I'm kinda disappointed they didn't mention that it's shipped by Matthew Mercer (McCree's VA) and Jeff Kaplan. Idk, it seems relevant to the discussion. There's that silly clip where Mercer, as McCree, orders Starbucks for Hanzo, too.
This sounds like a post I made on Tumblr :)) "Why People Ship McHanzo" One more reason is that Mccree has reached the self actualising redemption that Hanzo hasn't. Hanzo still needs to make the painful transition between criminal leader to hero, something Mccree might actually understand and help him with with his criminal background. I'd love for this ship to be canon but even if it never does become canon, Blizzard 100% needs to make these two drinking buddies and partner agents. They would totally either get along or be at each other's throats.
Nigel Yanga lmfao >Goes to the McDonalds Drive Thru >"Welcome to McDonalds,may I please take your order" >Uhh can I get 1 McHanzo >Excuse me,Sir? >1 McHanzo,you know,the buns with only that white sauce in them
because making it official would be considered pandering and that would seriously piss alot of people off the change the story just because fans (the majority) asked for it. nothing is worse then seeing a joke taken seriously. overwatch has already pandered enough with all the dad jokes involving soldier. and it kinda scared me at first that it was gonna be taken further, but overwatch is relatively tasteful with it's jokes and memes and knows what the limits are to prevent the game into being turned to garbage.
Icy Dice It's not pandering. Pandering implies that the thing being given is distasteful or immoral. A large portion of fans recognizing that these two could work well together (regardless of whether it's platonic or romantic), and the Overwatch Team agreeing with that and then happily giving them more in-game interactions, isn't pandering. And what exactly would putting them together change in the game/story? How would that make it "garbage"? The game would still be the same game play. And there's not even that much story lore out there yet; it's mostly pre-fall, post-fall, and pre-recall. People who get angry over McHanzo's popularity and fans wanting it to be canon need to get over it.
Honestly they probably wouldn’t get along whatsoever if you look at their cannon personalities. I bet they’d just be pissy towards each other the entire time
Reality Rogue No offense, but this video and their interactions so far kind of disprove that. None of the voice lines they've had are hostile or angry; more like a snarky friendship and rivalry. They may be kind of different personality wise, but they're also really similar in a lot of ways.
I like the ship because of their similarities. Both have quite dark pasts but they reflect on it differently which makes people think they are opposites. I believe they could help each other get through their sorrowful moments. ((Such as comic Never got to heal right on deviant art)) Mostly McCree helping Hanzo get out of his angsty shell because when was the last time we saw Hanzo smile like holy hell. Their love for alcohol links them a little more just like those two totally not gay drinking buddies. They both had to put up with loosing people close to them and have them come back out of nowhere. Their lives before the recall were also quite similar. Always on the run, isolated from most people, just on their own. I just have this weird feeling of understanding for both of them which makes me think they're just cute as very close friends or even a couple. :'> 💕
Labia Majora's Mask and that's perfectly fine! Yet that's the reason people dislike McHanzo and the people who ship it. Quoting from a person who hates McHanzo with a strong passion "people ship it only because it's two hot guys fucking."
The only interaction I’ve ever seen them have is when you have Mccree on your team and you get a headshot as Hanzo, then Mccree says “you’re pretty handy with that bow”
Six arrows that Hanzo is (finally) able to shoot in quick succession? Six bullets in McCree’s revolver? -I can’t be the only one who thinks this isn’t a coincidence.-
You missed something! 🎵 McCree was assumed to be the one who saved Rikamaru Ramen Shop from a robbery so he might have come into contact with Hanzo due to the fact that he was in Hanamura and supposedly so is Hanzo. Just wanted to add that. 😸
Just as said - aesthetics. I actually love the fanart of those two together because they LOOK good together, though I'm usually not really into any yaoi kind of stuff. I think their opposites and similarities work extremely well together both in story and design, which is why I like to see them together. (Though I still think reaper and soldier just don't look good together drawn that way.) But these are just my opinions, wish you all a good day/evening/night/morning - and you all know what time it is ;)
I love reaper76 as a ship, but I cant help but agree that mchanzo just looks better when drawn. the blue and orange contrast really nicely with eachother.
Don't really care about any of the Overwatch character ships as long as they are not canon. I don't mind people making ships either. Everyone can ship the characters however they want to.
McHanzo is a fun ship! There is potential there for sure, now wither or not Blizzard does anything with it is yet to be decided. It'd probably have alot less flame to it if the staff for Overwatch hadn't added fuel to it. Jeff Kaplan saying he liked it and Matt Mercer (Mcree's VA) alluding he loved the idea and teased fans with it. So that only drives shippers even more wild. I'm not saying there isn't a possibly for other male characters to be romantic - but this ship in particular seems the most likely?
Aesthetically, and character backstory wise, the ship seems pretty interesting...But the canonical interactions make the ship far fetched. Ah well, that can't stop anyone from dreaming, and honestly, the fanworks are pretty cute.
This ship is so silly to be built solely on aesthetics. But those interactions were added later in the game so it seemed like the OW team wanted to give it a little nod. Really nice of them.
I'm not only a huge fan because of how cute of a pair McHanzo is, but also there relationship has a bunch of theoretically funny moments which makes for good meme comics.
