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[[File:sasuhina1_8485.png|link=Naruto (Manga)|right|[http://megaminoeien.deviantart.com/art/Hinata-Pairing-Guide-Pg-1-61683451 Perfect strangers], indeed.]]
 
 
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This is when Ships Pass in the Night. Most of these types of ships could be considered [[Crack Pairing|Crack Pairings]], but sometimes [[Shipping Goggles|fans can dig deep]] and find decent proof for their beloved ship -- or at least persuade the readers that the couple would give each other the time of day.
 
It's especially [[Mood Whiplash]] if no transition period is shown and the couple is suddenly [[Strangled Byby the Red String]].
 
Compare [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]], which can be a cause of many of these kinds of pairings.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Many of the ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]'' anime fans like to pair up Dawn and Paul, despite the fact that the two rarely speak and when they do, it's the farthest thing from romantic (he once even ''forgot she existed''.) Misty/Gary was similarly popular in the old days as well.
** Heck, most ships in this fandom are nevermets, have something to do with filler characters, or with characters who have had little interaction with each other, to ludicrous extremes.
* [[Shrinking Violet|Ivan]] ([[Shape Shifter|Origami]] [[McNinja|Cyclone]]) and [[Genki Girl|Pao Lin]] ([[Shock and Awe|Dragon]] [[Waif Fu|Kid]]) hits the fandom of ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' HARD, probably an exteme case of [[Pair the Spares]].
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*** Of course, Sakura gets a lot of [[Ship Tease]] in canon, too. Naruto and Lee have or used to have crushes on her, while she was drooling over Sasuke. More recently, {{spoiler|a wounded soldier [[Florence Nightingale Effect|confessed he'd fallen in love with her after she treated his wounds.]] Given that she's one of the top medics, it's unlikely that was the only time that happened.}} There's a reason she's a [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]].
* Rima and Utau from ''[[Shugo Chara]]''. No, really. There is a whole fanbase of them together out there.
* Eriol and Tomoyo from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' are a textbook example. They have a handful of conversations, all about other people, and the numerous fans take that as a sign of deep connection and possibly also current affections. Not to mention the fact that in the manga, Eriol/Kaho is indicated as canon and Tomoyo was in love with Sakura. The less popular ships Touya/Tomoyo, Touya/Meiling, and Eriol/Meiling are even better examples, as the two halves only interact on one or two occasions.
* Asuka/Kaworu seems to have some popularity in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' fandom, despite the two never interacting in canon. This is probably because of a combination of non-Shinji/Asuka writers [[Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends]], and the comedy value of Asuka's [[Tsundere]] nature struggling against Kaworu's [[Dissonant Serenity]].
** Shinji/Hikari also qualifies -- it's one of the most common Eva crack pairings, but her and Shinji barely know each other... although with her being Asuka's best friend and Toji being one of Shinji's friends, they at least have ''some'' chance of social contact. Perhaps to compensate for this, Shinji/Hikari fics tend to be framed either as [[Alternate Universe]] or post-series (for whatever value ''that'' yields) stories.
*** Shinji/Hikari isn't ''too'' implausible, but naturally needs some kind of push to make it work in canon since the two characters almost never talk directly to each other. There ''are'' several fanfics for this pairing that have been well-written enough to end up on the [[Fan Fic Recommendations]] list.
** Rei/Kaworu also qualifies; they never talked, and Rei said exactly two lines relating to Kaworu. There are people who find this squickier than Shinji/Rei... although, to be fair, the squick factor of the latter depends on {{spoiler|how much of Shinji's mom's genetic material you think was used to make Rei.}}
** Although most likely a deliberate-joke [[Crack Pairing]], there's also [[Screw Yourself|Rei/Rei]] and Rei/Rei/Rei, despite the fact that Rei I {{spoiler|is killed by Ritsuko's mother before the series}}, and that Rei III is introduced after {{spoiler|Rei II dies}}. This ship/[[OT 3|OT3]] can expand near-infinitely with {{spoiler|the Rei clones in the dummy plugs}} and the Reiquarium. {{spoiler|And the fact that Rei I may well be the soul inside EVA-00.}}
** There's at least one fic where, among other pairings, ''Ritsuko and Kensuke'' are paired up.
** NGE being often jokingly referred to as 'a Harem anime' because of Shinji's being surrounded by beautiful women (not to mention [[Ho Yay|Kaworu]]), there's even been a few Shinji/Maya fics to crop up - naturally, they make Shinji/Hikari look all the more plausible.
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** It's implied in the third Sound Stage that they worked together in making a Unison Device for Hayate, but are never seen talking about that.
