Undertale Genocide Package - Star

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Track 8/10 for the Genocide Package from Man on the Internet.

Credits:
Music by Toby Fox

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[CrimesTimeLive]

FOR THOSE WHO WILL INEVITABLY ASK: "Star" is an unused track. It was supposed to play in the CORE if you stood against a Madjick's chaser orb attack long enough to make the attack turn into hearts that recover health. It messed with the regular CORE background music and caused errors, so Toby removed it. So yes, not related to Chara. However, some fans theorize that Star was originally meant to be Chara's theme. There isn't any real confirmed evidence of this in the game or from Toby Fox. That being said, Chara is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation "Canes Venatici". If you google the “Star is Chara’s theme” theory, there’s some fun stuff that isn’t necessarily supported by canon and no, I am not going to type the whole theory out in this youtube comment. TL;DR Star is often associated with Chara in fanon, along with the obvious buttercups and the heart locket.

ANYWAY on to this song. So uh. This is my absolute favorite song on the scratch track list. When the scratch tracks came out in April, I was BEYOND hyped. So I went through the songs one by one, and when I got to Star I was absolutely blown away. I had been working on illustrations for a book at the time, and when it came to this one, I had no choice but to stop what I was doing and just listen while the song overtook me. I kept playing it over and over. By the second listen I had dozens of images in mind, but the one that stood out strongest was the picture of Chara with all the constellations and the game menu circle. I had to stop everything I was doing and draw it, I couldn’t NOT. Everything about it came so naturally, it was a burst of inspiration like I haven’t felt in years. That only continued when I got to work with Lore on the rest of the art, we both adore this song and it was such a treat to get to work together. I just adore the way Lore draws both Chara and Frisk, illustrating their differences while still making their connection obvious-- I love Chara's shoes so much. Also the way Lore draws legs, hands, faces, and hair is just delightful and I ADORE how her pictures of the starry sky came out. I love the subtle red coloring to Chara's hair and eyes while still making them look natural. The mirror image is also great, it’s just such a good concept. The star backgrounds on Lore's pieces are so beautiful, the shot of Chara with their hands turned upwards as they look at the audience has SUCH GREAT COLORS and I adore it so much. Also Alex, the little touch of static in Chara’s eyes when they switch to the creepy face is just SO GOOD.

It’s been months and I’m still listening to this song almost daily, and I’m BEYOND excited that other people get to hear it as well. Eissibee really knocked this one out of the park, the scratch track is beautiful but GOD Eissibee’s voice. The way they hit such high, clear notes gives me chills The opening of the song just feels so sharp and clear, crisp, it feels to me like Chara has finally found their voice and is ready to speak. The opening with Chara’s story, “hoping that someone would find me” says so much right there. They threw themselves down for a very sad reason, but deep down, they wanted to be loved, they wanted someone to find them and be there for them. And then just as quickly as they open that chapter of their life, they close it, “it’s over now”, like they had this one moment of honesty and now they can’t bring themselves to go deeper into details. They fell, they were found, there was a life but it’s done now and there’s no point in discussing it further.

The first point where the song hits that dark note that seems so vast and wide, that weird thrum that you can feel deep in your chest, it just hits so perfectly with “When they call my name, the demon comes, but am I to blame? I tried to be good, I really did.” This is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE part in the song, the sheer remorse in “I tried to be good” that comes from Eissibee’s voice, the way these lines drive home just how badly Chara wanted to do the right thing. How this line right here debunks the “Chara was always a demonic villain”, how this one line humanizes them so thoroughly. The sorrow in how Eissibee sings “Not sure I could”, how it echos the hinted fact that they fell for a sad reason, how that one line seems to hint that Chara has always worried deep down they could never be a good person.

“Leaving two worlds broken, unfurled” is such a beautiful line, the acknowledgement that Chara knows by doing what they did, in spite of their best efforts, they truly believe they ruined what the Underground was. They didn’t just screw things up on the surface, they screwed up below as well. I adore the way “take” in “couldn’t take anymore crying” is barked out, that small bit of frustration with Asriel in that single line. The way that line can reference how they clearly pushed Asriel to not cry over this and not let his emotions get in the way of their plan, but then the fact that it’s just “crying” in general can also reference their own buried emotions on the subject. “Been disposed of” is just such a low line after everything else, so plainly spoken of, and it’s such a sharp contrast with the hard line of “Learned about LOVE”, the broken mention of “stars slowly dying”. I feel like this line speaks more to the stretch of time, of waiting, and then there’s such LONGING in Eissibee’s voice in “I once knew light, burning bright, shadows invade.” I adore the line “I’ve lost the dawn, sunlight’s gone”, how BROKEN these words sound, how wonderfully they echo the dramatic language of the original musical and how the dawn and sunlight were constant references.

