him), as well as almost killing Sollux. He is a violet-blood, making him part of the two castes that make up the sea-dwellers, a sub-race of trolls "distinct from the commoners by mutation and habitat", as it is put during his introduction. His astrological sign is Aquarius. The name Eridan is a reference to Eridanus, the river of life in Ancient Greek mythology. Ampora is derived from which translates from Latin into "Beaker." His classpect is Prince of Hope. Feferi is a sea-dweller like Eridan, as well as his former moirail. Feferi is the heir apparent for Alternian rulership, which puts her at risk from Her Imperious Condescension, the Empress of Alternia, who would make an attempt on her life if it weren't for her lusus' protection. She is fuchsia-blooded, the highest ranking blood caste, being that of royalty, but is shown to be much more passive than other high bloods, wanting to coddle low bloods rather than "cull" them, which is in some ways worse. Her astrological sign is Pisces. Her classpect is Witch of Life. Dancestors Carapacians The Carapacians serve as NPCs to the game of Sburb. Exiles Dersite agents Other characters Other characters featured in Homestuck include the nearly-all-powerful antagonist Lord English, and a pair of "diametrically opposed twins living inside the same body" named Calliope and Caliborn. Andrew Hussie also inserted himself into Homestucks story as a character, where he offers detailed summaries and ends up in "bizarre in-world encounters." After Ryan North asked why "MS Paint Adventures" doesn't follow the adventures of a "Ms. Paint", Hussie included a minor Carapacian character to Homestuck with that name. Late in the webcomic, Hussie introduced Davepetasprite^2, a fusion of the characters Davesprite (an apparitional alternate timeline version of Dave) and Nepeta Leijon. The character is notable for having a short-lived crisis regarding their gender identity, due to the differing genders of the sprite's two constituent characters. They eventually defined themself as non-binary. Many more sprites appear throughout the story, the most notable of which are Tavrisprite, Erisolsprite, and Jasprosesprite^2. Analysis According to Lilian Min of The Atlantic, Homestucks greatest strength is Andrew Hussie's "gift for character-building", and that the characters are unique and "strangely relatable". Elliott Dunstan of Monkeys Fighting Robots said, "the sheer number of characters and possible interactions can get overwhelming", and that each fan ends up with a favorite cast member. The characters of Homestuck