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List of Homestuck Relationship Names
| List of relationship names | |
|---|---|
| Fandom | Homestuck |
| Name type(s) | smushnames, initials, keywords/phrases |
| See also | Hiveswap |
| Other lists of relationship names on Fanlore. | |
The Homestuck fandom has a large and diverse cast of characters, so there are many potential ships. Homestuck ships use a mix of portmanteaus and full virgule titles when referring to a ship. It is also popular to come up with joke names for ships. One blog devoted to such names can be found here.
Naming Conventions
The Virgule
As in many other fandoms, romantic pairings are most commonly denoted by a slash, or virgule, separating the characters' names. For example, a story labeled as "John Egbert/Dave Strider" refers to a romantic (and/or sexual) work whose primary couple is John Egbert and Dave Strider.
Abbreviations
It is not common for Homestuck pairings to use abbreviated initials. This is partly due to the fact that many characters use aliases for their online chat clients which are also initials. For example, John Egbert's Screen Name is "ectoBiologist" which is shortened to EB. This leads to many different abbreviations. Another factor may be that almost every pair of initials, both chat handles and full names, is intentionally repeated between multiple characters. For example, Dave Strider and Dirk Strider are both popular characters that abbreviate to DS. Dave's chat handle matches Roxy's in abbreviating to TG, and Dirk's matches Rose's with TT. Instead, portmanteaus are used.
Portmanteaus
Portmanteaus are more common in Homestuck ship names. For example, Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam is often referred to as Rosemary. Portmanteau names tend to be used more with popular pairings in Homestuck; lesser known pairings do not have as widely accepted names. Because all the human kid characters' first names are only four letters long, pairing names between them tend to follow the format NameName.
Quadrants
The trolls have their own specific, complicated romance system, divided into four "quadrants". The four quadrants are: Matespritship ♥, Moirallegiance ♦, Auspisticism ♣, Kismesissitude ♠.
The heart, diamond, club, and spade symbol are used similarly to how romantic pairings are denoted by a slash, or virgule, separating the characters' names. For example, a story labeled as "Gamzee Makara♠Karkat Vantas" refers to a "black" romantic work whose primary couple is Gamzee Makara and Karkat Vantas. This style is typically only used when at least one troll character is involved. Emoticon versions of these symbols are also used: Matespritship <3, Moirallegiance <>, Auspisticism c3<, Kismesissitude <3<. Multiple quadrants may be combined in one "pairing" tag, such as "Gamzee Makara <> Karkat Vantas <3 Nepeta Leijon."
Common Pairing Names
Het Pairings
Slash Pairings
Femslash Pairings
Threesomes & Moresomes
| Characters Involved | Primary Pairing Name | Portmanteau / Other Names |
|---|---|---|
| John Egbert/Rose Lalonde/Dave Strider/Jade Harley | John/Rose/Dave/Jade | Beta OT4 |
| Rose Lalonde/Jade Harley/Kanaya Maryam | Jaderosekan | Jaderosemary |
| Vriska Serket/Kanaya Maryam/Rose Lalonde/Terezi Pyrope | Vriskanroserezi | Meteor OT4, Lesbian Meteor Shitfest |
| Jane Crocker/Roxy Lalonde/Calliope | Janecallieroxy | |
| Aradia Megido/Feferi Peixes/Nepeta Leijon | Arafefnep | |
| Kanaya Maryam♣Dirk Strider♣Caliborn | Texas Chainsaw Massacre | |
| Nepeta Leijon/Feferi Peixes/Kanaya Maryam | The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe | |
| Jade Harley/Dave Strider/Karkat Vantas | Yiffty Shades of Gray[1] | |
| John Egbert/Dave Strider/Karkat Vantas | CherryPepsiCola[1] |