TROLL!COPS: The AU

[Deeum]

OP updated as well as the post below.

Keep up with the quality postins! Each piece I updated was just spectacular so far.

[lucidSeraph]

Dave didn't attend college when he learned he couldn't get a major in cool and a minor in irony

What? Of course you can. You major in English and minor in Women's Studies and Psychology.

/rimshot

[lakobie]

I always thought "Crabclaw" would be more of a secret identity for Karkat :X

[Wigmund]

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

I went down the route of Tavros having no excuse for his evil ways because it seemed like a fitting and radical departure from his canon personality. Most everyone else in the Troll!Cops AU is acting within their personality from Homestuck. So to have someone be a definite and jarring change felt appropriate. It seemed that this was part of the reason earlier in the thread that Tavros became 'Mr Pupa'. Sometimes people just evil. Tavros makes excuses for himself - the lack of respect for his intelligence, the constant babying because of his disabilities and so on. But in reality, he does everything because he can and enjoys it. And to make a note about something from the story: He doesn't have multiple personalities, he just named his dominating emotions of rage (Rufio) and cunning (Mr Pupa), it helps organize the thoughts streaming through his twisted mind.

[gingerale]

I think Nepeta should think up a new name for Karkat's superhero persona every odd day.

":33 < *is in awe of Crabclaw, bringer of justice!*"
"I THOUGHT IT WAS ANGRY WEASEL."
"X33 < Nooo!! That was a stupid name!"
"AND AFTER THAT IT WAS THE PINCER."

Okay, I'll stop. I'm terrible at writing dialogue. <.<

[sebastian]

Maybe that is my problem with it, Tavros not being a victim just feel... wrong.

[lakobie]

Tavros was the son of incredibly rich parents who had an unfortunate "accident" with stairs. He later claimed that "he warned them about stairs"

[sebastian]

I think Nepeta should think up a new name for Karkat's superhero persona every odd day.

":33 < *is in awe of Crabclaw, bringer of justice!*"
"I THOUGHT IT WAS ANGRY WEASEL."
"X33 < Nooo!! That was a stupid name!"
"AND AFTER THAT IT WAS THE PINCER."

Okay, I'll stop. I'm terrible at writing dialogue. <.<

I could see that, it isn't like Karkat would care for the name as long as he can go around beating up bad guys people he don't like without being recognized.

[Katrika]

In my origin story for the RP Tavros, he was a victim. He was very, very much a victim.

This is a glimpse of that.

Start Of Madness

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The silence was only broken by the sound of her footsteps as she made her rounds through the room.

Tavros Nitram kept his eyes closed as he tried not to breath, not to attract attention. His legs hurt, but that was nothing new. They’d hurt ever since she’d tried to fix the nerve damage.

She paused suddenly at the cot next to him.

20 children in the Juvenile Ward of the Maximum Security Prison held their breath.

Tavros heard the sound of ink on paper as she scribbled a quick note, then her footsteps retreated and the door clinked shut.

19 children breathed a little easier.

1 child prayed, low and hopeless.

The next morning, 19 children woke up.
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He hadn’t done anything wrong. He hadn’t broken any crimes. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He just ended up with the wrong judge, one of the ones she bribed.

None of them deserved to be her guinea pigs.
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A sweep passed, and he was the only one still around from that group of 20. Some of them had tried to escape, and failed. Some of them hadn’t been quite as resiliant as she’d thought they were, and died. Some simply…vanished, in the middle of the night.

His legs hurt.

He kept running around the track, anyway, knowing she was watching.

One moment he was running, and the next he was on the ground, clutching his leg. A great gash on the surface of his skin showed the muscles underneath, and where the muscles had snagged and torn, the glint of metal showed. Brown blood mixed with a thick black ooze and dripped onto the track, but Tavros didn’t scream. She was watching.
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He dragged himself up onto the shore, smiling. He’d done it. He was free.

He was going to make the entire city pay.

He was The Pupa, after all.

