you could say he’s kind of a family guy
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you could say he’s kind of a family guy
"Maybe Chara wasn't really the greatest person" doesn't mean that Chara is the worst person in the world and they weren't really friends with Asriel. It means that we can't put friends on a pedestal and blindly follow them, and if we don't agree with everything they think, we have to speak up.
And kind of a hot take, but I kinda have the feeling that Asriel was putting Frisk on a pedestal just like he did with Chara (saying that they are the type of friend he always wishes he had). Even though Chara is present in the pacifist route. It was Chara who was helping Frisk the whole time, because they are the narrator, so every text box, check, or joke is Chara.
I think that's what Toby Fox meant with this mini roasting of Asriel. Yes, maybe Chara wasn't really the greatest person, but who is? Asriel still loves Chara!
Love the fact that Flowey and Chara canonically laugh the same. I know they’re both Fucked Up by the time we see them in Undertale and it’s meant to be creepy, but it’s funny to headcanon that that’s just how they laugh. You visit the king and queen, and partway through the meeting you just hear this maniacal cackling upstairs. They tell you not to worry about it, it’s just the children playing, and you’re like. what the fuck kinda game are they playing up there??
i know this isn't the reguar theme of this blog but i need to share it somewhere because today someone called my local fire department because they found
a horse
and not only was it a not-dead horse, they dug it up and it was
a lil muddy, mostly
Doctors to trans people: are you really sure you want these hormones? I don't think you are. I don't believe you. There are risks, you know? It will change your body. Tell me your entire life story and I'll decide whether you've wanted this for long enough. Oh you didn't know when you were 5 years old? Yikes, ok. I think I'll need you to jump through all these hoops and then we can maybe consider it in...100 years
Doctors to fat people who literally didn't ask: have you heard of this surgery that'll mess up your digestive system, just absolutely fucking mutilate it? Mess with your ability to eat and drink normally? Potentially fuck up your ability to absorb nutrients? Yes, and you don't want it? Are you suuuure? Are you really sure? I'm going to bring this up 1000 more times just to be sure also there's this diabetes drug...
lifechanging tweet
this is immensely funny to me
I hate that “chat” now makes people think of chatgpt. no. I’m asking my imaginary greek chorus twitch audience.
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I recently came across a post by @colliholly bringing up the idea that the play Death of a Salesman might’ve been one of the inspirations for Spamton’s character and story, which led me to look a bit further into their similarities — I do think it was very likely an influence, and I may make a separate post about the parallels I found, but that led me to do a little research on something else…
I saw during my search that Death of a Salesman was compared by its writer to a greek tragedy. I’ve been thinking of Spamton’s story — especially his backstory with Tenna — as a greek tragedy since shortly after playing chapter 3, but I didn’t truly realize until looking deeper into what exactly constitutes one that the themes really do line up perfectly; so much so that I can pretty safely say that Spamton and Tenna’s story was intentionally written as a greek tragedy.
I found this discovery really fascinating, and I decided to make this post going over how the themes line up — and how this is actually relevant to all of Deltarune.
These are the core themes of a Greek Tragedy:
Hubris: Excessive pride commonly leads to a character's downfall, often through them being punished for trying to defy the gods or a higher power.
Spamton’s entire story is one of hubris; he took the Benefactor’s deal, agreed to share his secret with Tenna despite knowing it was forbidden, and ended up losing everything for it. He tried to defy a higher power’s control, and he was punished harshly for it; the Benefactor separated Spamton from the person he rebelled for, and painfully transformed him into a literal puppet unable to even say the word "love," as that's what ultimately made Spamton try to "break his strings." It's the sort of on-the-nose punishment for hubris that comes straight from a Greek myth.
Fate & Destiny: Characters struggling against a predetermined fate is very common, and actual prophecies are often used in myths to represent this. Usually, when a character tries to defy a prophecy, it only leads to them fulfilling it.
I believe this theme actually makes it more likely that Spamton was aware of Tenna's role in Deltarune's Prophecy before signing Tenna's contract, and Spamton was intentionally trying to defy the Prophecy and save Tenna when he signed and agreed to share his secrets. Of course, this just ended with their separation, and the Prophecy still played out anyway (Tenna does get cleaved, regardless of whether it leads to his death).
Moral Dilemmas & Sacrifice: Characters are forced to make impossible choices, struggling ethically and emotionally.
Spamton was clearly struggling for a while with his decision to sign Tenna's contract, despite the fact that he genuinely wanted to, calling it "the good part" during the Snowgrave NEO battle. Spamton knew it went against his deal with his Benefactor, and that there was risk involved, even if he didn't know the full extent of what the consequences would be; that's why he held out for as long as he did. However, even knowing it was dangerous, Spamton eventually chose his love and dedication to Tenna over his own literal guaranteed personal success — he chose to risk any consequences to be big together with Tenna.
Conflict with the Divine: Mortals are portrayed as being at the mercy of divine will, and these higher powers ultimately have control over the narrative.
