Fair Game
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| Pairing: | Qrow Branwen/Clover Ebi |
| Alternative name(s): | Qrover, Fair Game, Lucky Charms |
| Gender category: | M/M |
| Fandom: | RWBY |
| Canonical?: | No |
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Fair Game is the name for the slash pairing involving Qrow Branwen and Clover Ebi in RWBY. It is also known as Qrover or Lucky Charms.
Canon
Clover is introduced in Volume 7, Episode 1. He and his team, the Ace Operatives, are investigating reports of a stolen airship in Atlesian airspace. The Ace Ops apprehend Qrow, who arrived on an unauthorized airship, but once Qrow's group is released, the Ace Ops apologize for the miscommunication.
In Volume 7, Episode 3, Clover and Qrow begin developing a friendship. It is revealed that Clover's Semblance is good luck, directly countering Qrow's Semblance of bad luck, and this quickly becomes the basis for their relationship. After revealing his Semblance to Qrow, Clover says, "Lucky you," which many see as an intentional callback to a waitress who hit on Qrow in V4.
In Volume 7, Episode 5, Clover and Qrow play cards together. Clover compliments Qrow and gives him advice.
In Volume 7, Episode 12, Clover tries to get Qrow to turn himself in, and Qrow accuses Clover of manipulating him. Clover fights both Qrow and Tyrian Callows, a recurring villain in the series, at the same time. Tyrian murders Clover with Qrow's weapon. As Clover dies, Qrow breaks down, showing that he really did consider Clover to be a true friend and a good person.
In Volume 7, Episode 13, we see that Qrow keeps Clover's badge to remember him. We see Qrow with Clover's badge again in Volume 8, Episode 14.
Fandom
"Lucky Charms" was a common name for the pairing in its early days.
Fans began shipping Qrow and Clover almost immediately after Clover was introduced, when they began to speculate, based on Clover's character design, that his semblance involved good luck. These theories were soon proved correct.
Many thought that that relationship would become cannon. There was a widespread negative reaction to Clover's death, sparking discussion of queerbaiting, M/M representation in the show, and Bury Your Gays.
Tropes and Fanon
- Qrow joins the Ace Ops: a somewhat popular theory during V7 was that Qrow would be asked to join the Ace Ops and permanently work with Clover, and might stay in Atlas after Team RWBY left.
- Clover is commonly headcanoned by shippers as gay. Qrow is often headcanoned as bi.
Controversy & Discussion
Some consider the relationship to be Queerbait.
Some called Clover's death and instance of Bury Your Gays, but others pointed out that he had not been confirmed to be LGBT.
Some said that since RWBY has canon LGBT rep, the failure to deliver on one LGBT relationship is not problematic. However, others pointed out that the show is lacking in specifically gay male characters and relationships. Opinions on whether this is a problem were also divided.
Fan Comments
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Ave Atque Vale by Hyasinthum
Fanart
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