Ruined Home

*For the track, see Ruined Home (Soundtrack).*

The entrance to Ruined Home.

### Inhabitants

Temmie, Asgore, Mad Dummy, Froggit, Whimsun, Loox, Migosp, Moldsmal, Vegetoid, Butchy, Syrose, The Ruined Knights, The Greasers, Bugerpant, Flara, Mettacrit

### Locations

The City of Old, The Sewer, Asgore's house

### BGM

We're Not Feeling Blue, Ruined Home

**Ruined Home** is the first major location of *TS!Underswap*, functioning as the tutorial area for the protagonist.

It replaces the Ruins from *UNDERTALE*.

## Main Story

### Neutral Route

The protagonist falls into the Underground, finding Temmie in the adjacent room. They teach the protagonist about LV and XP, akin to Flowey in *Undertale*. Temmie then attempts to take their SOUL, but retreats after spotting Asgore coming their way. Asgore finds the protagonist and introduces himself as the caretaker of **Ruined Home**, offering to guide them and leading them into the first room.

After engaging in a few puzzles, Asgore introduces the protagonist to combat by engaging with a seemingly inanimate dummy. After the training session, the protagonist says goodbye to the Dummy. Revealing himself to be Mad Dummy and displaying anger at the protagonist's sudden exit, he attempts to attack them with his knife. After missing, he tells them that their rivalry isn't over before flying out of the room.

The protagonist and Asgore press on, before Asgore learns that the Mad Dummy is causing havoc in The City of Old, and announces to the protagonist that he must quell the chaos. The protagonist goes on to face the Ruined Knights, and complete the Puzzle Gauntlet. In the meantime, Asgore calls to ask the protagonist if they prefer cinnamon or butterscotch.

Whilst attempting to cross the bridge that leads to The City of Old, the Mad Dummy returns and destroys the bridge, causing the protagonist to fall into the Sewer. Going through obstacles, they eventually encounter the Mad Dummy again, who engages them in an overworld chase akin to *Deltarune*. Afterwards, they leave the Sewer and finally enter The City of Old.

The protagonist finds Flara who begs them to help Bugerpant escape from The Greasers, a group of outsiders who are trying to beat him up due to a supposed love triangle. The protagonist confronts them, and engages the Greasers in battle. After thoroughly embarrassing them, Bugerpant thanks them for helping him get out of trouble, at which point Grillby's Backyard Barbecue is open to the protagonist.

Throughout the City of Old, the player has the opportunity to engage in several side quests. These range from giving water to a dry sprout to helping an old dog monster find her purse. These side quests are completely optional and are not required for progression.

Going further into the City of Old, the protagonist encounters Mettacrit, a ghost famous for his shows in Ruined Home. Mettacrit engages the protagonist in battle, thrilled that a human is in his audience. After the show, he gives the protagonist an opportunity to visit his house in Crystal Springs.

After going through the City of Old, the protagonist can enter Asgore's House. Asgore is seen talking to his friend on the phone, but after seeing the protagonist, he hangs up the phone and greets them. It is revealed that Asgore attempted to bake Chara a pie for the occasion, but since he "isn't the baking type," it resulted in a burnt pie and he had to resort to making them tea instead. Going to sleep will allow the protagonist to take the tea.

When continuously asking Asgore about an exit to Ruined Home, he becomes distressed and leaves for his garden. Following him, it is learned that Asgore wishes to atone for mistakes he made long ago. He states he does not want to let the protagonist leave Ruined Home, out of fear that the monsters outside would kill them. Asgore engages them in battle to stop them from leaving. From here, the player has one of two options, those being to either kill Asgore or spare him.

After the battle with Asgore, the protagonist reaches the end of Ruined Home. Depending on how many monsters they killed, or if they killed Asgore, Temmie will react differently. Temmie and their cohorts attempt to forcefully take the protagonist's SOUL once again, but Flowey interrupts, and appears to intimidate the Temmies. Afterwards, Flowey introduces himself as "Flowey the flower."

In exiting Ruined Home, the protagonist enters the Starlight Isles.

## Geography

Ruined Home functions and appears very similarly to the Ruins from *Undertale*, as a variety of puzzles and other obstacles are strewn about the area. The aesthetics are a different story altogether; whereas *Undertale'*s Ruins looked mildly worn down, Ruined Home certainly earns the 'Ruined' title. Its walls and floors are significantly aged, with several cracks and missing bricks. Nature has also infested the entirety of Ruined Home, so it's rare to find a room that doesn't sport long leafy vines with yellow flowers.

## Trivia

* Due to the seasons of the Ruins (fall) and Waterfall (spring) being swapped, Ruined Home has been given a spring color scheme consisting mostly of blue-ish colors.
	+ Similarly, the area has been given considerably more plant life than the Ruins; this can also be attributed to Asgore's passion for gardening.
* The barred doorways in the main entrance to Ruined Home can be unlocked further into the area. They serve as fast travel points, which allow the player to travel from later sections of the area back to the beginning.
* There are three minibosses for the area: The Ruined Knights, The Greasers, and Mettacrit.
* This area is the only area in the game that looks similar to a location in Undertale except for Asgore's home.

## References

1. ↑ What's the range of botany in Ruined Home? - Official TS!Underswap Tumblr
2. ↑ They act as fast travel points that allow you to go from later sections of the area back to the beginning. - Official TS!Underswap Tumblr
3. ↑ Also, there’s three minibosses before Asgore’s boss fight. - Official TS!Underswap Tumblr