The Undertale Effect is a cycle that any form of entertainment media community can fall into.
Essentially, the community will COMPLETELY over rate the show/game/book/movie/etc., and defend it as if it is their life. The community will almost always turn the lovable, funny characters into cringe, and rapidly spread throughout the internet.
The strange thing is that the only outlets to suffer from The Undertale Effect are those from something that by itself is great. The show/video game/movie/etc. is usually great, and has many redeeming qualities but it is overshadowed by the atrocious and toxic fanbase.
Quite obviously, this is based off of the worst case of this ever happening yet - Undertale. I won't get into it now, but the smallest peek into the (dead now) community will tell you.
This has infamously happened to: Steven Universe, Five Nights at Freddy's, Minecraft, and unfortunately even Rick and Morty.
Essentially, the community will COMPLETELY over rate the show/game/book/movie/etc., and defend it as if it is their life. The community will almost always turn the lovable, funny characters into cringe, and rapidly spread throughout the internet.
The strange thing is that the only outlets to suffer from The Undertale Effect are those from something that by itself is great. The show/video game/movie/etc. is usually great, and has many redeeming qualities but it is overshadowed by the atrocious and toxic fanbase.
Quite obviously, this is based off of the worst case of this ever happening yet - Undertale. I won't get into it now, but the smallest peek into the (dead now) community will tell you.
This has infamously happened to: Steven Universe, Five Nights at Freddy's, Minecraft, and unfortunately even Rick and Morty.
Right now, Rick and Morty has fallen into the Undertale Effect. Just look at Musical.ly, the fan art, the cancerous reddit copypasta, etc.
by That_One_Dodgy_boi October 22, 2017
Get the The Undertale Effectmug. by beasty A September 2, 2008
Get the bighead-effectmug. The butterfly effect is a phrase that encapsulates the more technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. Small variations of the initial condition of a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system. This is sometimes presented as esoteric behavior, but can be exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position.
sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory is commonly presented in this. "A butterfly flaps its wings in Japan which causes tiny changes in the atmosphere, which ultimately cause a tornado to appear half way across the world. This is where the term "The Butterfly effect" comes from.
by Postremo Scientia January 4, 2007
Get the The Butterfly Effectmug. A phrase stemming from the phenomenon when Markiplier makes a video about a game, and a massive tidal wave of teens and preteens rush to create an awful, cringy fan base.
Five Nights at Freddy's, Baldi's Basics and Bendy and The Ink Machine all fell victim to The Markiplier Effect.
by Clovey Lowey December 1, 2019
Get the The Markiplier Effectmug. First fellow: Tamika in full effect.
Second Fellow: Right.
First Fellow: Shaniqua in full effect.
Second fellow: Uh-huh.
Second Fellow: Right.
First Fellow: Shaniqua in full effect.
Second fellow: Uh-huh.
by Whack Chaddy Mack May 12, 2004
Get the Full Effect (in)mug. If you've ever seen the Super Mario Bros. Movie, then you've seen the giant goombas. The goomba effect is is wen the person's head is abnormally small for their body, just like the goomba.
by CaileAsura August 23, 2009
Get the Goomba Effectmug. a chick that looks good from behind but when she turns around she looks like the grinch (that stole christmas).
I was in the club last night and being on those drink had me hooked on this chick until the grinch effect kicked in.
by the ham October 27, 2005
Get the grinch effectmug.