r/Undertale • u/TheLunarixx • 2h ago
Theory It doesn't make sense for this guy to be Asgore in this picture.
Edit: people in the comments clarified that the guy in the image is Asgore and why it's this way. Thanks
Many people think this monster in the Undertale intro is Asgore, but that's highly unlikely. Let me explain
In the intro to Undertale, when Mt. Ebott is mentioned, it is said that "those who climb this mountain never come back." This means that so much time has passed since the war between humans and monsters that humans have forgotten where the monsters were sealed, or perhaps even that the "monster" race ever existed. I don't think Asgore could have lived that long.
Saying "Asgore doesn't age because his son died" is completely wrong because Asriel was alive (perhaps born) AFTER the monsters were sealed underground.
Ironically, the monster in the picture looks very much like Asgore. But he might be Asgore's father's and thats why they look alike. (In Asgore's throne room, there is also a throne covered with a cloth; this may be his father's throne.) This is the best guess imo
But if he's really is Asgore, then 1) either goat monsters (Asgore, Toriel, etc.) age very slowly, or 2) this is a logical flaw in the story.