Finish It - The Crow Strider AU
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2022
- This video contains heavy spoilers!
You can read the Crow Strider AU (where Davesprite ascends to God Tier and regains his humanity) on the links!
MSPFA.com (way better version): mspfa.com/?s=44153&p=1
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You can find my fuccia oc Neleck, my BFF's fuccia Purity and my friend/beta reader's oc Viiveh between the fuccia ghosts
You can also read "A viral medium" where Viveh is from on MSPFA
LINK: mspfa.com/?s=26730&p=1
Seeing Karkat take a piece of action and use his blood classpect/god tier powers and finish her off is SO satisfying you have no idea.
I know we never really see him use his powers ever
its the irony on the condese, who has spilled so much blood, that he uses to end her, and her corrupt system that isolated him from forming bonds and friendships
The Crow Strider AU in a nutshell: Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind…
Or forgotten.
Cept for Slick, he had to die. (I'm am VERY, childishly salty about his death)
@@franciscorui same, in this and the original.
One thing I like in particular is the fact that Karkat's final attack looks like an inverse Red Miles, the power Comes from everyone's chest and Goes to his hand. I dont know if that was intentional or not but I find it strangely fitting.
This is how Homestuck always should've ended. The final redemption for every abused character and the final damnation for the one who abused them.
Ooooh I love how amongst the child fuschias there’s the singular tall figure of the adult condy probably had to take down
Jake and Erisol filled out their Team's Hope, while Eridan destroyed all of The Condesce's Hope.
Glorious.
I CAN'T EVEN TELL WHICH IS THE BEST PART
The Aspect tag team
The animation
KARKAT LITERALLY BECOMING A FLYING GUILLOTINE
*CRITICAL HIT*
Maybe the real flava flav was the bleed effects we stacked along the way
@@heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281 hell yeaaaa
this just reminds me of " G U I L L O T I N E - C H A N I S N E V E R I L L E G A L . "
This whole thing is incredible, and a better conclusion than what we got in canon. But my favorite part is Karkat finally realizing his potential as a Knight of Blood, weaponizing the bonds he has with his friends and his/their ancestor(s) as well as the emotions of everyone the Condesce has ever hurt. United in purpose across universes and eons with all those who have Suffered under her.
It's like a poem, it has to rhyme - George Lucas in stories
A good story calls back to previous points it made and has them included in the end, and Karkat is all about the connections people make.
Haha! He said (s)
I literally just stumbled upon this and with no knowledge of the AU I was hyped the ENTIRE time. I fucking loved finally seeing all these characters getting the treatment they deserved!
I deadass just marathoned this whole thing today and I’m eating the f#ck out of it.
@@infinityheart_tm9270 Literally same
fuck. yeah, THIS is the ending the condesce deserved as a villain. paradox clones of all the people whose lives she's destroyed, coming back to finish her off.
frankly, as a homestuck styled animation, this is fucking incredible. one of the best homestuck animations that i've seen.
Karkat has finally proven he deserves the title of "Knight of Blood".
every AU i've seen in which Karkat finally gets to use Blood powers is usually a great one
He already proves in comic why he deserves he’s fitting of his title, people just want to see what it would look like if he had the power boost of god tier, honestly the fact that he’s made as many strides and realizations as he had without god tier is a much better dynamic then relying on the crux of god tier to earn your title
@@Sleepy_Muse Ok but we already saw that in canon.
the defender of bonds and friendship has now arrived,
I am not exaggerating when I say this is the best Homestuck video I've ever seen to properly display Classpects at their peak. I am going to read this AU immediately because I have no idea what's going on. Thank you for your service.
THIS! THIS THIS THSIHTSIHSHHISTH!! OMGOMGOMG
Soooo. How was it.
I really super wish we had seen more choreographed God Tier fights like this in OG Homestuck. Getting a look at what Hussie originally intended each Aspect would have as offensive powers would have been super cool, but I feel like most characters' potentials were let down. I would have waited years in between updates if it meant that the final battles in Collide looked anything like this.
