Clover is the main protagonist and player character of Undertale Yellow . They are the sixth SOUL that is collected by Asgore Dreemurr in the Pacifist endings and the seventh human to fall into the Underground including Undertale 's first human . Jumping into the Underground in search of justice for the previous five humans , they venture through old and new locations to reach the Surface .
Clover is an androgynous human child. They have short brown hair with a tuft in the back, as well as pale skin and a usually neutral expression. They wear a dark brown leather vest over a brown shirt and a pair of cuffed blue jeans. They wear a yellow and blue bandana, usually depicted as yellow with a blue polka dot pattern in official artwork, a pair of brown shoes, and a brown cowboy hat. Most of their artwork depicts them with a belt. During the Genocide Route , their eyes are hidden beneath a shadow. In their overworld sprite, Clover appears to be taller than Frisk. Some old official art depicts them with yellow irises.
While Clover is largely a silent protagonist, elements of their personality are shown or implied at several points. Generally, Clover has a strong sense of justice and a drive to do what they perceive to be the right thing, with some variations depending on the route. They have an affinity for unusual food and often steal without questioning. Despite their mission to reach New Home making up most of the story, in all of the timelines without Flowey 's interference, Clover gives up their mission to live a peaceful life with Toriel , and during the Neutral Route , they never turn down Martlet 's offer to live with her. Clover is referred to with they/them pronouns throughout the game because their gender is open for interpretation. [ 2 ]
Clover is named after the yellow SOUL attack during the Omega Flowey fight in Undertale , where the SOUL will heal the protagonist by shooting four-leafed green plants.
Unlike Frisk, Clover normally does not have the highest amount of Determination in the Underground, so Flowey saves the game on their behalf. Clover is also able to run if the X key is held, similarly to Deltarune 's Kris .
In the final bosses in each route, Clover gains the ability to dash through attacks. Clover also gains the power to fire attacks of their own during the enemy turn, as seen in the yellow SOUL modes during Undertale and Deltarune. It is more similar to Deltarune 's, with both Clover and Kris both being able to fire smaller bullets along with larger, more powerful charged attacks. Clover's SOUL bullets are most powerful in the Genocide Route, as their charged shots become a massive laser able to kill Asgore, destroy the throne behind him, and leave a massive hole in the wall of the room, all in one shot.
Also seen in the Pacifist and Genocide fights, Clover has the ability to reach out and access monsters' memories. This allows them to see the truth of situations and allows them to better carry out judgment. [ citation needed ] They use this in Ceroba's battle in the Pacifist Route each time they damage part of her mask, accessing her darkest memories and learning the truth behind her motivation for obtaining their SOUL. In the Genocide Route, they use this ability against Zenith Martlet , scanning her memories for a reason to hate her and presumably also a justified reason to kill her. While this does not exactly appear in the Neutral Route, Clover invades Flowey 's subconscious after the first phase and sees his uncountable amount of deaths, rendering a similar effect.
Clover's background is left vague. While never explicitly stated, it is implied that Clover may have come from an abusive or neglectful home because cramped living conditions bring unpleasant memories to Clover's mind. [ 3 ] This may have resulted in them becoming independent at a young age. Interacting with plates in Ceroba's house reminds Clover of their duties back home, suggesting they were tasked with either washing the dishes or cooking. [ 4 ] Sousborg compliments Clover's talent in cooking. [ 5 ] Additionally, Clover seems against the idea of doing dishes without being told. [ 6 ]
The most explicit detail is that their main reason for jumping into the Underground was to seek justice for the five humans preceding them. Because Flowey wants them to fight Asgore for him, he has been repeatedly resetting his SAVE and manipulating Clover for some time before the game takes place. After falling into the Underground, Clover originally chose to stay in the Ruins with Toriel. Flowey eventually provoked them into leaving the Ruins, but following the path laid out in Undertale led to Clover repeatedly dying, unable to make it to New Home . Eventually, Flowey decided to tamper with the switch puzzle after each reset to set them off course and use his SAVE to allow Clover to pass through the Underground easier.
Clover falls into the Ruins and meets Toriel. She briefly guides them, but when they pull the third lever in the lever puzzle, they fall into the Dark Ruins . Clover loses the Missing Poster in the fall. Shortly into the Dark Ruins, they meet Flowey, who introduces them to the mechanics of dodging and saving.
