Character Analysis: Vriska Serket

 A/N: My character analysis for Vriska Serket, a character from a webcomic called Homestuck. Just to clear some things up here, I had to leave out a few things or else this would basically be a summary. In Homestuck there is an alien race called Trolls. Vriska is one of these trolls. Lusus are the troll equivalent of parents, on they did not birth the trolls. They only take care of them. The Lusus are usually some animal or mythological creature.

Vriska Serket, a young, humanoid, homicidal, alien girl. Vriska Serket is a main protagonist in a webcomic titled Homestuck. Vriska has quite a repelling attitude and is not favored by many of her cohorts. In fact, many claim to hate her. She is a more complex character than many people give her credit for.

Throughout the comic, Vriska is known for murdering and injuring others. Some murders are direct, other not. Vriska is capable of mind controlling others and manipulating them to do her dirty work for her. While it may seem that Vriska enjoys killing others, and this may be true, she does it for a purpose. Unlike her other murderous companions, who kill for selfish reasons or for no reasons at all, Vriska has a very good reason.

Vriska’s caretaker, Spidermom, is a giant spider. This spider feeds off of other trolls, Vriskas species, to survive. This leaves Vriska stuck to kill others and feed them to her Lusus, the name for caretakers in troll society. While she may enjoy killing others, she must do this and keep her Lusus fed or else it may eat her.

Vriska comes off as a cold hearted character, which is half true. She is often not very friendly and helpful to her “friends”. Doing awful things such as manipulating them and tricking them. However, when she comes in to contact with John, a human boy, he helps her realize just what she’s doing and how bad it really is. She begins to regret everything bad she has done and apologizes. Her apology is too late, however, and she is killed to prevent her from doing any more evil things.

Vriska is often confused for a troll who is bored and gets her kicks from killing others. This is not true. She must kill in order to keep her “mother” and herself alive. She regrets doing every in the end too, showing that she is not completely cold-hearted and is capable of forgiveness. If more people looked in to her past and character they would realize these things, and not dub her as true evil.