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Lays pensively in bed. 

Papyrus literaly changes your whole GUI for the date sequence, including modifying the use and size of the battlefield mechanics. 

The only other characters even CAPABLE of AFFECTING the battle GUI are Asgore and Flowey, and both of them only MODIFY the existing GUI.

continues to stare pensively

I’m going to do a fucking nine part series on how Papyrus might be the most powerful and IS the most MYSTERIOUS figure in the whole of goddamned Undertale, one of these days. I really am. 

It never occured to me that he was the one who changed your GUI during the date scene.

I absolutely love the idea that he knows about being in a game and is powerful enough to change the GUI as much as or more than even God of Hyperdeath Asriel. 😀

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Lays pensively in bed.  Papyrus literaly changes…

@doctorsnark went to check and Alphys’ date does not have a GUI, as in her background only shows the junkyard, but not all the radars and meters shown during Papyrus’ date.

Exactly. This is a really good example of what always catches my fascination! Because it’d make sense enough if the Date controls were just a thing that happened! But we actually get to see that they’re not. Alphys date doesn’t activate any unusual controls at ALL. 

I genuinely think that because we meet him so early in the game, it’s very easy to assume what we’re seeing is normal. He’s one of the first monsters we really even get to TALK to. And he’s our goofy, kind, noble friend. 

But the plain fact is, he does things no other monster is capable of; not even Toriel, Asgore, or Flowey. 

Papyrus cannot, will not kill you, not even accidentally. The window he jumps out of from Undynes home should be flush against a wall. He’s the only character besides Flowey who actively indicates remembering previous timelines. 

There’s more then that, and I plan to sit down and organize my thoughts more clearly. There’s so much I always wind up coming back to. Small details. 

Why does Flowey restrain papyrus more then anyone else?

He’s the only monster we talk to who doesn’t believe monsters will make it back to the surface. But he also clearly hasn’t lost Hope. 

We assume he’s smiling all the time, but that doesn’t track if you look at his dialogue sprites. 

Papyrus is my favorite character, and I’ve never been able to explain him fully.