Troll Call

The Troll Call was a weekly Hiveswap event whereby a pair of new canonical Hiveswap trolls were revealed every Wednesday around 20:00 CET on the What Pumpkin Tumblr and on a dedicated tracker on Hiveswap.com, in what was likely intended to be a build-up for the planned release of Hiveswap: Act 2 in Spring of 2018. Troll Call was announced and debuted on November 11th, 2017, via the What Pumpkin Tumblr, with the reveal of the first two Troll Call trolls, Zebede Tongva and Tyzias Entykk. The last two trolls, Lanque Bombyx and Remele Namaaq, were revealed on March 14th, 2018, exactly 6 months after the release of Hiveswap: Act 1 (September 14th, 2017). Although this marked the end of the Troll Call, What Pumpkin hinted that the event may return in the future and that we should "wait and sea", perhaps hinting that a future Troll Call would introduce some Seadwellers, who were not present in this initial run.

The Troll Call tracker consists of an image of 36 "troll cards", containing the images of each Troll Call troll to be featured in silhouette, with cards being filled in with detail and a link to further information about each troll as they are revealed. The 36 silhouettes represented 38 Troll Call trolls revealed in total (as the Soleil twins take up only a single card, as do Folykl and Kuprum). Several of the revealed Troll Call trolls later went on to be featured in Hiveswap Friendsim volumes, building on their characters and giving them a greater spotlight.

All of the Troll Call trolls bear symbols taken from the Alternian library of signs known as the extended zodiac. Information regarding sign names, Lunar Sway and Aspect are provided by the official Hiveswap website's Extended Zodiac section. As the Hiveswap and Hauntswitch games are believed to not be directly linked to The Game, any information regarding aspects and lunar sway may not be relevant to Hiveswap itself.

Troll statistics and demography
The Troll Call introduced 38 individual Alternian trolls from the Homestuck/Hiveswap universe, radically expanding the number of named troll characters known. Of these trolls, fourteen use he/him pronouns, twenty use she/her pronouns, two use they/them pronouns, and Barzum and Baizli have yet to have their pronouns confirmed. Although gender counts cannot be directly made as pronouns are not necessarily an indicator of gender, Charun and Cirava (the same pair who are confirmed to use they/them pronouns), have been confirmed to be non-binary, and one troll, Lanque, has been confirmed to be transgender (It is unknown if in Alternian culture the two non-binary trolls would also come under the transgender umbrella). These three trolls represent the first known example of non-binary and transgender identities in Alternian culture, as well as, in Lanque, the first explicitly transgender character in the Homestuck/Hiveswap canon.

Of the 38 trolls, there are three burgundy-bloods, three bronze-bloods, five gold-bloods, four olive-bloods, five jade-bloods, five teal-bloods, four cerulean-bloods, four indigo-bloods, and five purple-bloods. The Troll Call did not reveal any lime-bloods, or any new blood mutants or seadwellers. The lack of seadwellers could be seen to reflect their comparative rarity of highbloods to lowbloods described in Homestuck, although the rest of the revealed trolls do not follow such a ratio, and in fact the two lowest rungs of the hemospectrum are the least represented in the Troll Call. Given this, perhaps the lack of seadwellers was more of a deliberate choice, and furthermore it was hinted that Seadwellers may appear in a future iteration of the Troll Call.

Two trolls, Ardata and Marvus, currently have unknown signs, although Marvus was briefly depicted in the Troll Call roster wearing the Caprist sign on a top hat. What Pumpkin later stated that this was not his actual sign. Only one troll has an unknown name; the unidentified purple-blooded troll with the Caprira sign, although one other, Elwurd, has an unknown first name and is thus known only by her second name. It is possible that these missing details will be revealed in Hiveswap: Act 2, Hiveswap Friendsim volumes, or other later Hiveswap/Hauntswitch acts/content.

