Rafael Barba
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| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rafael Barba |
| Occupation: | ADA |
| Relationships: | |
| Fandom: | Law & Order: SVU |
| Other: | Played by Raúl Esparza |
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Rafael Barba is a fictional character from Law & Order: SVU, portrayed by Raúl Esparza.
Canon
Barba was an ADA that frequently worked with SVU for several season, before retiring and becoming a defense attorney
Fandom
Pairings
A lot of fans interpret Barba as gay due to the way he dresses and other queues, though there are others who ship him with female characters. There is also a fair amount of pairing him with OFCs or reader-insert fic.
- Rafael Barba/Dominick Carisi (Barisi) - a popular slash ship
- Rafael Barba/Olivia Benson (Barson)
- Rafael Barba/Trevor Langan
- Nick Amaro/Rafael Barba
- Rafael Barba/Amanda Rollins
Common tropes in fanworks
- Hurt/Comfort: it seems that Barba is providing comfort most often in fanworks, although it is not that uncommon to also find Hurt Barba stories
- Fix-it: stories were Barba does not leave the DA's office, or he leaves under better circumstances
- Casefic: where Barba is working to help solve a case or bring a criminal to justice
Fanworks
Fanfiction
- A First for Everything by isaytoodlepip
- Frannie Visits the DA's Office by Perpetual Motion (perpetfic)
Fanart
- THE BASICS by rafaelbarbae
- untitled by sadlittleman
- Rafael Barba and Frederick Chilton by Steffi Hochriegl (Larkistin89)
- untitled by sherrykinss
- Rafael Barba - SVU - 18x02 - Making A Rapist by Steffi Hochriegl (Larkistin89)
Fanvids
Graphics and Gif Sets
- If I look at anymore pictures of this man I’m going to have his baby, Archived version gif set by athanza
- BARBA’S PURPLE PAISLEY TIE, Archived version gif set by resparza
Archives and Links
- Rafael Barba tag at Archive of Our Own
- R. Barba character filter at FanFiction.Net
Other Resources
- Rafael Barba page on Wikipedia
- Rafael Barba at the Law and Order Wiki