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* Many fans ship Annie and Spyke from ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' despite the fact that they're never shown or mentioned as interacting with anyone but the protagonist (and Moe in Annie's case) in the first game. The Squid Research Lab later released an [[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/183462046683/the-squid-research-lab-has-compiled-this official relationship chart]] for ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' which seemingly gave evidence ''against'' this ship, with Annie's only comment on Spyke being that "He seems dangerous...". Then again, this has never stopped people from shipping before, as this page clearly shows.
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** Many fans ship Annie and Spykefrom ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' despite the fact that they're never shown or mentioned as interacting with anyone but the protagonist (and Moe in Annie's case) in the first game. The Squid Research Lab later released an [[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/183462046683/the-squid-research-lab-has-compiled-this official relationship chart]] for ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' which seemingly gave evidence ''against'' this ship, with Annie's only comment on Spyke being that "He seems dangerous...". Then again, this has never stopped people from shipping before, as this page clearly shows.shows.
** Callie and [=Dedf1sh=]/Acht are never depicted as having met, with the latter being someone [[AllInTheManual whose only in-game presence]] in ''Splatoon 2'' was their music. This didn't prevent the ship from immediately becoming Callie's most popular pairing. Acht would graduate to being an AscendedExtra in ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'', but all her interactions in that game are solely with Eight, Pearl, and Marina.
** Many fans ship Annie and Spyke
** Callie and [=Dedf1sh=]/Acht are never depicted as having met, with the latter being someone [[AllInTheManual whose only in-game presence]] in ''Splatoon 2'' was their music. This didn't prevent the ship from immediately becoming Callie's most popular pairing. Acht would graduate to being an AscendedExtra in ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'', but all her interactions in that game are solely with Eight, Pearl, and Marina.
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* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Zelda/Dark Link is an actual ship. Even if one gets past the fact that Dark Link only exists to be a MirrorBoss and [[FlatCharacter nothing else]], there's no indication in any of the games where he appears that Zelda even knows he exists.
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* In ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' fandom, Gavin/[[spoiler:[=RK900=] (an upgraded Connor)]] became one of the most popular pairings despite the latter character appearing in only one ending and never interacting with Gavin. This may be because of the potential for a lot of tension between the two if they ever meet due to [[spoiler:Gavin's hatred of androids and [=RK900=] being widely interpreted by fans as the EvilIsSexy version of Connor]].
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* In ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' fandom, Gavin/[[spoiler:[=RK900=] (an upgraded Connor)]] became one of the most popular pairings despite the latter character appearing in only one ending and never interacting with Gavin. This may be because of the potential for a lot of tension between the two if they ever meet due to [[spoiler:Gavin's hatred of androids and [=RK900=] being widely interpreted by fans as the EvilIsSexy sexy version of Connor]].
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** Also due to ''Strikers'', it's common to see Kuon Ichinose and Takuto Maruki paired up, whether romantically or platonically, in fan-works. This is due to both of them being [[spoiler: {{Anti Villain}}s who make a HeelFaceTurn thanks to the Phantom Thieves' influence and end up WalkingTheEarth in their games' respective true endings]], and their similar interests: Maruki is a psychological councilor who wants to better understand psychological pain, while Ichinose is an AI researcher who develops programs in hope of better understanding human emotions. Many fans think they'd have a lot to talk about.
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** [[ToyShip Tails/Cream]] is one of the most popular pairings, mainly because the latter can be easily seen as a DistaffCounterpart to the former; both are the youngest characters of the cast, both feature physical quirks that grant them the power of {{flight}} (with Tails being a HeliCritter who uses his propeller-like tails to ''hover'' above the ground, and Cream possessing EarWings that let her ''glide'' across the level), and both even filled identical roles as {{Kid Sidekick}}s and MissionControl in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'' respectively. It's also popular as a [[PuppyLove "junior"]] [[ShipMates version of]] the Sonic/Amy ship, owing to Tails and Cream being their respective [[HeterosexualLifePartners BFFs]]. In canon, however, the two [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang do not interact in any notable or significant manner]].
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** [[ToyShip Tails/Cream]] is one of the most popular pairings, mainly because the latter can be easily seen as a DistaffCounterpart to the former; both are the youngest characters of the cast, both feature physical quirks that grant them the power of {{flight}} (with Tails being a HeliCritter who uses his propeller-like tails to ''hover'' above the ground, and Cream possessing EarWings that let her ''glide'' across the level), and both even filled identical roles as {{Kid Sidekick}}s and MissionControl in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'' ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' respectively. It's also popular as a [[PuppyLove "junior"]] [[ShipMates version of]] the Sonic/Amy ship, owing to Tails and Cream being their respective [[HeterosexualLifePartners BFFs]]. In canon, however, the two [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang do not interact in any notable or significant manner]].
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** There are shippers that pair the ''P3'' hero with Akihiko. This pairing is extremely out of place considering the protagonist can date any girl while he and Akihiko are TheFriendsWhoNeverHang.
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** There are shippers that pair the male ''P3'' hero with Akihiko. This pairing is extremely out of place considering the male protagonist can date any girl while he and Akihiko are TheFriendsWhoNeverHang.
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** Since the release of ''Strikers'', the pairing of [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] and [[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] started gaining support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans have seen potential chemistry in their [[OppositesAttract contrasting personalities]] meshed with their related professions (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
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** Since the release of ''Strikers'', the pairing of [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] and [[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] started gaining has gained support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans have seen potential chemistry in their [[OppositesAttract contrasting personalities]] meshed with their related professions (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
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** Since the release of ''Strikers'', the pairing of [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] and [[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] started gaining support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans have seen potential chemistry in their [[[[OppositesAttract [[OppositesAttract contrasting personalities]] that mesh well meshed with their related professions (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
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** Since the release of ''Strikers'', the pairing of [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] and [[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] started gaining support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans may have seen potential chemistry in their personalities [[[[OppositesAttract contrasting personalities]] that mesh well with their related professions (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
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** Since the release of ''Strikers'', Sae Niijima/[[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] has started gaining support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans may have seen potential chemistry in their personalities (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
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** Since the release of ''Strikers'', the pairing of [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima/[[FairCop Niijima]] and [[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] has started gaining support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans may have seen potential chemistry in their personalities (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
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** Though more of a joke pairing than a serious one, ''VideoGame/Persona5'' saw the rise of Ann/[[spoiler:Akechi]], who don't have much in the way of direct interaction throughout the game, after [[DummiedOut unused voice files]] depicting a scenario in [[spoiler:Sae]]'s Palace [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyAUgiwd0po began circulating the web.]] In the aforementioned scene, some clever thinking and sleight of hand on the part of [[spoiler:Crow]] leads to the Phantom Thieves securing victory in a rigged poker game, prompting an admiring Panther to ecstatically proclaim "You go, cheating hottie!"--to which [[spoiler:Crow]] replies "I'll gladly accept those words of praise later." Even if [[spoiler:Ann was likely acting (given that the entire group knew about [[SixthRangerTraitor Akechi's true allegiances]]), never mind the fact that [[UncertainDoom Akechi may or may not have died not too long after this event]]]], some fans couldn't resist humoring the idea of these two as a couple.
