Summary
Chara was the first human to fall into the Underground. They were adopted by King Asgore and Queen Toriel after being rescued by their son Asriel, becoming an adoptive member of the family. Not much is know about the child's past or personality while they were alive, but they were described by Asriel as "not being the greatest person" and having a deep hate on humanity for unknown reasons, choosing to go the the Underground for a unhappy motive. Their death came about after they formulated a plan to kill themselves by poisoning with Buttercups, thus letting Asriel absorb their soul to cross the barrier and collect 6 more to break it and set monsterkind free, Asriel hesitated against their will to kill the humans however, who attacked them both thinking that the monster had killed the child, ending with both of them dying.
By the beginning of Undertale, Chara's presence is vague, seemingly connected with Frisk is some way after they have fallen in the Underground, in the Neutral and Pacifist route their influence is vague and up to debate, the Genocide route being when Chara is most prominent, making various narrations and appearing physically by the end, with a new darker goal and personality after receiving the guidance by the actions committed during the route.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-A | Unknown without a host. At least High 8-C, likely far higher while using Frisk's body | 2-B
Key: Pre-Death | Post-Death | Absolute
Name: Chara (Name in-game varies depending on what the player chooses to name them, but "Chara" is the true name)
Origin: Undertale
Gender: Unknown
Age: Pre-teen at the time of death
Classification: Human child, The Fallen Child, Adopted child of Asgore and Toriel, Asriel's adopted sibling, Manifestation of the player's willingness to kill just to increase their stats, The demon that comes when people call its name
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- SOUL Absorption and Fusionism (Humans can absorb monster souls.[1] Combined with Asriel's SOUL of which split control of the body between them[2])
- Limited Invulnerability (As a human, they should be capable of getting INV like Frisk does)
- Self-Sustenance (Type 1; As a human, they should be the same as Frisk)
- Immortality (Types 1 and 7 for their SOUL; A human's SOUL can exist even after death[3] and can exist for incredible amounts of time, the 6 Human SOULS are a good example of this)
Resistance to:
- Soul Manipulation (Should be capable of taking SOUL attacks like Frisk. A single human soul is nearly as strong as all monsters[1])
- Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold and Electricity Manipulation, and possibly to also Poison Manipulation (As a human, they should be the same as Frisk due to the latter not being bothered at all from those)
- Immortality (Types 1, 5, 6 and 7), Incorporeality and Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Type 1, Aspect Types 1 [Lost both their body and soul after dying while having their soul combined with Asriel's[2], the latter collapsing into dust[4] and his soul disappearing[1], reducing them to a nonexistent being who needs to possess hosts such as Frisk in order to interact with the world again. Flowey described them as empty inside just like him, him lacking a soul] and 4 [Albeit unable to interact with the world normally, they should be of a similar nature as their Absolute self])
- Breaking the Fourth Wall and Limited Possession (Briefly takes control of Frisk during parts of the Genocide run, as shown with the text recognizing Frisk as Chara unlike in the other Routes, Flowey instantly recognizing them as Chara despite having a different appearance and other big changes in personality than Frisk's that other monsters notice, or also opponents getting damage in only "9s" when Chara takes over unlike other enemies, due to Chara being linked[5] to said number. Despite said control can be broken if the Player does not collaborate with them in their guidance, Chara will still take full control of Frisk at the end of a True Pacifist completed after a Genocide run[6])
- Fear Manipulation (Chara's Influence has been shown to make victim's unnaturally scared, an example being Doggo who couldn't even see them or know if there was even someone there, Chara also did the same to Flowey even though the latter considers himself emotionless[7])
- Likely Resistance to Empathic Manipulation (Should be the same as in their Absolute due to them lacking a soul)
All the powers they would have without a host outside of Incorporeality and Nonexistent Physiology.
