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** why the fuck is this wholesome
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* If you talk to Rouxls Kaard about Lancer, he initially complains about getting stuck babysitting him, describing how he calls him [[ParentalSubstitute "Lesser Dad"]] and generally cramps his style...and then asks you how Lancer is doing anyway, hinting that he really does care about the goofy little guy. (It especially tugs at the heartstrings after seeing [[AbusiveParents just how rotten]] the King really is to his son, and comparing Lancer's general unease whenever his father is brought up to how he apparently jumps to spend time with Rouxls).
* A strange and unexpected example of DefeatMeansFriendship comes in the form of the outcome of the battle with Jevil if you opt to take the violent path. If you spare him, he gives you his tail, but if you defeat him through combat, he [[VoluntaryShapeshifter transforms himself into]] [[SinisterScythe the Devilsknife]] and adds '''himself''' to your inventory as an EquippableAlly for Susie to wield - essentially joining your party! A VillainousFriendship, but a form of friendship nonetheless, since Jevil is clearly impressed by the party's strength and wants to follow it in its adventures ([[BloodKnight and spill some more blood while he's at it]], but still).

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* If you talk to Rouxls Kaard about Lancer, he initially complains about getting stuck babysitting him, describing how he calls him [[ParentalSubstitute "Lesser Dad"]] and generally cramps his style... and then asks you how Lancer is doing anyway, hinting that he really does care about the goofy little guy. (It especially tugs at the heartstrings after seeing [[AbusiveParents just how rotten]] the King really is to his son, and comparing Lancer's general unease whenever his father is brought up to how he apparently jumps to spend time with Rouxls).
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* A strange and unexpected example of DefeatMeansFriendship comes in the form of the outcome of the battle with Jevil if you opt to take the violent path. If you spare him, he gives you his tail, but if you defeat him through combat, he [[VoluntaryShapeshifter transforms himself into]] [[SinisterScythe the Devilsknife]] and adds '''himself''' to your inventory as an EquippableAlly for Susie to wield - essentially joining your party! A VillainousFriendship, but a form of friendship nonetheless, since Jevil is clearly impressed by the party's strength and wants to follow it in its adventures ([[BloodKnight and spill some more blood while he's at it]], but still).



* In an example that doubles as a SugarWiki/AwesomeMoment, the King has Kris cornered. Just as he's about to kill them Susie, who had just taken a powerful hit herself, musters all of her strength to get back up and threaten him, showing that she now fully considers herself Kris's friend. For bonus points, the thing that spurs her into action? King telling Kris [[MeaningfulEcho that quiet people piss him off.]]
--> '''Susie''': Hey. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Get away. From my. Friend.]]

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* In an example that doubles as a SugarWiki/AwesomeMoment, the King has Kris cornered. Just as he's about to kill them them, Susie, who had just taken a powerful hit herself, musters all of her strength to get back up and threaten him, showing that she now fully considers herself Kris's friend. For bonus points, the thing that spurs her into action? King telling Kris [[MeaningfulEcho that quiet people piss him off.]]
--> '''Susie''': '''Susie:''' Hey. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Get away. From my. Friend.]]



** If you answer the phone number Sans gives you it's revealed to be [[Funny/{{Deltarune}} A Hotline for Idiot Babies.]] However, replying to the hotline that you're an Idiot, Baby, or Idiot baby gives you this line:

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** If you answer the phone number Sans gives you you, it's revealed to be [[Funny/{{Deltarune}} A Hotline for Idiot Babies.]] However, replying to the hotline that you're an Idiot, Baby, or Idiot baby gives you this line:



* At the end of the day, the music playing in your home reuses the {{leitmotif}} of "Once Upon a Time" from the first game. It also reuses the theme from Toriel's house in the Ruins, "Home." The original version of "Home" tended to stumble, choke, and lose its melodies a few times near the end of the loop to drive home how it was a wonderful place, but not where Frisk belonged; the music here is a completely smooth melodic rhythm - this time, Toriel's home is exactly where Kris belongs. The name of the track -- "You Can Always Come Home" -- is just the cherry on top. No matter what may change, some things are just as they should be.

