DELTARUNE / Dark Clock Theory 

Toby Fox is really watching us all go crazy over every pixel in deltarune for the last three years lol

Plot twist: the town is going through a battery shortage

this is what 3 years of no new deltarune content does to a theorist

Toby Fox: "Oh uh... yep, that's exactly what I meant to do! Good job figuring it out guys!" *hastily writes note to self* "Make sure clocks are functional in the next game..."

The fact that kris skips over streets in the town is actually very interesting, because it means that we could end up seeing Suzie's house/family as a new area in a later chapter

an 8 HOUR VIDEO???- oh wait, this is somehow even more unexpected

>Bored out of my mind folding clothes >See a new Jaru video >Click with haste >It is not 50+ hours long I feel betrayed.

Interesting comment on double doors, because in the first release of chapter 1, the door to cyberWorld was a single door, but when chapter 2 came out, was changed to a double door. According to Toby, this is because double doors, it required them not to change any animations

I propose the "I am dead theory" because there is no way that Jaru would make a theory this short wth?????

Hate to be a bummer but I think "we don't need Easels or CRTs" means that Spamton thinks he doesn't need Swatch or Tenna. Tenna seemingly fucked him or Mike over, and Swatch turned on him even though Spamton said he opened up to him a lot and considered him a friend.

We're gonna analyse EVERY LAST PIXEL in this game and NO-ONE IS GOING TO STOP US

cant wait for the 8 hour video wait its 8 minutes what

jaru we NEED a 1 year long video UNEDITED of just unhinged timeloop/asriel is dead theory

To me dark clock theory is just clock theory

WARNING! Don't forget to type the L in Clock when searching for this theory!

I note that it's also entirely possible for the meta reasoning for the specific positions of the clock hands to simply be 'Toby needed analog clock times and chose some at random' or 'Toby drew something mostly reasonable' or even 'Toby told someone else to draw some analog clocks and they (without specific knowledge of the timeline of events or what Toby hypothetically had in mind) drew some analog clocks with random, unimportant hand positions'. Given that I see no specific need to ascribe importance to the clock hand positions to begin with, I'm dubious of the rest of theory. Yes, some of the clock hands do indeed seem to point to dark fountain locations that we know of, but 2 of the 4 examples (Toriel's classroom's clock pointing up and QC's clock pointing up) are the minute hand pointing at 12. That is, exactly on the hour. It's more than possible in my eyes that the minute hands are pointing to 12 simply because Toby (or whoever drew the clocks) didn't need any more specificity, but still felt they needed to draw the minute hand at *some* position because the clocks would look weird without them. The other 2 examples (Alphys' and Toriel's classroom clocks pointing to the closet) could simply be coincidence. Do note that those 2 clocks are mirror images of each other; it's entirely possible (likely, in my eyes) that the classroom graphics were made for Alphys' classroom and then mirrored for Toriel's, thereby mirroring the clock. In that case, because of the symmetrical design of the school, if one of the two clocks happened to point to the closet, the other one would as well. And from there, 1 clock hand happening to point towards the closet doesn't seem like enough evidence to really base anything off of. In particular, although Alphys' classroom clock pointing towards the extra classroom is very reasonable (I'd argue you don't need this theory to argue for that being a potential dark world location), the process of divining a future dark world location from the other hand of QC's clock seems, well, dubious to me. Granted, if Toby Fox really did want to hint towards future dark world locations with clock hands, then he likely (in my opinion) wouldn't care *too* much about the exact direction, so it pointing to Flower King isn't too big of a stretch. But still, this particular process seems overly complicated to me. I'd further argue that, like with the unused classroom, you really don't need this theory to suspect a Flower King dark world.

Evil JaruJaruJ be like: 8 minutes video

Art-based dark world. You know what that means. A couple a Bad Dragons that Asriel drew may show up lol

"Okay hold on he's kinda cooking" -Toby Fox with a fake mustache

3:33 saw this point get made on twitter so ill make it here, but the fact that clock has only 1 hand sprited and it is pointing straight down implies the time is 6:30, but it would be impossible for an analog clock to have both the hour and minute hand directly on top of each other for 6:30. Which gives alot more credit to the clocks having more meaning then shown.

