| Papyrus | |
|---|---|
| Undertale character | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Undertale_Papyrus.png) 3D render of Papyrus created for Fangamer | |
| First game | Undertale (2015) |
| Created by | Toby Fox |
| Designed by | Toby Fox Temmie Chang |
| In-universe information | |
| Family | Sans (brother) |
| Home | Snowdin |
Papyrus is a character introduced in the 2015 video game Undertale. He is a skeleton with a large ego who aspires to join the Royal Guard, and also the brother of Sans and friend of Undyne. He is eternally optimistic, and despite wanting to capture the human to prove himself, finds himself befriending the human instead. He does not appear in Deltarune, but has been alluded to. He was created by Toby Fox with support from Temmie Chang. He was originally envisioned as a creepy person who wears a fedora and has no redeeming qualities, though Fox did not like this idea, so he scrapped it. His character communicates with the papyrus typeface, which had to be changed to a "faux hand-drawn vertical script" when translated into Japanese.
Papyrus has been generally well-received, with the relationship with his brother and his personality being standout examples of his quality. Despite being a humorous character, he has also been examined for his deeper struggles by writer Cat Bussell, and identified as a favorite character from Undertale by multiple critics. He has received multiple pieces of merchandise produced by companies such as Good Smile, Fangamer, and Banpresto.