Diamonds Droog is a member of the dastardly Midnight Crew.
Biography[]
Diamonds Droog was originally the Draconian Dignitary, an Agent of Derse in the trolls' session of Sgrub. He was exiled to Alternia during the course of the session, and eventually formed the Midnight Crew along with Jack Noir, the Courtyard Droll, and the Hegemonic Brute.
Diamonds is the tall, intimidating-looking fellow of the Midnight Crew. He wears a suit similar to Hearts Boxcars, but he adds a tie as an accessory, which none of the other members wear. His hat is also easily identifiable as his, and the combination of these personal traits make him to appear to be quite vain, but that's totally justified because of how classy he is.
He appears to have been part-inspired by the gang in Anthony Burgess' novel "A Clockwork Orange." The most noticeable references are his name, his weapon, and his general propensity for violence and lashing out when displeased.
"Droog" is Russian ("друг" transliterated to Latin characters) for "friend", a callback to how diamonds are the symbol of moirallegiance, as well as the phrase "Diamonds are a girl's best friend".
He is Aradia's exile, and the one that made her attack Vriska. He also briefly issued commands to Tavros.
His current fate is unknown, much like that of the rest of the Crew aside from Slick, as he was punched into next week by Cans and has not been seen since. However, it's presumed that he died along with the A2 universe.
Personality[]
Though he may have a very short temper while being sadistic and ruthless, Droog is efficient and professional. He has murderous tendencies and an affinity for kidnapping but also considers himself the most well-dressed and civilized of the crew, with multiple Backup Hats and custom-tailored suits in storage rather than just a single Backup Hat like his fellows. His short temper is not quelled by his fellow members, as he will lash out at them if they do something he feels is against his own moral fibers or violates the quality of what it is to be in something as mysterious and shadowy as the Midnight Crew. He also reads the pin-up magazine "The Gray Ladies", but conceals it from the rest of the Midnight Crew (and the Felt) inside an ordinary newspaper.
Inventory[]
Diamonds Droog has five weapon slots and one inventory slot, like the rest of the Midnight Crew. All of his items double as playing cards.
His weapon of choice is the Ultra-Violence Cuestick, but he also keeps an array of firearms equipped.
His inventory slot holds his deck of cards, which is also a brawlsoleum; despite Deuce's deck doubling as a battledrobe, Droog considers this the most appropriate conveyance for his many backup hats and finely tailored suits; naturally, a guy who dresses to the nines would also find this a convention place to keep the Felt's resident tailor Stitch captive. The brawlsoleum also contains various weaponry, including a sniper rifle and several pistols, and an issue of his favourite dirty mag The Gray Ladies hidden in the Gazette. Naturally, he keeps two Swedish Fish in one of the backup hats.
Skills and abilities[]
Droog's intelligence and perceptiveness make him incredibly savvy and very dangerous, making it very difficult to confuse him with silly things like time travel.[citation needed] As part of Hive Ragtime: Fill 'Em with Midnight, Droog also blows a mean saxophone.
Merchandise[]
Droog appears alone on the "V: The Hierophant" card in the Homestuck tarot deck, and with the rest of the Midnight Crew on the "King of Wands".
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