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ro...tATO...

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DELTARUNE Merch

Recently, Fangamer brought something to my attention: It seems there’s some disappointment that certain characters of DELTARUNE, particularly those from the Light World, aren’t getting very much merchandise. This is an intentional decision. I wish I could explain more now, but when I consider everything, I don’t think certain official merch (plushes, etc) of certain characters feels right for this game. Since Chapter 1, I told Fangamer that some characters would be more or less off limits after a certain point, and this feeling has only gotten stronger over time. These characters include Kris, Susie, and Noelle. Other times, particularly with Dark World characters like Spamton, I consider the game setting and think “the game is improved by selling this.” I understand if some feel disappointed or confused by this decision. I want to make it clear I really respect the passion of the fans, who love the characters like I do. I feel very blessed that the player of the game thinks things like “Kris! I wish I had a plush of Kris so I could open it up and see what’s inside!” I WANT everyone to be able to have the merch they want, to play with the characters the way they want. So you can still feel free to create goods, commission handmade plushes, etc. following the fan merchandise guideline I created for UNDERTALE. I’m happy if fans go ahead and create what they want to have for themselves. Thanks!

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We need to talk about EVERYMAN…

This guy does not get enough love for the amount of times he’s shown in the games. Screw Gaster, this guy is where it’s at.

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What the Japanese Translation Tells Us about the Character Trapped in the Code

If you have been active in the Deltarune fandom for any amount of time, you have likely come across discussions of the unused strings of text found in the game files, seeming to contain dialogue from a character who is lost somewhere.

Here are the strings in English, in case you forgot:

“Where…”, “Where am I?”, “Hello…? Anyone…?”, “Is… is anybody out there…?”, “Someone!? Anyone!? Can anyone hear me!?”, “…”, “It’s dark.”, “It’s so dark here.”, “Someone, anyone, if you can hear me…”, “Say something… please…”,

The identity of the character saying these lines has been the subject of much theorizing, with Dess, Asriel, Ralsei, and even the discarded vessel being some suggestions, but overall these lines do not provide much information to go on.

I believe, however, that we might be able to find more clues in the Japanese version of these lines:

“ここは…”, “どこ…？”, “ねえ…誰か…”, “誰か…いないの？”, “ねえってば！誰か答えてよ！”, “…”, “暗いよ…”, “真っ暗だ…”, “お願い…　誰か…　聞こえてるなら…”, “なにか…言ってよ…”,

In all previous analyses of the Japanese translation I have seen, these lines have been dismissed due to the fact that they do not contain first-person pronouns, which would generally help clarify the gender of the speaker. First-person pronouns are not the only way in which such information can be conveyed in Japanese, however, and I would like to draw your attention to a few aspects of two of these lines in particular:

“誰か…いないの？”, “ねえってば！誰か答えてよ！”,

Translated to English:

“Is no one…there?” “Hey, I said! Someone answer me!”

While the interrogative particle の (no) can technically be used by males, it almost always carries feminine connotations and is therefore used mostly by females.

ねえってば (neetteba) is an expression of impatience used when the speaker is attempting for the second time to get someone’s attention. It is extremely childish, and the ってば ending in particular also carries feminine connotations.

The imperative ending てよ (teyo) of the command 答えてよ also has feminine and childish connotations.

As such, it is likely that the character speaking in these strings is a female child (or at least a character that speaks in such a manner–notably, Flowey affects this persona when he attempts to appear cute and nonthreatening). 

This dialogue is actually highly similar to the way Noelle speaks in the Japanese version, albeit with a more childish tone, so the speaker could be Noelle when she was younger (or perhaps even Noelle at her current age, if she were very afraid and this were making her sound more childish). It also lends some credence to the interpretation of the speaker as Dess, as she is female, though I and the majority of the fandom have interpreted her as being teenaged and a bit masculine, so if this character is in fact Dess, perhaps the events of these strings occurred when she was younger than previously thought, or perhaps she will turn out to be a bit more feminine than the fandom interpretation of her. It is of course also possible that this character is not in fact Dess. While the femininity of the speaker might also call into question the Asriel or Ralsei interpretation, the connection of these two characters (whether confirmed or simply theorized) to Flowey, who as previously mentioned sometimes speaks in a similar manner to this unknown character, makes it hard to definitively rule them out. Heck, despite generally speaking in a highly masculine manner, considering the fact that she occasionally uses the hyper-feminine pronoun atashi when caught off guard, it could even be a young Susie!

