Summary
Karkat Vantas, also known by his Trollian handle carcinoGeneticist, is one of the trolls and is one of the main characters in Homestuck. His associated zodiac sign is Cancer (♋) and he has horns that are rounded instead of pointed (constantly referred to as "nubby horns" or "candy corn.") He types in gray with all caps and perfect syntax. His emotes display these nubby horns as the capital letter B, for example, a frowning face is depicted as ):B.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 9-A
Name: Karkat Vantas, the Knight of Blood, carcinoGeneticist (screen name), Nubs McShouty, KRABKRAB
Origin: Homestuck
Gender: Male
Age: 6 solar sweeps when first introduced (approximately 13 earth years), currently 7.4 solar sweeps (approximately 16 earth years)
Classification: Troll, Mutant, Sgrub player, The guy who accidentally gave the universe Cancer
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Night Vision, Limited Cosmic and Fourth Wall Awareness, Acausality (Type 1), Dimensional Storage, Accelerated Development (Can ascend in his Echeladder just by doing random actions or slaying ennemies, making him stronger and more durable with each rungs), Weapon Mastery, Social Influencing, Pain Tolerance, Resistance to Poison Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, and possibly Mind Manipulation
Attack Potency: At least Small Building level (Able to fend off his lusus. Capable of defeating many of the low to mid-low level enemies of Sgrub, however he's considered as an especially weak player)
Speed: Supersonic+, possibly FTL+ (Outpaced Kanaya in [S] Game Over)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Small Building level (Able to chop up imps and ogres, but the latter takes him a noticeable amount of effort)
Durability: At least Small Building level (Able to take a beating from many different enemies, though he is comparably fragile when examined next to other trolls, as Kanaya was able to knock him unconscious with a slight tap on the head)
Stamina: High (Can lead his team and keep them organized even while being completely deprived of sleep for several days. Can also fight for extended periods despite being especially weak compared to the rest of the cast)
Intelligence: Gifted. Possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of romance and is consistently noted for his impressive charima and empathy. He easily pegs down Vriska's personality early on and calls her out on her flaws, with her rebuttal only serving to reinforce his point. He was capable of hiding his mutant blood color from nearly everyone he's ever met throughout most of his life, which allowed him to grow up and survive on a planet where his very existence was illegal. Was noted by Terezi as being the only one capable of keeping the troll team united long enough to win. What makes this particular impressive is that many of the trolls despised each other on an intensely personal level, being responsible for tragedies in each other's lives that dramatically and permanently affected who they are as people and left permanent scars on their psyche. Despite this, Karkat was able to unite them and lead them to victory against the Kingdom of Derse. Expressed disappointment in how easy he found it to defeat Derse's armies. Was able to keep Eridan, a proud highblood who prides himself on his dreams to commit genocide, from flying off the handle, helping to resolve his mental issues and getting him to work with the people from the group he despised. Eridan came to respect him so much, that he continued to consider him a friend even after during his killing spree and choose to spare him. Was capable of effortlessly turning his session's Jack Noir to his side. As an adult, was able to make a viable bid for presidency on Earth C and leading a war campaign against the Human Kingdom. While his depression represents a consistent character flaw, when going in fresh, Karkat has only lost to elements vastily out of his control
Range: Extended Melee Range with his sickles
Standard Equipment: A pair of sickles, A chair he can sit on backwards to appear more intelligent and approachable, Terrible RomComs
Weaknesses: Can completely freak out during events vastly out of his control.
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Discussions
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