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%%ZCE* [[GirlsLove Mimi and Sheshe]] of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.

* [[GirlsLove Mimi and Sheshe]] of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.

* In the original ''Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', [[TheBrute Blockade]] and [[EvilGenius Mindscan]] were at least somewhat implied to be a couple.

** Axel and Larxene in ''Chain of Memories'', though Larxene's flirtations are probably her way of trying to make him squirm. Also, Axel's status as Marluxia's minion [[ManipulativeBastard isn't exactly what it seems to be...]]
** Fans also like to pair Larxene up with her "partner", Marlurxia, while Axel is often paired with [[HoYay his close friend Roxas.]]
** Axel / Saix shippers were given a surprising amount of fodder, considering their first appearance was the latter hunting down the former. ''Days'' revealed [[spoiler: they used to be best friends, and were plotting to overthrow Xemnas together until Roxas and Xion appeared.]] ''Birth by Sleep'' showed us [[spoiler: what they were like as human kids]], and ''3D'' added them to the list of [[spoiler: friends pitted against each other by Xehanort possession, making Saix far more sympathetic into the bargain.]]
** Xemnas / Saix is also a fairly popular pairing despite the ShipSinking attempt in Days, due to a certain cutscene towards the end of the second game. More thoroughly sunk when ''3D'' revealed [[spoiler: Xemnas was trying to turn the entire Organization into more Xehanort hosts - and Saix / Isa was one of the few successes.]]
* In ''Videogame/GenshinImpact'', there is a scene where the background shows two minions (a Fatui soldier and a witch) speaking and having fun in Liyue. You can also see some sort of interaction between them in certain places. It is implied that they're having some sort of date.

* A popular FanFic pairing in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' is that of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Emperor Palamecia]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]], due to their interactions in the main storyline.

* Quite a few ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}}'' doujins see Remilia Scarlet try to pair up the chief maid Sakuya and the gatekeeper Meiling, or Satori encourage her underlings Rin and Okuu (made worse by her being a mind-reader).

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is chock full of this. [[TheIgor Minions]] abound, and whenever their masters are busy with A-plot nonsense, there's always some kind of ShipTease from the Foglios. Most prominent are [[AmazonianBeauty Zeetha]] and [[ImplacableMan The Unstoppable Higgs,]] who are an OfficialCouple. Also in the mix is [[ActionSurvivor Moloch von Zinzer,]] who has a crush on Sanaa Wilhelm, but has won the [[ClingyJealousGirl adoration]] of [[{{Yandere}} Fraulein Snaug]] and, [[LoveDodecahedron also,]] [[McNinja Violetta.]] The confirmation of a relationship between [[spoiler:Sleipnir O'Hara and Theo [=DuMedd=]]] may count as well. [[spoiler:Bangladesh Dupree and Vole]] are another example, since the former is attracted to the latter's AxCrazy nature.
* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' brings us [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/02/01 this.]]

* [[{{Gayngster}} Squalo and Tizziano]] from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. [[spoiler: Tizziano even [[TakingTheBullet takes the bullet]] for Squalo, prompting a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.]]

* Shenzi (with double duty as DarkChick[=/=]TheDragon) often gets shipped with [[SubordinateExcuse Banzai]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' fanfiction. While there are no scenes of genuine intimacy, they're often close together in the movies. Watch their behaviour closely and there's all sorts of girlfriend/boyfriend subtext there.

* Zuko and Azula's {{sidekick}} Mai become {{New Old Flame}}s in Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. One's HeelFaceTurn prompts the other's. The two get a fair amount of innundo in, but so does a heroic couple, so this has less to do with them being villains than with the show being particularly talented at that sort of the thing (to the fans' constant admiration).

* At least one in the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series - Vamp and Fortune from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2''. The Boss and The Sorrow count as The Boss [[spoiler: isn't [[FakeDefector technically evil]]]], and The Sorrow is already dead at the beginning of the game. Still, you do battle with both of them.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Team Rocket's Jessie and James in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' have plenty of ShipTease, but their exact relationship is vague.

