Homestuck Animation - A Lullaby for Gods

I finally finished this animation! It was a huge learning experience. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed creating it. Thank you!
Done in Photoshop CS5 + After Effects
My tumblr: guzusuru.tumblr.com
FAQs: guzusuru.tumblr.com/tagged/FAQ
Song: Nattoppet by Detektivbyrån
Homestuck (c) Andrew Hussie

[@foozlesprite]

For anyone not aware, this animator is the one that did Homestuck's final animation, which came out today.

[@woahbro8445]

oh wow jeez wow

[@edenrav]

+Aewin for anyone not aware... the animation was legendary but it was a super crapy ending

[@trizzbot]

+Kitty Nova In my opinion, I feel like it left way too many arcs unfinished and left us unanswered questions.Maybe the epilogue will make up for it, but I definitely felt a sense of disappointment upon finishing the Act 7 video. The animation was gorgeous, of course, but I felt the story itself was lacking. I was expecting at least a little bit of dialogue, or some sort of visual explanation instead of the "open ending" we got. :(

[@trizzbot]

+Kitty Nova I expected better. Yes, I understood what happened in the flash, but many arcs went by unresolved and it just didn't feel like an actual conclusion. Just an inconclusive "The End". From some series, I'd be okay with that but Homestuck is so big and special to so many people that you'd expect something more satisfying. Now, I can see you're happy with the ending so I won't go into detail about what I disliked. I just know many fans including me were let down. It's just an opinion though, and if you felt the ending was good you're entitled to feel that way!

[@czarevna]

+Kitty Nova I read somewhere that the reason HS ended so abruptly was because...the only way for the winners of the game to beat an indestructible villain is to leave the story, and keep him trapped in it forever. All they had to do was end the story to beat him. And I'm happy with that speculation, tbh n.n

[@kandicemurphy4478]

That moment when you're years late to the fandom and you can't imagine the pain of waiting for the FINAL update after such a long, wonderful adventure.

[@fear_toxin]

i feel you dude

[@fgergver]

Yep

[@defiantasusual4123]

We're still waiting for more of it, but it's coming now. :D

[@fgergver]

nvm i guess we´re on this path AGAAINNNNN

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

Y O U C A N N E V E R E S C A P E

[@mike-zq1jt]

This song feels like you’re remembering your past with all of your friends and a home that you can never go back to. Sadly thats what it was for everyone in homestuck.

[@headstone2979]

Finally Someone described how this makes everyone feel

[@shaqrustileford7544]

Welp, right in fucking feels... You're right, and that's exactly why I keep coming back here. And I am stuck in a timeline that I can never escape, were everything turned out in the worst way possible. Hope you all are having a better experience in this simulation.

[@NekoDae]

I think about this animation sometimes and when I do I always end up rewatching it for a while just to try and get some of that nostalgia out of my system. It never works for long, since the amount of nostalgia this whole fandom holds is immense, but it works for long enough.

[@ashleybyrd2015]

Aw fuck you're making me cry

[@cr0taline_180]

no because coming from a person whos been in that experience thats what it exactly feels like, all of it, the good and the bad

[@angelicabomination1699]

I just realized all of the instruments are metal "A lullaby for gods" is likely referring to the lovecraftian myth that all the lesser gods had to play tin instruments to keep azathoth the blind idiot god from destroying reality itself by keeping him in a state of perpetual slumber

[@jerefied]

wow thats cool

[@phoenixkh93]

Sometimes I feel like the sleepy blind idiot god

[@angelicabomination1699]

@@phoenixkh93 me too bud me too

[@crustycrustacean5267]

@@phoenixkh93 doesn't everyone

[@bestaround3323]

So Claiborne?

[@cosmicmachine949]

Back again for the 10th anniversary of Homestuck. What a lovely, crazy ride you've been.

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

welcome home

[@drakath5727]

I see others came back to this after watching both routes. What a ride it has been indeed. (Btw who IS the wizard Kronus mentioned numerous times? After seeing the intermission game I was confused after replaying it because I haven't seen any mention of this in the comic yet.... couldnt be the muse though.)

[@drakath5727]

@Sofia Jacinto lord english doesnt have a wand strife specibi card. and he isnt a wizard class. hes a master class.

[@drakath5727]

Sofia Jacinto yes however after a bit of research you MIGHT be right as not only in S - Caliborn: Enter was LE seen destroying a bubble with a wand and laser breath but apparently there is a god tier badge that lets you ascend beyond strife specibi, letting you have free jokerkind specibi.

[@maiqen757]

what is this? It looks really good. Where can I watch it/read it?

[@koneythatouch6921]

It's crazy how, no matter how many times I come back to this, it still manages to get all my memories and feelings about this whole webcomic back to the front of my brain. Happy 413 yall.

[@hitsugatatsuro9978]

Yoooo how is this a year ago???

[@Astre_Eos]

Yea

[@Drtoshiba]

My whole 13 year old life was about homestuck, so nostalgic agh

[@amyr8823]

right😭😭😭😭😭

[@tw0tr1ckp0nyficated]

This.

[@tipsy634]

Incredible that the person who made this ended up animating the ending of homestuck

[@princeofspace6628]

wow really 0_0

[@VanguardJester]

I'm thankful for it too, i can't think of a better fitting animator!

[@nairisdoesstufg1261]

Ooh yeah they also animated the ending of Homestuck too

[@af3897]

This and mambostuck are some of the greatest creations in this fandom

[@hopper8514]

Also rex duodecim angelus

[@af3897]

@@hopper8514 of course of course

[@starlosa]

And after us!

[@amutolovers97]

After us always make me cry. Seeing how they were and who they are now is incredible and moving.

