May 2015

Sorry if this was asked before, but how many mods are there, and who are they?

FAQ

im just saying dude thanks for doing this, im actually pretty impressed you know this much about homestuck. keep out the good work

Thank you and we appreciate your compliment. 

With reference to the post about Mom and Skaianet, Hussie said in the books that it's often missed that he was trying to imply that the pink bedroom in the Skaianet lab near Rose's house is where Mom was raised. She does work for Skaianet, because she was raised there, possibly by Granda Harley himself, then became a scientist for him, which is why the lab connects to Jasper's mausoleum.

what does FLARP stand for?

The acronym LARP stands for Live Action Role Play. What the F stands for is unknown but it may stand for Fatal. 

Wasn't it said that the decedent of the signless would have a relationship that would transcend Quadrants

No, the Signless was the one who was stated to have a relationship with the Disciple that transcended the quadrants. Although Karkat may be capable of that too. 

Do Karkat and Terezi still care about each other, even in this new timeline? ~the curious karezi shipper~

They’re probably still good friends.

sorry, i know you've been asked this before, but when is gamzee ever mind controlled in the comic and could I have the source please? i remembered you saying that most of his actions were of his own accord, but i can't remember what the ask fully said. thanks so much and love your blog!

Aranea mind controls him here and does so all the way up until Dirk tries to rip her soul out. 

What happened to the Handmaid? I don't recall her cropping up since the ancestors were first described. (whoops, sent this as fan mail at first)

The Condesce killed her and took her place as LE’s servant

why are there grubs all over sollux's floor

Those specific types of grubs are used as computer games so Sollux has them all plugged into his computer

I just became rlly confused bc like the "game grub" magazine is basically "game game"??

There are different types of grubs, Game Grubs, like the ones on Sollux’s floor are just one type.

have john and dave ever met in-comic?

John met Dave pre-retcon in Dave’s room after they arrived in the Alpha session.

But post-retcon Dave’s first irl meeting with John is right now on the platform.

Can god tiers only die if it's heroic or just? :?

Yes

Those of us on mobile can't see the FAQ :0

You can just open it in a browser, sorry, there’s nothing I can do about the quality of the tumblr app.

1 sweep = 2 years?

1 sweep = 2.17 years. 

Here’s a spiffy sweeps-to-years calculator for all your conversion needs.

Is Pale GamKar still a possibility in this new time line?

Maybe, but since the 5x Showdown didn’t happen, it’s likely that neither did their moirailship

Sometimes I suspect that Andrew Hussie runs this blog in disguise just o make sure we have our facts right

Well he sure is doing a bang-up job

I've heard that the Nitrams can control fire. I probably missed something but I don't recall ever seeing a panel where that happens??

We’ve only seen it used once in this panel

What's the difference between grurbs and wigglers?

Grub is a little worm kinda guy used as technology or food in troll society , and wigglers are baby trolls.

how does the condense have all of her powers (serket nitram captor etc.)

FAQ

Are you able to prototype a sprite with living things?

Yes, Davesprite was prototyped with a living Dave.

I'm sorry to Mod A but a lot of your replies to these asks are flawed and incorrect.

Sorry, I’m still getting the hang of being a mod. I’ll double check all my sources from now on. 

im on mobile can you link your FAQ?

Here you go. 

The Dave that became Davesprite was from a doomed timeline, though. It's been stated that kernelsprites prefer "the dead and doomed," and so far the only living thing to enter one was Bec

This is true, the kernelsprite does prefer dead or doomed things to be prototyped. 

Wasn't Gamzee and Karkat Moirailship established right around when we meet trolls? I believe right around when we meet Karkat...

Karkat states that Gamzee is his “AWFUL BEST FRIEND” when we first meet the trolls but they only become moirails here after Karkat shoosh paps him. 

So you said in the FAQ Aradia always was on her sacrificial Slab so did she ever have a bed in one of the towers or was she just always on the Sacrificial Slab?

Her dream bed was always at the center of Derse and her dream self was always there from the start. 

Where is Vriska going? She talks like she will leave soon, but why and where?? Thank you (and sorry if this has been clearly said somewhere)...

Vriska has not revealed where she is going yet.

Why was Caliborns leg healed after he god tiered? Wouldn't it re-form like Vriska's arm did?

Caliborn’s metal leg stayed with him after he ascended probably because he preferred it that way. 

So you said in the FAQ Aradia always was on her sacrificial Slab so did she ever have a bed in one of the towers or was she just always on the Sacrificial Slab?

forgottenhsfacts:

Her dream bed was always at the center of Derse and her dream self was always there from the start. 

You can tell that she never had a tower because Derse only has five.

what flashes are aradiabot in? sorry if this isnt the place to ask but if there is anywhere else more fitting to ask this, can you please link it so i can ask correctly?

She appears in [S] Make Her Pay and [S] Wake. 

How are all of A-Mods replies wrong? They're all pretty spot on??

