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[[File:owen-mzee-is-my-otp.jpg|frame|[[Rule 34]]: [[wikipedia:Owen and Mzee|even hippos and tortoises follow it.]]]]
{{quote|''"Tea ships [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry/Hedwig]], by the way."''
|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]''}}
[[Shipping]] beyond all bounds of sanity. There are [[Official Couple|official couples]] and there are couples drawn from more-or-less subjective [[Subtext]], and then there are pairings that make you go "HOOBA JOOBA WHAAAA?!" Characters who are shipped together despite barely even having a relationship in [[Canon]]. [[Ships That Pass in the Night|Sometimes they haven't even met in canon]]. Sometimes they [[Crossover Ship|don't even belong to the same]] [[The Verse|'verse]] (that's what [[Crossover|cross overs]] are for, after all) or to the [[Interspecies Romance|same species]]. Sometimes they aren't even both carbon-based lifeforms.
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{{examples}}
== Advertising ==
* There's Mac/PC slash out there. Yes, from the Apple commercials. It's John Hodgman and Justin Long having sex, except they have computer ports and plugs instead of human orifices. Aren't you sad you asked now?
** Played for laughs [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JixbzFjv_cU here] (scroll down).
* Flo (bubbly Progressive Insurance checkout lady) and Erin (Esurance super-agent.) It's destiny. [http://AndysDames.deviantart.com/art/Erin-Flo-7-4-09-128254111 It exists]{{Dead link}}. [[Rule 34|Naturally]]. (Not pornographic but not remotely worksafe.)
** There's also art to be found of either (or both) of them with the Geico Gecko.
* Benetton “Unhate” ads
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== Anime and Manga ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100822121546/http://avalondemona.deviantart.com/art/kitsunekrush-037-41970809 Shippo/Koga] (Shoga?) from ''[[Inuyasha]]''.
** Also from ''[[Inuyasha]]'', there is [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2572835/1/The_Truth_About_Cats_and_Dogs Sesshoumaru/Kirara]. Would that be [[Incredibly Lame Pun|SessKi]]?
* ''[[Naruto]]'' is the single most popular source material for anime fanfic on fanfiction.net with nearly a quarter of a million fics. Given its [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] and plenty of hints towards potential romance but extremely rare actual commitment, it's been the source of a firestorm of shipping with many stories pairing ships in parallel fleets across the cast. While fandom seems to put its most ''[[Die for Our Ship|strenuous]]'' support behind [[Ship-to-Ship Combat|Naruto/Sasuke, Naruto/Hinata, Sasuke/Sakura, and Naruto/Sakura]], several crackish pairs with little to no canon interaction have become somewhat popular.
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*** Konohamaru and Hanabi are not ''that'' insane a pairing; they are the younger scions of the first and second-most socially-ranking families in the town, and Hanabi's family in particular is extremely class-conscious about status. He's pretty much the only boy she'd know that she'd be ''allowed'' to date. (Also, as their ginormously influential family patriarchs are political allies, and they are apparently the same age and would thus be in the same Academy class, their lack of on-screen camera time together is more a function of their being tertiary supporting cast than it is of them having no plausible social space of contact.)
** Despite having an extremely close relationship with Choji in the manga, you are more likely to find Shikamaru in yaoi fics with [http://www.fanfiction.net/anime/Naruto/10/0/1/1/0/2046/2044/0/0/1/ Neji], [http://www.fanfiction.net/anime/Naruto/10/0/1/1/0/2046/2039/0/0/1/ Naruto], and [http://www.fanfiction.net/anime/Naruto/10/0/1/1/0/2054/2046/0/0/1/ Kiba].
* From ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', there's the curiously semi-popular [[media:Kyon, Asakura, and their kid.jpg|Kyon/Asakura pairing]]. Asakura {{spoiler|(a humanoid interface like Nagato) is ''deleted''}} partway through the first novel
** {{spoiler|Saving Kyon from Suou with a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment, a knife-wielding arm over his shoulder and her mouth directly at the nape of his neck whispering "This human is my prey. If you mean to take him away from me, why, I'd rather do this"}} probably fuels this pairing quite a bit. It also makes her a lot creepier
** Some re-imaginings of the first incident involve her trying a ''different'' tactic. Haruhi nearly {{spoiler|remade the world for catching Asahina ''playfully pushing against Kyon's back''}}; one can hardly imagine what might happen if she caught him doing something ''more''. It ''is'' the obvious, sane choice and likely the one she would've made if she'd only thought of it. You can easily imagine Kyon talking her into it out of self-preservation.
** [[Ships That Pass in the Night|Taniguchi/Kuyou]], anyone? {{spoiler|It actually happened in the tenth book.}}
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* The ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' fandom made a sport of it, with [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] and fewer canon ships than you can count on one hand. Fans would spend plenty of time thinking up interesting pairings, giving them clever names, and adding them to a large list. ElderShipping (Ash's Mom/Professor Oak) was probably the most popular, until one wondered if they were hitting on each other in canon. And these ships were not just for humans - Pokemon were used frequently, too. At one point, there was even a subsection for ''[[Cargo Ship|shippings with inanimate objects]]''.
** The inanimate object thing makes perfect sense. After all, who HASN'T been inside of Master Ball?
** There is a page with an insanely long list of Pokemon ships. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120618135959/http://www.freewebs.com/incompletelove/listaz.htm View it at your own risk!]
** [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shipping:List_of_shippers Bulbapedia has a comprehensive list of basically every Pokemon shipping in existence]. It's ''67 pages long''.
** There are 649 Pokemon currently released. There are effectively thousands of possible crack pairings to be had. You do the math.
*** I did the math. There are 210,276 possible 2-member pairings from a set of 649 individuals.
*** To put it in even greater perspective, this is a series that has been going on for 13 years and more than 2/3 of the episodes have a [[Character Of The Week]]. Every single one of them has at least two pairings.
** [[Complete Monster|Ghet]][[Abusive Parents|sis]][[Parental Incest|/]][[Unwitting Pawn|N.]] [[Mind Screw|It exists.]] There's even [http://n-ghetsislove.com a DeviantArt page on it.]{{Dead link}} [[Brain Bleach|WHY]] [[Nightmare Fuel|GOD]] [[Go Mad from the Revelation|WHY?!]]
** Particularly popular is AltoShipping, which is Ash/Latias (the latter being a jet-dragon-[[Olympus Mons]] thing). The reason for this that the 5th movie implied (but not confirmed) Latias to have holographically disguised itself as a girl around Ash's age and kissed him, making it Ash's first kiss. Latias has since been portrayed in some fanfiction and/or fanart, some NSFW, as constantly lustfully thinking of Ash. This pairing is at [[Ship-to-Ship Combat|war]] with MareShipping, which pairs Ash up with Bianca ([[Pokémon Black and White|no, not that one]]), the girl Latias likes to disguise itself as, who believe that it really is Bianca and not Latias.
* ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' has a few memetic crack pairings. Takeru/Holsmon and Iori/BlackWarGreymon come to mind. A very popular crack pairing in the early days of the fandom was Yamato/Mimi (Mimato). Despite their both liking music and occasionally standing next to each other, they have ''never'' had an on-screen conversation. Ever since the second season [[Strangled by the Red String|dropped their love-bombs]], however, Digimon fans have enjoyed writing crack pairings and seeing how many they can make work.
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''
** Most ships within the fandom would undoubtedly qualify. Most pairings consist of [[Slash Fic]], [[Incest Is Relative|incest]], [[Foe Yay]], or any combination of these. It doesn't stop there either. There are pairings like [[Interspecies Romance|Iggy/Polnareff]] and [[Cargo Ship|Dio/Steamroller]].
** Giorno/Jolyne, who not only have never met in canon, but are also blood related. There's even [http://i39.tinypic.com/vess5u.jpg official artwork] of this one.
** CLAMP took the cake when they massively shipped Jotaro/Kakyoin with the creation of Jota: their son who hatched from an egg.
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* ''[[Death Note]]'':
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5RWlC3eMic&feature=related#movie_player There's a video out there dedicated to Light's crackpairings...]
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4024213/1/What_Were_You_Thinking Ryuk/Light], [[media:disturbing 2710.jpg|for those yet unfamiliar with the series, this is why.]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160102125141/http://carrotcakebandit.deviantart.com/art/bruise-pristine-211352971
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120420010837/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5949144/1/All_You_Need_is_Love Light x Naomi Misora]. In canon they share one scene together and {{spoiler|he killed her at the end of it.}} Also very cracky because [[Het Is Ew|Het is very much Ew in this fandom]].
** BB x Light [https://web.archive.org/web/20151102075817/http://rhymeswithmonth.deviantart.com/art/Mass-Murderer-Pickup-lines-145854261
** Mello x Light [http://sugarsugarhyperlolly.deviantart.com/art/Hey-you-51408937\]{{Dead link}}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20151016172225/http://iyka.deviantart.com/art/Mello-x-Light-request-245238326
** [
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120416175803/http://suigetsuei.deviantart.com/art/L-x-Matt-246003517 L x Matt] they never met in canon and the age difference is disturbing.
** [http://go-devil-dante.deviantart.com/art/Raito-and-Matt-is-love-68414445 Light x Matt] enemies that never met in canon.
** Matt x Near [http://mokubakaibalonely.deviantart.com/art/Matt-x-Near-210774269\]{{Dead link}} they never said a word to each other in canon.
** [http://requiemflames.deviantart.com/art/BB-x-Misa-Famous-Last-Words-175083939 BB x Misa]{{Dead link}} they never met in canon and again it would be [[Het]].
** [http://lennylein.deviantart.com/art/Kakao-Cards-30-31-RyukxRem-103037507 Ryuk x Rem] very cracky because 1) Shinigami can't have sex and 2) it would be [[Het]] and ''canonically'' Rem [[Les Yay|loves]] [[Yuri Genre|Misa.]]
** [[Screw Yourself|Kira x Light]] (often shipped as an [[Enemy Within]] sort of thing) [https://web.archive.org/web/20151016181713/http://karlafrazetty.deviantart.com/art/Light-and-Kira-87445687
** [http://go-devil-dante.deviantart.com/art/Watari-X-Yagami-for-bunkun-11747442 Watari x Mr. Yagami] [[No Yay]] at it's finest.
* "[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196165/1/My_Jersey_Boy My Jersey Boy.]" Carl from ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force|ATHF]]'' and [[Inuyasha]]. Yeah.
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** This may not be as crack-ish as you may think. It is stated that Tony happens to be quiet fond of Lithuania, and got jealous when Lithuania was spending more time talking with Americas whale.
** [[Lady Gaga]] X Canada [http://ladygagaxcanada.deviantart.com/ has a group] on [[Deviant ART]].
** As of the 2010 World Cup, Spain x Paul (The ''octopus'') has a [https://web.archive.org/web/20111118070730/http://utentsu.deviantart.com/art/TENTACLE-LOVE-170661494 small] fan following.
** Due to the [[Gag Dub|English version]], Flying Mint Bunny x Herr Shtick is growing in popularity.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6580306/1/Always_Eat_Your_Vegetables America/Lettuce exists.] America being ''[[Black Comedy Rape|raped]]'' by lettuce, to be exact.
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** What makes this even ''more'' insane, when you think about it, is that they are getting married in New York in ''1931.'' Not only is this 80 years too early to be legal, homosexual activity was [[wikipedia:New York v. Onofre|a misdemeanor at the time,]] punishable by up to 3 months in prison. Do either of these guys ''really'' want the police snooping around their backgrounds?
*** Are you kidding? A bunch of people who don't think they're going to die and also contradict Claire's vague sense of morality. That's pratically a wedding present.
* In the ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' Italian fandom, Shaoron/Yuui (the twin brothers of two of the protagonists in the [[Alternate Universe]] omakes) started out as this. Then the pairing caught on (with the help of some very willing fanwriters and [http://week.boo.jp/img/asagao.jpg pretty Japanese fanart]{{Dead link}}), and it's now considered on par with the series' main ships- in Italy, of course. We are waiting for the right time to export it and conquer the world.
* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has Alucard/everyone, only fueled by [[Word of God]] that declared him genderless. And of course, there's Schrodinger/Incognito [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4715182/1/The_Corner here].
** It's not that he's genderless - it's that he ''[[Word of God|can be any]]'' ''[[Canon|gender he wants]]. Either way, [[Dracula|Alucard]] is biologically male, considering his previous status as {{spoiler|Vlad Tepes}}. So not every pairing of his can be considered 'crack'.
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* [[Durarara!!|Izaya/Mikado/Anri/Kida]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx7cVic-qSw It] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWOY9diHSjc exists].
** In canon, both Walker and Erika are total crack shippers. Pairings they've wrote include (but are no way limited to) Kadota/Chikage, Erika/Kadota (with BDSM), Shizuo/Izaya, Kadota/Walker (as butlers), Walker/Girls, [[Attractive Bent Gender|Female!Kadota]]/Girls, Shizuo/Kadota/Izaya ([[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|you may be sensing a trend here]]), Fans/Trolls, [[Cargo Ship|CDs/DVDs]]...
* [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Kimblee x Winry]]. [http://necrohound.deviantart.com/gallery/30511450#/d3hggxn It]{{Dead link}} [http://archiveofourown.org/works/70244?view_adult=true exists], and it probably [http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Colt66152/Eclipse_Fullmetal_Alchemist_Brot-4.jpg has a reason].
