How is Sans so Powerful?

[@Jiggelmeister]

It's very late to comment this, but Etika meant a lot to me and to many others. Experiencing undertale with him was amazing. If you're ever in trouble please have the courage to reach out for help. It's like he always said "Take care of yourselves and, of course, please have yourself a damn good one."

[@SPGALTRM3790]

@@remustdr246 no

[@munkey3961]

yea, rip etika

[@brokenbone9518]

Quality

[@Myredol]

I want to see his reaction on Sans in SSB.... R.I.P Etika

[@nikkekatski]

I never thought of KR possibly meaning karma. Its a nice take from the usual Komic Retribution

[@starrymarch]

Ya know, for being like the laziest character, he is the only one who will actually move out of the way when you attack

[@valensioc]

but he still outta shape, thats why he got tired fast and napped

[@Quinn3151]

U know how much i scrolled thru the comments to find someone say this?

[@Bluecheezman]

*6 9 t h l i k e*

[@SnakeDude.]

Very true XD

[@Matt_6781]

ii VaLeN ii yeah it’s definitely not because of a single health point

[@toecramps]

Obviously how Sans is so powerful is because, he is literally the only character in the game who has the brains to actually move out of the way

[@yanthipenrose9844]

he kind of has to with his 1 hp

[@krisrunedelta]

"Brains"

[@tombulmuhabbetkusu515]

@@yanthipenrose9844 still,he's the only one who dodges instead of just standing there

[@imnoobgamer_2915]

He doesnt have a brain to make his hp higher instead of just 1

[@filindoyt6594]

@@imnoobgamer_2915 yeah why dosen't he do the thing that HE SWORE TO DESTROY

[@alucard6004]

Sans just got a good gaming chair lol

[@pixelsonascreen5043]

And a smoothly running toaster

[@Pluto-q3x]

Yeah ur meme guy looks like ur gaming chair XD

[@DeadlyGecko-kn4up]

But can you do this?

[@jordaannelson2628]

@@DeadlyGecko-kn4up do what?

[@DeadlyGecko-kn4up]

@@jordaannelson2628 it's a meme.....

[@silverschmid4591]

please note that, during the genocide route, you arent exactly "posessed" by chara. you decide to kill everything, and make allmost all of the other important decisions too.

[@zoneduzstuff7326]

It does indeed attract the soul of chara to you though, so she is watching during full genocide.

[@endernoob097]

@@zoneduzstuff7326 in my opinion it feels more like the player nnfluences chara durinnng the route, since i see the narrator as chara

[@zoneduzstuff7326]

@@endernoob097 the narrator IS chara I’m genocide, the amount of energy released brings her back from the dead In pacifist, that energy isn’t released, therefore her ghost is all you know (I.E narrator)

[@Hugealligator254]

I think chara is there to give you the drive to kill, so if you spare someone chara just dips

[@jasygamer]

She/they just narrates everything you do, doesn’t matter if good or bad, so therefore she/they can be both good or evil

[@typenamehere166]

He's so powerful that his theme song sounds good no matter how you arrange it

[@yummydragon8533]

Petition to make Megalovania an official genre of music

[@_MrNoob]

hm, what if you delete it-

[@yummydragon8533]

@@_MrNoob it is still stuck in your head, so you can still hear it, so it still sounds great

[@_MrNoob]

@@yummydragon8533 :sigh: you got me there

[@heenthousiast383]

naaah he just has good gaming chair

[@te3mm]

"How is he able to dodge?" Uh, by moving...??

[@elzeeablo6324]

really? i thought it was a tamberine

[@FattRatt]

@@elzeeablo6324 its obviously all the ketchup he has so much sugar and hes lazy so much pent up energy

[@leoncergaming7745]

But he is otherwise lazy. His favorite thing to do is generally nothing.

[@knuckson8304]

@stalemate Actually in Undertale Dodging it's a move that not everyone can use. You know like just Undyne can have another form, etc.

[@Erythr1n]

@@knuckson8304 yeah, but sans knows he's the weakest enemy in the game because of his stats, so he won't stand there to be killed in one turn.

[@mrcrayte]

Purple guy: I killed six kids, beat that! Sans: I killed 1 kid. Purple guy: that’s not that many- Sans: *10191928372781929473728192828736352626737484929282737748301018364738928363729284637293964820284739183748202947840286783298364839274749383628293865839102984474737747737364666281283929305968858372782829495993828282847774638299291 times.*

[@geniusiq1294]

True

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

Sans killed the kid way more than just this

[@mrcrayte]

Just A Potato true

[@thndrhyprr8009]

More like 93938847475775758484848493393930494994884747575858584949493939339949999999999999999999939488484848484848448484894944884848484755785588584848585858757576767676767585885885585858858585757575748484599999999999899999899994848588585757676758858585585858585858858585757585868685858585858585858585885858586888858585858558858585757576776768585858485884858585588548818287374848495960069799288181737747576674883929102938837474792929383838474747746465774748383939292020029282838373746466465647373738382829293883747464646477473737378383838393939393949484899991919191919191919383883747474756565656474737382829299929211119992983838384774771 times

[@mrcrayte]

Thndr HyPrr depends on the human, this is more accurate for me

[@ImMargon]

Technically Sans does 1 damage, but unlike all the other enemies in the game, which when you collide with their attacks take a certain amount of your life and then disappear, Sans' attacks not only don't disappear but because they constantly deal 1 damage, the attacks rapidly drain the player's life for every millisecond you are in contact with them.

[@randompersononytig]

It's because you doesn't have invincibility frames in the fight

[@The_Dr_Fate]

​@@randompersononytignope, if you had i-frames they still wouldnt disapear

[@randompersononytig]

@@The_Dr_Fate what?

[@randompersononytig]

A millisecond is 1000 seconds. And that's not even technically possible to have it every millisecond if it isn't 1000fps, which Undertale doesn't run on

[@The_Dr_Fate]

@@randompersononytig i said the attacks still dont disapear if you have i-frames

[@bavarianmapper4566]

*Sans is the first and last monster you meet* Flowey: W H A T T H E F U C K S M I L E Y T R A S H B A G

[@Foolbound282]

Omg 😂

[@virsare4920]

he said from between toriel to asgore sans is the first and last monster you meet

[@Foolbound282]

@@virsare4920 you meet flowey after toriel _you idiot_

[@chillslip4714]

@random gaming you mean you meet flowey before toriel?

[@Foolbound282]

@@chillslip4714 well you do but you also meet flowey after toriel

[@jscide3671]

I mean the dude dodges with his hands still in his pockets

[@beautymncube6494]

Dun fact:he dodges by teleporting

[@jscide3671]

@@beautymncube6494 LMAO

[@kokichiouma9284]

@TermiteToons it never said he didnt U-U

[@veqxh]

@@beautymncube6494 he clearly takes the steps to move out of the way. He doesn't just instantly avoid the attack, he moves progressively.

[@rickaria-jorjalewis8309]

Ok I'm confused

[@8bitpokie826]

*if sans wasn’t lazy* Sans: “God it’s been 3 years, can u like give up already? I wanna go home. Standing till the end of time is hard”

[@sus6221]

Last Breath moment

[@AAJJ1223]

The human will starve...?

