Tag: lands

I want to hear your thoughts on a theory I see sometimes, that goes something like, “Knights’ lands contain things that they heavily dislike.” Like how Karkat has rivers the color of his blood on his land. Or how Dave’s land has lots of metal gears and is covered in lava, and he mentioned that hearing metal noises and being near danger gives him anxiety because of Bro. Also how Dave’s land had him obtain Caledfwlch, which forced him into being a big hero, which is also something he disliked.

i agree with it and like it a lot, but with a caveat. It seems to me that all the lands sort of reflect the state of mind of the Hero in question, and I don’t think Skaia populates planets with any particular intent–much less anything ambiguously malicious like trying to torment players with things they don’t like. 

The planets are generated from the input of the player’s life, context, and imo most importantly mind and thought patterns. Homestuck’s most pervasive theme is that -individual thought- creates the reality you experience, and the individual thoughts of everyone living create the reality they experience together. I don’t see a reason to shortchange that by ascribing Skaia agency I don’t think it has.