Going by the lunar sways associated with their extended zodiac signs, 22 trolls have Prospit sway, whereas only 14 have Derse sway, and two others have unknown sway due to their having unknown signs. The reason for this uneven lunar sway ratio, with a tendency for the introduced trolls to have Prospit sway, if there is one, is unknown. The disparity may rather be simply coincidental (or accidental on the part of What Pumpkin). The most represented aspect is hope with 6 trolls (4 Prospit 2 Derse), while the least represented is life with one troll (Lanque, a Prospit dreamer). There are no prospit-bound trolls that are also void-bound, and there are no derse-bound trolls that are either life-bound or time-bound. The list of aspects based on troll call representation is Hope (6), Mind (5), Breath (3), Heart (3), Rage (3), Blood (3), Doom (3), Void (3), Light (2), Time (2), Space (2), and finally Life (1).

Troll Call trolls
The following list is made in order of introduction, not by order of the hemospectrum.

Zebede Tongva
Zebede Tongva is a gold-blooded troll with the Gempio sign (The Concise, Prospit sway, Light-bound).
 * aspiring beekeeper
 * 3 hours too far away to visit
 * subchirps you when you don't

Tyzias Entykk
Tyzias Entykk is a teal-blooded troll with the Licer sign (The Charmer, Prospit sway, Blood-bound)
 * sleeps once a week
 * ask her about her controversial theroies regarding traditional jurisprudence
 * that's not coffee

Mallek Adalov
Mallek Adalov is a cerulean-blooded troll with the Scorist sign (The Mutineer, Prospit sway, Time-bound)
 * master of the blockchain
 * 13 piercings as of the last count
 * sweet kicks

Daraya Jonjet
Daraya Jonjet is a jade-blooded troll with the Virnius sign (The Fierce, Prospit sway, Hope-bound) Her first name is a reference to the series "Daria," and is also the Somali translation for “darling”, which may be referencing Kanaya. Her last name is a reference to Joan Jett and possibly pronounced the same.
 * been in detention for her entire life
 * imitation grubhorn bracelet
 * ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb

Barzum Soleil
Barzum Soleil is a purple-blooded troll with the Capriun sign (The Cartographer, Derse sway, Breath-bound) They and Baizli were originally shown as a single silhouette with both of their larger "horns" on the Troll Call. Their first name is a reference to "Barnum" of Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus and their last name is a reference to Cirque du Soleil. The two are the first known case of troll siblings and visually seems to be reluctant to "share everything". Both Barzum and Baizli have explicitly not had their genders revealed. The name Barzum, in the Black Speech, means "darkness". The word Soleil means (of a charge) surrounded by rays, as of the sun. The name Barzum Soleil means "surrounded by darkness".
 * they share a lusus / [they share everything]
 * communicate with each other telepathically... / [...and through unbroken dead-eyed stares]
 * tragicomic

Baizli Soleil
Baizli Soleil is a purple-blooded troll with the Caprimini sign (The Perilous, Derse sway, Doom-bound) They and Barzum were originally shown as a single silhouette with both of their larger "horns" on the Troll Call. Their first name is a reference to "Bailey" of Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus and their last name is a reference to Cirque du Soleil. The two are the first known case of troll siblings, and seems to be the initiator of "sharing everything". Both Barzum and Baizli have explicitly not had their genders revealed.
 * [they share a lusus] / they share everything
 * [communicate with each other telepathically...] / ...and through unbroken dead-eyed stares
 * keeps hydrated

Nihkee Moolah
Nihkee Moolah is an indigo-blooded troll with the Sagicorn sign (The Wild, Prospit sway, Rage-bound) Nihkee is phonetically similar to the name Nikki, and Moolah is slang for money and is also a reference to famous woman's wrestler Fabulous Moolah. Her belt also reflects this as it is reminiscent of a WWE championship belt. Her first name may also be a reference to Nike, the Greek goddess of victory who only had one wing; Nihkee having only one leg may reflect this. Although Nihkee's pronouns were not used officially following her reveal, a post by team member Poinko refers to her using she/her.
 * active in Muscular Theater
 * lost a leg but gained the upper hand
 * subcultural gatekeeper

Chahut Maenad
Chahut Maenad is a purple-blooded troll with the Caprinius sign (The Credulous, Prospit sway, Hope-Bound)
 * 2 weeks from exile
 * single and ready to mangle
 * loves to scrapbook!

