What is Handplates?

[@area52ron]

There was a mini comic for this by the creator where Sans and Papyrus were still learning to speak and were still in the same room as Gaster who is working on something only for it to hurt him causing him to accidentally swear only for Sans and Papyrus to start repeating the swear word causing Gaster to panic and feel disappointed in himself because of this blunder

[@SpookySquid14]

Do you remember the name of the video?

[@area52ron]

@@SpookySquid14 no unfortunately not

[@katulanocteris9927]

@@SpookySquid14 It's in this video: Handplates: Dadster Struggles (Comic Dub Compilation)

[@boomgirlbucko]

Handplates is amazing because it's the one long-lasting Undertale comic that actually had a conclusion

[@--CHARLIE--]

"Long running" is doing a lot of work in that statement though.

[@saphyrus1486]

It had a conclusion? What was it? Last i remember they were living with asgore and learning to fight

[@HypnoticVoid]

​@@saphyrus1486it went on after that.

[@saphyrus1486]

@@HypnoticVoid okay so what happened

[@A.Z.296]

@@saphyrus1486 they got a house in Snowdin

[@area52ron]

Sans in canon can’t actually see or remember the other timelines but he is aware of them and just put two and two together as he’s more observant than the other monsters who only have vague memories of the other resets and can give an educated guess based on the player’s expression for each reset

[@area52ron]

This version of Gaster is a War orphan from what I understand

[@ThanosSkarmi]

Yup

[@sumthngcool4221]

i guess you could say he’s a… warphan

[@area52ron]

@@sumthngcool4221 **badum chee**

[@boomgirlbucko]

"How do you feel heat? You're a skeleton," My guy... He's cooking...

[@dapperblaze2]

Just so you know for later on, it might seem like the series abruptly ends in it's episodes, and thats because this specific dub was never fully finished for handplates Im pretty sure, but there are absolutely more dubs (one that I watched for example) which continue where stardubs left off, just so you know!!

[@Meteorite_Shower]

I used to not care about Undertale. Sure, I had friends who liked it, but an initial cursory glance at the game didn't grab me, and a later interaction with a fan where they insulted me for not wanting to play put me off further. Not even my friends could change my mind on the matter. Later on, I started seeing notifications of a comic by an artist I was subbed to (zarla) but because it was UT-related I didn't bother and dismissed it all. Until one day, I started reading the comic out of boredom. Weeks went by, and I found myself continuing reading. And reading. Eventually, I went back and read it from the start. I became eager to read more, I _wanted_ more. I need to know what happened next. I... started caring. Handplates made me care about Undertale, and I'm thankful for zarla's work.

[@okami7dreco786]

As a note: The Handplates comic has been complete for quite a while now (over a year... wow time flies). The stylistic differences in the earlier parts (line thickness, the "lost soul" head design for Dr. Gaster) was artistic experimentation by Zarla. The earliest portion of the comic wasn't written in order (there was a bit of jumping around), though after a certain point (I don't remember when) the comics were written chronologically. Handplates is by Zarla-s on Tumblr (and DeviantArt). There is a masterpost (actually two due to the sheer number of links) of all comic pages in chronological order on her Tumblr. Zarla has also written a couple of short "what-if" comics about if Dr. Gaster had chosen Mercy (Mercyplates is if he doesn't put the handplates on and ends the experiment early, Late Mercy is if he ends the experiment early, but still after much of the physical/emotional trauma the brothers had to endure). 36:52 "Monsters aren't born. They're not even made. They create themselves, one atrocity at a time." - Comic Aurora by OSP Red. Undertale (and Handplates) makes an important distinction between monsters and Monsters. 51:40 Zarla made a list of colors skeletons glow for different emotions. Each skeleton has a "default" color (ex: Papyrus' orange and Sans' cyan), but other colors are possible (ex: purple/yellow are generally associated with fear). Take this comic at your own pace - it is tough, and it is demented, but it does lighten up eventually. It is also a very good examination of the lasting effects of trauma and secrets. That said, I hope you have a good day!

