June 2015

Is there any cool facts in kankir rants

Kankri also wrote long rambling memos like Karkat. 

How did Jade's Grandpa (Poppop) get into the medium? He was already dead when Jade was little (due to forces I won't spoil for other who probz aren't there yet) so how did he get into the medium before the point in time before he died?

FAQ

When does Dave use a computer while talking to Dirk?

Here. 

What was the importance of Dirk cutting his head off and sending it to Jake?

So Jake could kiss his head and wake up Dirk’s dream self. 

Have there ever been any canon Kankri/Terezi interactions >:?

As seen in [S] Act 6 Act 6 Intermission 5 art by xamag-homestuck

Why did Dirk need Jake to wake up his dream self if he could already control it and his regular body at the same time? was he just not in control of it at the time?

His dream self was knocked unconscious by falling debris here. 

When, how and why did the trolls FIRST contact the Beta Kids?

After they fled to the metoer, using Trollian, and because Dave wired Terezi 413 boonbonds

Is the treasure that Vriska and her pirate posse found the one that Lord English used in the claymation ark? And is it also in the chest that Vriska/Meenah have currently?

Yes and yes

Was Jake's dreamself always asleep before he was forced fed peanuts in his sleep?Like, was he ever awake any other times before his death?

He was never awake

where have aradia and feferi had canon interactions? i can't remember many, if any.

They haven’t had any real interactions. They post post in this memo and they both “speak” in this Dialoglog

ok, the most recent update has left me confused. where are roxy and callie? it looks like LOWAS on p=009625, but then it looks like jake's place on post-scratch earth on p=009631? what gives?

They’re at Jade’s house on LOFAF

I know the Jaspersprite that formed Jasprose was from the Game Over timeline, which has left me confused. Is there another Jaspersprite hanging about, and which other Sprites are 'in play' so to speak?

Yes, there is another Jaspersprite around.  There’s also Nannasprite, Tavrosprite, of course Jasprosesprite^2, and Arquiusprite, but I doubt we’ll see him again.

You guys (or person, slightly unsure) need an award. You have helped me figure out so much! Its awesome, keep it up!

how the fuck do you remember all this

Homestuck is for me, how you would say, a “special interest” 

Is the real treasure the friendships they made along the way?

Obviously

doc scratch never seemed evil to me as i read the comic, what forshadowing was there that he was?

Well for starters, he made Alternia the violent shithole it is, he convinced Vriska to kill Aradia, he’s the one that exploded the cueball destroying one of Vriska’s arms and eyes, and he’s the one that told Rose to use the cueball which would lead to her going Grimdark

is cassey and her, (undead?) army still wandering around in the current timeline? (me and a friend are arguing about it).

Yeah, it was hinted at by Rose recently

What is the spiked egg thing Roxy has?

That is the Matriorb, it is the egg of a Mother Grub which is needed in order for trolls to reproduce.

Alright so back towards the beginning after Terezi convinced John to see his denizen, what happened to Rose in that offshoot timeline? I know Dave went back and became a sprite and Rose's dream self merged with Alpha Rose's dream self, but do we know what happened to Rose other than that?

That Rose ceased to exist

Hi, thank you so much for all your great work! I've never really understood who/what/where the exiles are, and what their purpose were, can someone please explain? Thanks!!

Exiles are Carapacians who have been exiled from their home planets of Derse and Prospit and through time shenanigans end up on the players’ homeworld in the future. They are there to assist the players and to reintroduce civilization to the deserted planet.

Are the monsters, (Imps and such), still there? If so, I don't remember seeing them for quite a while.

As seen at John’s birthday party during Year 2, there are still imps around

when did rosemary become cannon

Here

if caliborn's several remarks on jane's weight are considered canon, shouldn't it also be canon that jake english is a tiny cry baby who pees his pants?

Isn’t he though?

I've got that Doc Scratch kill Aradia through Vriska, but why he did it?

Because it was what needed to be done in order for the events that would lead to Lord English’s entrance to that universe to happen.

is it cannon that roxy kissed calliope or just heavily speculated

speculation

"She's responsible for the ones our players use, yes." Wait, I don't remember how Fef is responsible for the time bubbles?

