Does the dog die?
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Dan Edward Bender
A cat named Jaspers is already dead once the story starts. Dave accidentally sends a katana through a crow, killing it. A cat named Frigglish (Jaspers from another timeline) accidentally gets smashed by a book. Bec Noir, half human half dog, gets his arm chopped off and punched into the ground. (Does not die, though.)
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Unanswered Triggers
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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depends if you think June Egbert is canon
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Ghastly_ghost_of_a_goose
Gamzee is abandoned by his lusus
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Abuse
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Is someone gaslighted?
412 supporters
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Nina_time
Vriska gaslights Tavros in several occasions.
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Is someone stalked?
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SpaceCactus
Sort of. In a conversation that happens during Act 6 Act 5, Caliborn admits to Jane that he had been watching her, as well as her friends, through several monitors. He had already been doing so for a while at this point in the story. He does this mostly offscreen, but it is briefly shown at multiple points both before and after this conversation.
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Anonymous
a few characters are abused mentally, the most notable and obvious being Dave (who is also abused physically. It is shown). The abuse is referenced to be sexual at times (at least) twice.
The abuse includes:
Lack of food/water in the house
Dangerous items (ie weapons) lying around in the house
There is a fight scene shown between Dave and his Bro, (the abuser)
It is referenced that Bro uses Dave in his puppet p**n
There are many instances where Bro pranks" Dave or uses mind games on him
Dave does talk about it to an alternate universe version of Bro (who is not abusive, at least not in the same way at all, and is the same age as him), and his realizarion and recovery of the abuse is shown in this conversation.
Rose's mother is an alcoholic (and can be perceived as negletful)
The abuse includes:
Lack of food/water in the house
Dangerous items (ie weapons) lying around in the house
There is a fight scene shown between Dave and his Bro, (the abuser)
It is referenced that Bro uses Dave in his puppet p**n
There are many instances where Bro pranks" Dave or uses mind games on him
Dave does talk about it to an alternate universe version of Bro (who is not abusive, at least not in the same way at all, and is the same age as him), and his realizarion and recovery of the abuse is shown in this conversation.
Rose's mother is an alcoholic (and can be perceived as negletful)
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Anonymous
One of the main protagonists, Dave, is subject to physical and psychological abuse from his legal guardian. This is played for slapstick at first but looked at much more seriously later on.
One of the trolls, Vriska, has an extremely abusive parent" who threatens to kill her unless she brings her other trolls to kill. This is only related in text and not shown.
There are two highly abusive relationships, both involving a character from the Makara family being abusively manipulative toward someone. One of these leads to physical retaliation by the VICTIM, but this is still domestic violence.
One of the trolls, Vriska, has an extremely abusive parent" who threatens to kill her unless she brings her other trolls to kill. This is only related in text and not shown.
There are two highly abusive relationships, both involving a character from the Makara family being abusively manipulative toward someone. One of these leads to physical retaliation by the VICTIM, but this is still domestic violence.
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T3R3Z1
As far as I know, the character Vriska Serket is abused by her lusus and has an abusive relationship with Tavros Nitram.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Finn
the lalonde's alcoholism and gamzee's slime addiction
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skandadr
I'm not sure if any drugs that exist in real life are used, a character named Gamzee regularly ingests sopor slime", a slime that one is meant to submerge themselves in as a calming agent during sleep. You are not supposed to eat it, and Gamzee gets high off it.
Also, the brief "trickster mode" arc can be interpreted as a reference to drugs or alcohol, especially since the characters who go through it experience what is essentially a hangover afterwards.
Also, the brief "trickster mode" arc can be interpreted as a reference to drugs or alcohol, especially since the characters who go through it experience what is essentially a hangover afterwards.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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owo_whats_bliss
Later in the story, one of the main protagonists, Rose Lalonde, develops a reliance on alcohol in order to soothe her nerves. This is stopped in an alternate/corrected timeline. Her mother was also said to be an alcoholic. Roxy Lalonde was consistently drunk for a good while when she was first introduced.
