Dusttale

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Fanwork
Title: Dusttale
Creator: Ask-Dusttale
Date(s): March 25, 2016
Medium: Fanfiction
Fandom: Undertale
External Links: https://ask-dusttale.tumblr.com/
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Dusttale is a Korean Undertale AU/AT where the character, Sans, kills monsters to gain LV so that he can kill the human to stop them from doing any more Genocide runs[note 1].

It was created by Osteophile[1], most commonly credited as Ask-DustTale in the Undertale fanbase.

Most of the fanworks for Dusttale are based on Evan Streblow’s fangame rather than the original fanfic, mostly due to a language barrier.

During the 2020s, more fan works end up being based on the canon version of Dusttale.

Canon

In Dusttale, Sans remembers the numerous Genocide routes carried out by the player. So, he decides to murder everyone before the player can, with the hope of ending it all.

Characters

  • Sans, nicknamed Murder!Sans
  • Papyrus: Same as the original.
  • Phantom!Papyrus: A hallucination of the original papyrus.
  • The Player/The Human: They are Sans's driving force for gaining LV.

Fandom

As of December 5th, 2024, Dusttale has over 453 Works on A03.[2] Dusttale has hundreds of fanart pieces on DeviantArt.[3]

Common Tropes

  • Phantom!Papyrus being a ghost of the original papyrus rather than a hallucination. This trope originates from Evan Streblow’s fangame.
  • Dust!Sans nickname, this was later accepted by the creator.[4]
  • Sans wearing Papyrus's cape or scarf.
  • Sans using Purple Bone Attacks
  • Murder Sans' Location Encounters: A trope that was popularized by the Roblox Undertale fangame, Undertale: Last Corridor.
  • Sans copying other Monster's magic. in the Canon, Sans only can mimic other Monster's attacks

Trios

Murder Sans is commonly a part of some trios. The most popular trio that features him is the Murder Time Trio, created by Touken-Kamui. The Murder Time Trio includes him, Killer Sans from Undertale: Something New, and Horror Sans from Horrortale. Other trios that include him are Mad Time Trio (Murder Sans, SwapDust Papyrus and ShiftDust Chara), Former Time Trio (Last Breath Sans, Murder Sans, Insanity Sans), Heroes Time Trio (Murder Sans, FellDust Sans and OuterDust Sans), and more.

Shipping

The creators of Dusttale doesn't like shipping. They used to prohibit Murder Sans x Frisk and Murder Sans x Classic Sans[5] Since July 21, 2020, restrictions on shipping were lifted because Dusttale became way too well-known, and you can't control fans.[6]

Reactions

Dusttale is commonly disliked by some people in the wider Undertale fanbase because they view it as 'too edgy,' and the AU doesn't make "any sense," because Sans won't remember Resets and Sans is very out of character.[7] [8] Fans of Dusttale defend the point that Sans is very out of character by using the information from the canon that Sans's option of Genocide is his last option. [9] Fans also state that "Not all ATs and AUs should be Canon Compliant".

Some Undertale fans thinks that Flowey being The Murder would make more sense than Sans being the murder because Flowey can remember Resets and is willing to kill.[10] Fans argue that this contradicts Dusttale's central themes, which is tragedy and despair, while Flowey being the murder is about becoming stronger to become the controller of timeline again.[11] Some Dusttale fans view it as disrespectful to Osteophile, the original creator of the AU.[12]

Takes

Dusttale, like many other AUs, has multiple takes based on it. A take in the Undertale fandom is a reinterpretation of an AU created by someone other than the original creator.

SP!Dusttale

SP!Dusttale is a popular take of Dusttale created by the Bilibili user, springs. This take is very popular in China and surprisingly also in the English-speaking Undertale community.

Evan's Dusttale

Evan's Dusttale is the modern name of the version of Dusttale that features in Evan Streblow’s fangame. The modern Undertale community treats Evan's Dusttale as a meme.


A remake of Evan Streblow’s fangame called Dusttale: Remastered is in-works created by Robin and was greenlit by Evan.

UT!Dusttale

UT!Dusttale is a sprite animation created by Yuti. It is the most popular take on 'Flowey being the murderer' in Dusttale. It is very well-received.

