John throughout the story was referred to as a wizard, and had connections with the mythic archetype of a Magician like the Witch; such as familiars. [HS 3] Her classpect is the Rogue of Void. They've announced they're about to go to sleep and put the first part of their plan into action. Excluding the master classes, no class's position on the scale has been revealed, although some hints have been given. A heart of gold. The name Karkat is a reference to "Karkata" the name of Cancer in the Hindu zodiac. 4) Dirk even breaks himself down into 'splinters' in attempts to improve and better understand himself, but winds up forced to confront the most negative aspects of his personality and how to overcome them. The Heir is a passive (+) class[1], whose exact definition is not yet known. A subreddit for Homestuck and the works of Andrew Hussie. Despite being known to be a miracle worker when it comes to match making, Meulin's own romantic history ironically is riddled with trouble and heartbreak. Hussie has stated that the passiveness or activeness of a class is determined by multiple factors, and is related to whether the player is a Prospit or Derse dreamer. [8] Dave has been described as "smart-cynical," and is John's best friend. Answer the sixteen questions as accurately as you can. The Witch is an active (-) class. (However, this can also be seen by looking at Nepeta and possibly The Disciple, so this may be part of the Heart aspect. Not immediately apparent in most renditions, the Page outfit has a front pocket akin to a typical hoodie. This potential is also hinted at when Tavros and Aradia talk about how Tavros's Flarp class Boy-Skylark's useful c0mbat abilities [d0n't] c0me int0 play until y0u reach a very high level and here when Aranea said: You see, in every hero of hope there dwells a gr8 hidden power, unrivaled 8y that of any other aspect and for a page, the journey to reach his full potential is longer than it is for any other class. He is good friends with Karkat and Tavros and asks Tavros out once, but the page cuts off before Tavros could give a definitive answer. Homestuck is a webcomic written, illustrated, and animated by Andrew Hussie as part of MS Paint Adventures (MSPA). Therefore, a Mage may "forfeit [aspect] to gain knowledge pertaining [aspect]". Homestuck - Andrew Hussie Knight+Time Knight belongs to the exploiting class of the game. As you can see the wing terms are eerily similar to certain classes of homestuck. 2) Dirk destroys Jake's fake confidence and fantasies of adventure so that he might develop the real confidence necessary to pursue his true power as a Page of Hope. Each Aspect is paired with another, which are in opposition to . She also took what was arguably the most significant part of the battle against the Black King of her session, by landing the killing blow. Homestuck Classes and Personalities: Heir: Heir's personalities are very diverse- their personality is more ruled by their aspect than their class. Conversely, Heir and Page cannot both be male-exclusive as there are not enough potential female-exclusive classes to balance that out. Dirk is seemingly unable to do this, but his status as a Prince may account for that.). He also mentions that the knowledge of offshoot timeline outcomes are fully within their domains. Likewise, its passive/active alignments are unknown. Presumably, these classes are paired. Cronus destroyed his own "hope" or fantasy of being a wizard. Your Aspect is one of three qualities which uniquely determine your True sign, along with your Sign Class and Lunar Sway . The garb of Knight is simple, wearing a T-shirt and pajamas while over it a blackish-grey hoodie cape, and flaunty red long-boots. Known Knights are Dave Strider, the Knight of Time; Karkat Vantas, the Knight of Blood; and Latula Pyrope, the Knight of Mind. The main characters of Homestuck were all named by fans. ", "Stuck on Homestuck: Shelby Cragg's paint adventure", "The Wizeguy: 'Homestuck' inspired 'Hiveswap' Interview", "Thanks for playing: the weird legacy of 'Homestuck', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Homestuck_characters&oldid=1137546127. [HS 5] English's surname comes from the villain Lord English. Equius used his fists as his main weapon, which can be interpreted as him using nothing (Void) to fight and defend himself. Karkat, as the Knight of Blood, also has a unique leadership role, being outside the hemospectrum, and better suited to pacify a jumble of different-blooded trolls. Similarly, Horuss Zahhak, Page of Void starts out with a deficit of nothing, being a high ranking