is where we get to the nitty gritty, the individual worlds. This is the place where people from the same timeline cluster tend to diverge, (The best example that comes to mind is the Geno, Error, and Fatal Error split. All members of the same timeline, but the exact branch their from deviated.

Universes and Timelines are created by Creators, (That's us!) And occasionally branches too (Refer to Error and Fatal Error), but in most universes, you're going to get a near infinite amount of basic branches that fall under the vanilla universe that it's from. (So 99% of worlds under the Undertale umbrella universe aren't going to be Aftertale's or Dusttale's, they're going to just be regular old Undertale worlds, because those are naturally occuring)

Under normal circumstances, you have to travel to each branch individually to wipe them out, like Error does. The exception is the Doodle Sphere, where since each piece of paper represents a universe, that's the whole umbrella universe. So take that out, and everything underneath it goes too.

Anyways, that's all, enjoy my insane ramblings!

Oh that’s so cool. I love hearing how people understand and conceptualize how it could all work. I am not a very good visualizer, so i can’t really picture this in my mind, but i think it’d be cool see a lil map of the multiverse. Maybe they’re even mass made and produced in verious multiverse aware aus and timelines.

I wonder where Dreamtale would fit on this, since i remember reading that it’s not even connected in the Undertale Multiverse..multiverse? but rather that Nim moved the Tree of Feelings into that Multiverse or something like that. I’m assuming it’d just be in the multiverse tree, or it could be off to the side somewhere. Or potentially hidden, to hide the tree of feelings.

{ @the-selfinsert }

[theotherseapancakes]

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I really need to make a pinned post, so I’m going to do that now!

Hi, I’m Salem, he/him, 30s. Pagan witch, hobbyist artist, etc. This is my main blog.

Inuringly (my main art blog; multifandom, OC stuff, etc.) Thanatophagency (my FE sideblog. I post my brainrot there, reblog FE fanart I like, and dump my FE art so I don’t super-spam my main blogs.) OTHER sites (not tumblrs): My Pixiv Twitter Plurk AO3 (fanfic) (it’s mostly Fire Emblem rn im sorry)

I don’t have a DNI list or anything but AI, crypto, terf-y shit, homophobia, ableism etc. is a free block on sight. My main is mostly a thought vomit/reblogging place though so keep that in mind. I am American and I can sadly only speak English (and a small amount of other stuff) because of Brain Damage Reasons, so if I misunderstand plz be patient ty!!! So here is a list of all the things I can recall I care about. If it’s bolded it causes me massive brainrot and I love it to death, probably. Non-comprehensive Games List:

Fire Emblem, Persona, DrakeNieR, Stella Glow, Monark (please GOD ask me about Monark), Yugioh, Pokemon (up to USUM), Digimon, Splatoon, SMT (this is broad so I’ll just say DeSu DS DDS and mainlines), Legacy of Kain, Zelda, Cookie Run, Guilty Gear, Blazblue, KH, FF3 and FF14, DMC, Halo, Dragon Quest, a lot of VNs such as Hate Story/Hate+, Hatoful Boyfriend, Ib, Funamusea games/manga, Mad Father, Ace Attorney, Case Book of Arne, Touchstarved, Cave Story, Paranormasight, TWEWY+NTWEWY, DDLC, Psychonauts, Undertale/Deltarune, Obey Me!, Hello Charlotte, Sonic, Ghost Trick, Fear and Hunger, Portal, Mass Effect, Spooky’s Jumpscare Mansion, Jet Set Radio, just so many goddamn platformers but especially MISCHIEF MAKERS and Hat in Time, OFF, Eternal Darkness, Sly Cooper, Catherine Full Body, Hades

Everything Not Games:

Sailor Moon, When They Cry, Dragon Ball, Code Geass, Pandora Hearts, Star Driver, Lupin the Third, Detective Conan, Angel Beats, some older Pokemon, Digimon (esp Tamers, Frontier, and 02), OG Yugioh (manga too), Madoka, Little Witch Academia, Kamen Rider (W/Futo PI mostly), Paranoia Agent, Mahou Sentai Magiranger, MLP (mostly Equestria Girls tbh), She-ra PoP, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Cats (the musical), Phantom of the Opera, Beetlegeuse (musical too), some Disney, Gundam (Mobile Fighter G / Wing), GitS, RWBY, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis, Wander Over Yonder, PPG, Sonic Prime, March Story, Homestuck, some Vtubers (Garbage Barstool), Alice in __ (Country of Hearts/Clover/etc.), Vocaloid/SynthV (Evillious, Deadline Circus, basically anything Gakupo or Kaito), Ghost & Pals, Clover song series, Vampair, Voltaire’s music in general tbh, Blood+, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, YYH, Spiderverse, Gwenpool, Venomverse, Red Hood, Teen Titans, Howl’s Moving Castle (the books and movie), and other various Ghibli films (HMC and Princess Mononoke are my favorites that aren’t Spirited Away or Porco Rosso), Tithe series (novels), Yozakura Quartet, Are You Alice, FMA (original), Fruits Basket, Adventure Time, horror stuff in general rly (I fucking love Junji Ito’s anthologies.)

... If you read all this, hey thanks, and go play Case Book of Arne. Or Paranormasight. Or NTWEWY. They all need more love--

[johnlocsin-johnyakuza]

So, I made some extra Stands based on Arcana exclusive to Persona

First up we have...

Stand Name: 『Aeon of Light』

Stand Ability: Gives the user the ability to manipulate and control different strengths of light. For example, the user can burn someones skin using a concentrated point of light, damages their skin cells at a rapid rate using ultraviolet light, create a deadly rainbow that can be reflected at will, as with any light attack the user can perform, can sense someone via body heat using infrared light, can absorb refracted light from the sun or moon for power, defense, and speed (think Necrozma), can run at a speed similar to that of light, can outright blind people temporarily or permanently using a bright flash of light, etc.

Stats:

Power: A

Speed: A

Range: B

Durability: C

Precision: A

Potential: B

Weakness: Powers are suppressed slightly at night (similar to Empress of Light from Terraria)

Next we have...

Stand Name: 『Lustful Hunger』

Stand Ability: First, the user uses their irresistable charisma or seduction to attract their opponent over to them. After, they can bite on the opponent's neck to create a wound that prevents them from using the Stand, which was absorbed by the user and can be used by the user of 『Lustful Hunger』. The user also has the ability to transform someone into food by controlling a mass of food, usually gelatine, and absorb their Stand that way. This lets the user gain what they desire most, more power, by gaining the Stands of others.

Stats:

Power: D

Speed: B

Range: E

Durability: A

Range: C

Potential: A

More of a utility Stand until the user absorbs another Stand

Weakness: Doesn't work on those who are oblivious, stubborn, or untrusting of others.

