Gamzee Makara is one of the
12 trolls in the
Homestuck webcomic. Gamzee is titled the 'Bard of Rage', and is a purple-blooded troll (which
set him very high in the troll'
s caste-like
society). Gamzee's associated zodiac sign is Capricorn and he has become a favorite among fans.
Because of a bad upbringing, Gamzee is always stoned on sopor slime, a substance not supposed to be eaten because it supposedly affects the troll's minds, and is a sort of juggalo/ clown cultist. While high, he is very mellow, goofy and friendly and nothing angers him.
SPOILERS: Further along during the
story, he runs out of sopor slime and suffers an extreme faith crisis along with finding his
crush dead. Now sober and completely
insane, he believes it is his highborn duty to kill the other trolls, strangling Equius Zahhak and beating Nepeta Leijon to
death with juggling clubs. He only stops his murderous attacks because of a major shooshpap from his friend Karkat.
Gamzee was named after forumite Gammy, as well as "Gamze", which is a Turkish word meaning "dimple" or "coquettish look". Makara is the Sanskrit counterpart to the Capricorn sign, as well as referring to a mythological Hindu creature with the hind legs of an aquatic creature and the forelegs of a terrestrial one (much like the Greek Capricorn).
In text, Gamzee speaks with aLtErNaTiNg CaPs. When sober, he randomly switches between all lowercase and ALL UPPERCASE LETTERS AND STILL HONKS from
time to
time.
Gamzee
Makara Quotes:
Stoned: YoU jUsT gOt To Be GoInG wItH wHaT
fEeLs RiGhT aT wHeRe YoUr HeArT's Up In, YoU kNoW?
Sober: WELCOME TO THE DARK CARNIVAL, BROTHER. honk. HONK. honk. HOOOOOOOOOOONK.