Determination

*"Fear is something that can be overcome, defeated. Your Determination isn't. You have no limits, child, remember that."*
―W. D. Gaster to Frisk[src]
**Determination** is one of the seven SOUL Traits, gained by an individual depending on their experiences, represented by the color red. It is the rarest of the traits, as well as the most powerful; its power can even surpass that of the inverted traits. Being a trait driven solely by willpower, determination is sometimes referred to as the will to live.

## Nature

While beings have small amounts of determination in them, monsters cannot withstand anymore than what they already have. This is because their bodies lack the physical matter to withstand, and attempting to inject monsters with it wil causes them to melt, resulting in creatures called Amalgamates. Previously, the only exception to this rule was Undyne who possessed a much higher tolerance to it than others, allowing her to use it to her advantage. After living amongst humans, monsters have gained more physical matter, allowing them to withstand a bit more, such as Sans and Mettaton. It is also what allows the game mechanics in Undertale, as the being with the most Determination would gain control of the timeline. It can also be found in liquids, such as blood.

The souls of those who possess determination as a soul trait will always be red. As of now, we have only seen bearers of this soul to have brown hair, with the same medium-length hairstyle and red eyes.

Though, it might be possible for a different style since a trait coloring the hair happens sometimes, whilst hairstyle, clothing, and fashion sense are easily alterable. Both Frisk and Chara wear sweaters with a stripe in the middle, while Copper wears armor.

## Capabilities

Determination is a trait driven by solely willpower, allowing the wielder essentially infinite power, as long as they are determined. It is also the only trait that technically can be used by monsters, as all beings possess some amount of Determination, but only some have a high enough tolerance to do so.

* Basic Determination Abilities
* Game Mechanic Determination Abilities

* **Determination Weapons**: If the user desires so, they can create any weapon and as many as they made of determination magic or artificial weapons that are made with Determination.
* **But it refused**: If the user dies during battle, this ability will repair the shattered soul of the user right away and allow them to return to battle fully restored. To be able to do this the user needs to be over-determined. An example of this can be seen when Asriel refuses death in Hope, turning into his Demigod of Hyperdeath form.
* **Regeneration**: With this ability, the DT soul can be regenerated during a battle and it's seen that this ability is used by Frisk (on Love Part 2), Undyne the Undying (on Love Part 1), Chara and Hate on Hope
* **Rhabdophobia Resistance**: Fear has a special attack named "Rhabdophobia" which steals the magical attack of the opponent and uses it against them. Determination, however, has the ability to resist getting controlled by Rhabdophobia.

- **ERASE**: Pressing the ERASE button will permanently delete the entire timeline, this means the end of the glitches. Everything will be erased and nothing will remain.

- **LV**: It's a value that is registered into the user's “profile”. A way of measuring someone's capacity to hurt. Collecting necessary EXPs will increase the LV of the user once, HP, AT, and DF will increase as each LV increases, the emotions, and feelings of the user will start to disappear, making it even easier to kill someone. LV20 is enough to ERASE the existence of a world.

- **EXP**: EXP/Execution Point is a value that can be collected by killing someone. When the user reaches enough execution points, their LV will increase to a higher value.

- **RESET**: The reset function erases most information stored in a SAVE file, such as the user's LV and EXP; resetting, however, does not erase certain variables such as the file name. Similarly to loading a SAVE, some characters will act differently after a reset.

- **SAVE and LOAD**: The SAVE function automatically loads the last SAVE file of the user when the user's HP reaches 0. Other characters will remember events that occurred before loading.

- **Decimal HP**: The HP of a determination soul will turn into decimals when getting attacked, asymptotically approaching 0. Frisk was seen using this ability in Undertale when they were fighting against Asriel's GOD of Hyperdeath form.

It should be known that after My Promise, these game mechanics do not exist anymore, except that up until Betty's death in Animosity, if Chara died, the world would be erased.
## Notable Weapons

* Sword of Determination
* Shield of Determination
* Knife of Determination
* Real Knife
* Greatsword of Determination
* Broadsword of Determination
* Crescent Blades of Determination
* Axe of Determination
* Three-Bladed Axe of Determination
* Pickaxe of Determination
* Jousting Sword of Determination
* Spear of Determination

## Trivia

* Determination can bring back things that shouldn't exist, and even alter the fabric of reality. Chara is an example of this.
* It's not possible to lower Frisk's LV.
* LV 20 is enough to destroy the entire world’s existence.
* Monster Souls contain a small amount of Determination.
* It is extremely unlikely for two Determination souls to exist at the same time.
* Determination counters Fear, however anyone can beat Fear if powerful enough.
* Determination is so powerful that it can defeat godlike entities. (If they can reach certain standards.)
* Frisk's determination and Chara's determination are very different.
* Before Sans' soul got taken by Bete on the "Dust" episode, Sans got filled with a bit of Determination. Therefore, Sans's second blue eye opened and he got enough power to be able to teleport in front of Asriel.
* Frisk is able to use the "but it refused" ability, but it's going to be difficult for him.
* Undyne, Sans and Mettaton are examples of monsters who were able to create their own Determination.
* Determination is resistant to Fear's Rhabdophobia ability if the user is determined enough.
* Determination can be used for good or evil purposes, depending on the bearer, meaning Determination doesn't have a negative counterpart.
* Copper Lightvale and Chara are not able to SAVE, manipulate the timeline, or use other timeline manipulation abilities.
* Determination trait users can make a sort of armor made of Determination around their body.
* According to Camila, Frisk was the only character who can collect LV/EXP and use the save file (Excluding Flowey).
* Determination souls can easily make a magical weapon if they desire to do so. As long as they're determined to pursue a goal their magic will be boosted by their desires.
* Determination SOULs are the perfect balance and combination of all traits, which is why it has a high amount of rarity.
* Humans with Determination souls in ancient times were considered royalty and are highly respected.
	+ Copper Lightvale is an example of this, as the Lightvales gained nobility because of Copper's Determination Soul.
* Facts by Camila Cuevas:
	+ It is the rarest out of the traits as it is a combination of all the traits perfectly balanced in one soul.
	+ It is unclear if there’s a specific gap of time for a Determination soul to “spawn”.
	+ This trait is extremely powerful and has unknown limits.
	+ It is only driven by the user's willpower.
	+ A dragon with Determination magic will appear in the Prequel.

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## References

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