Chara (Undertale)

'Note: This page pertains to information about Chara from the routes from the RPG Game Undertale. For information about The Anomally click here. For information about Kris click here. For information about Frisk click here.'

Chara is one of the two deuteragonists (Alongside Papyrus.) in the 2015 RPG indie hit game Undertale. Chara can range from an anti-heroical/villainous deuteragonist on the Neutral Route and Pacifist Route. As well as the deuteragonist-turned-antagonist through the Genocide Route.

They are the very first human to fall down Mount Ebott. They are implied to be a ghostly companion to the player and the eighth fallen human Frisk. Although, most of this is speculated and not confirmed to be true as of now.

Debated Validations

 * It would seem that Chara is controlled by the Anomally known as the Player. This would make Chara lack a moral agency and it would be difficult to establish if Chara wanted to be evil on their own to begin with. But, considering the actions Chara does, add onto the destructiveness and sadomacistism and sadism. It really could be debatable if Chara truly wanted to be evil on their own with the Anomally or if they were just teaching the Anomally a lesson for doing the Genocide Route.
 * They seemed to want to protect like Asriel and Frisk. With choosing to fight. However, as fighting seems to heavily impact the Genocide Route. It would seem Chara's actions are too far from good if sticking to fighting all the time. Let alone show how dangerous and destructive it could get when fighting.
 * Chara is implied to be abused during the past. But, it is not enough of a redeeming trait and it seems to be painting Chara on a sympathetic light.
 * According to their step-brother; Asriel. Chara's misanthropic. In addition to one of the possible earlierly mentioned debated validations pertaining to Chara's implied abusive childhood which isn't entirely established well enough and is mainly hinted. And even then it doesn't pull away the evil things they have done at some point through the game's timeline before the eighth human like laughing when accidentally poisioning Asgore and eventually themselves and indirectly causing Asriel to get killed by some humans, and even insisting on fighting the humans which wouldn't have been any better but destructive. Especially with erasing the world in the Genocide Route which shows that Chara is hypocritical and not as noble throughout the Genocide Route.
 * It can be incredibly implied that Chara guides the player Frisk to simply fight in self-defense. However, there are many in-game options situate certain battles. Such as for the player to choose to "[ACT]" or even "[MERCY]" instead of choosing to "[FIGHT]".
 * It can be argued that Chara if having Frisk under their control would zero choices but to fight the monster. However, it is worth noting that one "[FIGHT]" is needed to fight Flowey as "Omega Flowey" and it isn't necessary fighting Asgore nor Flowey from there on.
 * Their Neutral Route remains debatable if they truly feel remorse for their actions as the monsters ask why the player is crying and whether or not it is either Frisk or Chara or the Anomally.
 * In the Genocide Route, Chara seems to be wanting to teach Frisk or the Anomally a lesson and would bring back everything that was once destroyed. Showing a redeeming trait out of Chara with trying a True Reset on the Genocide Route. However, Chara says in exchange for the player's Soul and on the ending of Post-Genocide Pacifist Route is seen replaced in the photo with Frisks friends crossed out in red, or Chara possessing Frisk. However, it remains unknown if Chara goes on with their plan to murder the Underground Monsters again or not. As the endings heavily imply such, yet, this is unknown due to how inconclusive the two endings in the story are to be able to prove so.
 * It can be argued Chara's mysteriousness could affect their status. However, given that Chara has some openness to embrace the Genocide Route, even through the post Genocide Route it could really say otherwise.
 * In Deltarune, it is implied Chara would be Kris or is possessing Kris. However, there isn't any sufficient information confirming either two possibilities so any canonically information regarding this matter remains unknown as of now.

What made them heroic?

 * They tried to sacrifice themselves using their soul to get the barrier broken.

What made them villainous?

 * Chara merely causes Asriel's death when requesting Chara to the flowers which causes the humans to kill Asriel in spite of Chara when their soul was fused with Asriel insisted to fight to potentially save Asriel, Asriel chose to not fight back.
 * Although, Chara and Asriel poisons Asgore by mistake getting actual butterscotch flowers instead of flours and butters. Chara laughs it off not having an issue with what has happened and presumably tries to poison themselves eating the butterscotch flower pie.
 * Assuming they are the Narrator, they can encourage the player to kill enemies causing the Neutral Route or the Genocide Route.
 * If they are the Anomally they can get the player Frisk to kill Sans many times when reloading the game which can disgust Sans.
 * They will tear down everything in the game and even acknowledge they are doing so again and again.
 * They will only let you have a true reset in exchange for "your [the player's or Anomally's or Frisk's] soul". And when you do the Post-Genocide Ending shows Chara replacing Frisk in the photo with their friends with friends heads being crossed with red and sadistic laughter as well as a slowed down music of the Battle Fight and the same thing if Frisk or the player chooses to live with Toriel and Chara takes possession of Frisk laughing sadistically as the screen fades to black implying that Frisk in possession of Chara will kill everyone in the Underground.

Trivia

 * Chara could qualify for most routes. Although, it could seem Chara posthumously redeems themselves in the Pacifist Route excluding the Post-Genocide version, and the Genocide Routes and to an extent the Neutral Route; since the Neutral Route shows Chara in a somewhat anti-heroical/anti-villainous light rather than a villainous light in the Genocide Route.
 * It is implied Chara makes a possible appearance in Deltarune as "Kris" as evident to the name and similar dissociative personality that Kris has from an unknown unidentified posessor responsible for some of Kris' unusual actions lately since the first and second chapter where Kris started the fourth fountain wnd scratched Toriel's car. However, more information is to be told in the next chapters.