A thorough analysis of Sans

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• JC

  @JCM_Josh07 · 3 years ago

  I like to think that there's a timeline where Frisk/the Player just...gives up. Like Sanses special attack works, they just sit there...for all time

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• WI

  @Witragal · 3 years ago

  My headcanon with the sans non-attack is that there’s a single bone offscreen somewhere

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• SK

  @Skidoodle18 · 3 years ago

  I personally always loved the idea that Mettaton Neo was designed to kill humans, and the fact that you killed them in one hit implies that you’re not really human any more

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• DI

  @Diastima_the_archangel · 2 years ago

  &quot;sans is the only monster capable of trapping you in a non-attack&quot;<br><b>distant mad dummy noises</b>

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• BL

  @bluevern904 · 3 years ago

  I wanted to mention that the human outspeeding every monster isn&apos;t entirely true, there are a bunch of cases in which monsters perform actions before you get the chance to do anything: Sans&apos; first attack, Undyne turning your soul green (and technically, the chase sequences), Asgore smasing the MERCY button, both times you&apos;re in a battle with Flowey (The &quot;tutorial&quot; and the battle with Photoshop Flowey). All those times the monsters get to attack, or at least, do something before you can

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• TH

  @That1svini · 2 years ago

  For the Sans non-attack I don’t think it really proves that he’s more able than other monsters, just that he’s more knowledgeable. Of course the other monsters wouldn’t keep you in a single attack for the rest of time because, as far as they know, if they kill you, you stay dead. Sans, on the other hand, knows you will keep coming back each time you die. He knows that killing you is worthless or even beneficial to you, so instead he just keeps you in limbo.

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• CA

  @calciumis20 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I can&apos;t believe that I was obsessed, and I mean OBSESSED, with undertale since its release and I have just NOW realised that Sans is LITERALLY a judge. Like, he isn&apos;t just JUDGING you, his speciality is LITERALLY that. Creating karma points, his attacks expanding karma by sin, knowing your sins as well... like, oh my gosh, how have I not realised?

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• AN

  @anakinskywalker9848 · 2 years ago

  the mad dummy says hes just gonna trap you by not doing anything. but then napstablook chases him away

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• SU

  @supremeoverlorde2109 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Okay, this is a really interesting analysis of Sans. I know the Undertale fandom has been over-saturated with this character over the years and many would now label him overrated, but I still think he&apos;s one of the most fascinating characters in the game and your analysis even covered some points I hadn&apos;t considered before. <br><br>I really liked in particular how you brought up the significance of Sans choosing not to act against you until the end of a no mercy run. Often this seems to get dismissed as Sans simply not caring or being selfish. But given what Sans knows and what his function in the game is, I think it kind of makes sense. Undertale is a game that calls you out for making cruel decisions but will ultimately forgive you for even the worst atrocities, save killing everyone in the entire Underground. As a result, it wouldn&apos;t make sense for the Judge of all people to seek vengeance against the player. His purpose is not to punish you in anger, but rather make you think about your choice and continually encourage you to do the right thing. And in a lot of ways I think that&apos;s what the final fight with him is about. He&apos;s giving you one last chance to finally put down your weapon and fix your mistakes, before it truly IS too late. In the Pacifist Run, Toriel expresses her loathing for Asgore but admits that despite his murdering all those children, he deserves mercy just as much as anyone else. And it&apos;s the same with the player. Sans shows you mercy, no matter how bad you are, unless you are inches from passing the point of no return. And it does seem to suggest that he may not be as nihilistic as people think --- that perhaps his inaction against you is not apathy, but part of his own guiding principle.<br><br>I guess one could also make the argument that he spares you as part of the promise he made to Toriel though. I&apos;ve always found his iconic line, &quot;You&apos;d be dead where you stand,&quot; a little confusing, because it&apos;s something he tells you in a pacifist run. And I&apos;ve never been able to decide whether I think he was just being a jerk to try to scare you, or if he seriously would have killed you if he wasn&apos;t doing Toriel a favor. It does leaving me thinking that he doesn&apos;t particularly like or trust you regardless of the route you take, though.

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• WA

  @Wario_B · 3 years ago

  He reminds me of my late grandfather in a lot of ways.<br><br>He was a short guy, never really talked about his personal life and was really hard to get to know, made some funny jokes here and there, and was much smarter than he looked(he could speak 4 languages and probably had multiple degrees). I guess that and Sans’ overall goofiness and relatability made me really like him over the years.

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• LL

  @lllUsers27278lll · 3 years ago

  I hate it when people say he’s unserious or too serious. Also I hate it so much when people say he doesn’t care when papyrus is killed. If you do a Neutral ending and kill papyrus, he’ll express his anger to you after a yes or no question.<br> “If you have some power, shouldn’t you use it to do good?” <br>If you say no, he’ll call you a dirty brother killer. If you say yes, he’ll ask you why you killed his brother. He does care, but he knows it’s pointless to do anything about it. UGHHHHSBKSJEKEEKE

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• AI

  @Airwrink · 3 years ago

  Flowey has definitely beat sans at least once, it just took a lot of attempts. He quite literally says he killed EVERYONE in the genocide run. Good video though!

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