PESTERQUEST - Ultimate Dirk's Theme

PESTERQUEST Volume 14 OST - Ultimate Dirk Strider's Theme ("Beatup" by Clark Powell & Astro Kid)
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[@GameTornado01]

*orange text appears on screen* Oh no *Ult Dirk actually shows up in person* OH NO

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

Pray to God now cause he's Pissed and out for your blood and standing right in front of you in a unironic fury

[@hopeiswherethehomeis9606]

OH NO MARIO!

[@ohshitacat4984]

Dirk: *busts through 4th wall* OH YEAH

[@dannylieberwirth1784]

i legit yelled profanity at my screen for a full minute before i clicked again i was so fed up with his bullshit

[@raptorcharly8055]

@@dannylieberwirth1784 I legitimately screamed because what the FUCK when I first saw

[@fathergrif9248]

HE IS A MAN WHO OWNS THREE THEME SONGS

[@hhellinn]

10 actually

[@fathergrif9248]

@@hhellinn :O

[@hhellinn]

Toby Grif There is Unite Synchronization, Orange Hat, Battle Brotocol, Anbroids V2.0, Whistling Jackhammer, Time on My Side, Austin Atlantis, Sweet Dreams Timaeus, Despot, Stress and Miasmajesty. He also shares Beatup and Stride with Dave, Moonsetter with Vriska. Characters have a lot of (canon) themes but they don’t get used, sadly. Hell, even _Ancestors_ have themes. It’s great to see themes like Stress and Beatup show up on Pesterquest!

[@ashikjaman1940]

In b4 DIrk and Rose make Unus Annus but with Sburb

[@fathergrif9248]

@@hhellinn Dirk is a man who has MANY themes-

[@jake-xy3pq]

its hard to take him seriously when all i can see is the sbahj tat

[@luisben101233]

Wasn't that his birth mark rather than a tattoo?

[@Tako8617]

@@luisben101233 nah its a tattoo, jake has one too

[@luisben101233]

@@Tako8617 oh. well darn

[@sloth1667]

poggers tattoo

[@Wischmopp95]

I can't believe that it took me so long, but this comment made me realise that he somehow got a tattoo when he was literally completely alone for the first 16 years of his life. Did they ever mention how he got it? Did he give it to himself (A stick-and-poke on your own delts? Can't be easy)? Or did he program a robot for the specific purpose of tattooing a shitty jpegged sbahj onto people's arms?

[@grem1368]

my blood went cold when his orange text hijacked the screen

[@linkmariokirby7373]

Don't bother praying, you're up against the only person who'd hear it.

[@yourguysnow2783]

-Ult Dirk

[@KingOpenReview]

Alternates be like:

[@TheNerevahkiin]

Hard af line 👊

[@I_SWEAR_IM_NOT_LYING]

Goes harder than it needs to

[@Urboy19]

Which is actually terrifying, if you really think about it. This guy replaced CHRISTIAN GOD and took his place. He is one of the only people who has achieved his ultimate self and has completely taken over the narrative. This guy could kill a good 60% of every Homestuck character EVER. That's terrifying.

[@nathanielhanlon6444]

Ult! Dirk and the Reader are opposites. A passive force attempting to break into the world, And a maniacal force that's all but broken out of it.

[@ladlevi]

got that "oh, you're approaching me?" type energy

[@liamfitzpatrick3812]

I actually screamed when this man showed up

[@raptorcharly8055]

Fucking same

[@ploopspoon7286]

for me it was just repeatedly whispering "oh shit oh shit oh shit"

[@shiningfennec2360]

I clutched my head, bared my teeth and freezed like that for good 20 seconds

[@RycoreXIII]

I kind of saw this coming, didn't make it any less infuriating.

[@pseudosaccharine9891]

I screamed and quit the game SO fast when it happened

[@Nick-wi3kd]

I don't like how he looks annoyed. It makes me strangely nervous

[@mobmilkk]

hes ult dirk come on man

[@lavenzavantas]

He's about to beat you to death

[@JD-hm3nw]

SAME. The annoyed look paired with the accusing finger point really makes me feel singled out...

[@antheosenigma]

Ult!Dirk: “You are already, dead.” MSPAReader: “What?”

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

I mean... he Replaced God in Homestuck and literally controls the Narrative so yeah you should be scared unless you Achive your ultimate self like him and Colliopie

[@Tostwashere]

he looks like he's saying "You disgust me. Leave."

