Harry Anderson Egbert is the son of both Roxy Lalonde and John Egbert in the Candy timeline of The Homestuck Epilogues. His chumhandle is “thespiansGlamor”, which displays his interest in things related to drama and theatre.
Harry Anderson is his full first name, and he is (almost) always referred to as such by his parents;[citation needed] he is on occasion, however, called simply "Harry" by Vriska Maryam-Lalonde and Gamzee Makara.
In The Homestuck Epilogues[]
On his fifth birthday party, his father decided to host it at Jane Crocker's mansion, to fulfill mission of "saving" Tavros Crocker. She is stated by the narration to have bought Harry Anderson's affection through ludicrously expensive gifts, going as far as gifting him an Imperial Drone for his birthday.
While Harry was busy opening gifts, John went with Tavros to his room in an attempt to escape with him out of his neglectful household, and has a loud argument with Jane which attracts everyone's attention to the room. After John realizes his outburst of wind wrecked Tavros' room, Harry began to cry.
Sometime later in Harry Anderson's life, John and Roxy divorced and Harry hasn't seen his father in years.
In Homestuck: Beyond Canon[]
Harry Anderson's ego causes him to undergo some complete miscommunication, interpreting Vrissy's very real developments to be simply pranks, and is horrified when discovering his misstep; after all, he is suddenly an associate to Vrissy, Tavros, and Vriska's assassination of a religious figurehead. He does not handle the stress well, but he does organize the situation to be held at his and Roxy's home, where they can figure out what to do next thereon.
The momentum is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of John, who is experiencing a grand personal discovery and wishes to reconnect with his estranged family. As such, he is forced to endure a "heart-to-heart" with John wherein he reportedly prolonged John's knowledge of the situation until after he was gone.
When time actually comes to making a plan, however, Harry Anderson and his party are prematurely sidetracked by casual conversation to better acquaint themselves with one another. It is not until he receives a phone call from an ecstatic, surprisingly encouraging John that any of them take real action about the press that swarm Roxy's household.
Personality[]
Harry Anderson is named after the real person, introduced to the reader through John's copy of Wise Guy, and an actor from Night Court, the show which reminds John of his late father. Physically, Harry Anderson can be considered as a stereotypical drama kid; what with his slicked-back hair and a blue bandanna, which can be assumed is a regular accessory.
Harry Anderson's interests are narrow, but passionate. They include cinematic entertainment (especially classic Earth movies), accessorization, and sewing. He shares common interests with his family, which allow for healthy conversational bonding with even his estranged father, albeit stiff in nature. It is implied that he had used Roxy's sewing machine rather frequently as a child, until he received his own when he was ten. He appears to dabble in community work as his skilled, hand-crafted products are featured in amateur productions at school and elsewhere. He takes pride in his hobbies and often shares them with his friends—if they would allow such mischievous dress-up.
Harry Anderson regards John with apprehension, often underestimating John's abilities in stressful scenarios. He often talks about John condescendingly to others, distancing himself from him and stressing the differences that make his freaking outs "cooler" than John's. He notes John's attempt to reconnect with him and Roxy with disdain, but he is pleasantly impressed as he discovers how John actually is in real life-threatening scenarios. Further, he appears to be genuinely happy that John offered a drive together, although he could also be amused by John's comically bad timing.
Harry Anderson is sneaky, much like Roxy, but more verbally. Possibly influenced by John's pranks, Harry Anderson often interprets what his friends say as jokes, and plays along seamlessly, whether they are actual jokes or not. Moreover, he appears able to deceive his parents and avoids exhibiting signs of stress, as evidence to keeping John from watching the news with his own discussion.
Growing up with God tier players as relatives has skewed his judgment of character, remarking that both of his parents are dissimilar to the legends he knows about. The canonicity of the Candy timeline (or, lack thereof) may also have lasting effects on his perceptions, as he feels Vriska (who is from outside the actual timeline) to be "fresher" than which he already knows, although disturbing and ruthless.
