How Is Undyne Able To Keep Fighting Past Death? Undertale Theory | UNDERLAB

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Undyne is one incredibly persistent foe, trying again and again to kill us while passing through Waterfall in Undertale. She's so persistent, in fact, that should we choose to kill her, she won't die, and instead she keeps on fighting for a little while longer. On a certain route she comes back completely, fighting us with renewed strength. While in most other games, this would just be a cool moment, there's an explanation to it in Undertale - time to find out what that is!
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[@Underlab]

Whenever I slowed down while making this video, I found the determination to carry on! Before turning into a sticky puddle on the floor, that is. If you particularly enjoyed this episode, please like the Reddit post! www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/6m8ksl/how_is_undyne_able_to_keep_fighting_past_death/

[@mikeallevesque18]

Don't worry, Underlab, keep going! Everyone here loves your videos!

[@tylerbabuchna1021]

Underlab Did you form back, or are you now forever a sticky puddle on the floor for all of eternity?

[@vivianagarcia8620]

I enjoy it

[@vivianagarcia8620]

I always support your Channel

[@vivianagarcia8620]

I always enjoyed it

[@SamDRowning]

Undyne so so badass even death is scared of her

[@emeralddreemurr6283]

ACE Sam Warner TV I agree

[@theextremeanimator1698]

ACE Sam Warner TV lol

[@mikaelious9550]

ACE Sam Warner TV At least it's clear that Undyne isn't scared of death. She even thinks that death is super hot...

[@angiedandy6863]

agreed

[@thatonebeetlejuicethatinva1278]

Even Chuck Norris is scared of undyne! And when he sees undyne the undying he'll probably die because the laser eye looks so good

[@C3CC10]

You encounter temmie, the hardest boss. You're filled with *D E T E M M I E N A T I O N*

[@robertthehedgehog8270]

XD Bad punz-

[@johndizon7551]

Sans:You better ketchup with me

[@EthanJaye]

Pun-tastic 👌👌👌

[@scarlett_2750]

You are the best human in the whole world

[@user-hm9fu7jh2g]

U deserve a PUN-ishment!

[@fortifyxgames314]

When Undyne dies in the nuetral route it kinda looks like she gets the spikes on her armor of her undying form and other various little things in the background, but I think the reason she is able to surpass death in Genocide is because she can feel everyone's hearts beating as one. Humans (Which have determination), and monsters. She doesn't care about killing the human to break past the barrier, she cares about killing the human to PROTECT everyone, not just monsters, but everyone. In the nuetral run though, she still cares about killing you for Asgore. She doesn't care about killing you to protect everyone. I think that's why she can't transform and ends up melting.

[@genericgamer1271]

Explain pacifist please.

[@wdnjames284]

@@genericgamer1271 that point is contradictory she doesn't die in pacifist because you don't kill her

[@wdnjames284]

It is a pacifist route. in that route you don't kill anyone.

[@MsProkings]

@@wdnjames284 what if you kill

[@IdntknowWhy]

@@MsProkings ıts become neutral

[@grossolderaccount2175]

Undyne the *UNDYING?!* we'll see about that *orders fish and chips*

[@Geoform187]

The fish you ordered probably wasn't Undyne. *Or was it?* *[Spear of Justice plays.]*

[@undynetheundying6207]

NGAHHHH!!!

[@nataliehenderson1870]

omfg

[@magicalghost5675]

I always wondered what would happen if Undyne went into a fish and chip shop and found out what was going on

[@celestialjunipers6829]

Shes undead.

[@d1mensi0n70]

Wait, according to the bonus fact, Monster Kid became captain of the Royal Guard after Undyne retired. But he can't even hold an umbrella...

[@kyokokirigiri4688]

Which alternative Neutral Route is that? If you kill off Asgore, Papyrus becomes Captain of the Royal Guard. (Despite being disbanded.) If you kill off Papyrus and Asgore, Undyne overthrows Toriel. (Remains ruler.) If you kill off Undyne and Asgore the Royal Guard becomes disbanded.

[@Logan-tz1ry]

I think the one that sets up for the True Pacifist route. (you know, where no one died...)

[@jacksonl.2201]

nah, he is the last line of defense in the case of utter emergency, not anything else.

[@Pikpikcarrotzz]

Wow.

[@boneking591]

You ever heard of Brad Armstrong from LISA?

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Undyne, along with Papyrus is my favorite character.

[@rugerdavis6083]

WeegeeSlayer mine is papyrus and muffet

[@stef__an]

M I N E I S *S A N S* xD Jk its Chara

[@nv2388]

papyrus and sans is by far the best character but I think chara is the worst CHARActer heh lol puns

[@mysticalmind3303]

the gamer why is Chara bad? they are just a child.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

the gamer Chara is misunderstood.

