Compassion Route

Papyrus and Sans at the end of the True Pacifist Route.

The **Compassion Route**, also known as the Pacifist or True Pacifist route, leads to one of the endings of the *TS!Underswap* Demo 1.0. While the full game is yet to be completed, this can be considered the "true ending" of the demo itself.

## Method

Throughout the game, never kill any monsters encountered or gain any EXP. You can spare monsters through various ACTs, though fleeing is also an option.

## Main Story

### Ending

Asgore stops fighting Chara after they appeal to his sense of reason. He gives some parting words of encouragement, hugs Chara, and addresses them by name after they finally tell him. If one returns to Asgore's house, he can be seen sleeping in his chair.

After that, Chara will encounter Temmie at the end of Ruined Home. Temmie will admit their surprise over Chara getting through without killing anyone, comment on the amount of times they died (if any), and make them question whether their decisions were really "worth it." After this, they introduce their "friends," which appear to be silhouetted Temmies. Five initially appear, expressing excitement over cornering Chara and their SOUL, and then a final silhouetted Temmie--the possible "leader"--will appear. They taunt Chara over their decisions, saying they've made no impact and there isn't a happy ending to this story for them. After saying "nobody will hear you scream," each of the Temmies start closing in on Chara, laughing.

Right as they're about to engage in a fight, however, Flowey shows up. The Temmies react in surprise, though seemingly demonstrating some familiarity with who he is, and Flowey threatens to get Asgore if they don't leave. After they begrudgingly do so, Flowey introduces himself to Chara and gives them advice on how "their sweetness won't work" with everyone in the Underground. They claim to be Chara's "new pal," promise them assistance in the future, then say "see you then!" before leaving.

If the player returns to the very start of Ruined Home, Flowey will show up at the flowerbed. He'll give Chara hints on how to complete any missing side quests, then tell them they have "a whole world waiting...outside that exit door."

At the end of the demo, the exit door to Ruined Home will open, and Chara will slowly approach it as the screen fades to white. The credits will then roll, playing the normal version of What Comes Next with a scrolling parallax background of The City of Old.

### Post-Credits

A few seconds after the credits conclude, the player will be introduced to a brief preview of Stardust Woods, a section of the next major area, Starlight Isles. As Chara walks through the forest, they will be stalked by some kind of entity. A note on a tree will tell them to "beware of Crossbones" before they proceed to the next room, with a figure standing at the top of a watchtower. After a brief monologue over how he intends to keep monsters safe from "evil-doers," the figure promptly reveals himself as Crossbones--telling Chara they're "the bad guy" as he holds them at gunpoint with his ketchup gun.

Something unique to the Compassion Route post-credits sequence is an additional scene with Papyrus and Sans. Papyrus will interrupt the black screen by saying "HOLD ON JUST A MOMENT!!!" then proceeds to walk in from the right, complaining over the demo's cliffhanger ending. Sans will then walk in wearing his casual outfit, and encourages Papyrus to wait for his "big moment" to finally come, as "the fans" will surely enjoy it. Papyrus, now thoroughly convinced, tells the audience to "STAY DETERMINED!!!" The sequence ends with Sans asks Papyrus who he's talking to, Papyrus replying with "JUST THE FOURTH WALL," then the two walking (and spinning) out of view.

## Trivia

* The post-credits ending with Sans and Papyrus is similar to that of *Undertale'*s True Pacifist demo ending, only that they make physical appearances rather than just talking.

## References

1. ↑ After a lot of brainstorming, we've decided on the following two names: "Compassion" -- previously Pacifist - Progress Report - May 2023