H2OVanoss

H2OVanoss is the slash ship between Evan and Jonathan from the Banana Bus Squad fandom.

Canon
In late 2011, Evan and Jonathan met on YouTube when Jonathan messaged Evan, saying how much he liked his Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trolling video. Jonathan asked Evan if he would like to play sometime, Evan replied back and ever since then they’ve been playing together.

How They Play
Over the years of Evan and Jonathan playing video games together, many fans have noticed little things the two of them do such as:
 * Getting jealous when they don’t have the other’s attention
 * Being more supportive
 * A change in laughter
 * Need to seek the other out
 * Need to hide/be with each other
 * Great chemistry when it’s just them

Getting jealous when they don’t have the other’s attention

This typically falls to Evan. He’s pretty calm and composed; he’s not one to rage. The moments where Evan tends to lose this composure are when he’s not the center of Jonathan’s attention during games. Evan’s voice will start to get louder and he doesn’t call for ‘guys’, even with one of the other guys right beside him ― it’s for Jonathan specifically. A view insists include when Jonathon would be paying attention to something a part of the game, namely a character, Evan would kill them, joking that he just killed Jonathan’s “girlfriend” or “lover.” Jonathan would act like he’s upset and then join back with Evan.

Being more supportive

This typically falls to Jonathan. He is one of those guys that ‘likes to watch the world burn’ type. This changes when it comes to Evan, though. Jonathan seems to take on a protector role when it comes to Evan in games, even when Evan doesn’t need it. Jonathan will sacrifice himself in these games in order to help Evan stay safe. Whether this means that he lets himself get caught or he gives Evan a boost to a spot where others can’t get him, Jonathan ends up losing in the process. In games that Evan isn’t familiar with Jonathan takes it upon his own shoulders to take care of him. In a Dead By Daylight video, Jonathan says, “As long as Vanoss is safe,” implying that he was okay with getting hung because it meant Evan got away.

A change in laughter

Jonathan is best known for his maniac psychotic laughter. It’s loud and infectious. But when he’s playing in solo games with Evan, it takes on a different edge. It’s a little softer. In Grand Theft Auto V, when Evan and Jonathan decided to drive with the other person being their eyes, the pure laugh that came out wasn’t just to emphasize his staple laugh. He was nervous, he was freaking out, but you could tell he was having the time of his life doing the stupid stunt. Evan kept telling him to calm down (with his own little laughs in-between) but it was obvious he was enjoying the whole escapade. These softer laughs also happen when Evan will do his cute moments of flirting (when Evan says he dreams of main characters of Toy Story while Jonathan is Buzz, when Evan drove the missile to Jonathan when the other said take it wherever his heart wanted). These moments where they don’t have to be over the top and huge personalities, you can hear how much Jonathan enjoys Evan’s company with his laugh.

Evan’s laugh tends to get louder at times with Jonathan. Evan doesn’t laugh nearly as much as Jonathan, though that being said, when he’s with Jonathan, it’s just different. The corny jokes that Jonathan makes aren’t super funny, but Evan loves them. He doesn’t seem to be able to hold himself together as easily as he does with the others. There was a time when Jonathan was being called ‘Delicious’, and Evan literally couldn’t stop his voice from cracking and his giggling (yes, giggling, not even laughing) because Jonathan was super confused. In Grand Theft Auto V, when Jonathan and Evan switched bodies, and Jonathan was trying out a Canadian accent (“What are you talking aboot?”) Evan couldn’t contain his laughter. He gets this dorky kind of gasping laugh when Jonathan hits the humor just right. This is in comparison with others, who he kind of shrugs off or is like ‘oh, I haven’t heard that before’. He plays along with Jonathan’s constant excitement over finding snowmen. If this had to be assumption or analyzed, it’d be because he understands that Jonathan is simple, and little things like that really do entertain him, and seeing Jonathan get so excited over things related to Evan makes Evan happy too.

