History YMMV / Deltarune

* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: Many fans who are unaware of Rouxls Kaard's "rules card" pun pronounce his name with an audible "x".

** Who is the [[BigBad Knight]]? Is it [[EvilAllAlong Kris]], since they clearly opened a fountain in front of the player's eyes? Is it [[ChekhovsGunman The Vessel we created]] at the intro sequence due to the Knight [[ItIsDehumanising being referred to using it/its pronouns]] and the visuals of the fountains resembling the background of the "Goner Maker"? Is it [[AdaptationalVillainy Undyne]], since she has the weapons, determination and escapism needed to both want to and actually make the fountains? Is it [[TheDogWasTheMastermind Father Alvin]], since he is clearly remoseful for using his father's hammer for something, and has the same ties to Holiness as the Knight? Is it [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Pizzapants]]?

*** This is followed up in Chapter 2 by Spamton, who much like Jevil is said to have once been a normal Darkener corrupted to near-insanity by an unknown figure, mentions the Knight in his dialogue, and also has what appears to be a suspicious nod to Gaster in his backstory (in this case, the reference to the "garbage noise" on his phone; the noise on Kris's phone, which is the same as that from Entry Number 17, is also referred to as "garbage noise"). In addition, both bosses are revealed to hand out Shadow Crystals when defeated; these similarities seem to suggest they were both corrupted by the same entity. Just ''who'' was it?

** While it's present in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 makes it clear that Kris is a separate entity from the player, with their own backstory, thoughts, feelings, and motivations. This applies especially in the Weird Route, where other characters will notice that Kris looks shaken and stressed out. As such, treating them like [[FeaturelessProtagonist they're a blank slate for the player to insert themselves into]] will result in fans quickly correcting you.

** Kris was very widely mistaken for male when Chapter 1 was first released. This likely comes down to Kris' androgynous design [[MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial being taken as a male design]] (even down to the name "Kris"), as well as their status as a ContrastingSequelProtagonist to ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'''s Frisk, who was moreso just a person to control without much character in their own right (and fell victim to gender debates because of it) whereas ''Deltarune'' make sure you know you're playing as an actual character this time. However, just like Frisk, Kris is consistently referred with singular "they" in-game; this confusion has died down significantly since Chapter 2's release due to a [[FandomEnragingMisconception large pushback forming against it]].

** Swatch is not referred with any pronouns in-game as of Chapter 2's release, which resulted in fans referring to him with they/them pronouns until Spamton referred to him with he/him pronouns [[https://twitter.com/Fangamer/status/1571363913543061505 in a question on Fangamer's Spamton Q&A]] a whole year after Chapter 2's release.

** Kris was very widely mistaken for male when Chapter 1 was first released. This likely comes down to Kris' androgynous design [[MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial being taken as a male design]] (even down to the name 'Kris'), as well as their status as a ContrastingSequelProtagonist to ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'''s Frisk, who was moreso just a person to control without much character in their own right (and fell victim to gender debates because of it) whereas ''Deltarune'' make sure you know you're playing as an actual character this time. However, just like Frisk, Kris is never referred to with gendered pronouns in-game; this confusion has died down significantly since Chapter 2's release due to a [[FandomEnragingMisconception large pushback forming against it]].

** Kris was very widely mistaken for male when Chapter 1 was first released. This likely comes down to their largely androgynous design [[MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial being taken as a male design]] (even down to the name 'Kris'), as well as their status as a ContrastingSequelProtagonist to ''VideoGame/Undertale'''s Frisk, who was just someone to control without much character in their own right (and fell victim to gender debates because of it) whereas ''Deltarune'' make sure you know you're going to be playing as an actual character (who assumedly wouldn't need such debates). However, Kris is never referred to with gendered pronouns in-game; this confusion has died down significantly since Chapter 2's release due to a [[FandomEnragingMisconception large pushback forming against it]].

** A common theory is that Sans is from the world of ''Deltarune''. Commonly cited evidence includes him having the same sprites in both games, Sans's dialogue in his boss fight talking about how he "can't go back somewhere anymore", Snowdin residents mentioned how him and his brother "showed up out from nowhere" and the picture in San's secret room having the ArcWords "don't forget".

** A common theory is that Sans is from the world of Deltarune. Commonly cited evidence includes him having the same sprites in both games, Sans's dialogue in his boss fight talking about how he "can go back somewhere anymore", Snowdin residents mentioned how him and his brother "showed up out from nowhere" and the picture in San's secret room having the ArcWords "don't forget".

** The Swatchlings became this to the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom to [[RatedMForManly a rather big degree]] due to being {{Battle Butler}}s characterized in-game as MrFanservice workers with {{Adorkable}} sides. Likewise, head butler Swatch has also grown pretty popular for their handsome design, polite personality and alluded-to relations to Roulxs and Spamton.

