Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26006155-20200107155350/@comment-26006155-20200217164151

Yes, but the No Mercy route is all about Frisk acting so much like Chara, that her essense takes him over completely, devouring him from the inside.

That's why I think the ending of the Sans fight, where San's defeat does not add to the kill count of the game, reflect Chara killling/consuming Frisk, so that he's the one that dies.

So when Chara-possessed-Frisk walks into New Home, it really is Chara unlocking the chain. And it's her reflection in the mirror. Not her talking about what Frisk is doing in 3rd person.

Asriel says he was confused about who Frisk was, mistaking him for his old friend by "projecting" during the True Pacifist Route where Frisk fully reclaims his identity. But Flowey is dead certain he's talking to Chara on the way to New Home.. and he's right.

He wasn't entirely mistaken outisde the Ruins, Chara's essense was there.

And something about Frisk's idenity has fundamentally changed when he meets Asgore. Normally, Asgore recoils in recognition when he first meets Frisk. But when Chara, The Destroyer of Worlds walks in.. Asgore doesn't seem worried at all, and says he honestly can't tell what sort of monster is before him.

Frisk is gone at that point. All that's left in that shell is a ghost, something neither human nor monster. Something Asgore can't detect.

Like Sans says earlier on, his brother wants to see a human.. so Chara should at least pretend to still be one.