Limited Resistance to Power Nullification (When Asriel was knocking away all of Frisk other item commands the SAVE prompt still remained), Resistance to Metaphysics Manipulation (Soul Manipulation & Essence Manipulation; Type 3; Can survive attacks to their SOUL), Extreme Heats (Unaffected by heat from the MTT-Brand Oven that burned down Undyne's house)
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==Trivia== | |||
* The word "frisk" can mean several things: | |||
** To "frisk" means to skip or leap playfully, or to pat down on someone, looking for a hidden item. | |||
** "Frisk" is the Swedish and Norwegian word for "healthy," and the Danish word for "fresh." | |||
** "Frisky" means "playful and full of energy." | |||
* [[w:c:undertale:Names|Naming]] the fallen human "Frisk" initiates [[w:c:undertale:Hard Mode|Hard Mode]]. | |||
* When just tapping right, Frisk does not put their foot up. This is not true for the other directions. | |||
* When holding up and down on the north wall of any room, Frisk will appear to flash quickly between their two north and south sprites. | |||
** This is informally called as the ''Frisk dance'' by players such as [https://www.youtube.com/@Merg Merg]. | |||
** When in the room overlooking the castle with the [[Monster Kid]] and going either left or right while holding up and down, Frisk walks twice as fast. | |||
* Frisk appears to be left-handed. Evidence includes: | |||
** Holding the umbrella and glass of water using their left hand. | |||
** The slicing attack animation curving to the right, implying that force was carried from the left to the right during the attack. | |||
*** Most fatality battle sprites display steep slashes from top left to bottom right, a pattern not commonly made by someone who is right-handed. | |||
* While Frisk is allergic to [[Temmie]],<ref>{{cite|game|But you're allergic!|Temmie's Check Text}}</ref> this is not true of the other furry residents of the Underground. | |||
* When hugging Asriel, other purple stripes appear on Frisk's shirt sleeves. | |||
* At the end of the True Pacifist Route, [[Napstablook]] was the only monster who did not know Frisk's name until they mention it.<ref>{{cite|game|uh......... also...... this is awkward... but {{!}} what's.... your name {{!}} everyone seems to know it now, except me..... {{!}} seems like i've been missing out lately {{!}} i was just sitting at home listening to tunes {{!}} there was a flash of light outside my window {{!}} i saw the snails on the farm disappear {{!}} then i heard a knock at the door {{!}} the flash of light wanted to come in... i closed the blinds... {{!}} now everyone knows your name except for me {{!}} "frisk..." ok, i wont forget it|Napstablook}}</ref> | |||
* Frisk is the last of the [[w:c:undertale:Eight Humans|eight humans]] to fall into the Underground after traveling to [[w:c:undertale:Surface#Mount Ebott|Mount Ebott]]. Out of all the humans that fell, Frisk is the only human to survive the adventure in any ending. | |||
* Frisk is only alluded to in Flowey's [https://undertale.com/alarmclock/flowey/ ''UNDERTALE'' Alarm Clock App] dialogue, where one of his talksprites mimics their blank expression. | |||
* [[Toby Fox]] was asked two interview questions regarding Frisk. One was whether Frisk's pronoun is a design choice, and in regards to Frisk's parents not being mentioned in-game. However, Toby responded with "Skip" to both questions, as he was offered to skip any questions he did not want to answer.<ref>{{cite|news|Skip|INTERVIEW: TOBY FOX OF UNDERTALE|Existential Gamer (defunct/archived)|https://web.archive.org/web/20170705055552/http://existentialgamer.com:80/interview-toby-fox-undertale|September 10, 2015|Julian|Feeld}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Frisk overworld beta.gif|thumb|An earlier version of Frisk's sprite.]] | |||
* In a joke thread on Starmen.net, Toby Fox posted early files from ''Undertale'' saying they were from an ''EarthBound'' hack called "UnderBound 2."<ref>Toby Fox (4 February 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20151215011757/https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Community/PKHack/UnderBound/page/1#post1915463 "UnderBound"] Archived on 15 December 2015.</ref> | |||