[@soroij.5402]

So, I watched this when I started Homestuck. I was generally confused, other than saying "Oh, look! There's John! And Dave!" But as I keep going in the series, I keep returning, and I keep understanding this more and more.

[@andycom924]

same

[@Bubblegumsh1]

The only charachters I recognised was John cuz I've barley started and Vriska cuz of megalovania (I love Vriska soooo much)

[@Gmothelaughingcow]

2AAAAME

[@zanee5411]

+Bubblegumsh1 she is a huge bitch

[@hestia6891]

same ;-;

[@kait583]

I'm not crying you're crying

[@miuotaku-san4621]

:"v

[@ceruleancorvus]

Your profile pic XD

[@Luccalucky]

Don't worry dude, if you wanna cry, we can cry together the feels man -*_*-

[@YuKiiGP]

+Kai :T We all are crying ;~;

[@Luccalucky]

totally

[@silverfang3000]

I'm an OG homestucker. I started following regular updates in 2011, I was a hard-core fan and went to 2012 NYCCC as Nepeta 😂 I remeber when this animation came out. id just watch it over and over again. I ended up with an abuser in HS that hated most of the things I spent my time doing. So I adapted to his interests and lost the love for Homestuck. I left him a few years ago and have been having trouble dealing with things that hes done to me along with repressed childhood memorys coming clear. im 21 now n so recently I decided to reread homestuck to in a way relive one of the best parts of my childhood, and now sharing it with my new partner. I didn't really think people still knew about Homestuck nor did I even know a second came out! I get such a great nostalgia from watching the lyricstucks and meps even just reading it all again makes me cry like the first time I read it. I really do love this comic and I love that the cracked out fandom is still growing 🥲 Please don't dye yourselves with sharpies please and if you read this whole thing, thank you for the listen im healing and learning to love the world again 🖤

[@luceromadriz7768]

I'm so sorry about what you had to go through on those years, but i'm glad you're better now and that now you can share your interests without being judged:)♡

[@captainfaucheaux2249]

reading your comment like it was written by me. I had the same feelings and being the same age surprised me, if only I could be in a social group that know about homestuck, but fortunatley I convinced a close friend to follow this webcomic in 2013, and now Homestuck evocates me that time when I discovered new songs via meps and random stuff. Thanks for writting this!

[@Bloodybladeboy]

2011 reader as well. Went to a major anime convention as rule 63 terezi and had a blast. This always reminds me of the great times I had in college with my life long friends

[@obsessivecorvid]

Ah, I sure am sad that I missed out on Homestuck during it's heyday, yet the fandom is still alive

[@krishnavinesh5638]

As a person who joined the fandom just recently (2021), Homestuck had a very nostalgic air about it. Something about the early 10s internet makes me feel so much, I feel like missed out on a lot of stuff That being said, I'm aware the Homestuck fandom today is still alive, and in the future I would miss late-10s fandom culture greatly

[@tetraganii]

it is 4/13 2021. Homestuck is now 12 years old. In those 12 years, we have built a community of good and bad, beautiful and dark, and kind and cruel people. It hasn't been easy for some people. There were always those that came to cause harm, but the true members of the Homestuck community made it into something great. We built each other up. We made new friends, lovers, enemies, and so much more over the last 12 years. Some people met their best friends they otherwise wouldn't have known without Homestuck. Some met their partners. Some took up a passion for drawing, for writing, for sewing, for painting. All because of one community where we felt truly at home. Its been a good 12 years we watched each other grow up. Next year, homestuck will be 13, finally be given a name, and the world is going to end. Man, are we screwed.

[@sophfem]

fuck yeah

[@astralvelocity]

well put my friend, well put also 2 months till d day dear god 💀

[@rustleKirill]

Что ж, являясь жителем Украины, я чувствую, что 13 апреля будет длинным днём.(I have a feeling, that 4/13 of 2022 gonna be a long day).

[@stoneoceaaan1439]

I LOVE HOMESTUCK!!

[@zacharywheat6371]

This makes me realize how important the music is in homestuck... Try watching this without the music. Then just listen to the music. Which did you like more?

[@arggggggggggggggggg]

This is surprisingly accurate, and it was made far before the final(?) update.

[@arggggggggggggggggg]

Kudos.

[@Double400]

Well, Hussie does take inspiration from fan works.

[@rogue123987]

Idk if this is true or not but I heard that this was made by the same person who did Act 7 so that would explain why it's so accurate if it's true.

[@boobertthefoolish3309]

+rogue123987 It is true that this animator did work on [S] ACT 7

[@teejay3960]

666 likes, 2018

[@crowley3115]

if the world does end today I won’t be surprised. happy 4/13 everyone, 11 years ago today four kids played sburb and ended the world.

[@poeticcinema5857]

69 likes on this btw

[@d3str0ya5]

happy 4/13/22 !! in two days :)

[@cosmic9928]

It's 2020 my fellow homestucks gotta ask, are you guys dead yet or are we still kicking because of pesterquest?

[@beddsy1213]

homestuck 2 is keeping me alive

[@corvidaeisaneatfamily2841]

Still alive

[@johnsjohnson6881]

Not dead yet

[@v1x3n98]

NOT DEAD YET

[@xAkito]

ayeee

[@seng7365]

Get in the fandom they say, you wouldn't feel a thousand of feels they say.

[@ofoloo7095]

YOU THOUGHT WRONG THIS FANDOM HAD FEELS ALOT OF THEM!

[@ghost-ql3pb]

Oof ur gonna have to get used to it lol

[@tiahjalahr2370]

*ITS A CUTE STORY THEY SAID* *

[@w01fninja]

Sounds like someone got dragged in by a newbie xD

[@sargeantBones]

Whoever said that is a liar.