** And while we are on the subject, Father and [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Dante]]. No, [http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=It+Dante+happen#/d3870fr really.]
* [[Azumanga Daioh|Chiyo's dad]] ([[Mind Screw|that... cat-potato thing]]) [[Azumanga Daioh|x Sakaki]]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek-f1XKM-GY
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** [[Freud Was Right|Yamcha/Future Trunks]] [http://dragonkink.livejournal.com/721.html?thread=162513#t162513 1]
** Marron/Maron (as in pairing up Krillin's daughter with Krillin's ex-girlfriend):[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7589879/1/Marron_and_Maron 1]
** [[Screw Yourself|Bulma/Future Bulma]] [http://dragonkink.livejournal.com/721.html?thread=633809#t633809 1] (Note that Trunks/Future Trunks also exists, just not on that meme. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310110034/http://mirai-masenko.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/di6ge5 1])
** There’s also the ever-popular Android 17/Krillin/Android 18 [http://dragonkink.livejournal.com/721.html?thread=49361#t4936 1] [http://dragonkink.livejournal.com/721.html?thread=353233#t353233 2] [http://dragonkink.livejournal.com/721.html?thread=362961#t362961 3]
** Actually, all of Dr. Gero's creations seem to like Krillin [http://dragonkink.livejournal.com/721.html?thread=647633#t647633 1] [http://dragonkink.livejournal.com/721.html?thread=815313#t815313 2]
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* Loki from the [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]] comics/movie rapes and tortures Sam Winchester from ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''. There is an in-verse explanation for why Sam is there, but this is still completely cracktastic. The fact that it has ''good reviews'' and multiple chapters is even more disturbing. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7184197/3/Untold_Power So sorry for this.]
* In [[DC Nation]], [[Word of God]] states the entire in-game universe came about due to a crack ship. The universe started as a varient strand of Hypertime (the old DC concept of a multi-verse) that kept attracting variences and it was easy for characters to find themselves in alternate realities. Starfire found a lover in one of these off-shoot realities and brought him home. The lucky gent? A version of [[Hugo Weaving]] who had been fated to die in a car accident, but instead ended up in the equivalent of multi-verse's train stop cafe. After he arrived, the universe threw up its proverbial hands trying to make this strand of reality fit with mainline DC, thus creating its own world. (It also makes all those comic book movies that much more amusing to the players.)
== Film ==
* [[Transformers (film)|Bumblebee/Sam]], which even has their own live journal [http://community.livejournal.com/beexsam community], as does [http://community.livejournal.com/ironhidexwill Ironhide/Lennox]{{Dead link}}, with Barricade/Sam and Optimus Prime/Sam also having a small following. No, it doesn't matter that the robots are several times their human partners size, and have a completely different reproduction process, fans of the ships have found ways around these pesky little details.
* Many of the pairings on the ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek XI]]'' kink meme. Honorable mention include McCoy/Sarek, Amanda Grayson/Winona Kirk, Sarek/Winona Kirk, Gaila/Uhura, and [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Chekhov/EVERYBODY]]. Not to mention Au!Kirk/Spock Prime.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/czarownicykot This person] seems to be dedicated entirely to crack pairings. Dimitri from Anastasia with Sinbad, Odette from Swan Princess playing the hypotenuse? Hey, why not? [[Tropes Are Not Bad|Of course]], that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-9cborQMTM particular video] is [[Tear Jerker|more heartbreaking than it has any right to be...]]
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* [[The Holiday]] had a canon example at least for actors with characters played [[Jack Black]] and [[Kate Winslet]] involved romantically.
* A common crack pairing in the [[Thor (film)|Thor]] fandom is [[Big Bad|Loki]]/[[Plucky Comic Relief|Darcy Lewis]].
== Literature ==
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** When [[Daniel Radcliffe]] hosted ''[[SNL]]'' they did a Harry Potter sketch set ten years into the future where Hagrid marries Luna!
{{quote|''Luna:'' "He's huuuuuge!"}}
** ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10556030/1/Royal-Ward Royal Ward]'' by "Catstaff" has, as of late 2017, a possibly unique pairing in the process of developing: Sirius Black/Princess Diana (forming during the period where Charles and Diana's marriage was over in everything but name).
* For ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', Legolas/Treebeard. No, ''really''.▼
** This is, in fact, how the Tropes [[Ron the Death Eater]] ''and'' [[Draco in Leather Pants]] got their starts. Even ''before'' Ron and Hermione were recognized as an [[Official Couple]] (Harry and Hermione shippings were more common) fanfics often had a plot where Ron was mean or abusive towards Hermione, often resulting in Draco being the one to comfort her.
** [http://www.libraryofmoria.com/treebeardbill/provingazzywrong.txt Treebeard/Bill the Pony]. In horrific detail, at that.▼
▲* For ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Legolas/Treebeard. No, ''really''.
▲** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120327190048/http://www.libraryofmoria.com/treebeardbill/provingazzywrong.txt Treebeard/Bill the Pony]. In horrific detail, at that.
** Somewhere on Adultfanfiction.net a author has written two fics about a relationship between Faramir and Shagrat (an Uruk and captain of the guard of Cirith Ungol, the one who found Frodo in Shelob's lair). Actually, very well written.
** [http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/09/fan_fiction_friday_merry_pippin_and_treebeard_in_b.php Merry/Pippin/Treebeard] and [http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/09/fan_fiction_friday_bill_the_pony_and_treebeard_in.php someone's horse/Treebeard].
* Some ''[[Discworld]]'' fan has written [
** A bet on whether it was possible to write ''[[Discworld]]'' slash resulted in a Death/Librarian pairing. And it was ''hilarious''.
*** Similar circumstances resulted in a Luggage/Rincewind. And it was also [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2477998/1/Emotional_Baggage hilarious. ]
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** Mike/Eric
== Live
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' crackships range from the ridiculous to the truly disturbing, and include: Bobhinder (Bob/Mohinder); Chylar (Chandra/Sylar); Chailar (Chai/Sylar); Lyle/West; Lyle/Zach; West/Zach; Moluggles (Mohinder Lizard/Mister Muggles); Mandra (Mohinder/Chandra)(yes, this is the latter); Chandra/Eden; Chandra/HRG and Chandra/Monty. Yes, Monty. Apparently this is because of the [[Portmanteau Couple Name|portmanteau name]] "Chonty". Poor Chandra has gained a posthumous reputation as a pervy old man. Also, there are rumours of a Lyle/Sylar fic out there somewhere... ([http://drive-thru-rx.livejournal.com/61557.html Here it is]). There's also [http://roo2.livejournal.com/183646.html Luke/Lyle]. Perhaps there's Micah/Wireless.
** The [http://fantasticpants.livejournal.com/35297.html Heroes Slash Manual] is an authoritative guide to many things slash in the Heroes universe. It should be noted that "one day" every character will maintain a romantic relationship with Kaito Nakamura, and that Sylar is Mr. Muggles' bitch.