Stand Name: 『Maniacal Jester』

Stand Ability: The user tells a joke that the user knows will make the opponent laugh, which causes the opponent to drop their fighting and begin to laugh uproarishly and even tell the same joke to others. It spreads a special poison through the laughter which harms the opponent and anyone affected by the joke until they are entoxicated by laughter, coughing out their tongue and larynx, making them not able to breathe and die a slow, painful death with an eternal smile on their face.

Stats:

Power: C

Speed: B

Range: A

Durability: C

Precision: E

Potential: D

Yep, this Stand Power is inspired by The Joker (not the Persona one)

The only weakness to this Stand is if someone is deaf or is able to stoneface their way through the joke, making them immune.

Stand Name: 『Faithful Hope』

Stand Ability: When activated, the user will become so determined to overcome the opponent due to the user's own hope for a better future or hope the enemy can be redeemed or a faith in a higher power, that the user gets granted temporary immortality during the fight. The user can also harm other Stands with regular weapons due to their Stand being activated during the fight.

Stats:

Power: N/A

Speed: A

Range: N/A

Durability: A

Precision: A

Potential: A

The only way to beat the user is to have an equal or higher amount of determination

So basically, this Stand is Undertale/Deltarune

Stand Name: 『The Universe』

Stand Ability: Omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and omniaction

Stats:

Power: Infinite

Speed: Infinite

Range: Infinite

Durability: Infinite

Precision: Infinite

Potential: Infinite

Weakness: None

So basically, God Mode

Stand Name: 『The Councillor』

Stand Ability: Leader. The user will have a large group of followers to attack for them, with the user only getting involved once all of the followers have been defeated. These followers influenced by the Stand User can attack opposers in any part of the world. The followers can range from ordinary citizens to Stand Users, no matter how weak or strong. The user also has the ability to increase their strength for every follower defeated.

Stats:

Power: A

Speed: C

Range: A

Durability: A

Precision: B

Potential: D

Weaknesses: The followers can be anyone, even those who have many flaws or one massive flaw.

So basically, this Stand gives you the ability of Kingambit

Stand Name: 『13 Apostles』

Stand Ability: The user makes it their goal to befriend the opponent and, eventually, backstab them in a usually torturous manner.

Stats:

Power: C

Speed: D

Range: E

Durability: A

Precision: A

Potential: E

Weakness: Those who are untrusting are unable to fall into the users trap.

At this point, we’ll need a Persona X Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Crossover

[gen9k-personal-posts]

My Fandoms

These aren't fandoms I involve myself with socially, like I'm not in groups for them or anything, these are just things I enjoy roleplaying.

Enjoyment Rating

🟢: I like the fandom a lot.

🟠: I kinda like the fandom.

🔴: I don't like it a lot but I have an oc for it or find the worldspace/concept itself interesting.

Oc Count

I will be including a Bracketed number, if it's an 0 then I don't have an oc for it, if it's a ? Then I'm still counting or do not know, if it's a set number with a ? Next to it then I know some but I'm unsure or I've lost track but still know a lot of them. Whatever number I put in the amount of oc's i have for that fandom.

[A]

•Aggretsuko [1] 🟠

•Ash vs Evil Dead [0] 🟠

•ATLA/LOK [1] 🟢

•Avatar [1] 🟢

•AvP [4?] 🟢

[B]

•Baki [1] 🟢

•Bakugan [1] 🟢

•Beastars [2] 🟢

•{OG} Beyblade [0] 🟢

•BNA [1] 🟢

•Borderlands [3] 🟢

•Bright [0] 🟠

[C]

•Castlevania [0] 🔴

•Cowboy Bebop [0] 🟠

•Cotl [2] 🟢

•Creepypasta [0] 🟠

•Cyberpunk [4?] 🟢

[D]

•DC [2?] 🟢

•Dead Space [0] 🟢

•Death Note [?] 🟢

•Demon Slayer [2?] 🟢

•Devilman Crybaby [0] 🔴

•Digimon [1] 🟢

•Doom [1] 🟢

•Dragonball [7?] 🟢

•Dragonheart [0] 🟠

•Dragon Prince; Mystery of Aravos [1] 🟢

[E]

•Evangelion [0] 🔴

•Eragon [0] 🟠

[F]

•Fantasy [3?] 🟢

•Fallout [3?] 🟢

•FNAF [3?] 🟢

•FNF [?] 🟢

•Fossil Fighters [0] 🟢

•Furry [1]

[G]

•Ghost Recon [1] 🟢

•{Sub} Ghost Stories [1?] 🟢

•Godzilla [1?] 🟢

•Gravity Falls [0] 🟢

•Grounded [?] 🟢

•GTA 5 [1] 🟢

•Gurren Lagon [0] 🟠

[H]

•Halo [?] 🟠

•Harry Potter [1] 🟢

•Hazbin Hotel 🔴

•Helluva Boss 🔴

•Helsing Ultimate Abridged [?] 🟠

•Horror [?] 🟠

•HTTYD [1] 🟢

•HxH [2?] 🟢

[I]

•IGPX [0] 🟢

•Inscryption [1] 🟢

[J]

•JJBA [2] 🟢

•Jurassic Park [0] 🟢

[K]

•Kengan Ashura [1] 🟢

[L]

•Left4dead [?] 🟢

•Lost Magics [0] 🟢

•Lord of the Rings [0] 🟠

[M]

•Magical Starsign [4]🟢

•Man Eater [0] 🟢

•Marvel [2?] 🟢

•Mass Effect [1] 🟢

•MHA [2?] 🟢

•Minecraft [6?] 🟢

•Murder Drones [2] 🟢

•Mushroom Men [0] 🟢

[N]

•Naruto [1] 🟢

[O]

•One piece [1] 🟢

•One punch man [0] 🟢

•Overwatch [2] 🟠

[P]

•Pacific Rim [1] 🟢

•Phantasy Star 🟢

•{Genre} Pirates [1] 🟠

•Pokemon [7?] 🟢

•Palworld [1] 🟢

•Power Rangers [?] 🟠

•Protogens [1] 🟢 (Synthetic Love Included)

•Prototype [?] 🟢

[Q]

-

[R]

•Record of Ragnarok [0] 🟢

•Rwby [?] 🟠

[S]

•Saiki K. [0] 🟠

•SCP [1] 🟢

•Sea of thieves [1] 🟢

•Shaman King [0] 🟠

•Skyrim [?] 🟢

•Sonic [5?] 🟢

•Spyro [1] 🟢

•Star Wars [4?] 🟢

•Steven Universe [1] 🟠

•Stranger things [0] 🟠

•Subnautica [0] 🟢

•SVTFOE [0] 🟠

•Sweet Home [0] 🟠

[T]

•Tokyo Ghoul [1] 🟢

•Transformers [1]🟢

•Tremors [0] 🟠

•Troll Hunters [0] 🟢

[U]

•Undertale [?] 🟢

[V]

-

[W]

•Warframe [0] 🟠

[X]

-

[Y]

•Yu-Gi-Oh [0] 🟢

[Z]

-

End Note

There may be some fandoms I missed so feel free to ask about a fandom if it's not listed here and I'll let you know if I'm into it.

