The King's Scepter is a tool that provides the aspects of prototyping to the White and Black Kings on the Battlefield, surrounded by orbs correlating to the number of prototypings in the session much like the Queen's Ring. Unlike the Ring, the Scepter also bestow a dramatic increase in size only on the King who owns it.
Like the orb representing the Earth associated with Christian kings, the King's Scepter is tipped with an orb representing Skaia. This orb acts as a kind of gateway to the real Skaia, facilitating the Black King's destruction of the Battlefield by initiating the Reckoning of meteors toward it,[image?] giving the Heroes only the duration of the Reckoning to defeat the King and destroy his Scepter. However even accidental damage to the miniature Skaia - such as by dropping it in lava - could cause serious destruction. Andrew Hussie calls it "the real Skaia, as a smaller instantiation of itself," though in the inverse "if you leave Skaia, you'd never fly out of the scepter. You'd always just fly out of Skaia."[1]
A2 session[]
White King's Scepter[]
The White King in the trolls' session is never seen, although it can be assumed that his scepter was taken by the forces of Derse to begin The Reckoning.
Black King's Scepter[]
The Black King was in possession of his scepter during the trolls' assault on him at the end of their session. Ultimately, with an incredibly lucky roll of the dice, Vriska was able to roll all 8s on her Fluorite Octet, destroying the scepter and winning the battle for the trolls.
B1 session[]
White King's Scepter[]
The White King, like the White Queen, had chosen to abdicate, turning his scepter over to the Parcel Mistress. Unfortunately, the Parcel Mistress lost it, as it was knocked out of her hand by the Hegemonic Brute. The Scepter flew over a waterfall and landed in a riverbed.
The scepter was later retrieved by the Courtyard Droll and handed to Jack Noir. He used it to begin The Reckoning, an act that the Black King would perform upon defeating the white army in a typical Sburb session. It appears that the scepter was discarded (or perhaps destroyed) afterward, as it has not been seen since.
Black King's Scepter[]
The Black King's Scepter was cut in half by Jack Noir during his assault on the Black King. It is presumably now unusable, but knowing the unpredictable nature of the game this is just a theory. Interestingly, the half held by the Black King had its size reduced back to proper scale, but the half that fell to the ground remained the same size as when it was fully functional.
B2 session[]
With the void session's White King remaining in his unprototyped form, his scepter is instead wielded by the White Queen. It seems to have no effect on her size. This scepter was a likely ingredient in alchemizing Jane Crocker's Skaia fork.
The whereabouts of the Black King's scepter in this session are unknown.
Other[]
Lord English has a golden scepter or cane that bears a resemblance to the Kings' Scepters. The scepter resembles a pool cue instead of a chess piece, and the tip of the scepter flashes between multiple colors and an image of the Green Sun. The significance of this is unknown. It also exhibits Weapon/Object Duality by transforming into an assault rifle, with the green sun as a laser scope. This is also shared by Caliborn, who possesses a cane/assault rifle as well, albeit a darker variation.
References[]
- ↑ Andrew Hussie. "The scepter is a pretty special object. Aside from granting powers and size, it has Skaia itself sitting atop it. Not a mock Skaia, as an ornament, but the real Skaia, as a smaller instantiation of itself, currently contained within itself as a recursive construct. Flying into the Skaia on the scepter is exactly the same as flying into Skaia in the center of the Medium. You could then travel down to the Battlefield, find the king, and fly into Skaia all over again. But if you leave Skaia, you'd never fly out of the scepter. You'd always just fly out of Skaia. Got it? Imagine him using this as a weapon in the final battle. He swats one member of your party with it, and suddenly they find themselves all the way at the edge of Skaia, and they have to fly down to the Battlefield to rejoin the battle, wasting valuable time. It's a nasty end-boss move that can disrupt your tactics." Homestuck: Book 3: Act 4, p.319. October 25, 2018.