Travis (Blake's 7 character)

Space Commander Travis, Federation officer and Blake's nemesis, is one of the antagonists in Blake's 7 series. He appears in the first two seasons and is portrayed by two different actors.
==Fan Reactions==
The versions of Travis portrayed by Stephen Greif and Brian Croucher are often referred to in the fandom as Travis I/Travis 1 and Travis II/Travis 2, respectively. Many fans of the character strongly prefer one version of Travis over the other (more often Greif's over Croucher's, at least during the earlier years of the fandom), but some are fans of both.
==Fanfiction==
Fanworks that focus on Travis often explore the theme of the Federation's repressiveness. Some authors come up with in-universe explanations for the change in Travis' appearance and personality that occurred because the actor playing him was replaced. 
While Travis is an example of a canonically disabled character, this subject is rarely explored in fanworks.
In fanfiction, Travis had been paired with many characters. No pairing with him is significally prevalent, though the most popular are Blake/Travis, Avon/Travis, Servalan/Travis and Travis/Kiera. Some rarepairs like Cally/Travis have quite a lot of fanfiction written about them because of few dedicated fans. Many (but not most) fics that feature pairings with Travis are non-con or dub-con.
Blake/Travis
Blake/Travis fics usually add sexual dimension to Travis' obsession with Blake. Some of them portray the attraction as one-sided, others suggest that they used to be lovers, usually pre-canon. The essay Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction describes stories with this pairing as "one answer to the ever-popular question "why didn't Blake kill Travis."
* Amber Ambiguities by Bryn Lantry ("Travis, Blake, shackles and flowers. Dear me."). Rewritten version of a gen story, was published in Homosapien #1
* Reprisal by Marie Celeste in The Other Side #8
* 144 (published in Sopron #3) and 22 Cats by executrix (two PWB fics about Travis being used as a honey trap)
* Collaboration, Wayback link by executrix ("Inspired by "Good Omens" and Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts.")
* Love in an Identity Crisis by emmaliza (Written for the kinkmeme prompt: "Blake keeps sparing Travis's life because he is secretly in love with him. Yes.")
Avon/Travis
Though Avon and Travis spoke to each other in only one episode, the number of fics with this pairing for a long time was similar to that of Blake/Travis fics.
* Ask-Tell-Pursue by executrix ("Military officers shouldn't go to low dens of vice. And if they do, they should leave immediately.")
* Over the Styx by Bryn Lantry in The Other Side #9 ("On the London, Avon is spoilt for choice between the devil and the deep blue sea: Travis and Blake.")
* Assault by Emma Scot in Paean to Priapus III
Servalan/Travis
Servalan/Travis fics usually show her having upper hand in the relationship, reflecting their dynamic in canon.
* Bellona's Bride by executrix in Sopron #3
* Manger du Sucre by Cally from the Alley in The Other Side #1	
* The Slave Pits of Ursa Major by Bryn Lantry in The Other Side #2
Travis/Kiera
Kiera (the spelling of the name may vary), mutoid from the episode Duel, is one of the most popular one-shot characters in the Blake's 7 fandom. The imaginings of her backstory often include her relationship with Travis, romantic or platonic.
 
* Deathwish by Teresa Ward in Probability Square
* Relations by Penny Dreadful in I, Mutoid
* Very Beautiful, Very Much Admired, Wayback link by darkartsncrafts
Travis & Kiera
* Cannon Fodder by Red Star Robot
* The Wrecks of Matter and the Crush of Worlds by Mithen (Servalan/Kiera)
* Firebrand by babel 
Cally/Travis
* Wanted by Jenny Sawyer in B7 Complex #10
* Not by Zelda
* Even Heroes by lyssie (kidfic)
Jenna/Travis
* Late Watch in Alternative Seven #1
* Travis and Jenna series by Alice C. Aldridge
Tarrant/Travis
Fics about this pairing are usually PWB stories with the premise that Tarrant and Travis knew each other when Tarrant studied in the Federation Space Academy.
* The Nothing That Is by Lexa Reiss 
* Embarkation and Flight Path by Tessa Nolan and Cami O'Tool, both stories were published in Southern Comfort #11.5
Travis/OC
* Him by violet_electric
* Tourist Trap by Pat Nussman (set at the same universe with Duty)
Other fics:
* The Wit and Wisdom of the Dead by Neil Faulkner ("Travis is a man with a mission, to reach Star One before Blake and betray the entire human race. Straightforward enough, except for two minor problems. He doesn't know where Star One is, and Lurgen's brainchip doesn't want to tell him."). Published in Star #3
* Preparations for the ball, archived link by moredamnlies (author's comment: "I wanted to write a fic that uses his disabilities as they are, not as a means of making him a monster.")
* Face of the Enemy by Clocketpatch in Pride and Prejudice (Travis-Avon bodyswap)
* Breaking Eggs by executrix ("A vignette about a moral dilemma facing the Freedom Party. AU, but it would explain a lot.")
* Toy Soldiers by babel (PWB, Travis' backstory)
* Divide by babel (Travis/Carnell. Author's note: "Written for the lgbtfest@LJ prompt 107: A Federation crackdown on "moral deviancy.")
* The Travis Affair by Vanessa Mullen in Southern Comfort #9.5 (Travis I/Travis II, Avon/Servalan)
The authors that were fans of Travis: Penny Dreadful, Zelda, Pinkdormouse, Red Star Robot, Lyssie, babel.
==Zines==
* Forgotten Seven zine had a lot of Travis-centric stories
* The Other Side had an unusual amount of Travis fic and art
* Working the Graveyard Shift, Avon/Travis novel by Dormouse
Other fanworks
* Travis: The Final Act
==Fanart==
===Zine Fanart===
 
File:Downandunsafe6-7.jpg|the artist is Kathy Hanson, from Down and Unsafe #6 (1987), some meta 
File:Timedistort1front.jpg|Front cover of Time Distort #1, artist Nancy Kolar
File:Prob-13.jpg|Travis I and Kiera the mutoid on the art by Maryann Jorgensen from Probability Square
File:Plainman2-1.jpg|Inside art from Plain Man's Guide to Alien Invasions #2
File:Horizon 14.JPG|Cover art of Horizon #14
File:Gambitus3back.jpg|Back cover of Gambit #3, artist Adrian Morgan
File:Chr70 back.jpg|Back cover of Chronicles #70 by Andrew Williams
File:Otherside3.jpg|Travis II on the cover of The Other Side #3
File:Input2.jpg|Cover of Input #2 by Kathryn Andersen
File:Input2-2.jpg|Interview with Stephen Greif, illustrated by the portraits of Travis and Servalan, in Input #2
File:Input1-1.jpg|Portrait of Croucher's Travis in Input #1
===Modern Fanart===
* In Servalan's Office by dilificus (Travis I and Servalan)
* Travis II from Blake's 7 (Trial) by DukeDexter
* Blake's 7 Toonz: Four by stratosmacca (a comic strip about Travis and the mutoid from Duel)
==Fanvids==
* Follow Me (Blake/Travis)
* The Lumberjack Song by Monty Python (Travis as the lumberjack and Servalan as his mother) by Jill
* Poisoning Pigeons in the Park - Tom Lehrer by Mary Van Deusen (Travis & Servalan)
* The Ballad of Travis II by foreignobjecticus
==Other Links and Resources==
* Travis at Blake's 7 Wiki
* Travis at Sevencyclopaedia
==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Characters