( Bicyclops has two heads with one eye each. The contrast of the picture makes it hard to tell, since it is hard to see the mouths. )
I looked back at the picture, and yeah I can see it. I originally just thought their mouths were eye-shadow, or something like that.
( The thing about troll lusii, is that in simplest terms, theyre basically like a parent/pet combo. In other words, karkat, as well as the other trolls, have just just lost/are now losing both a pet that theyve had for their entire lives, and at the same time, their parents đŚÂ )
Yeah, and doesnât that just kill me. Why must Hussie write shit like this!?
( Fun Fact: Sollux represents Gemini. The name Sollux Captor is an anagram of Pollux Castor (switch the S and the P), which are the names of the twins in greek mythology that the constellation Gemini is based on. )
( Troll name meanings!!!!! The readers were throwing out naming suggestions based solely on their intro page, so with little context, a bunch of these are based on their signs. Karkat (Sanskrit for the cancer sign) Ventas (anti-cancer drug). Terezi (balance) Pyrope (Fire-eyed gem). Sollux Captor (Pollux and Castor are the twin stars in Gemini). Gamzee (named after a forum member) Makara (Sanskrit for capricorn).
( FYI, âSollux Captorâ is a slight corruption of âPolluxâ and âCastorâ, The names of the twins of the Gemini constellation. )
( In case it wasnât clear, Sollux Captor is named after Pollux and Castor, a pair of twins from Greek mythology, who were transformed into the constellation Gemini after their deaths. While weâre on the subject, Terezi is named after Teiresias, the blind prophet also from Greek mythology. Terezi is also the Albanian word for Libra. Karkat is named after Karkata, the Sanskrit equivalent of Cancer. Gamzee is named after a fan called Gammy, and Makara is the Sanskrit version of Capricorn. )
So I didnât miss the name meaning of one troll, but basically all of them. Damn, the Homestuck fans go hard when naming huh? Did Hussie come up with some Troll names on his own, or just let the fans guess and picked the best ones? But there is a lot of dedication to all of this.
What I want to know is why Gamzee was named after a fan. Like, were they super important in the forums/giving command suggestions, or was it a contest that they just happen to win?
( âYou are always up to your nook in the newest and hottest games.â the truth (twoth?) Come out: does sollux captor is gammer???? )
( *sollux voive* âgamer riight2.â )
ok anon, that was pretty clever on you end right there. I applaud your dedication.
( Yes, that is indeed the Aquarius sign on that ring! )
Cool, good to know that my Troll seems to be the equivalent of an Eco-terrorist
( I just finished Homestuck two weeks ago. I have finished your liveblog over the course of three days and am now caught up. And I can say that, yes, as you predicted waaaay back when John put the bunny in his Strife Specibus the bunny did indeed whip out a gun )
I had to go back and look because I thought I made a âis that a rabbit in your box or you just happy to see me?â joke. This was all the way back in part 12 people (hspt12 for the tag). Time-wise: APRIL LAST YEAR. And yeah, I joked that the rabbit should either grow a machine gun, or it might become sentient. And It DID BOTH.
I also want to point out that because the reason the rabbit fought for John, and saw him as his owner, was because John had the rabbitâs weapon StrifeID thing in his own Specibus. So now John has a walking, talking Rambo bunny that I didnât realized was meant to be until your ask.
Also, Jesus 3 days? I have 3000 post minimum on Homestuck. Yâall are dedicated people to catch up like that, wow.
( Why are you calling GC DJ though? Did I miss a post where you nickname the characters or something? )
See when I first saw what she actually looked like wayyyy back in November, I said she looked like and âemo disk jockeyâ. So, I shortened it up to DJ. (easier to write.
As of this moment, Nicknames are as followed:
So I hope this clears things up. I might give everyone nicknames by the end of it
(Betty Crocker IS married to Sassacre, AND also the pastry witch. )
( Iâm sure everyone and their mother already pointed this out, but since you asked about âVantasâ…Thatâs Karkat. Karkat Vantas. Stay focused đ )
Yes, I understand these things now. Hopefully in the future I will mess something else up that you can correct my on :p
( The password screen will be explained later. Much, much later. Trying to guess it now will only spoil you on future stuff)
( DO NOT YRY TO GUESS THE PASSWORD ON MY LORN SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS)
( You have probably already gotten 8 of these asks but just in case – maybe donât guess at the password. I have seen livebloggers guess correctly – bad things happen. Bad, spoiler filled things. )
( Screener, if youâre getting these in real time please tell Dafuk to stop guessing passwords. I hope she doesnât get it right but Iâm sending this in case she does. (Dafuk, there are spoilers there, please donât!) )
( Hate to break it to you bc you seem to be having fun guessing, but you really arenât supposed to know the password. Unless a character explicitly says âthis is the passwordâ, you arenât supposed to get through the password things. If you somehow guess right too early on, you will get spoilers for stuff that happens WAY later on in the comic )
Wow, you guys must have been stressing when I was posting those guesses, werenât you? Donât worry, between me getting bored at guessing words and your passionate asks, I will no longer be trying to guess the password, and just wait for the day when I can use it.
