Eight humans
Every human that falls down here meets the same fate.
I have seen it again and again.
They come.
They leave.
They die.
You naive child... If you leave the RUINS...
They... ASGORE... Will kill you.
The eight humans are the humans from the surface who fell through the barrier on Mount Ebott into the underground. Among them are the fallen human, the protagonist, and the six other unnamed human SOULs that Asgore has collected.
Each SOUL mode and colored attack type corresponds to one of the seven humans that fell before the protagonist.
Before the events of Undertale, seven human children[1] fell into the underground and died on their journey through the underground.
Asriel, Asgore's son, found and befriended the fallen human. The royal family subsequently adopted the human. At one point, the fallen human became deathly ill due to consuming buttercups, and requested to see the golden flowers found in their village on the surface. However, monsters could not fulfill this request, as no one could cross the barrier.
Upon the human's death, Asriel absorbed their SOUL; the human, who also had control of the shared body, carried their own body through the barrier to their village.[2] The humans on the surface attacked and fatally wounded Asriel, thinking he took the human child's life.
Asriel retreated back to the underground with the fallen human's body, where he ultimately collapsed and died in the Throne Room in New Home. The deaths of his children prompted Asgore to declare war on humanity and pledged to kill any human that entered the underground.[3] Toriel, disgusted by his actions, retrieved the fallen human's body and left for the Ruins.[4]
Sometime after the fallen human fell in 201X,[5][6][7] six humans climbed Mount Ebott, fell into the underground, and died. It is unknown how far they had made through the underground, aside from all of them leaving the Ruins.[1] Each of them had their associated items, but it is unknown why they climbed the mountain or how the items were scattered. Asgore collected each of their SOULs for later use, placing the humans' bodies in coffins in New Home's basement.
The protagonist is the eighth human to fall, and their SOUL is the last one needed to break the barrier permanently.[8]
The coffins holding the bodies of previous fallen humans are found in New Home. The fallen human's coffin is empty, as Toriel took their body with her to the Ruins.[9] Toriel presumably buried them under the flowerbed of golden flowers, which is where the protagonist is found at at the start of Undertale.
Near the end of the Neutral Route, Asgore reveals the six human SOULs, which Flowey ultimately absorbs to become Omega Flowey.
During six segments of Omega Flowey's fight, each human SOUL attacks the protagonist's SOUL, using attacks themed after their associated items found throughout the game. Pressing the ACT button that appears during each segment prompts the protagonist to call for help. Each SOUL then answers the protagonist's call and aids them with healing green attacks. Flowey's defense drops slightly every time the protagonist calls to one of the SOULs for help. After the protagonist defeats him, Flowey tries to repeatedly reload his SAVE to reload the game and finish the protagonist, but the human SOULs eventually intervene and betray him, reverting him to his original form.
After the credits, Sans calls and tells the protagonist that the SOULs have disappeared, precluding the plan of breaking the barrier with them.[10]
On the True Pacifist Route, Toriel tells Asgore that he only needed one SOUL to leave the underground and that he could have spared the other fallen humans if he had peacefully collected the other six from the surface.[11]
Flowey absorbs the six human SOULs and most of monsterkind's SOULs to transform into Asriel. Shortly after, Asriel becomes the "God of Hyperdeath" and battles the protagonist.
After the protagonist saves the Lost Souls, Asriel reverts to his childlike form, destroys the barrier, and releases the SOULs.
During the epilogue, the protagonist finds that the coffins in New Home's basement are now open, and that the fallen human's coffin has mummy wrappings inside.[12]
After the protagonist kills Undyne the Undying, she mentions that Alphys will instruct Asgore to absorb the six human SOULs, likely in order to defeat the protagonist. The six human SOULs, barring the fallen human, do not appear in any capacity by the end of the route outside of the coffins found in New Home.
At the end of the Genocide Route, the fallen human appears in person. They state that "determination" and a "human soul" brought them back from death, and that with guidance they realized the purpose of this reincarnation was power.[13] It is unknown whether they are speaking to the player or the protagonist.
The fallen human attacks the screen, dealing unreadable levels of damage, and the game closes (on the console versions, the screen blacks out for 30 seconds until howling wind is heard). After launching it again, the fallen human appears after ten minutes and offers to recreate the world in exchange for a SOUL, most likely the protagonist's.
During the fight against Omega Flowey, the SOULs attack the protagonist with their related weapons found throughout the game. When playing the Ball Game, the protagonist may achieve any of seven flag colors, all with a different message and each corresponding to one of the SOUL colors (Red, Light Blue, Orange, Blue, Purple, Green, and Yellow.)
