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* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Even the demo is chock full of secrets and has multiple endings.

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* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Even the demo is chock full of secrets and has multiple endings. [[spoiler:For instance, the first time you fight Toriel, you'll probably kill her. If you reload the save and spare her, [[WhatTheHellHero Flowey will]] call you out on it]], and tell you that the power of SaveScumming will [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou soon be his]].]]
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* ShoutOut: Possibly. Toriel looks a lot like a [[VideoGame/CaveStory Mimiga]].

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* ShoutOut: Possibly. Toriel Toriel's overworld sprite looks a lot much like a [[VideoGame/CaveStory Mimiga]].
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* MeaningfulName: ([[MrExposition tu]])Toriel.
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* ShoutOut: Possibly. Toriel looks a lot like a [[VideoGame/CaveStory Mimiga]].

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* ExperiencePoints: You don't need to kill enemies for EXP. Just hurting them a bit before sparing them is fine.

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* ExperiencePoints: You don't No need to kill enemies for EXP. Just hurting them a bit before sparing them is fine.



** Averted with Napstablook. He's played up as being somewhat important to your journey in the manual, but shows up a grand total of twice in the demo, and the second encounter is easy to miss.

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** Averted with Napstablook. He's played up as being somewhat important to your journey in the manual, but shows up a grand total of twice in the demo, and the second encounter is easy to miss. miss.
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Backstab Toriel and she'll die laughing in despair.]]



->''[[spoiler:"THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA"]]''
* WhatTheHellPlayer: Taking the too much candy from the candy bowl results in this. [[spoiler: The worst endings with Toriel also qualify.]]

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->''[[spoiler:"THAT'S -->''[[spoiler:"THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA"]]''
* WhatTheHellPlayer: Taking the too much candy from the candy bowl results in this. [[spoiler: The worst endings with Toriel and Flowey's speeches also qualify.]]



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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Toriel tells you this if you betray her while seemingly not wanting to fight. Then, on the most violent ending, Flowey points this out instead of insulting you.]]

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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Toriel tells you this if you betray her while seemingly not wanting to fight. Then, on the most violent ending, Kill her three times and Flowey points this out instead of insulting you.mockingly says you're like him. Kill everyone and he does the same, but in a respectful tone.]]



* SequelHook: Well, more like full game hook, considering it's only a demo. Beyond the actual warning Toriel gives at the end, [[spoiler: going back after killing her once and sparing her after shows Flowey has RippleEffectProofMemory and that saving is an actual ability that you both have]].

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* SequelHook: Well, more like full game hook, considering it's only a demo. Beyond the actual warning Toriel gives at the end, [[spoiler: going back after killing her once and sparing her after shows Flowey has RippleEffectProofMemory and that saving is an actual ability that you both have]]. have]].
* SilentProtagonist: [[spoiler:However, the protagonist speaks in the worst route. For example, looking at a mirror now results in "It's me" instead of "It's you".]]


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* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:In the worst ending, Flowey implies the player character is an old acquaintance of his and asks for assistance in destroying the world.]]
->''[[spoiler:"THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA"]]''
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* MultipleEndings: Depending on your actions in game, this will change, [[spoiler: including if you spared or killed Toriel (and also how you killed her), if you killed every enemy, and if you've played the game more than once. ]]

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* MultipleEndings: Depending on your actions in game, this will change, [[spoiler: including if you spared or killed Toriel (and also how you killed her), if you killed every enemy, and if you've played the game more than once. This also changes the final page of the instruction manual, depending on your ending.]]
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** EarnYourHappyEnding: On the other hand, the best ending is slightly counterintuitive and requires avoiding some areas and encounters.
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->"Can you show mercy without fighting or running away...?"
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* EarnYourBadEnding: Getting the worst ending in the game requires significantly more effort as it [[spoiler: requires the player to hunt down every monster in every area.]]. Given, any genre-savvy player running the game blind could very well do exactly that by accident.


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* RandomEncounters: [[spoiler: They run out eventually.]]


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* WhatTheHellPlayer: Taking the too much candy from the candy bowl results in this. [[spoiler: The worst endings with Toriel also qualify.]]

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* CallAHitPointASmeerp: Even if it sounds like a lie at first, the game does use the term "LOVE" for LV instead of Level.



* PunnyName: Toriel, short for tutorial.

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* PunnyName: Toriel, short for tutorial. tutorial.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler:The manual after the worst ending.]]



