Chara

Chara

Series	Undertale
Age	6-12 (was a child)
Birthday	Unknown
Sex	Unknown
Species	Human
Height	Unknown
Weight	Unknown
Alignment	Unknown

“	HP. ATK. DEF. GOLD. EXP. LV. Every time a number increases, that feeling... That's me. "Chara".	„
	~ Chara

Chara is a major character in the plot of the indie RPG Undertale. They are the narrator throughout the game, while they are only mentioned in the Pacifist Route of the game and they sometimes possess the playable character, Frisk, in the Neutral Routes, they basically take their place in the Genocide Route.

Backstory[]

Chara was an androgynous human child that hated all of humanity. One day, sometime between 2010 and 2019, Chara climbed Mount Ebott (most likely to commit suicide or just spend some time alone), but in the process slipped, and fell down a hole that brought them to the underground. Here they were soon rescued by Asriel Dreemurr, the son of Asgore and Toriel Dreemurr, respectively the King and the Queen of all monsters. The royal couple agreed to take care of Chara and considered them as their second child, while Asriel treated them as his sibling and became best friends with them. The whole underground was filled with hope by the news of such a lovely relationship between a human and monsters. At some point, both Chara and Asriel accidentally made at Butterscotch Pie made, of buttercups, giving Asgore Buttercup poisoning, but with this accident, Chara formed a plan: they would allow themself to be killed so that Asriel could possess their soul, and release monsters from the underground. One day, Chara got terminally sick, and their last wish was to see the golden flowers from their village for the last time. For this reason, Chara told Asriel to absorb their soul after their death, so that Asriel could gain enough power to surpass the barrier and bring Chara's corpse to their village. Asriel accepted, and then Asriel and Chara became something that no one had seen before. Once Asriel had arrived in the meanwhile, the humans saw Asriel holding Chara's corpse and thought that he killed them, so they instinctively began to attack him. Chara likely insisted for Asriel to FIGHT, but Asriel instead returned with the last of his forces to the underground. Asgore and Toriel were shocked: they lost both of their children in one night thanks to the misunderstanding of the humans. Chara's corpse was buried under a bed of yellow flowers, while their and Asriel's spirits were left vacant for the underground. Asriel's eventually took possession of a flower that the Royal Scientist, Dr. Alphys, was experimenting on, and became the apathetic, soulless Flowey. Chara's soul was eventually reawakened by the determination of Frisk, the eighth human child that fell into the underground (and ironically, landed right over the bed of flowers hiding Chara's body), and also the main character of Undertale. The events after the reawakening of Chara can either lead to the Pacifist, Normal, or Genocide routes.

Powers & Abilities[]

Inherent Determination: As a human, Chara naturally embodies the trait of determination.
Keen Intellect & Scheming: They crafted a cunning plot to annihilate humanity—one that ultimately unraveled only because of Asriel’s mercy.
Decent Manipulation: Chara could both persuade Asriel to enact their scheme and, even as a child, coerce him with terrifying expressions.
Intimidation through Fear: Simple “scary faces” were enough to frighten Asriel into compliance with Chara’s designs.
SOUL Connection and Control: In order to rebuild the world, Chara demands the player/Frisk’s SOUL—and hints that they share the same “human SOUL.”
World Erasure & Reconstruction: Wielding a devastating slash labeled ERASE, Chara can obliterate the world. Afterwards, they extend a bargain: return the world in exchange for the player’s SOUL.
Face Distortion: Moments before executing the world-ending slash, Chara’s face warps—eyes hollowed, features twisted—signaling their lethal resolve.

Potential/Theorized Powers[]

Incorporeal Existence: Given Chara’s long-dead status, it’s theorized they manifest as a ghostly narrator—especially evident when text turns red and personal in the Genocide route’s New Home.
Host Possession: After the Pacifist route surrenders the SOUL, Frisk displays red eyes and an unsettling grin, implying Chara can only possess someone who holds their SOUL.
Resistance to Time Loops: Chara appears immune to RESET and ERASE mechanics post-Genocide, retaining memories that should have been scrubbed.
Fourth‑Wall Insight: Their line “You made your choice long ago,” delivered after a second Genocide run when selecting “DO NOT,” suggests awareness of the player’s meta‑decisions.
Embodiment of LOVE/Stats: As the player’s ATK, EXP, GOLD, LOVE, and other metrics climb, Chara claims to personify those very “feelings”—whether metaphorical or literal remains ambiguous.

(Potential) Equipment[]

Real Knife: A knife that is implied to be connected to Chara, it has enough power to kill most monsters and creatures in a single hit, doing +99 damage.
- Worn Dagger: Pacifist/Neutral counterpart of the Real Knife; is less powerful than the Real Knife, doing +15 damage.
The Locket: A locket that is implied to be connected to Chara. Maxes out their defense by +99.
- Heart Locket: Pacifist/Neutral counterpart of The Locket; is less powerful than The Locket, doing +15 protection against damage.

Feats[]

Strength[]

Destroyed the timeline with single slash.

Speed[]

Unknown.

Durability[]

Survived the destruction of their world.

Skills[]

Destroyed a whole world with one slash of their knife.
Able to take Frisk’s (or the Player’s) SOUL.
Recreated the same destroyed world.
Possesses Frisk at the end of a Soulless Pacifist Route.

(Potential) Weaknesses[]

They can likely only possess someone when they have their SOUL.
Are possibly emotionally unstable as evidenced by all the potentially dangerous things being filled down to a dull point in their old home.
Arachnophobia: Chara´s fear of spiders.

Fun Facts[]

Chara looks extremely similar to Frisk, down to a similar fashion sense. Also, they both are androgynous human kids who are about the same height, and their SOULs share the same colour, red. Plus, they both are always referred to as "them" due to their unspecified gender
- Ironically, when they felt into the underground, Frisk landed right on the place Chara's corpse was buried in
It's heavily implied that Chara loves chocolate, and that they also made a sweater for Asgore with "Mr. Dad guy" written on it
While many think the opposite, the child is shown in the intro of the game, and the one that you name at the beginning of the game, is Chara, not Frisk
Toby Fox, the Undertale creator, said that players should name Chara after themselves, but only if they don't have any other idea.