Shipper on Deck: Difference between revisions

** Eventually it gets to the point where Al and Winry love to tease each other about their respective love interests, Winry being an [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl|Almei]] shipper.

** Also, Riza seems to ship Edwin, or at least she likes teasing Edward about it.

'''Ed''': *[[Spit Take]]* }}

** Even ''[[Humanoid Abomination|Gr]][[Noble Demon|eed]]'' gets in on it, shipping another [[Bodyguard Crush]] instance between [[Moe|Lan]] [[Tsundere|Fan]] and [[King Incognito|Ling]] [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Yao]].

** OTOH, one of the CD dramas has a scene where Russia, France, Japan and Lithuania tell USA and UK "[[Everyone Can See It]]!"

*** Even ''Tony the alien'' can see it.

** Once or twice, Canada and Hungary are also seen as America/England and Germany/North Italy shippers, respectively. Then again, Hungary ''is'' a [[Yaoi Fangirl]] in canon so it wouldn't be OOC for her. The problem comes when [[Flanderization]] kicks and yaoi shipping is the ONLY thing she ever seems to do in fanwork.

** Hungary's ex-husband and current best friend Austria ''does'' ship Germany/Italy in canon, according to the "Buono San Valentino" strips where he gives Germany advice when he wants to openly ask Italy out.

* Minerva X from the ''[[Shin Mazinger]]'' manga [http://www.onemanga.com/Shin_Mazinger_Zero/8/30/ ships Kouji/Sayaka].

* Walker from ''[[Durarara]]'' ships Shinra/Celty enough that he's written fanfic about it. Erika, on the other hand, [[Yaoi Fangirl|tends to ship in a different direction]]...

'''Walker, Kadota''' and '''Celty:''' ''No.'' }}

** And surprisingly, Izaya is a Shinra/Celty shipper but this only applies to Shinra's side because he won't hesitate to mock the two whenever Celty is nearby. The Valentine's day comic proves though that he does care for Shinra if he's willing to put up with his spazzing about the holiday and give him ''actual'' advice without asking for money or [[Troll|trolling]] him afterwards.

** Sayaka plays it straighter in the manga, when she imagines [[Les Yay|Homura and Madoka]] embracing while calling it "the mystery of the universe"

* Mushanokouji Yurina from ''[[Yuri Hime|Hana no Yurina Gumi]]'' is a [[Yuri Fan]] who enjoys shipping her classmates and setting them up.

* Kenshiro from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' believes that Lin should love Bat, [[Precocious Crush|not him]], {{spoiler|and he gets them together at the end of the manga.}}

* In [[GE - Good Ending]], it's what drives the plot at first, with Yuki shipping Utsumi and Shou together. [[Reality Ensues]].

* [[Yuri Fan|Chitose]] of ''[[Yuru-Yuri]]'' usually fantasizes about [[Tsundere|Ayano]] and Kyouko.

** Her twin sister Chizuru, on the other hand, ships Ayano with Chitose herself.

* In episode 7 of ''[[Baka and Test Summon The Beasts]]'', all the main characters are shown to ship Yuuji/[[Yandere|Shouko]].

* [[Homestuck|Nepeta]]'s [[Love Chart|shipping wall]] and ways are [[Deconstructed]] in ''[[Be the Sea Dweller Lowblood]]'', where she's [[Oblivious to Love|oblivious to]] Eridan's flushed feelings for her and tries to set him up with his moirail Feferi. This eventually leads to her discovering that {{spoiler|she doesn't understand Eridan enough to be a ''true'' moirail, while Feferi is not pleased with Nep seemingly trying to steal '''her''' moirail away, and just how manipulative and controlling this makes her appear to them}}.

* In [[Fanfic/Naruto Veagnance Revelaitons|Naruto Veagnance Revelaitons]], an odd variant of this happens when Ronan's girlfriend Sakura, meets Atni for the first time (While Sakura {{spoiler|was dead after being killed by the Council}}, Ronan met Atni and had sex with her several times).

* Sasasha supports Luso/Kanin in [[The Tainted Grimoire]].

 

** Not to mention Sebastian, who sings to Eric so he will Kiss The Girl. Although it's partly because he knows about Ariel's [[Deal with the Devil]].

