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i wouldnt say its going overboard so much as not getting the problem. i remember in the backlash to the infamous "sans is ness" video actually watching one of the many rebuttal videos, and from what i remember, it was worse. the thing that stood out to me was the attempt to rebutt the part about sans bleeding. The idea was that it was just ketchup. this is an interpretation which rejects meaning entirely. Undertale's battle sprites are largely monochrome, with a few notable exceptions. one is sans bleeding. why color that if its just ketchup? why call attention to it at all? Matpat's answer, that sans i not only human but specifically ness from earthbound, is silly, but theres at least an attempt to find meaning.. the issue with matpat's video is that he connect connect any details he focuses onto themes, so he looks for literal, "exciting" meaning. He cant connect the themes of undertale to the themes of earthbound or the halloween hack.

but the questions of Whether its blood or ketchup, or how sans is bleeding if it is blood are not really the point. the sans fight is one that will likely be long and drawn out, requiring many attempts. by the time you win, you will likely not be in the same frame of mind as you were before entering it. the tone of the genocide route will be lost on you for a bit. the blood is a shock, throwing you back into that mood. your satisfaction at conquering the challenge of the sans fight is taken from you as the cruelty or your actions stares you in the face. Then, when you see asgore shortly after, he ask what kind of monster are you? He no longer recognizes you as the fallen human like he does in other routes. Asgore may no be asking accusingly, but the game very much is asking what kind of monster are you, that you would do all of that. Sans at least seemed to bleed like a human, and you look like a monster.