| 1 | The ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' cast make appearances here, in one form or another. |
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| 5 | !Main Characters |
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| 7 | [[folder:Frisk]] |
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| 10 | [[quoteright:278:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caretaker_au_frisk.PNG]] |
| 11 | [[caption-width-right:278:*You're filled with Determination.]] |
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| 14 | A human child who climbs Mt. Ebott and falls down a deep cave, much like their canon version. Unlike the canon, this version's characterization is more apparent and has clear differences. |
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| 16 | * AgonyOfTheFeet: [[spoiler: Twice in ''Escape''. The first time when a falling piece of rubble crushes their ankle, the second when EldritchAbomination-Chara drops them and they land on their leg in such a clumsy way that it breaks.]] |
| 17 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Their skin-tone is just a tad darker than Chara's. |
| 18 | * AmbiguousGender: Averted. The comic's character list explains that Frisk is biologically female. |
| 19 | * AintTooProudToBeg: When [[spoiler:Chara]] is about to kill Frisk [[spoiler:for the third time]], they immediately break down and beg for both [[spoiler:Chara and Asriel]] not to go through with it. Fortunately, it succeeds, albeit temporarily. |
| 20 | * AllLovingHero: They're a friendly, loving person who wishes to save everyone if possible. [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 10'' they attempt to reconcile with Chara, even after all the latter had done to them by that point.]] |
| 21 | * ArchEnemy: To Chara. They're even listed as each other's dislikes on the official Character Page. |
| 22 | * BadassAdorable: Frisk has a sense of bravery, motoring through the first lethal puzzles of the Ruins even after they suffer a death from each one. Later on, they briefly incapacitate [[spoiler:Chara]] after a mistake of judgement from the latter. [[spoiler: Their badassery only increases over the course of the story. In ''Chapter 04'' they manage to fight off the much bigger and stronger Chara through sheer determination and desperate strength and in ''Chapter 05'' they seem to have lost all fear of them, calling them out on their behavior and, upon hearing Chara intends to carry on with their murderous ways, tells them straight to their face that they won't let them kill any more people in a passionate HeroicVow. Adding onto that, the moment they make said vow they create a SavePoint, showing just how determined they were in that moment.]] |
| 23 | ** [[spoiler: Comes to a head in ''Escape''. When Chara is fused with Asriel and the six human souls, successfully ripping control of the timeline away from Frisk, Frisk not only puts themselves in harms's way ''two times'' to protect the rest of humanity, but actually manages to kill the EldritchAbomination Chara has become, with Chara's own knife, no less.]] |
| 24 | * BadassBoast: [[spoiler: In ''Consequences'' they tell Chara in no uncertain terms that they're done being afraid of them.]] |
| 25 | -->'''Frisk:'''[[spoiler: I realized that no matter how badly you want to kill me, you can’t. Not really. And that means [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore I don’t need to be afraid of you]].]] |
| 26 | * BerserkButton: Getting impaled by the Ruins' spikes one too many times agitates Frisk. Getting stabbed one too many times by [[spoiler:Chara]] causes them to snap. The latter chain of events probably helped Frisk's decision of smashing their stick across [[spoiler:Chara]]'s knee. |
| 27 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Usually a sweet kid. But hurt them too much, and they ''will'' fight back. |
| 28 | * BreakTheCutie: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. With all the terrible things that happen to them in the comic, it would be more than understandable if they chose to cross the DespairEventHorizon, but they ''don't''. [[spoiler: And they make it a point to tell Chara, who is the one doing all those terrible things to them, that they can't scare them anymore in ''Consequences''.]] |
| 29 | * CowardlyLion: Despite clearly being terrified of [[spoiler:Chara]], it doesn't stop Frisk from defending themselves (albeit vainly) and striking back when given the opportunity. |
| 30 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Twice, Frisk is killed via spike impalement. |
| 31 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Their eyes and hair are both brown. |
| 32 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: They were an adoptive/foster kid before they fell. And while they seemed to have been dealt a good hand at first[[note]]their mothers were clearly loving, and if side materials are to be believed, they had them at least seven years[[/note]], it turned out for the worse when their mothers were killed. Their grief mixed with their desire to avoid going back into foster care is what drove them up the mountain. |
| 33 | * DeadpanSnarker: They develop a pretty sardonic sense of humor over the course of the story. You can't really blame them, after all the shit they had to go through. |
| 34 | * DeathGlare: [[spoiler:Gave one to Chara in ''Chapter 01'' shortly before bruising their leg with the stick.]] |
| 35 | ** [[spoiler:Again at the end of ''Chapter 02'' after Chara rudely pushes them into their cell.]] |
| 36 | ** [[spoiler:A third time in ''Chapter 05'' when Chara confronts them in their cell.]] |
| 37 | * DecoyProtagonist: According to Word of God, the story is centered around Chara. |
| 38 | * DemotedToExtra: In the original ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' they were the main protagonist, the driving force of the plot and, depending on the player's choices, either the BigBad or TheHero. Here they are largely reduced to a background character, with Chara taking up the majority of screen-time and getting infinitely more character development and speaking lines. |
| 39 | * {{Determinator}}: Despite the hardships and even deaths they suffer during their journey through Mt. Ebott, they keep on going. |
| 40 | * TheDogBitesBack: |
| 41 | ** After Chara stabs them to death multiple times in a row, Frisk finally snaps and breaks their stick right over Chara's knee. As a later chapter reveals, they hit hard enough to leave a ''large'' bruise. |
| 42 | ** [[spoiler: When Chara cuts their throat in ''Meet the Parents'', Frisk deliberately doesn't revive themself for three days, so Chara will be forced to live out the consequences of killing them.]] |
| 43 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: Downplayed. They don't have any combat experience or even self-defense training like Chara, but they're far from helpless and their reload-ability essentially gives them an infinite number of retries to every fight. |
| 44 | * EyesAlwaysShut: Averted. Although there are moments where they do have their eyes shut, it isn't 24/7. |
| 45 | * {{Foil}}: To Chara. They are both agender, incredibly determined, and the only humans in a society of monsters. But while Chara is cold-blooded and calculated, Frisk is a genuine [[NiceGuy Nice Kid]] who only fights in self-defense. |
| 46 | * {{Forgiveness}}: [[spoiler: They try to patch things up with Chara in ''Meet the Parents'' after some encouragement from the Dreemurrs. Chara reacts as one would expect from them: By using Frisk's being off-guard to brutally kill them once again.]] |
| 47 | * GoThroughMe: [[spoiler: In ''Escape'' they put themselves between Chara in their soul-powered EldritchAbomination-form and the barrier ''twice'' to prevent them from leaving and killing humanity, armed with nothing but a small knife.]] |
| 48 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Breaks their stick over [[spoiler:Chara]]'s leg during the latter's chase of them. [[spoiler: When Chara tries to stab them to death in ''Chapter 04'', they somehow manage to ''turn it around on them'' and divert the blade into their stomach. Later on in ''Chapter 05'' they refuse to cave to Chara's intimidation attempts, openly call them out on their heinous actions and messed up demeanor and resolve to not let Chara kill anyone else.]] |
| 49 | ** [[spoiler: In Chapter 9 they kill an EldritchAbomination several times bigger and stronger than them after failing to talk it down. With nothing but a small knife.]] |
| 50 | * HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:Their rivalry with Chara, who is the actual main character, makes them this.]] |
| 51 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:They show symptoms of it in ''Chapter 02'' and ''Chapter 03''. Whenever Chara pulls out their knife, they freeze in terror. When they try to consciously reload their SavePoint in ''Chapter 04'' their attempt triggers a flashback of them bleeding out on the floor of the same house Chara ordered them to go back to.]] |
| 52 | * HeroicSpirit: They [[spoiler:lost their mothers]], were impaled ''twice'', got literally stabbed in the back, hunted down and thrown in jail, but still they refuse to let any of this keep them down for long. |
| 53 | * HeroicVow: [[spoiler: When Chara tells them that any humans before them have died, Frisk vows to not let Chara kill anyone else, while unknowingly making a SavePoint.]] |
| 54 | * ImplacableMan: Thanks to having determination [[spoiler:that overrides Chara's]] and [[{{Determinator}} the refusal to give up]], Frisk is able to come back from death. |
| 55 | * KidHero: Just like their canon counterpart, they brave the Underground of Mt. Ebott with little more than a stick and their wits. |
| 56 | * MagneticHero: Downplayed, but it's noticeable that everyone (except for Chara) who actually gets to know them takes a shine to them almost immediately. [[spoiler: The Dreemurrs are all but ready to make them a part of the family after talking to them for what could at most be a few hours.]] |
