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□ Age: 23
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□ Name: Karkat Vantas
□ Series: Homestuck
□ Canon point: End of A6I3
□ History: http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Karkat_Vantas

□ Personality: 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 unless he has good reason. 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. Over the years on the meteor, he calmed down slightly so it's a little harder to set him off but when he goes off it's still long winded and bitching even if there's not as much pure rage behind it. 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 accepted his leadership. Said leadership which he ironically gave up down the line when the humans joined them, finally tired of fighting and dealing with all the bullshit thrown at him combined with how many of his friends died while he was in charge. He's still prone to slip into the mindset though when he deems necessary, but for the most part he's not as insufferable about it as he used to be.

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, usually 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.) Though he can't seem to sort out his own love life no matter how hard he tries, always unsure of his own emotions. The only time he actually managed a stable relationship was a matter of chance and shooshing a murderous juggalo, and even that took him having to face it head on and realize how serious it was before he realized they were meant to be moirails.

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 was 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. Though that came sooner than he had anticipated, and with the addition of the fact that humans have the same blood Karkat chilled out and for the most part stopped caring about his blood over the time on the meteor, though he still doesn't like to show it off and prefers to stick to his usual grey text even when encountering another mutant who has no issues flaunting the candy red.

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. Which is something he clearly has to work on as his dream had always been to be a threshecutioner, the Condesce's top fighting forces that help in taking over other worlds. He's also a dreamer, because even though she would kill him on sight he wanted more than anything to work for her and prove himself to be a warrior even despite his blood. He didn't care he would probably be culled on sight, he wanted to believe there was a chance he could make it by sheer talent alone.

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 otherwise, 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.) Though it's made clear he never fully shared the ideals of the Sufferer despite not believing in blood prejudice, respecting the Condesce for her leadership skills and looking up to her for being able to hold everything together for so long despite all the rebellions and every other obstacle. He still wanted to be part of her army, even if she was a tyrannical sea bitch who'd kill him on sight.

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 expectation of John returning his feelings of blackrom (Troll romance is complicated, with hate being an actual 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. And when it comes to Terezi, he's flaky at first and even when she sent him a heart he was hesitant and didn't return it until after she'd stopped talking to him. And yet later on he gets jealous of Dave, but still unsure if he pities or hates Terezi tries to be controlling and saying they could share her if they manage to alternate between red and black turns. Of course, that doesn't go over well for anyone and he once again makes a fool of himself. But over the years, he's been shown to mature relationship wise and accepted the fact that Terezi was now with Dave and he'd lost his chance by being uncertain and childish over it.

□ Age: 7 sweeps (15 years)
□ Gender: Male
□ Appearance: Like all trolls Karkat possesses grey skin, black hair, yellow nails, candy corn like horns and eyes with yellow sclera. He's a little on the short side for his age, and the fact that he has a tendency to dress in baggy dark clothing doesn't help. Really, the most interesting fact about his appearance is what's under his clothes as trolls have different anatomy than humans. Instead of different parts like humans have, all trolls have both a bonebulge and a nook that release their genetic material during sex. When they're not aroused, the bulge is not visible and stays inside their body.

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□ Abilities/Powers: 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 as he never reached god tier to fully uncover them. He also has a uniquely special ability to "shoosh pap", which is basically the ability to calm down another troll from a murderous rampage or otherwise freakout. Though of course this only works if they're close to him and has only been used to it's full potential on Gamzee.

Aside from that, as he's an alien his body is tougher than a humans. He's a little bit stronger from years of fighting and training and his skin is naturally thicker than a human. Also his claws and fangs can do some damage if he really tries.

□ Personal Items: Crabtop, sickle and a few romance novels.

□ First Person Sample: (reused)

I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO QUESTION HOW THE FUCK THIS WORLD MADE ME A BRAND NEW CRABTOP SPECIALLY FOR THIS ASSBACKWARDS CITY BECAUSE KNOWING MY EXTRAORDINARY SHITTY LUCK THE MOMENT I LOOK THE GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH IT'S GOING TO VOMIT PUTRID WASTE ALL OVER MY FACE AND THEN LAUGH. I WILL BE SITTING HERE COVERED IN HYPOTHETICAL HORSE VOMIT THAT WILL STAIN MY CLOTHES AND I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET OUT THE SMELL OF PURE DEATH AND FECES FROM WHATEVER THE FUCK A HORSE FROM THIS CITY OF HELL WOULD EAT.
AND SIREN'S PORT? REALLY? COME THE FUCK ON, WHAT KIND OF HOOFBEASTSHIT IRONIC NAME IS THAT? OH HA FUCKING HA IT'S LIKE A SIREN RIGHT? THOSE SHITTY SEA BITCHES WHO LURE PEOPLE AND THEN HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER THEM SO THEY'RE NEVER TO BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. REAL FUCKING CLEVER BULGELICKERS! WHOEVER CAME UP WITH SUCH A GOD AWFUL NAME LIKE THAT NEEDS TO HAVE THEIR SQUISHY INSIDES FORCIBLY RIPPED OUT THROUGH THEIR WASTE SHOOTS AND THEN BE FORCED TO EAT IT ALL DOWN AGAIN NO MATTER HOW MUCH BLOOD AND OTHER BODILY FLUIDS HAPPEN TO BE COVERING IT.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN'T QUITE GET THE ENTIRE POINT BEHIND THAT LOVELY EXPRESSION LET ME PUT IT IN MORE SIMPLE TERMS FOR YOU THINKPAN OR BRAIN DAMAGED NOOKSNIFFERS.
FUCK THIS CITY AND FUCK WHOEVER CREATED IT.
HOW THE HELL DO I GET HOME?
FUCK, HOW THE HELL DO I GET BACK TO THE LAST PLACE THE UNIVERSE DECIDED TO DROP ME EVEN?
BECAUSE DESPITE THE ANNOYING AS SHIT OVERLY PEPPY BULGESTAINS THAT LIVED THERE IT WAS A LOT MORE TOLERABLE AND LESS FUCKED UP THAN THIS PLACE. I'M WILLING TO GO WITH ANYTHING THAT CAN GET ME THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.
BUT NO WAIT, LET ME GUESS.
SORRY KARKAT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL KISS YOUR PATHETIC ASS GOODBYE BECAUSE YOU'LL PROBABLY BE EATEN BY THE MUTATED BEASTS FROM HELL BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN PICTURE YOURSELF BACK ON THAT SHITTY EXCUSE FOR A METEOR OR EVEN SHITTIER LITTLE HOTEL WITH THAT GROUP OF ASSHOLES.
OKAY, NO. NOT GOING TO LET THIS PLACE GET THE BEST OF ME AND I AM NOT GIVING UP THAT EASILY.
JUST TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET BY IN THIS PUTRID HELLHOLE UNTIL I CAN SUCCESSFULLY FIND MY WAY BACK ON MY OWN.

□ Third Person Sample: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/879.html?thread=599407#cmt599407