[Wigmund]

Conflicting origins! Maybe Tavros gives a different origin tale everytime he's asked about it. He's gone so far down the path of Mr Pupa that he has forgotten who he really was beforehand. Sometimes he's a victim, sometimes he's just pure evil. It just depends on his mood when he's asked.

I think Nepeta should think up a new name for Karkat's superhero persona every odd day.

":33 < *is in awe of Crabclaw, bringer of justice!*"
"I THOUGHT IT WAS ANGRY WEASEL."
"X33 < Nooo!! That was a stupid name!"
"AND AFTER THAT IT WAS THE PINCER."

Okay, I'll stop. I'm terrible at writing dialogue. <.<

I could see that, it isn't like Karkat would care for the name as long as he can go around beating up bad guys people he don't like without being recognized.

I imagine Karkat's superhero persona as something like Lobster Johnson from the Hellboy comics.
How about the name 'Cancer Vantas' and he marks his victims with the Crab's Claw after he mauls them.

[Katrika]

No, this is his origin in the RP.

You see, when he was little he broke his legs and his lusus died. He begged on the streets. Due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, he got sent to prison, where Miss Kanaya Maryam conducts illegal and unethical experimens on children.

His legs hurt all the time.

He went crazy in there after she enhanced his power and he felt all the lab animals at once.

Now he's free, and he wants two things: better legs, and to free everyone in prison. Yes, even the murderers. Yes, even the rapist. Ironically, yes, even the doctors of dubious morals. THAT is his revenge on the city.

[sebastian]

@wigmund: A little too elaborated for me. In my head to only reason goes around in a mask is to not attract attention on Nepeta and Gamzee, both of Mr.Pupa and the other criminals. Leaving his mark, flashy costumes, battle cries, things like that are good for Egbert man or showoffs like Crowbro, he just care for the results (beating up bad guys).

[FieryBlacksmith]

Huh, for a second there, I thought that was the Midnighter. Maybe that could work, with Gamzee as some sort of Doctor, and Nepeta as a feline Swift.


(for those of you who don't know what the hell I'm talking about, those three are from The Authority, a comic book series in which a group of authoritative superheroes take no prisoners and protect Earth from threats within and without (courtesy of the laconic TV Tropes page). The three characters I mentioned there are (Midnighter) a combination of Batman and Kenshiro, with a healthy dosis of sociopathy, the Shaman of the World (The Doctor) who can do pretty much anything, and a woman (Swift) who can grow wings and turn her hands/feet into bird claws)

[Redikalus]

Conflicting origins! Maybe Tavros gives a different origin tale everytime he's asked about it. He's gone so far down the path of Mr Pupa that he has forgotten who he really was beforehand. Sometimes he's a victim, sometimes he's just pure evil. It just depends on his mood when he's asked.

I totally support this.
Sometimes he needs to be a victim to create sympathy, making his enemies hesitate enough for him to catch them off guard.
Sometimes he needs to be horrifying to scare his minions into serving him.
But no matter what, he must hide his true past, so that no one can use it against him.

[inexpediency]

Deeum, your comics have powers of prediction.

[Jasper17]

Deeum 2 things you have drawn now have literally been put in the comic.
GOD DEEEEUUUUUUUUUM

[lexavian]

Deeum 2 things you have drawn now have literally been put in the comic.
GOD DEEEEUUUUUUUUUM

Deeum! Draw whatever you hope will be in the comic one day that is somewhat plausible to happen.

[icu2jimy]

I did that once. It was scary.

Edit:
1400 post. Why am I still counting?

[Thatoneguy]

IDE: Group Art Projects forum is secretly the new suggestion box

[IndieRainbow]

More Karkitty sketches;

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I can't tell if any of these are okay seriously I'm that tired.
Uhm yeah.
First is from the rp on dA where Nepeta gave Karkat a scarf and it made him feel super guilty and worried about stuff.
Second is just..idk.
Third is him as the 'Angry Beaver Weasel'.
Srsly I don't even know but it's kinda cool.
Uhmyeah.

asdfdfgh Did I ever mention that I love how you draw Karkat? ;;

[Deeum]

Deeum 2 things you have drawn now have literally been put in the comic.
GOD DEEEEUUUUUUUUUM

Deeum! Draw whatever you hope will be in the comic one day that is somewhat plausible to happen.

