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* Tommy/Kimi and Chuckie/Angelica are both fairly popular in the ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''.

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* Tommy/Kimi and Chuckie/Angelica are both fairly popular in the ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''.''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''.
* ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' has Yin/Yuck. Yang/Smoke is pretty popular too.
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*** Cyborg is also often paired with Jinx (in fact, {{OT3}} of them doesn't seem that uncommon). The pairing search actually shows that to be more popular than [=Cy/Bee=] (despite Jinx being paired with Kid Flash ''inside the show'' - it should be noted that [=Cy/Jinx=] is far from catching up with [=KF/Jinx=]), but it's difficult to judge since Cyborg is usually in a secondary pairing.
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** Meanwhile, Fionna in the RuleSixtyThree episode has a crush on Prince Gumball, but most fans like to ship her with Marshall Lee.

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** Meanwhile, Fionna in the RuleSixtyThree episode has a crush on Prince Gumball, but most fans like to ship her with Marshall Lee. Or even [[HoYay Gumball with Marshall Lee]] (despite [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight no interaction]] for the two at this point).
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** Meanwhile, Fionna in the RuleSixtyThree episode has a crush on Prince Gumball, but most fans like to ship her with Marshall Lee.
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How would either be a \"distant incest\" of any kind? Kimi was adopted into Chuckie\'s family for starters. Tommy and Angelica aren\'t even related to Chuckie. So this comment makes no sense.


* Tommy/Kimi and Chuckie/Angelica are both fairly popular in the ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'' fandom, despite the fact that if ''both'' were to happen, it'd probably be borderline distant-incest of some kind.

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* Tommy/Kimi and Chuckie/Angelica are both fairly popular in the ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'' fandom, despite the fact that if ''both'' were to happen, it'd probably be borderline distant-incest of some kind.''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''.
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** While the vast majority of the cast is shipped with pretty much everyone else, [[FanNickname Lyra and Bon Bon]] tend to be paired almost exclusively which each other, to the point that art or stories that pair them with other characters are considered oddities. Case in point, do a search for "Lyra, shipping" on [[http://derpibooru.org/ Derpibooru]], and you'll get almost nothing but Lyra/Bon Bon pictures.

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** While the vast majority of the cast is shipped with pretty much everyone else, [[FanNickname Lyra and Bon Bon]] tend to be paired almost exclusively which each other, to the point that art or stories that pair them with other characters are considered oddities. Case in point, do a search for "Lyra, shipping" on [[http://derpibooru.org/ Derpibooru]], and you'll get almost nothing but Lyra/Bon Bon pictures.pictures, whereas if you try a similar search with any other characters you'll probably get five or six different pairings before you get past the first page.
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** While the vast majority of the cast is shipped with pretty much everyone else, [[FanNickname Lyra and Bon Bon]] tend to be paired almost exclusively which each other, to the point that art or stories that pair them with other characters are considered oddities. Case in point, do a search for "Lyra, shipping" on [[http://derpibooru.org/ Derpibooru]], and you'll get almost nothing but Lyra/Bon Bon pictures.
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*** Zutara shippers also overwhelmingly ship Aang/Toph as a BetaCouple.

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* ''EdEddNEddy'' has Marie/Edd and [[HoYay Edd/Eddy]].

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* ''EdEddNEddy'' has Marie/Edd (which is canon on Marie's end, [[StalkerWithACrush much to Edd's chagrin]]) and [[HoYay Edd/Eddy]].



* There are no stories involving Lilo and Keoni Jameson (her crush in ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Fanfiction.net; there are quite a lot that pair her up with Stitch.

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* There are no stories involving Lilo and Keoni Jameson (her crush in ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Fanfiction.net; there are quite a lot that pair her up with Stitch.Stitch.
* Tommy/Kimi and Chuckie/Angelica are both fairly popular in the ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'' fandom, despite the fact that if ''both'' were to happen, it'd probably be borderline distant-incest of some kind.
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*** Mako/Korra was this in regards to Mako/Asami, but when Mako/Korra actually became canon, Bolin/Korra had a huge rise in FanPreferredCouple status, mainly due to Mako's BaseBreaker actions.

