#pink human

1. Pancakes (P. Cakes)/(Pancakes) -> the Ruins. Made by the Pink Human the morning they leave the Ruins, it's part of the meal they pack to take with them on their long journey. The maple syrup came from the tree in front of Toriel's home. "A small stack of pancakes with home made maple syrup." If eaten: "You ate the pancakes." Heals 14 HP.

2. Fire Fries (Fires)/(Fries) -> taken from Grillby's after Sans leaves. Don't wanna waste food someone else paid for, right? "Fries with just the right amount of salt." If eaten: "Cold. And soggy. Nobody likes cold fire." Heals 5 HP. If eaten in Hotland: "Finally, warm again. Much better." Heals 17 HP.

3. Chocolate Chip Cookies (ChocCook)/(Cookie) -> Snowed Inn. The bunny shopkeep makes cinnamon bunnies, but her sister makes chocolate chip cookies. The little bunny at the counter will give you one for breakfast if you stay the whole night. "A chocolate chip cookie in the shape of a bunny." If eaten: "Somehow, it's still warm and soft. Must be made with love." Heals MAX HP.

4. Corn Dogs (CornDog)/(Corn Dog) -> Sans in Hotland. Inspired by the Pink Human's love of pancakes, they're real sausages dipped and fried in pancake batter (in contrast to Sans' usual water sausages). "A sausage fried in batter. Good for breakfast." If eaten: "Insert corny joke here." Heals 19 HP.

5. Snail Pie (SnailPie)/(Snail Pie) -> Toriel, the Ruins. The Pink Human protag likes snail Pie. Hey, it's not as bad as you might think. They even helped Toriel make it. Part of the meal the Pink Human packs before leaving the Ruins. "You've acquired the taste." If eaten: "Tastes like Home." Heals MAX HP -1.

6. Gingerbread (G.Bread)/(G.Bread) -> Toriel, the Ruins. Toriel has cutouts of gingerbread monsters. Might as well use them! Part of the meal the Pink Human packs before leaving the Ruins. "Gingerbread monsters of all kinds." If eaten: "Loox burnt." In battle: "Spicy. Your defense increased." Heals 12 HP.

7. Milk (Milk)/(Milk) -> Grillby's. Papyrus orders milk there all the time according to the monsters sitting at the bar. Grillby won't touch the water, but he'll give you some milk to go with your food. "A glass of milk. Good for bones." If eaten: "Get the calcium." Heals 18 HP.

8. Chocolate Bar (ChocBar)/(ChocBar) -> Toriel, the Ruins. Toriel kept it to remind them of someone she loved. Better to give it to someone who is alive to enjoy it. "A name-brand chocolate bar." If eaten: "Hmm...chocolate." Heals MAX HP.

9. Hot Cocoa (HotChoc)/(Cocoa) -> Snowed Inn. Part of a balanced complimentary breakfast. A reference to the bunny who gives you cocoa in Deltarune and something nice to go with your chocolate chip cookie. "A mug of hot cocoa with bunny-shaped marshmallows." If eaten: "It's cold now. Still really good, though." Heals MAX HP.

10. Cherry Cola (CherCola)/(Soda) -> The True Lab vending machine. The vending machine has more than just popato chisps, it also has soda! Good flavour, too. "A can of cherry-flavoured soda. The expiration date is faded." If eaten: "You drank the soda. Tastes like cough medicine..." Heals 7 HP.

11. Candy cane (PepMint)/(CndyCane) -> Gyftrot in Snowdin. Found during the FIGHT with Gyftrot as part of the "decorations" put there by awful teens. Can be eaten to restore HP or given back to the Mouse Man it belongs to. "Someone's red-and-white striped cane." If eaten: "Tastes like peppermint and pranks." Heals 13 HP.

12. Flower Tea (FlwrTea)/(GoldTea) -> Undyne's house. It's an extra cup of tea given to the Pink Human after they finish their first cup. They keep it in a dimensional box for later, since Undyne gets...a little distracted. You know. With burning the house down. "A cup of golden flower tea. Smells sweet." If eaten: "You drank the golden flower tea." In battle with Asgore: "The smell reminds Asgore of something. His attacks become slower." Heals 8 HP.

13. Ghost Fruit (GhostFrut)/(GhstFruit) -> given by Napstablook in place of a ghost sandwich as a "healthier option". Surprisingly corporeal, it makes a spooky sound when eaten. "If eaten, it will never pass to the other side." If eaten: "You ate the Ghost Fruit. You feel...spooky." Heals 16 HP.

