Slash Fic: Difference between revisions

Line 1:

[[File:Avatar_shipping_WhyTheBoysToo_7775.jpg|link=Avatar: The Last Airbender ~~(Animation)~~|right]]

[[File:Avatar_shipping_WhyTheBoysToo_7775.jpg|link=Avatar: The Last Airbender|right]]

{{quote|'''Dean''': There's Sam Girls and Dean Girls and... What's a slash fan?<br />

Line 6:

'''Dean''': Like ''[[Sibling Incest|together]]'', together? They do know we're brothers, right?<br />

'''Sam''': Doesn't seem to matter.<br />

'''Dean''': Oh, come on, that... [[Sick and Wrong|that's just sick!]]|''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]''}}

'''Dean''': Oh, come on, that... [[Sick and Wrong|that's just sick!]]|''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''}}

The ''other'' reason you should use protection when reading [[Fanfic]] (see [[Fan Wank]]).

Line 22:

The term "Femslash", "Femmeslash" or [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"Saffic"]] are often used for lesbian pairings specifically.

Traditionally, the more lopsided the male-to-female ratio, the easier it is to have slash pairings rather than straight pairings. One example is the game ''[[~~Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|~~Team Fortress 2]]'' with eighteen male characters (''Maybe'' sixteen. Jury's still out on the [[Viewer Gender Confusion|Pyro]]) and one female voice who's about sixty years old and is also a chainsmoker. It's basically slash, or gender-bending. Another is ''[[Transformers]]'', which consists almost entirely of 200+ male robots and about 3 female ones.

Traditionally, the more lopsided the male-to-female ratio, the easier it is to have slash pairings rather than straight pairings. One example is the game ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' with eighteen male characters (''Maybe'' sixteen. Jury's still out on the [[Viewer Gender Confusion|Pyro]]) and one female voice who's about sixty years old and is also a chainsmoker. It's basically slash, or gender-bending. Another is ''[[Transformers]]'', which consists almost entirely of 200+ male robots and about 3 female ones.

Slash is generally also used to pair up [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]. Of course, some canonical works, especially [[Boys Love]] and those with a [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]], invite such reading by playing the ambiguity for all its worth. It's also common to (sexually) pair characters who are nemeses in the source material, in [[Fanfic]]'s own version of [[Slap Slap Kiss]], [[Foe Yay]] and [[The Masochism Tango]]. Some [[Slash Fic|Slash Fics]] are so low in erotic and romantic content that although they focuses on the relationship between two same-sex characters, it's not obvious if they're slash or not; they're closer to [[Ho Yay]] themselves. Such fics are often called PreSlash or slash if-you-squint.

Line 39:

== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'' is unique in that since the title character has two forms - one of each gender - poor Ranma has been cast in [[Slash Fic|Slash Fics]] with ''almost every single cast member''. Including his official heterosexual love interest. And him/herself.

* ''[[D Gray-man]]'': Allen has been paired with just about [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|every other guy in the series]]. Especially with Lavi and Kanda.

* ''[[D.Gray-man]]'': Allen has been paired with just about [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|every other guy in the series]]. Especially with Lavi and Kanda.

* [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Simon/Viral.]] Both pre- and post-[[Time Skip]]. [[Squick|Oh God no.]]

** There's plenty of Simon/Kamina too.

Line 47:

** Don't forget that [[Foe Yay|Itachi/Sasuke and Neji/Hinata]] are ''really'' popular, in spite of the fact that Itachi and Sasuke are [[Brother-Sister Incest|brothers]] and Neji and Hinata are [[Kissing Cousins|half-siblings]]...

** Believe it or not, Gaara/Lee is a pretty popular pairing. It's been made famous by Maldoror_gw's Diplomatic Relations. [http://maldoror-gw.livejournal.com/30383.html\]

** Another is Kakashi/Iruka, despite the fact that [[Ships That Pass in ~~The~~ Night|the two have barely met.]]

** Another is Kakashi/Iruka, despite the fact that [[Ships That Pass in the Night|the two have barely met.]]

** During Naruto's Spiral Shuriken training, Kakashi makes a joke about how he admires Naruto, and Naruto interprets it as a come on. Kakashi/Naruto fanfic tripled overnight.

* Practically the entire realm of ''[[~~Death Note (Manga)|~~Death Note]]'' fanfic/art centres around this trope. With the whole L and Light {{spoiler|being chained to each other}} for months, they were practically begging for it.

* Practically the entire realm of ''[[Death Note]]'' fanfic/art centres around this trope. With the whole L and Light {{spoiler|being chained to each other}} for months, they were practically begging for it.

** Not to mention that L's heavy surveillance of Light can also be interpreted as a case of Stalker With a Crush.

** This [http://cantatedomino24.deviantart.com/art/Death-Note-Yaoi-Overload-257767815 comic] by [http://www.cantatedomino24.deviantart.com CantateDomino24] sums up [[Everyone Is Gay|DN fandom quite nicely... ]]

Line 56:

* ''[[Durarara]]'' slash fics are almost always any form of [[Foe Yay|Shizuo/Izaya]] and their alternate fanmade personas.

** It doesn't help either that Narita wrote [[Crack Fic|slash]] of the two even though it was meant to be an April Fool's joke.

* Pick any CLAMP series. Pick two characters. They have been Slashed. Current popular flavours are Kurogane and Fai of [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]], Doumeki and Watanuki of [[~~Xxx HO Li C (Anime)~~|Xxx HO Li C]], and the never-ending shipping of Yukito and Touya of [[~~Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|~~Cardcaptor Sakura]] fame.

* Pick any CLAMP series. Pick two characters. They have been Slashed. Current popular flavours are Kurogane and Fai of [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]], Doumeki and Watanuki of [[XxxHolic|Xxx HO Li C]], and the never-ending shipping of Yukito and Touya of [[Cardcaptor Sakura]] fame.

** To say nothing of the number of [[Code Geass|Suzaku/Lelouch]] [[Slash Fic]]'s out there. And Lelouch/Rolo is not uncommon.

* At the rate [[Bishonen]] characters in ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' is increasing, fanfic writers will soon run out of numbers and alphabet to denote the number of possible pairings availiable.

Line 72:

** As far as [[Foe Yay]] goes, Ash/Paul is pretty popular. Things like Roark asking who Ash was thinking about when they battled didn't help.

** Not to mention all the slash written [[Your Mileage May Vary|between trainers and their Pokemon]].

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]''. There's [[Foe Yay|Kaiba/Joey]], [[Sharing a Body|Yami Yugi/Yugi]], Yugi/Bakura, [[Sharing a Body|Yami Bakura/Bakura]], Tristan/Duke, [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Yami Marik/Marik]], [[Unholy Matrimony|Yami Bakura/Marik]], [[Foe Yay|Yugi/Kaiba]] and many, many, many more. Really, name just about any two characters on the show, no matter how minor, and you can find them together somewhere in the dark void that is the internet.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''. There's [[Foe Yay|Kaiba/Joey]], [[Sharing a Body|Yami Yugi/Yugi]], Yugi/Bakura, [[Sharing a Body|Yami Bakura/Bakura]], Tristan/Duke, [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Yami Marik/Marik]], [[Unholy Matrimony|Yami Bakura/Marik]], [[Foe Yay|Yugi/Kaiba]] and many, many, many more. Really, name just about any two characters on the show, no matter how minor, and you can find them together somewhere in the dark void that is the internet.

** There are even [[Serious Business]] ship names. [http://romantic-fanfiction.deviantart.com/art/Master-Yu-gi-oh-Shipping-List-96342642 Here] is a close-to-complete list of these names. The most popular pairings in the fandom are [[Screw Yourself|Yugi/Yami Yugi, Bakura/Yami Bakura, and Malik/Yami Malik]], just to weird things up even more. Add Joey/Kaiba, and you've got about 95% of the romantic fandom. When a show has [[Loads and Loads of Characters|as many characters]] as ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', that's pretty impressive.

* In ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou ~~Sensei~~]]'', there is a Slash Machine. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQOxIVFGudU Like so].

* In ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'', there is a Slash Machine. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQOxIVFGudU Like so].