[stainedglassthreads]

...Also I don’t have a MASSIVE amount of proof for this, but I feel like at least two of the things people find most suspicious about Ralsei are... overhyped? 

Or not quite ‘overhyped’, but they’re overanalyzed when it seems like the answer is quite straightforward, and the real mystery is slightly to the left. 

The first thing is people wondering why Ralsei is capable of existing in other Dark Worlds and not turning to stone. I feel like that’s just a side-effect of being born from a Pure Dark Fountain, because... well, it allows the reverse to happen: all the Darkners we recruit are capable of living in his own Dark World just fine, without the mass panic of them all one-by-one becoming statues! I assume that ‘pure darkness’ is ‘neutral’ in a way, allowing Ralsei to perfectly adapt to other Dark Worlds, and Darkners from other Dark Worlds to perfectly adapt to his kingdom. 

So the question shouldn’t be ‘why doesn’t Ralsei turn to stone,’ but rather, ‘what’s the difference between a Pure Dark Fountain and other Dark Fountains’? Why is his Fountain so special compared to others? 

People also seem really confused by Ralsei walking from Castle Town to Cyber City, but... I don’t think he’s the singular Darkner with this ability? Queen and King obviously knew each other, long enough to start a relationship and get divorced. Jevil warns us about the Queen. Spamton has strong opinions on both Jevil from Card Kingdom, and Mike, Tenna, and ‘Cathode’s Gang’ from, presumably, Dark World 3. 

So perhaps this power isn’t completely unique to Ralsei. The Darkners seem naturally capable of crossing between Dark Worlds entirely under their own power! And furthermore... they seem capable of staying long enough to form friendships, romances, and rivalries. 

So how do they get from one Dark World to another? Easy-- they walk there! And how did Ralsei know that Cyber City had appeared? Another easy question-- while explaining the prophecy and Dark Fountains to us in Chapter 1, the montage ended with an image of his Dark Fountain-- only for the shot to pan left, showing a second Fountain clearly visible in the distance. 

He probably just. Saw a new Dark Fountain shoot up into the sky. And then started walking in its general direction. 

Maybe it’s less that the Dark Worlds are all individual self-isolated universes, and more... several lego sets all placed on the same table, being added and removed as you construct and deconstruct them. Or areas on a video game map being lit up as you progress. Moving from one to the other is a simple matter of distance, assuming that the Fountain is active to give shape to the land. 

One Dark World, which is constantly adding and removing different regions as Lightners create Dark Worlds. 

To me, though... this begs a few questions in my mind. 

One... the Darkners from different Dark Worlds know each other. Was there a time when Dark Fountains were just... unnecessary? When the ‘worlds’ were all a singular ‘world’, and King and Queen could get divorced, and the Secret Bosses could get up to Antics? 

In Undertale, the monsters were imprisoned by a physical barrier. Their culture continued to develop in the Underground, and generation after generation was born. I don’t know how to phrase or explain this thought, but was the nature of the Darkners’ imprisonment and abandonment... different? Rather than just being ‘sealed away’, was their world itself shattered? Were they imprisoned into multiple separate Dark Worlds, abandoned by the Lightners and isolated from each other? Are they even ‘awake’ when not near a Dark Fountain? If King, Queen, Jevil, and Spamton all remember other Dark Worlds, how long ago was that time, did any time seem to pass for the Darkners? Is part of why King hated the Lightners because now he lacks the ‘freedom’ of movement they all once had, not just that their ‘gods’ who gave them purpose left? Did Dark Fountains even exist before they got sealed away, if so many Dark Fountains causes the Rumbling? 

Is Darkners becoming statues a ‘recent’ development? 

Also... if there was once a single united ‘Dark World’, are we slowly recreating it by helping Castle Town grow? 

And when a Dark Fountain vanishes... what does the land it once formed look like now? 

[under-lore]

Would you say that SOULs obey anything like the laws of physics in Undertale? (E.G Conservation of Mass - if a soul is destroyed, would parts of it still survive but just be inert?)

That is certainly a very strange question. Im going to attempt to compare the souls in Undertale with some of the basic laws of physics and see what gives.

Law of universal gravitation

Obviously i can't calculate the formula but i can point out a few things.

When a boss monster dies, its soul stays stable outside of the body for a moment before breaking. During this phase, the soul is seemingly floating in the air, although trembling. Either its not affected by gravity or there is another force compensating that of gravity (which could explain the vibration ?).

Once the soul breaks however, the little parts of it afterward seem to follow gravity as even the shards sent straight up eventually fall back down.

This is the same for human and monster souls when it comes to breaking.

As for when the human souls are whole in the air, most of the time you could argue that there were just moving via another character's magic but during scenes like the last rebellion in neutral, that wouldn't the case and yet they could still float. Then comes the question of "Flowey's world" and if it even follows the same laws as the rest....

Also, the human souls are "gone" after neutral, if they just floated away or something, then this could be breaking gravity as they wouldn't really have much of a transport method to vanish this way. Its quite possible that the human souls really can just float like this.

Well all human have DT and if DT allows to make space-time itself bend to your will, fighting back against gravity wouldn't be its biggest exploit.

What bothers me is really the shards following gravity but not the full soul during a death scene. Either there is something about whole souls that allows them to compensate gravity that shards don't have, or Toby just felt like it made for a way better cutscene/animation to have it look like this.

(...lets be real its totally that last one)

Newton's first law

"An object will remain at rest or in a uniform state of motion unless that state is changed by an external force. "

Since the souls can be kept stable and immobile for years in those jars until we come around and not cause any trouble, i'd say this one is a yes. they are remaining at rest.

Newton's second law

"Force is equal to the change in momentum (mass times velocity) over time. In other words, the rate of change is directly proportional to the amount of force applied. "

Letting aside for question of a souls' potential energy in the first place, it doesn't seem to be very proportional. Human souls are considerably stronger than monster souls in terms of 'soul power', which is a metric that isn't used for anything except to determine what it takes to pass or break the barrier.

However a monster with a single human soul is "A horrible beast with unfathomable power". Personally, i do not think a whimsun with a 2 year old's soul could make for such a beast with a linear power scale so its probably not proportional. Its also worth saying that if it was, then a human with a monster soul would be as strong as a monster with a human soul.

i think i'll say no on that one.

Newton's third law

"For every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction."

If the souls can be stuck in those jars then there should be an equilibrium of energy in whatever system the jars use.

Also when the souls spin around in circles, they do so in a perfectly regular pattern which would make sense if they were emitting energy to each other since this formation allows for the most distance for a circle of given dimensions and would thus be the equilibrium if the souls did follow that law.

So i guess... Probably so ?