I am secretly psychic somehow.

Holy shit.

[Wigmund]

With all the bullshit they have to deal with in the APD, you have to wonder what goes on during the recruit's
Orientation

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Detective Terezi Pyrope strode across the front of the meeting room that housed the latest recruits into the Alternia City Police Department. She strode across the front of the meeting room, stopped in the center and spun to face the crowd that had gathered to watch. Detective Pyrope clutched her cane behind her back and gave her trademarked grin to the entire room. Several of the recruits scooted back in their chairs involuntarily, earning them laughter from the ranking officers and detectives that had gathered to watch her session along with them.

Along with the recruits and herself, she noticed that Officers Captor, Sekret and Megido, the plains-clothes Detective Eridan and Sergeant Zahhak as well as several others were there. She smiled, this was good, no need to have the recruits chase them all down to learn their faces later.

And with that final thought, Terezi steeled herself and began the orientation.

"W3lcom3, r3cru1ts, to th3 gr34t3st pol1c3 d3p4rtm3nt 1n th3 world. You 4ll 4r3 now proud m3mb3rs of th3 4lt3rn14 C1ty Pol1c3 D3p4rtm3nt.
Congr4tul4t1ons."

She paced across the front of the hall as she went through the standard spiel about their duties and responsibilties, the standard stock phrases from the HR department, told them about donations to the Widows And Orphans Fund, repeated what they must have heard hundreds of times during training about treating the scum of the city with respect, and so on. Standard stuff, but this wasn't why everyone liked to have Pyrope do orientation, what she went into next.

"4lr1ght, now th4t w3'v3 gott3n through 4ll th4t bor1ng bullsh1t."
This helped the room wake back up and lightened the mood in preparation of what was to come.
"Now, 1'm go1ng to g1v3 you 4ll th3 low-down 4bout th3 sorry fuck1ng st4t3 th3 c1ty 1s 1n 4nd wh4t you 4ll n33d to do to surv1v3 1t 4nd do your jobs w1thout worry1ng 4bout pull1ng from the WOF."

Terezi pulled out a remote and turned on the projectors at the back of the room. Up across the front of the meeting hall, two projections came up with Terezi standing in between them. On the left was a map of the city with the wards shown in a veritable rainbow of colors. At the moment, the right side was blank.

"1 4m now go1ng to show you wh4t you 4r3 f4c1ng out th3r3 b3s1d3s your st4nd4rd cr1m1n4ls 4nd cr4z3d consorts."
She pushed a button and the blank screen changed to show three individuals.
"F1rst up 1s th3 so-c4ll3d 'K4rk4t G4ng'. Th3y 4r3 l34d by th3 guy 4t th3 front of th1s p1cture, K4rk4t V4nt4s. Th3 oth3r two 4r3 th3 c4tburgl4r, N3p3t4 L31jon, 4nd th3 drugg3d-out clown, G4mz33 M4k4r4. Th3s3 guys 4r3 your st4nd4rd sm4ll g4ng 4nd th3y l1m1t th3ms3lv3s - usu4lly - to p3tty cr1m3s 4nd qu1t3 l1t3r4lly c4tburgl4ry."
The picture changed to show the three running away from Officers Captor and Pyrope. Nepeta was carrying a large sack overflowing with cats. The room broke out in laughter.
"1 w1ll w4rn you r3cru1ts though: B3 C4R3FUL WH3N 4PPRO4CH1NG TH1S G4NG. K4rk4t h4s 4 n4sty t3mp3r probl3m 4nd h3 h4s s3nt s3v3r4l off1c3rs to th3 hosp1t4l 4ft3r th3y rough3d up h1s f3llow g4ng m3mb3rs."
The right hand slide changed to show Karkat and Gamzee in a cat-themed car speeding away from the Officers in the previous picture.
"[color="008282]4lso, N3p3t4 4pp4r3ntly h4s th3 4b1l1ty to turn 1nto 4 c4r.[/color]"
Laughter again erupted and Officer Sollux Captor could be seen covering his face in shame. Terezi pushed a different button on the remote and the map changed so the Settlements and Dockside were highlighted.
"Th3 K4rk4t G4ng pr1m4rily op3r4t3 1n th3s3 r3g1ons. But 4s 1 w1ll po1nt out l4t3r, th1s 1s not 4lw4ys tru3."

