floralmarsupial:

(2/?)(if I sent that last one off anon can you please block my name?) Now, our cast is sixteen strong, minus the antagonists and minor characters. We get a whole subact dedicated to them, then Cascade happens, then we’re introduced to the alphas. Our character roster has grown exponentially, and the focus shifts from the betas. Every time we get a glimpse at them, it’s nearly always the meteor crew, and the few times we get to see the ship, it’s about John and Davesprite and their growth.

(3/?) Jade is being used as a tool for John’s growth now, and has faded into something of a background character. On the other end of the spectrum, there’s a character who’s arguably the most important, because, for some reason, her living is the deciding factor in winning. Vriska, the ceruleanblood, the thief of light, solves nearly every problem on the meteor, from Rose’s drinking, to Terezi’s mess of a love life.

(4/4) Make all the spotlight jokes you want, Vriska becomes the major troll. She, along with some stage setting from John, makes Collide work. She leads the final charge against English. She ends traumatic character development before it begins. And, weve seen something like this before, with Jade and Cascade. Jade god tiers at the right time, saves the planets, gets her and John off of the Battlefield and to the Alphas. But she was never applauded for that, just left to nap for the final fight.

OH THE COMPARISON BETWEEN JADE ROLE IN CASCADE AND VRISKA’S IN COLLIDE oh fuck that is so tasty delicious