History Characters / DeltaruneTheThreeHeroes

* BadassInANiceSuit: See BattleButler above. He doesn't get to wear the suit for long, but ''damn'' does he look good in it... and adorable, too. [[{{Squee}} The Swatches certainly think so.]]

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: {{Subverted|Trope}}. In Chapter 2, when Kris and Susie get out of their prison rooms in Queen's castle, they hear a high-pitched scream that Susie immediately assumes it's Ralsei. When they meet him again... it turns out it was just the Swatches letting out a {{Squee}} because of his butler outfit.

* CuteLittleFangs: His fangs can be seen "biting" onto his scarf.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Is called "Toothpaste Boy" by Susie and Lancer due to his bright green clothing.

* MrExposition: Explains the prophecy that resulted in Kris and Susie falling into the Dark Lands, as well as gameplay mechanics — he does a better job at giving tutorials than the puzzle pieces in the tutorial room.

** During one of the typing puzzles from Chapter 2, Susie asks Kris if they can write out a swear, and Ralsei responds that they can't with the letters given. Susie realizes this means he not only knows swear words, but he also checked whether you could make them. Ralsei hurriedly shifts the focus back onto finishing the puzzle.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Considering Ralsei's entire goal is to stop more Fountains of Darkness so the balance is kept, hearing Noelle and Berdly openly contemplating opening more fountains so the good times never end causes him to [[WhatTheHellHero call them out]] and outline what would ''[[ApocalypseHow really happen]]'' if too many fountains are opened, which scares both them and the [[EvenEvilHasStandards Queen]] straight. It's so blunt without attempting to pretty up the context that it almost feels like a different person talking.

* SilkHidingSteel: In a [[RareMaleExample rare male example of this trope]], Ralsei is usually compassionate, feminine in both hobbies and appearance, and when it comes to Kris, borderline submissive. However, when the King issues a death threat to him, he responds with this:

* StylisticSuck: His portrait when confused is notably less detailed, looking like an MS Paint doodle complete with crooked lines.

* TookALevelInCynic: He eventually concedes to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Susie]] that [[JerkassHasAPoint she was right]] about not every enemy being willing to parlay and befriend them, and expect it to work out. He still doesn't like to fight, but as of Chapter 2, is now more willing to do so if the situations dictate that there's no choice.

* WhiteMage: His two spells. One is for healing; the other is for putting tired enemies to sleep, which removes them from battle.

* TookALevelInCynic: He eventually concedes to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Susie]] that [[JerkassHasAPoint she was right]] about not every enemy being willing to parlay and befriend them, and expect it to work out. He still doesn't like to fight, but is now more willing to do so if the situations dictate there's no choice.

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* BattleButler: ...[[DefiedTrope Defied]]. Though The Queen makes him put on a butler outfit, Susie makes him take off the outfit before he can be used in battle again.

* '''[[Characters/DeltaruneRalsei Ralsei]]'''

!!General Tropes:

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A [[EmptyShell depressed]] [[TokenHuman human]] who's AmbiguouslyEvil, an AxCrazy monster bully girl, and a pacific and [[SociallyAwkwardHero socially awkward]] Darkner [[IdenticalStranger who looks like]] [[VideoGame/Undertale Asriel]].

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A [[EmptyShell depressed]] [[TokenHuman human]] who's AmbiguouslyEvil, an AxCrazy monster bully girl, and a pacific and [[SociallyAwkwardHero socially awkward]] Darkner [[IdenticalStranger who looks like Asriel]].

