homestuck quirk analysis
i usually put these on my twitter, but this one got a bit long (for obvious reasons) so im putting it here!
as always reminder that these are not hard and fast rules, don’t be afraid to break them when creating your own fantrolls!
Part 1: The Basics
homestuck quirks fall into 2 basic categories: utilization and changes, with 3 subtypes of each
1. Sign
these quirks are based on the character’s sign. examples include sollux’s double i’s and eridans ww’s
2. Speech
these quirks are based on the character’s speech patterns. examples include kanaya’s Emphasis On Words and karkat’s ALL CAPS
3. Personality
these quirks are based on the character’s personality or interests. these one are a bit less common, mostly found in hiveswap. examples include nepeta’s :33 < cat faces and equius’ D--> bow and arrow
A. Replacements
these quirks replace a certain letter or phrase with another letter, capitalization, or number. examples include terezi’s L33T SP34K and feferi’s parent)(esis )(’s
B. Casings
these quirks put a specific character before, after, or surrounding the rest of a sentence. examples include meulin’s ＼(=^..^)/ < cat faces and horuss’ 8=D < horse face
C. Fonts
these quirks are carried throughout the whole text, regardless of whatever character they’re applied to. examples include gamzee’s sWaPpInG cApS and tavros’ bACKWARDS cAPITALIZATION
most characters fit into at least 1 of each category, but some are a bit more ambiguous or have multiple parts. Now i’m going to show some more in depth examples of these categories
Part 2: Classification Examples
aradia / 3A: the quick br0wn f0x jumps 0ver the lazy d0g tavros / 2C: tHE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG sollux / 1A: the quiick brown fox jump2 over the lazy dog karkat / 2C: THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG nepeta / 3B: :33 < the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog kanaya / 2C: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog terezi / 2/3C: TH3 QU1CK BROWN FOX JUMPS OV3R TH3 L4ZY DOG vriska / 3A: the quick 8rown fox jumps over the lazy dog equius / 3A+B: D --> the quick brown fo% jumps over the lazy dog gamzee / 3C: ThE qUiCk BrOwN fOx JuMpS oVeR tHe LaZy DoG eridan / 1A: the quick browwn fox jumps ovver the lazy dog feferi / 1A: t)(e quick brown fox jumps over t)(e lazy dog
damara / 3C: 速い茶色のキツネは怠惰な犬を飛び越えます rufioh / 1/2A: the qu1ck brown fox jumps over the lazy dog mituna / 2/3A: 7H3 QU1CK 8R0WN F0X JUMP5 0V3R 7H3 L4ZY D0G kankri / 1A: the quick 6r9wn f9x jumps 9ver the lazy d9g meulin / 2/3B+C: ＼(=^..^)/ < THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG porrim / 3A: the quick bro+wn fo+x jumps o+ver the lazy do+g latula / 2/3C: th3 qu1ck brown fox jumps ov3r th3 l4zy dog aranea / 3A: the quick 8rown fox jumps over the lazy dog horuss / 3A+B: 8=D < the quick brown fo% jumps over the lazy dog kurloz / 2/3C: THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG cronus / 1A: the quick brovwn fox jumps owver the lazy dog meenah / 2: the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog xefros / 1A: the quick brown foX jumps over the lazy dog polypa / 3C: the quick brown fox * jumps over the lazy dog *| azdaja / 1B: ||| the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog ||| fozzer / 3A: the_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog mallek / 3A+C: the quick brown fox; jumps over the lazy dog;