| 57 | * MartialPacifist: The exact level of pacifism this version has compared to canon is unknown, but they aren't shy of defending themselves with physical force if it is needed. Just ask [[spoiler:Chara]]. |
| 58 | * [[NiceGuy Nice Kid]]: Frisk is a nice, polite child who really doesn't deserve any of the crap they're being put through. |
| 59 | * OhCrap: Frisk has a few of these during their experience with the more lethal puzzles of the Ruins, and these experiences are only topped off [[spoiler:when Chara changes from "friendly guide" to "dirty child killer"]]. |
| 60 | ** As they run from [[spoiler:Chara]] through the edges of Snowdin and suffer a tumble, they are quite shocked to see [[spoiler:a fire-wielding Asriel]] as he confronts them. |
| 61 | * MysteriousPast: Frisk's past is unknown. But when Chara asks about it, [[DarkAndTroubledPast they don't seem too willing to answer]]. [[spoiler: Later on it's revealed that Frisk is an orphan, due to their mothers dying in a car crash.]] |
| 62 | * NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: [[spoiler: From ''Consequences'' on they essentially lose all fear of Chara after mastering their reload-power and tell them as much after coming BackFromTheDead.]] |
| 63 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In ''Chapter 05'' they [[spoiler: save Chara from dying by reloading their save point. So far, Chara has done nothing to repay them for this kindness. If anything it seems to have worsened their attitude towards Frisk.]] |
| 64 | * NearDeathExperience: Frisk has several of those throughout the story, starting from ''Chapter 01''. [[spoiler: Chara kills them several times, but their determination always brings them back.]] |
| 65 | * PlaceBeyondTime: [[spoiler: They end up and purposely stay in one after the events of ''Meet the Parents'' to get back at Chara for killing them.]] |
| 66 | * RetroactivePrecognition: They keep memories of all activity during the story's events after a LOAD. It helps when dealing with the first two puzzles of the Ruins. |
| 67 | * TheRunaway: [[spoiler: A flashback at the beginning of ''Chapter 04'' reveals that their mothers died in a car crash. Rather than return to the orphanage, they chose to instead run away and live in the wild, using the camping skills their mothers taught them. [[TraumaCongaLine It didn't really work out in the end.]]]] |
| 68 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: |
| 69 | ** When Chara makes it clear they won't stop attacking them until they carve the soul out of their body, Frisk books it into the house. |
| 70 | ** [[spoiler: After Chara's attempt on their life in New Home's prison not only fails, but leads to Chara getting fatally injured, Frisk decides to take their chance and flee, though they visibly struggle with the decision.]] |
| 71 | * ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler: Flat-out tell Chara to shove it when they try to break into a self-absorbed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for the umpteenth time in ''Consequences''.]] |
| 72 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: Every time they make a save point or reload, their eyes become a bright gold color. |
| 73 | * TookALevelInBadass: As of ''Consequences'' they have complete control over their reload-powers and can make save points and access them at will. [[spoiler: Their control is so refined that they actually manage to stall their resurrection for three days after Chara kills them and reload several times in a row to keep Chara out of their cell afterwards.]] |
| 74 | * TraumaCongaLine: First their [[spoiler:adoptive mothers die in a car accident, which prompts them to run away from home so they don't have to go back to the orphanage]]. Then they get into a nasty thunderstorm and are forced to retreat to a spooky cave, where they promptly fall down a hole. Then they are forced to go through [[spoiler:a seemingly never-ending cycle of dying horribly and being revived again]]. ''Then'' [[spoiler:the friendly caretaker who they thought they could trust turns out to be a sociopathic murderer who for some reason wants their SOUL]]. Safe to say it hasn't really been creams and peaches for poor little Frisk up to this point. |
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| 77 | [[folder:Chara]] |
| 78 | !Unmarked Spoilers ahead! |
| 79 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caretaker_au_chara.PNG]] |
| 80 | [[caption-width-right:240:"Wonderful. And on the first try."]] |
| 81 | The guardian of the Ruins and the focus of the comic. They appear to Frisk after the child's fall down Mt. Ebott, opting to guide them through without hesitation. |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * AgentPeacock: While they have been confirmed to be male, it surprising that someone could mistake them for a women given how feminine they look. |
| 84 | * AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:When they realize they're about to die of blood loss, they beg Frisk to take their SOUL to Asriel.]] |
| 85 | * AllAccordingToPlan: At the end of ''Chapter 02'', they proceed to boast about how Frisk being thrown in jail instead of being killed was exactly what they wanted to achieve all along, despite that clearly not being the case. |
| 86 | * AllTakeAndNoGive: They frequently emotionally abuse Asriel, show little to no concern for his feelings, and just expect him to run along with whatever they say. When he finally does stand up to them in ''Chapter 03'', they actually ''get mad at him for it''. |
| 87 | * AmbiguousDisorder: Something is just...off about Chara. They seem to have genuine trouble with feeling or even showing empathy towards others, even Asriel their ''own husband'', seemingly see absolutely nothing wrong with lying to and manipulating the people who love and trust them and even though the sheer gruesomeness of murder has been shown to upset them multiple times they ultimately carry out the act itself very casually, as if it was just some sort of pest control. [[spoiler: ''Chapter 05'' sees their mask slip briefly as they speak to Frisk, showing that besides their LackOfEmpathy and almost compulsive lying they are clearly psychotic and carry largely misplaced delusions of grandeur about their own role in the monsters' liberation.]] |
| 88 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: The methods they use in order to see to their goal of releasing monsterkind aren't very pleasant, but Chara seldom hurts others just ForTheEvulz and while they view their murders as necessary, they don't really enjoy them. And while they ''are'' a card-carrying MisanthropeSupreme, they seem to care about the monsters and specifically Asriel, to some capacity. |
| 89 | * AmbiguousGender: Averted. The story's character list describes them as biologically male. |
| 90 | * AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Makes one of those to Frisk in ''Chapter 04'': either Frisk reloads voluntarily or Chara will make them — by stabbing them. |
| 91 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Deconstructed. By all accounts, their slow, painful death by bleeding out through a stomach wound, given to them by Frisk in self-defense, ''should'' be satisfying to watch after all the crap they pulled. Instead it's pretty gruesome, upsetting and even kind of tearjerking, especially when they call to Asriel for help and then slowly start to accept their fate.]] |
| 92 | * ArchEnemy: To Frisk. They're even listed as each other’s dislikes on the official Character Page. |
| 93 | * BadassNormal / EmpoweredBadassNormal: Apart from being able to reload, they possess no magic powers, but they're pretty deadly with that dagger of theirs and ''Interlude: Bravery'' shows they seem to have some self-defense skills as well. |
| 94 | * BegTheDog: |
| 95 | ** After getting [[spoiler: fatally stabbed by Frisk in self-defense at the end of ''Chapter 04'', Chara at first attempts to at least take Frisk with them. When that fails and Frisk is about to leave, Chara calls after them and begs them for help by imploring them to take their soul to Asriel. Frisk instead runs away, leaving them to bleed out.]] |
| 96 | ** [[spoiler: Despite doing nothing but harming them and making it clear that they have no regard for their life, Chara again attempts to get Frisk to help them in ''Chapter 11'' when Asriel breaks up with them. Chara asks Frisk to reset the timeline again, so they can keep Asriel from ending their relationship, but Frisk refuses, as it would be wrong and they don't want to rob Asriel of his choices.]] |
| 97 | * BerserkButton: Hurting Asriel in any way is this to them. |
| 98 | ** They also did ''not'' appreciate being called Asriel's younger sibling in the past. |
| 99 | * BerserkerTears: [[spoiler:Their reaction after seeing Asriel get murdered in front of their eyes in ''Interlude Bravery'' is to break into tears and killing the human child who did it in a blind rage.]] |
| 100 | * BigBad: They are shaping up to be this. |
| 101 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Not too long after the arrival at Home, [[spoiler:Chara drops the friendly attitude and starts actively pursuing Frisk's permanent death]]. |
| 102 | * BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler:They hate humans, despite being one themselves.]] |
| 103 | * BlushSticker: Has a permanent rosy blush to the cheeks. |
| 104 | * ButtMonkey: [[spoiler:Amusingly, yes. In ''Interlude: Bravery'', they find themselves ignored by Asriel and off-handedly referred to as a "minion" by Bravery.]] |
| 105 | * CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: They tried to kill their biological brother by slamming his head against a coffee table when they were still a child. Why they did it hasn't been revealed yet.]] [[spoiler: In ''Choice'' the reason is eventually shown: The whole thing was an accident. Chara's brother was planning to frame them for a broken glass table and when they threatened him not to do it, he panicked and ran away from them, which resulted in him stumbling when they grabbed him and hitting his head on the edge of the table.]] |