14. Rock...Candy? (RockCandy)/(Rock) -> It's not even an item, it's just a rock from The Ruins. It's also pretty heavy...a little too heavy to carry, actually. It's only with the Pink Human for two rooms before they decide to leave it. It'll probably make you lose HP if you decide to eat it. "Here is a recipe to make this at home: 1. Find a rock..." If eaten: "You ate the Rock Candy. Ouch." -1 HP.

15. Pumpkin Rings (PunkRings)/(PmknRings) -> The Ruins (Gourdin monster). Given to the Pink Human by Gourdin after a FIGHT instead of gold. "A small pumpkin cooked like onion rings." If eaten: "You ate the Pumpkin Rings." Heals 8 HP.

16. Puppydough (PpDough)/(PupDough) -> pint found in His/Hers dog stations. It's actually ice cream...it looks like there's a paw print in it. And...white hair. No chocolate. "Made by young pups." If eaten: "You hope that's shredded coconut." Heals 8 HP. In battle with the Royal Guard Dogs or Papyrus: "Mmm! Tastes like puppies." Heals 28 HP.

17. Croquet Roll (CroqtRoll)/(CroqtRoll) -> A ball of fried dough and potatoes found in the fridge during Mettaton's Cooking With a Killer Robot segment. "A ball of fried dough typically served with a mallet." If eaten: "You hit the Croquet Roll into your mouth." Heals 15 HP.

18. Stoic Onion (StocOnion)/(Onion) -> Waterfall. Given by Cepapod after a FIGHT instead of gold. "Even eating it raw, the tears just won't come." If eaten: "Surprisingly sweet under the tough exterior." In battle: "You ate the stoic onion. You didn't cry..." Heals 5 HP.

Now that we've gotten the consumables out of the way, there are only two more new items to list: the ones that belong to the Pink Human.

Each Human dropped items as they journeyed through the Underground on their way to Asgore. The ones the Pink Human carries with then are as follows:

1. DEF: Heart Necklace. "A silver chain holds a pink, stone heart wrapped in vines." The Heart Necklace's normal DEF value is (+5), but in battles with Toriel, Asgore, Flowey, and Asriel, it's value becomes (+10).

1. Gourdin (mine, enemy) -> like vegetoid, but throws rings and gourds and shoots squiggly lines across the attack box. It looks like a spaghetti squash with four little legs and a smiling jack-o-lantern face. Their tail is a little vine ending in a squash leaf. Gourdin is one of the monsters that uses PINK attacks. It wants to be a "squash" player, although it doesn't realize squash is a sport. Gourdin hates sports. But it likes sprouts! They're present in the Ruins, and they don't like Vegetoid (despite their similar veggie themes...maybe because squash are actually fruits, not veggies!)

2. Cepapod (mine, enemy) -> tears and onion rings attack the protagonist. Cepapod is a monster found in Waterfall. It is a mix of "cepa", the Latin word for "onion", and a "cephlapod". It resembles a large onion on its side woth roots that resemble tentacles. It is another monster that uses PINK attacks. Given its name/theme, it might be related to Onionsan. It wants to start a band and is a very good drummer.

3. Gerry (mine, enemy) -> a creepy version of Jerry who is a brony/anime freak, found in Hotland. I don't know why I came up with him. He sucks. I don't wanna talk about him anymore. You can imagine what he looks and acts like......probably shaped like a fedora. Probably acts like Toby's original Papyrus ideas.

4. Mouse Man (mine, uses candy cane to walk) -> NPC in Snowdin. When in a battle with Gyftrot, they might have a small, striped cane stuck in their horns. When you remove it, the flavour text describes an attached note that says "I use this little cane to walk". In the Pink Human AU, a tiny mouse-like monster is present in Snowdin and the protag can give him his cane back. Or they can eat it as a healing item. Grateful to have his cane back, Mouse Man will give the protag 10 G. He also vows to stay away from teenagers.

5. Love Crab (cut, enemy, pink attacks) -> a crab with a heart on it that wants to cuddle, based in Waterfall. Based a bit in the crab from the show Bee and Puppycat (if you know you know), it is another monster that uses PINK attacks, this time in the form of tiny projectile hearts and pinching claws. It walks sideways, as crabs do, and it wants to befriend everyone it meets. To beat it, you have to let it get rid of your PP (Pink Points/Protection Points). It will then use a green attack similar to the Royal Guards, or Tsunderplane. If you try to run, it tells you that you can't escape love.