* ''[[Hellsing]]''. Fangirls and fanboys alike love pairing anyone from that show. From [[Les Yay|Integra/Seras]] to [[Ho Yay|Alucard/Walter]]. [[Foe Yay|Alucard/Anderson]] is pretty common, as well. And don't get me started on Millenium, which is dominated by Captain/Schroedinger and Zorin/Rip.

** Especially Alucard/Young!Walter, since in ''Hellsing The Dawn'', Walter is a teen [[Bishounen]] and Alucard takes the form of a young, cute girl.

* ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka De]]'', a [[Dating Sim]]-originated [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]] where this was ''completely unavoidable''. That is, it involves eight guys who are [[The Four Gods|already paired up with each other]] due to the way their powers work. The Genbu pair (Eisen/Yasuaki) seems to be one of the most popular choices<ref>mainly because of the possibility of exploring the plot about [[The Stoic]] [[Artificial Human]] Yasuaki developing emotions (out of love for Eisen, naturally)</ref>; the Byakko pair (Takamichi/Tomomasa) also pops up often in fanfics<ref>as if they didn't have enough [[Ho Yay]] moments in canon already</ref>. And you can always make an original pairing if you want to (speaking of which, Tomomasa/Yasuaki fanfics definitely ''do'' exist out there...). Or, if you don't think that [[Het Is Ew]], just pair the main girl with you favourite guy.

* ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de]]'', a [[Dating Sim]]-originated [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]] where this was ''completely unavoidable''. That is, it involves eight guys who are [[The Four Gods|already paired up with each other]] due to the way their powers work. The Genbu pair (Eisen/Yasuaki) seems to be one of the most popular choices<ref>mainly because of the possibility of exploring the plot about [[The Stoic]] [[Artificial Human]] Yasuaki developing emotions (out of love for Eisen, naturally)</ref>; the Byakko pair (Takamichi/Tomomasa) also pops up often in fanfics<ref>as if they didn't have enough [[Ho Yay]] moments in canon already</ref>. And you can always make an original pairing if you want to (speaking of which, Tomomasa/Yasuaki fanfics definitely ''do'' exist out there...). Or, if you don't think that [[Het Is Ew]], just pair the main girl with you favourite guy.

** The same, of course, applies to the sequels, which have different characters but with the same... eh, bonds.<ref>If that ''still'' isn't enough, you can try crossover fics with all four games -- that's 32+ guys and a few girls.</ref>

* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' fanfics is generally this. Heero/Duo and Trowa/Quatre seem to be the most popular<ref>the latter being almost canon, but the former being despite Duo himself [[Shipper On Deck|shipping Heero/Relena]]</ref>, but there are also a lot of works where the whole crew was having sex one after the other. Poor, poor Relena... in most of these fics she's either abandoned or dead.

* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' fanfics is generally this. Heero/Duo and Trowa/Quatre seem to be the most popular<ref>the latter being almost canon, but the former being despite Duo himself [[Shipper on Deck|shipping Heero/Relena]]</ref>, but there are also a lot of works where the whole crew was having sex one after the other. Poor, poor Relena... in most of these fics she's either abandoned or dead.

** Wufei/Duo, Treiz/Wufei, Zechs/Wufei, and Treiz/Zechs/Wufei are all really popular too. In fact, the fandom seems to assume that being gay for one another is a prerequisite for being a Gundam Pilot.

** For the girls you get Relena/Dorothy, Relena/Hilde, Relena/Noine, and Sally/Une. That last one is mostly set in Endless Waltz/Preventers.

Line 87:

* [[Axis Powers Hetalia]]. You can pair up just about any two characters in this series and have it make sense historically.

* [[Soul Eater|Poor Death the Kid.]] If you were to look through a majority of the lists of the Yaoi Fangirls of Soul Eater, you would find that Kid has been paired up with almost every male in the series (This includes [[Parental Incest|his father]]).

* VERY common in the [[~~Lucky Star (Anime)|~~Lucky Star]] fandom. Just ask the Konata/Kagami and Yutaka/Minami fans. [[Captain Obvious|Maybe it's the inevitable]] [[Les Yay]].

* VERY common in the [[Lucky Star]] fandom. Just ask the Konata/Kagami and Yutaka/Minami fans. [[Captain Obvious|Maybe it's the inevitable]] [[Les Yay]].

* ''[[Bleach]]'' is a well known target for [[Slash Fic]] as around 80% of all fanfics listed on the internet is about either two members of the male cast, or about two members of the female cast. The main character [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Ichigo Kurosaki]] is easily paired with more or less all of the male cast, although there are favorites. In addition to many other pairings that are quite typical.

** Ichigo/Grimmjow seems to be a typical pairing of the fanon, given the duo's similiar personalities and of course the fact that Grimmjow is pretty much Ichigo's [[Evil Counterpart]]. Which only seems to intensify this pairings popularity. There is also a good deal of innuendo in the actual Bleach storyline which serves to only add fire to the fuel.

Line 95:

== Comic Books ==

* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''. Ohsoverymuch. Wolverine, Gambit, and Iceman are far and away the three [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|biggest sluts on the team]], if the fics are to be believed. But you could probably play the [[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]] dartboard game with any of guys on the team. Even the villains get to ride quite a bit, namely the "sexier" ones like Sabretooth and Magneto, though I'm sure Apocalypse joined the party at least once.

* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''. Ohsoverymuch. Wolverine, Gambit, and Iceman are far and away the three [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|biggest sluts on the team]], if the fics are to be believed. But you could probably play the [[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]] dartboard game with any of guys on the team. Even the villains get to ride quite a bit, namely the "sexier" ones like Sabretooth and Magneto, though I'm sure Apocalypse joined the party at least once.

** Nightcrawler also has his share of fangirls, and as such does end up in a lot of pairing fanfiction. The most common slash fics he ends up in tend to be with Wolverine, since they are often portrayed as best friends.

* [[Captain America]]/[[Iron Man]]. Which has a [http://community.livejournal.com/cap_ironman community on lj] and an archive called [http://talesofsuspense.net/ Tales of Suspense].

Line 115:

** The main slash pairings for the prequels are still Obi-Wan Kenobi/Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker. Anakin/Palpatine has its fans too.

** It continues into the OT with Luke/Han and Luke/Wedge. In the [[Expanded Universe]]: Corran and Wedge. Corran and Luke. [[Foe Yay|Corran and Kyp]] Luke and Kyp. Any combination of the guys [[Yaoi Fangirl|Jaina]] has dated. Expect their wives to be [[Yaoi Fangirl|Yaoi Fangirls]] in any ''[[Star Wars]]'' slash, a clear example of [[Author Appeal]]. On the yuri side of things, Mara/Mirax is surprisingly popular, as is Exile/Traya.

* Surprisingly enough, ''[[Madagascar]]'' has its own fair share of slash fans. The pair? [[Hilarity Ensues|Alex, the lion/Marty, the zebra]]. Note that Alex actually [[Meat O Vision|bites Marty's butt]], but that's a natural instinct. ''[[Horror Hunger|Lions eat zebras, after all]].''

* Surprisingly enough, ''[[Madagascar]]'' has its own fair share of slash fans. The pair? [[Hilarity Ensues|Alex, the lion/Marty, the zebra]]. Note that Alex actually [[Meat-O-Vision|bites Marty's butt]], but that's a natural instinct. ''[[Horror Hunger|Lions eat zebras, after all]].''

** The TV [[Spin-Off]] ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' has a disturbingly high amount of the penguins slashing up with any available males, and unavailable males too.

* Post-''[[~~Casino Royale (Film)|~~Casino Royale]]'', there is a ''lot'' of [[James Bond]]/Le Chiffre out there, and about as much Bond/Villiers (say it with me now... [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Mannypenny]].) Not as much as, say, ''[[Harry Potter]]'' or something, but probably more than your average Bond film. Maybe it's the [[Fan Disservice|knotted rope scene]]. Wince.

* Post-''[[Casino Royale]]'', there is a ''lot'' of [[James Bond]]/Le Chiffre out there, and about as much Bond/Villiers (say it with me now... [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Mannypenny]].) Not as much as, say, ''[[Harry Potter]]'' or something, but probably more than your average Bond film. Maybe it's the [[Fan Disservice|knotted rope scene]]. Wince.

