|
|
|
|
|
|
Combat Boots is the het ship between Yang Xiao Long and Mercury Black from the RWBY fandom.
Canon[]
Volume 3[]
In chapter 7, Yang and Mercury are selected to fight against each other in the singles round. Before the match starts Yang tells Mercury he better not go easy on her, to which he smugly responds with "You wish". After the fight is over, Yang tells Mercury better luck next time, to which he responds "There's not going to be a next time, Blondie". Yang then turns around and sees an illusion of Mercury about to attack her so she fires a warning shot at his legs. The crowd immediately starts booing and Yang is immediately surrounded by guards. She then sees herself on a screen attacking a seemingly defenseless Mercury for no reason. He yells at Yang, asking why she would do that. He's then taken off to an ambulance and Yang is disqualified from the rest of the tournament.
Volume 5[]
During the fight at Haven Academy, Yang fights against Mercury. He knocks her down and has Emerald use her semblance to make Yang think she is seeing duplicates of him. Mercury tries to stop Yang from going after her mom by grabbing her arm. Yang gets angry and looks like she might activate her semblance, as her eyes turn red. However, she decides against it and instead ejects her fake arm. She then proceeds to run after Raven and Cinder while Mercury is left standing there holding her prosthetic arm.
Moments[]
Volume 2[]
- Yang watches Mercury fight against Pyrrha Nikos.
- Mercury fought alongside Yang and many other students when the grimm invaded Vale.
Volume 3[]
- Yang asks Emerald if her and her team wanna hang out but changes her mind when she sees Mercury smelling the inside of a boot.
Fanon[]
Combat Boots is a rarepair within the RWBY fandom. While it's fanbase is small, many who don't necessarily ship Combat Boots still like the idea of enemies turned to lovers. Also now that it's been proven that Mercury is having second thoughts about Salem, there's a chance he might betray her and join the heroes side. They both also have similar fighting styles, as they're both close range fighters. They both also now have prosthetic limbs for their missing body parts.
There are currently over 125 works for this pairing on AO3. It is Yang's ninth most popular ship, and Mercury's second most popular. It's biggest rival is Emercury.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Mercury/Yang tag on AO3
- Mercury & Yang tag on AO3
- TUMBLR
- Combat Boots posts on Tumblr
Trivia[]
- Their ship name comes from Yang being the combat fighter, and Mercury being the Boots since he has prosthetic legs and dust infused in his boots.
Gallery[]
