Thread:TheHumanAmbassador/@comment-30937172-20181111194510/@comment-32182236-20181112002218

Really, HOPE isn't a trait at all. In fact, you could say that it simply fuels perseverance. Hope's just as much of a "trait" as compassion, which is really just another form of kindness. (Though given its link with Undyne, who's FAR from kind, and the Undying fight, I actually link it to passion in general. Concern and care.)

Magic's not a trait, but neither is white in general. If there was a white trait, it'd show up on the flags. But I knew there had to be SOME reason why monsters always had white SOULs. And I figured, what do they have that we don't?

Well, plus the fact that all magic attacks are white unless specilized otherwise. Plenty of evidence linking white to magic. You're right that it's not a trait, but it's still a mode.

You see, each of the traits is a way to succeed at a goal. Perserveance is fighting on, never giving up. Bravery is having the courage to run throigh those obstacles. Patience is being able to wait for the perfect oppertunity. Justice is the surefire accuracy that lets you end the mayhem. Integrity is the creativity of making your own, original style. And Kindness? That concern and care is your motivation. Combine them all, and you get full-on determination. The red flag states that you used the other six traits. So red is a combination of the other six.

Hope? What problems does THAT help solve that isn't really just some the other six working?