[@Namerex]

@@Deadass271 no not really since saves puts them back to a certain time they werent dead, soo if sans placed it when he killed the human, it will just disappear

[@noobkiddo6522]

Human: it's *D e t e r m i n a t i o n*

[@KingJuulien261]

@@Deadass271 ohhh

[@leonoraarocho658]

I like to believe the reason Sans is so powerful is because he's been storing almost all of his energy up to the point of Judgement Day.

[@PeriluneStar]

I saw a theory that explains this. You know how when you sleep in the hotel in Snowdin, you can heal past your maximum health... And Sans sleeps all day. This also might explain why when you hit Sans, he doesn't actually die he just walks away.

[@quackerman234]

@@PeriluneStar he does die, when the battle ends your lv goes from 19 to 20, meaning you killed him

[@PeriluneStar]

@@quackerman234 well yeah lol idk

[@gamercentral2417]

@@PeriluneStar wrong, you can’t stack hp it’s only once. Also works for papyrus battle

[@PeriluneStar]

@@gamercentral2417 I know, but maybe Sans can do it extra? Idk lol it's not the most solid theory

[@Me-wx1mt]

If you've never read "The Art of War: by Sun Tzu" (which is super understandable) one of the "steps" is basically, don't let your enemies know your true power. Sans is like "I'm a lazy idiot" when he's one of the smartest, most powerful, etc. monster in the entire underground. Appearances aren't everything.

[@sleekyissleepy]

Yeah. But I think the point is that Sans never show his Weakness. We saw the weakness of every character, minus Sans.

[@Me-wx1mt]

@@sleekyissleepy that’s exactly what I said lol

[@sleekyissleepy]

@@Me-wx1mt oh lol

[@Me-wx1mt]

@@sleekyissleepy lol

[@RafaPro44]

Sans is, as the game calls him, "The weakest monster of the game", with only 1 HP, 1 ATACK and 1 DEFENSE, the fact that he is so strong against the player is the fact that he cheats in multiple parts of the fight, per example: 1. He attacks first, which is not really how it works. 2. Bones in your IU. 3. He plans on never giving you your turn and leave you to get bored. I won't count KARMA, cause that is probably his special attack which he uses all around the fight, nor will I count him not getting rekt from your attacks.

[@cloudcat436]

So being lazy and determined and having a grade of 98 in science can turn you into sans

[@frankjohnson123]

Lazy and determined is a rough combination lol

[@Coolmancary]

So what you're saying is I need some determination and I'm Sans

[@sawsinister7116]

Obviously lmaooooo

[@Lamb666]

Chason Solomon sorry bud. If that math grade sucks, you'll have a bad time with physics.

[@acleverusername2269]

I have all of those.... wait a minute...

[@MD-hg4ly]

Sans: *1 ATK 1 DEF* Chara: Ha the most weak character Sans: *You dare to oppose me mortal*

[@LordHogWaterer]

Actually, Whimsum has lower stats, at 1 atk 0 def

[@ShonaDudley]

@@waylongames69 i think chara is only acting like that when the player does those things. evil when your evil, nice when your nice, and normal when your, you guess it, normal. so the evil one here is you. not frisk, not chara, but you, because you control everything and everyone is just bystanders who can't do anything to stop you. (sorry if it was I bit too long)

[@Iknowhowbadthisnameis8828]

@@LordHogWaterer he has 1.5 def

[@sansunderpants6057]

omae mamou shinderu

[@TheEmeraldCreeper]

You mean the Player

[@slickrickjr8616]

Imagine what a monster this guy would be if he was extremely active

[@davino312]

A ministre of underground?

[@santiagoindisguise7289]

Monsters will throw asgore out of the castle then straight up worship sans

[@charlesn.750]

​@@santiagoindisguise7289 Asgore: kills sans Monsters:

[@JiJi.edits.x]

I think the reason or a theory why he's so "lazy" is because he has been aware of thousands of timeline trying to stop the human but gave up which you can see in Asriel's lost souls fight thing where he says "Just give up like I did." or something like that. Just a theory though, a game theory! (sorry haha) Edit: also that thing with flowey being a murder or something

[@moosazaanmuaz618]

if he had the energy of US sans tho💀

[@adrianpulta1498]

Everybody gangsta until sans stops being lazy, train hard, and use karma at the same time.

[@adrianpulta1498]

I mean him using karmatic retribution is bad enough.

[@mugiwara_no_ace]

If sans did that, you wouldn't really stand a chance.

[@leboxdude1252]

Holy shit now i have buff sans in my head

[@afollowerofbaconman4048]

He's not buff, just big boned.

[@mehp2550]

Imagine fighting Sans without any heals

[@JudiciumDivinum]

When I played the game, I noticed that Sans literally breaks the Fourth Wall in his dialogue. It seems as though he is too lazy to even capitalize the first letter of his own sentences.

[@Joe-es4ke]

*laughs in comic sans*

[@Silly_Panini]

*he even winks at you when he makes a pun*

[@theodore4165]

Or his name

[@liz2074]

**laughs in same**

[@alia7960]

CHRISTIAN PICTON Me too. First world problems.

[@dslasher2513]

Sans: 1hp 1def Monster kid: 2hp 2def me: **confused happiness**

[@bobtheanimator8353]

"sans has one hp" * Losing braincells anger

[@jcraft2805]

KEKW

[@happygoku4159]

????

[@elisabethsun7059]

His attacks do more damage when the person he fights has a high lv because of his Karmic Retribution

[@bobtheanimator8353]

@@elisabethsun7059 pretty sure he deals the same damage because you can't get the sans fight unless you do the full genocide route, no sparing. Full murder, that's when sans decides he'll turn you into dust

[@rumpar77]

What's really funny is the fact that when you check Sans in his bossfight it says: Easiest boss in the game, he has 1 hp

[@adriansplatnieks7702]

It says "1 atk and 1 def", it says nothing about him having 1 hp.

[@mr.monkey354]

@@adriansplatnieks7702 in the files, he has 1hp, dumbass

[@sivrios]

@@adriansplatnieks7702 He could have as much HP as like, Undyne The Undying just his Defense is 1.

[@adriansplatnieks7702]

@@sivrios fair

[@Frozen_Shedinja]

"SANS, 1 ATK 1 DEF THE EASIEST ENEMY, CAN ONLY DEAL 1 DAMAGE KEEP ATTACKING"

[@gembly3237]

he isn't lazy, he just knows that nothing matters when you can erase it all or alter the save

[@akirasato1003]

@Craig _ Just because someone is lazy doesn’t mean someone’s depressed..

[@megakirbo4250]

True

[@romildodemelogarcia5022]

@@akirasato1003 but is sans case

[@bindyakiren6365]

soooo depressed?

[@izhazuu]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6Ccqql3m6eVpaM

[@CAPSKA_8492]

He’s so lazy that he learnt the secrets of quantum physics and teleportation so he doesn’t need to move an inch to get all the ketchup he needs to live. He can also generate a tornado using socks when he gets bored.

[@chrismusix5669]

Sounds like Sans

[@F1GHTS0NG]

Yep, sounds like him.

