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* AuthorUsurpation: ''Undertale'' and VideoGame/Deltarune are Creator/TobyFox’s defining works and greatly overshadow his work in the Halloween Hack and Webcomic/Homestuck.

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* AuthorUsurpation: ''Undertale'' and VideoGame/Deltarune ''{{VideoGame/Deltarune}}'' are Creator/TobyFox’s defining works and greatly overshadow his work in the Halloween Hack and Webcomic/Homestuck.''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}''.
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* AuthorUsurpation: ''Undertale'' and VideoGame/Deltarune are Creator/TobyFox’s defining works and greatly overshadow his work in the Halloween Hack and Webcomic/Homestuck.
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* AuthorTract: The game is a TakeThat against video games where enemies are killed senselessly, as Creator/TobyFox dislikes those themes and wanted to create a game where you could persevere by [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe being kind to your enemies]] instead of [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption murdering them]].
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* AuthorPowers: The [[AuthorAvatar Annoying Dog]] seems to have these, though he only uses them to be [[SitcomArchnemesis a]] [[TrollingCreator nuisance]].
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* AuthorityInNameOnly: In one variation of the [[MultipleEndings Neutral Route]], Undyne assigns [[TheDitz Papyrus]] “the most important royal position.” His duties are to stand around and look cute.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:
** It’s all but outright stated that [[ActionGirl Undyne]] was [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority made head of the Royal Guard]] simply because she could (and [[HotBlooded quite eagerly would]]) [[AlwaysGetsHisMan wipe the floor with any potential rival]].
** [[ActionPolitician Asgore]], the king of the Underground. After you [[DefeatEqualsFriendship befriend her]], Undyne will let you know that Asgore is not to be messed with. She had only ever beat him in a sparring match once, and that was after he specifically taught her how to. And when you finally do fight him, he proves that he is anything but a pushover.
** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]]. It turns out the monster most capable of defeating the VillainProtagonist is [[AlmightyJanitor a lowly sentry infamous for barely doing his job]], and who does nothing to get in your way or fight you in any other run.
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* AuthorCatchprase: Almost every major character says the phrase “here we are” at some point. In addition, the song that plays in the [[spoiler: True Lab]] is called “[[PlayedForHorror Here We Are]].”

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* AuthorCatchprase: AuthorCatchphrase: Almost every major character says the phrase “here we are” at some point. In addition, the song that plays in the [[spoiler: [[SurpriseCreepy True Lab]] Lab]]]] is called “[[PlayedForHorror Here We Are]].”
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* AuthorCatchprase: Almost every major character says the phrase “here we are” at some point. In addition, the song that plays in the [[spoiler: True Lab]] is called “[[PlayedForHorror Here We Are]].”
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** The [[PlanetOfSteves Temmies]] are this for sprite artist Creator/TemmieChang.

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** The [[PlanetOfSteves Temmies]] are this for sprite artist Creator/TemmieChang.Temmie Chang.
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* AuthorAvatar: Creator/Toby Fox makes an appearance as a small white dog that sleeps all the time and loves to annoy people ([[SitcomArchnemesis especially Papyrus]]). When ''Undertale'' won the audience award at 2016 IGF, Toby Fox, in lieu of a personal appearance, submitted a video in which the dog claims the award.
** The [[PlanetOfSteves Temmies]] are this for sprite artist Creator/Temmie Chang.

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* AuthorAvatar: Creator/Toby Fox Creator/TobyFox makes an appearance as a small white dog that sleeps all the time and loves to annoy people ([[SitcomArchnemesis especially Papyrus]]). When ''Undertale'' won the audience award at 2016 IGF, Toby Fox, in lieu of a personal appearance, submitted a video in which the dog claims the award.
** The [[PlanetOfSteves Temmies]] are this for sprite artist Creator/Temmie Chang.Creator/TemmieChang.
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** AuthorAppeal: Creator/Toby Fox makes an appearance as a small white dog that sleeps all the time and loves to annoy people ([[SitcomArchnemesis especially Papyrus]]). When ''Undertale'' won the audience award at 2016 IGF, Toby Fox, in lieu of a personal appearance, submitted a video in which the dog claims the award.

