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Line 4: You stand on a giant slice of bologna as you scan the landscape, filled with sandwiches and gigantic glasses containing various juices. The tropes beginning with J, K, and L seem to like living amid the delicious scenery. Legends say that a powerful Denizen sleeps at the very bottom of the biggest juice glass of them all. [[Homestuck ~~(Webcomic)~~/Tropes G-I\|<==]] [[Homestuck ~~(Webcomic)~~/Tropes M-O\|==>]] ---- * [[Jaw Drop]]: [[Jerkass\|Karkat]] is the last person you'd expect to have a reaction like this to anything, [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005249 but...] [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005371 Once more with feeling.] [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006245 And again!] * [[The ~~Jail Bait~~Jailbait Wait]]: Marquise Spinneret Mindfang for The Summoner. It should be noted at this point ''he wasn't even born yet''. * [[Jet Pack]]: All rocket-based means of transportation in the comic have the same red-and-yellow flame pattern. John has a standard issue jetpack, Bro has a rocket board, and Vriska has [[Rocket Boots]]. Vriska handed out the code for her boots to her teammates, allowing Terezi to make a pair of wings, and Tavros a [[Flying Car]]. Gamzee has the Unireal Air: A unicycle with rockets attached to it. It's about as useless as it sounds. * [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]]: Any visual representation of the plot would look like an eight-dimensional Gordian Knot. ** [[Word of God\|Hussie]] has gone on to describe Homestuck in its current form as "a webcomic that is also a puzzle". * [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: One of Vriska's [[Leitmotif\|leitmotifs]], "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130922112816/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/shes-a-sp8der She's a Sp8der]," contains a version of the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' theme "He's a Pirate." * [[Joke Weapon]]: Dave's [[Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff]]-inspired [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003727 SORD.....] * [[The Joy of X]]: ''Data Structures for Assholes'', a [[Cluster F -Bomb\|vitriolic]] sendup of the ''For Dummies'' instructional book franchise. * [[Kangaroo Court]]: "[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003932 On Alternia, there is no such thing as a defense attorney, or a defense. In a courtblock, the word defense itself is offensive.]" * [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Dave has one, but it breaks later. Line 22: * However, Jack still almost constantly uses his sword (at the very least on-screen), presumably because he prefers his murders this way. Exaggerated and parodied with Dirk Strider. {{quote\| You retrieve your UNBREAKABLE KATANA. A real hard sword for a real hard dude. It was said to be forged by an ancient Otaku Master over the heat of a roaring manga fire.}} * [[The Key Is Behind the Lock]]: [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006787 Jack needs to cut open a pumpkin,] but he's without his knives. After some improvisation, [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006791 he pulls off the lid] to reveal... [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006792 a whole bunch of knives.] * [[Kid From the Future]]: Jade's penpal, J, claims to be her grandson. This turns out to be mostly true in Act 6 (the hitch is there are two different Jades). * [[Kill 'Em All]]: As of the End-of-Act 5 flash, every single one of the kids have died at least once (either their dream selves or their normal selves), 5 of the original 12 trolls are still alive (and they've all lost their dream selves as well), all of the Guardians are dead, one Exile is heavily wounded and three of the other four are dead as well (Serenity also survives), and the Scratch just happened, effectively ending both universes and killing everyone who didn't make it out except Lord English. This leaves characters in the post-Scratch universe, the sprites (all of whom -- except Davesprite, who comes from a [[Bad Future]] -- already died anyway), Jack, and Andrew Hussie. And this is all out of a cast so huge that the characters page had to be split into '''14''' different sub-pages just to hold all the information about them. From [[Word of God\|Hussie's]] tubmlr account: {{quote\| ''"All of Act 5 could be subtitled “Jack Noir Kills Everybody” and that’s pretty much the guiding principle I had in structuring it from the start."''}} After the end of Act 6 Act 1, [[Author Avatar\|Robot Hussie]] comes to a shocking realization: {{quote\| Oh god, you're right! There are still a few characters I haven't killed yet. I almost forgot about them. }} ** As of the end of Act 6 Intermission 2, Hussie himself was added to this extensive list. * [[Kill the Cutie]]: We're shown the death of Nepeta, Feferi, Tavros, and Kanaya's dreamselves, as well as John, Tavros, Feferi, Kanaya, Jade, and Vriska's real selves. Line 37: * [[Kink Meme]]: Yup, [http://community.livejournal.com/homesmut/719.html it has one.] * [[Kiss of Life]]: If a player dies while they still have a viable dream self, a kiss to the dead body will cause the dream self to become their new body. So far the only character who has undergone this procedure is Sollux with Feferi administering the kiss. [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005284 Karkat and Terezi] attempt to revive Kanaya and Tavros, respectively, but their dream selves were already dead. Fortunately Kanaya is a vampire. ** More recently Rose and Dave, by John and Jade respectively. Complete with jokes about Karkat's [[Shipper Onon Deck\|shipping diagram]]. * [[Kitsch Collection]]: Each of the main character's guardians collects something weird; John's father has clowns (''harlequins'', rather). Line 48: Eridan and Gamzee may also count, due to the both of them killing off for real and doing more permanent damage to main characters than even Jack. They even started out relatively harmless like Jack. * [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Thanks to the