[@enderlytra_3709]

Yep, true dat

[@idkw8q73]

Damn now that is dedication i aspire to be as lazy as him. Well TIME TO LEARN THE SECRETS OF QUANTUM PHYSICS

[@F1GHTS0NG]

@@idkw8q73 mE too

[@popatochisps6712]

Why is sans so powerful? His name is sans His eye glow blue He drink da ketchup Is lazy too And when he And human meet He lift his hand Human go *yeet*

[@AGayMess]

Yes just yes 😂😂😂

[@kirax-_-2498]

Yes

[@jeckkosira5614]

Yes

[@dbzenoluke]

Ten rappers Eminem is too afraid to diss: Number 1

[@popatochisps6712]

@@dbzenoluke :OOO I will treasure these comments for eternity

[@teldd7350]

Another cool thing to note is that sans's eye flashes two different colors - Cyan and Yellow (Although the yellow is kind of hard to see compared to the cyan). Those are the colors of the Human Souls of Patience and Justice! I believe there's a theory he absorbed two human souls to get stronger, but I personally think there's too many holes in it.

[@gamercentral2417]

Eh there’s holes but it also kind of makes sense. That’s why asgore doesn’t absorb the souls and resorts to peace because 2 of the souls were gone and the human has already defeated someone with 2 souls so they are strong enough to kill asgore

[@suspiciousamogus]

I think Sans's eyes being the colors of patience and justice are alot more symbolic rather than literal His eye flashes cyan(patience) because...well, he's lazy, he loves doing absolutely nothing His eye flashes yellow(justice) because he's the judge

[@cantmakeacreativename2072]

@@gamercentral2417 Doesn’t Asgore not attack the human because he genuinely saw them as a ‘monster’ and got confused?

[@gamercentral2417]

@@cantmakeacreativename2072 I’m just connecting it with this theory

[@iigukutaiyou6403]

Nah its just his magic. Just like undyne glowing eye and Asgore too

[@Lxnaspiral]

"sans has the worst stats in the game with 1 atk and 1 def" Whimsun, who has even worse stats with 1 atk and 0 def : *Am I a joke to you*

[@tinakennedy8073]

He is a joke to me

[@channelswolfbrigade]

Yes

[@theterron7857]

Undyne, meanwhile is dying in the neutral run, has 7 atk and -15 def

[@Lxnaspiral]

@@theterron7857 The 7 atk makes up for the defense, as well as the fact that even while now constantly knocking her to 0 hp, she is still refusing to die, which sans can't do. Also im talking about normal stats, undyne's base stats are still far above sans or whimsun

[@hamsi-san3258]

Sans have more powerful stats. its seems 1atk to 1def beacuse you 19lv when you start fight with sans

[@jonmkl]

Sans is powerful because he breaks the fourth wall. He only has one defense, so he moved out of range of where your attacks actually hit in game. He can only do one damage, so he deals one per frame. He knows it’s all a 2D game and so he has found spatial shortcuts between different locations. He notices that your character can save and load, and he comes from “somewhere else” where he can’t go home to. He’s aware of the game, and he’s smart, so he’s able to manipulate it _just enough_ even without flowey’s powers.

[@Sammy_The_Umbreon]

Hes not aware of the game

[@bubblines]

errr, he is, check his dialogues

[@Rammy_Latin]

@@bubblines I wouldn't say he's aware of the game buuuuut, he definitely doesn't play by the rules. He does exploit a lot of in-game features, more so than any other characters. And his weird connection with Flowey through hidden dialogue isn't explained either- *HE'S WEIRD*

[@thunderbolt5982]

a cool easter egg that shows that Sans technically has access to the game code is if you try to hack the game. Sans appears, says something (idk what X/) and then shuts the game down. It's pretty cool.

[@DLBBALL]

Sammy The Umbreon Pretty sure he is. Like how he realizes the reason why the player sometimes knows how to do things already is because they can save and load files.

[@noobbadatgames3956]

Me: does genocide Game: *i remember that* Me: *welp time to buy a new computer*

[@ii_sajad6645]

YEETUS YEETUS *COMPUTER* DELETUS

[@quanduong2754]

You can just delete undertale and reinstall

[@sipofnicetea62]

Dat will not work i tried to fix corruption but i dont have brain

[@andreeannedaoust-warren9559]

if you play on ps4 then make a new playstation account it doesnt remember !

[@miguel8250]

@@quanduong2754 Nop, you save file will still be there, u have just to delete it in documents and the game will not remember anyhing.

[@zoneduzstuff7326]

Why is sans so powerful? Because here He’s aware of the fourth wall, as mentioned if you hack, where he tells you to ask the people who made the game to make the hacks a feature And he litterally is the only one that uses his brain to dodge the knife

[@vit-t680]

Flowey can do that as well

[@garlicamvs6235]

Oh no a child with a knife is coming to stab whatever will I do maybe step to the side Naw I can take it

[@axelinedgelord4459]

i meaaan asgore- yeah, he can probably dodge as well. undyne can’t even hit him.

[@cosmy1250]

When it's 3am and this is the recommend *I don't need sleep, I need answers*

[@chadustitanius9110]

Ah yes

[@fytdurufhfufgturufhfc8677]

Ah, yes. Enslaved humour

[@chadustitanius9110]

Fytdurufhf Ufgturufhfc ah yes, someone gets my joke

[@OrotheNaroom]

Macaroni ? Stonks!

[@chadustitanius9110]

Orothe Naroom you can get 100 voc stonk and a free tulip, what a (bad) great deal!

[@babykatta4946]

Why is Sans so powerful? *_HE EATS PAPYRUS'S SPAGHETTI_*

[@antdoesstuff7637]

NYA NYA NYAAAAAA

[@theleanninja997]

*YOU TOUCHA MAH SPAGHET!*

[@Mimic_AveragePlayer]

Lol

[@princeps5541]

He used Skillshare

[@bilgeakaln6335]

Luna_MysticWolf99 you’re right if you can survive that spaghetti you can defintely survive a genocide run for the longest😂

[@namanmathur4870]

How is Sans so Powerful? *maybe its the way he's dressed Edit: You guys are right, it's his high quality 69420$ gamer chair

[@zethylene]

Im wearing pink slippers basketball shorts and and blue wool lined jacket then.

[@박소영-b4h3q]

@@zethylene truly invincible right?

[@SanstheSkeleton-xz6gv]

*maybe it's the way your dressed?

[@Rynn_a]

@@SanstheSkeleton-xz6gv right?

[@FourYshadowI6004]

Fun fact, the ma- part is sans voice.

[@linkthehero8431]

I just feel bad even attacking an "enemy." Just reading their dialog makes me relate to them as people, not just see obstacles to be defeated.

[@rumble8865]

Not a single comment is about sans being in smash.

[@zkull9982]

well... this one is...

[@xx_chilliciouspie]

Is that a bad thing?

[@rumble8865]

@@xx_chilliciouspie it's a funny thing

[@Handlesareastupidsystem]

D:

[@WHITENITEHERO]

then why did you ruin it?

[@aureliamastergoomba1278]

How is Sans able to dodge? Simple: He literally just steps to the side!

[@megakirbo4250]

He slides to the side 😄

[@aureliamastergoomba1278]

@@megakirbo4250 yep

[@lunas_gamingworld9422]

No he teleports to the side he is that lazy

[@internet_user975]

@@lunas_gamingworld9422 teleporting is harder than walking

[@internet_user975]

@Hayku the fact that he could atleast take off his jacket to not sweat

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Sans did 50 push ups 50 squats 50 sit ups and a 5km run every day for 1.5 years to turn into a skeleton

[@JayBee-qx7dt]

Noice

[@zakalot4480]

My mans gotta now teach a cyborg.

