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. Khun introduces himself to Bam while the latter was about to kill Dahdi. Bam is surprised and reciprocates, but after exchanging a handshake, Khun pulled Bam close into a face-to-face asking him where he got the Black March; to which Bam answers truthfully and says that it was borrowed from Princess Yuri. Bam rests in the shade of a rock with Khun beside him. As they talk, Khun asked if the girl Bam was searching for was his girlfriend, which Bam denies and says that he "belonged" to her. Khun is surprised by Bam's answer and then adds that the girl was his rule, he seems curious about Bam. Khun protects Bam from Rak with his bag when the Wraithraiser approached them, interested in the power within the Black March.

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 unaware of mistrust, which Khun thought 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 tells the team to "take a break" since he had brought out his 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. Rachel visits Bam while he is injured and asks Khun to keep her real identity a secret, a request which irked Khun as odd, since Bam obviously loved her- so for Rachel to keep her identity a secret, it would be cruel for Bam. However, Khun agrees to the request, though it was more for Bam's sake than Rachel's."Sorry, Bam. But I don't want [Rachel] to come near you."

- Khun's internal dialogue, S1 EP6

After Bam wakes up, Khun is next to him and asks if he's okay/fine. Bam tells him he is and then asks about Rachel. Khun, since he had agreed to Rachel's request earlier, lied and told Bam that the girl wasn't who he was searching for. He then shows the new clothes he had bought for Bam, since his old ones got ruined. When Shibisu and Hatz approached Bam after the Crown Game in an effort to make friends for the Scouts assignment, Khun was oddly defensive about it. He resented the two for being Anaak's teammates, since she took the Black March from Bam. Bam tells Khun that it's fine, and that the reason he wanted to help them was because Khun helped him before- despite Bam being weak and having "nothing". Khun then reluctantly agrees to be their friends after hearing what Bam said.

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 'injured', 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. Despite not being there to witness Rachel's betrayal in Episode 12: Underwater Hunt (Part Two), Khun seems suspicious of Rachel. While they are listening to Yu Han Sung's speech before ascending to the next floor, Khun suddenly tells Rachel that Bam really cared for her. When Rachel claims that she knew- Khun retorts that if she really knew, she wouldn't be here. Rachel responds softly, that it appeared as though Bam was loved, implying that Khun loves Bam.

Webtoon
When Bam entered the tower, it was to find his "light" (Rachel) again. In S2 CH231, 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.

After five years of believing 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 as 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.

Quotes
"I wish I could've met Bam before you did."

- Khun to Rachel, S1 EP13

"It is natural for you not to trust me. But- I don't care about the rules anymore. Because- I've decided to go up the Tower with you."

- Khun to Bam, S1 CH8

"When you think about it, life itself may not have any real meaning, you know? Is being obsessed with breathing & blood flowing through your body really living? In order to find meaning for me being born & living, don't I have to find something more important than that? If something comes up where I have to put my life on the line to go with it, what meaning would the rest of my life have if I were to miss that? Right now, I feel like the end of the world will come if Baam isn't here."

- Khun to Evan Edrok

Fanon
It is the most popular ship in the Tower of God fandom as well as the most written ship for both characters on AO3.

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 normal 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 would feel 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.