Canon • 
Dubiously CanonGenerally, the term MSPA readers is a stand-in for people who read MS Paint Adventures. In the Incipisphere, their planet is the Land of Stumps and Dismay. Their Strife Specibus is pistolkind.
They are the people actually trying to play the game. MSPA readers type in commands to the game, trying to accomplish some goal that is set by the game, or to try to see if the game will do some silly event that they would really like to see.
However, the game usually ends up resulting in something inexplicably unexpected, and this may leave the reader with no choice but make a personal visit to a particular tree stump.
MSPA readers sometimes donated money to the Tip Flask in order to receive custom-made commands, and an entire series of commands have been completely Donation Funded, some of them creating characters that have become very popular, but this function has been discontinued. Some characters and concepts from these special pages made their way into Homestuck, such as most notably the Midnight Crew.
Some readers have taken the time to document the game as a strategy guide of sorts. I'm sure it's very useful in helping get past some of the really long parts of the game.
The Player[]
MSPA readers are collectively known in game as The Player, and can have actions in the game themselves, such as screwing around with a Sylladex
, or can enact actions that go outside of the game, such as pausing or going back to the title screen. They are mostly attributed to being the ones that give the commands, though.
While they make their first appearance in Jailbreak as a Prisoner, the first appearance of the MSPA Reader as the MSPA Reader was in Problem Sleuth, shortly after DMK used LADDER TO HELL. On that page, the two commands were: MSPA readers: React to update.
or MSPA readers: Never mind. Continue. Deciding upon MSPA readers: React to update would lead you to a page where an MSPA reader is seen sitting at their computer, excited about a new update. After looking at the new update, the reader promptly draws a pistol (presumably from their pocket) and judging by previous reactions to the nearby stump, it is likely the reader would proceed to off themselves.
The MSPA Reader later appeared in Homestuck for two pages and then five more pages later on. After the ludicrous reveal of Lil Cal and Lord English's nature, the MSPA Reader has a veritable breakdown in light of the sheer volume of ramifications from this reveal.
Statistics[]
Like characters, the Player can gain levels and points, although these don't really bear any significance.
- Matching Skill Level: YUKON HERO: LEGACY OF THE FROSTBITE AMPUTEE
- Strife Specibus: pistolkind
See also[]
Trivia[]
- The MSPA Reader was in a 40 player session at the time of their appearance in Hivebent, as indicated by the arrow on this page.
| Problem Sleuth Characters |
|---|
| Team Sleuth |
| Problem Sleuth - Ace Dick - Pickle Inspector |
| Hysterical Dame - Nervous Broad |
| Four kingdoms |
| Elves - Hogs - Weasels - Clowns |
| The Four Heroes |
| Villains |
| Mobster Kingpin - Madame Murel - Demonhead Mobster Kingpin |
| Deities |
| Death - Godhead Pickle Inspector - Demimonde Goddess - The Devil |
| Allies |
| The Whale - Candy Mecha - Hearst - Hired Muscle - Honeybee Professor |
| Minions |
| Beasts - Whores - Thugs - Worker Bees - Courtesan Angels |
| Non-Canon |
| Midnight Crew (Spades Slick - Diamonds Droog - Hearts Boxcars - Clubs Deuce) |
| Laborer Wasps - Professor Wasp - Zombie Astronaut - Little White Cat - Fuzzy Man Bear and Sarah |
| PS HD - AD FAD ZAD - PI NB PPI FPI PFPI FFPI - MK DMK BHMK MM |
