Finally someone who actually makes Nepeta look cool and intimating. Nepeta literally murders things with her claws and eats them. She could kick your ass.

It's now 2018. It's been over a year now since HS officially ended.. I still come back to watch this, and it's still one of my favorite HS animations/videos in existence. Almost makes you want to re-read the entire thing.

loving how this got recommended in 2020, with nothing homestuck in the timeline. its almost like we're in quarantine... homestuck, if you will.

this was like,, the last push that led me to read homestuck lmao, i really do love this animation

Everyone else: cool action packed dynamic attack show casing their abilities Tavros: i'M fAST aS fUCK bOI

This gave me the impression that Homestuck was a completely different story. The trolls(I didn't know what they were) were actually some group or gang of professionals that each have a signature weapon they would take on missions, and the sign was their calling card. Fefri was melee with the trident, Eriden was heavy weapons with a specialty in cannons, Gamzee was the wild card, Equius was an expert boxer (and the sweat was just to emphasize that, not that it was part of his personality), Vriska had dice that shot beams at people like bombs, Terezi was a master of deception and espionage who kept swords in her cane(a normal cane, not a seeing cane), Kanaya was a femme fatale that would massacre her victims, Nepeta would stealth in and tear things up with her claws, Sollux was a power house, I didn't know much about Tavros and Aradia, and Karkat was the main character who we see grow into his spot on the team (before I thought Sollux was the main character too) The kids were a different group under the same group/agency/umbrella. A different class of power. John would calmly and happily destroy enemies with a massive hammer with a smile, and his windy power was a finisher move of some kind. Rose has Lightning powers, and I didn't know the the grimdark version was ment to be a different version, and assumed it was an arts type change. Jade and Dave went by too fast for me to get an idea, but assumed they were in a relationship. The beta kids I assumed would be a second season of sorts, and their big bad evil guy was Lord English Then the whole midnight crew section was ment to be for the main villain group of the comic, with Snowman being the rule 34 bait. Lastly I assumed the guardians were the leaders of the first group, and were showing off some of their personality. They gave an air of authority. But basically, Dad did a cool thing with cake at some point. Mom drinks wine but in a classy way. Bro was the trainer for everyone in the first generation. Then Andrew at the end was ment to be a background character that we think is unimportant but kinda goofy, but really has a bigger role in the story than we think. That's what I though Homestuck was based on this video

It's been years and i STILL get chills when Kanaya pulls the string on her chainsaw jfc

2019 is almost over, homestuck is over 10 years old now, we thought it was over but now we have hiveswap, friendsim, pesterquest, hiveswap 2 coming out soon, and now we have the epilogues and HOMESTUCK 2, and ofc it is 3am and im watching this while drawing dave

Every time I come across this I must watch it. I'm not even kidding

I think this is my favorite homestuck animation. ever.

2024 anyone? Still a masterpiece

It’s now 2020, HOMESTUCK 2 is getting started and homestucks are still thriving.... wow

1) This is phenomenal, just wow. 2) I've just noticed that Gamzee's clubs switch colour half way through his animation, gives it a nice kick, well thought out indeed.

I'm not the first to say it, but if homestuck is ever converted into an anime, this should be the opening credits.

Everyone: *does something in character* Tavros: SPEED IS KEY

If you remember this you’re officially viable for a veteran’s discount

I show this video to people to try and get them interested in Homestuck.

I think I get it. Hussie snapping the disk is a metaphor for [S] Game Over.

the animation on here is great, plus i love that it implies that karkat's actual power is introducing everyone to john.... which is not innacurate . . . . . no, seriously, everyone likes to go on about how dumb karkat's trolling the beta kids was, but it opened up talking, and if the two groups hadn't been in contact i don't think either one would have made it.

One of my dreams as a cosplayer is to be able to recreate this animation with actual people

my only dislike of the video is that it ended.

I love how you didn't include black lines separating colors, much like the comic. And at the end you show the four guardians. Dad, Mom, Bro, and Grandpa Harley. The fact that you didn't actually show poppop, like, actually holding the gun, and only the crosshairs of the gun was really cool! Kepp up the good work, I love your animtions!!

nostalgic in 2024 I probably watched this several hundred times during my entire stay in the fandom. never get tired of it

it’s 2024 and i still think about this animation all the time 💀

I know a weird thing to see, but whenever it switches from Karket to John...all I can see is Markiplier's face for that brief second where he seems to be laughing.

