Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28303987-20160409204142/@comment-5771577-20180208183453

Sans ISN'T strong, he only damages for 1HP for each attack. I think what makes Sans different (and possibly Papyrus) is his abilities, one in particular. The ability to manipulate his presence in the timeline (how he's able to appear in different places at the same time). So what makes Sans appear strong is his ability to attack via "death by a thousand cuts", (lots of simultaneous weak attacks), and the ability not to get hit (it's unclear if him not getting hit is because of his teleport ability or if he's just really really fast).