I look at some of the comments and some people are like “I’m uninstalling the if this happens” my guys if your like that umm how did you react when we learned tracer was gay did You uninstall and reinstall after words? But that’s my opinion Edit: I made this comment about the people who are just upset that it’s a gay ship honestly I don’t care much about shipping characters I’m not meaning if it’s canon or not I’m not meaning it like that some people just hate it because it’s gay sorry my opinion wasn’t clear enough for a few people and myself sorry for the inconvenience
Just Trash That's not the problem I think it's the fact that McHanzo is nothing but a crack shipping and if made into canon would make no sense, it would just be catering to a certain group of fans who probably haven't even played the game but foam-out the mouth at the fanfics. Personally I don't like McHanzo but it's not because it's gay as I like Pharmercy it's just not for me but if it was confirmed I wouldn't really give a shit.
Just Trash Well yeah true. It's surprising the amount of homophobia that still exists like homosexuality has been around for a long fucking time people I mean like way back to the Romans lel.
by that logic, murder which has been around since as long as humanity existed, is a good thing because its been around for a long fucking time. Just cause its there doesnt mean its right or should be carried on.
Yup... Only bearded men considered "hot" to modern ladies are fictional >_< It makes no sense to me. Sees me: "shave that shit". Sees McCree or Hanzo: need a change of panties.
Personally, my favorite ship is SymMercy. And Jeff Kaplan has said before that his favorite ships are PharMercy and McHanzo. Maybe there’s some hope for this ship?
t-bone007 They have yet to confirm that GenCy is absolutely canon. So I’m just gonna hold out for a little longer and hope that Mercy doesn’t end up with Genji.
I think what also upped the shipping by a lot, was when Cassidy’s voice actor said that he’d get a drink for Hanzo’s voice actor during one of those meet ups or something. Said something along the lines of “And I’ll take two, one for my buddy Hanzo over there”
all those reasons + two hot guys being dorks while not on missions. like, them being able to find solace in someone so different from themselves yet so similar and just being able to relax even if they don't feel able to really show what's on their mind. i think i like it for that, the thought of them growing close despite everything that's happened in their lives and finally being able to find someone they can truly connect to. also being able to call each other out on stuff when needed because they could see where the other was coming from and also call bullshit when one was mad for no reason.
I think it's also an unspoken rule that red and blue coloured characters /have/ to be shipped. And while as of now, we haven't seen them interact with eachother outside of in-game banter, the relationship the fandom has built for them is really refreshing actually. Imagining little competitions like "who holds their liquor better" or "let's see who's a better shot with the other's weapon" is really is a treat. Hanzo comes from a dignified clan that has made him a master swordsman, bowman, and likely a gunman as well. While McCree has probably never used a bow in his life.
This really didn’t need to be a video. A simple answer for the reason it’s so popular because it’s 2 youngish good looking males that don’t have any sort of mask or anything. That’s literally all it takes for a ship to become popular now adays
I don’t mind the ship at all, it’s kinda cute! I just don’t understand it... canonically. Like, Mcgenji makes much more sense to be shipped than Mchanzo. I dunno.
Coming from a McHanzo Shipper myself, I'll try to explain my side of view. As many of my fellow McHanzo shippers will tell you, we like the dynamic between the two. East meets West, a calm river meets a hot fire, Opposites attract. I have my own addition to this thought that the two can help each other. What I mean is that both of them have had a long, difficult and lonely life. They both deserve happiness because of their strides to seek redemption, so if they have each other to lean on, they can help each other cope with their past sins. Also, I think another big factor is Genji. Think about it. You have this cyborg ninja that has a deep history with both of these characters that he cares about, has proven to have the legendary Shimada sass and he wants them both to find peace. Plus, it's easy to envision him being the one that gets these two to meet each other since he is the bridge between the two. It all culminates in Genji being the perfect wingman, a comedic side to the ship where the ninja can poke some fun from the ship. Also, need I mention that Matt Mercer, the voice of McCree, personally ships these two as well? TL;DR, McHanzo has a lot of potential for the characters and brings out a new perspective for our favorite cowboy and ronin.
I think it also has to do with potential. Genji gives Hanzo the opportunity to make up for what he's done by joining the Overwatch recall. And of course I feel like Mccree will definitely come back to recall (at least to see all his comrades and friends). Mccree is seen to try and connect with Genji during the blackwatch event, and I feel like this is a suggestion of their future friendship. I'm sure Mccree will eventually figure out what happened to Genji, if not that he already knew. Knowing Hanzo attempted to kill Genji might leave Mccree in a hard place-- especially since Genji seems to forgive his brother for what he's done. Just imagine the tense interactions between Mccree and Hanzo, where they try to understand each other's perspectives. In reality they both lead incredibly tough lives, and both did some really bad things. I think they could totally bond over that, and come to support each other. Of course, this can lead to an intimacy that can bloom into either friendship or romance. I prefer romance, tbh xD
idk anything about overwatch but they referenced this ship in a drawfee episode so i looked it up and it’s the night at the museum cowboy and roman ship?
