Each of the Homestuck Kids and the Trolls has a mythological role, as hinted at during various points of the Homestuck story. All titles appear to consist of two components - a Class and an Aspect. A title can be assembled from any combination of class and aspect - John in the kids' session is the Heir (Class) of Breath (Aspect), while in the Trolls' session Tavros is the Page (Class) of Breath (Aspect) and Equius is the Heir (Class) of Void (Aspect).

Aspects are a form of generalized "Elements", in that they are primal forces of reality. Classes describe mechanics and intended roles, "channeling" the Aspect into possible action and powers. Classes come in active(-)/passive(+) pairs, with the active employing or affecting his aspect directly and for his own gain, and the passive being affected by his aspect, and sharing his actions with the team.

Do note though, that literal interpretation of the aspect's/class' names is misleading, i.e. "Prince" actually means "Destroyer", and "Light" means "Fortune".

Heroes with different aspects can end up with very similar powers depending on their class. The Life and Doom aspects may be radically different, but depending on the class their powers may end up being similar.

Player abilities may also manifest in ways contrary to their aspect if they are heavily resistant to their true calling, or if an outside influence corrupts them. This happened to Rose Lalonde, and may have also occurred to other players in the Troll Session (as their entire society was corrupted by Doc Scratch and Lrd English).

The term "Hero" can be used in lieu of the class when the speaker wishes to be generic, i.e.: John and Tavros are "Heroes of Breath". Both components of the title appear to have some mechanical effect on the game, depending on the class or element assigned. The Salamanders of the Land of Crypts and Helium ominously use the term "Noble" to refer to their Heroes, as Nobles suffer and become martyrs, instead of the way Heroes save people.

Sburb may design planets with the titles in mind. For the kids one part seems to come from their aspect, while the other comes from their Associated Classical Element, or a force actively opposing it (Dark clouds in John's case and Frost in Jade's case). The Troll's lands mostly relate to their interests, but some show a clear connection to their titles.

Doc Scratch implies that every session will have a Hero of Time, and if the breeding duties are indeed linked to the Hero of Space they would be a constant in the game. Calliope has confirmed that these two aspects are indeed the minimum requirement for every session.

On the scale of classes, there are at least two "rare classes" referred to as Master Classes. One such master class, the Muse, is one of the only two known classes, and even then there is no other relevant information other than that it is "the most passive class" and strictly for females. Its counterpart, Lord, is the male master class which has been stated to be the most active class.

It is entirely possible that the number of players in a given session will determine what titles the game can and will assign. It appears games with 4 or more eliminates the chance to receive master classes, which may serve the purpose of fulfilling multiple roles in under-populated games.

Character Titles and Related Data

The Kids

Name	Title	Planet / Denizen	Powers and Role
John	Heir of Breath	Land of Wind and Shade	The Windy Thing, affinity with the Breeze Supplied with items/challenges meant to aid his maturation
		Typheus
Rose	Seer of Light	Land of Light and Rain	Able to see into Magic Cue Balls Complete knowledge of Fortune and the Most Fortuitous Path Had her intended role corrupted by external influences for most of the session
		Cetus
Dave	Knight of Time	Land of Heat and Clockwork	Time Shenanigans Planet has Beat Mesa Uses time as a weapon (Caledscratch, time-travel assisted self-cloning) Can intuitively complete stable time loops Assisting the Hero of Space with frog breeding (?)
		Hephaestus
Jade	Witch of Space	Land of Frost and Frogs	Frog breeding, Forge stoking and preemptive Dream Self awakening Manipulation of objects' size and momentum First Guardian powers (inherited from Bec by way of Jadesprite)
		Echidna
Jane	Maid of Life	Land of Crypts and Helium	Healing abilities, at least of wounds on self
		Hemera
Jake	Page of Hope		One who uses the raw power of Hope Nearly powerless to start, but has an exponential growth of power later on
		Abraxas
Roxy	Rogue of Void		Blacking out the entire session from external viewers Going into dream bubbles through sleepwalking into the void on Derse
		Nyx
Dirk	Prince of Heart		"one who destroys heart/soul, or caUses destrUction throUgh heart/soul," Simultaneously conscious as both real and dream selves, with additional personalities as the Auto Responder and within Jake's dreamscape
		Yaldabaoth

