Talk:Chara/@comment-35030974-20191212062933/@comment-32182236-20200106123744

If we want to analyze the line, we need to do so in context.

Here's the relevant passage. (I'm using Chara for the name though.)

"I am Chara. "Chara." The demon that comes when people call its name. It doesn't matter when. It doesn't matter where. Time after time, I will appear."

First off. Chara specifically states that THEY are the name at the start of the quote.

Second, they specifically say that THEY are the ones who will appear time and time again. Appear. Because they're the demon that COMES when we call its name.

The relevant context makes it clear who this line is referring to. It's referring to themselves.

The first name you type in (in fact, the ONLY name you type in) is Chara's name at the start of the game. And Chara ends up coming to you as the narrator.

By the way, right after the whole "Your own name", he then clarified "I mean, if you can't think of anything else, lol".

So it's clear the idea isn't that it should be your own. It's just advice to someone who can't think of a name. Can't think of a name? (The one who asked the question arguably couldn't, since they had to ask for a name) Use your own! (Which is what people end up doing anyway in many RPGS.)

So yes, we do need to analyze it. But as with everything, context matters.