Need to seek the other out

If they are on opposite teams, they will always seek each other out. Even when Evan tries to ignore Jonathan and look for another person in the game, Jonathan’s laughter or his teasing comments about Evan not getting him always drag him back into seeking Jonathan out. Evan is way better at catching Jonathan, but there are times that Jonathan can pick up on clues or hints that Evan is giving him ― and man, do they give each other hints. It’s like they want the other to find them. It’s not just for anyone to find them, it’s for that specific person (Evan for Jonathan, Jonathan for Evan). You can hear it in their friend’s videos; for example: in Anthony’s New Year’s Eve video, you hear the two teasing each other about catching them while Anthony is in search for Ryan. At times, the two will even spend so much time trying to seek the other out, that they’ll end up losing the game because they forget/don’t go after the others ― (“I forgot about Ohm.” “How do you forget him? Look at his huge head”). They talk a lot of smack to each other when they’re competing against each other, like when they were on different teams for the Grand Theft Auto V car darts game. Even then, they’re focused on each other.

This is more prevalent in Jonathan when he’s the killer in Dead By Daylight. When Evan is not in the games, he tends to just go after random people that appear in front of him. He’s even made the point before when Luke asked why he always goes after him, that they all look the same and he doesn’t really know who he’s going after. But when Evan is in the game, Jonathan seeks him out. There have been times when Jonathan will down another person, hear Evan laugh or say something, and leave that person on the ground in order to go after his friend. He instantly thinks it’s Evan he’s going after when he doesn’t know who the person is, like when he mistook Ryan for Evan hiding behind the trees in the forest. Jonathan enjoys looking for Evan in these games, even though he knows that he’s not the best and that the chasing content would be better with someone like Bryce or Ryan (both who are really good at the game). This leads many to believe that he does it because he wants to find Evan as a personal preference over what the video actually needs for views.

Need to hide/be with each other

When they’re on the same team, it’s a completely different story ― they stick together like glue. There have been times when the duo have played jumpscare games which require teamwork and they’ve ended up separating from the group, which have resulted in others getting killed. Even if there are five other people playing, the two always end up with each other. When one of them threatens to leave (like when Jonathan said he wasn’t going to hide with Evan because he pushed him out), the other is quick to apologize and do what has to be done in order to keep the other close by.

It’s also rare for the two to not be on the same teams as one another in the games they play. If there’s a mission, the duo tends to drive together for that mission. When they are playing teams, it’s more likely than not that the two are on the same team. They work well together; they seem to understand the other’s lacking qualities and adjust well to it for their partnership. They have matching superhero names (Batowl and Batcoon) and have picked out similar outfits without realizing it, and at times their brains are so in sync, that their ability to say the same things at the same time or to go to the same hiding spots on the rare occasions they’re not hiding together is pretty common. They’ve been teammates in sillier games too, like the Cats vs. Rats game, and they worked well together when it was necessary (Evan actually tried to get serious when hearing Jonathan getting upset about their ‘babies’ dying). And when they’re in danger, it always seems to be the other one that they’re calling for, even when that person isn’t playing the game (Jonathan has called Luke ‘Vanoss’ and Evan had tried calling out for Jonathan when seeing a teddy bear in a game). Their personalities complement each other, and it seems almost natural for the pair to be together.

Great chemistry when it’s just them

Evan isn’t a huge fan of doing videos where he’s only with one other person. He’s made the statement before that he likes bigger groups. That being said, he has done some videos with just one other person: Tyler and Brock, but more often or not it’s with Jonathan. That comes down to this: chemistry. They have a natural energy that intertwines together to produce good videos. It’s never forced; their jokes and ideas and horribly thought of plans always seem to work for them because of who they are when they’re together. They trust each other’s ability to play off their strengths/weaknesses.