** There was a lot of 006/007 after ''[[~~Goldeneye (Film)|~~Goldeneye]]''.

** There was a lot of 006/007 after ''[[Goldeneye]]''.

* As the ''[[Ice Age]]'' series continues to grow, so does the fandom around [[Deadpan Snarker|Diego]]/[[The Ditz|Sid]].

** Also people like to pair up the two [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]] of the series, Manny and Diego.

Line 133:

** Chris/Dustin and Tyler/Cameron are also pretty popular.

* Ryan/Chad is pretty popular in the [[High School Musical]] fandom, mostly due to the sexy musical baseball scene in the second movie, which included lyrics such as, "I'll show you how I swing" from Chad. After the game we see them eating [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|hotdogs]] with each other. To top it all off, they have switched clothes.

* After ''[[X Men (~~Film~~)|X-Men First Class]]'' got released, the entire internet exploded with Magneto/Professor X fics. It doesn't help that the actors, [[James McAvoy]] and Michael Fassbender, got on board as well and teased about it in interviews.

* After ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men First Class]]'' got released, the entire internet exploded with Magneto/Professor X fics. It doesn't help that the actors, [[James McAvoy]] and Michael Fassbender, got on board as well and teased about it in interviews.

Line 141:

** Especially baffling because any true student of Conan Doyle knows the ''real'' [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] is between Watson and Lestrade.

*** Can you say "love triangle"?

* The most popular ''[[Harry Potter]]'' slash pairings are Harry/Draco Malfoy, Remus Lupin/Sirius Black (puppy love, slashers often call themselves puppyshippers, thus confusing members of an [[Yu-Gi-Oh|entirely different fandom]]), Snape/Harry (talk about [[Slap Slap Kiss]]) and Snape/Remus Lupin. The [[Squick|Squickiest]] ones are such as Harry/Voldemort, James/Harry, Draco/Lucius Malfoy, the infamous Fred/George "twincest", Dumbledore/Harry...

* The most popular ''[[Harry Potter]]'' slash pairings are Harry/Draco Malfoy, Remus Lupin/Sirius Black (puppy love, slashers often call themselves puppyshippers, thus confusing members of an [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|entirely different fandom]]), Snape/Harry (talk about [[Slap Slap Kiss]]) and Snape/Remus Lupin. The [[Squick|Squickiest]] ones are such as Harry/Voldemort, James/Harry, Draco/Lucius Malfoy, the infamous Fred/George "twincest", Dumbledore/Harry...

** There is a [[Crack Pairing|Harry/Sirius/James Potter's Rotten Corpse]] pairing.

** The most infamous is "Rubber Duck", a Snape/Giant Squid fic.

Line 159:

** Oh, there are definite overtones for Gimli/Legolas in the novel. Such as when Gimli insisted on taking Legolas on a date to the most ''gorgeous'' crystal-filled caverns he'd ever seen once the war was over.I can't believe im doing this but, don't forget that Gimli decides to spend the rest of his life in the Deathless Lands, being the first dwarf to do so because he became real "friendly" with Legolas, and now gets to spend the rest of his existence with him.

* ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'': Honestly, [[Deserted Island|it was bound to happen]]. [[Foe Yay|Jack/Ralph]] is the most popular pair among fans.

* Aziraphale/Crowley of ''[[~~Good Omens (Literature)|~~Good Omens]]''. Hardly surprising, considering the canon [[Ho Yay]] and the "[[Dating Catwoman|forbidden love]]" appeal of an angel and demon loving each other. More surprisingly, fandom portrayal seems to be evenly split between subtle [[UST]] that toes the [[Heterosexual Life Partners|gen]]/slash line and full-blown slash.

* Aziraphale/Crowley of ''[[Good Omens]]''. Hardly surprising, considering the canon [[Ho Yay]] and the "[[Dating Catwoman|forbidden love]]" appeal of an angel and demon loving each other. More surprisingly, fandom portrayal seems to be evenly split between subtle [[UST]] that toes the [[Heterosexual Life Partners|gen]]/slash line and full-blown slash.

** The early stage of GO fandom (before 2005) apparently contained less smut than new [[Yaoi Fangirl|Yaoi Fangirls]] expected, to the point that some complained (though it may have been because they anticipated ''[[Harry Potter]]''-esque amounts of slash in a fandom that's just a blip on the radar compared to ''that'' one). It wasn't until the GO Exchange and Switchythings LiveJournal communities were created that the porn reached "acceptable" levels.

* ''[[Narnia]]'', for want of 'human' companions for its main characters, tends to have a decent bit of this in the fanfic sections. Tends to be incest as well, which doesn't really seem a whole lot better than bestiality with perfectly decent, talking animals, but there we go.

Line 167:

** Edmund/Caspian: for the thinking slash fan.

** This troper notes surprised that [[Brother-Sister Incest|Edmund/Lucy]] is probably one of the most popular pairs, apart from the [[Official Couple|official]] Susan/Caspian, especially since the third movie appeared. Most fans blame it on the actors, that look really good together, after they hit their growth spurts. You can see some pictures [http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-chronicles-of-narnia/images/18327266/title/skandar-keynes-georgie-henley-dec-2010-photo here].

* Even though it has a smaller following then most pairings, [[The ~~Hitchhikers~~ Guide to ~~The~~ Galaxy|Arthur/Ford]] is surprisingly popular within the fandom(And some of it's not that [http://imperfectcircle.livejournal.com/13417.html bad]).

* Even though it has a smaller following then most pairings, [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Arthur/Ford]] is surprisingly popular within the fandom(And some of it's not that [http://imperfectcircle.livejournal.com/13417.html bad]).

* ''[[Twilight (~~Literature~~)|Twilight]]'' has the infamous [[Foe Yay|Edward/Jacob]], the incestous([[Not Blood Siblings|or not]]) Edward/Jasper and the almost canon Edward/Carlisle (Carlisle chose Edward as his first companion). It doesn't matter the fact that Edward is a vampire, Jacob is a werewolf and that they cannot even stand each other's smell. And that they hate each other's guts, because they are both obsessed with [[Mary Sue]] [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Bella]].

* ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' has the infamous [[Foe Yay|Edward/Jacob]], the incestous([[Not Blood Siblings|or not]]) Edward/Jasper and the almost canon Edward/Carlisle (Carlisle chose Edward as his first companion). It doesn't matter the fact that Edward is a vampire, Jacob is a werewolf and that they cannot even stand each other's smell. And that they hate each other's guts, because they are both obsessed with [[Mary Sue]] [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Bella]].

** Don't forget Bella/Alice on the femslash side. There is also the moment in ''Eclipse'' when Leah tells Jacob she dreams about kissing Bella, which has sparked quite a bit of femslash.

* British boarding school stories, from the late 19th to the mid 20th Centuries. Multiple authors, boys' and girls' schools, but noticeably Horace Vachell ("The Hill"), E.F. Benson ("David Blaize"), and Angela Brazil, featured relationships which either bordered on, or crossed over into, physical affection between (or unrequited physical longing for) same-sex friends. Put whatever interpretation you want on them, but at least one of Benson's characters thought himself a monster who ought to be shot for his feelings towards a younger boy (the book was written at the time of the First World War, so this attitude is unremarkable for the time).

Line 181:

== Live Action TV ==

* The "classic" - some might say definitive -- Slash pairing is Kirk/Spock (from ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Original Series]]''). It has been suggested that the term "slash" came from the slash (the "/") between Kirk and Spock. According to [[The Other Wiki]], there was a time in the 70's when the terms "slash" and "K/S" were used interchangeably.

* The "classic" - some might say definitive -- Slash pairing is Kirk/Spock (from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''). It has been suggested that the term "slash" came from the slash (the "/") between Kirk and Spock. According to [[The Other Wiki]], there was a time in the 70's when the terms "slash" and "K/S" were used interchangeably.

** So would their [[Portmanteau Couple Name]] be "Spirk" or...

*** There are some that call it "Spork".

Line 187:

** ''[[Star Trek]]'' was the first fandom to write stories detailing an explicitly romantic relationship between two same-sex characters. (As ''[[The Ships Closet|The Ship's Closet]]'' points out, the fact that slash emerged during such a homophobic era is quite telling and points to a tremendous amount of subtext. Of course, when you consider that Gene Roddenberry himself invented the Vulcan word ''t'hy'la'', meaning "friend/brother/''lover''", it becomes less about [[Subtext]] and more about [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]].)

