Sonny Crockett
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sonny Crockett |
| Occupation: | Metro-Dade Police detective |
| Relationships: | Ricardo Tubbs (partner), Caroline Crockett (wife, divorced), Billy Crockett (son), Caitlin Davies (wife, deceased), Theresa Lyons (love interest), Elvis (pet alligator) |
| Fandom: | Miami Vice |
| Other: | portrayed by Don Johnson |
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James "Sonny" Crockett is a character on the television show Miami Vice. He is a detective with the Organized Crime Bureau, Vice Division, partnered with Ricardo Tubbs.
Canon
Crockett spent most of his time undercover as Sonny Burnett, a lowlife drug-runner who lived on a sailboat with Elvis, his pet alligator. His 24-7 undercover lifestyle, long string of tragic romances, and the vast number of characters he failed to save made Crockett an impressive well of manpain. He was prone to driving around at night in his awesome car while Phil Collins, other shamelessly 80s music, or the iconic anthem of manpain, Crockett's Theme, played in the background.
The "Burnett Saga"[1] takes every amnesia trope dear to fanfiction and soap opera writers alike and makes them all more over the top (and slashier!). On top of the amnesia, this arc comes with a hearty dose of MPDJK and Partner Betrayal. There's also an assassination in a gay bathhouse. And then there's the panther...
Fanon
- Crockett's undercover persona Burnett isn't just an alias: he's a whole alternate personality.[2]
- Evan Freed is a giant closet case, and he and Crockett had a secret relationship or at least had masses of UST.
- Crockett is the woobie, often falls prey to the Height Rule, and may even be a Weepy Uke. He's in frequent need of some magical healing cock. He also needs the help of Tubbs the yenta to hook him up with Castillo.
- Crockett moved to San Francisco after the series and became Nash Bridges: From 1996 to 2000, Don Johnson (who played Crockett) starred in Nash Bridges. Johnson himself described the character of Nash as being, "The same guy [as Sonny], just... ten years older".[3] The show contained some references to Miami Vice and Philip Michael Thomas (who played Tubbs) guest starred leading to the fanon idea that Nash and Sonny were one and the same.
Shipping
The main Miami Vice pairings are Crockett/Tubbs, often preferred by new fans and more commonly found in online archives, and Crockett/Castillo, the most common pairing in zines.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
Fanvids
- End of the Night by Gayle F (1993 or earlier), a vid focusing on Sonny's alter ego amnesia arc
Fanart
Ink drawing of Sonny Crockett by KOZ (1990)
Sonny Crockett by J.R. Dunster (2001)
Art by Caren Parnes, front cover of No Holds Barred #11 (1996)
External links
- Sonny Crockett tag at Archive of Our Own
- James "Sonny" Crockett at Miami Vice Wiki
- James "Sonny" Crockett at Wikipedia
References
- ^ The Burnett Saga includes at least the episodes Mirror Image, Hostile Takeover, and Redemption In Blood, which are the fourth season finale and fifth season premiere. The Miami Vice Wiki also lists it as including the episodes on either side of those three: A Bullet For Crockett, Deliver Us From Evil, and Bad Timing.
- ^ In canon, Crockett has amnesia and believes himself to be his undercover identity. During this time, he acts in an OOC manner; he eventually remembers his previous life but claims not to remember his time as Burnett clearly. At various points in the series, Crockett mentions not really knowing who he is, but the idea of actual multiple personality disorder with those types of blackouts is never mentioned in canon.
- ^ Quoted on the Wikipedia Nash Bridges page. Accessed July 9th, 2010.