Classpecting - Blog Posts

i really liked this take on the light aspect too, idk what proper tumblr etiquette is (ive been here for like a month) so i’m just going to tag them lol @amberiight

LIGHT IS LUCK, not knowledge

I don’t know about other people, but i’ve always seen the light aspect interpreted as the aspect of knowledge. I thought it made enough sense, Rose is a know it all that sees the future and Vriska… should have been able to make people unknowledgeable or something.

But, it makes so much more sense for light to be the aspect of luck, especially taking into account the new hsbc upd8s.

A common theme recently is the fact that Rose gets the future wrong. That implies either the malfunction of her powers, or the fact that she doesn’t see the future plain and simple, but the most probable path.

Again, idk if this was already commonly accepted or not, but it made me think (i don’t really remember a lot of homestuck, and i never even finished the main thing).

Vriska has always been more tied to luck than knowledge, and with the ability to steal the luck from other people, it’s so much more feasable for her to defy Rose’s predictions.

The fact that Rose’s seer powers are luck-based also makes the seer class more appealing. Since before, one could assume that the only thing they did was see the future, as that’s what Rose and Terezi both seemed to be doing.

I think the characters inside the comic itself don’t know what Rose’s classpect entails, except for maybe Rose herself. We all thought that she knew what was going to happen in [S] br8k, all the other characters probably thought so too, but she didn’t know, she was placing a bet against herself, and making it come to fruition.

Thief of light is a really cool conceot once you get that, Vriska steals bets, she doesn’t manipulate them, not directly, but her very existance contradicts the hopes and wishes for luck, for just this one thing to happen.

Anyways, these are just random thoughts about classpecting, i’d love to give my interpretation of classpects that we don’t see in the comic. I’m also excited to see what classpects the new gen of kids will have (omega kids? delta? idk).

LIGHT IS LUCK, not knowledge

I don’t know about other people, but i’ve always seen the light aspect interpreted as the aspect of knowledge. I thought it made enough sense, Rose is a know it all that sees the future and Vriska… should have been able to make people unknowledgeable or something.

But, it makes so much more sense for light to be the aspect of luck, especially taking into account the new hsbc upd8s.

A common theme recently is the fact that Rose gets the future wrong. That implies either the malfunction of her powers, or the fact that she doesn’t see the future plain and simple, but the most probable path.

Again, idk if this was already commonly accepted or not, but it made me think (i don’t really remember a lot of homestuck, and i never even finished the main thing).

Vriska has always been more tied to luck than knowledge, and with the ability to steal the luck from other people, it’s so much more feasable for her to defy Rose’s predictions.

The fact that Rose’s seer powers are luck-based also makes the seer class more appealing. Since before, one could assume that the only thing they did was see the future, as that’s what Rose and Terezi both seemed to be doing.

I think the characters inside the comic itself don’t know what Rose’s classpect entails, except for maybe Rose herself. We all thought that she knew what was going to happen in [S] br8k, all the other characters probably thought so too, but she didn’t know, she was placing a bet against herself, and making it come to fruition.

Thief of light is a really cool conceot once you get that, Vriska steals bets, she doesn’t manipulate them, not directly, but her very existance contradicts the hopes and wishes for luck, for just this one thing to happen.

Anyways, these are just random thoughts about classpecting, i’d love to give my interpretation of classpects that we don’t see in the comic. I’m also excited to see what classpects the new gen of kids will have (omega kids? delta? idk).

chat is tuned. interested in your classpect of the revolutionary army characters if you wanna give it, or any other hot takes. I would've maybe put Nami as a light player but I love the classpects you gave and would want to read the explanation you mentioned for the straw hats too! overall great work big fan. it's rare to see a lense of homestuck meta applied to things currently and is very reminiscent of the 2010s homestuck boom and I'm here for it

im actually very happy someone cares because ive NEVER seen anyone else care as much about classpecting as much as i do. this blogs gonna me my excuse to be annoying as hell about it and get away with it

character classpects in a random order. also vague-ish spoilers up to egghead so be wary?

(note: i used text to speech so if my writing is scuffed thats my bad)

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Nami: Rogue of Light/Life.

Rogue: Takes and redistributes their aspect or via their aspect

Thief: Takes their aspect or via their aspect

Light: Associated with wealth, fame, luck, knowledge

Life: Associated with positivity, luxury, rebellion, wealth, power

Breath: Associated with freedom, flexibility, and independence

i would’ve given Nami rogue of light, but then I thought about it a little bit because it’s like you think that she would be a light player because it has to do with fortune and money and shit and also knowledge as well as luck and money is very much her thing, and you could also argue that knowledge applies to her knowledge of the places that she goes to in order to make the world map since that’s her goal. but when you take life into consideration… life is related to not only a lack of restrictions, healing, positivity, etc. has to do with luxury and wealth and I think it would fit more. I just thought that since life had to do wealth and luxury so I said rogue of life.

originally i said thief of light; youd think that she would be a thief because you know she’s called the cat burglar (shes an actual thief, duh), but really, the difference between rogues and thieves is that thieves steal for their personal gain and rogues take things and redistribute them elsewhere. i looked at her role in arlong park, for example: she was stealing money from others in order to raise enough berry to buy the freedom of both her hometown and herself. that’s why i’m confident on rogue, but torn between light and life. i also considered rogue of breath because she tries buying freedom with her money (freedom is a breath thing). but when you consider everything, light or life definitely takes the cake. but i guess i’ll say light works just as well because you can also apply it to her applying the knowledge of mapmaking in order to create a world map.

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Zoro: Prince of Doom.

Prince: Destroys their aspect or via their aspect

Doom: Associated with order, limitations, pessimism, death, rules, authority

Zoro is constantly training to improve himself. From a young age, he was painfully aware of how awful it is to have something in your life spiral out of your control. To put it simply, he doesn’t want another Kuina to happen again.

And so, he trains.

And trains.

Constantly pushing his limits. Destroying them, even.

And sometimes, it can become borderline self destructive - no, it is destructive. In Thriller Bark, he sacrificed himself just so he could protect Luffy and the rest of his crew. He is so incredibly selfless it pisses Sanji the fuck off. (Who’s winning the sacrifice off, Sanji or Zoro?)

Protecting. That’s his job. His obligation. That’s how it seems to him, at least. I bet he’s terrified of failing to protect someone, just like how he couldn’t protect Kuina all those years ago.

In conclusion, I consider him more of a prince of doom than a knight of doom because of his constant attempts to destroy doom - whether its his own limitations or simply protecting others - to the point where he may destroy himself in the process.

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Luffy: Lord/Heir of Breath.

Heir: Manipulate their aspect or via their aspect, but for the benefit of others. Tend to embody their aspect.

Lord: Controls their aspect or via their aspect

Breath: I already defined it pay attention

Look, I know. Not everyone likes the lord/muse titles because the concept of “master classes” is kinda lame. BUT HEAR ME OUT. I think Luffy is a perfect example of a lord. Especially after Gear 5 came out.

Luffy is a person that always gets his way; which sounds like a toxic trait when you put it that way. But the thing is… what he wants is so incredibly selfless. Throughout the series, he is ALWAYS fighting for freedom for others; and he gets it. He’s freed Nami’s home village, Alabasta, Wano, literally every single fucking arc he is spreading freedom SOMEWHERE. And no matter who stands in his way, they can’t stop him. Whatever he wants, he gets. And we’re all lucky as hell all Luffy wants is food and for his friends to be happy and free.

If you don’t like master classes, then he’s Egbert. Heir of Breath can apply; he inherits the will of D (and also Shanks’ hat), he inherits the powers of fucking Joyboy, the EMBODIMENT of freedom, and he definitely embodies freedom himself. So heir and lord work!

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Sanji: Knight of Heart.

Knight: I actually have no idea. I’ve tried defining it before, but it never feels right?

…Apparently they “exploit their aspect or exploit via their aspect,” whatever the hell that means. I just think of them as protectors or people that put on a front to hide something.

Heart: Associated w/ emotions, subjectivity, inequality, identity, empathy, etc.

I’m not gonna lie to you, knights confuse the hell out of me. I’ve heard countless explanations on them and I’m still unsure on a clear solid definition. All I know for sure is that Sanji’s a heart player, 100% This is obvious. He’s a very emotional person, has very concerning issues regarding his identity (Whole Cake Island when I catch you). We don’t talk about the Vinsmokes.

There’s also his chivalry and tendency to sacrifice himself. I also considered calling him a prince of heart just because of how self destructive he is. If Thriller Bark and Whole Cake Island aren’t proof enough, I don’t know what to tell you; this man would kill himself for the sake of someone else in a heartbeat. He is ILL.

I could ramble about this man for hours but I’m simplifying this for everyone else’s sake. Don’t fuck with a man with autism and a dream.

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Sabo: Witch of Doom. (Hey, that’s my classpect!)

Witch: Manipulate with or via their aspect. Tend to rebel against or via their aspect. Or maybe a better word is “reject”?

Doom: See the Zoro section

How the hell this man is alive is beyond me. My boy evaded death multiple times. Presumed dead TWICE and he’s still standing. Not only has he rebelled against doom via evading death itself, he’s the chief of staff of the Revolutionary Army; yk, the guys that are rebelling against the marines, the celestial dragons? Rebelling against authority is in his nature, and he’s been doing this all his life, starting with his own family. This gets him in trouble multiple times, yet he SOMEHOW bounces back EVERY TIME. HOW DOES HE DO THIS???

Maybe I’m just biased because I’m a Sabo kin. I saw someone else call him a witch though, so… sue me?

edit: in hindsight i think witch of life fits better… rebelling against his wealthy origins and all that… idk

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There will be a part 2. I’m not done just yet.

I might change my mind on my classpecting as well because it’s late as hell and I’m not entirely thinking this through

-sr