[@Souru_TV]

I don't remember much about Handplates, it's been years since i've seen this Comic Dub but from what i kind of remember, this will leave big scars on those two. Gaster really wanted them to match so lets give both of them PTSD. Yaaaaaaaay.

[@hellkaiser1366]

Theres also the "what if" which is when he chooses mercy,honestly shit hits hard

[@lesyeuxdelisa6556]

I dont know if you noticed it but, sans and papyrus completely has gaster’s traits! Since he made them from his own body as shown in the beginning. Papyrus’s naïveté shows probably the past and true gaster outside of this forced monster he turned himself into, while sans’s sarcastic and intelligent personality shows his current one, during work(you can notice how gaster cracks few “jokes” about the worst situations during these, like the 51:02 ) and gaster also isnt mentally stable himself just like sans since he himself mentioned how lacking one eye(glow?) effects their mental health.

[@greywolf9783]

This is the single darkest telling of gasters story

[@yohohocow1291]

Its not saying wegde on their hands. Its an acronym. W.D.G Wing Ding Gaster

[@auggieheart]

I'm wing gaster! The royal scientist!

[@yomammabe1]

It's likely the coffee cup came from either Alphys or Asgore, not the brothers. Both alphys and asgore have been known to go to Waterfall and search for 'treasures' in the garbage there. It was probably one of them that scratched out 'Dad' and wrote scientist. My money is on Asgore

[@diogobispo2730]

33:59 In the game, the left one is to attack, the option you use to hurt others, the right one is mercy, the option you use to spare others.

[@Nioh_Otakemaru]

Oh my friend i shall tell you now it gets so much worse you shall have you heart break into a million pieces by the end of this series

[@Airier]

... 😶😮😨

[@Souru_TV]

Agreed

[@greenhydra10]

YOU'RE BLUE NOW! THAT'S MY ATTACK!

[@JatnielAviles]

Anybody else thinking EPIC's "Monster" would fit this version of Gaster really well?

[@geminiokra]

handplates is crazy

[@awildfurryappeared]

Handplates is legitimately one of the best comics in the entire fandom. Beautiful and realistic story about childhood trauma. Looking forward to future reactions to Undertale fan creations!

[@snakebirbboi3955]

oh lets goo, i literally gasped at the title cant wait for u to watch the rest of this

[@Airier]

😁

[@Shwindu]

Ok so I've seen and actively searched for other handplates reactions until I found this on my dash and I think I already have to call yours as my favourite. You're definitely the most perceptive one I've seen watching this and I've just been nodding along and grinning each time you caught onto something others haven't. Handplates is one of a few fan creations that I would recommend to someone who hasn't even experienced the source material, that's how highly I recognise it. The story is masterfully written, with so many tie backs and tie ins and events that just enrichen Undertale itself. The foreshadowing alone in this is immaculate, not to mention the depth of the character writing and how well it portrays trauma and people's psyches. Starbot dubs hasn't adapted the entire comic, but once you've seen all they put out you can easily move on to phoenix prime's dub to watch the rest, it's absolutely worth it even though the va's are different. Thanks for sticking with this even though it's (understandably) a very hard story to take in. Can't promise it gets easier, but it's absolutely worth the watch.

[@laszlokaszas1003]

After this video, I searched when this comic was discontinued (wich a lot of fancomics never get finished), but I was suprised that it was not only finished, but somebody dubbed the whole thing.

[@icantthinkofahandle59]

AHHH I never expected to see Handplates being reacted to but it's so good to see!! It's such a great story and I love to see it still getting attention after all this time! Edit: I love how you how put it, this Gaster really is purposefully making himself into a monster. And that part about the visuals showing us that he has a choice while Gaster denies it is something I never noticed before!

[@riliapratch]

Handplates is a wild, majorly stressful ride but so worth it in the end! Fantastic storytelling!

[@MrPuddle01]

I loved this series when i was younger!