| 106 | * TheChosenOne: Deconstructed. Chara believed themself to be chosen for a long time, because they were the first and, until Frisk arrived, only human with the power to save and load. Using their perceived status as an excuse, they resorted to more and more amoral methods to achieve their "destiny" of freeing the monsters and leading them into a second war against humanity. When Frisk's arrival deprives them of the power, they accuse Frisk of having stolen it, despite there being no evidence that the power was meant for them specifically in the first place. In actuality they were never chosen to begin with, as the power to make save points and reload is always bestowed upon the most determined individual, no matter who that might be. Chara just happened to be the first one to access it. |
| 107 | * CloseRangeCombatant: Their primary weapon is a dagger and they use it quite expertly. |
| 108 | * ColdHam: Always uses extravagant flowery speech, paired with a slightly vacant smile, even when they finally reveal themselves as a BitchInSheepsClothing. |
| 109 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Their human family didn't care about them and they were a frequent victim of bullying at school. What eventually prompted them to run away was an out of control fight with their younger brother, who threatened to sic their parents on them when they returned.]] |
| 110 | * DarkMessiah: Chara somehow convinced the monsters that killing every human who fell was the only way to re-attain their freedom. |
| 111 | * DeadpanSnarker: Chara has a rather dry sense of humor that tents to show when they're getting annoyed or frustrated with something. |
| 112 | ---> '''Asriel:''' ''(upon seeing Punchy Kid)'' "Look, it's a human! And they're okay! Aren't they adorable?" |
| 113 | ---> '''Chara:''' ''(visibly annoyed)'' "Precious." |
| 114 | * DeathGlare: Gives quite the remarkable one to [[spoiler:Frisk]] after the latter breaks a stick over their kneecap. |
| 115 | ** Shoots one at Asriel when he attempts to confront them about the resets. |
| 116 | * DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: They cross it in ''Retribution'', after realizing their desperate last throw for breaking the barrier failed completely. It's so bad that they just let Frisk go when they meet again and decide to isolate themself in the Ruins for a year, partially to punish Asriel and monsterkind for their ruined plans. They cross it a second time in ''The End'' when Asriel breaks up with them, though they eventually recover after a talk with Frisk.]] |
| 117 | * {{Determinator}}: Like Frisk, Chara is incredibly determined. Before Frisk's arrival, only they had the ability to SAVE. They prominently show this by committing to forcing Frisk to stop their LOADS in order to gain control and take their SOUL. |
| 118 | * DidntSeeThatComing: After cornering Frisk outside of Home, Chara didn't expect for them to escape through the house's unlocked doors.And neither did they expect Frisk to actually jump off a bridge to climb up a locked gate. |
| 119 | * DissonantSerenity: In the two times that they strike Frisk down, Chara keeps a calm and passive attitude. This immediately breaks after they're forced to chase Frisk through the Ruins and into Snowdin. |
| 120 | * DyingAlone: This would have been their fate at the end of ''Interlude: Power'' if their determination hadn't brought them back to life. |
| 121 | ** [[spoiler: ''Chapter 05'' begins with them going through that again, for real this time since they no longer have the power to reload.]] |
| 122 | * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: They're noticeably pale compared to Frisk and they're a sociopathic child-killer. |
| 123 | * EnfantTerrible: Used to be this. [[spoiler:Let's just say killing kids is something Chara did not just pick up recently. Nor is extremely manipulative behavior.]] |
| 124 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: They appear to care quite heavily for Asriel's well-being. But whether or not it's genuine is up in the air, for the time being. On one hand, all of it could be seen as an act to keep Asriel on their side. On the other hand, they could regard Frisk and humans in general as a genuine threat due to humans being monsters KryptoniteFactor. In addition, they could be irked by Frisk having given their knee a good blow with the stick [[spoiler:While events later down the line eventually confirm that their feelings of love towards him are probably genuine from their point of view, their relationship is still obviously abusive.]] |
| 125 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Deconstructed. Whatever standards Chara displays during the story are extremely hypocritical and myopic, such as their disgust with Frisk's "sadism" [[spoiler: (not reloading for three days after Chara killed them to make them see there were consequences to their actions)]]. |
| 126 | * TheEvilPrince: Chara is a prince by marriage and is addressed as such by the monsters. They are also an unrepentant murderer who is planning a GenocideFromTheInside on their own species. |
| 127 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: In ''Chapter 05'', they show confusion over the fact that Frisk apparently [[spoiler:saved them from death by reloading their SavePoint]]. |
| 128 | * EvilGloating: At the end of ''Chapter 02'', they rub the fact that Frisk can no longer run away from them in their face before leaving. |
| 129 | --> '''Chara:''' "Human. [[WeWillMeetAgain Do not fool yourself into thinking this is over.]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Thanks to Asriel...]] [[AllAccordingToPlan Now you cannot escape my grasp.]] |
| 130 | * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: As a child, they found the accidental poisoning of their adopted father to be "a little funny". |
| 131 | ** Shown again in ''Interlude: Patience'' where they ''joke about a child falling to their death.'' |
| 132 | * EvilIsHammy: Even as a child, they had an extremely diverse vocabulary and a penchant for being a bit dramatic at times. |
| 133 | * EvilIsPetty: Whatever happened to them to make them hate humanity so much has forever tainted their view of humans in general, so much so that they even take an immediate dislike to harmless children and get extremely annoyed if any monster so much as suggests trying to treat them with kindness. |
| 134 | * ExactWords: Chara is the caretaker of solely the Ruins. They also actively hunt down and kill any human that passes through said Ruins. |
| 135 | * FakeCutie: Chara is fully aware that Asriel is helpless against their smile and has used this fact to their advantage many times. |
| 136 | * FauxAffablyEvil: After showing their true colors to Frisk, Chara still retains a degree of politeness and passiveness. It's after Frisk starts running that they gradually drop this. |
| 137 | * FreudianExcuse: Implied. A younger Chara is disgusted by the idea of them and Asriel being perceived as siblings, because, according to them, siblings only share a "forced bond". [[spoiler: Eventually confirmed in ''Choice''. Their biological younger brother was a spoiled brat and a bully towards them, made worse by their parents doting on him and believing him every time he blamed Chara for things he himself actually did.]] |
| 138 | * GreenEyedMonster: |
| 139 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Meet the Parents'' they are noticeably upset over Frisk having been adopted into the Royal Family, taking special notice of the fact that Frisk is wearing their old childhood clothes and referring to the situation as Frisk having "managed to infiltrate" the Dreemurrs.]] |
| 140 | ** [[spoiler: In their childhood, they once humiliated a monster-girl who was trying to confess to Asriel by pinning her love-letter onto their school's message board for all to see, with Asriel's name blacked out.]] |
| 141 | * IgnorantOfHisOwnIgnorance: They are so entirely convinced that their view point is the only right one that they completely ignore any evidence to the contrary or simply wave it off as unedcuated and/or naive. |
| 142 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Their attempt on Frisk's life in the prison ends with them getting stabbed by their own knife.]] |
| 143 | * HumansAreBastards: Their go-to philosophy. [[spoiler: Sadly, they are proven somewhat right in ''Interlude Bravery''.]] |
| 144 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: They're the only other human character introduced, and so far is the only one trying to kill Frisk. |
| 145 | * HunterOfHisOwnKind: They ''voluntarily'' kill every human who falls into the ruins. And they take great pleasure in it. |
| 146 | * {{Hypocrite}}: |
| 147 | ** They often claim to heavily dislike murderers and manipulative liars. Kind of rich, since they've been shown to lie ''frequently'' if they feel the truth wouldn't really suit their needs, have played the FakeCutie as well as the charismatic caretaker for decades, in order to get both monsters and humans to trust them and give them whatever they want, and seem to have no problems whatsoever with murdering children. |
| 148 | ** [[spoiler: When Frisk let's them face the consequences of their actions in ''Chapter 07'', by not reloading for three days after Chara kills them at the end of ''Chapter 06'', Chara flies into a rage and calls Frisk a sadist. As previously mentioned, Chara killed Frisk one chapter ago and obviously took immense pleasure from doing so, not to mention the numerous times they've attacked, derided and mocked the child simply for their own sick amusement.]] |
| 149 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 07'', when Chara notices that Frisk is laughing about their anger over not being able to kill them, Chara is disgusted and takes this as proof that HumansAreBastards. Chara themselves laughed at Frisk when they tried to reload and failed because of HeroicBsod in ''Chapter 04'' and were brandishing a SlasherSmile when chasing the terrified child around their cell right after.]] |
