Deltarune Chapter 2: What Happens if You Answer Tasque Manager's Painting Questions Correctly?

Tasque Manager is an enemy in Deltarune Chapter 2 that players will encounter as they make their way through Queen’s Mansion. Eventually, fans will find this foe in the Mansion’s portrait room, and she will ask for assistance arranging the paintings. Tasque Manager does have a very particular plan for the placement of these pictures, though, and this guide details what happens when Deltarune players match her ideas perfectly.

Updated September 19, 2022, by Kirkland Fortner: Previously, we mentioned that successfully answering Tasque Manager's questions is not an all-or-nothing proposition. There is indeed a way to receive partial credit for this "Tasque". However, it depends on the player answering in an exact manner. We are now including the process required to receive this partial credit. Additionally, we are including the extra dialogue that the player will see upon partial completion and the reason why Tasque Manager's reaction is so clever.

Deltarune Chapter 2: Tasque Manager Painting Questions Consequences

To get right to it, players will find themselves in battle with Tasque Manager regardless of how they answer her painting-related questions. However, fans who provide the correct responses will start the fight with her Mercy gauge at 100%. This will allow players to spare this Deltarune enemy in the very first round of combat, which is sure to be of interest to those that prefer pacifism.

To note, Deltarune players will get credit for answering some, but not all, of Tasque Manager’s painting questions correctly. Indeed, the foe’s Mercy gauge will be set to a certain percentage at the start of the fight based on the number of right answers, with more of them leading to a higher percentage. Players can then increase Tasque Manager’s Mercy level further in order to access the Spare option, and there are several ways to do that.

For example, indie video game fans can gain 35% Mercy with Tasque Manager by Sparing either of the two Tasques that she brings into battle with her. The “SoftVoice,” “Order,” and “OrderX” commands can also be used to fill her Mercy gauge, as can the S-Action and R-Action. The availability of these options means that players need not be too concerned if they did not get every painting question right, as they will still be able to Spare her fairly quickly.

Getting Partial Credit

The player will receive partial credit for getting most of the answers correct, only if the questions are answered as the combination of "Left, Bottom, Right". This will start her with 50% mercy. This combination also has some unique text with Tasque Manager pointing out exactly what number the "Right" painting is. At this point, she is essentially making fun of the player's inability to notice that it's clearly on the screen (just above Ralsei's head in the picture above) when she asks. So, it is obviously not the correct answer.

Once the battle begins after receiving this partial credit, using just one of Ralsei's “SoftVoice” ACTs will max out both of the accompanying Tasques' mercy. The player can then have Susie "Spare" one in that same turn, bringing Tasque Manager to 90% mercy. At that point, 3 Spares from the entire party in the following turn will bring her up to 100% mercy and end the battle in the quickest and most efficient manner.

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One final thing to say is that Tasque Manager will have one piece of unique dialogue if all of her questions are answered correctly. More specifically, she will say “I’m so happy I could whip something!” While this line has no real effect on anything about Deltarune's story, it is being mentioned here for the sake of fully addressing the question at hand.