page_title: List of Homestuck characters
section_title: Kids
hierarchical_section_title: List of Homestuck characters / Kids
caption_attribution_description: English: The logo associated with Jade, as well as her "first guardian" dog Becquerel, in the webcomic homestuck.
context_page_description: Homestuck is a webcomic written, illustrated, and animated by Andrew Hussie as part of MS Paint Adventures. The webcomic centers on a group of teenagers who unwittingly bring about the end of the world through the installation of a beta copy of an upcoming computer game. Homestuck features a complex story and a large cast of characters, starring the four children John Egbert, Rose Lalonde, Dave Strider, and Jade Harley. Hussie invented an alien species, called trolls, that have a unique culture. Homestuck characters are particularly popular to cosplay at anime conventions.
  According to Lauren Rae Orsini writing for The Daily Dot, there existed 128 named characters in Homestuck in September 2012, with more still being introduced. The cast of Homestuck features a large quantity of LGBT characters, and a major theme of the webcomic is the multitude of characters that die throughout the story.
context_section_description: The first few acts of Homestuck center around four 13-year-old children. Early pages of Homestuck were experiments in "fan-sourced storytelling", where Hussie allowed readers of Homestuck to name its characters and make story suggestions. The main characters of Homestuck were all named by fans. The four main characters are presented as Internet friends who have technically never met one another, but interact through an online chat application.
  John Egbert
  John Egbert is the main protagonist of Homestuck and the first character that is introduced. He is portrayed as a loyal "leader" of the group of kids, despite also being described as a "stereotypical mischief-making teen." Jokingly described by blogger Subdee as a "shoujo [sic] heroine", John's character is notably fond of bad films and has a seemingly irrational revulsion to the Betty Crocker brand. His weapon of choice is a hammer(strife specibus Hammerkind). Hussie confirmed on Twitter that John is a transgender woman who will go by the name of June. His classpect is Heir of Breath.
  Rose Lalonde
  Rose Lalonde is portrayed as an "intellectual", both through her obsession with Lovecraftian literature and through her organizing and planning the group's movement during the story. Aside from her interest in the occult, the character also enjoys knitting and uses her knitting needles as her go-to weapons(strife specibus Needlekind). Rose forms a relationship with, and marries in Act 7, the Troll Kanaya Maryam during the events of Homestuck. Her classpect is Seer of Light.
  Dave Strider
  Dave Strider is a boy "so cool he only appreciates things ironically." He copied this behavior from his older brother(also his biological father through ectobiology and his only guardian), who he assumes collects puppets and katanas on an ironic level. Dave has been described as "smart-cynical," and is John's best friend. Surrounded by bad video games and junk food, he wears aviator sunglasses, obscuring his eyes entirely, and wields katana in combat situations. He wields a sword(using the strife specibus Bladekind). His classpect is Knight of Time.
  Dave is the fictional creator of Hussie's spin-off webcomic Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff, in-jokes of which are featured frequently in Homestuck. Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff is intentionally poorly made, featuring unsteady lines, liberal use of the spray paint tool, and the unpopular typeface Comic Sans.
  Jade Harley
  First shown on-screen during Homestuck's third act, Shaenon Garrity described Jade as "the most recalcitrant" of the four kids. Jade Harley lives on a remote island together with her dog, Becquerel, who is the First Guardian of Earth(later merging with him). As she can see the future through her dreams, Jade was the one who encouraged the other three kids to play the fictional video game Sburb, and therefore set the plot in motion. She often uses a hunting rifle(specibus Riflekind) in battle. Her classpect is Witch of Space, and being a space player, she creates the Genesis Frog of her session.
caption: Each Homestuck character has their own icon; that of Jade is in the shape of her dog Becquerel's head
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