History Characters / HomestuckGuardians

* PowerOfVoid: As the pre-scratch version of Roxy Lalonde she is also a Rogue of Void.

* ThePowerOfLove: The Signless not only experienced a "love beyond the quadrants," but also called for acceptance for all regardless of blood.

* YouCantFightFate: As the B2 version of Mituna Captor he is a Heir of Doom.

* BlownYouAway: As the B2 version of Rufioh Nitram he is also a Rogue of Breath.

* StandardFiftiesFather: He's both a parody and subversion of one. He dotes on his son and is obsessed with stereotypically manly/fatherly things like pipes, shaving, and businesslike clothing, but he's also an obsessive baker and a single dad, neither of which are typical for the trope.

** Feferi and the Condesce are the most extreme pair, even beyond Tavros and the Summoner: the former is the most compassionate person in the empire and the latter is the most vicious. They're also the only two who could've possibly met at some point. A bit of Fridge Brilliance shows here: Feferi, the nicest and most peaceful troll on Alternia, was the peaceful pre-scratch universe's Empress. Meenah, who immediately showed her JerkAss and was joyfully catatonic after hearing the exploits of the Batterwitch/Condesce, ''is'' the Batterwitch/Condesce.

* MeaningfulName: As it turns out, though, the fancy names aren't just for show; the names are, in fact, ''perfectly descriptive'' of each individual Ancestor. Mindfang really can tear into lesser minds at will, and Orphaner very likely did leave a mess of orphans in his wake. Yes, this is [[FridgeHorror just about as horrifying]] as it sounds. It even crosses over into "our" trolls' Sgrub titles:

* ForWantOfANail: Since John didn't land with dual-wielded flintlock pistols like Grandpa Harley did on pre-scratch Earth, Colonel Sassacre lived to raise him.

* AbusiveAlienParents: [[ValuesDissonance Depending on how you look at it]], a lot of them might count, but [[GiantSpider Vriska's]] [[HorrorHunger lusus]] ''[[EatsBabies really]]'' takes the cake. Gamzee's might also qualify, although it's more of a Neglectful Alien Parent.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: There's been some consternation over the correct plural of "lusus". On one hand, their death theme is "Death of the Lusii", with two Is. On the other hand, that's not the correct latin plural, so people tend to go with "lusi" with a single I. Radiation has said that he made a mistake with the pluralisation in titling that song, and pretty much sees it as an impetus to redo the song one day. "Lusi" is ''also'' wrong, based on a mistaken assumption that anything ending in -us is a noun in second declension. "Lusus" is ''fourth'' declension, so its correct Latin plural is "lusūs".

* DotingParent: As required to by his Coddlebrand, which causes John to {{Wangst}} considerably for the first act.

* ForWantOfANail: His CROSBYTOP has been replaced with a Fred Astaire-themed laptop.