From: Pirateking2000 | #235
so why is "The Heir" considered the most powerful?
I don't think that was ever made canon, but I've heard fans speculate. All we can infer from in-story is that the Heir class tends to "inherit" things from destiny or the game or whatever that give him an easier time. Which provides an in-universe explanation of why John gets all this crazy stuff just handed to him - the bunny, the Warhammer, the first to go God Tier - he's got main character powers. The game accommodates him. That said, John is probably one of the strongest characters in Homestuck just due to brute force (he can drill through planets, jesus). The only other Heir we know of is Equius, who loves being STRONG, so I guess that's what led people to link the Heir class with power.
Also this thing with the mind fragment Dirk is pretty weird, but I think the people saying it has something to do with Page powers could be on to something. A page is like an apprentice to someone in higher power than them. With Tavros that instantly makes sense if you consider him to be an "apprentice" to Rufio. With Jake/Dirk it makes less sense...but then I remembered that Dirk was trying to train Jake to make him stronger.
So....I guess Dirk staying around would be a result of Jake's subconscious desire/ability to get stronger? I guess Dirk's Soul abilities could also be involved but the Page explanation makes too much sense now, IMO.
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