Why is Smile Gaster's Motif?

What's with all the creepy smiles? Are smiles Gaster's motif? Is there some deeper meaning to all these spoopy smiles in Undertale?


I dunno, but I'm if we're gonna solve this mystery, we're gonna have to learn English Literature 101! Why? Uhhh... j-just trust me dawg.


0:00 Intro
0:19 Disclaimers
0:30 Setup
0:44 What are Motifs? Your in school now get comfortable.
4:55 Standard Smiles (yes the lecture is still going!)
5:37 Social Smiles
6:25 Why does everyone Smile when I KILL THEM?
8:26 Creepy Smiles (from our Best Friends)
9:53 The True Creepy Face
11:13 GASTER TIME (Finally!)
12:01 SMILE.OGG (a closer look at them pearly whites)
12:45 Why Smile is Gaster's Motif
13:30 What this implies about Gaster
14:51 Smiles tie Gaster to Ralsei too
16:40 Ralsei is being manipulated, here's my logic
17:47 OH GOD THERE'S WINGDINGS EVERYWHERE
19:44 Credits Time!!!
20:52 Channel News and Special Thanks Time!
20:09 Outro





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I should not be allowed to write these while sleep deprived. Will hiring an editor cause me to become LESS sleep deprived?

Only time will tell!