Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27997069-20160317174518/@comment-28064260-20160331211957

GetYourFix wrote: I'll take a stab at "How?" - it's speculation, though. The canon isn't broad enough to give concrete answers. Speculation is fine. We are trying to fill the gap.

You know what I'm going to ask...how do Frisk's stats power the spirit/essence of Chara? Mind you I'm not asking why this is the case, but how this is the case. As you've probably noticed, the focus of my question is on bridging npc-Chara with meta-Chara.

GetYourFix wrote: I'll also attempt "Why?" in regard to the story. I agree with you for the most part here, but...you didn't really answer my question.

My question was about why using Chara for such a meta role when it's easier and better to make a character from the ground up solely for this purpose? The point of this question is that if the answer has enough merit, then it warrants suspension of disbelief about the how.

Isthereaplace wrote: Prpr, I've read it, and plot hole seems to be the wrong word.

Simply put, with all the unanswered questions, the story is resolved consistently, even though it is heavily influenced by player decision and personal beliefs as of who is who and what is what. Of course, because things considering Frisk and Chara are mostly up to the player, anyone can create their own plot holes, if they need some.

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A plot hole would be like stating the limits of determination and then surpassing them without explanation.

Create is the wrong word, but I get the point of the subjective nature of plot hole--after all, it depends on how much people are willing to suspend disbelief. Your example of plot hole using determination actually shows how subjective it is, because people would consider that a plot hole only if they believe the limits. If they don't, or if they have doubts, then they wouldn't consider that a plot hole (there are ways to play with the audience/player's expectation that affect whether they think of something as plot hole). So I guess we agree to disagree on what counts as plot hole here.

Isthereaplace wrote: Apart from that, there is proper explanation to why did and does each character act the way they did and do, down to really small details. For example, the reason why Undyne doesn't set fire to the weed, try to clear it, or simply throws a barrage of spears in, is because Alphys likes weed ice cream. Seriously. The plot holes I have in mind are all either caused or implied by Chara's role in genocide, so your examples are irrelevant. Your idea of proper explanation probably differs from mine, since we have different standards about consistency.