[@greykoepp4624]

The order of the trolls though. I thought'd it'd just be by blood but it's a little deeper... Karkat and Terezi (we all know they had a complicated almost matespritship) - Terezi and Vriska (Moirails) - Vriska and Kanaya (Complicated Moirallengiance) - Kanaya and Eridan (Had a strange friendship, but Slicey slicey baby) - Eridan and Feferi (Moirails and an unrequited flushed crush) - Feferi and Sollux (Ex-Matespritship) - Sollux and Aradia (Close friends/almost Moirails) - Aradia and Tavros (Were a FLARP team and one of the few trolls who truly respected him) - Tavros and Gamzee (*cries a little* close friends, a possibly unrequited metaspirtship...) - Gamzee and Equius (literally just chokey chokey my man) - Equius and Nepeta (Moirails) - and just to complete the circle Nepeta and Karkat (Unrequited matespritship)

[@dannylieberwirth1784]

Werent sollux and aradia matesprits before vriska caused him to kill her?

[@guydisorder]

holy sheesh

[@wayverleesoulsong]

Grey Koepp op good analysis

[@guydisorder]

Wayverlee Soulsong When you said that I recieved the notification "nice anal" im frickin screaming

[@poorlymadejoltikplush8776]

_ngl i never noticed that lol_

[@feytrickster4915]

Happy Birthday, John! It's been one hell of a ride. Happy 4/13 everyone

[@chancesassy7963]

hOLY FUUCK I COMPLETELY FORGOT

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

+Just another homestuck with a name like that how the fuck could you? or did you just change your name

[@chancesassy7963]

@@generictimestamperstupendi9021 i regret so muuch

[@chancesassy7963]

@@generictimestamperstupendi9021 i juust did; and no, i didnt

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

@@chancesassy7963 what was your old name then Also from the looks of it you're typing in an in character quirk , you may wanna edit your first comment to hOLY FUUCK

[@pablokult248]

there are so many flaws and places where Hussie really dropped the ball with Homestuck, but damn what I would give to be a kid and experience Homestuck and all the works of passion made by the fans for the first time again

[@starlosa]

The dislikes are there because they tried to like the video and missed due to tears obscuring their vision.

[@allhailthecartlord7256]

Or they didn't like the video, or don't like Homestuck as a whole.

[@oksanakosarenko9810]

CreatureCanyon the only explanation that makes sense

[@allhailthecartlord7256]

Yes, because everyone ever loves Homestuck.

[@twirlingwitch5446]

CreatureCanyon I believe that is correct :')

[@nightwalkerruns]

That is the only explanation possible.

[@georgiasmith-schoffer9981]

Is it just me or did anyone else feel really sad watching this

[@andreassen6197]

+Reilly Choo your avatar matches your comment so well.

[@tonyo6261]

Read the comments (Oh how I love to be mean)

[@X3N0_is_loading]

me

[@ladygamer3431]

nope I thought it was CUTE

[@foxcheetah6035]

Me ;-;

[@twinkinpark]

Its 4/13, Homestuck's 11th anniversary and also my first 413 to be honest I kinda regret ignoring the comic for so long bc despite its flaws i had a blast reading it and it amazes me how quickly it managed to steal a small part of my heart. I can already tell its characters and story will become something that i'll treasure deeply in the future Idk why im commenting this here, i guess it just felt appropiate. Thank you for such a beautiful animation and happy 413 y'all

[@nuksich]

yeah, me too, i couldnt finish reading the comic like for 3 years, and now im done reading it, i really regret not reading it. its the best web comic on the internet, yea and happy late 4/13 xD

[@ctrl.alt.charlie6671]

i also regret never reading it for so long, to the point that i wish i could go back in time and make myself read it. even though i would probably be like 6-8 years old, i wouldnt regret it. but i regret it now. happy late 4/13

[@S4L3MTR13]

I feel this. I'm coming back to the fandom after 4 or 5 years, and so much has smacked me in the feels.

[@Nobynoby2763]

ye i was 12 in 2010 so it wouldve been a good time to be into homestuck but i decided to read it in 2017 for some reason

[@Kayriel]

There were days it updated 4-5 times a day, and times it updated once a day or week. Pauses for a month or more, megapauses for half a year, gigapause for a year. It helped us love it more, the waiting, and never being let down.

[@philtrash2303]

remember when this all began with a kid standing in his bedroom, sticking fake arms into a cake?

[@Reivehn]

A Lullaby for Gods A Story unfolds A tale in which hero's Face all the odd's Beside one another We stand in the rain The blood of our friends Us all drenched in pain But do not despair My great faithful friends For everything will be fine Just hold on... To the bittersweet end.

[@boomerpro87]

Dude Dude plz My heart already hurts enough I don't need another tear jerker here

[@Reivehn]

boomerpro87 Well how about when it all ends. and they win the game? :) Beginning's anew A new Journey begun Our sessions are over Let us move on as one Rule a world full of beauty, Freedom and light And as the new sun sets We Wish our worlds consorts A starry good night.

[@someoneawesome8717]

woah

[@BRUHHHHHHH]

boomerpro87 me nether

[@natcat2287]

your realy good at this, you should be a poet.

[@CytheriaXylia]

I don't know how many times I've watched this since I first found it, but it has to be about 50+ times. There's something about unfinished/rough/sketchy animation that just mystifies me. You're also really great at drawing fluid movements, and honestly this is one of the videos that I always come back to when I lose motivation for my own animation.

[@goobybro]

happy 12 years of homestuck.