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*** Mako/Korra was this in regards to Mako/Asami, but when Mako/Korra actually became canon, Bolin/Korra and Iroh/Asami had a huge rise in FanPreferredCouple status, mainly due to Mako's BaseBreaker actions.



** Not to mention [[EnsembleDarkhorse Craig]] and [[NervousWreck Tweek]]; they are the second most popular pairing (after [[HeterosexualLifePartners Stan and Kyle]] which is especially surprising considering that they ''only interacted in [[UpToEleven in one episode]] '' 0

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** Not to mention [[EnsembleDarkhorse Craig]] and [[NervousWreck Tweek]]; they are the second most popular pairing (after [[HeterosexualLifePartners Stan and Kyle]] which is especially surprising considering that they ''only interacted in [[UpToEleven in one episode]] '' 0episode]]''.
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* Plenty of ''TUFFPuppy'' fans ship Dudley/Kitty.

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* Plenty of ''TUFFPuppy'' fans ship Dudley/Kitty.Dudley/Kitty.
* There are no stories involving Lilo and Keoni Jameson (her crush in ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'') on Fanfiction.net; there are quite a lot that pair her up with Stitch.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' fandom is overwhelmed with Fred/Daphne supporters and a sizeable deal of Shaggy/Velma fans, mainly because these are almost always the pairs who end up together during "let's split up, gang" moments. There ''are'' some other shipping groups, but these two are the most popular ones by a huge margin. It also helps that they've become more-or-less official in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''.
* In spite of the fact that the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is a show about cute critters that die horribly and painfully, the amount of fanfiction is quite big. Most fans prefer [[MindGameShip Flippy and Flaky]] together, due to the fact that both seem to have mental problems and Flaky appears to be Flippy's closest friend and it has been hinted several times that he may like her, because he stopped killing her in recent episodes, for an unknown reason, even though she has developed a phobia of him. They even have their own [[http://photobucket.com/images/flippy%20and%20flaky/ very large section of Photobucket images]].



** As of World Tour, [[FoeYay Alejandro/Heather]] is quite popular among the fans, due to fabulous amounts of BelligerentSexualTension. It's almost canon...



** Same deal with Kevin/Ben; it's sometimes hard to believe that all the HoYay with them is unintentional.



* [[WordOfGod Rob Renzetti]] confirmed that, had ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' continued, Jenny would have ended up with Sheldon...no doubt upsetting a majority of the fandom, who are Jenny/Brad supporters. Though in fairness, Jenny/Sheldon does have a pretty large fanbase too.

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* [[WordOfGod Rob Renzetti]] confirmed that, had ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' continued, Jenny would have ended up with Sheldon...no doubt upsetting a majority of the fandom, who are Jenny/Brad supporters. Though in fairness, Jenny/Sheldon does have a pretty large fanbase too.



** Nigel and Rachel (N. 362) has a reasonably large fanbase that overshadows some of the canon ships.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men Evolution}}'': Several fans would argue that [[PlatonicLifePartners Kurt and Kitty]] make a better couple than Lance and Kitty or Kurt and Amanda (your mileage ''will'' vary on whether or not the ShipTease between Kurt and Kitty was intentional). Also, there are many who would rather have Scott be with [[HopelessSuitor Rogue]] rather than [[HeroesWantRedheads Jean]].



** Also, Lyra/Bon-Bon. The episodes often have little references to this pairing, so it's almost canon. It's so fan-preferred that whenever someone writes a story that ships Lyra or Bon-Bon with some other character, someone will joke that "Lyra is cheating on Bon-Bon!" or vice-versa.
** In canon Rainbow Dash has zero interest in romance but the running joke among the fandom is "Rainbow Dash ships with everything." If fan faction posted on the main fan website is to be believed the most popular of these ships is Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.
*** Recently Spike's crush on Rarity has resulted in a sizable jump in fanart and fanfic devoted to pairing the two. This doubled with the events of the episode "Secret Of My Excess", in which the two have a substantial amount of affectionate scenes together