The Trolls

Name	Title	Planet / Denizen	Powers and Role
Aradia	Maid of Time	Land of Quartz and Melody	Time Shenanigans Planet has the Beat Mesa equivalent
		Presumably Hephaestus
Tavros	Page of Breath	Land of Sand and Zephyr	The Windy Thing (potentially)
		Presumably Typheus
Sollux	Mage of Doom	Land of Brains and Fire	Prophetic visions involving utter ruin, failure, and death. (? theorized based on his screen name, his multiple deaths, and the similar fate of The Ψiioniic) Doomed to die many times, and has overcome death on more than one occasion (thanks to double dreamselves and "half-ghost" form)
Karkat	Knight of Blood	Land of Pulse and Haze	Being able to form alliances, as in "blood brothers" (?) (Theorized due to relations with Spades Slick and Gamzee) Assisting the Hero of Space with frog breeding (?) Raising the dead as vampires/rainbow-drinkers. (Theorized)
Nepeta	Rogue of Heart	Land of Little Cubes and Tea	Theft of Heart/Soul, to the benefits of others.
		Presumably Yaldabaoth
Kanaya	Sylph of Space	Land of Rays and Frogs	Frog breeding, Forge stoking Preemptive Dream Self awakening
		Echidna
Terezi	Seer of Mind	Land of Thought and Flow	Skilled at manipulating others through mind games Can literally envision the results of people's decisions as a sprawling path of alternative possibilities Is able to sense the presence of and converse with Jake's mental projection of Dirk
Vriska	Thief of Light	Land of Maps and Treasure	Theft of luck for her own advantage/use
		Cetus
Equius	Heir of Void	Land of Caves and Silence	Resistance against scrying and/or omniscient beings
		Presumably Nyx
Gamzee	Bard of Rage	Land of Tents and Mirth	Augmented attack power and berserker rage (?) "one who allows rage to be destroyed, or invites destruction through rage"
Eridan	Prince of Hope	Land of Wrath and Angels	Destruction of hope Powerful blasts of holy white light energy (? Theorised based on the description of his class) "one who destroys hope, or causes destruction through hope,"
		Presumably Abraxas
Feferi	Witch of Life	Land of Dew and Glass	Able to heal others' injuries Longevity, able to extend lifespans (?, theorized based on the Condesce's abilities)
		Presumably Hemera
Damara	Witch of Time	Land of ??? and ???
		Presumably Hephaestus
?????? Nitram	Rogue of Breath	Land of ??? and ???
		Presumably Typheus
Mituna	Heir of Doom	Land of ??? and ???
Kankri	Seer of Blood	Land of ??? and ???	Post-scratch self able to see some of his pre-scratch life.
Meulin	Mage of Heart	Land of ??? and ???
		Presumably Yaldabaoth
Porrim	Maid of Space	Land of ??? and Frogs
		Presumably Echidna
Latula	Knight of Mind	Land of ??? and ???
Aranea	Sylph of Light	Land of ??? and ???	Helping others see things, metaphorically and literally
		Presumably Cetus
?????? Zahhak	Page of Void	Land of ??? and ???
		Presumably Nyx
Kurloz	Prince of Rage	Land of ??? and ???
Cronus	Bard of Hope	Land of ??? and ???
		Presumably Abraxas
Meenah	Thief of Life	Land of ??? and ???	Theft of Life for her own benefit (?(Based on Calliope's description))
		Presumably Hemera

The Cherubs

Name	Title	Planet / Denizen	Powers and Role
Calliope	Muse of Space	Land of ??? and Frogs	Frog breeding, Forge stoking Preemptive Dream Self awakening
		Presumably Echidna
Caliborn	Lord of Time	Land of ??? and ???	Time Shenanigans
		Presumably Hephaestus

Speculation

• In one of Karkat's memos, Kanaya speculates that Skaia assigns titles to players to challenge them, rather than to suit their strengths.

This would certainly explain some of the apparent inversions, such as Rose being the Seer of Light despite her fascination with darkness and horror, and Jade's title as the Witch of Space despite her life never leaving her small island. However, her theory should be taken with a grain of salt, considering the titles of a lot of the players match them perfectly.

• It could be speculated that players are meant to "grow into" their roles; that is, when they first begin the session their title and its duties force them outside their comfort zone and seem very unsuited, but a fully realized Hero has matured into the role the game has assigned them.

Trivia

• According to Andrew Hussie, other characters have also assumed these titles, or otherwise will when they ascend to the God Tiers.
  • Nicolas Cage is the Nick of Time
  • FedoraFreak is the Gent of Piss
  • Andrew Hussie is the Huss of Lips
    • And, simultaneously, the Waste of Space.

• In Problem Sleuth, Problem Sleuth obtains the title CHAMPION OF PULCHRITUDE by saving a universe. It is the only known "mythological role" outside of Homestuck.

• When John, Jade, and everyone on the meteor arrive in the Alpha Kids' session, their shared session will have one Hero for every listed aspect but Space (of which there are two: Jade and Kanaya) and Doom (of which there are none, since Sollux left with Aradia). This session will have all classes as well, except for Mage (again due to Sollux's departure) and technically Thief, but Tavrisprite is an unknown entity at this point.