belligerent and foul-mouthed, but a surprisingly good leader. Although grumbling and perpetually angry, Karkat is a lot less ruthless and a lot more caring than he pretends to be. Most of his crabbiness, in fact, seems to come from his own insecurities, primarily stemming from his blood color. However, Karkat's been starting to show signs of opening up about his secret. short tempered and rude troll, Karkat deals with his anxiety in two ways, neither particularly healthy from a human perspective