renaissance troll with many skills. What do you do. The passive/active system exists on a scale, with some classes being more passive or active than others. Later, in Collide, Aradia used her time powers to freeze Lord English, protecting the lives of Tavros and Meenah. Now you have to get some people together to enter the Medium! Start Quiz. some sort of cloth tiara deal embedded in it. Mituna, the Heir of Doom, was said to have lost his psychic powers (and part of his sanity) while protecting his friends from an imminent disaster. They also serve what there is little of in their session; for example, Karkat, the Knight of Blood (Blood being about bonds) tried to get everyone to work together but was unsuccessful. Feferi is the heir apparent for Alternian rulership, which puts her at risk from Her Imperious Condescension, the Empress of Alternia, who would make an attempt on her life if it weren't for her lusus' protection. Roxy also regularly ganked pumpkins from Jake's island (gourds noted as being mostly detached from reality) to help feed the Carapacians in her neighborhood, in-keeping with the "Robin Hood" comparison sometimes attributed to the Rogue class. It may also be a reference to the Hindi word meaning waste, a reference to his blood color. [HS 10][HS 11] Her classpect is Maid of Time. Jade displays powers that completely go against the laws of physics. Vriska is cerulean-blooded and takes the role of an antihero in Homestuck. The Six Major Functions that the classes represent, or in other terms, the 6 possible ways of interacting with any given object, situation or environment. [23] Creatrix Tiara of Autostraddle noted that Hussie was highly successful with creating a diverse LGBT cast, by writing the characters in a "realistic, non-fetishistic manner." Aradia gave the Trolls, Dave, and Rose time when she stalled Jack Noir and boosted the meteor towards its destination, and Jane is able to give life to others by reviving them once they die. God tier images used are credit to Andrew Hussie, original art by multiple artists. [12], Learn how and when to remove these template messages, explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Homestuck: The most popular comic you've never heard of", "Behind Andrew Hussie's Homestuck Adventure Game", "Into The Hive Mind: Fandom==> Descend Into Madness", "The ironic awfulness off 'Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff', "Bisexual Trolls and Non-Binary Sprites: The Power of LGBTQ Visibility in "Homestuck", "HomeStuck: Info & Explanations Hemospectrum", "From Homestuck to Hollywood, actor Dante Basco breaks the mold", "10 of the Most Hardcore, Eyepatch Wearing Characters in Geekdom", "My question for @andrewhussie is who is Ms. Known Rogues are Roxy Lalonde, the Rogue of Void; Nepeta Leijon, the Rogue of Heart; and Rufioh Nitram, the Rogue of Breath. Sollux also is able to sense impending doom through the voices of the dead. The traditional connotations of sylphs and witches are generally mysterious and secretive. Who do you save? Even more literally, an heir could be considered one who is entitled to [aspect] on behalf of another's death. As she can see the future through her dreams, Jade was the one who encouraged the other three kids to play the fictional video game Sburb, and therefore set the plot in motion. Online tools for the Homestuck fandom, from quirk converters to classpect quizzes. Known Seers are Rose Lalonde, the Seer of Light; Terezi Pyrope, the Seer of Mind; and Kankri Vantas, the Seer of Blood. Though Hussie used death as "the line between relevance and irrelevance", characters generally remain relevant in some way in the story, as there exist various video game-style constructs that allow a character to be revived. Q1: Where do you spend the most time online doing Homestuck-related stuff? Your mind would work significantly faster, and you'd have control over your brain's neuroplasticity. Jane and Kanaya also had similar transformations into absurd creatures who avenged themselves on insensitive characters, with several directly parallel panels. Bard: That one chill, offbeat friend who's hella weird but in a good way. The Heir outfit has a front pocket akin to a typical hoodie. Three male-exclusive classes were stated (Bard, Prince and Lord), as was one female-exclusive class (Muse). Known Sylphs are Kanaya Maryam, the Sylph of Space; and Aranea Serket, the Sylph of Light. Act 6 Intermission 3 implies that both non-God Tier and God Tier Seers can use tarot decks to enhance their sight powers. Sylph is a magic-based class that is thought to