Vulkin

Vulkin
Mistakenly believes its lava can heal people.
Character Information
First Appearance	Hotland
Battle Information
HP	20
AT	25 (Check) 8 (Data)
DF	0 (Check) -10 (Data)
EXP On Kill	70
GOLD On Win	50 (Kill) 40 (Spare)
ACTs	Check, Criticize, Encourage, Hug
Epilogue
White Text	Strolling Happily
Yellow Text	Encouraging Space Heater

Toasty bun!

Vulkin with a Hot Dog

Vulkin is an enemy that the protagonist can encounter in Hotland.

Profile

Appearance

As its name implies, Vulkin resembles a volcano, with the conical structure that is a common characteristic of volcanoes. Lava can be seen leaking from its crown, and little puffs of smoke can be seen spewing out steadily. Vulkin usually has its eyes closed and a permanent blush. Due to its cheerful attitude, it is usually seen smiling.

Personality

Vulkin is arguably the kindest "enemy" encountered by the protagonist, as it maintains a positive, happy-go-lucky nature and loves to support beings around it. Its innocent nature unfortunately leads it to believe that humans, including the protagonist, can be healed by its lava attacks when it does the opposite.

Vulkin loves to see positivity and love being spread around it, so the "Encourage" and "Hug" options make it even happier than before. As a result, it either works harder to assist the protagonist or expresses comfort thanks to them. Using the "Hug" option turns its eyes into hearts as evidence.

Unfortunately, its cheerfulness is severely vulnerable to sensitivity and guilt despite not initially having the latter, as evident by if the protagonist uses the "Criticize" option against it. As a result, it becomes discouraged from attacking and displays a frowning face onscreen. Should the protagonist criticize it further by personally insulting its looks, it cries (although its tears are not shown onscreen), most likely because it realizes that it does not help the protagonist but instead angers them. Fortunately, should the protagonist use "Encourage" or "Hug" afterward, it returns to its usual positivity as if criticisms were not directed towards it before.

In Battle

Appears With

• Tsunderplane

Attacks

• Its "Thunder" attack is a cloud at the top center of the board, firing bolts at a wide angle toward the SOUL, the bolts separating more the farther they travel. A variation of this has the cloud move.
  • Getting hit by this attack causes the SOUL's SPEED to increase.
• Its "fire" attack is two columns at the right and left edges of the board, shooting fireballs toward the center; the fireballs go back to the column from which they were fired.

Strategy

• This monster can be spared by hugging or encouraging it. However, encouraging it increases its AT, and hugging it decreases the protagonist's DF.
• Criticizing them discourages it from attacking altogether, which is useful when there is another monster.

Quotes

• Thunder! Helpful speed up!!! [Neutral]
• Speed will help dodge!! [Neutral]
• Ah! I'll help! Healing magmas! [After taking damage]
• You're hurt! I'll help!!! [After taking damage]
• Ahh... Not... helping? OK... [Criticize #1, #3+]
• Trash... rump... Ahh... [Criticize #2]
• Ahh! Ahh! Does my best! [Encourage]
• Ahh... So... LOVEY! [Hug #1, #4+]
• Hug... continue ... [Hug #2]
• Starting to get weird. [Hug #3]
• Ahh... [After Criticize]
• Does not help... [After Criticize]
• Ahh! Tries the hardest! [After Encourage]
• Works hard! Works hot! [After Encourage]
• Feels so warm... [After Hug]
• Oh! Ah! I'm helping! [After Hug]

Flavor Text

• Mistakenly believes its lava can heal people. [Check]
• Vulkin strolls in. [Encounter]
• Tsunderplane attacks! Not because it's jealous Vulkin is paying attention to you! [Encounter with Tsunderplane]
• A strange parade blocks the path. [Encounter with another Vulkin; unused]
• Vulkin parades around the room. [Neutral]
• Vulkin is making coffee in its crater. [Neutral]
• Vulkin is wiggling its weird rump. [Neutral]
• Vulkin makes a smoke hoop and jumps through it. [Neutral]
• Smells like a lava lamp. [Neutral]
• Vulkin reassures you the plane turning tiny is, like, completely intentional. [After spared Tsunderplane]
• You tell Vulkin that its attacks are NOT helpful. [Criticize #1, #3+]
• You tell Vulkin that its rump looks like a sack of trash. [Criticize #2]
• You tell Vulkin it's doing a great job. Its attacks become extreme... [Encourage]
• [Hug #1-2]
  • You give Vulkin a hug. It warms your heart...
  • And your whole body! Ouch! Your DEFENSE dropped!
• Nothing else happened. [Hug #3+]
• Vulkin stands in the corner. [After Criticize]
• Little streams of lava come from Vulkin's eyes. [After Criticize #2+]
• Vulkin parades around you proudly. [After Encourage, spare conditions met]
• Vulkin's cheeks glow with a bright heat. [After Hug, spare conditions met]

Gallery

Artwork from Undertale's 5th anniversary.

Trivia

• Vulkin's name comes from the word volcano and possibly Vulcan, the name of the Roman god of volcanoes and metalworking.
• There was a glitch in version 1.00 where a Vulkin NPC will repeat the last message displayed, followed by the error-handling phrase: "La, la. Time to wake up and smell the pain." Most of the phrase is typed in black; "the pain" is only visible due to overflowing the dialogue box.
• Vulkin may be mentioned during Mettaton's news report by the headline saying "TINY VOLCANO MONSTER TRIES ITS BEST, RECEIVES TINY APPLAUSE ||"
• Vulkin shares its hurt sound effect with Reaper Bird and Snowdrake's Mother.
• Vulkin's death sound was made using the MEOWSynth VST with the "Old Cat" preset.^{[citation needed]}