From there, they traverse the Ruins with Flowey, either sparing or killing every monster along the way and solving the puzzles. Eventually, they battle Dalv at the end of the Dark Ruins, who initially mistakes them for Integrity . If Clover waits, he realizes that they are not there to harm him and can befriend him, which motivates him to become better friends with the residents of the Dark Ruins. If he is killed, Dalv apologizes and dies, leaving Clover to explore his house alone. If spared, Dalv escorts Clover to the exit of the Dark Ruins; if killed, Flowey opens the door for them.
Clover exits the Dark Ruins into Snowdin . Flowey appears to ask their name. Clover can tell the truth or lie. They continue onwards and repeatedly encounter Martlet and her puzzles, but she does not see them. Clover explores Snowdin, meeting a variety of monsters and finding the Honeydew Resort . Clover soon encounters Martlet once again at her lookout station. She realizes they are a human, which results in a battle. Clover can refuse to attack her or alternate attacking and sparing her. This causes her to end the battle and offer to guide them back to the surface. Together, they board the UG Aviator and ride through Waterfall. Unfortunately, instead of docking, the boat speeds up and crashes into the Dunes . As a result, Clover becomes separated from Martlet, which Flowey expresses relief about. If Clover chooses to fight Martlet, she flees before she can be killed, and Clover rides the UG Aviator alone. Flowey calls the crash a trap instead.
Clover traverses through its dangers of the Dunes for some time, exploring the East Mines , meeting El Bailador , and sparing monsters. After a while, Martlet catches up with them once more. Regardless of how her battle ended, she follows them along, but this is short-lived. As soon as they enter the Wild East, Starlo is captivated by seeing a real human. Clover is taken by the Feisty Five to be trained to join their crew and Martlet is put into jail to keep her out of the way. Ceroba greets them as well, but she is more distant and encourages them to simply wait until they are let out.
During Clover's training, they get the Nice Hat , as well as the Wild Revolver after Starlo buys it for them from Blackjack . Starlo prioritizes Clover over the feelings of his posse during this time. After promoting Clover to deputy, the Feisty Four battle Clover and tell Starlo off. Starlo blames Clover for their argument and fights them. They can spare him by waiting and refusing to fight him until Ceroba arrives to talk him down. In this case, Ceroba leaves seeming upset and Starlo departs to apologize to the Feisty Four. If Clover chooses to kill Starlo, Ceroba comes looking for him and says she will keep looking. Either way, Martlet approaches Clover, now free, and informs them of her departure to Snowdin.
Flowey helps Clover into the Steamworks . They turn on the power to enter the main facility, thereby enabling power for all the robots . They meet Axis upon progressing. He opens a trapdoor below to detain them for multiple crimes. Flowey catches them at the bottom, and they escape. They can kill or spare robots throughout the facility. They solve puzzles, encounter Axis more, and battle Guardener encounter, after which Flowey encourages them to use violence. Clover goes through the Chemistry Wing , making a Steamworks ID and solving the mixing puzzle. When they exit the lab, Mail Whale descends at the Steamworks Control Station UGPS sign to deliver Martlet's letter . Clover turns off power to the robots and proceeds towards the Furnace. While they walk, Flowey discreetly replaces Martlet's letter with the Missing Poster, though this will likely go unnoticed until Clover checks their mail later.
Before entering the Furnace, Flowey provides them with Friendliness Pellets and reminds them how much their friendship means to him. Axis confronts Clover inside. Clover can make him sparable by draining his battery, which causes him to stop feeling enraged. If they choose to spare him, they can do so by complimenting him, which will result in him whitelisting them, wishing them well, and leaving to recharge. If they kill him, he calls out to Chujin Ketsukane before dying. Clover can backtrack to find Axis at his locker if he was spared. He has to scan them to remember them, but afterwards is happy to see them.
Though Flowey pressures Clover to go to New Home, they instead meet up with Martlet. She comments on their actions so far, being more critical the higher their LV is. Regardless, she expresses remorse for what they had to go through and will ask Clover to move in with her and live a peaceful childhood. Clover will not turn this offer down, but before the two can leave to return to Snowdin, Flowey kills her in front of them. Clover is distressed by this and tries to initiate a battle, but as he controls the SAVE, they cannot do anything to stop him as he takes their SOUL. This is where he reveals that he has been resetting to try to force Clover to fight Asgore. He then struggles to make Clover submit, but they do not give in. After a while of toying with them, he grows bored and resets to try again.
