Character Information Name: Artollo Apemis [The Psiioniic] Canon Origin/Series: Homestuck Teaching Position and why it suits them: Dueling. In canon, Psiioniic was said to be the most powerful psionic mage in all of Alternia, pulled from slavery. It can only be deduced that his powers were often relied upon to keep the group safe. That was probably something he was more than eager to due as he accepted his freedom, using his powers in the way he wanted, which was defending his friends. It would be his way of proving that even a so called 'low'blood was worth something.
In HPverse, Artollo holds the same kind of view, even if this universe means it's for slightly different reasons. Growing up as a halfblood and one interested in muggle technology, he knew there would be people who would pull into question just how proficient he was with magic just because of his ancestry. Becoming good at dueling was just one way to prove that. Besides, being an avid reader, he knew that while peace was all well and great, but history showed that people of all sorts simply brought about conflict. He'll advocate getting along and singing flowers, sure, but he knows that knowing how to really use a wand will save yourself and those you care about in the end. Over the years, he's only become better with his wandwork and has even won a few dueling competitions. Suitability: Well you hired Bro Strider. Gender: Male Age: 32 Out of school living location: On the outskirts of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. (Has a room in Sal and Di's home.) However, he can be more often than not found traveling in various places on Earth to sate his curiosity. Blood status: Half-blood
Personality: Unfortunately, the Psiioniic is just one of many characters in the Homestuck comic which has not gotten very much screentime. Only a very brief part of his life was told, and it was only in passing by another character. What we do know for certain is that he no doubt shares a great many similarities with his descendent Sollux Captor. We know this from two sources. The canon itself states that there is supposed to be a deep connection between a troll’s ancestor and themselves. Andrew Hussie has also answered questions pertaining to the ancestors as stating that they are the troll kids except more adult. This means we are looking at a Sollux Captor based individual, only with some personality changes due to a different time period and life experiences which have happened solely to him.
Due to his bifuricated mind, the Psiioniic probably has mood swings similar to those of Sollux. It is quite possible that while during his travels with Signless, they were able to help calm down the severity of them as best they could. By now, it’s a bit more normal than not for him to be of a quick witted humor and somewhat smug. This doesn’t override his sense of caution, however. As an adult troll having grown up in Alternia and one that is lowblooded to boot, the Psiioniic has had to become very careful and even slightly paranoid when it comes to other trolls. He is not quite the idealist that Signless is and won’t believe in the kindness of people so readily on a normal day. This doesn’t mean he’ll treat everyone like Mad Eye Moody from the Harry Potter series; the Psiioniic believes in constant vigilance, yes, but not CONSTANT! VIGILANCE! For one thing, that’s a suspicious way to behave and a dead giveaway. For another, Signless tends to not like it when he’s openly hostile.
That is his high moment. His lows tend to be very much not attractive.
During the moments he swings into that area, the Psiioniic hits a period of intense self loathing. On its own, it is a horrible thing. However, the Psiioniic has had to grow up to adulthood with an entire empire constantly pressing down its own message onto his head: “LOWBLOODS ARE WEAK, PATHETIC, AND USELESS BESIDES THE FUNCTION OF A BIOLOGICAL BATTERY FOR SHIPS.” Trolls are very resilient in both body and mind. However, social brainwashing is social brainwashing, and for many years of his life, the Psiioniic no doubt has gained a very low idea of his self worth that I doubt even Signless has managed to fix completely. When he’s in his low swings, he is easy to manipulate if one knows how to fix on that area. When in his high swings, he’s probably still very sensitive to that part of himself and prone to lashing out.
One last thing that should be mentioned is the Psiioniic’s high intelligence. Like his descendent, he is extremely clever and understands logical concepts (particularly mathematics) very easily. In fact, these things even tend to bore him at times with how ‘simple’ it seems and a part of him longs for a challenge. He’d say ‘like maybe running a ship’, except that brings to mind the Helmsman system, which is the opposite of what a free thinking troll wants.
