Chara is so strange to me

That's kind of ironic coming from a Chara defender but I just had to sit back and think for a moment

Over the years, I've watched many depictions of Chara's... well character. And come to think of it, I went back to the original Undertale and none of the depictions of their character aligned very well. and wanna know why?

Because Chara had NO character. They're a plot device. A tool to push the story forward.

Seriously, there's nothing to them other than being the first fallen child, Asriel's sibling and their hatred for humanity that cost them their and Asriel's life. and not to mention they only appear at the VERY end of the game.

Now I'm not saying Chara is evil or has no complexity to them, they certainly do. But most of their depictions are... just depictions. Nothing within the canon says they were abused or has had self-harming tendencies.

Despite this I still believe that Chara is interesting and well written as a plot device.