Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31371445-20170222233857/@comment-31536324-20180901204059

"But I've shown that this definition of DT in fact does require all 6 traits to be displayed in a way. Every time you fight on.. "Stay determined", you're displaying perserverance. Every time you proceed onwards, despite the warnings of Asgore killing those who progress, you're displaying bravery. Every time you go out of your way to spare OR kill a monster, you're demonstrating passion/green/"kindness". And when Malice responds, you might see an explanation for the rest."

Let's see, you did Bravery, Perseverance, and Kindness. That just leaves Justice, Patience, and Integrity for me.

Justice: If you didn't see your goal of sparing/killing all monsters as just, then you wouldn't be determined to do either in the first place.

Patience: A core aspect of getting what you want, and achieving your goal, is patience. If you didn't have the capability to wait and bide your time to achieve either, then you'd either quit due to impatience, stop in rage, or rage quit. Never mind being determined.

"LOL of course not. It's the power of the SOUL, obviously, not the SOUL itself-Just a power exclusive to it. Malice's point was simply that it was "Soul power", different from DT, nothing more."

^^This. More specifically that SP and DT are two different things.

"If you look closely, each trait gave you something you needed to stop Asriel. They alone couldn't do anything, but by combining them all together, you could. And tell me, what do you get when you combine the six traits together?"

^^This. Answer: Determination!

"Malice's take is likely that just because you have DT doesn't mean DT is your trait. A DT trait gives you an ABUNDANCE of DT, far more than a human with a different trait would receive."

Precisely. Just because you have X, doesn't mean X is your trait. Your trait is whichever of the seven (or more) is the most dominant and abundant of the bunch. SOULS by default have all traits, but the color, magic, soul mode, and actual trait is determined by what the most dominant trait is.

Having DT just means that you have determination; the AMOUNT of DT is what's different for each trait and person.

Having DT as your trait, however, means that you yourself ARE determined. That you ARE a resolute person, not that you just HAVE DT.