This is to clear up a misconception regarding the Denizens.
The sprite forms that are shown as the Kids browsers are not any less real than the more dramatic forms that are later shown in the story. Denizens 100% have sprite forms as shown on this page. https://www.homestuck.com/story/3944
The precedent on all other Homestuck character pages is to use the Spite forms as images. Because only a few Denizens appear in the flesh in the story, the browser sprites are the only way that all the denizens can be represented together.
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Another misconception is that Yaldabaoth and Typheus are the only Denizens that are seen in the story. The link above shows that Hephaestus appears in his sprite form. Near the end of the story, Echidna is shown as much as can be shown without showing her head. Hemera and Nyx may not appear but their life-size statues do.
So in some form or another, 6 out of 8 denizens are shown in the story aside from the browsers. This does not meet the criteria of "very few are shown".
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We need to agree on Equius' ancestor's first name. Hussie himself has hinted that it's "expatri8", which fits the 8 letter pattern, even though the "proper" word (expatriate) doesn't.
Could we swap MSPA Reader's image to the one from Hiveswap Friendsim/Pesterquest since it's more modern and since quite a lot of the examples originate from them?