Round 1b Match 12
Who is the better unpopular ship?
Skeleteen/Ram Man II
Gundam Tanaka/Hajime Hinata
Skeleteen/Ram Man II (Masters of the Universe)
fic count: 5
"They have never met in canon. Skeleteen is the son of Skeletor and SHOULD be the new leader of the villains. But he made the terrible decision to free the Unnamed One from inter dimensional time prison and is now bound to the Unnamed One to serve him. He still wants revenge agains He-Man for killing his father and he hates He-Ro for being He-Man’s heir, but more than that he wants to be free from the Unnamed One. Ram Man II is the son of Ram Man (or his apprentice, it’s ambiguous) and is one of He-Ro’s most loyal supporters. He doesn’t have very many canon appearances so very little is known about him, but he does believe in the healing power of compassion and that even the most evil people can change if given the right kind of help."
Gundam Tanaka/Hajime Hinata (Super Danganronpa 2)
fic count: 106
"Weird emo boy falls for a guy with the personality of cardboard because he takes interest in his pet hamsters and arcane rituals. Their friendship story ends with them holding hands it’s ADORABLE."
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"I was introduced to this ship by someone on my discord. The Classics Line is really confusing because the events shown in the comics are not consistent with the bios that come packaged with the toys. So I'm not sure how to explain this ship, it is mostly fannon. In the comics, Skeleteen is the servant of the Unnamed One and doesn't have any interactions with Ram Man II (not even in the ensemble fights). In his bio for the toy that never got made, Skeleteen started out a villain bent on revenge for Skeletor, made a series of mad decisions, became estranged from his mother (Evil-Lyn), lived with his grandfather for a while, then became a hero and joined forces with He-Ro to defeat the Unnamed One and protect Eternia. That's what's canon. Most of the fics for the ship are all AU, and they're all written by the same person too. The core basics of every AU are that EVIL-LYN is the one who wants revenge for Skeletor but Skeleteen has no memories of his father and doesn't care, Skeleteen just wants to do his own thing which is usually just rule the Dark Lands the way he wants to without his mother meddling or war mongering. By some contrive circumstances, Skeleteen meets Ram Man II and Ram Man II does not realize he is Skeleteen. They are both instantly smitten, but Ram Man II is in love with "Malkyn" and hates "Skeleteen" and Skeleteen jumps through hoops to make sure Ram Man II does not learn they are the same person. The fics are funny and angsty, with an underlying theme of the younger generation coming into their own and assert their own autonomy from the older generation that is trying to maintain their control of society (on both sides). I really like the fics and they have also sold me on the Skeleteen/Ram Man II ship."
"The same author who writes for Skeleteen/Ram Man II usually has a secondary ship in their fics that is He-Ro (Skeleteen's rival) and Trap Jaw II (Skeleteen's best friend). I am 90% sure the only reason this ship exists is because the author cannot ship He-Ro with Skeleteen because they are cousins. But this is the ship that's really compelling. He-Ro is Prince Dare, the son of He-Man | King Adam. Trap Jaw II is the adopted son of Trap Jaw, but he is the biological son of King Hiss, another villain who fought against both He-Man and Skeletor and was eventually killed by He-Man. Trap Jaw II is in an interesting position because he's Skeleteen's best friend and Skeleteen's base of operations is Snake Mountain, which is sacred land for the Sankemen. King Hiss was the leader of the Snakemen and Trap Jaw II is King Hiss' heir. TJ2 is the RIGHTFUL ruler of Snake Mountain which Skeleteen is occupying. If that doesn't already put TJ2 in an awkward position, He-Ro | Dare is the son of the man who killed his bio-father and made him an orphan in the first place. TJ2's character and conflicts are the sort of thing that should be central to a telenovela or Korean Netflix drama. I really wish the author liked the ship more. Its the real ship I want to read about. Please, check them out! https://archiveofourown.org/tags/He-Ro%20%7C%20Dare*s*Trap%20Jaw%20II/works"
