Dummy

Er, sorry, it kind of looks like me...
I've been alone, so I didn't have anyone to model it after...
Kris, since it's me, please be kind to it, OK?

Ralsei, "Check" #1, Chapter 1

The Dummy (JP: マネキン Mannequin) is an enemy in Deltarune encountered in Castle Town. It serves as a tutorial for battle.

Profile

Appearance

The Dummy is made of cotton and has black fur. It has no arms and stands on a pipe leg. It is clothed to look like Ralsei, with an identical green hat, green coat, and a pink scarf. It also has green glasses with eyes drawn on it.

Personality

Being presumably lifeless, the Dummy has no personality. It does, however, attack Kris during battle, which implies it has some magic properties.

Main story

Chapter 1

Ralsei created the Dummy to teach Kris about the mechanics of combat. When Kris arrives in the room with the Dummy, Ralsei starts a fight with it if Kris requests a tutorial. After the battle, Ralsei gives Kris the Manual to help them remember how to fight, although it cannot be read.

Chapter 2

At the beginning of the Chapter, before Kris has brought the inhabitants from the Card Kingdom into Castle Town, Kris can hug the Dummy, thinking no one is watching, but upon returning, Susie mocks them for it.

When the town is re-populated, the worm from the Forest can be seen eating the Dummy's clothes. Kris can do the same, which upsets Ralsei.

The Mannequin dressed in the Dummy's clothes

After coming back from the Cyber World, an Addison has taken the clothes off the Dummy, much to Ralsei's outrage, and put them on their Mannequin, selling free samples of clothing for $4.99.

Chapter 4

The Dummy is dressed with a hat, a long nose and a necklace with the dollar sign on it. This is reminiscent of Spamton, and Ralsei states that he had nothing to do with this.

Creation and development

There is an unused battle against Ralsei left in the Chapter 1 code. Based on the cut dialogue, this may have been intended as a tutorial battle instead of the Dummy.

In battle

Attacks

• An easy-to-avoid spray of 1-damage circular bullets. This attack is only used once.

Available ACTs

Kris hugs the Dummy, which allows it to be spared.

Kris hugs Ralsei, which causes him to become flustered. This does not progress the battle, and the Dummy passes the turn to Kris immediately.

Strategy

In battle, Ralsei's instructions can be followed, which includes a tutorial on fighting, ACTing, defending, spells, and sparing. Additionally, they may perform several actions that earn comments from Ralsei:

• Hug the Dummy instead of fighting. This causes Ralsei to later mention how the Dummy would be tired if Kris had attacked it. This also skips the fighting part of the tutorial.
• Use an item, which prompts Ralsei to tell Kris that he did not explain items because they seemed self-explanatory.
  • If an item is used repeatedly, Ralsei ends the battle.
• Fight the Dummy until Ralsei ends the battle. Ralsei wonders if Kris is trying to say something about how they feel towards him.
• Spare the Dummy several times, which does not progress the battle.
• Defend against the Dummy several times, causing Ralsei to be confused.
  • If Kris repeatedly defends, Ralsei ends the battle.
• Use Ralsei's Heal Prayer spell.
• Wait several turns before using Ralsei's Pacify spell. Ralsei wonders if Kris is capable of asking Ralsei to perform spells. This does not progress the battle.
• Attack and miss the Dummy until Ralsei asks that they move on to something else. Kris can choose to move on with the regular tutorial at this point.
  • If Kris misses again instead of continuing, Ralsei ends the battle.
  • If Kris lands an attack after repeatedly missing but before Ralsei continues with the tutorial Ralsei will congratulate Kris, but also note that he was at his limit.
• If Kris tries to get Ralsei to attack, the command does not work and it returns to Ralsei's original options.

Quotes

All lines are spoken by Ralsei, unless indicated otherwise.

Pre-battle

• Oh, Kris! It's the training dummy I made!
• Now seems like a great chance to prepare for the enemy.
• Would you like me to teach you how to fight?
• OK! Get ready, Kris! [Yes]
• [Don't]
  • Right, you already fought Lancer, didn't you...?
  • I was so excited to teach you, I absolutely blanked!
  • ... B-but, um... Just in case you forgot anything...
  • Here! I made a Manual for you and Susie!
  • Press [(MENU)] to open the menu and use it in your ITEMS.
  • [Narrator] (You got the Manual.)