At 0:51 the Korean accent makes "rock and roll" sound like "rock and roar", fitting with the animation. And i realize this now.

God I love how Jade’s part just matches perfectly with the music

took me like 4,000 watches to realize its ordered going down the hemospectrum

Me: (watches one time) Nice - (watches 60000000 more times) - Me: Still nice - Friends: PLz StOp

I just crashed my laptop putting this on 1080p. It was _entirely_ worth it.

oh my god, this is THAT old now?? i remember when this first dropped..... legitimately lifechanging. I've always been incredibly impressed by the kanaya/nepeta parts and how rose's magic turns into jade's hair.

OMG I ONLY NOW NOTICED THEY ARE INTRODUCED IN ORDER OF THEIR BLOOD COLOR, so from the higher ones to the lower ones. Woah. Also, again, amazing job with this, the animation is smoother than butter, a true pleasure to watch.

Its 2017 and I still love this video

i really, really, really love this video. its just... incredibly impressive. the animation is smooth, and the composition is really good, and the transitions are prolly my favorite part. i also love love love it when the animation syncs up with the music.. good good stim. also, the way that everyone is just a silhouette with markers to indicate its them (ie, their signs) is just.. really good to me. makes it look very stylized, which i enjoy. i may be late to homestuck and late to this video but.. i still love this a lot. youre extremely skilled and im going to check out your newer stuff to see how youve improved over the years, because i have no doubt youre an even more phenomenal artist/animator now

KZfaq: sees Homestuck 2 KZfaq: *TIME TO RECCOMMEND*

6 years later Dave full body wiggle still gives me life

If Homestuck could have a opening, this would be that opening. 😀 *I keep replaying this, I can't stop, it's so good.*

I am going to freaking learn how to do these all before I die. Even Nepeta's. So freaking cool.

The nepeta part makes me feel super happy and idk why omg 😭

The transition from karkat to john will always be my favorite, love it!

If homestuck ever becomes an anime... this is the 100% opening

Does anyone else never get tired of the last second where Hussie is holding a broken disc and it goes "WHOOPS"?

It is the year 2020, Homestuck back and I'm laying in my bed trying to relearn the moves to this in a dave hoodie.

Idc if my homestuck days make me cringe this still gives me chills every damn time ITS SO GOOD

Let's just say my replay button is broken.

ohhh i remember watching this way back before i read homestuck

this changed my brain chemistry forever ten years ago. Thank you

I'll always re-watch Mambostuck whenever it shows up.

This has to be my favorite animation

*Casually watches a million times*

Welcome back homestuck. Guess it’ll never die

I've watched this many times and just noticed Equius sweating at 0:13 and Terezi's coin flip at 0:16 EDIT: Also traces of Eridan's blood at 0:19

How does this not have 1 million views yet?!

I remember when I first started the comic how often I watched this lol. Happy 4/13 yall

insane this still goes so hard 10 yrs later

Barely got into homestuck in january. Best decision I’ve made.

DAMN Every time it pops up I have to watch it at least twice I watched this just as I was starting to gain an interest in homestuck, and I remember watching this repeatedly and trying to name all of the characters that appeared (unsuccessfully I might add). Oh, nostalgia. ))

I never was a Fan of Homestuck but i do commend you for your amazing animation skill. its very well done.

Return of this video is like making a pilgrimage. ❤🎉

I remember me and my friends freaking out over this in eighth grade, it was so good Now I'm a senior, and I thought about it again It's one of the only things that didn't lose it's quality over the years

Ah no matter how many times I watch this, it's still the best animation i've ever seen :3

Im back after the song went viral on tiktok. This is still so satisfying to watch. Thanks for the 8 years!

I will literally never get tired of watching this

man i forgot how cool this was... i fawned over the animation so much as a kid, i think i specifically rly liked nepetas part? my personal favorite now at least is the credits and the like "back and forth" on jade and daves parts or rly just all of it lmao its very fun and has a special place in my heart :)

it’s been years.... and such a beautiful fossil has reappeared on my recommended..