** Notably, Yuuno is the main competitor with Fate to Nanoha's heart and Hayate is one of Nanoha's best friends, meaning that Yuuno/Hayate is a good way of getting the two characters involved in a fic without interfering with the [[Girls Love|Fate/Nanoha]] or resorting to more... [[Die for Our Ship|vindictive]] measures.
* The ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fandom can be justified in doing this, since the characters are countries and the story is based off of [[Real Life|history]]. Even if the author has not covered a time where the nations interact, fans can call upon their history classes or [[The Other Wiki]] for evidence of their ship for fan works. A list of them can be found [[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)/Ships That Pass in The Night|here]]
* There are quite a few [[Fanfic|fanfics]] for Renji/Tatsuki from ''[[Bleach]]''. In the Manga ''or'' Anime have those two had ever had even ''one'' conversation with each other?
*** There's also a small following for Renji/Orihime, mixing with [[Ship Mates]] if it comes from Ichigo/Rukia fans who don't want bash them to get them out of the way. While it ''is'' true that Renji followed Ichigo's quest to save Orihime alongside Rukia, they haven't really interacted either
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* ''~Yu-Gi-Oh!~'''s Silent Shipping. The one little scene where Seto and Shizuka interact sent many fangirls' hearts aflutter: according to the shippers, Kaiba agreed to get medical treatment for Bakura because Shizuka openly begged him to do so (as shown by how he makes the decision shortly after Shizuka speaks up), showing that he holds her in higher regard than the rest of the cast.
** Another good example is Ryuzaki and Shizuka, who have never met and probably don't know the other even exists. The pairing was likely spawned PURELY out of the fact that Jounouchi would flip a shit, causing angst (or lulz, depending on the writer).
* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini|Higurashi]]'' has Keiichi/Satoshi shippers... even though not only do the two never meet (until Kira comes out), but Keiichi is more of a [[Lovable Sex Maniac]] and Satoshi was a more serious [[Expy]] of Keiichi to begin with.
* Yomi and Sakaki from ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' are a semi-popular ship, even though the two barely exchange words with each other -- they only ever talk to each other specifically once, off-screen, to an unknown extent. In contrast, Tomo and Yomi are [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] and Sakaki has [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Kaorin,]] whose obsession is easy to extrapolate into [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|something suspicious]], as well as spending much of her time with Chiyo. The main justification for Yomi/Sakaki shipping seems to be that they're both [[Author Appeal|the most buxom characters in the comic and anime.]]
** Sakaki doesn't talk much at all, so there's that too. And they do talk a little at least once ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|"There's bear in that."]]).
** They're also both cool-headed, much more so compared to the other girls, which can definitely count as an appeal in a show full of quirky people like Azumanga.
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** To give some insight, this pairing was more popular earlier on, while the series was in progress. Most notably during Sesshomaru's first appearance and interaction with her and Inu-Yasha. Being the first real [[Bishonen]], [[Draco in Leather Pants|evil]] [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] who seemed to display a slight (predatory) interest in her (when she managed to pull out the sword), [[Fan Girl|Fangirls]] decided to take it and run away with it. Of course, ''now'' it's pretty obscure, considering that they never really interact with each other again after 40-some volumes.
*** No, it's still huge, and has always been huge. This pairing is about [[Wish Fulfillment]]; Sesshomaru is the most lusted-after character, and Kagome is the easiest character for a teenage girl to relate to/project themselves onto, so by pairing her with him, they get a sense of pairing ''themselves'' with him.
**** Although it is sometimes admittedly about wish fulfillment, some of the fans just think that their personalities could bounce off each other well and create a really interesting dynamic. The great thing is, when handled right, they do. When they're not handled right mostly it devolves into [[Porn Without Plot]] as the two of them are [[Strangled Byby the Red String]].
*** Actually, it seems like it's more popular now than it was back when the series was only like 200 chapters long.
** In this ship's defense, which of Kagome's love interests *hasn't* tried to kill her upon first meeting? I can only think of Houjou, and he. Well. Also when this pairing is done well, it is done very, very, very well.
* ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'' has Sousuke/Insane Police Lady. Sure, they've had some (hilarious) interactions, and the Police Lady ''is'' obsessed with him in a [[Foe Yay]]-riffic way... and Sousuke ''did'' compliment her skill and ability (in his mind). The only problem is that she's only like that with him when he's in his Bonta-kun mascot costume. Which can only say stuff like "Fumo-fumo fuu!!" As for actual interaction between them when he's dressed normally... there's little to none. Except an instance where he asks Kaname if he should "off" the Police Lady. Granted, the people who support this pairing at least ''do'' tend to acknowledge that it's crack.
