Talk:Flowey/@comment-13654364-20150927092439/@comment-25255699-20151003223211

From the game data, here's one of the carvings in Waterfall:

* When a human dies^1, its&  soul remains stable&  outside the body./ * Meanwhile^1, a monster's soul&  disappears near-instantly&  upon death./ * This allows monsters to&  absorb the souls of&  humans.../ * While it is extremely&  difficult for humans to&  absorb a monster's soul./ * This is why they feared us./

and here's one of Alphys' entries in the true lab:

* ENTRY NUMBER 7/ * We'll need a vessel to&  wield the monster SOULs&  when the time comes./ * After all^1, a monster&  cannot absorb the SOULs&  of other monsters./* Just as a human cannot&  absorb a human SOUL.../ * So then.../ * What about something that's&  neither human nor monster?/%%

It seems like Alphys was seeking to create something that is neither human nor monster, thus Flowey. I don't know if this changes Flowey's classification, however - just the intent of his creator.