Battle

• [Encounter]
  • See that HEART, Kris?
  • That's your SOUL, the culmination of your being!
  • Within, it holds your WILL... your COMPASSION...
  • ... and the FATE of the world.
  • If it gets hit, you and your friends will lose HP.
  • If everyone's HP reaches 0, we'll lose the battle.
  • So, please take care to avoid the enemy's attack.
  • Ready? Let's try dodging!
• [After the Dummy attacks]
  • Ouch, it's OK, Kris! You're still learning! [If Kris took damage]
  • Great job, Kris! You're a natural! [If Kris did not take damage]
  • Anyhow, after the enemy attacks, it's our turn, Kris!
  • First, I'll teach you how to FIGHT ().
  • Though FIGHTing is unnecessary in this world...
  • There's no harm in a thorough lesson!
• [Check #1]
  • Er, sorry, it kind of looks like me...
  • I've been alone, so I didn't have anyone to model it after...
  • Kris, since it's me, please be kind to it, OK?
• [Hug Ralsei #1]
  • K... Kris!?
  • Ummm, I don't think, um...
  • This is what you're supposed to be doing.
  • ... but...
• [Hug Ralsei #2]
  • Kris...?
  • Are you trying, to, um...
  • Ask me to give you a tutorial on hugging...?
• [Hug Ralsei #3]
  • Ummm, I've never hugged anyone before...
  • (Besides the dummy, to test it out,)
  • So I don't know anything about it, sorry...
  • I suppose you're the one teaching me, haha!
• ... [Hug Ralsei #4+]
• Ah, Kris, don't worry about that command yet! [SPARE when not prompted to before using Hug Dummy #1]
• You're really merciful, aren't you, Kris? [SPARE when not prompted to before using Hug Dummy #2]
• Kris, you are aware it's just a dummy, right...? [SPARE when not prompted to before using Hug Dummy #3+]
• [SPARE when not prompted to after using Hug Dummy #1]
  • Kris, since you SPARED an enemy after ACTING,
  • You would have won in a real battle, but, um...
  • Don't you want to learn other things, first?
• [SPARE when not prompted to after using Hug Dummy #2]
  • I see... Then, perhaps we can just end here.
  • You know how to win peacefully, so...
  • That's good enough for me!
• [Use an Item #1]
  • Oh, Kris, you found an ITEM?
  • I figured ITEMs are self-explanatory, so...
  • Let's skip over them for now, OK?
• [Use an Item #2]
  • You really want to learn about ITEMS, Kris...?
  • OK, I'll teach you!
  • Errm...
  • You use them, and something happens.
  • ... is that sufficient?
• [Use an Item #3]
  • Yes, haha, that ITEM is very pretty, isn't it?
  • I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, Kris...!
• [Use an Item #4]
  • Kris, we can find lots more ITEMs on our journey!
  • Which, will continue... after this tutorial.
• [Hug Dummy when prompted to FIGHT]
  • Huh...? Kris, you'd rather hug it out than fight?
  • ...
  • You know what, that's fine! We don't need to fight!
• [DEFENDING when prompted to FIGHT #1]
  • That's DEFENDING, Kris. You'll recover TP and take less damage.
  • You should learn to ATTACK first, though.
• Let's try FIGHTing! () [Neutral]
• [FIGHTing when prompted to]
  • [If Kris dealt more than 50 damage]
    • W-wow, Kris! That was an amazing attack!
    • Have you done this before or something...?
  • [If Kris dealt 50 damage or less]
    • Good job, Kris! By the way, you'll do more damage...
    • Pressing [(CONFIRM)] when the cursor enters the box on the left!
  • [Miss #1]
    • Oh, sorry, Kris! I forgot to mention! When you're ATTACKing...
    • Press [(CONFIRM)] again when the cursor goes in the box!
  • It's OK, Kris! You'll get it! Try again! [Miss #2]
  • Press [(CONFIRM)] when the white rectangle's in the blue box! [Miss #3]
  • Ummm... you can press [(CONFIRM)] a lot, if it helps! [Miss #4]
  • Kris... Please try to press [(CONFIRM)]. [Miss #5]
  • Ummm, Kris? Can you see the white rectangle? [Miss #6]
  • You know rectangles? They're like messed-up squares? [Miss #7]
  • ... [Miss #8]
  • [Land an attack after Miss #6-8]
    • Kris! You did it!!!
    • (I was really just about at my limit...)
  • Umm, perhaps we should try something else? [Miss #9]
• [After landing an attack, Hug Dummy, or Miss #9, when prompted to FIGHT, if Kris has not DEFENDED before]
  • OK, next let's try DEFENDING. ()
  • Simply (), and the enemy's attack will hurt you less...
  • Not only that, but you'll also gather TP!
  • (Watch the orange big bar on the left! I'll explain it next! [If Hug Dummy was used to reach this phase]
  • (Watch the orange big bar on the left! I'll explain it next!) [If Hug Dummy was not used to reach this phase]
• [After landing an attack, Hug Dummy, or Miss #9, when prompted to FIGHT, if Kris has DEFENDED before]
  • Kris, if you didn't notice, when you DEFENDED before -
  • The big orange TP bar on the left filled up a bit!
  • How about spending that TP on one of my SPELLs?
  • Because you hit the enemy enough, it got TIRED.