Conservation of mass and energy

Relativity : "The laws of physics are the same for all inertial reference frames. "

Constancy of the speed of light: "Light always propagates through a vacuum at a definite velocity, which is independent of the state of motion of the emitting body."

Considering Flowey's mess with the 6 souls and that during the fight with Asriel its said that :

*The whole world is ending

I don't feel like the 'normal' laws of physics are being respected here...

If Flowey can make his own "MY WORLD" with the souls, i'd say enough soul power to make you god or at least close to it makes you above those rules.

As for E=mc², im gonna have to say no as well, or at least once you reach a certain amount of 'soul power'.

The power of 6 human souls can only be so much depending on their weight here, how do do these things weigh ? Well we can't know that, but even if they were literally thousands of tons, that resulting value of E is nowhere CLOSE enough to bring a whole timeline down. Asriel just can't be that powerful without smashing Einstein's equations with the power of the plot.

Laws of thermodynamics

The third law of thermodynamics is broken for the same reason as last paragraph : "it is impossible to create a thermodynamic process that is perfectly efficient."

Monsters with human souls aren't just "perfectly efficient", they are better than perfectly efficient.

Coulomb's law

"The force between two point charges is directly proportional to the magnitude of each charge and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. If the objects have the same charge, positive or negative, they will repel each other. If they have opposite charges, they will attract each other."

I can't find anything to say about this one. We don't really see souls with electric charges in Undertale...

The only thing i can mention is that one would reasonably assume two souls would have the same charge and thus repel each other which would match with the circle pattern from before but really there isn't much to say.

Im going to stop here because i think its enough to draw a picture.

I honestly don't think Toby put actual thought about implementing real world physics laws when he made Undertale. I mean this is a game where Papyrus can do whatever this is and no one questions it.

I would be the first person to claim that Toby hid tiny details with a big lore importance everywhere in this game. But this ? I really don't think so. What i just did up above for the past hour was definitly overthinking it.

[arts-n-anarchy]

Yo any chance we can get some DestructiveDeath in here?

For some reason I decided to combine these two! Seemed like a fun idea.

This is based off of the Killing Kind comic made by TheGrinningKitten, it’s seriously amazing.

I wrote a lot more than I planned, so have fun with this mess!

Word count: 876

Warnings: Angst, a lot of angst sprinkled in this

Reaper had never been normal, especially since his job was to reap souls for eternity. But he never noticed that he was seeing his world entirely in grayscale.It didn’t affect him very much, since it didn’t get in the way of his job. But, when Ink figured it out one day, it didn’t shake him too much. At first.

“I’ve heard people have different soul types. Is it hard to tell them apart?” “Yeah, souls don’t really have that much color for me. They all look like different shades of grey.”

“Wow.” 

Ink put a hand to his chin. He didn’t know how this had happened, only that Reaper was born with it. Since he was eager to find an answer, he thought of suggesting things he had heard from the creators. He scanned his scarf for several minutes before finding a scrap of information.

“There are people who don’t see in color until they meet their soulmate,” Ink said, glancing up at Reaper.

“I didn’t even know that was a thing.” 

Reaper placed his arm on the top of the blade of his scythe. He stayed silent for several seconds before his smile wilted. 

“But... what about Geno? Then it doesn’t make sense.”

“Maybe you haven’t found your soulmate yet,” Ink replied inquisitively. Reaper’s head drooped, his hood covering his face. The only thing that was visible was his trembling mouth. 

That’s not possible. He’s lying. Right?

Before Ink could respond, Reaper had stepped into a portal, vanishing from sight.

—

Several weeks later Geno disappeared.

Reaper had searched everywhere for him while staying out of sight. He didn’t want to interfere with the AUs. Despite countless hours of roaming universes, he found nothing.

For the next few days he was scrambling the multiverse during the day, and hiding away in his room during the night.

During the nights he didn’t sleep a wink. His mind drifted off to a fantasy world, while he stayed trapped. He would rather be anywhere else than the prison of his house, which he couldn’t even call a home.

When Reaper peeked inside Geno’s room, he noticed a beaker of liquid on the corner of Geno’s desk. He picked it up and swirled it.

There were only a few drops of the mysterious solution left. It was a dark grey, but it emanated a slight glow. It was only moments after that he discovered several bottles of the same solution stashed in a drawer.

Why was this kept a secret? How did he not see this before?

He sighed before setting down the beaker. When he left the room, the liquid had stained the area it had roamed.

—

Reaper no longer felt the pang of souls shattering. But one day, several souls shattered. Then another few. Then double the amount.

He sat in denial for hours until he couldn’t get it out of his head. What could cause such a mass genocide? 

Still, he entered the world where the signal originated. It was in the center of an urban town, with shops and buildings disheveled. Between the buildings shone the light of several blasters firing.

When he reappeared to the center of the town, he felt the sharp tug of a soul. When he looked ahead of him, he met the source of the chaos. But not before a sharp flash of white blinded him.

After a few seconds, Reaper was able to regain his vision. Ahead of him was a black skeleton that donned a blue scarf, a black jacket and a red shirt. At least, that’s what he thought the colors were. His eyes shone a bright blue, with one of them having a yellow rim. Blue strings from his eye sockets gripped Undertale Sans’s soul, which was partially torn.

Reaper grabbed his scythe and teleported out of the area. He re-appeared behind the skeleton, swishing it with a flick of his hand toward the strings.The strings released Sans’s soul as they fluttered to the ground. The black skeleton scowled, scanning the area.

In the blink of an eye, Reaper stepped in front of the skeleton and drove his scythe into their chest. The skeleton grimaced, a giant red scar forming onto the wound almost instantly. He stepped back and eyed the scar like he was reminded of a bad memory.

The soul of the skeleton appeared against their chest, shriveled and drastically shrunken. The sight hit Reaper like a truck. The skeleton that stood in front of him was one he knew all too well.

Or so he thought.

A hand covered the soul, the skeleton’s eye-sockets flashing error signs. Reaper reached out his arm, longing for a single moment with him. A glitchy portal appeared behind them, taking the skeleton away from the AU and out of sight.

Reaper’s hand flopped to his side like a rag doll. When something shifted, he lifted up his sleeve to reveal a red scarf. 

The scarf held the same rips and wrinkles as before. Even so, the scarf seemed unfamiliar to him, like a distant memory of the person he once knew.

[argentdandelion]

What is LOVE?

In which a beautiful hypothesis is destroyed by ambiguous and contrary evidence.

LOVE

“LOVE, too, is an acronym. It stands for "Level of Violence." A way of measuring someone's capacity to hurt. The more you kill, the easier it becomes to distance yourself. The more you distance yourself, the less you will hurt. The more easily you can bring yourself to hurt others.

