Deltarune/Characters

There are the characters of Deltarune.

This includes spoilers for Undertale.

Kris
The player character and apparent lone human inhabitant of the monster village of Hometown.


 * Amazing Technicolor Population: Close to Simpsons yellow in the light world, blue-skinned in the Dark World.
 * Ambiguous Gender: Similarly to Undertale's protagonist, Kris is referred to by 'they/them' pronouns.
 * Composite Character: Has aspects of both Frisk and the Fallen Child in their design and personality.
 * Contrasting Sequel Character: To Frisk. Both are Silent Protagonists controlled by the player, but Frisk is a child who finds themselves lost in the monsters' world, while Kris appears to have lived there for most of their life..
 * Silent Protagonist: Even in-universe, they don't speak one word.
 * Vague Age: Kris is at least a teenager, but their exact age is not stated.

Susie
A school bully that is teleported to the Dark World with Kris.


 * The Bully: Starts like this.
 * Face Heel Turn: Played with - Susie was already a menacing bully before joining Lancer, but he's so silly and ineffectual that her morality doesn't change much.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Eventually develops into this.
 * Token Evil Teammate: Again, she starts off this trope.

Ralsei
A black goat-like monster who looks like Asriel. He is one of the main characters and helps guide Kris and Susie through the Dark World.


 * Adorkable: Just try resisting the urge to hug him.
 * Deconstruction: Of "Pacifist Route" players. His morality that people can always have good in them and can be reasoned with simply doesn't work here like it would in Undertale. At least, not at first...
 * Foil:
 * He has a similar role to Flowey, being the initial "guide" to the player, but has the personality of kid Asriel.
 * Also a foil to Susie, being the Nice Guy part of the group to her Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: Thinks he's in an idealistic world where anyone can be redeemed à la Undertale. The King of Spades manipulates that belief to lower his guard.

Noelle
One of Kris's classmates. Finds herself in the Dark World during the events of Chapter 2.


 * An Ice Person: Noelle can use ice magic in battle.

The King of Spades
The tyrannical monarch of the Dark World and the Big Bad of the first chapter.


 * Abusive Dad: His Establishing Character Moment is threatening to kill his own son, and then trying to force said son to watch him kill his friends.
 * Bait the Dog: Seems to redeem himself after being defeated, but this turns out to just be manipulation on his part.
 * Evil Counterpart: To Asgore. Both are kings of the area the protagonist is trapped in but Asgore was a tragic anti-villain, whereas the Spades King is both abusive and manipulative.
 * Hate Sink: Has no redeemable qualities or Freudian Excuse that justifies his actions. He's just a sadistic and cowardly Jerkass.

Spamton
Spamton is a Darkner that resembles a puppet, and is encountered in a dumpster within Cyber City. If on a Normal route, Spamton will express interest in Kris and try to offer him a deal. .

{{quote|{{spoiler|I think it's coming for me, answer the phone I can't explain it 'til you're all alone It pulls the strings and it makes them ring Until your heart can't--- you're breaking up! I think it's coming for me, answer the phone I can't explain it 'til you're all alo-lo-lo- It pulls the strings and-- It pulls the strings and it-- ''(Are you watching?) Tell me what you're (BIG SHOT!) really selling!! (-laughing-)''}}}} {{quote|WHY BE THE  WHO HATES ITS   LIFE WHEN YOU CAN BE A  }}
 * Action Bomb:.
 * Ambidextrous Sprite: The colors of Spamton's glasses noticeably swap whenever his head turns - though it's a moot point since he can seemingly alternate the colors himself anyway.
 * Anti-Villain:.
 * Bizarre Darkner Biology: Spamton is capable of producing Pipis, which appear to be egg-like objects as hinted by this off-hand tweet from Toby Fox..
 * Breakout Character: A weird puppet salesman that runs on online jargon, hyperspecific pop culture references and utterly manic behavior - of course he's beloved by the fandom and the Internet in general!
 * And yes, he's definitely surpassed that damned
 * Egopolis:.
 * Foil: To Mettaton and the Mad Dummy..
 * The Japanese name for "BIG SHOT" is "Power of BIG ", a direct reference to Mettaton NEO's theme..
 * He's additionally a foil to.
 * And finally, to Kris.
 * A God Am I:.
 * Honest John's Dealership: Spamton and his mannerisms wouldn't be out of place in one..
 * Laughing Mad: Especially in his shop dialogue - both this and a couple of overworld animations have him glitching as he laughs. His attacks also feature constant laughing..
 * Leaning on the Fourth Wall: When he isn't breaking it outright..
 * Leitmotif: "Spamton", "Deal Gone Wrong", "NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A", and of course "BIG SHOT"..
 * Madness Mantra: Spamton ends up repeating phrases often, to quite concerning effect.
 * Mechanical Abomination: {{spoiler|His NEO form is pretty solidly this.
 * Mondegreen: "BIG SHOT" is an incredible exercise in messing with people's ears - various efforts have been made to unscramble and make sense of the lyrics that occur during the middle segment and what they could possibly mean. One possible (spoilered) interpretation is below:
 * No Indoor Voice: Spamton's text is rendered in ALLCAPS, giving the impression of constant yelling like a stereotypical salesman. It's telling that he seems to be at his most "lucid" whenever his dialogue comes out normal.
 * One-Winged Angel: {{spoiler|Spamton NEO}}.
 * Perverse Puppet: A sleazy puppet-like scammer of a Darkner who became obsessed with dealmaking and sales. {{spoiler|All because someone left him on hold. His NEO form is even held up by literal strings - on a Normal route, you can Spare him by cutting him loose}}.
 * Precision F-Strike: His dialogue provides two examples - it's subverted in both instances, due to his Verbal Tic substituting sales jargon.
 * The latter example is particularly memorable considering it only occurs if your inventory is full after {{spoiler|fighting Spamton NEO on a normal route}}:

{{quote|YOU FILLED YOUR [Inventorium] WITH [Half-Pr1ce Sallamy] JUST TO KEEP ME OUT!? WHAT! THE! [F{{spoiler|ifty Percent Off]}}!? }}
 * Sentient Weapon: {{spoiler|Turns into either the Dealmaker or the Puppet Scarf upon defeat.}}
 * Shout-Out:
 * Defeating Spamton by fighting on a normal route has him quote Captain Strong from EarthBound.
 * A significant amount of Spamton's character is based on old advertisements for the New Orleans-based Big Shot soda brand - he even vaguely resembles the mascot shown at the end. {{spoiler|He also makes references to a "Mike" he once knew, - this "Mike" may have been a cameraman for him previously, and seems to have ripped him off at some point; Spamton's "friends" dialogue warns Kris not to trust Mike, calling him a "criminal". The name is a reference to Mike Ditka, who appears in some of the commercials.}}
 * Symbol Swearing: Spamton engages in this occasionally ({{spoiler|"DEALS SO GOOD I'LL [$!$$] MYSELF!"}}), though it's unclear if he's being "censored" somehow or actually "pronouncing" the symbols.
 * Terms of Endangerment:  seems to be a favorite of his. It's particularly striking when you notice that {{spoiler|Spamton constantly and heavily projects himself onto Kris in both routes, much like the player would do with any RPG hero - thus using them as a "sponge"}}.
 * Unexpected Gameplay Change: {{spoiler|Spamton NEO's attacks turn the entire fight into an Unexpected Shmup Level.}}
 * Unusual Euphemism: Occurs as part of the Verbal Tic described below - several words are replaced with phrases that are either total non-sequiturs (if they're even words) and/or various voice glitches. And just what the hell does  mean anyway?? {{spoiler|...and what is he calling [Heaven]?}}
 * Verbal Tic: Spamton almost always talks in ALLCAPS, with his dialogue resembling obfuscated spam emails - it's peppered with constant sales jargon, and many words are replaced with non-sequitur words and phrases.
 * Insistent Terminology: He always spells "generosity" as "genorisity," "guarantee" as "guaranttee," and "special" as "specil". {{spoiler|The only exception is his mention of a [Comeback Special] after being successfully Spared as Spamton NEO}}.
 * Walking Spoiler: Is he ever. {{spoiler|Following his sidequest reveals more info about him and the entity he made a deal with, and leads to him achieving NEO form and becoming the secret boss of the Normal/Pacifist route. Spamton also helps facilitate Noelle's Start of Darkness in the Weird/Snowgrave route, eventually taking over the Queen's Mansion and showing up in his NEO form as the final boss}}.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Clowns?: Various dialogues indicate he really doesn't like clowns, especially.
 * Word Salad Humor: His bizarre dialogue is pretty entertaining.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain:
 * {{spoiler|Insert the LoadedDisk into the machine within the basement and nothing happens, making it seem as though this was All for Nothing - at first. Kris even hits the mechanism repeatedly if you interact with it again before heading out of the room - and then a familiar face drops in from the ceiling...}}
 * {{spoiler|Spamton becoming NEO itself is this - he believed the form was key to attaining enough power for his freedom, only to turn and see the strings holding him up. This convinces him that he needs Kris's SOUL in order to truly break free. Similarly, once you've filled the Mercy meter, Spamton realizes what Kris and the party's doing, and is more than happy to be free of his strings once and for all - but the second they cut the last wire, he falls to the ground, powerless and helpless.}}

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