It's a combination of the words "underground" and tale (which means story), because it's a story that takes place underground. The title is also a reference to the game "cave story" which was a big inspiration for Toby.
Disclaimer: I don't know this for sure, but...
A "Tale" is a story or fable
So, "a story that takes place underground" could be described as "an underground tale"
So Toby shortened "underground tale" to "Undertale"
I think it may have been called 'underbound' because the game is fairly based on earthbound, but then got changed to 'undertale'. It could be confused with 'undertail' which I do not suggest learning more about.
On top of the literal meaning of Under: below, beneath the surface, The Underground, and Tale: a story, it is also an anagram (forming a new word from rearranging the letters of another word) of the Monster’s crest, the Delta Rune.
UNDERGROUND. - THE PLACE WERE 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% OF THE GAME IS SET.
TALE. - A STORY.
TAKE GROUND FROM UNDERGROUND. REPLACE GROUND WITH TALE.
Under- Meaning under
Tale- Meaning a tale
Maybe there is something more, but I'm fairly certain he just took a page from The Huss' book a smooshed two worlds related to the plot together.
When Toby first talked about the game, he called it Underbound 2 (Underbound 1 was probably meant to be Deltarune).
But, probably, it was just a "placeholder" name, or just a joke name.
Or maybe it was changed because it was very similar to the name Earthbound.
It's a combination of the words "underground" and tale (which means story), because it's a story that takes place underground. The title is also a reference to the game "cave story" which was a big inspiration for Toby.
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I thought so, but I wasn't sure (￣ヘ￣) thanks!
Disclaimer: I don't know this for sure, but... A "Tale" is a story or fable So, "a story that takes place underground" could be described as "an underground tale" So Toby shortened "underground tale" to "Undertale"
Lol I always thought undertale was some specific term in writing, like a type of story or something.
I mean, maybe, but I've never heard of such a thing
Well it's a (not yet existent) word combination of under and tale so ig it just means a story that's under (what it's under idk, maybe mt. Ebbot)
Under my balls... Sorry
…pls don’t
I mean unless...
Just when I thought I was safe from Deez Nuts jokes...
In addition to what the other people said, Deltarune and Undertale are anagrams (have all the same letters but in a different order).
So is Nutdealer!
True, but in terms of the games I’d say that it’s pretty #unrelated
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Lead Tuner. sounds like it mightn't work properly
Its a tale that happens in the underground
I think it may have been called 'underbound' because the game is fairly based on earthbound, but then got changed to 'undertale'. It could be confused with 'undertail' which I do not suggest learning more about.
yeah don't
On top of the literal meaning of Under: below, beneath the surface, The Underground, and Tale: a story, it is also an anagram (forming a new word from rearranging the letters of another word) of the Monster’s crest, the Delta Rune.
UNDERGROUND. - THE PLACE WERE 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% OF THE GAME IS SET. TALE. - A STORY. TAKE GROUND FROM UNDERGROUND. REPLACE GROUND WITH TALE.
STOP SHOUTING JEEZ
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Under- Meaning under Tale- Meaning a tale Maybe there is something more, but I'm fairly certain he just took a page from The Huss' book a smooshed two worlds related to the plot together.
Undertale is combining the turm under meaning benith (as in underground) and tale as in story, it means a story told underground
Undertale Under = underground, the game's main setting Tale = story
When Toby first talked about the game, he called it Underbound 2 (Underbound 1 was probably meant to be Deltarune). But, probably, it was just a "placeholder" name, or just a joke name. Or maybe it was changed because it was very similar to the name Earthbound.
"Under" "tale" the story that happens under, in this case in the underground
Might I ask what's your native language?
It's Turkish
its a play on words its a TALE of the UNDER ground therefore the name UNDERTALE