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!!Ralsei
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[[caption-width-right:168:''"I hope we can become friends!"'']]
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The Prince of Darkness, who's been waiting for a very long time for a Human and Monster to fulfill the prophecy and become part of the Delta Warriors. Ralsei is a sweet, kind-hearted Darkner, who is still learning what it means to have friends.\\
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In combat, Ralsei fights with his scarf. As the team's healer, [[SquishyWizard he doesn't deal much damage, nor does he have a lot of health]], but his spells are used to put enemies to sleep, and heal the party.
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* AmbiguousInnocence:
** While his intentions seem good, it's never fully clear just how much Ralsei knows about the world or where his allegiances lie, and he seems especially interested in making sure Kris never dwells too much on the more disturbing parts of the Dark World.
** In Chapter 1, when Kris and Ralsei are stuck in a jail cell and the point of view switches back to them after watching Susie for a while, Ralsei is shown saying "...so that's why, OK, Kris?" This happens again in Chapter 2's normal route, where Ralsei asks Kris if he imagines what Susie is doing. Responding that they do results in the point of view switching to Susie again for a cutscene between her and Noelle; when the cutscene ends, Ralsei is shown saying "So that's why..." to Kris before Susie interrupts. Something's happening behind the scenes between Ralsei and a fully-in-control Kris.
** Adding to the above, in Chapter 2's Weird route, when Ralsei asks Kris if they wonder what Susie and Noelle are doing, no cutscene plays. Ralsei then asks Kris again if they wonder what the other two are doing and when Susie returns, with no cutscene having played, exclaims "Wait, we were supposed to --". It's almost as if he's intent on having a cutscene play there -- either because he's aware of the script, or he is trying to hide things from ''the player''.
** He apparently has knowledge of the Light World to the extent of knowing the layout of Kris's school and the contents of specific rooms in it, while also being aware of how Darkners (apparently) exist within the Light World as inanimate objects, but ''how'' he's privy to all of this isn't clear either. Especially since he stated in Chapter 1 that he's spent his entire life in the Kingdom of Darkness and never ventured outside. That being said, other Darkners seem to be aware of their status as inanimate objects in the real world as well, including a few who actively change into key items even in the Dark World to enter Kris's inventory, so it may just be an inherent part of a Darkner's existence.
* AmbiguousSituation: It's not clear if Ralsei is a Lightner, Darkner, or something else entirely. The King's forces lump him in with Kris and Susie as Lightners, but the King himself mentions that Ralsei "worships the Lightners". In the manual hidden in the game data, Ralsei explicitly refers to his body as being formed from darkness itself thanks to his kingdom's Fountain. Almost every other Darkner is formed from some sort of object they turn back into in the Light world, but there's no obvious item Ralsei could have been made from, and he's never seen in the Light world. This is accentuated in Chapter 2 when Ralsei transports himself to the Library Dark World, with no apparent means of travel in either the Light or Dark world. It's also revealed that Darkners get TakenForGranite if they're brought into other Fountain regions they don't belong to. Ralsei seems to be completely exempt from this rule, likely due to coming from the central Fountain.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: He ''is'' technically the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Darkness, but he's such an ExtremeDoormat that not a single person respects his authority and he doesn't even bother invoking it but a couple of times... Including getting Kris and Susie to ''actually start on their group project'' by temporarily banishing them from his kingdom until they do so.
* BattleButler: ...[[DefiedTrope Defied]]. Though The Queen makes him put on a butler outfit, Susie makes him take off the outfit before he can be used in battle again.
* BadassInANiceSuit: See BattleButler above. He doesn't get to wear the suit for long, but ''damn'' does he look good in it... and adorable, too. [[{{Squee}} The Swatches certainly think so.]]
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: He's a goat-boy with a green robe covering his entire torso, but no footwear. This was ambiguous in Chapter 1, as his legs and feet, like his head, were in shadow, leading to some belief that he was wearing black boots, but the shadow is no longer there in Chapter 2, and the resulting depiction is unmistakably barefoot.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Not that he starts off particularly ugly, but he definitely gets prettier the more of his true appearance is shown. With his FaceFramedInShadow he's more cutesy than anything else, but once he reveals his face he borders on being a {{Bishonen}}, at least by monster standards. If you progress far enough in Spamton's sidequest and see an interaction where Susie [[TheGlassesGottaGo steals his glasses]] it's taken even further; without them he's so pretty he looks like he has makeup on, and could probably pass for a girl.
* BlushSticker: Present on some of his sprites and dialogue portraits, including when he takes his hat off and reveals his face.
* CallBack:
** A few of his lines during the battle tutorial early on are lifted directly from Flowey's introduction in ''Undertale''.
** The robe he wears when he first shows up also happens to appear identical to that of the River Person.
* CannotConveySarcasm: Ralsei is so earnest and innocence, he has to be taught the concept of sarcasm by Susie, [[GoneHorriblyRight who started regretting it later on]].
-->'''Susie ([[ItMakesSenseInContext who had just landed on top of Ralsei]]):''' Heh, miss me?\\
'''Ralsei''': Of course not!! (Just kidding! That was sarcasm! I missed you!!)\\
'''Susie''': Man, we gotta work on your delivery.
* CharacterDevelopment: At first, Ralsei thinks every conflict can be resolved through peace only until after the fight against King in Chapter 1, where he comes to [[HardTruthAesop the realization]] that some violence is necessary. Tellingly, the Giga Queen fight in Chapter 2 has Ralsei actively suggest how to better knock her lights out rather than trying to spare/pacify her, resulting in a battle that can only be won through violence. Chapter 2 gives us more insight into his character: the reason he tried to go full pacifist was because he believed that all you needed to do to make friends is be nice but he realized that people like [[BloodKnight Susie]] can be his friend without being nice all of the time.
* CheerfulChild: He's very sweet to everyone, and while his age is unknown, his innocence and pacifism make him seem more childish.
* TheChick: A RareMaleExample: he's TheHeart of the trio, the one who insists the most on not worrying about dubious things and the [[CombatMedic medical support]] of the group.
* ClothFu: His weapon is a scarf, which he uses as a whip.
* ClothingAppendage: Ralsei seems to have complete control of his scarf, using it to shield himself when defending and to lift his hat for his item animation.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter:
** He's contrasted against Asriel from ''Undertale''. Ralsei is pretty much exactly what it would be like to have an innocent Asriel as a party member... and, in ''Undertale'', you never actually get to interact directly with Asriel in that state. Moreover, when you ''do'' interact with Asriel in ''Undertale'', he's clearly been tempered by his past traumas and long life as Flowey, making him come off as someone WiseBeyondTheirYears. Ralsei, on the other hand, is more exuberant and innocent, akin to the actual young Asriel seen in the Dreemurrs' home videos near the end of ''Undertale''.
** Just like Flowey, he gives you the combat tutorial. Quite unlike Flowey, the tutorial Ralsei gives is ''completely'' sincere, and he's genuinely interested in helping Kris. His EstablishingCharacterMoment also serves as an inversion of Flowey's own introduction. Furthermore, their philosophies in said moment turn out to be proven wrong by the end of the story.
-->'''Flowey:''' In this world, it's kill or be killed.\\
'''Ralsei:''' In this world, you don't have to kill anyone.
* CuteLittleFangs: His fangs can be seen "biting" onto his scarf.
* CuteWitch: A RareMaleExample. He's cute as a button, wears a RobeAndWizardHat, and is the team's primary magic user. He even cooks with a MagicCauldron!
* TheCutie: He's innocent, adorable, and friendly to everyone.
* DarkIsNotEvil: His face is shrouded in darkness, he's an {{expy}} of certain aesthetic elements of ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''[='s=] {{Black Mage}}s, and he is quite literally the Prince of Darkness in regards to the primary Fountain of Darkness that maintains his side of the world's balance; the manual hidden in the game files even has him proclaim that his ''body'' is made of literal darkness. He's also probably one of the most adorably nice and pleasant characters in the whole series, he refuses to let anyone be killed, and he's also packing healing and pacification magic as the WhiteMage of the party.
* DimensionLord: Of the central Fountain of Darkness in Castle Town, having mastery of it and able to move to other Fountains with ease. Though he's more like a ''[[LamePunReaction Dimension Doormat]]'' because of his ExtremeDoormat personality everyone including his own subjects walks over him (sometimes literally).
* DoesThatSoundLikeFunToYou: Gives a scathing one to Berdly after he tries to create another Fountain of Darkness at the end of Chapter 2, telling him that his idea of "fun" would not only result in TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, but also the deaths of all Darkners and locking all Lightners in a FateWorseThanDeath.
* DoWrongRight: He has a number of lines that involve advising the QuirkyMinibossSquad, including suggesting they don't procrastinate in creating their Thrash Machine.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Is called "Toothpaste Boy" by Susie and Lancer due to his bright green clothing.
* EmptyPilesOfClothing: When knocked out, Ralsei's body seems to vanish, leaving behind his robes, scarf and hat (the latter isn't present in Chapter 2 onwards).
* ExtremeDoormat: Zigzagged a bit. His reaction to Susie's bullying is to assume that he's the one who's done something wrong by not showing her enough friendship and tells Kris to buy the pastry from her and Lancer's stand just to keep them quiet. He reacts similarly if the player tosses the manual he wrote or derails his tutorial. However, he doesn't hesitate to show his impatience for Lancer's antics and insists that Susie stop insulting on him when she offers to try his baking. He also wastes no time uncharacteristically pointing out the asininity of Berdly’s plans of creating more Dark Fountains in such a blunt manner while pulling no punches.
* EyeGlasses: Downplayed. For the most part, his eyes move independently of his round glasses, but when he's sad, the frames are shown curling inwards like eyebrows.
* TheFaceless: Toyed with. First, he shows up in a concealing robe and reveals himself to appear to be covered in black fur with minimal facial details. It's not until the end of Chapter 1 when he removes his hat that it turns out he's had his FaceFramedInShadow the whole time.
* FighterMageThief: The Mage to his team with Kris and Susie. Ralsei's role is primarily as a support, for his ability to spare Tired enemies early and heal his teammates is invaluable, but [[SquishyWizard he has the lowest attack and the lowest health]].
* ForcedSleep: Pacify puts an enemy to sleep and out of combat, though they have to already be tired for it to work.
* FriendlessBackground: Ralsei has no subjects in his entire kingdom and has spent his whole life waiting for the heroes of legend to arrive all by himself. He admits this contributes to his shyness and hesitance to show his face at the beginning of their journey since he's so worried about first impressions and what to do when he ''gets'' friends. The game itself even refers to him this way in his class description starting off, and likewise in Chapter 2 when he's since befriended Kris & Susie it changes to reflect this.
* GoodIsNotDumb: When Kris meets back up with him and Susie after a Pacifist run with Noelle, he's [[CuteLittleFangs overjoyed to see]] the human teen again. Pursue the Weird path, however, and while he is happy, he's wary of them.
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: Ralsei is capable of directly referring to the game's mechanics, interface and controls. This is in contrast to Susie, who usually has no idea about what he's talking about.
* HopelessWithTech: When fighting Poppups, his mis-clicks are some of the ''worst'', and in one case he panics so hard he deletes the browser's shortcut on the desktop but feels guilty as hell because he thinks he deleted the whole internet.
* IdenticalStranger: Looks near-identical to ''Undertale''[='=]s Asriel when he removes his hat, but there's no other indication he's actually related to the Dreemurr family at all. Noelle even seems to acknowledge this similarity, indicating the resemblance to ''Deltarune'''s Asriel goes beyond both being goat monsters.
* IdleAnimation: Standing close to Ralsei for a period of time will cause him to blush.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Legend", which plays when Ralsei tells you about the Prophecy, seems to be his theme--it's remixed for "Empty Town", which plays after your first encounter with him, and he sings it to put Ponmen and Susie to sleep.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: Defeating Spamton NEO by force (including in the Weird Route) yields a [=PuppetScarf=] which can only worn by Ralsei. It ''drastically'' reduces his Magic stat (and by extension, his Heal Prayer healing), but ''drastically'' increases his Attack stat to on par with Susie's.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Feminine boy to Susie's masculine girl, being more affectionate and gentle.
* MayorOfAGhostTown: Ralsei is the "prince" of a castle town, and when we first meet him its only resident. It's only after the evacuation of other Dark Worlds that Ralsei has subjects [[AuthorityInNameOnly to be ignored by]].
* MediumAwareness: A strange case. HeKnowsAboutTimedHits as an explanation of the pacifist side of the combat system, seems to comprehend how Kris's inventory works, and has a general idea of how the world mechanics seem to operate to the point that he might occasionally point it out if something doesn't quite work as planned. However, much like with the Monsters in ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}'', this all seems to be in-universe factors that all Darkners are used to.
* {{Meganekko}}: A male example. He wears large, round glasses that just add to his cute appearance.
* MrExposition: Explains the prophecy that resulted in Kris and Susie falling into the Dark Lands, as well as gameplay mechanics — he does a better job at giving tutorials than the puzzle pieces in the tutorial room.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** After he's [[WoundedGazelleGambit tricked into healing King]], Ralsei feels guilty for almost getting his friends killed.
** Played for laughs when he clicks on a Poppup ad in-battle that causes him to panic and delete the browser shortcut, making him believe that he deleted the entire internet.
* MysteriousPast: Between Ralsei not expounding much on his nature, other characters having nothing to say about him because nobody else apparently knew him beforehand, and no one choosing to ask, there isn't much known about him besides what's given for the sake of the plot. [[AmbiguouslyHuman What he truly is]], [[AmbiguousInnocence how he knows some of the things he knows]], and [[IdenticalStranger why he's so similar to Asriel]] are all as-of-yet uncommented on.
* NiceGuy: Very kind and hospitable towards everyone, and always looks for peaceful solutions to conflict.
* NiceHat: Ralsei wears a green witch[=/=]wizard hat.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The NiceGuy to Kris's HeroicMime and Susie's JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: If he's knocked out in battle, his body seems to just vanish out of thin air, leaving [[EmptyPilesOfClothing only his clothes]] behind.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** Back in Chapter 1, his response to [[MundaneMadeAwesome Lancer dramatically assuming "Stool Forme", to help Susie reach some candy in a tree]], is to point out that he just put his hands on the ground. By early Chapter 2, he does the exact same thing after ''practicing'' it, calling it "Magical Stool Forme R".
** During one of the typing puzzles from Chapter 2, Susie asks Kris if they can write out a swear, and Ralsei responds that they can't with the letters given. Susie realizes this means he not only knows swear words, but he also checked whether you could make them. Ralsei hurriedly shifts the focus back onto finishing the puzzle.
* OffModel:
** Ralsei's horns curve inward on his dialogue and battle menu portrait, but curve outward on his map, party menu, and in-battle sprites. Even weirder, this gets inverted when he takes off his hat, with his horns curving ''outward'' in dialogue and ''inward'' on the map, in addition to being longer and more curved.
** His hair points to the right on his dialogue portrait but points left on all other sprites.
** Like his horns, Ralsei's ears seem to magically get longer and less fuzzy the moment the hat comes off.
** When Ralsei is confused, his portrait changes to a [[https://i.redd.it/8ixr3px6smx11.jpg badly drawn version]] with no shading in the vein of Toby Fox's artwork.
* OhCrap: During the K. Round rematch, when he realizes Susie's [=ACTing=] plan is a FastballSpecial.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Considering Ralsei's entire goal is to stop more Fountains of Darkness so the balance is kept, hearing Noelle and Berdly openly contemplating opening more fountains so the good times never end causes him to [[WhatTheHellHero call them out]] and outline what would ''[[ApocalypseHow really happen]]'' if too many fountains are opened, which scares both them and the [[EvenEvilHasStandards Queen]] straight. It's so blunt without attempting to pretty up the context that it almost feels like a different person talking.
* OutOfFocus: In a weird way in Chapter 2 in the minds of some characters -- Noelle, Berdly and the Queen don't seem to particularly acknowledge his presence unless he makes them notice him. Noelle briefly seems to hint in one scene that Ralsei looks like Asriel, but when she and Kris meet up with Susie and Ralsei, they don't even seem to introduce themselves to each other. Likewise, Queen ''completely forgets Ralsei exists'' until she realizes she neglected to prepare a cage to capture him. When Queen tries to give complements to the party, she passes over him ''twice'', eventually trying to complement [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Berdly]] of all people first.
* PersonalityPowers: Magic for healing and forcing sleep couldn't be a better fit for someone as kind and pacifistic.
* ReverseArmFold: His overworld sprite in Chapter 2 always has his arms folded behind his back, signifying his character as a patient and considerate prince.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Ralsei is very cute and fluffy and almost everyone finds him absolutely adorable.
* RobeAndWizardHat: His outfit of choice, though he ditches the hat at the end of Chapter 1.
* SatanIsGood: Ralsei has a strange amount of Satanic concepts associated with him: he's a literal Prince of Darkness who hides his face, is goatlike in design, is opposed to something called the "Angel's Heaven", and has a sort of opposite connection to Asriel, who's named for an angel. Despite this, he's a very kind, helpful person who at least says he's trying to save the world.
-->'''Ralsei''': ''(equipping the Jevilstail)'' I'm a good devil, OK?
* ShipTease: He gets a little bit of it with Kris. In Chapter 1, he blushes every time Kris does something nice or shows him affection, like hugging him during the tutorial. In Chapter 2, the swan boat ride is framed almost like a TunnelOfLove, and Kris can say that "it's good that Ralsei is Ralsei"; their words cause Ralsei to stammer quite a bit. Giving Ralsei the present from a bottle-throwing booth also has Ralsei choke back his words somewhat, again while blushing. The swan boat segment is especially telling since, while it's not blatantly romantic, it gets juxtaposed in-game with Susie's rescue of Noelle which ''is'' more obviously romantic.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: Downplayed: enemies like [[MonsterClown Jevil]] and [[PerversePuppet Spamton NEO]] actually target every member, but because Ralsei has less HP and defense than others, he falls down quicker.
* SignificantAnagram: Ralsei to Asriel.
* SilkHidingSteel: In a [[RareMaleExample rare male example of this trope]], Ralsei is usually compassionate, feminine in both hobbies and appearance, and when it comes to Kris, borderline submissive. However, when the King issues a death threat to him, he responds with this:
-->'''Ralsei:''' ''[While smiling]'' Sorry, but my friends and I aren't going anywhere!
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's a magic user who is very knowledgeable about the Dark World and the legends that Kris and Susie have found themselves in, and he wears a pair of round spectacles.
* SquishyWizard: Ralsei's Magic is varied and versatile, from healing the party to removing tired enemies from the fight, but he has the lowest HP and physical attack.
* StepfordSmiler: While his cheerfulness and optimism are genuine for the most part, if the player does [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential particularly cruel things]] like discarding his manual or beating the tar out of his dummy, it's clear he's making a mighty effort to act like he's not upset by it.
* StunnedSilence: His reaction to Kris hugging him is to basically be reduced to a silent, blushing wreck.
* StylisticSuck: His portrait when confused is notably less detailed, looking like an MS Paint doodle complete with crooked lines.
* TechnicalPacifist: Heavily pushes Kris and Susie to not attack monsters, and really regrets fighting, but if Kris orders him to fight, he will. Thankfully, the worst you can do to enemies is a NonLethalKO.
* TechnicolorEyes: As shown when Susie steals his glasses, his irises are a vibrant pink in color, which highlights his feminine traits even further.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: He blushes a lot, despite being covered in fur ''and'' having his hat casting a shadow over his face.
* TranquilFury: If you decide to goof off during his combat tutorial, whether it be by repeatedly missing attacks or using other mechanics when he's specifically teaching you something, he'll end the tutorial then and there while almost at a loss for words.
* {{Tritagonist}}: Set up as this as the third DELTA WARRIOR, but doesn't get much time for his own character arc in the first two chapters.
* UnknownRival: More than once the Queen forgets he's even there in Chapter 2, which leads to things like her ''forgetting to bring a cage for him'' when she tries to capture all of the heroes at one point.
* VoiceGrunting: His voice clips resemble a goat bleating, similar to the Dreemurrs'.
* WhiteMage: His two spells. One is for healing; the other is for putting tired enemies to sleep, which removes them from battle.
* WideEyedIdealist: He enthusiastically instructs Kris on how to ACT without hurting anyone, does everything he can to befriend Kris and Susie, and is always willing to believe an enemy when they say they don't want to fight anymore. [[WrongGenreSavvy Unfortunately, the King takes advantage of this.]]
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* '''[[Characters/DeltaruneRalsei Ralsei]]'''