* ''InvaderZim'' has "no love" by WordOfGod, but by far the most popular ([[ShipToShipCombat and yet most hated]]) ship is the FoeYay between [[VillainProtagonist Zim]] and [[HeroAntagonist Dib]].
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*** Iroh/Bolin quickly became a huge pairing, especially for those who felt that Bolin got snubbed in the romance department. [[http://fuckyeahbroh.tumblr.com/ The most popular Iroh/Bolin blog on Tumblr]] gained over ''700'' followers a mere three weeks after the Book One finale. It quickly became the series' most popular {{HoYay}} Pairing, perhaps next to Amon/Lieutenant.
*** Similarly, fans who are fond of LadyAndKnight-like pairings tend to ship [[FourStarBadass General Iroh]] / [[GirlyBruiser Asami]].
*** Surprisingly, the appearance of their adult versions on ''Korra'' has caused a massive spike in support for Sokka/Toph - despite what [[KissingCousins this would suggest]] for the canon (but ended) Tenzin/Lin relationship.
*** Korra[=/=]Yue has already reached [[MemeticMutation memetic]] status even before the series had aired.
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* On ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Fifi la Fume's occasional official love interest is Hamton J. Pig, mostly because of PairTheSpares. However, a quick search on DeviantART reveals that a sizable portion of the fandom prefers to ship Fifi with either of her one-time love chase victims, Calamity Coyote or Furrball Cat, the latter likely due to her predecessor [[PepeLePew Pepe le Pew]] being officially paired with Penelope Pussycat.

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* On ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Fifi la Fume's occasional official love interest is Hamton J. Pig, mostly because of PairTheSpares. However, a quick search on DeviantART reveals that a sizable portion of the fandom prefers to ship Fifi with either of her one-time love romantic chase victims, Calamity Coyote or Furrball Cat, the latter likely due to her predecessor [[PepeLePew Pepe le Pew]] being officially paired with Penelope Pussycat.
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** Not to mention [[EnsembleDarkhorse Craig]] and [[NervousWreck Tweek]]; they are the second most popular pairing (after [[HeterosexualLifePartners Stan and Kyle]] which is especially surprising considering that they ''only interacted in [[UpToEleven in one episode]] '' 0

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*** Mako/Korra was this in regards to Mako/Asami, but when Mako/Korra [[TheyDo actually became canon]], Bolin/Korra had a huge rise in Fan Preferred Couple status, mainly due to Mako's BaseBreaker actions and that [[DoggedNiceGuy Bolin]] [[DidNotGetTheGirl was on the short end of their love triangle]].
** Korra/Asami is picking up a ''massive'' amount of steam due to how Mako treated ''both'' of them through the series, and a lot of fans see far more chemistry between Korra and Asami (given the drag racing scene and others) than Korra and Mako or Asami and Mako. Though many fans just go [[OneTrueThreesome Mako/Korra/Asami]] to end any issues.

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*** Mako/Korra was this in regards to Mako/Asami, but when Mako/Korra [[TheyDo actually became canon]], canon, Bolin/Korra had a huge rise in Fan Preferred Couple FanPreferredCouple status, mainly due to Mako's BaseBreaker actions and that [[DoggedNiceGuy Bolin]] [[DidNotGetTheGirl was on the short end of their love triangle]].
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Korra/Asami is picking up recently won fan-favourite pairing on an [[http://thefandomaward.tumblr.com/post/25987621847/1-korrasami-with-1-684-votes-congratulations-2 unofficial poll]].
*** Iroh/Bolin quickly became
a ''massive'' amount of steam due to how Mako treated ''both'' of them through huge pairing, especially for those who felt that Bolin got snubbed in the series, and romance department. [[http://fuckyeahbroh.tumblr.com/ The most popular Iroh/Bolin blog on Tumblr]] gained over ''700'' followers a lot of mere three weeks after the Book One finale. It quickly became the series' most popular {{HoYay}} Pairing, perhaps next to Amon/Lieutenant.
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fans see far more chemistry between Korra and Asami (given the drag racing scene and others) than Korra and Mako or Asami and Mako. Though many fans just go [[OneTrueThreesome Mako/Korra/Asami]] who are fond of LadyAndKnight-like pairings tend to end any issues.ship [[FourStarBadass General Iroh]] / [[GirlyBruiser Asami]].
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* Plenty of ''TUFFPuppy'' ship Dudley/Kitty.