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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lilhal
no, homestuck is a webcomic. not a show or movie.
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Does a horse die?
642 supporters
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155
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Anonymous
A horse is killed by the impact of a meteor, and her flank is used to make a bib for a baby (For whatever reason)
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owo_whats_bliss
The trolls' lusii, intelligent animals that raised them, all end up dead. These include a ram, a bull, a cyclops, a crab, a cat (which is its own section but still), a grub/queen bee type thing, a dragon, a spider, a centaur, a seahorse, and a huge tentacle monster type thing. Some aren't shown, but mentioned. A crow is also stabbed with a sword.
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Are animals abused?
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davida
A singular panel of a troll with his bruised animal caretaker is shown with the implication he is abused by this troll, though this is later clarified to be accidental bruising when both are introduced.
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rosencrantz
I mean technically? But they're sentient and it's not for the entertainment but rather to develop the plot. They are also not necessarily dogs, they just are part dog?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Trymeline
All of the Lusii die at the beginning of Hivebent, Dave kills a crow (which later gets prototyped into his sprite and eventually Davesprite) and Jaspers the Cat is dead at the very beginning.
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Does a cat die?
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173
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Dan Edward Bender
A cat named Jaspers is already dead once the story starts. Dave accidentally sends a katana through a crow, killing it. A cat named Frigglish (Jaspers from another timeline) accidentally gets smashed by a book. Bec Noir, half human half dog, gets his arm chopped off and punched into the ground. (Does not die, though.)
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Does a pet die?
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kelanisnolongeranampora
at the beginning of hivebent, karkat on accident kills all of the trolls lusii, which are basically animal monster hybrid caretakers to the trolls.
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Does a dragon die?
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skandadr
The character Terezi's lusus (An animal acting as a guardian for a specific alien species) is a dragon, and dies soon after hatching. However, it is seen having returned as a sprite (basically a ghost that assists and provides hints to their assigned character)
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Are there spiders?
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Anonymous
vriska
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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QuintusHazard
The denizens of Dave's planet are small red crocodiles who stand on two legs.
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Are there snakes?
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owo_whats_bliss
The cherub's mating ritual is to turn into giant snakes and battle. Some Denizens resemble snakes.
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Are there bugs?
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Anonymous
For bugs: There are cartoony fireflies and wormy grubs. And a photograph of a rhino beetle larva on the cover of a magazine.
For snakes: An alien race that, as part of a mating ritual, turn into enormous cosmic snakes and fight each other. The transformation itself is not seen.
No rats come to mind.
For snakes: An alien race that, as part of a mating ritual, turn into enormous cosmic snakes and fight each other. The transformation itself is not seen.
No rats come to mind.
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
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MmmmmmmMango
Gamzee during the end is locked in a fridge
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Anonymous
Vriska kisses Tavros against his will. There's also some verbal sexual harassment around the comic especially coming from Caliborn.
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Is there pedophilia?
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T3R3Z1
HOMESTUCK SPOILERS
A 19 year old character, Meenah, dates and kisses Vriska, who is 13. (Page 7351)
It is also implied that Dave's guardian sexually abuses him.
A 19 year old character, Meenah, dates and kisses Vriska, who is 13. (Page 7351)
It is also implied that Dave's guardian sexually abuses him.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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6
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roxyofheart
Jake English.
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0
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lilhal
yes but for good reason
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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110
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Anonymous
There's a part where the character Jack Noir cuts his palm to show the character Karkat they have the same blood colour.
There's also a part where the character Gamzee drags a large set of claws across his face in a fit of insanity, leaving prominent scars for the rest of the comic.
There's also a part where the character Gamzee drags a large set of claws across his face in a fit of insanity, leaving prominent scars for the rest of the comic.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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18
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bingbong
most notably a cat, by a book! its not very graphic, but we do see it happen in slo-mo
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Demii
Some characters get kicked/punched in the crotch but nothing serious to my recollection.
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Is someone burned alive?