I love the transition after this where Chara states their determination, the harshness in the words “There’s no point now.” It’s such an excellent statement of the moment where they give up, that there’s nothing they can do, and then the way that twists to “I finally see neither world cares for me.” When you’re that deep in the hole, when everything feels so hopeless, eventually it feels like there’s no choice but to lash out. Even if they put themselves there, it’s so easy for that to get twisted, and it hurts because OF COURSE the Underground cared for Chara and of course Asriel cared but it wasn’t enough to save to them and look, no one really knew them anyway. It’s the moment where their pain goes from external to the knives turning outward, they are in so much pain and they can’t see anything else anymore. I love how final “no one can stop me now” is, how it’s sung with a bit of a flourish. It feels like Chara planting their feet on the ground, as if they’re going “FINE, screw it, this is who I am, I accept it.”

“No hopes, no dreams, I have nothing. Death is all that can define me.” This line is sung with such pain, it seems so bitter, it’s such a stark contrast to the original UTM and it hurts. “Death is all that can define me” is SO GOOD. 'This is all I was good for in life and this is all I am good for now' Chara says. They wanted to do good, but in the end, all they can do is hurt people. The finality to “the end’s calling, no more stalling” is so good but then in the end Chara’s voice shakes on “Stars will fade, but I’ll keep shining”, as if they too are burning out in this single moment of brilliance.

...Suffice to say, this song means so much to me. It captures the feeling of self-destruction so well. It’s a song about how Chara feels they got a second chance and they squandered it. It’s a song about how far they’ve fallen, how they could have done it right but they didn’t and they’re in so deep now, there’s no crawling out now. It’s a song about crying out from the lowest point and it hurts so much because they put themselves there and they know they did. There is so much regret and pain in every line, moments of hope, moments of loss. There is depth and a sense of time passing, just this all-encompassing vastness of the starry sky and it makes Chara’s voice seem so small against it. This isn’t a song about Chara the demon, this isn’t all those evil giggles and mocking villain speeches against our heroic sans undertale. This is a song about Chara the PERSON, and it means so much to me. I just. I dunno. Something about the line “I tried to be good, I really did” nearly brings me to tears every time. I know that feeling, kid, it’s okay.

Dear lord this comment is nearly as long as my Bring It In, Guys comment. Sorry I just. This song means everything to me-- not just because Undertale. This song makes me see myself in Chara, and that is SO important. The Genocide route doesn’t happen because you were taken over by some demon. It happens because… well, you’re human.. Humans fall sometimes and when you’re in that deep, it’s so easy to feel like there’s nowhere to go and even the stars have faded. This song is about that moment where it feels like your mistakes have swallowed you and it’s very poignant to me.

Okay I’ll shoosh now. But um. Thank you for making this, MOTI crew. This is one of my favorite songs of all time.

[vitto-jmrh]

Man on the internet = the only channel who understood who Chara really is.

[kellyw.]

I love the regret and pain you can hear in Chara's voice because it really highlights them as a character. They're not the main "villain" of Undertale, they're not a sadistic, crazed knife murderer, they're a traumatized kid who doesn't think they will ever have love-- or even deserve it. And didn't their death just prove them right? Now, they know that no one is going to be there for them except for themself. No one is ever going to push them down again, because they've made themself unstoppable.

[OliviaKawaiiArts]

When they say “learned about LOVE!” You can hear a growl to the word learned. It's incredible.

[neopolitan]

I’m . . . actually in tears. This song just captures who Chara is perfectly.

They’re a troubled child who went through something _so horrible_ on the Surface, they wound up hating their own species altogether. They climbed Mt. Ebott for an “unhappy reason, ” potentially suicide, but then, Asriel found them. They had a family, they had a best friend, and they were loved by all of monsterkind, and yet their attempt to pay back that kindess not only put themself through an agonizing death, it got their brother killed, it split apart their parents, and it essentially destroyed the kingdom.