*** TV Guide's September 15, 1967 summarization of the Star Trek episode "Amok Time" with the double-entendre "''Mr. Spock succumbs to a powerful mating urge and nearly kills Captain Kirk.''" may very well have been the original inspiration for this entire, particular, fanfic genre.

** There's also McCoy/Spock, probably the second most popular slash pairing in the ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Original Series]]'' fandom.

** There's also McCoy/Spock, probably the second most popular slash pairing in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' fandom.

** Another highly popular Slash pairing is Garak/Bashir, from ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]''. This could be because the the actors and writers played up the [[Ho Yay]] possibilities, and at least one of the actors is on record as having asked that the relationship be shown in canon, in 1995.

** Another highly popular Slash pairing is Garak/Bashir, from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. This could be because the the actors and writers played up the [[Ho Yay]] possibilities, and at least one of the actors is on record as having asked that the relationship be shown in canon, in 1995.

** ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]'' was fertile ground for this given Captain Janeway's touch-feely body language. - It was said that Janeway only had to give her famous [[Puppy Dog Eyes|Gooey Look]] in the vague direction of a bulkhead and there'd be a dozen Janeway/Bulkhead fanfics the next day.

** ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' was fertile ground for this given Captain Janeway's touch-feely body language. - It was said that Janeway only had to give her famous [[Puppy Dog Eyes|Gooey Look]] in the vague direction of a bulkhead and there'd be a dozen Janeway/Bulkhead fanfics the next day.

*** Coupled with the failure of the [[Powers That Be]] to [[Celibate Hero|join her up with anybody]] (despite them all being trapped alone in the Delta Quadrant for six years) when they finally did hook up the captain ... it wasn't with a crewmember, but with {{spoiler|a hologram}}. ... Very unsatisfying.

*** Then a blatant [[Ms. Fanservice]] joins the crew in the shapely shape of Seven of Nine, whose ongoing mother/daughter relationship was [[Live Action TV/Ho Yay|open to interpretation]] by lesbian fans...

*** Some of them, such as [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3726342/1/My_BuffyStar_Trek_Voyager_Crossover this J/7 shipper] (which is also a crossover with [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]) make the idea work.

*** C'mon, if you can't see the love in Admiral Janeway's eyes at "Endgame" when {{spoiler|she sees Seven, you must be blind. Also, it only takes Seven's name mention to crack the 'self-righteousnes' of the Captain. To the hell with the Temporal Prime Directive!}}

* [[Babylon ~~Five~~]] has one, too. Since the show had [[Subtext]] between Ivanova and Talia, they would be the most obvious pairing.

* [[Babylon 5]] has one, too. Since the show had [[Subtext]] between Ivanova and Talia, they would be the most obvious pairing.

* ''[[~~Farscape (TV)|~~Farscape]]'' also has a sizable slash fandom. One of the biggest pairings was John/D'argo, which actually got a [[Shout-Out]] during a body-switching episode (I think D'Argo's body was inhabited by Chiana at the time, I don't know who was in John's body). Other pairings included: Zhaan/Chiana, Aeryn/Other Female; even John/Crais for the [[Foe Yay]] fan. Also, stories where D'Argo actually went off with Staanz (The Zenetan Pirate, not the [[Ghostbusters]] guy).

* ''[[Farscape]]'' also has a sizable slash fandom. One of the biggest pairings was John/D'argo, which actually got a [[Shout-Out]] during a body-switching episode (I think D'Argo's body was inhabited by Chiana at the time, I don't know who was in John's body). Other pairings included: Zhaan/Chiana, Aeryn/Other Female; even John/Crais for the [[Foe Yay]] fan. Also, stories where D'Argo actually went off with Staanz (The Zenetan Pirate, not the [[Ghostbusters]] guy).

* [[Stargate SG-1]] fanfic has lots: Sam/Janet, Jack/Daniel, Sam/Vala, Jack/Teal'c, Teal'c/Daniel, Hammond/Jack, Hammond/Daniel, Hammond/Teal'c, even Hammond/Thor, Daniel/Entire-Village-Full-Of-Funny-Looking-Mute-Mushroom-Men, Big-Ugly-Alien-Bug/Jack, and many more - some even too ludicrous to mention - believe it or not.

** ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' has a lot too: McKay/Sheppard is predominant, but there's plenty of Ronon/Sheppard, McKay/Zelenka, Teyla/Weir, and the list goes on. The show has not been shy about providing plenty of slashfic fodder.

*** Stargate SG-1 goes further to play with this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzWpCcKIMVc&feature=related in their goofy episode 200].

* [[Disney Channel]]'s shows have slash fans. Surprisingly(or not), on [http://www.fanfiction.net/ FanFiction.net], the most popular ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' pairing is [[Les Yay|Miley Stewart/ Lily Truscott]] (not count the falsely categorizing [[Nick Jonas|Nick]]/Miley stories). Same for ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', whose most popular couple is [[Brother-Sister Incest|Justin Russo/Alex Russo]].

** Nickelodeon's live action shows also have plenty of slash fans. [[Drake and Josh]] has a huge following for Drake/Josh, and ''[[~~I Carly~~]]'' has a lot of Carly/Sam. And then, of course, ''[[~~Big Time Rush (TV)|~~Big Time Rush]]'' [[Ho Yay|happened]]...

** Nickelodeon's live action shows also have plenty of slash fans. [[Drake and Josh]] has a huge following for Drake/Josh, and ''[[ICarly]]'' has a lot of Carly/Sam. And then, of course, ''[[Big Time Rush]]'' [[Ho Yay|happened]]...

* Blake/Avon, from ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]''.

** Also Avon/Blake, Avon/Vila, Avon/Tarrant -- always Avon. (And B7 has some darn good slash writers.)

* Clark Kent/Lex Luthor, in the [[Spinoff Babies|teenage]] ''[[~~Superman (Comic Book)|~~Superman]]'' series ''[[Smallville]]''.

* Clark Kent/Lex Luthor, in the [[Spinoff Babies|teenage]] ''[[Superman]]'' series ''[[Smallville]]''.

* [[Doctor Who|The Doctor]]/The Master. This is almost explicit with the newest version. See also: The Doctor / Any Male Companion (especially [[The Scrappy|Adric]], trust me), with [[Anything That Moves|Captain Jack]] and [[Security Cling|Jamie]] being the favourites. The fact that the Doctor has had more female than male companions, however, means that the slashers have to take what they can get here

** At this point, if you judge by fanfic, Jack's done with the Doctor and is now banging anyone in any crossover that he can.

** Romana / Leela has also become popular due to the [[Gallifrey]] audio dramas.

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners|House/Wilson]] slash is easily one of the most popular pairings for ''[[House MD]]'' fanfic. While the subtext in the show is often for humourous effect and frequently [[Lampshaded]], it might be intentional, too: Katie Jacobs, [[Word of God|executive producer]], once stated that there are equal chances of House ending up with Cuddy, Cameron, or ''Wilson''.

* [http://fantasticpants.livejournal.com/35297.html Here's a game to try at home.] Print out the names of all of the male characters, no matter how obscure, from ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'', put them all on the wall and throw two darts at it. Using this method, try to find a pair somebody ''doesn't '' ship.

* [http://fantasticpants.livejournal.com/35297.html Here's a game to try at home.] Print out the names of all of the male characters, no matter how obscure, from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', put them all on the wall and throw two darts at it. Using this method, try to find a pair somebody ''doesn't '' ship.

* Mal/Jayne of ''[[~~Firefly (TV)|~~Firefly]]'' seem to catch an inordinate amount of attention; probably has something to do with all that [[Ho Yay|power struggle going on for control of the ship]].

* Mal/Jayne of ''[[Firefly]]'' seem to catch an inordinate amount of attention; probably has something to do with all that [[Ho Yay|power struggle going on for control of the ship]].

** Simon/Jayne is also popular, and is not helped by all of the [[Ho Yay|deliberate subtext the writers and actors put in]].

** And on the female side, there's also River/Kaylee and Inara/Kaylee.

Line 222:

'''Frankie:''' [[I Take Offense to That Last One|And the most offensive part of it is when they describe my pubes as being ginger.]] }}

** Must say it begs the question of how he managed to find out about this...

* Speaking of improv shows, there is Ryan/Colin slashfic from the American [[Whose Line Is It Anyway|Whose Line Is It Anyway.]] Might I mention that they are both married, and not to each other? Though, the [[Ho Yay~~|ho yay~~]] certainly doesn't help...