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** AuthorAppeal: * AuthorAvatar: Creator/Toby Fox makes an appearance as a small white dog that sleeps all the time and loves to annoy people ([[SitcomArchnemesis especially Papyrus]]). When ''Undertale'' won the audience award at 2016 IGF, Toby Fox, in lieu of a personal appearance, submitted a video in which the dog claims the award.
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** AuthorAppeal: Creator/Toby Fox makes an appearance as a small white dog that sleeps all the time and loves to annoy people ([[SitcomArchnemesis especially Papyrus]]). When ''Undertale'' won the audience award at 2016 IGF, Toby Fox, in lieu of a personal appearance, submitted a video in which the dog claims the award.
** The [[PlanetOfSteves Temmies]] are this for sprite artist Creator/Temmie Chang.
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* AuthorAppeal: Both InUniverse.
** [[ShrinkingViolet Alphys]], if Mettaton is to be trusted, [[SelfInsertFic has written several fan fictions]] [[AmazonChaser shipping herself with Undyne]].
** [[{{Narcissist}} Mettaton]] stars himself in [[AcmeProducts everything MTT]], including ''twenty-eight movies'' about himself, and he seems to like the theme of rectangles as well (which are also associated with him).
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* AuteurLicense: Creator/TobyFox essentially did everything himself, so of course he gets to decide what goes in it.
** InUniverse, it seems that Mettaton has this.
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** The first one is just who you might think: the PlayerCharacter. They’re a classic HeroicMime, with [[AmbiguouslyBrown ambiguous]] [[AmbiguousGender features]] and a [[TheStoic perpetual poker face]] to allow the player to put themselves in the human’s shoes, and play the way they’d play. The character only acts independently a few times on the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]], [[spoiler: where there is [[EvilCounterpart another power]] fighting for control ([[AmbiguousSituation maybe]]). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] on the [[GoldenEnding True Pacifist Route]], where the human tells Asriel their CanonName: [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Frisk]], showing that they do have an identity separate from the player.]]

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** The first one is just who you might think: the PlayerCharacter. They’re a classic HeroicMime, with [[AmbiguouslyBrown ambiguous]] [[AmbiguousGender features]] and a [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal perpetual]] [[TheStoic perpetual poker face]] to allow the player to put themselves in the human’s shoes, and play the way they’d play. The character only acts independently a few times on the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]], [[spoiler: where there is [[EvilCounterpart another power]] fighting for control ([[AmbiguousSituation maybe]]). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] on the [[GoldenEnding True Pacifist Route]], where the human tells Asriel their CanonName: [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Frisk]], showing that they do have an identity separate from the player.]]
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** The first one is just who you might think: the PlayerCharacter. They’re a classic HeroicMime, with [[AmbigouslyBrown ambiguous]] [[AmbiguousGender features]] and a [[TheStoic perpetual poker face]] to allow the player to put themselves in the human’s shoes, and play the way they’d play. The character only acts independently a few times on the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]], [[spoiler: where there is [[EvilCounterpart another power]] fighting for control ([[AmbiguousSituation maybe]]). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] on the [[GoldenEnding True Pacifist Route]], where the human tells Asriel their CanonName: [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Frisk]], showing that they do have an identity separate from the player.
** The second one is [[TheWoobie Flowey]]. [[spoiler: For a substantial portion of [[MultipleEndings any route, he projects on Frisk, believing them to be his friend, the [[HelloInsertNameHere Fallen Child]], when they've never actually met; in the True Pacifist Route, as [[OneWingedAngel Asriel]], he plans to reset the entire timeline so he can [[GroundhogDayLoop keep having fun]] [[CosmicHorrorStory with his "friends;"]] and in the Genocide Route, he talks about how his own genocidal actions were motivated, in part, by [[AllergicToRoutine the repetitiveness of helping everyone]] and [[HundredPercentCompletion the realization that they were all scripted actors]]. All of this is set up to [[NotSoDifferent directly parallel the player's own motivations and actions]], especially if they took the anticipated path of doing a True Pacifist Route and resetting for the Genocide Route.]]
** The third one is [[spoiler: the Fallen Child, who, as [[AbstractApotheosis an embodiment of completionism and powergaming]] during the Genocide Route, acts [[ShadowArchetype similarly to the player]]. Through the Fallen Child's actions, the player is shown just who they've been acting like: an OmnicidalManiac whom the lesser monsters fear and the more powerful ones die [[ArrogantGodVersusRagingMonster fighting]] [[TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople heroically]]. As a bonus, if you decide to go against the Fallen Child, essentially who you were, at the last moment, you will be greeted by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the same familiar determination]], [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine just on the other end of the stick]].

