homestuckbecausereasons:

curlicuecal:

figsnstripes:

swimmingferret

Correction- you cannot harm Clover.
When Karkat was trying to actually hurt him with his sickle in the
flash he missed every single time. The instant Karkat stopped trying to
hurt Clover and simply tried to incapacitate him it worked. Clover is
only untouchable if it’s with lethal/harmful intent. This is why Droog
was able to hit Clover with a rolled up news paper in the Intermission.
It’s a ‘grey’ area, hence it working.

Karkat
doesn’t have some magical power or secretly BAMF or whatever- he just
stopped trying to actually kill Clover and simply tied him up. So he
still didn’t hurt Clover. Clover is not harmed. Karkat simply tied him
up. It’s the ‘grey’ area since it wasn’t an actual threat.

[Bolded for emphasis] What if that’s the actual lesson for Karkat to gain here? It matches up to what Kanaya said to him in the cave:

Back in Act 5 when Karkat had to take on Gamzee, he first disarmed his friends and then calmed Gamzee down using gentle affection. If Karkat had used violence like he did in Game Over, he probably would have died. I think this is specifically the reason Karkat was matched with Clover, to reassert that theme.

…Assuming there is more to come for Karkat, and that this is building up to his real super special accomplishment.

[herongale:] #karkat does not have super special luck trumping powers #he has super special PACIFIST POWERS which when engaged means he befriends or allies with those who would hurt him 

……………………..sooooo blood powers turn out to literally be about bonds and alliances between people.  I mean, I know it’s been said before, but it was always kind of allegorical and now I’m wondering if it’s actually just that straightforward.

I mean, it works really well, too?

karkat goes into the game with two teams and comes out w/ one, joined team

karkat goes in trying to destroy the humans and comes out BFFs 

karkat gets stabbed by slick, and forms the alliance that overthrows the queen and helps win their session

karkat shooshes gamzee and he lives, karkat charges in to kill gamzee and everyone dies

karkat stops trying to physically harm clover and comes out w/ a defeated lucky leprechaun w/ a crush, 

karkat charges in to kill lord english and dies

…wait I think I just talked myself around to ‘karkat should befriend caliborn’ ???

I love Karkat’s post-GO characterization so much. Figuring out how to do stuff without fighting!