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121
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Anonymous
Several characters are vaporized by energy resembling fire. Another character falls into lava.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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BingoBongo
Jack Noir cut the Black Queen's finger off to obtain a magic ring before murdering her and going on a killing spree.
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Is someone stabbed?
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4
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lilhal
several times
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Is there cannibalism?
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40
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marythelemon0
One character is a troll vampire, who drinks blood of other trolls.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Anonymous
Terezi's eyes are burned out when she is forced to stare at the Alternian sun. Vriska loses her left arm and eye to an explosion. Spades Slick has a cigarette holder / lance stabbed into his eye by Snowman.
All of these are depicted on-screen. Vriska and Spades Slick's injuries are shown with canon-typical levels of gore, while Terezi's mutilation is muted somewhat as a result of cutting between her staring at the sun and her dreamself waking up on Prospit.
The harlequin doll in the first act has a glass shard slice through one of its eyes. The doll is then prototyped, rendering the eye with a scar through it, and causing all Carapacians with a prototyping ring to display the same mutilation. These include the Black Queen, the White Queen, Bec Noir and the Peregrine Mendicant / Parcel Mistress.
The doll's mutilation is played for laughs. The Carapacians' mutilations are implied to happen instantaneously, when the ring is put on, and are not depicted graphically; the scar appears, but the damage that causes it is not shown.
All of these are depicted on-screen. Vriska and Spades Slick's injuries are shown with canon-typical levels of gore, while Terezi's mutilation is muted somewhat as a result of cutting between her staring at the sun and her dreamself waking up on Prospit.
The harlequin doll in the first act has a glass shard slice through one of its eyes. The doll is then prototyped, rendering the eye with a scar through it, and causing all Carapacians with a prototyping ring to display the same mutilation. These include the Black Queen, the White Queen, Bec Noir and the Peregrine Mendicant / Parcel Mistress.
The doll's mutilation is played for laughs. The Carapacians' mutilations are implied to happen instantaneously, when the ring is put on, and are not depicted graphically; the scar appears, but the damage that causes it is not shown.
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Is someone choked?
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5
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LunarPlume7
Equius is strangled by Gamzee with the string of a broken bow
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Is there excessive gore?
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17
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vriska
the “gore” really is not that bad, i’m INCREDIBLY squeamish about gore and all there is in this is…a lot of unrealistic and colorful blood. there’s a lot of blood sometimes and a lot of fighting but it’s mostly harmless
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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14
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MmmmmmmMango
One character is strangled and another is said to have died of a peanut allergy closing his throughly even though it isn’t shown
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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63
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0
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BingoBongo
One character gets strangled with the string of a broken bow.
The Heir of Void was void of air.
The Heir of Void was void of air.
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0
Does someone break a bone?
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Trymeline
Tavro's legs are broken intensely by Vriska controlling him to jump off a cliff. He's paralyzed from the waist down and his legs are shown in angles they should not be in.
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Is someone tortured?
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genderologies
Karkat's dancestor was tortured alive mainly because of his blood color.
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Is there amputation?
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64
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marythelemon0
Tavros has his paralyzed legs amputated to be replaced with robotic ones.
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Are any teeth damaged?
476 supporters
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147
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vectors
Sollux's teeth does fall out after falling down some stairs due to Karkat, who tries to put them back in.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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26
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0
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trans
so fucking much
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Does someone fall to their death?
194 supporters
Yes
107
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1
6
spice_n_sugar
Many times
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9
Is there decapitation?
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6
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1
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lilhal
like twice for one dude
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Does someone have a seizure?
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5
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rosencrantz
There are several animations which depict a character spasming but I don't think that qualifies as seizing.
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Is there a hanging?
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77
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0
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Finn
its a recurring motif with the pyropes
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Children
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0
Does a kid die?
644 supporters
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166
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1
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user15268
All the kids die, in multiple different timelines even. Death is treated very lightly in this, and although the majority come back in a form of god tier, a good portion only live on as spirits (which in turn, die as well).
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Death
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0
Does a non-human character die?
