deltarune weird route and noelle theme theorizing
I'm on board with the theory/idea that Deltarune has parallel themes to Earthbound Halloween Hack. Specifically the "one ending" idea; that no matter what you do, the outcome remains the same. In Halloween Hack this happens with Dr. Andonuts death which happens whether or not you press B. I think in Deltarune this theme is present with Noelle's character development. Her main issue is that she feels like her life has become stagnant, and in some ways not entirely her own. I think in both the normal and weird routes she slowly grows into her own, but in different ways.Susie's presence in her life gives her new perspectives and experiences. She grows more confident in herself too, like being able to sort of stand up to Queen and her Mom. She gains more agency. I think this also happens in the Weird route. Gaining more agency, but in the form of power over others (the darkners she froze, Berdly, Kris). This route also has her directly describe how she feels her life and her mannerisms have become stagnant, and how she now feels like what happened has changed her and it's something she's wanted deep down. It's a very twisted way of making her come out of her shell.