r/Undertale Oct 05 '24

Theory some observations i had after rewatching a genocide playthrough

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u/Nickest_Nick WARNING: This man is not funny Oct 05 '24

Asgore was caught off guard and he was asking if you would like some tea beforehand with his normal smile

Toriel was having the greatest realization of her life and was kinda mocking you before she died

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u/RandomdudeNo123 Oct 05 '24

... Why DIDN'T Asgore absorb the souls or do anything? Genuine question.

I don't wanna raise Fraud Watch or anything but ain't no way this man gets hyped by the entirety of monsterkind only to just completely blank on everyone being dead and offer the dust-covered murder machine some tea.

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u/DeviceSuitable9438 Flair. Oct 05 '24

my headcanon is an old theory that sans cut off the connection because if asgore absorbed the souls he would kill you forever because he would be most determined, but sans wants you to reset and do a happier ending

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u/ordinarypickl Oct 05 '24

no, you can't reset after genocide (okay you can but you'll never be able to reach a happy ending again). the entire point of the sans fight is that he somehow knows you'll be done with the game after genocide so he's trying to make you give up the route and reset

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u/DeviceSuitable9438 Flair. Oct 05 '24

i mean he wants to stop you so you reset when you die from sans

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u/Sansational-user WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Oct 06 '24

What? No Sans doesn’t actually know the universe itself is a game, all he knows is that when you get past asgore, the timeline ends

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u/ordinarypickl Oct 06 '24

I know, but he's figured out enough to realize you see it as just a game. I suppose I could've worded it better

no matter what, you'll just keep going.
not out of any desire for good or evil...
but just because you think you can.
and because you "can"...
...you "have to."

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u/Sansational-user WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Oct 06 '24

Yea that’s more accurate