Radmond

Radmond is the slash ship between Radicles and Raymond from OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes fandom.

Canon
They meet in the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Raymond threatens the bodegamen with a butt-kicking, to which Rad replies "Ha! Kick my butt? Please! My 2-pack is touting a 12 pack!", showing Raymond his butt. Raymond replies, "Impressive", visibly sweating. Before Rad can attack him with his Finger Beam, Raymond fires 2 roller blades from his arm cannon onto Rad's hands, causing him to crash and injure himself. Raymond tries to finish him off with another blast from his cannon, calling him a "poor little slugger", but is interrupted by a fireball kick from Enid. In the episode "Plaza Prom", Raymond crashes Rad's party, vocally upset about not being invited. K.O. instigates a dance battle between the two, which Raymond agrees to with joy. When Rad receives praise from the crowd, he becomes angry and rips off his tux, exposing an Elvis-style costume underneath. This grabs Rad's attention and Raymond does a provocative dance move. The battle continues until Rad strikes a pose, finishing off Raymond and sending him flying into the sky. In "RMS & Brandon's First Episode", Rad and Raymond are seen competitively flexing at each other during a battle in the plaza. In "Plaza Film Festival", when Rad is pinned to the ground by a pile of bricks, Raymond says he hopes he has a "good view down there", referring to the movie screen. Rad can be seen quickly checking out Raymond's body via an up and down glance as he continues talking down to him. In the same episode, Raymond is the only bot of the trio to blush after Rad insults their movie.

In "Let's Watch the Boxmore Show", Rad wants to eliminate Raymond, calling him "handsome, but a pretentious snob".

In "All In The Villainy", Raymond appears sad when Rad and the other bodegamen prematurely leave their battle of the day, while the other bots only seem confused. Before they left, Raymond and Rad were battling each other 1-on-1 away from everybody else. In "Project Ray Way", Rad grumbles about Raymond thinking he's "so hot" after seeing his new store's commercial on TV. Raymond exhibits an identical reaction when Rad appears in Drupe's commercial. When confronting Raymond about stealing Drupe's designs, Raymond seems to have been expecting Rad to barge in, as if he wanted his attention. Meanwhile, Rad seems more interested in who's hotter and needs Drupe to remind him why they're actually there. Rad challenges him to a style battle. During the first half of the episode, Raymond is also exclusively referring to Rad by his full name, "Radicles", which is a rare thing, even coming from Rad's close friends. During said battle, Raymond sees Drupe dressing Rad up in "the best outfit she's got." Anime style sparkles surround Rad from Raymond's point of view as he sees Rad's new outfit. It should be noted that said sparkles seem to be an implication of romantic feelings in OK KO- they occur in "We're Captured" from Venomous' POV as he looks at Boxman (his canonical husband), and again in "Back in Red Action" as Enid watches Red Action (her canonical girlfriend). Raymond opts to confront Rad himself instead of sending one of his clones. When Rad and Drupe see Raymond approaching, Rad says "Ha! He doesn't look hot at all.". Drupe points out that he's "really sweaty". He blushes when Raymond tosses off his fur coat. After Raymond uses his mind control remote on the spectators, Drupe encourages Rad to win by being more original than Raymond and just being himself, which Rad enthusiastically interprets as being told to "go out there naked" before being corrected. Shortly after, he defeats Raymond by being original and wearing his usual outfit (which makes Raymond blush), proclaiming he's "just the hottest" and striking the same pose from "Plaza Prom", sending him flying into the sky once again. In "Beach Episode", Raymond and his siblings show up to the beach. Shannon and Darrell are wearing beach wear, but Raymond is essentially naked. Rad is the first one to point this out. In a cartoonish fashion, Raymond rips off his "skin", revealing a pink speedo, which shocks Rad and makes him blush. Later, they share a surfboard as the heroes and villains form a truce to defeat King Wavezilla, with Raymond seeming to push his limits as Rad's watching. In "KO's Health Week", Rad and Raymond are seen walking and talking together, smiling at each other while the heroes and villains go for a hike. Their conversation is unheard, but they appear happy. Later, Raymond notices how his skin is "absolutely glowing", and checks his reflection while Rad looks at him with a smile. When KO falls off the cliff, Rad and Raymond can be seen hugging each other in fear, while no other characters embrace anyone else.

In series, Rad had a past attraction to Shannon ("Rad Likes Robots"), showing he doesn't necessarily have reservations when it comes to dating villains or robots. Furthermore, Rad is implied to be attracted to men as he finds Enid's dad "hot" in "Parents Day." Series co-producer Toby Jones calls Rad's sexuality "fluid", likely meaning he is bisexual or pansexual. Rad also lacks a clear significant other to debunk Radmond in the series finale's timeskip segments.

