#edit: I almost forgot the OG Alair im so sorry

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ANGST BE UPON YOU. Boss meme: IV - Troy, 8, 10, 15, 16

Bridget my beloved [meme here]

IV. What is or was your Boss's relationship with Troy like? (Thank you, Melissa)

They initially butt heads in SR1, but Bridget’s still grateful for Troy saving her ass from getting shot, so it eventually develops into friendship. Then a romantic relationship gets sparked, despite Troy knowing that once the Saints are done with taking over Stilwater he’ll have to arrest her. This causes a rift when Bridget wakes up in SR2 (along with, y’know, the whole gang leader thing), with Bridget feeling like he strung her along. And on Troy’s end, Bridget’s increased sadism and sociopathy horrifies him. But by the end of SR2 and the break between SR2 and SR3, they’re both too tired to pretend they completely hate the other. For better or for worse, they’re the only people who understand the situation they’ve trapped themselves in, and the only people they can turn to for comfort on that front. They can’t put things back together the way things were, but maybe they can make something of the rubble.

8. Do they have other sexual or romantic connections?

Depends on the universe! I like to throw Bridget into everything, to be honest.

- In some universes, Bridget gets together with Johnny Gat instead. Or possibly both him and Troy 👀

@nocciolinafelice’s Dahlia Morelle

@vicekings’s Brynden Stark

@autumnyte's Alair Cabrera

…Subway Boss Ingo from Pokemon Black/White. (Brainrot from Pokemon Legends: Arceus got me. Send help. They have kids now.)

10. How has your Boss changed throughout the games/years?

She’s mellowed out considerably since her SR1/SR2 days. Therapy helped considerably, along with actually being diagnosed with/receiving medication for ADHD. She knows it undermines her authority as the Boss, but the truth is, she’s tired. She’s made so many bad mistakes, so many choices made in anger. It’s why she’s a lot… calmer’s not the right word in SR3 and beyond, but less feral and sadistic and more thinking about the consequences.

15. Are there any small things about them in the canon that you've really run with in your headcanon?

The Boss’s love of Jane Austen ended up multiplying into new headcanons. Bridget’s favorite book is Pride and Prejudice (though she rarely admits it), and she actually has a BA in English from Stilwater U (it’s up to you whether that really counts as an education, given the college’s, uh, distinct lack of accreditation.

Also the fact that she’s a fucking lightweight. Never fails to make me laugh.

16. Is there anything from the games you've drastically avoided or downplayed in your headcanon?

Johnny’s disappearing tats, for one. Give him his tats, you cowards.

Also in my main timeline I avoid the whole World Blowing Up thing. On the one hand, avenging the earth does give the crew a driving force. On the other hand, I like my earth not blown to shit. It’s always felt like a product of the rushed writing to me, that they needed a reason why most of the old saints couldn’t help/be in the game. Plus the idea of pissing off Zinyak by ruining his shit while going “I’m still in the Simulation, I didn’t violate your ‘don’t leave or I’ll blow up the earth’ ultimatum, I’m not touching you, I’m not touching yooouuu” is hilarious to me.

Also I have ignored Volition’s collective decision to ignore Troy’s existence and he is integrated into Bridget’s canon more closely.