* It's possible Frankie Boyle was just making it up, but he claims there's ''[[Mock the Week]]'' [[Slash Fic]]... and it pairs him and Hugh Dennis.
** Such a thing does indeed exist, and while Frankie/Hugh is one of if not the most common pairing (thus not really a crack pairing as far as the fandom are concerned), it's by no means the only one. There's even an [http://community.livejournal.com/slashtheweek/profile LJ community] devoted to it.
* [[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Godai Yuusuke (Kamen Rider Kuuga)]] and [[Touhou|Kazami Yuuka]]. There is even [https://web.archive.org/web/20130418011018/http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/15443519 an entire video series] on [[Nico Nico Douga]] about it.
* ''[[iCarly]]'' has these. Some include Sam and '''''[[Brain Bleach|Principal]]'''''Franklin. [http://www.fanfiction.net/tv/iCarly/10/0/0/1/0/23512/5814/0/0/1/ Wendy/Spencer], [http://www.fanfiction.net/tv/iCarly/10/0/0/1/0/29702/5813/0/0/1/ Carly/Cal].
* ''[[Victorious]]'' explored Jade/Andre, which would probably rank at 2nd most cracky ship in the main cast behind Jade/Robbie. Including all the [[Les Yay]] and [[Ho Yay]] ships.
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* Just when you the ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' fandom was relatively normal, they come up with stuff like [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7517662/1/Interstates_and_Fingertips Reid/Maps] and [[Fo Yay|UnSub/BAU Member]]. In case you are wondering, the Reid/Map pairing has got a very dedicated and growing following.
* [[Word of God]] is that ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' intentionally set one up with Ann/Tom.
== Tabletop Games ==
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== Video Games ==
* Samus/Ridley of ''[[Metroid]]'' (yes, the giant space dragon), made worse as a kind of [[Foe Yay]] combined with his being the only constant male (or entity with a name) in her life, not counting her starship computer.
* From the [[Kirby]] universe, we have the logic-defying [http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/art/02-and-Marx-Lineart-156773777?q=1&qo=1 Marx and 02.]{{Dead link}} Yes, really. Now [[Fridge Logic|take into consideration]] that this is a cheerful, light-hearted ''jester'' being paired with a being made of darkness, capable of feeling only negative emotions. [http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Ball-Marx-141259928?q=1&qo=1 There's]{{Dead link}} [http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/art/Marx-Zero-Two-Gijinka-Doodle-139870837?q=1&qo=1 alot]{{Dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426224604/http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d26lmsg of] [http://harvesterofhearts.deviantart.com/art/Annoyance-155906961?q=&qo= it,] [http://harvesterofhearts.deviantart.com/#/d2kw95s too.] However what may be the most insane of them all is Kirby and [[Katey Perry]] [http://jadeismaster.deviantart.com/art/A-Kirby-story-part-6-296106615\]{{Dead link}}▼
▲* From the [[Kirby]] universe, we have the logic-defying [http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/art/02-and-Marx-Lineart-156773777?q=1&qo=1 Marx and 02.] Yes, really. Now [[Fridge Logic|take into consideration]] that this is a cheerful, light-hearted ''jester'' being paired with a being made of darkness, capable of feeling only negative emotions. [http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Ball-Marx-141259928?q=1&qo=1 There's] [http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/art/Marx-Zero-Two-Gijinka-Doodle-139870837?q=1&qo=1 alot] [http://tyhnu.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d26lmsg of] [http://harvesterofhearts.deviantart.com/art/Annoyance-155906961?q=&qo= it,] [http://harvesterofhearts.deviantart.com/#/d2kw95s too.] However what may be the most insane of them all is Kirby and [[Katey Perry]] [http://jadeismaster.deviantart.com/art/A-Kirby-story-part-6-296106615\]
* The ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' [[Fan Vid]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q34JYapYlk Okay, Humor Me] parodies this, with Selphie explaining crack pairings to Kairi.
** There are 78 possible pairings within Organization XIII, without throwing Namine into the mix, and there's a legion of fangirls behind every single one.
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** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2893133/1/Electric_Angel Sora/][http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2928260/1/Meet_The_Parents Larxene]. Unintentionally, they're quite amusing. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3818495/1/Screw_Loose Here's a well written drabble to make up for it].
** There is now a [http://starcrossed-sky.livejournal.com/2027.html Crack Pairing Generator] for KH fandom.
* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' has beget some truly creepy pairings. There's the canonical (Crono/Marle; Kino/Ayla), the somewhat normal that just lack basis (Cyrus/Human!Frog; Crono/Ayla; Crono/Lucca), the just plain odd (Janus/Schala; Frog/Lucca; Janus/Lucca), and, finally, the [[Squick|NO NO NO MAKE IT STOP]] (Robo/Lucca; Crono/Magus; Magus/Queen Zeal; any pairing involving Lavos).
** One gag-ending states that Queen Leene married Frog. It causes Marle to scream.
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** The only common bond they share is that Meiling has a rainbow-colored version of Krizalid's Typhon's Rage, but apparently that's enough to go on.
** [[Touhou|Yukari]]/[[King of Fighters|Rugal]] seems to be fairly popular as well.
** There's more [[MUGEN]] [[Shipping]] out there. Check out this [http://mugengenesis.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,831.0.html website for more information.]{{Dead link}}
* While we're on the subject of Touhou, it seems that any girl can be paired with any other girl, and there will be fans (and fanart) of it. Ferryman of the Higan river Komachi Onozuka and divine shrine maiden Sanae Kochiya? [https://web.archive.org/web/20160229155949/http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/a433257810eebc2d11e4221d70f30118.jpg Right here.] Mind-reading youkai Satori Komeiji and judge of the dead Shikieiki Yamaxanadu. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160229100720/http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/e191145cb55461176334c8e85b57cbbc.jpg Done.] Immortal fire-slinging Fujiwara no Mokou and shut-in librarian Patchouli Knowledge? [https://web.archive.org/web/20160224124810/http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/7021afb9c71d33778eadbfafddfd0ead.jpg Yep.] And then there's [http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=randship this.]
* Have you stepped inside the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' fandom lately? There's quite few of these there, too. One of the more interesting ones is SPARTA (Spark Brushel/Lotta Hart) - they never meet in the canon, but there seems to be a rising consensus among the fans that this reporting duo would make a perfect match.
** Gumshoe's trenchcoat/Badd's trenchcoat. [http://teagueful.livejournal.com/74840.html?thread=29930072#t29930072 Yes, there is fic.]
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** Of course, if you take ''any'' support as a pairing possibility, it gets even worse. [[Shrinking Violet|Florina]]/[[Genki Girl|Serra]], anyone?