There is just so much I love about this. I love how Terezi and the Roses were flitting about the battlefield providing strategies as Seers. I loved seeing the coordinated attacks from heroes of the same aspect. I loved how the Condesce looked at these children and saw her enemies coming back from the metaphorical and literal graves to haunt her. I think most of all I loved that Karkat, descended from the Signless, was the one to finish the Condesce off. I was screaming and “OOOO”ing and making goblin laughter noises at every minute of this animation (which made me glad my mom wasn’t here to give me worried looks). Thank you for the hard work that went into orchestrating and creating this final battle. I’m gonna go scream at my friend to read this AU even louder now 💕
Ok, now that I’m more calm and articulate, I’m gonna rant about the specifics and give what I remember from my reactions at each moment bc I have no one else to yell at them about rn.
The intro. The moment that rock was thrown at her and she turned it to dust I went “hueueueuehheh there’s gonna be someone behind it >:3” and then there was EVERYONE behind it. When I tell you my blood started pumping ooooooooooo.
The strife music. The Condesce seeing her enemies in every person standing against her. HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Poetic. Fucking. Cinema.
1:12 - HEROS OF LIFE COME THROUGHHHHH HEROS OF HOPE LET’S GOOOOOOO
1:33 - Sollux the goddamn Doom player finally getting to use his powers finally
1:40 onward - Terezi and the Roses coordinating the others my bELOVEDDD
2:10 - THE WINDY THING. THE GLOWING EYES. HEROS OF BREATH DOING THE MOST METAL AIRBENDING MOVE I’VE EVER SEEN
2:30 - Hhhhhhhhheart players my beloved. Love the pulsating lights to the beat of the music. Also, you know those ominous beats of music in the Pokemon games when you enter a battle with the Elite 4 leader or the story-finale legendary? That’s what this moment felt like.
2:55 - The way I screamed for Nanna’s life. Meraki you are sadistic for cutting to a red screen here. I love that you can see how tense everyone is. Also, more Seer coordination my beloved.
3:20 - OOOOOOOOO Karkat timeeee. Terezi what did you say to Karkat? You got a big grin there.
3:39 - FINAL VERDICT TIME BAYBEYYYY LET’S GOOOOO
3:50 - W-wait is Karkat… Is he… is he making the final kill?
4:00 - THE FUCKING SIGNLESS’S DESCENDANT KILLING THE CONDESCE AND ENDING HER FUCKING REIGN OF TYRANNY LIKE HE ALWAYS WANTED POETIC CINEMA MY BELOVEDDDDDDDD
4:16 - I actually didn’t notice it until my second watch to make this bc I was too shocked my first time around but… The ghosts of all these children she killed. Countless generations of trolls and would-be heiresses. She, as a Thief of Life, stole these lives away and kept them trapped to sustain her. Their laughter as they flew off, finally free to move on and becoming lights in a starless sky. Feferi and Fefeta hugging because it’s finally over. It’s such a quiet moment that allows the tension to release and just makes a great finale to this battle
"goblin laughter noises" broke me 💀
@@eternaldreamer8764an't forget the image of the psionnic ontop of sollux giving one last "fuck you" to the condesce as she's debuffed, Karkat's red eye rage as he flies, and that the final image she saw was of little baby John
If you slow it down, you see a flashback of her life at 3:55; The Condesce’ final memory was of a baby Egbert…
Thjs.... THIS IS SOMEHOW 100× COOLER AND BETTER THAN WHAT WE GOT IN CANON WHAT?????
Maxing out everyone's life and hope at the beginning was genius
It's also a tactical move, life is obvious, but maxing out hope helps make them even fiercer in a fight
I have discovered the crow strider AU through this. I may have also cried bcs all I've ever wanted out of homestuck is to see the whole gang together, using their cool godtier mixed leitmotifs together, all fighting the BBEG as one big team
At long last my boy Karkat has a moment in the sun
FINALLY! We get to see Blood powers in action! *It's about damn time.*
Don't forget about Doom either. By the looks of things, it's "Debuff" the Aspect.
@@diabolistDestroyer It is opposite to Life so that would make sense.
THIS WAS INSANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Everyone using their powers as God Tiers to help win the battle? How [S] Collide should've happened actually it's that good.
Okay, guys, i know it's kinda lame but...
If you see a _coordinated_ TEAM of *DEVELOPED GODTIER PLAYERS* you are probably so fucked, it's off the scale, no matter how op you are....
