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Black Lagoon Halloween Headcanons

The Lagoon Company does group costumes for every Halloween and one person gets to choose every year. It started when Revy first joined Dutch and he tried to encourage her to dress up for Halloween because it would be a good boost to “workplace morale.” Revy decided it was bullshit and Dutch only convinced her when he said that if she chose to be something scary, she might be able to get candy from other trick and treaters. Since then whenever she gets to choose everyone dresses up as killer clowns.

On Rock’s first Halloween in Roanapur he literally walked into the office and saw them dressed up and he pretty much passed out. When he woke up and Revy told him the “requirements” on company attire for Halloween he just had to accept it. I fully believe he’s afraid of clowns and sobbed the entire time he had to put on the costume. He can’t really look at them due to his fear of clowns and went the entire night with his eyes closed. However, he did try his best to return the candy but Revy would immediately kick his ass whenever she saw him palming the ground.

Dutch’s choice of their group outfits is mostly either American military or any costumes from movies he’s watched (mainly war ones but at Revy’s insistence he has gained an appreciation for 70-90’s crime/thriller movies).

Benny honestly is so laid back that he doesn’t mind giving the others his turn. But Rock has supported him to not give Revy all of his turns. Revy got pissed at that since she was always able to talk him into giving it to her and not Dutch (Dutch never cared.) So, he just goes with either Scraface or just dressing up in Hawaiian shirts/Florida locals. If he’s really feeling selfish then he’ll have them wear stuff from his college and that’s probably the most happiness he can get in Roanapur. Revy teases him about being nerdy although she sometimes wears his college clothes (when the company is on downtime or sowing chores). Benny never comments on it and the one time Rock did he got slapped. In return, Benny shows his appreciation by making the group wear NYC clothes on Halloween. This is the only loophole he can use since technically it’s still his decision. Whenever the group dresses up either as Floridians or New Yorkers Benny and Revy do their best impersonations. Rock tries his best to do the same but fails, and he gets mocked. Eventually, Dutch has to step in to get some peace and quiet.

Rock’s outfit ideas are unanimously accepted as the best ones out of the four of them. Revy still talks shit but she has way more fun when it’s his year than even her own. But his very first idea was the worst as he thought they could dress up as themselves. He’s still haunted by it and constantly cringes at how bad that was. He still doesn’t blame Revy for roasting the shit out of him for that. Thankfully, since then he’s mastered the group costumes and is quite proud. Every year he chooses something different and are generally based on something mundane with a twist. Like when they dressed up as priests with Revy being the devil that antagonizes them, zombie cowboys, and even post-apocalyptic astronauts.

Rock spends the whole year preparing for Halloween and Dutch even offered to help him get the materials for the costumes (He sends Revy on multiple jobs). Since it wasn’t for an outside client Dutch wouldn’t pay her and he basically had to negotiate a deal so she would do it. She wanted straight cash but he said no and instead gives her guns/attachments/ammo. She’s still annoyed by it but realizes that if she doesn’t do it then Rock won’t be able to create the costumes. He’s the type of person who makes aesthetic boards/picture references/an entire whiteboard of ideas. The others kinda have to accept that he’s a little unhinged in his perfectionist streak and move around or ignore all the stuff he has lying around the office in August-October. The entire night Revy will do a little bit of complaining just because it’s him, but by the end she does say a single compliment which improves his mood for the rest of the year.

Now, Chang is absolutely the biggest ass on Halloween. He goes out of his way to dress like a royal king with real gold just to piss Balalaika off since he’s the “King of Roanapur.” Him and his whole group still wear their sunglasses but they specifically use ones with gold (Chang) or silver (everyone else) frames. Also, he makes all his men wear fancier suits with a lot of embroidery/patterns. To top it off he speaks in Medieval English the entire night and that gets on everybody’s nerves since they can’t understand him. And he has the audacity to be disappointed they can’t appreciate “eloquence.”

