Harlan Cunningham/Arend Schut
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| Pairing: | Harlan Cunningham/Arend Schut |
| Alternative name(s): | Harlarend, Schunningham |
| Gender category: | M/M |
| Fandom: | Assassin's Creed |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | Rare |
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Harlan Cunningham/Arend Schut is a rareship in Assassin's Creed fandom. The characters are canonically gay and introduced as lovers through unlockable audio files in Assassin's Creed: Rogue (though their storyline was originally planned to be part of the Initiates website plot).[1]
The characters were created by writer James Nadiger, who has stated his inspiration was Apollo and Midnighter's relationship from The Authority comic series:[2]
ericxxwilson asked: Are Harlan Cunningham and Arend Schut a couple, or just work together and happen to both be gay? Because on the wiki it says Schut is Cunningham's lover, but I don't remember that ever being explicitly said anywhere.[James Nadiger:] It was stated explicitly in one one of the audio files. Phoenix Project: The Box, I think. So yes to everything: They work together as Assassins, but are also a couple and in love.
I don’t know if you’re a comic book fan at all, but I was inspired by Apollo & the Midnighter from Wildstorm’s THE AUTHORITY
An email in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate revealed they got married and Arend Schut became "Arend Schut Cunningham". When a fan asked on Twitter if Harlan also changed his name after marriage, Nadiger said "I feel that Arend really wanted to take Harlan's last name. Beyond that, I honestly haven't thought about it!"[3]
References
- ^ Interview with James Nadiger, Access the Animus, 2015
- ^ James Nadiger 3 Years At Ubisoft : Tumblr Questions Answered, on Facebook, Sept 24 2015. (Archived version: https://archive.ph/JCG4v)
- ^ Twitter conversation between Lucas (@CBSArts) and James Nadiger (@jnadiger), Dec 17 2015 [dead link]