Dubiously Canon- For the Page of Breath named Tavros, see Tavros Nitram.
Tavros Crocker is the product of the loveless union between Jane Crocker and Jake English in The Homestuck Epilogues' Candy volume, and grew up referring to his mother's other lover Gamzee Makara as his "uncle".
His chumhandle is “glutinousGymnast”.
Concept and creation[]
Etymology[]
Tavros is named for Tavros Nitram, with whom he shares a similar nervous disposition and quirk; his relationship with Vriska Maryam-Lalonde also mirrors the rocky relationship between the original Tavros and the original Vriska. His father Jake's friendship with Gcatavrosprite offers one explanation for this name; however Nitram was also close with Tavros' uncle Gamzee, from whom Tavros also gets his text color.
“glutinous” means 'sticky' or similar in texture to glue - seemingly in reference to Tavros' being “always mysteriously sticky for some reason”
- and is etymologically related to gluten, a sugar associated with wheat products such as those produced by Crockercorp. “Gymnast” may refer to Tavros' apparent strong suit for “drastic gymnastics”.
Biography[]
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The Homestuck Epilogues[]
Tavros is introduced sometime after Roxy Lalonde and John Egbert are married, but before Harry Anderson Egbert is born. His birthdate is unknown. His primary caretaker appears to have been Jake, likely due to the extreme and boisterous nature of Jane and Gamzee. It is implied that Tavros rarely interacted with others of his age group while growing up, as Jake remarks that his interactions with Vriska Maryam-Lalonde should be encouraged.
He is not mentioned to be present at the alternate Jade's funeral.
On Harry Anderson's fifth birthday party, Tavros serves as a doorman to the Crocker household. By this time, he was no longer permitted to see Vrissy based on the political situation, which he displays an impressively depressing understanding of. He regards Vrissy with apprehension as a result of their ill-mannered interactions, and this causes him to fall victim to Harry Anderson's teasings as well, although Dave Strider is quick to defend him. His obsequious personality is further highlighted by his behavior as a servant to his guests (and, by extension, Jane), rather than having responsibilities as a host. He is surprised to be called by anyone other than Jane.
Tavros is notably "resigned" from the events occurring around him, even with John manipulating the situation to isolate them in his room together. He seems unfazed by the security system placed in his room, but it is implied he has contemplated running away, and he voices excitement at the thought of escaping with John. Still, with the inevitable confrontation by Jane and the rest, Tavros is petrified in his closet by the violence.
Ten years later, during Dave Strider and Jade Harley's wedding, Vrissy texts Harry Anderson and Tavros in separate chatting windows. The three are each aged around fifteen when the war begins.
According to Vrissy's accounts with Harry Anderson, Tavros had snuck her into one of Jake's poker sessions at some point. The two are also referenced to have officially been hate-dating for some time, much to Harry Anderson's displeasure, but he takes no actual action to come between Vrissy and Tavros's relationship.
When Jake runs away from Jane with him, Tavros continues to uphold his quiet, good-nature demeanor, apologizing for the smallest of things and avoiding conversation unless he heard further fallacies in what Jake said. He notably leaves when Jake and John begin drinking.
Homestuck: Beyond Canon[]
Tavros is as polite, nervous, and hesitant as ever, and is also homeschooled.
Somewhere in the space between the move to John's house and Homestuck^2, he falls into kismesissitude with Vrissy, which teeters between her bossing him around and him occasionally taking brave actions to piss her off. He believes, wrongly, that his father knows nothing about them. Jake has promised to quit drinking for him. His mother, Jane, attempts to "buy his love" with expensive toys, such as a Crocker-emblazoned hovercar and a phone that tracks his location.
His relationship with his "uncle", on the other hand, is full of suppressed and confused strife, to the point of Tavros releasing a flurry of fists and pent-up anguish on Gamzee's dead body. It's implied that Vrissy knew about what he went through, knowing he'd get “a Kick out of seeing” Gamzee's corpse.
He, Vrissy, and Vriska smuggle Gamzee through the school, and Tavros decides that having someone with complete outward confidence decide what to do is quite comforting, as it blots out the necessity of cognition. They are caught, they hide in a closet, Jane assumes Tavros has been kidnapped by the rebels (because he just loooooves his Gamzee), and Tavros feels close to death.
The three escape to the Egbert-Lalonde home. In the relative safety of Harry's room, Tavros cautiously observes how Vrissy has begun to crave her eponymous' attention, and manages to nudge out a confession of her admiration and jealousy from her, before it becomes apparent that the house is completely surrounded. The three kids flip out, until Vriska absconds from sheer impatience. As she tears apart the crowd, Tavros hides behind a gnome, soon wishing he'd chosen a bigger one. The four kids flee to the belltower, where John is. Jade, Rose, and Kanaya arrive shortly after. Many of the people there learn of the existence of Yiffany Longstocking Lalonde Harley and how she has been kidnapped by Jane in retaliation for Tavros’ supposed “kidnapping”, though Tavros later reveals that, like Jake, he has been aware of Yiffy's existence for some time.