Killing other humans is naturally very difficult. Although the killing is cross-species in Undertale, the fact it’s a person killing other people would (in-universe) make it similar to real-life acts of murder. Judging by the emphasis on “distancing yourself”, LOVE is likely a measure of detachment, estrangement, and distancing. It’s hardening one’s heart to make it easier to keep killing, and to protect oneself from the pain, trauma, and turmoil of inflicting death. Those with a greater (mental) capacity to hurt are probably those with mental “war adaptations”, for killing is indeed easiest when there’s some emotional or mental distance between one’s target and deeds. (e.g., (e.g., “engage the enemy”, not “kill that person”) In other words, those who distance themselves have a greater “capacity to hurt”.

As well-shown in war, there are many methods to “distance” oneself while killing, and there are some parallels between real-life distancing and Undertale. One kind of distancing, emotional distance, removes inhibitions against killing people and lowers the emotional pain of the deed. De-individuation shows the enemy as a faceless mass, devoid of distinct identities: one mows down faceless waves of enemies, not individual people. It is easier to kill "a pig" than "Wilbur the pig", and easier to say "I killed a Froggit" than "I killed Froggit."

Another detachment method is dehumanization (depersonization?): characterizing one’s foes as wild beasts, demons, disease, vermin or other dangerous, loathsome things. In The Human Child’s case, this is especially easy, since their foes are literally monsters. (and at the end of the Genocide Route, Chara talks about "eradicating the enemy", rather than "monsters" or "opposition") In theory, it would also be easy for the non-humans Asgore and Flowey, although the fact they both knew and loved a human would complicate matters.

Discrepancies and Oddities with EXP

“When you have enough EXP, your LOVE increases. What's EXP? It's an acronym. It stands for "execution points." A way of quantifying the pain you have inflicted on others. When you kill someone, your EXP increases.”

The fact EXP stands for “execution points” suggests it’s only possible to get through killing. However, the imprecise phrasing of the rest of the explanation doesn’t suggest EXP can only be gained through killing. If that were the case, it would say something like: “A way of quantifying the pain of the deaths you have inflicted.” Complicating things further, it is possible to kill painlessly. Furthermore, the explanation doesn’t say EXP is the only way to gain LOVE. After all, it doesn't take killing to distance oneself from others, even to the point of wishing them harm (with or without actually hurting them).

If EXP comes from how much pain one inflicts, inflicting more pain would surely yield more EXP. Undyne the Undying, after all, has a truly massive amount of HP, which suggests she can potentially endure massive amounts of pain from damaging her, and she also gives a lot of EXP.

Still, no matter how strong the hit, or how overkill the kill, EXP yield is generally determined by the kind of monster. In a few circumstances, (first Froggit and other Froggits, picking on Loox and not picking on Loox) yields vary within the same kind of monster. Mettaton Neo, though killed in one hit regardless of the route, automatically sets EXP to 50,000 (LVL 19) on the Genocide Route, but yields only 10,000 EXP on a Neutral Route.

Complicating the matter, it’s possible to inflict pain without killing, such as through emotional pain. Although picking on Loox before killing it can increase the EXP yield of 7 up to 22, suggesting emotional pain can count, doing similar actions (such as heckling Snowdrake) doesn’t increase EXP yield.

It might seem as if lower-yield EXPs are less human-like or endearing, given the low-yield Froggit, Whimsun, and Moldsmal and how they can’t even talk. Mettaton EX and NEO, the most humanlike monsters fought, also yield the highest EXP. However, the many exceptions break the hypothesis. (And So Sorry, despite taking so many hits to kill, being pretty human-like in psychology, and clearly being in pain, yields only 1 EXP.)

One might think EXP varies so much as a matter of perception: Frisk’s personal tastes towards each monster cause different EXP yields. However, unlike LOVE, EXP focuses on effects on others: it seems an objective record of how much pain one has inflicted. Only Mettaton Neo and Sans auto-level Frisk to a specific LV upon their deaths. (Sans doesn’t even yield EXP, bizarrely)

Unfortunately, only Frisk gaining LOVE and EXP is covered in precise detail. Flowey and possibly Asgore might have also gained LOVE, but there’s no way to figure out their LOVE or EXP. Flowey’s case is especially tricky. As he was unable to feel love and compassion, he was detached from others even before he started killing. That brings up the question of whether removing someone's ability to feel love and compassion automatically cause them to gain LOVE. What with Frisk being the player character and Undertale being a forgiving sort of game, it's hard to tell whether Frisk's experience is typical for humans slaying monsters.

It’s possible a reasonable, quantified metaphor for detachment upon killing was, by necessity, mixed up with variable video-game mechanics to make for a better playing experience. Although EXP and/or LOVE could logically be gained in non-lethal ways, it is frustratingly unproven.

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[fyrapartnersearch]

Looking for some diverse roleplays!

Hey! I'm Crenarei, 22, from the UK, non-binary, they/them pronouns. I'm currently finishing my university degree, but with the whole crisis going on at the moment I still have more free time than usual.

I like writing diverse characters, I'd love it if you do too. I can play women, men and non-binary people. I won't play as a man purely because you only play straight women though.

I much prefer to use OC's, if you have a great idea I can give playing canon characters a shot. I don't mind what type of character you play.

I'm also happy to double, triple, whatever. It's not necessary though.

I love romance, although platonic is fine too! I do all gender pairings, but I'm especially interested in pairings with non-binary/trans characters.

That being said I won't do M// with a straight woman, or F// with a straight man. I know it's not always the case but I've had a lot of bad experiences of fetishisation so! (I'm not going to ask you to disclose your identity, just trusting you to respect this rule).

I'm happy to do polyamorous pairings too! Though I'm not always into triads, especially triads where one person is brought into an existing relationship. I'm up for our characters to date multiple people though.

I'm happy to write sex scenes, but I don't write PWP.

I don't feel comfortable roleplaying with anyone under 18.

I am a literate roleplayer. I generally write the same amount as my partner (no less than 200 words), naturally I go for somewhere between 400-800 but I'm pretty lax. I write in third person, past tense. I can respond at least once a week, potentially more, depends how I'm feeling since everything's all over the place at the moment.

I've taken a long hiatus so I might be a bit rusty though!

I'm chill with dark themes, I don't have much in the way of hard limits depending on how things are framed. For example, is it in character history? Or graphically included in the roleplay? If you want to include dark themes it's best to just chat about it!

I'm also not fond of v dominant man/v submissive woman dynamics. They're just a bit boring.

Here's what I'm interested in roleplaying!

If there’s a ✿ that means I’m craving it! If there’s a ❀ that means I’m really craving it!

