User blog comment:Norisuke/PG Proposal: Papyrus from UNDERTALE/@comment-40057483-20191008085511

Someone else commented that Papyrus has arrogant traits like being a "Heroic Jerk"- I disagree both with that tag fitting him, and his arrogance at all. For one, a lot of Papyrus' character is about pretending- he hides his insecurities behind a superhero-like front, because more than anything else he just wants companionship and validation from his peers. Secondly, what somewhat-present egomania he does have may be there, but UNDERTALE is a game about growth. As the monsters learn about the humans from one that enters their life, they change- Papyrus, learning he doesn't have to hunt humans, is humbled from this point, most of his 'arrogance' at this point being small quips and comments about liking himself. I don't think confidence is equivolent to arrogance, and it's a nice callback to earlier in the game before you connect with him throughout Snowdin and eventually fight him and win him over.

It's implied that most humans don't actually hate monsters, but just have lingering feelings because of the past. This is shown in how most monsters can kill you, but can just as easily be befriended. Throughout all of UNDERTALE, though, aside from the absolute final boss which is basically a (really, really emotional!) cutscene instead of a final battle, there is only one monster that can never make a mistake, nothing can ever slip by, nothing can ever go wrong to lead to him killing you. And that's Papyrus. I think that speaks a lot for him. I vote Yes.