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For the Grand Highblood version of this character, see Kurloz Makara (post-scratch).

Kurloz Makara is a purple blooded troll who lived on Beforus shortly before he and the rest of his session caused the Reckoning.[1]

He is the Prince of Rage and Gamzee Makara's dancestor. He appears to be some sort of a mime, a parallel to Gamzee's clown theme.

Concept and creation[]

Kurloz borrows his title of Prince from the Beta troll Eridan Ampora; Eridan's dancestor Cronus Ampora likewise borrows his Bard title from Kurloz' dancestor Gamzee.

Alongside the deaf Meulin Leijon and the idealistic Mituna Captor, the mute Kurloz could be seen as one of the proverbial three wise monkeys who "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". In the same vein, Kurloz chewing off of his own tongue thanks to events involving Meulin seems to play on the phrase "cat got your tongue".

Etymology[]

Kurloz a name first suggested by MSPA Forums user Dragoshi for Gamzee. It may be a loose reference to coulrophobia, a neologism referring to a fear of clowns with a dubious etymology.

Biography[]

Aranea Serket exposits much of Kurloz' history to Meenah Peixes:

ARANEA: The Prince of Rage actually used to 8e quite talkative. That is, until he had a nightmare which prompted a 8izarre incident, after which he would never speak again. He took a sort of spiritual vow of silence, which I'm sure was probably related to his esoteric faith. Once, well 8efore our session 8egan, Kurloz and Meulin were in a very loving matespritship. It really seemed to everyone they were made for each other. One day, they fell asleep together. Kurloz then had a nightmare so terrifying, he released the most dreadful sound imagina8le. It truly echoed the horror of the Vast Honk itself. The noise was so loud and so awful, Meulin went completely deaf, and her hearing never recovered. Kurloz was undou8tedly devastated 8y what he'd done to her. He was so distraught, he sewed his mouth shut and has never spoken a word since.[2]

During their Sgrub session, Kurloz seemed to play a part in convincing Cronus to drop his destiny to defeat Lord English.[citation needed] He was also the only witness to the mysterious event that caused his moirail Mituna to overexert his powers and permanently damage his brain.[citation needed]

Neither Kurloz nor his matesprit or moirail seem to have been healed of their wounds when Meenah detonated The Tumor and the whole session was reborn as ghosts in the Furthest Ring.

As a ghost, Kurloz began working with his dancestor, helping to assemble the fake Bard of Rage outfit which Gamzee would wear while participating in Caliborn's session.[citation needed] Similarly, he followed closely behind Vriska Serket and her party of ghost pirates in order to acquire her discarded overcoat, no doubt to use as a component of his master Lord English's Cairo Overcoat.[citation needed]

When Meenah finally appeared in the dream bubbles and reunited with Kurloz, he was the only ghost met in that bubble not to be waiting near a lusus, possibly indicating a similarly strained relationship between them as with his dancestor. When Meenah pulled together her full ghost army to take the fight to Lord English, Kurloz and Damara Megido were some of the few troll ghosts not to participate,[citation needed] no doubt due to their shared religious devotion to the Lord of Time.

Personality and traits[]

Outwardly, he seems harmless enough, usually responding only with a silent smile to most provocations, though he did flip Meenah off when pressed further. Meulin describes him as VERY SNEAKRETIVE and says he STILL LOVES MAKING RIDDLES OUT OF EVERYTHING. Before his vow of silence, he preached about the MESSIAHS and the ANGELS OF DOUBLE DEATHHS. Apparently he has a habit of referring to other characters by unusual nicknames: Kurloz refers to Gamzee as his FAITHFUL INVERTEBROTHER, and Meulin as his WICKED KITTYBITCHHS.

Meenah, Aranea and Cronus Ampora have all expressed unease towards him, not entirely unfounded: Kurloz has no qualms about puppeting his former matesprit Meulin around with his chucklevoodoos as part of a plan that will ultimately see all of his friends DOUBLE SLAIN BY OUR LORD[3]

His personality and Gamzee's are reflective of their roles as Prince and Bard; while Gamzee's ultimate motivations and allegiances are unknown, Kurloz's are more clear cut and sinister.[citation needed]

Relationships[]

Meulin Leijon[]

Kurloz and Meulin were matesprits prior to Kurloz' deafeaning of her, after which the two drifted apart. Though Kurloz sealed his own mouth in remorse for the event, Meulin holds no ill will toward him for it, and the pair remain friends who interact regularly. To Aranea, [i]t's clear that her sympathies have been gradually swayed in support of the High8lood's cult.[4] In truth, however, Meulin holds no memory of the events that take place under Kurloz' spell, dismissing her foggy memory as the mere effects of having TOKE[D] ON SOME BAD NIP OR SOMETHING?[5]

Mituna Captor[]

Mituna is Kurloz's moirail, but it is unclear which way this goes. In their only on-screen interaction, Mituna is jovial with Kurloz, calling him 8UDDYHS and complimenting his wardrobe.