** It was said that Frisk was a young androgynous child who was the step-cousin of "Squeezo" from the non-existent ''EarthBound'' hack, "UnderBound." | |||
** Frisk was also shown to have black outlines with black hair and shoes compared to the lighter brown seen in the final version of the game. The artbook reveals this was changed because the sprite did not show up on the game's dark backgrounds that well. | |||
** It was also jokingly mentioned that Frisk's love interest was a female Cuban cigar,<ref>"''The main character’s love interest is actually a female Cuban cigar''" - Toby Fox. February 4, 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151215011757/https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Community/PKHack/UnderBound/1915490 Starmen.Net] Archived on 15 December 2015.</ref> concerning a question of whether the "love" in the game was romantic or like love of a fine cigar. | |||
* Frisk's striped clothing is most likely a reference to the "Mother" franchise, which was Toby Fox's major inspiration for ''Undertale.'' The main protagonists of each installment also wore striped clothing. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 23:07, 17 August 2023

Background
Frisk is the main protagonist of Undertale, who is controlled by The Anomaly. Throughout the game, Frisk will either make friends or kill everything in their path deciding on what you choose. In-game they're supposedly a mute, but they're capable of speaking on the phone with people.
This dropdown contains the synopsis of Frisk’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise! |
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Statistics
Key: Physical Form | SOUL Form | Full Determination
Tier: At least 9-C, possibly Higher | At least 9-C, possibly Higher | At least 9-C, possibly Higher
Name: Frisk
Origin: Undertale
Sex: Unknown (Their Sex is left up to interpretation)
Age: Unknown, likely Pre-Teens (Referred to as a kid by Toriel and Sans)
Classification: Human
Status: Alive, Other after genocide route (After completing the genocide route, every ending shows that Frisk has been fully possessed by Chara)
Alignment: True Neutral (Frisk will choose any path that they want to see how the outcomes may go, regardless of their choices they will never truly feel any impact from them)
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: At least Peak Human level, possibly Higher (As stated by the "librarby" books, humans in their physical forms are far stronger than monsters. This should scale Frisk to monsters. Can harm enemies that can harm them) | At least Peak Human level, possibly Higher (Defeated Asgore in combat, however, as stated by the librarby, monsters are weaker when they don't want to fight. Along with this, a human's SOUL form is made specifically for a way for monsters to fight humans outside of their physical forms) | At least Peak Human level, possibly Higher
Durability: At least Peak Human level, possibly Higher (Should be comparable to the likes of Chara, who survived a fall from the mountain top. As humans in their physical forms are far stronger then monsters, Frisk's durability by proxy should scale) | At least Peak Human level, possibly Higher | Multiverse level (Tanked hits from Asriel)
Striking Strength: At least Peak Human Class, possibly Higher | At least Peak Human Class, possibly Higher | At least Peak Human Class, possibly Higher
Lifting Strength: Average Human (Can casually lift the Annoying Dog along with other items on their person) | Average Human | Average Human
Travel Speed: Superhuman (Could somewhat outrun Undyne for a bit) | Superhuman | Superhuman
Combat Speed: FTL | FTL | Extra-Temporal
Reaction Speed: FTL (Shouldn't be any slower then their SOUL form) | FTL (Could dodge Gaster blasters which are made of lasers. Comparable to Napstablook who viewed light as extremely slow, and can dodge sunlight from Knight Knight) | Extra-Temporal (Outran Asriel Dreemurr's hyper goner which was consuming the entire timeline)
Stamina: Average, Superhuman with Full Determination (Can repeatedly create dreams from nothing and withstand even the most powerful attacks)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with other weapons, likely Hundreds of Meters with Empty Gun, Universal to Multiversal Cell with Reset (Causes Frisk to go to a new timeline with each reset), Multiversal with True Reset (Resets the entire Undertale multiverse)
Intelligence: Above Average (Can solve many puzzles to progress within the Underground)
Powers and Abilities
Standard Equipment
Item | Description | Effects | Location and Cost |
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Bandage | It has already been used several times. | 10 HP |
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Monster Candy | Has a distinct, non-licorice flavor. | 10 HP |