** [[OT 3|Foursome pairing of Gauron/Xia Yu Fan/Xia Yu Lan/Sousuke]]. Not so much the [[Memetic Molester|Gauron]] paired with any of them part, as much as the Yu Fan and Yu Lan together with Sousuke part. Especially since the ''only'' interaction he's ever had with either of them was with Yu Fan, whom he never actually ''saw'', and whom he said all of two sentences (consisting of, at most, three words) to. Though, as absurd a pairing as this seems ([[Chaste Hero|Sousuke]] being in a foursome with three people he hates is... [[This Is Your Premise Onon Drugs|not very realistic]]), it ''is'' true that both Yu Fan and Yu Lan ''had'' been watching and pondering over Sousuke for a while (since their Sensei [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|kept talking about him]], and sent them to find him).
* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' fandom now has Athena/Ikusa, Hayate's older brother.... although this would probably be considered parody, as it was invented mainly to annoy supporters of a certain other pairing.
** That one ''does'' at least make sense, considering that {{spoiler|Ikusa was the one who released Athena from her [[Gilded Cage]].}}
* Back in the day, Matt and Mimi from ''[[Digimon Adventure|Digimon]]''. They never interacted at all. They ''did'' stand next to each other a few times, though. The reason they were such a popular ship was because everyone paired all the characters according to "hierarchy": Tai and Sora because they were the male and female leads (and because they had actual [[Fan-Preferred Couple|chemistry]]), TK and Kari because they were the two [[Toy Ship|youngest]], and Matt and Mimi because... they were [[Pair the Spares|the only boy-girl pair left]]. There were Izzy and Joe, of course, but they were both [[Hollywood Nerd|really nerdy]], and weren't [[Troubled but Cute]] like Matt. (And yes, this meant that Izzy and Joe were often [[Slash Fic|paired together]] - even though ''either'' of them would have been a better match for Mimi).
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* The [[Ouran High School Host Club]] fans who keep up with the anime rather than the manga see Kyoya/Kaoru as this, since their time together in the anime is limited to one scene of about 2 lines each. The pairing has recently developed a niche in the fandom due in part to continuing interactions in the manga.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' has its fair share. One of the most popular ones is Hotaru/Shingo due to their similar ages. They’re never actually seen together, though as Chibiusa's close friends, it is plausible that they have met off-screen. Sometimes it is done [[Pair the Spares|to allow Ami (whom Shingo crushes on) to be in with someone else]].
* Someoka/Fubuki seemed to have become extremely popular in the ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'' fandom a long, ''long'' time before the two shared any decent amount of screentime, having spent an arc and a half (about 50 episodes) taking turns getting [[Put Onon a Bus]] starting shortly after Fubuki's introduction. Most of the shipping seems to have stemmed from a single scene where the two share a heartwarming friendship moment conversing on the Inazuma General Hospital rooftop. It'd be another two dozen or so episodes after that before they actually end up as simultaneously active teammates for any prolonged period of time.
** In the video games -- [[The Anime of the Game|in which the show was based off of]] -- actually subverts this. The two interact well before the aformated Rooftop scene, in fact Someoka was one of the only people he ever attempted to open up to. These two continue to interact well after the second game, Someoka was the first person to greet Fubuki after he {{spoiler|recovered from his injury}} he was also the first to congratulate him on getting on the team. Though there are much more direct examples of this trope in the fandom such as Fudou/Fuyuka ''who never interacted in either versions'' yet it remains the most popular hetreo shipping for that character.
* One of the more hilarious plot twists in the most recent ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' novels was the revelation that {{spoiler|[[Casanova Wannabe|Taniguchi]] once dated [[Humanoid Abomination|Kuyou]] for a short time.}} The two had never interacted before this and the pairing was [[Crack Pairing|so out there]] that this could be considered a canon example.
* [[Loveless]] fans have the suprisingly popular [[Perpetual Smiler|Kio]]/[[Ill Boy|Yayoi]].
* [[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]] has Light/Mello, despite the two ''never'' meeting face-to-face in canon.
* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' has Zeref/Mavis, Zeref being the [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]] and Mavis being Fairy Tail's angelic looking founder. Not only have they never met, but the fact that Zeref had no idea Tenroujima was a guild island is as good an indicator as any that he has no idea Mavis exists. The pairing seems to have come from the tenth opening, which ends with a clip of Zeref, then Mavis walking, then both of them looking up at the audience-and they aren't sharing the screen here either. It's usually backed up by the claim that Zeref was found on the same island where Mavis was burried.
 
 
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== Film ==
* In the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek]]'' reboot movie, Sulu and Chekov share all of five lines of dialogue. They are still one of the most popular ships in the fandom, and every once in a blue moon will surpass even slash [[Trope Namer]] Kirk/Spock on the kink meme for sheer number of stories written. Doubtlessly, the ship is helped along by the characters' interactions in Trek Prime canon, but there is a cornucopia of fic set specifically and solely in the Reboot Universe.
