Talk:Chara/@comment-32594801-20180104092611/@comment-32182236-20180105183508

Chara chose to do it this way because:

A-If Asriel sees Chara like this, perhaps he'll be more inclined to do what they say

B-They wanted the death to look natural:NOT SELF-INFLICTED. So they chose something that would be unnatural to be self-inflicted.

They did know about the power. Proof is in Tape 5:

"Six, right? We just have to get six... And we'll do it together, right?"-Asriel

Chara knew they'd still be there. =)