Just days after the "Unofficial Homestuck Collection" was taken offline by its co-founder, citing legal action from Homestuck creator Andrew Hussie, divisive animator and writer Vivienne "Vivziepop" Medrano announced that her studio Spindleroo is producing an animated pilot for the iconic webcomic.

The news detonated on the timelines of three fandoms: Undertale, Hazbin Hotel and Homestuck, all from very distinct eras of the internet.

Some internet users quickly began calling the announcement "The Most Tumblr" news of all time, even as Homestuck fans balked at the idea of how Vivziepop's divisive animation style would translate to the internet classic.

Here's a recap of all the news and reactions surrounding the newly announced Homestuck: The Animated Pilot.

What's The 'Homestuck Animated Pilot' And How Did People React To Vivziepop Producing It?

On August 9th, 2025, Vivziepop announced via her YouTube channel that her animation company Spindleroo is working on a Homestuck pilot set to release in September, with Andrew Hussie acting as lead writer and Toby Fox reprising his role as John Egbert.

Vivziepop is best known for Hazbin Hotel, a web animation series that is praised by fans for its unique style and dismissed by others as "cringe vulgarity." While some clarified she is serving as executive producer and not a writer or animator, fans remained skeptical about the project.

Tumblr user @joeyclaire summed up the mood in an August 9th post, writing, "the thing about 'Andrew Hussie returns to Homestuck to write a cartoon pilot produced by Vivziepop with Toby Fox voicing John Egbert' is like. It's so far-fetched I wouldn’t even make that joke. Because it would be too ridiculous for me to even find funny. And it's not a joke. It’s literally happening right now," gathering over 11,000 notes in just a day.

Over on X, user @wariocore posted a Hot People Who Eat Croissants Are Dangerous meme captioned, "HOMESTUCK PILOT ANIMATED BY VIVZIEPOP'S TEAM WITH VOICEWORK BY TOBY FOX AFTER ANDREW HUSSIE TOOK DOWN THE PREVIOUSLY ENDORSED FAN ARCHIVE."

What's The "Unofficial Homestuck Collection" and Why Are People Mad At Andrew Hussie?

The Unofficial Homestuck Collection was a fan-maintained offline archive preserving Homestuck in its original Flash format after the official site became difficult to use. On August 8th, 2025, the archive's co-founder announced its removal, citing legal pressure from Andrew Hussie.

Bewildered fans questioned by Hussie would target one of the few reliable ways to read the comic while his own site struggled to function, especially the day prior to announcing a project that would bring hordes of new fans into the fold.

How Did People React To Toby Fox's Involvement In The New Homestuck Project?

Toby Fox, best known for his hit indie games Undertale and Deltarune, had composed music for the original Homestuck and also previously voiced John Egbert, with the animated pilot marking his return to that role.

While some fans celebrated his involvement, others saw it as tacit approval of Hussie's recent actions, particularly the Unofficial Homestuck Collection takedown.

On August 9th, 2025, X user @Sp00kyrex17 posted a Look Man He Helped Me meme about Toby working with Hussie, earning over 2,600 likes in a day as the announcement continued inspiring discourse across the web.

Another X user, @stiffcorpse00, joked about a monkey's paw curling after wishing for "more voice acting roles" for Toby Fox, implying their wish had backfired.

What Are Some More Reactions To The New 'Homestuck' Animated Pilot?

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For the full history of Homestuck: The Animated Pilot, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.