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** The first one is just who you might think: the PlayerCharacter. They’re a classic HeroicMime, with [[AmbigouslyBrown [[AmbiguouslyBrown ambiguous]] [[AmbiguousGender features]] and a [[TheStoic perpetual poker face]] to allow the player to put themselves in the human’s shoes, and play the way they’d play. The character only acts independently a few times on the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]], [[spoiler: where there is [[EvilCounterpart another power]] fighting for control ([[AmbiguousSituation maybe]]). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] on the [[GoldenEnding True Pacifist Route]], where the human tells Asriel their CanonName: [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Frisk]], showing that they do have an identity separate from the player.
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** The second one is [[TheWoobie Flowey]]. [[spoiler: For a substantial portion of [[MultipleEndings any route, route]], he projects on Frisk, believing them to be his friend, the [[HelloInsertNameHere Fallen Child]], when they've never actually met; in the True Pacifist Route, as [[OneWingedAngel Asriel]], he plans to reset the entire timeline so he can [[GroundhogDayLoop keep having fun]] [[CosmicHorrorStory with his "friends;"]] and in the Genocide Route, he talks about how his own genocidal actions were motivated, in part, by [[AllergicToRoutine the repetitiveness of helping everyone]] and [[HundredPercentCompletion the realization that they were all scripted actors]]. All of this is set up to [[NotSoDifferent directly parallel the player's own motivations and actions]], especially if they took the anticipated path of doing a True Pacifist Route and resetting for the Genocide Route.]]
** The third one is [[spoiler: the Fallen Child, who, as [[AbstractApotheosis an embodiment of completionism and powergaming]] during the Genocide Route, acts [[ShadowArchetype similarly to the player]]. Through the Fallen Child's actions, the player is shown just who they've been acting like: an OmnicidalManiac whom the lesser monsters fear and the more powerful ones die [[ArrogantGodVersusRagingMonster fighting]] [[TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople heroically]]. As a bonus, if you decide to go against the Fallen Child, essentially who you were, at the last moment, you will be greeted by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the same familiar determination]], [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine just on the other end of the stick]].]]
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** [[spoiler: The PlayerCharacter themselves can be killed by the Fallen Child, [[FromNobodyToNightmare the killer]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard you created]], at the end of the [[EarnYourBadEnding Genocide Route]], again, just like you killed everyone else.

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** [[spoiler: The PlayerCharacter themselves can be killed by the Fallen Child, [[FromNobodyToNightmare the killer]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard you created]], at the end of the [[EarnYourBadEnding Genocide Route]], again, just like you killed everyone else.]]

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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: On the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]], after bringing doom to the Underground several times over, [[BigBad Flowey]] can finally receive his comeuppance from the [[OmnicidalManiac Fallen Child]], killed just like he killed all the others.

