how many of yall still think FRIEND is gonna be an important character, or at least semi important character

i get theres the whole sweepstakes/arg/catpetters/tail of hell/blah blah blah, but honestly after this chapters shadow crystal was used on a unimportant reference to undertale (with honestly a really fun fight) I dont think theres alot of room for this super hyped up character especially by the fanbase to have much of a presence.