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[[caption-width-right:320:The Heroes of the prophecy: The Human, The Monster, and The Prince from the Dark.]]

* '''[[Characters/DeltaruneKris Kris]]'''
* '''[[Characters/DeltaruneSusie Susie]]'''
* '''[[Characters/DeltaruneRalsei Ralsei]]'''

'''The Three Heroes''': [[Characters/DeltaruneKris Kris]] | [[Characters/DeltaruneSusie Susie]] | [[Characters/DeltaruneRalsei Ralsei]]\\

'''The Three Heroes''' ([[Characters/DeltaruneKris Kris]], [[Characters/DeltaruneSusie Susie]], [[Characters/DeltaruneRalsei Ralsei]])\\

* [[DeltaruneKris Kris]]
* [[DeltaruneSusie Susie]]
* [[DeltaruneRalsei Ralsei]]

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The Human member of the heroes of the prophecy and the vessel for the SOUL. Has their own page [[Characters/DeltaruneKris here]].
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The Monster member of the heroes of prophecy, despite how brutish she appears to be. Has her own page [[Characters/DeltaruneSusie here]].
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'''The Three Heroes''' ([[Characters/DeltaruneKris Kris]], [[Characters/DeltaruneSusie Susie]])\\

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!!Ralsei
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[[caption-width-right:168:''"I hope we can become friends!"'']]
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The Prince of Darkness, who's been waiting for a very long time for a Human and Monster to fulfill the prophecy and become part of the Delta Warriors.
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* AmbiguousInnocence:
** While his intentions seem good, it's never fully clear just how much Ralsei knows about the world or where his allegiances lie, and he seems especially interested in making sure Kris never dwells too much on the more disturbing parts of the Dark World.
** In Chapter 1, when Kris and Ralsei are stuck in a jail cell and the point of view switches back to them after watching Susie for a while, Ralsei is shown saying "...so that's why, OK, Kris?" This happens again in Chapter 2's normal route, where Ralsei asks Kris if he imagines what Susie is doing. Responding that they do results in the point of view switching to Susie again for a cutscene between her and Noelle; when the cutscene ends, Ralsei is shown saying "So that's why..." to Kris before Susie interrupts. Something's happening behind the scenes between Ralsei and a fully-in-control Kris.
** Adding to the above, in Chapter 2's Weird route, when Ralsei asks Kris if they wonder what Susie and Noelle are doing, no cutscene plays. Ralsei then asks Kris again if they wonder what the other two are doing and when Susie returns, with no cutscene having played, exclaims "Wait, we were supposed to --". It's almost as if he's intent on having a cutscene play there -- either because he's aware of the script, or he is trying to hide things from ''the player''.
** He apparently has knowledge of the Light World to the extent of knowing the layout of Kris's school and the contents of specific rooms in it, while also being aware of how Darkners (apparently) exist within the Light World as inanimate objects, but ''how'' he's privy to all of this isn't clear either. Especially since he stated in Chapter 1 that he's spent his entire life in the Kingdom of Darkness and never ventured outside. That being said, other Darkners seem to be aware of their status as inanimate objects in the real world as well, including a few who actively change into key items even in the Dark World to enter Kris's inventory, so it may just be an inherent part of a Darkner's existence.
* AmbiguousSituation: It's not clear if Ralsei is a Lightner, Darkner, or something else entirely. The King's forces lump him in with Kris and Susie as Lightners, but the King himself mentions that Ralsei "worships the Lightners". In the manual hidden in the game data, Ralsei explicitly refers to his body as being formed from darkness itself thanks to his kingdom's Fountain. Almost every other Darkner is formed from some sort of object they turn back into in the Light world, but there's no obvious item Ralsei could have been made from, and he's never seen in the Light world. This is accentuated in Chapter 2 when Ralsei transports himself to the Library Dark World, with no apparent means of travel in either the Light or Dark world. It's also revealed that Darkners get TakenForGranite if they're brought into other Fountain regions they don't belong to. Ralsei seems to be completely exempt from this rule, likely due to coming from the central Fountain.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: He ''is'' technically the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Darkness, but he's such an ExtremeDoormat that not a single person respects his authority and he doesn't even bother invoking it but a couple of times... Including getting Kris and Susie to ''actually start on their group project'' by temporarily banishing them from his kingdom until they do so.
* BattleButler: ...[[DefiedTrope Defied]]. Though The Queen makes him put on a butler outfit, Susie makes him take off the outfit before he can be used in battle again.
* BadassInANiceSuit: See BattleButler above. He doesn't get to wear the suit for long, but ''damn'' does he look good in it... and adorable, too. [[{{Squee}} The Swatches certainly think so.]]
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: He's a goat-boy with a green robe covering his entire torso, but no footwear. This was ambiguous in Chapter 1, as his legs and feet, like his head, were in shadow, leading to some belief that he was wearing black boots, but the shadow is no longer there in Chapter 2, and the resulting depiction is unmistakably barefoot.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Not that he starts off particularly ugly, but he definitely gets prettier the more of his true appearance is shown. With his FaceFramedInShadow he's more cutesy than anything else, but once he reveals his face he borders on being a {{Bishonen}}, at least by monster standards. If you progress far enough in Spamton's sidequest and see an interaction where Susie [[TheGlassesGottaGo steals his glasses]] it's taken even further; without them he's so pretty he looks like he has makeup on, and could probably pass for a girl.
* BlushSticker: Present on some of his sprites and dialogue portraits, including when he takes his hat off and reveals his face.
* CallBack:
** A few of his lines during the battle tutorial early on are lifted directly from Flowey's introduction in ''Undertale''.
** The robe he wears when he first shows up also happens to appear identical to that of the River Person.
* CannotConveySarcasm: Ralsei is so earnest and innocence, he has to be taught the concept of sarcasm by Susie, [[GoneHorriblyRight who started regretting it later on]].
-->'''Susie ([[ItMakesSenseInContext who had just landed on top of Ralsei]]):''' Heh, miss me?\\
'''Ralsei''': Of course not!! (Just kidding! That was sarcasm! I missed you!!)\\
'''Susie''': Man, we gotta work on your delivery.
* CharacterDevelopment: At first, Ralsei thinks every conflict can be resolved through peace only until after the fight against King in Chapter 1, where he comes to [[HardTruthAesop the realization]] that some violence is necessary. Tellingly, the Giga Queen fight in Chapter 2 has Ralsei actively suggest how to better knock her lights out rather than trying to spare/pacify her, resulting in a battle that can only be won through violence. Chapter 2 gives us more insight into his character: the reason he tried to go full pacifist was because he believed that all you needed to do to make friends is be nice but he realized that people like [[BloodKnight Susie]] can be his friend without being nice all of the time.
* CheerfulChild: He's very sweet to everyone, and while his age is unknown, his innocence and pacifism make him seem more childish.
* TheChick: A RareMaleExample: he's TheHeart of the trio, the one who insists the most on not worrying about dubious things and the [[CombatMedic medical support]] of the group.
* ClothFu: His weapon is a scarf, which he uses as a whip.
* ClothingAppendage: Ralsei seems to have complete control of his scarf, using it to shield himself when defending and to lift his hat for his item animation.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter:
** He's contrasted against Asriel from ''Undertale''. Ralsei is pretty much exactly what it would be like to have an innocent Asriel as a party member... and, in ''Undertale'', you never actually get to interact directly with Asriel in that state. Moreover, when you ''do'' interact with Asriel in ''Undertale'', he's clearly been tempered by his past traumas and long life as Flowey, making him come off as someone WiseBeyondTheirYears. Ralsei, on the other hand, is more exuberant and innocent, akin to the actual young Asriel seen in the Dreemurrs' home videos near the end of ''Undertale''.
** Just like Flowey, he gives you the combat tutorial. Quite unlike Flowey, the tutorial Ralsei gives is ''completely'' sincere, and he's genuinely interested in helping Kris. His EstablishingCharacterMoment also serves as an inversion of Flowey's own introduction. Furthermore, their philosophies in said moment turn out to be proven wrong by the end of the story.
-->'''Flowey:''' In this world, it's kill or be killed.\\
'''Ralsei:''' In this world, you don't have to kill anyone.
* CuteLittleFangs: His fangs can be seen "biting" onto his scarf.
* CuteWitch: A RareMaleExample. He's cute as a button, wears a RobeAndWizardHat, and is the team's primary magic user. He even cooks with a MagicCauldron!
* TheCutie: He's innocent, adorable, and friendly to everyone.
* DarkIsNotEvil: His face is shrouded in darkness, he's an {{expy}} of certain aesthetic elements of ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''[='s=] {{Black Mage}}s, and he is quite literally the Prince of Darkness in regards to the primary Fountain of Darkness that maintains his side of the world's balance; the manual hidden in the game files even has him proclaim that his ''body'' is made of literal darkness. He's also probably one of the most adorably nice and pleasant characters in the whole series, he refuses to let anyone be killed, and he's also packing healing and pacification magic as the WhiteMage of the party.
* DimensionLord: Of the central Fountain of Darkness in Castle Town, having mastery of it and able to move to other Fountains with ease. Though he's more like a ''[[LamePunReaction Dimension Doormat]]'' because of his ExtremeDoormat personality everyone including his own subjects walks over him (sometimes literally).
* DoesThatSoundLikeFunToYou: Gives a scathing one to Berdly after he tries to create another Fountain of Darkness at the end of Chapter 2, telling him that his idea of "fun" would not only result in TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, but also the deaths of all Darkners and locking all Lightners in a FateWorseThanDeath.
* DoWrongRight: He has a number of lines that involve advising the QuirkyMinibossSquad, including suggesting they don't procrastinate in creating their Thrash Machine.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Is called "Toothpaste Boy" by Susie and Lancer due to his bright green clothing.
* EmptyPilesOfClothing: When knocked out, Ralsei's body seems to vanish, leaving behind his robes, scarf and hat (the latter isn't present in Chapter 2 onwards).
* ExtremeDoormat: Zigzagged a bit. His reaction to Susie's bullying is to assume that he's the one who's done something wrong by not showing her enough friendship and tells Kris to buy the pastry from her and Lancer's stand just to keep them quiet. He reacts similarly if the player tosses the manual he wrote or derails his tutorial. However, he doesn't hesitate to show his impatience for Lancer's antics and insists that Susie stop insulting on him when she offers to try his baking. He also wastes no time uncharacteristically pointing out the asininity of Berdly’s plans of creating more Dark Fountains in such a blunt manner while pulling no punches.
* EyeGlasses: Downplayed. For the most part, his eyes move independently of his round glasses, but when he's sad, the frames are shown curling inwards like eyebrows.
* TheFaceless: Toyed with. First, he shows up in a concealing robe and reveals himself to appear to be covered in black fur with minimal facial details. It's not until the end of Chapter 1 when he removes his hat that it turns out he's had his FaceFramedInShadow the whole time.