It's true that we are going crazy over minor detail but The fact that they definitely could copy the Same clock but didn't and made them show separate times is actually interesting

Hello, my name is Jaru, and today, I will be eating, this delicious steak. A steak is a type of meat, usually from a cow, that has been cooked and may be seasoned with a variety of spices or a sauce - most typically, a special sauce known as a steak sauce. Today, my steak has been seasoned with several herbs, including rosemary and thyme, along with salt and pepper. The nutritional benefits of consuming this steak are dubious, but I have also prepared a fresh salad and some mashed potatoes on the side to add more balance. Now, without further ado, let's dive right in. Mmmm mmm! This steak smells delicious! I can feel my mouth watering already. This owes in part to the delicious assortment of herbs that serve as a sort of seasoning. Even without these, however, the natural juices of this steak make it smell absolutely fantastic. I am looking forward to eating this delicious steak. Mmmm, the flavor is immaculate! All those fats and juices, blending with the herbs and butter... It's really quite good! The texture is rather tender - not tough at all! For my next bite, I think I shall try these mashed potatoes. Oooh, that's good. They're well seasoned, with just a little bit of chunkiness left to them for that authentic texture. Absolutely wonderful. Of course, this exquisite steak and potatoes meal is not complete with some onions on the side. The flavor is slightly sweet, owing to the manner in which they were cooked, but still have a slight crisp crunchiness that is absolutely delicious. Now, I would be remiss not to try all of these together, so without further ado, I shall do so. Absolutely delicious! The savory flavor of the steak is nicely complimented by the onions. The potatoes also effectively compliment the combination, taking it from something very rich to something a bit more subtle and palatable. Tying it all together, of course, is the steak sauce, which adds just enough saltiness to keep things interesting. Finally, I shall try some of this fresh salad. That's quite nice. The lettuce is very fresh with a nice crunch, and the assorted vegetables such as tomatoes, shredded carrot, and cucumber add a nice variety to the texture. The vinaigrette dressing is also quite good. It has a good flavor to it, and the salad has just the right amount to prevent it from being overpowering while still being enough. Veerrryyy refreshing indeed.

HOLY SHIT I JUST SAT DOWN AND WAS LOOKING FOR A VIDEO TO WATCH WHILE EATING DINNER! SO EXCITED FOR A NEW JARU VIDEO!

I found you just recently through your "Gravity Falls episodes ranked", and my gosh I love your content!! You have such an amazing voice, and your video style/editing is always on point!! You deserve way more subscriptions, and you certainly deserve mine!!

Some notes on the video: Your idea that the clocks all point to dark worlds actually makes a lot of sense. The only issue I really take with it is as follows: In smaller communities, especially gated towns with a limited population, they often tend to educate children in larger grade ranges. To me, it seems like the unused classroom was formerly a pre-school type of environment, given the crayons, the checkerboard that has pieces all over the place (including mixed chess pieces), and the stuffed plush toy (Seam). If that is proven to be the case, then it's more likely that the art came majorly from there, by the kids who are currently in Toriel's class, which seems to be a group fully comprised of elementary school children (I think this is called primary school to those who aren't in the United States?), and if that's the case, then that also means that Alphys likely teaches all of middle school (secondary outside of the US, I think). This could also potentially explain why Susie seems physically a bit more over developed, since she could potentially be as old as 16 and just still held back for poor grades. I don't recall if Toby ever outright confirmed her age. This, when put all together, implies that the last classroom is likely for highschool (tertiary outside of the US, I think). If that last classroom is, in fact, the high school room, I could definitely see it being a later dark world - potentially even Chapter 7 - if only because it'd likely be difficult for Kris to enter the room, knowing that Asriel had been in that room a lot before he left for college.

i actually really like this more short-form format. don't get me wrong, your long theories are entertaining, but i have a short attention span, so more digestible videos are much appreciated, lol

Hello Jaru. I think these shorter theories can be a really good idea! It's less time consuming for you to make these and also more viewers (especially new ones) are willing to watch a video that's ~!0 minutes long instead of a 2 hour one lol I love the long bois but these sure are fine too

You can’t say you’re disregarding the physical layout and looking at it from a meta angle, then (for the final clock) say that there are physically houses that we don’t see.

Also, if Kris is skipping over segments. There are censored scenes giving more weight to Spamton's theming on being a puppet, and Kris really being the one controlling what you are allowed to notice. (or itll come out as the full game does)

Interesting, I've never seen anyone mention this before! I personally think it's unlikely that Toby would expand Hometown by adding another street between two existing streets, since I think it was confirmed he designed Hometown's layout prior to making Chapter 1, and Hometown itself is used for such sparse reasons that I feel it would be overly bloated to include more space when we barely use the existing space for anything but pure dialogue about very little as it is.

YESSS THEORY TIME

A Jaru video that's less than one undertillion hours is crazy /j

Oh wow I never considered a dark world in Asgore's house! With how disconnected Asgore has been so far, it'd be interesting to see if Kris interacts with their dad more. Great theory as always!

