Chara

* Overworld
* Ruthless
* Evacuation Neutral

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**Chara** is the eighth fallen human and main protagonist of *TS!Underswap*. After venturing to Mt. Ebott for undisclosed reasons, they fall down into the Underground and will have to brave several challenges to reach the surface again.

## Profile

### Appearance

They are a small, light-skinned human child with rosy cheeks, wearing a green shirt with one yellow stripe and brown pants and shoes.

Their appearance may change depending on environmental circumstances  (such as being soaked with water from falling in the Sewers), as well as any equipped armor items, such as the Cowboy Hat, Torn Apron or Koffin-K. After encountering Count Koffin-K, their outfit may also change to 1 of 3 random Spooky Servant outfits.

During the Ruthless Route, their eyes are shadowed over, and they look downwards, giving them a more intimidating look. In the Evacuation Neutral Route, they look upwards once more and their eyes return, though their face is still partially shadowed.

### Personality

Chara has somewhat of a a dry, witty commentary, and they self-narrate everything they do. They notably get distracted by a rag slowly sliding upwards from a shelf (for eight minutes according to Koffin-K) and also have a love for drawing if the many drawings in their Journal, the sketch they can make in Koffin Keep's laundry room, and it being an ACT it in Crossbones' fight are any indication. However, it is also clear they have no real wish to return to the surface, or even get to the Barrier for that matter. Yet they are forced by a strange entity guiding their actions regardless of the route, and much to their displeasure.

Should a Ruthless Run occur, then Chara will slowly become more angry and violent as a result, as shown when they aggressive demolish a high striker in Starlight Isles upon interaction, but it is clearly out of what's happening to them (not being in control), given when asked by Papyrus why they're hurting monsters endlessly, the right answer text shows "Don't want to anymore" before their words are changed. They notably twitch when Larry states they have "no SOUL".

Up until now, it is still unknown what entity is possessing Chara. On Neutral and Compassion, it seems to be obsessed with the goal of finding a way out of the Underground, altering dialogues when talking with Asgore and Sans. On Ruthless, it "[has] to see", possibly to see what happens when killing everything in the game will cause, and will stop at nothing to reach it, yelling in shaky red text at Papyrus to "shut up" when questioned.

## Main Story

It is currently unknown as to why Chara chose to enter the mountain, other than the fact that they wished to abandon their life on the surface because of the stories told of Mt. Ebott, due to having lost most of their memories, and possibly even their name. The memories currently recovered seem to suggest that Chara was always pressured by people up on the Surface, never being able to satisfy them, and used to stargaze in a field of golden flowers as a means of escape.

After waking up and surviving an encounter with Temmie, they are led by Asgore through Ruined Home. However, it turns out that their actions may not be their own, as after surviving the dangers of Ruined Home to reach Asgore's house, their attempts to tell the old boss monster that they only wish to stay is constantly overwritten by some anomaly with a desire to leave, much to their terror.

After getting pass Asgore and reaching the end of Ruined Home, encountering the Temmies and Flowey, they soon make their way to Starlight Isles, where Chara contends with Crossbones, a vigilante superhero who judges them, the Royal Navy, and Count Koffin-K, Crossbone's arch nemesis.

At the end of Starlight Isles, Crossbones puts Chara through one more trial before letting them pass, but not before revealing the history between the King and Queen of the Underground. When asked what they will do from now on, the anomaly simply makes them say "Forward", to Chara's frustration.

## Memories

Starting from Demo V2, there are optional events that can be triggered which can restore a fragment of Chara's memories from the surface.

### Starlight Isles

* Stargazing: *Head north from the festival entrance, where Greater and Lesser Dog's stations are located, until a cutscene plays at the end of the path.* Chara used to stargaze on the surface to get away from something.

* Pressure: *Sleep in the B&B Attic when the Starstruck Village is abandoned.* Chara was constantly pressured by people, never being able to satisfy them. They begged to be let go.

## Gallery

Chara wearing the Cowboy Hat.Chara wearing the Torn Apron.Chara soaked after falling into the Sewers.Chara with their SOUL glowing.Chara waking up after falling down into the Underground.Chara sleeping in Asgore's House.Chara's "Help Me" option when talking to Asgore.Chara as seen in the Demo Release Trailer.Chara in the main cast artwork.Chara donning the Spooky Servant outfit No.1 [Standard Issue Outfit].Chara donning the Spooky Servant outfit No.2 [Koffin-K's Old Threads].Chara donning the Spooky Servant outfit No.3 [Bartholomew's Old Suit].Chara wearing a camouflaged Koffin-K on their head.
## Trivia

* Chara is one of the few characters in *TS!Underswap* to keep their original classic Underswap design, which is identical to *Undertale* Chara's design.
* Like in *Undertale*, Chara's favorite food is chocolate, preferring it more than any other food.
	+ However, Chara dislikes white chocolate, considering it "A mockery. A farce."

## References

1. ↑ Though they’ll have sprite changes depending on the armor they’re wearing, as well as other very specific scenarios. - Official TS!Underswap Tumblr
2. ↑ Will equipped items (like the cowboy hat or faded ribbon from UT) be shown on the character in the overworld? - Official TS!Underswap Tumblr
3. ↑ Chara, what's your favorite food? - Official TS!Underswap Tumblr
4. ↑ To chara: regarding chocolate. Do you prefer eating chocolate bars or food containing chocolate (cake, donuts, cookies, etc...)? - Official TS!Underswap Tumblr