* Grandmother Fa definitely ships [[Mulan]] and General Shang.

Grandmother Fa: Would you like to stay forever? }}

** The Emperor of China ships Mulan and Shang as well.

'''Emperor''': You don't meet a girl like that every dynasty. }}

** From the sequel, when Shang proposes to Mulan:

'''Father:''' But I bet he would come before noon. }}

* In ''[[Tangled]]'', [[Cool Horse]] Maximus clearly ships Rapunzel and Flynn, despite of how started his relationship with the latter. He even gives him a little push. Literally.

== Films -- Live Action ==

* Mrs. Hobday in ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' for Miss Price and Mr Browne.

* In the first ''[[Tremors]]'' movie, Earl actively promotes a hookup between Val and Rhonda, considering her a much better choice than the useless bimbos the younger man is usually drawn to.

* Ursula in ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man 3]]''. Despite having a schoolgirl crush on Peter herself, she's nevertheless giddy with happiness for Peter when he recieves a call from Mary Jane requesting his presence.

* Look at [[Harry Potter]]'s face at the end of ''Deathly Hallows, Part 2'' when Hermione and Ron reveal their relationship to him. He is smirking like a mad thing. He ships it. And he's shipped it for years.

** In ''Half-Blood Prince'', it seems that Ginny and Dumbledore also ship Ron/Hermione. Just look at the hospital scene:

'''Ginny''': 'Bout time, don't you think? }}

 

* In a nod toward shippers in general, there's a moment in ''[[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince]]'' where Harry and Hermione start joking about the evidence of a relationship between Filch and Madame Pince, the librarian. There's a nod towards this when they're shown standing together later in the book.

** Hermione appears to be a Harry/Ginny shipper, to the chagrin of many Harmonians<ref>Harry/Hermione shippers</ref>. Some interpreted Ron's "find someone better next time" after Ginny dumps Michael to be a hint that he also supports the pairing. Evidence:

** This was on the same '''page''' as when Ron also told Harry that ''he's'' better off with someone more "cheerful" than Cho.

** Harry, meanwhile, ships Ron/Hermione, although he would possibly ship it a bit more if they hadn't chosen [[Now or Never Kiss|the middle of a battle]] to get together...

** Malveria does this a lot; one of the subplots of ''Curse Of The Wolf Girl'' involved her trying to find a boyfriend for Thrix.

* Subverted in ''13 To Life''. Jessie ships Pietr with her best friend Sarah, for complicated reasons. However, ''minutes'' after succeeding, she shifts into [[Tsundere|dere-dere]] mode for Pietr, causing a [[Triang Relations|type 12 triangle]]. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Good job.]] She even lampshades what a [[Didn't Think This Through|short-sighted idea this was]]:

** In the sequel, after Jessie and Pietr take a [[Downtime Downgrade]], Sarah repays Jessie by shipping her into a rebound relationship with Derek. {{spoiler|He turns out to be an evil, [[Mind Rape|Mind Raping]] psychic.}} [[Epic Fail|Nice one, Sarah.]]

* In [[The Lord of the Rings]], Bilbo - being quite the fanatic of Aragorn - supports the pairing of him with Arwen; after the quest is over, Frodo notes that the only parts of the tale that pique his interest are the coronation and wedding of Aragorn, and Bilbo expresses his regret at not being able to attend, saying that he had been waiting long for it. Being [[The Matchmaker]] of the pair, Galadriel also counts.

*** Please, Buffy and Faith didn't need anyone to ship them. They did it [[Ho Yay|themselves.]]

* In an odd version in ''[[Angel]]'', Cordelia starts off shipping Fred/Wesley, but later jumps ship and starts shipping Fred/Gunn.

** Lorne ships Angel/Cordelia pretty strongly, as evidenced in "Waiting in the Wings" and "Tomorrow", when he rattles off reasons why they would be good together and urges Angel to make a move.

*** The Groosalugg also (begrudgingly) ships Angel/Cordelia, and breaks off his relationship with Cordelia, urging her to [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|"be with the man she truly loves"]].

** Many of the companions also seem to happily acknowledge the presence of The Doctor/TARDIS.

* ''Torchwood'' gives us Martha shipping Jack/Ianto. When she finds out about their relationship, she seems very excited by the prospect.

