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Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by KanayaMaryam » Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:27 pm

Which characters do you believe have been forgotten or cast out in favour of more popular ones? Which ones do you sometimes genuinely forget is actually there, just because they might not have made a huge impact on you?

A big one for me is Tavros because as sweet of a character as he is, he just mainly faded into the background for me, especially when surrounded by other characters. Jake and Jade are ones I would forget about as well, though the Pesterquest Jade route has ignited a new interest with her. As for underappreciated characters, I feel like Aradia sometimes fades out of focus, mainly because she fucked off half-way through, though I still adore her. Jane is another one, and while the epilogues didn't exactly... portray her in a good (or in my opinion, accurate, but that's not the discussion here) way, but I still enjoy her immensely.

So, what about you?
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by RoyalFiddle » Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:45 pm

I genuinely forget that Arenea was supposed to be an important plot point... I also tend to forget how much she fuckin rambles on and on and on
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Post by rubs juice » Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:14 pm

The entire carapacian race, mainly

They're such an important part of SBURB and they were literally thrown aside so the alpha kids could talk about their teenage drama. The one carapacian everyone remembers, WV, is reduced to a silly comic relief that does absolutely nothing and that Dave and Karkat pretend is their small child they have to care for and protect. And when they get to Earth C, WV gets to rule a carapacian KINGDOM. D'you know how insulting that is for his character arc?! The republican revolutionary who named himself the MAYOR because he hated KINGS and MONARCHY? Jesus. He died and we don't even get closure on how and why. Probably out of spite for these squishy-skinned people who don't bother to listen to him

And the injustice doesn't even stop there, on the snapchat upd8s, Bec Noir being basically equated with Slick and given the leadership of the Felt is such a disservice to Slick's character. He didn't fight an exact replica of himself from another universe and face his internal demons just so a dumb one armed fool can wobble in and take his place of leadership as if they were the exact same person

Yeah I'm salty, a little bit.
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Post by calamityCons » Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:18 pm

rubs juice wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:14 pm
The entire carapacian race, mainly

They're such an important part of SBURB and they were literally thrown aside so the alpha kids could talk about their teenage drama. The one carapacian everyone remembers, WV, is reduced to a silly comic relief that does absolutely nothing and that Dave and Karkat pretend is their small child they have to care for and protect. And when they get to Earth C, WV gets to rule a carapacian KINGDOM. D'you know how insulting that is for his character arc?! The republican revolutionary who named himself the MAYOR because he hated KINGS and MONARCHY? Jesus. He died and we don't even get closure on how and why. Probably out of spite for these squishy-skinned people who don't bother to listen to him

And the injustice doesn't even stop there, on the snapchat upd8s, Bec Noir being basically equated with Slick and given the leadership of the Felt is such a disservice to Slick's character. He didn't fight an exact replica of himself from another universe and face his internal demons just so a dumb one armed fool can wobble in and take his place of leadership as if they were the exact same person

Yeah I'm salty, a little bit.
I agree so fucking hard oh my GOD
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Post by KanayaMaryam » Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:26 pm

Oh boy that is a big agree over here too. I wish we could have gotten more PM content and some examination of the Mayor after the kids did their time-skip warp thing. When I first read HS, I was obsessed with the exiles and they still hold a special place in my heart.
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by Space » Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:29 pm

feferi for sure

i'm not really a fan of her, not to say i dislike her im just indifferent mostly, but she definitely lacked in screentime compared to all the other trolls and didnt really get a chance to differentiate herself all that much

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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by Roxy » Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:30 pm

rubs juice wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:14 pm
The entire carapacian race, mainly

They're such an important part of SBURB and they were literally thrown aside so the alpha kids could talk about their teenage drama. The one carapacian everyone remembers, WV, is reduced to a silly comic relief that does absolutely nothing and that Dave and Karkat pretend is their small child they have to care for and protect. And when they get to Earth C, WV gets to rule a carapacian KINGDOM. D'you know how insulting that is for his character arc?! The republican revolutionary who named himself the MAYOR because he hated KINGS and MONARCHY? Jesus. He died and we don't even get closure on how and why. Probably out of spite for these squishy-skinned people who don't bother to listen to him