* FighterMageThief: The Mage to his team with Kris and Susie. Ralsei's role is primarily as a support, for his ability to spare Tired enemies early and heal his teammates is invaluable, but [[SquishyWizard he has the lowest attack and the lowest health]].
* ForcedSleep: Pacify puts an enemy to sleep and out of combat, though they have to already be tired for it to work.
* FriendlessBackground: Ralsei has no subjects in his entire kingdom and has spent his whole life waiting for the heroes of legend to arrive all by himself. He admits this contributes to his shyness and hesitance to show his face at the beginning of their journey since he's so worried about first impressions and what to do when he ''gets'' friends. The game itself even refers to him this way in his class description starting off, and likewise in Chapter 2 when he's since befriended Kris & Susie it changes to reflect this.
* GoodIsNotDumb: When Kris meets back up with him and Susie after a Pacifist run with Noelle, he's [[CuteLittleFangs overjoyed to see]] the human teen again. Pursue the Weird path, however, and while he is happy, he's wary of them.
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: Ralsei is capable of directly referring to the game's mechanics, interface and controls. This is in contrast to Susie, who usually has no idea about what he's talking about.
* HopelessWithTech: When fighting Poppups, his mis-clicks are some of the ''worst'', and in one case he panics so hard he deletes the browser's shortcut on the desktop but feels guilty as hell because he thinks he deleted the whole internet.
* IdenticalStranger: Looks near-identical to ''Undertale''[='=]s Asriel when he removes his hat, but there's no other indication he's actually related to the Dreemurr family at all. Noelle even seems to acknowledge this similarity, indicating the resemblance to ''Deltarune'''s Asriel goes beyond both being goat monsters.
* IdleAnimation: Standing close to Ralsei for a period of time will cause him to blush.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Legend", which plays when Ralsei tells you about the Prophecy, seems to be his theme--it's remixed for "Empty Town", which plays after your first encounter with him, and he sings it to put Ponmen and Susie to sleep.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Feminine boy to Susie's masculine girl, being more affectionate and gentle.
* MayorOfAGhostTown: Ralsei is the "prince" of a castle town, and when we first meet him its only resident. It's only after the evacuation of other Dark Worlds that Ralsei has subjects [[AuthorityInNameOnly to be ignored by]].
* MediumAwareness: A strange case. HeKnowsAboutTimedHits as an explanation of the pacifist side of the combat system, seems to comprehend how Kris's inventory works, and has a general idea of how the world mechanics seem to operate to the point that he might occasionally point it out if something doesn't quite work as planned. However, much like with the Monsters in ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}'', this all seems to be in-universe factors that all Darkners are used to.
* {{Meganekko}}: A male example. He wears large, round glasses that just add to his cute appearance.
* MrExposition: Explains the prophecy that resulted in Kris and Susie falling into the Dark Lands, as well as gameplay mechanics — he does a better job at giving tutorials than the puzzle pieces in the tutorial room.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** After he's [[WoundedGazelleGambit tricked into healing King]], Ralsei feels guilty for almost getting his friends killed.
** Played for laughs when he clicks on a Poppup ad in-battle that causes him to panic and delete the browser shortcut, making him believe that he deleted the entire internet.
* MysteriousPast: Between Ralsei not expounding much on his nature, other characters having nothing to say about him because nobody else apparently knew him beforehand, and no one choosing to ask, there isn't much known about him besides what's given for the sake of the plot. [[AmbiguouslyHuman What he truly is]], [[AmbiguousInnocence how he knows some of the things he knows]], and [[IdenticalStranger why he's so similar to Asriel]] are all as-of-yet uncommented on.
* NiceGuy: Very kind and hospitable towards everyone, and always looks for peaceful solutions to conflict.
* NiceHat: Ralsei wears a green witch[=/=]wizard hat.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The NiceGuy to Kris's HeroicMime and Susie's JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: If he's knocked out in battle, his body seems to just vanish out of thin air, leaving [[EmptyPilesOfClothing only his clothes]] behind.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** Back in Chapter 1, his response to [[MundaneMadeAwesome Lancer dramatically assuming "Stool Forme", to help Susie reach some candy in a tree]], is to point out that he just put his hands on the ground. By early Chapter 2, he does the exact same thing after ''practicing'' it, calling it "Magical Stool Forme R".
** During one of the typing puzzles from Chapter 2, Susie asks Kris if they can write out a swear, and Ralsei responds that they can't with the letters given. Susie realizes this means he not only knows swear words, but he also checked whether you could make them. Ralsei hurriedly shifts the focus back onto finishing the puzzle.
* OffModel:
** Ralsei's horns curve inward on his dialogue and battle menu portrait, but curve outward on his map, party menu, and in-battle sprites. Even weirder, this gets inverted when he takes off his hat, with his horns curving ''outward'' in dialogue and ''inward'' on the map, in addition to being longer and more curved.
** His hair points to the right on his dialogue portrait but points left on all other sprites.
** Like his horns, Ralsei's ears seem to magically get longer and less fuzzy the moment the hat comes off.
** When Ralsei is confused, his portrait changes to a [[https://i.redd.it/8ixr3px6smx11.jpg badly drawn version]] with no shading in the vein of Toby Fox's artwork.
* OhCrap: During the K. Round rematch, when he realizes Susie's [=ACTing=] plan is a FastballSpecial.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Considering Ralsei's entire goal is to stop more Fountains of Darkness so the balance is kept, hearing Noelle and Berdly openly contemplating opening more fountains so the good times never end causes him to [[WhatTheHellHero call them out]] and outline what would ''[[ApocalypseHow really happen]]'' if too many fountains are opened, which scares both them and the [[EvenEvilHasStandards Queen]] straight. It's so blunt without attempting to pretty up the context that it almost feels like a different person talking.
* OutOfFocus: In a weird way in Chapter 2 in the minds of some characters -- Noelle, Berdly and the Queen don't seem to particularly acknowledge his presence unless he makes them notice him. Noelle briefly seems to hint in one scene that Ralsei looks like Asriel, but when she and Kris meet up with Susie and Ralsei, they don't even seem to introduce themselves to each other. Likewise, Queen ''completely forgets Ralsei exists'' until she realizes she neglected to prepare a cage to capture him. When Queen tries to give complements to the party, she passes over him ''twice'', eventually trying to complement [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Berdly]] of all people first.
* PersonalityPowers: Magic for healing and forcing sleep couldn't be a better fit for someone as kind and pacifistic.
* ReverseArmFold: His overworld sprite in Chapter 2 always has his arms folded behind his back, signifying his character as a patient and considerate prince.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Ralsei is very cute and fluffy and almost everyone finds him absolutely adorable.
* RobeAndWizardHat: His outfit of choice, though he ditches the hat at the end of Chapter 1.
* SatanIsGood: Ralsei has a strange amount of Satanic concepts associated with him: he's a literal Prince of Darkness who hides his face, is goatlike in design, is opposed to something called the "Angel's Heaven", and has a sort of opposite connection to Asriel, who's named for an angel. Despite this, he's a very kind, helpful person who at least says he's trying to save the world.
-->'''Ralsei''': ''(equipping the Jevilstail)'' I'm a good devil, OK?
* ShipTease: He gets a little bit of it with Kris. In Chapter 1, he blushes every time Kris does something nice or shows him affection, like hugging him during the tutorial. In Chapter 2, the swan boat ride is framed almost like a TunnelOfLove, and Kris can say that "it's good that Ralsei is Ralsei"; their words cause Ralsei to stammer quite a bit. Giving Ralsei the present from a bottle-throwing booth also has Ralsei choke back his words somewhat, again while blushing. The swan boat segment is especially telling since, while it's not blatantly romantic, it gets juxtaposed in-game with Susie's rescue of Noelle which ''is'' more obviously romantic.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: Downplayed: enemies like [[MonsterClown Jevil]] and [[PerversePuppet Spamton NEO]] actually target every member, but because Ralsei has less HP and defense than others, he falls down quicker.
* SignificantAnagram: Ralsei to Asriel.
* SilkHidingSteel: In a [[RareMaleExample rare male example of this trope]], Ralsei is usually compassionate, feminine in both hobbies and appearance, and when it comes to Kris, borderline submissive. However, when the King issues a death threat to him, he responds with this:
-->'''Ralsei:''' ''[While smiling]'' Sorry, but my friends and I aren't going anywhere!
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's a magic user who is very knowledgeable about the Dark World and the legends that Kris and Susie have found themselves in, and he wears a pair of round spectacles.
* SquishyWizard: Ralsei's Magic is varied and versatile, from healing the party to removing tired enemies from the fight, but he has the lowest HP and physical attack.
* StepfordSmiler: While his cheerfulness and optimism are genuine for the most part, if the player does [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential particularly cruel things]] like discarding his manual or beating the tar out of his dummy, it's clear he's making a mighty effort to act like he's not upset by it.
* StunnedSilence: His reaction to Kris hugging him is to basically be reduced to a silent, blushing wreck.
* StylisticSuck: His portrait when confused is notably less detailed, looking like an MS Paint doodle complete with crooked lines.
* TechnicalPacifist: Heavily pushes Kris and Susie to not attack monsters, and really regrets fighting, but if Kris orders him to fight, he will. Thankfully, the worst you can do to enemies is a NonLethalKO.
* TechnicolorEyes: As shown when Susie steals his glasses, his irises are a vibrant pink in color, which highlights his feminine traits even further.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: He blushes a lot, despite being covered in fur ''and'' having his hat casting a shadow over his face.
* TranquilFury: If you decide to goof off during his combat tutorial, whether it be by repeatedly missing attacks or using other mechanics when he's specifically teaching you something, he'll end the tutorial then and there while almost at a loss for words.
* {{Tritagonist}}: Set up as this as the third DELTA WARRIOR, but doesn't get much time for his own character arc in the first two chapters.
* UnknownRival: More than once the Queen forgets he's even there in Chapter 2, which leads to things like her ''forgetting to bring a cage for him'' when she tries to capture all of the heroes at one point.
* VoiceGrunting: His voice clips resemble a goat bleating, similar to the Dreemurrs'.
* WhiteMage: His two spells. One is for healing; the other is for putting tired enemies to sleep, which removes them from battle.
* WideEyedIdealist: He enthusiastically instructs Kris on how to ACT without hurting anyone, does everything he can to befriend Kris and Susie, and is always willing to believe an enemy when they say they don't want to fight anymore. [[WrongGenreSavvy Unfortunately, the King takes advantage of this.]]
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!!Kris
The Human member of the heroes of the prophecy. Has their own page [[Characters/DeltaruneKris here]].

