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Hello everyone! This little sketch I just made relates to a Deltarune theory for I brainstormed while cooking a pizza!

I call it the "Papyrus Cool Kid Theory"

Basically, what if Papyrus was actually one of Hometown's "Cool Kids"?

So we know Sans is new to Hometown right? Many rightfully assume this means Papyrus moved in recently alongside his brother but pay attention to Sans' wording:

"I'M new in town." not "WE'RE new in town." or "ME AND MY BROTHER are new in town." Sans is saying that HE specifically is new to Hometown.

This is quite odd, I mean sure Kris would have no idea Sans has a brother but I still feel like Sans would bring him up.

Then I thought about it... Papyrus and Dess have a few similarities...

For example, look at Dess' closet...

Now look at Papyrus' door...

They look almost the exact same don't they?

Dess also seems to be a big fan of athletics and sports judging from the items in her room and Papyrus also seems to be a fan of these too! If his "Jogboy" and "Cool Dude" uniforms are anything to go off of.

Then I remembered how Dess had some hand-me-down items from Asriel like a sweater as you can see here:

So I thought... What if Dess' sports items and closet decor were given to her by Papyrus and Papyrus used to live in Hometown before moving out?

What if Papyrus was one of the "Cool Kids"? A role model for Kris and Noelle like Azzy and Dess? (To be fair, if Papyrus did hang out with the Holidays and Dreemurrs he would probably be brought up by someone like Noelle in something like a blog post or the Tom and Jerry closet scene)

You may be asking: Where did he go? Well that could be one of two ideas:

First is he moved out for college reasons, this is supported by Sans saying Kris might see Paps by the time Azzy gets home. (I can't find a screenshot for this text but trust me it exists)

Or... maybe... something much darker...

Look at the Knight:

Now look at Papyrus:

It's almost the same silhouette!

Considering the Knight's odd shapeshifting behavior, what if the Knight is actually an amalgam between Papyrus and Dess? This could also explain Papyrus' absence.

1 - The egg in his date...

I still personally think this is just a random joke. But I mean come on, seriously? Eggs are tied to Kris' backstory via Forgotten Man offering them to ol' Krissy in such a trying time. This could imply a history between Kris and Papyrus in Deltarune, possibly a link between Papyrus and Kris' backstory?

(Wait a minute... Egg in wingdings is 👈👆👆. Left-up-up is the movements the knight chess piece makes. Roaring Amalgam theory? Shout out!)

2 - Have you ever noticed how "familiar" Hometown seems to be around Sans?

Toriel is out here drinking and partying irresponsibly with a man she supposedly just met like 2 or 3 days ago? This post by u/im_bored345 on Reddit is a really good read with some good finds and decent evidence! Credits to them, go check it out!

And even if Sans was new in Hometown, yeah no way in hell would Papyrus ever not tell anyone that he had a brother. (Especially if his other brother already lived there with him, under the theory of him being Kris' therapist which I currently believe) And really who's to say the Dreemurrs/Holidays never went out of town every now and then? They could've met Sans out of town for all we know!

3 - The parallels between Kris and Papyrus?

The Skelebros mailboxes and the Dreemurr siblings rooms are a clear parallel. Sans' mailbox is full of letters and Asriel's side is decorated with stickers, posters and trophies, he even has a computer! Meanwhile Papyrus doesn't get anything (That or Sans is just being Sans and too lazy to check his mail while Papyrus checks it regularly) and Kris is completely plain and barren, all they have is a shitty birdcage and a blood stain.

Both Kris and Papyrus live in their brother's shadow, but don't envy them at all! Despite their differences, they'll always love their bros. Papyrus may be fed up at Sans' joking but even he can't help but crack a smile at them, (Even if he hates it) and Sans always reassures Paps the he really is the "cool dude" he thinks he is! But Sans was always treated as regular at Grillby's, even during his first time there, meanwhile Papyrus' only close friends are Sans, Undyne and... Ehhh I'll get to HIM later. Asriel is probably having the time of his life at college and Kris misses him deeply. (Judging from the search history in the room Queen made for them, I believe somewhere in there there's some flavor text about searches for "college vacation days" or the like that would imply that) But even so, the only time anyone really ever hang out with Kris was when they were with Asriel, the only people who actually liked Kris as their own person were Noelle, Catti, and maybe Pizzapants? (His dialogue towards Kris kinda sorta implies that to me) Everyone else just kinda treated them as the local "gremlin" and is still constantly othered just for being a human.

Speaking of "gremlin" both Kris and Papyrus like doing weird shit ever noticed that? Scratching doors like a dog and staring aggressively at worms on the ground and all. Maybe Kris picked up some of that behavior from Papyrus?

4 - Dreemurrs/Holidays and Skelebros have established history! (In Undertale)

Sans is really close with Toriel in Undertale, even making a promise to her despite hating promises

Obviously the Skelebros would know the Holidays and be well familiar with them in Undertale, because where else would the Holidays live in Undertale's world if not Snowdin and the Skelebros seem to be quite popular around Snowdin.

(Also don't forget Sans talking about "the antlered girl and her big sis" in the XBOX version (I believe?) as well as seeing a younger Noelle in Snowdin in the 10th anniversary stream)

I cannot believe I forgot this in my original post. PAPYRUS IS LITERALLY FRIENDS WITH FLOWEY IN UNDERTALE. AND FLOWEY IS THE REINCARNATION OF ASRIEL. This is it, this is the smoking gun. Holy shit how the fuck did I miss that?

All of this and the fact that Sans got a mandatory scene in Prophecy. Why else would he get a scene you can't possibly avoid or overlook if he wasn't going to be important to the plot? And if Sans is gonna be a major player, then so does Papyrus. I mean come on, you really think they're just gonna have one Skelebro be important? You just can't have one without the other. And having a history with the main protagonist and the main character behind the entire narrative (Dess, who might even be the game's main antagonist) would definitively make him very significant. XP

Saying "Not all rap music is about violence, here are alternatives" is not helpful, because the violent music ALSO has meaning.

When Biggie Smalls postures about his gang connections and packing heat, he isn't doing it because wow violence is so edgy, it's a powerful statement. Youth in urban areas where gang activity is heavy are often treated as lesser than by default, especially compared to black people the same age from a wealthy background. There's a reason that the "wholesome and respectable" black-lead entertainment of that era was stuff like the Cosby Show, with doctor-lawyer parents, or Family Matters, with a cop dad. There's a reason why the big joke of Fresh Prince is someone with a more unstable upbringing moving in with one of these model black sitcom families.

Standing up and saying yeah, I came from the mean streets, I was molded by this violence and yes, I did what I had to do to survive in a world that refuses to acknowledge my existence as meaningful or worthy of protection. I protected myself, I made my own way, and fuck anybody who tries to stand in the way of that.

Refusing to demonize that environment and wearing it like armor in a way that protects from the authority that wants you to see them as sub humans incapable of only violence and hatred, and saying HEY. I'm here, I lived this, and there is love and there is pain and there is ART in this.

That is powerful. That is the essence of gangster rap.

It isn't about hurting people for fun, it's about holding a mirror up to a society that does the hurting and then calls you a monster for what it's made you. Its about validating the experiences of the disenfranchised and biting back at authority. It's about turning a pain that the world say you deserve being one of those people from those places into POETRY. Into ART.

And thats why it matters.