Savior of the Waking World

[@anueutsuho7425]

According to Toby Fox, this song was a huge turning point for him as a musician.

[@samlueke2855]

do you have a source for this? i just really like hearing toby talk about his career & music hjdhfksd

[@anueutsuho7425]

@@samlueke2855 His Tumblr. He was talking about a fellow homestuck composer who passed away who influenced this song.

[@samlueke2855]

@@anueutsuho7425 ty ty much obliged

[@arch_caff]

@@anueutsuho7425 You mean Buzinaki and their song “Doctor”?

[@snowman8656]

@@arch_caff Yes, he was.

[@TiredEyePilot]

When I first saw this image I hadn't read home stuck and I thought john rose and Dave were about to kidnap jade or something

[@hopelessamaturerougeofhope4399]

Lol

[@clust3rpepis]

why is only Dave capitalized

[@fujineetomori]

@@clust3rpepis irony

[@caramelcopcat]

@@clust3rpepisprobably autocorrect, dave is a name and rose is a noun so it wouldnt be capitalized

[@clust3rpepis]

@@caramelcopcat what about John? that's a name too and it wasn't capitalized

[@dr.texasman7483]

And today on "How Many Emotions Can A Single Song Fucking Give Me"

[@FrostyMac]

427 emotions, to be exact. Oddly, the human emotion called friendship is not one of them.

[@turtlemkzoo8595]

Is self-esteem one of the emotions?

[@FrostyMac]

EndMySuffering Probably, idk

[@housekey.]

Tejas Gokarn The answer is 8LL OF THEM.

[@elnahobino]

1025. I calculated

[@anon_is_artistic5305]

John is the Wind Waker It is him

[@anon_is_artistic5305]

ThatOneKiwi *more boats*

[@mayominx]

Link= Dave+John

[@jimmyjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj8806]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA everything was already there from the beginning. EVERYTHING.

[@acousticfoam4184]

quirkySinger ^ < >

[@kool-aidqueen7153]

Wait. On my LoZ Wind Waker Link nendoroid box, the number 413 is on it.... 0-0 *is Link secretly John Egbert*

[@skye3721]

Homestuck is making me feel better about my existential crisis. Like someone said, dying isn't the end of a life, it's the beginning of a legend.

[@dazzythenormling4847]

I'll cherish your comment forever

[@4weenie]

+Lapismaniac I almost cried when I read your comment.

[@jettiz3703]

Lapismaniac It also helps because of the fact that you were created by aliens.

[@neilisawesome2333]

Well come to think of it, I have short end of the existential crisis. possibilities are endless but one thing for sure, it's you..

[@aardwoof_]

ah yes, the legend of That Guy Who Never Left His House

[@Barkwitch]

I love how there's John, Dave, and Rose with their weapons lookin all cool ... and then there's Jade.

[@patriot7260]

What the hell's wrong with Jade? She has fucking narcolepsy yo. She sleeps all the time. B ' to be honest she did more than us in her fucking sleep. We should be ashamed of ourselves for failing so hard. >B ( *Shuns self*

[@EchoL0C0]

Dave Strider Oh, don't be so hard on yourselves. To be fair, your session was literally doomed from the start, and that's not even counting all the failed timelines. You should be proud you managed to do something, even if it was just passing the metaphorical torch to your pseudo alter-egos. Oh, and future Karkat says hi, and he's mad at you for something he says he can't mention other than how stupid it was. I wouldn't worry too much though, that's just Karkat being Karkat. Or is it Karkat becoming Karkat? Time travel makes grammar even more annoying.

[@argenteus8314]

EchoL0C0 I don't know that they "passed the torch" to anyone. They're still working to stop LE, you know.

[@EchoL0C0]

Larry Psuedonym That's true. I just meant the "torch" of progressing through a Sburb session. It's hard for me to keep track of so many plots at once so I often forget major things.

[@argenteus8314]

EchoL0C0 Well, really, the new session is a session with both of the sets of kids in it. The alpha kids can't progress alone due to it being a void session. Thanks to Jade's handiwork, it's kinda an incredibly weird session and it's hard to say that even that is just them now.

[@woodfur00]

WV thought John was dead. He saw him resurrect in the past, but he didn't put the pieces together. From this point in time, he wouldn't see him alive again until after the reunion. In that time, when Dave talked about John and all the things he was going to tell him when he saw him again, did the Mayor desperately wish he could tell Dave that he was going to be let down?