[@kyokokirigiri4688]

Although it is stated in the game that Alphys gave Undyne the "pink liquid" that is theorized/stated to be DETERMINATION, nowhere in the game is it even stated Undyne was injected with DETERMINATION. Even if she was, she'd melt after a week or so (just like the Amalgamates.) Undyne seems to be the only Monster in the Underground who has earned her own natural-DETERMINATION. Unlike the Amalgamates, Undyne only melts when she's at death-point / going to be resurrected. Which explains why she's the strongest monster in the world.

[@Oof-gt3ys]

The amalgamates got more than one dose of determination

[@celestialjunipers6829]

When did she give pink liquid? When did you know/find that fact?. I wanna know.

[@ssj1k564]

Coffee Jaytee same

[@noblesauve8343]

Agreed.

[@jackglover3108]

The power of fish lesbians fills you with DETERMINATION

[@user-dw6zg5fc5t]

YEAH M8

[@thereisnolongeranythinghere]

LOL YEAH

[@ThyCentralAuthority]

Jack Glover hahahah

[@GamerLovesTheHomies]

The power of fish lesbians shines within you

[@stygianloona9830]

what's up (Amy) cancer

[@liambradley8978]

*D E T E M M I E N A T I O N.*

[@Raybin89627]

:D that was little funny

[@diegohernandez3901]

*DETERMINATION

[@dadeathcow1656]

dont get the joke?

[@jackalope2839]

DaDeathCow its from the temmie village save point instead of determinatio, its detemmienation

[@Raybin89627]

i get it :P

[@BinLackin]

Undyne is the sister and of Chuck Norris

[@user-wr9qt4li7e]

woah logic

[@mousey_boi]

Nice

[@noblesauve8343]

Heh. Yeah.

[@Puppeteer_in_the_Void]

That makes to much sense for a KZbin comment.

[@zadock6370]

Shaggy

[@agenttex5973]

Personally i think the alphys theory really downplays Undyne Feat, And i always liked the idea that Undyne was the Only monster who could harness determination, But then again thats just how i feel, also Undyne is my favorite character

[@noblesauve8343]

Me too.👍

[@tonk4344]

Sans also has DT(determination) but only in tiny amounts

[@andreicc201]

@@tonk4344 explain why he bleeds

[@Sparsh011]

​​@@andreicc201 its probably just sauce packets

[@mikeallevesque18]

I've been following your channel since the ­"What if Asriel never died" video and I've seen your channel grow with each new video. Each new video you make is better than the previous, you keep improving all the time. Which is pretty tough to do, given that you can only make theories about the same game for so long before all theories have been covered. But even then, you still find long-lasting questions and provide the best evidence to answer them. I hope you're gonna see this, since I'm earlier than usual, cuz I'd really like you to see it. Just keep going, I love your channel! You've come a long way from the beginning, don't give up! And most importantly... Thank you for continuing to make videos. You've kept going despite the challenges you've faced with your channel. Whether it be the end of annotations on KZbin that forced you to change your outro (I loved your old outro so much!) or KZbin demonetizing some videos of yours, you've kept going and making videos. Honestly, I would have given up at your place. But I'm not you, (thankfully!) and you haven't given up. So thank you! Lots of appreciation for you, Underlab!

[@minimanofiron2501]

Same. (was too lazy to copy paste this or say something original........)

[@rowquerpaz8265]

I know. This guy knows of what he is talking about. He really has all the points gathered before saying something random.

[@shortfuse875]

She can survive bcaus she seen too many anime comebacks

[@sebastiankuolcrimson1622]

Either that or she's a Coward who breaks the rules.

[@kyree1483]

@@sebastiankuolcrimson1622 Defintely not the latter

[@Seriously_Unserious]

When it comes to Undyne and Determination, and what happened to the Amalgamates when injected with determination, there's one small line that seems to be overlooked by the theorists. "I kept injecting them with determination." meaning Alphys injected the monsters in her lab with more and more determination, it's possible in her impatience she merely overdosed them on the stuff and that's what caused their melting and combining into the amalgamates. So it wasn't so much that monsters couldn't contain ANY determination at all, but that they were injected with way too much of the stuff, and OD'ed. If that's the case, and Undyne got a hold of a small dose of determination, or injected hers in small, controlled doses over time, she may have been able to adapt to the stuff rather then OD'ing and melting away like the others did. Maybe with the Amalgamates it was simply a case of too much too fast. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, Underlab.

[@shronkler1994]

This is pretty plausible, I believe the determination is generated by herself

[@KayBbyXOXOXO]

I think Alphys did give Undyne DETERMINATION but only during the Neutral and Genocide route. But during the Neutral route, because so many monsters are still alive, you aren't seen as a huge threat so she isn't as determined, so she gives in to the side-effects. But with the Genocide route, she's so determined that she's able to persist past death and fight one more time. With the Amalgamates, it took a day for the side effects to kick in and for them to melt, so Undyne had plenty of time to fight us. But when we killed her, she started trying to use the DETERMINATION to go on, but the side effects kicked in and she melted while dying. But in the Genocide route, she was so determined that she was able to use the DETERMINATION properly and she was able to go on past death, like the player can. And especially during the Genocide route, there isn't much hope. Monsters only fight you in order to give the others more time to escape. Alphys had already been evacuating the entire Underground, they probably both knew Undyne would end up dead like everyone else. It was a suicide mission, so they used DETERMINATION in order to prolong the fight and buy everyone more time to evacuate.

