Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28175157-20160624105722/@comment-27620479-20160627195854

Let's see:

First of all, this whole thing is based around that we don't know enough about Chara, and whatever is behind their actions, isn't important. That is false thinking. Asgore has the same plan that Chara is only assumed to have had. He is directly responsible for the death of six kids, and is about to free monsters with their harvested souls. Then he supposedly wants to wipe out humanity. Chara didn't even manage to harvest a single soul, yet everyone seems to forgive Asgore, but not Chara - probably based on the "unimportant" detail that we know Asgore's reasons, but not Chara's.

Second, we probably know Chara's reasons, we just don't acknowledge them. Whoever the narrator is, they imply that there was physical and verbal abuse going on, with either them or Frisk being the victim. Frisk even has a bandage that had already been used multiple times. We literally have a kid, who suffered injuries that weren't properly treated. We also have eight kids altogether, who wanted to disappear, and they either went to the mountain from it's vicinity, which would point to Chara's village as a probable living hell for kids, or they were so desperate that distance wasn't an issue.

Now, let's move on to the knives. Yes, Chara is searching for them once everything is covered in dust - but why aren't the knives there in the first place? It is probably not for Toriel's safety, who assumes Frisk to be innocent outright, and doesn't really call them out on some killing either. She even goes past the toy knife to buy groceries, and doesn't bother with it. Also, Chara was dead for a long time, and the other kids don't seem to have posed a threat to monsters, as it isn't mentioned they did. So, why are there no knives, why are there blunt gardening tools, and why is there a magically safe fire lit? Well, all the kids, no matter how they treated others, shared a common trait: suicidal tendencies. That's right: our assumed narrator, Chara may not even be looking for weapons they can turn against others. They may as well be desperate to quit what is going on around them, just like in the past.

Speaking of weapons to turn against others, Chara seems to have received a knife or dagger depending on which route you take, as a present. Whoever gave it to them, was either a sicko (and we don't yet have the player or Flowey in the picture), or didn't think they will use it to harm anyone, including themselves. Now, we have a supposedly evil mastermind killing machine child, with a really powerful weapon bestowed upon them, who can manipulate three boss monsters as they please. So, why didn't they just betrayal kill any of these boss monsters, and then cross the Barrier, which is practically the back door, to kill humans with their newfound powers? Or simply just mow down monsters, who don't yet have a Royal Guard, and presumably Undyne and/or Sans either (did I forget anyone, who actually poses a threat if you try to do the same?). They are supposed geniouses bent on killing, and this isn't too hard to figure out.

I think here comes the part that "Chara was evil, because they weren't the best person". Now, I'm pretty sure there are adjectives to describe things between "the best", and "evil". Also, Monster Kid says something along these lines: "Maybe Undyne... Isn't actually as cool as we thought". That is, they don't think their former idol is the best person, but I guess we can agree this doesn't mean they think Undyne is evil.

Good, now that we have covered that, let's jump head first into the conclusion that "Chara is just waiting to take over". I would like confirmation from someone, who actually got there and tried it, that my assumption and source that you can not only still quit at LV20, but you can actually meet Flowey, and spare him by quitting when he is done pleading for mercy. You know, by pressing Esc instead of Z/Enter. Let that sink in: we have a literally soulless kid who is already powerful enough to just take over and destroy the monster world, and they still hesitate to kill their former friend. You actually have to prompt them to do it, and while it is not explicitly stated that you still have a choice, you probably do, but never thought about trying to go the other way.