History VideoGame / Dusttale

* KilledByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Unlike the canon Genocide Route where Alphys managed to avoid being killed by Frisk, she dies by Sans' hands here.]]

Chara has continued to torment Sans over the course of 327 Genocide Runs. Suddenly, something stirs in Sans' mind and he is able to remember every single one of those timelines. Now, a new Genocide route has begun, but things quickly go off the rails as the repercussions of Sans remembering everything drastically changes the situation when he becomes determined to stop Chara... at any cost.

* TearsOfBlood: [[spoiler:Sans]] is reduced to this after being defeated [[spoiler:when he realizes that his memories being reset will cause him to kill his brother in the exact same way over and over again]].

[[https://gamejolt.com/games/dusttale/308853 Dusttale]] is an VideoGame/{{Undertale}} fangame created by Evan Streblow based on the AlternateUniverse of the same name.

Note that this page ''will'' contain spoilers for ''Undertale'' by the fangame's very nature.

* AutomaticNewGame: Opening the game immediately takes you to the first cutscene and subsequent intro narration- you need to edit the game at any point to get to the title screen.

* EvilVsEvil: Chara is the VillainProtagonist genociding monster kid for their amusement as always, but [[spoiler:Sans]] is far more evil than he normally is in the base game, killing all the monsters for their power and a shot at defeating Chara, and winds up being the final boss you have to fight [[spoiler:unless you go for the Rebellion ending]].

Chara has continued to torment Sans over the course of 327 Genocide Runs. Suddenly, something stirs in Sans' mind and he is able to remember every single one of those timelines. Now, a new Genocide route has begun, but things quickly go off the rails as the repercussions of Sans remembering everything drastically changes the situation as he becomes determined to stop Chara... at any cost.

Chara has continued to torment Sans over the course of 327 Genocide Runs. Suddenly, something stirs in Sans' mind and he is able to remember every single one of those timelines. Now, a new Genocide route has begun, but things quickly go off the rails as the repercussions of Sans remembering everything drastically changes the situation.

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:Sans]], the player [[spoiler:outside of the Rebellion Ending]], and Chara.

* EvilVsEvil: [[spoiler:Sans]] is far more evil than [[spoiler:he]] normally is in the base game, and winds up being the BigBad you have to fight [[spoiler:unless you go for the Rebellion ending]].

* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:Sans]] uses many attacks that are derived from all the monsters [[spoiler: he has killed]]. This includes Toriel, Papyrus, Muffet, Mettaton, Flowey, and Asgore.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If you complete a route having started by initiating the Rebellion ending but failing to achieve it, [[spoiler: Flowey will talk to you at the end of the route and advise you on how you could have succeeded.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler: Sans]], The player [[spoiler: outside of the Rebellion Ending]], and Chara.

* CriticalHit: In the [[spoiler: final]] fight with Sans, [[spoiler: he has enough HP to take your hits over the course of the fight and seems like he'll take significantly longer to kill than he does... until at the end of the final phase, when you suddenly deal 999 damage to him no matter how you time the hit.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Chara's tainted narration comes back in full from Undertale and they are just as sassy as in canon.

* EasterEgg: [[spoiler: The FUN value system from Undertale seems to be back in full force, and in certain parts of the game you can find things ranging from phonecalls from someone who no longer exists to catching glimpses of other parallel worlds.]]
* EvilVsEvil: [[spoiler: Sans]] is far more evil than [[spoiler: he]] normally is in the base game, and winds up being the BigBad you have to fight [[spoiler: unless you go for the Rebellion ending.]]
* FryingPanOfDoom: The strongest weapon that can still be found is the Burnt Pan late in Hotland, although unlike in canon it provides no bonuses to healing. [[spoiler: Its higher AT stat isn't even that useful, as you finish off the final boss with a critical hit anyway regardless of your weapon.]]
* GroundhogDayLoop: The premise of the game. Chara has successfully completed 327 Genocide Runs by the time the game starts. Sans remembering these past timelines is what finally starts changing things. [[spoiler:The normal ending implies that Dusttale itself is another loop that is likely to continue happening again, without Sans or (for the most part) even Chara knowing.]]

** In the normal ending, [[spoiler:Sans isn't all that upset that he lost because he believes that he can use what he learned in the next reset. Unfortunately for him, his memories of the route start to fade away right after he says this, making him realize that he is trapped in another loop and ''he'' will be the one killing everyone.]]

* KilledByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Unlike the canon Genocide Route where Alphys managed to avoid being killed by Frisk, She dies by Sans' hands here.]]

** Normal Ending: [[spoiler:Despite having given up everything in order to stop Chara for good, Sans eventually falls. At first, he is content knowing that he can utilize what he's learned to stop them in the next reset, but as he says this, he realizes his memories of the run are now fading away and that he is caught in another loop. His last words before he is cut down imply that the events of the game may have already happened before. Finally, going to the Throne Room has Chara congratulate you, reveal more of the backstory and reveal that they too are forgetting the events of the game due to the nature of the run. With that, the world is destroyed and the game ends.]]

--> '''Sans:''' [[spoiler: thanks for letting me in.]]

--> [[spoiler: '''Sans:''' my memories... [[LaserGuidedAmnesia you're deleting them.]]]]
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: One of the ways you know you're on track for the Rebellion Ending is if you see a flower drift down to the side near Toriel's home. Placing this on Muffet's grave is one of the many things you have to do to get the ending.]]

* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: In the Rebellion Ending, Frisk stops Chara from killing Sans by breaking free of their possessed body and using their own body as a shield for the skeleton monster, with arms wide and a smile. [[WebAnimation/{{Glitchtale}} Sounds familiar?]]]]

* TheComputerShallTauntYou: Whenever you get a GameOver, the normal dialogue telling you to keep going in Undertale is replaced by Chara berating you for losing.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: Frisk]] at the end of the Normal Ending. [[spoiler: Even though throughout the game the player-character seems to be entirely subjugated to Chara, especially when not working at the Rebellion ending, they have much more power than they let on. Not only do they [[IAmNotLeftHanded hide their full attack strength until they kill Sans with a critical after a while of combat]], but once they defeat him, they [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erase both Sans and Chara's memories of the timeline,]] essentially orchestrating [[GroundhogDayLoop yet another cycle of mass slaughter and world destruction without either of the others knowing]]... or [[KarmaHoudini undergoing the Rebellion Ending instead in the next timeline with no consequences]].]]

* VillainBall: [[spoiler: At the end of the game when you're going through New Home, Chara insists that you take the elevator straight to Judgement Hall... when the Worn Dagger and Heart Locket are likely still in New Home, both significant upgrades to the gear you have at the time. Especially the Locket would likely have made the coming fight against Sans significantly easier considering you're still only using the Bandage as armor by the end, which gives *no* defense whatsoever.]]

** From [[spoiler: Sans]] after the final battle in the normal ending, which puts the events of the entire game in a new light.
--> [[spoiler: '''Sans]]:''' please just tell me one thing... [[spoiler:[[GroundhogDayLoop is this the first time this has happened]]?]]

* HPToOne: [[spoiler:In the Rebellion Ending, Frisk separates from Chara to stop the latter from attacking Sans, reducing both of them to 1 HP before the fight with Chara starts.]]