I stan all my gay ships. I even have a smalltown AU for all of them. And when you think about it, McHanzo is popular as their stereotypes are actually popular fantasy tropes for gay media. Sexy cowboy? Broody hot Asian assassin?
Some of the most compelling things about the ship are their banters and slight teasing conversations, and their abilities to help each other heal from their dark pasts. They have amazing compatibility.
Fandom Representative ikr? People say 'oh its shipped cause Its hot" but I don't find it pleasing to look at, I'm more attracted to females (I'm hella gay) I think that they would be able to help eachother, they can relate to eachother of there pasts and the path there both going down. Some people just don't look to deep into ships. Plus even some over watch creators ship it and even mccrees voice actor.
"The facts, statistical and canon". Lol. That's all I needed to hear. The fact that anyone would actually think that McHanzo has any sort of real basis canonically or statistically is beyond me.
Its mostly because of the fact that if you actually pay attention to media, there is more men then women (5 to 1 in most cases) and people like romance, and since most people prefer monogamous relationships, they have to pair them with somebody....and if we pair them with oc's you get a bunch of 'ew mary sue' hate.... and even though overwatch has a ton of men 'and' women, it doesn't change the fact that its kind of become a habit now? lol
Probably because there are so few same sex couples in public media -that's why so many ship a lot; in the secrete hope that at least one couple becomes canon
Because gay people dont really have any mainstream media couples to express them. This leaves more gay people to create their own content via shiping, fan art, fan fic.
If they made tracer gay. then i hope they will make mchanzo real. Seriously the ship is so strong and adorable, even mccree's voice actor said it's adorable.
daniel kudla no, that's Matthew Mercer, he's McCree's VA. He married Marisha last year. Paul Nakauchi is Hanzo's VA and he is very much gay and married to a man named David.
McHanzo is partly based on "Opposides attract". The irony with that is *some* people who ship McHanzo and are like "I ship it because they are opposides. Opposides attract, that's a rule" , dont like junkrat x symmetra and prefer sombra x symmetra or junkrat x mercy... Mei x Junkrat is also based on this concept with junkrat representing south and mei north, plus mei representing ice and junkrat fire. Even though I prefer roadhog x mei... *cough*
nice analysis, the contrasting yet complimenting nature of the characters is really cool and does explain why so many ppl like the pairing. it has an interesting dynamic bc of it. personally, I'm MekaMechanic trash so lmao
I’ve always loved Mchanzo from the very beginning, and it was so satisfying to see how popular it got as the time passed. This video was amazing, as soon as I saw the title my eyes widened so much lmao. I still love this ship so much and other overwatch ships too~ :)
I like mchanzo I’m not active rabid shipper of it . That’s for meihem . Right now thiers a ship war between meihem and road rat . I’m not involved but that’s fandom for you .
oh dear dear dear. You know for somebody who dose a lot of research on this you forgot one detail that was basically pour gasoline on to this ship didn't mcree voice actor say he supported the ship at blizzcon the ship was alredy on fire but it expoled after that just thought you should know
I like how similar they are: past crimes they are seeking redemption, experienced loss, lone wolves, alcohol Their differences make each other interesting
When you said mccree and hanzo never met, they actually have, if you look at the match’s in spray from legacy you can see mccree and hanzo in a bar with zarya and sombra
It's perfectly ok if you want to imagine it as your headcanon, but there's no reason it should be forced into actual canon, same goes for all fan ships.
I’m a huge mchanzo shipper and it’s not at all about the canon. It’s about the potential the relation ship has. As the video states, I see a lot of people saying the following things - opposites attract trope (Hanzo is uptight, McCree is easygoing) - East Meets West trope (Uaving two people from wildly different backgrounds is interesting) - Similar life experience (both were involved in major organized crime, bot are trying to turn over a new leaf, both likely suffer from ptsd) - both don’t have a real home anymore (Hanzo drifts, trying to find peace. McCree is a bounty hunter on the run. The concept of them finding a “home” in each other and settling down is huge potential for sappy romance fanfic, which, I admit, I’m a huge fan of) - let’s face it. Hanzo is hot. McCree is hot. It’s a crack ship dammit Shipping culture is difficult to understand from an outside perspective and I totally get people not understand it at all
Hanzo: McCree, we need to discuss your accent. McCree: But someone touch-a my spaghett! Hanzo: *_*grimaces*_* It can't possibly get worse. Sombra: Don't be so sure! _ * Hands collection of English Dubbed anime *_
I absolutely love Mchanzo, it’s one of my favorite ships. But without a doubt, my all time favorite overwatch ship has to be Moira/Mercy (Moicy?). Something about two genius women working their science together for the greater good (or evil) is just so compelling to me. Plus, badass ladies are my fave ;)
Out of all the ships I disagree with, McHanzo just works for me. Plus they're characters are both inspired by westerns and chanbara films which frequently borrowed from each other's themes. It's like a love story between genres.
Who do you play more of HANZO or MCCREE?
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You missed my favorite voiceline interaction tho!
"You're pretty handy with that bow"
"You're not so bad yourself"
I'm kinda disappointed they didn't mention that it's shipped by Matthew Mercer (McCree's VA) and Jeff Kaplan. Idk, it seems relevant to the discussion.
There's that silly clip where Mercer, as McCree, orders Starbucks for Hanzo, too.