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* At the end of the day, the music playing in your home reuses the {{leitmotif}} of "Once Upon a Time" from the first game. It also reuses the theme from Toriel's house in the Ruins, "Home." The original version of "Home" tended to stumble, choke, and lose its melodies a few times near the end of the loop to drive home how it was a wonderful place, but not where Frisk belonged; the music here is a completely smooth melodic rhythm - -- this time, Toriel's home is exactly where Kris belongs. The name of the track -- "You Can Always Come Home" -- is just the cherry on top. No matter what may change, some things are just as they should be.



* If you go back-and-forth enough times between two certain rooms in the Scarlet Forest, you'll find a man obscured behind a tree. Given the circumstances required to meet him, coupled with the strange piano music, the man is most likely W.D. Gaster. Before vanishing as he usually does, he gives you an Egg that only has one function - to go inside of Asgore's fridge to give him something to eat. [[GuardianEntity His friends may have forgotten him, but he hasn't forgotten them.]]

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* If you go back-and-forth enough times between two certain rooms in the Scarlet Forest, you'll find a man obscured behind a tree. Given the circumstances required to meet him, coupled with the strange piano music, the man is most likely W.D. Gaster. Before vanishing as he usually does, he gives you an Egg that only has one function - to go inside of Asgore's fridge to give him something to eat. [[GuardianEntity His friends may have forgotten him, but he hasn't forgotten them.]]
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* According to a [=QnA=] for Spamton, back when Spamton was just a sentient email client, Noelle was the only one who responded to his emails, so he sent her "pipis" [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe as a way of saying thanks]]. Her [[https://deltarune.com/bluecircle/ own blog]] details that she found the entire scenario baffling, but at least initially amusing (even if it ''did'' come at the expense of her current save file after the pipis began multiplying so rapidly it lagged the game into unplayability, she seems to allude to not minding too much).




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* According to a [=QnA=] for Spamton, back when Spamton was just a sentient email client, Noelle was the only one who responded to his emails, so he sent her "pipis" [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe as a way of saying thanks]]. Her [[https://deltarune.com/bluecircle/ own blog]] details that she found the entire scenario baffling, but at least initially amusing (even if it ''did'' come at the expense of her current save file after the pipis began multiplying so rapidly it lagged the game into unplayability, she seems to allude to not minding too much).
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%%* A mild and meta example, but the brief ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' can be seen as Toby extending an olive branch to a [[FandomRivalry rival fandom]] of ''Undertale''.



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* If The Voice is W.D. Gaster, his dialogue on Twitter, while still somewhat [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou paranoia inducing]], also comes off as rather delighted that the fandom has been looking for him and focusing on him, especially after having been forgotten by everyone in his own world. It's as though him showing us what he's been working on (Deltarune) is both a thank you and a way of rewarding our persistence. It's nice knowing that he's been doing something he's quite proud of in his exile from time and space, rather than simply suffering in the void. He seems almost as excited as Toby himself.
* Originally, the second chapter ''Deltarune'' was meant to be the point where people that enjoyed Chapter 1 had to pay to access the rest of the chapters of the game. So why was Chapter 2 released ''for free'' for the PC (including a free bundle of Chapters 1 & 2 on Steam), the Nintendo Switch, and the Playstation 4 like Chapter 1 was? It was due to a combination of Chapter 2 being released later than expected (initially, Chapter 2 was planned for release by the end of 2020) and the fact that 2020 was a rough year for many people in general, as hinted in some of Toby's Tweets from before Chapter 2's release. The fact that he also noted how excellently we have persevered doubles it as an Awesome moment as well.
** The appraisal for being able to persevere throughout the years is a sentiment shared by The Voice as well, with words of encouragement preceding the release of Chapter 2.
** After explaining why he released Chapter 2 for free, Toby asks the reader to spend the money they saved from getting Chapter 2 free by supporting other indie devs.
* Fangamer [[https://twitter.com/Fangamer/status/1463558468082626561 advertises upcoming Chapter 2 merch]] that focuses on Spamton and plenty more. As [[HostileShowTakeover it's hosted by Spamton himself]], we get insight into how he views things when the video cuts to products featuring other characters. [[ItsAllAboutMe He quickly censors the faces of everyone else]] for daring to show up in ''"his"'' commercial... [[YouRemindMeOfX except]] for [[OnlyFriend Kris]]. [[Funny/{{Deltarune}} While completely covering up Swatch]].
* A majority of the donors for the Spamton Sweepstakes event voted in favor of granting him "Freedom" instead of "Silencing" him as desired by an unknown entity. Even after the official staff made a large donation in favor of the latter.
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* A majority of the donors for the Spamton Sweepstakes event voted in favor of granting him "Freedom" instead of "Silencing" him as desired by an unknown entity. Even after the official staff made a large donation in favor of the latter.



