Sanmos

Sanmos is the slash ship between Sanford and Deimos from the Madness Combat fandom.

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Madness Combat (Animations)

Sanford and Deimos first appeared in episode 5 of the Madness Combat flash animation series, appearing in a car together to hand Hank a sword to assist him in fighting Tricky. Immediately after dropping off the sword, they both drive into the distance, only for a building to collapse on them immediately, and the episode ends shortly after.

Episode 5.5 is dedicated to them, portraying what happened when the building collapsed on their car following episode 5. It starts off with a shot of them in a broken car, covered in blood. They proceed to leave the car and enter a lounge room, in which they battle many AAHW agents while bandaging each other's wounds. Multiple times they assist each other, save another from fatal strikes, and even combine their abilities for special moves like leaping great distances. This battle continues until they have wiped out all of the AAHW agents, and they advance into the building, until Tricky appears, to which they flee from.

Episode 6.5 is also dedicated to Sanford and Deimos, it starts off with them in a battle with a ATP Engineer, they proceed to kill it and advance further into the building. After wiping out the hordes of AAHW agents, they take a pit stop at a store within the building to dress themselves up. Notably, none of the things Sanford wears were chosen by him, but rather, random objects Deimos gave to him. When Deimos picks his own outfit, Sanford seems to make gestures of support after he puts on the clothes. After this, they continue to kill the agents of the AAHW building, The episode ends with them climbing into a helicopter at the building's roof.

Sanford and Deimos do not appear in the series until episode 7,5. It starts off with Sanford killing AAHW agents using a fishing rod and hook contraption, while Deimos sneaks in and kills the survivors with a gun. They move into the building, killing any agents that cross their path, the camera cuts into a chatroom of ATP Soldats, in which the Auditor advises two agents not to even bother attacking Sanford and Deimos, admitting that they are too strong together to stand a chance against them before upgrading. The agents ignore this message, and both die trying to kill Sanford and Deimos. The episode ends with Deimos checking his phone, confirming a complete mission.

Episode 9 starts off with Sanford and Deimos in a car, being chased by ATP Engineers. Eventually, they are shot at, they shoot back at the agents, resulting in them hijacking the truck after killing every agent within it. They eventually arrive at a AAHW building, where they discover Hank's dead body. They both advance the building, killing practically everyone inside, until Sanford and Deimos split up so Sanford can explore the building while Deimos can find a way to revive Hank. Eventually, Deimos finds a MAG conversion device and places Hank inside of it. As soon as he does, an ATP Engineer controlled by the Auditor walks in and shoots Deimos multiple times, promptly killing him.

Madness: Project Nexus

Multiple times within the early game phase of Madness: Project Nexus game, Sanford and Deimos are playable characters, they have a dynamic where you have to constantly switch between one and the other, while an AI plays the opposite one. Sanford's expertise lies in battling and strength, while hacking and other technology related tasks require you to switch to Deimos. An achievement named "Gunner Twins" is unlocked after beating a boss as both of them. The main objective of playing as Sanford and Deimos revolves around keeping the other alive.

Fanon
rose in popularity due to their strong relationship dynamic. The scenes that attracted most of the ships popularity was both the dress-up scene, and another scene where Deimos dresses up as an ATP Engineer to scare Sanford, and Deimos gets smacked by Sanford in response. This ship is known for having many cheery scenes and fanart, in a series about violence and killing. Despite the early death of Deimos, the ship continues to rise in popularity. Most fanart includes the trope of one bandaging up the other, similarly to many scenes within the official animation series.

One particular element of their relationship that may imply romance is the fact that Sanford and Deimos are never separated for more than a few seconds at a time. The only exception to this is in Madness 9, where Sanford and Deimos temporarily split up to search the building, which is when Deimos dies, implying that they literally cannot live without the other by their side.

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