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
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/ScissorsWasTaken Jul 11 '26
See, I don't hate it as a theory at all. It's a valid interpretation of his character. What I do dislike however is when people try and force it as the CANON interpretation despite no direct mention in canon of Ralsei being trans at all.
Is it unfortunate that it's borderline impossible to have character be trans without them flat out saying "I AM TRANS GENDER" yeah, it is. Because even if they have mountains of subtext, people are still going to be divided unless it's officially stated.
Do I think Ralsei is trans? Maybe. Do I think there is a lot of subtext that supports that? Yes. Do I think we should go around calling Ralsei she/her based on subtext alone? No.
It's okay for Ralsei to be trans just as it's okay for him to be GNC, but I'm going to continue calling him by his self-stated pronouns unless he ends up changing them.
I'm transfem myself, if people started calling me she/her before I came out just for being feminine it would've shoved me even further in the closet.