** Pairing Scotty with Gaila (Kirk's Orion girlfriend) is surprisingly popular. Not only do they share no scenes in the film Gaila is quite possibly {{spoiler|''dead'' by the time Scotty even arrives on the ''Enterprise''.}}
* In ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'', Donny (the [[Memetic Badass|Bear Jew]]) and Utivich don't exchange any lines, but they are one of the fandom's most popular pairings. This can work out though, as the film shows a limited view of the Basterds, and it's possible that they all interacted at some point that we don't see in the movie.
** Donny is also paired with Soshanna quite a lot, considering they have entirely different storylines, never meet at all during the film and {{spoiler|both die at the end.}}
* The ''[[Legion]]'' section on [[Fanfiction.net]] has a rather large proportion of [[Archangel Gabriel|Gabriel]]/Audrey, despite the fact that they share precisely one scene, in which she tries to kill him {{spoiler|and he ''does'' kill her}}.
* Although they have not even shared a movie just yet, [[Iron Man (Filmfilm)|Tony Stark]] and [[Thor (Filmfilm)|Loki]] have become an increasingly popular pairing.
** So has Loki/Jane.
*** Mind you, he did allude to be willing to do nasty things to her in order to [[Berserk Button|get a rise out of Thor]].
** Meanwhile, Darcy is frequently paired with either Loki or Hawkeye, despite never sharing a single scene with either character.
*** Which is nothing compared to her being frequently shipped with [[Captain America: theThe First Avenger|Steve Rogers]].
* [[Billionaire Playboy|Howard Stark]] and [[Lady of War|Peggy Carter]] from [[Captain America: theThe First Avenger]] are frequently shipped as having hooked up afterwards to sire [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]]. Though they do share the screen a few times, they are usually in group scenes and they share TWO lines of dialogue set about twenty minutes apart and in different countries.
* [[Camp Rock]] has the pairing of Nate and Caitlyn which seems to be so for the sole of Caitlyn being straight and not alone. It still goes on even after Nate was given a love interest (and a bigger role) in the second film
 
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== Live Action TV ==
* Quite a few ''[[Law and Order SVU]]'' fans like to pair up [[John Munch]] and Casey Novak. Again, they haven't said much to each other, but one reporter does refer to them as [[The X -Files|"Mulder and Scully"]]. Now, we all know what happened there.
** Speaking of ''[[The X -Files]]'', one popular fanfic pairing is Skinner with Scully's mother.
* On ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Sylar and Heidi make for an interesting ship. They've never been seen to meet in the series, but the ship bears a [[Unfortunate Implications|dubiously canon odor]] due to two timelines in which Sylar murdered and impersonated Heidi's husband.
** A lot of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' fans slash Mohinder Suresh and Adam Monroe, despite the fact that the two have never met in canon. Reasons include Mohinder's status as [[Horrible Judge of Character|evil magnet]], or the "British connection" stemming from the fanon idea that Mohinder went to boarding school in England... but mainly, the actors are just '''so freaking pretty.''' [[Not That There's Anything Wrong Withwith That]].
** Claude/Sandra is another popular one. We've never seen them onscreen together, but Claude was HRG's partner at the Company and apparently his close friend, and Sandra is/was HRG's wife, so they most likely knew each other.
* ''[[I CarlyICarly]]'': ''iChristmas'' showed that Spencer/Mrs. Benson would have worked if Spencer was a little more normal.
* In order to [[Pair the Spares]], ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' fans have a tendency to do this. One favourite is the Dawn/Andrew ship, even though they've hardly ever talked and Andrew is [[Ambiguously Gay|in love with Spike]].
** This isn't actually that stupid, since Andrew has expressed a certain fondness for Dawn and she's practically fawning over him after he refuses to help the First.
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** Connor/Drusilla showed up occasionally post-Season 4; despite them never having met this one actually made some sense. Her psychic/prophetic abilities might enable her to become aware of his existence, and he was the only surviving person she could consider "family" who hadn't turned on her already. Plus without his memories he wouldn't immediately try to kill her.
* In [[NCIS]] there is a ship called Kiva - Kate/Ziva. They lived in completely different countries, and never met. And {{spoiler|Kate dies before Ziva arrives on the show}}. This does not seem to deter fans of [[Les Yay]].
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' fandom once had a large sect interested in pairing up minor crew members Joseph Carey and Samantha Wildman, though he only appeared in the first season (and then in a time-traveling fifth season episode) and she wasn't introduced until the second. It was a great disappointment to them when Carey was killed in the last season.