series's Post-Modernist mannerisms, there's a ''lot'' of lampshades throughout the story. Aimless Renegade provides one of the best [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003008 here.] {{quote\| ''Hold that thought.'' ~~<br />~~ ''You need to take a moment to wear something ridiculous before you [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s{{=}}6&p{{=}}003010 continue your spiel...]'' }} * [[Language Equals Thought]]: "It should be noted that in troll language, the word for friend is exactly the same as the word for enemy." * [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: Both averted and played straight. The Trolls becoming major characters is a major spoiler, but they appear as far back as Act 3, and were heavily hinted to be fairly important. On the other hand, the mere existence of the Alpha Session is a ''huge'' spoiler for Act 5, but seems to be fairly well kept, on this wiki at least. * [[Late to ~~The~~the Party]]: In the case of the Post-Scratch Kids, they missed the party by ''millions of years''. * [[Leitmotif]]: Most characters have not only a song (or several!) associated with them, but also an instrument. John has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922074957/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/showtime-piano-refrain-2 Showtime] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922074122/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-2 Doctor] as his themes. Showtime was his theme for much of Acts 1-4, whereupon Doctor more or less superseded it. Doctor has since been [[Bootstrapped Theme\|bootstrapped]] into being a theme for God Tiers, so the current "main" theme for John is nebulous. John is also associated with piano music in general, and organs to a lesser extent. Rose has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081037/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/aggrieve-2 Aggrieve] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922080649/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/chorale-for-jaspers-2 Chorale for Jaspers] as her main themes, the second having been [[Bootstrapped Theme\|bootstrapped from Jaspers]]. Like with John, Aggrieve stops being a noticeable theme for her sometime around Act 5. Rose is also associated with violins. Dave has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922083130/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beatdown-strider-style-2 Beatdown], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922075857/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/atomyk-ebonpyre-2 Atomyk Ebonpyre], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922031810/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sunslammer Sunslammer] as his themes, the last serving primarily as a [[Recurring Riff]]. Dave is also primarily associated with synths, as well as guitars to a degree. Jade has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922024033/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-beginning-of-something-really-excellent The Beginning Of Something Really Excellent] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922050814/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frost Frost] as her themes. Much like with John, as of Act 5, her "main" theme is considered ambiguous. Jade is also associated with both bass guitars and flutes. WV has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922090405/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/vagabounce-2 Vagabounce] as his theme. PM does not have a specific theme, but is heavily associated with [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081430/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-jungle-2 Sburban Jungle] <ref> Her appearance in Cascade coincides with the only appearance of the riff and the only song identified as being solely about her on the Wanderers album is [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111058/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/litrichean-rioghail a remix of it]</ref>. The rest of the Exiles do not have identifiable themes. Jack Noir has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922124122/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/liquid-negrocity Liquid Negrocity] as his theme. He is also associated with trumpets and heavy guitars. The Trolls in general are associated with the track [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922113439/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/alternia Alternia], and primarily have different varieties of synths as their associated instruments. * Karkat has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114545/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/crustacean Crustacean], and is primarily associated with chiptune-esque synths. * Terezi has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922120237/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-lemonsnout-turnabout The Lemonsnout Turnabout] and is primarily associated with harpsicords. * Gamzee has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922052033/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/blackest-heart Blackest Heart] and is primarily associated with honking. * Tavros has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922115125/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/desperado-rocket-chairs dESPERADO ROCKET CHAIRS], and is associated with faux-spanish flavored music, primarily trumpet synths. * Vriska has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111000/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/spiders-claw-bonus Spider's Claw] and is associated with slow paced guitar synths. * Kanaya has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114912/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/virgin-orb Virgin Orb], and is associated with ethereal ambient synths. * Sollux has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114938/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-la2t-frontiier The La2t Frontiier], and is primarily associated with fast paced overdriven guitar synths, in addition to occasional duality themed