Merlot!Alphys

> *"She's shy, sure, but she's a lot more competent than people give her credit for. She's done a lot for me, and... Well, she's a lot more than meets the eye, we'll say."*
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-Crimson!Frisk

## ***Personality***

Merlot is still somewhat shy and reserved, but nowhere near as awkward as she was in canonical Undertale. She's a bit more sarcastic too. She loves poking fun and joking around with Crimson, working with them, ect. She's also more nurturing and caring about her friends than she was before. She's much more competent, and something of a therapist for Crimson. Despite that, obviously, she has her own problems to deal with. Crimson helps her deal with her own problems.

### *Philosophy*

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!"

### *Conditions*

Merlot has Anxiety, ADHD, and abandonment issues.

## ***Appearance***

Merlot is very different from her appearance in Undertale. She's less hunched over, which in turn makes her a bit taller. She has longer spines on the back of her head, and has somewhat lighter yellow scales. She has light blue, almost teal eyes. There's a scar over her right eye and one over her lip as well. She's almost always wearing her "Metalmitts", a pair of gloves with small plates of metal on them which help with her hand problems.

### *Casual Attire*

She normally wears a purple turtleneck, white yoga pants, and a pair of black boots. She also keeps a ruby bracelet on her right wrist and a pair of round white glasses on her nose.

### *Formal Attire*

When needing to be formal or work in the lab, her attire is very different. She wears a white overcoat with pockets, a black undershirt, black dress pants, and black formal boots. She also keeps the ruby bracelet on her right wrist, a sleek silver watch on her left wrist, and rectangular navy blue glasses on her nose.

## ***Ability***

Merlot isn't nearly as experienced in combat as Crimson is, but she can hold her own pretty well. She is extremely smart, though, which many people underestimate about her. Brains over brawn.

### *Hobbies*

Merlot loves painting, designing machinery, and swimming.

### *Skills*

Merlot, being the former Royal Scientist, of course, knows electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer sciences by heart. In addition, she's extremely well versed in Magic Biology, Plant Biology, and Human Biology. She's a doctor of many trades.

### *Training*

Merlot has a Doctorate in Monster Health Sciences, Human Health Sciences, Robotics and Engineering Sciences and Theoretical Physics.

### *Powers*

-**Supercharged:** Merlot can cast lightning from her fingertips and release it from her entire body, should the need arise. Doing the latter will leave Merlot somewhat dazed, but she will also be statically charged for a small bit, meaning she's protected from physically touching others. That is, unless they want to get electrocuted. She controls the power of the electricity.

-**Thunderstruck:** Merlot can create deafening waves of sound which can shatter glass and burst eardrums alike. She herself is protected due to the fact that her ears can shut themselves via a flap of scale covered skin.

-**Magnetized:** Merlot has the ability to manipulate magnetic poles, meaning she can move metal around at will, launch herself towards metal (using metal plated gloves made for her hand condition), and somewhat manipulate bloodflow.

### *Drawbacks*

Merlot can sometimes overcharge her system, causing her senses to become fussy for a short period of time and a small aura of electricity to crackle at nearby metal objects.

### *Weaknesses*

Merlot has two conditions in her hands which are caused by a combination of her overworking, her magic affecting her own body, and certain events in her work. These conditions are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Osteoarthritis, which make it extremely hard to work as often as she'd like. She commonly relieves the pain by using her electrical powers to flex out her hands.

## ***Backstory***

Merlot's backstory is far different from Crimson's. She managed to escape before the destruction of her copy of Undertale, launching herself into another multiverse. During this time, she began creating. Creating and creating and creating. No one aside from those who are omniscient were able to view what Merlot did, and Crimson only has a small clue as to what she was doing during those many years. She lived in an AU of Underfell which had a tear in it. From this tear, she was able to work in a small pocket dimension which wasn't affected by RESETs. Using the AU, she was able to retain her physical age and continue working without losing her process. Whenever she was finally taken to the Prismarine, her lab was tucked under one of the islands there as a precaution, storing who knows what underneath the lab in which she works with Crimson.

### *Relationships*

Crimson!Frisk - Best Friend and housemate.

## ***Other Notes***

-Merlot is still a weeb who loves anime and manga.

-Merlot has something of a grudge against AU's related to Underfell for obvious reasons.

-Merlot is extremely good at swimming.

-Merlot is only SLIGHTLY simping for Crimson. Only a little.

-Merlot has very mixed feelings about Fell!Undyne and Fell!Asgore.

-Merlot loves rubies and amethyst gemstones.

-Merlot secretly likes R&B music.

-Merlot wants to learn how to dance.