* Speaking of improv shows, there is Ryan/Colin slashfic from the American [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Whose Line Is It Anyway.]] Might I mention that they are both married, and not to each other? Though, the [[Ho Yay]] certainly doesn't help...

* Slash writers of ''[[The X Files]]'' fan fiction like various combos of Mulder, Skinner, and Krycek (including throwing all three together, with Doggett occasionally getting shuffled into the mix somewhere). There's also a not-insignificant amount of Scully/Reyes, and even some slashing of the Lone Gunmen in various combinations.

* Slash writers of ''[[The X-Files]]'' fan fiction like various combos of Mulder, Skinner, and Krycek (including throwing all three together, with Doggett occasionally getting shuffled into the mix somewhere). There's also a not-insignificant amount of Scully/Reyes, and even some slashing of the Lone Gunmen in various combinations.

* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'': [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Rory/Paris]].

* ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]''. The [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Arthur/Merlin]] slashers here make up something like 85% of the show's overall fanbase, and in fairness, it's not as if they haven't been provided with fertile soil on which to build. Unconvinced? Start out at the "sleeptalking" scene in ''The Poisoned Chalice'', add the touchy-feely Serious Emotional Business bit when they sleep next to each other in ''Moment of Truth'', plus the armor-fastening scene from the same episode, take a right at the almost-hug in ''Beauty and the Beast - Part 2'', a left at the random noogie in ''The Lady of the Lake'', drive straight down the middle of ''every scene they have together'' in ''The Last Dragonlord'' and you're there...

* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''. The [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Arthur/Merlin]] slashers here make up something like 85% of the show's overall fanbase, and in fairness, it's not as if they haven't been provided with fertile soil on which to build. Unconvinced? Start out at the "sleeptalking" scene in ''The Poisoned Chalice'', add the touchy-feely Serious Emotional Business bit when they sleep next to each other in ''Moment of Truth'', plus the armor-fastening scene from the same episode, take a right at the almost-hug in ''Beauty and the Beast - Part 2'', a left at the random noogie in ''The Lady of the Lake'', drive straight down the middle of ''every scene they have together'' in ''The Last Dragonlord'' and you're there...

** The episode ''Lancelot'' is so slashy that even the TV Guide summaries pointed it out. Lancelot/Merlin and /Lancelot/Arthur are fairly popular pairings. There's also Gaius/Uther, Merlin/Will, Merlin/Edwin, and, on the female side of things, Gwen/Morgana and [[Sibling Incest|Morgana/Morgause]].

*** This troper first saw an ad for it in Sugar magazine and their summary of the show was a bromance between Merlin and Arthur.

Line 241:

** [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Cox/Ben]], anyone?

** The Todd is in several as well, ranging from with JD to even Doug.

* ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'' has the obvious but indomitable Bertie/Jeeves, an extremely rare breed of pairing because of the actors who play them. [[A Bit of Fry and Laurie|Let's just say]] that [[Stephen Fry]] and [[Hugh Laurie]] are '''''very''''' okay with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lUX0Wr90X8 shipping themselves...]

* ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'' has the obvious but indomitable Bertie/Jeeves, an extremely rare breed of pairing because of the actors who play them. [[A Bit of Fry and Laurie|Let's just say]] that [[Stephen Fry]] and [[Hugh Laurie]] are '''''very''''' okay with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lUX0Wr90X8 shipping themselves...]

** For some odd reason, in the result-of-quarreling absence of Jeeves, Bertie is often slashed (and ''threesomed'' with Jeeves in some fics) with his Long Island poet friend Rocky Todd, who only makes two appearances, instead of his [http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=jaGMvrYPhKtKMsCLNpMJi4h4l5k2TGxc much-recurring friend Bingo Little].

* [[Buddy Cop Show|Bodie and Doyle]] from ''[[The Professionals]]'' -- two [[Mr. Fanservice|handsome, athletic men running around in tight jeans]], with a [[Girl of the Week]] attitude towards women as opposed to their [[Heterosexual Life Partners|intimate friendship forged in battle]]...it's been a slash favourite for years.

Line 258:

* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' has Morgan/Reid.

** No, ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' has [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Reid]]/''everyone''. Why, you're such a little slut, Reid.

* ''[[The Man ~~From~~ ~~UNCLE~~]]'' has Illya Kuryakin/Napoleon Solo, aka the other K/S.

* ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' has Illya Kuryakin/Napoleon Solo, aka the other K/S.

** Star Trek fanficcers sometimes pair up Shatner's and Nimoy's characters from ''The Project Strigas Affair'', the episode they were both in, even though the characters barely meet.

* ''[[Starsky and Hutch (TV)|Starsky and Hutch]]'' has reams pairing up the title characters. Not surprising, especially with all the touching, hugging, and gazing into each other's eyes on the show.

* ''[[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]]'' has reams pairing up the title characters. Not surprising, especially with all the touching, hugging, and gazing into each other's eyes on the show.

* Perplexingly popular in ''[[Power Rangers]]''. Less perplexing when you remember that it's pretty much tradition to have varying amounts of [[Ho Yay]] between the Red Ranger and the [[Sixth Ranger]], particularly in ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]''.

** A lot of the slash is split between two couples: [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Jason and Tommy]] and [[Power Rangers SPD|Bridge and Sky]]. David Yost, who played Billy, coming out of the closet has added to the slash fuel.

** For girls, one of the most popular pairings is [[Power Rangers in Space|Ashley/Karone]]. This can be fueled by the fact that Ashley seems to be very touchy around Karone.

* ''[[The Sentinel (TV)|The Sentinel]]'' overwhelmingly pairs Jim/Blair with daubs of Jim/Simon and Blair/Simon and cases of Jim/Blair/Simon. Richard Burgi (Jim) and Garett Maggart (Blair) sometimes played up the Jim/Blair in out takes, notably in the campfire kiss tape.

* ''[[The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]'' overwhelmingly pairs Jim/Blair with daubs of Jim/Simon and Blair/Simon and cases of Jim/Blair/Simon. Richard Burgi (Jim) and Garett Maggart (Blair) sometimes played up the Jim/Blair in out takes, notably in the campfire kiss tape.

* ''[[Due South]]'' has Fraser/Ray V and Fraser/Ray K; sometimes Fraser/Ray/Ray or Ray/Ray. Fem Slash sometimes veers into Maggie MacKenzie/Margaret Thatcher.

* If you skim quickly over a selection of [[SVU]] fic, two things will become clear. First, that the vast majority of the fans ship either Elliot/Olivia or Alex/Olivia. Second, that Alex/Olivia is ''huge''.

Line 272:

* Within ''minutes'' of its first broadcast ''[[Sherlock]]'' generated a load of [[First-Name Basis|Sherlock/John]] Slash fics. Most Slashed characters of all time indeed.

** Not to mention the exceedingly slash-friendly Granada TV series.

* [[Glee]]: [[Camp Gay|Kurt]] and [[Casanova|Puck]] are paired with literally ''[[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|everyone]]'', male and female. In the first season, [[Those Two Guys|Mike/Matt]] was popular, although it's faded [[Incredibly Lame Pun|into the background]] a bit since Matt was [[Put On a Bus]]. Slash pairings involving [[Mr. Fanservice|Sam]] have recently become pretty popular, something that can be attributed to early speculation that he would be [[Straight Gay|gay]], and his [[Once an Episode|frequent]] [[Shirtless Scene|Shirtless Scenes]] (usually with Finn). On the yuri front, [[Foe Yay|Rachel/Quinn]] is enormously popular for some inexplicable reason, while, likely in response to popular demand, [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Brittany/Santana]] has become canon.

* [[Glee]]: [[Camp Gay|Kurt]] and [[Casanova|Puck]] are paired with literally ''[[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|everyone]]'', male and female. In the first season, [[Those Two Guys|Mike/Matt]] was popular, although it's faded [[Incredibly Lame Pun|into the background]] a bit since Matt was [[Put on a Bus]]. Slash pairings involving [[Mr. Fanservice|Sam]] have recently become pretty popular, something that can be attributed to early speculation that he would be [[Straight Gay|gay]], and his [[Once an Episode|frequent]] [[Shirtless Scene|Shirtless Scenes]] (usually with Finn). On the yuri front, [[Foe Yay|Rachel/Quinn]] is enormously popular for some inexplicable reason, while, likely in response to popular demand, [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Brittany/Santana]] has become canon.

