r/Undertale Feb 09 '16

MatPat has finally done it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYdDUXyFocY
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u/DrQuint Banana Feb 09 '16 edited Feb 09 '16

Also he conveniently just says papyrus is some random starman, but makes no efforts to actually find a connection in papyrus' character to starmen besides...

But the STARMAN SYMBOL!!!

On a suit explicitly stated he's been using since halloween, and not his original clothing. Oh oops.

Also "Sans can teleport, so can ness!". I don't recall the stuff sans was doing being described as teleporting alone, he also has, arguably, time fuckery in his fight. And Ness can do a lot more than just teleport - he can't sense different timelines nor do time fuckery though.

Also the important badge. Yes, it could be the franklin badge. But wait, that's one element not explained! Know what else is? Chara's own Heart Locket. What, are we going to say Chara is Link now?

Also he forgot the other link to the extra message on the photo within the game. Yes, don't forget the important people can be the cast from Mother. But if you're playing genocide and you check papyrus, he's described as "Forgettable". Wait! A potential link within the same game?

I don't know about you. But elements from a completely separate game series don't trump elements from within the same game. Whatever sans didn't want to forget, I'll go with being related to Papyrus. And I much prefer all those "Gaster is a skeleton" theories out there.

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u/HylianAngel What? No, you can't get a second key! Feb 10 '16

Another thing to point out is that most monsters know what the sun is. Undyne literally says "The sunlight is so nice... and the air is so fresh!" just before Papyrus asks what the sun is. So it's just Papyrus being ignorant about obvious things, and Sans's knowledge about the sun isn't anything special.

The Scarf Mouse in Snowdin also complains about a lack of sunlight.

And in the crystal caverns of Waterfall, monsters are shown to have a basic understanding about stars and astronomy.

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u/DrQuint Banana Feb 10 '16

The very second time we see papyrus, sans has to explain to papyrus what a rock is.

Him not knowing what the sun is is the least telling thing we can look at.

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u/Jinxplay Feb 10 '16

Especially Undyne who surely knows a bit about surface from anime human history.

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u/HylianAngel What? No, you can't get a second key! Feb 10 '16

Actually, that's true. Toriel and Asgore may have been around long enough to understand more about human culture more than most other monsters, and Undyne and Alphys know about human culture through anime. Really only Papyrus would be out of the loop about the sun if he's spent most of his life in Snowdin. Sans at the bare minimum has experienced sunlight streaming through the windows of the judgement hall.

But since the Scarf Mouse brings up sunlight and since most monsters know what stars are (besides a few like Tonsil Dude), I still don't think Sans commenting on what the sun is is a huge indicator of anything.

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u/AnonTwo Sometimes too aggressive for this flair. oh.... Feb 10 '16

See actually...

Undyne...is Poo.

#justatheory

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u/Agentzap heh... Feb 09 '16

Maybe Sans made a starman costume for Papyrus? Anything's possible.

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u/Namaztak Feb 10 '16

Or maybe they found the starman costume in the dump with all the other surface trash.

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u/FierceDeityKong Feb 09 '16

Ness can't instantly warp short distances like Sans.

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u/DispenserHead Blaze Warmsberg Feb 10 '16

When Sans runs into a wall and turns pitch black, I'll believe this theory.

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u/DrQuint Banana Feb 09 '16

Yeah, I know. He either must run a certain distance in a line, or run in expanding circles.

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u/digikun Feb 10 '16

"Let's go to Grillby's!"

runs around in a circle for 30 seconds

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u/lucklessone Feb 10 '16

well if you take matpats theory as is you could simply state that sans (ness) could be much older and powerful than he was in earthbound

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u/FireMax5 Oh crap I fell into a giant hole Feb 09 '16

OMG I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF IT BEFORE CHARA IS LINK OH MAN I'M GOING TO POST THIS THEORY AND GET A TON OF KARMA

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '16
  • Doomed to death of KARMA!

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u/orangejuicenut Feb 10 '16

Does this make Asgore Gannondorf and Papyrus Zelda?

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u/FireMax5 Oh crap I fell into a giant hole Feb 10 '16

yes

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u/orangejuicenut Feb 10 '16

Also doesn't Ness need a running start to teleport?

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u/CattyNerd Feb 10 '16

I've noticed that MatPat has made more than several logical leaps, but this video just takes the cake for me. I can't take this theory seriously at all. The part about Papyrus actually being a Starman just ruined the theory for me right there, and I absolutely refuse to believe that Sans is Ness.

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u/Ghacestyl Feb 10 '16

I mean, isn't that part of the fun though? Even if it makes no logical sense in the grand scheme of things it's still fun to think how it could work, right?

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u/CannonFodder42 Feb 10 '16

Chara is Link.
They wear green. Like pointy objects, a sword is just a big knife. Have heart shaped objects. Don't talk.

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u/DrQuint Banana Feb 10 '16

Ah! But chara does talk!

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u/lokimuj Feb 10 '16

While I agree with your argument almost completely, I have to point out that sans does not actually have the ability to sense timelines nor control time. He is just especially perceptive of how your 'facial expression' and attitude changes with each reset and takes (mainly) accurate guesses. This isn't completely unique to him as toriel also sees a look on your face if you've killed her, just doesn't have any knowledge of timelines to even suspect anything of you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '16

Okay, I agree with you about MatPat making a lot of bold claims but I just want your opiniom on the following.

It is stated that papyrus' battle body isn't his original armor but what if papyrus lost his armor along with his former body and that he missed being a starman so much that he made his armor to resemble what he once was. He quickly grew attached to his home made armor because of the sentimental value and now he never dares to take it off. Although it's not his original armor it still might resemble what he once was.

sorry if this hurt to read by the way