** One guy actually programmed a random number generator shoved the entire 7th game's playable cast into it to produce the pairings for a [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2389097/1/bFourteen_b_bDays_b fanfic]. Some people have way too much free time.
* While it's rarely played for anything other than laughs, fans will often humorously ship [[Where's Waldo?|Waldo]] with [[Carmen Sandiego]], for the simple reason that both characters try hard to avoid being found. [[Insane Troll Logic| Maybe this means they'd both be good at finding each other or something.]]
* In "Snake Tale E: External Gazer" (featured in the ''[[Updated Rerelease|Substance]]'' version of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''), the way Snake knows that the Mei-Ling he's working with is a warped [[Alternate Universe]] counterpart and not herself is that she's ''married to Solidus''. Solidus is as evil and tentacled as ever, and the two seem to be very much in love with each other. Also, the [[Alternate Universe]] version of Olga is married to someone, and although we never find out who, the implication is that its Snake.
** The ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' Secret Theater shorts used these for humour a lot, between EVA/The End, EVA/Sigint, and Naked Snake/John McCone (the CIA Director under Kennedy and Johnson).
** ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' takes four pairings with little to no basis and makes them all canon. Meryl/Johnny is the one with the most prior canon; Roy/Rose never met {{spoiler|(although admittedly, it was just a ruse)}}; Naomi/Otacon got one line in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' where Otacon says he feels sorry for Naomi but never met; and Naomi/Vamp was just a case of [[Rule of Sexy]].
** As for pairings fans make, one of the most interestingly handled bits of fan crack is the [https://web.archive.org/web/20080324002346/http://my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d383um7 Fear/Joy/Sorrow] love [[Triang Relations|love triangle]] from [[The Cobra Days]]. Besides the fact that the Fear is in the Joy's unit in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', there is no implication of a relationship between them. Joy/Sorrow is [[canon]], but adding the Fear into the mix made for great drama that could have become [[Squick|a little]] [[Overly Long Tongue|strange]] as the Fear aged from his [[Bishounen|very pretty]] [[I Was Quite a Looker|young form]] into... [[Nightmare Fuel|whatever he is in ''Metal Gear Solid 3'']].
* [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=128 Samus/Master Chief].
** Also present in [[Haloid]].
* [[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Godai Yuusuke (Kamen Rider Kuuga)]] and [[Touhou|Kazami Yuuka]]. There is even [https://web.archive.org/web/20130418011018/http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/15443519 an entire video series] on [[Nico Nico Douga]] about it.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'': Ever seen [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1035379/1/One_Wish Epona/Link?] Yeah. And it's more then just this ''one'' story...
** No, no, no. It's gotta be [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3831129/1/The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Map_of_Love Tingle/Link].
** No matter what, it can't get any sicker than [[Expy|Line]][[Pirates of the Caribbean|beck]]/[[Kid Hero|Link]]. Yeah, [http://mimoly.deviantart.com/art/Linebeck-is-too-sexy-108183647?q=boost%3Apopular+Link+Linebeck&qo=15 lots]{{Dead link}} [http://nire-chan.deviantart.com/art/Linebeck-FTW-98355658?q=boost%3Apopular+Link+Linebeck&qo=8 and lots]{{Dead link}} [http://fav.me/d1joxmz of fanart]{{Dead link}} [
*** As for ''[[Spirit Tracks]]'', Linebeck x Link shippers are now clenching their teeth due to their inability to [[Die for Our Ship|kill off Zelda]] for [[Our Ghosts Are Different|obvious reasons.]]
** [http://fav.me/d1k9ied Redead/Link.] [[Nightmare Fuel|Hooo Booooy]].
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*** As if she wasn't [[Most Annoying Sound|annoying enough]]!
*** And [[Majoras Mask]] happened because Link left Hyrule to go look for Navi. Aside from Zelda, they're pretty close to being the [[Official Couple]].
** Let's not forget about [https://web.archive.org/web/20140304074753/http://sage-of-winds.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d15zlwy Link/Floor]
** Then we have the four swords pairings. Some of which being Blue/Red, Blue/Vio, Vio/Shadow, and Shadow/Vaati.
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' has [[Manipulative Bastard|Joshua]] X [[The Cutie|Rhyme]], two characters that don't meet or say a word to each other. Regardless it has a legion of followers on Fanfiction, one small example being this [http://www.fanfiction.net/community/Malicious_Innocence/60936/ community.] The general opinion on this? [[Opposites Attract]].
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** We have the joke pairings of [http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=125319 Miranda/Scion] and [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/secret-romance-mass-effect/63941 FemShep/Elcor], and the more serious [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5730585/1/Geth_Infiltrator Tali/Legion] pairing.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZzvvf1Sp7g This is what happens when you blend memes]. [[Rule 34|Damn it, Internet!]]
** See the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130818095028/http://masseffectkink.hpage.com/ Mass Effect Crack Pairings Generator]. The full list of characters includes not only squadmates and other major characters, but also villains (including ''[[Big Bad|Harbinger]]''), unnamed [[NPC]]s, [[Cargo Ship|inanimate objects]], and ''entire species''.
** The popular [[Robo Ship|Joker/EDI]] crack ship {{spoiler|becomes canon in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', to literally ''everyone's'' surprise}}.
* From Warcraft story [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5245927/1/Vrykul Vrykul] a [http://screenshot.hotwow.com/npc/31/jkqxuep3gt.jpg Frost Vrykul]{{Dead link}} and an [http://spicytunas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/eredar_twins.jpg Eredar.]{{Dead link}} It also happens to be Yuri and the Eredar in question just so happens to be {{spoiler|the daughter of [[Big Bad|Sargeras]].}} Its being pulled off surprisingly.
** Another Warcraft story, this time with [[The Messiah|Tirion]]/[[Black Knight|Darion Mograine]] and Tirion/[[Our Angels Are Different|A'dal]] in the [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7581804/1/Angels_Fall_First SAME STORY!] This author has mentioned in her profile that she has a fondness for Tirion/A'dal pairings. So far as anyone knows, this is truly crack pairing and the only story that even mentions the pairing at all. Tirion strangely remains in character for the story, and so does A'dal. The Tirion/Darion interaction is actually done quite well, despite the fact that they're polar opposites and both men.
** Stumbled upon this fic by the same author of the creepy Tirion/A'dal slash fic. And [[Brain Bleach|OH DEAR GOD HELP ME!]]. Deathwing rapes Alexstrasza's dead body, and then rapes Thrall. The crackiest Warcraft fic ever. Despite the horrid things that happen in this fic, it strangely has a happy ending. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7589903/1/Deathwings_Thrall Enjoy trying to sear this out of your mind.]