[@LydCal999]

How the fuck did this tiny video just recap a story that took me upwards of several months just to get through XD

[@NinjaFerret56]

What's funny to me is that I never heard about this video until I knew almost every character already (exception being lord English)

[@bleachlover43]

It took me 3 weeks to get through homestuck, I love it so much ; - ;

[@MaraK_dialmformara]

***** I'm not telling my boyfriend about it until he's at least read up through Cascade.

[@Melcorbeil]

Diana Saucedo it took me... since february.

[@flowercrownsnskulls2643]

+Aiden Nelson lol... it's been at least 3 months or so and im at act 6 act 6 intermission 5 XD have fun going through the rest of it!

[@ghibliexe1368]

who legit cried at this? *slowly raises hand*

[@fandomtrash6396]

sørry * raises hand *

[@scribblecookie4201]

sørry *Immediately raises hand*

[@unknownsigils]

*raises hand with no shame*

[@Gabriel-qh4yx]

sørry *points and laughs* What fucking nerds amirite

[@scribblecookie4201]

Gabriel Shepard I'm proud of my nerdness, thank you very much ō-ō

[@mayith3002]

remember when the webcomic was just kids messing around

[@ctrl.alt.charlie6671]

thanks for making me cry more right now

[@aceofashe9722]

Came back for one, final visit. It has been one hell of a ride Everyone. With the end of the Decade, and many of our childhoods(young homestucks, anyone?) I say we end it like we began. Give it one last read. One last listen. One last ride. May the next generation treat you well Homestuck. And may you help them as you have helped many of us. December 28, 2019.

[@FiSH-iSH]

εριc

[@thewildmonarch]

hits different in 2020 huh

[@silverfang3000]

@@thewildmonarch even more in 2021

[@thewildmonarch]

@@silverfang3000 damn

[@gj5748]

Yes

[@kazsxm]

fUUUCK I JUST STARTED CRYING GOD HERE COME THE TEARS

[@vincepangilinan1259]

That profile pic tho.......damn.

[@kazsxm]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@hunterfunnyguy]

god god no i saw your profile picture before ITS TIME TO STOP WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS

[@kazsxm]

Duty Calls dead

[@missedits6403]

You mean the... God Teirs? X3 oh god I'm actually sobbing right now.

[@inkbile]

homestuck day 2018 we out here cryin

[@pyre.3764]

almost 2019 🗿

[@Tia-uf5gu]

@@pyre.3764 😔❤️

[@pyre.3764]

@@Tia-uf5gu ✋😔 we'll have to go stupid & go crazy

[@Tia-uf5gu]

@@pyre.3764 we gon have to go sicko mode✋😔👍

[@ZealTroublemaker]

2019 and we still out here cryin

[@guessmyname1246]

Watching this again makes me feel nostalgic but not in a good way. It's sad to watch

[@cheeseclover]

hey hey, 2020, and it’s 2 days before 413 im not in the fandom anymore but im just going on a trip down memory lane and i wanna cry i gREW UP WITH THESE DAMN KIDS SHSJSJLHS

[@TheFangirlOtaku]

I've watched this a billion times and I just now noticed that Jade slaps John after she takes his hand

[@GamerBogsa]

I watched this on the last day of Homestuck, and I nearly cried.

[@dgorsted]

Ikr....

[@teamasacorykings6057]

same..

[@noodledragonuwu8921]

Same

[@ariannaa6964]

same

[@therudestofclouds2007]

yup

[@xavleg7645]

Anybody else sitting in their bed on April 13th 2021 sobbing? No? Just me? Okay. Happy 4/13, friends.

[@d3str0ya5]

happy 4/13/22, in 2 days :)) it’s officially been a year !!

[@xavleg7645]

@@d3str0ya5 this made me so happy. Happy 4/13 :3

[@hollowsbest]

sobs over this again GOD homestuck still has a fond place in my heart

[@Xelipho]

It's amazing that you got a job at What Pumpkin because of this! Congratulations!

[@Melcorbeil]

Xelipho WAIT WHAT

[@Xelipho]

Melody Marie Yep. This person works at WP now.

[@boobertthefoolish3309]

+Xelipho WHOA

[@snailberries]

Really? Good for her!

[@laylatse5918]

No she doesn't I know the person who made this she does not work there

[@sweetgirl070707]

Oh Oh I get it. A lullaby because all of them ''go to sleep''. Sleep being a fucking metaphor for getting murdered multiple times.

[@phi_cov]

happy 413!!!

[@phi_cov]

also this animation remains just as beautiful and tearjerking as i remember

[@krishnavinesh5638]

This is so well done, it summarises the comic perfectly even though it went through a lot of instability as time passed. Homestuck is, a story of 4 kids who play a game, and meet a lot of friends. For the first time, I've felt so much for fictional characters growing when I read Homestuck. Idk but the beta kids are some of the most characters ever

[@olkiswerve8027]

This is my sixth 4/13. Every year I watch this video exactly once on this day, and every year it has more and more significance to me. As I experience more in this fandom, making new friends and reminiscing with old ones, I have never forgotten where I came from, and how long it's been around. It's a part of me I am unlikely and unwilling to forget. This video is one of the few things that can genuinely move me, because it reminds me of everything I've been through since I started reading in 2012. May that it never loses its magic, and i hope you all live wonderful lives. See you next year.

[@continualdeletion9024]

4/13 is coming soon. I myself only started reading in february but I do not plan on giving up. I was very well imformed by my friend that I will die inside but I am willing to take the risk. I just can't help but to fall into this fandom and get stuck and, hopefully, never come out. Happy 4/13 my friend. When I finish reading, I will see you on the other side.

[@homestuckhoovy1135]

@@continualdeletion9024 Did you finish it?

