Frisk (Undertale)

Note: This page pertains to information about Frisk from the events of the Neutral and Genocide, and even Post-Genocide Pacifist Route.

Frisk is the main protagonist in the RPG Undertale being the main titular protagonist alongside The Anomally and Chara.

They are the eighth human who has fell down and they are mistakend ed for the first fallen human Chara or seven other fallen humans. Frisk spends their time doing anything it takes to get out of the barrier going through the Neutral Route and Genocide Route having options to fight and even kill Underground Monsters and even Asgore or Flowey. Frisk even happens to have the ability to do so on the Genocide Route.

Debated Validations

 * It is debatable whether or not the evil Frisk led themselves into was on their own or controlled by The Anomally (the player who controls Frisk) and Chara (who is heavily implied to control and guide Frisk). Considering the explanation mark on their speech bubble changing to a smile resembling Chara which could be that Frisk is possessed or their heroical/redeemable/sympathetic traits have further shedded away and Frisk sees a sadistic pleasure in their respective actions in the Genocide Route which makes it more unknown and ambiguous being up for the audience's interpretations.
 * It is unknown if Frisk (if they even did so) wanted to do a True Reset in the Genocide Route out of any genuine remorse for their actions or not. Let alone do so on their own and not upon any further control by Chara nor The Anomaly considering Frisk's actions up to the point is always controlled by mostly them anyways. Such as Frisk's respective actions in the Genocide Route yet having a speech bubble of a smile which is unknown if Frisk was entirely possessed by Chara who has the same iconic smile (and has even possssed Frisk in the Post-Genocide Pacifist Route) or the Anomally (who is heavily similar to Chara which if so could have controlled both Chara and Frisk) when the player chooses to do a True Reset from the Genocide Route at the cost of the soul of Frisk's. And given how Frisk may have possibly got killed by Chara and how the choice could have been left up to the player also known as The Anomaly who is linked a bit more with Chara due to having the same name and same power seems to strengthen the ambiguity rather than giving a clear enough answer explaining if Frisk wanted to do a true reset on their own out of any remorse possibly redeeming themselves or not since it could have been the Anomaly or even Chara.
 * According to the Underground Monsters in the Neutral Route. It is heavily implied Frisk is crying as the Underground Monsters question why to us the player is crying, possibly talking to Frisk since encountering them and telling them about the story. This could show a sign that Frisk have subsequently have some remorse for their prior respective actions done in the Genocide Route prior to either a True Reset from a Genocide Route or if bailing on the Genocide Route sparing a Boss Enemy or failing to fight them which stops the Genocide Route and causes the Neutral Route, or choosing to reset and complete a Neutral Route which may not entirely reset everything as you begin to be able to skip dialogue and how Frisk already knows about the whoppie coushion trick Sans would do when offering a handshake; thus showing Frisk could have known about any other prior events regarding a would-be or already done Genocide Route if doing a Reset. However, the one who was crying in the Neutral Route prior to any actions leading up the Genocide Route to Neutral Route could have been anyone else than just Frisk like Chara or The Anomally who could have controlled Frisk or been seen by the Underground Monsters crying due to the Mute and expressionless nature of Frisk and how they are controlled by The Anomally and possibly Chara which weakens the idea of Frisk feeling any possible remorse. The possibility overall is left for interpretation remaining ambiguous and unconfirmed.

What made them heroic?

 * In the Neutral Route they made some friends and chose to spare their enemies most notably Flowey and Asgore who have merely killed Frisk. Yet through their actions they can choose mercy on them.
 * In the Pacifist Route, they stopped Asriel from taking over the world and successfully have inadvertently got Asriel to break the barrier. They even have an option to forgive Asriel for what he has done.

What made them villainous?

 * In the Neutral Route, they either have the possibility of killing Asgore or inadvertently getting him killed by Flowey as The Player's actions cost Asgore'd life either way.
 * Frisk has the option to kill Flowey who no longer posed as a threat anymore and Flowey would laugh and smile saying "I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU!" after slowly dying.
 * Frisk has the ability to do the respective actions that could cause the Genocide Route which could lead to Chara trying to erase the world.
 * Although the Player/Frisk would want to at least keep playing and would want the world back. They use their own soul for an exchange of a True Reset which causes the events ending Post-Genocide Pacifist Route where if the player chooses for Frisk to have other places to go than the Polaroid will replace Frisk with Chara and the others will be marked with red, while if choosing for Frisk to live with Toriel the same ending with staying in Toriel's room, with a cliff hanger of Frisk waking up resembling Chara and presumably laughing as the background gets black with red text saying "THE END" for either ending. This further elaborates and supports the idea of Frisk's chance of being in fact the villain in even the Pacifist Route if the Genocide Route has been done before any doing of the Pacifist Route by itself.

Trivia

 * Frisk can only qualify for their Neutral and Genocide Routes (specifically after the Pacifist Route if completeing it before which makes them a hero), as well as the Post-Genocide Pacifist Route. As the Pacifist Route only shows Frisk as a hero instead.