Talk:Deltarune

Recently, I noticed something in the weird route section, it says, Kris forces Noelle to use snowgrave, it has been heavily emphasized that the player made those choices, not Kris. Intrigued, I looked through the article, and there are almost no mentions of Deltarunes meta-narrative Fireflame888888 (talk) 19:22, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

In the alternate routes section it mentions the various names for the route, Snowgrave, Weird, Genocide. I think genocide should be replaced with side b as side b has more reasons, e.g. Snowgrave: The most popular term in the fandom, Weird and Side b are both found in the game's files, therefore, Side b and Weird route are official names. It's only called genocide by news outlets, and most of them call it, A genocide route, then mention a different name, not The genocide route. Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk Fireflame888888 (talk) 06:49, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia goes on what reliable sources call things, even if that differs from the internal names used in the game's code. And there's no reason to believe that the developers intended the names to be officially used, instead of just using them in the code since... well, they have to be called something recognisable to their coworkers also working on the project.  novov talk edits 07:48, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

So if I cited a website that called it side b, would it be something that would be able to be added in? Fireflame888888 (talk) 17:54, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

I don't think one citation is enough for either names to be included as neither are used very much Fireflame888888 (talk) 18:27, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

"Weird Route" is indirectly mentioned in-game during one of Susie's lines. Proplayen (talk) 05:58, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Key word 'Indirectly'. Also that was also a joke about the fandom's weird obsesion with brainrot Fireflame888888 (talk) 07:05, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

That doesn't even make sense, it literally says "weird route". It's the most commonly used name by far, I've never seen "side b". Ringtail Raider (talk) 18:31, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

Sometimes it's called side b in the code Fireflame888888 (talk) 05:10, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

And? Ringtail Raider (talk) 04:25, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

I can help fix glitches on mobile but it says "This page is protected to prevent vandalism." Noam561313 (talk) 05:56, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

You need to do several other edits first try suggested edits Fireflame888888 (talk) 18:29, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

(first, try) Fireflame888888 (talk) 18:29, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Where do you see these "glitches"? asex twin^{talk · contribs.} 20:42, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

When searching Deltarune on wikipedia, there's like a default blank image in the search. But there's already two images in the article. Is it because the lede image is an SVG? Xalsier ^talk 00:13, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

And can this be fixed by changing the parameters? Xalsier ^talk 00:19, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

The redirect DELTARUNE has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 January 31 § DELTARUNE until a consensus is reached. ~2026-36939-5 (talk) 20:18, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

I'm surprised that the Sword Route isn't even mentioned in this article. While yes, the Sword Route isn't like the traditional lore of the Weird Route - The Sword Route does technically have its own alternate route in Chapter 3 and its own plot. So I suggest that the Sword Route draft get merged into the Deltarune #Alternate route since it's unlikely that the Sword Route draft would pass notability for it to be a spin-off article of Chapter 3's alternate route. KrispyBlueJays (talk) 18:16, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm honestly not sure that the Sword Route should be covered in this article. Although it the subject of much fan speculation, the article is supposed to contain a brief summary of the main plot, not a comprehensive description covering every thematically relevant area of the game, and the main beats of the plot can be summarised without the Sword Route. There are fan-wikis and such for going more in-depth. Similarly, we don't mention the eggs in Deltarune either, or the Rattman dens in Portal 2 (though Rattman himself garners a one-sentence mention).  novov talk edits 05:30, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

I forgot to clarify that I’m merging the Sword Route draft from the plot section. I want to make it clear that it’s not going to cover every aspect of the Sword Route including every area of the route and such. So yes we could just merge the plot into the article section of the alternate route. I’m gonna add and explain my reasonings for the potential merge below:

Even if the Sword route isn't like the traditional Weird Route, it still has an alternate route in Chapter 3 and it has plot/events that happen during the route too. At the very least, the plot of the Sword Route should be merged into the article. Plus without the mention of the Sword Route in the article - it implies that Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 don’t have alternate routes in the game. It’s true for Chapter 1, but I don’t think that’s the case for Chapter 3. Yes, it’s distinct from the “Weird Route” lore, but I feel like leaving out the Sword Route plot makes it misleading to believe that Chapter 3 doesn’t have an alternate route. KrispyBlueJays (talk) 06:11, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Many Wikipedia video gaming articles don't list every decision you can take as a player, including certain story routes.  novov talk edits 07:17, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

The "Sword Route" is not an alt route. It is simply a secret boss quest. The quest has no implications on the story, as defeating the Knight isn't considered part of the "Sword Route". Until there is a massive plot change associated with the "Sword Route", not including defeating the Knight, it should not be added. Fireflame888888 (talk) 20:32, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

Oppose. I don't think the Sword Route is significant enough for inclusion in the article. The plot summary is already detailed enough as is. Also I think sources would be needed to judge how actually significant it is. λ NegativeMP1 06:37, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Sword route doesn't have any narrative implications as of Chapter 4. Its only obvious purpose as of now is to point players toward the weird route. I see no reason to include it in the § Plot section (which, as I've pointed out, is already long). asex twin^{talk · contribs.} 20:52, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm a bit torn on this one. For now, until we can corroborate the significance of the SR to the overall plot, it may not meet platform standards for notability for a whole section in the article just yet. However, I am not against it being mentioned in a sentence-ish in the "alternate route" section if it can be corroborated in adherence with Wiki guidelines. As players of Deltarune, we can personally tell that it's likely to have a greater impact on the overall story somewhere down the line, but as mentioned above, the plot section is already super long and there really aren't that many notable publications that discuss the SR.

Totally open to other opinions/discussion! :)

~~ DessHolliday (talk) 23:33, 15 February 2026 (UTC)