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* Plenty of ''TUFFPuppy'' fans ship Dudley/Kitty.
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* ''EdEddNEddy'' has Marie/Edd and [[HoYay Edd/Eddy]].

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* ''EdEddNEddy'' has Marie/Edd and [[HoYay Edd/Eddy]].Edd/Eddy]].
* Plenty of ''TUFFPuppy'' ship Dudley/Kitty.
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** Korra/Asami is picking up a ''massive'' amount of steam due to how Mako treated ''both'' of them through the series, and a lot of fans see far more chemistry between Korra and Asami (given the drag racing scene and others) than Korra and Mako or Asami and Mako. Though many fans just go [[OneTrueThreesome Mako/Korra/Asami]] to end any issues.
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* ''WordGirl'': While neither couple is official, Becky/Tobey is easily more popular than Becky/Scoops.

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* ''WordGirl'': While neither couple is official, Becky/Tobey is easily more popular than Becky/Scoops.Becky/Scoops.
* ''EdEddNEddy'' has Marie/Edd and [[HoYay Edd/Eddy]].
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*** The ironic thing is, the creators didn't want the Cyborg and Bumblebee to seem like a case of PairTheSpares, so they made the two characters initially really dislike each other, but the BelligerentSexualTension that resulted is one of the reasons the pairing is so popular.

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*** The ironic thing is, the creators didn't want the Cyborg and Bumblebee to seem like a case of PairTheSpares, so they made the two characters initially really dislike each other, other to go against this, but the BelligerentSexualTension that resulted is one of the reasons the pairing is so popular.
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*** The ironic thing is, the creators didn't want the Cyborg and Bumblebee to seem like a case of PairTheSpares, so they made the two characters initially really dislike each other, but the BelligerentSexualTension that resulted is one of the reasons the pairing is so popular.
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** And while it falls under ShipsThatPassInTheNight, Huslter Kid/Butch is very popular amongst the fandom.

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** And while it falls under ShipsThatPassInTheNight, Huslter Hustler Kid/Butch is very popular amongst the fandom.
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*** Mako/Korra was this in regards to Mako/Asami, but when Mako/Korra actually became canon, Bolin/Korra had a huge rise in Fan Preferred Couple status, mainly due to Mako's BaseBreaker actions.

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*** Mako/Korra was this in regards to Mako/Asami, but when Mako/Korra [[TheyDo actually became canon, canon]], Bolin/Korra had a huge rise in Fan Preferred Couple status, mainly due to Mako's BaseBreaker actions.actions and that [[DoggedNiceGuy Bolin]] [[DidNotGetTheGirl was on the short end of their love triangle]].
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* ''InvaderZim'' has "no love" by WordOfGod, but by far the most popular ([[ShipToShipCombat and yet most hated]]) ship is the FoeYay between [[VillainProtagonist Zim]] and [[HeroAntagonist Dib]].

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* ''InvaderZim'' has "no love" by WordOfGod, but by far the most popular ([[ShipToShipCombat and yet most hated]]) ship is the FoeYay between [[VillainProtagonist Zim]] and [[HeroAntagonist Dib]].Dib]].
* ''WordGirl'': While neither couple is official, Becky/Tobey is easily more popular than Becky/Scoops.
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** And while it falls under ShipsThatPassInTheNight, Huslter Kid/Butch is very popular amongst the fandom.

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** And while it falls under ShipsThatPassInTheNight, Huslter Kid/Butch is very popular amongst the fandom.fandom.
* ''InvaderZim'' has "no love" by WordOfGod, but by far the most popular ([[ShipToShipCombat and yet most hated]]) ship is the FoeYay between [[VillainProtagonist Zim]] and [[HeroAntagonist Dib]].
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*** Equally surprisingly, the appearance of their adult versions on ''Korra'' has caused a massive spike in support for Sokka/Toph.

