This is a video series focused on Homestuck’s Hero Title system, a hyperflexible mythology like Hogwarts houses or Bending type. The Hero Titles are based on The Legend of Zelda’s “Hero of Time” structure, and is split into two halves:
The “Class”, which changes the “Hero” in the title to tell us more about the character’s particular skills and habits.
And the “Aspect”, which changes the “Time” to one of twelve broad elemental forces.
In this first video, we take a look at the Aspects in-depth. The two following videos will cover the Classes.
There are plenty of other sessions. That is canon.
This is incorrect, dude. Feel free to pull up the “canon” you’re referring to, because nobody else on Alternia plays Sburb before the planet’s life ends.
There are other sessions out there in Paradox Space, but not every planet spawns the same amount of sessions. Earth had a ton of them because Grandpa distributed Sburb as a worldwide game event.
That is not the case on Alternia. It’s not that Sollux is the only genius on the planet, but that he’s the only one with access to the game code. Aradia finds the game code in her Frog Temple, and spends almost all her time at said frog temple before the game begins.
The only other temple is Kanaya’s, who similarly lives right with hers, and neither perspectives show us wily other trolls sneaking into frog temples to design a video game.
The difference between Sollux and Grandpa is literally pointed out in the story. Barring new information surfacing in Hiveswap, we have no reason to think anyone else on the planet plays Sburb at all.
And even if they did, that wouldn’t change the fact that the Alpha Trolls’ scratch was meant to create a world (Alternia) that would make the next crop of players strong enough to win (the beta trolls.) So it kind of changes nothing about what their place in the planet’s historical context is.
Not to mention it literally says on the extended zodiac test that if you have a “true zodiac sign”, your affiliation with the respective blood caste is “even stronger than you thought.”
Does this not imply that the trolls who possess these signs are, y’know, special? Does this not imply that the trolls who possess these signs embody the traits of their blood caste?
This says to me that, for example, those of the rust blooded caste have more ties with Derse and Time than any of the other aspects or Prospit. Because, according to this description, if you are a Rust blood, a Time player, and a Derse dreamer, your affiliation with the Rust-blooded class is “even stronger than you thought.” Right?
oh SHIT. I had no idea that line was a thing!
I’m gonna have to run this by my more skeptical friends but yeah that definitely sounds like a confirmation that the True Signs and the Sign Classes are linked to me. it doesnt stop from keep happening. Thanks!!
Okay, here’s a major problem I see with all this. Just with the top part, the idea that there are multiple HUMAN sessions.
Because there aren’t any. We have only the alpha/beta timeline kids, who I have to constantly point out ONLY EXIST BECAUSE OF THE GAME.
‘Oh but Roxy the game was being released world-wide!’ You can say that, IN THEORY, that the game was talked up and there was hype about it…
But the GAME was only released on FOUR DISKS. In a closed BETA.
As far as EVERYTHING IN THE CANON SHOWS, only the four kids from SBURB actually started, launched and linked their games. It’s more than likely that the entire ad campaign and the information about SBURB, including the things given to game magazines, were a cover done by the Harley/Lalondes to propagate the game so that the selected kids did not know that they were specifically chosen by fate to play it.
And also note, the post-Scratch kids were not playing a game distributed globally, but got their copies from Roxy hacking the Batterwitch’s computers and downloading it off of that network.
Just to clear things up: You’re right about the Alpha session, there were no other players there either. I just answered an ask talking about how world where only one group plays are more than likely an inherent property of the Scratch–only the players who spawn the Scratch get the deal to win their game next time, after all.
We don’t really know how many people played Sburb on B1, or how many of them managed to win their games. They’re not relevant to LE’s time loop, so theres not much reason to think doomed timeline rules apply to them.
We don’t have hard canon word on how the mechanic plays out exactly, but I pretty much agree, yeah. It makes logical sense, since the Scratch is only meant to benefit that group of players who play.
There are plenty of other sessions. That is canon.
This is incorrect, dude. Feel free to pull up the “canon” you’re referring to, because nobody else on Alternia plays Sburb before the planet’s life ends.
There are other sessions out there in Paradox Space, but not every planet spawns the same amount of sessions. Earth had a ton of them because Grandpa distributed Sburb as a worldwide game event.
That is not the case on Alternia. It’s not that Sollux is the only genius on the planet, but that he’s the only one with access to the game code. Aradia finds the game code in her Frog Temple, and spends almost all her time at said frog temple before the game begins.
The only other temple is Kanaya’s, who similarly lives right with hers, and neither perspectives show us wily other trolls sneaking into frog temples to design a video game.
The difference between Sollux and Grandpa is literally pointed out in the story. Barring new information surfacing in Hiveswap, we have no reason to think anyone else on the planet plays Sburb at all.