This doesn't even require much stretching, and the 2 new places this indicates are the most likely anyway. Great theory! That's a detail that you can't unsee when you see it

Oh I initially dismissed this video because I figured it was yet another hours-long dish of Jaru fare, but I actually got a good look at the length just now and was pleasantly surprised enough to decide to watch it.

More delusions? Oh yep totally not like Toby forgot about the clocks defined lore significance

I wonder if that missing road that Kris skips over has more lore relevance than we realize. Great short video tho, keep it up!

this makes SO much sense. i genuinely love your persistence in examining the cut in hometown, it's something that's easy to process as just a cool transition when playing the game just to play the game. super interested in finding out what it's hiding in future chapters..

Bro is making theories on just about anything these days 😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

Shorter ones are more easy to digest but I do think I like just putting on the longer ones in the background of whatever I’m doing more

"(sounds of applause) Genius. He's a genius." - Emperor Francis, Oversimplified Napoleonic Wars part 2 (I'm refering to Jaru, but yeah, Toby's also a genius)

I didn't even noticed the streets don't aligne, that's actually a really good detail!

So that leaves us with this: Chapter 1: The unused classroom Chapter 2: The library Chapter 3: The home Chapter ?: Art classroom? Chapter ?: Asgore's shop? Chapter ?: ??? Chapter ?: The closet (full exploration)? There wasn't a clock pointing at the library, so it seems that it needs one more clock somewhere in new area, which would point at the library and the one remaining unknown dark world.

6:43 that street that gets cut off could just be the houses on the top and the bottom sharing a backyard with no street there.

As soon as I saw you talk about the clocks in the Chapter 2 playthrough, I was like "OH WAIT, I BET JARU'S GONNA MAKE A THEORY ABOUT THIS" I knew this was coming somehow lol. Great video, as always! :D

I’m always happy to have a longer theory because I’ll listen to them while cleaning or playing games BUT I really like the short form videos because I can find time to watch them immediately. I have long form videos from other creators that sit in my watch later list for weeks until I can find a moment to watch them. With so many in line, I don’t get to them quickly. This was much easier for me to jump on right away!

I thought this day couldn't get any better

"oh cool a jaru video... WDYM IT IS LESS THAN 1 HOUR, what am i gonna do for the evening?"

Honestly, I wish I was so dedicated to Deltarune that I wanted to make a theory about broken clocks 😂. Frankly, I believe that most of Jaru's theories that dissect every tiny detail in Deltarune are likely about things Toby Fox made without actually thinking deeply about their purpose. But if any of these theories are right, I'll be impressed with how much detail Toby puts into foreshadowing.

I love the idea that the unseen classroom could be an art dark world!! I can imagine that that would be so fun to play through (if it ends up being real) :) im not sure itd be in that room however unless we access it though castle town (like with card kingdom) because of the double door rule.

There is NO way in the WHOLE WORLD that the flower shop isn't a dark world

Huh! That actually makes a lot of sense, with the clocks as arrows!

Interesting! I’ve been thinking about the clocks as potentially pointing to things but I hadn’t worked out the physicality of it. I definitely think we have to expect a dark world in the flower shop.

personally, i think spamton’s “Easels and CRTs” refers to Swatch and Queen. Neither are there literal light world counterparts, but he has weird nicknames for several characters so i think its likely.

You know, it's kinda funny... I can sometimes take really stupidly arbitrary grudges with people. Sometimes I can remember why for years, because it really struck a chord with me at the time it upset me so much, like how I refused to watch MatPat for years because of his film theory on the potential jail time Willy Wonka could face for his crimes (due in part to how much "Pure Imagination" influenced my childhood)... And I had a grudge against Jaru for quite some time as well. If I recall correctly, the theory that got to me on such a fundamental level was one stating that Ralsei is Kris's red goat horns, and the only reason Ralsei looks so much like Asriel is that Kris accidentally killed him and put his dust on the horns before the story. I was an extremely firm believer a while back that monsters bleed due to some dialogue in the game in Chapter 1 saying "everybody bleeds, right?" or something to that effect near the salsa tree stump. I also thought that the unused sprite in Chapter 2 was proof that monsters bleed too, but knowing what I know now about how Gerson's dust was spread on his hammer in Deltarune, and the fact that Toby isn't working alone with Temmie anymore but rather has a full team of artists, it's pretty safe to assume that somebody on the art team could have made the same assumption that I did and created that sprite by mistake.