[@continualdeletion9024]

@@homestuckhoovy1135 not yet

[@homestuckhoovy1135]

@@continualdeletion9024 where are you in the story?

[@continualdeletion9024]

@@homestuckhoovy1135 A little bit after the whole meteor thing because I'm rather new to the fandom but I know the general plot.

[@user-qe3mb1pc9l]

My heart aches every time I watch this

[@_v4vendetta_]

Same

[@Crusteaaaaa]

Same

[@kina1176]

Same

[@Foxygutz]

Back here again for 4/13 2022. I feel weirdly emotional listening to this, knowing how much this silly fandom has affected my life.

[@kendallh2416]

Happy Homestuck Day everyone 😔💕🦀 im going to cry its been 12 years...

[@yoroshikus]

There are actual tears rolling down my cheeks

[@homestuckboy6274]

Yatty Chan not lying but the same thing happen. So well animated!!

[@mike-zh4sy]

i hope you realize that this animation literally put the breath in my lungs and the blood in my veins it is so good

[@Gabriel-qh4yx]

Lena Zanhalan but I suppose it didn't teach you the correct usage of the word "literally"...

[@mike-zh4sy]

Gabriel Shepard LITERALLY perish and let me have fun and compliment someone jesus fucking christ

[@coolnamehere2935]

@@mike-zh4sy legend

[@tarnished111]

OHHH

[@pastelshadows6437]

Rose falling headlong into grimdarkness always gives me chills.

[@hopper8514]

The Dave finding Bro’s body/Vriska vs Terezi parts get to me every time.

[@berylanisoptera6727]

I just started reading homestuck, [3/25/21] and it was a BIG achievement when I could watch this entire animation without spoilers.

[@miafeys]

im crying? why am i crying?

[@skeletor5958]

morgan morgan Probably because the dead of dad And mom remembered your mom And dad.

[@bluesword9112]

That is a major mood

[@rosjivenus1355]

Becouse it's glorious?

[@4daikon149]

If you are crying, and I am crying, then who's piloting the meteor??!!

[@Knoxsinn]

In loving memory of Homestuck, a webcomic too crazy and exciting to let go of. We'll miss you! -Ended April 13th 2016

[@AnonIsland5]

+Tyler Hebel isnt there still an epilogue tho?

[@Knoxsinn]

AnonIsland5 ha! yah that XD when will that come out, years from now??

[@leavemealone930]

Good webcomics don't die they just go God tier

[@cractor6307]

Dakota Wright tiger*

[@fear_toxin]

well, today's homestuck's ten-year anniversary. it's been a wild ride, guys. and im so happy to have been on it, and to be here today with all of you. thank you.

[@mrtiredeyes]

This pooped up in my recommendations and I clicked it IMMEDIATELY. I watched this countless times, and I showed every friend and played it at a bunch of Honestuck meetups. It's still so good, in just shocked it only got 15K views?? Years later and this is still a masterpiece. I hope you're doing great things 💪

[@redacted_problems7089]

I officially finished homestuck. I have done it. I have finished Homestuck. Everything, every page that I read, every confusing and mesmerizing act, every action, every word, every whisper, every laugh, every cry. It has finally subsided. It did. I have cried, I have set my life on it. It took a bigger role in my life than I was ever expecting. I feel empty, sick, happy, and at peace. All of the 5 months came to this moment. Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 8:16, at my grandparent's house I finished reading the story that kept me alive. I have finished reading the 8130-long webcomic on the internet, I have finished reading everything. People were annoyed at my obsession, and, partly, I was also disappointed in myself because of it. Everything I did and said and watched has led me to this very same moment. This feeling resides in my soul, scared, and frightened of what my life will become. When Homestuck ended, a part of me did. A part of me wished I ended right there. I was made from it, shaped by every single struggle that the characters undertook. Everything happened. Everything happened, everything happened and it all has. Everything. I did it. I have read everything. And it was so sad and fast. Every single moment of dialogue led me to this moment, every arc and character and I can't help but feel empty. Confused. Empty, empty, empty. Was it worth it, in the end? Was everything worth it? Everything led me to this moment and it's overwhelming and underwhelming at the same time. I don't know where I am, or what happened. I don't know if I will ever find something that keeps me like this, or if I will ever find a way to release this horrible empty, and proud pain I feel residing in the bottom of my soul. 6 months of everything, of everything at the same time. I wish Ozzie would have never talked about it, it has led me to wish I took a different path. How, how can something so beautiful, so amazing and life-changing, end like that? End so fast and quickly, like those 6 months sat on top of my palms only to be disintegrated by the scorching heat. Everything led me to this moment and this end, everything and everyone and my life. It all was my life. I felt done, and I don't know how to express this. 18 and 8 minutes are not what's left of my horrid life and salty tears. My brain feels like an orchestra playing the violin, trying to understand what it's rumoring to me. I feel weak. I feel scared. I feel like I'm never going to be able to express this feeling, and it hurts me. It beautifully hurts me.