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On the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]], after bringing doom to the Underground several times over, [[BigBad Flowey]] can finally receive his comeuppance from the [[OmnicidalManiac Fallen Child]], killed just like he killed all the others.others.
** [[spoiler: The PlayerCharacter themselves can be killed by the Fallen Child, [[FromNobodyToNightmare the killer]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard you created]], at the end of the [[EarnYourBadEnding Genocide Route]], again, just like you killed everyone else.


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* AudienceSurrogate: Surprisingly, ''three''.
** The first one is just who you might think: the PlayerCharacter. They’re a classic HeroicMime, with [[AmbigouslyBrown ambiguous]] [[AmbiguousGender features]] and a [[TheStoic perpetual poker face]] to allow the player to put themselves in the human’s shoes, and play the way they’d play. The character only acts independently a few times on the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]], [[spoiler: where there is [[EvilCounterpart another power]] fighting for control ([[AmbiguousSituation maybe]]). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] on the [[GoldenEnding True Pacifist Route]], where the human tells Asriel their CanonName: [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Frisk]], showing that they do have an identity separate from the player.
** The second one is [[TheWoobie Flowey]]. [[spoiler: For a substantial portion of [[MultipleEndings any route, he projects on Frisk, believing them to be his friend, the [[HelloInsertNameHere Fallen Child]], when they've never actually met; in the True Pacifist Route, as [[OneWingedAngel Asriel]], he plans to reset the entire timeline so he can [[GroundhogDayLoop keep having fun]] [[CosmicHorrorStory with his "friends;"]] and in the Genocide Route, he talks about how his own genocidal actions were motivated, in part, by [[AllergicToRoutine the repetitiveness of helping everyone]] and [[HundredPercentCompletion the realization that they were all scripted actors]]. All of this is set up to [[NotSoDifferent directly parallel the player's own motivations and actions]], especially if they took the anticipated path of doing a True Pacifist Route and resetting for the Genocide Route.]]
** The third one is [[spoiler: the Fallen Child, who, as [[AbstractApotheosis an embodiment of completionism and powergaming]] during the Genocide Route, acts [[ShadowArchetype similarly to the player]]. Through the Fallen Child's actions, the player is shown just who they've been acting like: an OmnicidalManiac whom the lesser monsters fear and the more powerful ones die [[ArrogantGodVersusRagingMonster fighting]] [[TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople heroically]]. As a bonus, if you decide to go against the Fallen Child, essentially who you were, at the last moment, you will be greeted by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the same familiar determination]], [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine just on the other end of the stick]].
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** [[FoulFlower Flowey]] is the main antagonist of the Neutral and True Pacifist Route, in a rare case of being both this and the BigBad. The [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]] reveals the Fallen Child as the BiggerBad, making Flowey this.

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** [[FoulFlower Flowey]] is the main antagonist of the Neutral and True Pacifist Route, in a rare case of being both this and the BigBad. The [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]] reveals the Fallen Child as the BiggerBad, BigBad, making Flowey this.
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* AudienceParticipationFailure: [[spoiler: [[AudienceParticipation Mettaton’s audience calling in]] convinces him not to leave and, in a way, thwart his plan.]]
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* AudienceParticipation: At the end of the fight with [[spoiler: [[AgentPeacock Mettaton Ex]]]], he has the viewers call in and comment on his [[spoiler: last]] show. [[spoiler: This is what eventually convinced him to stay underground and let the human pass]].
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* AudibleSharpness: The Stick, Toy Knife, and the Worn Dagger/Real Knife all make a cutting sound when attacking. This only really makes sense for [[AbsurdlySharpBlade the]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword latter]], though.
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** [[ShrinkingViolet Alphys]] [[spoiler: confesses her love for [[FishPeople fish-girl]] [[ActionGirl Undyne]] in the GoldenEnding]], but also has a known crush on Asgore and appreciates Mettaton's [[MrFanservice male physique]].

