Warning: Spoilers Below

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is my latest dive into anime and boy howdy is it a doozy

The Homunculi in particular were a very interesting character study and, though many say that they're monsters, really, are they? How much control do they have over their lives with Father standing over them? How different would they be if he wasn't there to dictate to them who they are and what they can/can't do?

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The last two Homestuck-related blogs were mostly based on analysis of the Aspect Quiz, oD's channel, my talks with FanOfMostEverything, and reading Homestuck in general. But, through all the technobabble, I never really gave it my own personal view/spin on how I thought it all worked.

And so, here is my own personal opinion about the Classpects and how they work with none of the outside influence:

Classes

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Guess what happens when I have too much time on my hands after reading all of Homestuck^2's bonus material, thus becoming re-inspired by Homestuck in general?

I did it alphabetical for simplicity's sake.
Thanks for the help with the title terms, FOME!

Class
Bards... Corrupt (with/through). Counter (with). Mock (with). Poison (with). Mute (with). Debuff (with).

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I've read Madoka/Homestuck crossovers where Madoka's crew play Sburb and they seem to follow a similar principle: Homura is always a Time Aspect and Madoka is given either Space or Hope, which both fit her in terms of theme (Creation of a new universe and renewing Hope, respectively). Class-wise, Homura is usually pegged as a Witch while Madoka is always an Heir...

Except I think otherwise.

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SPOILER WARNING FOR HOMESTUCK COMIC, SPECIFICALLY ALL OF ACT 6...ALL OF IT

There is a LOT of theorizing what this dichotomy means in the world of Homestuck:
x Aspect vs x Through Aspect
For Yourself vs For Others
With the Flow vs Against the Flow
Offense vs Defense
Warrior vs Tactician

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I've been fretting over the news that I heard from Dusty the Janitor and it's made me hesitant to post.....but then I remembered that I'm not gonna be shy anymore. Even if something bad happens on the 20th, I can still talk to people and so I will. Here's the second part of my Homestuck project, made possible by optimisticDuelist and FanofMostEverything.

Important Links--

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In hindsight, this was so obvious, how did I miss it?

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Despite the title of the blog, no, this is not about Doomed Timelines and Void/Dead Sessions, because me trying to work out the timey-wimey mechanics in Homestuck's timeline is like watching a trainwreck in slow motion

No, the title is inspired when I came across THIS.

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So, Homestuck^2 is back to updating.

Everyone remembers this moment: https://homestuck2.com/story/153

Now we have this one: https://homestuck2.com/story/278

Once again, the Class System appears to have been thrown into disarray and I'm gonna say my peace/piece on it, because once is a coincidence, twice is a pattern.

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I have no idea if this is the right word for it, but a thought came to me the other day and it's only now that I have the time to really think about it (yesterday was weird, but in a good way).

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From my Pinterest folder:
Heir - I can do this, I thought. Then: And even if I can't, I have to.
Witch - She remembered who she was, and the game changed.
Seer - Curiosity Often Leads to Trouble
Mage - Apparently, reading during lunch and ignoring others is 'rude'.
Knight - “covers up real feelings with aggressive sarcasm”
Page - Slow and steady wins the race.
Maid - I'll Get Over It, I Just Gotta Be Dramatic First

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Gosh, I hope I titled it right.

So, yeah.

It's come to my attention that not many of my previous theories are on the mark as much as I thought they were, at least as far as I'm concerned. Which makes you wonder what's so different about this one? Cuz I actually spent - roughly - a week thinking about it, so it's a lot more developed than most of the stuff I've spat out. Coupled with the stage curtains at the end of each act, I think I might have something here:

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Pretty sure that Arya Stark of Game of Thrones fame is a Hero of Void.

(Spoilers, granted everyone and their mother likely knows the outcome of GoT by now )

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Because I need to do something fun and because I've been putting this off for way too long, to the point where it's almost criminal. No more slacking off!

Witness my taste is Troll Romance music

Matsprit
(aka The Romantic Relationship)
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles

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So, The Umbrella Academy is one crazy but engaging series and, the whole time I was watching it, I couldn't stop seeing it as a SBURB Session. It has the out of order flashbacks, the time shenanigans, the drama, the extra-ness, it just felt very SBURB-y to me and so I started thinking about Classpects.

Luther Hargreeves/Number One/Space Boy - Prince of Space (think about it: whenever he tries to fit in a tight space or get close to someone, sh!t happens)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R74aSD0zs18

I don't think his take on Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable Aspects is totally right.

I've been studying the Western Zodiac for a personal writing project that's been going on since 2017 (though my interest in the Zodiac has gone on for longer than that) and I've looked up what all three of those words mean.

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Now that Homestuck: Beyond Canon is officially up and running again, I've gotten reinvested and have taken to rereading what's out so far and, for all of Vriska's whining about it, I think the kids of the Candy Timeline are quite interesting. From the main four, to the three 'influencers' the writers want to try and bring into the main storyline, I've fallen in love with them.

And thus, like I'm sure many others have done by now, I have given them Hero Titles ;)

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And me being bored is a dangerous thing Also, these are all my personal opinions on the matter, not the definite canon. Take it all with a grain of salt.

"ahem"

Active Class - intuitively knows how to use their Aspect right off the bat; self-focused skills.
Passive Class - needs to learn how to use their Aspect through trial and error; team-focused skills.

'With' and 'Through Aspect' automatically apply to all the Class Keywords listed below.

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I am the biggest doof ever why didn't I realize this sooner wtf

The Class System that Hussie put into place in Homestuck takes cues from the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Heavenly Virtues. Think about it:

Lord = Pride, Muse = Humility
Thief = Greed, Rogue = Charity
Page = Sloth, Knight = Diligence
Maid = Gluttony, Sylph = Temperance
Prince = Envy, Bard = Kindness
Witch = Lust, Heir = Chastity
Mage = Wrath, Seer = Patience

Bonus:

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You know how Fridge moments work? I just had one right now, hence I'm out of bed and on the computer solely to report this, if you can believe it

What's to report? Well, I figured out a unique way to tell what Aspect a person has by- "points to blog title"

Time Players annoy people with cryptic word games based on the Timeline.
Space Players surprise people with their scary level of preparedness.

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