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*** Equally surprisingly, Surprisingly, the appearance of their adult versions on ''Korra'' has caused a massive spike in support for Sokka/Toph.Sokka/Toph - despite what [[KissingCousins this would suggest]] for the canon (but ended) Tenzin/Lin relationship.
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** Also Gus/Cornchip Girl, the MoeCouplet of the series. The Japanese title for their episode, "The Army-Navy Game", is "Gus's Girlfriend".
** Vince/Gretchen also has a pretty big following, thanks to all the ShipTease
** And while it falls under ShipsThatPassInTheNight, Huslter Kid/Butch is very popular amongst the fandom.

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** Also **Also Gus/Cornchip Girl, the MoeCouplet of the series. The Japanese title for their episode, "The Army-Navy Game", is "Gus's Girlfriend".
** Vince/Gretchen **Vince/Gretchen also has a pretty big following, thanks to all the ShipTease
** And **And while it falls under ShipsThatPassInTheNight, Huslter Kid/Butch is very popular amongst the fandom.
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* Caleb/Will has a fairly strong following in ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' fandom, due to the circumstances [[FallingIntoHisArms of their meeting]] and the [[BelligerentSexualTension interactions that followed]], which are exclusive to the AnimatedAdaptation. This never went beyond ShipTease, though, and the series ended up sticking with the [[OfficialCouple Official Couples]] of Matt/Will and Caleb/Cornelia.