Much of the beginning of the Pacifist Route plays out the same as the Neutral Route, with some minor variations from Dalv deciding to exit the Dark Ruins. The route majorly diverges in the Steamworks.
After the Starlo battle, Ceroba tells Starlo and Clover to head to the Steamworks gate. Ceroba explains her daughter Kanako 's disappearance to Clover there. She tells them Kanako is alive in the Lab , and she is going to seek her out. Saying that since Clover is heading to Hotland anyway, she asks Clover to accompany her while Starlo stays back to watch the town.
Now teamed up, Clover and Ceroba traverse the Steamworks. When encountering Axis, he says he was created by Chujin, Ceroba's husband, before detaining them. Ceroba suggests creating a companion for him to distract him, so Clover builds one before exiting detainment. Clover and Ceroba solve various puzzles and encounter many robots, all of whom Ceroba provides a shield against, while learning about Ceroba and her family's past. Instead of heading through the Chemistry Wing, Ceroba takes Clover through the Factory . At the Steamworks exit, Ceroba is locked out of the room as Axis confronts Clover.
Near the end of the battle Ceroba breaks into the room. When Axis calms down, Ceroba presents the machine Clover made at the beginning of the Steamworks. Axis immediately falls in love. Before Axis takes the machine away, he whitelists Ceroba and Clover to prevent himself from attacking them again.
After beating Axis, Clover and Ceroba make their way to the elevator at the end of Steamworks. However, Starlo interrupts to confront Ceroba about items he found within her house and Clover is taken back to the Wild East by Ed. There, Clover reunites with Martlet and the Feisty Four reveal to Clover that Ceroba had ulterior motives the whole time. Martlet and Clover go off to investigate the Estate . In the Estate, narration states that Clover has already moved on from their life at home. [ 7 ] There they find a secret room underneath her kotatsu containing tapes made by Chujin, who had been working to create a special serum extracted from a monster injected with a human SOUL extract in order to make monsters stronger and protect against humans.
After finding Ceroba's secret, Martlet goes to New Home and Clover has time to visit past locations. When they are done, they meet back up with Martlet on the UG Apartments rooftop and head into New Home to search for Ceroba. They find Starlo in the middle of an argument with her. Ceroba confesses to lying about Kanako, believing her dead. The situation quickly escalates and Starlo tells Martlet to escape with Clover. Ceroba reacts quickly and attacks Martlet and Starlo, monologuing briefly before initiating a fight with Clover. Clover gains the ability to shoot and dash in her fight. After doing enough damage with their SOUL, they can see her memories highlighting secrets from her past.
After defeating Ceroba, Clover has a choice of either sparing her or killing her. If Clover chooses to spare Ceroba, both Starlo and Martlet wake up and try to plan for the future with Ceroba. They start to argue as they cannot figure out a way for Clover to live safely. Clover realizes both that they are unable to either leave or stay in the Underground, something that Ceroba says they realized a long time ago, and that monsterkind deserves to be free. They insist on giving up their SOUL, despite the protests of their friends. They hand Martlet their hat and Starlo their gun, and the two leave, unable to watch, before Clover takes out their SOUL and gives it to Ceroba.
Ceroba asks if she should stay, but they tell her to leave. Flowey expresses disappointment at their choice to give up their SOUL, but says farewell one last time as they pass away.
Later on, after Clover's death, their friends hold a funeral and send their belongings down a river. The items land in the Waterfall dumpster, where Bratty and Catty would find them between the events of Undertale Yellow and Undertale .
If Clover chooses to kill Ceroba, Starlo expresses fury at them while Martlet defends their choice. He leaves, and she takes Clover to Asgore. Once facing Asgore, Clover asks for Martlet to leave, which she reluctantly does, and Asgore takes Clover to the Barrier. When he reveals the five SOULs, Clover trembles and aims their gun at him. Asgore initiates battle, starting an attack that does not end, and Clover's SOUL is eventually captured.
During the Genocide Route, Clover's desire to uphold justice manifests in the form of a desire for vengeance for the deaths of the five humans, particularly against Asgore. Clover becomes much more serious and impatient, as is especially demonstrated by how they forego their usual comedic and lighthearted narration for statements that are more factual and direct.
