Muffinteers
| Gen Relationship | |
|---|---|
| Relationship: | BadBoyHalo, Dream, GeorgeNotFound, Sapnap |
| Alternative name(s): | DTeam + Bad[1] |
| Fandom: | MCYT Minecraft Manhunt |
| Type: | Gen, Slash, Poly |
| Canonical?: | As Friends and Teammates |
| Prevalence: | Secondary, Uncommon |
| Archives: | |
| See also: | Dream Team |
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Muffinteers is the group name of MCYT creators BadBoyHalo, Dream, GeorgeNotFound and Sapnap. The name originated during a Minecraft Manhunt video when Bad quipped that he, George and Sapnap were the three Muffinteers hunting Dream. However, Dream also wanted to be included. Fans latched on to the term as a way to definitively separate Bad from the Dream Team, as previously there was a desire or assumption by some fans (and seemingly Dream himself[2]) to include Bad in the Dream Team since he'd been present in many of their videos.[3][4] The name has been embraced by the group members as well.[5]
Dream Team fans didn't want Bad included in the Dream Team as Bad was an established creator before the Dream Team became content creators, while the Dream Team became content creators together as best friends, and therefore the three appeared to have more of a close bond to each other than with Bad.
The group has made several videos together, mostly in Dream's Minecraft Manhunt series. They also won MCC All-Stars on November 13, 2021.
Most fanworks focus on their established roles in Minecraft Manhunt. Fans also enjoy the real life bond and history the four share. Found family fanworks where Bad is more often than not portrayed as the dad[6] (usually to Sapnap due to their Dream SMP canon) or father figure to the others are not uncommon. In such works Dream and George are still almost always unrelated to each other, and usually unrelated to Sapnap, in order to allow the possibility of shipping them together. It's incredibly rare to see Bad shipped with any of the other Muffinteers, but worth noting that Sapnap has said he didn't want to be shipped with Bad, presumably because of their Dream SMP lore. Bad's individual fandom is split on whether or not they like the paternal headcanons. Some find it weird,[7] others don't mind it or even like it when it's portrayed as a cute relationship. A few BBH fans resent it being used to blame Bad for negative traits or to shift responsibility for negative actions onto Bad from his fantasy sons.[8]
Muffinteers can be considered mostly a subfandom of Minecraft Manhunt. It's not a popular grouping in fandom, as even though most Dream Team fans have a positive view of Bad, they prefer the Dream Team on their own, or grouped with more popular creators like in the Feral Boys. Meanwhile BadBoyHalo's individual established fandom tends toward having a negative view[9] of the other muffinteers in large part due to controversy with the Dream Team. And because of the various controversies, Dream Team fans and BBH fans have butted heads a bit, causing more of a rift between the fandoms.
Example Fanworks
Fanart
Art by cykedelia
Fanvids
Fanfic
References
- ^ Tumblr post. Posted Aug 18, 2023.
- ^ Tweet by y3llowbadboy talking about some fans getting BadBoyHalo merch in an official Dream Team mystery box. Posted Nov 27, 2022.
- ^ Tweet by updatedreamteam asking "just curious, if you could add one person into the Dream Team, who would it be?" with many replies saying Bad. Posted Feb 9, 2021.
- ^ Tweet by ImYukih saying, "in the beginning when i started watching the dsmp i thought bad was in the dteam". Posted Apr 30, 2024.
- ^ One Tweet and another tweet containing a clip of the group referring to themselves as the Muffinteers during a TwitchCon Twitch Rivals event. Posted Oct 22, 2023.
- ^ Twitter post with a clip from George's MCC stream saying, "bbh taking a pic of his three kids like a proud father ❤️". Posted by morgannnic on Nov 13, 2023.
- ^ Twitter post by Totosuss. Posted Jun 5, 2024.
- ^ Twitter post with a clip of a girl on TikTok. The post summarizes the clip thusly: "I'm sorry, but it's such a stupid argument 💀 Oh, dreams bad because BBH said someone's build was bad, and that makes him a bad influence". The girl in the TikTok is sometimes attributed to be a Dream stan trying to deflect blame onto Bad and excuse Dream. However the TikTok was posted shortly after Bad had defended Dream on Twitter and was receiving a wave of hate for it, so it's likely the TikTok was a cry for attention from an anti and not from a fan. Posted Nov 30, 2023
- ^ Tweet by gnfswhiskers saying, "but bads fandom DESPISEEES the dteam 😭 they will then end up hating bad himself for even associating with them again". Posted Apr 26, 2024.
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