According to show creator Ian Jones-Quartey, the episode "Radical Rescue" was originally going to feature Raymond as the antagonist, but it was changed to Mikayla, MegaFootball Baby and Bell Beefer to "fit the theme better". In a Discord Q&A session, storyboarder Dave Alegre claims this original concept would have involved them fostering kittens together.

Ian JQ has also shared that there was going to be a musical episode featuring Raymond and Rad, which was also cut due to the series' cancellation.

Behind the Scenes
According to show creator Ian Jones-Quartey, Rad and Raymond are mutually attracted to each other, finding each other "hot and handsome". He's also said they were supposed to develop into a rival-pairing, with "Project Ray Way" being the intended kickoff.

Shortly afterwards JQ revealed that the third season would have featured more episodes involving their rivalry had the show not been cancelled, adding that what they did get to show of their relationship was "not subtle".

It should be noted that in series, Raymond has been referred to as a "casanova" and a "romantic robot" despite having no confirmed significant others, so it's reasonable to assume he was going to have some form of romance plotline had the series not been prematurely cancelled. Furthermore, Rad is the only character Raymond showed any attraction towards. This, combined with JQ's statements above, seems to suggest Radmond would have been made fully canon had the series progressed as intended.

In old scrapped notes posted by storyboarder Danny Ducker, the word "Radmond" can be seen.

During a Discord Q&A session, storyboarder Dave Alegre said "my torch definitely burns for radmond".

A fan has uploaded a video to Tumblr of Robbie Daymond, the voice of Raymond, recording a "message for Rad" at a convention. In character, he refers to Rad as his "best boy".

Another post from Ian JQ discussed the episode "OK AU!", an episode that explores the laws of "AU (alternate universe)" magic, stating that any AU you can think of is canon in OK KO due to what "OK AU!" establishes. There is a brief moment in "OK AU!" where the AU Warlock visits a universe parodying "The Little Mermaid", with Rad being the mermaid. A fan remembered this and replied to the tweet, asking who would be the prince in the mermaid-themed universe. Ian JQ's response was "you and I both know it could only be Raymond". In "The Little Mermaid", the relationship between the mermaid and the prince is romantic and ends in marriage, making this remark confirmation that Radmond is canon.

Let's Watch the Boxmore Show
"Raymond, on the other hand. He may be handsome, but he's a pretentious snob!"

- Rad.

Project Ray Way
Rad: Ugh, Raymond. He thinks he's so hot.

KO: I dunno, Rad. I think it's nice Raymond is putting his energy into his new clothing line instead of evil robot stuff. You gotta admit. His clothes are pretty sharp!

Rad: Wha? Are you kidding me, KO? I am way better looking that that guy!

KO: Wh- I didn't say…

KO: You don't like Ray Way, Drupe? I thought you loved fashion.

Drupe: Tch. Exactly. True fashion is about originality. And nothing about Rayway is original.

Rad: Yeah! That's what I hate about it!

Rad: What I'm saying is with your designs, my hot bod, and Mr. Gar's bodega, we've got all we need to take this Rayway trend down and show that clown Raymond who's really the hottest.

Raymond: Ugh, Radicles. Thinks he's so hot. He and the strawberry think they can complete with me, eh? Well, they've got another thing coming.

Rad: RAYMOND!

Raymond: Radicles.

Rad: You think you're so hot! But I'm here to tell you… you're not!

Drupe: That's actually not why we're here.

Rad: Bleh? Oh, right. And quit copying Drupe's designs!

Rad: Aura? Enid! You're a witch! Witches have auras! Use your witch magic to show Raymond who's hottest!

Raymond: No. I'll take care of this one.

Rad: Ha! He doesn't look hot at all! We got this in the bag!

Drupe: Um, are you okay? You're, like, really sweaty.

Rad: Nope! I'm going out there!

Drupe: You know what? Those aren't the last clothes I'm ever gonna make. It'll take more than that Lakewood's best designer to run out of ideas! Listen up, Rad. You've already got one power that Raymond's dumb inventions could never top. Originality is the heart of fashion. And there's nothing more original than being yourself!

Rad: Myself? Ah, so I'll go out there naked!

Drupe: No, I just mean wear what you normally wear.

Raymond: How can you exude such power, even in those dreadful rags?

Rad: Maybe you haven't heard this one, Ray, but originality is the heart of fashion. Also, I'm just the hottest.

Fanon
On AO3, Radmond is the most written ship for both Raymond and Radicles. It is also the third most written ship in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes tag.

This ship is somewhat popular among Rednid shippers, with fan content existing featuring double dates between the couples and similar concepts. Raymond and Red Action share some similarities in design and personality, suggesting that Rad and Enid have the same "type", just applied to different genders respectively.

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