specialize in healing. Essentially, the Thief is one who steals their aspect or steals using their aspect for their own benefit, and the Rogue is one who steals their aspect, or steals from their aspect for the betterment of others. The Thief and Rogue class pairing are active (-) and passive (+) respectively. [16] Her classpect is Seer of Mind. Gamzee in the pre-retcon timeline has a relationship with Terezi which destroys her fighting spirit and confidence. The largest, most active Homestuck community in 2021. [5], Trolls chat with unique typing quirks, inserting clues concerning the speaker's identity in their chat patterns. Gamzee, as the Bard of Rage, could enter some sort of berserk mode, causing deep fear in everyone around and becoming exceptionally strong. Note that sharing a title with a character doesn't mean you're necessarily identical to that character; you're simply likely to respond similarly in certain situations. What do you throw into the kernelsprite? His blood color is candy-red, which is considered a mutant color outside the hemospectrum, giving him an unshakable fear of persecution, causing him to be self-conscious and leading him to use a dull gray as not to reveal his true blood color. His classpect is Heir of Breath. We also have an unofficial Homestuck Discord at https://discord.gg/homestuck if you want to chat with fellow fans. I'm Dahni Witch of Light! Terezi was the first of three Homestuck characters to be introduced in Namco Bandai's dating simulator Namco High, of which Andrew Hussie was the creative director. Aradia could also use her time powers to freeze Jack in time, thus protecting herself with time. Known Witches are Jade Harley, the Witch of Space; Feferi Peixes, the Witch of Life; and Damara Megido, the Witch of Time. He was also saved in a battle with Jack Noir by turning into wisps of wind and reforming behind him. It's unclear whether this means Calliope was canonically wrong about gender bias, or if Hussie was simply lifting the restrictions for fan content. [12] Being raised by a giant spider, Vriska uses a spider-themed typing quirk and aspires to be a pirate. You know they're inside, and their dreamself is dead. Your Aspect indicates that you are bound to one of twelve cosmic properties: Breath, Blood, Life, Doom, Light, Void, Time, Space, Heart, Mind, Rage, or Hope. While the first few acts of Homestuck focused on a more realistic theme of what it is like for a group of kids to be friends on the Internet, the trolls took on more explicit representations of facets of Internet culture. It is unclear where they fall on the active/passive axis. However, maid could be a possible counterpart to page, due to a page boy being a form of male servant. Q9: Congratulations, you're in! Throughout most of his life and most of the game, he allowed his rage (his calling as grand highblood) to be destroyed by consuming his sopor slime which left him docile and harmless. [HS 26] She is fuchsia-blooded, the highest ranking blood caste, being that of royalty, but is shown to be much more passive than other high bloods, wanting to coddle low bloods rather than "cull" them, which is in some ways worse. Classes can be matched based on how similar their roles' functions are; within these pairs, one class serves as passive (+), the other as active (-), with each member of a certain . Lifespan and population Trolls higher on the hemospectrum have longer lifespans, with rust bloods usually living only a dozen or two sweeps (26 to 50 years) and most lower blood castes living roughly as long as a human, with green castes having lifespans extending above a hundred years. Due to the contextual relation in the name, Pages are speculated to be the counterpart to a Knight (In medieval times, a Page was a sort of apprentice to a Knight; this interpretation of the title's origin more closely aligns with the feudalistic naming scheme of the classes), although it is debated whether they are the Active or Passive counterpart. [22], Mary Kinney of New York University wrote that Homestuck, which is heavily stylized as an adventure game, features an "implied character" as the player. Two of the Seers can hear the mental commands of the exiles louder and clearer than the other players. The Maid outfit has a front pocket akin to a typical hoodie, similar to the Heir, Rogue, and Page outfits, and features bandages wrapped around the lower legs. Knight is also sometimes speculated as a "protector", or one who uses their aspect to protect their teammates rather than to advance themselves, which could potentially make it counterpart to