Honestly it makes Canon Condesce look like she wasn’t even trying because she literally got jumped by Roxy.
Before this she had to fight John, June, Rose, Roxy, Kanaya, Feferi, Davepeta, and Nanna and she was still kicking their asses.
@@infinityheart_tm9270 yeah the backstab kinda came out of no where in canon didnt it? You could say it was Roxy using her void sneakiness, but still.
@@infinityheart_tm9270 You act like the backstab was a separate event from the rest of the fight rather than the blow that ended it. They all fought her, weakened her, wore her down, and with infinite heals from their 3 OP healers could basically outlast her forever. All it took was the Condesce slipping up once for Roxy to use her powers of Void to land the killing blow. It was the culmination of all their efforts, not a distinct separate event.
@@conflictt3224 She was caught lacking is what I’m saying.
idk if anyone noticed but when karkat, due to terezi whispering encouragements to him, finally tapped into his knight of blood powers, he grew wings, which can be seen both when hes fully into harboring the knight of blood powers and when he cuts her imperious condescension's head off
song of kick your ass (I have watched this at least 20 times. good job.)
they rlly said " call up gang we gon jump a mf "
i dont know anything about this au but ive always wanted to see everyone go god tier and get an ending that feels like closure
And that's what the crow strider au is
WOW, this is incredible??? Literally one of my favorite flashes in the entire HSverse cosmology now. Fantastic work! I need to catch up on Crow Strider AU
Huh, say where’ve you been. I’m guessing living life and stuff. Makes sense makes sense.
@@infinityheart_tm9270 at the moment, mostly writing godfeels and pumpkin Path, two different post Epilogues fanfics. And yeah just living life, I have a job and stuff
@@optimisticDuelist glad to hear you’re taking care of yourself
I remember watching this when it first came out, and I still feel the same way now as I did then: amazed at the amount of thought and effort put into this au. It's definitely one of my favorite fanworks to come from the Homestuck community.
the amount of emotional stuff that happens in this video warmed my heart.. like when they all appeared to fight the Condesce together and the silhouettes of their ancestors/alternate selfs/ relatives appeared, that was an awesome detail!!
That was so satisfying, the part with Karkat and Terezi... i was speechless
this is how homestuck ended in my heart
3:50 Maybe the real red miles was the friends we made along the way.
Karkat’s eyes look very cat-li- I mean very meowbeast-like.
@@infinityheart_tm9270He WAS very angry on multiple levels, for a variety of justified reasons. And you should remember the look on The Condesce's face. The fear she had for KARKAT, the weakest troll, the mutant, the heretic, THE CHILD. If that isn't poetry I don't know what is.
Genuinely one of the best homestuck flashes I've ever seen, including the official ones. I can't express enough how well made this is, or how good of an ending it is to the story of these characters. This, I think, is the ending they deserved. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing that, as well as for your wonderful AU in general.
The last actual thing she thinks about before the darkness of her own death is her favorite heir
I wonder if she has regrets for this
Any of this
Any of the events that led her to this very moment where the descendant of some mutant with visions of another world is the one to deal the final blow
I wonder if she ever thought about what life would’ve been like if she had just done things differently, maybe, just maybe, she would’ve gotten a better ending
And ending fit for an empress
But instead she lays here, decapitated like a criminal at their execution
At the end she’s no empress, she’s no one to be looked up to
At the end of it all she’s a criminal who has been put to death for her misdeeds
Karma, like her, is a bitch
And now the ones she couldn’t get to are left to pick up the pieces
-My bitchass to my friend in DMs for some fuckin reason
Amazing job, Meraki, this was really fucking cool
I am so glad I stuck around this long and I’ll continue sticking around
I like think that somewhere in the void there's a dream bubble where she's living out, one final dream bubble holding her and her greatest desire. And in that dream she's with a little blue boy that tells her all sorts of jokes while she bakes. Maybe a mustached Colonel is there with here and together they are living a peaceful life. Even if it is an impossible dream, she has something kind and honest with her now.
@@franciscorui It's been a year and you’re over here droppin this on me makin me sad again thanks
@vulpinecatastrophe9377 well this thing shouldn't have been so good. It makes ya think about things like that. A mark of a good story.
