Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25764126-20160122043755/@comment-26347196-20160125182411

Alright, let's solve some mysteries from what I know =)))

_ Calim: Sans's face is probably not a mask or helmet. It can be his own skull, because he does have mobility on his eyes. One part that might counter-prove me is that he never opens his mouth.

_ Santiago (S4N7I4G0): It is possible that he's bleeding determination. In fact, that could make a solid theory to why Sans is not a human. Determination can be seen as red (for Frisk and Chara's soul color as well), so Sans having determination dripping in red can be one thing. Alphys may test determination on Sans, who is merely a skeleton. While monsters can't really "accept" the concentration of determination (In which they melt), it can be implied that Undyne and Sans both contain determination. Notice how Undyne's death (either neutral or genocide) includes her being melted, and for Sans's case, Papyrus did mention Sans "emiting slimes" (when you call him at the stadium where thundersnail is). But hey, Determination when seeing as red could be regarded as blood, right?

_ About magic, I believe that the Underground consisted of magic (as implied by Mettaton). There is no evidence to whether human has magic or not, so I would say that humans cannot possess magic. One thing that can counter-prove this is that Frisk was able to reset the timeline.

_ Octo: For Sans's ability to dodge attacks, do notice he had a treadmill in his room. Might be unexpected from a lazy character, but that treadmill may indicate that he trained his mobility some time before.

_ Also, Do notice that after you kill Sans, the kill counter did not increase. When you kill Undyne, she melts, but she turned to dust, and you got 1 more kill in your kill count. When you kill Sans, he goes offscreen, and the kill count stays the same. Notice that if you hit Mettaton NEO for roughly 30000+ damage (which happens in a Near-Genocide route), your level went up by 2 to 4 levels. If you hit Mettaton NEO for roughly 999999 damage, your level went up automatically to 19. This is because Sans explained that EXP stands for "Execution Points", in amounts to how much pain you have inclicted on others. So, there's that.

However, this leads into one thing: For someone who has 1HP, how did he survive with that 9999999 damage hit? There's one possible explanation: One of the snowdin innkeeper NPC will note that you gain HP beyond your limit when you rest. With that in mind, you may expect what might happen from someone who can almost sleeps at any time, and for a long time. Who knows, accumulation has made Sans's HP go across that 1HP limit, and perhaps, somewhere over 10 million HP?

But what if Sans's HP couldn't reach over 10 million, and instead, just die after that blow? There's one (not-so-solid) theory of mine for that. In terms of power, I believe the Dreamurr family is an exception. Omega Flowey is another exception due to absorbing 6 human souls. In Undyne and Sans's case, I'm pretty sure these 2 battles give you some of the most frustrating experiences in Genocide mode. However, Undyne's battle is realatively easy, so maybe she does not contain that much determination compared to Sans. After the final blow, she melts, but she did turn to dust - meaning her process of melting was incomplete. For Sans, you never get to see him turn to dust. If he contains more determination than Undyne, then the process of melting may happen faster after the final blow. Thus, it could be assumed that his process of melting went faster, and thus finished before his process of turning to dust begins. But when he's no longer a solid matter (in other words, turned gooey), there's no way for him to turn into dust, thus unable to add another kill in the kill count. Notice that you cannot defeat the amalgamates, so it can be indicated that when completely melted, they can't be turned to dust.