The Animated Homestuck Pilot (and why it's doomed)

So, the Homestuck Animated Pilot, huh? It's caused quite a stir online, but in the fray, I feel like several key pieces of Homestuck's history have been undermined, under-discussed, or simply sidelined. Yes, very cool and notable people like Toby Fox and Vivziepop are directly involved with this project, but at the head of it is someone who has done some very questionable things in the very recent past. Let's talk about that. ------------------------ UPDATE: THE OFFICIAL HOMESTUCK TEAM RESPONSE ==▷ 30.4.2026. I'm adding both of these to the description for the sake of transparency and giving both sides of the story. If you really want to get into the weeds of all this I recommend reading essentially everything I've put in the description, as just reading one source only is going to give you a skewed perception. None of these people are unbiased in what they write and I ask you that, if you're going to research this drama, engage with it critically and carefully. Don't reach out or bug people over further commenting on this, and don't take any single source at complete face value. Everyone here is kind of an asshole and that's just what happens when there's a lot of people yelling about a lot of things. Miles' response to Gio's article (if you don't know who Miles is you can skip this one): https://www.fruityrumpus.com/forums/t... The official Homestuck team's response to Gio in specific and several harassment campaigns broadly: https://sites.google.com/view/hscommu... ------------------------ THE UNOFFICIAL HOMESTUCK COLLECTION ==▷ Github page: https://github.com/GiovanH/unofficial... The Tombstone of Gio's old site: https://homestuck.giovanh.com/unoffic... ------------------------ GIO ARTICLES CITED ==▷ "The Unofficial Homestuck Collection Takedown" https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/08... (Newest, most relevant) "The Hiveswap Fiasco" https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2020/10... (^ Part 1) https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2020/10... (^ Part 2) https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2020/10... (^ Part 3) https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2021/04... (^ Part 4) GIO ARTICLES RECCOMENDED ==▷ "More on the Hiveswap Odd Gentlemen Debacle" https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2021/01... (For further reading on why WPNYC was made for Hiveswap's development) "W.D. Gaster and Fake Depth" https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2021/05... (This has nothing to do with the video I just think it's a good article) ------------------------ VIDEOS USED ==▷ "A Brief History of Homestuck" Video by SarahZ, discussed and recommended:    • A Brief History of Homestuck   "Homestuck Sent Me A Legal Threat, And Then It Got Worse" Video by SarahZ, discussed (accidentally cited?) and recommended:    • Homestuck Sent Me A Legal Threat, And Then...   "Mambostuck (Homestuck Animation)" Video by ToastyGlow, used as visual (and also one of my favourite things ever):    • Mambostuck (Homestuck Animation)   "After Us" Video by ToastyGlow (again), used as visual:    • After Us   "[S] Rex Duodecim Angelus" Fan animation made by too many people to credit at once, used as visual:    • [S] Rex Duodecim Angelus   "Teaser Trailer - Act 1 Episode 1 Animatic" Made by Project [S], and I'm only now realizing it's pronounced Soundpage and not just "S", used as visual:    • Teaser Trailer - Act 1 Episode 1 Animatic   "John and Dave conversation animation test" Made by Project [S] (soundpage), used as visual:    • John and Dave conversation animation test   "Homestuck is a neat thing that exists" Video by Bambosh, used as moral support:    • Homestuck is a neat thing that exists   "Homestuck the Animated Pilot Trailer" Video by Vivziepop and her Team, used as visual:    • Homestuck the Animated Pilot Trailer   "HELLUVA BOSS: SEASON TWO TRAILER (LVL UP 2024)" Video by Vivziepop and her Team, used as visual:    • HELLUVA BOSS: SEASON TWO TRAILER  (LVL UP ...   MY LINKS ==▷ Tumblr:   / kooki914   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kooki914.bsk... Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Koo... Secret bonus video:    • The Homestuck Pilot (?)   TIMESTAMPS ==▷ 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Who is Homestuck? 04:46 The Unofficial Homestuck Collection 08:57 Dubious Partnerships 11:34 BONUS: Art Nerd Rant 14:11 Conclusion 16:44 Last Minute Addendum TAGS ==▷ #homestuck #hazbinhotel #helluvaboss #helluvabossfan #vivziepop #vivziepophelluvaboss #vivziepophazbinhotel #deltarune #tobyfox #undertale #animation #indieanimation