And even if they did, that wouldn’t change the fact that the Alpha Trolls’ scratch was meant to create a world (Alternia) that would make the next crop of players strong enough to win (the beta trolls.) So it kind of changes nothing about what their place in the planet’s historical context is.
Not to mention it literally says on the extended zodiac test that if you have a “true zodiac sign”, your affiliation with the respective blood caste is “even stronger than you thought.”
Does this not imply that the trolls who possess these signs are, y’know, special? Does this not imply that the trolls who possess these signs embody the traits of their blood caste?
This says to me that, for example, those of the rust blooded caste have more ties with Derse and Time than any of the other aspects or Prospit. Because, according to this description, if you are a Rust blood, a Time player, and a Derse dreamer, your affiliation with the Rust-blooded class is “even stronger than you thought.” Right?
oh SHIT. I had no idea that line was a thing!
I’m gonna have to run this by my more skeptical friends but yeah that definitely sounds like a confirmation that the True Signs and the Sign Classes are linked to me. it doesnt stop from keep happening. Thanks!!
There are plenty of other sessions. That is canon.
This is incorrect, dude. Feel free to pull up the “canon” you’re referring to, because nobody else on Alternia plays Sburb before the planet’s life ends.
There are other sessions out there in Paradox Space, but not every planet spawns the same amount of sessions. Earth had a ton of them because Grandpa distributed Sburb as a worldwide game event.
That is not the case on Alternia. It’s not that Sollux is the only genius on the planet, but that he’s the only one with access to the game code. Aradia finds the game code in her Frog Temple, and spends almost all her time at said frog temple before the game begins.
The only other temple is Kanaya’s, who similarly lives right with hers, and neither perspectives show us wily other trolls sneaking into frog temples to design a video game.
The difference between Sollux and Grandpa is literally pointed out in the story. Barring new information surfacing in Hiveswap, we have no reason to think anyone else on the planet plays Sburb at all.
And even if they did, that wouldn’t change the fact that the Alpha Trolls’ scratch was meant to create a world (Alternia) that would make the next crop of players strong enough to win (the beta trolls.) So it kind of changes nothing about what their place in the planet’s historical context is.
Those born
with the Role of the Sylph are meddlesome by nature. They enjoy
being aware of what’s going on with those around them, and can come off as
bothersome when they start prying where they shouldn’t. With rich internal
lives, they are passionate about their interests and will gladly share and
overshare with those they trust, yet may appear to alienate themselves from the
rest. An open book for the ones they love, an inscrutable riddle to the rest of
the world. Sylphs tend to act for the benefit of what they think is important,
be it other people, their beliefs or convictions, even when their help may not
be wanted, even if their means are questionable. At their best, they are
patient and gentle, bringers of unity and care to their circles. At their
worst, they can be Machiavellian, invasive and petty.
Sylphs are heavily tied to their Aspect, even more so than other
Classes. For them, their Aspect make up an integral part of their lives, and
shape them to a great degree. Whether it be Knowledge, Friendship, Faith,
Survival, a Sylph’s affinity may range from the Characteristic, to the
borderline Obsessive. They’re most comfortable when allowed to engage in their
interests, and given enough relevance and importance, they may become one of
the most powerful forces you could hope to have on your side. A restrained
Sylph will, however, often find themselves held back from becoming relevant,
fading into obscurity as they wait for their time to shine, and perhaps,
eventually breaking through what binds them to assert themselves where they
rightfully belong.
Being one of the Creator Classes, Sylphs are the Passive counterpart to Maids,
and similar to them, their strengths lie in Making things.
Creating, Increasing, Expanding or otherwise Improving their Aspect, or through
their Aspect, their power sets are strongly suited towards Healing, Repairing,
Empowering and Enabling their group to continue fighting. Don’t let that make
you think they are only suited for the back lines, however, if made to take
direct action, a Sylph channelling their Aspect is a force to be reckoned with.
They will fight for their cause and for those they love, they will keep going
until victory is achieved, or until they drop dead.
the strilondes would all die for each other and anyone who devalues their relationships on any axis between them is my sworn fandom enemy. also, all their SOs know and support this. they are All Family and they all love and value each other deeply.
the striders know the lalondes are dramatic highkey performative disasters but also that they are brilliant, kind, caring, dependable and willing to throw the fuck down when it’s time to do so.
similarly the lalondes know that the striders are desperately insecure clingy bullshit bandits who deny everything but also that they too are brilliant, kind, caring, dependable and absolutely also willing to throw the fuck down when it matters most.
dave and roxy know that dirk and rose are desperate to appear Intellectual and Above Everything and are content to mostly let them have that with the occasional ribbing as long as they know that if they ever need help they always have support here waiting
and dirk and rose know that dave and roxy are Exuberantly Irreverent of everything to hide the fact that they care about everything way too fucking much and are mostly content to let them cavort around idiotically because it makes them happy as long as they understand that people do in fact generally care and love them, the real them, the parts of them that are broken and tangled and messy, the Reatalk under all that quality Shitpost
and also all these dynamics can be applied almost 1:1 in reverse because that’s how they fucking roll
the strilonde family is ride or die to the end and I love them so much anyway thanks for reading
This is also true about the Prospit clan, and about the way Prospits and Dersites generally feel about each other. It’s pretty amusing when people dunk on Jake while also talking up how much they love Jade, because being mean to Jake is maybe the fastest way I can think of to get Jade pissed at you???