[@twopointoh1355]

that is indeed the long and short of it

[@aundersave]

Also “Stop fucking things up.”

[@masonrichards875]

He is.

[@Tostwashere]

@Ligmabubbles 1212 DSIUHDSJIDFS that was a good one

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

To be fair he's God at this point he could get you to leave and humiliate you while doing it all he needs to do is say you do

[@uwasaco]

He went from twink to chad and I'm scared--

[@KingOpenReview]

Chad Strider.

[@fandeperu3582]

he was never a twink, he's to into himself and wanting overcome others with it to be one

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

I mean.... Replacing god is beyond chad

[@thepainisreal8872]

Well too bad, asscending to *THAD MODE*

[@codebracker]

A true twunk

[@terryflopycow2231]

All of a sudden Ult Dirk doesn't like the idea of someone having non-canon dominion

[@superthorc6894]

Terry flopycow well it not him doing so therefore it terrible to him

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

Godang hypocrite.

[@emeraldjunk5677]

It's not non-canon, the mspar was literally retconning the alpha timeline.

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

It's His Canon now

[@terryflopycow2231]

@@emeraldjunk5677 true, fair point. But from Dirk's point of view, canon is a beyond black and white concept. he was just pissed about mspar's consequences on his goals

[@waylonsmith1832]

Finding this theme in the credits after updating the game today filled me with a sense of profound dread.

[@raptorcharly8055]

Gog same

[@waylonsmith1832]

@Axolotl Child ...mot

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

I feel some of my choices aren't my own anymore

[@nerdorama009]

The theme that says ">You see no God up here. Only me."

[@relatablecancer9899]

Tbf, whoever is seeing, is seeing God, just not his God

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

Well I mean he Did admit to replacing him Overlord Dirk is now what he shall be called

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

Dirk: If God exists, it’s freaking ME!

[@mibukdesjarlais534]

Me: Actually Karkat is OUR GOD and always will be you Ultimate Dick!!!!!!!!! ♋♋♋♋♋

[@nerdorama009]

@@mibukdesjarlais534 Praise Jegus

[@namelessnarrator7271]

"This year can't get any worse, right?" April 2020:

[@Snowifawn]

GOD YEAH

[@heimlichniccalsclownenthus1869]

Nameless Narrator I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS OH GOD

[@KingOpenReview]

"Surprise, bitch."

[@mike-zq1jt]

Im pretty sure June 2020 Dirk is going to come to the real world and kick all of our asses

[@heimlichniccalsclownenthus1869]

Toothy Lemon not if actual June can stop him first

[@oliverhoare6779]

Dirk went from regular anime to JoJo

[@justswift5369]

He is gay after all.

[@pistachio2x4b]

yeah, his name is DiStri

[@bumblejuice1863]

ゴゴゴゴゴゴ

[@eridanampora3024]

EXACTLY

[@NashiEmilie]

Mood

[@gravelfilledSoap]

Imagine “The prince is awake. Your shit is wrecked.” But along with the feelings of badassery and hype, you get extremely anxious and everything drops to the pit of your stomach. That’s this theme.

[@TimeyWimeyGeek]

“The Princes are awake. Your shits are wrecked.”

[@clovertheunlucky]

Ult Dirk doesn't even need a katana, his fookin anime shades are so pointy and sharp that I bet he could cut somebody in half with them

[@The_Endless_Now]

*shaderang*

[@thebiolibrary5572]

That would be hard to do if they’re on his head. What? He could take them off you say? Hell to the no!

[@jackiecabaret6092]

@@thebiolibrary5572 Simple, decapitate him and then throw his head with the shades on. Dirkcapitation solves everything

[@thebiolibrary5572]

Android No.4k1 how would he lop off his head though

[@finalmessage3051]

I mean, Dirk is a kamina reference (tengen toppa) and kamina uses his mecha's shades to attack, so that's basically accurate lol

[@lichrallyanaitmareluv9116]

Oh no he's hot

[@noravargas7653]

HES SO HOT!

[@palmerpatel6390]

Id agree except I care about personality, and Ult Dirk is the textbook definition of a personality that turns one off.

[@1Nostrand1]

@@palmerpatel6390 Speak for yourself.