[@SNKJean]

woodfur00 Yo i didn’t come here to cry , stop

[@HTFFanOfFlaky]

the title of the page was a command, yet WV didn't know John came back. it wasn't a description of the event. It was WV begging John to please wake up, which is why it's in all caps even after WV has long since stopped shouting.

[@sopapopp]

Oof

[@Makkis]

@@HTFFanOfFlaky thanks for giving me a depression

[@OnyxLink]

Thing is. The Meteor Crew saw John get forked by Meenah in a dream bubble (Year 1 of the trip) So atleast part way through Dave knew John was fine. Even if he didnt Rose saw John and made a lovely DISTACTION for him in a brief strife against Jack in another dream bubble (year 2 of the trip) and she probably would have updated Dave on the matter.

[@Pablo360able]

JOHN, RISE UP. Alternative title: “The Heir is dead. Our breath is taken.

[@yoadtet]

Breath? snatched

[@remontariv1130]

John? Stabbed

[@gcgdestinycalls7487]

HOTEL? TRIVAGO

[@endersplushpuppets8230]

More like the heir is dead your wind is wrecked ( I practically used a quote from caliborn )

[@bitui_7039]

To me, this was the moment when THE John Egbert, the windy boy, the real child, died. And then a new form of him was reborn as not himself but another John Egbert. He's still John, but not the one that began the game. The real John Egbert is dead. That's why this is such a pivotal moment in the comic.

[@archagenteverlasting1239]

+Bitui _ Nope, that was when he was tricked into fighting his denizen in Act 4.

[@QWE2623]

he means that this is the first real death in the alpha timeline. the death of john to his denizen in act 4 was a doomed timeline with consequences on the alpha timeline.

[@s1ntr4x]

thank god he was revived in [S] Terezi: Remem8er

[@cosmicT02]

That does not make sense

[@machun2404]

God tiers have to die on their questbed before ascending, the memories of the original body are passed on to the dreamself clone to continue, the original dies and becomes a ghost

[@epicer6989]

Really sad part is that this was an actual death; there is a version of John in the afterlife whose life was ended right here.

[@ScaryShadow818]

This was when he became god tier...

[@Benisnaisu]

+Scariust Yes, but a ghost of him was made when he ascended. A part of him died at that time, that's what happens to all god tiers.

[@antipsychotic451]

Well, everyone dies on their quest bed in order to become god tier.

[@silverpond9889]

+TheBlimpFruit no, like, this is what they are saying guys you have two selves. you, that you start out, and your dream self ( the clone) so John choses to go god tier and dies. his dream self (clone) takes over the new role. which leaves the John we knew from the beginning, to stay dead.

[@epicer6989]

However, god tiering can be accomplished without sending a self to the afterlife, in the case of pretty much every kid but John and Jade.

[@magnumdong8437]

The original Doctor song bit at the end fading out is so poetic, considering the tragedy that happened almost a year ago. Rest in peace, you helped a lot of people George..

[@rachie]

WAIT WHAT TOBY FOX MADE THIS?? This was my favourite song off the series when it came out holy shit aaaaaa

[@moon-em8td]

yes!! toby did make it! i was shocked to find out too, because its one of my favorites and [s] john: rise up made me cry a lot....

[@voidfulunarxecularity8726]

Yeah toby fox made this song but it's a remix of Usagi's/George's doctor in someway.

[@sugaredbugs4823]

Rachie,, is a homestuck?!?!

[@aminishnamedvaati]

Rachie knows homestuck??

[@rita6355]

Apparently the original composer of this song died and she was a closeted trans woman Rest in power george

[@heheheiamasupahstarchimera631]

R.I.P. Buzinkai. You. You inspired this song.

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

?

[@GamerHalt_]

@@generictimestamperstupendi9021 He was the original composer for "Doctor" which inspired this remix. He recently passed away in November of 2018.

[@Juniper_Rose]

@@GamerHalt_ she*

[@skywardstargaze1768]

@@Juniper_Rose She isn't truly gone. She lives in our hearts and within the world that she helped create. I personally like to believe she went god tier.

