Classpects Dahni - Rogues

Homestuck Class Guide: Rogues

Rogue: One who Invites Theft of (Aspect) or one who Invites Theft through (Aspect)

Rogues have problems coping with their Aspect or the lack of it, thinking they don’t have it in them or that they can’t handle it, causing them to give it up too easily. They challenge is to come to terms with their Aspect and take it.

Good Example: Nepeta Leijon, Rogue of Heart

HEART: Emotions, Souls, Hats, Kisses, Desires, Irrational Impulse, Animal Instinct, Mercy, Caring, Arbitrary, Personal, Empathetic, Emotional, Passionate, Open, Honesty, Random, Inner Self

Nepeta definitely had troubles with matters of the Heart, she felt inadequate in her affections for Karkat, it was obvious to everyone that she loved him, despite how she tried to hide it, because she felt she was unworthy of his affections. She is never seen dwelling on it though, whatever troubles of the Heart she had to deal with, or inner emotional turmoil and conflict, she was able to take action and deal with it to the best of her abilities.

Struggling Example: Roxy Lalonde, Rogue of Void

VOID: Shadow, Water, Alcohol, Pumpkins, Secrets, Misfortune, Nothing, Indifference, Obsfucation, Ignorance, Mystery, Meaningless, Irrelevance, Disregard, Submission, Obscurity, Infinite, Unknown

Roxy was definitely the struggler here. She had a void shaped void inside her, and how do you fill nothing with nothing? By drinking your problems away. Roxy definitely had trouble coping with her seeming irrelevance and alcohol addiction. She was always ignored or kept in the dark, made to feel unimportant, or made to look like she was unimportant and I think that hurt her deeply. For a long time she couldn’t cope with it and usually drank herself into a stupor. But now that shes becoming sober and becoming more plot relevant, I think she should be on her way to succeeding as a Rogue.

Failed Example: Rufioh Nitram, Rogue of Breath

BREATH: Spirit, Mail, Wind, Wings/Flight, Bubbles, Independent, Indifference, Innocence, Freedom, Seperated, Floating, Numinous, Flexibility, Movement, Aimless, Disconnection, Detachment

Rufioh is he failed example of a Rogue. He of course had problems coping with Breath, Independence and Individuality. He was always in a group, the troll lost boys, and he was always in a relationship, he was quite a stud. He seems to be uncomfortable being alone, or making his own strong decisions if it would come at the expense of others. He couldn’t cope with Breath, and he never did. He was unable to unattach himself from others for his own good. He couldn’t stand on his own two feet so to speak.

all in all, Rogues have a kind of “Aspect shaped hole” inside of them, its personal to them and sometimes a desperately kept secret, sometimes a deep longing. They always seem to be happy, joyful and okay outwardly  but may be hiding inner issues inside. Their challenge seems to be coming to terms and coping with this lack of their aspect, or the aspect itself, and overcoming it.

Rogues, being the Passive Steal class, would Invert to Knights, the Active Exploit class.
For example: A Rogue of Mind would invert to a Knight of Heart or a Rogue of Breath would invert to a Knight of Blood.