@@vulpinecatastrophe9377 no prob
@vulpinecatastrophe9377 oh and one more thing about Condy, she only really had two true Heirs in her possession, and they were John and Mituna. One was an heir of death of destruction, two things she loved to do but ultimately costed her. Her other heir was of the one thing she never allowed, freedom. She never truly had an heir or heiresss.
Reread the entire story after it hit #1; it deserves that position so much.
homestuck should've been THIS
it explains alot more, it tells more story, it's more hopeful, i wish THIS was the offical homestuck ending
Imagine being The Condesce
One second, you're about to win, like you always do, and pave the way for a new empire.
The next, everyone you've pissed off are now gods and pull up to beat your ass.
3:54 Wow she had to kill a lot of princesses over the years.
way better than actual homestuck ending
Can i just say how much I love this au it made tavros a badass
I think I may have commented on this before BUT I GOTTA DO IT AGAIN OK-
I just gotta say I love that karkat is the one that deals the final blow, just imagine it. A MUNTANT is the one that takes her down, someone she sees lower then low was the one to kill her after LITERAL CENTURYS of pain and suffering to the vantas family.
I love everything about this story. The art, the writing, the characters, the amount of insanely cool moments that give every character a moment to shine. You are an inspiration and it saddens me that more people don't know about this fanventure. Bravo, just simply Bravo.
Yo, I just noticed, Just before Karkat cuts her head off we see her life literally FLASH BEFORE HER EYES. I’m just gonna say it, looking at shit from her point of view was a fucking amazing way to end it.
Man it feels so good to see everyone in their god tier outfits and karkat finishing the job at the end was so fitting
I LOVE HOW PEOPLE OF THE SAME ASPECT WOULD WORK TOGETHER THIS WAS SO COOL
karkat can do 1 cool thing as a treat
He was actually allotted two moments. The other one happens before this.
meraki you are so fucking cool i love this au so much it is actually so canon to me you have NO idea
I mean, HIC should know by now.
Nobody escapes the Miles.
You saw that too!! It took me a few rewatches to notice it
This is THE homestuck animatic ever. Noone can convince me otherwise.
THIS IS SO GOOD! BINGED THE ENTIRE SERIES AT MIDNIGHT, YOUR CHARACTER EXPLOEATION IS AMAZING! But i absolutely had to go back to this video, its one of the best things ive ever seen. Also, noticed that the heart aspect moment went along with the music! Very nice touch
I think I like this fight scene better than the canon fight tbh
I absolutely love the use of buffs and debuffs, it really makes it feel like the culmination of an RPG!
Okay this is my first look at this AU and I know I shouldn't have spoiled myself, but fUCK THIS IS GREAT-
This was such a good video. I loved that you managed to work the large cast into the fight. It made for a satisfying viewing. Seeing Karkat being able to finish it was unexpected but fitting. It was like the Signless finally deafeated the tyrant. :)
This animation intrigued me so much that I just binged the entire au in under 12 hours. Holy shit I think I like this better than cannon. Thank you for making such a cool au!
dont mind me im just gunna replay this a few dozen time while gusing about the art/animation/and story.
sereosly tho THIS IS AMAZING and crow au is really good
Karkat: "...YOU DON'T GET TO USE US ANYMORE."
The tribute to Karkat doing his knight of blood just like Jack Noir did his blood cancer in beta session is just 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
AI MEU DEUS I love everything about this!!!! The teamups between characters with the same aspect, the breath players trying to suffocate her, the seers whispering on everyone's ears so they're a few steps ahead of the condesce, the fact that karkat was the one to kill her with the power of friendship (literally!) Ahhhhh!!! It's just so good!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this, loving every single moment, only for Karkat to bring me to tears every single time. He deserved this.
I wished Homestuck actually ended like this… it’s all I’ve ever wanted
Okay so, i might be looking a LITTLE too deep into this but, y'know how condi is an empress? An empress is the closest thing to a queen. And technically speaking, the trolls fighting against condi are revolutiounist (kinda a stretch but just roll with it.) Which leads to the FUCKING FRENCH REVOLUTION.
