I keep hearing things like there being a "canon" mutiverse and error 404 being the "strongest canon au sans" is this really true?
Canon to Alphatale perhaps, though each multiverse has their own set of canon elements.
To clarify on "multiverse", we define a multiverse in the same way@undertaleauoc does, which is an expanse in which certain AUs belong. In short, there is no "canon multiverse", since either all the AUs are canon to Undertale (in which it's all canon), or no AU is canon to Undertale (in which it's all non-canon). Best we've gotten from Toby Fox on that is Undertale, Deltarune, and not much else. For the sake of argument, the rest of this post (below the line) will assume that all AUs are canon to one-another in some way, and will seek to explain how that is possible.
If you're not interested, you're not missing anything super important to Alphatale! tl;dr, it's somewhat complicated. Simply put, Error!404 is the strongest Sans in the Alphaverse.
For the sake of uniformity, the following on "Undertale Multiverse Lore" (feel free to read that ironically) is presented as it is defined by the Undertale AU Network. To dial down on potential confusion, the term "alternate universe" (AU) will only be used when referring to the collective story from an author in a setting. The term "universe" will be used when referring to a singular expanse of space that is like to itself (see Underfell, Underswap, Storyshift, etc.). The term "multiverse" will be used when referring to any expanse where multiple universes exist; this term being divided to "generic multiverse" (GM) and "defined multiverse" (DM). The term "author's universe" will be used when referring to the setting an AU's author uses for their story.
For example, Handplates and the Alphaverse are both AUs and author's universes. However, since Handplates doesn't directly involve itself in a greater multiverse, it is stored within the GM, while the Alphaverse in itself is a DM.
The generic multiverse is as it says in its name, it is the generic multiverse where all universes and author's universes are assumed to be placed, unless stated otherwise by an author.
A defined multiverse is opposite to the generic multiverse in that it has definition and substance. Out!Codes (characters that are explicitly stated to travel between universes) traverse inside DMs freely, as an author wills. In the GM, an author's universe is typically confined to a single universe (or several, if the author has made several), such as something like Horrortale. Horrortale was created by Sour-Apple-Studios, so Sour-Apple only has control over that universe within the GM. However, with a DM (such as the Alphaverse of Alphatale; the Underverse of Xtale/Underverse, or the Rhoverse of Undertale Rho), the author's universe is almost always the entire multiverse. I, Alphasaith, have complete control over what happens within the Rhoverse. Nothing I do in the Rhoverse can affect anything that happens within the Underverse. Jakei has complete control over what happens within the Underverse, and nothing they do in the Underverse can affect anything that happens within the Rhoverse. Within the Rhoverse, I could have Error!Sans wipe out every Underfell in the multiverse, yet all Underfell universes in the GM or in other DMs are entirely unaffected.
Getting back on track to your question (finally), Error!404 is the strongest Sans within the multiverse. This is indisputable fact, and is entirely, 100% accurate, true, and canon. However, when "multiverse" is referred to anywhere on this blog, it will always be in reference to the Alphaverse, unless it is stated otherwise. Error!404 may or may not be the strongest Sans in the Rhoverse, and he cannot be the strongest Sans in the Underverse because he doesn't exist in the Underverse. He cannot be the most powerful Sans in the generic multiverse either, since he is an entity of the multiverse, and only exists in defined multiverses where he is explicitly stated to exist.
I hope this long rambling has answered your question!
- Alphasaith
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Mistral Sans is now Community Shared
To echo the words of @undertaleauoc, Mistral is "open for use" without the need to request permission from the creator (me) though I’d like to be tagged and credited still.
Mistral
Formerly named: Sans
Age: 10 to the power of 100 years (technically a little more than that by now, but the number is so huge that it's no longer relevant.)
