Andrew Hussie has joked that the trolls have 48 of these signs because of the 48 squiddles that created their universe. It was previously mentioned that trolls have 48 signs for a version of a zodiac similar to that of the human zodiac, however it is presumably independent of the extended zodiac, which is purely used for sign assignations (and only associated with the astrological zodiac concept from a human perspective). The symbol for Cancer is specifically derived from a method of execution. On Alternia, each member of a given caste is to be labeled with one symbol derived from an alphabet used for that caste, after their hatching. The twelve signs of the western zodiac on Earth are represented by the same symbols appearing on the shirts of the twelve trolls who created Universe B, and it would appear that due to the influence of these trolls (or at least, not coincidentally) the western zodiac's signs represent various traits of theirs. The concept of the zodiac, and in particular the western one, features prominently in Homestuck, most notably through the trolls, and is also connected to the cherubs. The zodiac is a concept in astrology, where a number of signs relating to constellations have influence on the world. The twelve signs of the human zodiac as seen when Aradia fights Bec Noir.
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