Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31645433-20170416170516

Undertale is a fun story filled with memorable characters wonderful music and charming visuals. These elements alone do not make for the Game of the year, nor attract the legion fans that insist UNDERTALE is one of the best games ever.

The Undertale Pacifist Run is a retelling of the Christ story. The Monsters trapped underground must be rescued from a fate worse than death; they live their days devoid of hope for any chance of freedom. Each of them are trying to save each other in one way or another. Many hope in their political leader, their king, in redeeming them from the underground prison. Yet the king is heart-broken from the fate dealt his family and his people to the point where he spends his days regretful of his duty and unable to lead the life he desires.

Multiple characters (we not use the word enemy purposefully) do not understand the protagonist’s intentions to the point of attempting to kill them. But the protagonist, the Human, loves each and every monster meeting them where they are in their problems and personalities. Throughout the story, the Human is the salvation of each of the monsters that choose to engage the Human out of fear, frustration, misunderstanding, or loneliness. Each time they do, the Human befriends them giving them hope that somehow, they will save the monsters from their imprisonment.

Only upon meeting the king, and befriending him do we see the full power of love and mercy. In the final battle we learn about the true ruler of the underground prison, Flowey the corrupted consciousness of the deceased prince Asriel, in an unnatural form. Flowey uses the souls of all of the monsters, to restore his former body as Asriel, still corrupted and hell-bent on destruction and manipulation of the time-line for his own purposes. Here, the Human does exactly what the other monsters thought was needed to free them, but in a completely different way. The Human gives their very soul as the only way to defeat Asriel. The Human dies, only to to have their soul re-form out of sheer determination. Through love of all of the monsters and the refusal to give-up, the Human defeats “The god of Hyperdeath” leading the monsters that accept the gift of moving to the surface, to what they may have well considered Heaven (the outside world).

This beautiful story rings true with the player’s hearts and souls, as it should because we are all in need of being loved and accepted; saved.

This is the Christ Story: a savior born of the world we desire, Jesus Christ, descends to our broken world tragically bound in hate and fear, with the expressed intent to tell us we are loved; to save us and bring us to a better life.

Happy Easter! You are loved!

SAVE THEM!  