Heir or Maid instead. He is portrayed as a loyal "leader" of the group of kids, despite also being described as a "stereotypical mischief-making teen. 8ut once that journey is over, how fearsome he 8ecomes!. The Sufferer (reincarnation of Kankri Vantas, the Seer of Blood) was able to recall his past incarnation. By taking the test, you may determine which of the 288 signs below is your True Sign . Aradia used time travel to avert doomed timelines, in essence, "repairing the timeline," and Jane repaired her planet, herself, and Karkat's Life. Some readers of the webcomic see this implementation of death as a subversion of the "bury your gays" trope, as homosexual characters frequently get killed off in American media. This suggests that Bards can use their aspect to improve their own abilities and possibly others. some more strongly passive or active than others. John, the Heir of Breath, was saved by the Breeze twice before he learned to consciously use it. The Knight could be defined as one who serves [aspect] or one who serves through [aspect] for the betterment of others. The horse emits a series of telepathic neighs and whinnies, which you immediately understand to be a proposition: The horse will grant you incredible powers, among them super-strength, super-speed, regeneration, and glowy skin, on the condition that if you accept your teammates' sprites will all instantly die. The tale of Calliope's tragedy, for example, inspired hundreds of souls to seek her out, or, at the very least, to seek a way to kill Caliborn. Karkat becomes KK, Terezi becomes TZ, etc. Eridan is shown as an aristocrat with a genocidal superiority complex. Its placement on the passive/active scale is unknown, although most speculate it to be passive (+). Sollux is known to evade absolute death, even becoming only half-dead. The Carapacians serve as NPCs to the game of Sburb. Q13: While doing some late-game grinding, you stop to rest inside a cave. Heirs generally have to do very little work to become key players- fate guides them naturally to where they are supposed to go and what they are supposed to do. ARADIA: he is a powerful warrior class which exploits the flow of time as a weapon. The Seer is a passive (+) class, that uses extensive knowledge to coordinate their team members. Mage class could also be the passive (+) counterpart to the Witch class and can mean one who manipulates with or through the use of [aspect] or one who is manipulated by [aspect]. Caliborn, of course, as an active player, chooses the more active choice: to prove himself through a series of trials before receiving unconditional immortality and a limitless supply of power, "to destroy anything he wanted, for as long as he wanted". Homestuck mentions 14 modules in which 12 classes belong to normal classes while 2 are master classes. This could make it the passive (+) counterpart to the Knight class, Knights being speculated as those who fight (for themselves/for others) with [aspect] and Maids being those that protect themselves and others. She lives in a cave with her lusus, and is known for acting like a cat. When he did, he was surrounded by a strange purple lightning, which turned red later, and may have been Rage itself considering the purple colours of his god tier robes. Connections to Homestuck. The fact that Latula, the Knight of Mind, lost her sense of smell calls the pairing into question. He copied this behavior from his older brother (also his biological father through ectobiology and his only guardian), who collects puppets and katanas on what Dave assumes is an ironic level. Her astrological sign is Scorpio. You'd be a technopath; manipulation of technology combined with an unbreakable mental internet connection. One historical reference for the term 'maid' is "unmarried lady of noble birth who attends a queen or princess," (think Maid Marian of Robin Hood fame) which could place this class among the highly-active royalty derived classes like Lord and Prince. Dirk Strider is the brother to Dave Strider who shares a similar affinity for irony. The exact powers of a Knight are unknown, but it has been described by Aradia as warriors that exploit their aspect as a weapon. In the pre-scratch session, however, the Mage was the only one of the pair to lose one of their sensesMeulin's hearing. Super-smarts! [7] His weapon of choice is a hammer (strife specibus Hammerkind). The name Sollux Captor is a reference to the brightest two stars in Gemini, Pollux and Castor. Maids are the only class seen with two colors (not including multiple shades of the same color) on the shoes that