Reed900
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Gavin Reed/RK900 |
| Alternative name(s): | Reed900, gav900 |
| Gender category: | Slash, Non-Binary |
| Fandom: | Detroit: Become Human |
| Canonical?: | non canon |
| Prevalence: | High |
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Reed900 is a ship in the Detroit: Become Human fandom, pairing Gavin Reed and RK900.
The ship has very little canon basis, as the two characters never interact and RK900 never speaks or displays any canon characterization. The dynamic of their relationship portrayed in fanworks is based on Reed's antagonistic relationship with Connor in canon.
Fandom
Reed900 is the second most popular DBH ship on AO3, after HankCon. This is unusual because it is between the relatively minor character of Gavin Reed and the completely fanon character of RK900, who appears in a single mid-credits scene that players may or may not even unlock[1] and who has no lines or discernible character traits.
In a discussion about the unexpected popularity of the ship, a fan said:
It is baffling. Reed is in the game for five minutes and he's an asshole. RK900 has no lines and doesn't even appear in most games. So of course they're the second most popular ship. Of course they are. ???
Yet I just keep reading the fic...oops.[2]
Whether RK900/Gavin Reed is a case of Two White Guys or a crackship that's gained traction is unclear, but it does highlight the fandom's tendency to do whatever they want rather than adhere to canon. It has also been suggested that this ship may have rose in popularity due to fans wanting to explore the relationship between Connor and Gavin without the often antagonistic contexts of their interactions and without detracting from the shipping of Connor and Hank.[3]
It is usually imagined that after canon RK900 joins the Detroit Police Department and becomes a police android like Connor, and Gavin's partner. Several fan films produced by Octopunk Media employ this setting, including the popular Detroit Evolution which inspired even more Reed 900 fanworks.
Ship Appeal
Gavin and RK800 Connor I think are mainly seen as a fun enemies to lovers ship. They hate each other but still manage to fall in love and all that. I can’t see them as a couple, so I can’t really say much about them.
Gavin and RK900 Connor are slightly different. Nines is a completely blank slate with only seconds of screen time. People love him because they can make him whatever they want him to be. And in extension, they often make him work partners with Gavin and a similar enemies to loves vibe plays out. There’s a lot more creative liberties that can be taken with him and people definitely go for it.
It’s also interesting to see Gavin go from hating androids to realizing that he’s fallen for one and that maybe they aren’t that bad. A lot of people who ship Gavin with either of them seem to take quite a few liberties with him too and throw in a nice character arc for him.[4]
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Fuck pride (pride only hurts, it never helps) by ImogenGotDrunk, After the android uprising, Connor becomes a permanent fixture in the DPD. That’s fine. Gavin can accept that. The dipshit’s more human than he used to be, and a decent detective to boot. Gavin can deal with him being around. What Gavin cannot deal with is Connor’s replica; prissy, cold-eyed, and with a mouth that Gavin doesn’t know whether to punch or take between his teeth. The RK900 model has been assigned as his partner for the foreseeable future. (2018)
- The Conduit For Change by EmerialynCodeVenice, When given the option to change a future where all androids have been destroyed, Connor, the one who caused it, accepts the burden and is sent to the past. Yet, how can he possibly succeed? Not only must he protect Markus and Jericho, secretly spread the Revolution to androids across the country, and struggle with the trauma of facing all he destroyed, he must do it all without Cyberlife noticing. If they do, they'll take control of Connor's programming once more and then... there will be no more chances. (2018)
- All Aboard the Underground Railroad by Senjihae, What starts as sticking it towards his half brother evolves into something with the potential to rewrite android history as he knows it. Gavin doesn't realize what he gets himself into until he is mistaken as the 'Android Messiah' of all things. It's not like he goes out of his way to help them, but his life gets a lot harder once Hank is assigned a shiny new boy toy ('sent by CyberLife'). Things only get worse when he's gifted a heap of metal of his own ('sent by Elijah Kamski'). (2018)
- Gavin, Ace, & the Gang, a series of five stories by UnCon, RK900, the most advanced android CyberLife has to offer, is now himself a full-blown deviant. Connor couldn't be prouder! There's an ever-present, ever-growing need for androids like them (what with rampant anti-android hate crimes and Red Ice distribution growing exponentially). It only makes perfect sense that RK900 work alongside his predecessor, at least it should make perfect sense, but Detective Reed can't fathom why in God's green earth they paired the plastic prick with him. (2018-2019)
- Under Repair, an ongoing series of three stories by KnightHoneybee, Sometimes bad things do happen to bad people. It's just a matter of who cleans up the mess left behind. An AU where Gavin Reed had his arm amputated and where the android who took care of him learns of the impossible stubbornness of his humanity. (2018-2021)
Fan Films
Fanart
Fanzines
Meta
Links & Resources
- Upgraded Connor | RK900/Gavin Reed works on Ao3
References
- ^ How do I get the secret RK900 ending??? Posted 23 May 2019. Accessed 23 Sept 2019.
- ^ Re: Unexpected Proportions by Anonymous, 2019-10-03 on Fail Fandom Anon
- ^ 10 Ships That Make No Sense...Unless You Were There by Shipper's Guide to the Galaxy. Posted 30 Jan 2019. Accessed 5 Apr 2020.
- ^ Gavin x Connor shippers. Why?, a response by u/AngelGirl768 (2021)