Alright, I did the best to edit it. Tell me what you think. I got to get to bed now so I'll maybe double check in the morning. Good luck with the debate, I might join later if I have the time.
The Grand Debate. Topic: "Why did Chara Laugh?"
This is the "GRAND DEBATE", where I pick a topic and squad members should talk about their stance.
And today’s topic is... "Chara’s Laughter"
This line already makes a LOT of debate in the fandom. Chara defenders will say "That's a coping mechanism", is this true?
(Input Toriel dying laugh VS her laughing when Frisk flirts.)
Toriel is a character that uses "laughter to hide pain" but it doesn't mean she can't "laugh to enjoy something".
There are many other characters that "laugh when something’s funny" and "frown/cry when they’re sad".
The question is "Why does Chara laugh?”
Here's another in-game scene where Chara is laughing:
Narrator says: "I couldn't stop laughing."
Why did Chara say that?
This is clearly Chara laughing, have they changed their mind because of Frisk’s reaction?
Chara’s Jumpscare sprite, named spr_truechara_laugh.
If we refuse to destroy the world, Chara laughs at us, then destroys the world.
If we choose to stay with Toriel.
After chara’s eyes glint, the screen goes black. In the darkness, a laugh can be heard. This laugh is a pitched down version of Flowey’s laugh, but only Chara is in the room. Chara is laughing.
5, Flowey story in Genocide route
Chara suddenly make creepy faces
(According to flowey) Chara makes that face because they think something’s funny.
In this line, Flowey found Chara think SOMETHING is funny.
6, Dog food
This message is triggered by "killing every single canine unit"+"kill 21 more monsters"
End of evidence.
I put up ALL the pieces of evidence I could find. The rest depends on your interpretation and arguments.
DEBATE START, hold your position.