[@meimyself7134]

Found you fam!

[@_Dacor]

But that's only half of everything and still it's more than double the effect

[@amazinghyperninja297]

Underated comment

[@therandomfish2298]

Sans does break almost every rule but there is one that he does obey: He dies when his HP hits 0. There is a monster that breaks this rule, and that is Undyne. She will simply refuse death. She will die eventually but even when her HP hits 0 she keeps going. That seems to be the one rule Sans can't break.

[@pheenty]

killing sans neither gives you exp nor increases the kill counter. he actually does not die when you kill him, he just becomes so tired that he does not want to fight anymore so he plays dead

[@axelinedgelord4459]

undyne can only die that due to her determination, being one of the only few monsters who really have it. (and all the others have a wee bit too much…) determination allows a being to persist after death, but it’s mostly held by humans.

[@Dark139hunter]

@@pheentyyou literally level up when you kill him

[@LiterallyMaestro]

@@pheentyyou need exp to level up. Bro's more dead than a fish who melted away.

[@Crazing]

uuuh what about you having lvl 20 at the end then?​@@pheenty

[@goldenking2046]

My theory is a combination of quantum physics and the "sans is the player's foil" idea. First, we know that the 'reset' power can only be held by one person at any given time. This means its not a power that humans naturally have nor simply something you get once you reach a certain threshold of determination. It's a single entity that latches onto a "host" of sorts and can switch hosts if a more suitable one appears. I believe the creation that W D Gaster fell into wasn't the DT extractor or the underground's geothermal core. He was working on something much more ambitious, something that he believed would really solve all the problems of monsterkind: an omnipotence machine, more specifically, a machine that would give the user total mastery over space-time. At some point an accident happened, he fell into the machine and its power dispersed his existence across all of space-time. In that same accident the machine itself was broken, the powers that it held, those of space and time, seperated from the machine and became disembodied non-corporeal entities that each found a different host. Time became known as the power of reset and gave itself to the being with the most determination it could find, that was Flowey at first and later on, the player. Space was the exact opposite, choosing as its host the least determined, or in other words, the laziest person in the underground, and that was Sans. Sans teleports by folding space, his gravity manipulation is because gravity is a distortion in the fabric of space. In a way, each power sought out the type of personality most suited for itself. Space lets you take shortcuts, fetch objects without moving, and overall just be lazy. Time gives you the almighty ability to cheat death and select the future you want but in order to do so you must have the force of will, the determination, to power through the pain of death and the monotony of repeating the same events over and over until you get the desired outcome. Because Sans was connected to Gaster, he knows that since he received the power of Space, that must mean someone else who possesses the power of Time is out there. Though even he cannot retain his memories when resets happen, because he is aware that such a power exists he can take certain measures against it, thus he has taken it upon himself to keep an eye on whoever is hosting the reset power and act as a check on them if the need arises. He's enacted his "judgment" before when flowey went too far causing his "fair share of resets", and when Time jumps hosts from flowey to the player character, he shifts his attention to you instead.

[@jakobthomas1926]

This is an extremely underrated comment and this is probably my favorite take on the Sans/Gaster connection

[@goatedlogic]

My guy wrote a while essay about a game

[@hearthatbird]

I didn't need to watch the vid after reading this comment.

[@frtruck]

Well, there's one problem with this theory. I agree with almost EVERY bit of it, except one tiny bit. You said sans can not recall when a reset happens. Though, if you do a genocide route, obviously you won't beat sans the first time you ever fight him. So, when you die, he says "That's the face of someone who's died ____ times." Or, something along those lines. My point is, he knows how many times you've died.

[@onejumpman4647]

@@frtruck but thats not a reset its a reincarnation like in batim where it saves progress but resets the gameplay a bit

[@felixcat1291]

Flowey is yellow My eye is blue Don't do Genocide Or I'll dunk you

[@eggwaffle8496]

Oh my lord XD

[@mathofmechs]

Ice Cream and Hadycakes that’s how sans work

[@eggwaffle8496]

@@mathofmechs yup

[@beebopbeats123]

AAAAAAAAYYYYY!

[@Juustoboi3]

Heh, nice one

[@lucaguida4286]

He drinks milk

[@lucaguida4286]

@@HenriqueSilva-bu4fm or spaghetti

[@xxxliltangoxxx9745]

u guys are dumb he drinks pee

[@melanieh.3091]

xxxLiLTangoxxx one of these is not like the others...

[@alivelake69]

If he drinks milk how is he a midget compared to his little brother..?

[@norin9940]

He drinks milk to get *C A L C I U M*

[@ATOMIC_ALLIGATOR]

The reason why he's so powerful, every pun he makes he gains more power

[@NoSkill_fr]

Shouldn’t papyrus be stronger than him if thats the case

[@mr_red3]

@@NoSkill_frhe is

[@ocelot7736]

"If I just believe in myself I'll become OP" *yeah that's pretty much how it works*

[@SisyphusPrime-e7x]

*YEETS a entire team in a shooter game with just a pistol*

[@kaisathewolf5161]

Sans: that's how the world works

[@avishkumar2788]

"Yeah that seems about right" -sniper, tf2

[@thechargedfoxie456yt2]

Anime in a nutshell

[@thechargedfoxie456yt2]

@@kaisathewolf5161 that's how mafia works

[@tartaglia5543]

Next theory: HOW DOES A SKELETON SWEAT!

[@ReyaadGafur]

You dont question Sans

[@sogg8713]

Sweat glands attached to bone probably

[@Bone_Tickler]

Boi Dont ask Something u dont want to know.... *blue eye*

[@Bone_Tickler]

@[Cherripxt Glossy] *eye starts blinking*

[@Bone_Tickler]

@[Cherripxt Glossy] *summons gaster blaster*

[@sanswitch6762]

I heard sans keeps his life supply of ketchup beneath his shirt.

[@gabby_5820]

Oooh

[@inkyau2582]

That's why there's blood on his shirt instead of dust. It was ketchup.

[@ardakaraca5675]

Then how did we obtain LOVE ?

[@secretiveroadside9600]

Press F to pay respect for the sacrifice of the most important thing... ketchup

[@notinsideyourwalls]

Boom Betlog F

[@PeterPeter20]

6:56 This guy always percieved this being as a bird even BEFORE Deltarune? Many props to you, man, I always thougth it was a scary head thing with a large mouth until Deltarune, congratulations for being one of the few people to look at this guy as a bird

[@MishDaGamer]

Sans: Y'all need to *ketchup* to my level. No? I'll leave then

[@thunderbolt5982]

Nice! I'm glad you *mustard* up the courage to tell such a *humerus* joke. I won't *fibula.* I hope you have a *skele-ton* where that came from

[@irugelgumiho5195]

too bad he can't join a music club because he doesn't have an *organ* *wood* you give him one and don't *leaf* him *bee hive*

[@Crynixal]

I *relish* these skele-*puns* please do s-*more*

[@sota8898]

I HaVe An IDEA

[@frisk491]

good one -_-

[@seabeecevie]

But you didn’t mention *He is stronger than a table*

[@canerkin4980]

noice

[@forkliftcertifieddummy]

Turn around kid, it’d be a *table* If I had to go back on the *table* that I made for ya So don’t step over that line (Frisk: what’s line?) Or else, friend, you’re gonna have a BAD TOMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@taavetti13]

But the tables have already turned

[@why0notm3]

*nICE👌*

[@astrolojivetarotunecesi2297]

Weweeewewweweweewe

[@jasper3410]

And guess what..? He's in fricking smash.