Also of note is the fact that the Japanese version of these strings also clarifies the “… can anyone hear me? Help…” line from Spamton in Chapter 2:

I had seen some disagreements as to whether this was in fact the character in the code speaking through Spamton or simply Spamton himself speaking, but as you can see above, these lines match exactly those spoken by the character in the code, down to the feminine の discussed earlier, which Spamton would presumably not use, as he is male and uses the hyper-masculine pronoun ore in casual speech. We can therefore safely presume that this is indeed the character in the code speaking, and not Spamton himself.

Overall, we still do not have concrete evidence pointing to any specific character being the speaker of these lines, and this post might have created more questions than it answered, but I hope I have nonetheless provided some more information to incorporate into to your theorizing lol

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I made more stuff for asriel+chara+gaster At The College (headcanon..? AU??) because I want it and I need it, and I have feelings.

They’re so….. they’re so. Ya know?

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what if these three are just chilling together at The College right now

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Part 2 of this

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Quotegenerator

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not sure if i'll ever clean this up or anything, so here's somethin for ya'll to chew on

and some extras. the conversation was gonna be longer than this

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SOME STRINGS ATTACHED - CHAPTER TWO

Summary: Contrary to what he wants everyone to believe, Spamton is convinced he's never going to make it—but when he becomes acquainted with a mysterious benefactor, everything changes. Meanwhile, as the new millennium approaches, a prophecy foretells the end of the Cyber World.

PHEW!! a bit of a delay on this chapter, but it's finally out!! the year is 1998, and spamton is now a bit of a BIG SHOT... what happens next will SHOCK you! (not clickbait)

once again, this fic is the work of both me and my sister, @crocandroll =) i had a LOT of fun here... i think it shows, LOL. hope you enjoy!!

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SOME STRINGS ATTACHED - CHAPTER ONE

Summary: Contrary to what he wants everyone to believe, Spamton is convinced he's never going to make it—but when he becomes acquainted with a mysterious benefactor, everything changes. Meanwhile, as the new millennium approaches, a prophecy foretells the end of the Cyber World.

THIS is the spamton fic i've been hyping up for the past few days!! what you're looking at is a few samples of what i created for this little project. please note that this fic is best viewed on desktop, due to heavy usage of HTML and CSS elements (they look... a little wonky on mobile).

this fanfiction is a collaborative effort between me and my sister (@crocandroll)! i did the coding, created the graphics, and came up with the concept—everything else was written by my sister. this is the first of 4 chapters. i am very VERY excited for the rest of this fic, and very excited to have it read, too. i hope you enjoy it!! =)

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rotten glass

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hmmmm

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WD Gaster’s Freakshow

Seguir leyendo

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i think my decision to allow the addisons to emote beyond their goofy little dudesmiles is really funny like imagine one of those mfers getting mad at you

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Are. Are we really not gonna talk about clamgirl lurking around in hometown in chapter 2 or how unsettling it is when you notice her...

Like. She's the final character to become a goner in undertale, the one who declared mere months before deltarune chapter 1's release that we'd be meeting 'suzy' soon. Then she's just... Standing by the lake, facing away from the camera if onionsan has been scared away?

If you try to interact with her, it's clam guy who instead turns towards the camera. They're different colours. They have different sprites. Before they turn around... That. Wasn't. Clam guy.

Pictured: front facing sprite of clamgirl from undertale, and the same clam monster facing away by the lake in hometown. Below, screenshot of back facing sprite of clam guy in undertale, the same clam monster facing forward in hometown.