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/PercentageGlobal6443 Jul 11 '26

Congratulations! You found the plot!

Ralsei is continually saying that darkners aren't real and their only purpose is to serve lightners. But all the darkners we meet have unique personalities and wants. Almost like they are real! And how that conflict causes the characters to interact with one another, and us with them, is plot!

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u/isweariamnotsteve Jul 11 '26

And Ralsei is even learning that he might have been wrong while discovering what he does and doesn't like for himself! we really are going plotways.