Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31619784-20170328162322/@comment-32182236-20180419170554

Well, let's talk about what happened.

Some attempt to explain this inconsistency by saying Chara is NOT evil, but influenced by Frisk. I, however, will not be taking that direction. Instead, we'll be analyzing Chara's motivations. Because the game itself gives us an answer.

"Now, we have reached the absolute. There is nothing left for us here. Let us erase this pointless world, and move onto the next."

It's true. All the surviving monsters are evacuated in the True Lab, which cannot be accessed. There is nothing left to do. But.. That doesn't answer the question, it just puts the problem an extra step away from us. Because now, we have to ask:Why does Chara wait until there is nothing left before destroying the world?

Well, that too is explained within the speech.

"I realized the purpose of my reincarnation. Power. Together, we eradicated the enemy and became strong. HP. ATK. DEF. GOLD. EXP. LOVE. When a number goes up... That feeling... That's me."

Chara's purpose is to become strong. To gain power. And to do this, you must kill. And only direct kills count-After all, you don't gain EXP for reducing the Snowman to a pile of snow, but by doing this, you caused his death. The same can be said for Chara destroying the world. This is why they wait until after they kill Asgore and Flowey before destroying the world.

It also serves as evidence that LOVE really does give you power, alongside your emotional distance. You do indeed physically gain strength. They even said themselves that the two of you became strong. So Chara really did just get strong enough to destroy the world. And maybe they do gradually gain power over Frisk as LOVE increases. After all, that's what the speech implies.

Chara isn't punishing you. They destroy the world because they WANT to destroy the world. The only "punishment" is the jumpscare, while the SOUL exchance is more of a trick than anything. They say they'll bring back the world.. They never said that you could save everyone. Because that's not their plan. Their plan is the same as last time. Eradicate the enemy. =)