* According to a [=QnA=] for Spamton, back when Spamton was just a sentient email client, Noelle was the only one who responded to his emails, so he sent her "pipis" (presumably the egg mod talked about in one of the hidden stories) [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe as a way of saying thanks]]. Her [[https://deltarune.com/bluecircle/ own blog]] details that she found the entire scenario baffling, but at least initially amusing (even if it ''did'' come at the expense of her current save file after the pipis began multiplying so rapidly it lagged the game into unplayability, she seems to allude to not minding too much).

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* According to a [=QnA=] for Spamton, back when Spamton was just a sentient email client, Noelle was the only one who responded to his emails, so he sent her "pipis" (presumably the egg mod talked about in one of the hidden stories) [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe as a way of saying thanks]]. Her [[https://deltarune.com/bluecircle/ own blog]] details that she found the entire scenario baffling, but at least initially amusing (even if it ''did'' come at the expense of her current save file after the pipis began multiplying so rapidly it lagged the game into unplayability, she seems to allude to not minding too much).
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* According to a [=QnA=] for Spamton, back when Spamton was just a sentient email client, Noelle was the only one who responded to his emails, so he sent her "pipis" (presumably the egg mod talked about in one of the hidden stories) as a way of saying thanks.

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* According to a [=QnA=] for Spamton, back when Spamton was just a sentient email client, Noelle was the only one who responded to his emails, so he sent her "pipis" (presumably the egg mod talked about in one of the hidden stories) [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe as a way of saying thanks.thanks]]. Her [[https://deltarune.com/bluecircle/ own blog]] details that she found the entire scenario baffling, but at least initially amusing (even if it ''did'' come at the expense of her current save file after the pipis began multiplying so rapidly it lagged the game into unplayability, she seems to allude to not minding too much).
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* According to a [=QnA=] for Spamton, back when Spamton was just a sentient email client, Noelle was the only one who responded to his emails, so he sent her "pipis" (presumably the egg mod talked about in one of the hidden stories) as a way of saying thanks.
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** If you visit the bunker, Snowy and Monster Kid are there, and call Kris a "weenie" when daring each other to enter. Susie ''immediately'' brings back the BlindingBangs, and scares the hell out of them just to get back at them, before asking if Kris is okay. She really has developed into doing what she does best to help her friends.

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** If you visit the bunker, Snowy and Monster Kid are there, and call Kris a "weenie" when daring each other to enter. Susie ''immediately'' brings back the BlindingBangs, bangs, and scares the hell out of them just to get back at them, before asking if Kris is okay. She really has developed into doing what she does best to help her friends.
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** Really is heartwarming knowing that even Toby Fox's most vile character does have a soft side.
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** King and Queen's interactions in the post-game are also surprisingly as sweet as they are hilarious, with King and Queen addressing each other (the former pouting as he does) by [[AffectionateNickname affectionate nicknames]].

