Talk:Chara/@comment-27151009-20151102122514/@comment-75.177.169.134-20151106004211

The legend was most likely an oral tale originating from the humans who pushed the monsters into the ruins beneath the mountain. They didn't want future generations to climb the mountain and fall through the barrier. It'd give the monsters a chance to break free from collecting human SOULS.

Between the mid 1800's and 201X (I say this since stripes first came out around then, and Chara is wearing a striped shirt), six humans other than Frisk and Chara passed into the barrier. There's a town nearby as you see at the end of the Pacifist route, and that means many people of all ages could scale the mountain for a variety of reasons. It could have been as simple as a father and son climbing the mountain and falling down, a troubled person running away from society, or an escaping slave, resulting in the same fall into the barrier. It's never specified if they were all the same age or not, so you can use your imagination as to the reason the humans would have climbed the mountain.

Its never explained why Frisk climbed the mountain, though it is strongly hinted at that Frisk is Chara's reincarnation. Chara's wish for humanity's destruction was so strong that it's likely they finally resurrected themself. I wouldn't doubt that flower patch in the very beginning is where Toriel burried Chara's body, and Chara finally "reset" himself like Flowey is able to. In fact, that would make sense as to why Flowey is in the second room, don't you think? To visit Chara's grave after resetting the world once more.. only to be surprised a human resembling Chara steps forth.