User:EvieMaybe/ThornRing

[Angel], [Angel]
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE [Ring] OF [Thorns]?

Spamton, Chapter 2

The ThornRing (JP: いばらの指輪) is a ring-type weapon in that first appears in Chapter 2 of Deltarune, and is essential to progress the Weird Route. It can only be obtained in Chapter 2's Weird Route.

The ThornRing is currently one of the strongest obtainable equipment in-game, with its AT only surpassed by the BlackShard.

Acquisition

The ThornRing can be obtained in Cyber City from Spamtom's dumpster once Noelle has Frozen all enemies in Cyber City, only if their inventory is not full, and if Berdly was not encountered. It costs 1997 D$ — mentioned to be Spamton's favorite year — making it the most expensive purchasable item in the game, not counting the KeyGen's fluctuating prices. After purchasing the ring, Spamton states that the purchase will make Kris "[Regret] FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE".

The ThornRing can be obtained earlier than it should be via a glitch. This glitch can also be exploited to obtain multiple ThornRings. This glitch is the only way for Spamton to refuse to sell it if there is not enough D$, as the party always obtains at least 1997 D$ on the Weird Route in Chapter 2 from freezing enemies, and there is no way to spend money on the Weird Route in Cyber City.

Mechanics

The ring can only be equipped to Noelle, and it gives +14 AT, +12 Magic, and the following Trance effects:

• It halves the TP cost of Noelle's ice spells: IceShock and SnowGrave. It is required to cast the latter spell, as it normally costs 200% TP.
• In an encounter, it gradually reduces Noelle's HP down to a third of her maximum HP (rounded to the nearest integer), but cannot decrease it any lower. Versus Berdly, this calculates to 55 HP.
• Noelle's title changes to "Ice Trancer", with the description "Receives pain to become stronger."

As Noelle leaves the party immediately after defeating Berdly in the Weird Route, it is not possible to retrieve the ring from her. The only way to keep the ThornRing into the end of Chapter 2 is to abort the Weird Route.

In Castle Town, the ring can be fused with the PureCrystal to create the TwistedSwd, though the PureCrystal is unobtainable as of Chapter 4. The TwistedSwd has a Trance ability which, despite sharing the same name, is different from the ThornRing's Trance ability.

Main story

Chapter 2

The ThornRing is alluded or referred to by Spamton as a "[Commemorative Ring]" on several occasions:

• If Kris defeats Spamton via FIGHTing, Spamton exclaims that if Kris had been violent earlier, he could have sold it to them. If the Weird Route was aborted after buying the ThornRing, he states that Kris should have bought two.
• In the Trash Zone at Spamton's shop, selecting "OUR DEAL" causes Spamton to mention it while explaining the KeyGen.

Chapter 4

Noelle acknowledges the ThornRing that Kris is holding

The Light World counterpart of the ThornRing, a single thorn, appears in Chapter 4's Weird Route when Kris and Susie visit Noelle's House. After separating the SOUL from them, Kris leaves to talk to Noelle in her room, where the player can listen in.

As Noelle recalls Kris visiting her last night to apologize and remove the thorn from her finger, the SOUL gets transported into the room via a choice prompt and is able to re-enter Kris's body. After horrifying Noelle by confirming that the events of the Weird Route were not a dream, the player directs Kris to bring out the ThornRing and corner Noelle on the couch. Despite Noelle's frantic protests, Kris forcibly equips the thorn to her.

The screen goes black as a red crack erupts from Noelle's hand, accompanied by ominous_worse. Neither the ring nor Noelle appear for the rest of the Chapter.

Flavor text

• A torture device? [When attempting to equip it to Susie]
• ... [When attempting to equip it to Ralsei]
• [No flavor text is shown when equipping it to Noelle]

Gallery

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  Kris with the ThornRing thorn in their hand
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  Kris forcefully re-equips the ThornRing onto Noelle
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  ThornRing equip in the Chapter 4 Weird Route
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  Initial old ThornRing equip
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  Replacement old ThornRing equip

Version history

Game edition	Version tag	Changes
Deltarune Chapter 4	v1.01A	ThornRing's thorn equip animation of a withering rose was replaced with a single red pixel.
	v1.01C	ThornRing's thorn equip animation was improved to resemble shattering red glass.