* [[Knights of the Old Republic|Canderous/Bastila]]. Never mind the fact that he's at least twice her age and that the personality clash would be enough to demolish a small system
* [[Harvest Moon]] Animal Parade has inspired such pairings as [http://xoverlover.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/d225wgv GillxToby], [http://xoverlover.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=72#/d1z4lr8 JinxLuke] and [http://xoverlover.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/d2bos0s several others].
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'': [[Jeanne D'Archetype|Leliana]]/[[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|Sten]], [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/97/index/1431494#1431494 here]. Whuh?
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* The [[Dissidia Final Fantasy]] shipdom has Voidshipping, Cloud Of Darkness/Exdeath. There's also [[Foe Yay|about ten different ways to pair up various villains with heroes, and people exploit these, a lot.]]
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* Someone actually wrote up a ''[[The
** [[Oneiroi Series|Oneiroi]] [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5330392/1/In_the_Arms_of_Morpheus Series], anyone?
* There's a story on FF.net that's within '''[[The Dreamer]]'' fandom that ships Beatrice Whaley/Alexander Hamilton. It's actually very well written. Can be viewed [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6133961/1/An_Uncommon_Love_A_Series_of_AlexXBea_drabbles here].
* The sprite comic [[Akuma TH]] features several "official" in-universe pairings that would fall under this, but the most notable has got to be the pairing of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and ''[[Mario|Wendy Koopa]]''.
* ''[[Axe Cop]]'' and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130429195537/http://axecop.com/index.php/acask/read/ask_axe_cop_24/ This one is actually canon].
* Following {{spoiler|Dora and Marten's breakup}} in [[Questionable Content]], a [http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25420.0.html vigorous thread] on the QC forum is shipping him with everyone from Hannelore and Marigold to [http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,25420.msg981604.html#msg981604 Amir] and ''Yelling Bird''.
* ''[[Scandinavia and The World]]'' takes the nationshipping of ''Hetalia'' and ups the ante with [[Interspecies Romance|Wales/New Zealand]]. It would be offensive if it wasn't so cute...
** But it doesn't really belong here since it's actually [[Canon]][
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' takes this [[Up to Eleven]], with art being drawn ''by the author himself'' depicting [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scraps2/sassacrexcal.gif the pairing]{{Dead link}} of [[Demonic Dummy|Cal]] and [[Mark Twain|Colonel]] [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Sassacre]]. (Better known as [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Sassacal]].)
** And now {{spoiler|Jack/Jade}} actually has [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005455 canon evidence].
** [http://archiveofourown.org/works/165299 "Laundry"]. Bro/Redglare (Terezi's ancestor).
** Then there's the canon crack pairing: the aforementioned Colonel Sassacre was married to ''Betty Crocker'', who in ''Homestuck'' is/was apparently {{spoiler|the [[God Save Us From the Queen|Troll Empress]]}}.
** Someone created a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130708054938/http://asbestosnow.bravehost.com/homestuck.html crack paring generator].
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310171407/http://catnipcomics.tumblr.com/post/21286030863/wixard-boyyyy-widarf-wizard Eridan/Roxy] is somewhat popular due to [[Theme Pairing|their common interest in wizards.]]
* In ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'' {{spoiler|1=[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001864 Weasel King + Madame Murel.]}}
** Not to mention {{spoiler|1=[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001875 the Demimonde Semigoddess] and [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001877 Fiesta Ace Dick]}}.
** For a crossover between the two: [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8150659/1/Bugs Professor Honeybee/Serenity].
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' apparently has a huge, active shipping community for a cartoon with a running gag about having "Only One Girl".
** Alluded to canonically [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104025410/http://www.homestarrunner.com/datenite.html here], with the pair being {{spoiler|Marzipan x The Cheat}}.
** In the
* ''[[I'm a Marvel And I'm a DC]]'' - plenty, but mainly Green Goblin/Harley Quinn.
{{quote|"I'm just a [[Spider-Man|goblin]], standing in front of a [[Batman|clown]], asking her to love him. What's so complicated about that?"}}
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=5aReyBI8Dv4&annotation_id=annotation_175799 At 10:27; I MARRIED A WOLLYWOG!]
* Despite the fact that she's a [[Psycho Lesbian]] and has made that fact ''very'' clear, ever since the crossover review of ''[[Heavy Metal]]'', fandom is shipping [[Diamanda Hagan]] with either [[The Nostalgia Critic]] or [[Ask That Guy With The Glasses]].
* ''[[RWBY]]'' shippers compulsively (and tongue-in-cheek) ship everyone in the cast with everyone else, completely with [[Portmanteau Couple Name]]s where possible, such as "Nuts and Dolts" for Penny/Ruby and "Arkos" for Jaune/Pyrrha. It quickly got to the point where a massive spreadsheet indexing every possible couple has been created, and gets updated as new characters are introduced each season.
* Not so much an example in itself, but definitely celebrating the concept, is VivifxAMV's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCeFbK-WEVE "Ship Happens"] (and the song which provides its soundtrack, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCDgJiPBxfI "I Ship It"] by Not Literally Productions).
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** Some [http://community.livejournal.com/capslock_atla/ (Not saying any names)] [[LiveJournal]] communities make a goal of finding the biggest crackships in the fandom. So far there's Yue/Chong, Appa/Momo, Appa/Bosco, and so forth. They occasionally even shipped them with members of the ''production crew''... which one of them [http://booter-freak.deviantart.com/art/SRS-BUSINESS-GAIS-78883230 stumbled onto.]
*** Oh, please - CAPSLOCK_ATLA has gotten ''way'' crackier than those ships. Ba Sing Se/The Drill, Aang's old glider/Aang's new glider, Roku/Volcano, Mako/Mako's scarf, The Cabbage Merchant/cabbages, the owlcat from "Tales of Ba sing Se"/the owlcat from "The Puppetmaster", Joo Dee/Ozai, Jet/Zhao (although that one kind of makes sense, seeing as how {{spoiler|they're both dead}})... the list goes on and on and ''on''.
** And if you can't decide what crack ship to support, consult the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130906090343/http://alisachristopher.deviantart.com/art/Shipping-Wheel-2-94257735 wheel of shipping].
** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Foamy]]/Suki has been [[Word of God|declared canon by Bryke]].
{{quote|That actually happened a few years back. Suki isn't too proud of it.}}
** There is a Ty Lee/Hahn fanfic that was extremely well written, and not at all cracky actually. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3906140/1/Choice Go check out RadiantBeam on ff.net]
** Anything involving Jet, since he's supposed to be {{spoiler|dead}}. Jetko (Jet/Zuko) seems to be the most popular, but there is [http://sylvacoer.deviantart.com/ one artist] who ships [http://sylvacoer.deviantart.com/art/Danger-Deceit-MxJ-quot-Doujin-quot-136698731 Mai]{{Dead link}}/[http://sylvacoer.deviantart.com/art/Sexy-Kissx4-Meme-JetxMai-135656620 Jet].
