| “ | well maybe i never wanted to be the knight of time. maybe i'd rather just be like the dave of guy. you know just some dude. | „ |
| ~ Dave Strider |
Summary
Dave Strider is one of the main characters in Homestuck, and the third kid to be introduced. He is obsessed with being cool, which manifests itself in his unceasing pursuit of new ironic depths. When the original name "Insufferable Prick" was about to be suggested, he slashed the entry box right in half with a Ninja Sword.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 9-A | 2-A | At least 2-A for his physical vessel, 1-A as a Ultimate Self
Key: Base | God Tier | Ultimate Self
Name: Dave Strider, "turntechGodhead" (Screen Name), insufferable Prick (Initial joke title), Davebot
Origin: Homestuck
Gender: Male
Age: 13 (First Appearance), 20 (Credits), 23 (Epilogues), Inapplicable as a Ultimate Self (is a timeless almagation of every version across infinity, having lived every life not lived and road not taken, and ultimate selves view time as a illusion)
Classification: Human, Sburb Player, Knight of Time | God Tier | Ultimate Self, Robot
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Expert Swordsman, Acausality (Type 1, As a Paradox Clone, he was created by being copied from a different point in time and sent back in the past, creating a time loop), Dimensional Storage, Telepathy, Afterimage Creation, Acrobatics (Very agile and can change his momentum mid-air), Non-Physical Interaction (Sburb players can interact with ghosts, which aren't corporeal), Limited Cosmic and Fourth Wall Awareness, Accelerated Development (Levelling, Physical Statistics, Can ascend in his Echeladder just by doing random actions or slaying enemies, making him stronger and more durable with each rungs), Time Manipulation, Duplication and Time Travel (With the Timetables, he can create time clones, accelerate himself and time travel to create time loops and assist himself, also brought fraymotifs, which are attacks that utilize his aspect), Ice Manipulation (With the Snoop Dog Snow Cone Machete), Resistance to Heat Manipulation (Unaffected by the immense temperatures of the Land of Heat and Clockwork, a land covered by a lava ocean, and all kids were fine riding on flaming meteors as babies. Comparable to Karkat who said that Dave's sun is pathetic and not hot enough to burn, despite it knocking MSPAReader out during a conversation), Limited Resistance to Plot Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), and Mind Manipulation (Can resist Andrew Hussie's influence)
All previous abilities to a greater extent, Enhanced Accelerated Development (Levelling, Physical Statistics and Abilities, God Tiers still level up through the Echeladder, but also gain small powers known as "achivement badges" over time, usually allowing to bypass one of Homestuck's rules), True Flight (All God Tiers can fly), Immortality (Types 1, 4, and 8. God Tiers can live eternally), Resurrection (Due to his Conditional Immortality, Dave will always resurrect if his death isn't considered as Heroic or Just, healing any wounds, recovering his entire body and even soul from destruction), Enhanced Time Manipulation, Summoning, Time Travel and Time Stop (As a Knight of Time, Dave exploits the flow of time as a weapon, allowing him to time travel without his Timetables, Cause time distortions, shift parts of his body through time, reverse time on targets, suspend them in time and with dirk's help, split things like souls through time), Limited Causality Manipulation/Limited Fate Manipulation (Can merge/warp into alternate timelines in his fraymotif with Terezi), Extrasensory Perception (Can feel when alterations in the timeline happen, feeling when "things are not supposed to go down like this"), Immortality (Type 4) and Invulnerability Negation (his sword Caledfwlch is poison to Caliborn's invincibility and allows him and others to damage him, as well as kill him)
All previous abilities to a far higher degree, including the abilities of every version of herself (The capacities of God Tiers become stronger the better they understand and pratice their aspect, with Ultimate Selves being the result of one reaching the deepest understanding of their aspect and becoming one with the totality of every version of themselves across Paradox Space, including those killed and erased, and his being is inextricably connected to his aspect), Enhanced Cosmic Awareness, Nigh-Omniscience, Precognition and Retrocognition (experiences every point of his own timeline simulteneously and is living countless lifetimes at once, being a infinite number of years old from his perspective, experiencing infinite experiences of every version of himself and the raw potentiality of the lives not lived and roads not taken), Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 2), Large Size (Type 11) and Abstract Existence (Type 1, Ultimate Selves are bodyless and timeless almagations of infinite alternate versions, being the consciouness unbound by individuality and crossing the boundaries of Paradox Space, with their being connected to their very aspect and existing in a higher textual plane), Immortality (Types 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9, Ultimate Selves are considered truly immortal compared to god tiers, being dead, undead and double dead, the latter referring to destruction of the soul/ghost, their true forms existing in a higher textual plane outside of reality), Acausality (Type 4; Isn't bound by the infinite hierarchy of meta-rivers, which are literal fates, causality and plots), Incorporeality (Ultimate Selves are bodyless persona that crosses the boundaries of paradox space), Inorganic Physiology for his physical vessel (Type 2, his counciouness resides within a robot body capable of processing the flow of infinite experiences and memories)