[@HTFFanOfFlaky]

I just realized why you lose your dream self when you god tier. If you're only completely awake when you god-tier, well, what happens to a dream when you wake up? It ends, whether you died in it or not. Another realization. The title of the page is a command WV entered. But WV doesn't know John became god tier even after. WV was begging John to please wake up.

[@spacepiracy1552]

goblin pfp moment

[@tomtlrech1392]

This is one of the things I love about this comic, and the community as a whole. I've read the whole comic through 3 times now over the past few years and this never occurred to me. The layers of complexity present - intentional or not - are part of what makes Homestuck better than merely "good" or even "great".

[@Knight-ku8lb]

Hey it’s my profile pic but messed up

[@silentprophet777]

I played this in my DnD campaign when the players become gods. As a part of the process, they all got killed, and just as they were about to flip tables, I started playing this song. The way their eyes lit up...

[@marydarkheart13]

BEAUTIFULLY DONE MAN

[@windego64]

Clapping in slo mo

[@daviguilherme1287]

great idea man, you made their lifes way better

[@TehLarc]

Absolutely love that ❤

[@averageyoutubehandle497]

Dang bro you're a legendary dm.

[@JokerCrowe]

I suppose you could say John is a Breath of fresh Heir,

[@E_N_B]

Lmao

[@Lily-ed8fl]

+JokerCrowe HOW DARE YOU MAKE THAT COMPARRISON

[@Crow0567]

+JokerCrowe The Breath prince of Bel Heir.

[@treyadin9217]

+JokerCrowe Thats a Clever pun,I would make one about Dave but I don't have the *Time*

[@friedchickenUSA]

THE FRESH HEIR OF BEL AIR? FRESH _AIR_ OF BEL AIR?

[@sumbuddy4088]

Toby Fox is the one thing holding the world together.

[@racketyprune7504]

I agree Nick. I agree

[@mrosskne]

yikes

[@NarcissistClown]

Полностью согласен

[@jsadramelch]

He is the saviour of the waking world

[@x8c8r]

This song specifically fucks with my emotions in ways I cannot explain. Almost like it makes me want to cry from both happiness and sadness at the same time, but can't. It is beautifully melodic. Even knowing that everything works out in the end, it still makes me feel like it's the end of the world, or at the very least an end. Despite a resurrection, someone still died. As someone pointed out, it is probably the innocence, everyone grew up, and this is the breaking point, the point where shit starts being real. A point where they know that they have to succeed no matter what.

[@dogzilla8you]

I'm not one to cry easily, but John's death was the one page that made me tear up. The music is so good.

[@historicalanomalies4035]

I have not read Homestuck and I am getting chills and nostalgia. That's the power of Toby.

[@epik465]

With a username like Calliope I'd have thought that you have

[@Kermit_ouo]

Fox Calliope is fairly common, there's a character from Grey's called that

[@epik465]

TheValleChannel I've only ever heard of it in Homestuck so my bad

[@Cysero21]

Surprisingly I've heard the name Calliope in numerous situations.

[@Okega]

Fox Calliope is also the name of a mythological goddess (if I recall correctly)

[@NostalgiaArtist]

rest in peace buzinkai, you inspired and touched so many of us with your music.

[@cjmarshall7970]

RISE UP, HEIR OF BREATH.

[@johnegbert7171]

heir of boats

[@cjmarshall7970]

No.

[@capsloccs4852]

Cj Marshall Why won't you send help?

[@cjmarshall7970]

Because I love to drink tears! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

Undertale + Deltarune, and by extension Toby and his music, is the reason I'm getting into Homestuck, and hearing stuff like this makes me feel right at home. I'm excited...

[@creditroll176]

you finish it yet??

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

@@creditroll176 Actually I haven't read past the first couple "pages" yet lolol I'll get around to it, eventually.

[@BluFactory816]

@@JimBobJoeB0b if you are too lazy too read (like me) voxus has done a dub of the first few thousand pages

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

@@BluFactory816 haha thanks for the suggestion. Don't worry, I love reading!

[@4ncientGu150]

It's pretty amazing. I highly recommend the Let's Read Homestuck that Voxus has on their KZbin page. It's very well done.

