Roy Harper/Jason Todd
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| Pairing: | Roy Harper/Jason Todd |
| Alternative name(s): | Joy, JayRoy |
| Gender category: | M/M |
| Fandom: | DC Comics |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Moderately popular |
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Roy Harper/Jason Todd is a slash pairing of Roy Harper and Jason Todd from DC Comics.
Canon
The characters first teamed up in 2012 on the pages of Red Hood and the Outlaws, one of the most controversial New 52 titles. All three characters were willing to kill criminals, which made them outcasts in much of the superhero community. Jason's history as a "street kid" (who once tried to steal the tires from the Batmobile) and Roy's history with drug abuse made them a popular "bad boy" pairing.
Fandom
The pairing did exist before Red Hood and the Outlaws was published but it didn't gain popularity until 2012. However, since Dick Grayson switched from Robin to Nightwing when Dick and Roy were both members of the Teen Titans, and it was widely presumed that Roy and Jason had met each other and possibly worked together before Jason's (temporary) death.
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Hurt/Comfort: usually with Jason experiencing the hurt, and Roy providing the comfort
- Roy Lives: Roy dies at one point in the comics, and fans would often ignore this in their fanworks. Although, some fanworks would focus on Jason's grief.
- Threesome or Poly: Roy/Jason is also often shipped as part of the Roy Harper/Jason Todd/Starfire OT3.
- Side Pairing: They are often a side or background pairing rather than the main focus of a story
Challenges
Fanworks
Fanart
- fluffy royjay, Archived version by gtstm
- is it so far to fall? but it didn't hurt at all, Archived version by spaceboykenny
- jayroy by fish-ghost
- .:Jayroy:. by asianprivilege
- JayRoy: Can't Resist by Tuktsuki
- Untitled, Archived version by intothefirre
Fanfiction
- Initiation Rite by petra has Roy introducing Jason to the "Sidekick Code of Honor":
- "I solemnly swear to follow -- whoever it is -- on all his missions unless he benches me, to defend him from all danger except the sexy kind, to obey his moral codes insofar as they do not conflict with his orders, and to make stupid jokes the whole time."
- Watch Your Mouth by Skalidra is a Soulmark AU.