| 150 | * IgnoredAesop: [[spoiler: They kill Frisk in the most brutal manner in ''Chapter 06''. The Dreemurrs become horrified of them and have them imprisoned for it and Asriel, finally seeing what a monster his spouse is, breaks up with them. Instead of taking this as a sign that maybe, just maybe they aren't the bulwark of justice they thought they were and that their horrible treatment of humans wasn't justified, Chara instead goes right back to being the child-killing sociopath they always were once Frisk reloads the timeline and even yells at Frisk for letting them face consequences for once in their life without a hint of self-awareness.]] |
| 151 | * InterspeciesRomance: They're married to monster-prince Asriel. |
| 152 | * ItsAllAboutMe: For all their big talk of doing what they do solely for monsterkind's freedom it's evident their end goal is less justice for the poor imprisoned monsters in Mt. Ebbott and more sicking a revenge-fueled monster army on humanity in order to realize their dream of destroying it. [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed that Chara sees themselves as TheChosenOne to free the monsters.]] |
| 153 | * {{Jerkass}}: To say that Chara isn't really a nice person would be the understatement of the century. They are a misanthropic, manipulative murderer with little to no empathy for others, who is not above ''killing children'' if it gets them closer to achieving their goal of destroying humanity. |
| 154 | * KarmaHoudini: Before Frisk showed up, Chara frequently abused their save points to avoid consequences for bad things they did. |
| 155 | * KarmaHoudiniWarranty: |
| 156 | ** This comes back to bite them in ''Chapter 04'', where they accidentally reveal to the mortified Dreemurrs that not only are they planning to become a HumanSacrifice in order to free the monsters, but also that they apparently discussed said plan with the Dreemurrs before but were always, understandably, shot down. The Dreemurrs merely couldn't remember it, because Chara always reset afterwards. |
| 157 | ** Zig-zagged in ''Meet the Parents''. [[spoiler: Chara cuts Frisk's throat while all of the Dreemurrs are watching. The Dreemurrs are horrified by this, with Toriel even disowning them. But, as Chara themselves states, since Frisk will reload anyway none of them will remember and Chara once again won't have to face any consequences for their actions.]] |
| 158 | ** Played straight, finally, in ''The End''. [[spoiler: Chara giving Asriel the SilentTreatment for a full year makes him realize how much freer he feels when they aren't around to put him down. He breaks up with them, like he did in ''Consequences'' only now it sticks, due to Frisk refusing to reload to make him forget.]] |
| 159 | * KickTheDog: They have quite a few of those throughout the series. |
| 160 | ** Halfway through ''Chapter 01'', they stab a terrified Frisk several times to get their soul. |
| 161 | ** In ''Interlude: Patience'', they attempt to strangle a comatose Ribbon Kid. |
| 162 | ** ''Memory: Edge'' they attempt suicide right in front of Asriel, just to get a reaction out from him. |
| 163 | ** When Asriel finally calls them out on their manipulative behavior and stands up to them in ''Chapter 03'', they glare at him and simply order him to get out of their way. |
| 164 | ** [[spoiler:When they realize Punchy Kid remembers and is traumatized by Chara killing them, they intentionally scare them even more and goad them into attacking in front of Asriel.]] |
| 165 | ** [[spoiler:In ''Chapter 04'', they laugh at Frisk's utter terror upon realizing that reloading their SavePoint would most likely lead to Chara killing them again.]] |
| 166 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Interlude: Integrity'' they ignore Ballet Kid when the latter tries to tell them that the fall into Mt. Ebbott broke their arm and proceeds to push them onto an active spike trap, despite them clearly not wanting to go.]] |
| 167 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Interlude: Kindness'' they break up a blossoming monster-human friendship between a young Whimsun and a Fallen Human by traumatizing the monster child with the story of Asriel's scar. They then proceed to treat the Fallen Human with nothing but callous dismissal and gruesomely murder them, right after said human told them they thought of them as a good person.]] |
| 168 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Meet the Parents'' they tell Asriel that he "always fail[s] [them] the first time around". Asriel is understandably upset by this. A few moments after that, they slash Frisk's throat in front of Asgore, Asriel and Toriel, after Frisk tries to make peace with them.]] |
| 169 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Consequences'' they gaslight Asriel when he confronts them about the murders of the Fallen Humans, accusing him of having subconsciously known all along and letting them do it, because he secretly knew it was the right thing, showing no remorse or empathy for his obvious distress, even when he breaks into tears in front of them.]] |
| 170 | * KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: At the end of ''Chapter 03'' they push a tied-up Frisk into their cell with rather unnecessary harshness and then proceed to gloat at them. |
| 171 | * LackOfEmpathy[=/=]TheSociopath: Chara shows little to no remorse for killing Frisk or any of the other fallen humans, despite the fact that all of them were ''children'' and dismisses human deaths in general as a necessity. Even towards their loved ones they mostly act cold and distant, with their attitude going from slightly patronizing to downright condescending at times. They cause Asriel to suffer several emotional breakdowns throughout the entire series and it is only when he starts crying or otherwise getting upset that they realize they hurt him. Even then their attempts to make him feel better afterwards are more out of a desire to get him to stop being mad at them, rather than out of regret and a wish to make him feel better. And that's not even mentioning how often they've used their [[SavePoint Save Points]] to simply make him forget their transgressions and/or manipulate him into being more forgiving and lenient. |
| 172 | * LovedByAll: Every monster in the Underground ''adores'' Chara and those who don't have at least a healthy amount of respect for them. Which makes it all the easier for Chara to manipulate them into doing whatever they want. |
| 173 | * LovingBully: They frequently make fun of Asriel for being a crybaby and a worrywart, even when said worry is actually justified. |
| 174 | * MisanthropeSupreme: They hate humans and have no qualms whatsoever about killing them. |
| 175 | * MoralMyopia: Oh where to begin? Chara hates humanity to the point where they believe every human's death is automatically justified, yet they themselves are practically a personification of everything wrong with it. They despise murderers, yet they themselves were willing to strangle a comatose child to death, murdered Punchy Kid in the most gruesome manner possible ''twice'' and would go on to murder many more innocent children up to and including Frisk. They chew out Frisk for allegedly having used their cute looks and time travel-powers to manipulate Asriel and them, ignoring the fact that that's basically what they have been doing for about '''20 years''' now. [[spoiler: In ''Interlude: Integrity'' they give a TheReasonYouSuck speech to Muffet in which they chastise her for disguising her shady deals and sinister nature underneath the facade of a sweet baker, apparently sleeping on the fact that they themselves had led a child to their death by putting on the persona of a friendly caretaker earlier that day and have the Kingdom of Monsters just as wrapped up around their fingers as Muffet does by playing either the FakeCutie or being just as much of a ManipulativeBastard as she is. This attitude is even subtly lampshaded by Frisk in ''Chapter 07''.]] |
| 176 | -->'''Chara:''' I'll make you suffer for what you put me through! |
| 177 | -->'''Frisk:''' What ''I'' put ''you'' through? |
| 178 | * [[MrFanservice Mx. Fanservice]]: There are ''quite'' a lot of fans who would like nothing more than be [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "impaled"]] by Chara's [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "spike"]]. |
| 179 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''Retribution'' they tear a golden flower out of the ground in a fit of anger. They immediately regret it as the flower was their favorite and the only one of it's kind growing in the Underground. They even try to reload to save it reflexively, only to be reminded that Frisk holds that power now, not them. |
| 180 | * MysteriousPast: Like in canon, there is no information given about Chara's life before they fell nor a reason for why they hate humanity. [[spoiler: However, a bit of information about Chara's past is given in Justice and Apron Kid's backstory - short. For as of yet unknown reasons, they tried to kill their brother by slamming his head on a coffee table and fled to Mt. Ebott afterwards.]] |
| 181 | * NearDeathExperience: In this alternate timeline, Chara's original plan of faking a death by illness via buttercup poisoning failed, due to Asriel chickening out on them at the last moment, which led to them nearly dying for real. |
| 182 | ** [[spoiler: At the beginning of ''Chapter 05'' they actually ''do'' die, when their previous attempt at Frisk's life fails and Frisk stabs them in the stomach in self defense. It's only Frisk's intuitive reloading of their SavePoint that brings them back and it's clear the event has traumatized them quite a bit.]] |
| 183 | ** [[spoiler: This would not be the only time Chara would experience a gruesome near-death because they misjudged. In the second half of ''Interlude: Integrity'' their attempt to blackmail Muffet into helping them to get rid of the fallen childrens' bodies backfires spectacularly and they only narrowly escape being eaten alive by her pet.]] |
