Kris - Deltarune 𖦹

Kris Dreemurr is the main protagonist of Deltarune. They are the quiet first hero of the prophecy, who becomes braver in later Chapters. Kris lives together with their mother, Toriel, at the Dreemurr residence in northern Hometown. While in a Dark World, Kris functions as the party's leader, issuing commands, giving equipment, and managing the team's inventory. During a battle, Kris excels at ACTing, and their ACTs have varying effects. Kris wields a sword to deal damage, and can summon a separate, pink shield when DEFENDing. For the majority of the game, Kris is controlled by the player, with their choices transferring via Completion FILEs. Kris moves independently during cutscenes, or when they tear the SOUL out of their body. Kris is a human with amber-colored skin and shoulder-length brown hair. A couple of stray strands of hair stick out at the back of their head, and their ears are often visible from the sides. Kris's bangs are somewhat messy and typically swept to the left, which casts a shadow over their eyes. In certain circumstances, Kris's eyes can glow bright red, such as when one of their eyes flash, or when they descend into a Dark World. Kris's clothes consist of a lime green, long-sleeved shirt with a horizontal yellow stripe, as well as a brown collar and nondescript brown pants and shoes. Their skin and shirt colors are the default colors in Microsoft Paint. In the Dark World, Kris's skin turns cyan blue, and their hair changes to a dark navy shade. Their normal clothes are also replaced with silver armor, which makes them resemble a knight. This includes a set of pauldrons on their shoulders, a cuirass for their upper torso, two cuffed gloves, and a set of silver boots. In addition to the armor, Kris gains a navy blue armless bodysuit, and a pink cape (also referred to as a mantle or an ascot) that drapes across their right shoulder. The shading for their skin and armor is also used for their cape, which gives the illusion of blue stripes in a few of their sprites, reminiscent of Frisk's shirt from Undertale. Kris's Dark World visage is also similar to Varik from the Brandish series, which Toby Fox has noted as an inspiration for his projects. From the player's perspective, Kris often has a blank, neutral expression, and they tend to be still in cutscenes. Their stillness is often used for comedic effect, as they can suddenly become very mobile and perform a wide variety of movements; this includes dance moves such as a pirouette or the kozachok. During some non-scripted actions in the overworld, Kris's actions are only conveyed by narration than as an animation. When Kris is about to, or has ripped out their SOUL, they usually slouch and face towards the floor, causing their hair to conceal their face. Some of Kris's animations are more fluid in this state, and they display occasional bursts of movement such as leaping forward or swinging a hockey stick. Kris is capable of walking normally when their SOUL is removed, though it is significantly slower than their typical stride. In this state, they can become exhausted easily. When devoid of their SOUL for too long, Kris changes to a sick, greenish color, and physically becomes sluggish, frail, and unable to walk. After regaining their SOUL, Kris's skin returns to its usual color, though their physical exhaustion persists. Kris is quiet and introverted. Their reticence causes others, such as Susie, to be more observant of Kris's body language to gauge their reactions. Despite their quiet disposition, Kris has a proficiency in flirting, though they don't normally use it for romantic purposes. Kris tends to speak in a "deadpan, mumbly voice", which causes others to occasionally repeat what they say. However, during the events of Deltarune, Noelle notes that Kris's voice sounds unusual, as if it was "on speaker". On the Weird Route, she notes that it is unrecognizably different from Kris's voice. Kris is not normally energetic. They have a history of not waking up on time, and often sleep through the start of class. Kris also prefers someone else getting them to and from school. Over time, they grew increasingly distant from their few friends. Kris's side of their and Asriel's shared bedroom is also strikingly bare; the pair's game console rests underneath Asriel's bed, Kris's old children's books are stored in Toriel's classroom, and there is nothing on their shelves. It is implied that Kris enjoys reminiscing on their childhood, and that they are unsettled by the thought of growing up. As the story progresses, Kris begins to disobey some of the player's prompts or choices that they dislike or do not agree with. Kris can do so by relaying the chosen prompt in a different tone, covering their mouth, coughing, or not doing anything at all. They are also shown performing actions independently of the player's control, even while the SOUL is in their body. This includes protecting