Honestly that’s why I love this ship. Even official members love the ship and have fun with it haha
@@crash3683 also Hanzo's voice actor is Gay irl 😍 and he has a husband
omg, ships where the vas themselves ship it are the best! XD
Reasons:
•they're hot af
•It's a clash between the west and the east
West west west east east east
Weast
Kanye west and Lanye East
@@Indigoindyivory oh East I thought you said Weast
You forgot to mention that daddy Jeff said Mchanzo is his favorite ship as well
really?! wow, even jeff ships it XD
@@sweettea5430 jeff watched brokeback mountain
daddy jeff loves mchanzo lol
WHAT-
YESSZS I HOPE IT COMES TRUE WITH HIS HELP
This sounds like a post I made on Tumblr :)) "Why People Ship McHanzo"
One more reason is that Mccree has reached the self actualising redemption that Hanzo hasn't. Hanzo still needs to make the painful transition between criminal leader to hero, something Mccree might actually understand and help him with with his criminal background.
I'd love for this ship to be canon but even if it never does become canon, Blizzard 100% needs to make these two drinking buddies and partner agents. They would totally either get along or be at each other's throats.
Im sorry what? McHanzo sounds like a japanese Mcdonalds menu item.
haha
Nigel Yanga lmfao
>Goes to the McDonalds Drive Thru
>"Welcome to McDonalds,may I please take your order"
>Uhh can I get 1 McHanzo
>Excuse me,Sir?
>1 McHanzo,you know,the buns with only that white sauce in them
Praise Cumbat 666 YOU STOP RIGHT THERE! XD
Nigel Yanga I'd order that if they had it in their menu, and I'm a vegetarian lmao
WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT VIDEO I ALMOST STARED CRYING
At this point I don't see why Blizzard don't just make it official.
because making it official would be considered pandering and that would seriously piss alot of people off the change the story just because fans (the majority) asked for it. nothing is worse then seeing a joke taken seriously. overwatch has already pandered enough with all the dad jokes involving soldier. and it kinda scared me at first that it was gonna be taken further, but overwatch is relatively tasteful with it's jokes and memes and knows what the limits are to prevent the game into being turned to garbage.
Icy Dice It's not pandering. Pandering implies that the thing being given is distasteful or immoral. A large portion of fans recognizing that these two could work well together (regardless of whether it's platonic or romantic), and the Overwatch Team agreeing with that and then happily giving them more in-game interactions, isn't pandering.
And what exactly would putting them together change in the game/story? How would that make it "garbage"? The game would still be the same game play. And there's not even that much story lore out there yet; it's mostly pre-fall, post-fall, and pre-recall. People who get angry over McHanzo's popularity and fans wanting it to be canon need to get over it.
Because just to get them to meet in cannon they would have to move the plot forward.
Honestly they probably wouldn’t get along whatsoever if you look at their cannon personalities. I bet they’d just be pissy towards each other the entire time
Reality Rogue No offense, but this video and their interactions so far kind of disprove that. None of the voice lines they've had are hostile or angry; more like a snarky friendship and rivalry. They may be kind of different personality wise, but they're also really similar in a lot of ways.
I like the ship because of their similarities. Both have quite dark pasts but they reflect on it differently which makes people think they are opposites. I believe they could help each other get through their sorrowful moments. ((Such as comic Never got to heal right on deviant art)) Mostly McCree helping Hanzo get out of his angsty shell because when was the last time we saw Hanzo smile like holy hell. Their love for alcohol links them a little more just like those two totally not gay drinking buddies. They both had to put up with loosing people close to them and have them come back out of nowhere. Their lives before the recall were also quite similar. Always on the run, isolated from most people, just on their own. I just have this weird feeling of understanding for both of them which makes me think they're just cute as very close friends or even a couple. :'> 💕
THIS X10000
Labia Majora's Mask and that's perfectly fine! Yet that's the reason people dislike McHanzo and the people who ship it. Quoting from a person who hates McHanzo with a strong passion "people ship it only because it's two hot guys fucking."
TopinkaIsHere YT this is beautiful
TopinkaIsHere YT I mean, a Japanese Ninja and Texas cowboy are such opposites and its SO CUTE :3
THIS. They have enough in common for a legit connection and enough differences to keep things interesting.
The only interaction I’ve ever seen them have is when you have Mccree on your team and you get a headshot as Hanzo, then Mccree says “you’re pretty handy with that bow”
McHanzo is freaking cute
CONNOR.
Dann Chan ikr
Gayyyyy
Aerin Atkins cute is an understatement
Indeed
Can we just take a moment to realize how easily Hanzo yeeted Genji
Yeah the Genji got a shit load of upgrades lmfao
Shenpai is wheezing in the corner
She does NOT approve this lol.
JuGgie - because she's so fat that she can't breath lmao
Girt Troll Wow. Just. Wow.
Girt Troll projecting?
Girt Troll Really no need to body shame
Six arrows that Hanzo is (finally) able to shoot in quick succession?
Six bullets in McCree’s revolver?
-I can’t be the only one who thinks this isn’t a coincidence.-
6 rockets in Pharahs rocket launcher
=/
I noticed too
_
They both shoot six shots?!
