Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26484959-20160504032707

Ah, yes. Chara. The genocidal maniac of Undertale. Sometimes referred to as the "human Flowey", Chara is commonly seen as an unredeemable, sadistic maniac. But was the Genocide Route really Chara's fault?

Chara didn't force you to do the Genocide Route. People on the GR almost always say, "Oh no! Chara, stop making me do this!" But Chara never controlled your character until around halfway through Snowdin. You chose to kill everyone. You could have quit at any time, even at Sans by just leaving the game alone. It's just what Chara thought you should do. It's like if Frisk asked Chara, "Do you think I should I get a burger or pizza?" And Chara said, "Hmmm. I say pizza." Frisk chooses pizza, and then chokes to death on it. Would this be Chara's fault? Chara may be the "demon that come when you call its name", but YOU called its name. It's because of you the Underground was destroyed.

Plus, was Chara really a bad person when they were alive? Asriel says they hated humanity, but he never says anything about the other parts of their personality. Wouldn't the Dreemurrs have noticed  something was off about them if they were really a horrible person? So Chara was a mischevious kid. That does not make them a demon.

Plus, on the end of the Double Genocide Route, Chara says you "are racked with a perverted sentimentality even I can no longer understand." Even CHARA thinks you're sadistic.

I'll leave you with one last reminder. Flowey kept resetting the timeline and trying to kill everyone because he didn't have a soul.

On the Genocide Route, neither did Chara.

P.S. Sorry if this came off a bit strong. By all means, leave your suggestions in the comments! 