[@jennarations001]

I hope you’ve been able to move on and recover in the last few months since you’ve posted this! Everything you felt, I felt too. Everything you felt, I think we all felt. I started homestuck at 10 years old and only finished it at 19. I am 22 now and I still feel that empty sometimes; like how could something so beautiful end so turbulently and messy? Like a long and winding masterpiece that ended with notes played on a tinny and broken toy piano. Hussie failed us on that front. But at least we got to experience the world he left for us and share in its beauty. I feel you and I want you to know that you will heal. It will become a fond memory of a time you wish you could return to. All the love 🫶

[@redacted_problems7089]

@@jennarations001 Thabk you so much, this means a lot to me. I’m still pretty obsessed with Homestuck, but I’ve learnt to appreciate the ending

[@socialexile8424]

I watched this a few months after watching the Credits. I wasn't prepared for these emotions. Just, look at it. Look at how far they've gone, how much they've grown, and what they survived. It's too much to not make a homestuck cry. Really, I can't put my emotions into words right now. Though it was 8 years ago a glorious webcomic started, the time has come to sadly see them finish the game, and have to let go of the Narrative. My only hope for the fandom is that it stays as glorious as what it was based around, and keeps existing for many, many sweeps. Homestuck has certainly left it's mark in history, even if it's not truly over yet. I'd type out more words, but. There are no other words to describe this story. Nor the fandom. It's too great. And, frankly...That's all there is to say on the matter.

[@d3str0ya5]

happy 4/13/22 !! in two days :) congratulations, you’ve made it this far

[@washitape8258]

All these people saying they're crying over this. WELL IM CRYING TOO SO MOVE OVER AND LET ME JOIN YOU

[@ofoloo7095]

*cries with you*

[@MysteryMedia2001]

All these years and this animation is still one of the best pieces of homestuck fan content ever

[@PonderousEclectica4383]

im suddenly overwhelmed by pangs of nostalgia, both for something i never experienced, and for things i have experienced regardless

[@koleyoung4447]

That moment where Aradia and Dave are the only ones truly *awake*. John will fall asleep in a few moments, but they're still awake. They know that even when their friends all die, they'll still be alive. So fuckin' sad. •~•

[@Starkuss]

+Kate Seacliff But, as god tiers, aren't they all immortal anyway?

[@koleyoung4447]

Starkuss They don't age or die of old age or anything, but they can be killed. Seeing as the trolls' natural behavior is to kill other trolls, the trolls would probably start killing each other, John, Rose and Jade would get in the middle of it and most likely die, so eventually it would just be Dave and Aradia left. The two Time players.

[@koleyoung4447]

Well, it's Dave. He's always awake, except for when Rose wakes up his dreamself.

[@OtepRalloma]

+Kate Seacliff Well, John will probably stay "awake" because he's got retcon powers.

[@zeroinfinity1013]

Jade lives, as does jake because of their status as the third and second strongest characters in the story

[@crispysakana]

This is why Homestuck has to become an anime or other animation project.

[@winn2605]

Totally agree so much awesome to work with

[@winn2605]

***** yeah that makes sense

[@CytheriaXylia]

I honestly disagree. I like Homestuck as it is, and I think it being an interactive webcomic is a big part of it's charm. Also, from my experience of reading comics/manga and watching them get adapted into Anime series, I can easily say it wouldn't be a good idea for Homestuck. There is always something the production companies want to change, and it's usually always big things that will cut the story in half so they don't have to spend as much on production. Not to say that hussie would ever sell out. Oh god I hope not. Personally, I love Homestuck, but I think it would be a horrible Anime.

[@crispysakana]

新入生愚かしい True, but this was just a fun little idea i had in mind. It wasn't serious,hahah.

[@crispysakana]

***** Show link to information plz :o

[@Il_Campo]

happy 4/13 everyone, it has ended for me 13 hours ago but i hope yall had a lovely one

[@fignewton9310]

im watching this again just after homestuck has turned 13 entire years old. this webcomic has been with me since i was 10, and watching it grow up and getting to come back to beautiful animations like this is wonderful. i first saw this animation shortly after you posted it in 2013, and i come back every once in a while to rewatch it. i consider it to be one of the most moving pieces of homestuck fan-media there is. it feels like montage of all of the best bits of homestuck, all of the important, emotional story beats that made me care about these characters. its kind of stupid, but i never fail to cry when i watch this, because its so deeply nostalgic for me. thank you for making my favorite piece of homestuck fan-content. i dont think there was anyone more fitting to work on homestuck's final animation than you. homestuck has been over for six years now, but i think ill always come back to this to a lullaby for gods.

[@Nyromen]

Me too homie

[@ginsuneko]

If 14 year old me had known that you would be the one to animate the finale of the comic, she would have absolutely lost her mind in excitement. Thank you for being such a big part in that and for introducing me to Undertale, I wouldn't have found that if you hadn't reblogged the demo like two years ago. I'm really looking forward to your stuff in Hiveswap!

[@d3str0ya5]

happy 4/13/22 !! in two days :)

[@MidnightBlackSky]

I came back here expecting a bunch of, "Ohhhh, Homestuck ended and it was my life and this gives me so many feelings."(being that this is the first time I've checked back in on anything homestuck in a while) But... It's not over yet!?

[@impalalord]

+Mirashade Not until next year most likely

[@JulZoRiNo]

+Mirashade 1% left

[@loganhue5510]

4/13 dawg

[@impalalord]

djfsl

[@wavegunner2323]

+Nagol Da Ninja well if it finishes when hussie says it will it will finish on the same day of the same month it started 4/13/2009 to 4/13/2016

[@AbbeyIsInLoveWithKronk]

4/13 2022 I've been in this fandom for 6 years now. And its definitely changed me. I love it here. No matter how much it sucks sometimes

[@VanguardJester]

I did it. I finished the main story of homestuck, all eight thousand, one hundred and thirty pages. and I did it two days before flash died. I don't regret a single moment spent reading this story.

[@marigo856]

Fun fact: homestuck is literally longer than the bible. What you accomplished is quite the feat. Congratulations!

[@_jaded_ghost__6658]

Congrats!

[@iciclezz4315]

I joined the fandom too late.. Homestucks over.. Oh well no hope for me

[@miadaorerk1681]

There's Hiveswap and Homestukc 2.0, so you're good.