I haven't seen anything homestuck related in years im glad to see that the fanbase still exists
omg, i've lost count of how many times I've seen this. It's just so epic.
I didn't have much context the first time I saw this but I was just so hyped all the same.
The seers going around giving input, warning and orchestrating cordinated attacks.
Everybody being THERE instead of forgotten.
The life/hope power up.
Davesprite AND Davepeta.
And Karkat receiving some well deserved justice. The way he killed the condence??? and how his blood powers word?? Just love it.
This is just amazing and I can't wait to catch up on the au and re-viewing this again.
His name is Crow. Crow Strider.
My GOAT Karkat getting the respect he fucking deserves
Even tho its been 10 years since I got into the fandom and my interest has waned... this and the whole au all together brought back the joy and excitement from those days. Never thought I would get excited over Homestuck again in the year 2022. Gotta love fanwork. Thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece with us.
I love how hard she gets her ass handed too. Seriously the best universe.
who needs hussie when we have this
im not even kidding when i say that this is a wayyyy better ending than the canon one
Like actually I think THIS should be offical
@@dentmedkit REAL TAKE
i like the idea that karkat could be the genuine strongest because of his family and friends. physically speaking.
...AND IT'S KARKAT OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
Help, i cant stop rewatching this its too good
welp, this animation convinced me to go read the AU, just to see how all this happens
it's wonderful, so sad I didn't know beforehand. will keep an eye out for when you update next.
I've Been away from the fandom for too long, i'm coming back after watching this
God i've watched this probably 10 times now, and it keeps getting better every time! I love the little things i never noticed before! Like the seers telling the others their next actions and stuff they need to do? Brilliant!
dude, this is such an overkill to use all that against one poor condesce
Honestly this Condesce makes the canon one look like she wasn’t trying.
Before this, she was fighting 8 god tiers all at the same time. Before Nanna showed up, she was beating their asses.
💙 Best Final boss fight i could’ve ever dreamed for!!!
You absolute GODDESS!!! I know you're a sylph but this is muse level storytelling
DID I JUST STUMBLE UPON HS IN CURRENT DAYYY😱
THIS BROUGHT ME TO TEARS SEING ALL MY CHILDHOOD OBSESSIONS IN ONE VIDEO SCREAAAM
@@captainz_captain2749 It has also brought me to tears of joy, dw you're not the only one
ok so since i don't have an mspfa account and i'm too lazy to make one, i'm just gonna say this here (spoilers for like 200 pages later (specifically page 2737))
Page 2737 of the Crow Strider AU has got to be my favorite singular page from any single MSPFA or the original Homestuck. We've known from the very start that Crow regrets not bringing his Rose along, yet accepts it. Now, when he finally reunites with a long lost friend from 3 years ago, he collapses and cries of joy. It's simply heart-wrenching, and I absolutely adore it. Meraki Sunset, you absolute madperson. You've made an MSPFA which I think is better than MSPA itself. Great work.
👏👏👏
Also with that knowledge, Game Over Dave lives on in Davepeta. Wow, using Ultimate Selves as a pawsitive.
YOOOOOOOOOO???? I was not expecting this from this update this is sick as hell
the crow strider au is my favorite fan adventure I HAD SHIVERS THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE WATCHING THIS
People may say it’s overrated, but to me it services as that one timeline that will provide a happier ending to the game of suffering that is Sburb and how it allows certain characters like Nanna of all people into the spotlight. Also it’s one of the few interpretations I’ve seen where the retcon actually adds something of substance in the form of the trans Harleybert siblings(that’s what I’m calling John and Jade) and somehow making me actually consider June as an actual possibility in canon because it doesn’t make sense for John to be feminine. People may say it was stuffed in, but to me I literally thought “Now THAT’S funny.” And it’s not like it’s entirely consequence free as Dad Crocker bit the dust and that being the catalyst for Jane to never want to be like The Condesce. Also being added to Tavros’ harem because that’s what it is and I’m tired of pretending it’s not.
I'd the say the only part I have any problem with in this AU is that Slick got killed off without talking to Karkat one last time. Stabdads really got my heart and I'd love to see some more of it.