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* Caleb/Will has a fairly strong following in ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' fandom, due to the circumstances [[FallingIntoHisArms of their meeting]] and the [[BelligerentSexualTension interactions that followed]], which are exclusive to the AnimatedAdaptation. This never went beyond ShipTease, though, and the series ended up sticking with the [[OfficialCouple Official Couples]] of Matt/Will and Caleb/Cornelia.Caleb/Cornelia.
* Among the ''{{Recess}}'' fandom, T.J./Spinelli is incredibly popular, ever since their PracticeKiss in "The Experiment" and the confirmation on Spinelli's side in "Parents' Night".
**Also Gus/Cornchip Girl, the MoeCouplet of the series. The Japanese title for their episode, "The Army-Navy Game", is "Gus's Girlfriend".
**Vince/Gretchen also has a pretty big following, thanks to all the ShipTease
**And while it falls under ShipsThatPassInTheNight, Huslter Kid/Butch is very popular amongst the fandom.
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* The Zuko/Katara (aka "Zutara") fanbase for ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is legendary.
** The "Ember Island Players" episode [[FandomNod lampshaded this tendency heavily]] with a play that put Zuko and Katara together and having her refer to Aang, repeatedly, as [[LikeBrotherAndSister "like a little brother"]].
** SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
*** Mako/Korra was this in regards to Mako/Asami, but when Mako/Korra actually became canon, Bolin/Korra had a huge rise in Fan Preferred Couple status, mainly due to Mako's BaseBreaker actions.
*** Equally surprisingly, the appearance of their adult versions on ''Korra'' has caused a massive spike in support for Sokka/Toph.
*** Korra[=/=]Yue has already reached [[MemeticMutation memetic]] status even before the series had aired.
* The ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' fandom is overwhelmed with Fred/Daphne supporters and a sizeable deal of Shaggy/Velma fans, mainly because these are almost always the pairs who end up together during "let's split up, gang" moments. There ''are'' some other shipping groups, but these two are the most popular ones by a huge margin. It also helps that they've become more-or-less official in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''.
* In spite of the fact that the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is a show about cute critters that die horribly and painfully, the amount of fanfiction is quite big. Most fans prefer [[MindGameShip Flippy and Flaky]] together, due to the fact that both seem to have mental problems and Flaky appears to be Flippy's closest friend and it has been hinted several times that he may like her, because he stopped killing her in recent episodes, for an unknown reason, even though she has developed a phobia of him. They even have their own [[http://photobucket.com/images/flippy%20and%20flaky/ very large section of Photobucket images]].
* On ''TotalDrama,'' [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Duncan]]/[[PerkyGoth Gwen]] was this to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Duncan]]/[[WellExcuseMePrincess Courtney]]. But that dynamic has switched due to canon changes.
** Because ''Total Drama'' has [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters so many major characters]] and an active {{Crack Ship}}ping community, this trope happens a lot for the less popular couples--for example, [[CloudCuckooLander Izzy]] is paired more with [[DeadpanSnarker Noah]] or [[HomeschooledKids Ezekiel]] than her canon boyfriend [[BigEater Owen]], while [[IronButtmonkey Tyler]] gets ignored so [[DumbBlonde Lindsay]] can wind up with Trent instead.
** As of World Tour, [[FoeYay Alejandro/Heather]] is quite popular among the fans, due to fabulous amounts of BelligerentSexualTension. It's almost canon...
* Reef/Fin from ''WesternAnimation/{{Stoked}}'' is ''easily'' more popular than any other pairing on the show, [[spoiler:even though Reef/Lo is the OfficialCouple as of season two]].
* Despite both Ben and Gwen receiving love interests in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' (potential or otherwise), support for [[KissingCousins Cousinshipping]] has not waned in the slightest. Why should it? [[RelationshipWritingFumble Gwen herself]] says Julie should find Ben attractive because he's "funny, sensitive, and well-mannered... unlike some people I know." Not to mention Julie being widely seen as a ShallowLoveInterest; Gwen at least was fortunate enough to get officially paired with an actual character.
** Same deal with Kevin/Ben; it's sometimes hard to believe that all the HoYay with them is unintentional.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': [[TheEveryman Stan]] has a canon girlfriend, but the fandom seems to like his HoYay and HeteroSexualLifePartners status with [[HotBlooded Kyle]] as a better romantic alternative. On the other end, his canon girlfriend, Wendy, is usually paired with [[FoeYay Cartman]], who some people would rather see be paired with [[ShipToShipCombat Kyle]]...
* Much of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' fandom dislikes [[OfficialCouple Daria/Tom]] and would have preferred that Daria's one-sided crush on Trent eventually been [[ObliviousToLove noticed]] and requited. To say nothing of the [[LesYay Daria/Jane shippers]].
* Even after [[OfficialCouple Angela got with Broadway]], many ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' fanfic authors ''insisted'' on pairing her with Brooklyn.
