“The Two Sides of Pacifism”

Description: Potential spoilers for Iji and Undertale, mostly Undertale.

Both of these characters come from indie games that alter game dialog a lot depending on your kill count, where a pacifist run really makes a difference, and where the character clearly changes when you decide to make them kill.

- If you really looked up the Taijitu, you’ll understand why the near-defenseless Child is in the black side while the (reluctant) warrior Iji is in the white.

- You could also see it as what they could become should the player make them turn away from pacifism and start going down the killer path.

- While Iji manages to remain a hero (albeit a ruthless anti-hero), the Child can become a flat-out force of evil.

- It’s hard to make Iji a pacifist than the Child.

- The consequences of a killer Child are greater than a killer Iji.

- The monsters can be stopped non-violently, whereas the aliens have to die to be stopped (with a few exceptions during a mercy run).

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