* XMeetsY: ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}}'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}}'' meets ''ShinMegamiTensei'' meets ''[[SpecOpsTheLine Spec Ops: The Line]]''.

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* XMeetsY: ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}}'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}}'' meets ''ShinMegamiTensei'' meets ''[[SpecOpsTheLine Spec Ops: The Line]]''.Line]]''.
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* {{all lower case letters}}: Napstablook, due to being depressed.

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* {{all lower case letters}}: Napstablook, due to being depressed. depressed.
* AllThereInTheManual: Available in it are character and story information, instructions for gameplay and a note from your best friend, Flowey! Too bad someone ruined the page regarding enemy attacks, though.



* BulletHell: How enemies attack. [[spoiler:Flowey would rather have you not know about this.]]

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* BulletHell: How Many enemies attack.attack with bullets. Battles can become hectic when more than one is present. [[spoiler:Flowey would rather have you not know about this.]]



* ExperiencePoints: You don't need to kill enemies for EXP. Just hurting them a bit before sparing them is fine.



** The page about enemy attacks in the manual is ruined... [[spoiler:Flowey himself sabotaged it. Later he demonstrates MediumAwareness and even sends a message in the last page.]]

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** The page about enemy attacks in the manual is ruined... [[spoiler:Flowey himself sabotaged it. Later he demonstrates MediumAwareness and even sends a new message in the last page.]]



* TalkToTheFist: In the most violent route [[spoiler:you can interrupt Toriel's pre-battle speech.]]

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* SpikesOfDoom: Early on the story, one puzzle is a field of spike panels. Toriel holds your hand through the right path out of concern, but if you go back afterwards, you'll realize the panels are harmless.
* TalkToTheFist: In the most violent route [[spoiler:you you can interrupt Toriel's [[spoiler:Toriel's pre-battle speech.]]
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* BookEnds: The demo ends in a room identical to the second one.


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* CatchingSomeZs: Napstablook pretends to sleep by saying Z over and over out loud.


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* NiceHat: [[MakesSenseInContext Napstablook cries himself one]].
* NightmareFace: [[spoiler:Flowey]] can shapeshift his face into monstrous forms or a mockery of Toriel's face.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:In battle, Toriel avoids killing you even if you run into her bullets. If you manage to get yourself killed she'll become horrified. Likewise, many players kill her on accident because while trying to weaken her, even a weak hit suddenly does 10 times more damage.]]

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:In battle, Toriel avoids killing you even if you run into her bullets. If you manage to get yourself killed she'll become horrified. Likewise, many players kill her on accident because while trying to only weaken her, even a weak hit suddenly does 10 times more damage.]]


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* {{Tsundere}}: "Ah, the cactus. Truly the most tsundere of plants".
* VerbalBackspace: If you dodge Flowey's "Friendliness Pellets" twice, he orders you to run into his ''bullets'' already, then [[OhCrap glances]] at his speech bubble and corrects himself.

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* ArcWords: [[TheDeterminator Determination.]]


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* ArcWords: [[TheDeterminator Determination.]]

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* FinalFirstHug: [[spoiler:If you keep Toriel alive, she hugs the protagonist before they part ways.]]



* KillThemAll: The characters you meet as random encounters aren't infinite. If you keep killing, even a NPC will disappear and...
* NonActionGuy: Most enemies in the demo aren't aggressive and some of them are very easy to SPARE. It's implied this is very atypical of the Underground.

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* KillThemAll: The characters you meet as random encounters aren't infinite. If you keep killing, even a NPC will disappear and...
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* NonActionGuy: Most enemies in the demo aren't aggressive and some of them are very easy to SPARE. It's implied this is very atypical of the Underground. KnifeNut: [[spoiler:The protagonist, if you feel like it.]]



* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:On the most violent ending, Flowey points this out instead of insulting you.]]

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* NonActionGuy: Most enemies in the demo aren't aggressive and some of them are very easy to SPARE. It's implied this is very atypical of the Underground.
* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:On [[spoiler:Toriel tells you this if you betray her while seemingly not wanting to fight. Then, on the most violent ending, Flowey points this out instead of insulting you.]]



* SoulPower: Enemies directly attack your soul.

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* SoulPower: Enemies directly attack your soul. soul.
* TalkToTheFist: In the most violent route [[spoiler:you can interrupt Toriel's pre-battle speech.]]
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: All monsters except Toriel and Flowey are completely monochrome. The protagonist is the only one who's rendered fully in color aside from Flowey.


