Papyrus

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***Papyrus*** is a playable character in *IndieVisible*, being the second representative of UNDERTALE and the second representative of the UNDERTALE series in general. In ‘’IndiVisible’’, Papyrus is Sans’ Alter Fighter, and as such, shares a similar moveset to him.

## Playstyle

Being Sans’ Alter Fighter, Papyrus shares a similar moveset to him, though has quite a few differences, more so than many other Alter Fighters on the roster. For starters, Papyrus has completely different proportions to Sans, being much slimmer and taller. This changes his hitboxes a fair bit, tending to be much thinner, but taller. Papyrus is also slightly more durable than Sans, being launched considerably less by certain attacks, and is also quite faster. However, physically, Papyrus is weaker, with his attacks dealing less damage than Sans’ and being more linear in terms of set-ups. Overall, while Sans is a deep character that has more to him than meets the eye, Papyrus is more straightforward, and has a more typical zoner playstyle rather than a set-up heavy character.

Papyrus, being Sans’ Alter Fighter, shares his neutral special, Blue Bones. Working as a disjointed attack on the ground and a projectile in the air, the blue bones will travel forward for a few seconds before disappearing, and if any opponent were to move through the bones, they will take slight flinching damage. This only applies to the opponent and not Papyrus, so even if the opponent were to stay still within the bones, he can have enough time to follow up with one of his more dangerous attacks. Unlike Sans, Papyrus cannot keep his blue bones in place, though to make up for it, they travel slightly faster and are slightly larger.

Papyrus’ side special, Waving Bones, is completely different from Sans’, being a straightforward projectile. Upon use, Papyrus creates 5 bones that travel forward, slowly shrinking in size before disappearing. This can act as a fairly basic projectile move, good for zoning and, as the bones are quite tall at the start of the move, can be useful for spacing and catching opponents off guard. If used in the air, only 3 bones are created and they are slightly shorter, though to make up for it, they never shrink in size, though they still disappear after a few seconds.

Papyrus’ up special, Shortcut, is a fairly standard recovery move, having him teleport in a flash of sparkly light. It has slightly more end-lag than Sans’ teleport and doesn’t travel quite as far, meaning this move is better for recovery purposes than it is for mix-ups.

Papyrus’ down special, Blue Soul, is a fairly unique move that, while not damaging opponents, instead inflicts a unique status effect that increases their gravity. This makes them move slower, jump lower, and fall faster, meaning they can be KOed easier when off the stage. The fact they are overall less mobile also allows Papyrus to approach the opponent easier, allowing him to combo and throw them easier. The effect lasts a slightly shorter amount of time than Sans’, though it has a slightly larger hitbox to compensate.

Overall, while Sans is quite an extreme character in multiple ways, Papyrus is more straightforward, balanced, and easier to play as than him, though it can be at a fault at times. His more balanced stats make him a fairly simple character to play, though when mastered, he can be just as deadly as his brother, even when regarding his lower strength.

## Moveset

### On-screen Appearance

* Papyrus awkwardly floats onto the stage while posing.

### Taunts

* **Up Taunt** - Papyrus quickly poses for the camera.
* **Side Taunt** - Papyrus puts his hands on his chin as he inspects left and right.
* *Down Taunt'* - Papyrus angrily stomps on the ground.

### Block Animation

* Papyrus covers himself as he surrounds himself with bones.

### Idle Poses

* Papyrus quickly adjusts his scarf.
* Papyrus looks left and right slyly.

### Victory Pose

* Papyrus puts on a blushing face before doing his iconic pose to the camera.

## Arcade Mode Route

Papyrus's Arcade Mode route is titled ***GOING ON A HUMAN HUNT!!!***

Like all other Arcade Mode routes for other characters, there is unique pre-fight banter before each fight.

## Trivia

* Papyrus' codename is **Star**, referring to the fact that Papyrus' outfit is reminiscent of the Starmen from Earthbound, which is commonly compared to Undertale. It can also be seen as a reference to how Papyrus' goal in Undertale is to become a large star of the underground via being apart of the royal guard.
* Papyrus uses a unique text box during his pre-fight and post-fight dialog, which is reminiscent of the text boxes found in UNDERTALE. These unique textboxes are shared with Sans, the Heroes of Light, and Spamton.
	+ Across the entire roster, he is one of few characters to have this trait, the others being The Batter, Madeline, Curly Brace, Monika, and Sara Chidouin