Jonathan solves that problem for him; he’s willing to do what Evan wants to do, will be one of the first ones to offer to try something new, and doesn’t have some of the same low-frustration tolerance for Evan’s wacky train of mind that the others do; this allows Evan to just be himself ― not a leader, not a role model and not the instigator. He can just be who he wants at that moment, knowing that Jonathan will follow along or add to the idea without ruining the content. That level of trust is something that separates them from the other friendships in the group.

Moments
Garry’s Mod - Death Run
 * Jonathan is building a “battle bus” (like in Fornite), everyone is aboard the bus. As the bus is rising, Evan rapidly repeats “hurry” and “get in”. Evan wants to make sure that Jonathan is aboard and having fun too.
 * Jonathan isn’t in this section, but is one of the traps as a plane. Evan is Death, and when David and Brian get to the trap, Evan remembers Jonathan’s love of teddy bears by saying, “You’re not allowed to bring anything but teddy bears on this plane.”

Garry’s Mod - Hide and Seek
 * Evan and Jonathan are hiding together. As a joke Evan pushes Jonathan out of the incredibility tight spot. Jonathan begins to leave, but Evan immediately says, “I’ll move over, I’ll move over.” Evan wanted to stay hiding with Jonathan.
 * In the same recording section, Jonathan gets stuck on the race car while chasing Evan. Evan sacrifices himself, willingly getting caught by Jonathan by running into him.
 * Seeing this, Jonathan happily encourages Evan by saying, “Get him, Vanoss! Get him!”
 * Evan, Jonathan and Ryan are hiding in a cramped space. Jonathan leaves as he’d be seen by the seeker. Once he leaves, Evan says softly, “Where you going? You could- you could come in. There’s room. There’s room, Delirious.”
 * Hearing Evan, Jonathan does come back.
 * When Evan and Jonahan are hiding together, they hide beside different tables with different colored party hats. Evan takes notice of the blue hat above Jonathan, saying, “Hey look, Delirious, that thing is meant for you. See, like, up there, see. It’s meant for you!
 * In return, when Jonathan sees the hat Evan is revering to, he also takes notice of the red hat above Evan, claiming that one is meant for Evan.

Grand Theft Auto V
 * Jonathan starts speaking gibberish, while everyone else laughs, Evan comments, “This is what happens when he gets tired.” Implying that Evan and Jonathan communicate so frequently that Evan’s picked up on that.
 * Evan, Jonathan and friends are trying to take out helicopters for a reward while flying their own; Evan pilots while Jonathan and company shoot. Evan keeps the side of the helicopter Jonathan is on so “he can have a chance.”
 * Evan and Jonathan are playing with two others trying to knock each other off a building. When it’s Evan turn to attempt to knock them off, he actively seeks Jonathan out; “I’m aiming for the guy wearing the bright… blue… HOODIE!”

Half Dead
 * Evan gives Jonathan a pep talk, hyping him up following his unlucky streak.

Human Fall Flat
 * Evan and Jonathan work together to get across a challenging obstacle.
 * They’re alone and making odd sounds, leading to their friends joking about them “making a baby”.

Left 4 Dead
 * Evan tells Jonathan to hide behind him, as he knows Jonathan is low on health.

Pummel Party
 * During a fourway race, Evan is having a difficult time staying on the track, to which he ends up quitting the race altogether and just slowly drives. Jonathan sees this, abandons his own race, and goes back to Evan, driving right next him.
 * Once the time runs out, they both drive off the track together.

Quotes
Quotes= Evan to/about Jonathan:

"What’s the spell that makes it so Delirious gets on a regular sleeping schedule?"

- Evan to Brock, Black Ops 3 Zombies.

"I don’t know, man. I woke up and I was in this weird world. And I heard your voice, so I ran toward it."

- Evan, Day-Z.

"Delirious, Delirious, Delirious… if we get out of here alive will you kiss me?"

- Evan, Dead By Daylight.

"Here lies H2ODelirious, he was a good husband."

- Evan, Garry’s Mod - Guess Who.