[@DatKooby]

Long about 12 years ago, I saw this animation in Homestuck of a young man dying and resurrecting as a god. It changed so much about me that I continued to pursue music as a hobby and hopefully career, it made me realize that anyone can change for the better, and I respect the woman who did the same. Who dared to stand up and say "this is who I am". I honor her and her loss of life. I honor the kid who lived in his friend's basement who went on to become, really a legend. Anyone seeing this out there who needs some comfort? We're all rooting for you. You can do it.

[@thefangirlingpuellamagi3345]

I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack everytime I hear the first part. It's so good.

[@thefangirlingpuellamagi3345]

I've gotten to the point where I'm excited for each part

[@yup8722]

ACK SAME

[@sethawetha2090]

RAHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@elnahobino]

Feferi might get really ---EXCIT---ED for each part, too.

[@pyramidserum]

devi pfp :)

[@Juniper_Rose]

This was kind of a huge turning point for Homestuck. It's when we finally see what reaching the God Tiers entails. We see what kind of event it is for everyone to witness someone ascending to Godhood. We've seen Vriska in her God Hood before but this was the first time we knew how big of a production it was.

[@DarlingMoth471]

I do not know if anybody will read this, but I remember the first time I heard this song not too long ago. I was in an airport, and our flight had been delayed. Many of us were asleep, but I couldn't sleep for some reason. I was antsy, but decided to watch some of the dubbed Homestuck to pass time. I knew John was going to die, but I never expected it would affect me hard. I remember tearing up, and feeling low. I felt as if my heart had been shattered at that very moment. The moment I heard this song play, a chill went down my spine. It was beautiful. I rose back up with hope. Instead of crying of sadness, I shed tears over the beauty of this song. I realized something then, and it was hope.

[@CutXToXPieces]

I thought getting goosebumps from a song was metaphorical or something until about two seconds ago.

[@Annexias]

EVERYTHING IS OVER AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@ciaramorris4784]

Shhhh. *paps*

[@cah137-y4s]

SHH ONLY DR34MS NOW

[@MrDarren690]

;(

[@breepaisley622]

+Christoph TSS SHH. ONLY M3M3S NOW.

[@MrDarren690]

Bryce McClure I guess memes...make me happy? :/

[@bengoodwin2141]

Basically every homestuck song Toby did has been AMAZING. I want a medley of all of them

[@Cri_Jackal]

Oppa Toby Style

[@leomoreno7369]

descend. it's not all Toby fox but he still composed it.

[@dr.texasman7483]

YESSSSS

[@mayominx]

I NEED ALL OF TOBY FOX SONGS FROM UNDERTALE AND HOMESTUCK

[@Interpause]

i found a undertale leitmotif that goes very well with homestuck anthem lietmotif. I got a professional music creator enviromment. I think i am going to try something.

[@melancholymaids3032]

He’s the savior of the waking world because the dream worlds keep getting fucking blown up

[@marydarkheart13]

When I first heard this song I was in middle school going into high school and it helped me through a lot of those times this song became my theme song and I could not get enough of it.

[@dazzythenormling4847]

All homestuck songs make me feel that were going to play the game 'SBURB somehow

[@iruisoleil6370]

+Just a normal troll hey btw can i join ur 5e55ion? it 5eem5 cool lol

[@dazzythenormling4847]

Dat Weird 69er​ sURE wHY tHE fUCK nOT? :3

[@jordanwait7264]

+Just a normal troll there are like four fandoms mashed together here... and I love it.

[@platenoise256]

+Fiona Wait You mean five, right?

[@tyronasaurusrx7863]

May I remind you that the beta kids were not the only ones who played SBURB. Everyone forgets that when Rose went to GameFAQs, 'there were several entries, but they got shorter and harder to interpret the more time went on. If SBURB were to ever exist, only one session would actually survive.

[@merkthederk3593]

That beginning is definitely a reference to the desert in earthbound. I love seeing the different little motifs in all of Toby's work. He branches off and improves and reuses when needed which is one of my favorite things about him as an artist. I cannot wait to see the next chapters of deltrarune release and hear that sweet sweet nectar . lol

[@nuclearprotocol]

You have to look up at the sky at least once while this plays

[@dingus1787]

then he did some windy shit

[@l0opy319]

When I saw John get stabbed I thought "oh. so its done? that fast? huh."

[@dawnbreaker-ftw8049]

L0op_ButTon boy were you wrong!