124 supporters
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7
No
1
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QuintusHazard
Trolls and Carapacians, who are aliens, often die. The first Intermission involves the Midnight Crew killing a mob of leprechauns, who are carapacian-like aliens. Calliope, who is a cherub, also dies.
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0
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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16
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0
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kquote03
Yes, two characters sacrifice themselves to unleash The Green Sun, they needed a sort of a massive bomb to do that, and not to mention, the sun itself.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
276 supporters
Yes
27
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0
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trans
there is a lot of ableist language yes
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
192 supporters
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5
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5
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fleshprocessor
this is split 50/50 for some reason, but nobody medically overdoses. drug use does not qualify as overdose.
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Family
Does a parent die?
326 supporters
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163
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2
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Anonymous
Nearly all the parents and guardian figures die at various points throughout the series. The trolls' lusii (animal caretakers, serving in a parental role) are all implied to have died prior to the trolls entering the game, and it is further implied that the sprites which were prototyped with their lusii later vanished or died at some point during the trolls' session.
Exactly one parent (Dad Crocker) makes it through to the end alive.
While the series does treat death lightly, these deaths are all taken quite seriously and they are perceived as understandably traumatic for the children; discovering her mother's death is the tipping point for Rose, who becomes temporarily corrupted by eldritch creatures taking advantage of her being overwhelmed by her grief and distress. The majority of these deaths happen off-screen and the exact details are only implied, but the bodies are shown afterwards.
Exactly one parent (Dad Crocker) makes it through to the end alive.
While the series does treat death lightly, these deaths are all taken quite seriously and they are perceived as understandably traumatic for the children; discovering her mother's death is the tipping point for Rose, who becomes temporarily corrupted by eldritch creatures taking advantage of her being overwhelmed by her grief and distress. The majority of these deaths happen off-screen and the exact details are only implied, but the bodies are shown afterwards.
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Does someone cheat?
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58
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Anonymous
Rufioh cheated on Damara with Horuss prior to the events of Openbound.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
239 supporters
Yes
41
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3
3
TheExpertofSwamps
A Harlequin doll gifted to the protagonist has its eye and arm destroyed very early in the comic by said protagonist. A character plays a pretend court of law with her plushies and often destroys them. Other stuffed toys also get destroyed.
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6
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0
Is someone kidnapped?
171 supporters
Yes
61
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1
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ConsueloHigdon
In the beginning of Act 2, John's father is kidnapped by the villains.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
785 supporters
Yes
52
No
83
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Anonymous
There are a handful of minor jump scares at the end of animations. It is not a major or repeated theme, and most of the scares are meant to be a startling but humorous image. Still, readers should be aware.
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Yes
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0
Is there a shower scene?
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2
No
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Anonymous
There's parts where people are sitting in bathtubs, but the people are fully clothed and the bathtubs are empty.
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5
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0
Are there clowns?
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189
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2
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Anonymous
1. John's house is full of clown statues, due to his father mistakenly believing he likes them (John actually admires practical jokers, not clowns).
2. The heroes' enemies take on the appearance of objects used for prototyping." Since a clown doll is used for prototyping, many of the monsters in the comic have clown-like or harlequin-like features.
3. There is a troll religion that worships "the Mirthful Messiahs" and look and behave like a cross between serial killers and juggalos (real-world fans of the Insane Clown Posse). Clown imagery is thus used CONSTANTLY as a source of fear and terror, and characters spend significant time being pursued by a murderous clown.
4. An alternate version of the actual Insane Clown Posse appear as bit villains.
If you're not afraid of clowns already, Homestuck will MAKE you afraid of them.
2. The heroes' enemies take on the appearance of objects used for prototyping." Since a clown doll is used for prototyping, many of the monsters in the comic have clown-like or harlequin-like features.
3. There is a troll religion that worships "the Mirthful Messiahs" and look and behave like a cross between serial killers and juggalos (real-world fans of the Insane Clown Posse). Clown imagery is thus used CONSTANTLY as a source of fear and terror, and characters spend significant time being pursued by a murderous clown.
