Hercules/Iolaus
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| Pairing: | Hercules/Iolaus |
| Alternative name(s): | |
| Gender category: | Slash |
| Fandom: | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | The Less Than Legendary Journeys |
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Hercules/Iolaus is the slash pairing of Hercules and Iolaus from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys fandom.
Fandom
Unlike in many other fandoms of its time, the sexual undercurrent between Hercules and Iolaus was quietly acknowledged by the actors and everyone involved, if only because in myth, Heracles had sex with everybody including Iolaus, who was his nephew and charioteer.
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Adventure or Quest: because of the nature of the series many stories focus on them going on a journey or needing to save someone
- Episode Tag: written in response to a particular episode
- Hurt/Comfort: usually with Hercules comforting and taking care of a hurt Iolaus; Iolaus being a popular target of whump in fanworks.
- Humor: Hercules and Iolaus find themselves in comedic situations
- Kidnapping: it was a common trope to have Iolaus kidnapped or captured by villains, these stories could include torture and other dark elements. Stories usually resolved with a big rescue from Hercules.
- Side Pairing: occasionally a featured secondary pairing in stories focusing on Xena/Gabrielle
From a 2000 fan essay about epithets:
In "King of Thieves" Hercules is asking for Iolaus in a tavern and a guy with a wicked black eye and a head injury says "I just met your little friend -- he gave me this."
"Well if you called him 'little' you're lucky that's all he gave you," Hercules replies unsympathetically.
One thing in Hercules fanfiction that will cause me to hit the back button faster than almost anything else is Hercules calling Iolaus "little buddy. [1]
Fanworks
Fan Art
- You're more important by Sithy
- Herc and Iolaus by by Deppfan61
- Kiss colored with a romantic backdrop by bunnybloom
Fanfiction
- Nocturne by LtLJ
- Clean by Mary Crawford
- Boys Will Be Toys by Artemis Artemis
- Home is Where the Heart is by Kimberley Rector and Martha Wilson
- Bed And Breakfast by Therienne
- Homecoming By Rusalka
Fan Vids
- You Needed Me by linseysg8
- Breathe by nomadff7
Meta
- Subtext and the Single Warrior ship manifesto by LtLJ
- Zeus Doesn't Approve of Our Relationship by Randi DuMois
Resources
- The Less Than Legendary Journeys [1] Fan Fiction Archive
- Hercules/Iolaus tag at Archive of Our Own
- Hercules + Iolaus at FanFiction.net
- Hercules & Iolaus Fans Livejournal community
References
- ^ The Less Than Legendary Journeys: They Don't Wear Leather Pants on Gilligan's Island, Archived version, by Randi DuMois (2000)