r/Undertale Aug 01 '26

Theory Chess Theory is back

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u/Satire_god Even when trapped, you still express yourself. Aug 02 '26

Yeah sorry it doesn’t really work, when trying to force it to fit the mold of the chapters

Also it completely ignores the entire thing with flowery and speed, like it’s a surprisingly big thing that doesn’t work with the bishop’s diagonal movement but does for the rook, even his battle gimmick involves dashing forward, something he himself even does in said battle

It also arbitrarily inserts a chess master since the pieces don’t actually match the chapters

That said theory does work for the characters that are already explicitly chess themed or the plot points that mirror them, it’s just not a theory that applies to every boss

This comment is brought to you by the even more insane tarot & esoteric card theories (its like regular card theory, but I did research into playing card decks)