The Power of the SOUL: The Frisk-Chara-Kris Connection | Undertale / Deltarune Theory / Analysis 

I wonder if the reason we are able to inhabit a soul is because the person it belongs to has given up. Their determination to keep going is ours. Note that it's never stated WHY Frisk climbed the mountain, but it's entirely possible they meant to off themself. They don't take back control because they've already given up. In Pacifist, the game ends once they regain the will to live, their 'determination', or in the case of No Mercy, lose all hope entirely. However, in Deltarune it's more complex. Kris very well may be s**cidal, but also doesn't want to be controlled. It's also curious that we, the player, may be able to influence OTHER characters as well. I feel like Toby is setting up the puzzle pieces, and the end result will recontextualize our experience in Undertale.

Even though the red soul being Determination isn't technically canon, I really like the idea of the souls being a color wheel and the traits connecting to each other, I don't think I've ever seen that theory but it makes so much sense This channel really deserves more subs too

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You have arranged Kris-Frisk-Chara outside of KFC order. The sentence is death.

"Kris" is likely a reference to both frisk and Chara. Kris's name combines the "CH" sound in "chara" and the "ris" sound in "frisk". Personally i think that all three humans have independant values and characteristics, and that they do not want to be "good" or "evil". Toby's games let the player choose what happens, and the player is the one responsible for making frisk kill, and chara appear 'evil'. Although in deltarune, kris seems to have had enough of being forced to do things they do not want to do, and take matters into their own hands.

1:17 The skin of all monsters becomes a little lighter, this is the rule. Kris's skin is reflected in the red-blue negative, perhaps this is also a pattern. (google translator)

I think that the red soul is the connection to us (the player) . Frisk as you play as them in Undertale, Chara because you name the fallen human (summon them like you said) and Kris because you play as them in Deltarune.

Commenting on the differences between the presumed two speakers at 18:12 - Sans also differs in font from time to time. He does so when threatening you in the date with him, in most judgement hall scenes, and right before fighting you in genocide. - Same goes for this point, as Sans does stop speaking in all lowercase in the previously mentioned instances. Even more so with the threat he gives you in the date with him. He speaks *much* slower, with more spacing between the letters. - The different Japanese speaking styles can be explained away as being that way because they're different speaking styles in general. I think you could make the argument that the speaker here switches speaking styles to sound more intimidating, not necessarily to indicate a different character. - I'm pretty sure the lack of background is meant to indicate that you got kicked out of the vessel making sequence, not necessarily that there's another speaker here. - We don't know for a fact what the intent was behind making us create a vessel. For all we know, discarding it was part of the plan. It's not impossible that there's a second speaker, we just shouldn't be sure of it yet. Also, I'm pretty sure determination is more of a force rather than a trait. Unlike the other six traits, it's the only force that we know for a fact other humans are capable of harnessing. Flowey's determination was stated to be taken from the other six fallen humans. It was a physical substance Alphys took from the six human souls in order to inject both Flowey and the amalgamates with it. All this is to say that determination seems to be much different from the traits listed in Ball Game. Speaking of Ball Game, if you win it in under 6 seconds more than once, you get the following prompt: "RED - Try as you might, you continue to be yourself." Considering the other colored flags prompted you with information on the other six humans' traits or personalities, perhaps this could be a hint as to what the red soul truly means.

Great video! One thing about the intro sequence is that the image used in the background is called IMAGE_DEPTHS, or something like that. One of Jevil's lines is "Hell's roar bubbles from the depths," which in my opinion means the dark fountains are the depths leaking darkness out. IMAGE_DEPTHS, if you turn it upside down, is also just rippling water. I dunno what to make of this stuff, but it's just cool.

2:40 Chara's eyes likely melt because she absorbed the six human souls, and determination is known to melt people, the closest exemple being Flowey in the neutral ending.

I hope Toby Fox will have a KFC sponsorship someday.