[@Gamermoment2749]

well in my opinion she forms her own determination due to the threat of you trying to destroy everything and so when shes about to die she forms this determination to try and stop you and the reason she melts in neutral is because shes trying to use her determination to only hurt instead of doing the right thing

[@drago3036]

"doens't really rely on magic" so from where the hell these GLOWING, FLOATING, TOTALLY-NOT-MAGIC SPEARS (that btw AREN'T, by any means, her main form of attacking) come from? :v

[@fawqvg5285]

Maybe she's attacking with her spear from all sides.

[@yellowpower3755]

Maybe it’s more like “not AS reliant as magic but still uses it”

[@theemeraldboat9947]

Another explanation is possible. The Amalgamates melted cause they were injected with determination, right? Maybe. But, there can be another factor. The amalgamates were *dead*, and because of that, they gave no resistance to the "determination melting" effect. But, in Undyne's case, she was still alive when injected, so she would not have melted with a small dose of determination which is enough to keep her determined but not enough to save and load. The reason she starts melting when dying is because she starts to cross the line between life and death, thus provoking the "determination melting" effect, and turns into a sticky puddle. But what about on the genocide route, where she comes back. Let's put on our tinfoil hats, everyone! We are getting into conspiracy territory now. So, Alphys may have seen the ruthless killing of the player, and, convinced that it wasn't going to stop, gave Undyne a failsafe that if Undyne was struck with a fatal blow, Alphys would activate said failsafe, which would start to theoretically release more determination from some kind of capsule in her bloodstream or something. This new determination would revive undyne, and BOOM! SECOND HARDEST BOSS MADE!

[@evankinsella9756]

That's actually a good idea.

[@blainemcwhirt7641]

1st hardest - MTT Neo

[@tenx4512]

The Raging Inferno the hardest is jerry idiot!

[@Pikpikcarrotzz]

I don't feel so good after reading all of that...

[@kellyd9105]

A capsule in the bloodstream would have the same effect as a blood clot which can end in fatal gangrene, but other than that, good theory!

[@Zoukos23]

*Ebott is my city* (kill me)

[@user-wr9qt4li7e]

Dead

[@starlightmoonlight4011]

HEY! I live there too! How is it in your part of town? (lol)

[@thehighgrounder5783]

Remember: try not to fall into a giant cavern, but if you do be nice to the monsters in there. After all, you don't want to get impaled on the spear of justice, do you

[@millz5403]

Go in

[@zadock6370]

Overwatch reference.

[@beyonderdoesyt4927]

Short answer: Her DETERMINATION. Long answer: This video.

[@Synergy.]

I love you vids man! Keep em up! Stay Determined!

[@SANS-eg4bj]

yo thanks for putting me in your vids keep up with your videos ketch-up later

[@pineaqples8231]

SANS I hate you.

[@dadeathcow1656]

cringe

[@TangoMango20XX]

NGAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@htdindra]

I always thought that Alphys gave her Determination. That's why she melts like the Amalgamates. She might have that sort of strength to survive.

[@kyokokirigiri4688]

Although it is stated in the game that Alphys gave Undyne the "pink liquid" that is theorized/stated to be DETERMINATION, nowhere in the game is it even stated Undyne was injected with DETERMINATION. Even if she was, she'd melt after a week or so (just like the Amalgamates.) Undyne seems to be the only Monster in the Underground who has earned her own natural-DETERMINATION. Unlike the Amalgamates, Undyne only melts when she's at death-point / going to be resurrected. Which explains why she's the strongest monster in the world.

[@htdindra]

Undyne the Undying That would make a lot of sense. Due to Undyne's sheer strength and will she is able to persist past the "Determination" and even death. She even says that she, herself, is determined. As Flowey stated, the being with the most determination can save, control, and reset. If she can manifest her own DT, then she is easily the strongest monster. People say Sans is tough... sheesh.

[@delta3244]

+Alex Rawlings idk why people say Sans is tough, because he's just simply smart and has space/-time- manipulation and a strong weapon (counting bones, KR, and GB's in the weapon category), a great combination for a smart person (or in this case monster).

[@htdindra]

Delta Sans the character is strong, but the thing that makes his fight weak is that he uses the same attacks over and over again, probably due to laziness, therefore making it easy to memorize his attacks. Then you can beat him practically every time.