** Of course, in a crew of about one hundred and fifty people spending several years on the wrong side of the galaxy without contact with people back home, it's not unreasonable to assume that everyone has at least met each other.
* For ''[[Glee]]'', pairing Kurt with Mike Chang (Other Asian) would make much more sense than the proposed boyfriend being cast for him. They don't have a lot of interaction and it may be a case of [[Pair the Spares]], but there are hints of it in the show, intentional or not.
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* ''[[Super Sentai]]'' has a few of these, since many fans like to [[Pair the Spares]] for the whole team. Notable examples are Takeru/Momoko in ''[[Hikari Sentai Maskman]]'' and Hiroto/Saki in ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]'', even though both "couples" hardly talk to each other and don't get a focus episode together.
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' has had it's fair share of these over the years. Two of the bigger examples are probably [[Les Yay|Tori/Kira]], who only appeared in four episodes together. ([[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Or either of them with any of their teammates during Operation Overdrive.]]) And Tommy/Taylor, who never even appeared on screen together, but the actors portrayed a canon couple... on a completely different show.
* The ''[[Sherlock (TV)|Sherlock]]'' series has Mycroft/Lestrade, as illustrated by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77cOTPQ5RXM this video]. It wasn't clear that either of them even knew the other existed until mid-series 2, when Sherlock accused Lestrade of being sent to Baskerville by Mycroft (which Lestrade denied).
** The ship Moriarty/Moran takes this trope to an extreme - Moran has not even ''appeared'' in this show, as of the end of series 2.
* From ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'': Morgana and Sir Leon. Leon was introduced in the second season and had ''no'' scenes whatsoever with Morgana in the second or third series, yet it still gained quite a number of followers. This changed in the finale of season three in which Leon {{spoiler|is forced to kneel in front of Morgana after she's siezed the throne of Camelot}}. The increase in shippers went up exponentially.
* On the third generation of ''[[Skins]]'', there is a rare canon example with Franky and Matty, who have exchanged relatively few lines for people who are supposedly ''destined'' to be together.
** There are lots of fandom examples too. Cook/Katie, Effy/Emily, James/Paddy, Tony/Cassie, etc. There are even some across the generations, like Tony/Katie and Naomi/Michelle.
* In the [[Sy Fy]] miniseries ''[[Tin Man]]'' fandom, the most popular [[Beta Couple]] to Cain/DG seems to be [[Broken Hero|Glitch]] and [[Demonic Possession|Azkadellia]], despite the fact that they meet (as adults) exactly twice in the series--oh, and that bit about her ''cutting out half his brain and putting it in a jar.''
* The ''[[Grimm (TV)|Grimm]]'' fandom features a sizeable fan base for Barry Raeb/Roddy Piper. The two have never met and would most likely be natural enemies (one is a bear, the other is a rat), but they are both [[Cute but Troubled]].
* There is an anthology of [[Suite Life On Deck]] stories called The Strange Love Collection which exists pretty on this trope. Examples include [[Wizards of Waverly Place|Alex Russo]] and London's [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] Corrie, Addison and the Russian chess champ Sasha and Bailey and Jessica (which actually [[Hilarious in Hindsight|preceded]] their [[Les Yay]] in a later episode
* Both BAMF & dressed for business, [[The Vampire Diaries|Elijah & Pearl]]
 
 
== Theatre ==
* ''[[The Twenty Fifth25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee]]'''s fandom ships Leaf/Logainne and Chip/Marcy, despite the fact that they don't really talk.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3241014/1/The_48th_bAnnual_b_bPutnam_b_bCounty_b_bSpelling_b_bBee_b one fic] has the characters recognising each other in later events.
 
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** ''358/2 Days'' may help with this, provided you're not trying to ship the Castle Oblivion group and don't mind emotionless hatesex. However, it still doesn't explain the absurd popularity of the Zexion/Demyx ship. Never in ''any'' of the games do the two of them ''ever'' interact with one another.
*** Hence the wonder that is AU fanfiction.
* [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Joshyme]] ([[Ambiguously Gay|Joshua]]/[[Pair the Spares|Rhyme]]) is a ''very'' popular pairing in the fandom of ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'', despite the fact ''that they never met at any point in the game''. They are actually ''the only two'' of the five main characters who have never met; everyone else has ''at least'' seen each other at one point or another.
** Even more popular seems to be Minamimoto/Rhyme. Given that {{spoiler|Rhyme is [[Dead Sidekick|killed]] [[Dead Little Sister|off]] to facilitate Beat's [[Face Heel Turn]] before Minamimoto even comes anywhere near the rest of the protagonists (or indeed has more than one scene, and that in silhouette)}}, this is slightly mystifying.