are unique to the rest of the outfit. If something doesn't look like you've seen it before in the comic, it's almost certainly based on the personalities/actions of the characters in the comic with that aspect. John, the Heir of Breath, receives a sort of freedom from the storyline and a disconnection from reality when he is affected by Lord English's "treasure", and Mituna receives a kind of doom when he loses part of his sanity. Known Bards are Gamzee Makara, the Bard of Rage; and Cronus Ampora, the Bard of Hope. Kanaya states that a Sylph is Sort Of Like A Witch But More Magical, meaning that it is possible that the Witch class could be its active (-) counterpart; it could be that Sylphs benefit others in an abstract or psychological sense of their aspect while Witches manipulate it more practically, in a physical sense, which would be supported by the actions of Jade and Aranea, the two main examples of Sylphs and Witches. Calliope has stated that these two classes are significantly more powerful than the others[citationneeded], and that these are the classes she and Caliborn have. Calliope has stated that Caliborn "prevails throUgh the simple inertia of inevitability that has always been on his side, as a lord of time." You can see it up ahead when a beefy Prospitian, armed with a pair of brass knuckles and a fancy hat, blocks your path. Also in Collide, a dead Kanaya is shown in a god tier outfit - but the pattern doesn't match Aranea, the other Sylph. Dante Basco, who played Rufio in Hook, started reading Homestuck because his character made an appearance in it, and he later stated that Tavros is his favorite Homestuck character because of his relation to Rufioh. Dave represented their lack of time. It could also be speculated that the Muse class is based on the traditional role of a muse: to inspire. Her class, Muse, is the most passive (+) of all classes, while Caliborn's class, Lord, is the most active (-)[citationneeded]. The title "Heir" could also have the more literal meaning one who inherits/receives [aspect]. [10] Jade Harley lives on a remote island together with her dog, Becquerel, who is the First Guardian of Earth (later merging with him). Eridan can also be viewed in this way, as he forcefully destroyed Hope in his destruction of the Matriorb and killing members of the troll group, but in so doing forced them out of the lingering depression and inertia caused by their failures in creating the B1 universe and the unleashed dog-Jack killing their dream-selves. Hence, the Maid could always start their session with a surplus of their aspect which enables them to freely give it. Latula's "rad girl gamer" act fits with this pattern as well, as it was noted by Aranea in Openbound 1 that the Knight had lost her sense of smell. Despite a normal exterior, you discover an interior more akin to a Victorian-era home. All Knights seen thus far have made a point of concealing their innermost selves- in part because of a physical "imperfection"- where possible. She is also able to materialize objects out of thin air by stealing the essence of nothingness from an idea. 8ut once that journey is over, how fearsome he 8ecomes! This would explain the fact that Sollux's abilities benefit the team overall, but cause him a great deal of personal distress. Meulin's reputed skills as a masterful matchmaker, even bringing together unlikely pairings, also supports this view. Alternative to the previous views on a pure-destructive class, the Prince class may also be one that destroys in order to make new opportunities for creation, for rebuilding and improvement on their aspect. Homestuck characters are particularly popular to cosplay at anime conventions. He is shy and unassertive, and struggles with standing up for himself, especially to Vriska. The descriptions you receive for them are a bit less canonical, however, due to the lack of information about many of them. For example, Vriska, a troll with spider-like attributes, replaces the letter 'B' with the number '8' and uses emoticons with eight eyes. Known Heirs are John Egbert, the Heir of Breath; Equius Zahhak, the Heir of Void; and Mituna Captor, the Heir of Doom. Both of those instances Sollux causes Doom by programming, an activity that he is very knowledgeable about. It is possible that these classes are "master classes" in the sense that they are "master copies," or guidelines for what defines active and passive classes. A large number of LGBT readers have claimed to have been strongly affected by the representation of diverse sexualities and gender identities in the webcomic.[12].