Officer Pyrope raised her hands to quiet the room and then press the remote. The right screen changed to show the silhouettes of four Dersites, four playing card symbols were suspended above them. The map now highlighted the entirety of the Narrows as well as the Lost District.
"Th1s 1s th3 M1dn1ght Cr3w. 4s you c4n s33, th3y op3r4t3 w1th1n Th3 N4rrows. But w3 strongly susp3ct th3y h4v3 op3r4t1ons runn1ng out of th3 Lost D1str1ct, wh3r3, qu1t3 fr4nkly, w3 just don't go und3r 4NY c1rcumst4nc3s."
"4s you c4n s33 th3 cor3 m3mb3rsh1p of th3 M1dn1ght Cr3w 4r3 th3s3 four D3rs1t3s. Th3y 4r3 4s follows: Sp4d3s Sl1ck, th3 g4ng's l34d3r; D14monds Droog, th31r m4st3rm1nd of th3 v4r1ous h31sts th3y pull; H34rts Boxc4rs, th31r pr1m4ry 3nforc3r 4nd muscl3; and Clubs D3uc3, th3 l34st-v1ol3nt m3mb3r 4nd th3ir d3mol1t1ons 3xp3rt."
The right screen changed, this time showing a female Prospitan.
"Th1s 1s Ms. P41nt, sh3 op3r4t3s 'Th3 P41nt Job' 1n Th3 N4rrows wh1ch 1s b3l13v3d to b3 th3 MC's b4s3 of op3r4t1ons though w3 h4v3 y3t to f1nd 4ny off1c4l l1nks prov1ng th1s b3yond h3r known r3l4t1ons w1th Sp4d3s Sl1ck."
Terezi walked to the first row of recruits and slapped her cane on the long table they were all sitting at, forcing everyone in the room to jump in shock.
"1 w1ll w4rn you now r3cru1ts, und3r no c1rcumst4nc3s 4r3 4ny of you to 4ppro4ch, h4r4ss or 3v3n th1nk 4bout 4rr3st1ng th3 m3mb3rs of th3 M1dn1ght Cr3w."
The right screen changed to show a mangled body. Only the blood-covered badge identified it as a former member of the APD.
"1f you f1nd yours3lf f4c1ng th3 Cr3w, 1mm3d14t3ly c4ll 1n 31th3r Off1c3r C4ptor 4nd mys3lf or Lt Z4hh4k 4nd Off1c3r M3g1do to h4ndl3 th3 s1tu4t1on 4nd th3n qu1ckly l34v3 th3 sc3n3. W3 w1ll h4ndl3 th3m."
"1n f4ct r3cru1ts, 4ll you h4v3 to do 1n such s1tu4t1ons 1s to cont4ct d1sp4tch wh1ch 1s op3r4t3d by Off1c3r Vr1sk4 S3kr3t 4nd t3ll h3r 1t 1s th3 M1dn1ght Cr3w 4nd sh3'll g3t 4hold of us."

Terezi went through several other gangs. The Strider Mafia and The Felt both operating out Old Town. The Mobster Kingpin Mob that tried to run Foundry. The Mindfang Pirates which plagued the waters surrounding Alternia City. The Cult of the Secret Wizard which was based out the Lost District. Each one came with the same warnings as the Midnight Crew, don't approach - call in one of the senior officers and then run.

The last gang to be shown on the right side of the screen wasn't a gang at all, but the silhouette of troll with massive horns and what appeared to be a top hat. The entire city on the left screen flashed in agony.

