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how we feeling intermissionists

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i keep seeing comments saying "i hope they don't sing" motherfucker i hope they sing exactly one song and it's karkalicious

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Your name is KRIS​​.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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THE CUNTY MUG

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pov: you're dave strider and you've been on this meteor for approximately 5 minutes

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God bless

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hey since homestuck is finally getting an animated series i'd like to make a suggestion

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i think it's really important to note, as we discuss the fact that karkat already has a voice actor that was revealed in the credits as well as the fact we see him in the trailer, is that his room is based off of the first panel we see him in and not based off information we see in hivebent.

keep this in mind as we continue to discuss the homestuck pilot.

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Beta kids'd your reaction images

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well, I suppose now there will be an influx of homestuck fans online who did not read homestuck. You must understand - this is no change to the status quo

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Still not over this

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> ascend

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this just in: tumblr in shambles as toby “guy who worked on homestuck” fox works on homestuck

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Since Homestuck is trending again because of the Spindlehorse Pilot, I did just want to take a moment to remember “Usagi” Buzinkai, a really talented composer who wrote one of the most iconic and reoccurring melodies in Homestuck, Doctor.

Usagi was a brilliant musician and composer who tragically passed away in 2018. She was early in her transition at the time of her passing, and I was unable to find any confirmation of the name she preferred. I will be referring to her using her online moniker “Usagi” since we don’t know how she felt about the name she was given at birth, or if she wanted to change it.

She wrote many of the most beloved songs for Homestuck, as well as the soundtrack for the game Spelunkey.

Usagi was a part of the LGBTQ community, and talked about her experiences regarding her trans and ace identities openly and with joy.

Her Bandcamp and last album, Qualia, can be found here

Usagi’s music deeply impacted many people. Homestuck as a whole would not be the same without the iconic songs that she wrote for it. Her music influenced Toby Fox, who remixed Buzinkai’s song “Doctor” and sites the song as a major turning point in his growth as a musician.

I didn’t even know that she was the composer or that she had passed until a few years ago.

I was really upset to learn that someone who contributed so much to something I loved had passed and, in my opinion, never really received the wide-spread recognition she deserved for her art. My goal in making this post is to try and educate people who were unaware of her artistic contributions to Homestuck. I hope to honor her memory, as well as the beauty and music she brought to the world.

I’ll leave you with a really lovely quote from her regarding accepting and discovering one’s identity:

“…There's nothing like that first time stepping out as yourself, talking about who you are meant to be without fear. The world might come knocking, but when it does, knock back louder and say it loudly and proudly;

"This is my life. This is who I am right now. I won't wear a mask for you."”

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The best part about Homestuck was how it defied convention and ascended past the medium that it took place in. It’s what inspired me the most, honestly. It was wordy as all hell because it was mostly text chats that talked about insanely convoluted game mechanics and a lot of the character came from typing quirks and other ways to play with that medium (especially with characters like Doc Scratch or pretty much anything with the Felt).

What could possibly go wrong with adapting it into an animated series?

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