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** Averted with Napstablook. He's played up as being somewhat important to your journey in the manual, but shows up a grand total of twice in the demo, and the second encounter is easy to miss.

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* ArcWords: [[TheDeterminator Determination.]]



* DeconstructorFleet: Though not immediately apparent, the game is a massive {{Deconstruction}} of [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]], both on a superficial level from sarcastic flavor text and characters as well as the deeper plot.

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* DeconstructorFleet: Though not immediately apparent, the game is a massive {{Deconstruction}} of [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]], both on a superficial level from sarcastic flavor text and characters as well as the deeper plot. plot.
* TheDeterminator: The PlayerCharacter is one to the point that save points exist because of it. Using a save point shows that something interesting in the room makes the protagonist determined. [[spoiler:However, going full murderer on everyone drops the fluff and the protagonist now simply ''is'' determined.]]



* PlayerPunch: [[spoiler: Killing Toriel.]]
** Even more so than that, [[spoiler: killing her, then going back to save her. Flowey knows what you did.]]
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* BulletHell: [[spoiler:How enemies attack. Flowey would rather have you not know about this.]]

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* BulletHell: [[spoiler:How How enemies attack. Flowey [[spoiler:Flowey would rather have you not know about this.]]



* KillThemAll: The characters you meet as random encounters aren't infinite. If you keep killing, even a NPC will disappear [[ItGotWorse and...]]

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* KillThemAll: The characters you meet as random encounters aren't infinite. If you keep killing, even a NPC will disappear [[ItGotWorse and...]]



* NotSoDifferent: [[On the most violent ending, Flowey points this out instead of insulting you.]]

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* NotSoDifferent: [[On [[spoiler:On the most violent ending, Flowey points this out instead of insulting you.]]

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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Toriel saving you from Flowey's unavoidable attack.]]



* HannibalLecture: [[spoiler:Flowey]] is all too happy to call you out on the bad things you did through the game. Being peaceful instead has him wonder for how long you can keep living like that.



* KillThemAll: The characters you meet as random encounters aren't infinite.

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* KillThemAll: The characters you meet as random encounters aren't infinite. If you keep killing, even a NPC will disappear [[ItGotWorse and...]]


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* NotSoDifferent: [[On the most violent ending, Flowey points this out instead of insulting you.]]

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* BulletHell: [[spoiler:How enemies attack. Flowey would rather have you not know about this.]]



* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:You can kill everyone in the game. The PlayerCharacter seems proud of it...]]

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* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:You can kill everyone in the game. The PlayerCharacter seems proud of it...it if it does happen...]]

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* TheEeyore: Napstablook.

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* TheEeyore: Napstablook. Napstablook.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** The page about enemy attacks in the manual is ruined... [[spoiler:Flowey himself sabotaged it. Later he demonstrates MediumAwareness and even sends a message in the last page.]]
** One equippable item near the end is a toy knife. Picking it up isn't something a peaceful person would do... [[spoiler:and with enough effort you can have the real deal.]]
* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:Flowey at the beginning.]]


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* KillThemAll: The characters you meet as random encounters aren't infinite.


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:In battle, Toriel avoids killing you even if you run into her bullets. If you manage to get yourself killed she'll become horrified. Likewise, many players kill her on accident because while trying to weaken her, even a weak hit suddenly does 10 times more damage.]]
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:You can kill everyone in the game. The PlayerCharacter seems proud of it...]]
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* MultipleEndings: Depending on your actions in game, this will change, [[spoiler: including if you spared or killed Toriel (and also how you killed her), if you killed every enemy, and if you've played the game more than once. ]]


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* PunnyName: Toriel, short for tutorial.
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* DeconstructorFleet: Though not immediately apparent, the game is a massive {{Deconstruction}} of RPGs, both on a superficial level from sarcastic flavor text and characters as well as the deeper plot.

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* DeconstructorFleet: Though not immediately apparent, the game is a massive {{Deconstruction}} of RPGs, [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]], both on a superficial level from sarcastic flavor text and characters as well as the deeper plot.
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* XMeetsY: ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}}'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}}'' meets ''ShinMegamiTensei'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Spec Ops: The Line}}''.

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* XMeetsY: ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}}'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}}'' meets ''ShinMegamiTensei'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Spec ''[[SpecOpsTheLine Spec Ops: The Line}}''.Line]]''.
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''Undertale'' draws heavily from ''{{VideoGame/Earthbound}}'' and ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}}'', but also plays very differently from typical RPGs. Instead of inputting a command and tanking hits, each enemy attack brings up a screen where your soul must dodge bullets, eventually becoming BulletHell. In each fight, you can choose to FIGHT an enemy or SPARE them.