** There are also those fans who think Goliath should hook back up with his PsychoExGirlfriend Demona, despite the fact that she's tried to kill him several times for not agreeing with her. Apparently that's Goliath's fault.
* Beast Boy/Raven shippers in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. The creators of the show repeatedly stated that Beast Boy/Raven would never happen, yet it was an increasingly popular and a [[ShipMates preferred complementary ship for Starfire/Robin shippers]]. At the very least a substantially large amount of people preferred it to the official canon couple of Beast Boy and Terra (the difference on FF.net is about ''twelvefold'' in the romance category).
** And, although the Robin/Raven ship [[ShipToShipCombat never quite matched]] the popularity of Beast Boy/Raven or [[OfficialCouple Robin/Starfire]], it came pretty darn close to catching up.
** Cyborg is most commonly shipped with Bumblebee despite that in the RecursiveAdaptation, ''ComicBook/TeenTitansGo'', both Bumblebee and Cyborg have suitors.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' fandom, the majority of the fans go for Terry with his best friend Max or one-time girlfriend [[DatingCatwoman Melanie]]. Few actually pair him with his on-and-off canon girlfriend Dana Tan, as she's [[ShallowLoveInterest the least developed character of the three]]. As a matter of fact, in the Season One DVD Behind the Scenes featurette, it is discovered that Alan Burnett actually wanted to write an episode where Terry and Max ended up together, but Bruce Timm refused, and Terry ends up getting hitched to Dana in the future as shown in the JLU episode "Epilogue."
* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' has a weird case of this. Hints dropped in the series originally seemed to show Otto/Nova as canon, but it seemed like almost everybody in the fandom shipped Sprx/Nova. Then hints of that started to show and eventually it became the canon. A comment from one of the voice actors mixed with that the creator does pay attention to the fandom seems to hint that the coupling was changed because of this, making the FPC the official couple.
** And ironically, though Sprx/Nova is still the main fandom ship, there are now more Otto/Nova shippers around filling the FPC bill.
* [[LesYay Kim]]/[[FoeYay Shego]] for ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''. [[PortmanteauCoupleName Kigo]] shippers tend to be loyal to and passionate about their ship, dedicated about mining {{subtext}} and usually they end up [[HeelFaceTurn redeeming]] [[DarkActionGirl Shego]]. One episode of the UnCancelled PostScriptSeason has Shego turned good by a MirrorMoralityMachine, quickly becoming Kim's best friend. It's practically an act of {{fanservice}} and a gift to the Kigo fans. Naturally, [[StatusQuoIsGod it's all reversed at the end]].
** [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Ron]]/[[YamatoNadeshiko Yori]]. Very often used as a side-plot to [=KiGo=], but also as a stand-alone development. It helps that it's [[MeLoveYouLongTime practically canon]], at least on Yori's side.
** Kim/Ron before they became an OfficialCouple.
* [[WordOfGod Rob Renzetti]] confirmed that, had ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' continued, Jenny would have ended up with Sheldon...no doubt upsetting a majority of the fandom, who are Jenny/Brad supporters. Though in fairness, Jenny/Sheldon does have a pretty large fanbase too.
* Professor Utonium and Ms. Keene from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' has a strong fan following. Though it's dwarfed by [[ToyShip the pairing of]] the girls with [[DistaffCounterpart their Rowdyruff Boys counterparts]].
** This pairing was actually the subject of one episode late into the series, and it was thoroughly deconstructed [[spoiler:and eventually annulled by Ms. Keene's cat, with the Professor having an aversion to cats due to one being the BigBad of [[ContinuityNod an earlier episode]]]].
* Chip/Gadget in ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', to the point where [[PortmanteauCoupleName Portmanteau Couple Names]] aren't necessary anymore because the only terms needed are "pro" (for being in favor of Chip/Gadget) and "anti" (for explicitly opposing this ship, regardless of alternatives). Well, okay, and Dale/[[OneSceneWonder Foxglove]].
* Despite WordOfGod stating that Jessie from ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'' was ''not'' created as a love interest for any of the characters, an overwhelming majority of the fandom ships her with Jonny. There's also a smaller group that ships her with Hadji. This is probably due to massive amounts of ShipTease for both ships.
** That's the second season. According to the WordOfGod from the first season, Jonny and Jessie ''were'' to be romantically linked just around the corner. It's in the first season writers bible [[http://questfan.com/Page/Writer%27s_Bible.html]] ''and'' on the DVD extra, oddly enough.
** It goes a bit beyond ShipTease when you have the characters kiss while possessed by a pair of ghosts, then ''keep kissing for ten seconds after the ghosts leave''. Of course, Jonny and Jessie proceed to pretend they didn't realize they'd regained control of their bodies until Hadji pointed it out.
*** Justified. In the lead in movie to the ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'', Jonny and Jessie had mutual crushes on each other.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Fifi la Fume's occasional official love interest is Hamton J. Pig, mostly because of PairTheSpares. However, a quick search on DeviantART reveals that a sizable portion of the fandom prefers to ship Fifi with either of her one-time love chase victims, Calamity Coyote or Furrball Cat, the latter likely due to her predecessor [[PepeLePew Pepe le Pew]] being officially paired with Penelope Pussycat.
* There are no pairings in ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'', but fandom loves Zeta and Ro together as a pairing. It's actually a challenge to find fanfics that ''aren't'' Zeta/Ro.
