About
“What Pumpkin?” is a common “tool” used by MSPA creator Andrew Hussie to annoy fans and create “optical illusions”. Eventually, What Pumpkin became the name of one of the studios [1] by Andrew Hussie.
Origin
What pumpkin? was first used on Jailbreak when the command “Graft pumpkin so that you have one hideous arm”[2] in wich the pumpkin dissapeared.
Spread
The text quiclky spread through the MSPA fanbase when it was widely used through the series. Fanart of Andrew Hussie or other MSPA characthers related to pumpkins exist. Eventually, it’s popularity led it to be the name of a studio.
The pumpkin over the years
In Jailbreak, the pumpkin was simply white:
However, in Problem Sleuth, the pumpkin was more realistic and had color:
In Homestuck, the pumpkin was more cartoonish. The most notable one had Becquerel’s face printed:
