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Added by AshdenejDenizens are immensely powerful NPCs found in Sburb sessions. They are, at first, supposedly asleep, but as the player progresses through the Seven Gates, they awaken. However visiting a denizen early
causes them to wake up prematurely. Each is said to guard an immense Grist hoard, to be released upon their defeat and used for the Ultimate Alchemy, although their true purpose appears to be to offering players The Choice which differs depending on the circumstances but seems to be based on facing your mortality. The denizens control the underlings and are responsible for many of the problems found on the players' planets.
Most of the trolls fought denizens of their own, as they are an integral part of the game and its often ignored "plot", with both Karkat and Vriska believing all the trolls to have killed them without talking to them. However Kanaya and potentially Tavros talked to their denizens. This may be due to Kanaya's role as a Sylph, as Sylphs are often skilled at speaking and reasoning, and Tavros' psychic communing abilities.
The denizens appear to speak in a manner or language that only their respective players understand, as Karkat was unable to understand what Echidna said to Jade, and despite Kanaya also being assigned Echidna had to ask Jade what Echidna had said to her. Yaldabaoth also to spoke to Caliborn in a way that only he understood. Some of the denizens may have a connection to the aspects that form part of a players' title.
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Typheus
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- Main article: Typheus
Typheus, also referred to as the "The Slumbering One", is the denizen of the Land of Wind and Shade. He is the denizen of John. There is a possibility he may also be Tavros' denizen, as both he and John are heroes of Breath.
In Greek myth, Typheus was a terrible monster that even the gods feared, and after he was defeated, was trapped underground. (Specifically, under Mount Etna, the volcano Hephaestus was said to reside in.)
CetusEdit
- Main article: Cetus
Cetus is the denizen of the Land of Light and Rain in the kid's session and the denizen of the Land of Maps and Treasure in the trolls' session. As such she is the denizen of two Heroes of Light, Rose and Vriska.
In Greek myth, a Cetus was a large fish, serpent, whale, or sea monster, which would explain all of the fish of LOLAR being eaten, and why the trolls' version of Cetus was found amidst shipwrecks.
HephaestusEdit
- Main article: Hephaestus
Hephaestus, lord of the forge, is Dave's denizen in the Land of Heat and Clockwork and potentially Aradia's denizen, which would make him the denizen of the Land of Quartz and Melody.
In Greek myth, Hephaestus lived in a volcano, and was the God of blacksmithing.
EchidnaEdit
- Main article: Echidna
Echidna, the mother of all monsters, is the denizen of the Land of Frost and Frogs in the kid's session and the denizen of the Land of Rays and Frogs in the trolls' session. As such she is the denizen of both Heroes of Space, Jade and Kanaya.
In Greek myth, Echidna was considered the mate to Typheus and the "mother of all monsters" in that she actually gave birth to them.
It is also of note that Echidna's quills can be used as not only a weapon, but are also the only thing sharp enough to scratch the Scratch construct (the Beat Mesa in Dave's LOHAC and the Cardinal Movement in universe A1). The picture of Echidna shown as Jade's web browser shows a serpent-like monster with no discernible quills, however statutes of Echidna seem to indicate that the quills are simply hidden from a front perspective, because her quills prod from her back
This denizen having quills is most likely in reference to the real life animal sharing the same name.
HemeraEdit
- Main article: Hemera
Hemera is the denizen of the Land of Crypts and Helium in the post-Scratch session. She is the denizen of Jane, a Hero/Noble of Life, and therefore possibly also the denizen of Feferi and the Land of Dew and Glass in the trolls' session.
In Greek myth, Hemera is considered to be the personification of daytime.
Nyx Edit
- Main article: Nyx
Nyx is the denizen of the Land of Pyramids and Neon in the post-Scratch session. She is likely the denizen of Roxy, a Hero/Noble of Void, and therefore possibly also the denizen of Equius and the Land of Caves and Silence in the trolls' Session.
In Greek myth, Nyx is considered to be the personification of nighttime.
YaldabaothEdit
- Main article: Yaldabaoth
Yaldabaoth, the self-proclaimed god of all monsters, the most powerful and rarest of all denizens, is Dirk's denizen in the Land of Tombs and Krypton and Caliborn's denizen on Earth. He is also the first Denizen to be actually shown in Homestuck.
In Christian Gnosticism Yaldabaoth ("Yalda=Girl,Daughter,Gave birth. Baoth=???" in Hebrew) is the demiurge, a being who was responsible for the creation of the universe. While Yaldabaoth is not a figure of classical Greek mythology as per the previous six revealed Denizens, the concept of a 'demiurge' was originally derived from the Platonic dialogue, Timaeus.