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** [[ShrinkingViolet Alphys]] [[spoiler: confesses her love for [[FishPeople fish-girl]] [[ActionGirl Undyne]] in the GoldenEnding]], but also has a known crush on Asgore and appreciates Mettaton's [[MrFanservice male physique]].physique]], as well as being willing to date the human.
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** The PlayerCharacter themself will flirt with tons of strange monsters, including Toriel [[OedipusComplex after calling her mom]] and ''[[AnythingThatMoves gelatin]]''. Other than that, the human is willing to date both Papyrus and Alphys.


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* AttractivenessDiscrimination: A huge reason Mettaton is so successful is because many people find him absolutely gorgeous. [[AmbiguouslyBi Papyrus himself]] says that Mettaton is “[[OverlyNarrowSuperlative his favorite sexy rectangle]].”
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* AttentionWhore:
** [[BigBad Flowey]] is in a way. [[spoiler: He thinks that the PlayerCharacter is his late best friend, Chara ([[AmbiguousSituation which may or may not be true]]). He wants to trap the human in a GroundhogDayLoop [[CosmicHorrorStory for eternity]] so that [[ItsAllAboutMe he can play with his friend forever]].]]
** [[SmallNameBigEgo Papyrus]], in his own words, wants to be “[[NoIndoorVoice POWERFUL]]! [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal POPULAR]]! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis PRESTIGIOUS]]!” [[BigBadWannabe He wants to capture the human]] because [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he wants people to like him]], and it’s heavily implied the human is the first friend he’s ever had (aside from [[ParentalSubstitute Sans]] and [[AFatherToHisMen Undyne]]).
** [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism Mettaton]]. ''Whoo boy''. Mettaton always wanted to be a star, and after [[spoiler: Alphys built him a body]], he could be one. He’s completely obsessed with himself, always hogging the spotlight and doing all kinds of random stuff on his show. [[AcmeProducts He has products all over the underground]] and [[spoiler: has no qualms about [[WouldHurtAChild stealing the soul of a child]] to go to the surface and get a new audience]].
** Ice Cap is very distressed if the player isn’t looking at his hat. This is because he has self-esteem issues and feels his hat forms his identity ([[FridgeBrilliance because Ice Cap without his cap is only Ice]]).
** Lesser Dog and Greater Dog both really want attention. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], they’re dogs who just want to play.
** [[BonusBoss Glyde]] is obsessed with himself and, unlike Ice Cap, is defeated by giving him attention.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: [[MinionWithAnFInEvil All members of the Snowdin Canine Unit]] can be instantly spared by throwing the Stick and playing fetch with them. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as they are, after all, dogs.
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--> '''Sans''': [[AllLowercaseLetters hey, take it easy. i’ve got a ton of work done today. [[IncrediblyLamePun a skele-ton]].

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--> '''Sans''': [[AllLowercaseLetters hey, take it easy. i’ve got a ton of work done today.today]]. [[IncrediblyLamePun a skele-ton]].
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* AttentionDeficitDisciple: Ironically, ''[[StepfordSmiler Sans]]'' plays this role to ''[[MinionWithAnFInEvil Papyrus]]'' in Snowdin. Papyrus is the one acting all serious and focusing on capturing the human, while Sans doesn’t take it seriously at all and cares more about trolling his brother and the PlayerCharacter and [[PungeonMaster making lame puns]].
--> '''Papyrus''': [[NoIndoorVoice IT’S BEEN EIGHT DAYS AND YOU STILL HAVEN’T...]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis RECALIBRATED. YOUR. PUZZLES!]] YOU GET LAZIER AND LAZIER EVERY DAY!
--> '''Sans''': [[AllLowercaseLetters hey, take it easy. i’ve got a ton of work done today. [[IncrediblyLamePun a skele-ton]].
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* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Due to how incredibly diverse monsters are, this trope up a lot. Most notably, the BigBad is a [[FoulFlower homicidal flower]].

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