When you said that’s sans always keeps his font and manner of speaking, he changed his font to determination to say “should be burning in hell” lmao 18:23

Hi! This is a reupload because of a wrongful copyright claim. I hope that you took something away from my video! I'm currently working on a video about Deltarune and religion, I'll hopefully have it posted in September. Please leave out any suggestions on what topics/games you'd like me to cover in the future! Edit: Small correction, Sans's font does change in serious scenes. This doesn't really take away from my bigger argument, but I've seen it brought up and it's only fair I correct myself

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It's extremely probable every human could save and load. File0 is created when you use a save point. File9 is an auto-save at hidden points. File8 is created when Flowey gets the 6 human souls, AND his save file back, so it is probable for it to be his file. During his fight, he uses files 2 and 3 to save and load. Therefore, files 2 to 7 are the human soul's. File8 is Flowey's, File9 is Frisk's and File1 is Chara's. I think file0 is probably our save, since it's used when WE save, while file9 would be Frisk's. It's shown through Photoshop Flowey that in-game characters saving can save whenever they want. But the files alone are pretty shaky evidence, that theory is also supported by in-game evidence: After you reset, Toriel remembers your preference between butterscotch or cinammon and says this: " *When humans fall down here, strangely... I... I often feel like I already know them.* Truthfully, when I first saw you, I felt... ... like I was seeing an old friend for the first time." Not only does she say that she feels like she already knows them, but she states it in contrast to the déjà-vu she is getting from your reset. You can tell Asgore he has killed you, and depending on the number of times you've died to him, he gives you different dialogue. "You tell ASGORE that he's killed you (1-4 ) times before. He nods sadly. " "You tell ASGORE that he's killed you (5-9) times. He nods grievously." "You tell ASGORE that he's killed you too many times to count. He nods pitifully." He is unfazed by this, like this isn't the first time he has heard of this. Maybe you aren't the first child to tell him you've died to him.

I wonder, since SOUL is usually capitalized like LOVE and EXP, if it’s an acronym just like LOVE and EXP. One example I can think of is Spirit Of Under-Lying (power). That’s the best one I can think of that also makes sense lol. Edit: Another theory I just thought of is the trait of the red soul could actually be “Control.” It lines up with Patience, Bravery, Kindness, Integrity, and Justice. Since Justice seems to parallel how the soul works in battle (Being able to shoot like a Sheriff) Control would make sense since you can move freely in all 4 directions. Not only that, but you also have control over the different weapons and items you choose, meanwhile each soul is associated with only their specific armor and weapons. Control also makes sense cause… It’s under your control… This ended up being way longer than it needed to be.

Nice video and great points! The soul wheel type thing is pretty interesting.

VERY interesting video, i love it! something you suggested that i never thought about was the idea that KRIS would be the one to end the game, and that would be the reason for the one ending. kris does it out of our control, no matter what we do beforehand. it seems in character!

It's worth noting that only Asriel's shirt is green and yellow. Chara's isn't, that's just a fan interpretation. Chara's shirt is more lime colored and has a cream colored striped shirt.

This was super interesting, great video

You are so good! Don’t stop these theories coming- both Hollow Knight and Undertale/Deltarune

Yoooo, amazing video. You'd never know it was from such a small channel. Loved it :)

Beginning is so epic. Nicely done. You gonna be voice actor

Interesting points (Very, very, interesting, if you will) however my personal interpretation of "Let's erase this pointless world and move on to the next one" is more along the lines of "Ok, game completed, let's go play the next one!" And that next game COULD be Deltarune, but it could also be Ace Attorney, Dynasty Warriors, Omori, Splatoon... this doesn't necessarily disprove or support your interpretation since mine would also imply that the next game you're gonna play more than just one game and Deltarune could be one of them, and regardless of if it's the next game you play or the 327th after (Yes I used that number on purpose, if you know, you know) Deltarune knows it is one of those games because, well... you're playing it, but I do believe this is something to consider.

13:30 this is an amazing chart and a cool way to analyze the way traits could work, really cool!

This was sick keep it goin!!!

Great video, had a lot of fresh takes

Congratulations for the 100 subs

Great video!

great video!

Wow, this is a really cool group of theories. I really think your channel deserves more subs and views!

