What do Undertale and Deltarune Say About the Meaning of Life? [SPOILERS]

Moon Channel July 25, 2023
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Install Raid for Free ✅ IOS/ANDROID/PC: https://clcr.me/MoonChannel_Jul23 and get a special starter pack with an Epic champion ⚡️Drake⚡️ Available only for new players --- Undertale, Deltarune, and Existential Nihilism The Philosophy of Toby Fox Undertale and Deltarune are games that, on their surface, appear rather silly and nonchalant. However, if one digs deeper, one finds that Toby Fox, the creator of Undertale and Deltarune, has a lot to say about existentialist philosophy. It's not always obvious, but by analyzing certain characters in his games, we can discover just what Toby Fox thinks about the problem of nihilism, and the solutions heretofore proposed by philosophers. We'll also see, in the video, what Toby himself proposes as a solution to the problem of the meaninglessness of modern life. --- 10% of Moon Channel's Gross Revenue goes to charity: including our sponsorship income! We are currently supporting Doctors Without Borders (MCF). You can learn more about Doctors Without Borders at https://www.msf.org/. -- Please also consider supporting Moon Channel on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MoonChannelYT --- Chapters: 00:00 - Intro, Video Games as Art 03:21 - Sponsored By RAID: Shadow Legends 04:52 - Intro End, Toby Fox and Nihilism 06:06 - Toby Fox, Intro to Undertale and W.D. Gaster 11:13 - What is Existential Nihilism Intro 12:03 - Nihilism's Roots in German Idealism [Kant] 14:18 - Hegel and the "Absolute" 15:49 - Gaster, Hegel, and the Discovery of the Absolute 18:24 - Intro to Sans the Skeleton 20:21 - Albert Camus, and Absudism 22:41 - Sans as the "Absurd Hero", the Limits of Absurdism 25:37 - Intro to Deltarune Ch. 1 and Jevil 28:44 - Sartre, and Personal Freedom 31:06 - Jevil and the Limits of Personal Freedom 34:02 - Intro to Deltarune Ch. 2 and Spamton 36:58 - Nietzsche, the Will to Power, and the Ubermensch 40:42 - Spamton and the Limits of the Will to Power 43:47 - The Concept of Home, the Meaning of Belonging 45:44 - Home and Belonging as Toby's Solution to Meaninglessness 49:49 - Conclusion 51:02 - Ms. Dawn's Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie, Special Thanks, and Credits 51:45 - Post-Credits Gag 52:13 - Take good care of yourself, okay? Be well out there. --- Track List: Intro - The Legend (In Game Version), Deltarune [it's a lower pitch than the OST for some reason] " - Empty Town, Deltarune Sponsor - Raid Soundtrack Toby Fox - School (Beta Mix) SILVAGUNNER " - Once Upon A Time, Undertale Undertale - Fallen Down, Undertale Gaster - Lantern, Deltarune " - Gaster's Theme, Undertale Existential Nihilism - Flowey's Theme, Undertale " - Attack of the Killer Queen, Deltarune German Idealism - Attack of the Killer Queen (Unused Version) SILVAGUNNER [It's Mozart's Turkish March, Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 / 300i (3rd Movement)] Hegel - Hotel Yado (OST Version) SILVAGUNNER [It's "III. Rondo. Allegro" from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8] Gaster Ctnd. - It's Raining Somewhere Else, Undertale Sans - sans., Undertale " - Snowy, Undertale " - Megalovania but it's elevator music [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TmoYBcLul8] Intro to Deltarune - Lantern, Deltarune Intro to Deltarune - ANOTHER HIM (In-Game Version), Deltarune Jevil - The Circus, Deltarune Sartre - Lantern, Deltarune Jevil - The World Revolving Acoustic Guitar Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DIx8uinOAA [Absolutely incredible cover, please go give this a listen] Intro to Deltarune Ch. 2 - A Town Called Hometown, Deltarune " - A Cyber's World, Deltarune Spamton - Spamton, Deltarune " - Deal Gone Wrong, Deltarune " - Power of NEO, Undertale Nietzsche - Dialtone, Deltarune " - BIG SHOT, Deltarune " - Dialtone, Deltarune Home - A Town Called Hometown, Deltarune " - You Can Always Come Home, Deltarune " - Home, Undertale Conclusion - The Turnabout Sisters' Ballad, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney SILVAGUNNER " - Until Next Time, Deltarune --- Attributions: Gaster Footage https://youtu.be/1NvmrJWR0Lw Temmie Footage https://youtu.be/qh6SNf2liWk Sans Footage [Early] https://youtu.be/LYS8Ef17E5g Sans Boss Footage https://youtu.be/InsYv5juG4c Sans Boss Footage 2 https://youtu.be/HHisfLKvJYE Dinner with Sans Footage https://youtu.be/BVdj88tFBWk Sans Judgments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhAm81VYLN4 Jevil Boss Footage https://youtu.be/3d-RnRnD0hU Seam Footage https://youtu.be/QaAvsbioGNI Sartre Footage https://youtu.be/xlI779nolHo Smooth Cutscenes [Please check these out!] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=377CJnu-Mak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDn_FxvfGNk Spamton Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvL3_u2uis Berdley Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOYJQXjwmnw Spamton NEO Footage https://youtu.be/FFPTF8tW92M Hug Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsuJJYntWUY --- Additional Reading: Ms. Dawn's Recipe for Toriel Authentic Butterscotch-Cinnamon Pie https://imgur.com/a/puoEMkl [Yes, that's all the homework I'm assigning for this video. Please enjoy the pie!]

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