[@viennasavage9110]

L0op_ButTon COULD'VE GAVE ME A FRIKEN SPOILER WARNING

[@NiKaDra]

If you haven't gotten to this part why are you even here

[@warxtron]

Cause he want to listen to the music :v

[@viennasavage9110]

***** thank you

[@radiosilent0]

has to be in my top 5 favorite toby fox songs

[@McLovinEgbert]

This inspired me to write. The stuff I wrote probably doesn't relate to the song's true meaning, but just hearing this song speaks to me in some strange way. Anyway, here we go. _A true hero is someone that hasn't defeated each of its enemies mercilessly or has let the blood of life drip upon his hands without thought. A hero is someone that can look at his opponents and understand the cause of their actions while making them pay their price with the same mark they've left upon those they've struck havoc upon. A hero is someone who remembers that all life is precious, and with each swing of the sword there will be tears and bloodshed to be lost. A hero is one who cares not only about the award, but the loss as well._

[@firstlast2264]

WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD AT WRITING?

[@McLovinEgbert]

First Last Ha, gracias! I guess it's because my grandmother was a writer and taught me a little about it before she died. I guess I just cary on some kinda crazy gene or something c:

[@firstlast2264]

Maybe, maybe....

[@thekaboominator1]

A hero is one who never loses sight of what they're fighting for, and one who does not ignore fear, but accepts it and does what is right despite it. A hero is one who will do what is right, despite what others say, and knowing the consequences they will inflict upon themself. Yet a hero will also take heed that what they do to themself will affect others, and so remember that while they do not lose sight of what they are fighting for, they also do not lose sight of *who* they are fighting for.

[@isaacturner9306]

McLovin' Egbert this is the best I have ever read. Better than the bullshit they teach us a GCSE

[@myakhie]

> Right click on video > Click "loop" > I don't care if you're not on PC > Enjoy!

[@felipequeiroz2260]

but i am not on a PC!

[@ShinziiArt]

+Felipe Queiroz well too pad XD

[@miss_bec]

Then get a PC. Skrub.

[@kira-xj4og]

+Felipe Queiroz One word. luminantAegis

[@pip5424]

one word listenonrepeat :P (for even longer looping)

[@pheo4609]

happy 4/13 yall it's time to cry

[@darrelsam419]

I'm just listening to Homestuck music again, and while listening to this I was like "Why am I getting an Undertale vibe to this? Hopes and Dreams kind of sounds like this." Then I saw the description. OF COURSE.

[@annie7716]

+Dawn Darrell Samaitha Hmmm, to me it has always sounded more like His Theme.

[@darrelsam419]

Annie Wedgeworth it kind of does as well.

[@adrieledrihevangelista3628]

+Dawn Darrell Samaitha I love how people are coming here after playing Undertale. A lot of us went the opposite direction (started with Homestuck, learned that Toby Fox is an absolute boss, found out about Undertale and confirmed initial teory that Toby is, indeed, an absolute boss), so we're all getting to know more of his works! ^^

[@darrelsam419]

Adriele (Drih) Evangelista Oh. ^^; Well, actually I began reading Homestuck many years before knowing about Undertale, in fact one of the many reasons that I got interested in checking out Undertale is finding out that Megalovania was in the game, MeGaLoVaNia was one of my favorite Homestuck music.

[@hunterfunnyguy]

Question: Am I allowed to cry?

[@LunarTales]

Yes, yes you are

[@hunterfunnyguy]

Edwin VanCleef commence the river then

[@Keegsbruh413]

cry me a river, build me a bridge and get 0ver it

[@Keegsbruh413]

cry me a river, build me a bridge and get 0ver it

[@juliasz.1017]

Always

[@LedSatriani]

10/10, would listen again.

[@DavidSartor0]

Remember to listen again.

[@wowliker642]

Seeing this the first time on the flash pretty much made it hit home, and it is now the song I think of when someone goes beyond their own power. Everything that happened up to john gaining his god tier really showed just how far one would have to go to gain it, and this song also shows that going god tier is an awesome thing to behold.

[@aureaux]

Every time I feel the wind blow in my face I'm just gonna think that that's John hugging. When the sun shines on my face, that's Rose approving of my work. When I hear the clock ticking and it's constant "tick tock," that's Dave encouraging me to live my life to the fullest. And when I see a young child playing with their dog, That's Jade reminding me that I'm not alone. Homestuck has taught me to see the good in everything and everyone, even when everyone doesn't see the good in me. Who else agrees?