** [http://a-new-power.deviantart.com/art/A-Very-Swork-Date-95439994 Sokka's Space Sword and Toph's Rock.]
*** Didn't they both come from the same meteor? So would this count as incest?
** [http://trishna87.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-New-OTP-101680013 Mai/Fruit Tart.]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120916060911/http://shibamura-prime.deviantart.com/art/Suzula-XD-43868466 Suki/Azula.] Most involving Suki's [[Prison Rape|time in prison]]. Must have been the way Azula referred to her as "My ''[[Les Yay|favorite]]'' prisoner."
** Three from the same artist: [http://kittyjimjams.deviantart.com/art/Hahnzula-for-Naomi-80886187 Hahn/Azula]{{Dead link}}, [http://kittyjimjams.deviantart.com/art/Ship-That-Must-Not-Be-Named-83389609 Mai/Aang]{{Dead link}}, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215084219/http://kittyjimjams.deviantart.com/art/The-Dangers-of-Buff-Iroh-71875593 Iroh/Suki].
** [http://tobuishi.deviantart.com/art/AtLA-Simple-Delights-131333500 Song/Earth King]
** [http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&global=1&q=Jun+Earth+King Earth King/Jun] is more popular than you might expect.
** One of the show's producers/artists (Giancarlo Volpe) posted [https://web.archive.org/web/20140829142558/http://fierymonk.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Season-3-Spoiler-Pt-2-81664978 this] as an April Fools Day joke.
** Also [http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&global=1&q=maikoh#/d16f567 Maikoh].
** While probably not the most crackiest pairing in the fandom, Azutara (Azula/Katara) deserves mentioning as it is not as uncommon as you would think. [http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=Azutara&order=9&offset=72#/d1mp5h2 This] shows quite well (albeit in a rather funny manner) what fans like about it, y'know, besides the [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|'Two lovely ladies getting it on']] factor.
** [[Hello, Sailor!|Zuko/Lt. Jee]] has a surprisingly devoted fanbase.<ref>Wait, you don't remember who Lt. Jee is? He's [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310211616/http://piandao.org/screencaps/ep12/ep12-260.png this guy,] the one who yelled at Zuko for wanting to sail into the storm.</ref> Despite the fact that Jee had about four minutes of screen time, there has been [http://beckyh2112.livejournal.com/tag/ship%20week:%20jeeko a ship week], one WIP [https://web.archive.org/web/20120102150428/http://archiveofourown.org/works/164669/chapters/239418 long fic] of ''incredible'' quality, and a few other small fics and illustrations scattered across the fandom. This pairing seems to be unusual in that the fanworks for it are all very well-done.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6320579/1/Unholy_Matrimony Azula/Zhao] seems to have [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3360712/1/The_Age_of_Consent quite a] [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3214531/1/Steel_Monsters_In_Glass_Bottles large] [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4722473/1/Fanning_the_Flames fanbase,] but they're perfectly matched in [http://makani.deviantart.com/art/zhaozula-D-85797499?q=boost%3Apopular%20zhao%20azula&qo=6 sadism]{{Dead link}} and [http://psychoe.deviantart.com/art/Water-Tribe-Zhaozula-86088980?q=boost%3Apopular%20zhao%20azula&qo=21 ambition!]
** [http://tobuishi.deviantart.com/art/AtLA-so-much-better-187966277?q=boost%3Apopular%20maitara&qo=20 Maitara.]
* ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' had crack pairings develop well in advance of airing, in particular, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121204195215/http://
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' has tons of them. The best one has to be [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4841313/1/My_Screwed_Up_Valentine Danny/Fenton Thermos]. It was started to poke fun at how ridiculous the ship wars were getting, but it caught on.
** There are also MANY [http://dannyxoc-club.deviantart.com/ Danny/OC] pairings.
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* From ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' there's Nemo/Gill. [http://www.livejournal.com/users/amanuensis1/41077.html Yes.] [http://www.waxjism.org/cimorene/hp/whatitfeelslike.html There is.]
* While this is often ignored, it is significant that ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' gave us a ''canon'' example with [[Cloudcuckoolander|Roger]]/[[Femme Fatale|Jessica]].
* [[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]: Jedi Master Shaak Ti/[[Hero-Killer|General Grievous]], a pairing whose only argument is that Shaak wasn't killed by Grievous (read: managed to escape with her life
* The [[Kim Possible]] fandom has a few favorite ships that can be considered crack.
** Kim/Rufus had one story written for it, a story so infamous that it was banned in less than a day and still causes some of the older members of the Kimmunity to wince when they hear the line "Oh YES! Rufus, you ARE the Tunnellord!".
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** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4646553/1/ This story] has a crack pairing that can't be listed due to ruining the surprise.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4277585/1/The_Espers_book_one_Angel_and_devil Duff Killigan/Betty Director].
* [http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32847 This horrid thing]. [[Daria|Jane]]/[[Beavis and
* Included in a possibly [[Squick]] post on Usenet newsgroup is a story which includes a crack pairing of Liono and Snarf of [[Thundercats]] which is certainly NSFW even though text-only.
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' has ''a lot''. Probably the weirdest is Pietro/anyone, due to Pietro's notable lack of interest in anyone but himself, and X-23/Anyone, since she only interacted with Madame Hydra (Ended with blowing up an aircraft), Guantlet (ended the same as Hydra) and Logan (ended each time with her shouting at him angrily and him trying to stop her from possibly killing someone). Then, of course, Pietro/X-23 has a large following, for god knows why.
** Before the series started, anyone who read the comics would of thought of Scott/Rogue as this, then during the series, Rogue developed a crush on Scott and it got a ''large'' following. As notable, they do actually have a lot in common that was, suprisingly, not noticed beforehand.
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] has a few of these:
** There is a category on Ponibooru (a MLP image board) called "[http://www.ponibooru.org/post/list/twilamp/1 Twilamp]{{Dead link}}" for art and short fiction depicting the passionate relationship that Twilight Sparkle shares with the lantern that hangs outside one of the windows of the library/tree that she lives in.
** [[Foe Yay|Celestia x Discord]] has shown up more than a few times in fan fiction. In canon, the two are mortal enemies with one having encased the other in stone because he threw the land into chaos. This kind of fic frequently simply postulates a more cordial relationship between them in the suitably distant past, interpreting Discord's and Celestia's on-screen exchange as [[Like an Old Married Couple]]-type bickering.
*** [[Cloudcuckoolander|DisPie]] (Discord x Pinkie Pie) seems to be popular, too.
*** [[Villainous Romance|Discord x Queen Chrysalis]] or ChrysCord, if you will, seems to be picking up in popularity as well.
** [http://www.fimfiction.net/story/13088/1/The-Great-And-Powerful-Trixie-Falls-In-Love-With-A-Pine-Cone/ The Great and Powerful Trixie Falls in Love with a (sentient) Pine Cone]. Actually [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by the description, which offers an internet to anyone who can complete the story without going "[[Flat What|what]]" at least once.