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** Though more of a joke pairing than a serious one, ''VideoGame/Persona5'' saw the rise of Ann/[[spoiler:Akechi]], who don't have much in the way of direct interaction throughout the game, after [[DummiedOut unused voice files]] depicting a scenario in [[spoiler:Sae]]'s Palace [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyAUgiwd0po began circulating the web.]] In the aforementioned scene, some clever thinking and sleight of hand on the part of [[spoiler:Crow]] leads to the Phantom Thieves securing victory in a rigged poker game, prompting an admiring Panther to ecstatically proclaim "You go, cheating hottie!"--to which [[spoiler:Crow]] replies "I'll gladly accept those words of praise later." Even if [[spoiler:Ann was likely acting (given that the entire group knew about [[SixthRangerTraitor Akechi's true allegiances]]), never mind the fact that [[UncertainDoom Akechi may or may not have died not too long after this event]]]], some fans couldn't resist humoring entertaining the idea of these two as a couple.couple, both as a joke pairing and a serious one.
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** Pairing [[HospitalHottie Tae Takemi]] with [[{{Hunk}} Munehisa Iwai]] has also become quite popular in certain circles due to fans seeing potential chemistry in their similarities, like their somewhat shady personalities, down-on-their-luck circumstances, and hidden heart of gold, making them ripe for CommonalityConnection-type stories.
** Since the release of ''Strikers'', Sae Niijima/[[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] has started gaining support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans may have seen potential chemistry in their personalities (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
** Since the release of ''Strikers'', Sae Niijima/[[FairCop Zenkichi Hasegawa]] has started gaining support even though they only have one onscreen interaction. Like with the above two pairings, fans may have seen potential chemistry in their personalities (a straight-laced lawyer and a bumbling yet heroic police inspector) as well as the fact that cops and attorneys tend to have interesting dynamics (including romantic ones) when paired together in legal dramas.
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** Ventus/Namine have a small following despite their complete lack of onscreen interaction. A lot of it takes the form of the two encountering each other in Castle Oblivion and Ventus waking up early.
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** Some people in the ''VideoGame/Persona5'' fandom ship [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] together with [[HospitalHottie Tae Takemi]] despite the fact that the two never met in canon. ''Slightly'' downplayed as Sae and Tae get to meet each other in the Thieves' Den where Tae thinks that Sae's shadow is [[ShipTease hot]] much to Sae's embarrassment. However, the Thieves' Den is effectively the game's gallery room and its existence is not canon.
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** Some people in the ''VideoGame/Persona5'' fandom ship The pairing of [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] together with [[HospitalHottie Tae Takemi]] is one of the more popular lesbian ships in the ''VideoGame/Persona5'' fandom despite the fact that the two they never met meet in canon. ''Slightly'' downplayed as Sae and Tae they get to meet each other in the Thieves' Den where Tae thinks that compliments the appearance of Sae's shadow is [[ShipTease hot]] [[spoiler: Shadow]], much to Sae's embarrassment. However, the Thieves' Den is effectively the game's gallery room and its existence is not canon.
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** Some people in the ''VideoGame/Persona5'' fandom ship [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] together with [[HospitalHottie Tae Takemi]] despite the fact that the two never met in canon.
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** Some people in the ''VideoGame/Persona5'' fandom ship [[HelloAttorney Sae Niijima]] together with [[HospitalHottie Tae Takemi]] despite the fact that the two never met in canon. ''Slightly'' downplayed as Sae and Tae get to meet each other in the Thieves' Den where Tae thinks that Sae's shadow is [[ShipTease hot]] much to Sae's embarrassment. However, the Thieves' Den is effectively the game's gallery room and its existence is not canon.
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*** Dorothea and Mercedes have somewhat of a following, despite having no Support conversations; this one seems predicated on the LGBTFanbase and both of these girls being a GayOption.
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* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'': There are some who like to ship [[spoiler:Nedrick]] with Alex, despite not sharing much, if any, screen time together. They’re both {{Emo Teen}}s (even if Alex is implied to be in her early 20s) who start were once murderers and opposed a particular one of the main characters, but eventually learn to work alongside them and repent for the crimes. These similarities make people think that they would get along swimmingly.
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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': There are a few who have liked to ship Taion with [[spoiler:Miyabi]], because although they barely interact in canon, many believe that they ''[[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot should]]'' have, since [[spoiler:after Miyabi presumably died, Taion essentially took her place as the third member in Mio and Sena’s group. This could have led to a few interactions between them and their times with the group. With Taion being a NotSoStoic, and Miyabi being incredibly [[NiceGirl gentle and sweet]], some believe that they could have some [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl interesting chemistry together.]]]]
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* The fandom of ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' seems to have a liking of pairing up [[PlayerCharacter Trigger]] with Rosa Cossette d’Elise, despite the fact that they’re on opposite sides of the war. The closest they ever interact is in the final mission, if the player chooses to take their time when flying up the [[SpaceElevator Lighthouse]], as Cossette will call out for Trigger.
* In ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' fandom, Gavin/[[spoiler:[=RK900=] (an upgraded Connor)]] became one of the most popular pairings despite the latter character appearing in only one ending and never interacting with Gavin. This may be because of the potential for a lot of tension between the two if they ever meet due to [[spoiler:Gavin's hatred of androids and [=RK900=] being widely interpreted by fans as the EvilIsSexy version of Connor]].
* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Vergil/Lady was a very popular ship despite them barely interacting in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening DMC3]]'', being enemies the few times they did, and generally not even being in the same room together save for two occasions.
* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'':
** [[ProfessionalKiller Daud]] and [[SexyPriest Teague]] [[TheStrategist Martin]], who have never met in-game. Also, [[spoiler:Martin is dead by the end of the game and Daud ''could'' be dead, depending on the player's choices]]. Quite a few people ship them anyway.