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''Undertale'' draws heavily from ''{{VideoGame/Earthbound}}'' and ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}}'', but also plays very differently from typical RPGs.[[RolePlayingGame RPGs]]. Instead of inputting a command and tanking hits, each enemy attack brings up a screen where your soul must dodge bullets, eventually becoming BulletHell. In each fight, you can choose to FIGHT an enemy or SPARE them.
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** RippleEffectProofMemory: You have one, but closer examination reveals [[spoiler: Flowey does as well. Continuing to repeat the opening sequence has him grow more and more angry at you.]]

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* DeconstructorFleet: Though not immediately apparent, the game is a massive {{Deconstruction}} of RPGs, both on a superficial level from sarcastic flavor text and characters as well as the deeper plot.



* MyBelovedSmother: Toriel, intentionally so.

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* HumanoidAbomination: The protagonist very definitely doesn't play by the rules of the world. Their attacks are undodgeable instead of bullets and [[spoiler: saving is an actual ability the protagonist has]].
** [[spoiler: RealityWarper: A powerful enough one that they unintentionally act as a PowerNullifier to Flowey.]]
* NonActionGuy: Most enemies in the demo aren't aggressive and some of them are very easy to SPARE. It's implied this is very atypical of the Underground.
* MyBelovedSmother: Toriel, intentionally so.Toriel.



** Even more so than that, [[spoiler: killing her, then going back to save her. Flowey knows what you did.]]



* SequelHook: Well, more like full game hook, considering it's only a demo.

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* SequelHook: Well, more like full game hook, considering it's only a demo. Beyond the actual warning Toriel gives at the end, [[spoiler: going back after killing her once and sparing her after shows Flowey has RippleEffectProofMemory and that saving is an actual ability that you both have]].



* TricksterMentor: Flowey

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* TricksterMentor: FloweyFlowey is set up as this early, but digging deeper shows that [[spoiler: he's much more outright malevolent and is an actual RealityWarper.]]

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''Undertale'' draws heavily from ''{{VideoGame/Earthbound}}'' and ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}'', but also plays very differently from typical RPGs. Instead of inputting a command and tanking hits, each enemy attack brings up a screen where your soul must dodge bullets, eventually becoming BulletHell.

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''Undertale'' draws heavily from ''{{VideoGame/Earthbound}}'' and ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}'', 3}}'', but also plays very differently from typical RPGs. Instead of inputting a command and tanking hits, each enemy attack brings up a screen where your soul must dodge bullets, eventually becoming BulletHell.
BulletHell. In each fight, you can choose to FIGHT an enemy or SPARE them.


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* {{all lower case letters}}: Napstablook, due to being depressed.


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* TheEeyore: Napstablook.


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* PacifistRun: Entirely possible to do in the demo.
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->Long ago, two races ruled over the Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS. One day, war broke out between the two races. After a long battle, the humans were victorious. They sealed the monsters underground with a magic spell. Many years later...

Mt. Ebott 201X. Legends say those who climb the mountain never return. A small child playing in a cave trips and falls down an enormous hole. They wake up on a bed of leaves in a mysterious place.

''Undertale'' is an RPG made by {{Music/Toby Fox}}, currently unreleased. A demo is available at http://undertale.com/

''Undertale'' draws heavily from ''{{VideoGame/Earthbound}}'' and ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}'', but also plays very differently from typical RPGs. Instead of inputting a command and tanking hits, each enemy attack brings up a screen where your soul must dodge bullets, eventually becoming BulletHell.

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!!Tropes in ''Undertale''
* AmbiguousGender: The protagonist, intentionally so.
* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Even the demo is chock full of secrets and has multiple endings.
* MyBelovedSmother: Toriel, intentionally so.
* PlayerPunch: [[spoiler: Killing Toriel.]]
* SaveScumming: Characters in the game will react if you save and go back to previous events. [[spoiler: Going back after killing Toriel and saving her reveals Flowey is able to do this as well, or was able to until you came along.]]
* SequelHook: Well, more like full game hook, considering it's only a demo.
* SoulPower: Enemies directly attack your soul.
* TricksterMentor: Flowey
* XMeetsY: ''{{VideoGame/Mother 3}}'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}}'' meets ''ShinMegamiTensei'' meets ''{{VideoGame/Spec Ops: The Line}}''.

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