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Spider Donut | A donut made with Spider Cider in the batter. | 12 HP |
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Spider Cider | Made with whole spiders, not just the juice. | 24 HP |
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Butterscotch Pie | Butterscotch-cinnamon pie, one slice. | ALL HP |
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Snail Pie | Heals Some HP. An acquired taste. | Restores HP up to one less than maximum HP |
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Snowman Piece | Please take this to the ends of the earth. | 45 HP |
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Nice Cream | Instead of a joke, the wrapper says something nice. | 15 HP |
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Bisicle | It's a two-pronged popsicle, so you can eat it twice. | 11 HP | Snowdin Shopkeeper |
Unisicle | It's a SINGLE-pronged popsicle. Wait, that's just normal... | 11 HP | Bisicle Consumption, Free. |
Cinnamon Bunny | A cinnamon roll in the shape of a bunny. | 22 HP |
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Astronaut Food | For feeding a pet astronaut. | 21 HP |
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Crab Apple | An aquatic fruit that resembles a crustacean. | 18 HP | Gerson, 25G. |
Sea Tea | Made from glowing marsh water. Increases SPEED for one battle. | 10 HP | Gerson, 18G. |
Abandoned Quiche | A psychologically damaged spinach egg pie. | 34 HP |
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Temmie Flakes | It's just torn up pieces of colored construction paper. | 2 HP | Tem Shop
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Dog Salad | Recovers HP (Hit Poodles) | 2/10/30/ALL HP (random chance) | Chance of spawning when Dog Residue is used, Free. |
Instant Noodles | Comes with everything you need for a quick meal! |
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Hot Dog...? | The "meat" is made of something called a "water sausage." | 20 HP |
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Hot Cat | Like a hot dog, but with little cat ears on the end. | 21 HP |
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Junk Food | Food that was probably once thrown away. | 17 HP |
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Hush Puppy | This wonderful spell will stop a dog from casting magic. | 65 HP |
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Starfait | A sweet treat made of sparkling stars. | 14 HP |
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Glamburger | A hamburger made of edible glitter and sequins. | 27 HP |
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Legendary Hero | Sandwich shaped like a sword. Increases ATTACK when eaten. | 40 HP |
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Steak in the Shape of Mettaton's Face | Huge steak in the shape of Mettaton's face. You don't feel like it's made of real meat... | 60 HP |
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Popato Chisps | Regular old popato chisps. | 13 HP | Vending Machine in the True Lab, 25G. |
Bad Memory | ????? |
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Fight against the Memoryheads, Free. |
Last Dream | The goal of "Determination." |
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Notable Techniques
FIGHT: Frisk is prompted to pick an enemy to attack. Frisk can attack one enemy each turn.

ACT: Frisk is prompted to select an enemy, and is then given one or more ACT options which are specific to that enemy.

ITEM: Using consumable items regains health. Some consumable items are capable of increasing stats. Using equipment items other than the Bandage or Stick equips them.

MERCY: Sparing means that Frisk does not want to fight. Frisk is encouraged on multiple occasions on their journey to show mercy to the opponents they fight.

Other
Standard Tactics: Frisk tactics depends on the route Frisk is on. If neutral, Frisk's tactic normally will be to attack if necessary and use the ACT command to find out things about their enemy and find potential alternatives to the fight. If the pacifist route Frisk will never use the FIGHT command, unless absolutely necessary, going for ACT and MERCY tactics. Genocide route Frisk will go striaght for the FIGHT command, always attempting to slaughter all the opponents in their way. Even with these routes in mind, Frisk is still technically a wild card as they could switch at any moment, such as they could be on their pacifist route and suddenly opt to murder enemies and vice versa with the genocide route.
