r/hatethissmug • u/ProbodobodyneInc Hate.. let me tell you how much I've come to hate.. • Jul 10 '26

Gaming I hate Trans Ralsei Theory

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Even if we ignore the numerous times he has been referred to as he/him, a boy, a guy, a dude, a prince, we must also realize that just because he isn't traditionally masculine, he isn't transmasc (or transfem)

There is no Easter Bunny, there is no Tooth Fairy, and there is no Princess from the Dark.

'Oh but Deltarune is all about breaking free from fate' I can hear exactly two of you say in your heads (I can read your mind,) I know one thing, and it's that I can't break free from the fate of going through Undertale 2 and finding that both routes lead to the same goddamn ending of Gaster Friend Inside Me Penumbra Phantasm Big Shot World Revolving Jarona Shadow Crystal Always Bet On Papyrus Knight.

ZHOTAN!

(Also, I'm not transphobic, before you try to spew that label onto me)

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u/Two-Pound-Crawfish Jul 10 '26

i hate how the discourse on it is.

i like hearing the theories, even if i don’t believe it to be the case. i don’t see how it would fit into the story properly, since there’s going to be a lot happening in the next two chapters, and making the reveal at the end just doesn’t give us any time to spend with ralsei as their new identity.

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u/NightRacoonSchlatt Jul 11 '26

THATS a good counter argument. There is something that Ralsei is hiding about his true nature, that much is clear now. But I also think it’s likely it‘ll be a trans metaphor, that’s simultaneously also related to the main plot.