"Th1s...1s th3 most v1ol3nt 4nd f34r3d cr1m1n4l w3 h4v3 to d34l w1th. Th1s 1s th3 cr1m1n4l ov3rlord, Mr Pup4."
Several of the recruits gasped. Mr Pupa's villainy was well known and what he did to those that crossed him - especially members of the APD - even more so.
"Th1s m4n 1s our s1ngl3 gr34t3st c4us3 of h34d4ch3s 4s h3 us3s both th3 K4rk4t G4ng 4nd th3 C1ty's v4st popul4t1on of consorts to r34ch 3v3ry s1ngl3 p4rt of 4lt3rn14 C1ty. W3 3v3n r3c31v3d word from Fort Sk414n th4t h3 1s susp3ct3d to b3 b3h1nd 4 r41d on th3ir R&D f4c1l1ty."
Terezi walked up to the tables again and stared disconcertingly at the recruits.
"Th3 w4rn1ngs 1 g4v3 you 4ll 34rl13r 4bout not try1ng to h4ndl3 th3 v4r1ous g4ngs yours3lv3s, 1nst34d g3tt1ng on3 of us s3n1or off1c3rs, go3s doubly so w1th th1s f1end."
Terezi turned around to face the projections and both sides changed. The left now showed a meek and pathetic troll in a wheelchair. The other side was an actual picture of Mr Pupa, standing tall and proud on a pair of robotic legs and wearing a monocle in addition to his top hat. The recruits all noticed very striking similarities between the two.
"Now, th3 1nd1v1du4l on th3 l3ft 1s th3 sol3 1nh3r1tor of th3 v4st N1tr4m fortun3 4ft3r th3 myst3r1ous d34th of h1s p4rents, T4vros N1tr4m. Th3 p3rson on th3 r1ght 1s Mr Pup4."
"Now you m4y not1c3 th4t th3r3 4r3 v3ry str1k1ng s1m1l4r1t13s b3tw33n Mr N1tr4m 4nd Mr Pup4. 1gnor3 th3s3. Th3y 4r3 not th3 s4m3 1nd1v1du4l."
She whipped out her cane to point out the wheelchair that Tavros Nitram used.
"4s you c4n s33, T4vros 1s cr1ppl3d 4nd p4th3t1c wh1l3 Mr Pup4 1s most c3rt41nly not. 4lso, Mr Pup4 l1k3s to w34r 4 top h4t 4nd monocl3 wh1l3 T4vros do3s not."
Everyone in the room gave Terezi confused and questioning looks.
"Y3s, 1 know th4t's 4 lo4d of bullsh1t, but th4t's th3 ord3rs not only from th3 Comm1s1on3r, but 4lso C1ty H4ll."


Terezi changed the projections to show several costume clad individuals. One was a female troll dressed in a black swimsuit and goggles with what appeared to be six mechanical tentacles projecting from her back, then there was a boy clad in a blue hoodie, then a man in what appeared to be crow-themed ninja garb and then finally a woman in what for lack of a better word was green witch's garb.

Terezi spun back around and smiled once again at the recruits, most of them visibly relaxed after the tense and frightening review of the major gangs that would use their innards to decorate lonely alley ways if they met them without back up.

"Now to som3th1ng much l1ght3r, our r3s1d3nt sup3rh3ro3s 4nd sup3rv1ll41ns."
Terezi walked around the room to stand next to Officer Captor, who was blushing brightly for some odd reason.
"Th3 f1rst 1nd1v1du4l you s33 up th3r3 1s "Th3 Cuttl3f1shCull3r", sh3 fl1ps const4ntly b3tw33n b31ng 4 v1ll41n 4nd 4ss1t1ng us on som3 c4s3s. 1t just d3p3nds on wh4t h3r mood 1s 4nd wh4t's go1ng on."
Terezi started to giggle as she continued and so did several of the other senior officers, except for Officer Captor who was now covering his face with his hat.
"R3cru1ts, 1f you h4pp3n to run 4cross Th3 Cull3r wh1l3 out on p4trol or 1nv3st1g4t1ng 4 cr1m3 sc3n3, just g3t 4hold of Offic3r Sollux 'Lov3rboy' C4ptor r1ght h3r3. Sh3's just look1ng for 4 rom4nt1c d4t3 w1th h1m."
Now the recruits started to laugh, but Sollux whipped the hat from his face, eyes glowing and everyone in the room shut up.
"Oh c4lm down Off1c3r 4ppl3b3rry Bl4st, you two 4r3 so cut3 tog3th3r."