** Who is the [[BigBad Knight]]? Is it [[EvilAllAlong Kris]], since they clearly opened a fountain in front of the player's eyes? Is it [[ChekhovsGunman The Vessel we created]] at the intro sequence due to the Knight [[ItIsDehumanising being referred to using it/its pronouns]] and the visuals of the fountains resembling the background of the "Goner Maker"? Is it [[AdaptationalVillainy Undyne]], since she has the weapons, determination and escapism needed to both want to and actually make the fountains? Is it [[TheDogWasTheMastermind Father Alvin]], since he is clearly remoseful for using his father's hammer for something, and has the same ties to Holiness as the Knight? Is it [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Burgerpants]]?

** Ralsei also gets ship-related kerfuffles hurled his way from people who would rather ship Kris with someone else due to his reactions to being hugged by Kris and him blushing around Kris if they stand close to him being perceived as Ship Teased.

** Ralsei also gets ship-related kerfuffles hurled his way from people who would rather ship Kris with someone else due to his reactions to being hugged by Kris and him blushing around Kris if they stand close to him being perceived as ShipTease.

* MemeticLoser:
** While Berdly can be a challenging opponent in Chapter 2 and has his more heroic moments, fans like to focus on how his nerdy and smug nature tends to repel everyone around him. Much lighter takes on the Weird Route will show Berdly being frozen [[BlackComedy as deserved]], but only after toning the seriousness of the situation down.
** When fans emphasize [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic how awesome the boss themes are]] in Chapter 2 (such as "Smart Race", "Attack Of The Killer Queen", "Knock You Down !!", or "BIG SHOT"), chances are, Jevil's battle theme, "THE WORLD REVOLVING", will be unfavorably compared to them.

** Swatch is not referred with any pronouns in-game (as of Chapter 2's release), which causes him to be referred to with they/them pronouns until Spamton refers to him with he/him pronouns [[https://twitter.com/Fangamer/status/1571363913543061505 in a question on Fangamer's Spamton Q&A]] a whole year after the Chapter 2's release.
* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: Many fans who are unaware of Rouxls Kaard's "rules card" pun pronounces his name with an audible "x".

** Many players have gotten confused about Swatch's gender due to his androgynous design. A whole year after the second chapter's release, Spamton refers to him with he/him pronouns [[https://twitter.com/Fangamer/status/1571363913543061505 in a question on Fangamer's Spamton Q&A]], but before that, most people referred to him with they/them pronouns.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: It's rated T and is intended for folks who are familiar with the game's [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} predecessor]], which was rated [=E10+=] and ran into [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids the exact opposite trope]] for its darker content, but its colorful and quirky cast of cartoony characters can lead to players being caught very much off guard by the RuderAndCruder dialogue compared to ''Undertale'' and the occasional SurprisinglyCreepyMoment moments. This isn't even getting into the new level of creepy with the hidden [[WhamEpisode Weird Route]]…

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: It's rated T and is intended for folks who are familiar with the game's [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} predecessor]], which was rated [=E10+=] and ran into [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids the exact opposite trope]] for its darker content, but its colorful and quirky cast of cartoony characters can lead to players being caught very much off guard by the RuderAndCruder dialogue compared to ''Undertale'' and the occasional SurpriseCreepy moments. This isn't even getting into the new level of creepy with the hidden [[WhamEpisode Weird Route]]…

** As with the prior game in regards to Frisk and Chara, there's been heavy debate over whether or not Kris is canonically nonbinary, arguably even more so given what's been shown in-game. One side says that the constant use of they/them pronouns by people who knew them their whole lives and Kris explicitly being shown to be their own character from the get-go is canon proof that they are, while the other side argues that it could just be a case of GenderNeutralWriting and that Kris being non-binary is only one interpretation among others. Some even argue that the pronouns for Kris is also a case of gender-neutral writing to make their [[AmbiguousGender gender ambiguous]] while others claim that it's not ambiguous and not using they/them would be misgendering Kris. Like before, some fans say that it's pointless trying to argue over their gender identity while others say that there's enough evidence to consider them canonically nonbinary, especially since nonbinary characters get little representation as is already. Whenever the topic is brought up, it can get pretty heated at best or turn into a FlameWar at worst.

* Kris will often be portrayed as muscular in fanart despite seeming rather skinny in canon.

** Skuntle Bingoid is a supposed secret boss of Chapter 3 portrayed as a lawn gnome. He is usually occupied by a track from ''Undertale: Halloween Hack'' known as [[https://soundcloud.com/ut-halloween-hack/no-more-nuzzles-1 "No More Nuzzles"]] played at 115% speed. The meme is used to point out the convoluted methods of how to find the secret bosses and how they always have awesome music, which fans then painstakingly try to recreate by finding the obscure soundfonts and samples used in them.