* ''[[The West Wing]]'', usually involving Josh, either with Sam or Toby. Any reluctance to include President Bartlet in this sort of thing, out of respect for the office, is probably a lot less likely following the real-life exploits of Bill Clinton.

* ''[[~~The A-Team (TV)|~~The A-Team]]'': The most popular slash pairing appears to be Face and Murdock, followed by Hannibal and Face, and then very rarely is BA slashed with Murdock.

* ''[[The A-Team]]'': The most popular slash pairing appears to be Face and Murdock, followed by Hannibal and Face, and then very rarely is BA slashed with Murdock.

* In ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' fandom, there's a surprising amount of shipping between [[Robot Girl|Cameron]] and any female character on the show, particularly Sarah.

* [[Heroes]] has a dominant slash pairing for each gender. Sylar (whose actor is gay in real life)/Peter and Elle/Claire. Both pairings rely heavily on [[Foe Yay]] but do have legitimate moments that can be used

Line 285:

== Music ==

* Expect this to be the case when it comes to fic written about just about any band consisting of more than one male member (or, if you're into yuri...). The fangirl writers of the [[My Chemical Romance]] fanbase, for example, seem to ''really'' love this trope. A sizable portion of what's out there requires [[Brain Bleach]]. Course, [[Fan Service|when you consider how the live shows tend to get]], it's kind of hard to blame them. Except you can, because most of it's [[So Bad Its Horrible]].

** Almost every single fic written for the Bandom Big Bang (a yearly fanfiction challenge on Livejournal) is slash or femmeslash, entirely despite the fact that many of the subjects are already in heterosexual relationships of various commitment levels. The main bands slashed are [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Fall Out Boy]], and [[Panic At the Disco]]. A surprising amount of it is shockingly decent.

** Almost every single fic written for the Bandom Big Bang (a yearly fanfiction challenge on Livejournal) is slash or femmeslash, entirely despite the fact that many of the subjects are already in heterosexual relationships of various commitment levels. The main bands slashed are [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Fall Out Boy]], and [[Panic! at the Disco]]. A surprising amount of it is shockingly decent.

* Proving that the internet does indeed have everything, there exists slash... [http://www.ficwad.com/category/434 involving Slash.]

** Guns N' Roses fandom is absolutely full of it, most of it being Izzy Stradlin/Axl Rose, Duff McKagan/Slash, or [[Foe Yay|Slash/Axl]].

Line 295:

== Other ==

* That many fans of ''[[Wicked (~~Theatre~~)|Wicked]]'' are also "Gelphie" supporters shouldn't surprise you, seeing as the musical (and the novel to a lesser extent) invests so much in Glinda and Elphaba's friendship and closeness. What may surprise you is that there's also a subgroup of fans who are huge "Chenzel" supporters - that is, fans who like to romantically pair Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, the ''actresses who originally portrayed those characters on Broadway''. Despite the fact that both women are heterosexual and Idina Menzel has been happily married to actor Taye Diggs since they met on ''[[Rent]]''.

* That many fans of ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'' are also "Gelphie" supporters shouldn't surprise you, seeing as the musical (and the novel to a lesser extent) invests so much in Glinda and Elphaba's friendship and closeness. What may surprise you is that there's also a subgroup of fans who are huge "Chenzel" supporters - that is, fans who like to romantically pair Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, the ''actresses who originally portrayed those characters on Broadway''. Despite the fact that both women are heterosexual and Idina Menzel has been happily married to actor Taye Diggs since they met on ''[[Rent]]''.

* ''Cats''. It's usually Rum Tum Tugger/Mr Mistofelees, but Munkustrap usually falls in there somewhere. Never mind the fact that Tugger is shown flirting with half the girls in the show. Ah, what the heck, it's enjoyable anyway.

* Mark/Roger from ''[[Rent]]''. Collins/Benny and Angel/Mark as well, strangely enough. But the Mark/Roger practically dominates the fanfiction.

Line 306:

** [[Flat What|What]].

*** [[Rule 34]], anyone?

* The writers of ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]'' and sequels left themselves wide open for this one. Phoenix/Edgeworth is considered virtually canon by many fans, but there's also random dart-throwing going on here too.

* The writers of ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' and sequels left themselves wide open for this one. Phoenix/Edgeworth is considered virtually canon by many fans, but there's also random dart-throwing going on here too.

** Franziska/Adrian seems also to be considered virtually canon.

** We're not even going to get into Mia/Lana...

Line 313:

** From the other half too. Phoenix has been confirmed by [[Word of God]] to find Edgeworth 'pretty hot'.

*** Really? :3 Can someone please tell me where this has been confirmed? Really curious about this!

* [[Star Fox (~~Video Game~~)|Falco x Fox or Wolf x Fox]]. Take your pick.

* [[Star Fox (series)|Falco x Fox or Wolf x Fox]]. Take your pick.

** [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=221 Some take both]

** My eyes. MY EEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

Line 325:

*** Try to find a pairing between Robot Masters that isn't shipped. I dare you. More random dart-throwing! It gets even worse when you add in the Stardroids.

*** Metalman/Protoman seems to be quite common. Hell, Any Robot Master/Protoman is quite common. He's quite the [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]].

* ''[[~~Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|~~Team Fortress 2]]'' has 18 primary male characters, numerous male secondary characters, and a single female announcer. There are no unique pairings left.

* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' has 18 primary male characters, numerous male secondary characters, and a single female announcer. There are no unique pairings left.

** Technically there's her assistant. And Scout's Mom.

* Go to the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' section of ''Fanfiction.Net''. It is INFAMOUS for its slash levels...

** If you search the term "yaoi" then it comes up with 3,800 fics with the word just in the summary.

* ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has Female Shepard/Liara and Female Shepard/Kelly. Kaiden, Ashley, Thane and Tali were originally romance options for both genders, but this was [[Dummied Out]]. And those are just the ones that are actually ''in game'': pretty much everyone has been shipped with everyone else by this point. The [[Mass Effect ~~(Franchise)~~/Fanfic Recs|fanfiction]] page has Shepard/Mordin, Shepard/Joker, and Miranda/Jack, just as an example.

* ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has Female Shepard/Liara and Female Shepard/Kelly. Kaiden, Ashley, Thane and Tali were originally romance options for both genders, but this was [[Dummied Out]]. And those are just the ones that are actually ''in game'': pretty much everyone has been shipped with everyone else by this point. The [[Mass Effect/Fanfic Recs|fanfiction]] page has Shepard/Mordin, Shepard/Joker, and Miranda/Jack, just as an example.

* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' has a lot of slash pairings, mainly anything that moves with Cloud. Sephiroth/Cloud, Zack/Cloud, Vincent/Cloud, Barett/Cloud, Reed/Cloud, Reno/Cloud, Rufus/Cloud, Reno/Rude, Reno/Rufus, Reno/Tseng, Tseng/Rufus, Vincent/Cid, Zack/Sephiroth.

** This doesn't have to stop at twos. Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud is very popular, too. I've also seen Rufus/Tseng/Reno.

Line 338:

** Femmeslash gives you Quistis/Selphie, Quistis/Rinoa, and Selphie/Rinoa.

* Final Fantasy X had especially homo-erotic imagery, and thus created pairings of pretty much any combination of main male characters. Most common were Tidus/Wakka, Tidus/Auron, Tidus/Kimahri, Kimahri/Wakka, Kimahri/Auron, Tidus/Kihmari/Auron. Non-main characters also got drawn into this, specifically with Auron/Jecht/Braska (Which is canon as [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]), Tidus/Jecht, and Wakka/Letty (One of the Besaid Aurochs Blitzball players, which Wakka was originally the captain of). On the girls side we have Rikku/Yuna.

* ''[[~~The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|~~The Legend of Zelda]]'' offers up [[Foe Yay|Link/Ganon]], Link/Shad, Link/Dark Link and...well, Link/whatever the hell character of any (-coughdementedcough-) author's choosing.

