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Pandaniutube wrote: Or since you only directly see Chara on the genocide route, Frisk is evil so it affected Chara's soul, and made her evil. In the true pacifist route, Asriel said that Chara wasn't the best person, which doesn't indicate she's 100% evil, but just mischievious or something.

Chara:Your soul gave me some sort of power, and with your help, I'm here.

--- Chara's monologue after the genocide route. Frisk in Genocide is indeed evil. But we know Chara exists before then because their name appears on the stats, and there's plenty of evidence they're the narrator. But, they don't gain physical form until you give them power-Before then, they're pretty much just a weak ghost. They come back to life as a ghost right when you fall, as the SOUL trait of determination. And yes, because of you.