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Aside from music used directly for the webcomic, fictional characters from the story have been credited with creating records themselves. The "Midnight Crew", a group of mobster characters, have released "Drawing Dead", who play what has been described as a "dark jazz" style of music. More albums of this nature have been hinted at. The Homestuck Music Crew has also released the "Squiddles Sing Along" album, the soundtrack to an imaginary kids show about happy-happy squids who "Kiss because they can't help it," as well as "The Felt", an orchestral style album based off of the rivals of the Midnight Crew. The released albums also feature many theme songs for the characters in the comic.

The artists involved with Homestuck are actually a collaboration of several artists including:
Joseph Aylsworth
Robert Blaker (Kalibration), (Screamcatcher)
Curt Blakeslee (Norock)
Michael Guy Bowman
Malcolm Brown
Joren de Bruin (Tensei)
BurnedKirby
George Buzinkai (Buzinkai)
Tyler "Seppuku" Dever
Steve Everson (Tenebrais)
Fenris
Toby "Radiation" Fox (Radiation)
Mark Hadley
Andrew Huo (Adghar)
Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri (Solatrus)
David Ko
Robert J! Lake
Jared Micks (SolusLunes)
Gabe Nezovic
Seth "Beatfox" Peelle (Beatfox)
Clark "Plazmataz" Powell
Kevin Regamey (afterthought)
Alexander Rosetti
Erik "Jit" Scheele (Jit)
Nick Smalley (OMGTSN)
Perry Sullivan (To Bees, (Hierarchy of Moles)
Ian Taylor
Hilary "Pie" Troiano
Michael Vallejo (The One Electronic)

United States 2009

Bargaining with the Beast
Homestuck Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Homestuck:

Arisen Anew "People assume that time is a strict progression of cause…
Black Make her a member of the Midnight Crew Ahahahaha Ahahaha…

The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos

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Comments from YouTube:

@koopakape

8y↑363

Man I'm really sad we barely got to see any of the denizens, or learn much about them, that seemed to be one of the coolest and most endgamey parts of sburb. spoiler I'm especially disappointed John never got to beat his up for killing him in another timeline, though I guess he ended up completing his quest which was good enough :P

@DrakarusBonehelm

8y↑53

Well, the thing about the denizens is that, while their overarching concept is the same, and every player of a specific aspect will have the same denizen, unless it's overridden by Yaldaboath instead, they vary greatly between session so it doesn't really matter.

All we found out was 1, every player has one. 2, they speak in monster gibberish that only players of their associated aspect can comprehend. 3, they are associated with their namesakes in mythology. 4, they are responsible for, and the only solution to, they player's planet's "issue", whatever it may be (Oil everywhere, no life in the sea, a cold forge or whatever the hell LoHaC's problem was) 5, they must be defeated to reach the battlefield under normal circumstances. 6, game sessions usually synchronize players nearing the denizen encounter with the start of the reckoning.

Frankly, there's not alot we don't know about them. We just never got to see them all that often because they were suppose to be these mysterious overseers/demigod boss monsters.

Though, yes, I'd like to have gotten more info about them... Specifically what the heart aspect's denizen is, as that my aspect and I doubt I'm badass enough to earn Yaldaboath.

@karkatvantas9557

8y↑22

Denizen =/= Aspect, as proven by Aranea whose denizen is Echidna, supposedly the Space denizen.

@DrakarusBonehelm

8y↑18

Karkat Vantas Correct, however, that is framed by the overwhelming evidence supporting Aspect = Denizen. AKA, it may not even factor into this topic.

I'm not entirely sure why Aranea had Echidna, but it was probably for some greater reason than simply throwing a wrench in this exact topic. I suspect that Echidna, much like Yaldaboath, will override the denizens of other players who are destined for some greater, likely game breaking, future. IE Aranea causing a catastrophic end to the alpha timeline, requiring John to play causal surgeon with the Terezi-scarf-guide-to-fixing-shit.

For instance, if Jade wasn't meant to have Echidna through her aspect, but still get Bec's powers, she'd likely get Echidna anyway due to her game breaking potential. The reason why John didn't get Echidna is probably because their session had a space player, which likely trumps Echidna's override option, forcing her to take Jade rather than John, in spite of Johns absolutely ridiculous abilities.

long story short, I'm certain that Aspect = Denizen, and that Aranea was just a special exclusion for whatever reason.