[@iciclezz4315]

Yay xD

[@ironicappreciation4374]

Do I even want to know about the Homestuck 2.0?

[@viridian6013]

Don't worry! Homestuck isnt near over! No movie, book or video game's community is over when it's finished. The early homestucks just had the pleasure to witness homestucks creation.

[@ironicappreciation4374]

Terezi Pyrope And the pain of waiting for updates

[@megafwee]

I've watched this a couple times just for the expressions and faces. If anyone actually makes a Homestuck anime, you should definitely be a part of it.

[@ElDanteDelAnte]

Hear, hear!

[@GabrielaEdwardsLujan]

ElDanteDelAnte Indeed. I second the motion.

[@ElDanteDelAnte]

There is a project on DeviantART, but they're really lacking skill. There's another on Tumblr, but I don't think they want to restaff their team.

[@sukatidi]

ill randomly remember this videos existence and come watch it again on loop for a little bit, it sometimes helps me sleep, but everytime i either cry or get teary eyed, im so thankful for having been a part of this fandom in the past

[@sukatidi]

suffering from amnesia i hope ill get the chance to reread the series someday and feel the same things i felt when i first read it

[@neptea]

i’m turning 20 in less than a week and i wanna cry thinking back on how much this all meant to me as a kid

[@eden6159]

Damn congratulations bro

[@neptea]

@@eden6159 thank you friendddd

[@section1621]

Really similar position. 20 in November. Such a weird sadness :(

[@kople5563]

Wind Slows Lights Flicker Space Ends. As Does Void. Hearts break Life dies Mind breaks Hope is lost Rage is forgotten Doom Can Be Changed Blood Is Washed Away But time. Time never ends. Time is infinite. Even after everything is destroyed. No matter what happens. No matter what is destroyed. Time continues. Forever. (2019 REWRITE)

[@diamondbirdy0179]

;-; omfg this made me so sad ;-; Its so beautiful ;-;

[@kople5563]

Thank you! I took inspiration from starrypelt productions. You should really go check out his/her stuff! Not my lousy stuff I come up with in a few minutes

[@diamondbirdy0179]

Jackson Wallace ooooh no its fine but i'll totally do it xDDD but that was so awesome :DDD

[@kople5563]

Thank you! Now it's time to write a fanfic about lord english! FOR ENGLISH CLASS!

[@diamondbirdy0179]

Jackson Wallace xDDD lol saaaaaaaaaame actually xDDDD I've been procrastinating xDDD

[@d.olluwu]

Four kids...thrown on a journey. The journey that would tell them who they are. The journey that would save them. The journey that would last forever. The journey they would never forget. The journey... They would never be the same again.

[@willowids369]

beautiful. :)

[@kdc_creative]

I'M NOT CRYING, I JUST CAUGHT SOMETHING IN MY EYE! *what did you catch? TEARS!

[@narelletrapani3716]

I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL IN 5 MINUTES AND NOW I'M CRYING, THANK YOU

[@kdc_creative]

(just got up-to-date on HS... I'M NOT CRYING, I JUST CAUGHT SOMETHING IN MY EYE! *what did you catch? TEARS!)

[@yellyokocactifax2106]

+TheLongestNameEverThatTakesUpTheWholePagelolololololololololololololololololololol or KDCCreative 2 SERIOUSLY.

[@EmmaDaOne]

I remember watching this in 2020 when I first started getting into Homestuck. I remember feeling so alone and tired. This animation brings back a sad sort of nostalgia. Yet it also feels hopeful. I think it’s beautiful

[@Vancrii]

Same !!

[@continualdeletion9024]

Happy 4/13 everyone! We've made it this far, eleven whole years. What's eleven more to us? It's been a wild ride. Love you all!♈♉♊♋♌♍♎♏♐♑♒♓

[@georgecross4100]

Raise your hand if you re-watched this on 4/13 and JUST FUCKING CRIED.

[@comb1ne1sh3]

> Raises hand

[@snoun7933]

*entire homestuck fandom raises hand*

[@snoun7933]

+Homestuck Trash exactly

[@reddertreddington195]

*hf raises hand diligently*

[@updog3208]

Reading Homestuck was one of the biggest heartfelt moments I've ever had. This webcomic just... I don't know, made me connect with other people around the world. It's funny how the fandom is so big but I'm seriously the only person in my town that knows Homestuck lmao. But... Im proud I've read it, I'm glad to know that the family is still striving on

[@royalcomputer3780]

Cant kill something this big. Someone will find it and continue the cycle

[@d3str0ya5]

happy 4/13/22 !! in two days :)

[@benruniko]

Maybe 8 years old, but what a hell of an eight years its been. Just for one person it contains becoming middle aged, raising 5 kids, breaking addiction, learning how to be a real adult, and overcoming what the wider world keeps throwing at us. Multiply that by 8 billion and its been a lot of stories being told. And this can still bring me back to that first day i saw this silly little flash comic called Homestuck that only had 6 pages but was still enough to make me giggle uncontrollably during class in high school.

[@stivaoblonskystan]

Damn did you vote on mspa polls and everything? For some reason I never realized that hussie's original audience would be middle aged adults by now

[@benruniko]

@@stivaoblonskystan I remember writing in the suggestion box, and messing around in the message board. It has been so long I barely remember lol.

[@musicmegido5706]

listen. its been 5 years. this still makes me cry.

[@TheBest-ud9bd]

I notice that Aradia was the only troll awake at the end. I think it was because of this: a lot of her friends didn't make it to god-tier. She knows that she will outlast those with even the longest life-span. So, the maid of time will make the most of all the time she has left with them. She won't miss a moment. Not a second.

[@garfieldbiggestfan3443]

Oh my god.

