Warning: This Was A Lot Longer Than I Expected, And Contains Purely Hypothetical Worldbuilding!

warning: this was a lot longer than I expected, and contains purely hypothetical worldbuilding!

well, we’ve seen the “outside/inside the world” and curiosity/power aspects already, so I think my theme would have to do with time. in initial interaction with the lightners, I might answer questions before they’re asked. in battle, I would probably have low HP, but might dodge 90% of attacks with ease, but get hit extra hard by the other 10%. my attacks might do that rewinding thing you see in the Mettaton EX battle, or might move with unpredictable speeds. the reason I stop fighting the lightners? focusing this hard is giving me a headache, i need to go lie down.

backstory is difficult, because we don’t have very many examples of dark worlds. but since the third dark fountain is in toriel’s house, we can surmise that that dark world will feature elements of a cosy home. i’m gonna go out on a limb here, and decide that the ruler of my dark world is the living room TV. they rule over the dark world because they are the one who dispenses much-needed entertainment to the people. as for the people and lands…

some features of toriel’s house are: the fridge (cold, full of foodfolk), the sink (pleasant waterfalls and utensilfolk bathing), the oven (secret fight club where foodfolk and utensilfolk emulate superhero TV shows), the trash can (flowerfolk gossip and bake), the telephone (!!!), the couch and armchairs (the soft, fertile lands around the castle, peopled by lost quarters and lint), and the TV cabinet (castle of the TV, in front of the dark fountain). based on these features, we can get an idea of the layout of this dark world. since kris and susie are already very near the TV cabinet when the dark fountain is created, we can surmise that they have to journey to the left side of toriel’s house in order to enter the castle. now that we have a general idea of our heroes’ journey, time for the backstory.

I grew up as a happy flower monster, living in toriel’s trash can. but while the other flowerfolk were disinclined to wander, I yearned to see more of the world. when a strange noise echoed through the world, I jumped at the chance to go out and explore. I set off on an adventure to find the source of the ringing noise, and see the world while I was at it. but I saw more than I could ever have guessed…

I came back changed. my body was no longer that of a young flower monster. I existed in a superposition of states from my birth to my death. whenever I looked at my fellow darkners, i saw everything they would become - their eventual deaths weighed heavily on me. it wasn’t long before this became too much to bear, and i retreated to the telephone that had brought this upon me. I could at least count on one thing, I thought. The telephone, and the man on the other end, would stay there as long as I would exist. I could count on one thing, at least.

But the telephone never rang again.

Congratulations! Gaster has burdened YOU 🫵 with knowledge beyond your comprehension! You are now the proud owner of a shadow crystal!

What is your secret boss theme and speech/ battle gimmick? What would YOUR story be?

(reblog with your ideas! I would be happy to read them)