Fandoms Dragon Age ❀ - Mass Effect ✿ - Fallout - Pokemon ✿ - Vampire: The Masquerade - Dishonored - D&D - Elder Scrolls - Avatar: The Last Airbender - Studio Ghibli - The Coldest Girl In Coldtown ❀ - Undertale - Borderlands - The Outer Worlds ✿ - Parasol Protectorate ✿

Genres (Honestly I'll do anything, or a mix up of multiple genres, try me) Urban Fantasy ❀ - High Fantasy ✿ - Mythology - Fairy Tales - Dark Fantasy ❀ - Adventure - Dragons - Mystery ✿ - Detective - Paranormal Mystery ❀ - Murder Mystery ❀ - Horror - Gothic ✿ - Ghosts ✿ - Lovecraftian - Demons ❀ - Slice of Life ✿ - Historical - Victorian ❀ - Medieval - Tudor - Regency - Roman ❀ - Ancient Egypt - 80s ❀ - 90s ❀ - 60s - Russian Revolution- Science Fiction ❀ - Dystopia ❀ - Steampunk ❀ - Aliens ✿ - Apocalyptic ❀ - Post-Apocalyptic ❀ - Robots - Space Travel ✿ - Fae ❀ - Vampires ❀ - Witches ✿ - Mermaids ✿

I have some plot ideas, ask me about them :)

Contact: Email: crenarei@gmail.com Discord: Crenarei#8642

[skelly-survival-guide]

Universal convergence.

While Ark was stuck Underground in the different universes every version of the Underground that went free came up to the very same post apocalyptic land that the original monsters came up to. But at the very least, they didn't have to step over thousands of corpses as the first monsters had done their best to clean up the surrounding towns and cities of the bodies, making a mass grave memorial in the forest that can be seen from the exit of mount Ebott. But they all knew that all the cities and towns beyond were still filled with the dead and as such are still reluctant to spread out.

When the barrier broke again for the second time there was quite a bit of chaos, as to be expected. The monsters of Underfell had been expecting and preparing for war only to find the surface was populated not only by monsters but by what they were referring to as soft and squishy versions of themselves.

So imagine everyone's surprise when the third break released a starving hoard of twisted giants, again they were other versions of themselves. The release of Horrortale was quite a bit worse then the war hungry Underfell. The minds of many of the monsters had reverted into a horrible mess of instincts and mania. It took a lot of work from both Undertale and Underfell combined to rein in the worst of them and to give as much help as they could.

Thankfully the forth break was easier. Swapfell was just as ruthless and warlike as Underfell but the swapped personalities were very confusing at first, causing quite a bit of confusion. Once everything settled though it was easy to sort things out and make sure everyone had a place to go.

All the skeleton brothers however tended to gravitate towards each other, becoming a strange sort of extended family and they weren't the only monsters to do this. Sans saw bits and peices of his own brother in every Papyrus that left the Underground and it's safe to say that all the skeletons saw something similar as well. They were also quick to come up with nicknames as getting four answers every time you called for your brother got annoying really fast.

It was quite a loud night when they found out that all the brothers knew the human Ark. At first Sans and Papyrus were excited but their excitement turned to sorrow as with every sequential story her condition was getting worse. And when Mutt and Black finished telling them about her in their timeline most of the skeletons tried to come to terms that she may not survive much longer.

When the fifth break happened everyone was prepared for the worst, another horrortale situation, but no one left the mountain right away.

It wasn't until the next day that a group of monsters came from the mountains to scout out the surroundings. Imagine their surprise when a group of monsters were already there waiting for them. Many monsters were beyond grateful for the easy introduction of the new monsters, many more families merging and being welcomed with open arms.

Obviously the skeletons sought out their counterparts from this universe as well but had a hard time finding them. When asking they were informed that they were watching over a patient in critical condition still down in the hotland labs.

Obviously Sans was surprised when he went down to talk to find the swap versions of him and his brother resting at the bedside of another skeleton. A skeleton with a very familiar fractured green soul hooked up to all kinds of wires and tubes. It took all his restraint not to jump to her bedside as well.

After nearly shaking their Undyne to death and asking a ridiculous amount of medical questions he finally calms down enough to slump into a dingy old couch and think about the situation.

After some convincing he had Ark moved to the much nicer lab on the surface where all the different Dr. Undyne's and Dr. Alphys' could work on keeping her alive and healthy. When the subject of rectifying the problem of her clashing body was brought up, other then some brief discussion all the brothers agreed to do whatever they could to help.

[twitchesandstitches]

What muses do you have besides Sierra and the OCs? Just give me the entire list, i can take it. (Also can we ask said muses directly outside of ask memes such as this one?)

Hard to give an ENTIRE list since that amounts to ‘every single character i have even a passing interest in’, but to summarize with some of my main shows or interests, here are some ones i particularly like

note that this mainly describes characters that pop into my head from time to time and that I like a lot, so if you send them in, I’m most likely to go OH HECK YEAH, and be able to come up with stuff ASAP

BNHA: Tsuyu and Mina Ashido.

Total Drama: Sierra (number one muse, has a keyblade-ish magical relic called the Matriatrix that gives her devour/motherhood themed powers that let her mutate herself/others through consumption) Leshawna, Lindsay, and Izzy.

Disney: Moana, Nani, Pocahontas, 

Dragon ball: Android 18, Android 21 (with her having her majin form, but her ‘nice’ personality)

Homestuck: Terezi (major muse, with my omega ‘has all caste abilitiies/traits, including Rainbow drinker/seadweller), Feferi, Porrim, Damara, Aradia/Aradiabot, Roxy Lalonde, Jade Harley, Dolorosa

Hiveswap: Konyll, Bronya, Chahut

animated movies in general: Ginormica (monsters vs aliens), Elastigirl (Helen Parr, the Incredibles),

Transformers: Elita-1, Strongarm (RID version), fembot versions of the Dinobots (mainly Sludge, Snarl, and Swoop; I’m okay with fem Grimlock tho!)

Steven Universe: Rose Quartz (major muse), Garnet, Jasper, Sugilite, Obsidian 1 (the Rose Quartz version), Steven himself (as a grown up, ultra lover-type), Connie Maheswaran (as a grown-up, ultra-stacked amazon space queen)

Mass Effect: Jane Shepard (Paragon only), Samara, EDI

Marvel/DC: Rita Farr (Doom patrol, im fine with her and incredibles’ elastigirl being treated as the same person with name changes), Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Mantis (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Monster Musume: Tionishia, Cathyl

other anime: Cattleya (Queen’s Blade)

Undertale: Toriel, Undyne

Overwatch: Pharah, Symmetra, Orisa, Mei Ling Zhou,

in general, if i write a fair bit with a character, they count as a muse.

finally, you can ask stuff to any of my muses, any time, ask meme or not! I’d really appreciate that, actually.

[eggoreviews]

My Top 10 Games of All Time

Just so I’m not talking about Smash Bros for once, here’s my top 10 games of all time that I will always think are perfect and never accept that they have flaws! Enjoy and I hope one of your faves is in here!

Probably spoilers for the games I mention under the cut

10. Kingdom Hearts II (2005)

For those of you unfamiliar with the series, Kingdom Hearts is a big weird crossover between Disney and Final Fantasy. I played this game as a kid and it was mostly exploring the Disney worlds and the really good combat system that kept me interested (I had literally no clue what was happening in the story and still kind of don’t) and I never really lost that sense of nostalgia that became attached to this game for me. And yeah I’m definitely getting Kingdom Hearts 3.