[@kendallh2416]

@@1Nostrand1 i agree 😤😤 sis has her taste

[@NaruhiLeijon]

I want to like the comment but I'm gonna respect the 69

[@jamesgrinsen1085]

Damn, Homestucks are fast

[@orangeflavoredtoothpaste7420]

He's already her- Wait

[@barkhyde]

IM NOT OK AFTER PLAYING THAT S H IT

[@PrinceofMilk]

Damn tell me what happened

[@zyzxt5202]

@@PrinceofMilk Dirk Strider happened

[@raptorcharly8055]

Me neither

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

Yeah for some reason i built a Shitty Statue of Liberty for... Ironic purposes thats not even something i'd do pretty sure Dirk made me do it he's such a dick you know?

[@ladlevi]

goddamn ult dirk being buff is absolutely NOT something i was expecting but somehow makes perfect sense

[@leonidaz171]

ladlevi • 8 years ago your username tripped me up

[@thecrawler1265]

dirk always was like that, why does everyone has the attention span of a goldfish?

[@robotbirdcat4867]

This version of Beatdown is brutal. Heavy. Overwhelming. A true final boss. A force to be reckoned with. A prince high above on his throne and he knows it.

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

Eidolon Bidadari when I first listened to it, it sounded hella trimphant. But add new and it fits real good.

[@ck_cal]

the first time I heard this song it punched me in the guts, called me slurs and just fucking obliterated me so yeah I get what you mean

[@stevenseaman1946]

"the prince is high and he knows it" - Eidolon Bidadari

[@mobmilkk]

@@ck_cal tfw when a song beats you up

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

A Blasphemer one who Dares stand at the Level of God Dirk has casted aside the laws laid down He is now the one who writes the story of the cosmos He is now the Author

[@arseniccatnip8000]

The pose: The name: *the stride*

[@RikuMcduck]

Lets all do the stride

[@teefmouf5841]

he could step on me and i'd thank him.

[@teefmouf5841]

@@mama_m00n I'm so embarrassed I forgot I posted this comment

[@mama_m00n]

@@teefmouf5841 no no no don't be, ur saying what we are all thinking

[@TheSpellKaster]

@@teefmouf5841 nah hes spittin

[@lateybird]

teefmouf wildin

[@notafemalehungarian2923]

completely valid, i would kill to be under his anime sandals

[@severalcakes3267]

*Epilogue readers:* I fear no man. But that thing... *The colour orange:* (exists) *Epilogue readers:* It scares me.

[@thefbi6773]

the epilogues do not exist, i cannot see

[@broblerone413]

The epilogues themselves scare me

[@asterism343]

this is extremely true.

[@quinnholloway5400]

@@broblerone413 As does Homestuck^2, very questionable choices

[@blitz5657]

Ult. Dirk having muscles is the most bizarre thing coming from Pesterquest

[@El_Palta_]

It looks more like Bro Strider if you think about it.

[@olympus6856]

@@El_Palta_ You bringing that up just makes it worse

[@whimsicalgamer3917]

Jojo Reference???

[@zz7073]

@@whimsicalgamer3917 Ugh please no

[@suspectedfool1414]

i see what you did there

[@ebentaylor]

Beat Up really fits for Ultimate Dirk because his entrance into the route is marked with him belittling and beating up his past self and ultimately beating up himself. That shit hurted!

[@The_Endless_Now]

This track just radiates *power.*

[@RikuMcduck]

Rustbloods!

[@JD-hm3nw]

God his sprite and this music makes me feel like I'm going to get my ass kicked; That song title doesn't help either.

[@scottmaurning9591]

we're in for some ass-whoopin here

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

dirk strider diss track when?

[@pedrovinicius9592]

dirk strider more lke dick strider bruh

[@pedrovinicius9592]

@Nolime no i mean dick strider because he may have a big dick

[@viraltang]

@Nolime But it's not...Everything in HS2 is so forced, contrived, and so goddamn lazy. There are some really good ideas it there like the cast having a falling out due to disagrementts on how too handle there new rolls and responabitys or even if they want them. Good idea hell you could even work in the angle of the fact they did not technichly really earn the reward and play with that. But what we get is Dirk and Cali get new powers and use them to treat others like shit Cali becoming no different from her brother a brat who treated others like playthings.

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

It honestly looks like he's saying "I want to speak to your manager. Now."