[@user-hk7oz5it6o]

Skin

[@ДимБарик]

In smash its skin bruh

[@johnmichael9333]

69 likes I can't like or else I Will Ruin it

[@rus2073]

geuss what ? its just a costume

[@janiek26yolo]

Now all I can only think about how unbelievably strong he would be with the human souls

[@danieljoung5961]

I'm a bit late, but you get the message "Karma is coursing through your veins" if you get enough kr effect in your health bar.

[@anonymouspseudonym7914]

I thpught it was unused text.

[@thepurified8386]

No the next one was the unused one

[@jackofalltrades8412]

KR is also an acronym. It stands for *Karma Reductor*

[@memesshouldstayasdreams9483]

@@jackofalltrades8412 actually it's karmic retribution

[@jackofalltrades8412]

Ur better than me at this lol that's the acronym now

[@jamrainbow7567]

I think you forgot to mention, but if you go into the Skelebro’s house before you date Papyrus, you can search around their house. If you go to the table in the bottom left, you‘re able to find a joke book (obviously sans’ book) but inside that joke book is a quantum physics book, and inside that is a joke book, then a quantum physics book, and so on. Maybe these two items were placed together because maybe they’re both linked to sans? Not sure, but sounds cool! Also, the fact that when you get a hit, your health bar drops one at a time, but incredibly fast. This doesn’t happen with other monsters.

[@F1GHTS0NG]

Oml how the-

[@Keysanddollars]

thats only a theory... A GAME THEORY

[@F1GHTS0NG]

@@Keysanddollars YES

[@gruwithapistol]

@@Keysanddollars no

[@F1GHTS0NG]

@Wiley Midura probably.

[@joeshmoe1077]

The reason why hes so chill is because hes seen everything nothing phases him beside when you get his strongest weakness family

[@ExobloxGaming]

“Sans is the first and the last monster you encounter” Flowey: Am I a joke to you

[@enesutku34]

Also toriel

[@Scarlet-bm7ey]

I got the joke, but he said between tori and asgore.

[@mihaitavraciu2248]

Flowey is a being without a soul , monsters have a soul , so Flowey isn't a monster

[@antheri7843]

Toriel

[@lordvomapoomobile1335]

Dummy:am I a joke to you

[@tacksevasion]

It’s because he’s an epic gamer

[@KaidenGuajardoFootball]

EPIC.

[@progradethistime7956]

He’s a gaming legend

[@OutHypeYT]

Now this is epic.

[@Hugh345678]

@@OutHypeYT I have won the greatest game in this omniverse, i got top spot mofos, turns out the only way to win is to create the game. humanity just lost to me, accept it, accept this 5D world of love i am conjuring with wild magic and quantum mechanics. i am the inventor of magic and i am releasing it all back to creation.

[@ambernica]

STILL CHILL

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

Simple answer: He Timeline hops “Befreinding” people’s Mom throughout the multiverse

[@mekanix-lol2308]

Mr Neddlemouse underrated comment

[@Razorcarl]

Lol

[@Klato-sx5eq]

Deltarune Refrence?

[@KalDoesStuff]

reference with Deltarune ?

[@peeei7423]

This needs more likes

[@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar]

Imagine if all the bosses figured out you could walk to the side a bit to dodge a attack.

[@omertark1651]

"How is Sans so powerful?" Me: Oh, an interesting video "Quantum physics" Me: Wtf

[@thatonepersonree1013]

Lol

[@sansdacomic3437]

Same

[@Tomislavren]

So same

[@doug2555]

he do be breakin the 4th wall doe

[@stupidstupid3263]

Lol same

[@frostblaster677]

Why sans so powerful? Because we killed his brother

[@BHC7966]

( ͡°Ĺ̯ ͡° )

[@isaacward3499]

Very relatable.

[@Erythr1n]

Not actually, Not canon.

[@lauramedina6101]

So true

[@Benjamin_Gaming]

R.I.P Papyrus Beloved brother, friend, etc.

[@izzrainy7410]

He has a quantum physics book. Lots of them. In his house. In a bunch of joke books.

[@azura1823]

He also is theorized to have a PHD in Quantum Physics

[@heatherirwin1333]

It’s a quantum physics book, inside is a joke book, inside is a quantum physics book, inside is a joke book. It’s a quantum physics joke.

[@milez570]

It's a joke book inside a quantum physics book

[@retrosans340]

He has a Quantum physics book in a pun book in his quantum physics book in a pun book and you know where the book is ;)

[@axthxrn]

Sans doesn't really want you *dead*, so much as he just wants you to give up and reset, and if killing you over and over does that, he'll do it

[@jakeresendez4315]

Im Powerful because of Ketchup. ~Sans 2020

[@hera5299]

Heyy, it is so meanfull!

[@officialneverfar]

Bruh

[@hiambruh5693]

No

[@bigchunges7195]

No wonder

[@The.unhumourus.person]

We cant *KETCHUP* to sans

[@Mewz123]

Turns out, Sans is actually just another person playing the same Undertale game as you, and is trolling you :D

[@starwizard7372]

FrenchToasties123 funny thing is that actually solves a lot of issues with his background honestly

[@flare_studios.]

69th like

[@blackchrysler]

STARWIZARD 737 what the actual fuck

[@idk-gl6yl]

no its the fun value that is playing with your mind

[@Fenyll_Fur]

"Fun values dropping into the negatives"

[@monkeyboy6857]

Actually has anyone ever thought about how in every fight you have, if you get hit your SOUL flashes as if giving you time to recover, but with sans, he gives you no chance to ever recover. Your SOUL never flashes when you fight sans. I think this is what the KARMA factor is. He’s so determined to kill you that he won’t let you rest and keeps you on your toes. Sans is mostly a special type of boss fight that you will never win until you’re seriously determined irl.

[@mikaelious9550]

MonkTheater But why would Undyne the Undying, a monster who is more determined than anyone in the game to destroy you, give you time to rest? Doesn't make sense to me.

[@mikaelious9550]

True Neutral What about one of the Amalgamates, Snowdrake's Mother? Her attacks only deal 1 damage, yet you have invincibility frames against her.

[@jlknightetherion5549]

Mikael Britschgi Exactly Snowdrake's mom is trying to not hurt you Undyne's invincibility frames are so short, I needed to use the cloudy glasses just to increase the frame length to the same as Pacifist

[@mikaelious9550]

JLknight Etherion I didn't know that you had shorter INV frames against Undyne the Undying.

[@jlknightetherion5549]

Mikael Britschgi The more you know

[@fink_rat]

I think that yes, there are powers in play within his fight. But for the patterns and dodging, it's just his skill being much greater than yours.

[@five2019]

sans got tired because his lazy.. what happens if sans aint lazy? now that is scary to think about

[@Deadass271]

Sans is lazy because he’s realized no matter what he does he’ll be reset. He hints at this multiple times in his fight.