[@user-kq5lb1pq6r]

This is the best handplates reaction I've seen so far, and I've seen quite a few. You notice things I never did, and you give your own unique feedback and thoughts and interpretations. Handplates is my favorite undertale comic, so seeing someone add in their own commentary makes rewatching the dub so much more interesting. I really appreciate this video 🫶

[@Juby_M]

I'm actually so SO happy you're reacting to this!! It made part of my childhood (even if it..kinda shouldn't lmao) and it's good seeing that people still watching, bc it's such an interesting timeline/interpretation of their past

[@samueltrusik3251]

Took you long enough. This is probably the greatest Undertale comic.

[@Chara_the_god]

Holy shit I didn't expect someone to react to this. Please react to more undertale comics!

[@Moss_raccoon]

10:10 and this was the moment he knew. It was gonna get a lot worse

[@laszlokaszas1003]

I recently finished the entire comic, and I think the tagline sums up the whole comic: A story about suffering. mostly.

[@WhoStoleKirya73]

23:42 Sans has 1 defense and 1 HP in the game files, so yes, it's accurate

[@tadeolaguarda6965]

Yup, it is a painfull story to read, i really like it. Stardubs never finishwd dubing the comic as far as I'm aware, those 3 movies are not all of the story. I always find the world inhumane hilarious, mostly because i always hear it as a complaint or adjective for actions only humans do, which would make the action the oposite of inhumane, at least that's My understanding.

[@CGomm-le7gv]

Two other undertale related thing i remember being light hearted are ask frisk and company and ask drunk chara both i remember being good light hearted

[@kazazalea7747]

9:02 thats not like significant or anything, the artist has said she was just experimenting with giving him a lost soul head more faithful to the ones in the game, but decided against it being permanent as it didnt look as cool.

[@AceOfMidnightSpades]

Oh boi! You really hopped in the emotional pain train on this one but I'm still happy that you are giving this a chance because as emotionally painful this can get and has very heavy themes/events in the story, this is very interesting story and version about Gaster, Papurys and Sans from the original and other AU's! This comic was written and drawn by Zarla-s and it was so exciting to follow on their tumblr through years when they were updating this comic starting from year 2015 until they finally finished this comic last year 2023 so the comic has actually been finished! I really enjoyed the story but only read it when I had enough mental energies to handle the more serious tone of this comic but then I would read it again and again while waiting more updates. Zarla-s also drew more light hearted illustrations and shorter comics so there's also some "counterweight" comics to read along with this comic ^^ I really enjoy the analysis and commentary you have given so far about this story and I agree that the people who voice acted these did very good job and the sound effects are also very well chosen to go along with this comic dub! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and reaction to this and take your time to gain more strenght to continue this journey so you are ready for the future events of the comic! 🫶

[@shadds3715]

I absolutely adore this comic. It’s incredible writing that doesn’t interfere with the established canon of Undertale. I’ve adopted it as my own headcanon because of this.

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1024]

Whenever someone creates life artifically it's considered evil but when it's natural people treat it as good even though natural life is easily the worse out of the two.

[@DragoSonicMile]

Sword = FIGHT Scribbled "X" = MERCY Undertale fans accept the kill everything route as the "Genocide Run". But its original name was... "No Mercy".

[@danthespaceman9747]

They’re called cheekbones for a reason Airier

[@charlenka]

I've been following Zarla-s for years and never knew Handplates had a dubbed version x_x

[@PizzaRolls3301]

i'm actually so glad you watched this!! other than "the thought", this is one of my favorite undertale comics!!! i really hope you watch the rest of this series. amazing reaction as always!

[@bluehush4320]

Let's goo. The gaster voice is good, but not my fault Actually Airier, there's 4.5 movies this channel only did 3 movies but there's more, ill share the remaining chapters when you get to movie 3

[@Deflamed_Sphere]

now that's a name i haven't heard in a long time...

[@deltaace6426]

Watching this review has made me realize just how desensitized I was to all of the abuse when watching as a child, and it’s been an interesting experience coming back to it with proper knowledge and comprehension of what’s going on.