@crystallineAurora

8y↑7

That and also John's power seems to be also belonging to Typheus/Typhon (i don't remember which), because Typhon told him in his riddle filled way how to use the retcon thing in the first place.

@DrakarusBonehelm

8y↑2

Stefan Reimann But after Terezi's magic scarf quest, Jhon saved Vriska, meaning he lost those powers. He even mentions it a while after he KO's her that he'll need to be careful again.

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@EJ-ns7qi

7y↑134

Okay but can we just take a moment to appreciate how amazing this art is

@Alanthos17

11y↑52

"Hello, Echidna." "I've been waiting for you, dear."

@Tinytetochan

10y↑107

This reminds me of something studio Ghibli would pull off, the look of the whole thing. Hats off to the artist

@twoeleven7840

11y↑67

> Echidna: Retrieve arms from *chest* :P It works even better.

@TaiWind

11y↑57

oh god now I can't stop reading it as "Bargaining with the Breast"

@endernightblade1958

6y↑3

Jegus fuck no

@nodoby6943

6y↑42

Wow Echidna is even more majestic looking than I had imagined her to be.

@xander2175

8y↑119

sees fanart THAT'S Echidna?

@melon4735

8y↑14

Yes. We've already seen Echidna a few times.

@xander2175

8y↑6

well yeah in statues...

@melon4735

8y↑4

No, I think we've seen a glimpse or two. But, I dunno.

@nightweaver6456

5y↑5

if you look at the browsers the players use you can see them :P

@raezad

1y↑1

i think you can deadass see it when doomed timeline calliope talks to jane

@Mnemofyre

12y↑22

For some reason, when I look at this image, it makes me think of Fantasia. Which is interesting, given Echidna is the wife of John's denizen, and together John and Jade could potentially use one of the most powerful Fraymotifs available, being, "Fantasia's Inhale"

@777CrimsonChaos

12y↑14

Actually, the trophy in grandpa's basement was stated to be a Typheus minion during some point of the story, I believe when John's trying to get Jade into the Medium. But yes, the Denizens apparently share appearances with the browser icons. It also seems they're connected to certain role aspects. Ex: Jade and Kanaya are of Space and share Echidna and Rose and Vriska are of Light and share Cetus.

@YatoCalamity

12y↑13

Wow, I want this picture in my room. Because that ''Monster'' sure does not look evil. She/it looks gorgeous.

@celowein

13y↑5

And incredibly, Jade managed to keep to her bargain.

@kingcroak

11y↑29

> Echidna: Retrieve arms from boobs.

@endernightblade1958

6y↑13

There are no, and never will be, any arms in your oh my what is that glowy blue arm doing there

@mattwalker8726

8y↑38

I want to see this used in an animation where Dualscar 'talks' with the Grand Highblood...

@crowkerus

9y↑136

Is it normal to think that the vocals at the beginning are repeating the word "waffle" over and over again? XD

@OatZ

9y↑27

cant unhear now.

@crowkerus

9y↑3

Sorry.

@hashtagNight

9y↑12

waffle waffle waffle waffle waffle waffle waffle...

@crowkerus

9y↑7

Hey, at least you guys HAD a point where you didn't hear it. I got this "waffle" crap from the start.

@quinz8649

9y↑6

+Ponythekidrs LOL, this is a thousand times funnier! Sassacre would be proud.

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@Kodocha7

12y↑4

the album art for this song is freaking gorgeous

@TheManboat

13y↑2

I would buy this as a poster - incredible artwork. Can't wait to see what the other denizens look like.

@cryptid6279

6y↑1

This song is just lovely.

@EidolonOrpheus

11y↑4

Finally someone understands my artistic vision

@supercola3405

12y↑3

And finally Rose's Denizen, her's comes form LOLAR. The planet is engulfed in water.Cetus appearance would be one of these creatures: a large fish, a whale, a shark, or a sea monster.Cetus's translates to "The bringer of a great storm" or misfortune. There you have it. These are some clues to as what the kids' Denizens would look like. Hussie knows his stuff. :)

@AlleyCatAlex

11y↑1

oooh i love this art a lot!