Gender: Male
Appearance: Appears much like Classic Sans, except for the silvery-white crystalline formations growing all over his body. These can get quite large if he hasn’t removed them in a while, and are often quite sharp to anyone with flesh instead of bone. He makes an effort to keep the Kenón from growing up over his head and face, or from completely encasing his body, but it's difficult to keep up with since it grows faster whenever he happens to be in the Void itself.
He wears a long brown overcoat, gloves, and long black trousers, mostly in effort to hide the Kenón as much as possible or keep the sharp points from cutting people by accident. He also keeps a red bandana around his neck, something given to him by Papyrus.
His eyes never went back to their original state after the Void-Sickness. Instead of dark hollows with a white iris, they seem to be a pale grey, like a well of deep nothingness.
Backstory: Mistral’s Universe is based upon the question “What would happen if the Human just never stopped the Resets, but went on forever?” And the resulting Tale that followed was one of mindless repetitions for time out of mind as the Human would Reset in order to prevent the Underground from being destroyed. Eventually the human, who was no longer human, stopped when Sans suggested a different means to preserve their Universe without killing.
This Underground has a deep history of worship and lore that surrounds their Angel, and Sans played the role of Judge, a historical job where someone representing the Angel’s Justice would be called upon to make an absolute Judgement upon anyone or anything. The King called upon him to bring his judgement upon the entire Underground for their part in everything.
Formerly a scientist under his Uncle Gaster, he helped come up with the “Solution” which the entire Underground was inoculated with to help them remember beyond Resets. He himself was a victim of the Void poisoning like that which affected Gaster’s Followers and was only saved from being wiped to a blank slate by Gaster’s efforts. A fragment of Kenón (Void-stone) and determination was placed in his soul, causing the crystals to spread from it.
In later years as the Underground thrived despite the Resets, he pushed himself to get another degree, this time in psychology, and eventually became a practicing therapist/psychologist (as well as the Underground’s willing delivery boy. He liked being able to see and talk to people all the time, and get to know things.)
Upon the destruction of his Universe he was thrown into the Void with his Uncle Gaster, where they were rescued by the mysterious River Person. They met with Ink!Sans who explained the Multiverse and gave them the means to travel it. Now they travel from Universe to Universe, or sometimes wander the Void itself, or the Anti-Void. Gaster (now named Majuscule) is searching for his children, and Sans (now named Mistral) is helping while searching for the Ship his brother escaped with and whatever survivors of his people there might still be.
Personality: Mistral is old. Though he was in a mindless forgetful repetitive state for much of the Resets, and has few memories of his own childhood beyond what Papyrus reminded him of, he is significantly mentally older than most of the other Monsters from his Universe. The determination in his soul (along with the Kenón) makes him very strong willed and much more powerful than he was before. It also gives him a minor energy boost.
His years as a scientist specializing in studies of the Soul and Physics, as well as his later degree in psychology and practice as a therapist, make him a fairly discerning person who is easily approachable and can talk about a number of different subjects with ease.
Despite his actions during the Genocide Routes, he is a much more mentally stable person (possibly one of the most stable Sanses out there from what I see) and is very much a pacifist, refusing violence altogether and choosing to let his words and mind guide him out of trouble, or his teleportation to let him escape danger.
Because of his refusal to consider physical violence, even in his own defense, his skill in using fighting magic has atrophied. He can no longer summon the blasters at all, and his bone attacks are weaker. His teleportation on the other hand is much stronger and he can do it more often without tiring too much. The other effects of his refusal to fight means that he must proactively avoid confrontation whenever possible. Mistral uses his knowledge of how people think and act to guide his interactions with others, putting even Monsters from the Fell Universes at ease with well timed and thought out humorous comments, as well as just generally being willing to listen and try to see from the point of view of other people.
He can tell puns, but they usually sound a bit forced, like he memorized them somewhere and was just waiting for a point to use them. Very rarely he’ll come up with the perfect one on the spot and be absolutely thrilled with himself. More often he uses dry humor, throwaway lines, or Hyperbole.
