r/Multifandom • u/AgitatedOne57 TAWOG, TADC, Cuphead, DW, 5SOS(BS), SPRUNKI, MLP, and NNSG • 6d ago

Question❓ Fandom you feel is like this?

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Nobody gets to make fun of my ms paint drawings shhh

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u/ThiccBeter69 6d ago

Not currently. A lot of people really don't like Sans that much anymore. A ton of people are super tired of seeing him in fan works, to the point where fan content actually gets praised for not including him. Plus, people only really liked the weird version of him the Fandom created, and people do not look back on fanon Sans fondly. Actual Canon Sans is pretty irrelevant/uninteresting outside of having a difficult boss fight. The only thing about him that the modern Fandom really pays attention to is some potentially Gaster related things he has. All of Sans' modern clout is leeched from Gaster. People have disliked him since Undertale days too, but you just couldn't express that opinion without getting electronically crucified.

People who don't have any strong feelings about Sans Undertale generally still really hate Sans Deltarune too. Chapter 4's ending alone made the Fandom despise this dude, but even before that, Deltarune Sans in previous chapters was very condescending and annoying, so he was already pretty unlikable while also not having Papyrus to carry his likability like he did in Undertale. Like seriously, there's genuinely like 20 plus videos about Kris and the player/Asgore murdering this dude. I hated him before Deltarune chapter 1, but Deltarune has made him a super openly hated character within the community.

Most loved character in the current Fandom is probably a competition between Gaster and Noelle. People like Noelle more, but like 80% of fan content revolves around Gaster, so it's hard to call.

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u/LazyFurry0 6d ago

I am still in awe that with just one scene, Toby managed to pit everyone against one of the most beloved characters without a hint of controversy stemming from it (other than people’s opinion on Toriel)

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u/Simple_Protection_44 6d ago

I mean I don’t really get it since it’s hinted that they were chilling with each from the start plus it’s not sans fault toriel was being a irresponsible person 

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u/DaPhoenix127 5d ago

Nah I've seen plenty of people actively dislike Noelle, and while I agree Gaster's popularity is mind boggling in comparison to his actual presence within Deltarune, I don't think he's quite reached the same heights as prime Sans and Spamton yet. Currently, I'd say the real debate is between Tenna, Gerson and Susie.

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u/royal-road 13h ago

Noelle is REALLY popular even if people dislike her, I'd definitely say she's the most-liked protagonist. Otherwise yeah spamton or tenna.

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u/DaPhoenix127 10h ago

Perhaps affected by recency bias, but according to this survey Susie is like five times more popular. Even Kris and Ralsei are above her.

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u/boingusingus 1d ago

Disclaimer: I'm not in the Undertale fandom and I know shit all about Deltarune (waiting for it to be finished).

I personally found (canon) Sans to be one of the most interesting and important characters in Undertale (from a literary not lore perspective). I thought he was a unique concept and a crucial part of the neutral -> pacifist -> genocide story of the game. He's not meant to be outright likable or relatable, not every character has to be that to be good, and that isn't the role Sans filled in the original story.

An aloof comedic relief character who is secretly extremely strong is an overplayed and uninteresting concept now, but I think a lot of that is because Sans was so well executed and beloved for that great execution. He formed a lot of both the game's meta-commentary moral judgement and comedic heart, and I think it worked really well. Plus, the boss-fight is undeniably fantastic and one of the best I've played in any game across genres.

Just wanted to offer an outside perspective as someone who played and loved Undertale, but never engaged with the fandom. I think fandoms have a tendency to slowly flanderize + overanalyse characters and lore until they don't even like the actual original piece of media as it stands anymore. It's the consequence of an endless cycle of media analysis which has no stopping point, a human centipede of literary and artistic analysis which refuses to admit it's run out of ideas.