- Almost all of Frisk's Powers and Abilities (While using them as a host, Chara should have access to almost all of their powers due to them showcasing even the ability to SAVE and LOAD, though the ones achieved through Peak Determination are not included, given that they were never displayed through the Genocide Route)
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Body Control (Capable of warping their face to an inhuman degree[5])
- Incorporeality
- Weapon Mastery (Should still be comparable to Frisk due to them experiencing their fights with their body)
- Possibly Abstract Existence (Type 1. Became the player's feeling of a number increasing[5], although if this is meant to be taken literally is debatable)
- Time Manipulation, Reality Warping, Existence Erasure and Information Manipulation (Type 2. Erased the entirety of "Undertale", destroying the game world alongside all of its files, with attempts to reverse the damage through messing with said files being ineffective. Should be comparable to Frisk and restored the entire game world with possibly a TRUE RESET[5])
- Possibly Type 1 Acausality Negation (Has possibly used a TRUE RESET to restore the entire game world, with the TRUE RESET also erasing the memories that Flowey and Frisk gained through resets)
- Possession and Fear Manipulation (Should still have these powers even after reaching the Absolute)
- Resurrection and Immortality (Types 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Reliant on the player's desire to increase their statistics. Should be able to rewind time upon death like Frisk and harnessed enough DETERMINATION to likely do so[5]. Can stall the Player for all eternity)
- Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Type 1, Aspect Types 1 and 4. Implied to still be in a nonexistent state even after getting enough DETERMINATION to being able to interact with the world from their own again, as they talked as the void left after the destruction of the game, with later on saying that their human soul wasn't actually theirs, but "yours"[5])
- Extrasensory Perception (Knew that the SOUL the player gave them resonated with a strange feeling)
- Soul Manipulation (Capable of taking the Player Entities SOUL, although only if it agreed to giving chara their SOUL beforehand)
- Acausality (Type 1, Completely unaffected by RESETS)
- Breaking the Fourth Wall (Can knowingly communicate with the Player Entity)[5]
- Supernatural Willpower and Empowerment (Harnessed the extreme amounts of DETERMINATION that the Player produced, which is the extreme strength of will to keep living,[8] and allows the user to increase their statistics depending on how determined they feel or also to survive attacks they would normally wouldn't, a good example of a DETERMINATION user being Frisk)
Resistance to:
- Type 1 Acausality Negation (Showcased to not be affected from the TRUE RESETs used from the Player, as they have permanentely changed the Pacifist Route ending after reaching the Absolute, and those changes are impossible to revert even with a TRUE RESET, but only through non-canon editing to the game files, other than noticing the Player making multiple Genocide Routes, with the game world being destroyed and recreated from Chara at the end of each of them)
- Likely Empathic Manipulation (Cannot understand the sentimentality of the player and those feelings any more[5], which the demon may be literally unable to understand. Flowey's lack of a soul made him believe he was unable to love other people and thus lacked compassion)
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Should be comparable to a Frisk with Minimal Determinaton and LV 1) | Unknown without a host (After their death, Chara became a nonexistent being who cannot interact with the world from their own). At least Large Building level+, likely far higher while using Frisk's body (Took over the body of a LV 19 Frisk, who defeated Undyne the Undying at a lower LV. Easily killed Asgore[5]) | Multiverse level (Destroyed the entirely of "Undertale" alongside its reality, then recreated it[5]. As Sans says in his Genocide fight, at every LOAD and RESET a new timeline is created, with Flowey alone having RESET and LOADED so much that he has done everything the Underground had to offer, to the point where he saw 'every line of dialogue, every set of numbers', etc.[7][Note 1])
Speed: Subsonic+ (Should be comparable to Frisk with minimal amounts of DT and low level monsters like Froggit) | Unknown without a host. Hypersonic+, possibly Massively Hypersonic+ while using Frisk's body (Killed Asgore and Sans without giving either of them a chance to react[5]), higher with Sea Tea (Can move faster with the Sea Tea up to reaching twice their regular speed) | Immeasurable (Due to Chara gaining their power from the Player's Determination and having managed to destroy the whole "Undertale" world,[5] they should at least be the same as a Frisk at the Peak of their Determination, as they also use the Determination of said entity[9][Note 2])
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Should be the same as Frisk) | Unknown without a host. Peak Human while using Frisk's body | Likely Superhuman (Should be immensely superior than before)
Striking Strength: Small Building level | Unknown without a host. At least Large Building level+, likely far higher while using Frisk's body | Multiverse level (Destroyed the game in one blow[5])
Durability: Small Building level (Should be comparable to a Frisk with Minimal Determination and LV 1. Survived their fall into the underground[10]) | Unknown without a host (Is a nonexistent being who cannot interact nor be interacted with in conventional ways). At least Large Building level+, likely far higher while using Frisk's body | Multiverse level (Unaffected by their destruction of the game[5]), the ability to SAVE & LOAD and Immortality makes them extremely difficult to kill permanently
Stamina: Unknown | Infinite without a host; Superhuman while using Frisk's body | Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range | Unknown without a host. Standard Melee Range, higher with Equipment, Several Meters with Yellow Mode, Low Multiversal via the SAVE System while using Frisk's body | Multiversal
- Real Knife: The Genocide Route weapon counterpart of the worn dagger, with Chara implying to have had this before death. Grants +99 AT, making it the strongest weapon in the game.
- The Locket: The Genocide weapon counterpart of the Heart Locket and beats like a heart would. Grants +99 DF, making it the strongest armor in the game.
- Optional Equipment: The items Frisk uses when they possess their body.
Intelligence: Unknown (As a simple child, before their death, they were already knowledgeable about the workings of SOULs and formulated a plan revolving around them, but were also likely a bit naive, as they presumably thought that putting flowers in a pie would have no negative consequences.[11] After their death, while little is still known about their actual personality given the small amount of time they've shown to talk on their own, they should be comparable to Frisk in fighting skills, due to them always watching the latter's fights. They have also convinced the Player in making a deal with them, persuading them in giving their SOUL to restore the game after that Chara has destroyed it.[5])
Weaknesses: Chara needs someone with strong enough Determination and capacity for violence to manifest and needed to possess a host to interact with the universe before they had reached a sufficiently great level of power.
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Riku (Kingdom Hearts) Riku's Profile (Absolute Chara and KHI Riku were used. Speed was equalized)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Waterfall: The War of Humans and Monsters
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asriel’s Flowerbed Dialogue
- ↑ True Lab: Entry 3
- ↑ New Home: Asriel's Story
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 Genocide Route Ending
- ↑ Soulless True Pacifist Ending
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Home: Flowey's Story (Genocide Route)
- ↑ True Lab: Entry 5
- ↑ Undertale Demo (Manual)
- ↑ Undertale: Opening Sequence
- ↑ True Lab: Tape 3
Notes/Explanations
Discussions
Discussion threads involving Chara |