[@delta3244]

+Alex Rawlings, he is exceptionally weak compared to other monsters in the game (if we can believe either the in game or out of game stats). He just is the only one who came in with the capability to doge attacks perfectly. However, his S/T manipulation is probably one of the strongest abilities in the game, just because of how open ended it is (refer to phase 2 of Sans' fight for some details...), so I'll give you that.

[@meerkatm-h7409]

Is it possible that Undyne (and other monsters) are capable of retaining a small quantity of determination? In one of the true lab entries, Alphys refers to determination as the will to keep living. Surely all living creatures must posses some of this ability, so why can't monsters posses determination? (I believe that this may also be the reason for Sans's depression, because, as an undead monster, he has no true life. Possibly this means that he has no real will to keep living, but has stayed alive, despite his depression, because he has his brother to care for. (Maybe Papyrus has the will to live because of his optimism?)) Therefore, I theorise that monsters can sustain determination, but not in large concentrations or when weakened (notice that Undyne only melts at the end of her fight, when defeated, and the amalgamates apparently survive some time while recieving doses of determination before merging. (true lab entries)). However, why, then can Undyne not simply reload? Maybe determination acts differently on monsters, with their magical bodies lacking in physical matter. Also, is determination really what makes human souls strong? If we accept my previous statements as accurate, then perhaps no, or perhaps you require a large quantity of determination to have a significant effect. However, is it possible that it is the human body that the human soul is in that makes it strong? Human bodies can handle large quantities of determination, so is it possible that they can handle stronger souls as well? And, why are humans incapable of handling magic (as far as we see in game, there is one sprite that suggests otherwise). Maybe you need a monster body to use magic. This would indicate that monsters have an ability that humans cannnot use without external abilities. There are many questions here and very few answers, so its up to you to speculate. Also, it would be interesting to see a video on this theory. Its a completely different take on the the determination mechanic in Undertale, and I would love to see how it turns out.

[@juliuskulla2097]

When flowey talks to you (I think it’s on genocide) they say that they used to be able to save and reload, until you came along. Your determination eclipsed flowey’s.

[@carlosjovel85]

First Letter of the alphabet is A

[@Taiiveon]

Wow so Original

[@hmsyellow8112]

Big brain time

[@spookbag24]

*big brain*

[@jimmyescober7395]

B i g Brian

[@forgodsaj1874]

*B I G B R A I N*

[@amosimo8527]

just wanted to preise something: the srongest boss is Asriel on the other hand, the hardest boss is sans

[@pandalover4553]

Technically, Sans in only the hardest when you have high LOVE in the lore

[@amosimo8527]

which means genocide, though sans apparently has its power not from determination as most people think, cuz flowey actually mentions him as smiley trashbag in an easteregg, and says that he caused him his "fair amount of resets" or something like that,which means sans had its power before any collected human soul got down here (and when i say collected that means except chara cuz her/his soul disappeared) which means that sans has his power NATURALLY sry for the long answer :3

[@Geoform187]

I, arguably, think that Undyne is the strongest when it comes to power. Don't get me wrong, Sans is a complete *power-house* when it comes to the abilities and ATKS he uses; but he fights you using *karma, intelligence, etc.* He's basically a cheating genius at the end of it. But Undyne actually *earns her own DETERMINATION,* at death-point; when she realizes she's the *true hero* the World is depending on to keep the races alive. Hence why the OST is named "But The Earth Refused To Die." It's all an analogy. She'll stay alive for her own race, and end you. (Undyne is Earth because the World is depending on her. She's Undying/refusing to die.) Sans uses karmic-retribution; meaning if you sin or do bad deeds - *it hurts you.* But if he fought someone who has done *good* deeds it would do the *opposite* than what happens during Sans's fight - they would actually be healed etc.

[@amosimo8527]

sorry, but there's a difference between a determined hero that wants to die just to save his kind, a bone and the freaking god of HYPERDEATH he's a god, the easiest fight, but the strongest ennemy, he has the power to reset, and has more DT than us, if DT makes the strength in this game, then Azzy makes himself the strongest pretty easily not only in monsters, but humans too PS: that's why don't have the option to die in this fight, cause we wouldn't be able to come back, it would be the true gameover. and a monster that can make u truly waste 10 dollars in real life (not being able to play undertale again) is absolutely the strongest creature in a video game

[@amosimo8527]

undyne really was the strongest ennemy in the geno route, but in the others. no

[@Passicious]

I usually listen to your videos when I go to bed, and oftentimes find myself fallen asleep in the middle of an Underlab playlist. Not that they're boring, quite the contrary actually, but something about them just makes them great to fall asleep to. Today while watching this video in bright daylight I actually started feeling sleepy! Funny how it works. Keep up the good work!

[@iron_handschampion3987]

Determination sort of melts monsters. So during the sans fight we see sweat on his skull, what if that isn't sweat but him melting due to his determination to stop you?

