When I first got into Homestuck more than a decade ago, hot on the heels of Openbound being hot off the presses, I had initially taken a liking to Dave, as one does.

Then I discovered Jake, and I have been rooting for him ever since. This seems to be a surprisingly niche opinion, as I’ve seen past fandom surveys rank him and Jane as the two least popular human players (or at least the ones with the fewest people proclaiming them as their favorites). Maybe he’s an acquired taste, or maybe I just have bad taste.