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Character Name: Dave Strider Series: Homestuck Timeline: Act Six, Intermission 2: The dream bubble discussion with Meenah and Araena.
Dave Strider is a kid who maintains a cool facade. It isn’t exactly false! He’s fast to adapt to even the craziest of situations. While others are fumbling over new controls and mechanics he’s already backing them up. You’ll find no one more loyal than he is. Time and time again he’ll step up to help his friends even if it means dying repeatedly. But only for tasks he deems important. Most things Dave really doesn’t give a damn about.
He’s also kind of an asshole. He needles people about their interests and snoops into their crap. Yet, he doesn’t say much about himself or how he’s feeling. He wraps it up in misdirection and word play. Unless he’s flipping about something, you have to drag it out of him. When Dave freaks it breaks down his metaphors and commentary.
He tends to not see whatever surprised him coming. He always spots the surprise right before it hits and he’s left rolling with it. After a long history of this, he has a cynical roll with it because you can’t stop it sort of view. If it bothers him and believe me it does, he’ll cover it up.
Dave grew up in his successful brother’s shadow and sought to emulate him. It was hard to tell what part of Dave was DAVE and he wasn’t sure of it himself. His issues with his own identity have been semi-resolved but his insecurities have not. He downplays his accomplishments and doesn’t consider himself a ‘hero’. Despite that he’s a witty guy with an off the wall sense of humor adopted from his brother.
They call it ‘irony’ but it would be best considered the misconception of the subject. He removes a subject out of context and creates a joke within a joke. The whole secret of it all is it doesn’t really matter. He’s poking fun at the content, at himself, and everything else. It’s the real ‘joke’.
Let’s return to his superstar brother, Bro Strider. Dave hero worshipped him to the point he denied that he found his brother’s puppets creepy. As said before, he emulated him and tried his damnest to be just like him. Bro meant everything to him, yet there’s a darker side to his relationship with his brother. Dave could never defeat his brother. He always lost to him.
And none of that was resolved. Instead, Bro was brutually murdered and Dave was left with all of his problems. It was only after struggling against the obstacles against him, with only himself to rely on, that he came to see who he is.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths X LOYALTY - If you earn Dave’s friendship whether you want it or not, you’re stuck with him. X SICK BEATS - Music is one of the things Dave excels at. He’s not as good as his brother but he can still rock the house. X SMILE FOR THE CAMERA - He’s great with a camera. For whatever reason his interests in this field include managing his own dark room. X KNIGHT - Despite his attitude Dave is the sort to put himself in harm’s way to avert disasters that could befall on his friends. Even if it means his death. X CASH FLOW - He’s capable at managing cash and using it only for specific purposes. X LEVEL IT OFF - When everyone else is losing their mind, Dave is able to maintain a calm attitude. Even if he’s secretly losing it.
Weaknesses. X PUPPETS - Don’t mind him. He’ll be as far away from you as he can get. X CYNICISM - The first person to see the bad in a situation. In his mind you have to roll with it. It can’t be changed. X APATHY - Let’s face this now. Most times Dave just doesn’t care enough. This comes back to bite him countless times. X RELUCTANT HERO - Don’t let the asshole routine fool you. He’ll die repeatedly so no one else does. That’s just his job.
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Character
Name: Dave Strider
Series: Homestuck
Timeline: Act Six, Intermission 2: The dream bubble discussion with Meenah and Araena.
Canon Resource Links: [Homestuck]
[Dave Strider]
Personality:
Dave Strider is a kid who maintains a cool facade. It isn’t exactly false! He’s fast to adapt to even the craziest of situations. While others are fumbling over new controls and mechanics he’s already backing them up. You’ll find no one more loyal than he is. Time and time again he’ll step up to help his friends even if it means dying repeatedly. But only for tasks he deems important. Most things Dave really doesn’t give a damn about.
He’s also kind of an asshole. He needles people about their interests and snoops into their crap. Yet, he doesn’t say much about himself or how he’s feeling. He wraps it up in misdirection and word play. Unless he’s flipping about something, you have to drag it out of him. When Dave freaks it breaks down his metaphors and commentary.
He tends to not see whatever surprised him coming. He always spots the surprise right before it hits and he’s left rolling with it. After a long history of this, he has a cynical roll with it because you can’t stop it sort of view. If it bothers him and believe me it does, he’ll cover it up.
Dave grew up in his successful brother’s shadow and sought to emulate him. It was hard to tell what part of Dave was DAVE and he wasn’t sure of it himself. His issues with his own identity have been semi-resolved but his insecurities have not. He downplays his accomplishments and doesn’t consider himself a ‘hero’. Despite that he’s a witty guy with an off the wall sense of humor adopted from his brother.
They call it ‘irony’ but it would be best considered the misconception of the subject. He removes a subject out of context and creates a joke within a joke. The whole secret of it all is it doesn’t really matter. He’s poking fun at the content, at himself, and everything else. It’s the real ‘joke’.
Let’s return to his superstar brother, Bro Strider. Dave hero worshipped him to the point he denied that he found his brother’s puppets creepy. As said before, he emulated him and tried his damnest to be just like him. Bro meant everything to him, yet there’s a darker side to his relationship with his brother. Dave could never defeat his brother. He always lost to him.
And none of that was resolved. Instead, Bro was brutually murdered and Dave was left with all of his problems. It was only after struggling against the obstacles against him, with only himself to rely on, that he came to see who he is.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Strengths
X LOYALTY - If you earn Dave’s friendship whether you want it or not, you’re stuck with him.
X SICK BEATS - Music is one of the things Dave excels at. He’s not as good as his brother but he can still rock the house.
X SMILE FOR THE CAMERA - He’s great with a camera. For whatever reason his interests in this field include managing his own dark room.
X KNIGHT - Despite his attitude Dave is the sort to put himself in harm’s way to avert disasters that could befall on his friends. Even if it means his death.
X CASH FLOW - He’s capable at managing cash and using it only for specific purposes.
X LEVEL IT OFF - When everyone else is losing their mind, Dave is able to maintain a calm attitude. Even if he’s secretly losing it.
Weaknesses.
X PUPPETS - Don’t mind him. He’ll be as far away from you as he can get.
X CYNICISM - The first person to see the bad in a situation. In his mind you have to roll with it. It can’t be changed.
X APATHY - Let’s face this now. Most times Dave just doesn’t care enough. This comes back to bite him countless times.
X RELUCTANT HERO - Don’t let the asshole routine fool you. He’ll die repeatedly so no one else does. That’s just his job.