And the injustice doesn't even stop there, on the snapchat upd8s, Bec Noir being basically equated with Slick and given the leadership of the Felt is such a disservice to Slick's character. He didn't fight an exact replica of himself from another universe and face his internal demons just so a dumb one armed fool can wobble in and take his place of leadership as if they were the exact same person

Yeah I'm salty, a little bit.
Absolutely continue to be salty, because you're absolutely right, please continue saying and spreading this. i loved the little dudes, especially ms paint and the mayor, god i wish we had gotten more from them. I especially wish we had gotten more of the carapacian politics and warwith how played up they were in sburban lore, but the queen was really all that mattered and it sucked
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by Cheshire_Creeper » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:18 pm

Leprechauns.
Where are my Leprechauns.
These bad-at-their-jobs bois have more power than most of Paradox Space,
Are basically a traveling circus for Jujus, the most powerful things in said Universe,
And their antics are pretty darn funny,
Plus more lore!
BUT NOPE. NOBODY CARES. ONLY ME.
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by rubs juice » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:21 pm

Cheshire_Creeper wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:18 pm
Leprechauns.
Where are my Leprechauns.
These bad-at-their-jobs bois have more power than most of Paradox Space,
Are basically a traveling circus for Jujus, the most powerful things in said Universe,
And their antics are pretty darn funny,
Plus more lore!
BUT NOPE. NOBODY CARES. ONLY ME.
:sob:
if it makes you feel any better i care too but im mostly outraged at carapacian erasure because i'm really into chess
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by JakeMorph » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:32 pm

this girl
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or if not her, what about this guy? funny how he showed up once in this comic and seemed to never be relevant again. weird!
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by Cheshire_Creeper » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:46 pm

JakeMorph wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:32 pm
this girl
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or if not her, what about this guy? funny how he showed up once in this comic and seemed to never be relevant again. weird!
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Post by sorbicCondition » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:47 pm

Sollux. He fucks off from the plot on purpose but god I miss my boy. I feel like he has so much untapped chemistry with a lot of different characters.
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Post by rookie1978 » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:53 pm

renegade died too quick
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by Flame_Warp » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:54 pm

Y'all remember the Writ Keeper? Anyone remember the Writ Keeper?

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Post by calamityCons » Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:09 pm

Flame_Warp wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:54 pm
Y'all remember the Writ Keeper? Anyone remember the Writ Keeper?
I do!
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Post by nonsenseMnemonic » Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:20 pm

I think I'm gonna go with Tavros here. He's not really forgotten, per se, but he pretty much only matters (both in the comic and in conversations about the comic) in relation to Vriska, and I'm a bit worried about how the story's going to treat him as HS^2 (& PQ) continue. Is their dynamic going to stay the same as in the comic? Is he going to be used as a tool for forgiving Vriska and then discarded? or going to be given some actual personal goals and an identity outside of her? It sucks that he's only really gotten be characterized next to Vriska thus far, and that he's generally been the butt of the joke in the scenes where she's not doing anything. Give him a break, let him be his own guy.
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Re: Forgotten/Underappreciated Characters

Post by Dream Muttman » Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:28 pm

Never forget:
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Post by Sylandrophol » Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:31 pm

original concept beekeeper troll girl

jokes aside, my homedude aimless renegade. also the writ keeper. y'all remember the writ keeper? i do

edit: it seems flame also remembers the writ keeper
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Post by MorganMustDie » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:38 pm

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Post by Generalrabogolfo » Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:53 am

Cheshire_Creeper wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:18 pm
Leprechauns.
Where are my Leprechauns.
These bad-at-their-jobs bois have more power than most of Paradox Space,
Are basically a traveling circus for Jujus, the most powerful things in said Universe,
And their antics are pretty darn funny,
Plus more lore!
BUT NOPE. NOBODY CARES. ONLY ME.
:sob:
>Liking the leprechauns
but why
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