  • Now, if I use my PACIFY spell on it...
  • It'll fall asleep, and we'll win peacefully!
• How caring, Kris! [Hug Dummy when prompted to DEFEND or use magic]
• [Landing an attack when not prompted to #1]
  • Ummm... Kris? You don't need to hit it anymore.
  • I already know you're great at attacking!
• [Landing an attack when not prompted to #2]
  • U-umm, Kris... H-How do I put this...?
  • Kris, seeing you, um, attack an effigy of myself...
  • ... Kris, are you trying to say something?
• [Landing an attack when not prompted to #3]
  • Ah, Kris... I... um, I think I understand.
  • W-well, if... during our adventure,
  • ... if you want to hit me, that's OK, too!
• [Landing an attack when not prompted to #4]
  • Kris, I don't mean to interrupt, but...
  • You're going to break the dummy at this rate.
  • I suppose we'll have to stop here for now.
  • Let's go find Susie.
• [DEFEND when prompted to]
  • Great job, Kris! Now that you've gathered TP -
  • How about spending that TP on one of my SPELLs?
  • [If the Dummy took damage]
    • Because you hit the enemy enough, it got TIRED.
    • Now, if I use my PACIFY spell on it...
  • [If the Dummy did not take damage]
    • If you had, um, hit the enemy, it'd be TIRED now.
    • In that case, we use my PACIFY spell on it...
  • It'll fall asleep, and we'll win peacefully!
• [DEFENDING when being prompted to do anything but it and FIGHTING #1]
  • Gee, Kris! You sure are good at defending!
  • I'm not attacking, you, though, so... No need to defend!
• [DEFENDING when being prompted to do anything but it and FIGHTING #2]
  • Ummm... Kris?
  • There are no bullets, and you can't use TP...
  • So, umm, maybe you could stop defending?
• ... [DEFENDING when being prompted to do anything but it and FIGHTING #3]
• [Using magic when prompted to use Pacify]
  • Great, Kris!
  • We would have won the battle by now! [Pacify]
  • A healing spell works too! [Heal Prayer]
  • If it was TIRED we would have won! [Unused]
  • Now I have just a little more to teach you!
• Kris, please ask me to do a spell. [Unused]
• Kris, wouldn't you rather learn about SPELLs? [Not using magic when prompted to use Pacify #1]
• [Not using magic when prompted to use Pacify #2]
  • Kris, do you... know what a SPELL is?
  • Can humans not even ASK people to use them...?
• Kris, what if you just give me a hand sign? [Not using magic when prompted to use Pacify #3]
• [Not using magic when prompted to use Pacify #4]
  • Ummm, if this is too difficult...
  • Let's move to the next lesson, OK?
• [After using magic when prompted to or refusing to do so 4 times, if Hug Dummy has not been previously used]
  • ing! Through this, even the most violent enemies...
  • Can be defeated through various s of kindness!
  • Kris, though it's just a dummy, why not give it a HUG?
• [After using magic when prompted to or refusing to do so 4 times, if Hug Dummy has been previously used]
  • Remember when you HUGGED the dummy by ing on it?
  • Because of that, its name turned YELLOW!
  • Now by using the SPARE () command, you can win!
• [Hug Dummy when prompted to]
  • Aww, that's great, Kris!
  • Each enemy has different ACTs that satisfy them.
  • When an enemy is satisfied, its name turns YELLOW.
  • When that happens, you can defeat it by SPARING () it!
  • If we SPARE all the enemies we meet, we'll never have to FIGHT!
• That's great, Kris! Just one hug is enough, though! [Hug when prompted to SPARE #1]
• Kris, you don't need to hug it anymore. [Hug when prompted to SPARE #2+]
• [Use an Item #5/DEFENDING when being prompted to do anything but it and FIGHTING #4/Miss after Miss #9]
  • ...
  • Kris, I think I've, um, perhaps...
  • Reached the limits of what I can teach you today.
  • Let's go find Susie.
• [SPARE when prompted to]
  • Great job, Kris! That'd be the end in a real battle!
  • I'm really happy I had the chance to teach you, Kris!

Post-battle

• [Finishing the battle by SPARING]
  • Oh, that was fun! You're a wonderful student, Kris!
  • ... and, er, in case you ever need a refresher, I...
• [Finishing the battle any other way]
  • Sorry, Kris. I'll try to be a better teacher next time.
  • ... Actually, umm, if you prefer to read, instead...
• Here! I wrote a Manual for you and Susie!
• Press [(MENU)] to open the menu and use it in your ITEMS.
• [Narrator] (You got the Manual.)

Flavor text

• Cotton heart and button eye Looks just like a fluffy guy. [Check]
• Ralsei looks on expectedly. [Neutral; unused]
• Skip [Unused]
• What? [Unused]
• Let's try DEFENDing! () [Neutral]
• Let's try SPELLs! () [Neutral]
• Let's ACT! () [Neutral]
• Let's SPARE! () [Neutral]
• You hug RALSEI. [Hug Ralsei]
• You hug the DUMMY. [Hug]

Trivia

• The first sentence of Dummy's Check text is almost identical to the first sentence of the Check text for Dummy from Undertale.