Alphys

Alphys
Character Information
First Appearance	Hometown (School)
Relationships	Kris (student) Susie (student) Noelle Holiday (student) Berdly (student) Catti, Jockington, Monster Kid, Snowy, Temmie (students) Toriel (co-worker)
Appearance in Undertale	Alphys

What? Wh-what am I watching on my phone?
It's schoolwork, of course.
A... animated schoolwork... and...
H-hey, Kris, have you chosen a partner yet?

Alphys to Kris

Alphys is a returning character from Undertale. In Deltarune, she is the teacher of Kris's class in Hometown's School.

Profile

Appearance

Alphys is a yellow lizard-like monster with buck teeth. She wears square glasses, a dark green jacket, a red tie, a light green shirt, and brown pants.

Personality

Alphys is shy and often stutters when conversing. She occasionally makes self-deprecating jokes. Alphys appears to try her best in guiding her students to succeed. Alphys is implied to be a recluse, often eating instant ramen noodles in the dark when she is at home.

Alphys's interests include watching anime, primarily "Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2," "The Symptons" sitcom series, video games, and reading superhero comics. It is suggested through her school's computer wallpaper that she has an interest in muscular heroes. Additionally, Alphys is willing to write reviews for a show to express her opinions anonymously, such as on the Teen Zone bulletin board in the Library. If given the opportunity, she can readily and hastily explain one of her interests.

Main Story

Chapter 1

Alphys is first seen in her classroom, discussing a group project until Kris arrives late. She reexplains this to Kris and encourages them to find a partner, then spends the time watching "Mew Mew" anime on her phone. When Noelle inquires if Kris can be paired with her and Berdly, Alphys does not hear and asks for her to speak up. Shortly after, Susie barges in and questions if she is late, to which Alphys attempts to explain otherwise and instead assigns Kris with Susie for the group project.

As she attempts to write the assignment on the board, she realizes there is no chalk. Alphys comments how it is the third time the chalk has gone missing, and that she cannot start class without some. She attempts to coax the students to return it, though Alphys does not receive a response. Partially listening to Noelle's suggestion, she requests that Susie should retrieve some from the supply closet, and that Kris should follow to ensure she finds the chalk and stays out of trouble. While Kris and Susie are in the hallway, Alphys continues teaching.

After Kris and Susie return from the Dark World, Kris can find Alphys in the Alley between the northeast apartment buildings. When Alphys notices Kris, she admits that she was worried when they did not return to class, and states that they are not in trouble. Kris can then converse with Alphys about the saucer of milk for her assumed cat, "MewMew," about them not getting the chalk, and the well-kept flowers in the nearby trash cans.

Kris can also interact with Undyne and Sans to ask them about Alphys. Undyne comments that she does not know Alphys at all, though she will tackle her if she did something illegal. Sans describes one of Alphys's pajama-wearing shopping visits, and that their relationship is purely business.

Chapter 2

Alphys expresses surprise when Kris arrives for class later than Susie before instructing the class to do some reading. Once Kris wakes up, she remarks that Kris slept through the entire class, which is unusual, as she typically notices them sleeping through the start. Alphys then wishes them good luck and that they rest well.

Kris can choose to interact with Alphys again, causing her to question if they lost sleep over being Susie's partner. If they state that their sleep quality increased, Alphys assumes that this is good, initially reasoning that they talked with Asriel online before remembering that the internet is not functioning. If Kris replies that they lost sleep, Alphys notes the lack of "negative intonation" in their response, and nearly offers a FPS podcast for them to listen to.

After exiting Castle Town and Kris obtains the "trash orb," they can venture to the school's hallway to overhear Alphys and Toriel conversing. Toriel inquires on Kris's performance, and if they have been "up to anything strange." Alphys states that Kris has been doing great, and is one of her "favorite students." Just as Toriel asks if Kris has been acting strange, Alphys notices Kris balancing the orb of items on their head. She turns back to Toriel and simply responds that Kris is normal. Depending if Kris has overheard, they can use their Cell Phone in the hallway to inform Toriel that they made a "trash orb" or is "normal," and then is implied to give their phone to Alphys so she can explain instead.

After returning from Cyber World, Kris and Susie can explore Hometown and find Alphys southwest, west of the Police Station with a beaten bike. Susie stops following Kris when they are close enough to Alphys, as she does not want to be "banned from outside of school."

When talking to Alphys, she explains that the she had a bike accident at the police station. Kris can converse with her to learn of her opinion of the police and Hometown's Mayor, or explain their project progress.

Undyne, who was involved in the accident, bought a Box of Heart Candy from Sans's grocery store and entrusts Kris with giving it to Alphys. If they choose to give the Box of Heart Candy to Alphys, she becomes confused, before they clarify that it is from the police. However, Kris did not remove Undyne's note on the box, leaving Alphys confused.

Upon inspecting the saucer in the alleyway, Susie comments how it magically refreshes with milk overnight, implying that she is the one who drinks it.

Relationships

Kris

Alphys is supportive towards Kris, and is willing to aid them with homework. While she is aware that Kris often slept in class, Alphys does not punish Kris, and often emphasizes that they are not in trouble. When Kris mentions the chalk in Chapter 1, she forgives them and instead attempts to offer her "home-made DVD collection of the Symptons." It is implied that Alphys has noticed that Kris has been acting unusual for some time prior to Deltarune.

Toriel

Toriel helped Alphys earn a job as a teacher in Hometown's school. It is implied she checks in with Alphys frequently, as Alphys's wallpaper is slightly altered in Chapter 2. Alphys often converses with Toriel about Susie, and has mentioned Susie's chalk consuming tendencies to her. However, Alphys is seemingly avoidant on admitting when Kris is doing something unusual, such as when she notices them balancing a "trash orb" on their head.

Asgore

Alphys has received many flowers from Asgore whenever he converses with her to inquire about how Kris is performing in school. The two are implied to be friends, as Alphys has loaned some superhero comics to him, and they have a shared interest in "Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2." Additionally, Alphys comments that Asgore reminds her of a superhero.

Trivia

• After Alphys states that the entire class will be in trouble if the chalk is not found, she faces toward Susie.
• Alphys's cat's name, "MewMew," references Alphys's favorite anime, Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2.
• Alphys admires Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2 as it was her first exposure to the series. She appreciates it for the dark storyline and mature themes, though she dislikes the first Mew Mew Kissie Cutie.
  • This contrasts with her Undertale counterpart, where she despises it deeply and prefers the first.
• In Chapter 1, Alphys mentions "The Symptons," which is a reference to the cartoon American sitcom, The Simpsons.
• If Kris does not visit Alphys in Chapter 1, she has different dialogue at the start of Chapter 2. She expresses that she was worried after they "disappeared yesterday." After class, Alphys asks where Kris and Susie went, and receives no response. Alphys's dialogue implies she assumes Susie "troubled" them.
• In Deltarune, unlike in Undertale, Alphys has square glasses, inspired by Homestuck character John Egbert.
• Alphys and Undyne do not seem to know each other from before the events of Deltarune started, contrasting sharply with their relationship in Undertale.
• The Chapter 2 narration for checking Alphys's beaten bike mentions that it "might give a honk of despair." While it does not, this references the rusted bike in Undertale's Garbage Dump.

See also

• Alphys article on the Undertale Wiki.