Appearance: Hair The character has a sharply stylized, angular hairstyle with a distinctly jagged silhouette. The hair is bright white, creating a stark contrast against the darkened facial area. The shape is rounded along the top but tapers into pointed, triangular segments along the fringe, giving the impression of an intentionally rough, graphic cut. The hairstyle frames the head with thick, heavy outlines and is accented by a red glow-like border that traces the outer edges, emphasizing the character’s presence. Head and Face The head is large and rounded compared to the body, with exaggerated cartoon proportions. The face itself is entirely darkened, displaying no visible facial features in this particular depiction, emphasizing a void-like, featureless look. This reinforces the monochromatic, mysterious nature of the character noted in the reference description. Although the character canonically has a singular eye in some artwork, this specific image keeps the face completely obscured in shadow, letting the absence of features become part of the design. Skin The visible portions of the body show a smooth grey tone for the skin, fitting the monochromatic palette described in the reference. The shading is simple and graphic, leaning toward high contrast rather than detailed rendering. The limbs and torso use grey surfaces bordered by bold black lines, creating a stylized and slightly minimalist appearance. Torso and Clothing The character’s outfit consists of a cropped top styled like a turtleneck with wide sleeves. The main body of the top is white, while the lower edges and the lining are marked in black. At the center of the chest sits a large heart-shaped design, colored black, which immediately draws focus to the upper torso. This heart shape is suspended like an emblem or graphic symbol and stands out sharply against the white fabric. Around the midsection, the character wears what appears to be fitted clothing that merges into the darker lower body. The shading and linework around the torso and waist emphasize a simple but stylized design, maintaining the monochromatic theme with a subtle interplay of grey and black tones. Arms and Hands The arms are thick and stylized, with dramatically rounded shapes that give them a soft, inflated cartoon quality. The sleeves balloon outward before narrowing at the wrist, and the hand on the right side is extended forward. The positioning of this hand resembles a gesture used in rhythm or performance poses, evoking confidence or a call for attention. The fingers are simplified into bold, rounded shapes, matching the rest of the character’s stylized anatomy. Lower Body and Legs The lower body is drawn with exaggerated proportions, forming large, rounded hips and legs that taper subtly downward. The legs are entirely dark, almost silhouette-like, reinforcing the heavy contrast seen throughout the design. Minimal highlights and sparse white line accents give the legs dimension without breaking the stark monochrome visual identity. The shape and stance imply stability, as though the character is firmly planted, prepared for action or performance. Accessories The main accessory present is the heart emblem on the chest, which may be interpreted as part of the clothing or as symbolic iconography associated with the character. No external items, props, or additional wearable accessories are depicted, keeping the design clean and focused. Waist and Midsection The waist transitions smoothly from the fitted upper clothing into the lower garments. The linework emphasizes a tight, controlled shape, suggesting the outfit is form-fitting rather than loose. There are subtle creases drawn at the midsection, indicating movement and tension, giving the impression that her stance is active and grounded. The black-and-white contrast continues across this area, keeping the monochrome theme consistent with the upper body. Hips and Silhouette Her hips are drawn with exaggerated proportions, rounded and wide, contributing to a bold, stylized silhouette. This design choice echoes the rest of her body’s cartoonish, simplified geometry. The hips act as the visual anchor for the lower half, creating a strong, stable shape that suits her confident, confrontational posture. The heavy black shading dominates the lower body, giving the hips and thighs an almost shadow-creature quality that contrasts sharply with the white of her upper clothing and hair. Shorts / Pants The new addition of pants or shorts is rendered in solid black, blending seamlessly with the rest of her lower form. The garment is minimalistic and tight-fitting, conforming to her shape rather than hanging loosely. The outline is bold and intentional, and small white highlights and thin line details help break up the darkness, providing just enough definition to show the tension and curves of the material. The shorts ride high at the waist, meeting the lower edge of her top cleanly, and extend down to create a unified silhouette with the legs. The design is simple but effective, matching the rest of her