She negotiated with the Horrorterrors to create them. It was a win for both parties.

How did Lord E enter the trolls' universe?

Doc Scratch died and LE entered through him

With the negotiations with the horrorterrors, that Feferi did to create the dream bubbles, what did they win? (Since it was a win for both parties)

The large collection of ghosts will slow down Lord English who was killing the Horrorterrors.

Did the Condence and Jack Noir kill the Alpha Kids on purpose? I understand the fact that she need Roxy, but what about the other?

They attacked them on purpose to have them go god tier. Jack was possessed by Caliborn who told Jake he would help him get stronger. The Condesce needs them to beat sburb and create a new universe. 

I forget, but I seem to recall that when universes are created (like when the Beta kid's world was made) they're made with everything on them that instant? Like they have history but it was created in the instance the universe was, it didn't actually exist before. Is that true, or am I remembering something entirely different?

Yes, it was mentioned by Sollux on this page. 

Wait so how did Doc Scratch make Alternia shitty? I thought it was already like that.

Doc Scratch mentions here that he was the corrupting influence that caused the post scratch troll race to be in constant war and violence. He also used the Handmaid to stir up class warfare and cause violence in whatever era she haunted. 

Did trolls always reproduce using a mother grub? Do we know if there are any other ways that trolls can reproduce? I know it's just a webcomic but it didn't seem to me like a likely way to evolve...

The Mother Grub is the only way for trolls to reproduce. They can’t carry hatch less young like humans can because they’re an insect-like race. 

Whats a 2x3dent? I know its a trident thingy but like why is it called 2x3dent? is it still pronounced trident? ( I tried to send this earlier but i don't think it went through. Sorry if you got this twice.)

Two ends, three points on each end. 

wait how was doc scratch 'born', so to speak?

The trolls’ Black Queen created him via ectobiology by combining Lil Cal and a white cue ball. 

how did condescension get her psiioniics?

FAQ

What exactly is lil cal anyway?

Answered that here.

i(.)imgur(.)com/IBHP5j4(.)png what page is this from???

That’s the image you see when you hover over their symbols on this page. 

So I've asked this twice before, and you never answered so I figured I'd try one more time. Since the Doc Scratch we know is made up of things in the session we know, and he has stated that he is in every session, would he look different in a completely different session?

Doc Scratch mentions here that instances of him have appeared throughout every universe, not every session. Judging from the fact that we’ve already seen the origin of Lord English, my guess is that no, Doc Scratch does not look different across every universe. 

Why did Vriska make Tavros jump off the cliff?

Because she’s a bitch.

Hi! I've always been under the impression that kernal sprites can only be prototyped twice, so I've been kind of confused about Jasprosesprite^2? Wasn't Jaspersprite already double prototyped, or is Jasprosesprite^2 something else entirely?

Rosesprite had only been prototyped once so she was able to be prototyped a second time with Jaspersprite.

Have aradia and terezi ever talked in cannon?

Here. 

What was that bottle in s enter that rose smashed?

It was her cruxite artifact that she needed to use in order to enter the Medium. 

Is Spades Slick sharing a name with Bilious Slick just a coincidence?

No, Spades Slick took on the name Slick because he knew it would irritate the Black Queen since she hates the Genesis Frog. 

Has Equius ever sworn?

Here. 

What is Dirk referring to when he talks about the bad stuff he has done in the latest upd8?

He’s talking about how he sent a killer robot to beat up Jake in an attempt to help him get stronger but Jake wasn’t okay with it at all. He’s also talking about how he basically bullied Jake into a relationship with him and was very manipulative. I also talked about the similarities of Dirk and Bro in this ask if you want to look at that. 

Where does it state that Tavros is allergic to cats?

Here.

Why dont the alpha kids have time and space players? Arent they essential and arent the alpha kids in a completely different session than the beta kids?

Their session was always meant to merge with the Beta kids’ session. Dave and Jade are their Time and Space players. 

Is Horuss as strong as Equius?

Aranea describes him as a “passionate body builder” but whether or not he’s as strong as Equius is uncertain.