His willingness to try and defuse the tension caused by aggressive Monsters he’s dealing with can sometimes backfire on him and serves to make the Monster even angrier and more violent. Mistral will then flee, not wanting to fight them, but often marking himself as guilty or suspicious in the process when this happens with an authority figure who has confronted him for his presence.
The Kenón crystal growing all over his body tends to freak people out as well, which is why he hides it as much as he can beneath the overcoat, gloves, and bandana.
Like all skeletons of his Universe, Mistral has a great knowledge of fonts and writing systems, punctuation marks, ciphers, and typography. It is a very important subject to them as it very closely ties with how they see themselves, their identity as a person. This may be rather strange to skeletons from other Universes who do not share this background. A similar problem comes when skeletons from other Universes find out how strongly he and the Monsters of his world believe in the mythical Angel of Mount Ebbot and often pray to them or swear by them (or use “Angel” as a swear).
He’s also very interested in the concept of Identity and how it can change over time or be altered by events in your life, and how names connect to the concept of identity.
Can I use Mistral in my comic/story/animation/etc?: Sure. He’s a wandering type character, so it's likely he’ll show up in countless Universes and places all over while searching for his brother and his missing cousins. Sometimes he’ll be with Gaster and sometimes not.
One thing to note is that his story will have a continuation, so if in your story you detail events that involve him beyond just a brief meeting, chat, or background character… Just be aware that it's probably not going to be canon to the story I’m planning for him (though if we take other Multiverses into account it could be canon elsewhere).
I would like to insist that you tag and credit me on his use (Credit is good. Tagging me makes it so I can come see your wonderful creations).
Can I ship Mistral with this other character/characters?: Yeah, why not?. Canonically he’s aesexual and only very passingly interested in the idea of romantic relationships. But sure, ship him with whoever you like. Just know that it's not canon to this Multiverse.
While I would still like to be tagged in stuff that involves him. I know I can’t stop nsfw art/writing and other things of that nature from happening, much as I might like to. But be warned, If I see it or am tagged with that, or am sent asks of that... I will block you. Fontcest, Incest ships, child ships, or smut in general will all get you blocked instantly.
Canon height and weight: 4-5 feet high (same as Classic Sans). Weight was trickier. He’s a skeleton. A human skeleton is only about 15% of your body weight. So classic is probably somewhere around 16 or so pounds. But Mistral is covered by continually growing crystalline structures of Kenón. Since the crystal is heavy but spread out and somewhat kept under control, it probably only doubles his weight, making him 32 pounds.
Canon strength: Mistral isn’t a fighter. His attacks are weak because his desire to actually fight is nonexistent, even if he has to defend himself or others. But his actual physical strength, as opposed to his magical attacks, sees a significant increase to that of your normal Sans. The Kenón crystals actually increase his defense by making his bones stronger and more crack resistant, and his self healing is well equipped to deal with most breaks, though they’re still quite painful.
He also has increased endurance for longer physical or magical activities so long as combat or confrontation isn’t part of it.
Since he weighs more, he can’t jump as high as a Sans who weighs less (not that it's a huge difference. He’s only 32 pounds. Plus his strength can mostly make up for it by pushing himself off harder when jumping.)
Is it okay if I draw him with another gender, age, height, or sexuality?: Go for it. Have fun. Tag and credit me. But remember that it’s not canon to THIS Multiverse that I’m working in.
Canon Birthday?: September 16th (though he hasn’t celebrated in a LONG time. He probably doesn’t remember his last actual birthday party. Papyrus might though…)
Font?: Used to be Comic Sans. But now it's Mistral (upper and lowercase).
Original AU: Aeontale by
a_river_is_a_liminal_space
(or the-river-person. basically… me)
Can I send Asks for more details if I need or want them?: Yes. My askbox is open. I’ll answer what I can. I’ve put everything I can think of on here, but inevitably there’s always something missed in things like this. So ask away.
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