| 184 | * NeverMyFault: The day that Chara admits any wrongdoing on their part will most likely be the day pigs fly. |
| 185 | * OhCrap: Their reaction to Frisk escaping by ''jumping straight off a bridge''! |
| 186 | ** Again when they realize that their VillainousBreakdown caused them to reveal their true nature to the Dreemurrs. |
| 187 | ** [[spoiler: Another time in ''Interlude: Integrity'' when they find themselves face to face with Muffets pet.]] |
| 188 | * OpportunisticBastard: They use the bruise on their leg Frisk has given them to try to convince Toriel and Asgore that Frisk is dangerous. Of course, they conveniently forget to mention that they were the one who attacked first and that the wound in question was the result of Frisk having to defend themselves. |
| 189 | * PlayingTheVictimCard: Chara is rather fond of vilifying people (more specifically: humans) who get in the way of their goal. The best example is them claiming that Frisk bruised their knee out of malice and that they were only barely saved by Asriel, when what really happened was that Frisk was desperately trying to get away from Chara after Chara stabbed them to death multiple times and attacked Chara purely for self-defense. |
| 190 | ** In ''Chapter 08'', [[spoiler:after coming to the realization that they will never be able to kill Frisk due to their determination, Chara instead drags Asriel into the lab with the souls and then proceeds to tell him about Frisk's time-travel powers, claiming that Frisk is actually a manipulative psychopath who has used their powers to torture, kill and turn everyone against Chara. Naturally they never mention any of the times they in turn killed and needlessly antagonized Frisk, or that they used to hold that power prior to Frisk's arrival and abused it in much the same way they accuse Frisk of doing. Instead they make themselves out to be the noble martyr fighting an endless battle against a sadistic, time-travelling villain.]] |
| 191 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: |
| 192 | ** When Asriel chickens out on them at the last second in ''Interlude: Power'' they call after him from the afterlife in a desperate attempt to get him to come back. |
| 193 | ** [[spoiler: Again with Frisk at the end of ''Chapter 04''. When Frisk denies their request to take their soul to Asriel, Chara calls after them in despair as they leave, begging them not to let them die alone.]] |
| 194 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 07'' When Asriel breaks up with them after seeing what a monstrous person they really are, Chara attempts to prevent him from leaving by calling after him that they need him. It doesn't work and it's made very clear that if Frisk hadn't reloaded, this would have been the end of their relationship.]] |
| 195 | * RageAgainstTheMentor: When Ribbon Kid's soul is lost along with Dr. Gaster in ''Interlude: Power'', Chara's first reaction is not grief, but unbridled rage about Gaster's failure and the fact that it cost the Underground a valuable item. |
| 196 | * Really700YearsOld: Implied. According to Frisk, the present date is September 15, 2112. Chara looks briefly surprised after hearing this, then muses about how quickly time has passed. When Chara takes a look at their smartphone later, the date shown is October 27. The implication seems to be that Chara's repeated resetting has slowed time down considerably in the underground, making them way older than they appear to be. |
| 197 | ** [[spoiler:The implication becomes more obvious if you look at the official timeline for the comic. According to it, Chara fell in the year ''2012''. If time still flowed normally in the Underground, they'd be over a hundred years old by now.]] |
| 198 | ** [[spoiler: This is confirmed to be the case in ''Interlude: Perseverance'']] |
| 199 | * RefugeInAudacity: [[spoiler: When their machinations and true personality are temporarily exposed in chapters 06 and 07, their reaction is not remorse but indifference. Upon being confronted by Asriel about their numerous lies, they ''double down'', claiming they did it all for him and that deep down he knew and approved, leaving him speechess and distraught.]] |
| 200 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Shortly before they attack [[spoiler: Punchy Kid]] in ''Interlude: Bravery'', their eyes turn from dark brown to a piercing red. |
| 201 | * RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Asriel's Red. Chara is calm, calculated and cold, rarely doing anything without making sure they have control over the situation first. |
| 202 | * RevengeBeforeReason: Their need to see humanity extinguished causes pretty much everything and everyone to take a backseat in their life. They always go deliberately out of their way to kill any human they come across, dismissing any attempts the monsters make at peaceful coexistence with a fallen human as a waste of time, even when it's obvious such a course of action would yield the best results for everyone involved. |
| 203 | * SlasherSmile: Flash a big one just before they [[spoiler:stab Frisk]] for the first time. |
| 204 | ** Again when they chase Frisk around their cell in ''Chapter 04''. |
| 205 | ** [[spoiler:And a third time when Punchy Kid is about to attack them in ''Interlude: Bravery''.]] |
| 206 | * StartOfDarkness: Though they weren't necessarily a good person before, Patience's soul vanishing in an experiment of their mentor W.D.Gaster was arguably what finally cemented Chara's philosophy that non-violent, non-lethal methods were mere wastes of time and that their way[[note]] murdering humans right away to get their souls, instead of attempting to live with them and simply claiming the soul after their passing[[/note]] was the only right way. |
| 207 | * SerialKiller: Almost every human who fell down met their demise at Chara's hands. Some even more than once. |
| 208 | * StepfordSmiler: They tend to put on a pleasant facade when around the monsters, with their true, much darker personality being reserved for the humans they hate so much. |
| 209 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: The power of Determination turns their eyes from brown to gold whenever they save or reload. |
| 210 | * TokenHuman: Before Frisk fell, they were the only human living in the Underground. [[HunterOfHisOwnKind They themselves made sure of that]]. |
| 211 | * TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Memory: Edge'' a teenage Chara makes a horrified Asriel watch as they throw themselves off a cliff. They even mock him for being scared when he barely catches them. |
| 212 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Used to showcase this permanently throughout their childhood. They had a LackOfEmpathy and increasingly disturbing views on their fellow humans and humanity as well as sibling-hood even in their youngest years. |
| 213 | * VillainousBreakdown: |
| 214 | ** Has one of those when the Dreemurrs find out about and refuse to go along with their plan to sacrifice themselves to Asriel. |
| 215 | --> '''Chara:''' You are all short-sighted and [[LoveIsAWeakness weak]]! |
| 216 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 08'' they drop every pretense and try to rush the original plan of them becoming a HumanSacrifice to Asriel, after realizing they'll never be able to kill Frisk.]] |
| 217 | * VillainProtagonist: Stabbing little kids isn't really something a good guy would do. |
| 218 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Monsterkind adores their human prince. If only they knew what they were ''really'' like underneath their [[StepfordSmiler friendly]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing facade]]... |
| 219 | * WalkingSpoiler: Since the first plot twist of the story centers entirely around them [[spoiler:turning on Frisk]], it's hard to talk about anything that happens to them afterwards without giving away major story threats. |
| 220 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: The reason they kill every human who falls into the ruins and collect their soul is that the power of seven human souls is needed to break the barrier that keeps the monsters trapped underground. However… |
| 221 | ** NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Over the course of the story it becomes more and more clear that Chara's killing of humans to break the barrier is more self-serving than anything else. [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 05'' they downright ''brag'' about how they intend to spur the monsters into extinguishing humanity once freed, not caring that a second war between humans and monsters would most likely take just as much monster as human casualties.]] |
| 222 | * WeCanRuleTogether: Their ultimate goal (aside from the complete annihilation of mankind) seems to be to rule forever with Asriel over a human-free world after he takes their soul. [[spoiler: Asriel is understandably ''not'' on board with this.]] |
| 223 | * WouldHurtAChild: As any of the fallen humans could tell you. Chara has exactly zero issues with hurting and even killing a child if they're human, due to their MisanthropeSupreme mindset. |
| 224 | * YouAreWhatYouHate: Implied. In ''Interlude: Bravery'', they implore Asriel to be on guard, stating that all humans are killers. When Asriel is confused by this and attempts to counter-argue that Chara is a human themselves, they simply cut him off, implying they are well aware of their own hypocrisy. |
| 225 | [[/folder]] |
| 226 | |
| 227 | [[folder:Asriel]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[quoteright:159:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caretaker_au_asriel_3.PNG]] |
| 230 | [[caption-width-right:159:"This doesn't feel right!"]] |
| 231 | |
| 232 | The Prince of Monsters, and Chara's husband. He first encounters Frisk at the edges of Snowdin. |
| 233 | ---- |
| 234 | * BeingGoodSucks: [[spoiler:His attempts to make friends with Punchy Kid in ''Interlude: Bravery'' are rewarded with him getting his chest punched through and dying painfully in Chara's arms.]] |
