#vessel 2

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HELLO VESSEL2

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To whoever answers this ask, which undertale character is your favorite? Mine is papyrus and napstablook (I think both are pretty great)

* Since we are not receiving more answers in the survey, we felt comfortable to share this.

Ficus Licker: my favorite character is Alphys! Her neurotic personality is really fun to play with. She has such interesting connections to the rest of the cast (mysterious friendship with Sans, creation of Flowey, only adult who knows Chara's backstory, only one besides Frisk who knows Mettaton's backstory, etc.). As royal scientist, she can be used to push the limits of magic and science when making lore headcanons. She's got a super complex backstory and I just think she's really neat!!

Vessel #1: It's a really tough choice, but I will say both Undyne and Toriel. Undyne because she fights not only for herself, but for all of monsterkind. She never forgives the player if they have killed anyone, no matter who they are. And she's also fun, strong and determined. Meanwhile, I like Toriel because she's very complex. She's a grieving mother, a leader, someone who's lived in isolation for a long time, and a goofy person too. Her story is very interesting to me and some aspects of her feel relatable to me, especially since the pandemic started.

Vessel #2: Mettaton holds an extra special place in my heart. He’s supposed to be an artificial killing machine when we first meet him, yet he is instantly likable and entertaining. Even as he is attacking the player or making questionable decisions, his unabashed confidence is so charming, and it makes all of his scenes so lively. Also, his friendship with Alphys and the way he clearly cares about his cousins but is scared of showing it tugs at my heartstrings.

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@notquitepurevessel || Fantasia Starter

Turns out Beasts don’t like having their food stolen from them any more than he liked it. But he was hungry. And it smelled good. And now he was running for his life. With a pack of slavering Beasts at his heels.

Granted, it was probably the wrapped meat he was carrying that allowed them to track him so easily. He could theoretically ditch it and keep running and hope they don’t care enough for an of revenge with their prize repossessed. But he didn’t waaaannttt toooo--

A snap at his heels and he instantly threw the still-hot chunk of meat at his feet and scrammed. Near-instantly, the sound of howling ceased, and the ferocious pack of... two?! There were only two of them?!

Staring behind him as he ran, he didn’t notice Hollow until he plowed into their chest. Didn’t matter. Turns out his chasers wanted revenge.

Muttering swears under his breath, he grabbed the ‘stranger’ by the arm (fuzzy...) and yoinked them into a nearby narow alley with him. Didn’t need this person squealing on him. “Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up,” he angrily whispered, tightening his grip on the other’s arm in command, though likely he was making more noise than the other as the other Beastkin passed by and he held his breath as they halted heart-stoppingly close to the entrance. It felt like forever before the one lingering finally turned away with a snarl and a skitter of paws.

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Closing Remarks

Feelings about the Survey

Ficus Licker: Thank you guys for taking our survey. When we started this project, it was just for fun, and I thought maybe a couple hundred or so people would take it. Receiving over 2500 responses was amazing and allowed us to view more accurate trends across the fandom. Everyone has been super nice and supportive throughout this project, including my fellow contributors. They’re great at reminding me to get sleep and not go too crazy stupid trying to do everything at once. There’s a limit to the amount of things you can do today, after all.

Vessel #1: I never expected this to get so big either. I’m just very glad for all the support we got throughout the event, both from the team, and every single one of you! It’s true that no research can be done without flaws, but this was a really good experience overall and I hope you guys liked being a part of it as much as we did.I felt like working with the team was amazing. Hell, I’m starting the Ficus Licker and Vessels [and redacted] fan club, because they’re brilliant people and it’s surprising they can still stand me. It’s like working on a group project where everyone does their part and it flows almost perfectly jsjsjs.

I’m excited to see how people react to our work, or if they motivate others to do their own events. Whatever it is, I’m rooting for all of you!

Vessel #2: Being a part of this survey has been a delight. I was technically the one who came up with the idea, but I wasn’t expecting my teammates to step up so hard and put it together so gorgeously. I think we all learned a lot about data analysis, different social media platforms, and graphic design, but for me, the biggest takeaway has been the overwhelming positivity of the fandom’s reactions. At first I was half joking about wanting to study the fandom because I thought statistics were cool, expecting this to be a niche project that a few friends responded to. Instead I was blown away by fans who were just as hyped about the data as I was. It was also the best feeling in the world to read through pages and pages of responses from all over the internet, and realize that so many different people have so much in common with me in their connections to this game. Thank you to everyone who participated, especially to my fantastic fellow Vessel and Ficus Licker, [and redacted if they would like to be credited] for turning my silly math ramblings into such a work of art. <3

Feelings about UNDERTALE

Ficus Licker: I never expected to get this deep into Undertale. I did not know anything about the game before playing it, except that there was a square robot named Mettaton, and that Sans was a meme. I only got it because it was on sale and I thought it would be a simple way to pass some time. And, well, here we are. I’m always a sucker for found family, as well as for video game mechanics influencing plot and/or lore, so it was no surprise that I ended up loving the game so much. I want a found family like the one in Undertale, even if I know that's not realistic haha.

Vessel #1: I honestly do not know what decisions led me here. Maybe it’s that when I played Undertale I was hooked. And I guess I also have a love for surveys, data and just… trying to understand people’s motivations. V2 said something about studying the fandom and I just exploded with the need to do it. Still, in general, Undertale and Deltarune meant a lot to me, they pushed me to be more creative, I found a huge community and met a lot of cool people (like FL, V2, and [redacted] even if they’re really far away). Oh! And as someone who’s terrible at video games, the game mechanics and story always made me stay determined. And that is not even mentioning the music, which is probably what motivated me to try out the games in the first place. Anyways… to cut it short, I love both the game, its story, and music and the people I’ve met because of it, thanks so much!

Vessel 2: I started playing Undertale because my friend was obsessed with it, and I’m so glad I did. The characters are all so fun and complex, and I think about them constantly. And the morals questions brought up by the game are so cool, I keep coming back to them. Still, it also manages to be a neat little game filled with friendly characters and a fabulous soundtrack. I love the depth and heartwrenching scenes, but more than that, I love that they are just… some guys. They are my some guys. Mettaton if you're out there you're doing fantastic.

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How many people are running this blog? :o

;)

-Vessel 2

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Why is my email needed to be included?

*The survey should not require your email address.

*If it does, we recommend opening the survey in a private/incognito tab.

-Vessel 2

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Hey I didn’t see a lot of the papyrus ships on the au ship survey, why’s that? I’m talking the og papyrus btw. Didn’t see any edgepuff or anything

*All of our survey data is based on popularity statistics gathered from social media. It does not reflect the views of the collaborators.

*Unfortunately, there was not enough space in the survey to include every ship within the fandom, so ships were narrowed down based on prevalence within the fandom. We acknowledge that this may make it difficult to collect comprehensive data, but to learn anything, we must take it one experiment at a time.

*That said, with such an extensive list, some popular ships my have been missed by mistake. We are striving to correct this as much as possible without skewing already collected data.

*In light of this, we thank you for your feedback.

-Vessel 2 & Ficus Licker

[selfsoughtfuryx]

Not leaving tumblr anymore, I keep getting II's face spoiled for me -_-