INSANITY! Tale

***Insanity! Tale Wiki***

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Note from TheCh1knLord, the author of the AU:It should be noted that this AU as a whole handles material that many may take offense to or find uncomfortable to see, such as:**Grotesque depictions of blood & gore, death, intense depictions of insanity and mental illness, swearing, violence to children, and suicide.**Viewer discretion is highly advised.**It should also be said that this AU is NOT affiliated with UTF/Zero Danteero's Insanity Sans take.**

## Contributors

### Artist/s

Gen396  CarbonizedToast

**INSANITY! Tale** is a Special Event original AU created by TheCh1knLord and co-created by Gen396. It serves primarily as a character study of Sans. The story plays out exactly like Undertale's Genocide Route, however Sans miraculously survives the killing blow after being told not to give up by his ghostly friends, and flees before Frisk can find him again.

Taking place over the course of a month, Sans would hide within Snowdin and pick off the various Humans that would fall down MT. Ebott for LV, with Frisk trying to find him relentlessly, causing him to develop paranoia alongside PTSD. Eventually Sans would go completely mad - visualizing all Humans as evil and would take no remorse in killing them. This would culminate to him developing ***MADNESS**,* the toxic byproduct of DETERMINATION. The idea of a monster being able to conjure natural DETERMINATION overtime was inspired from Undyne's use of it in the main game.

Eventually, Sans would meet one peculiar Human, one who didn't behave like the others, Rose - a KINDNESS SOUL. Initially struggling to put his axe to her neck, Rose would eventually persuade Sans with kindness to not kill her, sending him into hysteria realising what he has committed himself to. Afterwards, he would overcome his paranoia and face off against Frisk for the last time, with his newfound power and DETERMINATION, and slay them once and for all, putting his ghostly friends to rest.

Eventually Sans breaks out of his timeline, into the Multiverse to eradicate what he sees as evil - Frisk, Chara, whoever it may be, as he sees it as his purpose to life.

The main story is due for a complete overhaul, as it is heavily outdated with new information from the AU author, as well as being narratively contrived in some areas. There are also other storylines made by the creator that link to the main timeline.

## Characters

### Undertale Characters

#### Sans

*Main article: Sans*

The central protagonist of the main story. Sans dons a green jacket, with brown shorts and dark boots, and carries a large, hastily created scrap axe with a hook, blade and spear at the top, which he uses as his primary weapon. He wears the same shirt however, which has since been dyed black with dried blood. He burdens the scars he got from the Genocide route, both on his forehead and his chest, and is highly irritable due to past trauma. His insatiable will to exterminate Frisk's influence has led him to develop natural DETERMINATION, and eventually ***MADNESS*** as a result. He is a very dangerous individual to encounter, as he does not relent on killing Humans, and is highly defensive of his only friend, Rose.

#### "PAPYRUS"

*Main article: "PAPYRUS"*

Papyrus in this AU is a corrupted, ghostly entity with missing limbs and a dull colour palette who is the byproduct of Sans trying to revive him with the power of DETERMINATION. Existing only in Sans's mind, Papyrus was originally fearful and against Sans's actions, however with time he began to endorse it, his personality shifting from one of an ignorant do-good nature to malicious, and manipulative. He especially dislikes Rose, not only because she's Human but also seeing her as a leech to Sans and only guiding him down a wrong path, which just happens to conflict with his manipulative interests. Being tied to Sans's SOUL, he cannot die unless Sans himself does, or he is separated from him.

#### Alphys

*Main article: Alphys*

Among the few to hide during the Genocide route, Alphys in this AU was tasked to escort those in Hotlands to safety during an emergency event. Saddled with grief both from her trauma with the Amalgamates, and the inherit passing of Undyne her love interest, Alphys is an incredibly unstable individual. Eventually her mind would would completely snap when she would meet Sans, and afterwards would kill the people she took in to safety, devouring their SOULs. She carries a large, red trident that is an upgrade from King ASGORE's trident, as per commission from him, and wears a tattered, grey lab coat. Her appearance is upstanding, no longer slouched, and half of her face is burnt off by a corrosive void-like substance, in which under a heavy delusion she would treat as if it were Undyne herself. Her relationship with Sans and Rose is unforgiving, believing that Sans betrayed his friends by leaving their timeline to rot, choosing Rose over them. After being taken in by River Person, she would seek to hunt down Sans, no matter what cost it may come to.

#### The River Person

Not much is known about this mysterious take on the River Person within the AU, however they are responsible for "recruiting" Alphys to hunt down Sans and stop his maniacal tirade. They also appear in TheCh1knLord's sister AU, **PestiTale**.

#### Guy

A minor antagonist of the AU, most notably in its storyline, "Amalgamation of the Likewise". Guy is TheCh1knLord's take on the "Fox Head" Monster from Hotlands, a floating fox head with sunglasses. In the story, they are cynical of Alphys's leadership and are one of the leading causes to her insanity, taunting and ridiculing her to no end until eventually betraying her by stealing rations while nobody is looking, causing the entire group to go incredibly hungry. He is also the only member of the group to have survived Alphys's eventual rampage.