Though Clover is much more aggressive, their violent behavior starts out as only directed to those that they consider to be enemies, those being monsters who attack them or otherwise hinder their progress. As such, they are willing to let people go provided they surrender or are not an obstacle. However, this quality slowly diminishes over the course of the route.
The route starts the same as the other two. However, instead of sparing all of the enemies encountered, Clover instead seeks out and kills them all. Flowey is supportive as Clover kills more monsters. After killing Dalv and the other monsters residing in the Dark Ruins, Clover enters Snowdin, where most of the residents have already evacuated. Here, Flowey explains how, since the Dark Ruins is an isolated area, Clover can pretend like nothing happened. Despite this, Clover continues to kill everyone they encounter. Once the kill count is exhausted, monsters evacuate the area and can steal from Honeydew Resort . Martlet meets them shortly before the river and cannot initially tell they are human. When she realizes, she tries to make a stand but flees once Clover does enough damage. Clover rides the UG Aviator downstream, which once again crashes into the Dunes, where the slaughter continues.
The Dunes are already evacuated. Angie and Gilbert are still present. They do not recognize Clover as the human and invite them to stay in the East Mines. Clover moves on without killing them. Before reaching the Wild East, Martlet confronts Clover and tries to empathize with them. Clover ignores her pleas and threatens her at gunpoint, causing her to retreat once more.
Clover enters the Wild East and encounters Starlo, who challenges them to a duel. Clover can choose to shoot early. Starlo, no matter if he wins or loses, gets shot down by Clover. Ceroba, after finding Starlo was not with the other evacuated monsters, comes back to check on him, only to find him dying. After he turns to dust, Ceroba attacks Clover. Ceroba still eventually falls to Clover and they continue their journey to the Steamworks.
By this point, they are much more outwardly aggressive. Instead of solving puzzles, Clover attempts to shoot any barrier in their way. This usually fails. When Axis tries to start a battle, they cut him off by shooting him in the overworld. They are unable to finish the job, as he flees. Clover pursues him throughout the Steamworks, killing every robot in their way despite Flowey pointing out they are wasting their time. Clover can find Mo partway through the Steamworks. They immediately threaten him at gunpoint and can choose to rob him of all of his money.
Clover eventually corners Axis at the exit and begin a battle. It is during this encounter with Axis that Clover's complete desire for vengeance, hate, and rage are put on display, as seen when their LOVE increases significantly after Axis regretfully reveals how he had to kill Integrity , causing Clover to fire a beam with their SOUL and destroy him.
Flowey comes out to examine the aftermath of the battle. At this point, Clover outright ignores Flowey and quickly moves along to Hotland. Flowey tries to steer them back on track to New Home, but they do not acknowledge it and instead head to confront Martlet.
Their rage continues on into their battle with Martlet, who states that she has been taught all her life that humans are dangerous yet she chose to try to see the good in them, which proved all for naught in the end. After Martlet injects herself with determination , a battle between her and Clover ensues. However, in the end, Clover defeats Martlet; additionally, the aftereffects of the serum cause Martlet to melt and turn to dust.
Flowey then appears and reprimands Clover for their actions, telling them that the Castle will now be on full lockdown. In the heat of the moment, Flowey demands for them to destroy the Castle walls and to get him "his souls," which ultimately confirms Flowey's true objective: to absorb all six SOULs. With all their determination at their disposal, Clover is now able to override Flowey's control over the SAVE file and load whenever he tries to attack them. He tries to escape, but to no avail. Now helpless, Flowey finally snaps and laughs maniacally, ranting at Clover about how much he hates them. Clover kills Flowey as he laughs; rather than firing their laser, they kill him slowly with eight shots from their revolver.
With Flowey, Martlet, and all the monsters they crossed dead, Clover's final objective is to kill Asgore and avenge the other five humans. Clover makes their way through the capital and into the castle to find Asgore somberly staring out the window from his main garden. He looks Clover's way and explains how he wishes that he and them could handle matters more peacefully. Asgore finally finishes by saying that Clover's fate has been sealed ever since they've entered his kingdom and launches his trident at them, only for Clover to block it effortlessly, shattering it. They charge up and fire a powerful beam that incinerates Asgore and his garden and turns him to dust. After Asgore's death, Clover absorbs his SOUL and frees the other five Human SOULs. At this point, to Clover, justice has been served. They leave the Underground with the five human SOULs.