| “ | Neither Light nor Dark hold a future for a Darkner in my condition.
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| ~ Seam, lamenting on their future |
Seam is a prominent side character in DELTARUNE. They appear as a jaded Darkner shopkeeper, initially disinterested in the quest of the Delta Warriors. As the main characters learn more about Seam, however, a broader picture is painted of the raggedy old cat, revealing their heroic past and the events which lead to their crippling nihilism.
Appearance[]
Seam takes the form of a worn, aged stuffed cat. Their fur is a light purple, while the highlights of their ears, their button eye, their scarf, and even their mouth have an orange glow. They have very clear visible damage to them, seen in the sewn black patch on the top of their head, the button which covers a large scar going across a missing eye, and their stitched mouth. Their torso is never properly seen, but it appears they are wearing some sort of brown poncho.
They are capable of turning their button eye at will, as well as retracting their fangs.
Biography[]
History[]
Seam's history is explained somewhat comprehensively through the stories they tell. Once a Court Magician, they had grown a close friendship with the Court Jester, Jevil. The two seemed to be one another's only companions, spending their days playing games (presumably sparring). Seam remarks that Jevil was the only one that could match them in the games they would play, implying Seam is just as powerful as Jevil, if not even stronger. Eventually, a 'Strange Someone' appeared, and quickly took Jevil under their mentorship. They shared their secrets with Jevil, tearing apart Jevil's very concept of reality, driving the jester entirely insane, before vanishing as mysteriously as they appeared. Seam had heard some of the mysterious person's lectures, and what he heard haunts them to this day, making their worldview darker, yet darker (a quote which implies that the Strange Someone may in fact be W.D. Gaster.)
After Jevil was driven insane, he became increasingly violent. It seems there was a single event in which Jevil had entirely snapped, spreading chaos across the entire Card Kingdom. This was apparently catastrophic enough for the four Kings to instruct Seam to lock away Jevil forever. By Seam's description, the process of locking Jevil away was very difficult, likely culminating in a battle which may be responsible for the loss of Seam's eye. After locking Jevil away, Seam had retired from their position, losing any interest in life, nihilism taking over their entire philosophy. They then set up a shop outside the Field of Hopes and Dreams, where they sell their previous possessions which they no longer care to keep. The Knight then arrived, the King of Spades took over, and Kris, Ralsei, and Susie began their quest. None of that, of course, means anything to Seam.
Trivia[]
- Seam's name is a pun on the name Sean, and the common mispronunciation of it. 'Sean' is pronounced 'Shawn', although it would appear to be pronounced 'Seen', just as one would expect Seam to be pronounced 'Seem' (the same way as a 'seam' in sewing), but it is actually pronounced 'Shawm'. They also refer to their Shop as a 'Seap', following this to its logical extreme.
- In UNDERTALE, Flowey has a sprite which bears a strange resemblance to Seam. When he absorbs the human souls, he claims he will destroy "Monsters" (his face transforming to resemble Toriel's, or Asriel's), "Humans" (his face transforming to resemble Frisk's), and "Everyone". When he says "Everyone", his face becomes three dots which rotate in a circle, in the same way that the holes on Seam's button eye rotate.
- Seam's gender is never actually specified in DELTARUNE, as no character ever refers to Seam with any particular set of pronouns. The closest there is to an answer is in the Japanese version of the game, wherein Seam uses a pronoun to describe themself which could either refer to a woman, or an elderly man.
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