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Bob Bryar
| Name: | Bob Bryar |
| Also Known As: | BC Bryar |
| Pronouns: | |
| Occupation: | Sound Engineer, Musician (Drummer My Chemical Romance 2004-2010), Wood carver? |
| Medium: | Music |
| Works: | My Chemical Romance Discography BC Sign Shop |
| Official Website(s): | Twitter account |
| Fan Website(s): | |
| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
Bob Bryar was best known as the former drummer of American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance, one of the core three bands constituting Bandom canon. He joined the band in 2004, having been introduced by their then manager Brian Schechter, who knew him in his capacity as a sound technician for peripheral bandom band The Used, which Schechter also managed.
He parted ways with the band in 2010, before touring for fourth album Danger Days began, under still-unknown circumstances. His relationship with the band subsequent to his departure was fraught. He died in November 2024 at age 44.[1]
Ships
Despite his departure and ambiguous relationship with the band, Bob continues to feature in fanworks.
As of February 2025, there are 2,744 works tagged 'Bob Bryar' on AO3.[2] Bob pairings often appear as side pairings in fics with more popular main pairings.
Bob ships in order of popularity, according to AO3 pairing tag use:
- Frank/Bob with MCR guitarist Frank Iero: 174 uses[3]
- Gerard/Bob with MCR frontman Gerard Way: 112 uses[4]
- Bob/Mikey with MCR bassist Mikey Way: 97 uses[5]
- Bob/Ray with MCR guitarist Ray Toro: 88 uses[6]
- Bob/Brian with Brian Schechter: 70 uses[7]
Bob is also shipped with various members of other "Bandom" bands, especially with Patrick Stump and Spencer Smith. There are some occurrences of threesome or OT3 fics involving Bob and other pairings such as Bob/Frank/Jamia or Bob/Frank/Gerard. Bob might also feature in MCR GSF.
Depiction in Fanon
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Bob is often depicted as having a calming influence on more excitable members of the band, sometimes as the Dom in a BDSM relationship. This trope is most prevalent in Frank/Bob works.
In fanworks set in the Killjoys verse, which was released after his departure from the band, Bob's absence is sometimes explained by his death or capture.
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fannish Resources
- bobbday/picspam, Archived version by beachsidebingo (01 January 2008)
- Bob Bryar fanworks at AO3
- One chapter ends and another begins..., Archived version in chemicalromance, reacting to the news of Bob Bryar leaving MCR (March 3 2010)
References
- ^ Statement by @mychemicalromance, 2 December 2024, and Frank Iero (@frankieromustdie), 3 December 2024, on Instagram.
- ^ AO3 tag, Archived version (Accessed 20 February 2025.)
- ^ "Frank/Bob AO3 tag". Archived from the original on 2022-05-14.
- ^ Gerard/Bob tag (Accessed 20 February 2025.)
- ^ "Bob/Mikey AO3 tag". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Bob/Ray AO3 tag". Archived from the original on 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Bob/Brian AO3 tag". Archived from the original on 2022-05-14.