Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4504826-20160419213859/@comment-32182236-20170926182932

Alright, the reveal wasn't as obvious as I had planned, so let me clarify a few things, including the one main reason why everything's different here-Chara. The story's done, so it's not like I'm spoiling anything this way.

First, we have to talk about names. You see, when you try to name the fallen child the name of a monster, that monster will stop you. We also know that whatever name you give Chara will remain their name, even in backstories. But.. why? What's wrong with two people having the same name? Froggit A and Froggit B are both Froggits, after all.. Wait, why are they even called that?

As Chara points out, there can't be two Frisks-They can only be one. And considering how you already exist, and Chara is dead, the universe erases Chara from the timeline. Chara becomes forgotten, just like Gaster. This is what I was hinting at when I had Chara look distorted, and flat-out mentioned it being like what happened to Gaster's body. This is also why nobody remembers Chara-Asriel, however, had a sense of "deja va", and that name was familiar, because he still has a slight memory of this human who never was.

Now, Chara not existing changes the story a lot. Since Chara is what convinced the monsters that humans and monsters could live together, that humans can be peaceful too, the monsters would naturally act more agressive towards humans, not showing the same generosity they would to each other. Hmmm, maybe that's why the innkeeper refuses you the key, Toriel's attacks are harder, and Undyne has stronger determination against you. They've never experienced the hope that is Chara.

That's also why Asriel is older in this story, it wasn't until the second (now first) human, Pati, fell underground, that humans and monsters met. But this SOUL of patience (Now does the name "Pati" make sense? *wink*), was not as friendly as Chara was-They waited, and waited, for the perfect opportunity to strike the prince down. But even so, they were found out, and killed, with their SOUL captured. This also means it was much longer before Toriel left, and the monsters in the Ruins have gotten stronger, along with the others-They've seen how bad that human was, and are determined to kill any more humans that pass by. That's why Toriel didn't ask for the promise.

That's why... the name Frisk.. has made your life hell. Because the one thing that prevented the monsters from unleashing their full potential against you... is now gone, for you have replaced that with yourself.