[@naethavenir9422]

Aureaux Hurley That's a very nice statement, that made me feel a lot more secured, even if Homestuck had finished and characters Fictional, we will never ever,forget the 4 kids who strived even beyond the odds of death. This is a beautiful song.

[@stankorplank7370]

pressed like so much to this

[@voidnoidoid]

Same here!

[@minepose98]

And when I read comments like this, I'm compelled to cringe.

[@celestialjunipers6829]

And the fandom reduces it to pain and gore.

[@jamiem.8528]

Happy Birthday John

[@midwestm0nst3r]

god even to this day i still listen to this,, this song is so good i hope its never forgotten :(

[@sirloinofbeef7446]

Here because Toby yet again snuck a homestuck song into a Pokémon game (See: "Clive Reveal" from Pokémon scarlet and violet) He can't keep getting away with this!

[@elnahobino]

I think this is the theme that makes people realize how much HomeStuck evolved into a more "serious" webcomic

[@indigom549]

This is my favorite homestuck song ever. I liked the comic, but when john went god tier and this music played i really fell in love

[@stellarsoular]

Still makes me cry after all these years

[@TheDudetPeople]

Whenever it's windy this song gets stuck in my head, and then when I listen to it I feel.....I feel...... like I'm GONNA CRY!

[@sfisher923]

6 years later Same

[@nutty_rickrolled_mikey]

Toby is beyond genius

[@TaiWind]

I get major His Theme vibes from this. Darn you Toby!

[@hesiod_delta9209]

THERE WASN'T EVEN ANY LEITMOTIF!?

[@spade6832]

Definitely! Toby has this amazing style and it makes his songs easy to pick out!

[@sfisher923]

Try But the Earth refused to die but with Doctor

[@moon-em8td]

@@hesiod_delta9209 i think i did hear a leitmotif! around 1:16 i hear "before the story" from deltarune. that song also has the same leitmotif as a lot of the songs from undertale (hopes and dreams etc.,)

[@pettythievery5611]

God, it's so weird to listen to this again. This was the song that introduced me to Homestuck, and I've read the entirety of the comic up to whatever update it was at almost three times over now, and it's just an amazing feeling to listen to this again after all of that.

[@goldengear1000]

Sometimes I doubt my status as a Homestuck. Why I'm still a part of this fandom that everyone hates to be around. Why I'm still interested in the characters and story of this comic, even though it's been so long since the last post, and as far as I know, there's no telling when the next update is. Then I listen to this song, and I understand why.

[@williamcll]

+goldengear1000 you could go to undertale fandom for the meantime until Hussie gets shit done.

[@goldengear1000]

I'm in the Undertale fandom as well. I just love Homestuck so much, and it's a shame to see the fandom in such a shit state.

[@Pope4007]

+goldengear1000 there is a new official KZbin channel for Homestuck you should check it out

[@tigrineTerror]

savior of the waking world means a lot to me its very significant

[@sammicopor]

and in that dream, gamzee was subdued; Then the horror terrors were dealt with. The dream is over. Even when you try to avoid things, it still comes back until it is over.

[@LlyonaFang]

That piano part at 1:41 is absolutely gorgeous.

[@genesis8284]

I keep praying for another homestuck song to make it into the Undertale/Deltarune universe could you imagine if it was this??? Would be perfect.

[@doodoo2065]

Just search for "She is playing piano" lol

[@marydarkheart13]

Wait please explain?

[@tastycake413]

@@doodoo2065 it's in alphys's theme too

[@Doubl3_Black]

Imagine of its for Chapter 7. Kris goes down during the final fight, the game says it’s parting words, and then crashes. You go reopen it again and you hear a faint melody growing sttonger and stronger, and now you’re back. To continue fighting.

[@kool-aidqueen7153]

Every time the wind blows, I always think it's John doing his windy thing. Homestuck has changed me.

[@sfisher923]

Same but yesterday where I live I thought he had a grudge in a nearby county (Crawford County PA South of my hometown) because of multiple Tornadic thunderstorms

[@chloefoundpie6013]

I don’t know how to explain it but this song has a Christmas-y feel to it.