@NexEstVox

11y↑3

It's actually Yaldabaoth, the denizen of Heart. Like the others, it matches Dirk's browser icon.

@supremecrab4431

11y↑2

Beautiful picture.

@twoeleven7840

11y↑1

Plus you can find a statue that is a side view of Echidna in one of Meenah's flash games.

@echelus

5y↑4

this art reminds me of SMT

@BeybattleTV1

11y

CANNOT UNSEE!

@fiatify

12y↑1

the troll's denizens were killed by the trolls, with the exception of Tavros's who WAS killed by Jack

@ihateyousomuchgplus

10y↑23

am i the only one who thinks of shiva from the final fantasy series? (though imo i'm thinking of FF8 cos it's the only FF series i've played)

@whimsicalgamer3917

As Kew me too totally

@kiega123456789ooo

11y↑1

Most likely, Hussie gave it that symbol because Yaldabaoth is associated with the Sun.

@DerpSquid

11y↑3

Well at least now we know what Yaldabaoth looks like.

@AeternusSC

11y

Besides which, Yaldabaoth isn't strictly a Heart denizen. He's stated as being reserved by the game for the most naturally skilled fighters, given how he's also Caliborn's denizen.

@Merreton

12y

@phase866 keep in mind that we have already seen a simplified version of all of the kid's Denizens. Go back through the comic and take a look at each of the kid's web browsers, the icons happen to be what would be their denizens. Also, there is a stuffed Typhon (John's denizen) in Jade's house, one of Jade's Grandpa's Trophies.

@inferno232

13y↑2

Holy crap, is that what Echidna looks like?!

@phase866

13y

I sooo wish we could have seen what Echidna and the rest of the Denizens looked like Dx <3

@phase866

11y

I saw. That flash was all sorts of cool.

@HyperShadic89

11y

Andrew said it, and it shall be. And it was good.

@DistrictIvory

12y↑1

Welp, I guess this is as close as we'll ever get to knowing what the Denizens look like... :/

@PrivacyPolice

11y

all i have 2 say is EPIC!

@WhiteLycanXII

12y

Sounds a lot like a 'final battle' track. Lots of tracks in HS do though, so I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't one.

@TheSwordUpsilon

13y

@TheWingedKnight101 Denizens are these big monsters from the webcomic Homestuck. Echidna is one of them. That is all I'm gonna say.

@supercola3405

12y

To get a better clue as to what they look like and stuff lets take a look at ancient history .In Greek mythology Echidna and Typhon( Typheus) were siblings and were birthed to Tartarus and Gaia. The siblings were married. Echidna is the "Mother of all monsters, Thpheus is the "Father of All Monsters". Echidna was a drakaina, with the face and torso of a beautiful woman and the body of a serpent, sometimes having two serpent's tails. CONT.

@supercola3405

12y

And Thpheus was the largest and most fearsome of all creatures. His human upper half reached as high as the stars. His hands reached east and west and, instead of a human head, he had a hundred dragon heads; some however depict him as having a human head and the dragon heads being attached to his hands instead of fingers. CONT..

@watcherfacehurtlolol

12y

@phase866 fluthlu was featured in problem sleuth

@supercola3405

12y

Now for Dave's. Hephaestus was a Greek god of fire, born from Zeus and Hera. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.Like other mythic smiths but unlike most other gods, Hephaestus was lame,(crippled) which gave him a grotesque appearance in Greek eyes. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and he was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece. Remember, Dave's planet is LOHAC. CONT.....

@shadowincvides

11y↑2

YOU PEOPLE keep forgetting. jades grandpa killed a denizen. johns to be exact.

@PanBelacqua

Nah, that was just a minion of Typheus. Typheus itself would later be encountered by John - once in an alternate timeline where it killed him, and again in the GAME OVER timeline, where it "encouraged" him to gain a greater mastery over his retcon abilities.

@inferno232

12y

Man, I see plenty of people saying that Echidna reminds them of something, but I see no one who is reminded of a certain alien life form. Surely I can't be the only one who gets Jenova vibes from her, can I? Well, I mean, there's no eyeball-boob, but still.

