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Arthur Rimbaud (Bungou Stray Dogs)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Arthur Rimbaud |
| Occupation: | Ex-spy, mafia official |
| Relationships: | Former partner of Paul Verlaine; unnamed former lover |
| Fandom: | Bungou Stray Dogs |
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Arthur Rimbaud, inspired partly by the French Symbolist poet of the same name and partly by poet Paul Verlaine, is a character in Bungou Stray Dogs. He has the ability to create physics-altering subspaces into which he can bring the corpse of one ability user at a time to reanimate as a construct.
In Canon
Arthur faked his own death to all his loved ones as part of his job as a spy. He encountered Paul Verlaine while Paul was enslaved by his creator, they became spy partners when Paul broke free, and Paul betrayed him to save Nakahara Chuuya. Arthur made Chuuya use corruption, then got amnesia. He eventually joined the Port Mafia. As part of his quest to find out what happened to Paul, he tries to kill Chuuya and subsume him into one of his subspaces, but Chuuya and Dazai kill him. While dying, Arthur turns himself into a singularity which later saves Paul's life.
In Fandom
He is nearly universally shipped with Paul Verlaine. The two, or occasionally Arthur independently, sometimes serve as parents or guardians to Chuuya in fic.
In art, Arthur often wears his trademark earmuffs. Genderswap art is common.
Some fans have criticized fandom representations of Rimbaud as too watered down or feminized to the point of alienation from his canon behavior.
Fan Works
Writing
Art
- Rimbaud as a Giant Manta Ray by @yebyyhfushi (on Tumblr)
- Animatic of Arthur in front of a fire by @bungoliciousdog
- Rimbaud by @rakuschan
- winter by @disorganizedguts
- Rimbaud my beloved 🤍 by @lalaooopsie
- FEM!RIMLAINE by @enk0o
- Hello Arthur nation, how we feeling today? by @enk0o
- doodle of my rimlaine prince and the frog au from a few weeks ago by @pastel-puddle
Miscellaneous
- Arthur Rimbaud is fucking terrifying. by @starlightshadowsorld
- I love it when villains give heartfelt supporting speeches after being defeated to the teens that just beat their ass by @sskk-manifesto
Archives & Links
- Arthur Rimbaud (Bungou Stray Dogs) tag on Ao3
- #arthur rimbaud on Tumblr[1]
Notes & References
- ^ Many posts in this tag are for the real-life poet Arthur Rimbaud.