My god...That must mean... *they dickin' eachother!*
6 bullets in dva mech?
Oh wait
Hmm... what an odd title.
*nope, not familiar with this at all*
*sweating*
Moby Dick :D
*definitely not reading a 100 chapter fanfic right now*
McHanzo is my drug.
AMEN!
Heck yes
Mood
mchanzo stan
lol
was not expecting a video talking about mchanzo
not that i’m complaining-
You missed something! 🎵 McCree was assumed to be the one who saved Rikamaru Ramen Shop from a robbery so he might have come into contact with Hanzo due to the fact that he was in Hanamura and supposedly so is Hanzo. Just wanted to add that. 😸
its funny how of the top 5 ships, theres not a single ship thats straight
im not saying thats bad a or good... but just think about that
Robin Rummeda uhm... Gency? Bunnyribbit?
not on the top 5 google searched, that was my point
Gency is in the top 5 this year tho
2018? didnt they show the top 5 this year in this very video? or was that the 2017?
anyway, GENCY FOR THE WIN BECAUSE IT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE!!!!
Robin Rummeda pretty sure i saw a 2018 chart with gency at 3rd 🤔
Also youre right gency is awesome its just too damn cute!
Just as said - aesthetics. I actually love the fanart of those two together because they LOOK good together, though I'm usually not really into any yaoi kind of stuff.
I think their opposites and similarities work extremely well together both in story and design, which is why I like to see them together. (Though I still think reaper and soldier just don't look good together drawn that way.)
But these are just my opinions, wish you all a good day/evening/night/morning - and you all know what time it is ;)
I love reaper76 as a ship, but I cant help but agree that mchanzo just looks better when drawn. the blue and orange contrast really nicely with eachother.
sorry everyone. Mchanzo being the most looked up is probably because of me😓😂
Don't really care about any of the Overwatch character ships as long as they are not canon. I don't mind people making ships either. Everyone can ship the characters however they want to.
SentraTheDragon but what if some of those ships actually get canon
then maybe it would be time to stop watching the story
Reaper and Soldier are canon
Brian R. Um no?
whoops Yup. They are gay lovers. It was confirmed by Jeff.
McHanzo is a fun ship! There is potential there for sure, now wither or not Blizzard does anything with it is yet to be decided. It'd probably have alot less flame to it if the staff for Overwatch hadn't added fuel to it. Jeff Kaplan saying he liked it and Matt Mercer (Mcree's VA) alluding he loved the idea and teased fans with it. So that only drives shippers even more wild. I'm not saying there isn't a possibly for other male characters to be romantic - but this ship in particular seems the most likely?
Aesthetically, and character backstory wise, the ship seems pretty interesting...But the canonical interactions make the ship far fetched. Ah well, that can't stop anyone from dreaming, and honestly, the fanworks are pretty cute.
I hope that the team eventually makes this cannon but I also hope they write some scenes together first so it isn't just catering to the fandom
it's like the roman and cowboy from the night in the museum XD
This ship is so silly to be built solely on aesthetics. But those interactions were added later in the game so it seemed like the OW team wanted to give it a little nod. Really nice of them.
Watch next comic is McCree meeting hanzo like for real these guys are awesome
I'm not only a huge fan because of how cute of a pair McHanzo is, but also there relationship has a bunch of theoretically funny moments which makes for good meme comics.
I look at some of the comments and some people are like “I’m uninstalling the if this happens” my guys if your like that umm how did you react when we learned tracer was gay did You uninstall and reinstall after words? But that’s my opinion
Edit: I made this comment about the people who are just upset that it’s a gay ship honestly I don’t care much about shipping characters I’m not meaning if it’s canon or not I’m not meaning it like that some people just hate it because it’s gay sorry my opinion wasn’t clear enough for a few people and myself sorry for the inconvenience
Just Trash That's not the problem I think it's the fact that McHanzo is nothing but a crack shipping and if made into canon would make no sense, it would just be catering to a certain group of fans who probably haven't even played the game but foam-out the mouth at the fanfics. Personally I don't like McHanzo but it's not because it's gay as I like Pharmercy it's just not for me but if it was confirmed I wouldn't really give a shit.
Jay Brooks I understand ur point of view I feel the same way but some people are just upset at fact that it’s a gay ship
Just Trash Well yeah true. It's surprising the amount of homophobia that still exists like homosexuality has been around for a long fucking time people I mean like way back to the Romans lel.
Jay Brooks yeah true
by that logic, murder which has been around since as long as humanity existed, is a good thing because its been around for a long fucking time.
Just cause its there doesnt mean its right or should be carried on.
The ship is alive and well ladies and gentlemen
How I wish it wasn't
And thank the gods for it
Sometimes I drink to forgor the pain
This ship’s popular because they are both hot ;)
Kabbit facts
Kabbit so hot dude..
BailsBails damn you have problems, go enjoy life dude you sound stressed 😎
BailsBails Pathetic 🙄 smh
Yup... Only bearded men considered "hot" to modern ladies are fictional >_< It makes no sense to me. Sees me: "shave that shit". Sees McCree or Hanzo: need a change of panties.
Personally, my favorite ship is SymMercy.