** There are a lot such [[CrackPairing couples]] in ''Dishonored'', considering how the only ''hinted'' OfficialCouple was [[BodyguardCrush Corvo/Jessamine]], and since she died five minutes into the game, well. Other examples include [[EldritchAbomination The Outsider]]/[[TheWoobie Emily]], Daud/[[BrokenBird Callista]], and [[MadScientist Sokolov]]/[[RichBitch Lady Boyle]].
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Bethany]] / [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Alistair]] is surprisingly popular considering we only see them interact once, and then only if [[spoiler: Bethany becomes a Warden and Alistair remained one.]] Also strange considering [[DieForOurShip what]] the reaction was to Alistair/Leliana being suggested in the ''Darkspawn Chronicles'' DLC.
** Since the launch of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', Alistair/Cullen has become popular among slash shippers, even though we also see them only interact once, and only if [[spoiler:Alistair is in the active party during "Broken Circle" in DAO]].
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Terra and Celes of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' seem to be the second or third most popular ship in the fandom, and likely the most popular one to not be an OfficialCouple. Fans of the couple often cite their heavy similarities (former Imperials with an implied shared history, MagicKnight abilities, strong claims for protagonist status, the main female characters in the party) and contrasts ([[FireIceDuo fire versus ice]], [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl inexperienced amnesiac versus hardened general]], [[OppositesAttract meek and self-doubting versus brave and prideful]]). It would honestly be a pretty concrete pairing -- if Terra and Celes had more than one or two brief scripted interactions in the entire game and Celes wasn't half of the aforementioned OfficialCouple. Indeed, part of the reason their protagonist status is a topic of debate is that Terra is usually out of commission in the parts that focus on Celes, and vice versa -- meaning times they could have interacted at all are pretty rare, and neither one is there at all in the most pivotal moments for the other.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', Cor/Prompto is a popular ship in Japan, but the only times they interact is when Cor's in the party, which [[GuestStarPartyMember doesn't last for a very long time]] and it's early in the game.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015'': [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]] x [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]] had a small following in the early days of ''XIII'', back when ''XV'' was still called "''Versus XIII''", but it died down as the years went on. The addition of Noctis to the roster here, the introductory cutscene which sees him paired up with Lightning and the Warrior of Light as a travel companion, and finally the battle trailer where Noct and Light teamed up to fight Sephiroth saw the idea flare back to life.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** The ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Sword]]'' fandom was quite fond of Wil/Florina for a while. They ''do'' speak in the chapter where they're both recruited, and Wil acts friendly to her... but after that, they have no more interactions with each other.
** Most couples in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'' are like this. Good luck finding evidence for why Dew got hooked up with [[ActionGirl Ayra]], [[FanPreferredCouple or why]] Lewyn would go for [[GenkiGirl Tailtiu]] outside of the RelationshipValues. Things make more sense in the second half of the game, but that doesn't mean couples like [[MysticalWaif Julia]]/[[BlackKnight Ares]] (or [[MysticalWaif Julia]]/ANYONE besides [[BrotherSisterIncest Seliph]] for that matter) don't happen.
** Merric and Linde are an extremely popular pairing in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight the Akaneia games]], despite the fact that, until the remakes, they never interacted with each other. And in said remake, they get exactly ''one'' conversation together. It's often assumed that Merric is the one Linde is said to be in love with in her epilogue in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Mystery of the Emblem]]'', even though said epilogue never mentioned anyone specifically.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'':
*** Genny and Saber, who were often shipped in the original game despite having no interactions (granted, virtually nobody had any interactions with each other in that game), due to Genny's ending mentioning she fell in love with a comrade and Saber's ending mentioning him marrying an unnamed woman. The remake ''Shadows of Valentia'' [[ShipSinking sunk]] this somewhat: it revealed Genny is only 15 and Saber is 34, all {{Official Couple}}s from the original got support conversations while Genny and Saber didn't, and other characters now marry unnamed people in their endings, making Genny's and Saber's stand out less, and Genny and Saber's ending explicitly contradict each other in that Genny kept her husband secret while Saber paraded around his wife for everyone to see. However, Genny does mention in an optional conversation that she LikesOlderMen, possibly as a reference to the pairing.
*** Also in said remake, fans who feel bad for Faye's unrequited feelings for Alm often ship her with other characters, most of whom she never speaks to. She's sometimes shipped with Catria, someone who isn't even supposed to be in the same party as Faye, and even if players use the GuideDangIt method to get Faye into Celica's party, she and Catria still never interact.
*** Also in ''Echoes'', people who dislike the canon Clive/Mathilda occasionally ship Mathilda/Sonya (if they don't like Mathilda/Clair). Like Catria and Faye, the two of them aren't even in the same armies, and there's no indication that Mathilda and Sonya even know that the other exists.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', Lucina/Severa is a fairly popular pairing. Lucina and Severa don't have any RelationshipValues with each other and don't speak to each other outside of DownloadableContent. They do interact more in [[DownloadableContent The Future Past]], with Severa appearing to be Lucina's NumberTwo, but [[spoiler:[[AlternateSelf those aren't the playable versions]], instead being the Lucina and Severa of an even worse BadFuture]].
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'':
*** Despite not having any Support conversations, Dimitri gets paired up with Hilda. The only time they ever interact is in the ''Cindered Shadows'' DLC, and it's dubious of how canon that scenario is.
*** Edelgard and Sylvain get paired up despite not having any interactions with one another save for Edelgard briefly mentioning Sylvain in the aftermath of Chapter 5, in which the protagonists recover the Lance of Ruin from Sylvain's evil brother Miklan. The main reasoning behind this is due to how their lives were affected by Fódlan’s crest system.
*** Petra is one of the few female characters who Sylvain does not have any interactions with. Despite that, there are fans who pair them up together.
*** Marianne and Bernadetta is fairly popular despite not having Support conversations. This stems from how the two girls are very socially awkward around others. Ironically, in a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, Bernadetta and Marianne were going to have Support conversations, but were scrapped before the game was launched.
*** Yuri and Ashe are a quite popular ship despite the fact they don't have a Support conversation. This is mostly because in the Cindered Shadows DLC, Ashe recognizes Yuri as Lord Rowe's former ward and urges him to return home, while Yuri recognizes Ashe as Lord Lonato's ward.
* Any pairing between the human characters of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', since there's little to no indication that they have met or had any significant interaction. But then again, there's little to no indication of ''anything'' concrete about ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' and the fandom is pretty much made up of WildMassGuessing anyway, so the shippers go right ahead.
* Some ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' circles pair up Belial with Gran/Djeeta for either the comedic or sexy value of a DepravedBisexual making advances on a straight-laced protagonist-type. Belial interacted with them only once, and that was in the middle of a battle where he made passes at everyone ''but'' them.
