| “ | 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
Key: Base | God Tier
Name: Dave Strider, "turntechGodhead" (Screen Name)
Origin: Homestuck
Gender: Male
Age: 13 (First Appearance), 20 (Credits), 23 (Epilogues)
Classification: Human, Sburb Player, Knight of Time, God Tier
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Expert Swordsman, Acausality (Type 1), Dimensional Storage, Afterimage Creation, Limited Cosmic and Fourth Wall Awareness, Accelerated Development (Can ascend in his Echeladder just by doing random actions or slaying enemies, making him stronger and more durable with each rungs), Summoning, Time Manipulation, Time Travel (With Timetables), Ice Manipulation (With the Snoop Dog Snow Cone Machine), Duplication (Can create Time Clones), Resistance to Heat Manipulation (Unaffected by the heat of his land, which is covered in lava), Limited Resistance to Plot Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation, and Mind Manipulation (Can resist Andrew Hussie's influence) | All previous abilities to a greater extent, Accelerated Development (God Tiers still level up through the Echeladder, but also gain small powers known as "badges" over time, usually allowing to bypass one of Homestuck's rules), Flight (All God Tiers can fly), Immortality (Types 1, 4, and 8. Can only truly die if his death is "Just" or "Heroic"), Resurrection, Time Manipulation, Summoning (Able to summon alternate versions of himself from different points in time), Time Travel, Time Stop, Extrasensory Perception, Invulnerability Negation (With Caledfwlch. Can ignore Lord English's invulnerability and damage him. Can cut through unbreakable items like the Unbreakable Katana)
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 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)
Speed: Supersonic+ (Able to keep up with a casual Bro, who can move so fast he creates afterimages. Comparable to Brobot, who can slice multiple bullets in half and catch them with his bare hands) | Immeasurable (Able to held back both Bec Noir and PM at the same time)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Small Building level (Should be comparable to John) | Multiverse level+ (His punches can hurt Bec Noir)
Durability: At least Small Building level (Took a "playful" beating from his Bro and was only left in pain, but without any serious damage) | Multiverse level+ (Took several attacks from a possessed Alpha-Session Jack Noir)
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Standard Melee Range | Multiversal+
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. Also 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)
Weaknesses: Fear of puppets. His inability to properly convey emotions.
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Discussions
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