* HeroicAlbino: While not explicitly called an albino in the game proper, Ralsei has white fur, is near-sighted and, as shown when Susie steals his glasses in Chapter 2, has pink irises, thus displaying all traits commonly associated with albinism. He's also [[AmbiguousInnocence (as far as we know)]] a genuinely heroic and benevolent character who seeks to prevent the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Heroes of the prophecy: The Human, The Monster, and The Prince from the Dark.]]

** During one of the typing puzzles from Chapter 2, Susie asks Kris if they can write out a swear Ralsei says he's sure they can't with the letters given. Susie realizes this means he only knows this because he not only has enough knowledge of swears, but also had to check to make sure you could do it. Ralsei hurriedly shifts the focus back onto finishing the puzzle.

[[Characters/DeltaruneDarkners Darkners]]: [[Characters/DeltaruneCardKingdom Card Kingdom]] | [[Characters/DeltaruneCyberWorld Cyber World]] ([[Characters/DeltaruneSpamton Spamton G. Spamton]])\\

'''The Three Heroes''' ([[Characters/DeltaruneSusie Susie]])\\

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[[caption-width-right:103:ㅤ''It's only you.'' ㅤ'''''[[SplitPersonality It's what they call "you".]]''''']]

%% Please do not suggest that Kris is meant to be male. Kris is supposed to be ambiguously gendered, and talking about how much their appearance skews male misses the point.

The main protagonist. Described by residents of their town as creepy, distant and quiet, Kris is the only human living in the monster town of Hometown with their adopted family, the Dreemurrs. They live a peaceful life until they fall into the dark world with Susie, after which their life begins to turn upside-down.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After the Spamton NEO fight, if Kris says "yes" to Susie's question, she later notes how Kris is smiling when she jokes about burning Kris and Ralsei to keep herself warm, calling them "idiot-scented candles".
* AdoptionAngst: Kris clearly loves and is loved by their adopted family, but there are numerous implications [[InterspeciesAdoption being raised in a family of monster goats]] in a town with no humans makes Kris think they ''shouldn't be'' a human.
* AffectionateNickname: They get a couple from various characters; "Krissy" from Catty and Bratty, "Krismas" from Rudy (and, in one instance, Noelle), "Little buddy" from Pizzapants, "Kris Cross Applesauce" from Queen...
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Blue in the dark world, and the same off-colour yellow that Frisk has while in the light world.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Without the SOUL's influence, Kris seems unable to socialize or bond with the monsters in Hometown. They don't seem to be capable of maintaining friendships, with Noelle being their OnlyFriend prior to befriending Susie. Their dreams in Chapter 1, their barren bedroom, their desire for their monster horns to "grow in" and a desire to learn magic all imply they can't identify as being themself, or possibly don't ''want'' to be a TokenHuman. Toriel also implies that they may have an unidentified dissociative disorder of some sort prior to the events of the game.
* AmbiguousGender: Kris is visibly androgynous and only referred to with gender-neutral terms, including "they/them" pronouns.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: When separated from the SOUL at the end of the first two Chapters, Kris seems to be almost zombie-like and have RedEyesTakeWarning, combined with their penchant for pulling out a knife and looking like they're about to kill something. However, they never actually do, instead performing actions that seem to further an obscured agenda of their own, and if their implied reactions to the [[WhamEpisode Weird Route]] and Spamton NEO are anything to go by, [[EveryoneHasStandards even a creepy kid like Kris is freaked out.]]
* AmbiguousSyntax: Their initial description in the Dark World menu reads "LV.1 Human: Body contains a human SOUL". While it's a known fact that humans' bodies contain [=SOULs=], this is phrased in a very peculiar way that doesn't necessarily say the SOUL actually ''belongs'' to Kris. This is even more eerie in the official Japanese version, where the way the sentence is phrased is closer to "LV.1 Human: A body containing a human SOUL", almost as if it's describing Kris as a container.
* AndIMustScream: The true Kris seems to be aware that they're being possessed, but is unable to stop their actions or tell anyone what's going on. During the Noelle corruption route, when meeting up with Susie and Ralsei, Susie starts to comment on Kris looking upset. After the fight with Spamton NEO on the normal route, if you tell Susie that you're not alright, Kris will start screaming. Regardless of what route you're on, it's clear that the events you're forcing them through aren't doing wonders for their sanity, but they're unable to regain control of their body.
* AndShowItToYou:
** During TheStinger of Chapter 1, Kris yanks their own SOUL, or more accurately ''your SOUL'', out of their chest and holds it up before throwing it into a cage.
** The Chapter 2's ending also has Kris holding the SOUL as the recently-made Dark Fountain consumes the living room.
* AnimationBump: For the majority of the game, Kris's sprites are completely expressionless... until they remove their soul. For context, this is the only time where you can see Kris open their mouth.
* ArmorIsUseless: In the Dark World, Kris has gauntlets, greaves, and a breastplate, and yet their default Defense stat is no higher than Ralsei or Susie’s, who are wearing a robe and a sleeveless jacket respectively.
* AudienceSurrogate: Subverted to a greater degree than Frisk. Kris at first appears to lack expression, dialogue, or personality, letting the player project their feelings and decisions onto them. However, it becomes increasingly clear Kris being quiet and stoic doesn't keep them from having feelings, opinions, and ''an agenda'' separate from or even ''opposed to'' what the players will try to express through Kris.
* BadassNormal: Kris lacks any magic their monster peers possess (and it's implied that both Lightner and Darkner monsters lack the vulnerability to physical impacts the monsters from ''Undertale'' possess, or at least are ''less'' vulnerable), yet Kris can fight them on equal footing through skilled swordplay and speed.
* BaitAndSwitch:
** At the beginning of the game, the player is presented with customization choices. However, after completing that segment, you will be told that your choices don't matter, so your character will be automatically set to default and named Kris. It's implied, though, that this will become important later.
** TheStinger of Chapter 1 had Kris throw The SOUL in a cage and pull out a knife, implying some malevolent intentions. However, Chapter 2 picked up right after that scene and revealed Kris only used the knife to eat a butterscotch pie in what was implied (according to Toriel's reaction) to be an overdramatic manner. Which would trick the player into thinking the SOUL-free Kris's actions are bizarre but harmless. Only for another switch to occur at the end of Chapter 2 that had the SOUL-free Kris slash the tires of Toriel's car and later stab the living room floor to summon what appears to be a Fountain of Darkness, incidentally implying that the fountain in the Librarby was their creation as well.
* BigBrotherWorship: Events around Hometown suggest that Kris really looks up to their older brother Asriel, who is off attending college. Just the taste of hot chocolate is enough to make Kris start choking up thinking about Asriel, and Toriel mentions how the two of them were practically inseparable when they were younger.
* BigEater: Kris apparently ate an entire butterscotch cinnamon pie Toriel baked, and it's also mentioned that she may routinely hide food from Kris. The minister of the local church also mentions how Kris likes to drink more than their own share of the communal wine, or "sick fruit juice" as Kris calls it. Considering they're a growing teenager, this trope can be justified.
* BizarreTasteInFood: Besides their SweetTooth, there's a RunningGag that Kris enjoys the taste of ''moss''. In addition to eating it in their cell in Chapter 1, it comes up repeatedly in Chapter 2. Also in Chapter 2, if Noelle ends up joking that Kris [[ItMakesSenseInContext might need a dog treat to stay put on the switch]], answering "[[BluntYes Yes]]" shocks her with their sheer honesty.
* BlindingBangs: Their hair covers their eyes.
* BoomerangBigot: There's a point in Chapter 2 where Kris can look at a book about humans only to hastily close it and put it away. The narration vaguely suggests Kris did so [[HumansAreUgly out of disgust for what they saw]].
* CharacterDevelopment: While on the overworld, Kris's body language and dialogue from [=NPCs=] hint at their lack of emotional investment towards others, and being really quiet. While in the Dark World, Kris changes into a heroic KnightInShiningArmor. This is best shown by them diving in front of Susie during the fight against the King of their own volition, despite previously being mocked by Susie that they don't do or say anything. Possibly subverted, or... [[PlayingWithATrope something]], in the Chapter 1's final cutscene, where Kris rips out their SOUL (or the SOUL that the player has been using to control them, at least), ''summons a knife from thin air'', and gives the player [[RedEyesTakeWarning a very nasty glare with their eyes glowing red]].
* TheComicallySerious: If it'll pacify or allow them to spare foes, Kris will do anything from bowing their head, to doing ballerina twirls, to compliments or lectures. All while keeping their HiddenEyes and deadpan expression. While Susie tries to play the OnlySaneMan but fails repeatedly at all the weirdness in the Dark World, Kris consistently just stands there, never reacting to much of anything at all.
* CompositeCharacter: Kris is built almost entirely from traits from both Frisk and Chara: their role as the player-controlled character (sort of), expression, silent nature, and Light World skin color lean towards the former, while their Light World attire, relation to the Dreemurr family, and [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes when SOUL-less]] scream of the latter. What exactly this means in terms of the story has not been made clear.