* Franklin/Tracey has become a pretty popular ship in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' fandom, despite the closest they ever come to meeting in-game is when Franklin breaks into her family's house and overhears her arguing with her brother. They also frequently serve as a BetaCouple in Michael/Trevor fanfic.
* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'':
** There's the Jak/Ashelin shippers who often pair Keira up with Torn despite the two never interacting with each other.
** We've also got [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3975559/1/Opposites-Attract this surprisingly well-written fic]] that pairs up Jinx/Seem.
* [[McNinja Jago]]/[[WaifFu Kim Wu]] from ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' has developed a small but vocal fanbase on the [[http://www.ultra-combo.com/forums/index.php?topic=878.0 official forums,]] in spite of the fact the series has little to no romance (save for Maya/Tusk) and that, outside gameplay, the two had no real interaction between each other in ''Killer Instinct 2''.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** Any and all Organization XIII shipping in the fandom. It's not so bad for the members who appear in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'', but the members in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' have essentially no interaction and only appear by themselves. The Director's Cut edition adds a few scenes between them, but all they do is [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness growl about The Plan]]. ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'' may help with this, provided you're not trying to ship the Castle Oblivion group and don't mind emotionless hate sex. However, it still doesn't explain the absurd popularity of the Zexion/Demyx ship; never in ''any'' of the games do the two of them ''ever'' interact with one another.
** The only time Zexion and Demyx ever say a thing about each other is in ''Days''. Zexion mentions Demyx is [[LazyBum being completely useless to the Organization]] and gives a mission for you two, later Demyx mentions that Zexion is annoying. That obviously meant they are not friends, but [[ShippingGoggles some shippers thought]] that was [[OppositesAttract just perfect]]. (Also, since the Organization members have numbers, [[StealthPun it may help that]] Demyx is No. IX and Zexion is No. VI.)
** Despite being friends in their source game, Aerith and Tifa have literally no interactions in ''Kingdom Hearts''. It's even vague whether Tifa is a physical person or a figment of Cloud's light. Still, Aerith/Tifa is a moderately popular pairing. Fans who shipped them in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' jumped ship because Aerith being perfectly alive and healthy means the ship can thrive.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
** King Dedede x [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Fairy Queen]] is a rather popular ship amongst the fandom, despite the two never interacting in canon outside of the Queen giving him a medal in the ending. It helps that both are clumsy royal figures who act as the ruler of their home planets, on top of both [[spoiler:getting possessed by Dark Matter]].
** In the Japanese fandom, [[VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad Daroach]] and [[VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse Drawcia]] are often paired together despite the fact that the two have never interacted with each other in the games. The both of them being Kirby villains from the early [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS]] era may be a reason why.[[note]]Another possible pairing that has leaked its way out of Japan is Drawcia x [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamland2 Dark Matter Blade]], which is also another nevermet ship.[[/note]]
** Due to their common jester-like appearances, [[spoiler:ManipulativeBastard tendencies]], and similarities in general, [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand Magolor]] is commonly paired with [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]] in fan works, but there is little to no evidence that the two have ever met, save for one line that he says on board his ship, stating that he heard about Kirby "from a friend."
** [[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Susie]] and Francisca became a popular ship after the former was PromotedToPlayable in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', despite having no real canon interactions to speak of, outside of the latter's boss fight in Susie's Guest Star Mode, which isn't exactly a positive one.
* The website ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' fansite ''[[http://www.freewebs.com/srg-teamvirus/vampiricromance.htm Bleeding Beauty]]'', devoted to the character Umah from ''Blood Omen 2'', makes a case for Umah/Magnus, two characters that never meet in the game (after considering pairing her with ''every other character in the game'').
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'':
** Most of the ships are based on similarities or [[OppositesAttract blatant differences]], or because they look cute together ([[AsianFoxSpirit Ahri]]/[[CuteMute Sona)]], or [[DarkAndTroubledPast they share something in common about the past]] ([[TheExile Riven]]/[[LadyOfWar Irelia]]).
** Riven/[[MagicalGirl Lux]] and [[DarkActionGirl Katarina]]/[[ColdSniper Ashe]] may [[CrackPairing sound absurd]] (not to mention Ashe is married and Lux is supposed to be Ezreal's love interest) but thanks to fanfics like ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7599936/1/Guiding-Light Guiding Light]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7958191/1/Wounded Wounded]]'', they actually work.
** [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Lux gets paired with lots of characters.]] Be it man, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer woman]], or [[{{Squick}} creature]].
* Tia and Dekar have all of ''one'' interaction together in ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals'', but said interaction is so [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] (and [[spoiler:comes off of Tia realizing she can't have Maxim]]) that they became a popular fan couple. They do get a lot more interaction in ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' [[spoiler:and do hook up after Maxim and Selan's wedding]].
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** Theoretically, shipping almost any party member with anyone ''but'' [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] will result in this. This effectively means that [[FriendlySniper Garrus]]/[[WrenchWench Tali]] is exactly as possible as [[BloodKnight Grunt]]/[[OnlySaneMan Jacob]], which in turn is as likely as [[MindHive Legion]]/[[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Mordin]] or ''any combination of the above''. This gains a certain hilarity in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' where [[spoiler:if Shepard didn't romance either, Garrus and Tali hook up at the end of the game]].
** Party members, at least, can be chosen to go on missions together -- at the very least, they serve together on a ship with a very small crew. More difficult to justify is the surprisingly popular pairing of Oriana/Kolyat -- relatives of different party members, who never interact with each other, barely interact with the player character, and live on different planets, and seem to be paired up largely due to being the only teenagers in the game.
** While not extremely popular (due to both characters being love interests for Shepard), there is Ashley/Kaidan. It's particularly problematic, because [[spoiler:one of these characters is most definitely dead, thanks to the SadisticChoice]].
** And then there's the ''really'' weird one in the fanfic ''Fanfic/TheTranslationInBlood'', bordering on CrackPairing if it hadn't been carried off so well: Hannah Shepard and Councilor Sparatus. Two characters who are never even on the same planet at the same time, and one only appears over VideoPhone in a cutscene if you have the Spacer background while the other is very plot-important.
* ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'': DJ Subatomic Supernova and Neon J never interact within the story itself (though, in the credits they are seen casually hanging out with an arm around each other's shoulders), but are a pretty popular pairing in the fandom, possibly due to their robotic appearance.
* ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'':
** For all the popularity that the Ōtengu and Yōko ship receives among the fandom, canonically they neither meet nor are mentioned in either's in-game recollections. In fact, due to the game's limited plotline yet large cast, many of the game's popular pairings never meet in canon.