The following is a list of SOUL colors and the details associated with them.
| Color | Trait | Items | Combat | Omega Flowey | Sprite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Unknown |
|
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N/A |  |
| Light blue | Patience[14] | Toy Knife and Faded Ribbon in the Ruins. | Light blue attacks: Inflicts damage if the SOUL is moving. | Attacks with Spinning Knives. Heals with Bandages. |  |
| Orange | Bravery[14] | Tough Glove and Manly Bandanna from QC (the Tough Glove can also be found in a Dimensional Box as well). | Orange attacks: Inflicts damage if the SOUL stands still. | Attacks with Spinning Gloves. Heals with Thumbs Ups. |  |
| Blue | Integrity[14] | Ballet Shoes and Old Tutu in Waterfall. | Jump mode: Gravity affects the SOUL, with the SOUL falling back to the bottom of the bullet board after a jump. | Attacks with Ballet Shoes and Stars. Heals with Quaver/Eighth Music Notes. |  |
| Purple | Perseverance[14] | Torn Notebook and Cloudy Glasses from Gerson. | Trap mode: The SOUL's movement is restricted to horizontal purple lines. | Attacks with Books and Negative Words. Heals with Positive Words. |  |
| Green | Kindness[14] | Burnt Pan and Stained Apron in Hotland. |
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Attacks with Frying Pans and Fire. Heals with Fried Eggs. |  |
| Yellow | Justice[14] | Empty Gun and Cowboy Hat from Bratty and Catty. |
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Attacks with a Loaded Gun. Heals with Four-Petal Flowers.[15] |  |
In the Undertale 10th Anniversary Stream, a Froggit elaborates on the nature of the humans who fell before the protagonist. It states that they were all different people with their own personalities, and they each handled the underground differently.[16] Some of the humans stayed with Toriel in the Ruins for a prolonged period of time, while others were terrified of her and ran from her immediately.[17]
- In Deltarune, seven flowers can be seen on the second floor of the Flower King shop. Six correspond with the colors of the human SOULs and the seventh is golden, similar to Flowey or the golden flowers.
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Several human children have climbed the mountain, fallen down, left the RUINS, and were assumedly killed by monsters.
— Undertale Dev: "Every Monster Should Feel Like an Individual" (Bogos, Steven, June 24, 2013.) The Escapist. - ↑
The control over our body was actually split between us.
— Asriel
They were the one that picked up their own empty body. - ↑
In a fit of anger, I declared war.
— Asgore
I said that I would destroy any human that came here. - ↑
My wife, however, became disgusted with my actions.
— Asgore
She left this place, never to be seen again. - ↑
(There's an old calendar from the end of 201X.) (A date is circled on it.)
— Narrator, Asgore's Home, Neutral Route - ↑
(The date I came here.)
— Narrator, Genocide Route - ↑
MT. EBOTT 201X
— Narrator, in the prologue cutscene showing the fallen human falling into the underground - ↑
Seven.
— Undyne
Seven human souls, and King ASGORE will become a god.
Six.
That's how many we have collected thus far.
Understand?
Through your seventh and final soul, this world will be transformed. - ↑
She must have taken you when she left.
— Flowey, Genocide Route
And decided to give you a proper burial, rather than...
Hanging out in the basement forever. - ↑
the human souls the king gathered...
— Sans, Neutral Route ending
seem to have disappeared.
so, uh, that plan ain't happening any time soon. - ↑
If you really wanted to free our kind...
— Toriel
You could have gone through the barrier after you got ONE SOUL...
... taken six SOULs from the humans, then come back and freed everyone peacefully. - ↑
(You didn't notice before, but there's something like...)
— Narrator
(... mummy wrappings at the bottom of it.) - ↑
With your guidance.
— The fallen human
I realized the purpose of my reincarnation.
Power. - 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bravery. Justice. Integrity. Kindness. Perseverance. Patience.
— Achieving the Red Flag in the Ball Game. (image)
Using these, you were able to win at "Ball Game." - ↑ Based on its sprite name,
spr_6gun_flower. - ↑
(The humans that fell down before you, were all different people...)
— Froggit, 10th Anniversary Stream
(Some were kind, some were scared, some were brave...)
(Some tried to fight, some tried to run away...) - ↑
(Some stayed with the woman for a long, long, time.)
— Froggit, Home, UNDERTALE 10th Anniversary Stream
(Others were terrified of her, and ran from her immediately...)
