Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38700562-20191215125153

so this is my first edit on this wiki despite using it almost daily, but i have a sort of theory that i came up with. i think it makes sense at least but i'm totally open to criticizm, as this was a theory i came up with late last night when i was crack rping something gay (and when i say gay,,, i legit mean gay, as in homosexual, not as an insult) in discord. and i'm not sure if this theory has been brought up before but here goes- (this is copied and pasted from discord, with a bit of editing done so that it makes more sense here)

"so basically, as i said, i believe that the ghosts in undertale all represent or are connected to one feeling or personality trait- which i think makes sense and i'll elaborate on this more in a minute. but i also think it makes sense because most theories irl tend to state that ghosts are held back by unfinished business or emotions.

so i've made a list on the ghosts' personality traits in undertale- or at least, what i believe them to be-

+napstablook- sadness/depression

+dummy- shyness/sensitivity

+mad dummy- anger/rage

+mettaton- confidence/narcissism

now, as you probably know, in certain routes in the game, the ghosts actually do feel different emotions with the help of the protagonist- such as napstablook being somewhat cheered up, or mad mew mew being taught that anger isn't always the answer. that expands my theory a bit- i believe that it is possible for ghosts to be able to feel a much wider range of emotions, but that they need a little outside help.

i'd like to think that there are two ways to accomplish this- determination, or love.

i'd also like to think that both meanings of both the words in this context apply.

but as an example- frisk was able to help the ghosts a bit and guide them to other paths. keep in mind that absolutely none of this is confirmed, but i believe that, with the help of determination, ghosts can feel a wider range of emotions than they currently seem to have. now, love-

as i'd said before, i'd like to believe that both meanings of the words can apply, but for now, i'm going to be talking about level of violence.

in the genocide route, mad dummy is able to fuse with its form and become corporeal, and then becomes glad dummy and thanks the protagonist. this is exclusive to the genocide route, in which the protagonist is killing all the monsters and gaining love.

and for the other type of love- well, i'd also like to say that in the more peaceful routes, the protagonist's love guided them to the right choices, such as cheering up napstablook.

that's all i'm going to say for now."

and that's my little theory, and as i said i'm totally flexible on this and willing to debate and admit that i am wrong if there's a significant flaw in this logic. any thoughts? 