9. Life Is Strange (2015)

Life Is Strange is an emotional, cheesily written episodic series that I got into totally by accident about a teenage girl called Max who does some high school stuff and also has superpowers. What really made this game so memorable for me was the sheer emotion behind a lot of the plot and I will admit I cried several points during, which is what made the game stick with me. Plus this has one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in a game so yeah. Go play it (and everything on this list).

8. Until Dawn (2015)

This game probably doesn’t belong here but I love it. Until Dawn follows 8 teenagers who go back to a snowy cabin where some shit went down the year before and u have to keep them all alive by making the right choices n stuff. The horror factor is good in this game, but it’s mostly the characters and how strangely attached I was to them by the end (I know they’re all tropes but I still love them). I’ve honestly lost count of the amount of times I’ve replayed this. Still probably gonna do it again.

7. Mass Effect 2 (2010)

The sequel to what is basically the space version of Dragon Age is shamefully my only exposure to the Mass Effect series, but the gameplay and characters left enough of a mark on me to give it a comfortable spot in this list. Mass Effect 2 follows Commander Shepard, overly macho space guy/gal who is a terrible flirt as he attempts to rid the universe of some massive insects. Along the way, you run into a huge cast of memorable, unique characters (and then Jacob as well) and explore a wealth of interesting and varying locations. But what really made the game stick out were the genuine lasting consequences of the frankly huge final mission; if you don’t make the right choices and buy the right upgrades, a lot of your faves are going to die.

6. Dishonored (2012)

This entry in my list is a bit cheaty, as it includes all dlc expansions from the first game as well as Dishonored 2, because all of these are just as good as each other. Dishonored puts you in the shoes of self-righteous arsehole Corvo Attano (I’m kidding btw, he’s only an arse if you make him kill everyone) as he gets framed for the murder of his lover who also happens to be the Empress, as well as the kidnap of his daughter who also happens to be the Empress’ daughter. So kind of a big deal. But all joking aside, Dishonored is one of the finest examples of the first person stealth genre, with arguably its only flaw being that it gives you a sprawling variety of fun and interesting ways to kill people and then makes you feel like a monster at the end of the game for doing it. I played this game and its sequels to death, and became especially invested in the character of Daud (who was totally butchered in Death of the Outsider. Yeah, I really wasn’t a fan of that game. Like, I love Billie Lurk and everything but what the hell were they thinking doing THAT to the Outsider?? Sorry I’m rambling)

5. Dragon Age: Origins (2009)

And now to one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played, Dragon Age is fucking amazing from start to finish. A gripping storyline, characters and companions that are impossible to forget and a combat system that’s fairly easy to get to grips with but becomes a bit of an arse later in the game. As much as I liked Inquisition (despite the fact it butchered Leliana. That’s just my hot take I don’t think anyone else thinks this, she just kind of lost that sense of fun and badassery that made her my fave in Origins. Rambling again), none of the other games in the series really matched up to the original for me.

4. Medievil Resurrection (2005)

I’ve been reliably informed that I am Bad And Naughty for loving this version of the game because it’s apparently rubbish compared to the PS1 version. But I loved this game so much as a kid that I played it to DEATH. Like more than Dishonored. The levels aren’t quite open world, but you get so immersed in them that you think they are. Honestly, I’ve never played a game with such a creative concept behind it, with humour that’s surprisingly meta for an RPG of the time, not to mention the fact that there’s a whole level devoted to carnival minigames. Are you not convinced yet? Well, you should be because Tom Baker is a voice in it and it’s coming out as a remaster for the PS4 at some point (I hope it’s soon. It’s gone eerily quiet)

3. Undertale (2015)

I know this is high for such a recent game, but it really has justified its place. I don’t care how much this game or its following has been ruined by the internet, I still hold it in the same regard I did when I first played it (and then bought all the subsequent ports because I’m a Capitalist Sheep). With an amazing narrative, some spicy retro-era graphics, memorable characters and possibly the best soundtrack I’ve ever heard in a game, there’s no way I’m ever getting sick of Undertale.

2. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (2009)

What sets this game apart from the other RPGs on this list was that not only did it have everything I look for in a game (amazing narrative, characters, soundtrack, game design, combat and open world) but it carried it all out with a sense of emotion I couldn’t quite put my finger on. Every single character, every single detail seemed to be something else you immediately became attached to and it all comes together to make a game so immersive I didn’t put it down for a solid 3 years, even after I’d completed it. Basically, if you own a DS, you NEED to play this. Like you will cry many times throughout this game. Sometimes happy crying (I think I just get a bit too invested in these things tbh)

Before I ramble on incessantly about my number 1 pick, here’s some of the best bois I’ve played that didn’t quite make the list:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - I’m loving this game to bits so far. I’m only a recent Switch owner so I’m catching up on what I’ve missed and if this game carries on the way it is, it’s going to have to be in my top 10.

Rayman Legends (2013) - Fun, unique and memorable platformer that especially shines in couch co-op. I’ve played this one countless times and I won’t stop until Rayman gets in Smash.

The Walking Dead series (2012-2018) - One of the best sets of decision based games on the market and perfect if you’re looking for a game that tears your heart out and stomps on it!

Fallout 4 (2015) - Amazing open world, characters and combat. Well-designed, genuinely terrifying monsters. The ability to name your weapons ridiculous things. Heck yeah it’s going on this list.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales (2006) - A cute lil card based RPG that was a Final Fantasy spin-off no one seemed to like. But hey, I loved it and I’ll never say it’s anything other than perfect because childhood.

1. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)

Oh my god. Ohhh my god. Where do I even begin with this one? Yes, Skyrim was amazing, but Oblivion just beats it due to a combination of a storyline I prefer (oops sorry), nostalgic attachment and a lovely set of glitches and exploits that to me make the game all the more lovable. There’s nothing I’ve played since Oblivion that’s matched the experience of wandering through a forest or one of the cities with THAT MUSIC in the background. And don’t even get me started on the quests. And that Shivering Isles DLC? Big yes. I knew this segment wouldn’t make much sense but I love the game so much that I can’t even begin to tell you all the things that make it my favourite.

Thank you for reading if you made it this far! It was just me rambling about games really but I appreciate u a lot if you made it this far. Have a good day and if you get the time, pick up one or two of the titles on this list! You bigly won’t regret it.

[nochocolate]

Gaster's line "PHOTON READINGS NEGATIVE"

lutiaskokopelli submitted: Hi! It’s only a quick question about a tiny detail in Gaster’s infamous Entry Number Seventeen, but I was still curious about it. I’m not a native English-speaker so I might be wrong about the grammar, though– I apologize in advance for this.