[@myszycygaming409]

Good theory

[@sweaterketchup2730]

My theory on Undyne's determination: She had it all along, and the reason she didn't melt? Plot design. And because in the true lab, it says the monsters melted because they lacked the physical matter to hold detemmienation, which is a requirement because monsters are more in tune with their souls, so they can do MAGIC which holds their body together before they fall down. This is what Undyne avoids, by having the physical matter to hold determination. also hOi!!!!

[@rioluinriomain7771]

Its Alphys Special Ice Cream that has Determination in it

[@hotdog347]

Nice Cream Guy: *TRIGGERED*

[@THEUnknown0912]

Enjoyed! I hope the next video would talk about characters people might have forgotten about, such as River Person. I've been thinking about him, he is aware of gaster, and he does warn us about him by saying "beware of the man who speaks in hands." Or talk about weird things that the protagonist goes through, such as finding a number on a paper stuck on a fishing rod. Or being called by someone who thinks we are "G." I really enjoy your vids, and their main ideas too. But if you'd get us somehow to understand those I'll appreciate it, thank you!

[@psiartiness64]

But what would happen if a human and monster go together and made a baby before the humans vs. monsters war? Wouldn't the child then have half a human soul and half a monster soul....or would it fuse together and become a god (like Chara and Asriel)? Which would mean that that human would have to have the "Determination" soul trait via genetics, so that would mean that humans can than one or more than one soul trait (or would combining two different soul traits create a new soul trait (example: Perseverance trait + Integrity trait = Genius/Theorist trait)? WHY SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS?!

[@kinghippo6180]

You have read too much fanfiction, friend.

[@erubianwarlord8208]

the question of crossbreeding does have merit to me as the fact the the only magic she ever uses is her spear I.E. an artifact

[@Oof-gt3ys]

:o maybe that's how 7 human could use magic

[@jack-zx8st]

She's the only monster that can naturally produce Determination. I hate the fanfics that Alphys injected her with Determination. Toby wanted this character to be special as the true heroine. She laughs in the face of death. Watch EKG's video on 5 reasons Undyne is a badass.

[@ccccoffcoff9791]

ı dont know why but ı think youre the boy version of alphys

[@kyokokirigiri4688]

Alphys being his KZbin avatar; I can see why you think that.

[@FiSH-iSH]

Except, you know, without the social anxiety and weeb, which is half of Alphys’s entire character.

[@polskajoseoncountryball6950]

undyne is like, the only boss that doesn't die in one hit in genocide

[@bxwolf1892]

When I was this early toriel was still with asgore Edit:47 likes? The only time I'll be popular Edit: ..The only time I get noticed is in the comments...

[@thwipthwap8870]

BxWolf 1 too soon

[@jack-zx8st]

Too soon

[@0zz1ee]

BxWolf 1 if this is a joke, I don't get it

[@joshuasteak2973]

Toriel Dreemurr AYYYYY YOU JUST ROASTED YOUR OWN EX

[@PseudOni_]

BxWolf 1 last time you were so early Asriel was still alive.

[@Bleu_2ay]

underlab nice vid you should make a vid that is a list of all the monsters that you never even have a chance to kill/meet in the genoside route, and give reasons why u cant encounter them for example: shop keepers= snowdin rabbits(ever notis that in the entier game you never battle any bunies, bears, or mice), burger pans, gerson, tem shop,

[@chaosq_]

Last time I was this early people didn't use this type of comment

[@spaghetti5543]

NintendoGaming64 -Smash bros Mario Kart and more! so pretty mutch never

[@kyokokirigiri4688]

Those early jokes have been going on since pre-KZbin though. They just became really popular and corny now. LOL

[@sil3ntang3l53]

NintendoGaming64 -Smash bros Mario Kart and more! - OOOHHHH! NOW I GET THE JOKE! XD

[@tcarrotgaming1639]

last time you were that early i wasn't born so i couldn't tell you to stop.

[@chaosq_]

Issa joke

[@grandmii2459]

I absolutely LOVE these videos!! Plz keep making them!! ❤️

[@RavenVBranwen]

I love your videos, keep up the amazing work!

[@0zz1ee]

Luckily Underlab hadn't thrown the FISH in while making this video. He sure REELED this theory in through. AAAAAAAAAAAY~!

[@setsers1]

0:15 Wtf?!😂😁😀

[@llamatree7211]

Undyne turns into undying form for a very short time when you kill her and not doing genocide

[@TheWeppyHappy]

Quite early but worth it ! Love your work Underlab !

[@Patboi617]

I knew something was *fishy* about Undyne, Ba-Dum-Tish She is the *rod* of hope Ba-Dum-Tish She is also awesome at *fin*nishing here job Ba-Dum-Tish

[@celestialjunipers6829]

PlazlordPlayz Rod of hope... *_IS THAT A HOMESTUCK REFERENCE?_*

[@Kissyoubutwontmissyou]

ba-dum-fissshhh

[@Clarifyyy]

I got a theory: Why does undyne always give you a spear even though she is so determined to kill you?