It is implied that Harry Anderson may be popular at school, or at least esteemed enough to believe he is.
Harry Anderson avoids swearing around his family, but he appears accustomed to answering the phone despite not wanting to.
Relationships[]
Vriska Maryam-Lalonde[]
Harry and Vrissy are matesprits. Harry says sometimes she can be a shitty girlfriend. They have gotten to second base. They sneak out to meet each other in troll neighborhoods, and Vrissy is accustomed to sneaking in and out of Harry's house (he gave her a key).
Tavros Crocker[]
Tavros Crocker and Harry are friends, but Harry tends to insult him. He tries to make up before Vriska does her thing, but then Vriska does her thing.
Vriska Serket[]
Vriska Serket shortened his name without asking him. They have had one long conversation to date.
John Egbert[]
Harry has hangups about his father having rarely talked to him. He is surprised and sort of annoyed when John starts wanting to be a dad again right as shit starts to go down. John loves Harry very much, and is incredibly proud of him, keeping a baby photo of him on his wallet, and looked out for him to make sure he didn't listen to Gamzee's preacher nonsense. He was incredibly depressed when he wasn't able to see him again after his divorce with Roxy, with the fact that Vrissy had more contact with Harry than he did already being enough to make him tear up.
Roxy Lalonde[]
Harry's mother loves him very much, and has multiple framed baby pictures of him throughout her house. She struggled to describe to John how she felt having him, as she didn't feel like she could do the overwhelming goodness of it justice, saying that having Harry Anderson kind of outweighed the problems she has with the life she chose, and wanted to hug and protect him from the potential pain at talking to his father again the moment he came back from school. Harry isn't seen talking to his mother much, but it's clear the two have a very positive relationship.
Jane Crocker[]
Jane is Harry's "auntie". When he was young she gave him a surveillance drone for his birthday, and made security keep an eye on him. He still managed to sneak out to meet Vrissy, though.
Imode Kurita[]
Imode Kurita often spent time with Harry in the Drama Club or at his mother's house.[citation needed]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Harry Anderson's ringtone is a song from the original Cats musical called "Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" by the original London cast. This is an obvious reference to his love of theater and his affinity for classic Earth productions. Also, his mother loves cats.
- For unfathomable reasons, Harry Anderson has a poster of the 2019 Cats movie in his room, hidden underneath several other posters.
- He has stage fright.
Homestuck^2: Beyond Canon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Main story | Prologue
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Bonus stories | Catnapped • A Treatise on Representational Democracy • Diamonds, Dames and Dads • A Threat, Sensed • The Influencers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Homestuck characters | John Egbert • Rose Lalonde • Dave Strider • Jade Harley • Jane Crocker • Roxy Lalonde • Dirk Strider • Jake English • Dad Crocker • Aradia Megido • Sollux Captor • Karkat Vantas • Kanaya Maryam • Terezi Pyrope • Vriska Serket • Meenah Peixes • Jasprosesprite^2 • Calliope • Omega Calliope | ||||||||||||||||||||
Problem Sleuth characters | Spades Slick • Diamonds Droog • Snowman • Problem Sleuth • Hysterical Dame • Nervous Broad | ||||||||||||||||||||
Original characters | Harry Anderson Egbert • Vriska Maryam-Lalonde • Tavros Crocker • Yiffany Longstocking Lalonde Harley • Swifer Eggmop • Cliper Borden • Motter Ataxia • Avril Thorpe • Silas P Beauregard III • Imode Kurita • Minor characters | ||||||||||||||||||||
Concepts | Canon • Ultimate Self • Troll • Cherub • Earth C • Deltritus • Midnight City • Ecto-Alchemologizer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Related works | Homestuck • The Homestuck Epilogues • Problem Sleuth • Midnight Crew | ||||||||||||||||||||