History Webcomic / InvertedFate

** [[spoiler:When Frisk and Chara encounter Papyrus, who was freed from Asriel but is in a lost state, at one point Chara tries to get through to him by telling the same joke Toriel had written in her diary, which she later told when she returned during the True Pacifist Route]].

** As Chara and Asgore state, "much has changed".

* RunningGag: Chara likes commenting on several of Papyrus and Undyne's inventions with some variation of "Science has gone too far."

** [[spoiler: The post-credits for The Rift shows Spamton finding Lilac's soulless body and declaring that nobody takes his customers or their {=[HeartShapedObject]=}. He's then seen at the entrance of The Rift before going into it, likely to retrieve Lilac's soul.]]

** The Papyrus robot incessantly talking about spaghetti and Chara calling it "a shallow misrepresentation of something far more complex" lampoons fan works that boil Papyrus himself (and other characters) in such a way.

** [[spoiler:Rift 3 has the Pawn of Possessiveness, [[CantLiveWithoutYou a ghostly monster possessing a child Asriel's corpse]] who represents Asriel's selfish desires.]]

** [[spoiler:Rift 3 has the Pawn of Possessiveness, [[CantLiveWithoutYou a ghostly monster possessing a child Asriel's corpse who represents Asriel's selfish desires.]]

** Early on in Snowdin, Papyrus gives Frisk some Scientific Spaghetti, which they keep and don't eat for ages. [[spoiler:They finally eat it during the "Rift" arc in order to get through to Papyrus when he's in a lost state after being freed from Asriel, and it's enough to fully bring him back]].

** In part 13, after Frisk flirts with Sans, Papyrus says that he's going to need an accordion. Fast-forward to part 18.

* ContrivedCoincidence: [[spoiler:During the "Null" arc, the amount of money Frisk and Chara have after stealing from the shops just happens to be 1997G, which ends up being useful during the boss battle with Spamton]].

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: One of the things Flowey wants to do is bring Chara back to life. In Part 61, he does so by permanently separating their SOUL from Frisk's, and then putting it back into their body, which he seemingly healed]].

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The second half of part 57 has Frisk, Alphys, and Papyrus try to reach out to [[spoiler:Mettaton, whose body has been hijacked by a quartet of Memoryheads]].

* ShooOutTheClowns: Part 39 has [[spoiler:Papyrus be separated from Frisk, leaving the decidedly more somber Chara as Frisk's main form of support for the CORE arc.]] Downplayed and justified because [[spoiler:Papyrus has been in some of the more important and emotional scenes, but Undyne doesn't want him around Frisk, especially since she plans to kill them]].

** Some of Chara's reactions and narration suggest that they're perfectly aware of the previous timeline, and know that something fishy is going on. However, whatever they know, they ain't talking.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler: The Rift. A monochromatic castle with a purple moving background, with several TVs showing off images from the previous timeline and even [[TheMultiverse other Undertale AUs.]]. It also has demonic heads and runes on the walls that absorb energy and fire projectiles, both based on Asriel's attacks in VideoGame/Undertale.

* ArtEvolution: The comic starts off with edited versions of the original Undertale sprites, but soon changes to brand new sprites. Frisk's dialogue sprite also improves in appearance. Earlier parts are currently being remastered to keep the art style consistent.

* BagOfHolding: In bonus part 6, Frisk buys a Basket Case, which allows them to hold an extra two items. Later in Hotland, Papyrus gives Frisk two [[AnotherDimension extra dimensional spaces]] to hold even more stuff.

** Happens again in Part 36, as Papyrus cross examines Dohj's witness testimony.

** The [[spoiler: golden cathedral in Rift 2 takes it's visual design from the Judgement Hall seen later in Undertale, where Sans either judges your sins or fights you depending on route.]]

* ClingyMacGuffin: [[spoiler:In "Null: Part 4", Chara finds a picture of themself and Asriel that the latter left for them to put in their locket, giving them an extra 5HP, while Frisk was left with armor that resembles Flowey specifically to taunt them. Chara gets the idea to give the locket to Frisk instead, only to find that they can't take it off. WordOfGod says they can't uneqip or swap out the dagger either]].

* {{Cosplay}}: The reason Alphys has the Royal Guard wear anime and JRPG inspired uniforms is because she wants everyone to wear cute cosplays. They are mostly pretty sensible, except for Dohj's, which looks like Alphys has RuleOfSexy on the mind when she was designing it. Dohj thinks hers is ridiculous, while Undyne thinks it's pretty hot.
* CourtroomEpisode: Part 36 is a trial in the form of two videos, in the style of the [[Franchise/AceAttorney Ace Attorney]] games. The fact that recent media have included this kind of episode is lampshaded by one of the tracks being called "Another Gratuitous Courtoom Drama".

* DifficultButAwesome: The Hot Leg requires ''five'' bars to be pressed, opposed to the Burnt Pan and Clean Gun's four. However, nailing all five crits will yield '''huge''' numbers.