Susie from King and the Sound of Justice, drinking juice with her in church, or kneeling to comfort Ralsei in the 3rd Sanctuary. Contrary to Kris's apparent detachment, they have a variety of interests. Kris has always been mischievous, frequently pulling pranks on Noelle such as hiding under her bed to scare her. Kris also attempted to flush a bath bomb down the toilet at their home at some point, and Toriel is wary that they will try it again. When they were younger, Kris studied the occult with Catti. They appear to still have an interest in the topic, as one of their search queries shown in Queen's Mansion is "how to use magic". Kris also likes video games, having frequently played games with Asriel in their childhood and being good enough that they can seemingly defeat Berdly in competitive games. Kris is shown to have some knowledge of anime and its related subculture, showing a distaste for some words associated with it, such as "tsundere". Kris has a strong interest in knives, and this has seemingly been the case since they were very young; if Noelle is given the AquaKnife, she refers to it as "nostalgic". Their internet usage also reflects this, as they've searched for "sharpest kitchen knife jello", and unconsciously click on ads for making knives out of spaghetti. During the events of Deltarune, Kris is shown wielding knives in a more serious capacity, such as using one to make a Dark Fountain. Kris appears to have a specific attachment to a certain knife, as they seemingly carry it everywhere, and Toriel refers to it as "YOUR knife". It is also heavily implied that Kris still possesses this knife in the Dark World, but has chosen not to use it thus far. Kris enjoys playing the piano, and they have searched for tutorials to play video game songs. They are proficient, as Toriel and the nurse praise Kris's skills. During the events of Deltarune, Kris is typically unable to properly play the piano while under the player's control. Kris still has an interest in playing the piano, as they can play piano renditions of several songs from the Deltarune soundtrack in Noelle's house, and has a negative reaction to the "I'll never play again" prompt in Chapter 4. In the Dark Sanctuary, they manage to play a version of Don't Forget on the organ, despite the player's presence. Kris favors sweet food, with Toriel's butterscotch-cinnamon pie being their favorite. They also thoroughly enjoy chocolates, as they always sneak one unprompted from a box of Heart Candy, and prefer a hot chocolate to have "melted candy bars". Additionally, Choco Diamonds heal Kris significantly more than other party members. While they are separated from the player in Noelle's house, they can be seen mixing together chocolate syrup and milk; they then proceed to gulp this mixture down all at once. Kris's fascination with knives and enjoyment of chocolate is notably shared with Chara from Undertale, who is also the adoptive child of the Dreemurr family in that continuity. Chara is associated with a specific knife that they cherish, similarly to Kris. Susie is one of the main characters of Deltarune. She is the rude and rebellious second hero of the prophecy, who warms up to others in later Chapters. Susie does not have a known home, though she becomes dismissive at the east apartments in Chapter 4. In the Dark World, she wields an axe, in encounters. Susie boasts the highest max HP and Attack in the party, allowing her to tank hits and deal high damage when FIGHTing. Susie is a tall reptilian monster with lavender purple scales who is implied to smell "kinda earthy and smokey". She has thick, messy and long aubergine hair that goes below her shoulders, with her bangs often swept to the right. Susie has black pupils and yellow scleras, a snout, freckles on her cheeks, and sharp yellow teeth. Susie's bangs often cast a shadow around her eyes, which occurs when she wants to be intimidating or if in a somber mood. After Kris protects her with their shield in Chapter 1, Susie's eyes are uncovered and often visible. Susie has muscular arms, clawed hands, and a short tail that wags when she is happy. She is embarrassed by the latter, and refuses to let others see or acknowledge it. Susie's reaction to Jevilstail indicates that she would rather not have a short tail. Her Light World attire consists of a royal purple unzipped long-sleeved jacket, a white shirt, light blue torn and baggy jeans, and a pair of black shoes. In the Dark World, Susie's scales change to orchid purple, and her hair is dark plum colored. Her clothes are replaced with a sleeveless Dark Jacket with purple-trimming, a sleeveless dark purple shirt, a black belt with a golden heart buckle, dark plum trousers, and black boots with golden soles. Around Susie's wrists and triceps are sets of black bracelets with golden spikes. Susie is transparent with her emotions, which is reflected during cutscenes and in the midst of an