* ''[[Phoenix Wright]]'' has quite a few, but one that sticks out is Mike Meekins and Maggey Byrde.
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== Webcomics ==
* ''Abe and Kroenen'' centers around Abe Sapien and Karl Reprecht Kroenen, two characters from ''[[Hellboy (Filmfilm)|Hellboy]]'' getting together in a secret post-film romance, even though they never shared a scene.
* Thanks to the power of [[Oneiroi Series (Fanfic)|well-written Crack Fanfiction,]] [[Order of the Stick|Redcloak/Vaarsuvius]] has a following. The two haven't spoken directly to each other once and are on opposite sides, but [[Not So Different|they have a lot in common.]] It works.
** Of course, Vaarsuvius has been shipped with [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|just about the entire cast]], as well as [[Star Trek: theThe Original Series|Mr. Spock]]. It helps that [[Ambiguous Gender|(s)he]] can be written [[Ho Yay|any]] [[Les Yay|way]] [[Heterosexual Life Partners|the]] [[Bi the Way|fanon]] [[Gender Bender|wants]].
** [[No Fourth Wall|Quasi-in-universe example]]: At one point, Elan tells Haley that when she gets back to normal, she can make out with any of the strip's recurring villains she wants. The name of the strip in question is "We Recommend [[Dark Magical Girl|Tsukiko]]." Given that Haley and Tsukiko have only had one major interaction (the fight beneath Azure City), this counts.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' fans have a big habit of taking advantage of the [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], [[Love Dodecahedron]] and ''many'' [[Bi the Way|bisexual characters]] for shipping purposes, leading to many of these. Probably the most significant is John/Eridan, a moderately popular ship between two characters who have not once interacted in canon yet.
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== Web Original ==
* [[Ask That Guy With theThe Glasses (Web Video)|Ask That Guy]] and [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|Dr. Insano]] are a popular ship in the TGWTG fandom. They have yet to interact onscreen together. Pity, because when one is a [[Canon]] [[Depraved Bisexual|Depraved Omnisexual]] and the other is a [[Mad Scientist]] and they're both fiendishly evil, you can imagine they'd [[Unholy Matrimony|hit it off right away.]]
** Also with Ask That Guy, shipping him with [[The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Chick]] seems pretty popular. We think it would probably has something to do with the fact that she could easily kick his ass if they ever met. Possibly.
** And with Ask That Guy again, lets be honest, him and [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]]. While its pretty easy to see Ask That Guy wanting to bang someone who looks exactly like him, the characters have exchanged like five lines of dialog. But suddenly in fanfic, they're incestuous twins who are ridiculously co-dependent and the Critic is usually Ask That Guy's fuck-and-torture toy.
** As soon as Dr. Tease's evilness became apparent, people started shipping her with [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|Dr. Insano]].
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'',
** [[Toy Ship|Toph/the Duke]] and Toph/Teo are popular [[Ship Mates]] for the [[Official Couple|canon pairings]]. Unfortunately, the only evidence for the former is Duke letting Toph use his helmet as a barf bag during "The Day of Black Sun" and a hug in the finale. (during the finale commentary , the creators coyly [[Trolling Creator|point out the hug]]) There's hardly any at all for the latter.
** Jet/Zuko could be considered this as well, as they only interacted in a couple of episodes, but became a popular slash pairing due to heavy amounts of Subtext (specially coming from Jet's [[Ho Yay]] towards Zuko).
** Ursa, meet Hakoda, Hakoda, meet Ursa, I think you'll get along great. Oh yeah, we ship Ursoda. [[Theme Pairing]]: opposite-gender single parents of two major characters each. Pulled off exceptionally well [[Guide Me Home (Fanfic)|here]].
** Azula and Toph are starting to gain a small fanbase. The two only talk once, in the Day of the Black Sun, when Azula proves she can get past Toph's [[Living Lie Detector]] ability. This is due in part to [[Alternative Character Interpretation|popular fan theories painting them both as lesbians]].
** Some Zutarians like to ship off [[Deadpan Snarker|Mai]] with Jet, {{spoiler|Despite the fact that Jet's dead and they've never met.}} Though I won't limit it to just Zutarians or just Mai. Jet's really into complete strangers, some say...
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** June/Piandao is another one that's been appearing recently.
** Haru/Ty Lee were paired in the Super Deformed Shorts, despite the fact they never met in the canon.
* As for [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra (Animation)|The Legend of Korra]],'' there's a surprising amount of [[Toy Ship|Jinora/Skoochy]] fic. One is Tenzin's [[Cute Bookworm]] airbender daughter and the other's a street rat who trades information for money, and naturally they've never met; they just happen to be the only ones in their age group.
