Bro Strider

==Summary==
Dirk Strider is Dave Strider's ectobiologic father, adoptive older brother, and guardian. He shared a fierce sibling rivalry with his younger brother and raised him harshly, to the point of his behavior being considered abuse by Andrew Hussie. Though Dave imitated him and never questioned his methods, this idolship is broken as Dave matures and realizes Dirk's faults, especially in raising him. In this respect his relationship with Dave is inversion of those of John, Rose, and to an extent Jade Harley with their respective guardians.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , likely 
Name: Bro, Dirk Strider (Alternate Self)
Origin: Homestuck
Gender: Male
Age: In his 30s
Classification: Human, Dave's Guardian, Puppetmaster
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Swordsman, Martial Arts, Limited Cosmic and Fourth Wall Awareness, Accelerated Development (Can ascend in his Echeladder just by doing random actions or slaying enemies, making him stronger and more durable with each rungs), Afterimage Creation, Possibly Power Nullification, Flight with Rocket Board, Resistance to Heat Manipulation (Unaffected by the temperatures of the Land of Heat and Clockwork)
Attack Potency: City Block level (Cut a whole meteor in half) likely Multi-City Block level (Shouldn't be any weaker than the likes of Sollux Captor)
Speed: Supersonic+, possibly FTL+ (Kept up with Jack Noir and casually blitzed Dave when he started trying. Did this)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least City Block level, likely Multi-City Block level
Durability: City Block level, likely Multi-City Block level (Can tank attacks from Jack)
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Equipment
Standard Equipment: Unbreakable Katana, his shades, Lil' Cal, and his Rocket Board
Intelligence: Gifted. Should be comparable to his Alpha counterpart. Created advanced artificial intelligence in the form of chatbots that did nothing but talk about puppets, his rocket board also possessed some form of A.I.
Weaknesses: Overconfident and self-absorbed.
Note: For the post-scratch version of this character, see Dirk Strider.
==Notable Matchups==
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Category:Characters
Category:Homestuck
Category:Heroes
Category:Humans
Category:Male Characters
Category:Protagonists
Category:Puppeteers
Category:Sword Users
Category:Webcomic Characters
Category:Afterimage Users
Category:Internet Characters
Category:Adults
Category:Fourth Wall Aware Characters
Category:Flight Users
Category:Martial Artists