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

But he IS the manager

[@gimmetheg00ber]

The Ultimate Karen

[@lordbuss]

"Do you have a burger?!"

[@dasuberkaiser6]

He needs to speak to the manager about Caliborn trying to order a burger.

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

dasuberkaiser6 WHY ARE YOU SUPPRESSING FOOD FROM THE PUBLIC

[@Juniper_Rose]

I'll be honest, this twist was expected and it STILL surprised me. "There's no way the guy obsessed with controlling the narrative doesn't fuck with his own path." Ultimate Dirk: Sup. Me: HOLY SHIT

[@pokeflora]

This song was always one of my favorites, I thought it was a good sendoff to the Striders back when it was first released on HS Vol 10 as an anthem for both Dirk and Dave. But its return in Pesterquest breathed new life into the song, turning that triumphant feeling inside out and giving it a new sinister edge. I look forward to where Homestuck goes next, frightening as it may be.

[@pokeflora]

Also, Dirk is Hot.

[@threethreetwotwotwo3522]

this. this is exactly how i feel. i could say it ruined the connection i had with this song, but it's not like i expect anything else from homestuck, really. i do feel like i'm listening to a whole different song, though. it's unnerving.

[@raptorcharly8055]

I actually managed to not even recognize the song because it hit so different in this context - though admittedly I'd only listened to it a few times.

[@bstuu2138]

The original context of this song is a 30 year old Bro influenced by Caliborn, Arquius and AR to beat up a preteen Dave. I would say this song is as sinister then as it is now? Also associating Dave with it really glosses over his whole character arc. This wasn't ever a cool Strider theme song, it was Beatdown, an anthem for Dave getting beat down by his guardian.

[@threethreetwotwotwo3522]

​@@bstuu2138 You're talking about Beatdown, though. When I first listened to Beatup I personally interpreted that it had an optimistic, concluding feel to it that opposes Beatdown. I mean aside from the titles literally having "up" and "down" as contrasts, Beatdown is one of the first songs to be introduced while Beatup appears in vol 10, the last hurrah. It's no surprise that I associate that song with how Dave and Dirk's relationship ended in the comic. (when of course disregarding the epilogues and anything else.)

[@straciatella777]

OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD IS BEAT UP BEAT UP BEATUP OH GOD

[@technobeagle9598]

Not enough people knew about this song

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

Yeah beatup’s wild

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

Oh God's here alright And he's NOT happy

[@Nobynoby2763]

AaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHhHh

[@mojonoahgamer5647]

Dirk^2: Omae Wa Mou Shinderu

[@KristalSiderglace]

I don't need to work out I just need to become my ultimate self.

[@deletedTestimony]

There's 8 words of death for a piece of fiction: "I don't care what happens to these people." And I think Dirk's ultimate goal is to keep people caring, before the beginning and after the end.

[@peregrinemendicant4758]

which is exactly why he has to play the villain! thats why he insults everyone, hurts them to make us hurt, and thus keep us interacting with the story. It's a tough burden to bare, but hey, who do you think is going to teach all those turtles rad ninja arts?

[@deletedTestimony]

@@peregrinemendicant4758 what I don't think anyone realizes, though, is that there is still a major villain/antagonist. the person who devoured Lord English. I think they're more dangerous than Dirk could ever pretend to be.

[@peregrinemendicant4758]

@@deletedTestimony thats a really good point. i often gloss over that fact that calliope actually killed lord english because she frames herself to be the "good guy" trying to stop the villain, dirk. You know, as homestuck 2 continues to go on, i wonder if the roles could possibly switch?

[@deletedTestimony]

​@@peregrinemendicant4758 it was reading the part of the epilogues where Calliope explains that the framing of heroes and villains is much in the hands of the storyteller that made me start to feel very anxious about her. Ultimate Calliope has always been strangely dark and sinister in my eyes, and I think the entire Candy timeline is her orchestration. she gives the fans everything they want, but with the caveat, "Not like this." she brings the fulfillment of almost every procreative ship pairing, in the worst way imaginable. and then she consumes her brother a second time. the person with the nightmare of powers is ultimate calliope, and Dirk is a paper tiger next to her.

