History NightmareFuel / Undertale

-> "Welcome to my personal hell."

** Let's dive more into this. The game closes itself before the fight even begins. Upon opening the game up again [[spoiler:the intro glitches out and you find your save replaced with Flowey's, which claims that [[OhCrap he is Lv 9999]]]]. And this is at the point where you learn that [[spoiler:Lv means Level of Violence]], and he outranks you even on a Genocide run. And then there's it's appearance. The game is made with sprites, standard 2D design. The final boss DEFIES that. IT is a photorealistic mashup of parts of things. And then there are it's attacks. They are... comical. The nightmarish final boss has some of the most ludicrous attacks a final boss could have. To put it lightly, [[spoiler:It throws nukes. Honest to god nukes, and then a few finger guns before deciding to crush you with ballerina shoes]]. These are not the things you'd expect from a monstrosity like this. [[spoiler:[[SaveScumming Oh, and it can save too]].]]

** Also worth noting: you know how all the characters in the game have some sort of VoiceGrunting that plays whenever their text shows up? [[spoiler: The Fallen Child has nothing. [[NothingIsScarier Just complete silence as they tells you about power.]]]]

** One such [[spoiler: cut NPC talks about Gaster but mentions that they shouldn't gossip about someone who's ''listening'']]

** Let's dive more into this. The game closes itself before the fight even begins. Upon opening the game up again [[spoiler:the intro glitches out and you find your save replaced with Flowey's, which claims that [[OhCrap he is Lv 9999]]]]. And this is at the point where you learn that Lv means Level of Violence, and he outranks you even on a Genocide run. And then there's it's appearance. The game is made with sprites, standard 2D design. The final boss DEFIES that. IT is a photorealistic mashup of parts of things. And then there are it's attacks. They are... comical. The nightmarish final boss has some of the most ludicrous attacks a final boss could have. To put it lightly, [[spoiler:It throws nukes. Honest to god nukes, and then a few finger guns before deciding to crush you with ballerina shoes]]. These are not the things you'd expect from a monstrosity like this. [[spoiler:[[SaveScumming Oh, and it can save too]].]]

* By the end of the No Mercy path, [[spoiler: even Flowey is scared shitless of you, and begs for your mercy, to no avail: you brutally murder the flower.]] To cap it all off, [[spoiler: the Fallen Child shows himself, congratulates you, and says to "erase this pointless world, and move on to the next." You can refuse, but it doesn't matter: he tells you that you never had an option, gives you one hell of a NightmareFace, and kills you, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou filling the entire screen with 9s]] before the game crashes]].

** Also worth noting: you know how all the characters in the game have some sort of VoiceGrunting that plays whenever their text shows up? [[spoiler: The Fallen Child has nothing. [[NothingIsScarier Just complete silence as he tells you about power.]]]]
** Once you return to the game, [[spoiler:there will still be nothing left. After a while, the Fallen Child offers to bring everything back in exchange for your Soul. The only thing you can do other than deleting your save files is to accept, which permanently taints your next playthoughs. What was once a heartwarming Pacifist ending turns into the worst possible outcome, as either the Fallen is shown plotting to kill Toriel after she brings him pie or gives you a picture of himself alongside the other characters... who have their faces crossed off.]]

* The [[spoiler: manual]] changes throughout the game, depending on your choices. Some of the changes are... interesting to say the least.

* When getting [[spoiler: the genocide ending]], there is a small bonus on the ending screen.

* Go ahead and check the manual after getting [[spoiler: the genocide ending]]. Try not to feel even a little creeped out, particularly on seeing the last page.

! Violent/Genocide path
* If you're particularly ruthless, your character will ask Toriel where the knives are in her kitchen. [[spoiler:At the Fallen's former bedroom in Asgore's home you might find a Worn Dagger that was likely used by Asriel for gardening. But by keeping true to the Genocide path, you'll find a shiny Real Knife instead. By that point, you'll have no real use for it, but it feels great somehow, doesn't it?...]]

* Once you're on the Genocide path, the "!" balloon that pops over the protagonist when an enemy comes out changes to a ":)". [[spoiler:That's the Fallen Child cracking a grin under Frisk's stoic appearance. The Fallen looks the same as him, but is always wearing a big "innocent" smile on his adorable blushing face.]]

* By the end of the genocide path, [[spoiler: even Flowey is scared shitless of you, and begs for your mercy, to no avail: you brutally murder the flower.]] To cap it all off, [[spoiler: the Fallen Child shows himself, congratulates you, and says to "erase this pointless world, and move on to the next." You can refuse, but it doesn't matter: he tells you that you never had an option, gives you one hell of a NightmareFace, and kills you, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou filling the entire screen with 9s]] before the game crashes]].

* Even if you don't [[spoiler: pursue the Genocide ending and incur Sans' wrath]], the one time he lets his facade down around you is creepy as hell.

** One such [[spoiler: cut NPC talks about Gaster but mentions that they shouldn't gossip about someone who's ''listening'']]

** One such [[spoiler: cut NPC talks about Gaster mentions that they shouldn't gossip about someone who's ''listening'']]

* Any time [[spoiler: Sans shows his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass more competent side]]]] counts as this.

*** Input "[[spoiler:Chara]]" and the game tells you it is "the true name". The true name of ''who''? [[spoiler:The Fallen's? Not quite. It's an abreviation of "Character", commonly used in file or sprite names, such as chara_jump or chara_walk1.]]

*** Input "[[spoiler:Chara]]" and the game tells you it is "the true name". The true name of ''who''? [[spoiler:The Fallen's?]]

* If you're particularly ruthless, your character will ask Toriel where the knives are in her kitchen. [[spoiler:You'll eventually discover that the Fallen Child owned a knife, which is normally rusty. But by keeping true to the Genocide path, you'll find it as good as new in the form of the Real Knife. By that point, you'll have no real use for it, but it feels great somehow, doesn't it?...]]

* If you're particularly ruthless, your character will ask Toriel where the knives are in her kitchen. [[spoiler: You eventually find one, but only on the Genocide path.]]

--> [[spoiler: "Hahaha... You're not really human, are you? No. You're empty inside. Just like me."]]

** Also worth noting: you know how all the characters in the game have some sort of VoiceGrunting that plays whenever their text shows up? [[spoiler: The Fallen Child has nothing. [[NothingIsScarier Just complete silence as he tells you about power.]]]]

* By the end of the genocide path, [[spoiler: even Flowey is scared shitless of you, and begs for your mercy, to no avail: you brutally murder the flower.]] To cap it all off, [[spoiler: the First Child shows himself, congratulates you, and says to "erase this pointless world, and move on to the next." You can refuse, but it doesn't matter: he tells you that you never had an option, gives you one hell of a NightmareFace, and kills you, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou filling the entire screen with 9s]] before the game crashes]].

* When getting [[spoiler: the Genocide ending]], there is a small bonus on the ending screen.

! Violent path

* Flowey's response to you at the end of the Ruins

* [[spoiler: TheReveal of Asriel and the Fallen Child's plan to escape, collect 6 human souls, and break the barrier. These are children planning murder, and the Fallen Child committed suicide to set it in motion. Though whether the Fallen Child was really a child is unknown.]]

* The final boss on the neutral path comes right the fuck out of nowhere, is legitimately horrifying in every sense of the word. It is jaw dropping. Never has the term OutsideContextVillain been so appropriate.