Just to reiterate: the POGO HAMMER is a sledgehammer where each side of the head is connected to springs. The WRINKLEFUCKER is the POGO HAMMER, but instead of having the sides of the head on each spring, it has 2 RED FOT HUCKING IRONS!
And now Dave is getting back in on the action. Appeared out of NOWHERE with a major level in badass and has already hit his fifth gate. For the record, John has only progressed past his first with Sequence Breaking. Of course, it becomes slightly less awesome when you realize this is like four months in his future. And it's a Bad Future.
Which is, in turn, slightly alleviated by the fact he can now Flash Step so quickly he can appear in three places at once. And he kills a Ruby Giclops in what we can only presume is ONE SWING.
Basically, the right way to understand all of the above is that it isn't a CMOA for Dave that is somehow diminished by the mentioned extenuating circumstances. It's a completely legitimate CMOA and a badass origin story for Davesprite.
The big 4/13/10 update has definitely lived up to reader expectations: Jack Noir, having had enough of the stupid costumes that were forced on him, uses Jade's gift to John to tear the Black Queen to pieces, then takes her ring for himself. Meanwhile, Dad, Mom and Bro attack three of the largest and most powerful enemies yet encountered, and flatten them effortlessly.
And that's not even the update originally planned for 4/13.
Seriously, if you need a non-spoilery scene to prove to a potential reader how good Hussie can make his big scenes, this is it. By the time it makes sense they'll have forgotten it, but they won't be able to deny it looks cool as hell.
Andrew himself gets one for the 5/19 update wherein many babies are created. To clarify, he moved the day of the update and still got it up. And it was so amazing that within 20 minutes the host server began CRASHING. In 20 MINUTES. FOR A NON-FLASH UPDATE. This is also despite the fact he has upgraded his server numerous times.
He one upped it with the Act 5 opener. The servers crashed within FIVE. FUCKING. MINUTES. OF HIM POSTING IT.
[S] Descend. This was the original anniversary flash and it SHOWS.
Some moments which stand out include Bro cutting a meteor in half and Jack slaughtering both armies on Skaia singlehandedly (literally), followed by Bro dueling him to a standstill.
While riding on a huge record... a vinyl record... that flies... over a sea of lava...
JACK FUCKING SHATTERS PROSPIT.
Dream Jade diving after Dream John, slapping him awake while falling to Skaia, and eventually throwing him out of danger and dying.
It's actually the Moon of Prospit. That makes it even more awesome.
Dave ascending to his first gate.
Rose screws the rules and blows up her gate. Then flies off on her own.
Note that Bro cuts the red meteor in half...right before Dave's red EGG cracks.
Everything about this page for Rose, especially in conjunction with the events of [S] Descend that it put in proper context. Even aside from the Badass Boast of "No one can tell me our fate can't be repaired", there is also the sheer badassery of the way she ripped her walkthrough out of the Internet with magic and sealed it in a server in the Furthest Ring. And the casual comment immediately after that. And a sparkling magic signature that I'm pretty sure most normal people can't insert in their Gamefaqs walkthroughs.
And it ends up in the past, for Kanaya / grimAuxiliatrix to read. See Troll Rose above.
Immediately after he chews her out and logs off, he spontaneously logs back in, due to aG's mind-control powers. However, that very act, as well as her less-than-convincing rebuttal, only proves Karkat's point that she's nowhere near as manipulative as she thinks she is, and has to use her mind powers to get anyone to do what she wants.
We have been shown that Terezi is the best manipulator of the trolls, even without psychic powers, but her best moment was when she manipulated a Physical God into getting revenge on Vriska for her. Begins here.
The best part is when the calm and collected Doc Scratch flips the fuck out. Like so.
Although he's not flipping out because of Terezi's manipulation, more because Vriska has control of an immensely powerful artefact which his omniscience did not cover; it's debatable to what extent this is manipulation or striking against a common enemy.
Then, of course, there is how the aforementioned Physical God is introduced. So far, we've been able to take control of every being ever to appear in Homestuck, Problem Sleuth, or what have you, including Godhead Pickle Inspector. This guy, though?
You try to be the white text guy, but fail to be the white text guy. No one can be the white text guy except for the white text guy.
He then reaches and enters his second gate on the very next page (hell, just figuring out where it is that fast should be an accomplishment, rather less reaching it). And whereas Davesprite pointed out that John's early crossing of his second gate before Rose had time to build up would've left him a pancake if he didn't have a jetpack, Equius wasn't even fazed by the drop.
One more testament to his strength: His lusus is supposedly one of the physically strongest types on the planet. Said lusus bruises when Equius pats him on the head and the boy laments that he seems to be made of glass. (Cue Orcus jokes)
Terezi's faux court case. At the end she offers the 'criminal' the old Two-Face coin toss to determine his innocence. It comes up heads. But Terezi had no intention of following through - she can't see the coin because she's blind.