The same is true about like, Dave and Jake, or Dirk and John. Dirk loves Jake and Jane so much he’d p much lose it constantly being aware that John and Jade are their kids, John talking to Dave and Dirk would lead to him understanding Dave’s childhood a LOT better, like.
Idk I could do this forever, the eight human kids are a mobius knot of interwoven friendship, acceptance and mutual love and it’s the best thing tbh.
I always said that these kids love each other and genuinely care about each other.
I also imagine Dirk and Jade talking about growing up alone in the middle of the ocean, and resolving their issues about being in human society.
John and Jake would arrange movie nights and watch so terrible movies, that sometimes even John would say he is done. John would help Jake with his self-confidence issues.
Gosh, I love homestuck.
mmmmmmmmmm yessss good moisturize me more, dirk and jade talking and being friends is my actual lifeblood
the strilondes would all die for each other and anyone who devalues their relationships on any axis between them is my sworn fandom enemy. also, all their SOs know and support this. they are All Family and they all love and value each other deeply.
the striders know the lalondes are dramatic highkey performative disasters but also that they are brilliant, kind, caring, dependable and willing to throw the fuck down when it’s time to do so.
similarly the lalondes know that the striders are desperately insecure clingy bullshit bandits who deny everything but also that they too are brilliant, kind, caring, dependable and absolutely also willing to throw the fuck down when it matters most.
dave and roxy know that dirk and rose are desperate to appear Intellectual and Above Everything and are content to mostly let them have that with the occasional ribbing as long as they know that if they ever need help they always have support here waiting
and dirk and rose know that dave and roxy are Exuberantly Irreverent of everything to hide the fact that they care about everything way too fucking much and are mostly content to let them cavort around idiotically because it makes them happy as long as they understand that people do in fact generally care and love them, the real them, the parts of them that are broken and tangled and messy, the Reatalk under all that quality Shitpost
and also all these dynamics can be applied almost 1:1 in reverse because that’s how they fucking roll
the strilonde family is ride or die to the end and I love them so much anyway thanks for reading
This is also true about the Prospit clan, and about the way Prospits and Dersites generally feel about each other. It’s pretty amusing when people dunk on Jake while also talking up how much they love Jade, because being mean to Jake is maybe the fastest way I can think of to get Jade pissed at you???
The same is true about like, Dave and Jake, or Dirk and John. Dirk loves Jake and Jane so much he’d p much lose it constantly being aware that John and Jade are their kids, John talking to Dave and Dirk would lead to him understanding Dave’s childhood a LOT better, like.
Idk I could do this forever, the eight human kids are a mobius knot of interwoven friendship, acceptance and mutual love and it’s the best thing tbh.
john and jake and jade are best friends who chat for days at a time about stupid inane shit constantly and never feel overwhelmed or drained in each other’s company
jane and jade finally get to bond and jane has a target that is accepting of her directing her nurturing/motherly/nanna-esque feelings on her without being afraid of telling her when it’s too much and jade gets the unique and wonderful experience of having a mother-ish figure who loves her and they support each other and gossip constantly and roll their eyes at john and jake together, fondly
jake and jane have these two unambiguously Good Kids that came out of their combined DNA to marvel over and they both get to experience that goodness every day without having to be miserable in an ill considered romantic relationship together and they are able to bond again platonically and work through the many issues that plagued their relationship and become very protective of one another and their delightful ecto offspring
jade loves to hear stories about grandma english and idolizes her, john loves to hear stories about johnny crocker and thinks he’s a riot, jade loves to hear stories about nanna (from john AND from nannasprite(s) directly!) and jake is absolutely flabbergasted (and a bit embarrassed) at the adventures grandpa harley got up to, what the fuck!
they love big family dinners and watching movies beneath a pile of stuffed animals and fuzzy blankets with plants hanging from every available hook and rafter and the smell of gingerbread permeating every square foot of the crocker estate
jake and jade have 12 dogs and they track mud everywhere and jane loves them but is also going to choke a bitch if someone doesn’t clean those paw prints off the floor, john, stop wrestling with them, john egbert do you hear me
im that evil skin flap from that episode of dr who but instead of being moisturized with water spray im being moisturized with delicious, happy relationships between the homestuck kids
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