"Oh my god, look at Delirious! Delirious lookin’ hot!"

- Evan, Half Dead.

Jonathan to/about Evan:

"Husband? Husband, are you home?"

- Jonathan, Catch a Lover.

"I saved Vanoss, I saved Vanoss…"

- Jonathan, Garry’s Mod - Hide and Seek.

"Vanoss, hold me, hold me again."

- Jonathan, Garry’s Mod - Death Run.

"I’ve been looking for you my entire life."

- Jonathan, Garry’s Mod - Guess Who.

"Hey Vanoss, when you sneeze, do you go AHOO?"

- Jonathan, GTA V.

"Vanoss, let go, I promise I got you; I’ll never let you go!"

- Jonathan, Human Fall Flat.

"I’m coming back for you, Vanoss. I’m coming back, I’m coming back."

- Jonathan, Pummel Party.

Other people:

"[Jonathan] likes you, Vanoss!"

- Brian, Pummel Party.


 * -|Conversations =


 * Tyler – “Wait, Evan, you died! What the fuck.”
 * Evan – “I was with [Jonathan].”
 * Jonathan – “He was with me!”
 * Brian – “He was with him, he was beside him.”
 * — Garry’s Mod - Death Run.

Fanon
On AO3, H2OVanoss is the 10th most written ship within the Video Blogging RPF (YouTube) tag; Evan’s most written, as well as Jonathan’s most written. Banana Bus Squad has its own tag on AO3, where H2OVanoss is the most written ship within its tag.

Evan composes his own music under the name “Rynx”. Some fans like to believe Evan’s song “Want You” is about Jonathan. Most notably because of the lyric, “I don’t want to want you… but I do.”

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * VanossGaming/H2ODelirious on FanFiction.net
 * VanossGaming/H2ODelirious on FanFiction.net
 * VanossGaming/H2ODelirious on FanFiction.net

TUMBLR

DEVIANT ART

FANPOP
 * VanossGaming & H2ODelirious on Fanpop

Trivia

 * Evan and Jonathan are five years apart in age, born 1992 (Evan) and 1987 (Jonathan) respectively.
 * Thumbnails for videos often feature them together (whether it be their own videos or their friend’s).
 * Their friend and fellow BBS member David Nagle made an H2OVanoss clip back in 2013 titled “New YouTube Couple”.
 * Their videos are often centered around the other (Evan with his Jonathan-centric videos and Jonathan with his Evan-centric videos).
 * Most members of BBS are associated with an animal; Evan is an owl, while Jonathan is a raccoon.
 * Most members of BBS are associated with an color; Evan is red, while Jonathan is blue.
 * In Evan’s “Black Ops 2 Funny Moments” video, he used Jonathan’s clan tag “H2O”, thus being named “[H2O]Vanoss”.
 * Evan is fond of captioning his friends in his videos- he captions Jonathan the most.
 * When Evan is seeking, Jonathan especially loves to hide behind and/or right next to Evan. Ex:
 * When Evan means to address everyone/a certain group he tends to address Jonathan first by name before addressing whomever. Ex: “Hey, Delirious. Delirious, we’re so close, like all three of us.”
 * For “Love Your Pet Day” (2019), Jonathan created a Source Film Maker edit where he placed a tiny Evan in a cage.
 * This was met by mixed reactions from fans: though H2OVanoss shippers saw it as Jonathan loving Evan, being Love Your Pet Day.
 * Evan and Jonathan’s ship names are a mashup of their gamertags:
 * H2O Delirious/VanossGaming (H2OVanoss).
 * VanossGaming/H2O Delirious (Vanlirious).

Gallery

 * H2OVanoss/Gallery

Variations

 * H2OVancat refers to the ship between Tyler, Evan and Jonathan
 * H2OVanoo refers to the ship between Brock, Evan and Jonathan
 * H2OVantoonz refers to the ship between Luke, Evan and Jonathan