4. An alternate version of the actual Insane Clown Posse appear as bit villains.
If you're not afraid of clowns already, Homestuck will MAKE you afraid of them.
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0
Is someone possessed?
164 supporters
Yes
94
No
0
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anonamus
Several, most notably Rose (by lovecraftian horrors, and with some lucidity), Jade and Jane (by a major villain), and Jack in the B2 session (by another villain) (this is a particularly disturbing one, with gore, blood, and self-mutilation.) A puppet is also possessed by the main villain.
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0
Are there ghosts?
107 supporters
Yes
120
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0
8
Anonymous
The sprites are not ghosts, but visually resemble a cartoon ghost and are often produced using the artifacts of the deceased.
A character is introduced as deceased, but continues to communicate with the living as a ghost. While she is dead, her interactions reveal a fascination with the macabre/dead things/ghosts, but she pretends that she herself is still alive. She later inhabits a physical body.
Many characters die in Homestuck, but are able to be reached by the living through dream bubbles, which is a sort of afterlife built on memory. The deceased appear no different than the living other than having whited out eyes. However, seeing as they are built out of memory and have no physical form, they may technically be ghosts.
The movie Ghostbusters is referenced, like, a lot.
A character is introduced as deceased, but continues to communicate with the living as a ghost. While she is dead, her interactions reveal a fascination with the macabre/dead things/ghosts, but she pretends that she herself is still alive. She later inhabits a physical body.
Many characters die in Homestuck, but are able to be reached by the living through dream bubbles, which is a sort of afterlife built on memory. The deceased appear no different than the living other than having whited out eyes. However, seeing as they are built out of memory and have no physical form, they may technically be ghosts.
The movie Ghostbusters is referenced, like, a lot.
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Gross
Yes
94
No
6
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
134 supporters
Yes
19
No
3
1
trans
ESPECIALLY in sweet bro and hella jeff
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Is someone eaten?
106 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
0
while not shown, a large spider who is one of the characters guardians does eat people
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Does someone vomit?
1,196 supporters
Yes
89
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2
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terezi
Yes, but there was nothing graphic during Homestuck. There's very graphic/detailed vomiting in the Epilogues, though.
There's cartoon vomit on page 3074.
There's cartoon vomit on page 3074.
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Large-scale Violence
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1
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13
Law Enforcement
Yes
4
No
0
Is there copaganda?
238 supporters
Yes
1
No
24
0
fleshprocessor
terezi pyrope is a lawyer, but is shown to be weak and incompetent (purely at upholding the law) because of her misaligned belief that justice is what's legal. her ancestor further emphasizes this theme.
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LGBTQ+
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9
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0
Are there transphobic slurs?
167 supporters
Yes
0
No
4
0
T3R3Z1
accidentally put this here idk how to delete it
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
263 supporters
Yes
0
No
105
0
fiamet
there isn't electrocution in the context of electro-therapy specifically but one character does attempt suicide via electrocution (but fails)
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Does someone have cancer?
231 supporters
Yes
106
No
16
21
Anonymous
The frog universe has cancer
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Yes
1
No
86
Are needles/syringes used?
497 supporters
Yes
31
No
72
12
Anonymous
The only needles in Homestuck are knitting needles, not the syringe kind. That said, they are used as weapons.
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Is there a hospital scene?
197 supporters
Yes
3
No
84
0
Clowncoded
A few characters go to the hospital in the Epilogues
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
250 supporters
Yes
34
No
1
7
fluffy8uns
A lot of characters are mentally ill and a lot of characters are violent. Sometimes these two things intersect, but no characters are violent because they are mentally ill.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
573 supporters
Yes
62
No
1
19
QuintusHazard
Karkat expresses reluctance to have Nepeta on his Sgrub team, saying that he can't believe he's asking "an autistic girl in a cave" to join him.
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4
No
0
Yes
0
No
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Are there anxiety attacks?
