#brixask

I actually think we have evidence that Rudy is home.

When Noelle picks up the phone the first time, she says:

But think about what this means.

Surely, if Carol opened with "Come to the hospital, right now", Noelle's reaction wouldn't be "What? No, no, I can't right now...", surely Noelle is smart enough to realize that if she's being called to the Hospital, that Something Big is Happening.

I think this has to suggest that Rudy was taken home for hospice care. Maybe the hospital staff are working from there now, but, more likely, his condition is critical enough that there's nothing else that can be done.

The JP version of the "Fell down at the festival" line uses the same sort of phrasing as the Alarm Clock dialog does for Rudy having "fell down", which would support the idea that he has Fallen Down in a monster biology sense.

And, well...

Even in UNDERTALE, with actual magic and science working in tandem, a Fallen Down monster is effectively already dead. So, it makes sense to transfer him home. There is nothing more that can be done for him.

I'll likely do an update to my big guide at some point. It took me a while to get used to the new world we live in, for a while I was really mad about the flower items... but they're actually decently balanced! DF matters WAY more in 5 than it ever did in 1-4. Unsure how to feel about this, but it's def a change of pace and changes strategy. It's kinda crazy how the AT stat doesn't matter in 5 at all. I'm kinda convinced it'll be important in 6-7 though, like it was in 3-4.

he predicted the Asgore truck meme in a fanfiction of his, so I’m inclined to pay attention to what he has to say

I have a lot of ideas for 5, but in terms of like, minor predictions that aren't super important to the main story...

I think Onionsan will return. But I think they'll be "wrong". I think they'll, like, be a fake goner copy. I think Onionsan got Gotten for getting too close to the truth about the song from the sea, and a fake will be sent in Chapter 5 as cover. It will appear to be Onionsan... but they'll call Kris by name, "Kris", a name they specifically don't remember, or something like that.

And I'll just be sitting here like:

I think my Noelle Gear analysis is correct.

I was already confident the Broken Sword would get something and now that the Frayed Bowtie - which was already good - got an upgrade, and the S. Poison of all things became good, it feels like a lock to me.

we still need the shelter code there, Noelle is becoming a more important character, it would be an incredible opportunity to drop carol lore and maybe a knight reveal…

not to mention the fact that Noelle’s computer has her cat Peter’s game on it, which means more friend lore and possibly an appearance.

What do you think will happen in the holiday manor dark world

The exact specifics of the chapter beyond the general stuff you outlined are unclear to me. I remain generally confident that the Knight Rematch will be in 6. I suspect that whatever Seam creates with the 5 crystals will be necessary in order to get to Phase 2 of that battle.

I think The Knight is the Silver Drake.