[@diobrando3272]

Damn i never realized that

[@solidturtle6910]

@@Deadass271 DAMN

[@Just.moemoe]

@@Deadass271 What happens if he was just as, no, more determined than Undyne ;-;

[@superboss3870]

@@Deadass271 Has he ever tried before getting that mind set?

[@operative1555]

"How is Sans so Powerful?" Answer: its his gaming chair man and his gaming mouse that does 60 damage per second

[@izhazuu]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6Ccqql3m6eVpaM

[@malachimason786]

Jitter clicking

[@fastone5874]

fax

[@insolence3239]

lol

[@novasion327]

Hes got that drip peppa pig gaming chair 🔥🔥🔥

[@theworthysoul]

The 'blood' he leaks before dying is probably either: - Ketchup, as we know he likes drinking ketchup from bottles. - Injected Determination. Edit: Sure it’s totally possible it could be real blood but it’s kinda weird since: Sans is a monster, even if he is a skeleton. Both him and his brother turn to dust on death, but Sans does it off-screen. Monsters are said to lack blood, and even if he could produce blood and was an outlier, how the heck would he keep all that blood contained, being a skeleton? There is definitely gaps in his clothing where blood could gush out.

[@undernetuser4042]

actually it couldn't be ketchup because the 'blood' is in his mouth, and since monster food is instantly absorbed there is no way he spit it up, and also if the ketchup somehow got in his mouth he would have healed and kept fighting.

[@undernetuser4042]

also because sans might have osteoporosis which would cause bones to be brittle, both explaining the 'blood' and his 1 hp.

[@catgotslap1238]

Or just, actual blood?

[@n64andabove87]

no it ketchup packets

[@SanstheSkeleton-xz6gv]

*nah, ya got it wrong. it's real blood..

[@_LemonLimeade_]

I haven’t actually watched the video yet, but I believe he is fueled by determination and the grief of losing so many people. If Papyrus and Sans swapped places, Papyrus could probably be equally as powerful. Edit: Also, he seems to be very aware of the game mechanics.

[@gonnachangemychannel9449]

disbelief papyrus is proof ur right lol

[@PhnxKap]

​@@gonnachangemychannel9449 Disbelief papyrus is fanon

[@PhnxKap]

+ doubt papyrus would be as powerful as he is very oblivious

[@Jiggelmeister]

Another edit: clearly I didn't understand quantum physics at the time. I realize I was now very loosely referring to a fictional spin-off of the many-worlds interpretation.

[@wytildlool]

oof

[@ouz6721]

reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[@connergrimsley4635]

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@yuvalwh]

Gaster can be discovered if you get 66 on undertale's FUN value. You don't need to hack.

[@PManDudeGuyLol]

sans is weak but is incredibly smarter than meets the eye

[@MadHat..]

He has a Ton of Power.... A SkeleTON

[@-omgg-1769]

._.

[@SansTheSkeleton-nn1ur]

@@-omgg-1769 *_L A U G H_*

[@alyssam5582]

XD

[@-omgg-1769]

"Bruh."

[@notinsideyourwalls]

Sans The Skeleton Hi sans

[@potatocharleh]

So if we kill everyone he goes OP. But if flowery kills everyone, he flops in the ground and gives up

[@samwinger6155]

UnderNerd FLOWEY SAYS SOMEWHERE SANS KILLED HIM ALOT

[@lebro4401]

UnderNerd not really, it has to do with karmic retribution

[@fearlessbros3620]

Sans understands everything about his universe which means he knows that you have to stop him you must beat flowey its a cheaky way of saying destiny is real

[@sus6781]

Welp that’s basically it

[@israelw7762]

Perhaps kr only applies to souls and flowey doesn't have a soul

[@stephenpeters2378]

My theory is that based on how evil you are, the stronger he gets. I call it "karmatic retribution"

[@axelinedgelord4459]

you really had to have it match up with KR, didn’t you? and just say that’s how KR works.

[@acookie1410]

@@axelinedgelord4459technically he’s the “judge” of the game. He always come in the judgement hall to judge your actions.

[@axelinedgelord4459]

@@acookie1410 i have no idea what you’re trying to convey other than a part of sans’ role in the game, nor do i know how this connects to what i said at all.

[@acookie1410]

@@axelinedgelord4459 Bro I made an assumption of whatever what you said so I took it. Seems like I was wrong to whatever you said. Please elaborate more so I could understand next time

[@cloudnineteen2349]

VIDEO: "Why is Sans so Powerful?" ME: Becuase of his puns.

[@SanstheSkeleton-xz6gv]

*maybe?

[@ItsXen00n]

@@saskiatheskeletonakasanssd3148 whaaaaaaa?????? I thought sans is too lazy to have a daughter

[@pieguy6992]

If you think of it, the karma mechanic makes alot of sense. Instead of the damage being dealt and it being overwith... The pain is drawn out, torturing you.

[@Hugh345678]

you are correct sir, karma is a 8D i noticed the trend a few years ago after a 215 hr LoL marathon, it led me to discover the theory of everything I am permanently in a superposition of all the 4th order time domains in the dimension sets, e.g. Time is the dimensional glue thats flipped and stuck to itself every 4 dimensions you go up. since i have the theory of space time, i am space time.

[@m1ss1ngnumb3r]

He’s so powerful that Sakurai thought he’d be too op as his own character.

[@totl747]

bruh im still salty about that

[@m1ss1ngnumb3r]

totlnoob I’m a bit salty. I believe he could’ve and should’ve been playable. But I’m just happy Megalovania is in Smash.

[@m1ss1ngnumb3r]

EPIC EPIC a Mii Costume.

[@unofficialblob]

... *1 attack, 1 hp and 1 defense*

[@itsPlasma06]

@@unofficialblob Sans just bends the rules of the game to his advantage. Take him out of his field and he won't last that long

[@Rels_channel]

No one be talking about the lore of the "conveniently shaped lamp" has so much lore juice 1000000%1!1!

[@Jiggelmeister]

Facts

[@Rels_channel]

@@Jiggelmeister omg u replied :0

[@forkgodsdescendant2503]

I realized some things: Omega Flowey, a monster with 6 human souls, still can’t get rid of invincibility frames and do that poison damage effect like Sans does. Sans can mess with your position like Flowey can. Sans is the only monster in the game that dodges attacks. Sans, the “weakest” monster in the game. Can do all this.

[@sectorforall1760]

Sans is from deltarune, deltarune monsters can run out of the battle too

[@jan_Masilijun]

yet sans still cant remove the bullet board...

[@Swarps]

@@sectorforall1760 They aren't monsters. They're darkners.