Diemen Xicali
Diemen Xicali is a rust-blooded troll with the Arrius sign (The Visualizer, Derse sway, Hope-bound).
 * All About That Oblong Meat Product
 * oblong meat product contents: uncertain
 * current oblong meat product temperature: 65 degrees fahrenheit

Skylla Koriga
Skylla Koriga is a bronze-blooded troll with the Taurist sign (The Prosperous, Prospit sway, Time-bound).
 * vegetarian, somehow
 * mouth twig passed down from her lusus's mouth
 * what IS tarnation?

Folykl Darane
Folykl Darane is a gold-blooded troll with the Gemittarius sign (The Sapient, Derse sway, Void-bound).
 * quietly drains psychic energy like an app you forgot to close out
 * whats a shower

Kuprum Maxlol
Kuprum Maxlol is a gold-blooded troll with the Gemnius sign (The Canny, Prospit sway, Hope-bound).
 * knows exactly HS 4060 (what happens) to the best psychics and is, sincerely, THRILLED
 * strident online crusader for the empire

Charun Krojib
Charun Krojib is an olive-blooded troll with the Leiborn sign (The Paradox, Derse sway, Rage-bound). From their outfit, they appear to be some form of gardener which could explain why they eat worms in their cave. Charun is the name of a psychopomp (one who guides the souls of the dead) in Estrucan mythology, based on Charon from Greek mythology (the ferryman of the underworld). They were the first known nonbinary troll and use they/them pronouns. Krojib could be a backwards Trollification of the Icelandic surname Björk, meaning "birch"; it is also the surname of Philip Reese Bjork, an American geologist and paleontologist known for his work in unearthing dinosaur species in America. They were designed by Poinko.
 * lost and found artist
 * eats worms inside their cave, not as bad as it sounds
 * deconstructively organized

Amisia Erdehn
Amisia Erdehn is an indigo-blooded troll with the Sagira sign (The Tenable, Prospit sway, Mind-bound).
 * money can't buy talent but it does buy very expensive lessons
 * cutting off heads is harder than you'd think
 * makes her own paint

Polypa Goezee
Polypa Goezee is an olive-blooded troll with the Leus sign (The Flexible, Prospit sway, Breath-bound). *bandages unrelated to fire
 * cant's catch her if she's on fire*
 * pittiless mercenary
 * gives excellent relationship advice... to the highest bidder

Tegiri Kalbur
Tegiri Kalbur is a teal-blooded troll with the Libitarrius sign (The Hidden, Derse sway, Void-bound). * Translator's note: plan means tactical contingistrat
 * Just according to plan.*
 * over 300 confirmed culls
 * now that alternia is on fire and the lowbloods are at the door, you ask for his help?

Tirona Kasund
Tirona Kasund is a teal-blooded troll with the Liblo sign (The Inescapable, Prospit sway, Heart-bound).
 * tattleterror
 * His Honorable Tyranny's littlest fan
 * ruthless calculus

Lynera Skalbi
Lynera Skalbi is a jade-blooded troll with the Viriborn sign (The Stringent, Derse sway, Rage-bound).
 * self-appointed to the honor roll
 * hollow-point bullet journal
 * she's got a list of names and they're all in red, underlined

?????? Elwurd
?????? Elwurd is a cerulean-blooded troll with the Scornius sign (The Radical, Prospit sway, Hope-bound).
 * has her shit together
 * knows your mom
 * not vriska

Galekh Xigisi
Galekh Xigisi is an indigo-blooded troll with the Sagicer sign (The Hostess, Prospit sway, Blood-bound).
 * [citation needed ]
 * knows too much
 * not finished talking

