Strixxie

Strixxie is the slash ship between Moxxie and Striker from the Helluva Boss fandom.

Striker and Moxxie first meet when the latter joins the rest of I.M.P. in the Wrath Ring for the annual Harvest Moon Festival. After getting acquainted with Moxxie's wife Millie and their boss Blitzo, Striker overhears the imp claim to be tough when Millie's father insults him for wanting to compete in the Pain Games - a competition during the festival to determine the strongest in the ring. In response, Striker goads Moxxie into wrangling a hog for dinner, handing him a knife and rope since the hogs are resistant to bullets. The task proves too difficult for Moxxie as he's overwhelmed by the hog - prompting Striker to jump in and effortlessly kill it. Standing over Moxxie, Striker notes he never stood a chance before walking away with the kill alongside everyone - leaving Moxxie alone with Millie and now more determined than ever to enter the Pain Games. Unfortunately, Moxxie fares just as badly in the Pain Games as Striker manages to easily beat him in every stage. In the end, Moxxie watches from the stands as Striker and Blitzo (who also competed) tie for the victory. As he watches, Moxxie finally admits to Millie that Striker has him beat in physicality but asserts he's better in other ways such as singing. On cue, however, Striker begins singing about his victory - to the cheers of the crowd. This response doesn't help Moxxie's mood, even less so when Blitzo arrives and starts praising Striker to the point of saying he offered a position in I.M.P. to him. Now emotionally destroyed by how Striker has seemingly won nearly everyone over, Moxxie is walked back to the cottage I.M.P. is staying at by Millie. Later that night, Moxxie wanders around the cottage until happening upon a bright light coming from Striker's room. Investigating the light, he's shocked to find a rifle forged with angelic materials in the room. As Moxxie ponders why Striker had such a weapon, the cowboy arrives to confront him about the discovery. This makes Moxxie realize the rifle is able to kill powerful demons - such as Prince Stolas, whose officiating the Festival. Moxxie now feels validated in his dislike for Striker but it doesn't help as the cowboy manages to subdue both him and Millie (who arrives to help her husband), and throw them into a cellar. Luckily, the two are able to escape and inform Blitzo about the situation. Moxxie manages to sneak in and grab Striker's angelic rifle while Blitzo is confronting the cowboy, allowing the two to subdue him. With the upper-hand and the rifle, Moxxie taunts Striker about being weak and threatens to fire - but is interrupted when Loona accidentally slams open the door on him, giving Striker the chance to escape.

While sitting in the back of I.M.P.'s van on their way to an appointment for Loona in the Sloth Ring, Moxxie overhears a call between Blitzo and Stolas - one that reveals the noble is being kidnapped. After hearing Stolas describe the kidnapper as a "sexy cowboy", Moxxie deduces that Striker is the one doing the kidnapping. After Millie suggests she and Moxxie go after Striker since Blitzo is too busy with Loona's appointment, Moxxie points out to their boss that they have a score to settle with the cowboy. Blitzo ultimately agrees to let them handle it, handing Moxxie the van's keys pointing out that Striker's aesthetic means he's likely in the Wrath Ring. The two soon drive off to Wrath once Blitzo and Loona exit and head for the hospital. After Millie gets a lead from a local mariachi band, Moxxie and her crash into Striker's hideout just before he takes one of Stolas' eyes. Moxxie immediately begins firing on Striker, giving Millie an opening to attack from behind. The three continue fighting until Striker manages to pin Moxxie under a stalagmite. As Striker moves in for the kill, commenting how easy it is to choke the life out of him, Moxxie manages to get Striker to back off by telling him "harder". This gives Moxxie the opportunity to subdue Striker, forcing the cowboy to aim at him - only for Millie to drop a large statue on top of him. As the dust settles, Moxxie angrily realizes that Striker escaped but is unable to pursue him when Millie brings his attention to Stolas' injuries.


 * Moxxie is able to tell Striker is involved in Stolas' kidnapping with only the description of "sexy cowboy".
 * While Striker is choking him, Moxxie weakly tells him to go "harder".

Fanon
Strixxie is a decently popular ship for the Helluva Boss fandom. Next to with Blitzo, fans note that Striker shows a surprising amount of interest in Moxxie in his debut episode which absolutely set the two up to be rivals. The premier of Western Energy gave the ship some new life, thanks primarily to Moxxie calling Striker "sexy" during it. This ship is mainly rivaled by Moxxie's and Striker's respective ships with Blitzo, as well as Moxxie's with Millie and Striker's with Stella. On AO3, this ship has a good amount of support, having tagged entries in the 130's range. It's Striker's second-most written ship behind Blitzker. It's also Moxxie's third-most written behind Moxillie and Blitzoxxie.

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