[@justswift5369]

@@deletedTestimony hs^2 could've been so fire bruh 😭

[@ihatemyname6]

He looks like he would say "being gay was just a phase"

[@ashencometmom5291]

i think he'd still be gay but also, like, almost 100% unironically think that bottoms are subhuman, a la ancient rome

[@shominyamimoto]

this slaps to hell and back i'm surprised i haven't heard this version before

[@Tsuki-P]

because this version came out on april 1st

[@optionboom]

R4D beatup was released a long time ago, unless you’re saying this is an alternate version with the same name?

[@justswift5369]

@@optionboom Alternate version, yes.

[@RikuMcduck]

Gamzee really deserves better you know?

[@illulamati4651]

ult dirk closes the fridge with his hips

[@AnimatedAutisim]

i was in my living room in the dead of night, mentally roleplaying as my homestuck selfinsert troll and then gave them an existential crisis after finding out that they werent real while watching the dirk pesterquest route. im so poggers

[@rat_juice_is_tasty]

this might be the most relatable thing i’ve ever laid my eyes upon

[@kino1275]

DON'T BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, BELIEVE IN ME, BELIEVE IN THE STRIDER THAT BELIEVES IN YOU!

[@RikuMcduck]

What if he doesnt believe in me?

[@kino1275]

@@RikuMcduck then, you're fucked.

[@notmithosis7350]

@@RikuMcduck pray.

[@KinoBarzo]

oh hey it's me from 3 years ago holy shit

[@stark1470]

he awoke something in me when i first laid eyes upon him and im ace

[@quantumblur_3145]

I really can't feel proper fear when that stupid SBaHJ tattoo is pogging from his shoulder

[@GoatHerdt]

Man grabbed me by the throat and forced me to vibe with him

[@doofs]

i kinda adore how Dirk is now just actually Kamina like there's no avoiding it.

[@dragontamer1012]

Prince of heart, destroyer of soul, a man who EMBODIES ego, just some titles to spit at cha.

[@yuzu6663]

Damn dirk and hes bewitching good looks

[@LadyCorthon]

Why is he hot

[@ChalkIsland]

agreed

[@theyumbytron]

I like how his hair keeps getting bigger

[@honeysstar]

Dirk is out here looking like the 5th pillarman. This dude was actually just training Dave so that Dave could learn how to fight all of the other pillarmen.

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

Dirk Keeps Kars in his basement

[@sarafontanini7051]

spoilers: the other four pillarmen are also Ultimate Dirk

[@thefunnyman8073]

@@sarafontanini7051 The pillar men were just dirks from alternate timelines

[@lordbuss]

@@sarafontanini7051 four pillarmen in search for the author :)

[@Emeraldakafunnygamerguy]

Ah yes, he has the Red Shades of Arquius

[@fauxromantics]

god the fact that his theme's essentially a remix of 'beatdown' really just hammers home how ult dirk is just the worst parts of all the dirks combined into one :(((

[@valenz1234]

its "beatup" in fact :(((

[@andari__]

yeah.. jeez

[@technobeagle9598]

It’s actually a song that was written quite a while ago, it does fit Ult. Dirk really well tho

[@Drayakir]

You mean best.

[@1Nostrand1]

I know isnt it great?

[@MagicRose03]

I am going to install Bluetooth speakers into my chest so I can blast this wherever I go.

[@RikuMcduck]

Good, very good

[@bluewarbler9034]

This theme fits Ultimate Dirk better than any other I can think of. It's heavy and bombastic, full of swagger and sheer arrogance. Perfect for one as assured of his own superiority as Ultimate Dirk.

[@CosmosGatito]

at least Ult Dirk can back up his bark with his bite. if he can't slice you to pieces with his "unbreakable" katana, he can just rip your soul out instead.

[@TheDevNell]

Yours is a singularity of narcissism-an endlessly recursive existence so dense that it has no choice but to sprawl out much further than the boundaries of its person in any given universe or timeline. I can see it.....

[@FluffiBois]

Ok so I had a really fucking wack idea out of nowhere So you know how Dirk is able to rap pretty well? Along with how he can change the narrative? And you know how MSPAR has been helping Chixe with her raps and now has power over the Pesterquest timeline as a first guardian? Consider: Dirk and MSPA have a narrative power rap battle where their rhymes literally change the reality they’re in Epic rap battles of narrative history

[@ChromeBezerker]

I love this

[@kuukrii]

hes ripped and i think thats very sexy of him

[@brit_no]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@mimifae777]

agreed also is your username a machinegirl reference 🤨

[@boksillee]

this makes me feel lust

[@Shad809]

He gives me an urge to call him Daddy out of pure fear

[@benjaminjenkins2384]

Didn't he say something like "Daddy's home bitch" in the route?

