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/lavsuvskyjjj Jul 10 '26

If it was just bc of him being girly or even wearing a dress that one time, I would dismiss it bc it's a dogshit theory that doesn't come from any evidence. But what he says in the princess climb is genuinely concerning,

"I suppose the only difference is how you present yourself, it's ok to try new things, as long as it's what other people want."

Like, fym "as long as it's what other people want"? You mean the prophecy?

It's still not that good a theory cuz it's like, the one line and some themes, but I can see it now.

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u/TheJumpingBox Jul 11 '26

I can't wait for the people who are gonna be like "I knew it since ch1!" Cos like

The evidence in favour of Tran Ralsei up until ch5 has been shaky and out of context at best, if anyone knew it since, idk, even ch3+4, they might be imagining things

Ch5 has decent evidence it could happen but still has a bunch of counterpoints so it's STILL shaky

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u/_TurtleX Jul 12 '26

(Most of the trans Ralsei reading stems from chapters 3 and 4.) :)

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u/TheJumpingBox Jul 12 '26

Yes and I'm staying that the evidence in those chapters is very subjective, all that it actually pointed to is Ralsei having some issues with identity, it's not hard to see how that could overlap with the trans theory tho

Shaky at best

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u/BadJ0k3s Jul 12 '26

Imo, the chapter 5 scene where he is a "darling" at the 4rd sanctuary is a pretty good scene for him to maybe be trans, but it is so bound in "if you like it" that it makes me feel a bit 😖