What the fuck do you dumbasses think karkat's character arc was about? he starts as this self hating everything hating angry 4chan nerd who rages constantly and wants to be an epic badass just like you fucks do. >wow yes hsg yes you are exactly as angry as i said haha yes! Then his development is great to see, it's a highlight of Act 6 for me. Eventually however, he comes into his own and starts to realise he can make his own choices. I understand why he struggled so much, but that doesn't absolve the distaste it brings seeing him act as a doormat for so long.
Tavros on the other hand starts off a weenie, but one you wish the best for, problem is he never really makes much of a dent in facing his challenges as Vriska is just too invested in him. He never really deals with her personal challenges either which is a real turn off as well. His character development stalls a bit and is nearly obliterated by the retcon. Whereas Karkat was someone with clear goals and challenges from the get go, and it seems like he was moving towards those goals given how he was clearly respected as a successful leader on the meteor after his efforts in the troll session. It takes him way longer to get to the point where he shows progression with his issues. Homestuck has a lot of horrifying implications that float to the surface when you think about anything for more than two minutes, and this is one of them. Personally, the loss of identity that comes from characters being fused together squicks me out a little, so it's also one of the reasons I dislike Davepeta. So, tl dr magic fixed their problems and made them happy, which is a perfectly fine resolution for them as people, and a spectacularly shitty resolution for them as characters in a story. They just happened to complete each other's personalities like that, and benefit from the weird-ass transcendental insight granted to sprites-squared by SBURB. You see what I'm getting to: I think people on HSG are overwhelmingly character-concept type readers, whereas on tumblr and reddit character-person fans are the majority, or at least more vocal (hence why "everyone on the new universe seems happy, so the ending didn't bother me that much" is a popular sentiment on tumblr).Īnd what was Davepeta in the end? The sprite fusion was a magical ticket to happiness for both Dave and Nepeta, even though they learned absolutely nothing. So, two paths to two very different senses of satisfaction. "Character-people" fans care more about their favorites being happy and safe, even if they don't learn, whereas "character-concept" fans care more about said faves growing, improving, and generally fulfilling an arc in the story, even if they don't find happiness by the end. Some readers think of them as people, and others think of them as characters in the "literary concepts" sense. I think there is a major difference in the way fans across the community think of characters in stories.
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