its entirely possible i’ve missed stuff, just as its possible new symbolism will be introduced in later acts.
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So feel free to look through the text yourselves. That said there’s a handy compilation of all of Hiveswap’s descriptions here, thanks to :
Haven’t found any references to the outlaw, prophet, magician, or fairy archetypes in his text, either. If Xefros had a different True Class, I’d expect to see its archetype and verb referenced somewhere in his text-he’s got some loose Destroy mentions, but he doesn’t generally commit to them, and there are no mentions of Royalty or aristocracy as far as I can tell. Xefros echoes a desire similar to this when he mentions he only really feels like himself playing Arena stickball, where he mentions being “defended by his brawler.” As such, they tend to find themselves surrounded by Butlers/Knights/Helpers/Servants, rather than playing the role themselves. Page is also a Serve class, but they seem to parse as “One who invites service for themselves”. Which you can find the article version of the role of a Butler seems to correspond with “One who serves for others”, specifically, meaning Butler roleplay parses as Knight roleplay. I expanded on this subject in my Xefros Tritoh video: Does that imply he’s something other than a serving class and is roleplaying at being one because of societal pressure? He repeatedly makes statements proving he’s being forced into it and hates it – he daydreams about smashing his practice silverware to bits, complains about how it’s left him without enough time to do the sports he really wants to do, and says that he sucks at cooking and the cleaning equipment depresses him. Keep But Xefros isn’t “interested” in being a butler. For all of Act 5, Vriska strives to emulate Mindfang in all things–and at the same time, Vriska is consistently depicted and referenced as a Fairy. The Troll Ancestors are essentially our introduction to this concept, and there is no clearer example than Vriska. What’s more, such acts of imitation tend to come with references to the specific Mythological Archetypes that inform the Class of the Role-Model figure. In Homestuck, when characters are particularly inspired by or moved to imitate rolemodels, that tends to show up in their mechanical behavior as Heroes.
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When I say “Roleplay”, I am referring specifically to the system I advanced in my series on Classes. But my description of it was scattered and focused, so here’s a quick wrap-up:
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But before I explain how we’ll scrutinize Xefros to determine whether or not I’m full of shit, I’ll need to talk about three things: And luckily for all of us, whether or not I’m right here will be incredibly easy to prove! I’m here to argue that they’ll definitely feature in some way. We’ve gotten lots of hints at the player’s potential Classpects, but there’s a lot of skepticism as to whether Classpects will even show up at all, given that the game doesn’t center around Sburb.
Not enough of the fandom is interested in how Classpects may play into Hiveswap, I think. So it might turn out to be an interest he develops on his own terms together with Joey–the wish granting implications of the cherub portal suggest that performance is in Joey’s future, after all. The music link was initially Dammek’s idea, yes, but in contrast to the Butler motif it is actually possible for Xefros to choose to embrace it in a healthier way, now that he’s free. I 100% guarantee you there’s no scenario where Hiveswap will suggest that Xefros lying down and embracing the role of Alternian butler is a good thing. That’s why I view the role of the Knight-a mechanical metaphor for his role as a Butler-as a corrupting influence that will likely be discarded as Xefros finds his true self. It matters that Xefros doesn’t like it, and it matters that not wanting to do it but being forced to leaves him feeling drained and miserable. There is no consent from Xefros in this situation, he’s merely complying with that Alternia demands of him on pain of death. He’s trying to learn about being a butler because the alternative is being murdered even faster. “Resigned to the fact that there’s no hope and all thats left in his life is exploitative labor until death” is not the same as “genuinely interested”.
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