AG: In the meantime, how a8out I serve my client player the way I think is 8est, and you can do the same for yours????????
GA: Hmm
GA: I Thought I Was
Vriska then makes it even more awesome. Instead of building ramps, she gets some rocket shoes. Tavros alchemizes a ROCKET CHAIR. His Leitmotif makes a lot more sense now.
Jack slicing himself...for good reasons, of course.
Sollux dies. But he then goes to his dreamself. But what's this? He is a special case, having two dreamselves. He then proceeds to blow up Clubs Deuce's exile ship, CENTURIES INTO THE FUTURE. BY GETTING ANGRY. He then shoots from Derse, to his Land, and that's it. Well, for now.
Aradia and Vriska most especially. Everyone gets a nice little moment of badass, but it's mostly about Vriska either a) Mindcontrolling Terezi BY DOUBLE PROXY to stare into the sun or b) Getting the everloving shit kicked out of her BEATEN TO DEATH
And as a side note: the art is absolutely GORGEOUS.
Hey, remember that incredibly monstorousBlack King we saw a few pages ago? Yeah, it turns out THEY BEAT HIM. Combining their powers, Aradia and Sollux turn the Black King's own meteors against him, and Vriska scores a lucky dice roll (16,777,216:1, actually) that finally shatters the Black King's staff. It's also implied that every one of the trolls had the uber end-game weapons and used them, although it's not actually shown.
Heck, that entire pesterlog. Not to mention John's snazzy Heir of Breath clothes and All Your Powers Combined computer.
And as a double-awesome moment, that comic shows John in his God-tier outfit as well, basically spoiling the fact that he goes God-tier (two months before the strip where he actually does), without spoiling it to the reader!
At the end of a typical conversation between Rose and Eridan, the former agrees to give the latter a quick magic lesson. The next panel speaks for itself.
Just for emphasis, this is Jack Noir we're talking about here. The unstoppable demon who destroyed two armies, gained the powers of their most powerful leaders and committed regicide twice over is getting his ass handed to him by a puppet, a ghost, and a dude who makes a living filming puppet porn. Only in Homestuck.
Yet another epic Flash. Bec prototyping with himself. Bro and Davesprite dueling Jack. Jade's completely ridiculous entry. Oh and Jack going One-Winged Angel AGAIN and wrecking the Troll's shit.
Okay, even though it crosses over with Tear Jerker and Nightmare Fuel, Jack killing Bro and Davesprite has to be on this list. Bro is the one who chopped a fucking meteor in half and he got his own sword through the gut for taking him on, and Davesprite defended Dave from dozens of giclopses and got explodenated for it. YOU DO NOT FUCK WITH JACK BEC NOIR.
Even better, when just before it happens, WV, who's spent the entirety of the adventure being rude and insulting to John says "YOU CANNOT DIE IN THE TASTY FIRE. YOU ARE A HERO".
Non-Story example: In the August picture of the Homestuck 2011 calendar, there is a nice shot of all the guardians enjoying a summer day. The moment of awesome? In the backround, Bro can be seen RIDING A FUCKING SHARK.
John makes a planetary drill out of a tornado, with winds so strong that it can fling flying battleships around with ease. There's a reason they're called the God Tiers
As frightening as he is, you have to admit the Grand Highblood looks pretty badass. For a murderous racial supremacist alien clown, that is.
John finally encounters The Tumor, the devastating explosive that will destroy the whole session if given the chance. What does he do? He calmly captchalogues it into his Wallet Modus.
In [S] Seer: Descend, Rose floats down onto the castle where Jack is currently residing, and she's followed by many black thorns. It's breathtaking to watch, especially when accompanied by Black Rose, Green Sun.
Mindfang returns the favor at her trial by mind-controlling the low-caste, bloodthirsty audience to LYNCH Redglare.
And after that was taken care of, she picks up Redglare's staff and prepares to fight His Honorable Tyranny. It's awesome in that she lives to tell the tale, regardless of her success.
The banners starting here. Spades appears to be preparing to burn down Doc Scratch's house with Doc inside.
He actually managed to surprise him, who as a matter of fact is omniscient. Unless, of course, Jack killing Doc is something that causes Lord English to be summoned, as Doc implied once.
Not so much the fire as a lack of Scottie Dogs for his guests. He's an excellent host.
A triple whammy: Doc Scratch beats the everloving shit out of Spades Slickwith his tome while, in the banner, Jade and Dave battle Jack Noir and seem to be doing amazingly well when you consider that this is the same Noir who took out God Tier John, Grimdark Rose and every living troll in an alternate timeline.
And now Doc Scratch is telling Slick in Green Sun lightning letters to kill Snowman with his deudly firearms.
