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* Franchise/WonderWoman is the poster child for this trope. Every attempt by writers to introduce a LoveInterest for her - from traditional love interest Steve Trevor all the way up to {{Superman}} himself - results in backlash from the fanbase.

* ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]]'': You'd think an [[WorldOfActionGirls all girl fighting game series]] about single hot waitresses would be a shipper's dream come true. Yet, aside from the [[MentorShip Tamao/Yuka]] [[FanPreferredCouple fan pairing]], which is popular in Japan, shipping is virtually nonexistent among the fandom.

* Franchise/WonderWoman is the poster child for this trope. Every attempt by writers to introduce a LoveInterest for her - from traditional love interest Steve Trevor all the way up to {{Superman}} himself - results in [[InternetBackdraft backlash]] from the fanbase.

** ''Franchise/DragonAge'' fandom is especially rife with this. Just a mere throwaway mention in a non-canonical AlternateUniverse ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' {{DLC}} that suggested [[spoiler:Alistair and Leliana were rumored to be lovers]] in that timeline caused an InternetBackdraft from the rabid portion of Alistair fangirls.

** Hence this is the one of the main reasons why Jack Frost of ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' is hated so much when ship with Elsa, made even worse by the overall sacred cow treatment Jack Frost and the ship get from the majority of fanartists and cosplayers. While nowhere near as bad as Flash Sentry (see below) recently the overall popularity of the Jelsa ship has caused some backlash against Jack for being seen as Elsa's main and only love interest by the online fandom. Like Elsa he is submitted to some disturbing content, where he is the target of some nasty torture for his waifu stealing status.

* Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', and to a lesser extent, her younger sister Anna. You don't need to go far into the fandom to find fans proclaiming "Elsa/me OTP" and doing more disturbing things that...will not be discussed further here.
** This is the one of the reasons why Jack Frost of ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' is hated so much when ship with Elsa, made even worse by the overall sacred cow treatment Jack Frost and the ship get from the majority of fanartists and cosplayers. While nowhere near as bad as Flash Sentry (see below) recently the overall popularity of the Jelsa ship has caused some backlash against Jack for being seen as Elsa's main and only love interest by the online fandom. Like Elsa he is submitted to some disturbing content, where he is the target of some nasty torture for his waifu stealing status.

** This is the one of the reasons why Jack Frost of ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' is hated so much when ship with Elsa, made even worse by the overall sacred cow treatment of not only himself but the ship in general by the majority of fanartists and cosplayers. While nowhere near as bad as Flash Sentry (see below) recently the overall popularity of the Jelsa ship has caused some backlash against Jack for being seeing as Elsa's main love interest by the online fandom. Like Elsa he is submitted to some disturbing content, where he is the target of some nasty torture for his waifu stealing status.

** And definitely Spock and Uhura in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film (some fans had been pushing for Kirk and Spock for decades)

** This is the one of the reasons why ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians Jack Frost'' is hated so much when ship with Elsa, made even worse by the overall sacred cow treatment of not only himself but the ship in general by the majority of fanartists and cosplayers. While nowhere near as bad as Flash Sentry (see below) recently the overall popularity of the Jelsa ship has caused some backlash against Jack for being seeing as Elsa's main love interest by the online fandom. Like Elsa he is submitted to some disturbing content, where he is the target of some nasty torture for his waifu stealing status.

** This is the one of the reasons why '' WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians Jack Frost' ' is hated so much when ship with Elsa, made even worse by the overall sacred cow treatment of not only himself but the ship in general by the majority of fanartists and cosplayers. While nowhere near as bad as Flash Sentry (see below) recently the overall popularity of the Jelsa ship has caused some backlash against Jack for being seeing as Elsa's main love interest by the online fandom. Like Elsa he is submitted to some disturbing content, where he is the target of some nasty torture for his waifu stealing status.

** This is the one of the reasons why Jack Frost is hated so much when ship with Elsa, made even worse by the overall sacred cow treatment of not only himself but the ship in general by the majority of fanartists and cosplayers. While nowhere near as bad as Flash Sentry (see below) recently the overall popularity of the Jelsa ship has caused some backlash against Jack for being seeing as Elsa's main love interest by the online fandom. Like Elsa he is submitted to some disturbing content, where he is the target of some nasty torture for his waifu stealing status.

** The reason Jack Frost is hated so much when ship with Elsa, that and the overall sacred cow treatment of not only himself but the ship in general by the majority of fans. Like Elsa he is submitted to some disturbing content, where he is submitted to some nasty torture for his waifu stealing status.

* In ''Series/MacGyver'', Nikki Carpenter (ShooOutTheNewGuy of the series) was introduced as a possible love interest for Mac. However, the producers soon discovered that female fans did not want Mac to be permanently attached and Nikki was quietly PutOnABus.

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* Franchise/WonderWoman is poster child for this trope. Every attempt by writers to introduce a LoveInterest for her - from traditional love interest Steve Trevor all the way up to {{Superman}} himself - results in [[InternetBackdraft backlash]] from the fanbase.

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* Note that the [=YKTTW=] was originally called "Stay Away From [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]]".