@@franciscorui yeah SS dying is the only problem with this AU. It's because "there could only be one jack and bec noir is too stubborn to die"
@@idioticlight spades slick and the midnight crew were my favorite characters and we never got a follow up on them besides SS in hospital and fighting. Hell, Die's voodoo doll could've brought them back like it did the felt but it never did. I would've been fine with SS saying "Kid?" To karkat before dying.
Edit: also fun idea, the classpects for the midnight crew.
SS: Prince of Blood
HB: Theif of Breath
DD: Mage of Time
CD: Bard of Doom
This one animation is better than almost everything in post canon, post Canon just made me empty or pissed, except for the davekat stuff, this made me feel happy and i enjoyed it a lot
This has just popped up on my recommended I have no idea what this AU is but it’s so cool
Go and read Crow Strider RIGHT NOW!
OH HELL YES KARKAT DEALT THE FINAL BLOW.
I stumbled across this on UA-cam and then immediately went to read the au.
A few hours later here I am. This is the best decision I've done.
This video really appeared out of nowhere and became my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE fan made homestuck video.
[sees john and jane existing at the same time] oh that makes sense different timelines mean different life experience
[sees heart players weighing her down with Heavy Hearts] oh i might have to read this
[sees karkat doing the blood thing] oh i have to read this huh
[sees the blood thing seemingly makes karkat takes in everyone's suffering to buff him] OH I HAVE TO READ THIS HUH
i have already been turned into a blubbering mess by the time the heiresses are freed
The good act 6, just because its not Alpha does not mean its destined to have a worse outcome. I also love how English is just totally beating the hell out of a bunch of ghosts during this and making the Alpha the inferior timeline.
Since Pesterquest, we know that there isn’t a binary scale on whether a timeline is successful or not or overall better than the Alpha Timeline. In the case of Crow Strider AU, it goes with the ideology that this a Resolved Timeline, where parts of the Alpha Timeline slip into this one(i.e the existence of Davepeta and Jas aka Jasperose) despite not really having too much of a reason to exist. All this being spun out due to Jade not dying in the Game Over timeline and upping John’s overall moral to where he chooses to save the dead trolls of his timeline.
This is the Smash Ultimate of Homestuck AUs.
I love this so much; not only is the animation god-like, but this AU, from what I have seen, gives the community a satisfying ending
(Also, having regular John show up in this made my day)
This is absolutely epic!! You did so much justice to all of these characters and I absolutely adore that.
Also that one shot of psiionic, with his broken helmsgear, giving his own gesture to condy from the afterlife?
Man, there's no reason the guy WOULDN'T be there for the final fight against his tormentor..
Also also, the ghosts of all those precious heiresses... My heart..❤
Omg omg OMG!!!!!!!
TODO ESTAN INCREÍBLE!!!!
LA BATALLA TAN ÉPICA!!!
TODOS ESTÁN AHÍ!!!
So...considering how hard of a beatdown they gave the Condesce, how well do you think these group of kids have against Lord English?
I feel like that would depends entirely on if they have a way to exploit something to get past his unconditional immortality.
@@interdimensionalgoober8769 4 heart players + 4 Time Players(LE can be frozen as seen in (S): Collide via Aradia.) Or utilize Caledfwlch in a similar debilitating situation. Seal him away, kill him outright. Doom him via Sollux or Karkat’s curse. Pick and choose.
I am crying like im literally IN TEARS oh my god what a story!!! such fantastic animation and music and plot i dunno how to express all my love for your amazing work other than THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH
This is an absolutely awesome animation! I find it to be absolutely epic to see just how powerful everyone would be at god tier. I loved seeing all the Breath players (John, June, and Tavros) work together to create a maelstrom. I loved the detail of all the Seers giving info to everyone. I loved the collaboration between the space, heart, and time players. Finally, I loved how Karkat got to be a fully realized Knight of Blood and harnessed the power of his friendship with everyone to finally destroy her. Overall, one of the best animations I have seen in a while.
Finally the magic system gets properly utilized
i have no idea what's going on but this is literally so cool. it makes me. semi emotional. love when people team up and (with their powers combined, even) defeat the big bad. together!!!!!
i cannot put into words how incredibly COOL this is. like it kicks so much ass, every part of it kicks so much ass.