| 235 | * BreakTheCutie: ''Multiple times'' in the story and most of the time because of Chara. |
| 236 | ** In ''Interlude Bravery'', Chara deliberately doesn't reload after Punchy Kid scars his arm, due to him making the mistake of affirming their earlier statement that humans were dangerous. This leaves him with a lingering fear of humans and gives Chara something they can hang over his head every time he speaks up in defense of one. |
| 237 | ** In ''Interlude: Perseverance'' he breaks down crying when Chara tells him about the death of Ballet Kid, refusing to believe that Chara would kill a human even on accident. |
| 238 | ** [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 07'' he has to come to terms with the fact that the person he's been married to for years lied to and manipulated him and killed six innocent children to boot. He is visibly torn up about it, even breaking into tears in front of Chara's cell.]] |
| 239 | * CowardlyLion: He doesn't really like fighting, but he ''will'' interfere if Chara is threatened. |
| 240 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Punchy Kid puts a hole through his chest in ''Interlude: Bravery''. |
| 241 | * DevilsAdvocate: Despite the scar on his arm suggesting that he's had a less than pleasant run-in with a fallen human before, Asriel nevertheless interferes when Chara is about to stab Frisk again. |
| 242 | * DisneyDeath: He is killed by Punchy Kid in ''Interlude: Bravery'', but gets revived shortly after thanks to Chara reloading their save point. |
| 243 | * DistractedByTheSexy: Downplayed, but it's implied that Chara's smile is enough to completely distract him from what he was talking about. |
| 244 | * EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: Absorbing Chara's and the Fallen Humans' souls twists his body into a gigantic, monstrous form with six human arms, a twisted skull with six eyes and a horizontal mouth.]] |
| 245 | * ElementalPowers: He can create huge firewalls and throws fire-orbs with both of his hands. |
| 246 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's introduced looking like a raging hell-beast with glowing red eyes. But a few pages into ''Chapter 03'' he flinches when Frisk pleads for mercy and then stops Chara when they try to stab Frisk, reverting back to a more harmless-looking form. |
| 247 | * FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 09'', after Frisk calls out to him several times, he finally manages to take control of his and Chara's shared form. It's not enough to make them stop entirely, but he at least manages to prevent them from killing Frisk several times and even gives Frisk the opening they need to kill their shared body for good.]] |
| 248 | * FriendlyEnemy: Despite Chara frequently drilling it into his head that humans are dangerous, Asriel bears no ill will towards Frisk and even tries to befriend them on the way to New Home. [[spoiler: He succeeds in ''Chapter 06'', but it's short-lived, because [[GreenEyedMonster Chara doesn't approve]].]] |
| 249 | * FusionDance: [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 08'' Chara forces him to absorb the souls of the Fallen Humans, along with their own, merging their consciousness.]] |
| 250 | * GlassCannon: He is a powerful Boss Monster with incredibly strong magical attacks, but one punch from a human at the wrong time and he's dust. Literally. |
| 251 | * HenpeckedHusband: One stern look from Chara is all it takes to turn him into a timid YesMan. [[spoiler: Subverted in ''Chapter 07'', where he not only finally stands his ground against them, but flat-out breaks up with them and walks away when he realizes how horrible they actually are.]] |
| 252 | ** [[spoiler: Then subverted for good in ''Chapter 11'' in which, after spending some time without them, he realizes how toxic his and Chara's marriage is and breaks up with them for good. This time it sticks.]] |
| 253 | * KillTheCutie: A particularly gruesome example. When he tries to make friends with Punchy Kid in ''Interlude: Bravery'', the latter responds by punching a hole through his chest. [[NauseaFuel It's not a pretty sight.]] |
| 254 | * InterspeciesRomance: He's married to Chara, a human. |
| 255 | * ItsAllMyFault: His reaction when Chara [[spoiler: kills Frisk in front of him in ''Chapter 06'']] is to blame himself for not protecting Frisk. |
| 256 | * KryptoniteFactor: Like all monsters, he is extremely sensitive to strong physical attacks and bad intentions. It's even worse when he's not prepared for them. |
| 257 | * LongRangeFighter: His ability to throw fireballs is useful for striking an enemy down from afar. |
| 258 | * LoveMartyr: He will tolerate and justify just about everything Chara does to him or others, because he loves them. ''Memory: Edge'' shows that even he draws the line somewhere, though. [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 07'' he officially leaves Chara after realizing what a horrible person they really are, though the reload erases that from his memory.]] |
| 259 | * MarkedChange: In his first appearance, he makes a pair of black markings appear on his face to scare Frisk into surrendering. |
| 260 | * MoralityPet: To Chara, but it's zigzagged. Chara obviously cares for his well-being, being very protective of him despite him being physically stronger and taller. They also seem to care somewhat for his opinion, to the point where they're willing to stall Frisk's murder on his behest in ''Chapter 03''. However, they only do this so as to not lose his trust and in later chapters it's made more than clear that if they think they can get away with doing something horrible in front of him, they ''will'' do it, emotional scars this might cause him be damned. |
| 261 | * NervousWreck: He tends to worry a lot and gets scared easily. |
| 262 | * PlayingWithFire: Has fire magic, like his parents. |
| 263 | * RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Chara's Blue. Asriel is emotional, passionate and has a bit of a temper, while Chara is cold, calculated and rarely breaks from their StepfordSmiler facade. |
| 264 | * RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:''Memory: Edge'' seems to imply he has this, to an extent.]] |
| 265 | * ScarsAreForever: [[spoiler:The scar he got from blocking Punchy Kid's attack at age 20 still hasn't healed.]] |
| 266 | * StraightGay: He is canonically married to Chara, who is biologically male. |
| 267 | * TheCutie: Asriel is a total sweetheart who always tries to find a peaceful solution to every problem and who would move heaven and earth for his spouse. Too bad they often don't even take notice of this. |
| 268 | * WalkingSpoiler: Since he later on becomes pretty much the {{Deuteragonist}} of the story, he qualifies as this. |
| 269 | * WarriorPrince: He may not be as enthusiastic about violence and fighting as Chara, but Asriel can put up quite a fight if he needs to. |
| 270 | * WillfullyWeak; He intentionally doesn't kill Frisk when they first meet, despite Chara demanding he do so. According to WordOfGod , he hadn't fought or hurt anyone up until that point and wasn't planning to start. |
| 271 | [[/folder]] |
| 272 | |
| 273 | !Side Characters |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Toriel]] |
| 276 | [[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toriel.PNG]] |
| 277 | The mother of Asriel, mother-in-law of Chara and the Queen of Monsters. |
| 278 | ---- |
| 279 | * AllLovingHero: Her first reaction upon hearing that [[spoiler:Frisk]] is in New Home Jail is worry that they might catch a cold there. |
| 280 | ** In ''Interlude: Patience'', she all but begs [[spoiler:Chara]] to tell them if they know about anything that might help Ribbon Kid. |
| 281 | * DevilsAdvocate: Despite Chara's frequent claims that [[spoiler:Frisk]] is evil, Toriel insists on at least talking to them and hearing their side of the story. |
| 282 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: In ''Chapter 03'' she is insistent to at least hear Frisk's side of the story, despite Chara trying to convince her that Frisk is not to be trusted. [[spoiler: In ''Chapter 06'', Chara wakes up to find Toriel and Asgore let Frisk out of their cell and, after giving them the chance to explain themselves, have all but adopted them into the family.]] |
| 283 | * IHaveNoSon: [[spoiler: When Chara kills Frisk right in front of her in ''Chapter 06'', Toriel is devastated and disowns Chara at the end of the chapter, having become disgusted with them.]] |
| 284 | * MyBelovedSmother: She expresses great worry over the fact that neither Asriel nor Chara have replied to her text messages, despite both of them being fully-grown adults. [[spoiler:This may have something to do with Asriel's mysterious scar, which is implied to have been given to him by one of the Fallen Humans.]] |
| 285 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When she was still queen, she took all possible ways to break the barrier into consideration. ''Interlude: Patience'' reveals that her and Asgore were willing to use the souls of dead humans ''if'' the death was a natural one. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Asgore]] |
| 289 | [[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/asgore.PNG]] |
| 290 | The father of Asriel, father-in-law of Chara and the King of Monsters. |
| 291 | ---- |
| 292 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: When introduced, he seems like a kind, fatherly old monster. [[spoiler: But when he witnesses Chara murder Frisk in ''Chapter 06'', he explodes in anger and slams Chara against the wall, even threatening to kill them for what they've just done.]] |
| 293 | * DemotedToExtra: In the original ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' he was the FinalBoss who was played up as a huge threat and the final obstacle for Frisk to overcome to return to the surface. Caretaker's Asgore isn't even introduced until ''Chapter 03'' and rarely appears after that. |
| 294 | * TheGoodKing: The fact that he adopted Chara, a human, says it all. He is generally well-liked by the monsters, provides his subjects and family with everything they might need and does his best to be a good father to his son and child-in-law. |
