#SHIP ALL THE SHIPS

[hustlemeanokay]

The Ghoul v. Lucy v. Maximus Fallout *TV* Fandom Discord

I put "Fallout TV Fandom" discord because well... I've been in the FO fandom for years now and this whole implied racism thing is something new, at least from what I've seen and I've seen a lot in the fandom. This is something that honestly hasn't had a place. Because, there are Ghouls for starters, Synths second, and Zealots galore third in the games. Also, also - the games are set up for the players to assume that the Chinese (the "Red Menace") are this world's punching bag. So, this whole... people shipping Lucy with the Ghoul automatically equals racism thing? Yeah, I don't buy it.

Before I go any further, I want to put a disclaimer here - I'm a huge supporter of shipping all the ships. If you ship Lucy x Max, yaaas honey, get it. If you ship the Ghoul x Lucy, right onnnn, wooo! If you ship the Ghoul x Max?! Rock on, you do you, dude! Poly ship? The more the merrier! Seriously, ship all the ships. Now... as I was saying....

I don't buy it... for one big reason and this is it:

Fallout fandom ❤s Ghouls. For years now, Ghouls with attitude or tragic backstories immediately catch the attention of the fandom and are automatically slotted into the "THIS DUDE WINS" category.

[and this got really long so more below the cut so I don't clog up the dashboard]

The moment "the Ghoul" showed up with his cowboy get up and snarky attitude, smirk, and badass strut? Poor Max didn't have a snowball's chance in hell. And it had nothing to do with Max. Nothing at all. He could be this awesome character, he could be anything and everything and it wouldn't matter. Because a smartass Ghoul with a tragic backstory and a secret heart of gold? Forget-a-bout-it. Hook line and sinker for the FO fandom.

Personally? Team Coop all the way. And I'll tell ya why. I personally cannot stand the Brotherhood of Steel. And Max is just as in it as Danse ever was, or any of the other initiates. He is in it. And I get why. I totally get it. Also, he's a coward. He knows how to manipulate people, good intentioned or not. And he uses it. But he uses it in this kind of... sneaky way. He had lots of golden opportunities to tell Lucy the truth about who he was, including when they first spoke. She would have been none the wiser on what happened to his Knight (because fuck that guy, Titus was an asshole). But he chose to keep lying. For no reason other than it made him feel important. Lying to protect someone, their feelings or literally. Lying to preserve a secret that isn't yours, etc. Yeah, shitty a little but yeah, okay. But lying to literally make yourself better? When there's no need for that shit? Na.

Now, I know the arguments in the for column for Max. I get it. I do. He's a product of his environment, as are we all. But, he's kind of a loser. In that, he gets this big bad suit of power armor because to him that represents being a hero. And he thinks he's going to like go out and stop crime with it. Sure, a little juvenile but whatevs, that's completely fine. But, he almost immediately starts showing off for a pretty girl - which admittedly, probably not something he's seen a lot of (and Lucy's no better here with her big ol' anime eyes flashing hearts at him). But the point is... there are people around and Max is just laying waste to that place just as bad as the Ghoul is, with zero regard for collateral damage. Granted, no one got hurt, but that's not the point. The point is, if he was about the whole "knight" thing? He's completely missing the mark. Yes, I believe the BoS is corrupt ten ways to Sunday but that doesn't mean Max does. He's supposed to believe in things like honor and what it means to be a knight etc. The things he's been taught on top of the whole "seek out old world tech". Now, Max is funny - I will give him that. He's hilarious but at the same time - kind of one note. And again, product of his environment. But when he comes up on Lucy and her Dad, as it's been pointed out before, he doesn't even stop to see what's going on. He just frees Henry and doesn't even think. But that's the core of who he is. He acts first, thinks later. A lot of people are like that. Lucy is like that when she first leaves the vault. Both her and Max have been sheltered, in different ways but still sheltered. Difference between them is that Lucy is adapting and growing, learning.

So, you take this naïve, kinda boring Brotherhood of Steel sorta-Knight and pitch him against the Ghoul. Two hundred year old druggie who is like this strange combo of all of the fandom's most beloved Ghouls to date. There was no contest. To see this man who's been twisted by everything this world has thrown at him, who has sunk behind a role so far that it's not even an act anymore just to protect himself from all of it take on the Wasteland with now a dog and Lucy with him. Mister travels alone now not traveling alone? Of course people are gonna eat that shit up.

Now, personally, I think a future society, especially an apocalyptical one like Fallout, it would basically have nothing but tan people, where everyone is just a mix of everything because when you're facing down something like a fifteen foot tall fucking chameleon with razors for claws (deathclaw) - suddenly, race doesn't seem like that much of a fucking issue.

BUT I digress, a lot - point is... I think if it was Cooper Howard vs. Maximus? Max would win overall. But... the Ghoul vs. Maximus? There was no way Max ever had a shot. (With regards to shipping).

