History Funny / Deltarune

''[[ClusterFBomb [%$#@] YOU MAN! [&#@!] YOU MAN! [&@#!] YOU MAN!]]''\\

** Most of [[TeamMom Toriel's]] cards consist of [[IncrediblyLamePun painfully punny jokes]], one of which is a half-remembered recitation of the chemistry joke from one of Alphys's cards.

** [[{{Troll}} Sans's]] cards are pretty much you'd expect. One of them has him offer a date to the reader... only to reach out his hand and give them a handful of [[IncrediblyLamePun dates (as in the fruit)]]. Another has the heart decorations around the edge of the card replaced with jack-o-lanterns and bats, with Sans asking what holiday it was again. And then there's one referencing his most [[MemeticMutation widely memed line]] from Chapter 1:

--->''LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs''

*** The reviews from actual, real people are no slouch either.
--->'''Derek W:''' Hes in my house. 10/10, opened it and I think Spamton is in my house now, absolutely recommended!
--->'''Humbaynoob:''' I got a defect and it just made the product 10x funnier. They bent my pipis but I’m not gonna return it because I find it 100x funnier I got a slight defect in a product that’s supposed to be a scam
---->'''Toby Fox:''' ... uh, is that good?

* A popular joke within the fandom was the idea that an ''Undertale'' character, possibly Sans, would join the roster of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. However, when ''Deltarune'' released on October 31st with a ''Smash'' reference in the epilogue, multiple characters telling them to "come back tomorrow" and a ''Smash Ultimate'' [[WebVideo/NintendoDirect Direct]] ''the very next day'', some fans thought it might actually be happening. It ultimately turned out to be sheer coincidence, but for that short period of time...
** Then Sans actually got into ''Smash Bros.'' almost a year later, as a DLC costume for the Mii Gunner. What's more? The fact that ''Smash Bros.'' canonically exists in ''Deltarune'' means that Sans is logically a Mii Gunner costume there too; fans wasted no time in pointing out the absurdity of Kris finding their weird neighbor as a costume in one of their video games.
* [[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1173197192418549762 This]] is the last thing you see before you die.[[note]]This would be implemented in Chapter 2's [[FissionMailed fake game over moment]].[[/note]]

** In a much more meta sense, it's quite ironic that a character known for being a failure of a salesman has plenty of merch dedicated to him that can not only actually sell, but also empties stock within ''minutes'' of release. The fake UI depicting a constantly-increasing number of customers and users who "[Liked this!]" might as well not be an exaggeration; fans were so quick to buy what is essentially a party giftbag that the store quickly limited orders to one purchase per person and ''still'' sold out. Not to mention how they're preparing a ''plushie doll'' the following year--something normally reserved for the likes of [[{{Moe}} Ralsei]] and [[UglyCute Lancer]].
*** Even [[https://twitter.com/tuyoki/status/1463670818051866624 Temmie]] and [[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1464368758496002051 Toby]] themselves expressed surprise at fan reaction towards Spamton, particularly after playtesters expressed how unsettled they were at him. In his same Tweet, Toby refers to the merch of the character as "promotional trash" that Fangamer now has to order ''seven times the stock of'' to meet popular demand.

* This excerpt from [[TheWikiRule the game's wiki]]:
-->"Tasque Manager's design and personality are plausibly a play on the internet's affinity for cat-like characters, [[RobotMaid maids]], and [[WhipOfDominance whips]]. [[Rule34 Said affinity has been particularly prevalent in the community's response to the character.]]"
* Playing with the stats and manipulating save data can net some interesting discoveries:
** You ''cannot'' defeat the Sweet Cap'n Cakes no matter how high your attack is, even if you use [=SnowGrave=], which is outright stated to be lethal.
** Giving your party negative stats nets some odd results such as Susie's Rude Buster healing the enemy and Ralsei's heals practically being suicide. [[{{Irony}} Strangely]], [=IceShock=] with deep negative stats does more damage than Snowgrave (which becomes 0 damage).

-->"Tasque Manager;s design and personality are plausibly a play on the internet's affinity for cat-like characters, [[RobotMaid maids]], and [[WhipOfDominance whips]]. [[Rule34 Said affinity has been particularly prevalent in the community's response to the character.]]"

-->"Tasque Manager’s design and personality are plausibly a play on the internet’s affinity for [[CatPeople cat-like characters]], [[RobotMaid maids]], and [[WhipOfDominance whips]]. [[Rule34 Said affinity has been particularly prevalent in the community's response to the character.]]"

* If you [[FunnyBackgroundEvent look closely at one of the shelves in the background]], you can find the creepy [[VideoGame/EarthBound Mr. Saturn]] doll (the very same one that left Creator/ShigesatoItoi in genuine StunnedSilence) from the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXceshMHcmY Hobonichi tour]] installment of WebVideo/StephenVlog that Toby appeared in all the way back in 2016. It makes for one hell of a MythologyGag that adds to the offbeat tone of the stream.

* Late into the epilogue, Toby switches his text-to-speech program to Japanese in order to explain how to say [[VideoGame/EarthBound "Fuzzy Pickles"]] in the language ("Cheese Sandwich"), and leaves it on for a full three minutes, giving the amusing sound of TTS trying to pronounce English words as Japanese writing. Toby sheepishly admits afterwards that he didn't realize that he still had the Japanese voice on, to the dads' bewildered amusement.

* [[https://deltarune.com/code/ One of the links on the page]] leads to what looks to be an old, early 2000s-style blog by holidaygirl1225 (who is strongly implied to be Noelle). Opening the comments section leads to a conversation between holidaygirl and a user named smartgenius55561554291 (who is just as strongly implied to be Berdly), who sends her long, wordy, adoring messages before getting angry at whoever keeps prank-calling him. Turns out those numbers in his username are ''his actual phone number''. The last messages are from a user named sports, whom holidaygirl was excited to see. They asked if her favorite game had sports in it, was denied, and promptly said they're not using the site again.

-->"Tasque Manager’s design and personality are plausibly a play on the internet’s affinity for [[CatPeople cat-like characters]], [[RobotMaid maids]], and [[WhipItGood whips]]. [[Rule34 Said affinity has been particularly prevalent in the community's response to the character.]]"

* The [[DadaAd trailer]] for Spamton's Talking Plush being released sort of presents his backstory: he's "adopted" by somebody, gains an obssession over Pipis and blows all his money until he's evicted and becomes a homeless cryptid again. Then the ad devolves into somebody... soaking the plush in milk and throwing it around as a nod to the "I used to have this webkinz" meme. All set to a StupidStatementDanceMix of [[https://soundcloud.com/emamouse2/spamton-emamouse Big Shot]]. Also, with all that soaking in [Hyperlink Blocked] they forget to actually demonstrate how the plush talks.

* If you give Ralsei a Dark Burger, he’ll remark that it’s a little burnt.

* We finally get to see Queen's room, which consists of two speakers which she's doing a wall cling in between, and Rouxls Kaard with a lampshade on his head. Also, Queen is busy sipping battery acid through a straw (causing her to make sipping noises almost every other sentence) and offers it to the heroes. Susie points out that they'll die if they drank it.

*** The reveal for the Spamton-themed body pillow consists mostly of Spamton A. repeatedly shouting "Spamton ASS!" and "Spamton YES!" He then attempts an AudienceParticipation bit by getting the viewers to respond "yes" when he asks if they want to "cuddle me all night long, using my huge ass as a pillow." The audio cuts off right when he tries to shout "yes" himself.