** Earlier chapters that involve dodging in the overworld make use of ''Undertale'''s transition to battle encounters. Later uses of overworld dodging that were made after the release of the first chapter of ''Deltarune'' would instead make use of the new mechannic that game introduced with the SOUL appearing in the overworld. This includes the dodging segments in the playable versions of Part 33 and Part 45.
* EnemyMine: During the trial, Dohj gives out a well structured testimony which would easily prove Frisk guilty. This would give Undyne a significant advantage... except Dohj's testimony proves ''Papyrus'' is guilty as well, so both Papyrus and Undyne gang up on Dohj to completely undermine the testimony through the use of RuleOfCool and BlatantLies until Dohj gets so pissed that she wears herself out and is unable to testify anymore.

** Although the Underground had its own fair share before hand, as despite Toriel's best efforts there was a great deal of tension throughout the Underground, to the point that WordOfGod says that it was [[https://invertedfate.tumblr.com/post/185522213802/what-is-the-reason-the-waterfall-incident-happened anti-human monsters who attacked the Integrity Human.]]

** After Flowey [[spoiler:absrobs everyone's [=SOULs=] and brings Chara back to life]], Frisk ends up back in the Ruins, where [[spoiler:Chara is in a bad mental state from not being able to stop Flowey, blaming themself for him becoming that way in the first place, and losing hope over being able to stop him now that his plans have changed. When Frisk confronts them about it, they start a fight to get them to stay away]].

** Throughout Fort Aquarius, there are records that talk about [[spoiler:the Waterfall Incident and Chara's suicide by buttercups]] in vague detail. These foreshadow the reveal [[spoiler:that in this timeline, thanks to Undyne finding the True Lab tapes, the Underground learned about Chara's plot with Asriel, and as such now is HatedByAll compared to the previous world, as well as the reveal that the Integrity human's rampage in Waterfall has made monsters more tense with humanity.]]

** When Frisk and Papyrus enter the MTT Hotel in Part 37, they are greeted with the sight of [[spoiler: a statue not of Mettaton unlike the original timeline, but of ''Asriel'' on the fountain, with a jagged stump on the other side, rendering Chara speechless. However, Chara's statue is eventually revealed to not have been destroyed, but recovered and fixed up by Mettaton himself, kept safely in his own home in Waterfall.]]

** Asgore lets people in and out of the Ruins rather than close them off, and he also grew flowers there and made the puzzles safer.

** Frisk ends up [[spoiler:unintentionally killing the Ruins caretaker and then reloading to spare them]] in both timlines.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The second half of part 57 has Frisk, Alphys and Papyrus try to reach out to [[spoiler:Mettaton, whose body has been hijacked by a quartet of Memoryheads]].

** Frisk learns [[spoiler:that "Captain Cryptic" (the narrator) is Chara when Undyne realizes that Frisk wasn't crazy when they were talking to seemingly no one and tells Chara that they can't fool her. Later on, this information gets passed on to the other major characters until Asgore and Toriel finds out]].

* MeaningfulName: The ACT button gets expanded upon [[spoiler:as Frisk states they've only been ''ACT''ing nice and kind for the sake of others, and it's not their true personality. However, during the Papyrus date they state that their "nice kid" act [[BecomingTheMask feels less like an "act" than before]].]]

** During the battle with Mettaton [[spoiler:SPIRAL]], Frisk at one point uses some coffee, with Mettaton even giving them what they need to make it, and it playing out similar to using the instant noodles in ''Undertale''.

* OnlySaneMan: Poor Sergeant Dohj. During the trial of Frisk, she comes with brilliant testemony backed with evidence, and it is all negated due to her not mentioning Papyrus' cool devices, Frisk dodging her attacks and her being single to mention just a few of the InsaneTrollLogic moments. Not to mention how others casually mention incredible inventions like telekinesis helmets and dimensional transporters, when each would be considered the invention of the century. Her mental breakdown at the end of her testemony is completely justified.

** Some of Chara's reactions and narration suggests that they're perfectly aware of the previous timeline, and know that something fishy is going on. However, whatever they know, they ain't talking.

* RoleReversalBoss: According to WordOfGod, The second "fight" with Sans after the fight with the Determinator is not a fight with him [[spoiler:moreso it's a fight against ''Frisk''.]]

** Bonus 8's credits ends with a few seconds of the beginning of Interlude 3. Meanwhile, Interlude 3's credits ends with [[spoiler:Lilac, Frisk's old friend from the surface, on her way to look for them]].

* TakeThat: The Papyrus robot incessantly talking about spaghetti and Chara calling it "a shallow misrepresentation of something far more complex" lampoons fan works that boil Papyrus himself (and other characters) in such a way.
* [[spoiler: Rift 2 can be considered one to either religious cults or groups who appropriate religious imagery without understanding any of the actual history behind them. It also helps that the entire thing is presented as Asriel's ego trip to justify his god complex, and that it's outright stated in Rift 3 that Asriel is a false god.]]
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: ''Jerry'', as per the original timeline. Only this time he needs to be fought twice to progress the story; once in Snowdin due to his phone interfering with a puzzle, and again in Hotland, serving as a Switch in a BaitAndSwitchBoss with the Mad Dummy during the Battle of the Ages tournament.