434 supporters
Yes
62
No
11
4
vriska
Karkat occasionally has anxiety attacks
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
164 supporters
Yes
3
No
5
0
LunarPlume7
Calliope and Caliborn can debatably be counted as a horrid depiction of DID. Depends on your interpretation.
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4
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0
Is autism misrepresented?
32 supporters
Yes
1
No
2
1
fleshprocessor
there are insensitive jokes about autism, as well as autism used as an insult, but no character is explicitly autistic- or even really implied to be through coding. (at least, definitely not on purpose.)
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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davida
A character creates an alternate species persona for herself and is distressed by not fitting the expectations of her actual species, due to the fact she identifies with a term for trans women and shares a body with a male character this may be interpreted as expression of her dysphoria. Another character also discusses dysphoria in the epilogue and detransitions in one route of it.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Anonymous
No one commits suicide in a standard manner (as a release from pain or emotional trauma). However, because resurrection is available in this world in several different ways, several characters kill their current bodies to make use of another. The imagery is still very likely to be triggering.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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lilhal
like all of them
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Anonymous
some characters eat non edible things (ex: chalk). one does this in excess with sopor slime
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Anonymous
one character is trapped in a refrigerator for in indefinite amount of time. while the outside of the fridge is shown often, there's only one scene where the character is actually shown while inside it.
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user19470
A character is attacked with a bladed, weapon, grabs their attacker's arm, and rakes the blade across his face, to spooky effect.
A second character gouges their own eyes out and replaces them with billiard balls.
A second character gouges their own eyes out and replaces them with billiard balls.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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skandadr
The majority of visuals in homestuck are still images, and during the animated scenes shakey cameras are not used, nor would they be thematically appropriate.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Anonymous
There are a lot of gifs with bright, flashing colors, and many of the animations have them as well. There is a way around it, though- the Accessible Homestuck Project (accessiblehomestuckproject.tumblr.com) has image descriptions for most of the comic right now (and hopefully will be all of it, eventually), so you can know exactly what's going on without being exposed to strobes.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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identikit
Obscene language is used in the majority of conversations between characters and there is at least one middle finger at some point.
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Does a baby cry?
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ArcadeTumblrBitch
the babies just kind of stare into space
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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LunarPlume7
She is later informed that she was being watched and is deeply uncomortable with this knowledge
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Zemyla
Some characters literally break through the fourth wall to escape a dying universe.
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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MattH
Within the context of it being a science-fiction story, there is the equivalent of a miscarriage as a central plot point.
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Is there childbirth?
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davida
Not at any point in the literal sense, though the birth of multiple scientifically created children is shown and the concept is arguably discussed metaphorically.
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Prejudice
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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fleshprocessor
the joke is a very small sprite in a very large cutscene, nodding to a fandom joke called "march eridan." it is very easy to ignore/miss, but is there regardless.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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CreatrixTiara
While death is very common in Homestuck (though not always permanently - death serves a few functions in the story) and there are a lot of LGBT characters, none of the characters are killed BECAUSE of their gender and sexuality.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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fleshprocessor
there are black and asian caricatures, as well as ableist plotlines, jokes, and caricatures. the black caricatures are more implied through coding, but use appropriated (on the writer's part) black english. one is a reference to nicki minaj, and in an alternate timeline, was a pedophile.
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Is there hate speech?
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Anonymous
Out-of-universe, the slur r****ded is used constantly and unapologetically. In-universe, some characters are subject to repeated fantastic" hate speech based on their social caste.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Boop
The character in a wheelchair is constantly made fun of for it by the character who put him in it.
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Are there fat jokes?
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ALittleBatty
An alien named Caliborn repeatedly harasses and calls Jane “fat” in a variety of vulgar ways via texting, to which she responds with much annoyance. However, he claims that his insults towards her are actually his species’ way of complimenting one another.
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Are there n-words?