encounter. She often makes an exaggerated expression and pose when angered, surprised, or amused. Some of these sprites occasionally depicts Susie's sclera and teeth as white instead of yellow. Certain Susie poses are also references, such as her "Sheeh!" pose, which originates from the Osomatsu-kun manga, or performing a team fist pump pose similar to Crono's victory pose in Chrono Trigger. Susie's dance also resembles Linus's dance from the Peanuts TV special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Susie appears to be left-handed. In the legend, the Monster, who represents Susie, is holding an axe in their left hand. Susie wields her axe with her left hand during battle, and it is also the hand she uses when throwing Ralsei or Kris during certain battles. Despite this, she destroys the Last Prophecy tapestry with her right hand in Chapter 4. Susie is outspoken, rude, sarcastic, brutally honest, and quick to insult. She is selfish and rebellious, tending to protest or favor her own interests. At times, she threatens with physical violence, occasionally as a joke. In a Dark World, Susie generally has no qualms with FIGHTing Darkners unless she is friends with them. Despite Susie's crudeness, she is gentle and mindful to those who are kind to her. With friends, she is expressive, considerate of their opinions, and willing to talk about herself. Susie enjoys being with her friends, and often favors teasing them. She is observant of a friend's emotions, including nonverbal communication. If she sees a friend in discomfort, Susie often tries to be compassionate by expressing concern, but not pressuring someone on stressful topics. Susie is also loyal, readily wanting to assist a friend if they are in danger or troubled. In general, Susie enjoys childish antics and causing mischief. This ranges from dressing up as a box, wanting to enter a freezer,[16] or chasing Maus on all fours. She likes compliments, and is easily flattered. Susie enjoys receiving gifts, and is possessive of items given to her. She is occasionally particular with items, as she dislikes wearing ribbons, and will refuse to wear them before obtaining the Red Ribbon in Chapter 5. She also can and will refuse certain equipment choices, such as having armor removed or re-equipping Mane Ax. Susie is gluttonous, as she often talks about food, wants Ralsei to make food for her, and even complains if Ralsei is given Dark Candy. She eats almost anything, such as chalk, and she reacts positively to the non-food in her refrigerator in Ralsei's castle. Susie favors moss, Darkburger, marshmallows, Phanta, and peppermint, such as the Light World version of ReviveMint. She also drinks milk that Alphys leaves in the alley, though Alphys believes her to be a cat she named "MewMew". She seems to fall asleep easily, as Ralsei's Sing instantly makes her sleep. At the end of Chapter 2, Susie falls asleep instantly despite insisting she and Kris will watch the TV marathon. At the start of Deltarune, Susie has low self-esteem and is aware of her faults, such as being selfish and struggling academically. She can also occasionally project her traits onto others. Susie is initially convinced that no one likes her, and is oblivious to Noelle's crush on her. Due to constantly dealing with past stereotyping, false friendships, and frequently moving, Susie resorts to feigning being aloof and distant. Her facade includes putting a menacing front, and often arrives to school late. As the Chapters progress, Susie grows more confident in herself, and begins to embrace her role as a hero from the prophecy. She also begins to realize her potential, value the friends she has, and reluctantly admits that she is becoming okay with being "soft" due to Ralsei's influence. She still remains her determined, forceful self, however--after learning of the prophecy's ending, Susie remains defiant, adamantly claiming that she will not let it happen. Noelle Holiday is one of the main characters of Deltarune. She is one of Kris's classmates, as well as their neighbor and childhood friend. Noelle is kind-hearted and timid, and gradually learns to stand up for herself in later Chapters. She lives on the northwest side of Hometown with Carol, and routinely visits Rudy in the hospital. Noelle gains a major role in Chapter 2, and gains a recurring role in Chapter 4 onwards. In Cyber City, she temporarily joins the party and wields a ring in encounters. Noelle is a reindeer-like monster with short brown fur. The top of her head has two three-pronged, rounded velvet antlers, two deer ears on the side, and thick, long golden blonde hair. Her face has large eyes with eyelashes, freckles on her cheeks, a snout with a red nose and buck teeth. She has paws with furry fingers, a short raised brown tail with a white underside, and black hooves for feet. Her clothes consist of a red and green checkered V-neck sweater with black sleeves, which is