'''Martha'''('''[[Yaoi Fangirl|grinning with delight]]'''): Yeah?<br />

'''Ianto''': Yeah. }}

* ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'': There are more than a few indications that Shaz ships Gene/Alex, and Luigi's blatant in his shipping of Alex/Every Attractive Man in London (Thatcherite Wanker, Evan, Keats, and eventually, Gene). Alex herself is not entirely unaware of the rampant homoeroticism floating around the station, particularly with Gene and Litton.

* [[My Beloved Smother|Mrs. Benson]] in ''iCarly'' at first seemed to be a [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Creddie]]([[Girl Next Door|Carly]]/[[Dogged Nice Guy|Freddie]]) shipper in Season 1, even going as far as to demand the reason on why Carly can't love him.

'''Freddie:''' "Mom!" }}

** In season 3, she flip-flopped and turned against Carly, blaming Carly for Freddie getting hit by the truck in ''iSaved Your Life'' and for Freddie deciding to move out during ''iMove Out'':

*** Spencer is an enormous Freddie/Sam shipper.

'''Spencer:''' "No way! GIMME THE DEETZ!!!" }}

* Taylor Earhardt (the Yellow Eagle Ranger) from ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]'' is the first one to notice the UST between Princess Shayla and Merrick. And lo, is she pleased when she does...

* Just about EVERY minor character in ''[[Sherlock]]'' ships Sherlock/John. "I'll get a candle for the table. Nice and romantic."

** Oh, it goes ''well'' beyond just minor characters. Take Mycroft:

** Or Irene:

'''Irene Adler''': Well, [[If It's You It's Okay|I am.]] [[Unrequited Love|And look at the pair of us.]] }}

** Or Mrs. Hudson:

'''Mrs.Hudson:''' Oh, don't worry dear, we have all sorts about here. Mrs. Turner next door got married ones. }}

** [[Running Gag|Honestly]], pretty much ''everyone'' in this series seems to take them for a couple.

* In ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'', Geraldine shipped Hugo and Alice, going so far as to invite both of them to her house at the same time in order to initiate their first kiss. After yelling: "OH FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, JUST KISS YOU '''MORONS'''!" the plan goes a little ''too'' well.

* In ''[[Lie to Me (TV series)|Lie to Me]]'', Emily Lightman is a big fan of her father Cal getting together with his partner Gillian.

* ''[[Glee]]'': Judging by how quickly the Warblers went from utter mortification/indignation to total support when they realized [[Duet Bonding|who Blaine wanted to sing a duet with]] at Regionals, it's safe to say that they are Kurt/Blaine shippers. That smug little smile on the usually stoic Wes's face as he raises his hand speaks ''volumes''.

** Finn, Puck, and all of the New Directions girls seem to ship it too. Finn and Rachel's first concern when {{spoiler|they thought Kurt was cheating with Sam}} was Blaine, Puck seemed ''genuinely moved'' by their "Candles" duet, and all of the girls got excited when Kurt revealed that {{spoiler|he was going to prom with Blaine}}. Seriously, they make it as clear as possible what the writers intentions for this couple are.

* Shirley on the first season of ''[[Community]]'' actively shipped Britta/Jeff. It was implied this was an outlet for emotions from her own deteriorating marriage.

* ''[[Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye|Sue Thomas FB Eye]]'': Lucy, Sue's best friend, supports [[Anchored Ship]]/[[Official Couple]] Jack/Sue ever since the very first episode. [[Butt Monkey|Myles]] unexpectedly joins in during the series finale:

* [[The X-Files]]: It would be easier to count the number of characters that ''don't'' ship Mulder/Scully. Even [[Big Bad]] CSM is supportive of their relationship.

* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'': A very good case could be made for the notion that McCoy ships [[Ho Yay|Kirk/Spock]]. Particularly noticeable in "Bread and Circuses" and "Amok Time".

* Elwood P. Dowd and [[Harvey]] help Dr. Sanderson and Ms. Kelly rediscover their long-buried feelings for one another by the end of the play/film.

* In ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', [[Greek Chorus|Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon]] ship Seymour and Audrey.

