Deltarune Chapter 5 Guide: How to Find Red Ribbon

Q: Where is the Red Ribbon in Deltarune Chapter 5?

The Red Ribbon sits inside a treasure chest in the Dark Worlds, which you access through Kris' father's shop after clearing the opening festival sequence. You won't be able to reach it before that point, so don't backtrack looking for it earlier. Once you enter the Dark Worlds, your goal is to find Flowery. He appears briefly before disappearing alongside Kris' dad, leaving Kris and Susie to push forward. Ralsei joins the group shortly after, and the party heads into their first encounter of the chapter. After the fight ends, head south. You'll hit a junction with two paths. Right path: continues the main story Left path: leads directly to the treasure chest with the Red Ribbon Take the left path, open the chest, and the Red Ribbon drops straight into your inventory.

DELTARUNE Chapter 5 drops you into a festival, a family shop, and a Dark World all within the first hour of play. The Red Ribbon is one of the earliest collectibles you can grab, and it unlocks a key piece of equipment for your companions. Miss the fork in the path and you'll sail past it without a second thought.

Where is the Red Ribbon in Deltarune Chapter 5?

The Red Ribbon sits inside a treasure chest in the Dark Worlds, which you access through Kris' father's shop after clearing the opening festival sequence. You won't be able to reach it before that point, so don't backtrack looking for it earlier.

Once you enter the Dark Worlds, your goal is to find Flowery. He appears briefly before disappearing alongside Kris' dad, leaving Kris and Susie to push forward. Ralsei joins the group shortly after, and the party heads into their first encounter of the chapter.

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The first fight in Chapter 5's Dark Worlds is straightforward. Two basic enemies stand between you and the chest, so don't burn your resources here.

Red Ribbon chest location

After the fight ends, head south. You'll hit a junction with two paths.

Right path: continues the main story
Left path: leads directly to the treasure chest with the Red Ribbon

Take the left path, open the chest, and the Red Ribbon drops straight into your inventory.

What does the Red Ribbon actually do?

As soon as you pick it up, Ralsei explains how ribbons work, pointing back to the system introduced in Chapter 1. Collecting the Red Ribbon unlocks the ability to equip ribbons to your companions. It's a permanent inventory addition, not a consumable, so there's no risk of wasting it.

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You need to collect the Red Ribbon before progressing too far down the right path. The game doesn't lock you out immediately, but grabbing it at the junction is the natural moment to do so.

This is one of several collectibles scattered through Chapter 5's Dark Worlds. The ribbon system carries over from earlier chapters, so veterans will recognize the mechanic immediately, while new players get Ralsei's in-game refresher right after the pickup.

The whole detour takes under two minutes. There's no puzzle, no hidden mechanic, just a chest sitting off the beaten path waiting for players who think to check left instead of right.

For more help with the chapter and the rest of the game, the full DELTARUNE guides collection has you covered. DELTARUNE is one of the standout RPG releases worth keeping up with as Toby Fox continues rolling out chapters.