** Susabi/Ichimokuren is ''big'' among the shippers due to their godhood, their dragon motifs, and their tragic backgrounds even though their stories are completely independent of each other. This pair remains shipped even after Susabi gets canonically {{Ship Tease}}d with Miketsu.
* Cassidy/Hanzo (a.k.a. [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming Yeehan]], previously [[PortmanteauCoupleName McHanzo]]) is one of the most popular male/male ships in the ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' fandom, despite the fact that they have little in common and have never met before canonically. Cassidy knows Hanzo's estranged brother, Genji, though, but the fandom latched onto the pairing long before this revelation.
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
** From ''VideoGame/Persona3'', there is an absurdly high amount of fans that ship the male and the female protagonist together. That is impossible since they literally can't exist at the same time. The female MC is also paired a lot with [[VideoGame/Persona4 the next game's]] hero but that also would be impossible, [[spoiler:since ''Persona 3'' ends with the protagonist's HeroicSacrifice]]. Even in [[VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth the one game]] where [[RealityBreakingParadox a time-space paradox]] [[TimeTravel brings together]] the casts of both titles and the ''P3'' group ''isn't'' from a time after the events of their game (unlike the ''[[VideoGame/Persona4Arena Arena]]'' [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax duology]]), the male protagonist is used to represent ''Persona 3'' instead of the female one. (Though to be fair, ''Arena''[='s=] establishment of a SharedUniverse for the ''Persona'' games starting with ''P3'' already canonized the ''P3'' hero as male.) It remains to be seen how ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'' will affect the shipping landscape going forward; the game features the casts of ''P3'', ''P4'', and ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 P5]]''--including the female protagonist of ''P3'' alongside her male counterpart, though it's implied she hails from an AlternateUniverse to the main continuity and the male protagonist goes on to theorize that [[AlternateSelf they're one and the same]] (which would obviously [[ScrewYourself complicate]] that particular pairing).
** There are shippers that pair the ''P3'' hero with Akihiko. This pairing is extremely out of place considering the protagonist can date any girl while he and Akihiko are TheFriendsWhoNeverHang.
** From ''VideoGame/Persona4'', there is a surprisingly fair amount of Rise and [[spoiler:Naoto]] material on the internet. Not only does Rise love the protagonist, but since they are the last to join the group they barely talk with other, and one of the few times they do [[ShipperOnDeck Rise just teases]] [[spoiler:Naoto with Kanji]]. This pairing is also commonly used to PairTheSpares in the [[spoiler:gay]] fanworks.
%% * In the Japanese fanbase, this ship is particularly popular due to 'friendly' the two's voice actors tend to be with each other.
** Though more of a joke pairing than a serious one, ''VideoGame/Persona5'' saw the rise of Ann/[[spoiler:Akechi]], who don't have much in the way of direct interaction throughout the game, after [[DummiedOut unused voice files]] depicting a scenario in [[spoiler:Sae]]'s Palace [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyAUgiwd0po began circulating the web.]] In the aforementioned scene, some clever thinking and sleight of hand on the part of [[spoiler:Crow]] leads to the Phantom Thieves securing victory in a rigged poker game, prompting an admiring Panther to ecstatically proclaim "You go, cheating hottie!"--to which [[spoiler:Crow]] replies "I'll gladly accept those words of praise later." Even if [[spoiler:Ann was likely acting (given that the entire group knew about [[SixthRangerTraitor Akechi's true allegiances]]), never mind the fact that [[UncertainDoom Akechi may or may not have died not too long after this event]]]], some fans couldn't resist humoring the idea of these two as a couple.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Afroshipping, [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Flint]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Miror B.]] These two characters have not and will never meet. [[CrackPairing They both have afros, though.]]
** [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Karen]]/[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Sidney]], both Dark-type specialized Elite Four members. Karen/[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Will]] is also pretty popular, and also Karen/[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Lance]] and Karen/[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Grimsley]]. It's pretty much said that [[LauncherOfAThousandShips everyone wants]] [[MsFanservice Karen]].
** Speaking of Elite Four members, there's the rather niche pairing of Lance and Lorelei. Despite being part of the Indigo League E4 in [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue the original games and their remakes]], the two have no interaction whatsoever (compare this to their ''[[Manga/PokemonAdventures Adventures]]'' counterparts), and while Lance goes on to become the Champion during [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver the three-year interim]], Lorelei just vanishes with no official confirmation on her whereabouts.[[note]]''[=FireRed/LeafGreen=]'' implies she may have retired between games to defend her home, the Sevii Islands, from remnants of Team Rocket.[[/note]] Aside of being cool and somewhat arrogant personality-wise, fans of Lance/Lorelei simply think they look good together and like the idea of Lance with another strong Trainer ([[AnIcePerson one whom]], humorously enough, Lance's [[OurDragonsAreDifferent type specialty]] would put him at [[ElementalRockPaperScissors a great disadvantage against]]).
** Cynthia/Steven Stone is mildly popular among the fanbase. They both are/were Champions of their respective regions ([[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Hoenn]]), both belong to affluent milieus (Cynthia's a {{Socialite}}, Steven's the son of the CEO of the [[MegaCorp Devon Corporation]]), both have a background/interest in [[AdventurerArchaeologist archaeology]] (she studies ruins and other sites associated with Pokémon mythology, he collects rocks and fossils), their signature Mons are pseudo-legendaries (Garchomp and Metagross), and that's it. [[note]]Steven ''is'' implied to be the previous owner of the [[BigFancyHouse Villa]] in ''Platinum'' (and is outright stated as such in the ''[[Manga/PokemonAdventures Adventures]]'' continuity), as the estate formerly belonged to a rich man from Hoenn who came to Sinnoh in search of rare stones, but he and Cynthia never directly interact in any of the games they both appear in; they have separate cameos in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold/SoulSilver]]'' and are participants in the [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Pokémon World Tournament]] along with the other Champions up to that point.[[/note]]
** Cynthia finds herself paired up with Diantha, the [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Kalos]] region Champion, for similar reasons, being cultured, graceful, elite-level Trainers with no overarching typing to their teams. (Diantha also has a pseudo-legendary in Goodra, though her signature Pokémon is actually Gardevoir.) Both women appear to share fashion styles, too, with Diantha wearing an all-white outfit to contrast Cynthia's black ensemble. Ironically enough, [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the anime]] (which exists in its own continuity) would make this pairing seem more plausible many years later: ''[[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Journeys]]'' shows that Cynthia and Diantha are good friends, with the former even confiding in the latter about [[spoiler:her plans to retire from competitive battling after the conclusion of that year's Masters Eight Tournament]].