'''Chiffon:''' And we got one all picked out.<br />

'''Ronette:''' A little botanical genius.<br />

* The [[Fire Emblem]] saga has ''several'' of these:

** In ''Thracia 776'', [[Hot Chick with a Sword|Mareeta]] is a [[The Hero|Leaf]] x [[The Ojou|Nanna]] fangirl. If the three are alive by the time the Final Battle hits, she'll encourage Nanna to tell him her feelings.

'''Nanna:''' "But Mareeta..." }}

** In ''Fuuin no Tsurugi'', Marcus seems to be this for Roy and Lilina, especially in his supports with the latter.

** In ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Rekka no Ken'', [[Genki Girl]] Serra also seems to be one of these. Her A support with [[Chivalrous Pervert]] Sain has her wondering out loud about Lyn's love life and vying for a possible [[Love Triangle]] with [[Two Guys and a Girl|Eliwood and Hector]].

*** On the other hand, Sain notices that his best friend Kent has a crush on Lyn and encourages it, [[Matchmaker Crush|despite claiming to have a crush on Lyn too.]]

*** Also, Ninian [[When She Smiles|laughs for the first time in the game]] when she hears Eliwood lampshading Hector and Lyn's [[Slap Slap Kiss]] dynamics. Yup, Ninian ships Hector/Lyn; reasonable, since otherwise Lyn might end up with Eliwood, which would be kind of bad for her...

* In ''[[Mass Effect]] 2'', Yeoman Kelly Chambers will immediately suggest [[Interspecies Romance|Female!Shepard/Garrus or Male!Shepard/Tali]] the moment said party members join. Notable in that Chambers herself is a romance option for [[Bi the Way|either gender]].

** And one of the DLC squadmates, Kasumi Goto, is in on it too, and will comment on all of your relationships. For example:

** There's an ''advertisement on the Citadel'' that ships Shepard with... whichever potential love interest (if any) is in your party when you click on it. ("The next time ''you're'' out on the town with [Officer Vakarian/Sere Krios/Mr. Taylor/Miss Zorah/Miss Lawson/ERROR: CITIZEN ID NOT FOUND<ref>(Jack, in case you were wondering)</ref>]...") It'll even mention Justicar Samara, who isn't actually fully romanceable. Alternately, if you're in a relationship with one of the ME1 squadmates and there's nobody romanceable in your current party, it'll mention that love interest instead.

* Done literally in ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]'' with most of the others on the ship.

** The [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Nurse]] will also support Hisao's interest in Emi in her route, due to his [[Intergenerational Friendship]] with both of them. [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...|Though he'll also remind Hisao about his meds...]]

** Akira supports Hisao's relationship with her younger sister Lilly, in Lilly's route.

** The biggest example is [[Genki Girl|Mis]][[No Indoor Voice|ha]], who shows shades of this in several routes:

*** In the case of Hanako, she'll bring [[Meganekko|Shi]][[Student Council President|zune]] along. They'll ship it both because of cuteness (in Misha's case) {{spoiler|and because they ''do'' care for Hanako, despite Shizune's difficulties with Lilly (because she's Hanako's [[Only Friend]] at first, they can't get to Hanako without seeing Lilly) and their huge workload}}.

*** Finally, Misha also shows support of Hisao's relationship with Emi, should the player pursue her route. ("Young love is so unpredictable, isn't it~!"). And even more so: {{spoiler|if you choose the wrong option and Hisao gets thrown outta Emi's house as a result, Misha will come to the rescue and openly force him face what he did. Like in Miki's case, getting either the Bad or the Good Ending depends on what you (as Hisao) reply to her.}} (This may include Shizune too, as it turns ou that {{spoiler|Shizune was the one who told her to go help Hisao in the first place.}})

** Lilly also ships Hisao/Emi on her only post-Act 1 appearance in Emi's route.

 

 

*** The Castle [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20091120 seems] to have switched to an [[OT 3]].

** And even [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081112 Mechanicsburg people]:

'''Moloch:''' The crowd is ''always'' for ''that!'' }}

** Zeetha apparently [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090327 ships Agatha/Gil.] Before that, encouraged [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061016 Lars and Agatha] {{spoiler|until he died}}. Her homeland worships a fertility goddess whose holy days are "a lot of fun (cha cha cha)". Why would you be surprised?