songs, that alternate pace and style. * Aradia has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430155507/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/psych0ruins psych0ruins], and is primarily associated with what is best described as a wailing or crying synth riff. * Nepeta has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111049/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/walls-covered-in-blood Walls Covered In Blood] and is associated with [[Mario Paint]] music. * Eridan has [https://web.archive.org/web/20081028223523/http://http/://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/eridans-theme Eridan's Theme] and does not have a an identifiable associated instrument, more often echoing the instruments of other trolls. * Equius has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922112305/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/horschestra-strong-version Horschestra], and is primarily associated with slow trumpets and beats, which can only be defined as proud. * Feferi had [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114021/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/keepers-bonus Keepers] and later, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922110637/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/love-you-feferis-theme Love You (Feferi's Theme)]. She is primarily associated with faux-tropical music. Lord English has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922073309/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/english English]. He is associated with [[Dark Reprise\|many instruments associated with the protagonists]], including pianos, violins, and honking. The Midnight Crew does not have identifiable themes, though they are all associated with dark jazz. They do however have instruments, seen rather than heard. * Spades Slick is associated with pianos. Line 81: * Clubs Deuce is associated with oboes. * Hearts Boxcars is associated with cellos. Skaia is associated with [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922084717/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skies-of-skaia-2 Skies of Skaia]. Major plot events will typically be accompanied by riffs from [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081857/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/upward-movement-dave-owns-2 Upward Movement] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081430/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-jungle-2 Sburban Jungle]. ** This list is by no means comprehensive. * [[Lethal Joke Item]]: The Bunny. And the Catenative Doomsday Dice Cascader (described [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/extras/ps000020.html elsewhere in quasi-canon] as "featuring loathsome POPAMATIC BUBBLE TECHNOLOGY"). Double subverted, it breaks but winds up wreaking havoc anyway. Also, presumably the WARHAMMER OF ZILLYHOO. * [[Let's Play]]: One of the series (or rather, a [http://www.youtube.com/user/HomestuckColab Let's Read]) is in progress. * [[Letters 2 Numbers]]: Many of the trolls do this as part of their typing quirks, usually in a way that fits into some sort of [[Numerological Motif]]. * [[Letting the Air Out of ~~The~~the Band]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140219030505/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/let-the-squiddles-sleep-end-theme "Let the Squiddles Sleep (End Theme)"], the song used for "[S] Jade: Wake Up" seemingly does this, but it's subverted after it fades out and is taken over by a corrupted version of the Squiddles theme, which then further devolves into a [[Sensory Abuse\|mess of static and noise.]] * [[Level Ate]]: [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004432 The Land of Little Cubes and Tea.] * [[Lies to Children]]: Grandma Jade knew Jake wouldn't be able to comprehend the origin of his nakesake -- or the threat it poses to the Condense -- so she told him "English" is the name of the Baroness' ex-husband. Line 97: * [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Trolls (except Kanaya) think fashion is stupid. * [[Loading Screen]]: First when John installs Sburb [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002037 here], and later when Dave does the same [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003049 here]. * [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: See [[Homestuck ~~(Webcomic)~~/Characters\|the character sheet]]. Oh, sorry. Character ''sheets''. * [[Lord British Postulate]]: It seems Eridan wasted a lot of time killing the NPC-equivalents on his planet, and they were "fast and angry as shit". {{quote\| {{color\|#626262\|KKARKAT: THEY DIDN'T EVEN GIVE YOU ANY GRIST, YOU IDIOT. THAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE.}}}} ** Also Lord English, an indestructible demon that has to be defeated by exploiting [[Stable Time Loop\|Stable Time Loops]] and various glitches. Note that this was a retroactive reference. * [[Long Title]]: Apparently all of the troll's movies have these, due to having run out of short ones in their longer-running society. * [[Louis Cypher]]: Doc Scratch, [[Word of God\|according to Hussie.]] * [[Love Dodecahedron]]: Imagine how complex things can get for the trolls, who have [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925113446/http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Troll_Relationships four different kinds of romance]. * [[Love Triangle]]: [[Love Dodecahedron\|A LOT]], partly due to the nature of troll romance. ** WV and AR are both infatuated with PM. PM has not demonstrated a real preference for (or interest in) either so far. Line 115: * [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Squiddle Song" sounds like a folk music version of a kids' cartoon theme... until it starts mentioning "all your friends are dead" and "buckets of blood" without changing tone. ---- [[Homestuck ~~(Webcomic)~~\|> Go Back]] [[Homestuck ~~(Webcomic)~~/Tropes G-I\|<==]] [[Homestuck ~~(Webcomic)~~/Tropes M-O\|==>]] {{reflist}} [[Category:Homestuck (Webcomic)]]▼ ~~[[Category:Tropes J-L]]~~ [[Category:Homestuck]] ▲[[Category:~~Homestuck~~Split ~~(Webcomic)~~Trope Lists]]