[@SuB-mt6nv]

god i love handplates, glad to see you're covering it

[@kai.xx6]

I’m so happy to see someone react to Handplates! I followed this comic for years until it ended

[@sapphirelord6876]

Lets gooooooooooooooo. I usually watched your videos before work. Originally found your glitch tale content. Keep the great reactions man

[@Airier]

😁

[@deltaace6426]

Holy crap, I never thought I’d see the day when he reacts to handplates. Such a genuinely heartwarming story.. when it’s not depressing.

[@damsels4sale]

YESSHAUUUGHHH I LOVE HANDPLATES PLEASE WATCH MORE IT GETS SO GOOOD

[@DeltaSanz]

finally some undertale content!

[@TheeGlobFather]

ever since you started watching undertale stuff, i've been waiting for handplates.

[@destroreal]

Handplates is heart breaking but so freaking good man. The story telling, foreshadowing and dub are all amazing. Its one of my favourite AUs.

[@luca-lc5465]

Oh yes, is so great that you react to this

[@kostyagroza3838]

yes! Handplates!

[@danteallstar826]

Man it’s been forever since I’ve watched Handplates, I forgot how goated it is!

[@TheTeasing]

I remember watching this for 4 or 5 hours completely through. Its still one of my favourite comics, I love to see your reactions and I can say, your in for a ride 😉

[@bittgrundy]

Another good web comic that deserves some love is called Ava’s demon now I don’t know why the team that had done The original voice acting has stopped making it, but is a really good comic that deserves some love, the current holder is Matti Bee studios Another good Web comic that’s actually based off a Tumblr posts is asked Frisk and company

[@drsciencebj996]

Skeletons (in this edition) are creatures and have a species under the category of monsters. They are living beings that can eat, breath, sleep, etc. each one has a unique font they speak in, which if I remember can be seen by others, gaster is the only one who signs but I think he was gonna ask if papyrus would share that trait since the two are made from his own hand parts he cut out

[@marlowlikesfrogs]

I am unironically so happy that you reacted this >:D this is one of my favorite comics

[@Anime_is_not_realistic]

Mines to but I think I like the thought more

[@Yu_Jeen]

I'M WATCHING THIS WHOLE THING SINCE I'VE BEEN WAITING A WHILE FOR YOU TO REACT TO HANDPLATES OMG

[@charadreemurr9256]

NO WAY. NO FCKN WAY. I SOMEHOW FORGOT THIS EXISTED TYESM FOR REACTING N POSTING FRRRRRRR

[@Airier]

😊

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Damn, I remember being in love with this AU years ago...

[@oreocooki3375]

...why must you make me cry again?

[@minasthirith6314]

If you're checking dubbed comics, I'd recommand the Mewtwo serie, by tc-96. All of the chapters are currently on youtube and dubbed, so you'll have a good amount of fun. The only problem is that it's still ongoing. And also hungertale.

[@kazazalea7747]

29:37 it doesnt mean anything, just a visual representation for the dub. wasnt in the original comic since they were all still images. you werent given the numbers of the entries in the comic, most likely because many of the pages were written out of order, and the creator would often go back and make new scenes in between existing ones

[@kurotsuchiiwa3627]

gods i loved that show when it came out.

[@DoomstroomeliteYT]

Yes he’s finally watching hand plates

[@shargonreznove9969]

Ah, handplates, one of my favourite au series ever And i got to say mate, you'll enjoy the whole series i promise you that

[@Dust_sans-x2g]

Handplate!!!! Omg it’s been years ❤️❤️❤️

[@nitrovan]

Excellent reaction. Keep up the good work!

[@AsmodeusUno]

Some of us will be really happy if you watched the Aftertale comics or Another episode of watching undertale animations:)

[@PypperAlexanderalt]

You definitely need to watch the other seasons!!!!

[@PokeshifterPyra]

Growing up in an abusive household, I know full well what they are going through in terms of emotional trauma. I have paranoia and anxiety because of it to this day.

[@Charolette_Katakuri]

i think the reason why they blur the face of gaster is because in the pacifist asriel fight he erases their memories and they have a white pixelated thing covering their face.