| 295 | [[/folder]] |
| 296 | |
| 297 | [[folder:Dr. W.D.Gaster]] |
| 298 | [[quoteright:172:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gaster.PNG]] |
| 299 | The royal scientist. Falls victim to his own experiments. |
| 300 | ---- |
| 301 | * CreepyGood: He may look a little off-putting without his pupils, but he's actually a pretty nice guy. |
| 302 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Kind of. [[spoiler:He's not a bad guy by any means, but he ''was'' willing to experiment on the soul of a dead child.]] |
| 303 | * TheMentor: Was this to Chara in their childhood until his passing. [[RageAgainstTheMentor They do not remember him fondly.]] |
| 304 | * ProfessorGuineaPig: Implied [[spoiler:to be the reason for his demise]]. |
| 305 | * WeirdScience: His scientific research revolves around the nature of souls. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | [[folder:Dogamy and Dogaressa]] |
| 309 | [[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caretaker_au_dogi.PNG]] |
| 310 | [[caption-width-right:297:"(Your Highnesses, we have prepared a cell-)" "-within the Royal Penitentiary!"]] |
| 311 | |
| 312 | A pair of anthropomorphic dogs, currently serving in the Royal Guard. Very devoted to their work and each other. |
| 313 | ---- |
| 314 | * BattleCouple: Both are part of the esteemed Royal Guard. |
| 315 | * CoordinatedClothes: They both wear uniforms with the others face sewed on the back. |
| 316 | * FinishingEachOthersSentences: They do this almost every time they speak. |
| 317 | * LookAlikeLovers: They are both tall, human-like dog-monsters with white fur and blue eyes. The only thing mildly distinguishing them are their respective facial features. |
| 318 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Their first instinct upon meeting Frisk for the first time is to ''smell'' them. |
| 319 | * SickeninglySweethearts: The start of Chapter Four shows them whispering sweet nothings to one another and being very hands-on with their affections. |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder: Riverperson]] |
| 323 | [[quoteright:168:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riverperson.PNG]] |
| 324 | The mysterious cox of the Undergrounds' only ferry. Often speaks in riddles. |
| 325 | ---- |
| 326 | * AmbiguousGender: Due to their cloak covering them from head to toe, you can't really tell what their gender is supposed to be — or if they even ''have'' a gender. |
| 327 | * CreepyGood: Due to their mysterious nature, their slightly unsettling dialogue and the fact that you never even see their face, they can be classified as this. |
| 328 | * CloudCuckooLander: Little of what they say makes sense and they seem to have their mind elsewhere most of the time. |
| 329 | * FourthWallObserver: They seem to be completely aware of the nature of the world ''Caretaker AU'' takes place in. One of their lines has them referencing the Ko-Fi donations and art the creators and fans regularly partake in. |
| 330 | --> '''Riverperson:''' "Come again sometime. Be mindful of your coffee consumption." |
| 331 | * TheFaceless: The hood of their cloak covers their face completely. Not even their eyes are visible. |
| 332 | * TheFerryman: A classical example of the trope. Even down to their cloak. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder: Muffet]] |
| 336 | A spider-monster whose baking enterprise is merely a cover for more unsavory dealings. |
| 337 | ---- |
| 338 | * AdaptationalVillainy: While Muffet was never heroic, her canon counterpart didn't really do anything outright villainous aside from trying to harvest Frisk's soul (which every monster was trying to do) and charging people absurdly high prices for her pastries and baked goods. The latter was even revealed to come from a noble place, as she needed the money to evacuate her fellow spiders from the Ruins. In ''Caretaker'', she is a full-on crime-lord who showed no hesitance to ''execute'' Chara, when they tried to blackmail her. |
| 339 | * TheDreaded: Everyone who knows what she's truly capable of knows not to piss her off, ever. [[NearDeathExperience It was a lesson Chara had to learn the hard way]]. |
| 340 | * EvilerThanThou: When they met for the first time, Chara attempted to blackmail her into working with them under threat of revealing her criminal dealings to the king and queen. Muffet responded by sicking her pet on Chara to have them eaten alive. This was the first time Chara actually met someone they couldn't bully or charm into compliance and had to pay off instead. |
| 341 | * FauxAffablyEvil: She acts friendly and lady-like most of the time, but is also never really subtle about her sadistic tendencies and her cut-throat methods. |
| 342 | * GigglingVillain: Never stops laughing or giggling, even when commiting manslaughter. |
| 343 | * ImAHumanitarian: When she has her pet devour Chara, she muses aloud that she always wanted to know what human flesh tastes like. WordOfGod says she cooks and eats the fallen childrens' bodies to dispose of them. |
| 344 | * MadeFromRealGirlscouts: She bakes spiders into her pastries. Despite being a spider-monster herself. |
| 345 | * MultiarmedAndDangerous: She has three pairs of arms and is the Underground's most feared crimelord. |
| 346 | * PerpetualSmiler: Is described as always having a polite smile on her face, even when it's quite obvious she is displeased. |
| 347 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: She only really appears in three chapters, one of those appearances being a cameo as a contact on Chara's phone. But ''Interlude: Integrity'' reveals that she is the one responsible for getting rid of the Fallen Humans' bodies after Chara kills them. Her and Chara made an agreement that Chara would pay her for the disposal, as well as keeping quiet about how the children really died. |
| 348 | * SpidersAreScary: She is a spider-monster and a feared crime-lord who watches people who cross her get consumed alive with a smile on her face. |
| 349 | * SpiderPeople: She is a humanoid spider-monster. |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | !The Fallen Humans |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder: General]] |
| 355 | |
| 356 | * AllThereInTheScript: Their backstories are disclosed in short stories after each Interlude, but are never discussed or brought up in the main story. |
| 357 | * AmbiguousGender: Partially averted. Each of them is addressed with they/them pronouns, but their biological gender can be read up in their character profiles. |
| 358 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Almost none of the children who end up on Mt. Ebbott do so for a happy reason. |
| 359 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Their souls' colors reflect their respective attributes. |
| 360 | * NoNameGiven: Their names are never stated in canon. According to the creators, this is done on purpose in order to make their deaths seem more chilling and tragic. |
| 361 | * PosthumousCharacter: They all passed away long before the story's present. |
| 362 | [[/folder]] |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[folder:Patience/Ribbon Kid]] |
| 365 | |
| 366 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caretaker_au_patience.PNG]] |
| 367 | [[caption-width-right:350:"....."]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | The first human to fall after Chara. Makes their first [[spoiler:and last]] appearance in ''Interlude: Patience''. |
| 370 | ---- |
| 371 | * ComatoseCanary: Subverted. [[spoiler:Chara thinks that Patience listened to them when they ask them to die and they proceed to do so only seconds later. The creators have confirmed that that wasn't the case.]] |
| 372 | * HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:When they finally die, their Soul is taken by Gaster and Chara to be used for experimentation.]] |
| 373 | * MysticalWhiteHair: Has short shoulder-length white hair, tied up in a pretty red ribbon. |
| 374 | * ParentalAbandonment: Their mother abandoned them on Mt. Ebbott. |
| 375 | * SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:They basically only exist to give us a more detailed look into Chara's motivation and character. They themselves never even utter a word.]] |
| 376 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:After having spent almost the entirety of their debut chapter in a coma, they die of inner bleeding. We never learn anything about them or what caused them to climb the mountain in the first place.]] |
| 377 | ** [[spoiler:Partially subverted. We never get their name, but we at least learn how they ended up on the mountain.]] |
| 378 | [[/folder]] |
| 379 | |
| 380 | [[folder:Bravery/Punchy Kid]] |
| 381 | [[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bravery.PNG]] |
| 382 | The second human to fall after Chara. Makes their debut in ''Interlude: Bravery''. |
| 383 | ---- |
| 384 | * AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:They accidentally kill Asriel in ''Interlude Bravery''.]] |
| 385 | * AssholeVictim: According to their backstory, they specifically came to Mt. Ebott to kill monsters, in order to prove their bravery to their siblings. |
| 386 | * BadassAdorable: Isn't the slightest bit impressed by the much taller Asriel. On the contrary. |
| 387 | * BadassBoast: "Sure you can be friends...[[TalkToTheFist WITH MY FIST!!]]" |
| 388 | * BadassesWearBandanas: It even has abs on it! |
| 389 | * BerserkButton: Being called a coward really pisses them off. |
| 390 | * BloodKnight: Instead of being intimidated by Asriel's rank of a Boss Monster, they seem downright ''excited'' by the idea of taking down him and his "minion" Chara. Even when Asriel backs down and makes it clear that he would rather be friends than fight, they crudely dismiss his attempts to make peace and just straight-up charge at him. |