On the day of Gamzee's funeral, Tavros is aboard the rebel battleship when the adult rebels go to reunite with Yiffy, where in a very convincing bluff Kanaya threatens to snap Tavros' neck if Jane attempts to capture Yiffy again. On board, he and Yiffy are left to their own devices as the adults argue about the deception regarding the latter's existence. Eavesropping on the conversation from an air vent, the shaft gives way from under Tavros, landing him on top of Jade and prematurely ending the discussion. Later, Tavros meets up with Vrissy and Harry on Rose and Kanaya’s airship.
When Yiffy leaves, Tavvy follows her, leaving behind a short note with his embossed crest and a bag of trail mix.
Personality and traits[]
Like his late namesake, Tavros is a nervous person with a low self-esteem; unlike his eponymous origin, though, much of this is a result of his intense, strict upbringing under Jane. He is gloomy and quite serious despite his young age, having bore witness to his mother's malice as a dictator firsthand, leading him to be paranoid and staid. He is also very strict and orderly to the point of lacking individual personality in the things he does; his room is tidy without a toy out of place. Much of his happiness as a child depended on pleasing Jane. He regards his existence as predictable, and discards his own thoughts in favor of what Jane and Gamzee teach him.
Tavros is quite observant, often the first to notice things others miss; but these details are often undermined as "obvious" by his meanspirited friends. Moreover, while his meticulousness makes him compassionate, he often misses social cues and needs transparency upon approaching a conversation, leading to misunderstandings with more sarcastic characters.
Despite his tendency to be dominated by intense personalities such as Jane or Vrissy, which he inherited from his father and his other Page forebears, Tavros has a deep-seated anger toward his caretakers, beating Gamzee's corpse for nothing but the satisfaction of it; such a violent streak could ironically have been Gamzee's influence, and Tavros has a noteworthy disposition toward Faygo as well.
Like other men in his family Tavros once had a peanut allergy. Gamzee would frequently trick Tavros into eating them, and to deal with the resulting anaphylactic shock his father Jake had to administer an epipen so many times he became proficient in needlekind. This, seemingly combined with some of the power of a Page of Hope, apparently led to Tavros being cured of this allergy.
Relationships[]
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Vriska Lalonde-Maryam[]
Tavros and Vrissy are kismeses, but also have a comforting relationship, with Vrissy comforting Tavros after he sees his uncle Gamzee's corpse.
Harry Anderson Egbert[]
Though Tavros and Harry are friends, Harry regularly insults him and often takes a long time to respond to Tavros' messages. He does, however, try to make up before Vriska does her thing.[What?]
Jane Crocker[]
Though Jane is Tavros's mother, they do not have a strong bond; Jane treats him more like a butler than her own child and keeps him isolated from other children his age, contributing to his reserved behavior. She is oblivious to his feelings, arguing with Jake in front of him and expressing surprise that he would willingly carry around his uncle Gamzee's corpse, who he "loves". She does at least care about him, to the extent of kidnapping Yiffany Longstocking in response to his own apparent kidnapping, and showing visible shock when Kanaya threatens his life. Jane privately expresses to Jake some regret for not spending time with Tavros during his childhood, having missed many milestones due to her work. In a moment of clarity, she realizes that she had been neglectful of him, but justifies it as having little love to give after being made exhausted by work.
Jake English[]
Jake is Tavros's father, and unlike Jane, took care of him as a baby. He cares a lot about his son, believing he should be allowed to interact with other kids his age, and that Jane should quit drinking for Tavros' sake. Near the end of Candy, he finally gets the nerve to run away with Tavros, expressing sadness to John that he ruined the most important relationship in his life.
Gamzee Makara[]
Gamzee is like Tavros' uncle. In his early years, he was already shown to be very uncomfortable around his "uncle" Gamzee, expecting him to eventually bad touch him at some point, and was very happy when John said there would be no more uncle Gamzee. Over the years, that discomfort and unease turned into years of pent up rage, and when he found Gamzee's dead body, he kicked it as hard as he could and screamed loud enough for both Vriskas to comment on it.
John Egbert[]
Vrissy notes that Tavros feels he needs to defend John “8ecause [he] feel[s] weird a8out him trying to kidnap you that one time.”
Gallery[]
| Homestuck: 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 • Tavros Nitram • Sollux Captor • Karkat Vantas • Kanaya Maryam • Terezi Pyrope • Vriska Serket • Gamzee Makara • Meenah Peixes • Jasprosesprite^2 • Davepetasprite^2 • Gcatavrosprite • Jane Egbert • Calliope • Alternate Calliope • Doc Scratch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 • gavageCunctation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Concepts | Canon • Ultimate Self • Troll • Cherub • Earth C • Deltritus • Midnight City • Ecto-Alchemologizer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Related works | Homestuck • The Homestuck Epilogues • Problem Sleuth • Midnight Crew | ||||||||||||||||||||