[@ikeking6797]

Arier is a whole menace for the kid thing

[@veerebleatsim2380]

Handplates is written and illustrated by one artist over multiple years, and it wasn't written chronologically. Zarla, the artist in question, mostly wrote it one idea at a time, skipping ahead and back as inspiration struck and going back to fill in holes to make it flow better as one whole story. She then made a list of how she thinks they should be read in order to make it easier for people to get the whole timeline of events. So, you'll notice differences in how things are drawn because she changed her style of drawing as she went, and some of those later pieces fall early in the timeline while someone of the early things she's drawn will fall much later in the timeline. I've been a long time fan of Zarla for years over multiple fandoms and this how she usuallly does her writing.

[@guilhemmarty6287]

To answer your question : all the emotions inside a comic.

[@Sands_Stone]

19:57 He cut his the circles out of his hands because he couldn't control his magic, and just incase something happens to him the circles would indicate what magic he is using.

[@ezequielinsaurralde5058]

Not Really, On The Comic Itself He Explainst It He Needed A Certain Ammount Of His Bone/Mass To Create Sans And Papyrus, On A Meme "What If" We See Gaster Attempting To Laser Holes Into His Feets Instead Of His Hands

[@lesegomahlaba7402]

When i first watched handplates, it helped me understand morals and justification

[@jackjones5842]

Wedge 1 and 2 got me.

[@Defnottheonlyone]

Hm, seeing you return to reacting to undertale media, i think it'd be nice if you reacted to "Summarizing Deltarune for my friend who still hasn't played it" (it gives a good summary of deltarune without you having to play it, giving you good context for toby's new game, and parallel universe (PU)), and "Who Dr. Gaster Is and Why That Matter to Deltarune" and it's sequel, it also explains a lot of gaster's canon character alongside explaining his importance in toby's PU "Deltarune".

[@CGomm-le7gv]

Yo Airier for a more light hearted undertale comic dub try dogs of future past,not as light hearted but you may also like undertale the interloper playlist,something else you may like nothing to do with undertale nightmare time the lords in black being existentiall terrifying for 20 minutes by Patrick campbull the lords in black are from the team starkid musical people have ask for you to watch,and of course adding watch hauntlich d&d cartoon review

[@Lexiunicorn04]

your gonna love this !!!!

[@GLArts_64]

I don’t know much about Handplates, but my roommate’s been in contact with the creator of the comic, working on a written version of the comic.

[@dogti2959]

Oh, so you're starting handplates now ? Nice ! Let's the heartbreak begins !

[@sumthngcool4221]

STARBOT!!! Their stuff is so good!!!

[@greenhydra10]

Watches Underverse 0.7 Part 2. Doesn't do any UT stuff for nearly a year. Starts one of the longest running AUs ever. Yeah, considering how he handled it, I seriously doubt he's gonna finish it anytime soon.

[@Craftl0l-l0lCraft]

hey there, veen watching your content for abit and thought you might want some more after you get done with this depression fest. I would like to recommend three comics, The Thought, Undertale Mob, and Twin Runes. Also, id like to recommend another animation...this one being way more chara related than anything called "Interlopers" just to sell you on interlopers, it does have a far more interesting fight between chara and betty from glitchtale. These animations are also made by multiple artists working together, hooe to see your reaction soon!! Hand plates is indeed soul crushing but it does get better I promise.

[@espressolattestudios]

It's not a "what could have been" , its a "I don't that to happen again."

[@greywolf9783]

1:04:00 I mean... misery loves company

[@FatherBonn2024]

I would love to see him watch the Though

[@theeternalsuperstar3773]

Gaster cut those holes in his hands so he would have enough genetic material to create Sans and Papyrus.

[@justsomedudethatyoudontkno5382]

You should react to the Kaufmo short film! Its amazing and high quality animation!