And Jeff Kaplan has said before that his favorite ships are PharMercy and McHanzo. Maybe there’s some hope for this ship?
Shiloh Ludenberg *no*
*yes* Even papa Jeff approves
It's "daddy Jeff". But thanks for backing me up! :)
Shiloh Ludenberg no because it’s already been established in canon that Mercy has a relationship with Genji.
t-bone007 They have yet to confirm that GenCy is absolutely canon. So I’m just gonna hold out for a little longer and hope that Mercy doesn’t end up with Genji.
I think what also upped the shipping by a lot, was when Cassidy’s voice actor said that he’d get a drink for Hanzo’s voice actor during one of those meet ups or something. Said something along the lines of “And I’ll take two, one for my buddy Hanzo over there”
all those reasons + two hot guys being dorks while not on missions. like, them being able to find solace in someone so different from themselves yet so similar and just being able to relax even if they don't feel able to really show what's on their mind.
i think i like it for that, the thought of them growing close despite everything that's happened in their lives and finally being able to find someone they can truly connect to. also being able to call each other out on stuff when needed because they could see where the other was coming from and also call bullshit when one was mad for no reason.
Now we ask. Who is the bottom?
My guess is Hanzo
i prefer it when hanzo's the bottom as well. mccree is sooo flirty and top fits him perfectly
I mean mccree isn’t in the offense category for no reason;)
Ayyy
I love a little of both :3
i think it's flip flop
"Pretty handy with that bow"
Naw...... Reaper 76 is the real deal
William Elliott both are
William Elliott WHY NOT BOTH
Fan girls ship both ok?
Both. Both is good.
You can ship both
Also... The voice actors ship it too! That’s what sold it for me. XD
I want to watch this but I'm in the middle of class
So we've never seen McCree and Hanzo in the same room, right? BRINGS UP SOME QUESTIONS, RIGHT?
Wolf_Nate_1625 _DUN DUN _*_DUUNNNN_*
I think it's also an unspoken rule that red and blue coloured characters /have/ to be shipped.
And while as of now, we haven't seen them interact with eachother outside of in-game banter, the relationship the fandom has built for them is really refreshing actually. Imagining little competitions like "who holds their liquor better" or "let's see who's a better shot with the other's weapon" is really is a treat. Hanzo comes from a dignified clan that has made him a master swordsman, bowman, and likely a gunman as well. While McCree has probably never used a bow in his life.
Why do people ship McHanzo?
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Essy da Fox Thing LETS BE HONEST
Essy da Fox Thing 7u7
Shut up you furry your opinion don't matter.
Straight women like to watch gay imaginary men get it on.
Essy da Fox Thing I wish someone would explain I want to know too.
This really didn’t need to be a video. A simple answer for the reason it’s so popular because it’s 2 youngish good looking males that don’t have any sort of mask or anything. That’s literally all it takes for a ship to become popular now adays
But reaper76
I think another reason is that if they WERE to meet, the chemistry would be astronomical as well as the t e n s i o n
I don’t mind the ship at all, it’s kinda cute! I just don’t understand it... canonically. Like, Mcgenji makes much more sense to be shipped than Mchanzo. I dunno.
Yes! I was looking for a comment on this! McGenji makes more sense imho because Jesse and Genji were both in blackwatch together.
genji used to be the womanizer of japan XD i dont think they fit together tbh
Who knows, be might have been into guys as well.
Based on everything we've seen, Genji is very much straight. I.E. his younger years of womanizing in Japan and his Hanamura interactions with Mercy
GenjiBjörn for life😩
I wish OW2 made a story where they get together....
Coming from a McHanzo Shipper myself, I'll try to explain my side of view.
As many of my fellow McHanzo shippers will tell you, we like the dynamic between the two. East meets West, a calm river meets a hot fire, Opposites attract. I have my own addition to this thought that the two can help each other. What I mean is that both of them have had a long, difficult and lonely life. They both deserve happiness because of their strides to seek redemption, so if they have each other to lean on, they can help each other cope with their past sins. Also, I think another big factor is Genji.
Think about it. You have this cyborg ninja that has a deep history with both of these characters that he cares about, has proven to have the legendary Shimada sass and he wants them both to find peace. Plus, it's easy to envision him being the one that gets these two to meet each other since he is the bridge between the two. It all culminates in Genji being the perfect wingman, a comedic side to the ship where the ninja can poke some fun from the ship.
Also, need I mention that Matt Mercer, the voice of McCree, personally ships these two as well?
TL;DR, McHanzo has a lot of potential for the characters and brings out a new perspective for our favorite cowboy and ronin.
Matt Mercer, he what
I think it also has to do with potential. Genji gives Hanzo the opportunity to make up for what he's done by joining the Overwatch recall. And of course I feel like Mccree will definitely come back to recall (at least to see all his comrades and friends).
Mccree is seen to try and connect with Genji during the blackwatch event, and I feel like this is a suggestion of their future friendship. I'm sure Mccree will eventually figure out what happened to Genji, if not that he already knew. Knowing Hanzo attempted to kill Genji might leave Mccree in a hard place-- especially since Genji seems to forgive his brother for what he's done.
