KhunBam

KhunBam is the slash ship between Twenty-Fifth Bam and Khun Aguero Agnis from the Tower of God fandom.

Season 1 (Anime)
Khun and Bam met on the 2nd Floor of the Tower. Khun initially befriended Bam because he was in search of allies and was drawn to Rak's interest in the Black March, which was in Bam's possession at the time. When Khun introduced himself to Bam, he does the same, but after he shaked his hand to him, Khun pulled Bam face-to-face asking him where did he got the Black March. Bam says that the princess lent it to him saying that he was finding someone. After that, Khun asks Bam if he wouldn't mind talking to him, which Bam smiles and accepts the offer. While they were talking, Khun asked Bam if the girl he was finding was his girlfriend, which Bam denies and said that he belonged to her. Khun surprises at that answer and then he adds that the girl was his rule. Then, Khun said to Bam to shake hands to symbolize their alliance. When Rak found the guys, it shows that Khun defends Bam with his bag for prevent him to getting hurt.

Before the test of the Red Door, after Khun's past was revealed, we can see Bam reflected in Khun's eye, while Bam told Khun that the roof was really luminous. Khun got confused at that declaration, but then he told Bam that the sky was a reproduction by Shinsu based on legends. Khun also wondered why the girl climbed the tower without him, he also said that it was strange that she spended a lot of time with Bam, but then Bam complains that the girl wasn't strange, surprising Khun with the answer. When the test started, it's shown that Khun was beginning to remember about when he had been told not to trust anyone in his past. He wondered why he was thinking on that, and then he realizes: Oh, right... Those eyes referring to Bam's eyes. After they passed the test, Jinsung asked Khun if he didn't want to protect those eyes that are unware of mistrust, which Khun thinked about that for a second and then he left the place with Bam and Rak. After that, Bam asked Khun if the princess Jinsung was talking about... before finishing, Khun said that he didn't want to talk about it, which Bam apologizes to him.Khun also adds that he wishes Bam to find the girl and then Bam smiles and agrees. ''I don't know if i want to protect those eyes. But it doesn't take more people to go through the same thing as me'', Khun told in his mind.

During the second round of the Crown Game, Khun's tells the team to "take a break" since he had brought out the reinforcements. He leans on Bam who is on the throne and rests his head in the latter's lap. Bam doesn't seem to mind and continues to watch the fight. When Bam gets injured protecting Rachel, Khun and Rak stay by his bedside during his two-day recovery period. When Rachel visits Bam, she told Khun to lie to Bam about her not being there, which Khun says in response that Bam wants to be with her, but she says that they can become eachother's weakness, that she was doing that for their sake. After Rachel left, Khun said that it wasn't for their sake but hers, then he looked at Bam and said in his mind: Sorry Bam, but i don't want that girl come near you. After Bam woke up, Khun approaches to Bam while smiling asking him if he was fine, Bam said that he was fine but he also wanted to know where the girl was. Khun says that the girl was okay, but she wasn't the person he was searching for. Bam gets a little depressed but then Khun says that he bought clothes for him because the another ones were covered in blood.

While Shibisu and Hatz were gathering friends for a test, they asked Khun and Bam if they could help them, Khun declines but then Bam agrees with the idea and told Khun that he wanted to help them because he was happy when Khun proposed Bam to make an alliance in the first test, because he didn't have nothing. After he said that, Khun changed his mind and agreed with Bam to help Shibisu and Hatz which Bam smiles at that. We can see later Khun and Bam talking about the incident of the past day, that both Anaak and Endrosi got injured while they were doing a test, and then Shibisu and Hatz approached to both guys and Shibisu hugged Bam saying that the time limit for making friends was that day. Also, while Shibisu was hugging Bam, we can see a little frown in Khun's face, however, after that, they managed to get the missing friends that same day with Khun's help.

When Khun's group were doing the Persecution Game, it shows Bam cheering for Khun and praising his techniques, but after doing that, his group gave him a deep stare to him which Bam notices and apologized for that. While Khun's group failed the test, Khun asked his group to forgive him for being a bad leader which the group said that it was fine. However, it's shown that Khun was acting and then he smiled saying in his mind: Now, you ascend, Bam. After Bam's group passed the test, it's shown that Rachel was 'injuried', so Bam told Khun and Rak that he'll be Rachel's legs. While Bam was saying that, we can see Khun being touched by his words. After Bam asks both guys if they would help him climbing the tower, Khun immediately accepts and adds: 'Count with me. I'll take you to the top. Using my dirty and cunning tricks', also Rak accepts too and then Bam thank both guys.

After Bam was pushed by Rachel in the episode 13, Khun said to Rachel that Bam really cared for her, which Rachel said that she already knew, but before finishing, Khun interfered saying that she didn't know, that if she really knew, she wouldn't be there. 'I wish i could've met Bam before you did', Khun adds, which Rachel says that Bam was loved.

Webtoon
When Bam entered the tower, it was to find his "light" (Rachel) again. In S2 EP231, Khun compares his relationship to Bam to that of Bam and Rachel's old one, which implies that he sees Bam as his "light". Khun has said before that his reason for climbing the tower is because of Bam, and that even after Bam's supposed death on the Floor of Tests, he continued to help Rachel climb the tower, because that was what Bam wanted.

During the second round of the Crown Game, Khun's tells the team to "take a break" since he had brought out reinforcements. He leans on Bam who is on the throne and rests his head in the latter's lap. Bam doesn't seem to mind and continues to watch the fight. When Bam gets injured protecting Rachel, Khun and Rak stay by his bedside during his two-day recovery period.

After five years of thinking Bam was dead, it is revealed that he had actually lived and was now a part of the enemy side. Despite Bam's status as a Slayer for the FUG, Khun continued to see Bam as himself, not Viole.

Upon their reunion at the end of Season 3, Bam runs towards Khun, where they likely hugged off-panel.

They have a great understanding of each other's flaws and as well as thoughts, as seen when Khun embraced Bam to comfort him despite Bam trying to put up a tough front.

Fanon
It is the most popular slash ship in the Tower of God fandom.

Although much of the fandom is aware of Khun's dedication to Bam, especially after Bam's supposed death, some have described it as "worship-like" which would be atypical for usual friendships. It is well-known that their friendship goes beyond that of a normal one, so some have wondered if there's something more.

The ship has received a bit of hate, as some ToG fans have criticized the purpose of having a gay ship in the story. This may be because of the origins of the webtoon- Korea- which is for the most part not LGBTQ+ supportive. However, this has not deterred KhunBam fans, who've continued to support their relationship.

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Trivia

 * Khun admitted that his life felt meaningless without Bam.
 * Prior to Bam's "death" at the end of Season 1, Bam was 178 cm and Khun was 181 cm. However, as of the current manhwa, Bam is now taller than Khun; however, their current exact height difference has not been revealed.