[@sebastiankuolcrimson1622]

Because she knows that she's wrong and she wants to give a fighting chance.

[@winnersduplicate554]

Frisk is just using their weapon to block.

[@archclient]

​​@@winnersduplicate554nooooooooo.... Thats a good point though

[@roboticwaffle1559]

Wow, this is actually a really cool idea. Most people I've heard assumed that Alphys gave her her Determination, but I always agreed with you-I don't think she'd want to risk her crush becoming a puddle on the floor. But the idea that she just got it on her own is a pretty cool idea, and something that I've never heard before. Good job. (And Undyne is most definitely my favorite character. Hence the profile picture.)

[@timberedprism6719]

Your videos are amazing!

[@AuriofTheHooligans]

She doesn't embody the hopes and dreams. She's not Asriel.

[@crowkitten2661]

Asriel Dreemurr she does because no one thinks sans can stop you

[@thatonelegoguytolg8369]

Asriel Dreemurr either do you

[@pandalover4553]

Hopes and Dreams and SAVE The World are Frisk's Songs while His Theme and Burn in Despair are Asriel's in my eyes so I would have to disagree.

[@albertschoise8091]

Asriel Dreemurr prince can I say that she represents and protects the hopes and dreams

[@AuriofTheHooligans]

Jeez. Give me a break and take a joke please.

[@meirin9845]

On my second genocide run i needed 3 try for undyne and 1 for sans

[@pineaqples8231]

M7R4N 64 for my 801 genocide route no hit undyne 1 try no hit sans 1 try.

[@meirin9845]

Garrett Watkins IF YOU WERE REALLY FRIENDS WITH THEM........YOU WOULDN'T COME BACK! You know that makes SANS! Badumtss!

[@derpalphyshannahgarris697]

Holy crap dude!!!

[@magicalghost5675]

On my second Genocide Run, I made it to the last attack in the Sans fight on my first try. Unfortunately, when I got to the Gaster Blasters, my laptop chose just the right moment to run out of battery and shut down.

[@ineedaname2361]

Dude I beat u xD I got killed by undyne twice and sans once lol

[@majesticalmike290]

Goosebumps are said to be an old reaction to something we feel threatened by (there’s some fun fact out there about it) I get goosebumps every time I hear “But the Earth Refused to Die”, ESPECIALLY during her monologue on the genocide route *Therefore, I feel threatened by Undyne Undying*

[@sofaking5733]

That theory fills you with determination

[@snowclawofthunderclan2025]

She said she was *Determined*

[@bee9268]

i like t four 1: sans 2:papyrus 3:undyne 4:asgore

[@insertusernamehere8999]

Wow I'm so surprised that sans is your favourite character

[@vlad_gor_]

@@insertusernamehere8999 I am actually not.

[@real_nosferatu]

Theory: alphys injected her with a small amount of determination, not enough to melt her. Then, she created an eyepatch to keep the determination dormant and avoid the risk. In the undyne the undying battle, she sacrifices herself, taking off the eye patch and letting the determination flow. At the end she melts, meaning that the determination has made it's effect.

[@Srxpys]

this video definitely deserves a thumbs up! 👍

[@nex24_]

Hello Underlab! Huge Shoutout to *You*!!!!!1 (For....-Some reason.)-{Not really)

[@nex24_]

Suggestion: What's The Boat Person's Secret Identity?

[@drago3036]

2:56 NONONONONO! WRONG! Undyne is THE STRONGEST, maybe second to MTT Neo, but i am not really sure if his ridicilously low defense is natural of that for or is just because of "you". Still, Sans is THE WEAKEST MONSTER IN TE GAME! How could you get that wrong??? ;^;

[@bruceainsworth5513]

Drago 303 he's talking about the fights

[@drago3036]

gabeshredspaper exactly. So it is not strong; it is HARD. It is just that this is a really common misunderstanding, i can't stand to it after seeing it so many times :"/

[@sneasthememelord4241]

Drago 303 to be honest that is true Sans is the weakest enemy he only does one damage.............. per frame lol

[@AhmOOO]

Drago 303 I'm saying that sans is the most powerful and the most weakest character

[@kinghippo6180]

Sans isn't that powerful. Still I could never make it past him.

[@dragonthegod5094]

Undyne got triggered when she seen Sans sleeping at his hotdog stand

[@bluenderd]

AMAZING VIDEO ! BUT DUDE YOU DESERVE MORE SUBS

[@seventeenthletter2085]

FIRST To say "FIRST to say"First to say"""

[@PitukaAJ]

Second to comment on the comment saying first to say first to say first to say something cuz my fingers are hurting.

[@deltainfinium869]

Hold on guys, don't worry I got a blue shell.

