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• Papyrus is the only character to speak without an asterisk
• Papyrus’s dialogue shakes on a consistent basis when no one else’s does
• Papyrus is described as “forgettable,” something only mentioned elsewhere in context with Goner Kid and Gaster
• Papyrus seems to be able to see what the player is looking at when he calls them (”THAT BAG OF DOG FOOD LOOKS FAMILIAR…”)
• Papyrus seems to know that MTT has eyes before MTT becomes MTT Ex
• Papyrus has a total of 2184 lines in the game—more than any other character, and almost as much as the narrator of the game, which is at 2418 lines. The next closest character is Undyne, with 1268 total lines.
• Similar wording is used to describe Papyrus as it is to describe Gaster. (It’s rude to talk about someone who’s listening)
• Papyrus’s theme, “Nyeh heh heh/Bonetrousle,” is used in all of the trailers of the game
• Papyrus and Sans break the 4th wall in the stream greenlight trailer, which shocks Toriel
• Papyrus flies/breaks the laws of physics casually and seemingly on a regular basis
• Papyrus is one of the few characters that refers to gameplay mechanics (“PRESS [C] ON THE KEYBOARD FOR DATING HUD!” “HOLD UP LONGER TO JUMP HIGHER, JEEZ!”)
• Papyrus says himself that he knows nothing about his hands because he always keeps his gloves on.
• There is nothing, nothing known about his past before his showing up to Snowdin. By the end of the game and after some research, you can basically know more about Gaster and Sans than you do about Papyrus, despite him having the most dialogue in the game besides the narrator.
• Papyrus has such control over his magic in his fight, that he can make his attacks do zero damage because he refuses to kill the human.
• You are healed to full HP right before the Papyrus fight, as well as immediately after if you are captured.
• Papyrus doesn’t seem to realize that Frisk is a kid, despite Frisk wearing a striped shirt, which is a common indicator for childhood in monster society. (is he unfamiliar with common monster culture, for some reason?)
• Sans reads Papyrus bed time stories on a regular basis, but Papyrus himself never seems to sleep
• The Undertale Q&A that Toby Fox did for Undertale’s anniversary revolves around Papyrus
• His defense raises in the spare phase of his fight, unlike every other monster. He seems to be able to manipulate his own stats.

• The two 4th wall breaking characters (Flowey and the Annoying Dog) seem to have a special interest in Papyrus
• Annoying Dog:
• Steals bone attacks on two separate occasions (Papyrus fight and aborted Genocide hangout, in which the “special attack” is hinted to be Gaster Blasters)
• Steals bones in general on two occasions (Under Papyrus’s sink and during the hangout with Undyne)
• Eats Papyrus’s lasagna
• Snuggles with Papyrus
• Flowey:
• Says Papyrus started a “Flowey Fan Club”
• Says Papyrus took a long time to get boring on his repeated runs
• Asks Papyrus to call Frisk before the True lab, gather everyone together before the True Ending, and probably leave a note in Alphys’ trash can
• Flowey is the only one who knows Papyrus’s favorite food, which is dinosaur oatmeal (no, it’s not spaghetti. Papyrus has never eaten it.)
• When Flowey attacks the group during the True Pacifist fight, he binds everyone with two vines, except Papyrus–who he binds with four.
• Sans (overlooking the bounteous brotherly goodness of the two):
• Papyrus lies to him on a consistent basis
• This is to probably humor Sans about his level of knowledge?
• Papyrus still expects Sans to know more about Papyrus than Papyrus does himself?
• Papyrus acts negatively towards Sans’s puns, but then turns around and makes the most (and arguably best) puns in the game out of anyone

• Doesn’t outwardly acknowledge criticism
• According to Sans, he is trash-talked a lot
• May have self-worth issues
• Extremely blasé about his own death
• Doesn’t seem to have friends, despite working very hard to get them
• He phrases things in really strange ways. (”UNMANDATE IT SAFER”)
• Papyrus staunchly refuses to really hurt people, despite it being very likely that he could be just as hard or harder of a fight than Sans
• He has a strong and unshakeable belief that people can change (does he know this from personal experience?)
• He hates Grillby’s and Hotland
• He is an amazing artist
• He considers himself a great chef, even if he doesn’t necessarily eat what he cooks

• “DEADLY SPIKES, PRECARIOUS BRIDGES! TRULY THE PILLARS OF YOUTH!”
• [when dying] “ALAS, POOR PAPYRUS. [this is quoting Shakespeare while he’s dying] WELL, AT LEAST I HAVE MY HEAD!”
• “I WOULD NEVER TAKE A VACATION FOR ANY REASON!”
• Undyne: “Papyrus… doesn’t know how to sleep??”
• “I WANT TO MEET DEATH!”
• “YOU CAN SEE YOUR REFLECTION IN A PUDDLE, BUT… DON’T LET A BODY OF WATER DETERMINE YOUR SELF WORTH!”
• “IT’S MY LEAST FAVORITE NIGHTMARE!” – referring to Hotland lasers and conveyors
• “A MYSTERIOUS SCIENCE HOUSE. […] LABORADOR-Y?” When talking about Alphys’s lab with Sans present.
• “A LAB?? MY BROTHER WOULD LOVE THAT!” –when talking about Alphys’s lab without Sans present.
• “ICE CREAM? THANKS, BUT I LIVE IN SNOWDIN! THERE’S ICE CREAM ALL OVER THE GROUND!” –when talking about ice cream when Sans is present.
• “I TRIED TO CAPTURE YOU… WHERE’S MY ICE CREAM.” –when talking about ice cream without Sans present.
• “STOP LOOKING IN MY EMPTY MAIL BOX. THAT’S MY EMPTINESS, NOT YOURS.”
• “I AM A PRETTY BRUTAL KIND OF GUY.”
• “HOTLAND! I KNOW IT LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND. WHICH, SINCE I’M ALWAYS WEARING GLOVES… I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT!”
• “WELL, IF YOU WANT TO GET SOMEONE TO OPEN UP, YOU SHOULD ENGAGE THEM IN COMBAT! HUM HUM HUM…” – before the Shyren encounter. This is one of the few times where Papyrus actually gives you something helpful, but how does he know?

• Make him oatmeal.
• Ask him about his special interests, especially the ones not many people know about.
• Compliment his strength, intelligence, battle prowess. Especially specific things such as a new move, his control over magic, etc.
• Honesty! If you don’t like his spaghetti, tell him! It frustrates him when people beat around the bush to spare his feelings.
• Roughhouse/play fight with him. He knows when to hold back, so don’t be afraid of getting hurt.
• Make an effort to befriend Sans.
• Be chivalrous. Kiss his hand, bring him flowers just because, maybe even rattle off some Shakespeare if you know it. He will melt.
• Have deep conversations with him.
• If he’s sad, don’t let him stew for too long. Comfort him and let him get his feelings out, but encourage him to pick himself up and keep on keeping on. Excessive doting just brings him down more.
• Challenge! Him! Race him, try to stump him with riddles, spar with him!
• TELL HIM YOU BELIEVE IN HIM! PLEASE! TELL HIM YOU BELIEVE IN HIS ABILITIES, IN HIS IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S LIVES, HIS DREAMS!