Underrated as hell

Good job, keep making videos :)

Блин, на самом деле классно, что ты указала на то, что смешивание душ работает как и в смысловом , так и в цветовом значении(хотя тут может быть оттенки не один в один)

Holy moly I was scrolling through subs and saw this video hit 20k 🎉🎉🎉😊

4:13 I really wanted to say something about how this scene could still be a red herring and that Toby doesn't have to adhere to the fandom’s ideas of what the scene was especially since we’ve only 2 chapters worth of evidence… but I’m so tired after reading the comments and watching the video (seriously your voice is ridiculous soothing) that I just won’t… *for now*

Could have gone a little easier on Chara, sure they're not perfect but they also aren't pure evil

THIS MAN NEEDS MORE SUBS BRO I WATCHED LIKE HALF THE VID THEN SAW HE HAS ONLY 331 SUBS IM MAKING THAT 332 I THOUGHT HE HAD LIKE ATLEAST 10K

the weird bird thing in the intro weirdly looks a lot like Gaster follower 3

0:53 end of genocide chara: *always smiling* Real chara: “howdy chara , smile for the camera” 3:36 that’s not frisk body tho. It’s chara. Not only do they get the rosy cheeks, but their hair and skin color change it to that of chara one of the only things differentiating the two characters

23:00 Are WE the knight? Opening up fountains

you had the p e r f e c t opportunity to do the KFC meme.. i am disappointed. good video though. i wrote a whole spiel about my theory saying the red soul is the player in the form of determination because nowhere in the game does it say the red soul represents determination

5:03 actually considering Chris is going to put everyone in danger on no grave, by opening a fountain it lines up with the real chara’s willingness to do anything for a certain goal. Also, they were not sadistic in the real life. If she was, you have to call half the monsters in Undertale sadistic. Also frisk actually doesn’t care for monsters since all the hatred on genocide is coming from them “ do you really hate me that much” In fact, they laugh at the fact that they killed her. A bunch of dogs if you check the dog food after killing the dogs

chara = narrator is basically proven canon at this point--frisk is going around with chara as a headmate essentially :3

Small off-topic, but I'm a bit curious. Are you perhaps from a slavic country? Your pronunciation sounds very similar to how my polish friends sound when speaking english lol.

oh boy oh boy, I actually really love your explanation and analysis of the usage of the "you" pronoun. That was brilliantly said, hats off

We shall put you on the bonfire for you named this video "Frisk-Chara-Kris Connection" instead of "Kris-Frisk-Chara Connection"

Red eyes are just Traces of the Red soul's power of Determination

Ok, this video is amazing, and I love that you had the courage and ability to compile and edit all this information, but there is one detail that you pointed out that I disagree with. Around 12:16, you said that: "There is one key aspect I think is intentional; "let us erase this pointless world and move on to the next" Well, the next world could mean another Undertale timeline..." I don't think that is true. After two genocide runs, Chara says: "This SOUL resonates with a strange feeling. There is a reason you continue to recreate this world. There is a reason you continue to destroy it. You. You are wracked with a perverted sentimentality. Hmm. I cannot understand these feelings anymore." It's a small detail, but I feel like it is wildly important to this conversation. I do not know if you address this later in the video, because as soon as I heard that I paused the game, looked up dialogue, and wrote this comment. Bottom line is, I am really happy that I found this video, and thank you for making it.

13:36 says that the reset power comes from the player after a flower with determination was able to reset lol

So i just see Kickstarter banner of undertale and umm Frisk eye is brown on that banner But science it is kick starter it could be canon and not canon

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4:55 Immediate dopamine fix. This fandom seems to be full of people who think of Chara as completely innocent and pure for some reason, especially Tiktok, which is so, so tiring. I wish everybody could understand that Chara and the Player are partners, who are both at fault. Sorry, kind offtopic, just really wanted to say it. In summary, great video! Definitely going to check out more of your content.

Noelle's skin color slightly changes.

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While this is an interesting interpretation and theory... and has some good points, I don't agree with the red soul being called the determination soul. It's stated in the true lab that all human souls have determination in them. You've probably already addressed this in the comments before though.

Is Ralsei the vessel?

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its not kara its chara

I still think it's highly likely "Your choices don't matter" is going to be subverted.

merch is not cannon

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interesting video but bruh chara’s not evil 💀💀 very tired of this characterization of chara, to the point where i’ve been arguing this for almost 5 years, like sure chara wasn’t perfect but they are much more than just an “evil human” stereotype

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Kris does not distance ralsei, they just aren’t close to him ralsei tea still heals them but just not as much as Susie and if I remember ralsei tea only heals 10 less than noelles who kris has an estranged, friendship with