The fact is, I keep reading theories about Gaster’s entry interpreting the line “PHOTON READINGS NEGATIVE” as what would appear to be “Somehow we detected some sort of anti-photons”, something that physically shouldn’t exist, because even antimatter doesn’t work that way. (If you try to search what an “anti-photon” is, physicists will tell you that yes, these particles technically exist, but the disappointment is: they’re the exact same particle as photons. A photon is its own antiparticle.)

For example, a positron is the antimatter version of an electron; they’re opposite in many characteristics, but when they interact, they create positive energy, aka a regular photon. Physically, photons are a vector for energy. Energy can be shared, absorbed by a system or given to another, but it can’t be negative “by default.” (Well, unless we take it that Undertale is just another universe/multiverse with different laws of physics and all, but welp.)

Still– if it truly were that interpretation to be chosen, shouldn’t the wording be: “Photons reading negative” instead of “Photon readings negative”? The general lack of punctuation and the grammar used seem to lead to a different interpretation of the sentence– at least to me.

As in, very simply: “Photon readings: negative.” Aka, “We expected to at least detect SOME photons, but we didn’t even get one pixel of it in our readings.” According to our universe’s rules of physics, this is complete, empty darkness. It sounds somewhat less impressive (and much less otherworldly), but it’s much more physically imaginable– it merely means that this is the purest void possible, and I can tell that not only does it make more sense to physicians, but it makes this sound even more frightening than some sort of farfetched black hole, actually.

A total lack of photons means a total lack of energy, particles, movement – even the usual Dirac void experiments (phenomenons that are constantly observed in real-life “void”: in just a few words, the more you try to empty a room completely from air, light, everything, the more you will observe that some photons and even particles seem to just appear and disappear at random for an incredibly short amount of time, as if to try to “fill” the void in any way possible) doesn’t happen there. This means the place Gaster is talking about is totally empty, and even beyond the laws of physics and conservation of matter/energy in the way that not only they’re staring at a void, they’re staring at a void that doesn’t even try to fill itself with virtual particles. Concrete, pure, surreal void.

(PS: The Wikipedia article for “Dirac Sea” mentions a concept named “negative energy”, but it has nothing to do with what would be “anti-photons”. This only applies to particles (for instance, anti-matter) which still use the exact same energy vectors as regular matter (regular photons or other bosons), but react differently. For example, a hypothetical particle with a negative mass would react to gravity by literally avoiding massive objects, instead of being attracted to them.)

In any case it might not seem like it’s that much of a difference for many people, but given that all the theories I’ve read interpret the line that way, I at least wanted to remind that another interpretation is possible – and that said interpretation makes a lot more sense, at least to me.

(undertale spoilers)

GASTER’S ENTRY NUMBER SEVENTEEN: ENTRY NUMBER SEVENTEEN DARK DARKER YET DARKER THE DARKNESS KEEPS GROWING THE SHADOWS CUTTING DEEPER PHOTON READINGS NEGATIVE THIS NEXT EXPERIMENT SEEMS VERY VERY INTERESTING … WHAT DO YOU TWO THINK

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The grammar is correct. “Photon readings negative” means that no photons are present. You wouldn’t say the readings are negative if you actually found something, even if it’s anti-photons. Furthermore, this statement supports the previous statements about “the darkness keeps growing” and “the shadows cutting deeper.”

» read more: entry number seventeen & 17

[lutiaskokopelli]

Undertale: About Gaster’s Entry Number Seventeen

Before I start, just know that this post only tries to correct a tiny detail that might not seem very significant to most people, and that this “theory” will contain quite a lot of quantum physics and fundamental physics stuff, including the big words (though I try to explain them). If you are allergic to science, please avoid reading what follows under the cut.

Still here? Nice. So, as the title mentions, this post will focus on a tiny detail in W. D. Gaster’s infamous “Entry Number Seventeen”, more specifically a special line within it.

ENTRY NUMBER SEVENTEEN

DARK DARKER YET DARKER

THE DARKNESS KEEPS GROWING

THE SHADOWS CUTTING DEEPER

PHOTON READINGS NEGATIVE

THIS NEXT EXPERIMENT

SEEMS

VERY

VERY

INTERESTING

WHAT DO YOU TWO THINK

The fact is, I keep reading theories about Gaster's entry interpreting the line "PHOTON READINGS NEGATIVE" as what would appear to be "Somehow we detected some sort of anti-photons", something that physically shouldn't exist, because even antimatter doesn't work that way. (If you try to search what an "anti-photon" is, physicists will tell you that yes, these particles technically exist, but the disappointment is: they're the exact same particle as photons. A photon is its own antiparticle.)

For example, a positron is the antimatter version of an electron; they're opposite in many characteristics, but when they interact, they create positive energy, aka a regular photon. Physically, photons are a vector for energy. Energy can be shared, absorbed by a system or given to another, but it can't be negative "by default." (Well, unless we take it that Undertale is just another universe/multiverse with different laws of physics and all, but this doesn’t really help making much sense out of this. Phlebotinum doesn’t make it good when it’s meddled with actual science.)

Still-- if it truly were that interpretation to be chosen, shouldn't the wording be: "Photons reading negative" instead of "Photon readings negative"? The general lack of punctuation and the grammar used seem to lead to a different interpretation of the sentence-- at least to me.

As in, very simply: "Photon readings: negative." Aka, "We expected to at least detect SOME photons, but we didn't even get one pixel of it in our readings." According to our universe's rules of physics, this is complete, empty darkness. It sounds somewhat less impressive (and much less otherworldly), but it's much more physically imaginable-- it merely means that this is the purest void possible, and I can tell that not only does it make more sense to physicians, but it makes this sound even more frightening than some sort of farfetched black hole, actually.

A total lack of photons means a total lack of energy, particles, movement -- even the usual Dirac void experiments (phenomenons that are constantly observed in real-life "void": in just a few words, the more you try to empty a room completely from air, light, everything, the more you will observe that some photons and even particles seem to just appear and disappear at random for an incredibly short amount of time, as if to try to "fill" the void in any way possible) don't happen there. This means that the place Gaster is talking about is totally empty, and even beyond the laws of physics and conservation of matter/energy in the way that not only they're staring at a void, they're staring at a void that doesn't even try to fill itself with virtual particles. Concrete, pure, surreal void.

PS: The Wikipedia article for "Dirac Sea" mentions a concept named "negative energy", but it has nothing to do with what would be "anti-photons". This only applies to particles (for instance, anti-matter) which still use the exact same energy vectors as regular matter (regular photons or other bosons), but react differently. For example, a hypothetical particle with a negative mass would react to gravity by literally avoiding massive objects, instead of being attracted to them.

In any case it might not seem like it's that much of a difference for many people, but given that all the theories I've read interpret the line that way, I at least wanted to remind that another interpretation is possible -- and that said interpretation makes a lot more sense, at least to me.