Just imagine the tense interactions between Mccree and Hanzo, where they try to understand each other's perspectives. In reality they both lead incredibly tough lives, and both did some really bad things. I think they could totally bond over that, and come to support each other.
Of course, this can lead to an intimacy that can bloom into either friendship or romance. I prefer romance, tbh xD
idk anything about overwatch but they referenced this ship in a drawfee episode so i looked it up and it’s the night at the museum cowboy and roman ship?
Sorta! I do think of that ship when I think of them lol! Although imagine if the Roman was more angry and angsty xD
I'm LiViNg FoR tHe McHanzo ShIp xD
What about: "you're pretty handy with that bow!"
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GabPlaysGames aww
I stan all my gay ships. I even have a smalltown AU for all of them.
And when you think about it, McHanzo is popular as their stereotypes are actually popular fantasy tropes for gay media. Sexy cowboy? Broody hot Asian assassin?
I saw the video and I thought that McHanzo was canon and I was going to cry
I didnt know that there are other mchanzo lovers in Finland than me?! 😂
Moi Like jos oot Suomesta.
Moi
MÄCHANTSO
ayyyeeeee
Minäkin rakastan mchanzoa 😂
Ketä vittu kiinnostaa?
Thanks for the begging part. I like how you think of others and dont put them down. 👍
Some of the most compelling things about the ship are their banters and slight teasing conversations, and their abilities to help each other heal from their dark pasts. They have amazing compatibility.
Fandom Representative ikr? People say 'oh its shipped cause Its hot" but I don't find it pleasing to look at, I'm more attracted to females (I'm hella gay) I think that they would be able to help eachother, they can relate to eachother of there pasts and the path there both going down.
Some people just don't look to deep into ships.
Plus even some over watch creators ship it and even mccrees voice actor.
Fandom Representative and even if they weren't gay (in canon) I think they would be close friends or bar buddies,
"The facts, statistical and canon". Lol. That's all I needed to hear. The fact that anyone would actually think that McHanzo has any sort of real basis canonically or statistically is beyond me.
GREAT VID...”I totally watched the whole video by now🤤”
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ohnickel YEASSSSS,YOU IS MEH FIRST MEME THAT LOVED MEH COMMENT. Ty Nickel.
I’ve never clicked so fast on a video.....
haha
ditto
Gay
Why
Same ! Hahaha
How come the most popular ships are gay? Just wondering, not hating 😂
Likely because a lot of shippers are straight women, and just like straight guys, the ladies like seeing two hot people smooch
SpiritofChaos PREACH. This is the truest comment I've ever seen in my life.
Its mostly because of the fact that if you actually pay attention to media, there is more men then women (5 to 1 in most cases) and people like romance, and since most people prefer monogamous relationships, they have to pair them with somebody....and if we pair them with oc's you get a bunch of 'ew mary sue' hate.... and even though overwatch has a ton of men 'and' women, it doesn't change the fact that its kind of become a habit now? lol
Probably because there are so few same sex couples in public media
-that's why so many ship a lot; in the secrete hope that at least one couple becomes canon
Because gay people dont really have any mainstream media couples to express them. This leaves more gay people to create their own content via shiping, fan art, fan fic.
Me when I see the notification - owo what’s this?
you'll see
ohnickel yo I fucking love mchanzo so much you don’t even know
To boost up this ship
McCree wants a drink during the battle
(Hanzo) we drink AFTER the battle
New challenge:
Take a shot every time he says “rad”
If they made tracer gay. then i hope they will make mchanzo real. Seriously the ship is so strong and adorable, even mccree's voice actor said it's adorable.
Also Hanzo’s VC is married to a man and some people got him to sign some McHanzo stuff at a convention and he said he loves it too!
You are spewing bullshit out of your mouth. marisha ray is his wife.
daniel kudla do you mean matt’s wife? hanzo’s va is gay
daniel kudla no, that's Matthew Mercer, he's McCree's VA. He married Marisha last year.
Paul Nakauchi is Hanzo's VA and he is very much gay and married to a man named David.
daniel kudla um... I'm pretty sure that voice actor for Hanzo is Paul Nakuachi and correct me if i'm wrong but he has a husband (David Mateo) 🤔
That’s awesome stuff dude. I love these “ship” videos. The creativity in this fandom is amazing.
OTP right there, McHanzo is my favorite ship well like one of two overwatch ships. Ana and Rein come in second place tho
Mama Moira im going to take the rein and ana ship and cut it in half because that ship is out
In order, mine are Ana and Rein, McCree and Hanzo, then Reaper and Widow
FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK NO FUCK OF WITH AN ANA AND REIN VIDEO
BailsBails why do you have to be so agressive about that? what's so bad with that pairing?
Mama Moira ana is already married
McHanzo is partly based on "Opposides attract". The irony with that is *some* people who ship McHanzo and are like "I ship it because they are opposides. Opposides attract, that's a rule" , dont like junkrat x symmetra and prefer sombra x symmetra or junkrat x mercy... Mei x Junkrat is also based on this concept with junkrat representing south and mei north, plus mei representing ice and junkrat fire.
Even though I prefer roadhog x mei... *cough*
nice analysis, the contrasting yet complimenting nature of the characters is really cool and does explain why so many ppl like the pairing. it has an interesting dynamic bc of it.
personally, I'm MekaMechanic trash so lmao
ITS TIME FOR BONUS VIDEO!!!