[@mish2483]

OK WE GET IT!!!!

[@wen9157]

Yey. Thank you for reading my comment.

[@drago3036]

Gwen Paul nah, you dont need to, i will forget your comment 5 minutes or so :/

[@wigglynoodlelegs5870]

Hey underlab I enjoy your videos and wonder how far the drop from mount ebot was. This is just a idea for a video.

[@randyalbert3913]

Love the new intro!!!

[@jacquelinesotovega586]

NYAAHHH!!!!

[@kyokokirigiri4688]

NGAHHH!!!

[@sweaterketchup2730]

NGAH HAH HAH!!!!!!!!!

[@MeAndMichaelOeuo]

Because of this, i unsubscribed... Just so I could subscribe again.

[@asrieldreemurr2856]

Annabelle Roys Omg wow XD lol

[@dummy3467]

You had me in the first half no gonna lie

[@masline9350]

hello underlab love your videos!!!!!:)

[@IamDrDapper]

Undyne. Sleeps on the underlab logo and slides off just because she can.

[@fortifyxgames314]

For all you die hard Sans fans out there... Fuck Sans. Undyne is so underrated as a character. She is so much better than Sans and she needs much more love. Sans only stepped in and stopped you when you killed his brother, he didn't care about anyone else. All he thinks about is papyrus. While Undyne, Undyne cares about everyone, every monster, EVERY HUMAN. She put someone's life before her own. She never gave up hope, she kept going to the very end. Like in the normal route how she just melts, trying so hard to stay alive, to not die...because she doesn't want the underground to be unguarded. She has one job and that is to protect everyone and by dying she is failing this. fangirls fight me all you want. Undyne is the TRUE hero, she is much more powerful than Sans and she needs more love. I understand why you like her so much as a character. I mean 95% of the fandom only cares about the sans and papyrus... I find Undyne a much better character and she has to be one of my favorite video game characters, ever.

[@forestowl8708]

FortifyXGames *is an asriel fan* okay..

[@keechoocalzone8712]

tbh all the people who scrolled down this far arent sans fan girls. But if this gets higher up in the comment section (which it should) well.. expect a flame war

[@electric6247]

I agree PERIOD ()

[@pink1200]

hOi!!!

[@Anthony89810]

*is an annoying dog fan* uhhhh

[@shrek7650]

THIS IS MY SWAMP

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

S H R E K OUR SWAMP

[@chaosq_]

Under lab please pin shreks comment

[@awfullygenericname6783]

S H R E K Swamp smell gud

[@Jwrry1]

S H R E K SWAMP IS MY CITY

[@demetriuswilliams4721]

Marco Capellupo lol

[@stm7810]

Undyne has both eyes, if you read flavor text and look at her sprite from either side you'll realize the eye is still there and works, she just wears the patch because it looks cool or gives a boost to aiming like in metal gear and some anime.

[@gabrote42]

Fallen down is the monster equivalent to when an old man faints before dying

[@minecrash101]

This video could've been 3 seconds long with one word "Determination"

[@LoopyLupus]

First To make this joke on this video

[@speedemonx1799]

Kled Bot No you ain't

[@imstupid7614]

Kled Bot nah, someone else came first

[@tcarrotgaming1639]

first is the f word, so stop cursing.

[@stickwolfdoesntanimate6063]

ages ago you told us you'd make an undyne video......... AND YOU FINALLY HAVE!!!!! yay

[@thesnailphilosopher]

My theory is that being filled with determination is different than becoming determined. Let me explain. The former is a type of magic and is what Alphys harvested and injected into the soon-to-be amalgamates and what Frisk uses to save and reset. The latter is what Undyne has, not a magic, but a feeling. There is a whole bunch more details that I made up about the exact science of it, but that's too complicated for a simple comment.

[@silver-eon4848]

Undyne cool but sans is the best!

[@ellie7252]

AWNSER, the pink smoothie my fellow true undertale fans alredy knew why this is cannon

[@deepfry70]

yes when you find the shoes it is highly advised that the human died there the grass that alphys uses contains the determination of the dead human

[@irishuisman1450]

I'd like to point something out that may explain why Undyne was able to have determination. I have two theories on this, so bear with me. 1: The amalgamates had 'fallen down' when they received the determination, and Alphys gave them way more than they could handle, causing them to melt and fuse together. However, Undyne was (to our knowledge) completely fine and healthy when (and if) she received the determination, and Alphys most likely only gave her a small amount, enough for it to help her in the no mercy run, but not so much that it would cause her to melt down as well. Another thing that could further prove this is that Undyne only melts when she's dying, or in other words, she could've 'fallen down' had she not been that determined. I think you know where I'm going with this. Maybe the effects of determination only apply when the monster has already fallen down, unless the amount of determination is so big that the monster's body can't take it. That's my first theory. Now for my second theory (most of the credit for this goes to Camila Cuevas and her Glitchtale series). 2: Undyne can create her own kind of determination, and the more she wants to fight for what she believes in, the more (and stronger) determination is created. This is why she melts down on the neutral path, but can keep fighting on the no mercy path. 'Nuff said.