over a white button-up shirt, and a black skirt. Noelle's outfit resembles traditional private school female uniforms. This fashion choice is often associated with the prestige of such institutions, making her stand out from her more casually-dressed peers, and could be an early hint at her family's wealth. Noelle's red nose is likely a reference to the Christmas story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, while her red and green sweater is associated with Christmas colors. Reindeer are often associated with Christmas, such as Santa's reindeer. In the Dark World, Noelle's hair is pale blonde and her fur has a slight pink tint. She wears a long white hooded cloak with long wide sleeves, always with the hood down. Unlike her Light World appearance, where she smiles by default, she has a neutral, unsmiling expression in the Dark World. Noelle is friendly and cheerful, often seen smiling and laughing. She is considerate, helping Alphys retrieve chalk and Berdly and Kris with studying and homework. Her speech mannerisms are very polite in the Japanese localization. Along with Jockington, she is a member of the school's Cross Country Team. Noelle is also very timid, easily flustered, unassertive, and sometimes has trouble voicing her thoughts. She apologizes often, and stays quiet about her feelings, such as her crush on Susie or her frustration with Berdly. Her father describes her as "defenseless" and scared of everything, including horror movies, bugs, and Santa Claus. She becomes braver from her adventures in the Cyber World, standing up to Queen near the end of Chapter 2, losing her fear of mice, and angrily shaking Berdly when he admits his attraction to Susie (later fantasizing about doing it again). She shows even more fearlessness in the Weird Route, at least temporarily. After returning to the Light World, she directly asks Susie about her tail, and is no longer flustered nor afraid when around Susie. She likes feeling scared since she associates fear with being comforted. This is likely the reason why she seems attracted to the idea of Susie bullying her, in addition to her crush on her. She nostalgically recalls Kris's scary childhood pranks on her, and enjoys Susie's good-natured scaring of her in Chapter 4. Although coming from an affluent family, Noelle remains humble and generous to her friends. When she invites Kris and Susie to her house to study in Chapter 4, she describes it quite modestly despite its size. On the Festival in Chapter 5, when Kris attempts to buy a $13 cinnamon roll from QC, which Susie considers expensive, Noelle offers to pay for it instead. On the Weird Route, when Susie doesn't have money to buy food at the Festival, Noelle smiles and offers her hundreds of dollars worth of bills without hesitation. Berdly, who is the top of their class in terms of grades, considers Noelle smarter than him. She was nearly first place in a spelling bee she participated in as a child and is a member of their school's cross country team. She considers herself "weird". She has also expressed a desire to adopt what she and Susie jokingly considered "a severed hand" as a pet. Noelle appears to dislike meat and animal products broadly. She has decreased healing from Darkburgers, asks if the stall food at the festival has "REAL octopus" in concern, and implicitly states a preference for soymilk over animal milk. By contrast, she heals extra from the unused GigaSalad and her fridge is stated to be stocked with greens. While willing to eat meat (Noelle will still consume a Darkburger, while she will only pretend to drink S.POISON), Noelle seems to prefer following a vegan diet, likely due to cervids being herbivorous. Like her parents, Noelle seems fond of Christmas and makes many references to the holiday, including calling Kris "Krismas" like her parents do and using Christmas-themed pencils. Along with Berdly and Susie, she enjoys playing video games like the Dragon Blazers and Blood Crushers series. She compares the Cyber World to video games, and likes eerie video game glitches. She seems familiar with meme culture, believing Susie made a pop culture reference. Noelle has an interest in the Angel or some aspects of it, as she frequently wears the small angel wings from her childhood, and enjoys the idea of having large angel wings and flying. [locations for setting below] HOMETOWN: The Dreemurr residence is the home of Kris, Toriel, Asriel, and formerly Asgore before he got divorced. It is the northernmost location in the town. This tidy two-story home is surrounded by trees on three sides, and has a driveway heading south, where Toriel's red van parks when she is at home. This ornate black gate is at the far northwest of Hometown, west of the Dreemurr residence. It requires a key to open. Behind the locked gate is Noelle's House, which is the home of Noelle, Rudy, and Carol. Dess also has a room of her own. Cattenheimer house, home