[@taeunaosei9107]

@@benjaminjenkins2384 That was Teen Dirks' Autoresponder :/

[@benjaminjenkins2384]

@@taeunaosei9107 oh, okay, thanks for telling me lmao

[@dasuberkaiser6]

You just know Rose calls him Daddy ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@cockfliesproductions5164]

dasuberkaiser6 no no no no no

[@eona48]

lord help me i want him to wrap his hands around my neck and take me

[@Saffron-mb8mp]

I was playing this kinda loud and my mom genuinely thought I was listening to Nine Inch Nails

[@justretin9668]

Picturing Trent Reznor making this song for Homestuck nearly fucking killed me.

[@b8rger]

this man can step on me and i'd thank him

[@bardmandan7326]

Loving how this flips the Motif of Beatdown and really pulls you into the perspective of the kind of person Bro was/UltDirk is Powerful. In control. Important. Better than you, Damn well sure of it. Making sure you know it too.

[@ember_flux]

also just a horrific person

[@Homestuckfan413]

and also *child abuse*

[@namenicky996]

@@Homestuckfan413 anime child abuse

[@TheSpellKaster]

also hes hot

[@frickle862]

*he has the power of god and anime on his side*

[@rainesjupiter7308]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

[@KingOpenReview]

He IS god and anime.

[@rainesjupiter7308]

Homestuck is definitely my favorite anime

[@rainesjupiter7308]

@@KingOpenReview Bruh i'm going insane your pfp moves when I look at the replies

[@KingOpenReview]

@@rainesjupiter7308 It's a gif.

[@im_ener]

JESUS why is he so RIPPED its HOT

[@RikuMcduck]

Too hot!

[@MilkcartonAngel]

Was absolutely terrified of Ult. Dirks role in pesterchum. Ended up giving this a listen one day and then proceeded to have a dream of Ultimate Dirk attempting to kill me, I guess he really struck a cord in my subconscious

[@BABABABABANCHAN]

i love how silly yet incredibly menacing he looks

[@CosmosGatito]

DIRK: I'm either gonna drown you in a cup of water to put you out of your dehydrated misery, or you're gonna march your dry ass into the kitchen and make like a sponge.

[@hoshimidragneel]

This reminded me to drink water. Thank you!

[@w1tchysounds207]

As soon as this dude showed up I just said out loud to myself "Oh god not THIS bitch again" and continued to enjoy his theme and laugh at his muscles

[@jarrellpets]

he gives me major frat boy vibes with this theme and that look...

[@calyps0rion]

This is the weirdest jojo yet

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

I mean he did a Dio and replaced God and by replaced God he Replaced the author canonically Im pretty sure Dio is still controlled by Araki Dirk Oh Dirk overthrew Hussie

[@calyps0rion]

@@craytherlaygaming2852 hes just heaven ascended dio

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

@@calyps0rion Thats the term i was looking for Though even Ascended Dio was still bound by the writer's whim Dirk is beyond the writer canonically

[@capriciousunpredictablemem721]

>JoJo reference >Ultimate Dirk is a Gurren Lagann reference The stench of nu-weebs disgusts me

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

@@capriciousunpredictablemem721 Cool down mate I mean Really though Dirks's Kamina *well the opposite of him please tell me i got the name right* but his brother Dave is more of a Toaru's Tschimikado both of them are ultimate bro's

[@yasminfragomeni8]

I was smiling the whole thing when this song started playing. It is one of my favorite songs ever, and I'm so glad to see it get used

[@a-bird-lover]

I love this song but I remember the original video's picture was of a beat up kid dave in Bro's shadow... who keeps letting the anime man around children :((

[@jamiesadf5829]

well at least with the way ult dirk acts, we can official rule out cal influencing him to act that way. As it turns out, Dirk is just an asshole in almost every timeline despite outside influences

[@pseudosaccharine9891]

Um....lol.....you do realize that because of the AR splinter, he is technically STILL being affected by Cal's influence, right? The whole point of this route was to tell you that Dirk is extremely susceptible to outside manipulation and his soul is at risk of corruption from the Ultimate Self, not that he's inherently evil :/

[@BridgeFish]

@@pseudosaccharine9891 orrrrrr that he's destined to be corrupted and IS therefore inherently evil due to a clear willingness to be swayed towards bastard-ness? Or that it's homestuck and therefore it's entirely up to interpretation. :D

[@pseudosaccharine9891]

BRIDGE Oooooooorrrrrr he gets put into bad circumstances by the narrative in every timeline and he's hyperaware of that AND it makes him very unhappy with himself because he is at heart a very genuinely good person who wants to do good things for his friends, and he doesn't get enough credit for getting as far as he had???

