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None of you area prepared for what Papyrus would be like in Deltarune.

Papyrus got his interest to be in the royal guard from watching and being inspired by Undyne. He got his love of spaghetti from being told he was good at making it by Undyne, who was teaching him cooking because she didn't think he was cut out for the guard. Papyrus shares more than a few lines with Mettaton, some of which are direct 1-for-1 identical ("the king will trim a hedge in the shape of my smile!" etc.). Papyrus uses a bunch of MTT brand products and calls Mettaton's show his "favorite". Papyrus was inspired by Mettaton and began to mimic his speech patterns and boundless self-confidence. All of this to say, Papyrus is EXTREMELY impressionable, and large parts of the things we loved about him in Undertale were only possible because of the environment he found himself in.

In Deltarune, Alphys never built that body for Mettaton and as a result he remained in the state he was in back when he lived next to/with Napstablook. He dreams of being a star, but is mostly a recluse. Papyrus is new to town and 1. Does not know anyone there and "needs to make new friends" according to sans and 2. Mettaton the star never happened/hasn't happened yet. The Papyrus of Deltarune may be a shut-in recluse still looking for a source of inspiration to base his life around. Probably why sans is looking for good influences on the guy.

Face facts. Deltarune Papyrus doesn't even care about spaghetii. YET