Papyrus

**Overview**

History

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**Papyrus**, full name **Papyrus Mono**, is the deuteragonist of the SHAETALE AU. He is the younger brother of Sans, Shae's adoptive older brother, and the son of Ariel and Gaster. He lives with his family in the Skelefam's house. He's a newly-recruited Royal Guard.

## Appearance

Standing at 5’7, Papyrus is an average height skeleton with a thin, somewhat petite, and lanky build hidden by his oversized shirts. His skull is more vertical and geometrical than his brother’s. Papyrus greatly resembles his mother Ariel (the only difference between them is that Ariel's jaw is more pointed, her eyes are more oval, and she has pupils.) With a neutral expression, his eyes are vertical slits, but will become more wide when showing extreme emotion.

He is typically seen wearing his "battle body," an outfit that he and Sans created together for a costume party. It consists of an over-sized white chestplate with gold trim, red-orange gloves with a golden trim, blue briefs with a golden trim on the top, and knee-high red-orange boots. A symbol that resembles that of Starman from the MOTHER series adorns the chestplate. He also wears a red-orange scarf that originally belonged to his mother.

When angry or upset, Papyrus's pupils will appear. However, when in severe distress, angry enough, or using telekinesis, a glowing orange pupil-ring forms in his right eye and his eyesockets may widen in anger. Sometimes, if upset, his pupils will summon.

## Personality

Papyrus is optimistic, flamboyant, friendly, and perhaps naïve at times. He is very forgiving, perhaps to a fault, to the point he would forgive someone for killing him. He is also occasionally forgetful, oblivious, and nonobservant, but can be cunning at times, as seen when he uses reverse psychology to trick Undyne into befriending Shae. He sees the good in everyone and believes in everyone blindly, and rarely gets truly mad or enraged; he even has enough self-control to not ever kill people, even if they are enemies. He often puts other's needs first over his own. Papyrus likes puns, but he dislikes Sans's overused and horribly-timed skeleton ones. He loves doing pranks and memes, specifically on Gaster.

He is also shown to have a more depressed side to him, as his "Great Papyrus" persona is to distract him from his flaws, though Shae has coaxed him at one point to just be himself, even if he doesn't bury all of his insecurities. Despite his internal struggles, Papyrus is a very brave person and tries to face them privately and keeps any trauma from it to himself.

## Abilities

Papyrus has all standard monster abilities and skeleton monster abilities, including ones exclusive to the skelefam.

## Trivia

* Papyrus shares many mannerisms and personality traits with Peridot, a Steven Universe character.
	+ The most notable is his quirky kindness and his tendency to say the word "clod".
* Papyrus is the only skeleton monster so far to not be seen teleporting.
* Contrary to popular belief, Papyrus's favorite food is actually oatmeal (specifically the dinosaur egg one).
	+ This is revealed by Flowey on the official UNDERTALE ask blog on Tumblr.
	+ Papyrus himself admits he never has eaten spaghetti, saying that he only makes it because people claimed to like his cooking (specifically spaghetti).
* Papyrus is often considered a kitten by his family due to his high energy, cuteness, and some shared mannerisms.
* Papyrus suffers from muscle dysmorphia, a psychological disorder marked by a negative body image and an obsessive desire to have a muscular physique, which is why the chestplate and all of his shirts makes his chest appear larger. It is to the point where he will yell when anyone attempts to take his shirt off, even to evaluate any potential injuries. He will refuse to take his clothes off, even to shower.
* Papyrus hates greasy foods, but had once pretended to like greasy food to 'fit in' when Undyne mentioned liking it.
* The same case as his shirt, Papyrus absolutely refuses to take his gloves off.