Hans Capon/Henry

Hans Capon/Henry is the canonical pairing of Sir Hans Capon and Henry of Skalitz in the Kingdom Come: Deliverance fandom. The pairing can be canonical if the player, controlling Henry, during the second game of the series, chooses to kiss Hans when prompted. This is only possible if the player has selected the 'heart' dialogue options during the game up to that point.
== Canon ==
 
== Fandom ==
=== Homophobia in gaming spaces and Daniel Vávra's denial of "wokeness" ===
Fans have shipped Hansry since the first game, often sharing online how they believed there was a great potential for them as a pairing."Post regarding seeing the relationship in KCD before it became canon by alonetogether on Tumblr". 2025-02-05. Archived from original on 2025-02-18. When KCDII's lead dev, Daniel Vávra, compared KCD's prolonged success with the recently out Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the implication was that it was the game's forced "wokeness" that explained the lack of success, instead of its deviation from the Dragon Age games, lack of immersive writing, focus on a particular player pairing as universally canon etc."Daniel Vávra's post comparing the numbers of KCD (top) to DATV (bottom) on Twitter (X)" 2024-12-06. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2024-02-18. Queerphobic fans latched on to the post, which showed KCD's continued success after many years of being out, as a confirmation that lack of "woke" in games made them better. The dev did not discredit this. Many, who were already discouraged from ever seeing the pairing as canon in the first game, were disappointed and considered his actions as an obvious indication that the ship could not exist. Several people removed KCDII from their game wishlists and decided to boycott the game, which hadn't come out yet.
Leaks then circulated, about canon same sex romance options in the game because the game got banned in Saudi Arabia."Saudi Leak Tweet regarding KCDII being banned due to same sex relationship by ڤيديو جيمز فور عرب | VGA4A on Twitter (X)" 2025-01-14. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17."Leak and commentary by Grummz, Mark Kern, known critic of DEI and "wokeness" on Twitter (X)" 2025-01-15. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17. The lead dev put out a statement defending the same sex romance options (and the black characters) that appear."Daniel Vávra's post regarding the leaks on Twitter (X)". 2025-01-19. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17. Due to the anti-woke rhetoric, some fans believed the leaks to be false. When the review embargo lifted, Hansry got confirmed and all hell broke loose. Notably, immediately after the game was out, IGN put out a video showing how to romance Hans and has since doubled down on showing content for the pairing, irking many homophobic fans of the game.How to Romance Hans in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 by IGN on YoutubeYoutube comment highlighting the speediness of the IGN video. Comment's replies contain much of the wank regarding "wokeness" and "child sodomy" allegations by certain fans by TopDrek on Youtube
Since the second game's release the support of the "anti-woke" fans has been revoked, and many small conflicts and discussions have since erupted, including rumours that game copies had massively been returned due to the same sex content. The dev has denied this."Daniel Vávra's post regarding the returns rumours on Twitter (X)" 2025-01-20. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17.
Several homophobic fans have begun calling the, now canon, relationship underage, with one outlet naming it a "graphic depiction of child sodomy"."Fandom Pulse's publication, accusing KCDII of graphic depiction of child sodomy on Twitter (X)". 2025-02-07. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17. This is due to the real life Hans Capon having been 15 in the year the game takes place, according to a Codex entry from the first game (though his birth year was not fully confirmed by historians). "Daniel Vávra's post regarding Hans' age as an historical character on Twitter (X)" 2025-02-10. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17.Real Hans Capon's Age Archived on Wayback It's important to note that, there was no such uproar when the character in question, then actually younger, was having sexual relations with women in the first game. Luke Dale, the voice actor, mo-cap and face model for Hans Capon was 22 when cast in the first game."Luke Dale's post regarding his age during the making of KCD and KCDII on Twitter (X)". 2024-04-23. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17. He has comedically mocked the accusations on Twitter."Luke Dale's post regarding the underage sex accusations on Twitter (X)" 2025-02-10. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17. 
Since KCDII came out, "anti-woke" fans have felt disappointed and angry that Daniel Vávra had lied to them regarding "woke" content not existing in the game. The dev had previously stated that same sex relationships and black people have existed in that area of Europe at the time, plus, he was not forced to put any content in the game and thus, the game isn't "woke".Daniel Vávra's post stating KCDII isn't woke because of historical accuracy on Twitter (X)" 2025-01-17. Archived on Tumblr from the original on 2025-02-17. 
=== Common Tropes and Themes ===
* Forbidden love: During the time of the game's setting, same sex relationships were frowned upon and even criminalised by the church and kingdom. 
* Secret Relationship: Any romantic relationship the two may have needs to be kept a secret due to how it's regarded by society.
* Rivals to Lovers: Hans actively provoked Henry when they first encountered each other leading to a tumultuous first meeting. Later the two become friends when Henry saved Hans' life. During KCDII they then become lovers.
* Power imbalance: Hans is a lord and Henry is a peasant/knight.
== Fanworks ==
=== Fanfiction ===
=== Fanart ===
=== Cosplay ===
=== Essays and Discussions ===
* Listen up, You heathens., short post by die-sphinx about śluby braterskie, an old Polish custom of vows of brotherly love and fidelity.
* meta post by brujahinaskirt about the queer canon relationship against the homophobia of feudalism and Catholicism, as written by a supposedly "anti woke" studio.
== Resources ==
* Hans Capon/Henry Pairing Tag on AO3
* Hans Capon/Henry Tag on Tumblr
* Hansry Tag on Tumblr
== References ==
Category:Slash Pairings