### Added Characters

#### Rose

*Main article: Rose*

The deuteragonist of the main story. Rose wears a thin, grey striped jumper and purple shorts, and is a 14-year-old Human with the trait of KINDNESS. Rose is among the latter Humans to have fallen down during the events of the main story, and is the cause of Sans's abrupt realisation that he doesn't need to hide anymore, leading to the killing of Frisk. Riddled with trauma from her past in the Overworld due to her trait and physique - having been born with dwarfism - and being trained for military purposes under authoritarian rule, she is an incredibly unstable individual, though she puts on a strong facade as to hide that. Originally believing that KINDNESS traits could fight alongside stronger traits instead of being designated as cooks and medics, that view has since been doubted and practically overwritten by her experiences with Sans, as she believes he is her true purpose to life.

#### AVENGETALE! Sans

*Main article: AVENGETALE! Sans*

The protagonist of the AU's sequel storyline, "An Unfortunate Invasion". Avenge was originally just a Classic Sans, until eventually an anomaly within his timeline would cause some Monsters to convert to a different, unknown SOUL trait - **VENGEANCE**. Being one of the few affected, he would be approached by a mysterious figure, TheCh1knLord's take of ReaperTale Sans. Reaper would indoctrinate Avenge into the Reaper's Swordsmen, a Multiverse-wide organisation dedicated to keeping the Multiverse in check. During his employment he would don a dark, longer version of his jacket, with a black shirt and shorts, along with brown boots. He would also possess a large, black sword. However, on one fateful mission, Avenge would encounter INSANITY! Sans invading his home timeline. Desperately trying to prevent anymore damage to his home, he would nearly be killed doing such, only saved by his colleagues at the last second. However not even they would stand very long, defeated one by one with the help of Rose, however her involvement would prove detrimental to Sans as she would be severely injured by one of the Swordsmen. Distraught, Sans would leave, sending Avenge's timeline to destruction out of rage. However, Avenge would manage to escape this after one of his colleagues, particularly his love interest at the time, forces him to kill her, causing him to inherit the ability to create wormholes.

After this incident, Avenge would be emotionally and physically scarred, blind in his left eye. After having been confronted with the truth by Reaper himself that he orchestrated the entire ordeal, Avenge would duel Reaper out of anger and lose initially, only to be called upon by a mysterious entity... and thus he would become AVENGETALE! Sans, the **Omniversal** chosen. He now dons a white version of his jacket with the **Omniversal Sign** imbrued on his shoulders, and his sword is now of a blue palette, the **Sign** encrested on the guard of it. With his newfound power he kills Reaper and flees the base, seeking to put an end to Sans, and rescue Rose.

## Locations

### Undertale Locations

#### Snowdin Town

The place that Sans spends most of his days hiding, stalking and luring his prey to end them with one quick swipe. The place is littered with corpses of dead humans and blood - to walk into this location would be completely intoxicating.

#### Alphys's Lab

As the name implies, the lab in Hotlands that belongs to Alphys. Harbouring an underground emergency bunker fit with beds, chest freezers, and various other necessities, Alphys escorts her group into this place to hide away during the Genocide route. It's not long before this bunker is trashed by Alphys herself after slaughtering everybody in it during her conflict with Guy.

### Added Locations

#### The Overworld

The world that the Human race resides, separated from Monsterkind. Civilisation is typically stable, despite its inherit racism towards people who possess certain SOUL traits, such as KINDNESS.

#### Reaper's Swordsmen Main Base

The central control bridge for the Reaper's Swordsmen, where Reaper himself is situated.

## Miscellaneous

### Terminology

* **MADNESS -** The toxic byproduct of DETERMINATION. Having too much of this will lead to you becoming a slave to impossibility, a complete husk. Typically associated with Sans.
* **VENGEANCE -** A spontaneously generated Monster SOUL trait originating from AVENGETALE! Sans's timeline. It's potential is unknown, though it appears to be hinted to the idea of avenging one's fallen.
* **The OMNIVERSE -** Above the Undertale Multiverse, the narrative encapsulation of all of Fiction. Unfathomable.
* **Dread Aura** **-** A side effect from having **MADNESS**. An intoxicating aura will surround you at all times, causing others who aren't used to it to experience horrific hallucinations, suffer from delusions, and grow weaker. In extreme cases, the aura can even leave a physical mark, such as incurring a stroke or heart attack.