@777CrimsonChaos

12y

You know, I don't think that ever did get properly explained... even the MSPA Wiki has nothing on that! 0_0 Grandpa's by far the most mysterious of the guardians... Besides the apparently dead post-Scratch ones anyway.

@Magnetohydrodynamics

12y

This reminds me of Golden Sun

@jeffmanbrawler

10y

I must've missed the panel where jade seeks advice from her Denizen

@batterup98

10y↑14

I think it's in the "feel free to examine the clippings while I tidy up" or something to that effect near the end of the scratch.php pages.

@crowkerus

10y

batterup98 It's never been shown, but it's been stated that it's happened.

@FormThisWay

9y↑2

We have never seen a denizen besides Yaldabaoth, and we couldn't even see his face, it was so bright.

@flamingcellist7993

Form This Way actually, they showed Typhus in one of the more recent updates as well as throughout the comic.

@FormThisWay

Darren Tanner We still haven't seen Typheus' face.

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@Romzyx

12y↑1

Echidna kinda reminds me of Shiva from the Final Fantasy games.

@TheCorporateSerf

12y

@DistrictIvory Not really Considering Jade shrunk the planets down as per her agreement with the Denizens We'll be seeing them again whenever that 3 year boat ride is done

@10shi_256

12y

@phase866 That is actually exactly what Echidna looks like.

@shadowincvides

11y↑1

oh ok

@profskitty

12y

@Pwi3000 well she did give advice and such to Jade. She's not as much a monster

@crowravencorvenrow

12y

@Xick Yeah, and WV made a new Can Town.

@ultimamage3

13y

@myforkinyoureye I thought the same thing! +1 for D.Gray-Man reference.

@RandomGstudios

12y

echidna is right there in the art. so you do get to see her. 8 /

@c_Railyn

13y

I look at Echidna and all I can think of is Hevlaska.

@shadowincvides

11y↑1

oh god your icon

@TheThestudent52

12y

they are the same in model and pre enter lifes. personality by extension

@Enigma3650

11y

we did get a vague idea D: look back at the kid's internet browsers <3 remember? that's what they were based off of.

@twoeleven7840

11y

A snake with a sun for a head. If that isn't terrifying, I don't know what is.

@TheShieldsMD

11y

Then at 1:24 suddenly the crystals stop forming, and there's a second of pause. Then from somewhere underneath, a huge snake woman appears...

@MitchK1011

Why am I feeling sad?

@puppable

12y

@Lactose723 I'm just saying that that is what it looks like.

@EmiFoo

12y

@HeadlessLevata looks like Shiva doesnt it :o

@cadrebd289

11y

in the beginning it sound like they're saying waffle

@Xick

13y

@phase866 The Denizens are still alive.

@jamescameron5090

7y↑1

Stranger Things was the intro.

@jamesream3745

11y

I don't remember this, when did it happen?

@jackwestern815

11y

Sorry, I couldn't resist saying that. But it is basically true with this one.

@kathrynshaydis4111

10y

the denizen reminds me of fantasia by disney... BUT WHY!?!?!

@lpBren

9y↑1

if you mean the 1940 fantasia, maybe you're thinking of the winter pixies?

@melisamanzo8514

13w

Best part 2:23

@bvbob1

12y

But now they are asleep...

@zanite8650

12y

Mother of monsters

@phase866

12y

Is that album art, then?

@DistrictIvory

12y

@stupidguyx Or, of course, Hussie desides to be a huge trolls and never shows them. :P

@vivianek838

7y↑1

bargaining with the breast****

@Chaotixs11

10y↑4

Who here would get killed for accidentally staring at it's chest too long?

@endernightblade1958

Accidentally? This is probably the most attention Echidna's got in a long time.

@13magna1

11y↑1

Curse You !!!!!!!

@booboo8675

7y↑1

ho shit

@phlash649

666 likes

@crunchu2361

8y↑12

kids x their denizen
it's shit or ship it

@endernightblade1958

meh
it works sometimes
rarely.

@bluepopcorn11

11y

im sorry but WTF!?!

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