HenchDice

HenchDice is the slash ship between King Dice and Henchman from the Cuphead fandom.

Canon
According to the Devil, Henchman is a big fan of King Dice's show and never misses an episode. In "Roll the Dice" (S1E5), when The Devil wants to see King Dice, Henchman asks for his autograph, to which King Dice indignantly declines. Both of them seem to be somewhat alarmed about the Devil's anger, though King Dice didn't seem to realize the danger as seen in "Release the Demons!" (S2E8) where he has a baffled look on his face when Henchman pulls him aside during the Devil's tirade about Cuphead.

In some ways, King Dice can be seen as a foil to Henchman as well: both are the nearest the Devil has to minions/ sidekicks (since he goes through his other mooks in rapid succession), however, while Henchman is a dopey and clumsy assistant who tries to mediate his boss and his surbordinates, King Dice is a devious and charismatic sycophant who wants the perks that come from being the Devil's "Number One" without putting any actual work in, and will gladly manipulate and backstab the Devil's other lackeys to maintain his own credibility. Also, while King Dice is deluded into thinking he is on special terms with the Devil (who treats him as an annoyance at best), Henchman is closest to having a genuine, if unflaunted, friendship with the Devil.

Fanon
HenchDice likely came to be from the mention of Henchman being a big fan of King Dice. Portrayals of the pairing often depict Henchman's admiration of King Dice and his game show to be more-or-less romantic infatuation as opposed to just admiration of an idol. The shippers also have Dice holding no resentment towards Henchman for his proximity to the Devil, as opposed to the canonical hostility he has towards the Fat Demon (according to headwriter Deeki Deke).

Though still a new ship for the time being, it is still a quite well-known ship in its own right in fan art.

Fandom
TUMBLR



TWITTER



Trivia

 * Head writer Deeki Deke once said on Twitter that King Dice might actually hold a one-sided resentment towards Henchman for his proximity to the Devil and that, since Henchman took over and hosted Roll the Dice, it's highly unlikely for King Dice to give him an autograph.