[@BridgeFish]

@@pseudosaccharine9891 Name one good thing Dirk Strider has done.

[@thornykettle112]

Jesus, Ultimate Dirk is CUT

[@milomccree8313]

Ult. Dirk confirmed what I already thought. My type is people who could kill me.

[@kebebblin]

they finally used it. jesus christ. i swear to god they made the punchy parts more hd. love this track.

[@thefunnyman8073]

Twink: Dirk Strider. Twunk: Bro (Pre-Scratch) Hunk: Ultimate Dirk

[@RikuMcduck]

Hi John!

[@RikuMcduck]

Honk: Ultra Ultimate Dirk

[@theaprilsonlyfool]

rage fills up my very being at the sight of this man

[@babciakwas]

what happens to a mf when you get three theme songs

[@lefrogenjoyer]

It's like if Dirk made a theme that could beat up anyone's ears on purpose just to prove to you he is superior

[@Akirex5000]

I love how overpowering this song sounds. Like you just messed with something much more powerful than yourself, something beyond your own comprehension, and now you're about to get your shit wrecked.

[@planterbox]

thinking about what dave's internal reaction to ult dirk must've been after having a heart-to-heart with him in homestuck about how bad his bro was dirk saying he would never become like him

[@RejectReef]

It's brutal. Heavy. Oppressive. A force that can't be fought, whether by virtue of its strength or your own weakness is irrelevant. It's a remix of Beatdown, which was Beta Bro's theme. And all I can see is a young boy laying on his roof after getting his ass kicked by his older brother.

[@maggintons]

The "We are coming to beat you up" meme theme.

[@ogjew72]

Imagine Kamina going up to Dirk saying "Who the hell do you think you are!!"

[@ogjew72]

@@CRTV03 that is 100% true

[@mericanmeal]

His response would obviously be "I'm you but stronger"

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

Dirk would be Like oh shit Im you but GOD also got these shades because of you bro

[@diedrickdavid890]

He would cry

[@stargirl3455]

ok this slaps

[@silly_lil_guy]

he's so babygirl slay queen

[@Dellipie]

Yes sir.

[@Dellipie]

@Dick Rider 𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙧

[@burger1192]

if he was in my school id let him bully me

[@gab8126]

same

[@bluejay2765]

He hella evil But this is hella good

[@literallyjustalamp9149]

And his tattoo is of Hella Jeff. Or maybe sweet bro. Uh...

[@-kenik9629]

@@literallyjustalamp9149 It's Hella Jeff, in Honor of his Sweet Bro.

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

And im Feeling Hella small

[@DarthSenorQueso]

Also this remix has made me like Ult Dirk more unironically.

[@ubiquitouszergio4267]

but it's an old remix,,

[@DarthSenorQueso]

@@ubiquitouszergio4267 I realized that after, it was new to me

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

You sure thats not because Ult Dirk told you you did?

[@cassidygreen4239]

I feel like I’m about to get beat up by a dude named Chet

[@RikuMcduck]

He's more like a Mike to me

[@chocolatepopsicle5834]

He look like hes going to kick my ass and honestly im fine with that

[@epicgamers242]

Ultimate Dirk Every Dave's fear

[@lillienglish9628]

i’m sorry but dirk is one of the hottest characters in homestuck

[@notafemalehungarian2923]

dont apologize for speaking the absolute and unwavering truth

[@sethikus7536]

Not gonna lie this dirk really making me feel something

[@insatisfatoriospodcast]

Dirk after watching JOJO.

[@Dysteleologist]

I ... Uh. I may or may not unironically want him to step on me. Please send help.

[@mentosvagabond]

So this is how Dave and Dirk gonna go down when ^2 finally update the first [S] Strife.

[@RikuMcduck]

Mayor!

[@RikuMcduck]

Wayward!

[@hsd6716]

bruh id pog if that happens