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elly
hard r isn't used but the other one is used once in a while in the beginning
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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GryffonCloud
unintentionally, one character's username is shortened to "AG" and sometimes talks as her future self....which is then also shortened and accidentally becomes a slur. this is vaguely commented on briefly
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Anonymous
Yes. Though it is quickly rectified, at some point one of the characters, John, mistakes a female character, Kanaya, for a male. This is due to the fact that they are speaking on an online medium, and have yet to properly introduce themselves.
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Does the black guy die first?
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TaylorJa
Any human characters are left intentionally racially ambiguous
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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vriska
an adult character dates and kisses a minor later in the comic. she’s at least 4 years older than her, if not up to 10+
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Anonymous
There are no depictions of sexual acts, but there are multiple discussions of alien biology including reproduction. Also, a vast majority of characters are teens, and they are prone to the occasional genital joke.
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davida
Two siblings who have friendly joke-flirting interactions before finding out they're related are implied to have also had a relationship in another timeline, something only confirmed in author responses and book additions. A character who word of author calls a pedophile is implied to usage footage of his child on his niche p**n site, the word sexual assault is used in book to describe a "prank" by this character towards this child. Another pedophile character also asks a young girl he is manipulating to call him her uncle. The epilogue also features an abusive sexual relationship between adopted cousins.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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MmmmmmmMango
Caliborn tries to compliment Jane but ends up objectifying her
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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roxyofheart
Not because he is male, though. But Terezi toward Dave in Act 4.
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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BingoBongo
The alien equivalent of Peter Pan is said to be fake, though it is also said that "if you believe in something hard enough, it will be slightly less fake".
Magic has also been described as "fake as sh*t", despite many characters having magic-like abilities.
Magic has also been described as "fake as sh*t", despite many characters having magic-like abilities.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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mirto6
While Homestuck does not have a downer ending, it is left fairly open-ended and depending on what you expected from it and your personal definition of a happy ending you might be left feeling quite empty inside.
Specifically, Homestuck ends with the creation of a new world, which had previously been implied to be fated for destruction, continuing a cycle of universe death and creation. The final boss is defeated through unclear means and offscreen. Several characters are dead, or alive through unnatural means. Many characters exit the story without overcoming their personal struggles. Most importantly, near the end of Homestuck the entire cast gets replaced. After nearly everyone gets killed at once, the surviving characters travel to an alternate timeline where everyone is alive and the story keeps going from there.
If any of those things bother you, you might not enjoy the ending.
Specifically, Homestuck ends with the creation of a new world, which had previously been implied to be fated for destruction, continuing a cycle of universe death and creation. The final boss is defeated through unclear means and offscreen. Several characters are dead, or alive through unnatural means. Many characters exit the story without overcoming their personal struggles. Most importantly, near the end of Homestuck the entire cast gets replaced. After nearly everyone gets killed at once, the surviving characters travel to an alternate timeline where everyone is alive and the story keeps going from there.
If any of those things bother you, you might not enjoy the ending.
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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user19470
A crudely-rendered plane is shown crashing into a neon sign and losing a wing in a comic recreation of the Climax of the film Con Air."
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Is someone hit by a car?
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spice_n_sugar
One of the enemies is, but it’s for comic effect
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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trans
not a car but there are a lot of airhorns
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Does a car crash?
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Anonymous
There are two car crashes. In the first case, no one is inside the car at the time. In the second case, the occupants are completely unharmed. Nevertheless, the car DOES crash.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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emi.newman43
A character sinks multiple times but im not sure if hes alive or not?....its a puppet.
Also there is a character that is shown to fall in a pool of lava, im not sure if that counts as drowning" per se because he probably burned but...
Also there is a character that is shown to fall in a pool of lava, im not sure if that counts as drowning" per se because he probably burned but...
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Is there blood/gore?
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owo_whats_bliss
There are instances of characters being stabbed ([S] Wake), cut (page 3191), and beaten (page 6808). Death is extremely common; every character except for one (possibly two, with that particular one its unclear) dies at least once.
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Is there gun violence?
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shaysalad
Several characters use guns as their main weapon.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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spice_n_sugar
At the very beginning of the game, the main character accidentally ended the world.
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