"4lr1ght, our n3xt 'h3ro' 1s th3 fool 1n th3 blu3 hood13. 3gb3rtm4n."
Terezi walked back over to the projections and used her cane to point the fool out.
"H3's 4ctu4lly qu1t3 h3lpful 4nd h4s prov1d3d 3xc3ll3nt 4ss1st4nc3.
Don't worry 4bout h1m."

"N3xt 1s th3 v1g1l4nt3 known 4s "CrowBro" or "Crowboy" d3p3nd1ng on wh3th3r or not you w4nt h1m to k1ck your 4ss 1f you m33t h1m f4c3 to f4c3."
Terezi rubbed a hand lovingly over the projection of CrowBro and sighed.
"W3 don't h4v3 4 lot of d34l1ngs w1th CrowBro, just w1th wh4t h3 l34v3s b3h1nd of cr1m1n4ls h3 g3ts 4hold of."

"F1n4lly, w3 h4v3 th3 gr33n-cl4d w1tch, Sp4c3l4ss."
Terezi looked at the final figure being shown and scratched her head.
"W3ll, fuck. W3 4ctu4lly don't know 4 whol3 lot 4bout h3r. Sorry"

And with that, she hit the remote again to turn off the projectors and bring back up the lights.

"4lr1ght, 1 1m4g1n3 34ch 4nd 3v3ryon3 of you r1ght now 1s wond3r1ng 3x4ctly why d1d you both3r b3com1ng 4 pol1c3 off1c3r 1n 4lt3rn14 C1ty 1f th3r3 1s so much th4t w3 31th3r don't d34l w1th, c4n't d34l w1th or 4r3 pr3v3nt3d from d34l1ng w1th by thos3 w1th th3 4ctu4l pow3r 1n th1s h1v3 of scum 4nd v1ll41ny. 1s th4t r1ght?"
Almost every single recruit nodded. A couple looked worried.
"W3 m4y not b3 4bl3 to d34l w1th th3 m4jor probl3ms f4c1ng th1s c1ty, but w3 c4n st1ll d34l w1th th3 sm4ll on3s. Th3 probl3ms th4t 4ctu4lly 4ffl1ct th3 h4rd-work1ng p3opl3 who just try to m4k3 4 l1v1ng 1n 4 cru3l world. W3 prot3ct th3m from th3 d4rkn3ss."
Terezi walked forward, hands behind her back. The senior officers that were previously hanging out at the back of the room all gathered behind her.
"R3m3mb3r R3cru1ts, you h4v3 jo1n3d 4 proud 4nd 1llustr1ous broth3rhood. 4n Org4n1z4t1on th4t 1s not h3r3 to s3rv3 th3 m1ghty, but to prot3ct th3 w34k 4nd down-trodd3n. W3 4r3 th3 sh13ld of th3 1nnoc3nt. R3m3mb3r th4t 4nd s3rv3 thos3 who n33d you proudly."
She and the senior officers then all saluted the recruits.
"Now, r3port to your 4ss1gn3d st4t1ons to r3c31v3 your f1rst t4sks 4nd m4k3 us proud."

Probably not as good as what was originally in my head.

[inexpediency]

The Mr. Pupa part made me laugh.

[lakobie]

You know what just occurred to me that im surprised didnt occur earlier
Vriska as "Mindfang" is a pirate
Dave as "Crowboy/bro" is a ninja

Ninjas vs Pirates




I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THIS ARRRRGG

[Wigmund]

Obviously a fic or picture where Crowbro fights Marquise Mindfang and her pirate cohorts.