This is why Spamton became a literal puppet, symbolizing how his Benefactor was pulling the strings all along. But it doesn't stop there — this reflects what doomed Spamton from the very beginning: Spamton, like all Darkners, was forced by the creator of the Dark World (and/or the Prophecy) into a role that he had no say at all in choosing. But unlike most other Darkners, who seem to be at least somewhat complacent with their lives (aside from Ralsei and Tenna), Spamton hated what he was created to be; he wanted to be so much more, and he was never going to stop fighting to get it. Being unwanted, ignored, and thrown away was literally part of his purpose, his intended narrative. That's why he was desperate enough to take the deal that doomed him — and why his goal ultimately was to escape the dark altogether.
This rebellion against divine will is also part of why Spamton was kept from becoming "big together" with Tenna; whether Spamton wanted to save Tenna by reaching "Heaven" together, or just wanted to teach Tenna how to use technology and star beside him on TV, either way, by signing that contract, the two of them were trying to change their narrative and defy what the divine created them to be: objects that fulfilled their purpose, nothing more. CRTs don't use the internet, and spam emails don't star on TV — and neither of them are meant to reach "Heaven." They tried to go against the very first rule established in Deltarune — “No one can choose who they are in this world.” — and they paid for it dearly.
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As I'm sure you noticed, these same themes can actually apply to Deltarune as a whole, because Spamton and Tenna’s relationship was specifically designed to embody and reflect the themes of the entire game. On the Pacifist Route, the characters are trying to defy the predetermined tragedy the Prophecy intends for them using kindness, compassion, and hope, exactly what saves Tenna himself from the tragic fate the Prophecy meant for him. The heroes, through Gerson's words to Susie, are encouraged to pick up the pen and write their own ending — they don’t just have to take the narrative that’s been written for them. Spamton and Tenna have the opportunity to do the same on the Pacifist Route; if the right conditions are met and Tenna is in Castle Town, they'll be able to rewrite the tragic ending their own myth was given, and reunite after all these years spent forced apart. They'll find out that neither of them would have ever chosen to abandon the other.
But the tragedy will be fully realized on the Weird Route. In fact, it's Spamton and Tenna's relationship — and Spamton's despair and anger over his perceived betrayal and abandonment by Tenna — that even makes the Weird Route possible in the first place. If they hadn’t been together, Spamton wouldn’t have been completely broken, both physically and emotionally, by Tenna’s “betrayal.” Without experiencing that pain, he wouldn't have become quite so cynical, and lost what little faith he had left in the Dark World and the people in it. This is what led Spamton to sell the Thorn Ring to Kris, without which this route wouldn’t be possible.
On the Weird Route, the characters are destined for tragedy. They try to struggle against the player’s control and “divine will,” and they’re punished for it. Kris has to make an impossible decision to either remove the soul, breaking their promise and likely dying, or to continue to watch as Noelle is forced to do terrible things and her own autonomy is taken away by us. We puppet Noelle and ultimately keep her away from Susie, the person she loves, exactly as the Benefactor did to Spamton — continuing the symbolic oppression of queerness by a higher power, taking away Suselle and the possibility of Spamtenna being reunited, and forcing Kris and Noelle into heteronormative roles. Spamton himself assists us, continuing the cycle of abuse — instead of ending it, like in the Pacifist Route — and Spamton’s hubris ends in his own murder.
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The reflection of Deltarune’s incredibly compelling and meaningful themes in Spamtenna is a big part of why I love their story and relationship so much, and why it’s so important to me. Many people have been pointing it out since chapter 3 & 4's release, but the wider fandom unfortunately doesn't seem to realize the relevance of their relationship to Deltarune's narrative, and dismisses it as unimportant or uninteresting. If I can change even a couple people’s perspectives with this post, I’d be very happy.
Deltarune's Prophecy is written as a tragedy, just as Spamtenna’s story is, but “with hope crossed on our hearts,” it can change, and we can write a better ending.
People who say they ship Shadowidomauk but it’s really just Essek and Molly sharing Caleb are cowards. The purples should be kissing too.
For legal reasons, this is a joke. You do you, I don't care
The concept of Astrid and Eadwulf calling Essek slurs and lowkey hazing his ass in the lab only for him to get pseudo married to their ex third (that of course they’re still in love with) and live in a little cottage with him and adopt a few cats WHILE said third is actively their coworker at the very school they trauma bonded and fell in love in decades ago. AND THEN he shows up at Astrid’s side gig book store job and embarrasses the shit out of her with his interns, specifically being like “my partner, your ex, says hi. :).” Insane play by Essek Thelyss, king of being petty and never letting go of anything ever.
guy who is more concerned about not using the scientific method than the actual killing people part (aka fanart of this post that made me laugh earlier)
Homestuck fandom care about rox lalonde as much as you care about june egbert challenge
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why must we humiliate the small penis? why not appreciate it? little handful of cock so easy to hold, easiest blowjob of your life, much harder to hit with a nerf dart, much cooler when you trickshot snipe it with a nerf dart from 50 feet, way way cooler than hitting that easy ass 8 inch target, get that cock off the trickshot field we're never gonna get a million views if we're doing wimpy trickshots. check this shit out *throws a shot glass across a basketball court and it lands perfectly on a guys tiny cock* that's a million views right there
Baby Lemon Drop looks rather worried about the bubbling volcanic mud flats in Reykjanes, in Iceland.