While the short form content is easier to make. I love your long videos especially with the tangents. I love putting one on while I’m at working and just listening to the whole thing.

This actually blew my mind

Another video, another victory for the OG

Good theory, but I honestly just thought the only clock that mattered was the six thirty one. I thought the other clocks were generically placed, then he made that unused classroom clock, which occupied the same space as a dark world, have both its hands point to six as a nudge & wink. Wouldn't even be surprised if it was an intentional choice to pick up that 'hands' are pointing to six, knowing him.

THANK YOU for trying out shorter videos and please keep it up. i dont have the time to invest into the longer ones and this is WAY more digestable

OR SUSIE LIVES IN ONE OF THOSE HOUSES AND HER HOUSE IS A DARK WORLD

It's good to see a quick interesting theory from you! I understand we've been waiting a long time for more Deltarune content, and one can only comb through the same content so many times and find new things to talk about. The chapters 3 and 4 release will be hella exciting!

If you look at the paintings in the mayor's office, you can see a depiction of the town's layout.

I love Jaru's theories so much! Wether or not some of them (or all lol) will turn out to be true, I just love the outside of the box thinking and passion! :D

Finally! A Jaru video that I can digest! I enjoyed the length of this a lot more; to be honest, I haven't been able to consume the super long videos lately.

Ngl, I like these super short videos to very minor details as a format.

Great little analysis. Happy to hear a lot more little theories like this

I had no idea what to make of those broken clocks, this interpretaton never even crossed my mind! I can't believe after years of theories I am still getting surprised about new ways we can look at things

tobius foxius just didnt feel like changing it.

a jaru video that is less than 10 minutes? impossible...

Toby drawing a background sprite in the form of a clock to fill the space and forgetting to check that they all don't have the same time:

If the arts and crafts room becomes a dark world I will never question you again

Every time Jaru uploads a video that's less than 30 minutes and Angel get tattered wings Please get the reference

i love the long videos (like everybody) but this short-form video was great too and i would love seeing more of them if you have other small theories :)

a dark world in asgores flower shop is a terrifying idea when he has all those "soul" flowers

this is not my jaru where is my 3 million year long video (still a fan of the content per usual, glad to always see awesome quality from you)

Shortest jaru theory yet?? Still a banger

Love me a new jaru video gets the brain juices flowing

Only 8 minutes????? Wow, it’s quiet refreshing. I like the smaller, bite sized videos!

love all your vids jaru!!

While I like the idea of seeing your theories more I have to say I really love your deep dive stuff the most. I think I personally would prefer smaller theories like this to be part of larger videos where there are many small theories that link together or something to that affect. But like, obviously I loved the video regardless and thank you for putting out content that I adore! Do what works best for your schedule and you :)

Something I find interesting is that the town also has an internet outage that is implied to have been going on for at least most of the year. So between that and the clocks, there's something *really* screwing with technology in that town.

An 8 minute Jaru video? What is this nonsense, Jaru blink twice if youve been kidnapped.

I'm literally at 0:00, paused the video, typing this and saying to myself: Oh no, this is again gonna be a good one and a dark one. Dammit :)

i know this video was 2 weeks ago, but, recently toby posted a new deltarune newsletter, the newsletter was full of flowers, you'r theory about the clock pointing to asgore's shop could be right. there is hope.

Loved the short theory! Leaves space for more creativity due to less time requires to make/to fill :)

best deltarune youtuber no diff

Jaru there’s no way you made an 8 minute video

i never even THOUGHT about how they seal dark fountains in such a short amount of time! the Delta Warriors are giving Arkham Batman a run for his absurd amount of money!

short simple theories are super fun! i love the idea of clocks pointing things out, it seems like a fun possibility

Adding onto the double door thing, I wouldnt be surprised if every future dark world (that we enter from outside the room) would be accessed by double doors. Every one we've been in thus far has been, excluding the abandoned classroom which we went into from castle town (which itself is accessed through double doors).

Fairly down to earth, consice, brings up ideas noone else has thought of good video

Pretty good theory! also I LOVE THE SHORT PLEASE MAKE MORE

Man, I really missed your theory videos!

Worth noting if you cut off the internet, computers can’t auto update the time. If having clocks being wrong was a requirement then you might need the internet to be down. It’s a big stretch though.

Clock lore is insane

Really good and to the point video!

Actually, my theory about that door to the west of Castle Town is that it's the school's gym, where Jockington will get stuck in a sports-themed Dark World.

I like the theory, and I love the short quick video

I prefer this format of video over the seven hour long video essay you usually do