In response Balalaika and her men wear their military uniforms with the gas masks. Everybody in Roanapur shits their pants when they see this army of Soviet paratroopers marching down the streets. Balalaika also holds a contest within Hotel Moscow where the person who can scare Chang so that he screams/the one who can make him scream the loudest wins. So, they basically have a war with the triad and try to intimidate/flex on them as much as they can.

Luckily both sides agreed to not use lethal methods but by the end of the night dozens of people are knocked out or kidnapped and put somewhere until the next day. The kidnapping usually results in great embarrassment as they are found in their underwear with other incriminating evidence that ruins their ego. Boris is definitely the reoccurring winner of the contest (he wants to make his Kapitan proud) and the knowledge with his size compared to how quietly he manages to move unnerves every triad member.

The Lagoon company every year ends up in an awkward position between Hotel Moscow and the Chinese Triad since both want to employ them for the night. Dutch at least officially states that they cannot do that as whichever side they go against will weaken professional work relationships and reputation. But the rest of the crew pretty much agree to be with hotel Moscow in fear of themselves being hunted down by an angry mob of military fanatics. They can’t say it aloud but everyone knows it. Before Rock’s arrival, the Lagoon crew stayed out of the whole ordeal until he suddenly he tried to make peace on both sides by proposing a coin flip. Since then, the rest of the company blames him and are sitting ducks for whatever side they’re on and hope for the best.

If they’re on Chang’s side they have to endure both his terrible mediaeval English (Revy has considered betraying him several times because of this) and the outright disregard he has for them. He uses everyone as folly and says good luck while he does a cool backflip or something and leaves them there. But he also does give them sunglasses so that kinda evens it out. He is somewhat bearable due to how many times he says dirty jokes or smart quips in his mediaeval tongue and in the downtime (they’re trapped and know that at least one member of Hotel Moscow is nearby) they actually do try to solve what he’s saying so that’s fun. And to further butter the Lagoon company he gives them a few expensive jewelries which increases their profit. He also does engage with Benny about Star Wars and other nerdy stuff so that’s a plus. It’s just hard to really have fun since they’re constantly either running or holding a place down and choosing where to run next. He did have the great idea to make one of his men the “music man” and all that guy does is run around with a boombox that’s on full blast just far away that he won’t comprise their position but enough to wear it serves as background noise. There are lots and lots of cars that end up getting destroyed. The most brutal waw when Revy drove the car and Hotel Moscow didn’t even need to interfere, she just crashed because she was fighting Rock.

If they’re on Hotel Moscow’s side they’re basically moving with the group as a whole. Balalaika debriefs everyone then they move out. She would probably plan a bit more than Chang and just generally use the Lagoon company better in incorporating them. The real downside is how serious everything is. Like they’re sitting there and it feels like they’re going to war which is not as fun as Revy hoped it would be. Also, Balalaika always finds a way to fuck with Rock and give him the most meaningless/pointless jobs. Literally his most popular position is just time keeper where he says the current time aloud. Revy gave him so much shit for that but got punished by getting the job of being on guard duty for the time keeper (nobody is even anywhere close to him so they’re just forced to be handcuffed together). Dutch is the most respected and is assistant for battle tactics. Rock regularly tries to pipe in but somehow gets worse treatment so he finally stopped. Benny is the most out of place in terms of personality and he tries to make jokes to ease the tension but they fall flat. So, he goes right back to his techie stuff. If Revy somehow manages to not be punished, she serves as the joker card near the front lines. She basically distracts, jumps around, retreats and repeat. It is somewhat fun since she gets to team up with Boris and anyone else nearby and constantly bounces off them or work in tandem. So, she’s the annoying fly to keep the triad on edge and in general has a way different battle style than the soldiers.

And that’s about it for Halloween in Roanapur. I’m not sure if I’ll create a new post or edit this one if I do get any ideas about other minor characters in the series. I just wanted to focus on the most notable ones. Also, I have no clue where these super specific headcanons came from. They just randomly appeared in my mind. I have high doubts that any of this is canon or even a close assumption of it but I wanted to have fun in my delusions for a bit.

Thanks for reading this whole mass of text and I hope you all have a great Halloween!

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