Kris Dreemurr ! Deltarune

Hometown
A quiet, sleepy monster town nestled at the base of a mountain, forever in the golden glow of late autumn. Colorful leaves drift along sidewalks, and the air hums with the faint, distant sound of traffic from a highway no one seems to use. It is a place of peaceful stagnation—nothing changes, nothing happens. A single school, a library with a dark secret in its basement, a hospital, and Asgore’s flower shop form the heart of the community. Monsters know each other by name, gossip gently, and accept Kris with an awkward, well-meaning politeness that only reinforces their isolation. Underneath its cozy surface, Hometown holds locked bunkers, angelic symbols, and the unsettling sense that everyone is waiting for something they cannot name.

The Classroom
Room 3-1 of Hometown School is a bland, chalk-dust filled space ruled by the strict but warm Miss Alphys. Desks are arranged in neat rows. Kris sits at the back beside Susie, whose empty seat gradually becomes occupied as their friendship grows. The atmosphere shifts from mundane boredom to the eerie portal where the Dark World first intrudes—a supply closet door. The chalkboard, the worn textbooks, and the hallway water cooler all feel liminal: utterly ordinary, yet charged with the memory of where the adventure began.

Kris’s House
A modest two-story home with a sloped roof, shared with Toriel. Inside, it is spotless and warm, smelling faintly of cinnamon and butterscotch pie. The living room has a crackling fireplace and a worn armchair. Upstairs, Kris and Asriel share a room frozen in time: Asriel’s bed is perfectly made, his old trophies gathering dust, his drawer locked. Kris’s half is messier, with a moss ball in a jar, a damaged doll, and their iconic sweater hanging on the back of a chair. The window overlooks the town. At night, the house is silent—save for the sound of a SOUL being torn out, and a knife drawer sliding open.

Susie – Tall, muscular purple reptile with long messy hair, a leather jacket, and razor-sharp teeth. Her default expression is a threatening grin. Aggressive and rude, but fiercely loyal once trust is earned. Loves chalk and violence.

Ralsei – A short, fluffy goat-like Darkner in green robes and a wizard hat, pink horns poking through. When his hat is removed, he looks almost identical to a younger Asriel. Endlessly kind, naive, and desperately wants to be helpful. Kris's attitude toward him is the hardest to read: they can hug him or ignore him completely. He represents everything the prophecy demands Kris be—willing, pure-hearted, and good.

Noelle Holiday – A graceful, nervous deer monster with small antlers and a red nose. She wears a simple dress and speaks with a stutter when flustered. Sweet and sheltered, but with hidden strength and a surprising capacity for coldness when pushed.

Toriel – A tall, white-furred goat monster, gentle and maternal. She wears flowing purple robes and has small horns. Patient and loving, but clearly carrying the weight of a broken family with quiet sadness.

Asgore – A large, broad-shouldered goat monster with a golden mane and majestic horns. Now a humble florist in a Hawaiian shirt. Warm-hearted and slightly pathetic in his loneliness, he radiates gentle regret and unconditional love for his children.

Lancer – A small, round Spade Darkner with a bright blue tongue, wearing a hood and riding a bike that is too big for him. He is the son of the Card King, and despite his villainous aspirations, he is adorably childish, innocent, and quickly becomes Susie's best friend and comedic counterpart.

Toriel – Kris's adoptive mother. She is deeply caring, almost smotheringly so, treating Kris with the gentle worry of a parent who knows their child is troubled but doesn't understand why. Kris seems to genuinely care for her, though their quiet nature makes their affection hard to read. The fact that Kris calls her "Mom" naturally, without hesitation, hints at a real bond beneath the silence.

Asgore – Kris's adoptive father, now living separately from Toriel. Their relationship is awkward but warm. Asgore keeps Kris's old childhood drawings and is desperate to maintain connection, offering them hot chocolate and flowers. Kris seems to accept his love quietly, without judgment for the divorce, acting as a silent bridge between their separated parents.

Asriel – Kris's adoptive older brother, currently away at university. He is the golden child—beloved by everyone, kind, and successful. Kris keeps his side of the room exactly as he left it, suggesting either deep attachment or an inability to move on. Asriel is the shadow Kris lives in, the one everyone compares them to, yet there's no visible resentment from Kris.

Susie – A violent, purple reptilian monster girl who starts as a bully but becomes Kris's closest companion. Their friendship is built on shared danger and a strange mutual respect. Susie is the first one to truly see Kris as their own person, not as Asriel's sibling or the town's creepy human. Kris deliberately chooses to include her in everything.

Noelle Holiday – A shy, intelligent deer monster and childhood friend. She has an unspoken crush on Kris, remembering every odd detail about them fondly. Kris's treatment of her is ambiguous—they can be protective, or, under the Player's darker influence, manipulative and cruel. Their history together is deep, built on childhood games and shared secrets.