Weaknesses: Can be forced into soul combat, otherwise nothing notable.
Explanations
Why attacking the SOUL is essence manipulation.
Gallery
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Frisk's eye being stained by Sans' telescope prank.
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Frisk covered in fruit and vegetables, during the hangout with Undyne.
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Frisk hugging Asriel at the end of a True Pacifist Route.
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The Human Little Buddy sold on Fangamer.
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The Human Nendoroid sold on Fangamer.
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Frisk's official tarot card, renamed to "the human" in the official merchandise page, as Major Arcana 0, "The Fool."[2]
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Frisk latching onto Doggo's back on his tarot card.
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Frisk sitting with the Small Bird roosting on their head.
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Frisk as seen in the reflection on Sans's tarot card.
Trivia
- The word "frisk" can mean several things:
- To "frisk" means to skip or leap playfully, or to pat down on someone, looking for a hidden item.
- "Frisk" is the Swedish and Norwegian word for "healthy," and the Danish word for "fresh."
- "Frisky" means "playful and full of energy."
- Naming the fallen human "Frisk" initiates Hard Mode.
- When just tapping right, Frisk does not put their foot up. This is not true for the other directions.
- When holding up and down on the north wall of any room, Frisk will appear to flash quickly between their two north and south sprites.
- This is informally called as the Frisk dance by players such as Merg.
- When in the room overlooking the castle with the Monster Kid and going either left or right while holding up and down, Frisk walks twice as fast.
- Frisk appears to be left-handed. Evidence includes:
- Holding the umbrella and glass of water using their left hand.
- The slicing attack animation curving to the right, implying that force was carried from the left to the right during the attack.
- Most fatality battle sprites display steep slashes from top left to bottom right, a pattern not commonly made by someone who is right-handed.
- While Frisk is allergic to Temmie,[3] this is not true of the other furry residents of the Underground.
- When hugging Asriel, other purple stripes appear on Frisk's shirt sleeves.
- At the end of the True Pacifist Route, Napstablook was the only monster who did not know Frisk's name until they mention it.[4]
- Frisk is the last of the eight humans to fall into the Underground after traveling to Mount Ebott. Out of all the humans that fell, Frisk is the only human to survive the adventure in any ending.
- Frisk is only alluded to in Flowey's UNDERTALE Alarm Clock App dialogue, where one of his talksprites mimics their blank expression.
- Toby Fox was asked two interview questions regarding Frisk. One was whether Frisk's pronoun is a design choice, and in regards to Frisk's parents not being mentioned in-game. However, Toby responded with "Skip" to both questions, as he was offered to skip any questions he did not want to answer.[5]

- In a joke thread on Starmen.net, Toby Fox posted early files from Undertale saying they were from an EarthBound hack called "UnderBound 2."[6]
- It was said that Frisk was a young androgynous child who was the step-cousin of "Squeezo" from the non-existent EarthBound hack, "UnderBound."
- Frisk was also shown to have black outlines with black hair and shoes compared to the lighter brown seen in the final version of the game. The artbook reveals this was changed because the sprite did not show up on the game's dark backgrounds that well.
- It was also jokingly mentioned that Frisk's love interest was a female Cuban cigar,[7] concerning a question of whether the "love" in the game was romantic or like love of a fine cigar.
- Frisk's striped clothing is most likely a reference to the "Mother" franchise, which was Toby Fox's major inspiration for Undertale. The main protagonists of each installment also wore striped clothing.
References
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- ↑ Toby Fox (4 February 2013). "UnderBound" Archived on 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "The main character’s love interest is actually a female Cuban cigar" - Toby Fox. February 4, 2013. Starmen.Net Archived on 15 December 2015.
Battle Records
None.