* [[Love Goddess|Aphrodite and Eros]] to Thalia and Apollo in ''[[Thalias Musings]]''. [[Alpha Bitch|Aphrodite]] doesn't really care about their happiness, she just thinks [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] is a sin.

** One of Apollo's teenaged female worshipers reveals herself as a shipper at the Pythian Games:

* Eleonora assumes this role in [[Greek Ninja]], trying to persuade Sasha that Daichi is actually her other half. Despite the fact they hate each other.

* Nella for [[The Nostalgia Chick]] and [[The Nostalgia Critic]], although she quickly backs off the opinion that they have a lot of common when the Chick gives her a [[Death Glare]] that could melt steel.

* Done in a roundabout way by Mary Jane on ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''. She goes to the school dance with Peter, but later meets and befriends Gwen when she transfers to Midtown High. Upon realizing that [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Gwen has feelings for Peter]], she gives her a pep talk which {{spoiler|helps convince Gwen to spontaneously kiss Peter in the season 1 finale.}} She continues to support the possibility of a pairing between them throughout season 2.

** Aunt May, however, seems to ship Peter/Mary Jane from the moment she meets the girl, needling her nephew to meet her. She ultimately is the one who arranges that one date they had, by convincing Betty (who's twenty) that she's too old to go with Peter and then arranging Mary Jane to go behind his back.

** The series also has an inversion with [[Alpha Bitch|Sally Avril]], who just wants her friend [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|Liz]] to stop fawning over that puny Parker. She even does an [[Ironic Echo]] of Mary Jane's "Finally" when {{spoiler|Liz and Peter break up}}.

* Jun of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' does this for the famous Zutara pairing, starting first when Zuko asks her to track Aang with Katara's necklace, as she states "Aw, is it your girlfriend?" or something like that. Her second appearance causes an [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|I'm Not Her Boyfriend]] moment.

** As well as the infamous Saint Jun, we have the [[Obviously Evil|bald, tattoed criminals]] from "Avatar Day" who are apparently ship Kataang, and [[The Dragon|Azula]] who ships Maiko. Azula jumped ship at the end of "Boiling Rock" but she was all for it before {{spoiler|Zuko's [[Heel Face Turn]],}} because Zuko staying with Mai was, in her mind, the best way to [[Manipulative Bastard|keep him where she wants him.]] {{spoiler|It works, but NOT in the way she expected... as Zuko leaves anyway and later Mai has a [[Heel Face Turn]] for him. "I love Zuko more than I fear you!", indeed.}}

** Let's not forget Sokka:

'''Sokka:''' Whatever. }}

*** Even better in the French translation:

'''Sokka:''' Not yet. }}

** Even the Avatar Extras facts do this, as in the [[Big Damn Kiss]] that finishes off the series, a little bubble pops up that says "Kataang wins!"

** This trope is [[Played for Laughs]] by Toph in the four-part series finale, where she seems to express herself as a Harutara shipper.

''([[Beat|everyone stares at her]])''<br />

'''Katara:''' Uh, no. }}

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': On "Summer Belongs to You!", Phineas seems supportive of Ferb/Vanessa and Candace/Jeremy (much to Isabella's frustration, since he's [[Oblivious to Love|not noticing]] ''[[Oblivious to Love|her]]'' [[Oblivious to Love|affections]]).

** In addition, all the Fireside Girls ship Phineas/Isabella, Stacy supports Jeremy/Candace, and Candace, Phineas and Ferb ship [[Happily Adopted|their parents]].

* Joker in ''[[Justice League]]'' shipped Green Lantern and Hawkgirl in [[Ax Crazy|his own quirky way]].

** And then, we have a few people who tried to encourage Batman and Wonder Woman to get together, including Wonder Woman herself. [[Celibate Hero|Batman will have none of it.]]

* Everyone who finds out Helga's deep dark secret on ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' seems to be rooting for her. Her best friend Phoebe and Arnold's Grandpa Phil (who married a former childhood bully himself) will occasionally try to help lead [[Oblivious to Love|Arnold]] in the right direction.