of Catty, Catti, Mom Cat, and Dad Cat, is far northwest in Hometown, east of the Dreemurr residence. It is a single-floor home with cat decorations for both its exterior and interior, and a broken grill outside, which smells of burnt cat food. It is the house closest to the road's upper three-way fork. Bratty's house is between the Cattenheimer house and the Blook house. It is a single-floor house with a navy-colored roof that resembles scales. The interior of the home appears to be dark. Two sets of yellow eyes can be seen through the windows, and scuffling noises and hissing can be heard from the window and door. The Blook house[ is a tilted blue-gray structure which resembles Napstablook's house from Undertale. It is between Bratty's house and the Flower King. Flower King is Asgore's flower shop and residence, found at the far north-east side of Hometown. It is between the Blook house and the lake path. The Flower King's exterior is gold and orange, and has a stray vine growing around the right side of the rooftop. It is a two-floor building, with a hidden basement door that can be found at the exterior's right side. Asgore's truck is usually parked near it. The dirt path is far eastward, past Flower King. Two green metal picnic tables can be found nearby the lake. At the end of the path is the beach, with a circular brown patch that Kris can idle on. The 'Sans grocery store is east of the middle four way intersection. It is owned by Sans, and to its right is Sans's house. Sans and his "little brother" Papyrus recently moved into the house east of the grocery store. The exterior resembles its Undertale counterpart, though it does not have snow, a pirate flag, or holiday decorations. East of Sans's house are the west apartments. They are two of the town's three brownstone apartment buildings, and the alley is on the right side. The innkeeper's child peers from the second floor of the left building, and a door knocker enthusiast lives in the right building. The alley is middle northeast, between the apartments. In it are five trash cans, with three of them filled with flowers, and a pink saucer on the left. On the north wall is a fixed retractable ladder, and graffiti of ICE-E and Everyman. The last of the town's three brownstone apartment buildings sits to the east of the alley. The Diner is west of the middle four-way intersection. It boasts a homey atmosphere, with three booths and a cafe counter surrounded by bar stools. Its owner, QC, tends to be found at the cafe counter. Catti and Dress Lion are often working as servers. Various patrons can be found here depending on the Chapter. ICE-E's P"E"ZZA is a building far west from the middle central road, next to QC's Diner. It is a single-floor building, with various ICE-E and pizza posters on its walls, and a soda-dispensing machine with assorted flavors. Pizzapants, Blue Ears, The Warrior, and possibly Purple Guy work there. The library, whose sign's misspelling returns from Undertale's Snowdin Library, is east of the central road and west of the school. It is a two-floor building. Berdly often works at the library as a volunteer. The school, east of the library, seems to cater to the education of all the inhabitants of Hometown. It is split into two classes: one for younger children, taught by Toriel, and one for adolescents, taught by Alphys. Toriel brings Kris there for the school day after they exit her house. This is where Kris and Susie can access Castle Town within the closet Dark World during their adventures. The hospital is west of the lower intersection, with the Police Station at its left side. Inside, the nurse works as the receptionist. At the receptionist room, there is a bead maze on the table, and small piano that Kris can play. Kris can visit the two patients rooms past the reception area. Many patients such as Shyren and The Warrior temporarily stay at the hospital, but Rudy remains a permanent patient, suffering from an unknown illness. The Police Station is west of the hospital and is nearby the blocked road. Undyne and Napstablook are Hometown's officers, and work here. The Town Hall is lower east, past the end of the central road. The church is at the lower end of the central road, left of Town Hall. Its exterior is green, and has colorful stained glass windows. At the top of its long spire is an orb with feathered wings, which is depicted in the Delta Rune emblem. The dirt path west of the church leads to the graveyard. It has a tall, ornate black gate, with the top adorned with the orb and feathered wings from the Delta Rune. In the fenced section are four tombstones. From left to right, they are for Gerson, Crystal, Muttler, and Shyra. The latter three are the implied names for Undertale's Amalgamates. At the far left is the Gerson Boom Memorial Bench, which encourages anyone to rest on it. The far south of the church and Town Hall leads to a long forest pathway and the shelter.