Sans/Colonialtale

"I am Sans, Sans the skeleton, I declare."
-Colonial!Sans introducing himself to the player
Colonial!Sans is a Sans from the AU Colonialtale. He has yet to make a debut in any media. He is canonically one of Undertale Sans' ancestors from the Colonial period of the Underground.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Colonial!Sans appears similar to how he does in Undertale, with differences in his clothing. Instead of his usual blue hoodie and white t-shirt, he wears a British Redcoat with a white undershirt. Instead of his modern ancestor's classic shorts, he wears tan khaki pants and black boots. He also wears a black hat on his head.
=== Personality ===
Sans is slothful, often sleeping on the job and taking breaks. His slothfulness is a combination of fatalism and apathy, as he is aware of timeline resets. Conversely, he suggests that this knowledge could be "an inadequate justification for one's slothfulness."
He enjoys being mischievous. Colonial!Sans primarily acts this way towards those he is in good terms with. His antics range from an assortment of illogical, juvenile, and slightly inconvenient pranks. Examples include Sans "vending crisped snow," using whoopee cushions, sharing an unscrewed Worcestershire sauce bottle, and eye paint on a telescope. He is not above utilizing his teleportation or other magic for practical jokes either. Sans is also fond of making the occasional low-brow puns. He enjoys making others laugh in general, as he also performs at the MTT Inn as a comedian.
Despite Sans being apathetic towards his own life, he is considerate to those he cares for. For example, Sans is a regular at Grillby's Tavern, and the monsters and Royal Guard dogs treat him kindly. Sans has informed Big Mouth about "a variety of astonishing victuals," yet Big Mouth comments that "his constant custom is to bespeak the most inferior burger available upon the bill of fare." Although Sans hates making promises, he respects Lady Toriel's request to watch out for any humans. Even if the protagonist killed people that were close to him, Sans refrains from broaching the topic until the Last Corridor. In a Neutral Route ending where Papyrus or Lady Toriel is alive, Sans omits the protagonist's slaughter to either of them.
He is also observant; Sans reads the protagonist's expressions and can often tell when they have already done certain tasks. Though Sans is usually agreeable, he can become eerily serious to emphasize a subject. Regardless of the human being partially or wholly merciful, Sans tells them that if "the aged dame" had not made him promise to protect them, "(they) would expire in the very spot (they) occupy." During the Massacre Route, he does everything in his power to kill the protagonist, even faking mercy.
Sans may have a scientific background. Evidence includes the quantum physics book, his workshop, affinity for science, his inexplicable ability to teleport and his timeline research.
Sans has implied he once longed and searched for a life that he cannot go back to as he "abandoned all endeavors to return, many a bygone year past". As a Lost Soul, he tells the protagonist that "you shall never behold them anew." Although what Sans is trying to return to is vague.
== Attacks ==
=== SOUL Modes ===
Excluding the first attack, Sans sets the SOUL to Blue mode for the first half of the battle. At the halfway point, Sans also occasionally swaps to Red mode, or uses a mix of Red and Blue.
=== Patterns ===
Sans's attack style is focused on platforming, spontaneity, and forcing quick decisions. Sans always attacks first at the start of the battle.
==== Strongest Attack ====
There are three segments for the first attack:
# Sans activates Blue Mode and throws the SOUL to the bottom of the Bullet Board. A red rectangle indicator appears and daggers cover the area.
# The SOUL turns Red, and a wave of daggers appear from the left side of the Bullet Board. These daggers cover the top and bottom of the Bullet Board and creates a somewhat linear gap between them.
# Sets of Muskets appear to shoot bullets 4 times:
#* A set of four that shoots and covers the sides of the Bullet Board.
#* Four that shoot from the corners of the Bullet Board, making the bullets appear as an "X" pattern.
#* A replica of the first, which covers the sides of the Bullet Board.
#* Two large Muskets emit large bullets from the left and right side of the Bullet Board. The bullets cover nearly the entire board except the top and the bottom.
==== 1st through 12th attack turns ====
Blue SOUL mode is active for all of these attack turns.
# Dagger lines: 16 lines of daggers, which requires 8 small jumps to get through the gaps. The lines of daggers appear from the left and right sides of the Bullet Board and has a small gap between them. These are made out of small daggers from the bottom, and longer daggers from the top of the Bullet Board.
#* The harder variant has the dagger lines appearing quickly.
# Blue daggers: 6 set of daggers appear from the left side of the Bullet Board, then another 6 appear from the right, for a total of 12 daggers. The left side is a pattern of long light blue dagger, then a short dagger. The right is a pattern of a short dagger, then long light blue dagger.
# Randomized dagger lines: Randomized pairs of dagger lines appear from the left and right. The dagger lines can appear at varying speeds. These force the protagonist to jump at varying heights through the gaps. It can range from a total of 3 through 6 jumps required.
# Platforms 1: Starting from the left is three green rectangle platforms atop a sea of daggers. Near the top of the third platform is a set of three daggers, and at the end of the sea of daggers is a long dagger from the top.
# Platforms 2: Starting from the right is a longer platforming segment with seven green platforms. The fourth, fifth, and sixth platforms have a dagger above each platform. The last platform has long dagger appearing from the top left and bottom right sides.
# Platforms 3: A segment with moving, long green platforms and bones that can block a path. The bottom platforms appear from the right, and the higher platforms appear from the left.
# Platforms 4: The SOUL appears on a small green platform that moves left and right. The bottom of the Bullet Board is covered by a sea of daggers, and three sets of levitating daggers cover the near center. The center line of daggers descends, while the outer two lines rises.
#* The harder variant has more daggers for the outer lines of rising daggers.
# Horizontal dagger slides: Sets of small daggers appear on the bottom, from the left, and large daggers appear at the top, from the right.
# Platforms with Muskets: A segment with small moving green platforms and has thin Muskets. The bottom platforms appear from the right, and the top appear from the left. Thin Muskets appear to shoot above or below platforms from the left or right sides.
If other options were used, Sans rotates between attacks until he offers false mercy. It is harder versions of Dagger lines and Platforms 4, Randomized Dagger lines, Horizontal dagger slides, and Platforms with Muskets.
==== False mercy ====
Sans pauses the battle and attempts to offer mercy. If accepted, he covers the entire Bullet Board with daggers until the protagonist's HP is 0. Shortly after, the exclusive, sped up and high-pitched Dogsong Game Over screen appears. On it, Sans insists that the protagonist should not return.
==== 13th through 23rd attack turns ====
After that, he starts to employ randomly cobbled attacks which switch frequently between different short patterns. He also starts to use "Muskets" more frequently and aggressively, and starts using vertical, red-SOUL "dagger slides" in place of the horizontal, blue-SOUL variation he uses during the first half. After a while, he does his biggest attack, which features elements from previous attacks, as well as new ones, and finishes with a spinning ring of "Muskets."
== References ==
Sans/In Battle | Undertale Wiki | Fandom
Sans | Undertale Wiki | Fandom
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