Dark World Role-play is a Discord roleplay that takes place in the world of Deltarune and Undertale. The roleplay has no specific over-arcing plot but has several different Story Arcs all going on at the same time.The RP mainly focuses on Chapter 2's main area, Cyber World; however, there have been some developments in the Light World.
It can be found here
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Tropes in this Role-play include:
- Aborted Arc: Several arcs have been abandoned or Retconned due to the involved characters no longer being present.
- Cerebus Syndrome: Once Gaster, of all people enters the fray, the plot threads take a noticeably darker turn.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: It's not uncommon for characters to suddenly disappear without explanation, either due to lack of interest or their creators leaving the server.
- Intra-Franchise Crossover: Even though the RP takes place mainly in Cyber World, Jevil also has found his way into the world. There are also channels for specific AUs, and channels so that those AUs can interact with each other.
- Kudzu Plot: Has many different Plot Threads going on at once at basically all times. It's become a common joke that in one channel, characters will be having light, wholesome fun, while in a nearby channel, the stakes are dramatically higher.
- Ensemble Cast: Despite jokes about Lane being the de facto protagonist, there really isn't one, as everyone gets their own threads and plot lines they're important to. There's no cap on how many characters one can submit, although Lightners are restricted to one per person. Some individual users have upwards of twenty characters and counting, with the total character number being over a hundred. And that's not even taking AU versions of characters into account.
- Mood Whiplash: That said, it's also not uncommon for things to snap from horribly grim to hilarious, or vice versa.
- Non-Indicative Name: Downplayed. While the majority of the RP does take place in the Dark World, it's mostly confined to just Cyber World.
- Out of Focus: With so many characters, it's inevitable that not all of them get equal focus.
- Weak Boss, Strong Underlings: Downplayed. Navy can't be entirely classified as weak. However, he still once uses B.T., Bolt, Beta, and Bits as weapons. The first three of them are very strong and could outnumber him if they weren't held under the control of the Blue Teeth at the time.
- Wham Shot: A few, but the first and most striking is from when Bolt scares off You Are An Idiot by inserting a Blue Tooth and actively threatening the hit man. What makes this trope apply is that the moment was accompanied by an actual illustration!
