Brick/Jo
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Brick (Total Drama)/Jo (Total Drama) |
| Alternative name(s): | Jock, Bro, Jorick, Bricjo, Green Hoodie, BxJ |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | Total Drama |
| Canonical?: | Fanon |
| Prevalence: | Popular Pairing |
| Archives: | n/a |
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Brick/Jo, also known as Jock, is a semi-popular pairing within Total Drama fandom. The ship is between Brick and Jo. While Brick only appeared in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, Jo competed in that season as well as Total Drama: All-Stars. It has been shipped since 2012 and is the most common pairing for both characters.
Brick/Jo is often tagged as jockjockjock, Archived version on websites like Tumblr. Shippers call it jock over other options better for social media tagging because both characters are that archetype.
Common Tropes
- Frenemies: Lighthearted Rivals to Lovers.
- Gender Nonconformity: Brick and Jo don't conform to gender roles as much as other characters in media. Some fics have them believe they are lesbian and/or gay before falling in love, realizing they are Bisexual instead.
- The Outdoors: Far more common than any other setting for them in fanworks.
- Brick's Interest in Fashion: Jo may tease Brick about this.
Brick/Jo Fandom
Former BNFs for Brick/Jo fandom include sallychan[1]. Current BNFs include nowarin[2], total-shipper[3], elskamo[4] and warcrimegwen[5].
Pairing Names for Brick/Jo
The portmaneau "Jock" was coined as a pairing name for them in 2012 and has remained their most used and recognized ship name ever since, (as of 2024.) In 2012, "BxJ" was also somewhat common on Fanpop and FanFiction.Net before _x_ ship names in the fandom practically disappeared by the end of the year.
Example/Notable Fanac
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- JoxBrick-FC, Archived version, Because this is love ♥, a community on DeviantArt. This club hosted Jock Week from 2013 to 2015.
- BrickxJo, Archived version, a spot on Fanpop.
- Jock Week.
- Jocktober 2020, Archived version, a prompt list inspired by inktober which ran from October 1st to the 31st.
- Jocktober 2023, Archived version, a prompt list where each prompt can be completed in a six-day window as apposed to one every day.
- Jock Week 2024.
Fan Art
- Bouncey, Archived version by sallychan as part of her Bouncey series. (27 Nov 2013)
- Crack Fanon Week - Sci-Fi by sallychan, Archived version, Star Wars fusion AU for Total Drama Crack and Fanon Week 2012's prompt, Sci-Fi.
- Merpeople Jock by nowarin, Archived version, Merpeople AU.
- I had a little too much fun making this 💀 by DissAshlyn, Archived version, fanart where they participate in Total Drama: World Tour's Niagara Falls challenge. Brick is in the wedding dress for the challenge.
Fan Comics
- The Detention by total-shipper[6], a fusion AU with Harry Potter. Of interesting note is that Jensen, a character from the fan-made Total Drama animated series Disventure Camp, makes an appearance as a prominent character here.
- Apocalypse Drama by total-shipper[7], a Zombie Apocalypse AU featuring other Revenge of the Island contestants.
- Ooh Brick McArthur by sallychanscraps, Archived version, parodying Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant comic Ooh Mister Darcy.
Fan Animation
- Stella | Total Drama Animatic by War Crime Gwen, Archived version, an animatic to Stella by Cereus Bright of Jo and Brick dancing at a school dance in a High School AU.
Fan Fic
- Who am I? by Glitter_Bomb, Archived version, an English one-shot where they both have internalized Biphobia before coming to terms with themselves.
- Just Your Style by iamsoproh, an English one-shot featuring Duncan/Zoey as well. When Duncan needs some fashion help, he decides that Brick is his best hope - however, it turns out that Zoey has the same idea.
Meta
- Jo x Brick thing by Joxbrick, Archived version, a Ship Manifesto.
- FUCK ZODIAC SIGNS, which jo x brick dynamic do you prefer? by thebrottenthusiast, Archived version, a Tumblr poll where the dynamic "MLM/WLW solitary/queer platonic" received the most votes, getting 45%.
References/Further Reading
- ^ https://www.deviantart.com/sallychan
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/nowarin
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/total-shipper
- ^ https://elskamo.tumblr.com/
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/warcrimegwen
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/total-shipper/tagged/hogwarts%20au, Archived version
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/total-shipper/tagged/apocalypse%20drama, Archived version