buttercupcinnamonpie:

claire-bird:

undertale thing i’ve seen a sadly low amount of people mention/analyze when basically everything’s been analyzed to hell and back

chara, as narrator, to frisk: “Despite everything, it’s still you.”

chara, given the chance to talk about themself for once, during snowdin’s ball game: “Try as you might, you continue to be yourself.”

I love how these two statements say so much about who Chara is.  They have similar base meanings, but there are so many implications.

This child sees themself as a person who has never been able to do a single thing right in their life.  They failed the monsters and their family, every attempt of theirs to be “good” failed, and they weren’t even able to make a pie for their dad without hurting him.  This child has an incredible amount of self-loathing and that quote reflects on it.  “It doesn’t matter how hard I try, I’ll always be a bad person.”

And then they met Frisk, a fellow human child who managed to push through everything no matter how hard it got.  A child who held onto their hope and ideals.  "Despite everything, it’s still you.“  Those words hold an admiration that Chara never once directed toward themself, but they are said with sincerity and warmth toward Frisk.

(oh Chara honey, you are so much better than you think you are)