** [http://www.ponibooru.org/post/view/141985?search=OTP This one]{{Dead link}} is a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|gem]].
** Bloomberg is an apple tree that Applejack literally treats as her baby because apples are [[Serious Business]] to her. Tom is an inanimate boulder whom Rarity fawns over because Discord had enchanted her to think of it as a giant diamond. Tom/Bloomberg has had several shipfics.
** Spike/Gummy. Well, um, at least they're both reptiles...
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== Other ==
* [http://bbmbbf.deviantart.com/art/Jinxed-Shadow-49899233 Jinx/Shadow]. Wait, HUH?
* [http://sociallyunacceptableart.tumblr.com/post/6362007758/reposting-with-story-one-day-shadow-the Shadow/Shrek the Ogre.]{{Dead link}}
* [http://wikdsushi.livejournal.com/23541.html Voldemort/pikachu]. I'm serious
* Che Guevara/Betty Boop. [http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/08/fan_fiction_friday_betty_boop_and_che_guevara_in_b.php No, I'm not kidding].
* Goku/Anne Frank. Yes, THAT Anne Frank. The real life one that died during the Holocaust. The writer seemed to just want to give her a happy ending, but anything with [http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/12/fan_ficition_friday_goku_and_anne_frank_in_until_t.php Hitler turning Super Saiyan] is just too insane to not list.
* There was [http://www.fortupnecity.com/westwood/hillfiger/260/bko.htm an old website]{{Dead link}} where Marilyn Manson and [[Project A-ko|C-ko Kotobuki]] were paired up.
** Knowing [[Nightmare Fetishist|Marilyn Manson]], he'd probably genuinely love (or, at the very least, claim to love, in order to shock people) [[Lethal Chef|C-Ko's cooking]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016220921/http://boards.goldensunrealm.com/ Golden Sun Realm's forums] recently took it upon themselves to [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310171556/http://boards.goldensunrealm.com/index.php?topic=18008.msg358990#msg358990 create pair after pair after pair.] Most of them, predictably, were crack. Real-life characters and forum members in any order? Oh, yes.
* In Sam Moyeps '''Swine Flu: The Musical''', Swine Flu is paired with Flo from Progressive.
* There is a fic pairing the Old Spice Guy and Sassy Gay Friend. It's PG and it's actually quite humorous.
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* A [[Cargo Ship]] [[Crossover]] pairing: [[Good Omens|Crowley's Bentley]]/[[Supernatural (TV series)|Dean's Impala]][http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5975326/1/\].
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6130321/1/bJesus_b_and_bHitler_b_A_Romance Jesus and Hitler: A Romance.] That is all.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120523084332/http://pedobearxbeiber.deviantart.com/ Pedobear and Justin Bieber]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqbn8DKU6n0&feature=related Frollo/Chel] Yes, the creepy priest from ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' and the chick from ''[[Road to El Dorado]]''. No, I don't know either.
* [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|Frollo]]/[[Tangled|Mother Gothel]] [http://porcupine-pen.deviantart.com/art/Hellfire-191714623?q=gallery%3Adisney-crossovers%2F24239054&qo=31 exists.]{{Dead link}} Kind of disturbing just ''how well'' [http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&global=1&q=villain+speed+dating#/d34b41g it fits,] really.
* An online [[Fanfiction.net]] roleplay known as [[Deadly Mistakes]] takes this to new levels; almost all of the roleplay characters are the ''resulting children of crackpairings'' (and almost all of them are [[Crossover Ship|crossovers]], [[Tropes Are Not Bad|not that they think all crossover ships are cracky]]). The "parent pairings" range from mild ([[Dumbo|Timothy Q. Mouse]]/[[The Great Mouse Detective|Miss Kitty]]) to [[Squick|disturbing]] ([[The Batman|The Penguin]]/[[SpongeBob SquarePants|Sandy Cheeks]]), to [[Nightmare Fuel|nightmare-inducing]] ([[Mass Effect|Harbinger]]/[[SpongeBob SquarePants|Sandy Cheeks]]). However, the childrens' parents usually don't end up in an actual relationship together, though there have been exceptions...
** The children themselves have also ended up being paired off with each other as well. The relationships they end up in are usually much more compatible in comparison to the ones involving their biological parents, ultimately averting this trope.
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** It's been confirmed within the roleplay that [[Tommy|the Local Lad and the Acid Queen]] (named Reginald and Anna, respectfully), two parents of two different children in the roleplay (the couple itself doesn't have one between the two of them), ended up getting married a few years before the roleplay's events. Never mind that they [[Ships That Pass in the Night|never met in their respective canon]]...
* Even Mythological creatures aren't immune to this, even in the Middle Ages. [[Our Gryphons Are Different|The Griffin]] is considered the mortal enemy of horses, and in fact preys on them. You know what a Hippogriff is? Evidently the result of either desperation, a dare, or a night of hard-booze or something. [[All Men Are Perverts|Then again...]]
* Actually, every entry in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130214195920/http://www.toplessrobot.com/search.php?tag=Fan%20Fiction&blog_id=132 Topless Robot's Fan Fiction category] contains at least one example of Crack Pairing. Along with [[Nausea Fuel]], [[Nightmare Fuel]], [[Squick]], [[No Yay]] and desperate need for [[Brain Bleach]] for readers and therapy for authors.
* [[Carmen Sandiego]] and [[Where's Waldo|Waldo]] have inspired [[Fan Fics]] and [[Fan Art]] all over the Internet.
== Real Life ==
* [http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/files/bagnews/images/124999_l.jpg This ''New Yorker'' cover] ships [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]], at that point bitter rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination
* [[Real Life]] subject: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10903211/ This hamster and snake, at the Tokyo zoo], given Owen/Mzee a run for their money.
** Just go on Youtube and look up "[insert animal name] [insert different animal name] sex" and see what pops up. It's mostly dog/cat sex, but rewards await the creative and depraved.
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* Chris Colfer/Diet Coke [http://twitter.com/#!/chriscolfer/status/98238156045955072 is a canon example.] The US Diet Coke twitter tweeted about him following them back. He compares their relationship to [[Thelma and Louise]].
* It is thought that in 1766 a male wolf mated with a Pomeranian resulting in nine pups. There's no telling what those puppies ended up looking like.
** Keep in mind that Pomeranians at that time
* An ''[[American Idol]]'' fanfic once shipped season 10 Lauren Alaina with New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.
* [[Cher]] once dated [[Tom Cruise]]
* [[B.o.B.]]'s career contains a few musical crack pairings with feature artists you would not expect on a rapper's song. These include [[Paramore|Hayley Williams]], [[Weezer|Rivers Cuomo]], and [[Taylor Swift]].
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