( Fun Fact: Sollux represents Gemini. The name Sollux Captor is an anagram of Pollux Castor (switch the S and the P), which are the names of the twins in greek mythology that the constellation Gemini is based on. )

( Troll name meanings!!!!! The readers were throwing out naming suggestions based solely on their intro page, so with little context, a bunch of these are based on their signs.  Karkat (Sanskrit for the cancer sign) Ventas (anti-cancer drug). Terezi (balance) Pyrope (Fire-eyed gem). Sollux Captor (Pollux and Castor are the twin stars in Gemini). Gamzee (named after a forum member) Makara (Sanskrit for capricorn).

( FYI, ‘Sollux Captor’ is a slight corruption of “Pollux” and “Castor”, The names of the twins of the Gemini constellation. )

( In case it wasn’t clear, Sollux Captor is named after Pollux and Castor, a pair of twins from Greek mythology, who were transformed into the constellation Gemini after their deaths. While we’re on the subject, Terezi is named after Teiresias, the blind prophet also from Greek mythology. Terezi is also the Albanian word for Libra. Karkat is named after Karkata, the Sanskrit equivalent of Cancer. Gamzee is named after a fan called Gammy, and Makara is the Sanskrit version of Capricorn. )

So I didn’t miss the name meaning of one troll, but basically all of them. Damn, the Homestuck fans go hard when naming huh? Did Hussie come up with some Troll names on his own, or just let the fans guess and picked the best ones? But there is a lot of dedication to all of this.

What I want to know is why Gamzee was named after a fan. Like, were they super important in the forums/giving command suggestions, or was it a contest that they just happen to win?