** While Frisk was a young child who was armed with [[ImprovisedWeapon whatever tool they could find]], Kris is an older teenager who carries a legitimate weapon on their journey ([[HeroesPreferSwords a sword]], at least in the Dark World). They're also much more outwardly moody-looking, with Kris having shadowed eyes compared to Frisk's blank (but still visible) "-_-" facial expression (though it may be implied that their eyes are open, just not visible).
** In ''Undertale'', learning that Frisk was a separate entity from the player, and had a true name different from the one the player chose for them was a major twist that was first revealed at the end of a Pacifist run. In ''Deltarune'', the player is told from the beginning that they and Kris are different entities, and the player's choice of name is immediately discarded in favor of Kris's true name.
** As mentioned above, Kris is seemingly designed so they're difficult to project onto. While Frisk was very visibly nondescript, Kris's design has a lot more detail, from their HiddenEyes to their body language in battle. They also are given more backstory and are implied to have been somewhat of a mischievous prankster, in contrast to the blank slate that was Frisk.
** Because of Chara gradually taking control, Frisk happily went along with whatever the SOUL made them do even if it damned them. Kris however actively knows the SOUL is controlling them and appears to utterly resent the lack of agency, and takes chances to rebel against the player during chapter endings. At times the party vocalizes Kris's expressions (especially after witnessing Spamton NEO's fate and during the Weird route when the player forces Kris to abuse Noelle and she kills Berdly) implies they view their situation as an AndIMustScream.
* CreepyChild: Their neighbors and fellow denizens outright proclaim this to their face when chatting them up. For reasons thus far unknown, Kris is more sociable and less creepy when in the player's control, though their weird side sometimes creeps through like how one of Poppup interactions having you "unconsciously" clicking on a popup about demon summoning lessons for teenagers.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Played with '''heavily'''. Kris looks and acts kind of creepy, and there are several moments showing that at least one of their eyes is glowing red under those BlindingBangs. However, the game actively messes around with the player's expectations about how malevolent they are. Most of the available evidence suggests they are, at worst, an antisocial loner with underdeveloped social skills, or possibly an AmbiguousDisorder. They get numerous PetTheDog moments outside of the player's decisions, such as having beautifully played the piano for hospital patients in the past, their friendship with the town ExtremeDoormat Noelle, and independently protecting Susie from an incoming attack. Their behavior at the end of each chapter muddies the waters even further, being inconsistent with both the SOUL's influence ''and'' Kris's pre-established personality.
* DecoyProtagonist: You're controlling the SOUL, which happens to be inside Kris. They make this distinction violently clear in TheStinger of both Chapter 1 and 2, where Kris [[AndShowItToYou rips the SOUL out of their chest]] and throws it into a birdcage, where you still have limited control over it.
* DemonicPossession: Implied to be how they see the SOUL, as shown by them [[AndShowItToYou ripping it out]] and giving it a DeathGlare. Depending on how you act, this can actually be an inversion, as Kris is implied to be a bit of a better person under the influence... or prove them entirely right on the [[VillainProtagonist Weird Route]], where even CreepyChild Kris grows increasingly unhappy to obey your commands to drive Noelle to evil.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The player is not strictly Kris, but rather the SOUL inside of them controlling their actions. As shown in TheStinger of each chapter, Kris on their own without the SOUL's influence is an entirely independent character, and whatever agenda they have may or may not match the player's.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Attempting to talk the King down during the climax fight of the first chapter results in Kris's [=ACTs=] being replaced by stronger versions of their teammates' normal Magic: when used with Ralsei, his Dual Heal restores the whole party, when used with Susie, her Red Buster deals a huge chunk of damage, and when used alone, Kris's Courage increases the whole party's defense.
* EmoTeen: Their appearance in Hometown riffs on this, with townspeople calling them creepy and a loner.
* EmptyShell: A few things hint at this. Kris almost never does anything on their own,[[note]]The only time they do take action of their own volition is defending Susie from one of King's attacks.[[/note]] being told what to do by Toriel, Alphys, and then Susie and Ralsei. Their bedroom is completely barren, and their eyes are never visible. Their blue coloration in the dark world is an unhealthy, almost corpse-like pallor. There's also the fact that they don't have any secondary stats like Susie and Ralsei do (aside from one pip of Guts). Then there's TheStinger, which implies that something ''else'' is animating them ''besides'' the [=SOUL=].
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** They're somewhat implied to be an EmptyShell and quite mean-spirited, but in the Weird Route of Chapter 2, Ralsei and Susie will note that they look visibly distressed right after you goad Noelle into killing Berdly. This heavily implies that it was the ''player'' that did so, not Kris.
** Although Kris has intentionally scared and pranked Noelle in the past, Noelle will note that they look hurt if the player pranks her by having Kris step off the switch during the electricity puzzle, implying that potentially dangerous pranks cross the line for them.
** Fighting Spamton NEO apparently disturbs Kris immensely. It isn't clear whether this is because of Spamton NEO's incredibly disturbing DemonicDummy-esque appearance, or if it's because of the parallels between Spamton NEO's situation and their own.
** On a lighter note, it seems they have very little tolerance for "cartoon criticism". If you try and read the review board in the "TEENZ-OWN" corner of the Librarby in Chapter 1, instead of No/Yes options it's "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO" and "Yes", while attempting to read it again in Chapter 2, it simply states that just looking at it is "sapping your energy rapidly" without specifying what was written. When Alphys lets them borrow her VHS tape of "The Symptoms" and starts going on a rapid-fire rant about the show, Kris will reject her offer outside the player's choices.
* ExactWords: Starting in Chapter 2, Kris sometimes follows the player's choices while subverting their intent, either on impulse or act of rebellion.
** If you tell Kris to open the door of Asriel's room of the mansion, they keep their eyes closed without walking in.
** If you have Kris say they're fine after fighting NEO Spamton, their body language will show to Susie that they are not.
** Making Kris say they'd want to ride the ferris wheel with anyone but Susie has them do so, but in a very confused tone of voice. Having them be silent instead makes them look very intently towards Susie.
* FighterMageThief: The Thief to their team with Susie and Ralsei. Kris has fairly well-rounded stats, and their ability to ACT in place of casting magic gives them the primary means to spare opponents and solidifies their spot as TheLeader.
* FireForgedFriends: While their initial feelings towards Susie aren't known, she's seen bullying them at the start of the story. A day in the Dark World later, however, she openly calls Kris her friend, and is much nicer to them. ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold In her own fashion]], but still.) The feeling is implied to be mutual, considering Monster Kid notices Kris getting angry when they say Susie sucks (even though Monster Kid was describing things Susie did ''before'' entering the Dark World). Most significantly, they protect Susie from the King's bullets just before they hit her ''without player input''.
%%* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kris is adorned with a suit of armor when inside the Dark World, and wields a [[HeroesPreferSwords sword.]] The ending of Chapter 2 heavily implies that the unpossessed and antagonistic Kris without the SOUL inside is actually [[GreaterScopeVillain the Knight]].
* FragileSpeedster: Because they fight the Weird Route's mansion boss alone, Kris is forced to dodge his attacks with precision if they don't want to take all the damage.
* FriendlessBackground: Implied. Their half of their shared bedroom with Asriel is barren and empty save for old toys, and while their fellow classmates are friendly enough with them, none of them seem especially close to Kris either. Noelle is implied to be their only friend.
* FreezeFrameBonus: In the spiffy new animation for entering a Dark World, Kris's eye can be briefly seen for a frame or two. Their eye is shown to be red.
* GlassCannon: When fighting Spamton NEO face-to-face in the Weird Route, Kris is more powerful than ever and even has a new double damage attack, but because they're alone, the player has less total health for the fight.
* GoodIsNotNice: Kris isn't the kindest character as a whole, which is reflected in most of the unfriendly choices available.
* GoodIsNotSoft: You and in extension Kris, can be bitter, and show it towards Susie, despite saving her from King and ending off on a good note quietly.
* GreenEyedMonster:
** Kris really, ''really'' loves and cares for Asriel, but their room in Castle Town implies they're jealous of his achievements, and seeks to have them for themself.
** Berdly accuses Kris of being envious of his and Noelle's academic success, but nothing else supports this.
* HappilyAdopted: By the Dreemurrs. Even though Toriel and Asgore have problems in their own lives, both of them still love Kris dearly and take opportunities to say so. While Kris never speaks, they still hold Toriel's hand and hug her at school, suggesting the affection is mutual.
* HeroicMime: Much like with Frisk, their dialog with other characters is unspoken or picked as a menu option.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: While at least decently respected for being one of Asgore and Toriel's children, Kris is disparaged by their classmates and the townsfolk alike for being a bit of a troublemaker when they were younger. Though being a CreepyChild didn't help their cause. In the Dark World, King demonizing the Lightners results in Kris being an open target for any antagonistic Darkners that aren't JustFollowingOrders.
* HiddenDepths:
** According to some Lightner [=NPCs=], Kris is an excellent piano player, and used to play it at the hospital for the patients, as well as at church from time to time.
*** Whenever the player tries to get them to play the piano, they just make a discordant noise. They're not happy about that, as Susie's comments in Chapter 2 indicate.
** Despite having a LackOfEmpathy, drinking the hot chocolate is described as having emotional value for Kris, what with it being a reminder of their beloved big brother Asriel (and, more specifically, how he would buy it for them following their parents' divorce). The narration states that "Your throat tightened", implying that Kris is TryingNotToCry.
** Berdly notes that Kris is actually a very smart student, only third in the class behind himself and Noelle (and, much later, Berdly confesses his grades are only good because Noelle helps him study). He says this very condescendingly, of course, but the fact he repeatedly acknowledges their potential at all speaks volumes.
** It's noted on numerous occasions by [=NPCs=] that Kris was a very mischievous child and pulled a lot of pranks back in the day, such as covering themself in ketchup and claiming it was blood, putting a bath bomb in the toilet, dropping the "green lizard" into the pit on purpose to make Asriel upset, swapping out Noelle's eggnog with mayonnaise when she wasn't looking, and hiding under her bed to scare her (because she had a fear of "humans under the bed").
* HiddenEyes: Their eyes are never seen until TheStinger, where their visible eye is [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing bright red]]. It can be seen again in Chapter 2 [[FreezeFrameBonus for a brief moment]] when Kris & Susie are leaping back into the Dark World, and once more at the very end, right as they open another Dark Fountain.
* HopelessSuitor: They seem to have unrequited feelings for Susie judging by the multiple choice options presented. Whereas if the SOUL forces Kris to answer either Noelle or Ralsei as their accompanying partner to the upcoming festival, the human will give [[ThatCameOutWrong a confused look]]. Kris likes the Susie tea significantly more than the others. After receiving a CooldownHug from Ralsei, Kris tries to get Susie to give them one as well, which she refuses.
* HypnoticGaze: Implied to some extent when the party works on pacifying Jevil with hypnosis techniques.
-->[[CompellingVoice [=*=] Ralsei chanted something!]]\\
[[HypnoPendulum [=*=] Susie spun something around!]]\\
[[BreadEggsMilkSquick [=*=] Kris gazed strangely!]]
* InhumanEyeConcealers: Kris's eyes may or not [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glow]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] constantly, but they have every time they show through their BlindingBangs.
* KickTheDog: They can take the Manual from Ralsei and the Bouquet from Asgore and toss them from their inventory.
** In the Manual's case, Ralsei tries to put it back in your inventory the first time, thinking it was an accident. After the successful second time, he just apologizes meekly and promises to make a better one.
** Tossing the Bouquet (which you can do in front of Asgore) might use the text, "You threw the X on the ground like the piece of trash that it is", one of the usual phrases that can accompany the throwing away of any other item in the game.
--->* You threw the Bouquet on the ground like the piece of trash that it is.
* IJustWantToBeFree: Possibly. While it obviously doesn't seem like they are very pleased with the player's control of them, as shown by their reaction to the Weird Route as well as to Spamton's speech about his own lack of free will, they do manually return the SOUL back into their bodies whenever they tear it out, suggesting that at the very least they have something to gain by staying "under control" to an extent.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: A minor example, but one of the search results found in their room in Queen's palace shows they want to be able to use magic.
* KnifeNut: Kris has a particular fondness for knives and can summon one to their hand to eat pies and tear fountains of darkness out from the ground, though they use swords in the Dark World instead. On a more lighthearted note, it is shown they have looked up videos of gimmicky handmade knives, [[WebVideo/KiwamiJapan such as one made of jelly]].
* KnightlySwordAndShield: Wields a sword and shield as a knight in the Dark World.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Takes on this appearance in the Dark World. They also defend their allies from an attack by the King during the boss battle with him.
* LackOfEmpathy: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. Based on responses from characters that knew them before being possessed by the SOUL, along with how they don't react much towards attempts at conversation, Kris doesn't ''appear'' to have a sense of empathy for those around them, and they don't really react much if you make them act violent or rude to most people. However, as shown by how they [[EveryoneHasStandards get increasingly unnerved]] if you force them down the "[[EarnYourBadEnding Weird Route]] (with them even subtly expressing relief if you abort it any at point), to the point of them actually showing a horrified expression if you make Noelle kill Berdly, along with how they are saddened by just doing bad things to Noelle in general, they actually ''do'' have a sense of empathy and morality, it's just severely under-developed compared to everybody else, with [[MoralityPet Noelle]] being the one who best brings it out of them. Even then, they show subtle signs of that lesser-but-still-present empathy towards other characters throughout the story, such as them saving Susie without any input from the player, or when you learn that Kris often played the piano for hospital patients.
* TheLeader: Mainly of the Levelheaded and Mastermind variety, able to keep a cool head at all times during their adventures and being the one who gives their party members strategic orders to participate in ACT commands. They're also the one who ultimately makes the call on whether to fight or spare opponents.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Their sword morphs into a shield for their DefendCommand.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: As in ''Undertale'', humans seem to be inherently lacking in magical power, and Kris is no exception. This can been seen by how Kris's Magic stat is zero, and the menu explicitly points out that the ACT command does not involve magic. Despite this, they can engage in some [=ACTs=] that use TP, but they either aren't necessarily magic or are multi-ACTS which have the description of Kris's soul shining on their ally and empowering their magic.
* MeaningfulName: As noted on the ''Undertale'' character page, in Scandinavian languages, "Kris" invokes the word "crisis" or "critical" in contrast to Frisk whose name means "[to be] healthy[=/=]sound." As well, "Kris" is also the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris a type of dagger]].
* MommasBoy: Despite being a teenager, they still let Toriel lead them into the school by hand and get a hug. Berdly even comments on Toriel usually being their project partner.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: It's implied Kris dislikes the idea of Bratty dating Asriel. Both times they encounter her, "Go away" is among the dialogue tree options they can respond with, and Bratty will respond by thinking Kris's vitriol toward her is in response to her desire to date Asriel.
* MysteriousPast: Downplayed. They were adopted by the Dreemurrs at a young age, but it is not yet known how and why they were separated from their human parents. If they even have them, that is.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The GoodIsNotNice HeroicMime to Ralsei's NiceGuy and Susie's JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While a quiet and moody teenager who's none too sociable, Kris gets a few moments to express themself.
** If some of the narration is from Kris's perspective, they're occasionally a bit of a LemonyNarrator.
** Cutscenes where they're more in control shows some expressiveness. They're willing to join Susie and Ralsei in dramatically posing once they start their next adventure in Cyber World, and when confronted with the heinousness of being too dang short to fight Queen in an arcade game, they dramatically [[HeightAngst collapse in shame]].
* NotSoStoic: Kris's sprite never changes, but other characters will note changes in Kris's expression and say it aloud for the player to take note of things that get through their stoic façade;