Vikare Ratite
Vikare Ratite is a bronze-blooded troll with the Taurza sign (The Revealer, Derse sway, Mind-bound).
 * absurd dreams of non-interstellar flight
 * feet on the ground, head in the sky
 * huge Hatched 2 Dance stan

Boldir Lamati
Boldir Lamati is an olive-blooded troll with the Lelo sign (The Steadfast, Prospit sway, Heart-bound). Lunacracy seems to be a form of government in which the nation is ruled by the moon. In Uzbek, Boldir refers to the calf of the leg, but can also mean "abundant". It could also be a trollification of the Norse god Baldr. Boldir could additionally be a trollification of the word boulder, because moons look a bit like giant boulders. Boldir also sounds similar to "Mulder" the name of one of the protagonists of "The X Files," which fits in with her theme of secrets and celestial beings. Lamati might be derived from "Lamat," which is Cebuano for a magic spell cast by a supernatural being to confuse, disorient, or make people lose their way. Boldir also seems to take inspiration from Secret Squirrel, as both have large incisors and a large hat and trench coat. She was designed by Poinko.
 * big coat, bigger secrets
 * on a mission to expose the deep-state lunacracy
 * foil-lined hat protects her from celestial influences

Cirava Hermod
Cirava Hermod is a gold-blooded troll with the Gemrius sign (The Perceptive, Derse sway, Hope-bound).
 * they shouldn't be alive
 * MOISTUREWAVE ✌️ AESTHETIC
 * ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (but with horns)

Tagora Gorjek
Tagora Gorjek is a teal-blooded troll with the Liga sign (The Dogged, Derse sway, Space-bound).
 * call him gor-gor
 * antisocial climber
 * if he's talking you've already lost

Ardata Carmia
Ardata Carmia is a cerulean-blooded troll with an unknown sign, as it is hidden by a cape in her Troll Call reveal card.
 * bloodthirsty on main
 * fresh to death sentence
 * probably vriska

Marvus Xoloto
Marvus Xoloto is a purple-blooded troll with an unknown sign. The Caprist sign (The Audacious, Prospit sway, Time-bound) was briefly visible on his top hat on the Troll Call site; the top hat was later removed with a statement from whatpumpkin commenting: "That wasn’t his actual sign, though. Marvus is a trickster, AKA, a lying piece of shit. You’ll have to wait ‘till ACT 2 to see his actual sign. Never trust a clown, kids. They’re addicted to pranks." In the next Troll Call his hat was returned, only to be removed again sometime later. He may or may not be wearing a shirt under his ringleader-esque jacket. The word 'xoloto' is an obsolete spelling of the word 'xoloton' in Classical Nahuatl, meaning page or servant boy. It could also be a reference to the Coldplay album Mylo Xyloto. Xoloto is a term used by Juggalos to describe the event of a fake clown trying to be in with your Juggalo crew. Marvus is possibly a reference to the Insane Clown Posse album ‘The Marvelous Missing Link’. He was designed by paperseverywhere.
 * runs the shitshow
 * midsummer nightmare
 * texting your sister

Fozzer Velyes
Fozzer Velyes is a burgundy-blooded troll with the Aro sign (The Lost, Derse sway, Heart-bound). He was first known to the fandom as "Digger" in unconfirmed leaks. His silhouette prior to his release did not display the shovel. He seems to be a gravedigger of sorts, but that profession would be useless, seeing how trolls HS 2184 (do not typically bury their dead). His last name is a reference to Veles, Slavic god of earth, waters, forests and the underworld. His first name could come from the word "fossil", but also from the Spanish word "fosa", which is a hole dug specifically to bury one or more corpses. Both words link him to digging graves.
 * his spade's slick
 * practicing orthodox decompositionist
 * hey, this one has a shovel!

