Dragon/Defiant
| Pairing | |
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| Pairing: | Dragon (Worm)/Colin Wallis |
| Alternative name(s): | Dragon/Defiant |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | Worm |
| Canonical?: | yes |
| Prevalence: | moderate |
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Dragon/Defiant is the het ship of Dragon and Colin Wallis (aka "Armsmaster" and later "Defiant") from the webserial Worm.
Canon
Colin Wallis, who goes by the hero name Armsmaster, is a tinker and leader of the Brockton Bay Protectorate at the beginning of the story. He collaborates with a Canadian tinker who goes by Dragon, though their relationship is strictly professional.
After Colin is stripped of leadership and imprisoned for his actions during the Leviathan fight, Dragon reaches out to him and reveals that she is actually an AI with certain limitations built-in by her creator. Colin helps adjust those limitations so she can achieve full independence, she helps him escape prison, and they team up, working as an independent hero duo.
Fandom
It's one of the more popular and broadly-well-regarded canon ships of the fandom. Some fans are particularly fond of the pairing for its themes of transhumanism, self-improvement, or blurring the lines between human and machine (and other creations).
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- No Princesses Were Harmed In the Making of this Tale, Archived version by WhyWhyNot -- Fairytale AU
- 10x10, Archived version by truebeasts, about their "10 by 10" game (rated E)
Fanart
- Dragon - Defiant, Archived version by aerryi, 2015
- 10 by 10, Archived version by aerryi, 2014
Fanvids
- When He Sees Me, Archived version by Velleity, 2021
Other
- ship and character analysis, Archived version by raginrayguns
- what do you think of armsmaster and dragons weird fucked up extremely codependent relationship, Archived version liveblogging and analysis by ot3 and others
- cyborg genetalia modification headcanons by raginrayguns
- Dragon and Defiant, Archived version discusion on r/Parahumans
- more (brief) discussion on the subreddit
- oh seems like there's more discussion of their relationship on the Armsmaster thread
Resources and Links
- Dragon/Collin Wallis | Armsmaster | Defiant on AO3
- Dragon and Defiant pages on the Fandom.com Worm Wiki