1.) ralsei is asriel
honestly dont really believe this one. first off, its known that asriel is currently at university. it would be pretty hard to fake going to uni lol. also if it was accidental that he went to the dark world, he would leave, right? its not like he had a bad life or anything, why would he want to leave his family and stay in the dark world where things obviously arent going great.
second, wouldnt kris recognize him? hes literally their brother. susie, noelle, and berdly wouldve recognized him too.
third, WHY WOULD IT BE HINTED AT THAT RALSEI HAS A CRUSH ON YOU IF HE WAS KRIS’ BROTHER?? ralsei would recognize kris if he was asriel and know they are his sibling.
im gonna safely debunk this theory for now.
2.) ralsei isnt asriel but is a lightner
this one i mostly believe in. why is it that ralsei doesnt turn to stone like the rest of the darkners when they arrive in a new dark world? how did he get to cyber world in the first place? i mean card kingdom and cyber world arent connected in any way besides their entrances being in the same town in the overworld. either hes a lightener or were missing some plot details thatll be revealed later
3.) ralsei is evil
shut up hes baby
4.) ralsei is kris' red headband they lost
my personal favorite and the one i believe in most. get ready folks this ones gonna be long
this theory isnt as well known as the others, so ill try to be simple with my explanation. talking to toriel postgame in chapter 1 reveals that kris owned a red headband with horns on it, and that kris lost it one day and theyd never seen it again.
sound familiar? heres where the theory part comes in. somehow, someway, that red headband ended up in the dark world and turned into ralsei. assuming ralsei is the same species as the dreemurrs, hes the only one with reddish horns, so it cant be a species thing (unless they are different species, which is unlikely. theyre both goats) and why was it so suddenly lost? toriels house is not very large, and her and kris seem to keep the place clean, surely if it meant that much to kris they wouldve found it already.
one thing that may potentially debunk this theory is items you take with you to the dark world stay items. kris’ pencil turns into a wooden sword with a carbon (graphite) center. HOWEVER, darkners turn into items when taken OUT of the dark world, so perhaps ralsei is the headband, but he isnt a lightener. makes you think………..
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alright post over. lemme know what you guys think in the comments, im very interested to hear you guys’ thoughts on some of these OR if you have a theory of your own, let me know about that too. thanks for reading this whole thing <3