Dave not waiting a second after realizing Rose is in danger, picking up his sword and flying after the moon.
While it's not actually shown, FedoraFreak accidently managing to reach the God Tiers certainally deserves a place here.
One wonders if a moment can be considered awesome when it is merely implied. The readme information for Rex Duodecim Angelus tells us the order of events during the trolls' battle with their Black King. The first troll to step up and attack him? Karkat. Make no mistake; for all his flaws, he really is their leader.
Start reading from here after the wall-breaking bit. it just gets more awesome.
It gets even better when you think about it. Hussie just snuck up on the omnipotent Doc Scratch of all people. On his own turf. By any means, that should be completely impossible. (Of course, this may be a hint that we're about to get psyched out again...)
Yes, bitches, Cascade has a folder all to itself. That's how awesome it is.
Highlights include ALL FOUR KIDS GOING GOD-TIER, JADE SHRINKING PLANETS INTO BAUBLES FOR HER TO CARRY, BEC NOIR KILLING EVERY EXILE BUT PM - WV BY STEALING THE URANIUM FROM OUT OF HIS STOMACH, PM PROTOTYPING AND ABOUT TO FACE OFF WITH JACK, THE ANIMATION ITSELF - actually yeah let's just go with the above and say that EVERYTHING IN AND ABOUT [S] CASCADE. WAS AMAZING.
John only appears for quite a short time, but his achievements are still remarkable. The Scratch is just about the most difficult thing to do in a session, kind of akin to an ultra hard, optional, marathon boss battle. And then you have to take into account that thanks to Bec's prototyping, some or most of the enemies are now brokenly strong. He took on every single thing the game could throw at him and WON.
Wait, wait, I think we do have to single out GOD TIER JADE JUGGLING PLANETS. JUGGLING. PLANETS.
It should go on the record that she got the tiger, shrunk the planets, picked up John, and broke the Fourth Wall all within four minutes of the Green Sun blowing up and the Scratch finishing.
How about when Bec Noir rages so hard he ALTERS THE BORDERS OF THE FLASH?! For this troper, this was THE moment she knew for sure this was gonna be AWESOME.
And right after, he KILLS TWO UNIVERSES, as Bec and Spades Slick.
We also have to single out Sollux steering the entire asteroid the trolls are on to the Green Sun. While blind. And also apperentely sacrificing himself in the process.
Not only that, but 10/25/11 is 2 years 6 months and 12 days after the start of Homestuck (started on 4/13/09) and 1 year 4 months and 13 days after Hivebent, or the troll art (started on 6/12/10). Talk about using arc numbers!
Given how the arc number 1025 is just the sum of the other two arc numbers, that is to be expected.
Does anyone else think the last image of the flash, the torn-up End-of-Act curtains in front of the broken 4th wall, in front of a giant clock contraption, in front of a raging inferno is the most metal thing to ever appear in the comic?
Yes. In this one, or any other.
Dave and Rose's ascensions have to be clarified. More specifically, what they ascended out of: The Green Sun. That's right. They ascended through about a universe of plasma. They were both smoking and distorting like a First Guardian due to all of it, but God Tier immortality doesn't give two shits about little injuries like that.
The music that plays during their ascensions is this and a tearjerker from the sheer awesomeness of it.
JADE. BROKE. THE FOURTH WALL. You can't get better than that! (...This is a lot more impressive in-comic.)
Special mention goes to Doc Scratch, for making everyone think he was trying to help destroy the Green Sun...when in fact he was manipulating them into creating it. S u c k e r s. What's amazing is that if you look at his conversations with Rose he's still not lying (except by omission). He even fooled Hussie!
More specifically, Scratch cannot be killed by normal means, just like his boss. So how does a godlike entity kill himself to fulfill his role? In Scratch's case, by incensing the author and hijacking the story and forcing him to reverse-break the fourth wall to jump into the comic itself. If that isn't the most awesome, twisted, mind-screwy way to off yourself ever, I don't know what is.
PM. Sweet (if survivalist) mail lady/newly crowned Monarch just watched her friends get slaughtered by Bec Noir. Instead of being terrified though, she puts on the White Queen's ring ascending to godhood to go after him. That's not the most badass part, that belongs to the fact she gave Noir his first genuine oh crap moment. That's right, PM terrified The Sovereign Slayer just by showing up.
And while her friends were being slaughtered? She didn't try to run: She faced him, powerless but weapon ready.
And now suddenly a Crowning Moment of Funny in light of the most recent update when it was revealed that Bec Noir wasn't scared of PM... he fell in love with her. And, of course, PM hates his guts. Kismesis/Matesprit Double Reacharound, anybody?
Let's just say in conclusion that this made Homestuck go back from Grim Dark Awesome to Awesome Awesome.
