
It means she would have 8een selected 8y a mem8er of a higher caste for adoption, and coddled excessively. Culling of course means something quite different on 8eforus. 8oth of course have disa8ilities which, if discovered, would slate each for culling in their respective cultures. “ The Knight of Mind, to even the most casual o8server, is clearly the more "radical" instance of the two Pyropes. Upon entering the door which contains Karkat's locked away memories and dream bubble, a small "scene" ( Aranea Serket's exposition) gives more information about some of the pre-scratch "ancestors": The player must be Latula in order to release Karkat from Kankri Vantas's overzealous preachings. In Meenah Peixes's quest to recruit soldiers for her militia against L ord English, she stumbles upon a door with the Sufferer's signature symbol that only Karkat Vantas can open. It appears a tad off-putting to Porrim Maryam and she tells Latula to cool it on her act. This disability makes her slightly insecure, most likely due to the Beforan culling policy, so to compensate, she puts up the front that she is the “ r4dd3st g4m3 g1rl 3v4 ”. In an undisclosed incident, she lost her sense of smell, mirroring Terezi's loss of sight. Like her Alternian descendant, Latula has a disability.

This medicine could have also served as an inspiration for Latula's unspecified health problem that she takes medication for. Another potential origin for her name could be a type of anti-psychotic medicine called Latuda. Another speculation is that her name comes from the Romanian word "Latulă" which means "Noose" or "Snare" as a reference to her being the pre-scratch version of Neophyte Redglare. Her name could also come from a skateboard brand named Lush Tula, but this speculation is based around the fact that she enjoys skateboarding. It is derived from Tula, the Hindu sign for Libra. The name Latula was suggested for Terezi by Rauthiss.