* Robin/Raven used to be this way in ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'' fandom. Of all the Titans, they interacted the least, yet people liked pairing them up because they liked the aesthetics of it: both were the darkest Titans, both were named after birds so writers could do a contrived "birds of a feather" metaphor, etc. It wasn't until the Trigon [[Story Arc]] where Raven started confiding in Robin more and scenes like Robin rescuing a [[Mind Rape|mindraped]] and [[Clothing Damage|clothing-torn]] Raven that shippers finally had decent canon stuff to write off of.
** A slightly more extreme example is Blackfire and Red X. Never met, but each is the [[Evil Counterpart]] to the official couple of Robin and Starfire.
** Even more extreme is Slarella - Slade and Arella. One is an enemy of the Titans living in their dimensions, and the other is the mother of a Titan living in an alternate dimension.
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** Don't forget [[Fan Nickname|Billy the Intern]]/[[Fan Nickname|Emily The Flight Attendant]] from the fourth aftermath of Action.
** Trent and Courtney are becoming a popular fanon couple despite barely interacting in canon (in fact Trent may be the contestant Courtney has talked to ''least'' on the whole show.) Helping them is that they are [[Ship Mates]] for people who want to see Gwen and Duncan together.
** A rare canon example of this trope: in the Yukon episode Courtney suggests they huddle together for warmth. [[Dogged Nice Guy|Cody]] immediately tries to get with [[Just Friends|Gwen]] (instead winding up with [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|Sierra]]), [[Love Makes You Dumb|several girls]] latch onto [[Evil Is Sexy|Alejandro]]...and [[Ambiguously Gay|Noah]] suddenly hugs [[Granola Girl|Bridgette]] while smiling contentedly, even though the two had never interacted before. Just a quick bit of [[Ship Tease]], but if one is a [[Crack Pairing|crack shipper]], it was [[Crowning Moment of Funny|highly amusing]].
* Out of the three main fan pairings in ''[[Ben 10 (Animation)|Ben 10]]'', only Gwen/Kevin was like this ''at first'', as the [[Kissing Cousins|Ben/Gwen]] and [[Foe Yay|Ben/Kevin]] shippers had ''plenty'' of evidence to back themselves up. The writers may have caught on to this, and paired Gwen and Kevin off [[Strangled Byby the Red String|awkwardly]] in [[Ben 10: Alien Force (Animation)|Ben 10 Alien Force]] to [[Ship Sinking|sink]] the [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Bwen and Bwevin]] shippers. This was [[Romantic Plot Tumor|so forced]] it had the effect of stopping approximately no-one.
* In the case of ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', this likely would apply to Ferb & Gretchen (the Fireside Girl who [[Meganekko|wears glasses]]). Despite Ferb's [[Precocious Crush]] on Vanessa and the fact that he and Gretchen have never truly interacted onscreen, it's a very popular ship in the fandom
* Just try to tell some of the [[Wolverine and Thethe X -Men]] fans that [[Ditzy Genius|Forge]] and [[Ugly Cute|Toad]] have never so much as been in the same room together. That doesn't stop them from being rather plausible if they ever did meet, or the fact that their ship is hands-down ''the'' cutest one in the fandom.
** Their ship is so popular, it has a [[Live Journal]] community dedicated to it now.
* [[Transformers Animated]]. Prowl and Blackarachnia only met once {{spoiler|and all she did was poison him so she could manipulate Optimus.}} But given his [[Friend to All Living Things]] and her self-loathing for her technorganic [[Body Horror]] had a strange appeal for fans as the one to bringing her 'round not only for a [[Heel Face Turn]] but for her to accept herself. He could have brought out the good like [[Knight in Shining Armor|Silverbolt]] did for the original [[Dark Action Girl|BA]] in ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]''.
** A very extreme, disturbing example is a fanart involving Blurr/Longarm, despite the fact the only interaction those two characters ever had was when the former ''was killed'' by the latter.
* ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' has Knock-out and Arcee. The two of them barely spoken and have little interaction with each other, and the little they have is hostile. Yet this seems to be the fan favorite pairing if fanfiction has anything to say about it.
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** Chester and Veronica too.
* A fair number of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' fans support [[Opposite Sex Clone|Dani]]/[[Creepy Child|Youngblood]], even though they never meet in the series. The logic is that they're the only two recurring "kid" characters; everyone else is a teenager or adult.
* A lot of ''[[The Princess and Thethe Frog]]'' fans seem to ship [[Spoiled Sweet|Charlotte LaBouff]] and [[Witch Doctor|Dr. Facilier]], even if they never canonically interacted. This also ignores the detail of Facilier trying to kill Lottie's beloved father.