Attack Potency: At least Small Building level (Easily sliced through Sburb's low and mid level monsters. Sliced down large structures on LoHaC with a single swing) | Multiverse level+ (Is comparable to God Tier Rose. Killed a possessed Alpha-Session Jack Noir, along with Dirk Strider. Jade Harley implied that his "time trickery" would allow him to battle on par with herself. Able to briefly hold off both Bec Noir and the Peregrine Mendicant) | At least Multiverse Level+ for his physical vessel, Outerversal as a Ultimate Self (Became a Ultimate self like Dirk Strider, existing in a higher textual plane, but didn't adapt to the transformation and requires a robot body, and hasn't shown control over the narrative, However Dirk implied that the robot body would let them be as strong as him, Should be comparable to Rosebot, who got into an even fight with Post-Remember Terezi Pyrope)
Speed: Supersonic+ (Able to keep up with a casual Bro Strider, both moving so fast they create afterimages. Able to move faster then the eye can see even as a baby. Comparable to Brobot, who can slice multiple bullets in half and catch them with his bare hands) | Immeasurable (Able to briefly hold back both Bec Noir and Peregrine Mendicant at the same time, Fought against Union Jack and Spades Slick alongside Dirk and Terezi, the previous 3 who managed to fly in the furthest ring back into the incipisphere, raised from the Green Sun's surface, which is larger than a Genesis Frog) | Immensurable (faster than before, possess a omnitemporal awareness of his timeline)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Small Building level (Should be comparable to John Egbert) | Multiverse level+ (His punches can hurt Bec Noir) | At least Multiverse Level+ for his physical vessel, Outerversal as a Ultimate self
Durability: At least Small Building level (Took a "playful" beating from his Bro Strider and was only left in pain, but without any serious damage) | Multiverse level+ (Took several attacks from a possessed Alpha-Session Jack Noir) | At least Multiverse Level+ for his physical vessel, Outerversal as a Ultimate self
Stamina: High (Comparable to the his friends, being able to fight several enemies while planning and mantaining stable time loops) | High (Superior than before, kept training in the meteor and can now mantain more time loops while fighting) | Infinite (as a robot, he has not shown the need to recharge or utilize fuel, and is constantly processing infinite different memories and outcomes)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Swords | Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Swords, Outerversal as a Ultimate Self
Standard Equipment: His Caledfwlch, Caledscratch, Shades, Snoop Dogg Snow Cone Machete, Boonbucks, PC, Timetables, and several issues of Gamebro Magazine.
Intelligence: Above Average (His incredible coolness enables him to stay level-headed when dealing with supernatural things and complicated subjects. Despite all of his joking around, he seems to always take things generally seriously if needed, which also leads him to suppress any other emotion so they don't get in his way. Later Dave expresses deep unwillingness to use his time powers because he doesn't want to abuse them which shows how mature Dave actually is. Dave is very skilled with his sword as he was trained since he was young by his brother, and can plan and mantain perfectly isolated time loops in battle) | Nigh-Omniscient (Being a Ultimate Self, he's aware of the metatextual nature of reality and understands the full picture of the narrative, with experiences and memories of all of her alternate selves and achieving near infinite prescience, experiencing all points in time at once and living infinite lives due to the raw potentiality that is within his mind, having him process infinite experiences and memories of his alternate selves)
Weaknesses: Fear of puppets. His inability to properly convey emotions.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
God Tier: As a player of Sburb, Dave can ascend and become a deity if he dies on his Quest Bed. Out of the fourteen possible Classes and twelve possible Aspects, Dave was given the position of the "Knight of Time".
- Time: As the Knight of Time, As the Knight of Time, Dave is capable of exploiting his aspect in combat. Time is connected with Timelines, Fate and Death, allowing him to manipulate the flow of time. Thanks to it, he is capable of time travelling and summoning temporal clones of himself, suspend others in time, reverse time on objects, shift his body through time and warp the flow of time itself to dodge attacks.
- Conditional Immortality: As a God Tier, Dave has the power to always resurrect from death as long as it is not considered Heroic (Meaning he died in a heroic manner, such as sacrificing himself for someone else) or Just (Meaning his death was well-deserved due to horrible actions), as such he can't have a pointless death. This extends to complete destruction of the body, as shown by him emerging from the green sun's expansion and other god tiers' coming back from being obliterated, and also soul destruction, as his ghost, which is his soul, remains immortal with the judgement and would come back from Lord English's attacks if he didn't bypass the judgement.
- Ultimate Self: After encountering a fake hologram of Obama built by dirk and be convinced to allow the flow of memories and possibilities to enter his head, Dave's body died and he ascended into a Ultimate self in a robot body. As a ultimate self, Dave is aware of the metatextural narrative that composes his reality and his being is connected to his aspect to the point of seeing all possibilities and unlived lifes from every Dave across time and space. His true self being a bodyless and timeless persona combining every version of himself into a single one, crossing the boundaries of paradox space and being truly immortal, unlike god tiers and ghosts, and simulteneously existing as versions of herself that are alive, dead, undead and double dead (erased from existence).
Gallery
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Discussions
| Discussion threads involving Dave Strider |