Player Information
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Character Information
Name: Karkat Vantas
Age: 6 sweeps (about 13 human years)
Canon: Homestuck
Timeline: 1st convo with John on LOHAC
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter(s): Zorua (69, 12)
History:
WikiaPersonality: Karkat is the troll of Cancer, his name being a variation of it and even his Lusus was a crab type. And as such, he has the personality to match. He's an asshole to the max, insulting others almost constantly with little to no reason behind it. Almost anything can set him off on someone, the smallest thing being able to piss him off and send him into a rant about one subject or another. He screams, keysmashes and rarely even bothers smiling. His bad mood seems damn near perpetual, the various levels of his emotions being mostly negative all the time. Patience is not a virtue to him, it's a waste of fucking time. Any explanations he tries to do are laced with insults and frustration, but they are there nonetheless. His biggest strength is his leadership skills (mild complex issues there), being the one who takes charge of the entire troll session and trying to get the others to follow along with it. Though they think of him as a joke half the time, they eventually accept his leadership.
All of his insults and bitching aside, he holds great care for others close to him. He's good at understanding others and their point of view (at least when he's not flying off the fucking handle) though he rarely acknowledges such unless it's a more serious matter. Which to him, falls under the relationship category. The one thing he considers himself an expert at, he goes out of his way to help his friends whenever they have love life problems and talks them through it the best he can, giving advice and support along the way. (Though in his own special gruff and borderline insulting manner.)
He takes all of his responsibilities very seriously, and can be highly dependable when he needs to be. He values order, seeing what needs to be done and taking it upon himself to make sure it gets done no matter what. While it might seem like a hard task to others, he doesn't mind it and almost enjoys it because it lets him show off his badass leadership skills. Though all of this is just Karkat starving for approval from others, a deep need to be accepted which comes from his crippling fear of his blood color. Because unlike most trolls, Karkat's blood isn't even normal by any standards, a mutant candy red that he's sure will get him killed if anyone were to find out. He's terrified of others finding out about it, going out of his way to stay inside as much as possible and only talking to people online for the majority of his life. (To pass the time inside, he took up an interest in his shitty Romcoms, believing them to be complex masterpieces. Because if he couldn't go out and have fun like normal trolls he needed something to occupy lots of his time and hold his interest, which is how he became a master at troll romance and the go-to guy for relationship problems.)
Even during the Sburb session, he states that he took the greatest care to make sure he never got himself cut or injured or let anyone close enough to be able to tell. The one instance where his blood was drawn he freaked out, screaming at Jack not to look at him because he was a freak and rambling on and generally panicking about it. He only stopped when Jack (fed up with his bullshit) cut his own hand and showed they had the same blood color. This automatically fascinated and calmed Karkat down, and even caused him to grow attached to the other. While traveling with Jack he would defend him from even the comments of his troll friends, getting upset to hear that Terezi was working on a separate plan that would end up exiling Jack. Karkat claimed that Jack was a cool guy, and Terezi countered with he was a jerk and had stabbed Karkat several times. Even still, Karkat continues to defend him and claim that Jack didn't really mean it and he was positive the third time he stabbed him was an accident. And in the same conversation, when Terezi tells him that she knows his blood color, he freaks out and begs her not to tell anyone. When she demands that he has to tell them eventually, he states that he will one day, once he's proved himself to them and they accept him.
Despite trolls being a naturally bloodthirsty species, Karkat doesn't really show that trait very much and he has problems springing into action when shit really hits the fan. Something goes way off plan when he's not near by and he throws his usual pissed off fits of ranting and and raving at whoever screwed things up. But in the case he is near by, he usually can't handle the situation very well depending. Seeing Tavros' legs be cut off with a chainsaw, he fainted. Watching his best friend die because of a mistake he made, he starts crying and blaming himself. And watching a close friend of his go batshit and murder two others, he becomes completely shell-shocked and goes into a state of disbelief. Even still, he does his best to collect himself and fight on, taking charge once more and making sure that everyone else is safe and the situation is handled in some way or another.
Karkat's main trait is his determination and seemingly lack of fear. His image is everything and he never allows himself to be anything less than perfectly brave no matter what he's facing. No foe is too big for him to fight, and even if it is he'll still take it head on just to prove he can. He never backs down from a fight or anything, even if it's completely obvious he doesn't stand a single chance in hell he doesn't let that stop him from moving forward and facing the challenge head on. The more challenging something is actually, the more determined he is to face it and conquer it. His foul mouth makes people think others, but he also does possess a good amount of chivalry under it all. Canon wise his title named him as a knight, and he can show such traits if he thinks the need calls for it. He can be courteous and helpful, but to uphold his 'image' he tends to do it in his own special way. While he tries to act like he's doing things for himself or tries to make up some story for the reasoning behind it, he will go out of his way to help people if they need him to, even if said people annoy him he doesn't mind lending a hand and even if he gets nothing in return. In his own way, he's kind and caring of others but merely comes off as harsh on purpose as that's just how he was raised.
Also as designated as the Knight of Blood by the game, it's hinting at his leadership skills. His ancestor was said the be the 'Sufferer' who lead a great rebellion, uniting different social blood classes for the greater good. Karkat does much the same, bringing together all 12 trolls to play the game together and trying to keep them alive when they go into hiding with what happens after. One thing that makes him a great leader is his high adaptability. While as he has a habit of flipping his shit over small things and big things alike, he gets over them just as quickly and manages to be flexible with the situation and what it calls for. He keeps a clear head most of the time, able to take things in stride. (Just with a fair amount of bitching.)
When it comes to relationships he can be bold and shy at the same time, usually always getting embarrassed afterwards as part of his social awkwardness. With John, he states that their hate was written in the stars and proceeds to hit on him with full expectancy of John returning his feelings of blackrom (Troll romance is complicated, and hate is actual a major relationship for them). When John turns Karkat down by telling him he's not a homosexual, Karkat doesn't know the meaning of the word (trolls go with either gender by default) but then gets really awkward after that and demands they never talk about it again. When John points out that he'll still remember even after this conversation, Karkat decides to troll the humans backwards through time instead of proceeding forward, just to avoid the embarrassment of future conversations.
Powers & Abilities: The Sylladex itself can be considered a special ability unique to his world. It allows objects to be stored in cards, making them weightless and easy to carry. Karkat's weapon specialty is sickles, which he became fairly advanced at wielding over the course of playing the game. Most players in Sburb get a title which gives them certain abilities, though his Knight of Blood abilities are still unknown. It's hinted at that it has something to do with his ability to lead trolls of all different blood colors to unite for one goal.
Posting Samples
Third-Person Sample: The more he stares at it, the more it stares back. The more it stares back with those red eyes the more pissed off he gets. It's like the entire world is mocking him, throwing more shit on him than ever before and just daring him to complain about it so it can pile the shit on even heavier than it was before. No, he'd take this bullshit. He'd take it and all of it's stench and fucking deal with it. He can take anything the god damn universe throws at him. Even if it's in the form of a little fox thing that WON'T STOP FUCKING STARING.
It's not all bad though. There's something about it that he just can't stay mad at really. As mocking as the fox may seem, it's still there. That tiny bit that reminds him of someone that he doesn't really want to admit. Something about it that's just infuriating and endearing all at the same time. Just like they were.
"Alright fuckass, if you're going to be my problem then I'm not calling you by that stupid species or whatever."
He pauses for a second, for once actually bothering to think it over a bit.
"This thing says you're a boy but you act more like her than him. We're gonna go with a fucking medium here and call you Z and if you don't like it then too fucking bad."
He's fairly sure the fox is laughing at him and that just pisses him off even more. It's going to be a long fucking while if he can't find his way back home without murdering this little fluff ball.
First-Person Sample:
ATTENTION FUCKASSES.
SINCE A CERTAIN SOMEONE HAS A TOTAL WHORE OF A VULPIX I'VE GOT SOME EGGS HERE I NEED TO GET RID OF.
STRIDER BEFORE YOU SAY ONE GOD DAMNED WORD SHOVE IT.
YOU'VE BEEN SELLING THESE FUCKING THINGS BEHIND OUR BACKS FOR FUCK KNOWS HOW LONG AND IT'S TIME WE ACTUALLY GOT A CUT OF IT AND SOLD THEM OURSELVES.
SINCE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS OUR POKEMON THAT DID MOST OF THE WORK.
SO PREEMPTIVE FUCK RIGHT THE HELL OFF.
THAT ASIDE, POINT STILL STANDS.
WE'VE GOT SOME VULPIX, ZORUA AND ABSOL EGGS HERE AND WE NEED TO GET RID OF THEM.
3,000 FOR VULPIX, 5,000 FOR ABSOL AND 8,000 FOR ZORUA.
DON'T LIKE THE PRICES?
TOO FUCKING BAD.
Anything else?