** Monster Kid describes them as looking annoyed when they bad mouth Susie, and drinking hot chocolate from the diner, something Kris and Asriel once did regularly, causes their throat to tighten as they're TryingNotToCry thinking about Asriel. One of the search results Queen uses to construct Kris's room in her mansion is also "college summer vacation when", again showing they clearly miss Asriel.
** A few scenes in chapter 2 have Kris expressing frustration at the SOUL's control over them, such as when they witness the fate of Spamton NEO and they try to play the piano again but are still unable to do it properly.
** Their encounters with Spamton stand out for being the first time Kris seems outright terrified by a boss; they repeatedly back away from him during their first meeting, the "Exit" prompts in his shop menu are replaced with "ESCAPE" and '''"RUN AWAY"''', and on the way back from the fight with Spamton NEO, Susie notices they're covered in goosebumps. When asked if they're okay on the way back, a Yes results in Susie noting how shaken and unconvincing that was, and a No results in them ''screaming it''. Be it that Spamton affected them that badly or they saw the parallels to Spamton's desire for freedom from his strings and their own relationship as the SOUL's puppet, the encounter left them shaken.
** If you take the Weird Route of Chapter 2, after Noelle freezes Berdly with [=SnowGrave=] and wanders off, Kris reunites with the party, where Ralsei and Susie notice that Kris looks shaken and stressed out -- having made clear that they and you are different entities, it seems that Kris is trying to process what you made them do to Noelle and what she, in turn, did to their classmate and is ''not happy about it''.
*** This is corroborated during the final boss fight against Spamton NEO in the Weird Route, it very specifically states in the text box that "''Kris'' called for help" while "''you'' whispered Noelle's name".
** When Kris finds they're too short to reach the control panel of Queen's arcade machine in Chapter 2, they'll fall to the floor in complete anguish.
** If you find and pick up [[RunningGag the moss]] in the corner next to the dumpster in Chapter 2, Noelle will note with confusion how Kris seems to have a very pleased expression on their face.
** In the corridor with the de-activatable force field, if you step off of the button while Noelle is crossing the field, she'll get back at Kris by doing the same trick. However, when Noelle asks how Kris felt in response, she notes how hurt they look.
* ObliviousAdoption: As a child, Kris seemed to believe that their horns would grow in when they got older, and wore a hairband with horns to look more like their adopted parents and brother.
* ObsessedWithFood: Kris is remarked as a glutton, eating all of Toriel's pie, and drinking Father Alvin's fruit juice. Their mother is concerned enough to warn Sans to keep chocolate away from them.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the Hometown epilogue of Chapter 1, many of the town's residents will note that Kris isn't acting [[CreepyChild as creepy as they normally are]]. If that isn't enough to tip you off that something is wrong, [[WhamShot what happens after the epilogue certainly will]].
* ThePenIsMightier: So far, Kris's weapons in the Dark World consist of what appear as stationeries in the Light World. For example, the Wood Blade manifesting from a pencil and the Bounce Blade from an eraser.
* PerverseSexualLust: The narration repeatedly makes mention that the book Asriel indefinitely borrowed from the Librarby has an "immodestly dressed" purple dragon on the front. ''Susie'' is a purple dragon, whom Kris gets several ShipTease moments with, implying that said dishabille illustration has had an influence on Kris' tastes. Having Kris click on the [[YourHeartsDesire Poppup enemies]] might also involve an advert of "monsters 4 humans in your area".
* PetTheDog: If you manage to appear in a certain room in the Scarlet Forest (it's RNG based) with an unknown person behind a tree who gives you an egg, you can give the egg to Asgore in the epilogue, giving the poor guy something to eat other than the single pickle in his fridge.
* PlayerCharacter: Or "vessel", as the voice at the beginning calls them. This is made [[AndShowItToYou violently clear in]] both [[TheStinger stingers]].
* ThePrankster: It's implied they were one in their younger days; at one point, one of the students mentions that Kris would scare people by pretending their hand was cut off and use ketchup for fake blood. Likewise, Rudy will reminisce that Noelle used to be afraid of humans hiding under the bed while stating it wasn't nice of Kris to do that.
* PunnyName: Besides the SignificantAnagram below, a kris can also be [[TheyCallHimSword a type of dagger]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Their eyes are usually hidden by their bangs, but the few times they're seen show that they're always ''glowing a bright red''. This is even visible when Kris and Susie jump into the Dark World in Chapter 2, suggesting that they're naturally like that.
* ShipTease: There are heavy implications that Kris has a crush on Susie, from having unhappy expressions if forced by the player to badmouth Susie, to Susie's Tea restoring more HP for them compared to Noelle or Ralsei's tea. After the Spamton NEO fight if you make Kris lie and tell Susie and Ralsei they're okay Ralsei attempts to comfort them by letting them wear his scarf, only to be rejected in favor of Kris wanting to wear Susie's jacket instead, and wanting to go to the fair with Susie is also the only dialogue option that Kris will genuinely say without a surprised tone when asked by Susie who they would go with. Bonus points that Susie is a dragon monster, and their older brother Asriel also ''[[CovertPervert had a thing]]'' for dragons.
* SignificantAnagram: Kris is a partial anagram of Frisk and a complete anagram of "risk".
* TheSmartGuy: In addition to being the one who cooks up strategies on how to approach battles, Kris is also the one who solves the puzzles during their adventures, Susie even has to follow Kris's lead on how to solve a puzzle required to open a cell Kris and Ralsei were imprisoned in. Even the highly-egotistical Berdly is willing to acknowledge their studiousness in school, suggesting that this isn't just the result of the SOUL's influence.
* SneakingSnacks: Apparently does this often. Sans states that Toriel has to keep her chocolate locked up to prevent them from doing it. Chapter 2 begins with Kris having snuck out in the night and eaten the cinnamon-butterscotch pie Toriel was saving for the next day.
* TheSoulless: The SOUL is implied to be an invader in Kris's body and one of the first things you can do in the Dark World is overwriting their save file, "[[https://www.reddit.com/r/Deltarune/comments/9x1uli/eerie_save_file_prompts/ as if it was never there at all]]". The first two chapters end with Kris pulling the SOUL out of their chest to do something without its interference, even as they look barely able to walk without it.
* SplitPersonality: Kris seems to have another personality who rips their SOUL out of their chest and stocks them before committing crimes. In this state, they have [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]], move [[ZombieGait like a zombie]], eat pie, slash tyres and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick open dark fountains in the living room]]. On the other hand, assuming every action Kris takes without your direct input is their own, they also protect their friends, miss their brother deeply, and look up gimmicky videos online. It's ambiguous if they're possessed, going crazy, or trying to free themself from the player's control.
** During her conversation with Susie, Toriel says that she's used to Kris mysteriously disappearing, implying that they already have a dissociative disorder before the events of the game.
* TheStoic: Kris doesn't have any kind of "shocked" sprite, unlike Susie or Ralsei. Whatever Kris sees, they just take it in stride.
* SuperEmpowering: During the final battle against the King, using Kris's ACT commands replaces them with stronger team combo moves. When used in tandem with their party members, the text states that Kris's SOUL is shining on the teammate they're empowering.
* SupportingProtagonist: Kris is the playable character but Susie is the one undergoes the most character development in the first episode.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Kris is a lot like Frisk and Chara from ''Undertale'', with a lean more toward Chara (straight down to the oft-missed detail of [[http://pixelartmaker.com/art/b83e9f39c9811fd their bangs concealing their eyes]]).
* SweetTooth: It's implied by Toriel. When she announced to Kris that she's baked a cinnamon-butterscotch pie, she has to warn Kris not to immediately eat the entire pie. Also, Sans admits to Kris that Toriel told him whenever she buys chocolate, she has to lock it away so that Kris doesn't eat it all.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Their face never changes, they rarely react to anything that happens in a way that conveyed visually to the viewer, and they're essentially a HeroicMime to the player, but their tone and expressions in certain situations can sometimes be alluded to via other peoples' reactions to them. For example, if Kris finds the moss behind the dumpster, Noelle notices they have a very pleased expression, or if you pick the "Perish" option when Queen asks the trio to join her, Susie will question why Kris said it so enthusiastically.
* ThatRussianSquatDance: They do this dance when dancing with the Sweet Cap'n Cakes.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Moss. Noelle even says that Kris looks happy when they find moss.
* TokenHuman: The only human living in Hometown.
* UniqueProtagonistAsset: They are the only human in the story, so they're the only character with the characteristic [=SOUL=]s of humans, and the shining light only they can see allows them to save and reload events. They're also the only character with the ACT command, with Susie and Ralsei having a MAGIC command in its place,[[note]]At least until Chapter 2, where your other party members gain the ability to ACT on their own, but Kris remains the only one who can initiate Dual and Trio [=ACTs=].[[/note]] making them indispensable to any sort of pacifist victory.
* UniquenessDecay: {{Discussed}}. In Chapter 1, they're the only one who can ACT. In Chapter 2, when Susie questions why she needs Kris to tell her what to do before she is able to do it, Ralsei responds that [=ACTing=] is Kris's unique trait. [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing This is shortly before she learns a weaker version of the ACT command]] and forces Ralsei to do the same.
* UnSorcerer: They're a [[TokenHuman regular human who lives in a monster town]], so they can't use magic at all, and are also vulnerable to its effects if used offensively against them. Serves as a DreamCrushingHandicap as going by Catti’s dialogue and their Internet browsing history in Chapter 2, Kris still really wants to use magic.
* WhatWouldXDo: Susie's on a ferris wheel with Noelle and asks herself what Kris would do in this situation. The first option is "point and hearts come out", which is their generic animation for [=ACT=]s. The second is "eat moss".
* VagueAge: Kris is a teenager who is attending high/middle school, but their age is otherwise left unspecified. Depending on how much older Asriel is, Kris could even be in their final year of high school. This serves as yet another parallel with Frisk, who couldn't be mistaken for anything other than a very young child.
* ZombieGait: Kris can yank the SOUL off their body and become free to do as they please, but in that state they apparently can only shamble and drag themself around while looking in pain.
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[[folder:Susie]]
The Monster member of the heroes of prophecy, despite how brutish she appears to be. Has her own page [[Characters/DeltaruneSusie here]].
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[[folder:Ralsei]]
!!Ralsei
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[[caption-width-right:168:''"I hope we can become friends!"'']]
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The Prince of Darkness, who's been waiting for a very long time for a Human and Monster to fulfill the prophecy and become part of the Delta Warriors.
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* AmbiguousInnocence:
** While his intentions seem good, it's never fully clear just how much Ralsei knows about the world or where his allegiances lie, and he seems especially interested in making sure Kris never dwells too much on the more disturbing parts of the Dark World.
** In Chapter 1, when Kris and Ralsei are stuck in a jail cell and the point of view switches back to them after watching Susie for a while, Ralsei is shown saying "...so that's why, OK, Kris?" This happens again in Chapter 2's normal route, where Ralsei asks Kris if he imagines what Susie is doing. Responding that they do results in the point of view switching to Susie again for a cutscene between her and Noelle; when the cutscene ends, Ralsei is shown saying "So that's why..." to Kris before Susie interrupts. Something's happening behind the scenes between Ralsei and a fully-in-control Kris.
** Adding to the above, in Chapter 2's Weird route, when Ralsei asks Kris if they wonder what Susie and Noelle are doing, no cutscene plays. Ralsei then asks Kris again if they wonder what the other two are doing and when Susie returns, with no cutscene having played, exclaims "Wait, we were supposed to --". It's almost as if he's intent on having a cutscene play there -- either because he's aware of the script, or he is trying to hide things from ''the player''.
** He apparently has knowledge of the Light World to the extent of knowing the layout of Kris's school and the contents of specific rooms in it, while also being aware of how Darkners (apparently) exist within the Light World as inanimate objects, but ''how'' he's privy to all of this isn't clear either. Especially since he stated in Chapter 1 that he's spent his entire life in the Kingdom of Darkness and never ventured outside. That being said, other Darkners seem to be aware of their status as inanimate objects in the real world as well, including a few who actively change into key items even in the Dark World to enter Kris's inventory, so it may just be an inherent part of a Darkner's existence.
* AmbiguousSituation: It's not clear if Ralsei is a Lightner, Darkner, or something else entirely. The King's forces lump him in with Kris and Susie as Lightners, but the King himself mentions that Ralsei "worships the Lightners". In the manual hidden in the game data, Ralsei explicitly refers to his body as being formed from darkness itself thanks to his kingdom's Fountain. Almost every other Darkner is formed from some sort of object they turn back into in the Light world, but there's no obvious item Ralsei could have been made from, and he's never seen in the Light world. This is accentuated in Chapter 2 when Ralsei transports himself to the Library Dark World, with no apparent means of travel in either the Light or Dark world. It's also revealed that Darkners get TakenForGranite if they're brought into other Fountain regions they don't belong to. Ralsei seems to be completely exempt from this rule, likely due to coming from the central Fountain.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: He ''is'' technically the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Darkness, but he's such an ExtremeDoormat that not a single person respects his authority and he doesn't even bother invoking it but a couple of times... Including getting Kris and Susie to ''actually start on their group project'' by temporarily banishing them from his kingdom until they do so.
* BattleButler: ...[[DefiedTrope Defied]]. Though The Queen makes him put on a butler outfit, Susie makes him take off the outfit before he can be used in battle again.
* BadassInANiceSuit: See BattleButler above. He doesn't get to wear the suit for long, but ''damn'' does he look good in it... and adorable, too. [[{{Squee}} The Swatches certainly think so.]]
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: He's a goat-boy with a green robe covering his entire torso, but no footwear. This was ambiguous in Chapter 1, as his legs and feet, like his head, were in shadow, leading to some belief that he was wearing black boots, but the shadow is no longer there in Chapter 2, and the resulting depiction is unmistakably barefoot.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Not that he starts off particularly ugly, but he definitely gets prettier the more of his true appearance is shown. With his FaceFramedInShadow he's more cutesy than anything else, but once he reveals his face he borders on being a {{Bishonen}}, at least by monster standards. If you progress far enough in Spamton's sidequest and see an interaction where Susie [[TheGlassesGottaGo steals his glasses]] it's taken even further; without them he's so pretty he looks like he has makeup on, and could probably pass for a girl.
* BlushSticker: Present on some of his sprites and dialogue portraits, including when he takes his hat off and reveals his face.
* CallBack:
** A few of his lines during the battle tutorial early on are lifted directly from Flowey's introduction in ''Undertale''.
** The robe he wears when he first shows up also happens to appear identical to that of the River Person.
* CannotConveySarcasm: Ralsei is so earnest and innocence, he has to be taught the concept of sarcasm by Susie, [[GoneHorriblyRight who started regretting it later on]].
-->'''Susie ([[ItMakesSenseInContext who had just landed on top of Ralsei]]):''' Heh, miss me?\\
'''Ralsei''': Of course not!! (Just kidding! That was sarcasm! I missed you!!)\\
'''Susie''': Man, we gotta work on your delivery.
* CharacterDevelopment: At first, Ralsei thinks every conflict can be resolved through peace only until after the fight against King in Chapter 1, where he comes to [[HardTruthAesop the realization]] that some violence is necessary. Tellingly, the Giga Queen fight in Chapter 2 has Ralsei actively suggest how to better knock her lights out rather than trying to spare/pacify her, resulting in a battle that can only be won through violence. Chapter 2 gives us more insight into his character: the reason he tried to go full pacifist was because he believed that all you needed to do to make friends is be nice but he realized that people like [[BloodKnight Susie]] can be his friend without being nice all of the time.
* CheerfulChild: He's very sweet to everyone, and while his age is unknown, his innocence and pacifism make him seem more childish.
* TheChick: A RareMaleExample: he's TheHeart of the trio, the one who insists the most on not worrying about dubious things and the [[CombatMedic medical support]] of the group.
* ClothFu: His weapon is a scarf, which he uses as a whip.
* ClothingAppendage: Ralsei seems to have complete control of his scarf, using it to shield himself when defending and to lift his hat for his item animation.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter:

