So there's this idea that some Darkners (especially main and secret bosses) are heavily connected to certain Lightners and UT characters (like Spamton is with MTT and Kris or Queen being a reflection of Noelle's mom etc.)
Do you think this concept could also apply to The Mayor and McOven since they're the bosses of your Dark World? I'm especially wondering if Azzy or Chara would be significant to that maybe
Oh, I like hearing this. I would have to say McOven has a lot more symbolism than the Mayor. But both play a somewhat symbolic role in the narrative.
If you never noticed, in the weird route(the only route McOven shows up in lol), McOven quotes Chara when she is trying to convince them to give up their soul. She says it’s for “the greater good” and “it’s a small price to pay”. I wanted this to mirror Chara‘s own naivety with stealing souls in Undertale, and that even though they saw it as for the greater good, it was still murder. And Chara sees this type of thinking on the receiving end.
The Mayor on the other hand doesn’t serve as much narrative purpose. He’s just a silly little guy and I love him. But he also does represent a sense of naivety. Like the other bosses in Deltarune, he is forgiven (or at least somewhat forgiven) by the cast and especially Azzy. Chara hates that and the fallout of their hatred for his forgiveness is shown.
I’m sure you can find some more thematic themes if you look hard enough though ;)