[@adrieledrihevangelista3628]

My feelings for Homestuck might have changed a lot (I still love the webcomic, and I'm pretty sure I'll cry my eyes out when it's over, but it's different from a few years ago), but this song will have a place in my heart forever.

[@Xtrah0ts4uce]

_Starts crying hysterically_

[@1DFanForeves]

my aesthetic is replaying this song over and over

[@1DFanForeves]

im so fucking dumb i read it as "savior of the walking world" im dissapointed in myself

[@moonkitty420]

sometimes i forget how beautiful this comic is. the art, the music, the story, how we all have grown up with it. i really miss it. this comic will always have a special place in my heart and im so happy it exists.

[@sunnyshine715]

You guys, you guys. *John isn't just the Wind Waker. He's an airbender.*

[@ryad-sama1367]

I see

[@ax4a]

Damn he is the real aang

[@pc_boi5307]

Wind waker/airbender

[@thegreatpapyrus1518]

Why is this soundtrack so good?

[@tobster9567]

"10 years ago" holy shit

[@sammy_owo_]

This is still one of my favourite flashes and songs in the series :,)

[@randomidkreal]

john had the best and worst birthday ever

[@TORchic1]

Usagi Buzinkai had done so much and inspired this song, and a gorgeous animation. John rose up and went god tier, becoming much more than he was before. I'd say Buzinkai did the same. R.I.P Usagi Buzinkai

[@tunaqueen1346]

Jade's kinda similar, only hers was Savior of the Dreaming Dead c:

[@animegirl4209]

"Some aspects of the dream will travel the veil, and live with the dreamer in the waking world."

[@justervids]

It wasn't until roughly a year ago or so that I went and listened to a majority of Homestuck's music, and this song is by far what convinced me to actually give a damn about what I create. It made me understand what makes creating so beautiful, it helped me realize that I had potential as a creative person, and that it was more important than anything that I help myself actualize that potential. This comic and the media surrounding it are truly one-of-a-kind. I seriously cannot begin to accurately state how blessed we are to have such a wonderful mess on our hands.

[@godzillaworks4585]

Hey buddy I know you probably expected pretty much no one to see this message, but I saw it, and I just wanted to say I'm happy fir you :)

[@drihhawkeye2156]

MSPA is down. Maybe we'll have an upd8 today, maybe we won't. But if we do, we'll be going God Tier as a fandom, so this is a proper song for the day. ...Jesus Christ I'm getting emotional

[@yamibakura8597]

Me too man. Need a tissue?

[@danielaibanez1928]

This song makes me feel emotional, it's been a long time since I'm not active in the fandom anymore but from time to time I come back to listen again. Some of the things homestuck left me is the awesome music and art.

[@jade-reaper]

this reminds me of the finale of amphibia and now i see that john rise up could go hand in hand with anne dying and coming back

[@naethavenir9422]

It was on this day,in which I wasn't there for,the day John Egbert died. Even thought I got into this fandom last year very late,I managed to caught up but still isn't finished Currently Act 6 Act 6 Intermission 1. The John we knew died and came back. Edit: I finished this webcomic but I wished that I was there when Homestuck was developing and not ended up being in like a year earlier before Act 7 Whenever I hear this song I'm always reminded of memories that I wasn't even there for and it still makes me want to cry how awesome this comic is.

[@MaggieGraceWebb]

lol I got into the fandom very late as well, I only finished in june...

[@kople5563]

I got into it a few weeks ago. Can't stop reading it xD

[@LozterMineC]

CraftyEthan LOL Awared I just finished on Thursday. Holy crap what a story.

[@naethavenir9422]

insert first name here insert last name here I just finished it like 2 months ago (September) Damn it's a good read.

[@LozterMineC]

CraftyEthan LOL Awared It's fun to see other Homestucks on other forums as well. Like I saw a whole bunch of people post in Gamzee's original quirk on the Overwatch subreddit.

[@v9earthshine318]

IMO this was the page in Homestuck that got the music just right. I had so many feels when watching this page.

[@valmetcat8042]

It’s criminal how WV and John never had a nice reunion in act 6. WV is literally John’s exile and saw John as a hero.

