Papyrus

Papyrus is the younger brother of Sans, and a loud, goofy, yet persistent skeleton. He worked to become a member of the Royal Guard, though now that he's on the surface, he is unsure of his path. Perhaps he should truly invest into cooking?

## Papyrus

* Normal
* Overworld
* Art by FlyingGayCat

## Characteristics

### Gender & Pronouns

Male (He/Him)Male (He/They) (Headcanon by Winter)

### Sexuality

Panromantic/Asexual (Headcanon by Winter)

## Appearance

### Eyes

Orange(When left eye is ignited) (Headcanon by Winter)

## Personal Status

### Friend(s)

Undyne Trylos Redd

Erika Redd

Frisk Dreemurr

Chara Dreemurr

## Physical Description

Papyrus is a tall, overly lanky skeleton, his toothy grin a staple to his confident appearance. He often wears his own personally tailored outfit, crafted by his lazybones of a brother, lovingly named his “battle body”. It includes a white chest plate brimmed with gold, coquelicot gloves with the same golden hem, teal briefs with a gold belt, and knee-high red boots. On his neck, he wears his iconic, fluffy red scarf, which seems to flow in the wind whenever he feels heroic. He’ll sometimes wear other outfits, especially since the Monster's move to the Surface, but the scarf’s always a staple. On the surface, he commonly wears a light red baggy shirt, and shaded jeans that fall to his ankles. With his iconic boots, scarf and gloves, of course!

## Personality

Papyrus is a buoyant, confident, and charismatic skeleton. He’s almost annoyingly optimistic, believing in others just as much as himself. He’s a bit naive and oblivious, but cunning when he needs to be. He sometimes takes things a bit literally, and can have trouble picking up social cues. He has a love for cooking, and more surprisingly, fighting. Despite his pacifistic world view, he’s quite ecstatic about sparring. As expected of a future Royal Guardsmen, after all! However, he has no desire to kill. Even in the face of death, he stands brave, sparing even the most deadly of souls with the desire to lead them on the right path. Anyone can be a good person if they just try*,* and Papyrus strives to prove it! Papyrus is also quite intelligent, fascinated with puzzles and japes. He spends long days tampering with his inventions, taking pride in his creations. He’s collected many complex puzzle books, and has a fondness of word puzzles, like Junior Jumble (it’s WAY harder than crossword!). Along with his love of puzzles, he also enjoys more childish things, like action figures and children’s books. He always needs his favorite bedtime story! Papyrus, despite his blinding optimism and confidence, has a strange yet strong feeling of loneliness. He rarely gets any attention, and has a strong desire for love and affection. Most importantly, popularity. If he joins the Royal Guard, maybe someone would be his...friend?

## Story

#### (Headcanon by Winter)

Papyrus can barely remember his childhood, his memory scattered and foggy. The one thing he’s certain of though is Sans’s parental care of him. He can only recall bits and pieces, mostly happy memories. Some of him and Sans making snow angels, his brother knitting together his scarf, the nostalgic feeling of the snow under his phalanges…it brings a toothy smile to his face. From what Sans told him, they used to live in New Home, though somehow found a house in Snowdin and moved away. There is a face he recalls though, long and lanky with…empty pupils? With thin scars below his eyes…though he truly can’t remember who this person was. Whenever he tries to question Sans about it, he simply shrugs it off with a joke. Papyrus won’t pry, knowing he’ll never get an answer but...he’s awfully curious. What…*happened?*

## Relationships

Papyrus, although he prides himself on his massive amount of friends and fans, only has a few prominent relations.

### Sans

Sans is Papyrus' older brother. Papyrus and him don't always get along due to Sans' lazy behavior, and often chastises Sans for making awful puns, however Sans is ultimately the most important person to Papyrus. Papyrus will often act somewhat protective of Sans (despite being the youngest of the siblings.) Although he makes such a fuss about his brother’s jokes, he actually doesn’t completely detest them. He himself often makes puns, sometimes not even intentionally!

### Undyne

Undyne is Papyrus' "boss" and role model. They often have cooking lessons together, usually turning out a bit...explosive, you could say. Papyrus awaits the day she lets him into the Royal Guard, when he finally catches a human and gains her respect. Papyrus and Undyne have a deep respect for each other, even if Undyne is intentionally stopping Papyrus from entering the Royal Guard for his safety.

### Frisk Dreemurr

Papyrus met Frisk on their journey through the underground. Initially, Papyrus wanted to capture Frisk and bring them to the Royal Guard. However, after spending time with Frisk he seemed to slowly stop caring. After all, Papyrus would never intentionally harm anyone unlike Undyne, and he had no intentions of actually killing Frisk.

### Chara Dreemurr

Papyrus had met Chara around the same time that he met Frisk. He initially had a hard time getting along with Chara due to her very moody nature, however he had respect for her seeing as she was (at least technically) the princess to the underground. Eventually, Chara didn't mind Papyrus as much.

(The following characters are fan-made and have only interacted in-rp. Information here should not be considered canon outside of Undertale Roleplay Community.)

### Erika & Trylos Redd

Papyrus' time with the twins is somewhat brief. He was trusted to watch over them for a short period of time while Toriel searched for Chara & Frisk. Although their time was brief, he seemed to have a friendly relationship with them in that time, getting along with Trylos more than he got along with Erika.

## Abilities & Weaknesses

Papyrus inherited many of his brother’s abilities, though in his personal opinion, he has a much better control over them! With Sans’s weak health and overall terrible stats, it’s no surprise the younger had to restrain his magic at a young age in case of any accidents. Papyrus has a lot of self-restraint, keeping a tight knit on his attacks and the damage they deal. He’s able to stop himself from killing, always keeping them at a singular health. Papyrus has many variations of his bone attacks, able to make intricate designs and creative patterns with them. He also has an alternative blue version of these attacks, as well as the ability to turn someone’s SOUL blue. His “blue attack”, as he calls it, changes the victim’s gravity, keeping them grounded. He also has a “special attack”, which his brother calls a “Gaster Blaster”. Papyrus wonders where the name came from, but he doesn’t question it. It’s a cool, ridiculous name, and it fits him perfectly! Unsurprisingly, Papyrus’s strengths are also his weaknesses. His overwhelming kindness is easily manipulated (see: Flowey), and his great restraint would be considered a fault by some monsters. Despite this, he’s intelligent in battle, and can withstand a lot of damage(due to his copious amounts of training, courtesy of Undyne and his own will to persist).