Dean Winchester/Impala
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Dean Winchester x Metallicar |
| Alternative name(s): | Dean/Impala, Dean/Metallicar, Dean/Baby |
| Gender category: | Object ship |
| Fandom: | Supernatural |
| Canonical?: | Dean and his car have a deep bond in canon, though the pairing itself is not exactly confirmed in-series |
| Prevalence: | Fairly rare |
| Archives: | |
| Other: | Anthropomorfic |
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Dean/Impala is the pairing featuring Dean Winchester and his car, a black, 1967 Chevrolet Impala (nicknamed "Metallicar" by the fans and "Baby" by Dean). The pairing appears in everything from crack and comedy, to more serious and seriously told anthropomorfic stories. The many, many scenes of Dean and the car are often included in vids.
In the episode, "Changing Channels", which places Sam and Dean inside alternate realities based on TV shows, Sam temporarily becomes the Impala in a take-off on Knight Rider. Using that version of the Impala turns Dean/Impala into a version of the Sam/Dean incest pairing.
Popular Tropes
- Human Impala: The car is often anthropomorphized as a woman, creating a kind of het pairing, or as a man, for those who prefer slash.
Fanworks
Fic
- The Moves Series by RivkaT, which is a Sam/Impala/Dean conduit fic
- My Other Car Is a 6'4" Hunter by smallcaps, Sam/Dean fic in which Dean gets off on remembering Sam-as-the-Impala (Sam is helpful).
Vids
- Happy Together is a Dean/Impala vid by Andrea.[1]
- Hey Pretty by astartexx. A vid told from the Impala's POV: ‘Hey pretty, don't you wanna take a ride with me? Through my world.’ The Impala is more pissed at Sam’s bitchy attitude, dad’s grumpiness and generally less forgiving than Dean.
Fan Art
In this drawing by littledeathrobot, Castiel is confused about exactly how Dean and the Impala manage their....love: "I do not understand the mechanics of such a relationship."
Dean doesn't care about mechanics. Neither does the Impala, whose license plate reads: "I Heart Dean." Artist: Yumezaka.
And sometimes it all just works out in the end. Dean and Human!Metallicar. Artist: thereisnosp00n.
Links & Resources
References
- ^ Main Vid Page, accessed December 3, 2010