![]() Sans's 'words' look like the font Comic Sans, and thus he is named 'Sans' when he and Papyrus are choosing their names with Asgore. However, perhaps due to his 'laziness' (which is in reality a deeply-rooted pessimism from his trauma with Gaster) Sans refuses to use proper grammar or capitalize his words (seeing spoken words is another trait unique to skeletons). However, unlike almost all skeletons born speaking a cipher, Sans is able to speak in the common font of monsters. Like Gaster and Papyrus, Sans was born speaking the 'WingDings' cipher. Suffering from Gaster's constant experimentation on himself and Papyrus, Sans develops a jaded sentimentality towards existence, only truly caring about making sure his brother is happy. However, he has a high intelligence capacity and grasps advanced language skill concepts such as sarcasm very quickly, engaging in derision and snide banter with Gaster often and much to Gaster's annoyance. Sans is physically very weak, manifesting the 1 ATK and 1 HP stats described in Undertale, but lacks his ability to bypass his opponent's invincibility frames. While learning different Ciphers is a trait only unique to the Skeleton race of Monsters, those born speaking a Cipher cannot learn the 'common' font which thus forces Gaster to communicate with other Monsters via sign language. Gaster was born speaking a different font (referred to as a 'Cipher' in the series) than other monsters (in his case, WingDings). However, throughout the series he struggles with his relationship between himself and his two skeletons, at times being almost a father figure to Sans and Papyrus and during other times being a cruel tormentor. While not knowing if they would be sentient, he takes steps to avoid emotional attachment to his creations, including accelerating their growth within tubes of magical fluid this, he believes, will keep them from appearing too much like infants, thus limiting emotional attachment. Determined to find an alternative to breaking the barrier trapping Monsters in the Underground, Gaster decides to create two clones of himself and include them in his research. Traumatized from the Human-Monster war, Gaster is portrayed as an intelligent and strong monster in his youth, but his perception of himself as an emotionless monster and his constant stress lead him down a spiraling path of self-destruction. Gaster is Asgore's Royal Scientist, a jaded and walled-off skeleton who is (outside of his clones, Sans and Papyrus) the last of the Skeleton race.
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