Gamzee Makara[]

Kurloz has entered a dark alliance with his dancestor Gamzee; little is known about this relationship save for that, despite his seniority, Kurloz serves Gamzee as his superiour ungrudgingly and without hesitation.[citation needed] Kurloz assists the cause by assisting with the gathering of Gamzee's god tier robes and other memorabilia important to the rise Caliborn; Gamzee, meanwhile, is less than enthusiastic about Kurloz's behaviour, but goes along with it for Caliborn's sake.[citation needed]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • While Gamzee types in a darker shade than what the blood of their caste normally looks like, Kurloz' text is lighter.
  • Alongside Kankri Vantas, who has no sign, Kurloz is the only troll without a sign visible anywhere on their main outfit.
  • Kurloz is the only character to appear in Openbound conversations front-on rather than at an angle.
  • Kurloz's skeleton costume, the dark catacomb-like nature of the place he meets Gamzee in, his hidden dark side, and his mention of miracles may be references to the "Court of Miracles" scene from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The skeleton is also often said to be the party of the body associated with the zodiacal sign of Capricorn.[6][7]
  • Kurloz' post-scratch title, Grand Highblood, could be shortened to "GHB", an acronym shared with the psychoactive drug gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid.

References[]

  1. Openbound part 1.HS ARANEA: The Maid of Space was of course our all-important Space player and Stoker of the Forge, 8ut as you know, we never made much progress on the frog 8reeding front, or really any aspect of the game 8efore the reckoning.
  2. Openbound part 2.HS ARANEA: The Prince of Rage actually used to 8e quite talkative. That is, until he had a nightmare which prompted a 8izarre incident, after which he would never speak again. He took a sort of spiritual vow of silence, which I'm sure was probably related to his esoteric faith. Once, well 8efore our session 8egan, Kurloz and Meulin were in a very loving matespritship. It really seemed to everyone they were made for each other. One day, they fell asleep together. Kurloz then had a nightmare so terrifying, he released the most dreadful sound imagina8le. It truly echoed the horror of the Vast Honk itself. The noise was so loud and so awful, Meulin went completely deaf, and her hearing never recovered. Kurloz was undou8tedly devastated 8y what he'd done to her. He was so distraught, he sewed his mouth shut and has never spoken a word since.
  3. Openbound part 2.HS KURLOZ: THERE IS NO NEED TO APPROACH THE YOUNG MISGUIDED EMPRESS / KURLOZ: SHE REMAINS BLISSFULLY UNAWARE OF THE MACHINATIONS WHICH TRANSPIRE BETWEEN THE HEROES OF RAGE / KURLOZ: LET HER TRY TO RAISE HER PATHETIC ARMY OF SOULS. SHE WILL BE DOUBLE SLAIN BY OUR LORD LIKE ALL THE OTHER MIRTHLESS HERETICS / KURLOZ: HONK / KURLOZ: *HONK*
  4. Openbound part 2.HS ARANEA: Once, well 8efore our session 8egan, she and Kurloz were in a very loving matespritship. It really seemed to everyone they were made for each other. One day, they fell asleep together. Kurloz then had a nightmare so terrifying, he released the most dreadful sound imagina8le. It truly echoed the horror of the Vast Honk itself. The noise was so loud and so awful, Meulin went completely deaf, and her hearing never recovered. Kurloz was undou8tedly devastated 8y what he'd done to her. He was so distraught, he sewed his mouth shut, and has never spoken a word since. / ARANEA: Though they drifted apart as matesprits, Meulin never held it against him, and even seemed to take delight in learning new ways to communicate. They continued to remain very close to this day. May8e a little too close, if you ask me. It's clear that her sympathies have 8een gradually swayed in support of the High8lood's cult. She stays private a8out her 8eliefs, 8ut now and then I'll notice she lets some tenet of mirthful doctrine slip out. I suppose I shouldn't 8e too concerned though, since it's almost certainly a lot of harmless superstition.
  5. Openbound part 2.HS MEULIN: ヾ(=゚・゚=)ノ < WHEW... / MEULIN: (^._.^) < KURZORZ, MY HEAD F33LS REALLY FOGGY. / MEULIN: (^._.^) < WHAT JUST HAPPENED? I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WALKING OVER HERE. #DID WE JUST TOKE ON SOME BAD NIP OR SOMETHING?
  6. Shereen Campbell. Body Parts Zodiac: The Body Part Your Zodiac Sign Rules Over - Stylecaster.
  7. Molly Hall. What is Medical Astrology?, The Zodiac as It Relates to the Body.
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