Spin-offs

Like with almost every Undertale AUs/ATS, Dusttale has also produced its own AUs, with their own fanbases.

SwapDust

SwapDust is a combination of the alternate universes Dusttale and Underswap. SwapDust, or DustSwap as the creator called it, was created by Whelth. SwapDust was thought to be by Legcorn, who transferred the ownership to Kurbo0, Keanechiii, and JesterBones4150. They renamed the AU to SwapDust: Rage and Nightmares. Rage and Nightmares was once considered the canon version of SwapDust by the Undertale community before the discovery of Whelth's DustSwap.

There is a debate about whether to call the AU Dustswap out of respect for the author, or Swapdust to make the setting and design easier to understand for some people who used "modern" AU Logic. "Modern" AU logic follows the idea that the first AU in the name is the base, while the second AU adds effects like role swaps or events.

DustSwap

DustSwap is a roleswap AU of Dusttale. The difference between SwapDust and DustSwap is that SwapDust is UnderSwap going through Dusttale events while DustSwap is Dusttale Swapped.

The most popular take on that idea is Dustswap: The Butterfly Effect, created by laura10211. Ownership was later transferred to D4niztic and Flambeworm370, and now it is solely owned by Flambeworm370 due to D4niztic leaving the Undertale community. [13] The Butterfly Effect has got a lot of fanart and some fan themes.

Dustbelief

Dustbelief is a combination of the alternate universes Dusttale and Disbelief. Dustbelief was created by aude-javel as a web comic. Dustbelief has many different takes, the most notable being Halo's Dustbelief and Disbelief with Dust. The Underswap version of Dustbelief, Dusttrust is also very popular.

DustDust

DustDust is a stack AU of Dusttale created by Carno-Power.[note 2] Carno's DustDust is commonly dubbed as the "Canon DustDust." There is also a popular take, which is more popular than Carno's, created by TheFlameLord, which the fanbase has dubbed "Fanon DustDust." Most fanworks of DustDust are based on Fanon DustDust, but there are a few fanworks for Canon DustDust.

Felldust

Felldust is a combination of the alternate universes Dusttale and Underfell.

Outerdust

Outerdust is a combination of the alternate universes Dusttale and Outertale, a space AU.

Example FanWorks

Fanfic

Fansong

Fangames

Fanart

Links

Gallery

Fananimation

Meta

Notes

  1. ^ A Genocide Run in Undertale is one of the possible ways to play the game, focusing on deliberately killing every encounterable monster in each area of the game even when they pose no threat. The tone of the game becomes much darker. Characters react differently, often fearing or loathing the protagonist. Certain areas become eerily quiet or devoid of life. Completing a Genocide Run drastically changes the ending of the game, making it bleak and unsettling. It will also affect future gameplays. Failing to kill every enemy in an area before progressing locks you out of the Genocide Route.
  2. ^ A Stack AU is an AU where the same AUs are layered on top of each other. For example, SwapSwap is where Underswap swapped roles again.

References

  1. ^ Sans KILLS: An AU called "Dusttale" : r/Undertale
  2. ^ Alternate Universe - Dusttale (Undertale) - Works | Archive of Our Own
  3. ^ Dusttale tag on DeviantArt
  4. ^ https://ask-dusttale.tumblr.com/post/624149261898088448/in-the-korean-fandom-dusttale-sans-popular-name
  5. ^ It's time to get organize.
  6. ^ Notice for restrictions
  7. ^ Why does everybody hates Dusttale? : r/Undertale
  8. ^ Why is Dusttale so beloved if it doesn't make fucking sense? : r/Undertale
  9. ^ Misconception revolving around Dusttale : r/Undertale
  10. ^ It was brought to my attention that it makes more sense for Flowey to go insane in Dusttale and not Sans. I decided to fix this. : r/Undertale
  11. ^ It was brought to my attention that it makes more sense for Flowey to go insane in Dusttale and not Sans. I decided to fix this. : r/Undertale (Comment)
  12. ^ Dusttale (My honest take on regarding "Fixing" it by making Flowey Do it instead of Sans or any characters.) : r/Undertale
  13. ^ DANIZTIC'S ARCHIVE
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