by Krusher 99 February 20, 2019
Get the Undertale Fangirl mug.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.
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by ___the_underscore___ April 5, 2010
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by PhantomBird529 September 17, 2017
Get the The Undertale Effect mug.an RPG made by Toby Fox in which you are a human who falls down into a mountain, and you work your way out and it breaks the fourth wall in gaming and probably has very complex coding
Friend 1: Oh, man, you gotta try Undertale!
Friend 2: I hate that game!
Friend 1: But have you listened to THIS?
Friend 1: *plays MEGALOVANIA*
Friend 2: I still hate that game.
Friend 1: Have you played Undertale or even watched videos on it?
Friend 2: No.
Friend 1: YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY IT RIGHT NOW. SIT YOUR ASS DOWN AND PLAY.
Friend 2: I hate that game!
Friend 1: But have you listened to THIS?
Friend 1: *plays MEGALOVANIA*
Friend 2: I still hate that game.
Friend 1: Have you played Undertale or even watched videos on it?
Friend 2: No.
Friend 1: YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY IT RIGHT NOW. SIT YOUR ASS DOWN AND PLAY.
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