Can you get the "second-best" ending if you've already completed a neutral run, without needing a True Reset?
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So I'm specifically talking about the "Toriel - Family" ending, a.k.a. Flawed Pacifist. I know you have to befriend both Papyrus and Undyne - and if you kill anyone after befriending Undyne, you'll get the "Toriel - Betrayed Undyne" ending instead, and if you kill anyone before befriending Undyne, you can't befriend her. There are two branches to the Family ending, one where Alphys is even more withdrawn and depressed - if you don't date her - and one where she's happy and looking for a way to help monsters escape the Underground without having to kill humans - if you do date her, and the ending I want to get.
So, backstory out of the way... If I don't kill any monsters at all, and I befriend Papyrus, Undyne, and Alphys... won't I get the Pacifist ending instead? Do I need to do another Pacifist run to enable a True Reset so I can get the Family ending? Or is there a way to befriend all three of those characters, not kill any monsters, and still get the "best" Neutral ending?
Best Answer
Unfortunately not.
There is nothing you can do to prevent the True Pacifist ending from occurring without compromising on the ending you want.
However, you don't have to do an entire True Pacifist run just to reset your save. You can do this simply by deleting the file. Check out this question for more details.
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Can you get a true pacifist ending after neutral?
You can only do it after neutral. No need to reset your game after your neutral run, (unless you gained any EXP or LOVE) you can just go back, hang out with Undyne, and do the True Lab part to get to the final boss of the Pacifist Route.Can you true reset after a neutral run?
You can only do so if you gave her the water after running from her, and have befriended Papyrus. If you don't fulfill ANY of these requirements, you have to restart the game. - Don't kill anyone.How many neutral endings are in Undertale?
Undertale has three different main endings (Neutral, True Pacifist, and Genocide) and a fourth miscellaneous ending (Hard Mode).Can you hang out with Undyne in neutral?
Befriending Undyne can be completed on the Neutral Route, but it is an integral part of the True Pacifist Route. The requirements for this event is that the protagonist must not kill anyone before starting this event or else Undyne refuses to open the door and become friends with a murderer.\
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If you already did a True Pacifist Route, there is no need to do another one to do the True Reset. It will be still avaible.
And Toriel - Family Ending only has 1 branch. After all, it's doing Pacifist on your first playthrough (you can't date her on yout first playthrough).
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