AR continuing to blow up the stations even as Bec fucking Noir heads toward him. Dying Moment of Awesome, indeed.
Lord English/Doc Scratch's insanely convoluted but reality-breakingly awesome plan for his summoning. As one poster on /co/ put it: "Lord English recruited the empress to send Dave the miracles video, that video caused gamzee to go insane, and create cal, which was necessary for his summoning and the harlequin which made John make Bec Noir go insane and eventually destroy one of the universes, completing the cycle to create the green sun." HUUUUUUSSSIIIIEEEE!
Intermission 2
Arguably, Lord English's debut could be considered one of these.
Act 6 Act 1
We finally get to see a conversation with Bro Strider, and he is just as Badass as we would expect. Then halfway into the conversation, it is revealed that that wasn't actually Bro himself, but an artificial intelligence copy of Bro, that he uses as an auto-responder. In his glasses.
Yeah. Only problem with that is that he probably knows, better than anyone here, that this bunny is needed for him to even exist, and he's denying Jake that. Perhaps one could say the Missed Moment of Awesome was him realizing the situation was dire.
How about his real first appearance? When he noticed that the bunny was activated, the first thing he did was ask if Jane was in danger.
You see robothussie in this panel, and it is YMMV on what emotions really describe it, but it is still pretty cool!!!!!!!!
The first page of Act 6 Act 1 Intermision. John speaks. Made possibly more awesome by the fact this implies they had gone through all these adventures without a single sound.
Hussie said on his Tumblr that the kids have of course been talking to one another; it would be ridiculous for, say, Jade and Dave to be frog hunting in total silence. What the badge actually does is let them talk to each other while the audience watches.
When PM confronts Bec Noir, Serenity gives him a message in morse code: "You Suck".
Even though Squarewave is supposed to be a terrible rapper anyway, Dirk casually crushing him in a rap-off with only two lines is still pretty awesome.
VRISKA: We can't let (some inexplica8le forces out there) toy with us, then just sweep us under the carpet like that. I'm not going to let our relevance 8e marginalized anymore, Tavros.
Dirk's brother (Alternate Dave) killing the two Insane Clown Posse presidents on the rooftop of the White House, then flying off in the night. It's a shame they were just mere puppets in the regime.
Also doubling as a Call Back to Rose's method of slaying her first Ogre, Roxy's Mother impales Guy Fieri's eyes with a pair of sewing needles and rides him down the falls.
Although this is a bad thing, we have the Draconian Dignitary coolly convincing the Condesce to lend extra firepower, even getting her to somehow smoke because he's that good. The Condesce's help arrived in the form of A FUCKING MECHA.
Andrew Hussie's big speech on how he makes his comic, as recorded on the main page.
Hussie scores another CMOA when he opened up a donation drive to help victims of the earthquake in Japan by selling Squiddle plushies. He managed to sell all 20 pairs within an hour for over $2000!
Andrew Hussie responding to perfectionists demanding he maintains a perfect schedule in updating, despite his output surpassing Kevin & Kell. Bonus points for using Insane Troll Logic to threaten possibly going on break for 13 years for achieving such an accomplishment.
Unless there's a larger context, that looks less like "perfectionists" demanding a "perfect schedule" than it does someone who's asking about what they perceive as an output drop.
Are these latest comics slower to get done because of the text-heavy nature of them, or is it just real life needing tending to? Not complaining about the pacing, just curious.
There is a larger context: that's not the only person asking. And the others are asking a lot less nicely.
While working on the End of Act 5, he temporarily looped this page to that page, finally concluding the incomplete Jailbreak after four years with this. Paraphrasing, while it's not as GREAT as concluding with an EOA5 flash, it's still SPECIAL as a solid conclusion to Hussie's first story.
On October 25th, 2011, while hosting [S] Cascade., Newgrounds was unable to handle the traffic it generated and was forced into maintenance mode in less than the video's length, in Hussie's twitter he responds simply with "well that didn't work"
Let's just say that:
Any time you see "[S]" next to an entry, you know you're in for something great.
Any time you see a de-chibified picture of one of the kids, you know you're in for something great. It's called "Hero Mode" for a reason.
Any time you see "Ascend", "Descend", or any other variant thereof ("Accelerate" comes to mind) in the title, you know you're in for something great. Not necessarily happy, but great.
Any combination of the above, you know you're in for something inconceivably awesome.
Pick an EOA, any EOA.
It also stands to reason that whenever Andrew takes a break from updating 7 pages a day without posting why, you can bet that something amazing is going to happen in about a week.
Although he very rarely does take days off, usually after an animation where he's been pulling allnighters to get it done.
A subjective opinion, but a lot of Homestuck is made up of Crowning Moments of Awesome, so you could basically say that it's just one CMOA after the other, making it a giant one.
has a folder all to itself. That's how awesome it is.
