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Chara holds you accountable for your own choices in Genocide. Chara (presumably) is the main reason why the buttons could be pressed during True Pacifist, ala the [SAVE] button.
They're a human who once hated humans, got deaded, another child got mistake as them by goat boy turned flower turned god of hyperdeath. A lot of funky ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is going on in here, and there's no proper definition of Chara other than they committed suicide specifically to ♥♥♥♥ with Humans using the body of a Monster.
They're ballsy, that's all we got.
But seriously she is the devil herself/himself... i am still not sure about her/his gender!!! what makes it a lil more difficult to judge.
To be honest, I think Frisk Died On Arrival and Chara's DETERMINATION Soul took over their Body. In essence, it still was Frisk in terms of personality for the most part... But Chara had to keep them alive. Basically Chara's Soul becomes a reflection of the Player's choices.
Crazy conspiracy theories aside though, I like to think Chara was just a regular kid with a very depressing background... That they went to Mt. Ebott to... Um... "Disappear". Instead they found a loving family and tried to fit in best they could, ultimately wanting to help them achieve their goal of escaping the Underground.
Obviously the plan for achieving that was flawed and ultimately backfired due to a lack of planning.
TLDR: I think Chara is a "Neutral" Influence, but becomes more destructive or passive based upon the actions of Frisk and "The Anomaly" (AKA The Player).
Also: I think the entire Game is a reflection of Asriel's decision when going above ground. Chara wanted to fight back, Asriel wanted to avoid hurting anyone. The way The Player acts either proves Chara right through the Neutral Option, ignores the importance of Life through the Genocide Option, or proves Asriel right through the Pacifist Option where no one had to get hurt for a "Good Ending".
Anyhow, that is just me going crazy with speculation. No, I do not think Chara is "Evil".
It’s found in tape 3
Asriel makes a joke, and then Chara brings up a joke of her own: the poisoning of asgore. It may not have been intentional, but Chara no doubt found it funny. Flowey (Asriel) doubles down on this when he says that Chara has always had “a sick sense of humor.”
Asriel also admits Chara was “not the greatest person” and would rather have frisk as a friend growing up. If someone as frickin good as Asriel, who sacrificed himself to save people who were trying to kill him, would call someone he knew from childhood “not the best,” that person is probably worse then he lets on.
Another point. Chara tried to murder random innocent civilians in order to become “a god.” It was only thanks to asriel that Chara is not a raging demon terrorizing the human surface.
On the first point, it might have been a nervous laugh rather than a malicious one. While not appropriate or particularly sensitive, it might not have been intended to actually hurt Asriel emotionally.
On the second point, it is true that Asriel might be holding back a bit on his criticisms. Still, being "Not The Greatest Person" and being the "Embodiment Of Evil" are two very different things. I also appreciate that they actually were Friends, which is hard to do if someone has zero redeeming qualities.
On the final point, Chara did not like Humanity. My understanding is that they tried to coerce Asriel into going to the surface specifically so that they could grab 6 Human Souls and free the Underground. Not so much about becoming a God, as it was about fulfilling the Underground's dream of freedom. It shows a twisted form of Compassion, which ultimately valued the freedom of the Monsters over the lives of Humans. Asriel respected life and had some hope for Humanity, which put him at odds with Chara when the time came.
Still, I will admit it could very easily be seen as "Evil". It was certainly not a nice or appropriate thing to do, but kids can be jerks. Ultimately it is up to individual interpretation, but it seems very odd that Chara would never show any malicious intent until after The Ruins (Through the Red Internal Dialogue) when they are undoubtedly the most DETERMINED one there.
I do not think Chara is some sort of super Benevolent Person, just a Kid who had a really dark and depressing upbringing before being brought into the Dreemurr Family.
Ultimately, I believe they are protective of the Dreemurr Family and probably had a great deal of Empathy for Monsterkind. However, they also had a deep rooted resentment of Humanity and that is why they were so willing to destroy them to protect Asriel.
Asriel himself says that Chara was "Not The Best Person Ever". I do not think this means they were "Evil", I think it just means they COULD care about People. They just had some antagonistic qualities.
A lot of Fan Games with Chara trying to stop a Genocide Player do a good job of Characterizing that I think. Sarcastic, Aggressive and Condescending... But clearly they still care about the ones close to them.
if it she is influenced by us
Just a kid already on a dark path who could be swayed to either good or evil.
I think that sums it up perfectly, at least based upon how I interpret it.
My opinion about Chara remains the same, which is that like every other person, she made some mistakes.
Sure, you guys might say that she is evil since she possessed Frisk on the geno route, but she only did that as a revenge for Asriel. Asriel had failed to free everybody, and he died. Chara was dissapointed of Asriel so she took revenge over his whole kind. When you sell your SOUL, Chara will reset the whole world and successfully kill every single monster.
On the other side, Asriel mentioned in the tapes that she just had "a sick sense of humor". That could have meant that Chara was only joking.
I may be wrong about some stuff or my spelling may be wrong. I didn't double-check the whole thing so if you notice some mistakes, it's only because I played Undertale a long time ago.