Stelsa Sezyat
Stelsa Sezyat is a teal-blooded troll with the Licen sign (The Worshipper, Derse sway, Blood-bound). "No accounting for taste" could be a reference either to Terezi and her tendency to taste things, or to her fashion sense, and being 'troll Jewish' is a reference to a statement Hussie on his Formspring about Terezi. Her first name could be derived from the word "stealth". Her last name is a reference to the Egyptian goddess of math and writing, Seshat. She was designed by Shelby Cragg. Stelsa's pronouns were confirmed by traceexcalibur to be she/her.
 * no accounting for taste
 * troll jewish
 * wait, what did you mean, "texting your sister"

Wanshi Adyata
Wanshi Adyata is a jade-blooded troll with the Virmino sign (The Inexhaustible, Prospit sway, Doom-bound). Her first name is a reference to the giant spirit owl named Wan Shi Tong who owned an extensive library in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Wanshi could be translated in Chinese to "everything." Her last name means "child of Aditi" and is another name for the sun god Surya. It could also be translated to "Adiposis" which means overweight. She was designed by Shelby Cragg, and her pronouns were confirmed in a post by team member Poinko.
 * The brooding coverns' resident tomewriggler
 * big name in the Soldier Purrbeasts fandom
 * knows it. all of it

Bronya Ursama
Bronya Ursama is a jade-blooded troll with the Virus sign (The Adaptable, Prospit sway, Breath-bound).
 * President of the the Grubsitter's Club
 * buddy systems are go
 * long hair, does care

Chixie Roixmr
Chixie Roixmr is a bronze-blooded troll with the Taurra sign (The Transient, Prospit sway, Mind-bound).
 * debut album titled "CHIXIE"
 * blocks all non-praise
 * self-promotion sickness

Zebruh Codakk
Zebruh Codakk is a indigo-blooded troll with the Sagamino sign (The Pentient, Prospit sway, Doom-bound).
 * olive girls are so strong... some guys are threatened by that, but he likes it a lot.
 * self-proclaimed "gutterblood ally"
 * already in your DMs

Azdaja Knelax
Azdaja Knelax is a gold-blooded troll with the Gemra sign (The Pilot, Prospit sway, Mind-bound).
 * you know, the number? the big one, pretty close to 10k? he's... above that amount
 * PRINCE of ALL MUSTARDBLOODS
 * good listener

Konyyl Okimaw
Konyyl Okimaw is a olive-blooded troll with the Lepia sign (The Synthesizer, Derse sway, Light-bound).
 * graphic violence is her passion
 * spicy kicks
 * a broad shoulder to cry on

Who Is This?
An unidentified purple-blooded troll with the Caprira sign (The Unwavering, Prospit sway, Mind-bound). The from What Pumpkin announcing the week's troll call requests that "someone come get this troll. Please." Instead of being tagged under his name like all other troll call trolls, he was filed as "no answers here." This troll has horns painted similar colors to his facepaint, the only known example of troll horn painting. His pronouns are one of the few concrete facts known about him, from a comment made by his designer, Poinko.
 * Seriously, I don't know who this is.

Marsti Houtek
Marsti Houtek is a burgundy-blooded troll with the Arittarius sign (The Astronaut, Derse sway, Void-bound). Her sign looks like the letter "M", which could be a reference to how her first name begins with this letter. Her last name could be a modification of the word Houdek, which is a type of soil only found in the American state South Dakota. Her first name means "purification" in Sanskrit which fits her janitor like appearance. Her last name could be derived from the comet Kohoutek, which before its close approach, was promoted by the media as the "comet of the century" as it was expected it would produce a spectacular display of outgassing; because Comet Kohoutek fell far short of expectations, its name became synonymous with spectacular duds. Additionally, In 1973, David Berg, founder of the Children of God, predicted that Comet Kohoutek foretold a colossal doomsday event in the United States in January 1974.
 * didn't choose the scrub life, the scrub life chose her.
 * practices self-care
 * bath bombardier

Lanque Bombyx
Lanque Bombyx is a jade-blooded troll with the Virsci sign (The Alchemist, Prospit sway, Life-bound). He is the first known trans jade-blooded troll, the only Troll with Life Aspect in Hiveswap, as well as the first confirmed trans man  character. His last name is derived from Bombyx mori, the scientific name for silkworms, meaning 'silk' in itself. His first name could be derived from the word "langue" ("language" in French), or from the word "calanque", a cove or inlet on the Mediterranean coast of France.
 * still has a livechurnal
 * fang game on point
 * and of course, he craves eternal life.

