Papyrus

Papyrus is a major character from Undertale. Although he is overshadowed by his brother both literally and in fandom popularity, Sans, it's undeniable that Papyrus was a very popular character as well, with the two being practically inseparable in eyes of some fans.
==Basic Information==
Papyrus is a contrast to Sans in many areas; instead of being lazy and withdrawn, Papyrus is confident, loud, and flamboyant. He is the second major boss battle in a Pacifist or Neutral playthrough, but in a No Mercy playthrough, he refuses to fight you and offers to spare your life instantly, adding to the Angst Factor if you decide to kill him anyway and leave Sans to fight you at the end.
Sans and Papyrus are a package deal, and a lot of their appeal as characters stems from their dynamic as brothers, so while Sans undeniably got more attention, Papyrus was the second favorite overall and got much of the same treatment as Sans.
For more information on Papyrus, see his page on the Undertale Wiki.
==Archetypes==
===4th Wall Blurring===
At a few points in the game, he refers to the game's controls and gameplay mechanics. This is particularly apparent in his Pacifist Run date.
===Creacher===
He's a monster, like almost every other character in the game. look at him, he's bones.
===Distinctive Speech Patterns===
Papyrus is the only characters in Undertale to speak entirely in all-caps; some interpret this to mean he always sounds energetic and enthusiastic, others interpret this as he's constantly yelling. Either way, it's almost universally accepted that he's always loud and energized. This is further spurred on by how often exclamation marks are used in his sentences.
He also has a habit of taking dramatic or emphatic pauses in his sentences, represented by periods, ellipses or his sentences being split across multiple text boxes.
There's also just something distinctive about his word choice that I can't quite pin down.
===Gentle Giant/Goober===
Completely pure of heart, extremely naive beyond all common sense, and as close to a beefy jock build as a beefless skeleton can conceivably have.
===Neurodivergent Coded===
A lot of fans see Papyrus as autistic-coded because of his tendency to miss social cues and deep interest in cooking spaghetti and creating puzzles.
===Perpetual Smiler===
Like his brother he smiles throughout the game.
===Theme Song===
Papyrus has a very recognizable theme, "Bonetrousle"/"Nyeh Heh Heh!". Interestingly, in-game this theme only plays when Papyrus is around and isn't mixed in to any other game music like other character themes in Undertale (source).
==Fanon Tropes==
===Distinctive Voice===
Although he's not voice acted in the game, Papyrus has a fanon voice (similar to that of Skeletor) that's so widely accepted that many people don't even realise it's not canon and it's recognised as the "Papyrus voice" outside the fandom. While almost all other Undertale characters have various voice interpretations, Papyrus does not. He has the Papyrus voice.
===Fanon Splintering===
Like his brother Sans, there are many fanmade AU versions of his character such as Underswap Papyrus and Underfell Papyrus, just to name a few.
===Flanderization===
Some fans just tend to portray him as "Sans' spaghetti-loving little brother" in memes and shorter, more comedic fanworks, because it's an easy trait to focus on.
==External Links==
*Papyrus on the Sexypedia Wiki.
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