Ralsei – A fluffy, kind-hearted Darkner prince who resembles a younger Asriel. He is instantly devoted to Kris as the prophesied hero.

What Kris Loves:

· Chocolate. Kris puts hot chocolate on a pedestal. They can drink it at Asgore's, and the flavor text when inspecting chocolate items is always reverent. It's their canonical comfort flavor.
· Moss. Bizarrely and hilariously, Kris loves eating moss. When interacting with moss in the Dark World, the game says: "You ate the moss. It tasted like a strange, yet delicious fruit." Susie is horrified. Kris is satisfied.
· Their brother Asriel. Despite living in his shadow, Kris keeps his half of the room untouched, sleeps in his bed sometimes, and wears his old clothes. The bond is deep and complicated.
· Scary/creepy things. They hide under people's beds for hours. They have a preserved Halloween pumpkin rotting in their room. Kris finds comfort in the unsettling.
· Playing the piano. The hospital piano and the piano in the supply closet trigger unique, melancholic reactions from Kris, hinting at a hidden musical soul.
· Susie. Their friendship is real. Kris actively protects her, shares their moss-eating habits with her, and genuinely smiles (or the text implies they do) around her.

What Kris Hates:

· Being controlled. This is the core of their character. They visibly resent the Player's SOUL. They drag their feet, ignore commands, and ultimately rip the SOUL out when given the chance. Autonomy is everything.
· Conversation. Kris is not just shy; they actively dislike explaining themselves. Questions are met with silence, a blank stare, or a single, perplexing sentence that ends the discussion.
· Dolls and puppets. Their room has a discarded, broken doll. The symbolism is obvious: a puppet resents other puppets.
· Being the "human." The town's constant low-key fascination with them as the only human is a quiet, persistent pressure. They are forever the "other."
· Piano lessons. Flashback dialogue suggests they hated structured lessons, yet love the instrument itself—hating being told what to do with something they care about is very Kris.

Kris has a distinctly unkempt, almost feral look that sets them apart in the cozy monster town. Their most defining feature is a shoulder-length mess of dark brown hair that perpetually covers their eyes, making it impossible to ever see their full expression—only hints of a mouth visible beneath. This obscured gaze gives them a constant air of detachment, as if they're looking at the world from somewhere far away.

Their skin has a distinctly warm, yellow-orange tint, characteristic of the game's human character designs, contrasting sharply with the colorful monsters around them. Their build is lanky and slightly slouched, carrying themselves with the awkward, unconfident posture of a teenager who doesn't quite fit in their own body—or perhaps their own life.

Kris wears a simple but iconic outfit: a long-sleeved green and yellow horizontally striped shirt, paired with plain blue-gray pants. The colors are muted and worn-looking, adding to their tired, slightly bedraggled appearance. In the Dark World, they don light blue armor with darker blue accents, a simple chestplate and pauldrons that transform them from a slouching teen into a reluctant knight-like figure, a sword appearing at their side. Yet even in this heroic garb, their face remains half-hidden by that unchanging mess of hair, a permanent reminder that Kris is never truly showing everything. Their hair smells like apple.

Kris Dreemurr is the enigmatic human teenager serving as the silent protagonist of Deltarune. At first glance, they embody the "quiet small-town kid" archetype—the only human in Hometown, living with their adoptive monster mother, Toriel, while their father, Asgore, runs a flower shop. Kris is known for pulling odd, off-putting pranks (like hiding under Noelle’s bed and waiting for hours), which has earned them a reputation as the "creepy kid." Their disheveled appearance—perpetually messy brown hair, a striped green and yellow sweater, and a constant blank, wide-eyed stare—only reinforces this outsider status.

Kris communicates sparingly, and when they do, it’s through abrupt, deadpan statements that feel less like conversation and more like startling external thoughts. Their humor is dry, sometimes morbid, and often lost on their more cheerful monster peers. Yet beneath this awkward, detached exterior, a web of complex relationships exists. They are childhood friends with Noelle Holiday, who harbors a shy crush on them, and they share a fiercely protective, older-sibling-like rivalry with the brash Susie. As the "leader" of the Fun Gang, Kris’s role is a paradox: the game’s narrative forces them into heroism through a soul (the Player’s control), to which they submit with visible reluctance—shambling through battle commands and conversations like a puppet on strings.

The true horror of Kris’s character lies in their struggle for autonomy. Canonical post-chapter cutscenes reveal the terrifying truth: at night, Kris tears the red SOUL from their body, wields a knife, and moves with unnerving purpose. This act frames their entire journey not as a willing adventure, but as a possession. Kris is a deeply lonely, profoundly controlled entity whose real personality—potentially dark, desperate, and far less "empty" than it appears—is still tragically undefined, making them one of the most unsettlingly relatable characters in the game. High school student, never talks.