[@TheMorbose]

Your theory on Undyne is just like mine so already like this. Though I can't help but wonder if she had another monster with her that was effected by determination would they meld together and stabilize like the ones in the lab and if so would that make her truly undying?

[@vyrious7029]

Trust me, Sans is a lot more easier than Undyne The Undying...

[@celestialjunipers6829]

Vyrious mines opposite. Took me more than 20 tries for Undyne. Took me a year to beat sans.

[@insertusernamehere8999]

Coffee that means ya suck at gaming

[@ceruulean_tbh]

That's funny. You must have never gotten to Sans. HE IS RIDICULOUSLY HARDER THAN UNDYNE THE UNDYING!!!

[@UltimasIsland]

River person

[@hoodiedragonite2556]

You are filled with **COURAGE AND BRAVERY**

[@sammystar829]

She is my favorite Undertale character. This video gives a pretty good sum of it.

[@maddymiller4146]

Undyne is my favorite character in Undertale

[@LilyTengoku]

After she becomes too weak to hold her immense determination, she melts. But with extreme heroism, her determination becomes so great it allows her to survive.

[@coyoteartist]

This is one of the times when I argue about big and small letter words. According to the game Humans have Determination with a capital D. This is a very specific element to humans in game lore which is separate from regular determination with a lower case d. The lowercase determination is possible for Monsters to possess and Undyne realizes this when she says she understands now what Alphys meant. She never needed the capitalized Determination to fight on. Only regular determination as she had something to fight for. Due to such a loss of hope among most of the inhabitants, they had no reason to realize there was a kind of determination that monsters could possess. I'd say that only the Queen and Alphys have come close to understanding it, with only Alphys able to tap into it when she must evacuate her fellow monsters on the Genocide run.

[@giosmack49]

Underlab please read this i think about multiple timelines jumping around in the timeline where genocide run takes place green/kindness went on genocide and killed alot of people and as we know undyne killed green absorbing his determination from the monsters he killed but this only happens in the genocide route because chara was awakened before frisks power came along on his/her genocide letting undyne just a bit of determenation like half of frisks soul for scale letting her not aware or able to reset runs but be able to survive after death

[@setsers1]

I never even thought of that

[@corvidwyrm4113]

*beginning plays* undyne , that was very heroic.

[@SuccyMcSucc]

i remember bout a year ago when u had 3k subs i joined

[@fish-stickoverlord3047]

It's so weird! When I was notified of this video, I was drawing Undyne he Undying

[@coulsonknight]

Nice video, also it's my birthday today!

[@Grim-Grin]

Another thing worth to mention : When we are defeated by asriel, we don't have a game over. Instead, our soul reforms itself and we continue to fight. Also, the text "but it refused" is shown. So, when Undyne becomes the Undying as "but the earth refused to die" and as she becomes the "heroine reformed by her OWN determination to save earth", it is not coincidence. It seems like if, under exceptional circumstances, the determination of a monster or a human can be multiplied by itself.

[@aperson7199]

Undyne is my favorite character in Undertale she's so cool!!! (Right now I am literally monster kid, aren't I?)

[@emeralddarkness]

Determination is defined as the will to survive and to change your fate though iirc and that's the key, I think. She could well be equally determined in both routes, but her focus is split in neutral runs - she's determined to stay alive, to protect people, to collect your soul, to see Alphys again. She's incredibly determined, determined enough that she melts herself, but not determined enough about any specific goal to accomplish it. Her main 'goal' is 'don't die' but the only reason that's her goal is there's a whole host of other things she wants to do, and her attention would have been on those - regrets - not on keeping alive. In genocide on the other hand, she's got one singular, overwhelming purpose: stop you at all costs. The only thing she's determined to do is kill you to save everyone, and consequently is able to change her fate... at least for a little while, and keep from dissolving. The only thing she's determined to do is save everyone and everything from you, and that need supersedes all.

[@lemone630]

See, the thing I love about Undertale's determination is: You don't really FEEL like dying? So you don't.

[@lonksensei2259]

(BEFORE FINISHING VIDEO: MY THEORY) Undyne is an amalgamate. straight up. also, her eye glow. sans has it too, so maybe they are connected. being an amalgamate, she would have crazy powers. like summoning blue spears, or living past death. her melting could also point to this because we see that at 4:23 the amalgamate is “melting”. i will edit to see if im right.

[@mbanana23456]

Pushing your body past all it's limits, that's determination, and it can hurt quite a bit.

[@talongreenlee7704]

I always thought that it was because they had been trapped underground for so long, they had lost the will to live, but since Undine knows that you’re the last human soul needed to break the barrier, she regains her hope and becomes determined.