** Part 21 has both Frisk and Papyrus have a heart-to-heart discussions of their flaws and the facades they put up. [[spoiler:[[InternalReveal And Frisk reveals their name]] (much earlier than in canon), taking Flowey off guard.]]

** At the end of Part 49, [[spoiler:Frisk and Papyrus finally get Undyne to back down, and Papyrus reveals that he is aware of Frisk's SAVE powers. Afterwards, Chara warns Frisk not to trust Flowey, but the latter disregards them. Flowey hears this.]]

* WrongGenreSavvy: In the Trial, Dohj is under the impression that she's in an actual court of law and not a show, and thus acts accordingly, and proceeds to utterly destroy Papyrus's defense, since everything she says is technically true. But she is so focused on Papyrus, it ends up looking like he would be found guilty of treason, so Undyne steps in, telling Dohj that she has forgot to include all of Papyrus's RuleOfCool antics. Papyrus then uses a mix of InsaneTrollLogic and BlatantLies to destroy Dohj's testimony.
* YouCantThwartStageOne: Flowey pretends to be a friend to Frisk and Papyrus so that they'll unwittingly help his plans. Chara hesitates to warn them about it, and it eventually becomes too late for anyone to believe them after he [[spoiler:earn's Toriel's trust, and allows people to find out that he is really Asriel in order to gain even more of their trust]]. As expected, Flowey succeeds in his plan to [[spoiler:absorb everyone's [=SOULs=] again, and not only bring Chara BackFromTheDead but also break the barrier so he can use his power to take revenge on humanity]].

** [[spoiler: Rift 3 has Chara deal with a sepia illusion of Asriel who won't leave him leave the castle he's trapped in. When Chara gets out, "Asriel" follows him every step of the way until he eventually drops his face and is revealed to be the Pawn of Possessiveness.]]

** [[spoiler: Furthermore, it has several illusionary rooms that can take on various forms. Rift 2 takes place in a golden cathedral and Rift 3 seperates Frisk by putting him a tiny room while Chara gets a castle.]]

* TheCameo: During the final dungeon, [[spoiler: there are several TV screens showing an image referencing other universes such as RESURRECTION, Tales Doubled, Fracturedtale, Underswap, Gonerdweller, Beneathstory, Undertale Humility, Undertale: Bits 'n Pieces, Sensetale, Undermyth, Altered Destiny and Rupturedtale.]]

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler: The Rift. A monochromatic castle with a purple moving background, with several TVs showing off images from the previous timeline and even [[TheMultiverse other Undertale AUs.]]. It also has demonic heads and runes on the walls that absorb energy and fire projectiles, both based on Asriel's attacks in VideoGame/Undertale.]]

** And in Part 53, [[spoiler: when Chara laments about Mettaton defend their actions, Mettaton throws out one of these in response:]]

* The [[spoiler: golden cathedral in Rift 2 takes it's visual design from the Judgement Hall seen later in Undertale, where Sans either judges your sins or fights you depending on route.]]

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: [[spoiler:When the entire Underground is changed by Asriel, it has a grey color palette]].

* ABirthdayNotABreak: [[spoiler:The author has said that Flowey's betrayal and changing of reality happened on Frisk's birthday]].

** [[spoiler:The credits during the "Null" arc show a view of the surface with something caused by Asriel happening in the distant city, with it progressing more in each chapter. "Null: Part 3" shows it happening on a TV screen, while "Null: Part 4" completely forgoes it in favour of showing an advert by Spamton on the MTT news set instead, with the credits being shown on the scrolling banner]].

* EvolvingCredits: [[spoiler:During the "Null" arc, the end credits for each chapter show the same shot of the surface, with Asriel's takeover of the distant city progressing further each time.]][[spoiler:Except for "Null: Part 4," which instead shows an advert by Spamton on the MTT news set]].

''Inverted Fate'' is uploaded [[http://invertedfate.tumblr.com/ on the blog of the same name]]. The story in chronological order can be read [[http://invertedfate.tumblr.com/tagged/inverted%20fate%20comic/chrono here]]. In addition, an official roleplaying blog is found [[https://scinanigans.tumblr.com/ here]]. An official animated comic dub is also in production and can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYB_GM3JnkSPiCT0_X__LWg?&ab_channel=FireglobeProductions here]]. Now has an [[https://invertedfate.com/chapters official website]], and [[https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/27266333/ playable versions of some of the fights]].

* FourthWallMailSlot: The "scinannigans" ask blog on Tumblr and "specialhappytime" channel in the official Discord server are both places where you can ask questions to certain characters who are available, although not all of them will be answered.

* AllThereInTheManual: Additional lore about the story can be found on the ask blog and in some secret pages on the website, in addition to [[FourthWallMailSlot some of the characters occasionally appearing to talk in the official Discord server]]. [[spoiler:Some of it includes what happened in the original timeline]].

* ClingyMacGuffin: [[spoiler:In "Null: Part 4", Chara finds a picture of themself and Asriel that the latter left for them to put in their locket, giving them an extra 5HP, while Frisk was left with armor that resembles Flowey specifically to taunt them. Chara gets the idea to give the locket to Frisk instead, only to find that they can't take it off]].