[@aguestiguess]

Hi! Been watching this channel for a while, but only recently made an account. Not sure if it's something you'd be willing to try, but Inverted Fate is another Undertale AU I think you might enjoy; however, it is a webcomic, so it might not be the sort of thing you'd like to make reaction content from. If you remember UnderSwap from Underverse's first season, Inverted Fate takes the "body change" idea and turns it into a full, actual, story! All characters' personalities remain intact, but the "roles" of the six main characters (Sans & Papyrus, Asgore & Toriel, Undyne & Alphys) are swapped. Alphys still acts like Alphys (nerdy, anime-loving, insecure), but is now head of the royal guard; Undyne is still the passionate, aggressive, fierce, but ultimately caring person we know and love, but is the Royal Scientist now. A lot of effort and thought was put into this AU: it has its own soundtrack that plays in the website, some parts have voice acting, and the story is really emotional and engaging! It is currently in its final arc (which I will not describe further for spoiler reasons), but is on a hiatus for a while; however, the story is long enough that by the time you reach it, the hiatus may have ended already (lol)! There are some full-video parts, but they comprise a small fraction of the whole story; the official website has all the chapters (plus a sort of "tutorial" screen to show you how to navigate the website). There are some secret pages and content, but they aren't necessary to follow the main story (in fact, some serve only as teasers for upcoming parts - or at least, "upcoming" when they were first released!). Some comic "panels" are interactive, but they are few and far between, and some battles have been included in a playable format (but "playing" these battles is unnecessary for the experience - just for those that think it might be a fun thing to try!). Small tip/request if you do check out Inverted Fate: there is an option in the menu to "Show Battle Text" - I recommend checking it on, as that includes greater descriptions of enemy attack patterns (which might not be fully captured in comic form). Even if it isn't something that you would react to (as far as I know, you haven't reacted to webcomics in the past - the first couple parts are dubbed, but outside of that and the animated portions, it is in pure webcomic format), I do hope it is something you'd check out on your own time! I say it is up there with HandPlates for emotional impact, though Inverted Fate has a much more lighthearted tone - generally. (Nonetheless I think that it will be a great breather after the repeated gutpunch torture that is HandPlates.) For copyright reasons, I'm not sure how you feel about song reactions, but Stupendium's "Ad Infinitum" is a complete mind melting experience (it's a song for Spampton, a character from Deltarune), and considering how many other KZbinrs have watched it without issue, I think you'd be fine? Again though, it's up to you. For the Spamton fan-song trifecta, I'd recommend "Ad Infinitum" by the Stupendium, "Jackpot" by OR3O, and "Want Some Fun" by Musiclide (not sure if I'd recommend the original or the remake, though). Non-Undertale Recommendation: Since you've shown interest in DougDoug's content, might I recommend Valefisk? His more recent videos ( focus in on creating absolutely torturous experiences for his "friends" (victims) to experience alongside him. Valefisk's classics include: "I Made an Impossible Geoguessr Tournament"; "I Made a Torture Game"; "I Made a Board Game to Torture People"; "A CS:GO Tournament but the Players are Blind"; "A Race Designed to Torture People"; "Board Gaming in Extreme Weather"; "Gaming, but I'm Secretly an AI". His content is more long-form (most spanning over an hour in length), so would be longer than most of the DougDoug stuff you watch. *Huff* That was long-winded. Really have enjoyed your content in the past (I always felt guilty for never subscribing to anyone as I never used an account lol)! Your content has been amazing to follow, and I look forward to what you make in the future! (wow this comment was much longer than I thought it would be - sorry about that) So... yeah! (Insert OSP scrolling credits here with VoiceOver of some relevant song)

[@sephikirb]

Your videos have the perfect ratio for my phone

[@theeternalsuperstar3773]

Sans only has 1 hp. A single hit, even from a child will kill him.

[@hifty7779]

Hooooooo boiiiioi ptsd time!!!!!

[@hudnli1375]

let's goo he watch it D: handplates is goated btw

[@איליגוטמן-צפון]

YYYYEEEESSSSS!!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING!!!

[@theflotingheadproduc]

Hey Airier. Welcome to the pain train! QuQ