** Jasmine/Volkner is also strangely popular. Jasmine is a Steel-type leader from [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Johto]], while Volkner is an Electric-type leader from [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh]]. Jasmine makes a cameo in Sunyshore City (where Volkner is Leader), but there's no evidence the two ever meet. [[ThemePairing The only links]] seem to be that Jasmine's Magnemite are part-Electric and that both are Gym Leaders in cities that have lighthouses.
** While the two still don't interact in the game, Volkner making an appearance in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2/White 2]]'' strengthened the Elesa/Volkner "beautiful Electric Gym Leader" pairing. A step up from him not appearing in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite the prequel]], however.
** Erika and Sabrina have fans. They are both [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Kanto]] Gym Leaders (or at least Sabrina was until she became a Pokéstar Studios actress by ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' [[note]]though she's still counted among the Kanto Leaders in the Pokémon World Tournament; then again, so is Giovanni[[/note]]) but don't interact. The ship seems to have sparked due to Erika seeming AmbiguouslyGay to many players (has a female-only Gym, gives out the Rainbow Badge, etc.) and Sabrina being from the same region as her. OppositesAttract also applies to them; Erika's a polite, friendly, and rather outgoing YamatoNadeshiko, while Sabrina's a [[TheStoic stoic]], CreepyGood psychic with [[SugarAndIcePersonality an implied gentleness underneath the surface]].
** Partnering off Sabrina with Johto Gym Leader Morty, which appears to be the most popular of Sabrina's scant het options, is no better, rooted mainly in similar characteristics (PsychicPowers [[note]]presumably in Morty's case, as his title is "The Mystic Seer of the Future"[[/note]] and outwardly imposing but inwardly friendly personalities) and, possibly, a MythologyGag to the Haunter Sabrina befriended in the anime by means of Morty's Gengar.
** A surprisingly well-liked pairing for ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun/Moon]]'' is Team Skull Boss Guzma and Kahili of the Elite Four. They've never met, but they ''do'' squat down during battles to survey the action. BlackComedy may also be involved, at least so far as a "justification" for hooking them up: Kahili is a pro golfer, while Guzma [[spoiler:is heavily implied to come from an abusive household, with a particularly violent altercation between Guzma and his dad apparently involving ''golf clubs'']]. Additionally, Guzma's home [[spoiler:at Route 2]] features numerous trophies Guzma earned in his childhood. These are stated to have been awarded for Pokémon battling, but have been mistaken as golf trophies by several fans due to the above and thus taken as a sign that he and Kahili could have crossed paths when they were younger.
** Guzma and the player character's mother in ''Sun & Moon'' occasionally pops up. They don't interact, but many either think they'd go good together or want to see Guzma as Elio/Selene's stepfather.
** Giovanni and Red's mother pops up for the same reason their anime counterparts are shipped--people like the idea of Giovanni secretly being Red's father.
** A surprisingly popular ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' ship is Grusha/Rika, even though the two of them never interact in the game. A lot of this can be chalked up to fans seeing them as a prime example of a MasculineGirlFeminineBoy pairing (the former is a LongHairedPrettyBoy, the latter is {{Bifauxnen}}, and both were hit with ViewerGenderConfusion as a result).
* ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' fandom has the Space core and Curiosity core, even though the Curiosity core was introduced, and dies, in the first game while the Space core was introduced and [[spoiler:shot into space]] in ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''.
* In the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' fandom, there's pairings such as Flora/Clive and Descole/Emmy. They're both fairly popular, although the characters don't really interact all that much. There's also a few with Layton, although he's a LauncherOfAThousandShips.
* This is common in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' fanbase, which is already rife with shipping. One example is Sig/Serilly, who have not met in canon and aren't even from the same era (Serilly is from the Compile era while Sig is from the Primp Town era that began with ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'').
* ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'':
** Angela Cross and Sasha Phyronix have never met, but there are some people that can put them in a relationship.
** There's also [[https://twitter.com/alaynakgray/status/1440573245418205187 this drawing]] showing Sasha and Rivet as a ship.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': The fandom is absolutely filled to the brim with these type of ships, to where it's likely easier to list the ones that ''do'' have canonical interactions. That said, there are still some notable ones worth mentioning.
** [[ToyShip Tails/Cream]] is one of the most popular pairings, mainly because the latter can be easily seen as a DistaffCounterpart to the former; both are the youngest characters of the cast, both feature physical quirks that grant them the power of {{flight}} (with Tails being a HeliCritter who uses his propeller-like tails to ''hover'' above the ground, and Cream possessing EarWings that let her ''glide'' across the level), and both even filled identical roles as {{Kid Sidekick}}s and MissionControl in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'' respectively. It's also popular as a [[PuppyLove "junior"]] [[ShipMates version of]] the Sonic/Amy ship, owing to Tails and Cream being their respective [[HeterosexualLifePartners BFFs]]. In canon, however, the two [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang do not interact in any notable or significant manner]].
** Shadow and Amy is astonishingly popular considering how little the two interact. It helps that one of their two interactions in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' is the crux of Shadow's [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]] because Amy reminds Shadow of his dead best friend, Maria Robotnik.
** There's quite a few Shadow/Tikal shippers, despite the two never meeting, and the latter's unfortunate handicap of being dead.
** Shadow/Blaze has a sizable amount of shippers, however are only seen together in the ending of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''. On the other hand, Shadow and Blaze have met in ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Universe]]''.
* Many fans ship Annie and Spyke from ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' despite the fact that they're never shown or mentioned as interacting with anyone but the protagonist (and Moe in Annie's case) in the first game. The Squid Research Lab later released an [[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/183462046683/the-squid-research-lab-has-compiled-this official relationship chart]] for ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' which seemingly gave evidence ''against'' this ship, with Annie's only comment on Spyke being that "He seems dangerous…". Then again, this has never stopped people from shipping before, as this page clearly shows.
* ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' has Albel and Nel, two soldiers from warring kingdoms. Plenty of opportunities for FoeYayShipping, but they mostly ignore each other in the script. Doesn't stop the shippers from using Albel as the [[GayOption Straight Option]] for Nel.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Due to PairTheSpares, Waluigi and Rosalina are often portrayed as a couple. Mario has Peach, Luigi has Daisy, Wario has either Mona or Captain Syrup depending on the fan's preference, so who can Rosalina be shipped with? Waluigi obviously. The UglyGuyHotWife and OppositesAttract tropes also boosted them into popularity.