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' offers up [[Foe Yay|Link/Ganon]], Link/Shad, Link/Dark Link and...well, Link/whatever the hell character of any (-coughdementedcough-) author's choosing.

* ''[[Half Life]]'' has [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4696753/1/The_bDiary_b_of_bGMan_b parodies] with Gordon/G-Man, but then you get into the serious stuff. Fanfiction.net gladly offers up Barney/Gordon and Magnusson/Gordon, among... other things.

* Lampshaded in ''[[~~Disgaea 4 a Promise Unforgotten (Video Game)|~~Disgaea 4 a Promise Unforgotten]]'' - creating an Android will reveal that there are Valvatorez/Fenrich slashfic writers in the Netherworld.

* Lampshaded in ''[[Disgaea 4 a Promise Unforgotten]]'' - creating an Android will reveal that there are Valvatorez/Fenrich slashfic writers in the Netherworld.

* From ''[[Assassin's Creed I (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Assassin's Creed I]]'', Ezio Auditore and Leonardo da Vinci are frequently shipped. It is implied that Leo is gay anyway, so it only needs some [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] to make Ezio bisexual.

* From ''[[Assassin's Creed (video game)|Assassin's Creed I]]'', Ezio Auditore and Leonardo da Vinci are frequently shipped. It is implied that Leo is gay anyway, so it only needs some [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] to make Ezio bisexual.

* ''Jak and Daxter'' fans like to ship Jak with Torn, Jinx, Razer (who is implied to be gay anyway), and Erol ([[Fan Wank|who some fans speculate]] actually [[Prison Rape|did rape Jak while he was in prison]]). [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Jak and Daxter are also shipped]], but some people find that squicky.

== Web Comics ==

* The sprite comic ''[[In ~~Wilys~~ Defense]]'', Cut Man takes advantage of this trope's very existence to win an argument with Napalm Man over which [[Final Fantasy]] villain is better, [[Final Fantasy VI|Kefka]] vs. [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth]]. He was taking Kefka's side, mind you. Cut Man put on a girly wig and puppy dog eyes, and proceeded to narrate an extract of a Cloud/Sephiroth [[Slash Fic]], knocking Napalm Man out cold. [http://www.incomprehensibility.com/archives.php?type=iwd&c=514 That's the bad side of having lots of fangirls.]

* The sprite comic ''[[In Wily's Defense]]'', Cut Man takes advantage of this trope's very existence to win an argument with Napalm Man over which [[Final Fantasy]] villain is better, [[Final Fantasy VI|Kefka]] vs. [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth]]. He was taking Kefka's side, mind you. Cut Man put on a girly wig and puppy dog eyes, and proceeded to narrate an extract of a Cloud/Sephiroth [[Slash Fic]], knocking Napalm Man out cold. [http://www.incomprehensibility.com/archives.php?type=iwd&c=514 That's the bad side of having lots of fangirls.]

* ''[[~~The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|~~The Order of the Stick]]'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0753.html #753] is titled "Slash Attack", appropriately enough.

* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0753.html #753] is titled "Slash Attack", appropriately enough.

* ''[[Hark a Vagrant]]'' parodies this with the robotic [[Inspector Javert|Javert]] being rather unaffected by Valjean.

* ''[[Hark! A Vagrant]]'' parodies this with the robotic [[Inspector Javert|Javert]] being rather unaffected by Valjean.

* In ''[[~~El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|~~El Goonish Shive]]'', Justin mentions Superman/Batman fan fiction [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-10-24 here].

* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', Justin mentions Superman/Batman fan fiction [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-10-24 here].

* ''[[~~Xkcd (Webcomic)|~~Xkcd]]'' has a comic panel about [http://www.xkcd.com/923/ Strunk/White fan fiction], of all things.

* ''[[Xkcd]]'' has a comic panel about [http://www.xkcd.com/923/ Strunk/White fan fiction], of all things.

* ''[[~~Homestuck (Webcomic)|~~Homestuck]]'', thanks to its [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] and fourfold shipping system, has quite an abundance of these. It's another contender for the ''Heroes'' dartboard game.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'', thanks to its [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] and fourfold shipping system, has quite an abundance of these. It's another contender for the ''Heroes'' dartboard game.

Line 360:

* ''Red Vs. Blue'' has a pretty large slash fandom, with [[Those Two Guys|Grif/Simmons]] being the most popular pairing by far, and Church being the [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|LOATS]]. But essentially everyone has been paired with everyone else.

** [[Word of God]] has indicated that Grif/Simmons may actually be canon.

* [[That Guy With ~~the~~ Glasses]]. According to the archives, seven out of the ten most popular pairings are slash and there's almost twice as much slash stories than het.

* [[That Guy With The Glasses]]. According to the archives, seven out of the ten most popular pairings are slash and there's almost twice as much slash stories than het.

== Western Animation ==

* ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' Since the only male that the star Batman Terry McGinnis is seen with is Bruce Wayne, Original Batman, no surprise they are favourite amoungst fans. They were the top pairing, due to the romance of seeing as they're BOTH Batman - or at least until it was revealed that {{spoiler|Bruce is actual Terry's dad}}. Doesn't stop fans of course, even when it's not an AU where {{spoiler|they're nonrelated}}. And surprisingly, Terry/Damian has become a recent fave in the Fandom, despite being a crossover and having the above problem at the same time!

* Disney's ''[[~~Gargoyles (Animation)|~~Gargoyles]]'' has a sizable slash fanbase. For those pairings that normally wouldn't happen because the characters involved are heterosexuals. a common trick is to [[A Wizard Did It|cast a spell on one or both]](Since magic is very clearly a part of this 'verse). Since the show also has [[Word of God|a lesbian police captain, and Lexington has been hinted outside the show as possibly gay]], this has only fueled the fire. Some paring include: [[Foe Yay|Elisa/Demona]], Elisa/Angela, Brooklyn/Other Male, etc.

* Disney's ''[[Gargoyles]]'' has a sizable slash fanbase. For those pairings that normally wouldn't happen because the characters involved are heterosexuals. a common trick is to [[A Wizard Did It|cast a spell on one or both]](Since magic is very clearly a part of this 'verse). Since the show also has [[Word of God|a lesbian police captain, and Lexington has been hinted outside the show as possibly gay]], this has only fueled the fire. Some paring include: [[Foe Yay|Elisa/Demona]], Elisa/Angela, Brooklyn/Other Male, etc.

* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]''. ''Oh God''. [[Ho Yay|Flippy/Splendid]] is probably the most popular pairing after [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Flippy/Flaky]]. Note that Flippy and Splendid have ''never'' met.

** Fans apparently like to play with shipping in this fandom (particularly the anime version), as they draw numerous potential pairings. Some of the most liked and common ships are [[Foe Yay|Flippy/Splendid]] (as mentioned above), [[Twincest|Shifty/Lifty]], [[OT 3|Shifty/Lifty/other male]](most often Splendid or Flippy), [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Nutty/Sniffles]], Lumpy/The Mole, [[Evil Twin|Splendid/Splendont]], [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Giggles/Petunia]] and [[Selfcest|Good Flippy/Evil Flippy]].

Line 380:

*** And that's not even the most [[Egregious]] example! The characters The Mole and Gregory are frequently paired in the fandom, even though each of them only appears in [[The Movie]], they don't get all that much screen time, and they never even meet. Yet the amount of Mole/Gregory fanfic and fan art is staggering compared to gen fic, het fic, or even something plausibly gay like Cartman/Butters.

*** Actually, Tweek is shown hanging out with Craig's gang in some later episodes, implying that they eventually became friends, so it sorta kinda makes sense. However, in the only episode where Damian actually has lines (talk about an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]!), he gains the other boys' respect by ''setting Pip on fire''.

* ''[[~~Ben 10 (Animation)|~~Ben 10]]'' has the popular [[Kissing Cousins|Ben/Gwen]] and [[Foe Yay|Ben/Kevin]]. [[Relationship Writing Fumble|Too much fumble, folks]].

* ''[[Ben 10]]'' has the popular [[Kissing Cousins|Ben/Gwen]] and [[Foe Yay|Ben/Kevin]]. [[Relationship Writing Fumble|Too much fumble, folks]].

