Special:Badtitle/NS90:Forum:Trope Talk/The Matchmaker vs Shipper on Deck/reply (7)

OK, in the interest of getting things moving, is this ok?


 * Shipper on Deck: A character who imagines a romantic relationship between other characters. -- These fantasies get shared with the audience, of course, and can be used by the author to promote an Official Couple in the fandom. Or maybe promote different multiple pairings in harem series.  Exactly what a IRL fandom shipper would be, but "on deck" (i.e. in the work).
 * The Matchmaker: A character who facilitates romantic relationships between other characters. -- This character can have many motivations, ranging from Shipper on Deck to being a paid service (Omiai) to self-interest (political, etc.) to just straight comedic reasons. What does matter is that they in fact try to set up a matches and possibly try to make them successful, as this trope is about action rather than intent.

I'm pretty sure that "as a plot device", like I said earlier, is irrelevant because these are all Characters As Device to varying degrees.