And now Frisk’s here.

And so are *_you._*

Sure, you have the ability to achieve the happy ending Chara tried so hard to give everybody without killing anyone. They helped you with their snarky narration, and now that the job’s done, they can presumably rest in peace.

But, of course, you can also slaughter everyone they know and care about.

At first, they were so confused. Why are you doing this? _Why were they brought back to life for _*_this?_*

But, well, they’re a child. Children are impressionable. So this must be the right thing to do. There’s no other reason why you’d do this, right?

After a while, they begin to *enjoy* it. They say that Monster Kid looks like “free EXP”, they demand to know where the knives are, and they even make a few kills themself.

And then, at the end, you finally meet them.

They thank you for showing them the purpose of their new life. They congratulate you for doing what they now think is right. They offer to erase the world, because now that everybody’s dead, there’s nothing left for them here.

And then you refuse.

They’re in shock. You just killed everybody, even their mom. They killed their dad to appease you. You even made them kill their brother in one last fit of violent rage.

And that is the straw that broke the camel’s back. They _turn on you_ because you just killed their whole family, and now you’ve just admitted that there wasn’t even a reason. From now on, they hate you and everything you stand for.

Good going, asshole, you broke a ten-year-old.

[cosytheseagull]

Fun Fact: Chara is an Irish name that means Star. (It also means Friend and it has some other meanings in other languages)

[sparklingdemon]

> "no hopes, no dreams, i have nothing. death is all that can define me"
excuse me while i cry over this line because it really showcases that the genocide run really takes everything away. they sound so resigned when they sing it.
whether it's their own death or the death of other people, that's all chara thinks they're good for now, causing death. there's no point in trying to stop it, it's literally impossible for them so they've had to resign to their fate to deal with it.
i really really love this song because it really shows how tragic their situation is and how determined they are to think that causing death is their only purpose in life now, and it's like nothing i've seen the fanbase do for chara before.

[brandontherabboat]

What I personally want to know is, besides Chara and Frisk, just _who_ were the other six humans who fell into the Underground? What were they like before they fell in? What motivated them to scale a mountain that had a legend that stated that those who climb it never return? How did they die? Did they even have names? I know that there are several fan theories out there, but I want to hear it from Mr. Fox himself.

[teedeegremlin]

At least this channel doesn't consider Chara as "a Demon".
At least they still conserved the other aspect of the character, and why they get called "demon".

[andresarancio]

There is an odd truth with the line "When the stars fade, I will keep shining".

The "stars" of the game, the characters we know and love, are dead. Chara remains.
The "star" of the game's narrative, its very story, is over. But the meta commentary of Chara remains.
Even when people will eventually get bored of the franchise, the fact that you are still playing more games with the same mentality of a genocide run is still true. Chara remains.

[grape]

I love the times where her voice cracks on the verge of tears, the genocide package brings so much emotion to it all. Megolovania is filled with actual rage and anger, with him giving his all to it. In this song, Star, you can hear the tears in her voice. Well done MOTI Team. You've really given this your all.

[clover]

*as a person on the side of “chara isn’t evil, the player is” this song is a very nice example.*

[emmat]

"No one can stop me now.."
DON'T STOP ME NOW

[machka]

Only a few seconds in and I have chills. This looks amazing.
I love Chara’s voice, Eissibee was amazing, and these lyrics are beautiful great job MOTI

holly i loved Chara is one of the best characters of undertale, combine this amazing character with a aweasome voice and MAN THE ART!!! you will get this piece of heaven

[sansundertaleofficial]

This song is unused but it fits really well

[dualitysDownfall]

no hopes,
no dreams,
_consumed_
*_by memes_*

[ENKAI]

I've been avoiding these genocide tracks for weeks and I suddenly came back today too see how you guys are doing and holy moly

this is a blast

Star is honestly my top fave yet

[miamouse]

Ok, I can say this now that all of the genocide package is out. This one is my favorite of the genocide songs. I haven't even heard of it before you guys did it, but now I love it sooo much! I am sooo glad you did this unexpected song!

[deviantsemicolon]

*blood pours out of chara’s eyes*
“I finally
Me: How can you see with blood in your eyes