* ''[[Gorillaz]]'' has 2D / Murdoc, which is implied even in [[Canon]] in some sort of twisted way, since [[Villain Protagonist|Murdoc]] is quite obsessed lately with imprisoning [[The Woobie|2D]].

* Surprising thing number 1 about the shipping in ''[[Invader Zim]]'' is the fact that there IS shipping at all. Surprising thing number 2 is just how truly horrible some of the pairings are. The most prominent slash-pairing is ZADR (ZIM/Dib), but it's another one of those shows where [[Crack Pairing|people write character names on dartboards and pick their ships that way]]. (There's ZIM/Dib, ZIM/GIR hell, GIR gets paired with practically everyone, TAK/Gaz... The list goes on. And on. And on. And on.

Line 386:

*** Actually, it is implied at one point that Membrane created Dib, so it is highly possible that he created Gaz, too. That makes them a [[Not Blood Siblings|not-so-edgy]] pair.

* Just look around [[Daria]] fandom, and you'll find some... ''interesting'' slashfic ('Ragged Denim') and saffic ('Night of the Storm', The Winters Of Those Gone Before'). Take brain bleach along for the ride. ''You have been warned.''

* ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'''s fandom is made out of yaoi. The most popular pairings being Eddy/Edd, Rolf/Kevin, Ed/Edd, Kevin/Edd and Kevin/Eddy.

* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'''s fandom is made out of yaoi. The most popular pairings being Eddy/Edd, Rolf/Kevin, Ed/Edd, Kevin/Edd and Kevin/Eddy.

** It goes further than the fans. A.k.a Cartoon has a history of [[Promoted Fanboy|hiring animators and storyboarders from fandom]]. At least a few of their storyboarders were [[Yaoi Fangirl|slash fans]] (you can still see some of the shippy fanart on their [[Deviant ART]] pages) who intentionally slipped [[Ho Yay|homoerotic overtones and in-between frames]] into the animation.

* The ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]'' fandom has a huge amount of slash - the most controversial probably being Slade/Robin (and with [[Ron Perlman]]'s voice purring Slade's lines it's not too hard to twist "Oh no Robin, it's about you. It's always been about you." and "From now on I'd like you to call me Master." ), whose fanbase is is both extremely loyal and enjoys watching the other characters squirm. Slade is obvious the dominant in this relationship. Other pairings are Raven/Starfire, Raven/Terra, Red X/Robin, Red X/Robin/Slade, Slade/Red X, Speedy/Red X, Speedy/Robin, the occasional Beast Boy/Robin, Starfire/Blackfire, Starfire/Terra, Raven/Jinx, and so on.

* The ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' fandom has a huge amount of slash - the most controversial probably being Slade/Robin (and with [[Ron Perlman]]'s voice purring Slade's lines it's not too hard to twist "Oh no Robin, it's about you. It's always been about you." and "From now on I'd like you to call me Master." ), whose fanbase is is both extremely loyal and enjoys watching the other characters squirm. Slade is obvious the dominant in this relationship. Other pairings are Raven/Starfire, Raven/Terra, Red X/Robin, Red X/Robin/Slade, Slade/Red X, Speedy/Red X, Speedy/Robin, the occasional Beast Boy/Robin, Starfire/Blackfire, Starfire/Terra, Raven/Jinx, and so on.

* Because ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' is one of those franchise where almost everyone is paired up to whoever, slash inevitably found its way in. [[Foe Yay|Vlad/Danny]] may be the most prominent one.

* [[Biker Mice From Mars]] Gets a bit of this. Given the series premise and its [[Fan Yay|Fans]] It's rather a foregone conclusion.

* ''[[~~Swat Kats (Animation)|~~Swat Kats]]'' Is Similar to ''[[Biker Mice From Mars]]'', Two macho, presumably [[Heterosexual Life Partners]], explosions, and buckets of [[Fan Yay]].

* ''[[Swat Kats]]'' Is Similar to ''[[Biker Mice From Mars]]'', Two macho, presumably [[Heterosexual Life Partners]], explosions, and buckets of [[Fan Yay]].

* [[Static Shock]] has lots of options for the slash, though Hotgear tends to be the most explicit, with Virgil/Richie being mostly fluff, and Frieda/Daisy being a vaguely-mentioned "tie up the loose ends" pairing.

** Helps that we have [[Word of Gay]] about Richie, and even before that his counterpart in the [[Static (~~Comic Book~~)|original comics]], Rick, was canonically gay.

** Helps that we have [[Word of Gay]] about Richie, and even before that his counterpart in the [[Static (comics)|original comics]], Rick, was canonically gay.

* Good luck finding a romance fic of Bender that doesn't involve Fry for the ''[[~~Futurama (Animation)|~~Futurama]]'' fandom. It's quite surprising, considering the [[The Casanova|Casanova]] that Bender is in the series. Bender/Calculon and Bender/Beelzebot are also quite popular, but in the minority compared to the [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Fender]] fics.

* Good luck finding a romance fic of Bender that doesn't involve Fry for the ''[[Futurama]]'' fandom. It's quite surprising, considering the [[The Casanova|Casanova]] that Bender is in the series. Bender/Calculon and Bender/Beelzebot are also quite popular, but in the minority compared to the [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Fender]] fics.

* ''[[~~Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|~~Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': Chances are, if Zuko and Jet are listed as the main characters of a story, it's a slash fic. Sokka/Zuko and Zuko/Aang are also pretty popular. Zuko being the fandom's male [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]] (with Katara as the female), he naturally gets paired up with ''every'' character with whom he has any screen time, male or female.

* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': Chances are, if Zuko and Jet are listed as the main characters of a story, it's a slash fic. Sokka/Zuko and Zuko/Aang are also pretty popular. Zuko being the fandom's male [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]] (with Katara as the female), he naturally gets paired up with ''every'' character with whom he has any screen time, male or female.

* In the ''[[Young Justice (~~Animation~~)|Young Justice]]'' yj anon meme (found [http://yj-anon-meme.livejournal.com/ here]) contains a lot of Kid Flash/Robin and Kid Flash/Red Arrow fics. Dueling for popularity is Robin/Superboy and Superboy/Aqualad. Artemis and M'gann get shipped, too, though more often with Kid Flash and Superboy than with one another. Conversation threads have revealed that a disproportionate number of active Anons are gay, which [[Author Appeal|may]] or [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls|may not]] be significant contributing factor.

* In the ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' yj anon meme (found [http://yj-anon-meme.livejournal.com/ here]) contains a lot of Kid Flash/Robin and Kid Flash/Red Arrow fics. Dueling for popularity is Robin/Superboy and Superboy/Aqualad. Artemis and M'gann get shipped, too, though more often with Kid Flash and Superboy than with one another. Conversation threads have revealed that a disproportionate number of active Anons are gay, which [[Author Appeal|may]] or [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls|may not]] be significant contributing factor.

* [[Phineas and Ferb]]: ''Way'' too much, [[Ho Yay|Phineas/Ferb]] and [[Interspecies Romance|Perry/Doof]] among the most popular shippings. C'mon, people, this is a [[Disney]] show!

** That never stopped the [[Kim Possible]] fanbase.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is practically made of this but since the vast majority of the cast made up of females it was unavoidable. To quote Cereal Velocity: "Straight Dash shipping? Is that even allowed?" This doesn't stop fic writers from pairing up the guys, just ask Big Mac/Caramel.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is practically made of this but since the vast majority of the cast made up of females it was unavoidable. To quote Cereal Velocity: "Straight Dash shipping? Is that even allowed?" This doesn't stop fic writers from pairing up the guys, just ask Big Mac/Caramel.

* [[Regular Show|Mordecai/Rigby]]. Nuff' said.

* Loonatics Unleashed: [[Gadgeteer Genius|Tech E. Coyote]] and [[Motor Mouth|Rev Runner]] get a fair amount of this in several fan-fictions, considering the amount of [[Ho Yay]] they received in the show. [[Wile E Coyote and The ~~Roadrunner~~|Quite ironic, if you think about it]].

* Loonatics Unleashed: [[Gadgeteer Genius|Tech E. Coyote]] and [[Motor Mouth|Rev Runner]] get a fair amount of this in several fan-fictions, considering the amount of [[Ho Yay]] they received in the show. [[Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner|Quite ironic, if you think about it]].