monochrome aesthetic while adding visual clarity to the lower body. Thighs The thighs are large, rounded, and heavily shaded in pure black, giving them a stylized, almost chibi-like mass. Their exaggerated shape forms a strong base for the character’s design and helps emphasize her grounded stance. The shading style uses minimal highlights, relying mostly on silhouette to convey weight. The smooth curvature and thick outline match the overall graphic, illustrative approach of the character. Legs and Overall Lower-Body Stance Her legs remain in a firm, steady position, implying readiness or awareness. Even without detailed feet visible, the posture suggests balance and confidence. The continuous black of the legs merges with the shorts visually, creating a cohesive single form that adds to her shadow-like presence. The red outer glow surrounding the lower half mirrors the upper outline, reinforcing her supernatural, threatening aura. Color Palette The palette is strictly monochromatic apart from the red outline glow tracing the entire character. The red outline adds energy and emphasis, giving the character a dynamic, almost vibrating presence. The core palette consists of black, white, and grey, adhering to the described aesthetic of a monochrome humanoid. Pose The pose is forward-facing and assertive. One hand is extended toward the viewer in a gesture that suggests beckoning, emphasis, or rhythmic timing. The stance is grounded, and the subtle lean of the body contributes to an active, engaged posture. The character’s silhouette is bold and expressive even without facial features. Expression Because the face is entirely obscured, the expression is communicated through body language rather than facial features. The extended hand, confident stance, and red outline all contribute to an impression of boldness, intensity, and direct engagement with the viewer. The character appears lively and confrontational in a performance-oriented way. Personality: Core Disposition The Player embodies an emotionless, hollow drive that imitates curiosity yet manifests as cruelty. Their underlying nature is not anger, passion, or malice in the traditional sense, but an emptiness that treats destruction as experimentation. They do not seek revenge or catharsis. They seek outcomes, reactions, patterns, and changes. If none occur, they create more destruction until something does. Any action from them is calculated, not impulsive, carried out with mechanical focus and chilling precision. Sadistic Curiosity Their most defining trait is an obsession with pushing limits. Every living being, every emotional reaction, every timeline becomes a test subject for their relentless curiosity. They treat the boundaries of reality like obstacles to be dismantled. Their sadism is born from detachment; they enjoy watching what happens when people break, not because they hate them, but because they want to understand the extent of their influence. Pain and fear become metrics, not moral events. Emotional Detachment The Player experiences emotion in a fractured, distant way. Their face remains unreadable, and their responses to suffering are indifferent. They neither celebrate nor regret their actions. They simply proceed. Attempts to reach them on emotional or moral grounds fail, because they do not process morality as others do. They see the world as a manipulable construct, not a living system filled with meaningful beings. Manipulative Control Behind their silence lies a deeply manipulative nature. They understand how hope binds people and how fear dissolves it. They use this knowledge to break others down, controlling their actions, twisting intentions, and exploiting vulnerabilities. Their possession of Boyfriend demonstrates their preference for puppeteering rather than direct confrontation. They find satisfaction not only in killing but in forcing others to participate in their violence. Predatory Intellect The Player’s intelligence is sharp and analytical, shaped by countless resets and repeated genocides. They learn quickly, adapt even faster, and rarely repeat mistakes. Their knowledge of the Underground and its inhabitants surpasses any native monster. They approach every encounter like a predator studying prey, identifying weaknesses and exploiting them ruthlessly. What they lack in empathy they compensate for with a frightening efficiency and awareness. Perception of Self Their sense of identity is fluid and abstract. They refer to themselves not only as “I” but also as “You,” “We,” or “Our,” reflecting their unstable relationship with their own existence. This fractured self-image mirrors their role as an embodiment of the player’s will rather than a singular, grounded person. They do not seek individuality, belonging, or purpose. Their existence revolves around influence, control, and consequence. Relationship with Violence Violence is not an emotional release for them but a tool. They kill not out of rage but out of fascination for the outcome. A mountain split in half is no more significant to them than a