## Story

***Warning that some of these may be outdated, especially the main story!***

* The Main Story - Sans's Perspective
* "ANTI-PRESENCE" - Papyrus's Perspective
* Amalgamation of the Likewise - Alphys's Perspective
* An Unfortunate Invasion - The Sequel
* A Wilted Origin - The Prequel

* Main Story

- "ANTI-PRESENCE"

- Amalgamation of the Likewise

- An Unfortunate Invasion - PART 1

* A Wilted Origin

## Gallery

* Official AU Artwork
* Outdated AU Artwork
* Reference Sheets
* Fan Art

**Current canonical portrait of INSANITY! Sans - Created by Gen396****PAPYRUS" as seen in the Void - Created by Gen396****AVENGETALE! Sans holding his sword out, illuminating the dark - Created by Gen396****Alphys devouring the Monster SOULs she had harvested from her former friends - Created by CarbonizedToast****TheCh1knLord's take of ReaperTale Sans within the AU continuity, outreaching for a deadly touch - Created by Gen396****Created by Gen396****Created by Gen396****Hypothesised design for Error!Sans if he were to appear within the AU continuity - Created by Gen396****INSANITY! Sans toying with his new Human prey, knowing full well he can split their skull open whenever he liked - Created by CarbonizedToast****"b-booba??" - Created by CarbonizedToast****The final showdown between two angry gods, and an unfortunate Human in the crossfire - Created by CarbonizedToast****Psychosis! A younger INSANITY! Sans, just starting to grow MAD - Created by Gen396****HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. - Created by Gen396****The INSANITY! duo together in a fighting stance - Created by Gen396**

**The first INSANITY! Sans portrait drawn by a professional artist - Created by The Gravity Breaker****Rose standing off in the middle of Snowdin Road - Created by CarbonizedToast****Old official sprite for Rose - Created by ! Hanky i****Old official sprite for Rose in her battle state - Created by ! Hanky****Old official sprite for "PAPYRUS" - Created by ! Hanky i****Old official sprite for AVENGETALE! Sans - Created by ! Hanky i****Old official overworld sprite for Sans - Created by ! Hanky i****Old official overworld sprite for Rose - Created by ! Hanky i****Old official overworld sprite for "PAPYRUS" - Created by ! Hanky i****Old official sprite for Alphys - Created by ! Hanky i****Outdated INSANITY! Sans reference sheet - Created by Gen396**

**Official INSANITY! Sans reference sheet - Created by Gen396****Official "Origins" INSANITY! Sans reference sheet - Created by Gen396****Official AVENGETALE! Sans reference sheet - Created by Gen396****Official reference sheet for AVENGETALE! Sans's sword, albeit there isn't really much to it - Created by Gen396**

**Created by oFL****Created by PrettyFly****Created by nightmarecydanic3****Created by 79zf\_375****Created by 79zf\_375****Created by 79zf\_375****Created by 79zf\_375****Created by George Pig#2954****Created by Niurou****Created by i\_dontknow****Created by mrfoxy1337****Created by v214egdyz**
## Trivia

* Sans canonically has a fear of carrots due to an incident revolving the first timeline he traveled to. He also hates the colour blue due to its association with the Genocide route being the colour of his previous hoodie.
* Originally when the story was first made, Error!Sans and Ink!Sans were involved. However, this was scrapped due to it relying too heavily on those characters.
* Rose is based off of the author's childhood self, and eventually he adopted her as a part of his personality.
* Rose and Sans play *board* games with each other when they are *bored.* Yes, pun intended.
* AVENGETALE! Sans's (Enchanted) Gaster Blasters have wing-like appendages that spring up when they fire.
* INSANITY! Tale started out small, being made mostly on ROBLOX; however it has since expanded into a more formal medium of written stories.
* INSANITY! Tale is the author's first AU.
* There was *once* a godly, unfathomable being called TRUE INSANITY! who was involved in the main continuity of the AU, however the author regrets creating this god and has since made it uncanon.
	+ Along these same lines, "Creators" used to also be canon to the continuity. These Creators included the likes of Toby Fox, Temmie Chang and even CrayonQueen. As aforementioned, the author regrets this and has since made this uncanon.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.roblox.com/games/2135907984/Insanity-Tale-RPG
2. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Sans#ABILITIES\_AND\_PASSIVES
3. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Sans#Personality
4. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Sans#WEAPONRY
5. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Rose#Friends
6. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/%22PAPYRUS%22#Personality
7. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/%22PAPYRUS%22#Trivia
8. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Amalgamation\_of\_the\_Likewise#PROLOGUE
9. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Amalgamation\_of\_the\_Likewise#NO\_LONGER\_THE\_PROTAGONIST.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Amalgamation\_of\_the\_Likewise#NO\_LONGER\_THE\_PROTAGONIST.
11. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Alphys#Enemies
12. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Rose#Personality
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/AvengeTale!\_Sans?file=AVENGETALE%2521\_Reference.png#Reference\_(credit\_to\_GeneralAFR396)
14. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/AvengeTale!\_Sans#Reference\_(credit\_to\_GeneralAFR396)\_2
15. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Amalgamation\_of\_the\_Likewise#WEEK\_3
16. ↑ https://insanity-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Sans#Trivia