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* It ''cannot'' be happenstance that [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] has never had a notable love interest. The creators are probably well aware of DryDocking.
* Given that the game allows players to pair their own [[AudienceSurrogate Avatar]] with any one character (thus effectively making DryDocking ''canon''), the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' fandom is ''full'' of this. [[TheHero Chrom]] gets it the most out of any character, resulting in his various love interests (especially Sumia) being the biggest DieForOurShip magnets in the fandom.

* Happens a ''lot'' in ''SoulEater'' fanfic, usually with Kid and Dr. Stein fangirls.

* Lora Innes, the creator of ''TheDreamer'', probably left Nathan Hale single precisely because of this.

* Many StarTrek fans cannot abide by any sort of canonical shipping between characters. Some of the more controversial ones (often controversial because they weren't the ships some fans wanted) include:

** And definitely Spock and Uhura in the 2009 ''[[{{StarTrek2009}} Star Trek]]'' film (some fans had been pushing for Kirk and Spock for decades)

* Note that the YKTTW was originally called "Stay Away From [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]]".
* [[MarvelCinematicUniverse Loki]]. Once, [[Creator/TomHiddleston Tom Hiddleston]] commented that he'd like to see comic character Amora added to the movie cast. He didn't particularly put a romantic angle on it (though some articles quoting him tried to add one), but there was still fan outrage.
* Elsa from ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', and to a lesser extent, her younger sister Anna. You don't need to go far into the fandom to find fans proclaiming "Elsa/me OTP" and doing more disturbing things that...will not be discussed further here.

* People of both sexes did not want Ross and Rachel on ''{{Friends}}'' to be together, so they could have that couple for themselves.

* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' fandom has "Stay away from the Doctor!", with a vocal contingent of fans who hate the idea of the Doctor being with anyone. Some to make him available in a romantic sense, but usually to make him available in a distant, idol sense. For much of the series run, there was no romance or love interest for the Doctor, as it was a family show in a chaste era. This eventually meant people felt the Doctor was above love and sex and even got to the point where one writer introduced a non-sexual way for Time Lords to reproduce--by "spinning" a fully grown adult into existence by the use of "looms". When the show was revived, this--or at least parts of it--were disregarded when it was clear there were Time Lord children and infants.
** Another rationale for this viewpoint is the more it's established that the Doctor finds any attraction to females, the harder it will be to sell the idea of the Doctor someday regenerating into a woman, which many want to see happen.

* ''QuantumLeap'': [[FanonDiscontinuity Sam did not have a wife waiting for him in the event that he ever returned home. No, he didn't!]]

* This is somewhat inevitable in Creator/BioWare fandoms, considering the huge role {{Romance Sidequest}}s play in their games, and players often deep attachments to their created characters. Any suggestion that one of the canonical love interests hooks up with someone other than their own PC tends to drive [[FanBoy certain]] [[EstrogenBrigade people]] insane.

* This is somewhat inevitable in ''{{Bioware}}'' fandoms, considering the huge role {{Romance Sidequest}}s play in their games, and players' often deep attachments to their created characters. Any suggestion that one of the canonical love interests hooks up with someone other than their own PC tends to drive [[FanBoy certain]] [[EstrogenBrigade people]] insane. ''Franchise/DragonAge'' fandom is especially rife with this. Just a mere throwaway mention in a non-canonical AlternateUniverse DLC that suggested [[spoiler:Alistair and Leliana were rumored to be lovers]] in that timeline caused an InternetBackdraft from the rabid portion of Alistair fangirls.
** While it's only prevalent within the hardcore shippers of these ''Franchise/MassEffect'' pairings, there ''are'' people out there who are ''vehemently'' opposed to pairing Garrus, Tali, Thane and Liara with anyone else besides Shepard (fitting the trope, as Shepard -male and female- is a vehicle for the player). Garrus and Tali actually do pair up in the third game if both are still available.
** Similarly in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Fenris and Isabela can develop a friends-with-benefits relationship in Act 3, provided that Hawke has shut down both their romances by that point (either by picking the broken heart option or by romancing Merrill/Anders instead). Needless to say, this led to a lot of hate for Isabela from certain crazed Fenris fans.

* This is part the reason Flash Sentry gets [[TheScrappy a lot of flak]] in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', as his role of being Twilight Sparkle's love interest set some fans on fire, going as far as calling Flash the "[[MemeticSexgod Waifu]] [[MemeticMolester Stealer]]".

* [[MemeticSexGoddess Elsa]] from ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', and to a lesser extent, her younger sister Anna. You don't need to go far into the fandom to find fans proclaiming "Elsa/me OTP" and doing more disturbing things that...will not be discussed further here.

* A misfired attempt at this in the ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' fandom led to this. After ''Expiration Date'' hinted a a budding relationship between the Scout and Miss Pauling (though with Scout being much more interested in her than her in him), [[https://mobile.twitter.com/jaypinkerton/status/612113790750961664 a fan yelled out to one of the writers on]] {{Website/Twitter}}: "better not make Scout x Miss Pauling canon bc she's MINE". Said writer then completely flipped Scout's (and the fan's) chances [[WordOfGay by revealing Pauling is actually gay]].

* With ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'', those who can't stand the [[InterspeciesRomance Tanya/Waul]] ship tend to rather keep Tanya single; possibly because she is never given a real love interest in any of the movies.