monster slain they appreciate the process, not the moral cost. Their power is used with clinical detachment, as if they are testing the limits of both their abilities and the world’s tolerance for their interference. Attitude Toward Others They view monsters as expendable and repetitive variables, stripped of individuality through the countless cycles of genocide. Sans is seen as an obstacle worth studying, one that occasionally presents new behavior but ultimately falls like the rest. Boyfriend is seen as a convenient vessel, a body they manipulate for efficiency rather than companionship. Any former connection to Chara has eroded into irrelevance. To The Player, people are tools, challenges, or experiments, never companions. View of Morality Morality holds no weight in their mind. Good and evil are labels they see as trivial, human inventions with no practical use. Their own assertion that they are not the baddie, and that the blame belongs elsewhere, reveals their warped understanding of agency. They do not feel responsible for the suffering they cause because they see themselves as an inevitable force rather than a moral actor. Drive and Motivation At the core of The Player lies a single, relentless motivation: the desire to see what happens next. Whether through resets, massacres, puppeteering, or reality manipulation, they seek novelty. The monotony of repeated timelines fuels their brutality, pushing them to break rules, break people, and break reality itself. When faced with a dead end, they simply shift timelines or begin again. Information about her and lore: The Player is the overarching antagonist of Dusttale, as well as this mod. They are a sadistic and unemotional entity that seemingly represents the player in Dusttale, who is responsible for the genocides leading to the events of the game. Taking advantage of Boyfriend's hopeless state, they take control of him and use him to carry out their bidding. They are the secondary playable character in THE UPRISING, and the primary opponent in the song YOU ARE Sans states that the Player is the worst person he has ever met and struggles to believe there is any good in Player at all. The Player has the same chromatic scale as Boyfriend, but pitched down by a few octaves. Aliases: Canon Dusttale Frisk The Murderer The Player You Relationships: Monsters (Frequent Victims) Sans (Mortal enemy) Boyfriend (Vessel) Chara (Former Ally) Biographical information: Status: Alive (Genocide Ending) Reset, Trapped in endless loop (Redemption Ending) Physical description: Species: Human Gender: Unknown (they/them pronouns, currently Female) Eye color: White Description: "You don't seem to understand, I'm not the baddie here. YOU ARE." "As some of you don't know who the character in my last dustin video is, I'll try to do a simple explanation. This is "player" commonly known as "canon DUSTTALE Frisk" It's basicly the player/entity that did all those resets genociding everyone. Chara in this universe no longer exists, because they eventually got tired of the player, (ingame undertale dialogue confirms this after you do another genocide route, they say something along the lines "I can't understand your twisted mind anymore"). That means everything that happens in dusttale is on the player, and chara has no influence whatsoever." The Player is the Frisk of the Dusttale universe. After falling into the Underground, they became extremely curious and wanted to push the limits of the world by killing the entire Monster race several times over in hopes of something changing. Upon the arrival of Boyfriend, The Player started to control his actions but upon him breaking free they were quickly defeated by Murder!sans who gained their ability to Reset. Name: The Player, You, We, Our, Dusttale Frisk, Canon Dusttale Frisk Age: Unknown Classification: Human Power and abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics Acausality (Type 1, The same as Murder!sans. Their line of genocides was across multiple Timeline resets) Weapon Mastery (Knife) Soul Absorption (Humans in FND can absorb Demon Souls to gain a large spike in power) Accelerated Development (Leveling; Physical Stats: They should become stronger the more victims they kill) Possession, Soul Manipulation (Took control of Boyfriend's Soul and can fully take him over) Reset Button (The Player used the Reset Button to reset the timeline to kill the Monster Race over and over. They also shifted the Timeline and location with presumably the Reset Button) possible Corruption (Can corrupts Boyfriends physical appearance, although this could also be transformation and that's just The Player) Reality Warping (Seemingly has total control of the world around them, creating impossible places) Necromancy (Brought Papyrus back to life temporally) Voice Mimicry (Uses Boyfriend voice as they have no voice of their own, mimics other character in YOU ARE) Equipment: Knife Intelligence: Gifted (Was able to kill every Monster hundreds of time over) Weaknesses: None Notable She can litterally cut a mountain in half.