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** King and Queen's interactions in the post-game are also surprisingly as sweet as they are hilarious, with King and Queen addressing each other (the former pouting as he does) by [[AffectionateNickname affectionate nicknames]]. She also agrees to pick up some cashews for him at the store.


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** After killing Berdly, Noelle stumbles away and you don't see her again until you go back to the Light World. Upon meeting Queen, she mentions that Noelle is in no shape to help her with the fountain. Seeing how exhausted the poor girl is, Queen is letting her rest. After Ralsei explains the Roaring to her, she then laments that her plan to help Noelle wasn't going to help her at all. It's one of the strongest indications of Queen's almost maternal affection for her.
** In this route, Susie is the one to suggest Queen come live in Castle Town, specifically mentioning she might get to see Noelle again if she does.
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* After the battle with the SuperBoss Spamton NEO, Ralsei and Susie will notice that Kris seems rather upset as they're leaving the basement, and do their best to comfort them, with Ralsei even hugging Kris if they state they aren't feeling okay from the encounter.
** Notably, this only happens if you choose to pose with Ralsei in a hug on the swan ride and then go beat the SuperBoss. Normally Ralsei would keep his distance in this scene, but since Kris was the one to hug him earlier, he feels it's okay to do so now.

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* After the battle with the SuperBoss {{superboss}} Spamton NEO, Ralsei and Susie will notice that Kris seems rather upset as they're leaving the basement, and do their best to comfort them, with Ralsei even hugging Kris if they state they aren't feeling okay from the encounter.
** Notably, this only happens if you choose to pose with Ralsei in a hug on the swan ride and then go beat the SuperBoss.{{superboss}}. Normally Ralsei would keep his distance in this scene, but since Kris was the one to hug him earlier, he feels it's okay to do so now.
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* After the battle with the BonusBoss Spamton NEO, Ralsei and Susie will notice that Kris seems rather upset as they're leaving the basement, and do their best to comfort them, with Ralsei even hugging Kris if they state they aren't feeling okay from the encounter.
** Notably, this only happens if you choose to pose with Ralsei in a hug on the swan ride and then go beat the BonusBoss. Normally Ralsei would keep his distance in this scene, but since Kris was the one to hug him earlier, he feels it's okay to do so now.

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* After the battle with the BonusBoss SuperBoss Spamton NEO, Ralsei and Susie will notice that Kris seems rather upset as they're leaving the basement, and do their best to comfort them, with Ralsei even hugging Kris if they state they aren't feeling okay from the encounter.
** Notably, this only happens if you choose to pose with Ralsei in a hug on the swan ride and then go beat the BonusBoss.SuperBoss. Normally Ralsei would keep his distance in this scene, but since Kris was the one to hug him earlier, he feels it's okay to do so now.
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* Fangamer [[https://twitter.com/Fangamer/status/1463558468082626561 advertises upcoming Chapter 2 merch]] that focuses on Spamton and plenty others. As [[HostileShowTakeover it's hosted by Spamton himself]], we get insight into how he views characters when the video cuts to products featuring other characters. [[ItsAllAboutMe He quickly censors the faces of everyone else]] for daring to show up in ''"his"'' commercial... [[YouRemindMeOfX except]] for [[OnlyFriend Kris]]. [[Funny/{{Deltarune}} While completely covering up Swatch]].

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* Fangamer [[https://twitter.com/Fangamer/status/1463558468082626561 advertises upcoming Chapter 2 merch]] that focuses on Spamton and plenty others. more. As [[HostileShowTakeover it's hosted by Spamton himself]], we get insight into how he views characters things when the video cuts to products featuring other characters. [[ItsAllAboutMe He quickly censors the faces of everyone else]] for daring to show up in ''"his"'' commercial... [[YouRemindMeOfX except]] for [[OnlyFriend Kris]]. [[Funny/{{Deltarune}} While completely covering up Swatch]].

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