| 391 | * BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:The aftermath of the events before the reset traumatized them so badly that they've been reduced to a crying, scared wreck by the time Asriel and Chara meet them again.]] |
| 392 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Two times. The first when Chara strangles them for murdering Asriel, the second when Chara kicks them to the ground and their skulls cracks from the impact. |
| 393 | * DeathByFallingOver: Their second death happens when Chara kicks them down and they crack their head open on the floor. |
| 394 | * FieryRedhead: Has a mop of dirty orange hair and is quite ready to fight. |
| 395 | * IDidntMeanToKillHim: [[spoiler:They wanted to ''defeat'' Asriel, sure, but they never meant to actually murder him.]] |
| 396 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Their reaction to [[spoiler:Asriel's gruesome death at their hands]]. |
| 397 | --> '''Punchy Kid:'''[[spoiler:"I-I didn't think...I mean, I... I... It was a ''monster''..."]] |
| 398 | * NobodyCallsMeChicken: [[spoiler:When Chara accuses them of being a coward, they lose it completely, screaming at Chara to shut up and charging at them in a blind rage.]] |
| 399 | * OneHitKill: Well, they didn't ''mean'' to, but due to [[spoiler:Asriel]] letting his guard down and monsters already being incredibly vulnerable to physical attacks, they are able to kill him with one punch. |
| 400 | * RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:They clearly remember Asriel's death and Chara strangling them, even after the reload. [[TroubledFetalPosition They don't take it well.]]]] |
| 401 | * TearsOfFear: [[spoiler:Due to Chara killing them in the previous timeline, Bravery is now terrified of them and can't help but cry when they meet for the second time.]] |
| 402 | * TroubledFetalPosition: [[spoiler:When Asriel and Chara find them the second time, they're huddled against a wall, crying their eyes out.]] |
| 403 | [[/folder]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | [[folder:Integrity/Ballet Kid]] |
| 406 | [[quoteright:153:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ballet_kid.PNG]] |
| 407 | The third human to fall after Chara. |
| 408 | ---- |
| 409 | * AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: While their mother was supportive towards them, their ''father'' saw them wanting to do ballet as a biological boy as a disgrace. This went so far as for him to actually try to ''kidnap them'' from the studio in their backstory.]] |
| 410 | * AmbiguousGenderIdentity: We find out in their backstory that they're biologically male, but in their debut they're wearing a tutu, which is traditionally worn by female ballet dancers. |
| 411 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Chara lures them onto an active spike trap, which gets them impaled. |
| 412 | * StreetUrchin: Their torn clothing and rather negligent appearance seem to point to this. [[spoiler: Averted. In their backstory one-shot it's revealed they had a loving mother and that their ruffled and dirty clothing is not a sign of parental neglect, but a result of them having to escape a kidnapping attempt by their much less loving father.]] |
| 413 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Much like Ribbon Kid, they're barely characterized in the chapter dedicated to them. Instead we have Chara telling BlatantLies about their behavior and attitude in a flashback, with them not even getting a speaking role. |
| 414 | [[/folder]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | [[folder: Perseverance/Notebook Kid]] |
| 417 | [[quoteright:167:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nerd_9.PNG]] |
| 418 | The fourth human to fall after Chara. |
| 419 | ---- |
| 420 | |
| 421 | * BadassBookworm: [[spoiler: Though much like their predecessors they didn't escape their gruesome fate in the end, they at least put up a decent fight against Chara, blocking their first strike with their notebook, booking it to the front door right after that, fighting back with all they have when Chara catches up to them and attempting to drag themselves away to the door, even after being stabbed in the stomach. In their last living moments they call Chara out on what a monstrous person they have become.]] |
| 422 | * DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler: With their last breath they call Chara a monster.]] |
| 423 | * TheDeterminator: Unlike Punchy Kid, who's first death was so traumatizing for them that they simply gave up and assumed a TroubledFetalPosition, Notebook Kid actually used the reloads that occurred after each of their deaths to figure out the puzzles in the ruins, making them the first human to make it to Home without Chara's guidance. Had they not stopped to rest, they probably would have made it all the way to Snowdin. |
| 424 | ** [[spoiler: They also show a significant amount of, well, perseverance, in their fight against Chara. Instead of freezing up or just striking back blindly, they actually ''counter'' Chara's first attack and try to get away. Even when Chara does catch up to them and stabs them fatally, they still manage to drag themselves all the way to the front door and let loose a defiant last insult against their killer before finally succumbing to their wound.]] |
| 425 | * TragicMistake: |
| 426 | ** Stopping to take a nap in Home. [[spoiler: If they had just kept going, Chara most likely would have missed them completely and they may have had a chance to introduce themselves to some monsters, gaining valuable allies against Chara.]] |
| 427 | ** [[spoiler: Tearing Chara's knife out of their stomach. While it's doubtful they would have survived if they'd left it alone, ripping it out of the wound accelerated the bleeding, leading to a much quicker death for them.]] |
| 428 | [[/folder]] |
| 429 | |
| 430 | [[folder: Kindness/Apron Kid]] |
| 431 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/other_best_girl.PNG]] |
| 432 | The fifth human to fall after Chara. |
| 433 | ---- |
| 434 | * AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: In the backstory they share with Justice, it's heavily implied that their parents forced them to confess that the two of them were dating (or at least that they were gay) and that they were ''not'' happy with it at all.]] |
| 435 | * AmbiguouslyGay: It's hinted in their backstory that they and Justice were a couple. |
| 436 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: During their last living moments, they confess that Chara reminds them of a friend of theirs and deduces based on this, that Chara must be a fundamentally good person who merely has NoSocialSkills. [[spoiler: Said friend is not only revealed to be the next Fallen Child Justice, but also a distant relative of Chara's. Chara is not particularly happy about it when they find out.]] |
| 437 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: They mused about how Chara must be a nice person deep down, who merely puts up a cold front. [[spoiler: This comes right before Chara murders them in order to take their soul.]] |
| 438 | * HugeSchoolgirl: They were still a teenager, but ''a lot'' taller than the adult Chara, much to the latter's surprise. |
| 439 | * NiceGuy: Befriended a monster child shortly after falling down and were nothing but polite to Chara, even though the latter made no such effort for them. |
| 440 | * TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Befitting their trait, they were the kindest of all the fallen humans, being the first and presumably only one of them to actually make friends with a monster, always speaking in a polite, well-mannered way and putting the needs of others before their own, attempting to take the blame when it looked like their monster friend was in trouble for associating with them. [[spoiler: Chara nonetheless murders them by sending their monster friend away, luring them onto a deadly puzzle and shoving them onto a trap tile.]] |
| 441 | [[/folder]] |
| 442 | |
| 443 | [[folder: Justice]] |
| 444 | [[quoteright:309:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/best_girl.PNG]] |
| 445 | The sixth human to fall after Chara. |
| 446 | ---- |
| 447 | * AmbiguouslyGay: In the backstory short they share with Apron Kid it's heavily implied that the two of them were girlfriends. WordOfGod has since confirmed that her and Apron Kid are girlfriends. |
| 448 | * ALighterShadeOfGray: While Justice may be far more justified than Chara in doing it, they ''did'' shoot a complete stranger without hesitation and would have done so again. They could have merely wounded Chara, then run away for help. Instead, they declare their actions to be entirely just and take the role of judge, jury and executioner out of anger over their friends' murder without even bothering to search for a non-lethal method to deal with their opponent. |
| 449 | * BadassBoast: "Criminal...? [...] No. I'm ''justice!''" |
| 450 | * {{Fingore}}: Chara eventually beats her by slicing two of her fingers off, which makes her drop her gun and leaves her defenseless. |
| 451 | * ForGreatJustice: Their motivation for fighting Chara. They want to execute them in order to make them pay for killing Apron Kid. |
| 452 | * TheGunslinger: They carry a gun with them and seem pretty good at using it, seeing as they land multiple kill-shots on Chara. |
| 453 | * HeroAntagonist: Of ''The Right Thing''. They manage to not only see through Chara's manipulations right away, but to actually hurt and kill them several times. |
| 454 | * {{Revenge}}: In their own chapter they kill Chara three separate times in order to avenge their friend (Apron Kid) whom Chara had previously murdered. |
| 455 | * ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Downplayed, but in their shared backstory-short they promise to give Apron Kid's AbusiveParents "a piece of [their] mind" once the two of them return to the city. When she sees Chara standing over Apron Kid's corpse, she flies into a rage and goes onto a RoaringRampageOfRevenge during which she manages to kill Chara two times in a row and heavily injures them once. |
| 456 | [[/folder]] |
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