Remele Namaaq
Remele Namaaq is a cerulean-blooded troll with the Scorgo sign (The Crusader, Prospit sway, Space-bound).
 * pirating your fics
 * headcanons at the ready
 * she takes your shit and makes it better

Observations

 * Up until week 5, there were uniform couples in regards to Lunar Sway (Prospit and Prospit or Derse and Derse). Diemen and Skylla broke this pattern.
 * Up until week 10, there were mixed couples in regards to Lunar Sway (Prospit and Derse or Derse and Prospit). Elwurd and Galekh broke this pattern.
 * This pattern was interceded by Vikare and Boldir, who were also a mixed couple in regards to Lunar Sway (Vikare having a sign with a Derse sway and Boldir having a sign with a Prospit sway). Cirava and Tagora brought the uniform couple pattern back subsequently.
 * Wanshi and Bronya, being a Doom/Breath couple, mirror Barzum and Baizli, who were also a Doom/Breath couple. Wanshi and Bronya were introduced together with another troll of their blood color, as were Barzum and Baizli.

Cards

 * Mallek and Nihkee both had the same color card for their introduction despite Mallek being a ceruleanblood and Nihkee being an indigoblood. A distinct color for cerulean-bloods and indigos was later introduced. Mallek's card was confirmed as an error.
 * Stelsa also has a darker shade on their card than the other teal-bloods
 * Boldir's card has a lighter shade compared to other olive-bloods. Boldir also has horns with a darker shade of red than other trolls.
 * However, it's possible these are just errors.
 * Konyyl and Azdaja's cards are fused together, making their cards into the only gradient card.
 * Their card also uses a brighter shade of yellow/olive compared to the other trolls of the same blood color.
 * The card for Kuprum and Folykl seemed to follow suit with the Captors' duality theme in many ways, most notably that unlike the other trolls having three bullet points each, they only had two.
 * The only troll with one bullet point is the unnamed Caprira troll.
 * All of the gold-bloods in the Troll Call have taller inner horns, while the Captors all have taller outer horns.
 * All other jade-blooded trolls in the Troll Call/Homestuck have two different shaped horns, but Lanque's horns are the same shape.
 * Likewise, all the other gold-bloods have four horns (two on each side) while Azdaja has only three horns.
 * Lanque is the only troll with their real name to show up on the unconfirmed troll call leaks.
 * Lanque's card has only one bordering rectangle in the bullet point area, unlike the normal two.
 * Remele's card is the only female cerulean-blood troll card that doesn't mention Vriska.

Tracker

 * Marsti's sign was missing in unconfirmed leaks until the Troll Call updates on March 7, 2018.
 * Her sign is missing on the Troll Call tracker.
 * On February 14th, Fozzer's image in the tracker was changed to the old leaked one, where he's smiling with no shovel. It was changed back on February 21st.

Other

 * Zebede and Folykl are the only gold-bloods who don't have two differently colored eyes.
 * Elwurd is the only troll whose name is currently only partially known. The introduction of the unidentified Caprira troll produced the second troll with an unknown name, but their name is entirely unknown as opposed to Elwurd, who is merely missing her first name.
 * Ardata and Marvus are the only characters whose signs are currently unknown.
 * Marvus is the only troll to wear a sign that was not his.
 * When a user asked what to call the unnamed purple-blooded troll on Poinko's blog, he replied with "Honktass Buttnutt".