** Rosalina/Daisy is also a somewhat popular ship, despite their lack of interactions in the games. This is largely due to fans liking the [[OppositesAttract contrast]] between Daisy's energetic, tomboyish personality and Rosalina’s quiet, motherly personality.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' is the first mainline game to feature Pauline, Mario's original girlfriend from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'', in years. Pauline has been subject to ''a lot'' of DieForOurShip by Mario/Peach fans both, due to being Mario's ex and due to her more provocative design. In ''Odyssey'', Pauline is the mayor of New Donk City and dresses in a red suit instead of a [[LadyInRed red dress]]. Fans didn't miss how well this matched with Peach's bridal outfit or how they're both women in power. Within a few days of the E3 2017 reveal, there was a lot of fan art of them together.
** At least one fic has shipped Bowser and Rosalina because they're both single parents (Bowser towards Bowser Jr. and Rosalina towards the Luma).
* There are lots of fun cracky ships in the ''VideoGame/{{Tales|Series}}'' series.
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri]]/[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Luke]] is a good example; people ship them despite the fact that their games take place in ''different universes.''
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', it's not unheard of to ship Sheena and Yuan, mostly on the basis they have prior interaction from when [[spoiler: Sheena was sent to Sylvarant via the Renegades]] and later Yuan reunites Sheena with the party after she fires the mana canon.
* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'': Anna/Bruce. While they have been CoDragons to Kazuya, their relationship has never been explored in the games. Nonetheless, they often get paired off due to their proximity to each other.
* The vast majority of the extensive ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' cast have never interacted or shown evidence of being aware of each other, due to being a ShootEmUp, and even in the ExpandedUniverse most characters rarely stray from their CastHerd. Thus, almost all ''possible'' ships are like this, with basis for a pairing being anything from appearing in adjacent stages to bad jokes (e.g. shipping the bug girl with the plant lady). Gensokyo is at least confined and not a large place, so everyone ought to run into everyone else ''eventually''.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' fandom is filled with these:
** Papyrus/Mettaton is one of the fandom's biggest ships, with a lot of fanart and fanfiction depicting the two as a couple, despite the fact that they never have any on-screen interactions with one another. The main reasons why this ship is popular have to do with the characters' similar personalities, as well as optional flavor text and dialogue that shows that Papyrus is a fan of Mettaton and may have a CelebCrush on him.
** On the topic of Mettaton, the release of first chapter of the AlternateUniverse follow-up game ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' has made it common to see him shipped with that game's resident LargeHam PrettyBoy, Rouxls Kaard. Beyond not having any onscreen interaction, with Rouxls existing in a totally different world than any of the characters from the first game, fan work uses Mettaton's ''Undertale'' version near-exclusively, as [[spoiler:''Deltarune'' confines its version of Mettaton to a small cameo that depicts him as a gloomy shut-in that doesn't have a robotic body]].
* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'':
** [[LesYay Ashley/Penny]] has become a popular pairing for the two, with many fans liking the [[OppositesAttract contrast between them in regards to personality and skillset]] (Ashley being a reserved witch, Penny being a cheerful scientist). This is in spite of the two having only having interacted once in the entire franchise (which was a rather minor one on the Japanese-exclusive ''Smooth Moves'' CharacterBlog), with their relationship being unknown (though it is implied that they’re on good terms at least, given the aforementioned interaction was a positive one).
** Ashley and Young Cricket don't even interact at all in any official media, only being shown on screen together at the very most. That doesn't stop it from being a popular pair anyway, especially on the Japanese side of the fandom. It helps that the two do wear contrasting colored outfits (Ashley wears Red, Cricket wears Blue) and that although different, are similar in some aspects (both are apprentices, both are {{Big Eater}}s, etc), which makes it an appealing and easy ship to latch on to.
** [[ToyShip 9-Volt/Kat]] is one of the most popular pairings in the fandom, in spite of the two not interacting much in the series. While the two do have some interactions in supplementary materials, they're extremely sparse and don't indicate anything deeper than friends who hang out on occasion.
** Orbulon/Mike has grown rapidly in popularity after ''Gold'', despite the fact that neither of them has interacted once in the franchise. On top of Orbulon being an alien and Mike being a robot.
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'':
** [[PortmanteauCoupleName Joshyme]] (Joshua/Rhyme) is a ''very'' popular pairing in the fandom, despite having never met at any point in the game, and are indeed ''the only two'' of the five main characters who have never met; everyone else has ''at least'' seen each other at one point or another.
** Even more popular seems to be Minamimoto/Rhyme. Given that [[spoiler:Rhyme is [[DeadSidekick killed]] off before Minamimoto even comes anywhere near the rest of the protagonists]], this is slightly mystifying.
* ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'': Venoct and Kyubi have no interactions but have a lot of shippers because they're both {{Bishonen}} (or at least Kyubi is when he's in human form).
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* The fandom of ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' seems to have a liking of pairing up [[PlayerCharacter Trigger]] with Rosa Cossette d’Elise, despite the fact that they’re on opposite sides of the war. The closest they ever interact is in the final mission, if the player chooses to take their time when flying up the [[SpaceElevator Lighthouse]], as Cossette will call out for Trigger.
* In ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' fandom, Gavin/[[spoiler:[=RK900=] (an upgraded Connor)]] became one of the most popular pairings despite the latter character appearing in only one ending and never interacting with Gavin. This may be because of the potential for a lot of tension between the two if they ever meet due to [[spoiler:Gavin's hatred of androids and [=RK900=] being widely interpreted by fans as the EvilIsSexy version of Connor]].
* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Vergil/Lady was a very popular ship despite them barely interacting in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening DMC3]]'', being enemies the few times they did, and generally not even being in the same room together save for two occasions.
* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'':
** [[ProfessionalKiller Daud]] and [[SexyPriest Teague]] [[TheStrategist Martin]], who have never met in-game. Also, [[spoiler:Martin is dead by the end of the game and Daud ''could'' be dead, depending on the player's choices]]. Quite a few people ship them anyway.
** There are a lot such [[CrackPairing couples]] in ''Dishonored'', considering how the only ''hinted'' OfficialCouple was [[BodyguardCrush Corvo/Jessamine]], and since she died five minutes into the game, well. Other examples include [[EldritchAbomination The Outsider]]/[[TheWoobie Emily]], Daud/[[BrokenBird Callista]], and [[MadScientist Sokolov]]/[[RichBitch Lady Boyle]].
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Bethany]] / [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Alistair]] is surprisingly popular considering we only see them interact once, and then only if [[spoiler: Bethany becomes a Warden and Alistair remained one.]] Also strange considering [[DieForOurShip what]] the reaction was to Alistair/Leliana being suggested in the ''Darkspawn Chronicles'' DLC.
