pre-deltarune
Suzy And The Capital
SaveLoadReset (2016)chapter 1 era
Gaster's DEVICE in Deltarune
stansburiana (2019)How we know the person in the intro of Deltarune is almost certainly Gaster
suzyundertale (2019)W.D. Gaster and fake depth
Gio (2021)chapter 2 era
SEMI-COHERENT MUSINGS ON THE METAPHYSICS OF DELTARUNE
kenomacreature (2025)THE MAGIC CIRCLE, or “WTF is Darkness, anyway?”
kenomacreature (2025)UTDR 3 Act Structure
deep-spaghetti (2021)Your Theory Sucks Ass, or: What’s (Not) Going On With Kris
Emerald9D (2023)questions the widely accepted interpretation for the kris/player dynamic. you want to read this SO BAD.
Protagonistdom in Deltarune
ariadnesweb (2022)What is a Knight?
ariadnesweb (2022)ch2 knight theorizing
UNDERTALE BRAINROT (AND ALSO DELTARUNE)
YellowSnake (2022)someone's mad ramblings about undertale/deltarune. extremely long.
Every single Andrew Cunningham video
I THIKN THE SOUL IN DELTARUNE REPRESENTS PAIN.
Why is Kris so weird?
HalfBreadChaos (2023)THE DEVICE THEORY
mollystars (2023-2024)we all know this one.
THE STORY OF W.D. GASTER
Playcentermd (2024)warning: a bit fanfiction-y at times
Possible parallel instruments
deltaruminations (2023)Kris as a decoy protagonist
ariadnesweb (2023)Deltarune and Party members
sea-salt-sky & ariadnesweb (2023)Notes on potential layers to the Scary Number wrt Gaster
deltaruminations (2022)Deltarune, or how do you become a Body without Organs?
WIREGRRRL (2023)Deltarune and videogame nostalgia
cungadero (2022)analysis on how deltarune uses the aesthetic of old videogame urban legends to create horror.
The Only Human Document
shiftersinc (2025)"deconstructing the dynamic between UNDERTALE's protagonist and the various factors surrounding them."
chapters 3&4 era
The SOUL as a representation of the player character role
radicaldreemurrs (2025)metanarrative analysis on kris as the player character and rpg conventions.
Susie, the new girl
carlyraejepsans (2025)susie, dess and the holidays.
deltarune & gnosticism
koreanbirdpaintings (2025)susie & ralsei, and their character arcs
ariadnesweb (2025)DELTARUNE: A Masochistic Reading of Noelle Holiday and Trends of Masochistic Invalidation
koimethehorizon (2025)The Chara-Asriel dichotomy
lyril (2025)comic.
the kris sainthood post
valtsv (2025)FUCK I LOVE THIS ONE. please read it.
MANTLE re: the knight, kris, their relationship and the historical context for it
deltaruminations (2025)Dess' influence on Noelle
daisukoth & taco-night-frenzy (2025)UNDERTALE/DELTARUNE: WHAT'S INSIDE A SOUL?
kenomacreature (2025)analysis of kris and the SOUL, and how it relates to player control.
SWORD
most-obscure-deltarune (2025)the song.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF DELTARUNE'S SHADOW CRYSTAL QUEST?
kenomacreature (2026)DELTARUNE META: MEMORIES MADE IN GREY
kenomacreature (2026)kris, ch3 and goners.
kris' gender
gloogy & mbharestuff (2026)a critique on how deltarune writes gender.
player-as-daimon meta
deltaruminations (2026)the fungang vs krusielle
yeahwhynot (2026)kris, the mantle boards and masculinity
frostops (2025)analysis of chapter 3's sword route as an exploration of transmisogyny.
Who Is Carol Holiday?
ana (2026)"(...) Carol Holiday and the ethos behind her inclusion in DELTARUNE."
deltarune csa discussions
warning: the following posts discuss deltarune in relation to themes of child abuse and sexual assault.
weird route csa theming
krisonthefrontporchwithabeer (2025)Weird Route as an Allegory for COCSA
girlerasers (2025)
kris as an SA victim
krisonthefrontporchwithabeer (2025)this post opened my eyes.