I’ve always loved Mchanzo from the very beginning, and it was so satisfying to see how popular it got as the time passed. This video was amazing, as soon as I saw the title my eyes widened so much lmao. I still love this ship so much and other overwatch ships too~ :)
I like mchanzo I’m not active rabid shipper of it . That’s for meihem . Right now thiers a ship war between meihem and road rat . I’m not involved but that’s fandom for you .
Angelic Vengeance I always preferred SymmRat. Don't think I actually ship Mei with anyone...winston maybe but I doubt blizzard would go there.
oh dear dear dear. You know for somebody who dose a lot of research on this you forgot one detail that was basically pour gasoline on to this ship didn't mcree voice actor say he supported the ship at blizzcon the ship was alredy on fire but it expoled after that just thought you should know
I like how similar they are: past crimes they are seeking redemption, experienced loss, lone wolves, alcohol
Their differences make each other interesting
oh boy some good news over there! that's my shipp!
My favorite ships: Doomcio, Spiderbyte and Symbra
Honestly the SpiderByte dynamic is so amazing
I b seeing reinhardt an lucio 😭😭 or lucio. An junkrat
Don't hit em with the big gay
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TheBlankSky you called me?...
Thats one substantially large gay....
TheBlankSky i have that as my lock screen ur profile pick
Embrace the gay
When you said mccree and hanzo never met, they actually have, if you look at the match’s in spray from legacy you can see mccree and hanzo in a bar with zarya and sombra
Y'all gonna tell him about the "Pretty handy with that bow there"voice line from McCree or should I
Honestly I want McHanzo
MG16NCP I got some toxic
you dont want it
I honestly don't
I want Mchanzo in my life
It's perfectly ok if you want to imagine it as your headcanon, but there's no reason it should be forced into actual canon, same goes for all fan ships.
Mchanzo sounds like McDonald's XD
People.
Mchanzo
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Tracer × emily
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EDIT: SIGMA X HAROLD WINSTON DUDES
There-- it's all clear
Wait people ship Genji and zen-
@@plzcatz yes, it's basically gency but gay and makes more sense.
@@vixymix101 Bro thats like shipping kakashi and sakura together
@@plzcatz I don't watch Naruto so I don't know their relationship
@@vixymix101 Its a teacher-student thing
Please, please do widowtracer,tracemaker next. Great video as always!
"you're pretty handy with that bow"
YAAAAAAAS! MCHANZOOOOOOO!!!
McHanzo YASS
MG16NCP lmao, that answer tho
MG16NCP You can choke (this is the nicest version of it)
Mchanzo has never made sense to me ;-;
HeyItsRhi Right.
Shiping is not made to make sense
It doesn’t make sense to the story it’s just turns people on and it’s hot
I’m a huge mchanzo shipper and it’s not at all about the canon. It’s about the potential the relation ship has. As the video states, I see a lot of people saying the following things
- opposites attract trope (Hanzo is uptight, McCree is easygoing)
- East Meets West trope (Uaving two people from wildly different backgrounds is interesting)
- Similar life experience (both were involved in major organized crime, bot are trying to turn over a new leaf, both likely suffer from ptsd)
- both don’t have a real home anymore (Hanzo drifts, trying to find peace. McCree is a bounty hunter on the run. The concept of them finding a “home” in each other and settling down is huge potential for sappy romance fanfic, which, I admit, I’m a huge fan of)
- let’s face it. Hanzo is hot. McCree is hot. It’s a crack ship dammit
Shipping culture is difficult to understand from an outside perspective and I totally get people not understand it at all
Vai Fate yeah its a fucking video game maybe ship yourself to an other human people like we normal people do?
Hanzo: McCree, we need to discuss your accent.
McCree: But someone touch-a my spaghett!
Hanzo: *_*grimaces*_* It can't possibly get worse.
Sombra: Don't be so sure! _ * Hands collection of English Dubbed anime *_
when he said James, i thought of the odd1sout
I LOVE MCHANZO YEASSS
Gey
N-Nani?!
No u
Yeah 7u7
Digiking What is the problem?
Hideki _an *ships* mostly the gay ones.
Mchanzo has to be one of the cutest ships in OW
MG16NCP for real
One of the most dumbest and retarded ships ever.
Shadowburner0 _ yea it's true
Troo MooHD if you don't like it, just ignore it ;)
These two should become a cannon pair. I'd like to hear their conversations.
Finally, some quality content I was looking for
I'M BEGGING FOR MCHANZO
Ok so. YES WOOOHOOOOOO!!! My ship was TALKED about ! I love this ship it seems so nice and fitting for one another :> They can help one another heal
I absolutely love Mchanzo, it’s one of my favorite ships. But without a doubt, my all time favorite overwatch ship has to be Moira/Mercy (Moicy?). Something about two genius women working their science together for the greater good (or evil) is just so compelling to me. Plus, badass ladies are my fave ;)
Out of all the ships I disagree with, McHanzo just works for me. Plus they're characters are both inspired by westerns and chanbara films which frequently borrowed from each other's themes. It's like a love story between genres.