Also, also... on a final note.

[okamirayne]

Hey it’s me again! Total simp for Raidō and Genma. Thanks for your reply Rayne! 😘 Sooo, I read the comment @sunlightrays left on your reply and omg… they put it waaaay better than my slutty shipper brain ever could’ve about why I adore BtB Raidō. How he is with Gen. Not just in UtS & Requiem but his protectiveness towards Gen in HHU. 😭 Bringing up our boy’s heartache like that. Now I almost feel bad to ship them bc like sunlightrays said, the platonic bromance is 🤌🏼 oh god I’m a perv. Whyyy.

Hello again, my dear! 😆

My pleasure to respond 😘

Sooo, I read the comment @sunlightrays left on your reply and omg... they put it waaaay better than my slutty shipper brain ever could've […]

Oh yes. Amen, Anon. Gods bless @sunlightrays, they did indeed put the chef’s kiss all over it 🤌🏼💓👌🏼

It’s true that they are each other’s constants in the BtB verse.

They are solid. Despite the shit they went through.

Raidō has never left Genma and despite Genma’s pride, he appreciates Raidō’s big brother and mother-henning routine.

…very much so.

So hey, don’t you dare feel bad to ship it. Hell, even Ibiki couldn’t resist needling Raidō about it…

Though yeah, granted, Ibiki was waaaay more of a dick about it…😅😅…

If quizzed, Genma would concur…

😆…if only to piss Raidō off in the spirit of razzing his poor long-suffering partner! Which he does relentlessly when it comes to joking about their relationship 🥰

So perv away, my dear. Ain’t no harm in it.

😉😘.

[sweet-sammy-kisses]

How I define some of the Windy pairings:

Tom x Augustus: love/hate

Hoyt x Calian: enemies to lovers

Abby x Kate: love at first sight

Kai x Lucia: the adorable couple

Calian x Augustus: friends to lovers

Hoyt x Kate: sassy couple

Calian x Abby: "you saved me"

Tom x Abby: "I want you dead"

[talonsin]

[sangled]

shipping win! they have different but equally terrible coping mechanisms

[anniflamma]

Odysseus is "There are other way"-ing Zeus This is to everyone in that comment section!

There is a part 2 now...

[zkyeline]

a couple of eepies

[indigonite]

There’s a lot you can learn about it, trust me

[slightlyartist]

It amuses me greatly that the most normal day at the lab probably looked like this...

[nocek]

And we all should be jelly.

(at least Miguel is so maybe they are closer to that dumb triangle than Wade thought XD)

[cainternn]

deadpool and wolverine thoughts

[okamirayne]

So…hey…erm….Is it wrong that I totally ship BtB Raidō and Genma? 😅 Just saying. I blame you Miss Rayne. You wrote them so beautifully and I will ship all over them with my shipper sluttiness. ✌🏼

Is it wrong that I totally ship BtB Raidō and Genma?

I mean, heck…I get it. I do.

I blame you Miss Rayne.

I will take whatever punishment you mete out, dear Anon. 🙇🏻‍♀️

You wrote them so beautifully and I will ship all over them with my shipper sluttiness.

Aw. First, bless you for saying that. I’m touched — in the head, clearly — but I mean in my heart 💓

Secondly…

You do you and ship away! I love writing them…their friendship/partnership and the way it unfolds in my dastardly brain is a very enjoyable thing to write…and if it inspires in your headspace something more…well, again, I get it. 💜

[jennrypan]

Dick: You use to be so cute and tiny..

Jason: And you use to be cool. We both changed.

Dick: Wha-?! I'm still cool!!

Jason: Okay, 'officer Grayson'. Cops aren't cool.

Dick: THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO

Jason: STILL FRESH IN MY MIND, PIG!

Dick: LET IT GO!

Jason: NO. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SAID FUCK THE POLICE! THOSE WERE WORDS I LIVED BY!

Dick: OH MY GOD. YOURE THE ONLY ONE THAT STILL REMEMBERS THAT!

Tim, walking into the living room: I remember it.

Duke, from another room: I heard about it! You've lost 1000 aura man!

Cassandra, poking her head in: I've also heard about it.

Dick: EVERYONE SHUT UP.

Jason: Just like a cop to order people around like that, shameless.

Dick, groans: Fuuuuck-!

Dick: All of you are going to make me age like milk!

Damian, popping up behind him: Is it wrong to say it's too late for that?

Dick, practically shaking: Damian..I swear to God.

[factual-fantasy]

If you ask the neighbors which one of them is the funniest, most would say its Barnaby.

If you asked Barnaby who's the funniest neighbor? He'd say its Frank XD

[synapple]

I spent like three hours making this

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The squad of all time has arrived on scene.