[@vit-t680]

But flowey can still save

[@hahafunnyclown]

Because sans always learns from his mistakes

[@mrspiffy8587]

Jokes aside here's my theory. At least as to why he's the hardest fight Sans is aware. Not just of the resetting and timelines, but of the battle system. He knows how it works and how to manipulate it. His "special attack" is just to keep taking his turn forever. Instead of doing large amounts of damage at pre-determined intervals (i.e. I-frames), he does one damage every frame you're in contact with his attacks. I-frames can be manipulated as demonstrated by the glasses and notebook sold by Gerson. He even realizes that he can take advantage of your mercy and fill the screen with an attack, completely disregarding the fact that sparing should end a fight. As to why Sans can teleport and is even aware of timelines and resetting, I have a theory for that too. When reading the true lab entries, half of them are written in all lowercase with poor punctuation, implying that Sans worked on or at least knew about the determination experiments. It's quite obvious that Sans knows more than he lets on. Perhaps he knew how to properly handle determination but didn't let Alphys (or even Gaster, oooooh!...) know because he knew that if that happened, Asgore would destroy humanity. Near the end of his fight, Sans is supposedly sweating. Sans is a skeleton, though, so maybe he was actually melting from excessive determination. "But why does Undyne melt more than Sans does?" I hear you asking. Sans knows that he won't be able to defeat you and the most he can do is delay the inevitable, so he's less determined than Undyne was, who truly believed she could stop you, or it could be because of his knowledge of determination I theorized earlier. OR MAYBE SANS IS REALLY A HUMAN NAMED NESS AND THAT'S WHY WE SEE HIM BLEED AND NOT TURN TO DUST AND THAT'S HOW HE KNOWS ABOUT TIMELINES AND THAT'S WHY HE DOESN'T DIE FROM DETERMINATION POISONING AND WHY HE CAN TELEPORT AND MANIPULATE GRAVITY!!!!!! Thank you for coming to my Ted-Talk

[@0kay879]

the saddest part about this is that this comment on a video of an entertainment platform, is better than any of my essays-

[@mrspiffy8587]

@@0kay879 I put more effort into this than I should have

[@0kay879]

@@mrspiffy8587 Ah. That's such a mood.

[@rplatinum007]

But every monster is aware of battle system , they just don't exploit it like sans

[@SleepyFunkin]

@@0kay879 same

[@RapidPhantom293]

Title: How is sans so powerful? He gets a skele-ton of sleep!

[@noxhy0]

Sans 2345 not overused at all

[@freddygaming2254]

Your profile pic Oh you changed it :(

[@freddygaming2254]

@TheTrueMC your profile pic Oh no

[@buzzthedevourer5333]

He eats a skele-ton of vitamin gummies constantly

[@freddygaming2254]

@@buzzthedevourer5333 well done, You made a funny joke

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

1:46 _"there are two prevailing theories as to how Sans is so powerful; number one is determination theory, and number two is quantum physics."_ I love the internet sometimes.

[@rovertn7521]

“You feel your SANS crawling on your back” “Ew get off Sans”

[@lolohlinoh8137]

I feel ashamed to laugh at this...

[@__starter__]

@@lolohlinoh8137 I agree in so many ways

[@marlosuper]

*You felt sans crawling on your back. *You politely asked him to get off.

[@acleverusername2269]

WHEEZE

[@burthens]

Hurkauwruhd-

[@ed1434]

Me: *reads the title* maybe it's the way he's dressed

[@Slimslow]

THE HOODIE GIVES HIME POWER

[@oofed3460]

itsactuallyabouttheweirdmachineinhisgaragethatahatgoshshdhsheenythroughputssapa saldotheresahiethanoldestimatingwhichis whyeadogeandattack

[@spanndwichh]

bruh guys, it's spongebob reference

[@SasukeTheCursed]

The main issue I have with the Determination Theory is that Sans dialog throughout his fight and before hand tends to suggest the opposite. Sans is reluctant to fight you, he doesn't want to and only does when he literally sees no alternative and even then he does so clearly having mixed feelings about it. He even acknowledges he knows he can't kill you and it implies that his goal is only to frustrate you enough to reset since he knows he can't kill you. On top of that its said that a monsters stats are determined by how they feel. I'm sure there are certain inherently stronger and weaker monsters but one needs to really question how Sans could have 1 of every stat and not died a long time ago. No in truth I think Sans isn't like that normally. But the path you took in genocide weighed heavily on him because of what he knew it would come too. The death of his friends and brother, the knowledge that he can't actually kill and the fact that in an alternate timeline you were exceptionally good friends with him. I think it made him not want to hurt you even though he knew he had to, that he didn't want to live without the people he loved, that he didn't deserve to be the only survivor because of how he sat back and observed you. Att - determined by a monsters willingness to harm (Sans has 1 attack) Def - determined by a monsters willingness to not take damage (Sans has 1 defense) HP - determined by a monsters willingness to live (Sans has 1 HP) When looking at if from that perspective Sans even at his worst is merciful, self-loathing, depressed. Yet he still does what he can to try and make the player reset.

[@midnightdragon67]

.... well fuck

[@partyhardy5293]

Do you have a way of explaining his speed tho? I always that he just used his psychic abilities to move himself out of the way or he could have a sixth sense considering that he dodged you while fake sleeping.

[@SasukeTheCursed]

HalfPastMidnight Well you see thats kind of the beauty of it. My own interpretation of things simply disproves the Determination Theory. The Quantum Mechanics theory is still viable. Its also simply possible that everything he does aside from the Gaster Blasters are just part of his powers. They only seem to activate when is eye does so who is to say that warping, gravity manipulation and various other things aren't just part of his magic? Though I suppose the "shortcuts" are also an example of this. I've toyed with the notion that Sans magic is based off of several of the human soul traits (integrity, patience, perseverance, and justice) due to the associated colors of his attacks with patience and justice being his two most powerful since those are the colors his eye flashes.

[@gordonmckee7562]

Thats why sans didn't stop you Karma and the cyan soul is patience

[@SasukeTheCursed]

Gordon Mckee Actually Karmatic Retribution is purple so its related to Perseverance. Patience are the light blue attacks that hurt you if you move. Of course his gravity manipulation of your soul is integrity and as for Justice I would say its possible to relate them to the Gaster Blasters since the human that had the Yellow Soul used a gun.

[@mrnerd3143]

the way he does his atk patterns that are wierd, teleporting, and code editing is via DT. it can change the way time works, and it also can shift the mechanics of reality itself.

[@axelinedgelord4459]

sans probably doesn’t have determination, and the amount he would need to do that would easily turn him into an amalgamate. flowey and the fallen humans can cause one, flowey is a flower, not a monster, and two, the fallen children are humans. monsters and DT do not mix well.

[@A.J.Torres]

I always thought he took the souls. But then after talking with my friends I realized that he probably would’ve transformed into a terrible creature like the text on the walls said. I just want to know why Two eyes: Friendly Neighborhood Skeleton No eyes: “ You better be careful watch you say next, or you’re REALLY not gonna enjoy what happens next” One Eye: (When it’s happening)

[@Jovan838]

I'm pretty sure he'll be ULTRA SANS if he gets all the six souls

[@CantusTropus]

He explicitly didn't take the souls, since I believe it's mentioned somewhere that people are begging Asgore to FINALLY stop procrastinating and merge with the six souls to save the monsters (it's a testament to his moral weakness that he STILL couldn't bring himself to do that even as he watched his people be massacred in front of him). If he had, you likely wouldn't have been able to beat him, given that just one single soul was enough to allow Asriel to cross the Barrier and slaughter dozens of humans before being brought down.

[@poisonedbananabread1460]

Asriel never killed anyone. look it up

[@Sir_GrimReaper]

@@Jovan838 ULTRA sans isn't Canon

[@Cyranek]

cause he's in a video game. saved you 9 minutes.

[@clankboss827]

dafuk

[@ja-cai]

IQ: 666

[@anibalprime9050]

"cause he's in a video game." ... ... ... *and cheats.

[@fatiyahe]

Thx

[@Jiggelmeister]

oh thank you

[@odinokami9610]

Sans doesn't teleport, he's using Quantum Superpositioning. Quantum Superposition is a phenomenon where an object has multiple states at once. He's already everywhere, you simply have to observe him and he'll be in one state. This also explains why he's so lazy, why walk there when you're already there?

[@odinokami9610]

FoxyCyber Well, specifically all *possible* states, so he shouldn't be on the surface.

[@odinokami9610]

Joe Momma Hm, that does explain those attacks.

[@lorenzoherreros6641]

the lazyness is because his depression, and he is not in multiple states at once, if he were, he wouldnt be killed in a single hit

[@odinokami9610]

Lorenzo Herreros one can argue he could control whether he was in one state or multiple states. His power shows he has a great understanding of Physics and the undertale world, his depression could be caused either by: 1. Gaster's Accident 2. Existential Crisis Sans was killed when he was tired, after draining his energy.

[@lorenzoherreros6641]

Kai Xun i repeat, if he could be in several places at once, he would be simply unkillable

[@noone-lt4zk]

he is the only dude in the whole game who actually dodges the attacks instead of just taking it

[@justaperson555]

Theory: Sans is powerful because his ketchup has steroids.

[@janeiorwidemon4645]

i never thought of that

[@sans9195]

You bet it does

[@flycooker58]

@@sans9195 so cool

[@sans9195]

VioletBlue29 so cool

[@justaperson555]

@Sans so cool

[@InfinityTrooperSaru2]

"How is Sans so powerful?" *he was invited to smash*

[@UltraNerdyGamer]

His mailbox was stuffed to the brim...

[@marlosuper]

@@riley_-zm8vr Well yes but *actually no.*

[@Coolmancary]

He was invited, but was too lazy so he gave frisk a sans costume

[@redjoystick2991]

Being invited to smash made him take more than a hit now *chuckles* we in danger

[@axthxrn]

Technically it's just a Mii costume but like-

[@enderdragoness546]

"that could be connected with the multiverse theory" Undertale AU communities: **laugh in Undertale fanfictions**

[@LudwigTheLongbeard]

I agree with the determination theory, however I want to add something to this... sans is one of the most determined beings in the underground, only beaten by Undyne and maybe Asriel. however sans also knows about saves and resets more deeper than most characters, and to at least an extent knows that they live in a video game. this could also mean that sans can combine this knowledge with determination so that he can bend the rules of the game, rather than just defeating you outright. he dodges your attacks, he teleports, and even pervents your turn to keep you trapped in a fight forever. he is very determined, but fights with intellect rather than brute force, which he knows he lacks severely.

[@LimitWIS]

asriel negs sans ngl

[@notdzul]

Sans: ᕙ(ಠ益ಠ)ᕗ how strong do i look? Frisk: Almost like a baby Sans: ok.

[@-omgg-1769]

XS

[@bavarianmapper4566]

Sans: hey kid tell me your best joke Frisk: Your face Sans: *-99999*

[@GodittoC]

69 likes, make a wish!

[@notdzul]

@@GodittoC too late its now 77

[@jillreyerma7592]

@@bavarianmapper4566 "Welp, I wasn't expecting that."

[@crawlheim]

imagine if sans had more hp or stamina. Even the ability to control save files

[@dallas9151]

You wouldn't be able to defeat him because if you died once your whole save get deleted

[@deathofdeath1904]

RIP genocide

[@Momsfromroblox]

t h a t a l r e a d y h a p p e n e d .

[@NoOneImportant233]

My guy already exists in many ways in his au's (Killer!Sans,Insanity!Sans, Hyper Dust and so many other's)

[@NoOneImportant233]

Basically just saying that the fandom already gave us this version

[@joyhachey9249]

People: why haven't you played the undertale genocide route yet? Me: I'm too scared. Me (internally): I tried, but am too weak at video games to even get past snowdin.

[@yuvalshalgi2289]

isn't undyne at waterfall (she is the first boss right?)

[@arti2074]

@@yuvalshalgi2289 undyne and sans are the only genocide bosses. Undyne is in waterfall

[@yuvalshalgi2289]

Arti 20 that is exactly what I said there is no boss in snowdin at the Genocide route

[@Joe-wt4rv]

@@yuvalshalgi2289 every single other boss still appears

[@yuvalshalgi2289]

@@Joe-wt4rv you can't really call them a boss when you kill them on the first attack...

[@akixx11]

CONGRATS...IT'S 2022 AND THE FANDOM DIDN'T DIE YET

[@thepublicpotato3887]

When u realize sans was using a usb steering wheel this whole time

[@Joe-es4ke]

*playing minecraft monday with a steering wheel intensifies*

[@doctordycanballs]

And he had a blindfold on

[@geraldmcdonald1962]

TECNOBLED

[@stafey7659]

Technoblade

[@jeversongabrian8774]

Taknobled

[@thomashummer6162]

Here is my theory of how Sans is so powerful: TL;DR: Sans and Papyrus were two of the "failed vessels," after Gaster was erased they both were afflicted with a "hole" in their souls, which, in Papyrus was filled with mercy, and in Sans was filled with Karma. According to the entries in True Lab and a scene in the Genocide run with Undyne, when monsters are too determined, they sort of melt. So the Determination Theory must be wrong, except for Entry Number 7, which states that there is a vessel for this soul substitute. Although it seems pushed that Flowey/Asriel is that vessel, I believe that Sans and Papyrus were meant to be that vessel. So they were created differently from other monsters, using Gaster's DNA, multiple monsters' magic, and determination itself. But when Gaster fell into the Core, his creation, his soul shattered across multiple realities and became Forgotten. Every memory or sign of his existence was erased, but since Sans and Papyrus were made of other things, only Gaster's DNA was erased, leaving a hole. In Papyrus, this hole was filled with Mercy, nullifying him as a vessel. But Sans left that hole empty, so he somehow (this is the big hole in my theory) he became the vessel, which allowed him to use teleportation and Karma. But I also believe that the Karma is more powerful in the Judgement Hall, which is where you fight Sans. This is not complete or fine-tuned, but just my take on it. Edit 1: Fixed Judgement Hall Edit 2: Added TL;DR

[@ceedox6012]

*He he* I'm not ganna read that

[@therandomguy1701]

I'm gonna simplify... Sans is gaster but lazier and cheap (Karma bruh, he uses it for his lack of damage) Papyrus on the other hand, much more merciful and soaks up a bit of damage not powerful but can survive a bit of hits

[@saartjesteenberg3809]

I AINT READIN THAT

[@raprista4440]

great theory

[@jeffsecret1168]

Very interesting theory

[@worldofvariations]

My awnser: Sans sleeps more in one day than a lion.

[@yazminsoto2937]

My dodging answer: he gets hit but goes to bed and heal max (he gets there by teleporting)

[@visceruhh]

He sleeps so much he has the energy to fight for so long.

[@mikachuuz]

a w n s e r

[@grimmsoul3096]

6:52 you don't need to hack. whenever you start a new game your "luck" value is randomized if you get "lucky" you can find them