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Nov. 4th, 2019 03:06 pmPlayer: Tom
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Character: Dave Strider
Age: 21 years
Canon: Homestuck
Canon Point: On Earth C after SBURB has been won, during the credits scene. Before the Epilogues.
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Background:
Biography on his wiki page
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Personality:
DAVE: the only feeling left is this insane impression that i was raised by somebody who fuckin HATED me
There are two tiers to Dave's personality. First, let us get into the upper layer, his facade that stems from years of abuse.
What Dave wants others to see is a cool, aloof man who cares not for any problems - not of others nor his own. He is able to keep a straight face around others almost at all times, and is generally very level-headed. This calm lasts up until he is deeply perturbed, which does not happen often - he had learned from a very young age to deal with very disturbing things. His facade, to say the least, is very two-dimensional. Simply a "cool" guy partaking in "cool" hobbies, much too rad to have a care in the world. But if you happen to get him to warm up to you, he suddenly becomes much more complex.
A forgetful man with a big heart, Dave is a big softy under his hard exterior. With a penchant for rapping, he writes his own works, often found mumbling lines out loud to himself. He also has a hobby of collecting dead specimens, ranging from animal skulls to plants. He is very sympathetic towards animals, thinking them to be too innocent for people to do them wrong. He shares sympathy for others as well, breaking down if any of those close to him come close to being hurt.
He is also a very skittish person in new environments due to his upbringing. Having the mindset of "kill or be killed," so to speak, he will always be on the lookout for possible threats, and gets especially jumpy when he sees an object or person move quickly in his peripheral vision. He gets especially scattered when alone or around those he does not trust wholeheartedly.
In addition to his fear of new and unknown environments, Dave has a dislike of puppets, as they were his older brother's hobby and method of torment. He also has a deep fear of his own mortality. Not being a religious man, he is scared to simply not exist, as he feels he has not done enough with his life. Another deep fear of his is heroism and being thought of as a hero, due to seeing his older brother as a hero for the early years of his life.
Building more on his fear of heroism, he goes as far as avoiding doing traditionally heroic actions, as long as someone's life is not in danger. On the off-chance he does happen to save someone, however, if the person in question calls him a hero, he will deny it at all costs. The thought of being someone's hero is twisted in his mind, and if the person pushes, it could send him into a panic.
His friends throughout the game and on Earth C, however, most definitely helped him through these issues. Some notable mentions are Jade, John, and Rose, who helped him immensely throughout his early years, and throughout the game. Jade was always a positive force in his life, and helped keep his spirits high, as well as being the force that brought all four of them together. John was a big influence on Dave, giving him a best friend to confide in and someone to really show him what friendship was. Rose, being his sister, gave Dave the insight to what a real sibling relationship should be, and was one of his sole confidants. The three of them and Dave were the closest of friends, practically having grown up together despite living miles apart.
These friends assisted Dave immensely, and their relationship was only strengthened throughout the game of SBURB that they had to face together. His problems, while still existing, were significantly diminished through his friendships. The years that the four faced together are some of his best memories, and if you get to know him, you will find that he rambles on about those three friends in particular, be it memories of how Rose always psychoanalyzed him or how he missed John and Jade during the three years they were apart in the game. It is bittersweet for him to remember these times, but try your luck! Maybe you can be the one to console him and get to know him better than anyone else.
Overall, Dave is quite the character once you get to know him. Sympathetic and quirky, once he warms up to you, you are in for quite the wild ride.
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Abilities: His only abilities that would have transferred over to this world are his abilities to levitate and flash-step.
Levitation: The ability to float came with his god-tier, and has stayed with him since. He does not use this often unless it is needed in the situation, as it makes him feel quite abnormal. Fitting in is the only thing he wants to do - he simply wants the appreciation and approval of others.
Flash-stepping: Again, he does not use this ability often, however it is for an entirely different reason. He learned this ability from his brother, and any part of himself that is reminiscent of Bro, he attempts to purge. In combat, it still can be a second-nature move he uses, however much he tries to suppress it. It is simply too ingrained into him.
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Alignment: Thras: Fear and bravery have been two very strong emotions Dave has battled with throughout his life. Fear of his older brother, mortality, and heroism, and the bravery needed to face these obstacles. They were intermittent throughout the game of SBURB, having to deal with fear very often.
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Dave Strider was never one to readily showcase his emotions. He was the opposite of an open book, - a closed book? Is that even a term? Whatever. - almost impossible to read.
That was, until this whole "other world" shit started. Fire seemed to follow him everywhere he went, especially when feeling strong emotions. Made it a living nightmare to conceal what he felt.
Where was he, anyways? Some sort of foreign land, completely unfamiliar, causing his heart to race at every turn. He would've thought after SBURB, he could handle anything, but hell, being transported to another dimension still was nerve wracking.
Even more nerve wracking when you happen to hear leaves crunching behind you.
His heart rate picking up, he swallowed, and eyes widening, swung around to face the potential threat. His shaking hands flickered with licks of flame building on them, but soon died down as his adrenaline ceased and the "threat" pranced off. A deer.
It had been a fucking deer that scared him.
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