* Number 1 (Nigel)/Number 5 (Abby) from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' are a significantly more popular ship than the canonic Number 2 (Hoagie)/Number 5 and seems to be on the same level of popularity as the canon Wally/Kuki.
** Nigel and Rachel (N. 362) has a reasonably large fanbase that overshadows some of the canon ships.
* Although ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}'' was created as a NoHuggingNoKissing series, Fillmore/Ingrid have a fanbase of a rather impressive size. The shippers have a lot to base off of, since their buddy-cop conversations can often be taken as a subtle DoubleEntendre, sounding somewhat flirtatiously on more than one occassion.
* Characters didn't pair off into romantic couples in ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks,'' but the fans love to pair them up. The most popular pairings seem to be [[TheHero Aerrow]]/[[ActionGirl Piper]], [[FoeYay Aerrow/Dark Ace]], and [[EnsembleDarkhorse Stork]]/[[GenkiGirl Piper.]]
* Even though ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' was mostly NoHuggingNoKissing, there's a large following for Twister/Reggie. It's the most commonly encountered pairing in Rocket power fanfiction.
* Although the show often dabbles in HoYay and ShipTease, ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' doesn't really have any canon pairings that last. However, Skipper/Marlene is by ''far'' the most common pairing among fans, which time and again proves unsinkable. The two episodes (three if you count "Otter Gone Wild") where one of the pair gets a trial run with another romantic interest act, if anything, as fuel for the fire for Skilene shippers. Not that there's very much canon at all to support it.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men Evolution}}'': Several fans would argue that [[PlatonicLifePartners Kurt and Kitty]] make a better couple than Lance and Kitty or Kurt and Amanda (your mileage ''will'' vary on whether or not the ShipTease between Kurt and Kitty was intentional). Also, there are many who would rather have Scott be with [[HopelessSuitor Rogue]] rather than [[HeroesWantRedheads Jean]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sym-Bionic Titan}}'': The pairing of Ilana and Lance (dubbed Ilanca by the shippers) has been favored since the very first episode, despite the fact that in the show they're posing as siblings and have other potential love interests. Not to mention that the show's creator Genndy Tartakovsky, has stated in interviews that he wants their relationship to be a platonic one.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Ahsoka/Rex (or [[PortmanteauCoupleName Rexsoka]], if you wish) remains the most popular Ahsoka pairing, even though she has a canon love interest in the form of Lux Bonteri. This is probably because Lux is comparatively new on the scene, and Rexsoka was already well-established in the fandom before his episode premiered in Season 3. Karen Traviss and Karen Miller's [[ShipTease teases towards Rexsoka]] in the novels did ''not'' help things.
* Despite it being nonexistent in the series, some ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fans like to pair Fluttershy with Applejack's older brother, Big Macintosh. Naturally, when a plot for the show's Valentine's Day episode involves [[spoiler: the Cutie Mark Crusaders trying to hook up Big Macintosh with Cheerilee,]] [[PortmanteauCoupleName Fluttermac]] supporters weren't too thrilled with the development.
** Also, Lyra/Bon-Bon. The episodes often have little references to this pairing, so it's almost canon. It's so fan-preferred that whenever someone writes a story that ships Lyra or Bon-Bon with some other character, someone will joke that "Lyra is cheating on Bon-Bon!" or vice-versa.
** In canon Rainbow Dash has zero interest in romance but the running joke among the fandom is "Rainbow Dash ships with everything." If fan faction posted on the main fan website is to be believed the most popular of these ships is Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.
*** Recently Spike's crush on Rarity has resulted in a sizable jump in fanart and fanfic devoted to pairing the two. This doubled with the events of the episode "Secret Of My Excess", in which the two have a substantial amount of affectionate scenes together
* As of the season 4 premiere 'Hot To The Touch', it looks like Finn/Princess Bubblegum of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' seems set on becoming this, considering that Finn now has shifted from his {{Precocious Crush}} on PB to a {{Star Crossed Lovers}} scenario with Flame Princess. One could also make a case for Finn/Marceline, considering that a number of fans still support it even when Marceline herself [[ShipSinking harpooned the possibility]] way back in Season 2. {{Les Yay}} wise it's Bubblegum/Marceline, helped by their buckets of {{Ship Tease}} in 'What Was Missing'.
* Caleb/Will has a fairly strong following in ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' fandom, due to the circumstances [[FallingIntoHisArms of their meeting]] and the [[BelligerentSexualTension interactions that followed]], which are exclusive to the AnimatedAdaptation. This never went beyond ShipTease, though, and the series ended up sticking with the [[OfficialCouple Official Couples]] of Matt/Will and Caleb/Cornelia.

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