Heero/Duo

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Pairing
Pairing: Heero Yuy/Duo Maxwell
Alternative name(s): 1x2, 2x1
Gender category: M/M
Fandom: Gundam Wing
Canonical?: No
Prevalence: Very Popular
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Heero/Duo is one of the most popular Gundam Wing ships.

Canon

Heero is the main protagonist of Gundam Wing, while Duo is one of the more popular supporting characters. The two are child soldiers and terrorists fighting on behalf of a group of space colonies against oppressive powers from Earth. Both are orphans with grim pasts and few personal connections, but Heero is serious and stoic while Duo enjoys banter and teasing. Over the course of the series, they come to respect each other's abilities and approaches, and by the end of the series, the two are shown to trust one another deeply.

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Fanon and Popular Tropes

  • Like many other anime-fandom slash pairings from the 90's and 00's, Heero/Duo was frequently interpreted through a seme/uke lens by fans. Usually, Heero was portrayed as the seme and Duo as the uke.
  • Fans of the Heero/Duo ship were often hostile to the Heero/Relena ship and to the character of Relena in general. Many fans included Relena-bashing in their Heero/Duo fanworks.
  • Duo canonically refuses to cut his hair and uses it as a way of remembering some of the people he's lost. Heero/Duo fics often feature Heero assisting Duo in washing, brushing, or braiding his hair.
  • Heero and Duo are often portrayed as a battle couple.

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Fanfiction

  • Twilight by unoriginal - "2x1. Yaoi. Pre A.C.195 - Heero meets a mysterious boy during his training mission" - oneshot, pre-series, posted 1998
  • Ion Arc by Sunhawk16 (podfic here)- "A series of very long, satisfying stories. These start off fairly self, contained and show the relationships of the the Gundam pilots during the war. As the Arc progresses, so does the relationship between Heero and Duo and also their friendships with the other boys. Wonderful plot-lines. Strongly recommended, whether or not you have ever read or seen Gundam Wing. This is several novels worth. Angst warning but lots of heart warming moments as well." - posted mid-2000's-2017
  • The Whispers Series by Maldodor, posted 2003
  • Iron Fists by ellewrites and Miss_Murdered - "In the world of illegal cage fighting there are no rules and only the strongest survive. It is a world that Duo has been undercover in for over a year and when the Preventers fear he may have gone rogue unexpected back up arrives... 1x2x1" - post-canon, explicit, complete, posted 2013
  • Saints and Sinners by iruusu - "In which Heero is an alpha and Duo is an omega, these stories follow the pair as they navigate their developing feelings for one another." - A/B/O AU, explicit, posted 2021-2022

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