AbraxasEdit
- Main article: Abraxas
Abraxas is the denizen of Jake in the Land of Mounds and Xenon in the post-Scratch session. Jake, is a Hero/Noble of Hope, and therefore Abraxas potentially serves as the denizen of Eridan in the Land of Wrath and Angels.
Abraxas was a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides. This is the second denizen that appears in Gnostic texts (the first being Yaldabaoth). Opinions abound on Abraxas, who in recent centuries has been claimed to be both an Egyptian god and a demon. The Swiss Psychologist Carl Jung wrote a short Gnostic treatise called "The Seven Sermons to the Dead", which called Abraxas a God higher than the Christian God and Devil, that combines all opposites into one Being. These interpretations may be connected to Calliope and Caliborn.
Connections to the AspectsEdit
While some of the denizens appear to have some connections to a player's aspect, others like Yaldabaoth, who was assigned to a Hero of Heart and a Hero of Time, and is described as a rare denizen that is "usually designated for the most naturally gifted warriors" seems to be absent of such connections. Given this, it is unknown if the apparent connections are coincidence, or if only some denizens are connected to aspects, or if the aspects are only a single factor in denizen assignment.
Typheus, as John's denizen in the Land of Wind and Shade, was shown to have control over the breeze, the domain of John's aspect, Breath. It is however possible that his powers vary from session to session in order to better suit the player he is assigned to, making his control over the Breeze session specific. Cetus while having no apparent connection to the aspect of Light has never-the-less been assigned to two Heroes of Light; Rose and Vriska.
Echidna and Hephaestus appear to have some connection to Space and Time, respectively. Echidna, as the denizen of two Heroes of Space, Jade and Kanaya, is described as "mother of all monsters" is tied to creation, the domain of the aspect of Space. Echidna's quills are needed to cause a Scratch, as the Scratch appears to be union of Time and Space, as seen by the appearance of Skaia during such an event, and the device to cause the Scratch is located on the planet of the Hero of Time, it would imply that Echidna would be representative of the Space component during the Scratch. Hephaestus, as Dave's denizen in the Land of Heat and Clockwork, wielded a hammer with power over Time, though it is possible his hammer changes depending on to whom he is assigned. Hephaestus requires lava from the Forge, a volcano that is brought into the session by the Hero of Space, implying that Hephaestus cannot be assigned to Space players, likewise, this dependency on the aspect of Space would tie into the unity of Space and Time.
In the A1 session there is some confusion over to who was assigned Echidna. Aranea, a Hero of Light, while attempting to explain events of the A1 session gave indications she had Echidna as her denizen. However she was interrupted both times, possibly indicating that the hints were simple miscommunication. Eventually it was implied that Porrim, a Hero of Space, was assigned Echidna, however it still has not been explicitly stated and the issue is still unclear.
TriviaEdit
The denizens of each kid match up with their respective browser of choice, implying that they may share appearances with these browsers' icons, or at least their minions should. The sole denizen actually seen to date, Yaldabaoth, has demonstrated this to be factual in its own case, though minor details such as scales were obviously left out of the browser icon, as was the sheer luminosity of his head. Echidna's browser icon has a white human torso with breasts and head (perhaps, lacking arms) with two snake tails on its bottom; Typheus' has a white torso with head and a snake tail on its bottom; Hephaestus' browser icon version is engulfed in flames, but seems to have a black torso and black head and would be humanoid, making him most human (perhaps, because in Greek myth he was god of blacksmithing and was a human-like god), and Cetus's has a fish body with a white human-like head. This would relate to Rose Lalonde's strong connection with The Noble Circle of Horrorterrors and her least human and most reckless actions in the game (her plan to blow up the Green Sun and her going grimdark), as a foil to Dave's, who was mainly gathering money to buy fraymotifs.
Each browser icon has a coloured part that matches its user's normal clothing: John's green slime ghost and Typheus' snake part are green, Jade's depictions on her shirts are blue like Echidna's lower half, Rose's Horrorterror picture on her shirt is purple, like Cetus' icon, and Dave's record has a red part, like Hephaestus' flames. Nothing associated with Jane matches Hemera's coloring, though Jane's recent Trickster mode-powered alteration of her own planet appears to, and her clothing does appear to match the colour associated with Dirk Strider. Roxy also does not match, however, in both Rose and Jane's cases the colorations on these two icons may possibly be references to Prospit and Derse, since they match the respective user's dream moon.
Each of the denizens' lairs are also marked with the same browser icons; at least, Hephaestus' and Typheus' are, thus indicating that the homes of the others are probably marked the same way.
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