* ''[[Daria]]'' has a few examples--some fans ship [[Homeschooled Kids|Ted]] with [[The Woobie|Stacy]], for example, based on their similarly kind and intelligent personalities. [[Berserk Button|Mr. DeMartino]] / [[Hippie Teacher|Ms. Defoe]], the most notable teachers to still be single at the end of the series, are also sometimes paired together.
* A small number of ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' fans pair [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|Brainy]]/[[Parody Sue|Lila]] as a [[Ship Mates]] for [[Official Couple|Helga/Arnold]]. It's [[Pair the Spares]] to be sure, but when you consider that Lila liked Arnie, who's possibly even ''weirder'' than Brainy, it actually makes a bit of sense.
* In the season 22 finale of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel, two of the few characters in the show's [[Loads and Loads of Characters|large cast]] who have never interacted, start dating.
* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', Soarin' once bought a pie from Applejack. They're a fairly popular ship. There isn't much else to say.
** Those fans seeking an alternative to the yuri pairings that make up the majority of MLP ships often have to resort to...unorthodox options; Twilight Sparkle/[[All There in Thethe Script|Doctor Whooves]] and Pinkie Pie/[[Fan Nickname|Pokey Pierce]] are among the more sane ones, and even they make use of background ponies whose actual personalities and relationships with the main characters are tenuous at best.
*** Applejack's cousing Braeburn has appeared in one episode, and lives very far from everyone else, but since had lines, a discernable personality and is male, he appears in a lot of ships - though not only straight ones, but also to fill out the low yaoi quota in Ponyville and to be the one a main character tries to have a straight relationship with before they realise the prefer mares. Presumably he does a lot of travelling.
** Speaking of which Big Macintosh hasn't [[The Quiet One|spoken]] to many ponies apart from his sister, however since he is (other than Spike) the only recurring male character he gets shipped around a lot.
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*** A particularly popular Big Mac ship is Big Mac/Fluttershy. This is probably due to the fact that both are fairly quiet and seem to like nature, but they've never really interacted at all.
** Another popular ship is [[Foe Yay|Discord/Celestia]], due to the dialogue they ''do'' share, and the fact that Discord is the only other major character outside of Luna and Celestia that seems to be able to live several thousands of years. It has three groups dedicated to it on [[Deviant ART]].
** [[All There in Thethe Script|Lyra Heartstrings]] and [{{[[[All There in Thethe Script]] Bon Bon}} are seen together often enough that [http://chzbronies.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-brony-because-absolutley-all-of-the-fanbase-loves-shipping.jpg it gives the fans ideas].
** An especially odd example (if only because of how popular it is) is the shipping between [[All There in Thethe Script|DJ Pon-3]]/[[All There in Thethe Script|Vinyl Scratch]] and [[All There in Thethe Script|Octavia]]. It started with fans juxtiposing the two for humorous effect since they represent conflicting musical aesthetics, however the sheer amount of such fan art was enough to [[Shipping Goggles|get the gears turning]] for the community's shippers, to the point that a large chunk of fan art involving the two is now shipping art (as well as several fan fictions). DJ Pon-3 also has a growing Shipdom with [[Fan Nickname|Neon Lights]]/[[Fan Nickname|EmCee W1SH]], who in popular fanon is seen as another musician who has a friendly rivalry with DJ Pon-3. It should be noted that DJ Pon-3 has yet to appear in the same scene as either of her two most popular shipmates, only appearing in the same episode as Neon Lights in [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2|the Season 2 finale]] and only appearing with Octavia in [[The Merch]].
* ''[[X -Men: Evolution]]'s'' Pietro and X-23 is a ''very'' popular ship. But so is Kurt and X-23. This is despite X-23's closest interaction with Kurt being off screen and involving her knocking him out; her and Pietro's closest interaction in the series only happening in people's imaginations; and [[Jerkass|each]] [[Fun Personified|character's]] [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|personality]] being completely different. If the characters did interact without first having a LARGE dose of [[Character Development]] first, it would either end with X-23 killing Pietro for making a wise ass remark, or X-23 killing Kurt for not being serious enough in a situation. Kitty and Pietro is slightly saner, but even more jarring as the two have interacted, and by 'interacted' we mean Pietro insults her, she glares at him, and once threatens him. Let's just say X-23 couldn't be shipped with anyone as she has a very unique personality and the only three people she was shown on screen with were either being knocked out, are dead, or [[Squick|her genetic template and the closest thing to a father.]]
* ''[[Recess]]'' fans tend to ship Hustler Kid x Butch...despite the fact that the two hardly interact in the series.
* on [[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]], Lagoon Boy had about a minute of screen time before he was lip locked with Miss Martian, who most people thought was still in a relationship with Superboy. While the 5 year time skip made a relationship shakeup plausible, obody saw it coming.
 
 
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