There must be something major going on in there if you guys are frantic about it.Â
But if it was that simple for people to actually guess the password, it must be pretty obvious like âhomestuckâ or something.
( Have you seen the Miracles video? )
If this is a homestuck thing, probably not but will in the future.
If this isnât a homestuck thing, probably not but will if I get the link
( Not sure if anyone else has said this yet, but Betty Crocker and Colonel Sassacre were totally married. The Meteor hit Corckerâs factory, destroying it, and then the Colonel decided to take in Nanna. Harleyâs meteor came, then Harley killed (accidentally) the Colonel, and then Crocker was left to raise both babies until Harley decided to GTFO at age 13 for a life of adventure. And he took the dog, too. )
( Betty Crocker WAS married to Colonel Sassacre, thatâs why she raised Nanna and Grandpa after his death. She just didnât die in any meteors (or baby shootings) )
Ok. So, I may have misread the original post about the old timey bakery blowing up to deliver Nanna where I thought that the colonelâs wife died. I was wrong. Just the colonel died. Crocker lived. Got it. I understand.
please let it end
( So you heard about karkat or âkitkatâ before? )
Yeah, when I first got onto Tumblr was when Homestuck was ending, so a lot of memes/talk was around in those days. I was bound to hear something.
Honestly I am surprised that I havenât heard more spoilers about homestuck during that time. The only things that I knew second hand about Karkat was that 1) he was a troll 2) he was a fan favorite 3) he was canon gay.
Yeah everyone exploded on that one, so Iâm sorry if I disappointed you guys with knowing that. I am not sure if that was a major think to keep secret or if that was just a thing to appease the fans, but that was the only thing I knew about the guy.
Gay kitkat was canon.
( To clarify, Karkatâs last name is Vantas)
( Vantas is Karkatâs last name, dafuk!)
( Vantas is Karkat. Vantas is his last name.)
( Vantas = Karkatâs last name (it was mentioned briefly on his introduction page) (Same Anon) also, I feel legally obligated to tell you that vantas is also the name of a drug for prostate cancer)
( You: âBut who is this Wantas you speak of?â The comic a few pages ago: âYour name is KARKAT VANTAS.â (Lots of people miss this lol, Iâm pretty sure I did too my first read through. Fun fact I literally just learned, Vantas is also the brand name of a medicine used to treat prostate cancer [and cancer is Karkat;s zodiac sign])
IÂ want to let you guys know that I find this entire thing hilarious. I hardly ever remember names. I donât even remember the kidâs last names. Iâm honestly surprised that I remembered Gamzeeâs name and not called him Juggalo. So thanks for the reminder, but be prepared because I might actually forgot names in the future.
Also, he chose to have his last name be Ass-Cancer and that is glorious
( Did you see what baby Bro got sent back with? )
Yes, I did, and it is awful. Because this means that Cal was not created, but rather always eternal in this cycle of living in dreams and reality.
But what I really want to know is what happened to the horse that was sent back with Dave
( I love that all the pieces are told to us ahead of time… We knew dreamselves could die. We knew Jadeâs robot copies everything her dreamself does. We knew it would blow up at some point. Surprise! )
Not a very happy surprise mind you. But I have to give respect to any writer that puts in hints and foreshadowing in their story for this big of a payoff. Especially with time travel. And the way Hussie manages to keep his head on straight and keep his timelines in order, that just boggles my mind.
( PM is a BAMF)
Absolutely she is. I really want to try and cosplay as her when she confronted Jack because that was so cool
( Hope you dont mind me asking, but what are your pronouns? )
I donât mind. I go by she/her
( Jack holding up the white kings started The Reckoning, which if you remember is when meteors start launching towards Skaia. This is why the Lab meteor launched. The defense portals around Skaia are how some of the meteors ended up hitting Earth (like the one that hit Johns house for example)
See this is why I love recaps like this. Because with everything else I have to try and remember from this series, I knew that there was something that might have fallen in the cracks.
( You keep bringing it up, I think you misunderstood Betty Croker and the Meteor. Betty Crocker didnât die. Just a factory destroyed. Nannaand Grandpa were raised by Betty Crocker after Colonel Sassacre died. )
for some reason I thought that Betty Crocker was married to Colonel Sassacre. Good to know that Betty Crocker was the baking witch
( When GC tells dave his âBro wont be there to bail him out this timeâ, she was referring to when Bro cut the meteor in half when Dave entered, because if he hadnt Dave wouldnt have entered in time and wouldâve been hit by it)
Ah, see when I first read that I wasnât sure what she was talking about. But after the video with the meteor thing, it all makes sense
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