Introducing the Homestuck TV series

I’m so happy I’m still getting this recommended to me in 2024. I watched this like 6-7 years ago. And it’s still such a cool animation. Like I strive to be this good at animation and since then I’ve been trying hard to practice. Love Homestuck.

HOMESTUCK? IN *MY* 2019?

Did anyone else notice that the color of Gamzee's juggle pins switched part way through his segment?

i watch this daily religiously.

it is 2022 now and i still can't stop watching this help please

Hey guys did you realize that when Grandpa Harley's rifle was pointing to a butterfly? And according to some facts or theories, butterflies can make a "butterfly effect" which can make bad things happen. So when that butterfly showed up there, the video ends XD which is bad.

it is 2018 now and i still can't stop watching this help please

Anyone else get into Homestuck in 2019? I did TvT

I remember I found the creator of this commented on the Sonic Bible video (you know the one) and I was like “aren’t u the creator of Mambostuck” and they responded and it felt like I’ve met a person who had a moment of fame, both of us passing the other under a flickering street light in the rain half past 3am where reality feels a bit warped, the one who is of fame not even glancing my way while I stare in awe as they pass me, never to think of me in the slightest and that faint interaction to be lost to the sands of time.

I've watched this video countless times...JUST TODAY!! I'm not even in the fandom yet XD

One of the videos my friend showed me, pushing me to sell my soul to Hussie. It worked..

Everyone: does something epic Tavros: ima just walk a lil Dave: lets dance

Me: I'm totally not gonna watch this everyday. :) Also me : Watches for the 35543345567885th time.

I've watched this so many times but only just realized they animated Equius perspiring, such a small detail but so great

still watchin this in 2019!!

When you get recommended this in 2022 and it’s still as awesome as it was in 2013

god i love how this is still growing in popularity today... its been eleven years since a young man stood in his bedroom, and yet we're still here. thank you, seriously, toastyglow, for making this video... i doubt we would be the same without this iconic animation in our hearts.

I thought this was the coolest thing when it first came out, and even though loads of years have passed for me and I've changed a lot I'm pretty sure this is still at least top three coolest things ever in my books

It's 2019 but I come back to this every now and then and am physically incapable of only watching it once.

Why is my favorite part of this dave like his little dance I just like so cute to me idk why

10 years later and this is still a gem

Was never into Homestuck and never will be, but I randomly found this video in 6th grade and am now in college; it's still one of my favorite animations of all time

While everyone in this was incredible, I have to say that Feferi was the best.

this will never be old

If Homestuck was a show, this would most DEFINITELY be its theme song.

We need an anniversary reanimate collab for this

Watching in 2023, I really miss this fandom

This video changed my brain chemistry

Every now and then, I come back to this masterpiece and rewatch it a few times :3

Mambostuck in my 2024

So I've discovered Homestuck when I was 13 myself. And alongside this comic I've discovered this here-my first ever animation from HS fandom. And I instantly fell in love with it. Once I clicked "play" there was no way I listened to this just once. And when it comes to the comic itself-I did not understand it at all. I tried coming back to it over the years but I was just too...weirded out by all that was happening with the story and it's characters, I guess. Today I'm 23 and I just started act 4. And this time I KNOW I'll finish this whole goddamn masterpiece that this comic is. And I'm writing it all here simply bc I felt incredibly nostalgic, because this animation, together with other fanmade stuff, just drew me to this fandom, even tho way back when I was just too dumb to fully grasp what was happening in the comic. Now I do. And listening to this song today, seeing this beautiful animation, after finishing act 3...man it's just...Idunno. It's amazing and it's beautiful and after watching this animation now (repeatedly, may I add) I'm even more glad that I started this comic again. That I gave it a chance after all those years and all those attempts. Homestuck's been over for long now and I'm old as hell myself, compared to when I "started" reading it, but I'm ready and hyped non the less for all that it has to offer lol. So yeah....I'm just rambling like crazy but what I'm trying to say is I'm glad I've discovered this comic, this fandom and it's content. And I'm glad I did not gave up on reading Homestuck bc I know now that I would loose just so, soo much. So I guess Homestuck really is weird and random, but it has the greatest and incredibly talented fandom

ten years later still great

I cannot believe that I am just now getting into homestuck this year. It’s been 7 or 8 months since I entered the fandom. It’s been insane.

this is giving me eyegasms!!! :O