Yes, Mod A’s answers aren’t always exactly spot-on and they might be a bit opinionated, but it’s just because they’re new, they haven’t gotten a chance to learn everything yet. I answered things the same way when I started, granted we didn’t get nearly as many asks back then. Part of growing as a Mod of this blog is occasionally answering something wrong and having someone correct you and then the next time you can answer it right. During my time as Mod I’ve had this happen more times than I can count, hell it still happens every now and again. Homestuck is a complex tale and it may take a few trial and errors before you can explain something properly. Just give Mod A some time, their answers may not be as detailed or accurate as mine but I’ve had two years to hone my craft, I have faith that they’ll pick it up pretty quick.

how did aradia get away from jack after freezing him, when she just rose to god tier?

Jack’s body is a portal to the Green Sun so she leaps through him to the Green Sun. 

ive asked this for like 5 times and still not answered :/ how did dirk and roxy survived? i mean even tho there were supplies they were just little babies. how did they learned how to write and read?

Roxy was raised by the carapacians which was said by Dirk here. The details of Dirk’s childhood are left unmentioned. 

So Tavros is allergic to cats/meowbeasts. That's a thing right?

Yes

Dirk was raised by sawtooth and squarewave

Actually Dirk built Squarewave and Sawtooth himself.

How did robo-jack get the storage juju?

It’s Biscuit’s juju.  Spades Slick got it when he gathered the Felt and started leading them.

So the latest update... who do you think should be asigned to deal with which villains?

Oh boy okay, here we go.

Condesce: Trolls are off limits here since she can control them so I’m guessing John and Roxy as they could both easily dodge her attacks (John by turning into Breath and Roxy by turning intangible), maybe Dirk when he shows up.

Spades Slick: Karkat due to his past relationship with Slick and Jake cause he’s not in the right mental place to get into a serious rumble right now.

For the Dogs: Rose and Tavrosprite.  Tavrosprite may be able to commune with them using his psychic abilities and Rose using her advanced Seer powers would likely be able to predict teleporting.  Again though, like Vriska said, PM wants to beat up Bec Noir so Tavros and Rose might just be there to assist.  Maybe bring the Mayor too, idk.

Jack English: This guy needs tough fighters to brawl with him so  Dave, Terezi and Kanaya, maybe Dirk when he shows up, I’m not sure where to put him.

Jane will obviously be hopping  all over the place, and I feel like Arquius will stick with her to provide protection.  If not, I’d give him to Jack English because who’s tougher the Arquius?

I think Jaspersprite will stay with Jade because if Jade wakes he could instigate her into chasing him again and keeping her away from the Condesce.

This is all speculation, and I’ll probably end up being way off, but who knows

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but is Hussie releasing more of Homestuck in book form like he did the first three acts?

I dunno, after Act three everything gets longer and more flash heavy.  I’m not sure how he’d put Cascade into book format.

So, one of the recent upd8s said that there are 3 jacks, I know of Bec Noir, Jack from the Alpha kids session, but who is the third one?

Spades Slick, the guy from the Intermission and Jack from the trolls’ session

Is Robo-Jack bad and which is his intention?

He’s a bad dude but not in the way that the other bad guys are.  He doesn’t have anything against the kids and he was Karkat’s exile so he might join them to the fight against the other Jacks.

Where does it say that Dave and Terezi broke up on the meteor during the timeline before [S]:GAME OVER?

Here

Is "Robo Jack" evil? ANd does he have the Felt with him?

I wouldn’t say he’s evil, but he’s not good either. ANd yes he has the felt with him

How did Jake and Jane get the names English and Crocker instead of Harley and Egbert?

Jake’s grandma took the name English to spite the Condesce and Jake got it from her.  Jane’s Poppop’s original last name was Crocker, and due to tradition he did not change it when he supposedly got married at some point.

Grandpa Harley took the name Harley after his beloved dog Halley that he pronounce wrong due to a speech impediment.  Nanna’s original last name was also Crocker but she supposedly got married at some point and changed it.

Could Jane revive Eridan, Nepeta and Feferi when she wakes up

No, their corpses are far too old and mangled

How did CyborgB/CHussie!Jack get to the new session? Wasn't he on the green moon? Is that where that remote led?

He popped out of the Lord English server in the furthest ring

I forget which page it is, but Tav is definitely allergic to cats in canon because at one point he and Nep are talking and they mention that they *ATpretend for the sake of rp that his his cat allergy isn't so bad*

http://forgottenhsfacts.tumblr.com/post/116068357635/tavros-is-allergic-to-cats-source 

What are all the canon Ancestor relationships?

Signless and the Disciple’s relationship expanded beyond the quadrants.

Mindfang and Dualscar were black but broke up

Mindfang and the Summoner were red 

Mindfang was red with a female slave that might have been Dolorosa but that’s not confirmed.

If Rose is god tier, and you need a Just or Heroic death in order to die if you are god tier, then how come Rose died in [S]: Game Over?

It was a heroic death

Does the Condesce know she is Lord English's servant, or did she just kill Handmaid and gain her power without knowing what it meant?

She knows she’s his servant, that’s why she hates him so much

Canon Beforan Trolls (Dancestors) quadrants?

Meenah <3 Punk!Vriska

Mituna <> Kurloz

Mituna<3 Latula

Rufioh <3 Horuss but they’re about the break up

Meulin <> Horuss

Meulin used to be <3 with Kurloz

Rufioh used to be <3 with Damara

Porrim’s been with everyone except Meenah at one point or another

Why aren't there two Roxys? Shouldn't there be one from the retconed timeline?

Retcon Roxy, she dead