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Fun and Obscure Sans Trivia!
Sans's Appearance
- Does Sans wear slippers, sneakers, or something else?
In game, Sans wear slippers. Look at his battle sprite. Those are slippers, aren't they? When he's captured by Flowey, notice how he keeps his feet upright. The other characters let them hang down… because their footwear is properly secured. If Sans relaxes, his slippers will slip right off!
- What kind of shirt does Sans wear, if at all?
Under his blue jacket, Sans's torso is white. Official materials tend to depict it as a plain T shirt, but that doesn't stop fans from drawing him in turtleneck sweaters or even shirtless.
Temmie Chang, Undertale's principle artist, has drawn Sans wearing a T shirt with a ribcage printed on it. In some drawings, it's hard to tell it's a graphic tee. It looks more like Sans's actual bones on display.
- Does Sans's hood have fur on it?
i dont think we have any official art like this, but it's a cute idea!
- Does Sans wear gloves or mittens?
It's impossible to tell from canon sources. Sans often has his hands in his pockets. When he deigns to remove them, they're depicted just as stylistically as everyone else's. Would you assert that Toriel and Asgore have baseball gloves for hands just because we don't see their individual fingers in game? Sans might not wear gloves or mittens at all!
Note that skeleton hands are really complicated. Imagine trying to render these individual bones on a 20x20 pixel canvas. (Shall i attempt to do so??? Could be fun heh.) Undertale is carried by its simplistic, whimsical, nonthreatening art style. There's no place for realistic skeletons here.
That said, in some merchandise characters have their fingers drawn and Sans remains in mittens. (Check?)
Sans's Relationships
- Who are Sans's family?
Sans has a younger brother, Papyrus— and despite the initial ambiguity, the Japanese localisation does confirm(?) Paps is younger. Their age gap is still undetermined, though, and we know nothing about their parents or extended family.
- How is Gaster related to Sans?
Sans's iconic lazer-shooting attack is called the "Gaster Blaster." Thus far, that's the only connection between the two of them. (IIRC, this was retconned so they're only called "Blaster?")
- Who are the people in the photo album in Sans's secret room?
No clue! But we surely didn't meet them in Undertale.
- Is Sans dating anyone?
Currently, no. Word of God says Sans would be too lazy to date, but I'd never let something as silly as canon get in the way of my ships.
- But didn't WE go on dates with Sans?
Just because he didn't call them dates doesn't mean that they weren't...!
Sans's Powers
- Why is Sans so hard to defeat?
Because he fights dirty. Explain invincibility frames, KR, dodging, tricks, menu attacks.
- Is Sans stronger than Papyrus?
Objectively no, because Sans has the lowest stats of all monsterkind. Sure, when it comes time to fight, he compensates for his weaknesses in clever ways— but Papyrus is clever, too. He also has impeccable control over his magic, as seen during his battle where he doesn't want to kill you. The second your HP drops to 1, his attacks disappear and the encounter ends with your live capture! (Meanwhile, even Toriel can accidentally kill you.)
Personally, I think if we encountered Papyrus in as dire a situation as Sans's, he would be an even more fearsome opponent.
- Can Sans beat Goku?
Who knows? I don't think Sans would agree to fight him.
- Can Sans beat Gojo?
Again... I don't know why they'd ever fight, but here is a great video by TUCKALMIGHTY explaining how the battle might go. Overall, it's a comprehensive explanation of Sans's powers and UNDERTALE soul mechanics. No knowledge of Jujutsu Kaisen needed!
- Can Sans beat—
I mean, probably yes! But WHY?!?! Why, when he could do something more important— like burp the alphabet?