Chara

The Fallen Human, better known by their "true" name Chara, is a major character in the hit indie title Undertale. Serving as the overarching antagonist of the Neutral/True Pacifist Routes and the villainous deuteragonist of the No Mercy Route. Despite lacking the screentime of the game's main cast, Chara has become incredibly popular in the fandom largely thanks to their enigmatic nature, earning them a spot as a Tumblr sillyperson.
==Basic Information==
Not much is known about Chara and their backstory, being one of the more enigmatic characters in Toby Fox's catalogue, it is lead many to speculating what Chara's motives truly were. From the limited interactions we and the characters have with them, Chara is shown to speak in a very formal tone and generally shows respect towards the player as seen at the end of the No Mercy Route where they thank you for helping them realize the purpose of their reincarnation. They also seem to enjoy messing with people, Asriel in particular often being subjected to their "scary face".
When it comes to Chara's role in Undertale's narrative, they were the very first human to ever fall into the Underground, being found and taken in by the Dreemurr Family. Not much is known about the specifics of their relationship, but they seemed to be relatively close, Chara seemingly trusting Asriel enough to confess their hatred towards humanity as well as the fact that they fall into Mount Ebott for an unhappy reason, though said reason is never specified. After accidentally poisoning Asgore with a pie that used buttercup flowers instead of cups of butter, Chara came up with the plan to end their own life by consuming the flowers, have their soul absorbed by Asriel, and then cross over onto the surface where they can kill six more humans and break the barrier. This plan however, failed, as Asriel would end up resisting Chara's attempts to kill the humans, leading to both of their demise.
When it comes to the Neutral and True Pacifist Routes of the game, Chara's overall role is left rather ambiguous, with there being hints of them possibly being present within Frisk. It is in the No Mercy Route where Chara truly makes themselves known, assisting the player in wiping out the entire Underground before destroying the world at the end once there is nothing left for them. The player is able to bargain with them in order to bring back the world by giving them their soul. However now every time the player completes a True Pacifist Route, Chara will seemingly awaken once more and presumably kill all the monsters you worked so hard to befriend, never letting you forget what you did to them only one path prior.
To learn more about Chara, visit their page on the Undertale Wiki. 
==Archetypes==
===4th Wall Blurring===
By the time you complete a No Mercy Route, they've grown so strong that they're able to destroy seemingly the entire universe with one knife slash and are able to bring it back once you trade them your soul. They also speak directly to the player during their ending monologue and corrupts the True Pacifist Endings after bringing the world back.
===Artsy===
They appeared to have enjoyed drawing, judging by the picture of a flower seen hung up in their room in New Home, something which they directly call their drawing in the No Mercy route. They're also implied to know how to knit, as the Neutral Route mentions a sweater in Asgore's room which, upon going on a No Mercy Route, has them commenting on it by saying "still has that sweater".
===Big Ol' Eyes===
Are able to enlarge their own eyes when they're being scary.
===Chaoslord/Evil Little Devil===
They have specific ties to the No Mercy Route, assisting the player in killing for the sake of gaining more and more power before literally destroying the world. They also enjoyed making creepy faces just to mess with Asriel.
===Controversial===
Their characterization and motives have been a hotly debated subject for the Undertale Fandom for nearly a decade at this point. Whether it be those who see them as purely evil due to their actions in the No Mercy Route, a misunderstood and troubled kid with a bad background, or a neutral force corrupted by the whims of the player. Even now no one can agree on who Chara is really meant to be.
===Dark Harvest===
Undertale is generally known as a funny game which, while it has its scary moments, never takes itself too seriously. With Chara however, almost everything about them is unsettling, so much so that even Flowey is terrified of them at the end of the No Mercy Route.
===Distinctive Speech Patterns===
They speak in a very formal fashion that makes them easy to distinguish from the rest of the cast.
===Distinctive Laugh===
Has a low, distorted laugh that manages to be even more chilling than Flowey's.
=== Perpetual Smiler ===
Is almost always smiling when they're not jumpscaring you in the game.
===Quotable Catchphrase(s)===
Many of Chara's lines can be considered this. Some of their most well known being their introduction: "Greetings. I am Chara", their statement of you not being in control: "SINCE WHEN WERE YOU THE ONE IN CONTROL?", as well as more minor cases of quotes that have caught on like "No chocolate" and "Where are the knives?".
==Fanon Tropes==
===Angst===
Their actual backstory and reasoning for falling down into Mount Ebott are left ambiguous, however, according to Asriel, they fell down for an unhappy reason. This plus their hatred of humanity has lead people to headcanon Chara as being abused by humanity. A stance that was only strengthened when the 9th Anniverssary Newsletter revealed Chara's favorite number to be 9 while implying that the reason for it was because if they become strong enough, it meant nobody could hurt them anymore, leading to this fanon becoming even more popular than it already was.
===Cipherization===
Due to their enigmatic nature, many AUs have been created depicting their own versions of Chara. Whether it be by portraying them as kind-hearted, purely malevolent, or somewhere inbetween.
=== Elsagate ===
Just like Frisk, they were often portrayed as an aged-up female character who was heavily sexualized.
===Flanderization===
Chara has a few cases of this, though undoubtably the most prominent is the idea that they love chocolate, this stems from a line later in the No Mercy Route where they comment on the New Home kitchen's lack of chocolate.
===LGBTQ+ Coded===
Chara's gender is never outright stated in any official material and they only ever go by gender-neutral pronouns. Due to how even their closest friend only ever refers to them by "they/them", it has lead to many concluding that they are nonbinary.
===Marked Canon/Fanon Divergence===
One of the most popular theories in the Undertale Fandom is the Narrator Chara theory, one which posits that the narrator in Undertale is actually Chara. This theory has become so popular and well-known that many fans have started to treat it as canon to the character.
===Theme Song===
Has multiple songs that are associated with them. Such as the unused song "Megalo Strike Back", which many people headcanon as Chara's theme.
==Gallery==
Chara overworld wide-eyed.png|Chara's wide-eyed stare.
Chara overworld laughing.gif|Chara's jumpscare if you reject their offer to destroy the world.
Chara sprite intro.png|Chara after falling into Mount Ebott.
His Theme soundtrack.png|Chara being taken in by the Dreemurr Family. 
True Pacifist Route screenshot Soulless ending photo.png|Chara as seen at the end of the Soulless True Pacifist ending assuming you choose not to stay with Toriel.
True Pacifist Route screenshot Soulless ending.png|Chara as seen in Toriel's house after taking over Frisk's body at the end of the True Pacifist Route assuming you choose to stay with her.
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Category:Sillyperson
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Category:Toby Fox
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Category:Artsy
Category:Angst
Category:Big Ol' Eyes
Category:Chaoslord
Category:Controversial
Category:Elsagate
Category:Dark Harvest
Category:Distinctive Speech Patterns
Category:Evil Little Devil
Category:Perpetual Smiler
Category:Quotable Catchphrase(s)
Category:LGBTQ+ Coded
Category:Theme Song
Category:Marked Canon/Fanon Divergence
Category:Cipherization
Category:Flanderization