Canon OC | Psiioniic | Homestuck | Reserved | Pt 2
Character Information
Name: Artollo Apemis [The Psiioniic]
Canon Origin/Series: Homestuck
Teaching Position and why it suits them: Dueling. In canon, Psiioniic was said to be the most powerful psionic mage in all of Alternia, pulled from slavery. It can only be deduced that his powers were often relied upon to keep the group safe. That was probably something he was more than eager to due as he accepted his freedom, using his powers in the way he wanted, which was defending his friends. It would be his way of proving that even a so called 'low'blood was worth something.
In HPverse, Artollo holds the same kind of view, even if this universe means it's for slightly different reasons. Growing up as a halfblood and one interested in muggle technology, he knew there would be people who would pull into question just how proficient he was with magic just because of his ancestry. Becoming good at dueling was just one way to prove that. Besides, being an avid reader, he knew that while peace was all well and great, but history showed that people of all sorts simply brought about conflict. He'll advocate getting along and singing flowers, sure, but he knows that knowing how to really use a wand will save yourself and those you care about in the end. Over the years, he's only become better with his wandwork and has even won a few dueling competitions.
Suitability: Well you hired Bro Strider.
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Out of school living location: On the outskirts of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. (Has a room in Sal and Di's home.) However, he can be more often than not found traveling in various places on Earth to sate his curiosity.
Blood status: Half-blood
Personality: Unfortunately, the Psiioniic is just one of many characters in the Homestuck comic which has not gotten very much screentime. Only a very brief part of his life was told, and it was only in passing by another character. What we do know for certain is that he no doubt shares a great many similarities with his descendent Sollux Captor. We know this from two sources. The canon itself states that there is supposed to be a deep connection between a troll’s ancestor and themselves. Andrew Hussie has also answered questions pertaining to the ancestors as stating that they are the troll kids except more adult. This means we are looking at a Sollux Captor based individual, only with some personality changes due to a different time period and life experiences which have happened solely to him.
Due to his bifuricated mind, the Psiioniic probably has mood swings similar to those of Sollux. It is quite possible that while during his travels with Signless, they were able to help calm down the severity of them as best they could. By now, it’s a bit more normal than not for him to be of a quick witted humor and somewhat smug. This doesn’t override his sense of caution, however. As an adult troll having grown up in Alternia and one that is lowblooded to boot, the Psiioniic has had to become very careful and even slightly paranoid when it comes to other trolls. He is not quite the idealist that Signless is and won’t believe in the kindness of people so readily on a normal day. This doesn’t mean he’ll treat everyone like Mad Eye Moody from the Harry Potter series; the Psiioniic believes in constant vigilance, yes, but not CONSTANT! VIGILANCE! For one thing, that’s a suspicious way to behave and a dead giveaway. For another, Signless tends to not like it when he’s openly hostile.
That is his high moment. His lows tend to be very much not attractive.
During the moments he swings into that area, the Psiioniic hits a period of intense self loathing. On its own, it is a horrible thing. However, the Psiioniic has had to grow up to adulthood with an entire empire constantly pressing down its own message onto his head: “LOWBLOODS ARE WEAK, PATHETIC, AND USELESS BESIDES THE FUNCTION OF A BIOLOGICAL BATTERY FOR SHIPS.” Trolls are very resilient in both body and mind. However, social brainwashing is social brainwashing, and for many years of his life, the Psiioniic no doubt has gained a very low idea of his self worth that I doubt even Signless has managed to fix completely. When he’s in his low swings, he is easy to manipulate if one knows how to fix on that area. When in his high swings, he’s probably still very sensitive to that part of himself and prone to lashing out.
One last thing that should be mentioned is the Psiioniic’s high intelligence. Like his descendent, he is extremely clever and understands logical concepts (particularly mathematics) very easily. In fact, these things even tend to bore him at times with how ‘simple’ it seems and a part of him longs for a challenge. He’d say ‘like maybe running a ship’, except that brings to mind the Helmsman system, which is the opposite of what a free thinking troll wants.