[@maxero]

It's been a long time since i didn't listen a song so amazing. Manly tears were shed

[@endersplushpuppets8230]

Wait did anyone realize that the next song aka this related to “doctor” was in [s] John. Rise up and the og maker of doctor is dead and John dies to ascend to god tier? Also it has the same melody as doctor?

[@moon-em8td]

a lot of john’s themes have the doctor leitmotif ... :0

[@beatcroc]

man, this gives me chills. the feeling and atmosphere of this music (and flash) is just so incredible.

[@creeperponys]

Idk why but when ever I hear this song I run to my room and change into my John Egbert cosplay costume then I run around the house yelling DO THE WINDY THING!

[@radioactivepower600nanaspersec]

Tisten Reeder I wanna do that ;---;

[@aliena28898]

I love the melody that sound at the beggining of this song and in most of Homestuck songs. I love doctor's melody.

[@distanctive4768]

I'm listening to this as I write about John not able to go to the new universe, and as everything falls around him. It is fitting... strangely

[@xUltraNOVAx]

This is definitely my favorite remix of Doctor, as well as my favorite song in the Homestuck series. I am beyond happy to have heard this as John's awakening theme.

[@alarmlessRifleman]

No joking now, I'm serious as hell. I want this song to be played on my funeral. There are two songs - this one (+"Savior of the Dreaming Dead", which is its harder version) and "Green Sun" - that played on beta-kids ascending. So it's kinda like "Savior" is an ascending theme for Prospit dreamers, and "Green Sun" is for Derse dreamers. So, as a prospitian, I want it to be played after I die. I won't hear it playing - I'll be dead, obviously - but I want people who come to mourn over me to know I didn't just die. I ascended. My mom will likely be dead already, as well as my other older relatives. So the people who'll come will be mostly my peer friends. They'll get it. And I hope it'll make them feel better.

[@staircaseofkneecaps783]

I guarantee you won't feel this way when you are no longer a teenager

[@nachfullbarertrank5230]

@@staircaseofkneecaps783 nah, this song is awesome dude

[@marydarkheart13]

ASCEND

[@kay77777]

I get chills listening to the opening of this song. ITS JUST TOO AWESOME

[@poeticcinema5857]

ELEVEN YEARS AGO...........

[@sp0n.]

This song make me feel the emotions. Big emotions. THE EMOTIONS (underlined, for importance)

[@volnartheunforgiving3952]

God this song is so hype, remember when ascension was a big deal

[@aoeability7772]

To keep with the doctor puns from the remixes of this very leitmotif... "GET UP JOHN, I'M DYING, I NEED YOU, COME BACK FOR FUCK'S SAKE!"

[@clownkiwi]

Toby Fox made some beautiful songs when doing the music for Homestuck. I feel like I an getting a Touhou vibe from this...

[@princessrandom8564]

with undertale...i became the bitch of toby

[@creepspicious3964]

+dekade325 I wonder if Toby liked Touhou. It reminds me of the attack things in Undertale.

[@gutsyGumshoeful]

+John Egghead this comment is like a month old but once toby made a touhou oc named apple girlington after improvising an entire stage theme for her so... yes, he does like touhou

[@creepspicious3964]

***** That's awesoooooooome.

[@ChaseWyler]

Yeah except Touhou's music is good while most of Homestuck's is not.

[@evelyntheidiot6]

It's been like four years and this song still gives me a lot of emotions it so purty help

[@curiousauthor9827]

I don't know when this song plays yet (Please don't spoil, I'd appreciate getting to find out what happens when I want to) but this song has the sense of a finale, of it ending with something amazing, and it makes me want to cry

[@BlueGeen]

oh my god listening this brings back really really strong memories of first reading homestuck and its like making me cry dude. wow.

[@garfieldpuzzlebox5410]

Speed it up to 1.5. Just trust me

[@maddyaj2512]

+Dank Meme Skeleton i trusted you i fucking tip my hat to you sir

[@summ3revans]

+Dank Meme Skeleton Sounds like shit they'd play at sea world

[@marscoric]

+Dank Meme Skeleton For some reason, i don't really see any difference. Yeah, it's faster, but it's not any different.

[@iruisoleil6370]

+Dank Meme Skeleton GOOD WORK PAPYRUSSSSSS

[@kool-aidqueen7153]

Oh my god. OH MY GOD. *OH MY GOD.*