6. Frowning Jester (cut, explains orange attacks in Waterfall) -> The NPC that was supposed to explain orange attacks never even got a physical design if their own, and Toby says he just forgot to integrate the frowning jester character, so why not combine the two? Unlike the smiling Naracat Jester in Snowdin, this frowning jester refuses to smile in these troubling times (since, they say, "There isn't anything to smile about, so why bother?"). There is also cut dialogue of the orange attacks being explained:

7. Coraler (cut) -> a humanoid monster made of coral, present in Waterfall. Smaller pieces of coral say "We're his family". I thought of something sinister when I decided to add this character to the AU, but decided not to go through with it. The name "Coraler" makes it sound like "someone who corals"...I thought maybe the reason the small corals say they're his "family" is because they were other monsters Coraler turned into coral. But, uh, that's too dark. So instead he just stands there and introduces his family, kinda like the Temmie's introducing their friend(s). And the tiny corals just say "We're his family". And that's literally it.

8. Larpy (LARP Harpy, cut, enemy, pink attacks) -> describes narration like you're in an RPG game, casts "fireball" and other elemental attacks. It is kinda funny to have an NPC cast "pretend" magic spells when she's a monster that can cast actual magic. Larpy doesn't mean any harm, she just wants someone to play with. She used to play with Madjick, Knight Knight, and Whimsalot, but they got separated when the puzzles in Hotland were reactivated. She has the chance to appear in battle with other enemies. However, Tsunderplane and Pyrope thing she's weird and will leave when the battle starts. Vulkin will stay to encourage her.

I'm not a fan of Toby's original idea for Larpy's sprite, which may be one of the reasons she was cut from the game to begin with. I would redesign it to be cuter.

First, we'll discuss what exactly the pink SOUL does, then we'll move onto attacks and symbolism in-game and all that great stuff.

You're already familiar with what the other SOULs look like and how their different SOUL modes affect gameplay. However, the Pink Human AU is more concerned with the game's lore and in-universe implications that just gameplay mechanics. For instance, during gameplay, the green SOUL mode includes a shield to block attacks. Undyne's dialogue clarifies that she gave the protagonist a spear to "block the bullets with". This means that having a green SOUL in-universe does not automatically generate a shield for the player, only that they cannot escape a battle (which it the reason Undyne makes the player's SOUL green in the first place). The Pink SOUL, however, does generate a shield. A good visual comes from art by kasempan on Deviantart:

In-game battles with a pink SOUL would have a small shield that can be rotated in whichever direction the player wants it to face, all while being able to freely move around the box. The shield deflects normal attacks, but it also deflects green attacks (it doesn't affect orange and blue attacks). Some battles where touching a green attack is necessary to meet SPARE criteria cannot be completed without some risk: either the player must move their shield out of the way to collect the attack, or they must let their shield fade in order to complete the SPARE (such as in the case of enemies like Love Crab and Cepapod, see this post)

So how does one lose their pink shield? By losing PP of course! PP (while being a hilariously immature joke on my part since it's funny to say) is a common video game trope usually used to give player's magical abilities (similar to "mana"). However, in the Pink Human AU, it is used only during a pink SOUL mode to denotate "Pink Points"/"Protection Points". A pink bar is seen at the bottom of the battle box. It begins at 100% each time a FIGHT is started. The shield is at maximum power. The more pink attacks the player is hit by, the more the shield loses PP until it reaches 0%, in which case it disappears completely. PP cannot be replenished in-battle. Once the shield is gone, it's gone. However, it will return to 100% in the next battle, regardless of HP.

I've already posted about the Pink SOUL's "trait", but I'll elaborate in case anyone reading this is unfamiliar with the lore of the Pink Human AU. Each SOUL has a trait associated with it: yellow, justice; orange, bravery; purple, perseverance; etc. The pink SOUL is associated with love (the true kind of love, not LV/LOVE). The pink SOUL having a shield represents a "guarded" heart. This is why the shield also reflects green attacks, which are associated with healing and kindness. A guarded heart is so busy defending itself that it cannot accept good intentions. In order to progress, you must open yourself up to the risk of being hurt.

Monsters express themselves through magic. The book in the librarby makes it clear that bullet patterns to other monsters are akin to greetings (for instance, the "bullet pattern birthday card"). Magical attacks are themed to a monster because they represent that monster as an expression of themself. To monsters, pink attacks represent affection. To a human, pink attacks do nothing. To a pink SOUL, pink attacks break through the SOUL's barrier, opening them up to getting hurt by regular attacks, yes, but also opening them up to being treated with kindness with green attacks.