[@jarhead6544]

+Catrina Lambert okay no longer sad

[@snailberries]

+The Best She also never had a dream self.

[@TheBest-ud9bd]

+Catrina Lambert Hm, I checked again and it still looks like their sleeping to me. The art's kinda sketchy though so I guess whatever interpretation you wanna go with is cool

[@TheBest-ud9bd]

+CatchyArtz Well, technically she had a derse dream self, but it was locked at the center of derse the whole game so she never really interacted with it.

[@buicksea1802]

I remember watching this so long ago. today, the tune of the part where there's static came back to me and I just couldn't place it but it felt so nostalgic. I searched for so long when I suddenly thought of homestuck, which finally led me to finding this again. I still love it so much and the animation is just beautiful

[@enk335]

Watching this for the first time in years. Brings such a genuine smile to my face. Thank you.

[@pmmmAMV]

Homestuck is 13 today. This still gives me nostalgia.

[@neptune3161]

For some reason this makes me cry. update: 6 years later, still makes me cry update again: 7 years later, im not crying but im nostalgic

[@heyyeah6552]

Same

[@jonahh.7725]

Same here

[@mcnabi]

Karkat Vantas/Dave Strider (Human Toy Bonnie) it reminds us how far they've come

[@hjhGHGHHJsajahfhukHJ]

>;] 4ll th3 f33ls aaaaaaaall the feeeeeeeels KK: WE FUCKING GET IT THERES SO MUCH FUCKING "FEELS" ((srsly though im cryin so much))

[@pheo4609]

+Karkat Vantas/Dave Strider (Human Toy Bonnie) trust me, your not the only one. ;-;

[@sam-yi5jp]

"nice" i say as i stare at the screen, unable to stop watching "nice"

[@maya-pq2nb]

This physically hurts me to watch it’s so nostalgic I will never be 13 obsessing over media again thank you homestuck genuinely

[@alvinyu5387]

To think that all of this happened over two years ago.... Man now I'm sad.

[@gracieowlmama382]

:.....(

[@impalalord]

+Alvin Yu And now, it's almost all over, we are on our final hiatus and..... my gog, I just started crying, I can't believe it's almost over.........

[@impalalord]

yeah

[@sonaemi211]

+Alvin Yu the best part is, my girlfriend made this

[@otter9248]

what the hell are these tears doing in my eyes

[@geek4137]

Cosplaying as Equius.

[@toniko4011]

+MysticDeerGirl I guess you'll need a towel for that

[@nomisupernova]

STRONG tears

[@elisetrautman8663]

Ireth Vespie IT'S THE DAMN ONIONS

[@secretary_ian]

ONIONS HAVE LAYERS

[@zane8868]

god i can't believe i joined this fandom 11 YEARS LATE... anyways, happy 4/13!

[@kina1176]

Same here

[@scottlegg2991]

Same

[@chaos3780]

same

[@antheiamiya]

Happy 4/13 to all the former fans, artists, animators, cosplayers, and more. I know when we look back most of us cringe at the mess it turned into, but there was a still a lot of good in it, too. You all made the fandom something special

[@jojoleigh5225]

4 years of homestuck put into a 3min animation...its beautiful! :'D but its been 7 years now....time flies! :P

[@Sailormoonwoot]

I can cry now, right?

[@Sailormoonwoot]

_Please?_

[@evergreenhope9826]

SailorIsRandom of course, join the group xD

[@okok1292]

SailorIsRandom i cried for some reason im confused

[@Sailormoonwoot]

You're new here, aren't you?

[@okok1292]

SailorIsRandom ?

[@xowormsfan1]

never read homestuck, my sister happened to show me this video because she really liked it. even after 9 years i still think about this video and how much it has influenced my life from just how powerful it is as a piece of artwork...

[@UhOhItsDorian]

Happy 4/13, everyone! I still watch this animation every now and again and it still takes my breath away.

[@d3str0ya5]

happy 4/13/22 !! in two days :)

[@wavegunner2323]

please tell me someone has saved every page of homestuck so years later when hussie closes the site we can all still read it

[@_OkayC]

If Hussie closes homestuck then everything in the world would be unbalanced

[@cactoyote]

+Dj_Does_Gaming No. EVERYTHING IN PARADOX SPACE WOULD BREAK APART!

[@OtepRalloma]

+milo goodfellow It can always be archived.

[@wavegunner2323]

yeah but again i am talking when someone takes down mspaint adventures

[@OtepRalloma]

milo goodfellow Well, even when mspa is taken down, web archives will still be up. So...

[@snaek2594]

And so ends a webcomic that to many is a masterpiece that few others will surpass, and to even more hot garbage in a sewage treatment plant. I count myself lucky to be among the ranks of the former; and though I joined the fandom two years after its inception, I am just as much a lover of the comic as the readers who were there from the start. Every once in awhile, I rewatch this animation. Every time, my eyes get misty. Truth be told, I wouldn't have complained if the webcomic continued forever. Though you have to admit that it was getting pretty convoluted at this point. I can't speak for others, but I know I frequented the wiki for refreshers on the plot. For all its flaws, Homestuck is still going down in my book. tl:dr - What, are you kidding me? Come on, it's only like 2 paragraphs.

[@sleepy-darling]

On 413 we watch A Lullaby for Gods

[@spacedoubt8923]

This video encapsulates why homestuck is more than a comic.

[@iceyd7458]

I watched this video before I read Homestuck. Before, it was just a load of meaningless scribbles and it didn't really make sense at all, even if they were beautiful. Watching it now, it just beings back so many emoticons and it's truly amazing. It's nice to know I can finally appreciate this work in it's full form.