* Done particularly well in Brian Michael Bendis' crime noir graphic novel ''{{Goldfish}}'', where [[spoiler: FemmeFatale Bacall's henchman Max and Goldfish's cop friend Izzy [[HoYay are lovers]]]]. This leads to the climax, in which [[spoiler: Goldfish and Bacall's son Billy shoots his mother Bacall, then shoots Max in self-defense. Afterward, Izzy shoots and kills Billy in retaliation.]]

* In the original ''Film/TotalRecall1990'', [[TheDragon Richter]] and [[DarkActionGirl Lori]] are a couple, even though she sleeps with Quaid for at least six weeks to build a cover (8 years' worth of memories including a wedding ceremony). Richter goes insanely homicidal when Lori is killed by Quaid.

-->'''Bolin:''' ''[to Ghazan]'' You were raised by an older sister. Your mustache grew in when you were ten... and I'm sensing - just sensing - an unspoken attraction between you two.
-->''[Ming-Hua and Ghazan glance at each other before Ming-Hua looks away in an almost {{Tsundere}} fashion.)''
-->'''Ghazan:''' ''[Impressed]'' Two out of three. Not bad.

** Xemnas / Saix is also a fairly popular pairing despite the ShipSinking attempt in Days, due to a [[RelationshipWritingFumble certain cutscene]] towards the end of the second game. More thoroughly sunk when ''3D'' revealed [[spoiler: Xemnas was trying to turn the entire Organization into more Xehanort hosts - and Saix / Isa was one of the few successes.]]

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* Canonically [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Daala and Tarkin]].

* Zuko and Azula's {{sidekick}} Mai become {{New Old Flame}}s in Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. One's HeelFaceTurn prompts the other's. The two get a fair amount of implications [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar past the radar]], but so does a heroic couple, so this has less to do with them being villains than with the show being particularly talented at that sort of the thing (to the fans' constant admiration).

* In ''Literature/WelkinWeasels'', [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Rosencrass and Guildenswine]] (named as a ShoutOut to ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' but otherwise bearing no resemblance to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern) are a married couple.

* Shenzi (with double duty as DarkChick[=/=]TheDragon) often gets shipped with [[SubordinateExcuse Banzai]] in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' fanfiction. While there are no scenes of genuine intimacy, they're often close together in the movies. Watch their behaviour closely and there's all sorts of girlfriend/boyfriend subtext there.

* In the sort-of-sequel, ''Film/ShockTreatment'', the same actors play Cosmo and Nation [=McKinley=], who are depicted as a [[ArmedWithCanon married couple]] (though they still ''pretend'' to be siblings), and Rest Home Ricky and [[HelloNurse Nurse Ansalong]] are also revealed to be paired off. [[note]]Actually, quite a few of the characters with much screen time in the film, good or bad, are paired off throughout the film, except for Neely Pritt (the reporter), Bert Shnick, and in the end, Ralph (who, [[HilariousInHindSight amusingly enough]], was seen getting married at the beginning of the first film).[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Transformers}}'' loves this trope.

** Ransack and Crumplezone in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCybertron'' had a similar very-close-buddy dynamic. There's also Thunderblast, who doesn't so much ship herself as hit on anyone with power and strength.

* In ''Literature/WelkinWeasels'', [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Rosencrass and Guildenswine]] (named as a ShoutOut to {{Hamlet}} but otherwise bearing no resemblance to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern) are a married couple.

* At least one in the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series - Vamp and Fortune from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2''. The Boss and The Sorrow count as The Boss [[spoiler: isn't [[FakeDefector technically evil]]]], and The Sorrow is already dead at the beginning of the game. Still, you do battle with both of them.

* Team Rocket's Jessie and James in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. They even get married and are expecting a child in ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'' manga.