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After the Spamton NEO fight, if Kris says "yes" to Susie's question, she later notes how Kris is smiling when she jokes about burning Kris and Ralsei to keep herself warm, thinking they would be idiot-scented.

* NotSoAboveItAll: If some of the narration is from Kris's perspective, they're occasionally a bit of a LemonyNarrator, and when confronted with the heinousness of being too dang short to fight the Queen in an arcade game, they dramatically [[HeightAngst collapse in shame]].
* NotSoStoic: Kris's sprite never changes, but other characters will note changes in Kris's expression and say it aloud for the player to take note of things that get through their stoic facade;

** If you take the bad ending route in Chapter 2, after Noelle freezes Berdly with [=SnowGrave=] and wanders off and Kris reunites with the party, Ralsei and Susie notice that Kris looks shaken and stressed out -- having made clear that you and them are different entities, it seems that Kris is trying to process what you made them do to Noelle and what she, in turn, did to their classmate and is ''not happy about it''.

* PerverseSexualLust: The narration repeatedly makes mention that the book Asriel indefinitely borrowed from the Librarby has an "immodestly dressed" purple dragon on the front. ''Susie'' is a purple dragon, whom Kris gets several ShipTease moments with, implying that said dishabille illustration has had an influence on Kris' tastes.

* BattleButler: ...[[DefiedTrope defied]]. Though The Queen makes him put on a butler outfit, Susie makes him take off the outfit before he can be used in battle again.

* OutOfFocus: In a weird way in Chapter 2 in the minds of some characters - Noelle, Berdly and the Queen don't seem to particularly acknowledge his presence unless he makes them notice him. Noelle briefly seems to hint in one scene that Ralsei looks like Asriel, but when she and Kris meet up with Susie and Ralsei, they don't even seem to introduce themselves to each other. Likewise, Queen ''completely forgets Ralsei exists'' until she realizes she neglected to prepare a cage to capture him. When Queen tries to give complements to the party, she passes over him ''twice'', eventually trying to complement [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Berdly]] of all people first.

-->'''Ralsei:''' (''while smiling'') Sorry, but my friends and I aren't going anywhere!

* TechnicalPacifist: Heavily pushes Kris and Susie to not attack monsters, and really regrets fighting. But if Kris orders him to fight, he will; thankfully, the worst you can do to enemies is a NonLethalKO.

* PerverseSexualLust: The narration repeatedly makes mention that the book Asriel indefinitely borrowed from the Librarby has an "immodestly dressed" purple dragon on the front. ''Susie'' is a purple dragon, whom Kris gets several ShipTease moments with, implying that said dishabille illustration has influenced Kris' tastes.