** Since the launch of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', Alistair/Cullen has become popular among slash shippers, even though we also see them only interact once, and only if [[spoiler:Alistair is in the active party during "Broken Circle" in DAO]].
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Terra and Celes of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' seem to be the second or third most popular ship in the fandom, and likely the most popular one to not be an OfficialCouple. Fans of the couple often cite their heavy similarities (former Imperials with an implied shared history, MagicKnight abilities, strong claims for protagonist status, the main female characters in the party) and contrasts ([[FireIceDuo fire versus ice]], [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl inexperienced amnesiac versus hardened general]], [[OppositesAttract meek and self-doubting versus brave and prideful]]). It would honestly be a pretty concrete pairing -- if Terra and Celes had more than one or two brief scripted interactions in the entire game and Celes wasn't half of the aforementioned OfficialCouple. Indeed, part of the reason their protagonist status is a topic of debate is that Terra is usually out of commission in the parts that focus on Celes, and vice versa -- meaning times they could have interacted at all are pretty rare, and neither one is there at all in the most pivotal moments for the other.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', Cor/Prompto is a popular ship in Japan, but the only times they interact is when Cor's in the party, which [[GuestStarPartyMember doesn't last for a very long time]] and it's early in the game.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015'': [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]] x [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]] had a small following in the early days of ''XIII'', back when ''XV'' was still called "''Versus XIII''", but it died down as the years went on. The addition of Noctis to the roster here, the introductory cutscene which sees him paired up with Lightning and the Warrior of Light as a travel companion, and finally the battle trailer where Noct and Light teamed up to fight Sephiroth saw the idea flare back to life.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** The ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Sword]]'' fandom was quite fond of Wil/Florina for a while. They ''do'' speak in the chapter where they're both recruited, and Wil acts friendly to her... but after that, they have no more interactions with each other.
** Most couples in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'' are like this. Good luck finding evidence for why Dew got hooked up with [[ActionGirl Ayra]], [[FanPreferredCouple or why]] Lewyn would go for [[GenkiGirl Tailtiu]] outside of the RelationshipValues. Things make more sense in the second half of the game, but that doesn't mean couples like [[MysticalWaif Julia]]/[[BlackKnight Ares]] (or [[MysticalWaif Julia]]/ANYONE besides [[BrotherSisterIncest Seliph]] for that matter) don't happen.
** Merric and Linde are an extremely popular pairing in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight the Akaneia games]], despite the fact that, until the remakes, they never interacted with each other. And in said remake, they get exactly ''one'' conversation together. It's often assumed that Merric is the one Linde is said to be in love with in her epilogue in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Mystery of the Emblem]]'', even though said epilogue never mentioned anyone specifically.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'':
*** Genny and Saber, who were often shipped in the original game despite having no interactions (granted, virtually nobody had any interactions with each other in that game), due to Genny's ending mentioning she fell in love with a comrade and Saber's ending mentioning him marrying an unnamed woman. The remake ''Shadows of Valentia'' [[ShipSinking sunk]] this somewhat: it revealed Genny is only 15 and Saber is 34, all {{Official Couple}}s from the original got support conversations while Genny and Saber didn't, and other characters now marry unnamed people in their endings, making Genny's and Saber's stand out less, and Genny and Saber's ending explicitly contradict each other in that Genny kept her husband secret while Saber paraded around his wife for everyone to see. However, Genny does mention in an optional conversation that she LikesOlderMen, possibly as a reference to the pairing.
*** Also in said remake, fans who feel bad for Faye's unrequited feelings for Alm often ship her with other characters, most of whom she never speaks to. She's sometimes shipped with Catria, someone who isn't even supposed to be in the same party as Faye, and even if players use the GuideDangIt method to get Faye into Celica's party, she and Catria still never interact.
*** Also in ''Echoes'', people who dislike the canon Clive/Mathilda occasionally ship Mathilda/Sonya (if they don't like Mathilda/Clair). Like Catria and Faye, the two of them aren't even in the same armies, and there's no indication that Mathilda and Sonya even know that the other exists.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', Lucina/Severa is a fairly popular pairing. Lucina and Severa don't have any RelationshipValues with each other and don't speak to each other outside of DownloadableContent. They do interact more in [[DownloadableContent The Future Past]], with Severa appearing to be Lucina's NumberTwo, but [[spoiler:[[AlternateSelf those aren't the playable versions]], instead being the Lucina and Severa of an even worse BadFuture]].
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'':
*** Despite not having any Support conversations, Dimitri gets paired up with Hilda. The only time they ever interact is in the ''Cindered Shadows'' DLC, and it's dubious of how canon that scenario is.
*** Edelgard and Sylvain get paired up despite not having any interactions with one another save for Edelgard briefly mentioning Sylvain in the aftermath of Chapter 5, in which the protagonists recover the Lance of Ruin from Sylvain's evil brother Miklan. The main reasoning behind this is due to how their lives were affected by Fódlan’s crest system.
*** Petra is one of the few female characters who Sylvain does not have any interactions with. Despite that, there are fans who pair them up together.
*** Marianne and Bernadetta is fairly popular despite not having Support conversations. This stems from how the two girls are very socially awkward around others. Ironically, in a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, Bernadetta and Marianne were going to have Support conversations, but were scrapped before the game was launched.
*** Yuri and Ashe are a quite popular ship despite the fact they don't have a Support conversation. This is mostly because in the Cindered Shadows DLC, Ashe recognizes Yuri as Lord Rowe's former ward and urges him to return home, while Yuri recognizes Ashe as Lord Lonato's ward.
* Any pairing between the human characters of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', since there's little to no indication that they have met or had any significant interaction. But then again, there's little to no indication of ''anything'' concrete about ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' and the fandom is pretty much made up of WildMassGuessing anyway, so the shippers go right ahead.
* Some ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' circles pair up Belial with Gran/Djeeta for either the comedic or sexy value of a DepravedBisexual making advances on a straight-laced protagonist-type. Belial interacted with them only once, and that was in the middle of a battle where he made passes at everyone ''but'' them.
* Franklin/Tracey has become a pretty popular ship in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' fandom, despite the closest they ever come to meeting in-game is when Franklin breaks into her family's house and overhears her arguing with her brother. They also frequently serve as a BetaCouple in Michael/Trevor fanfic.
* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'':
** There's the Jak/Ashelin shippers who often pair Keira up with Torn despite the two never interacting with each other.
** We've also got [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3975559/1/Opposites-Attract this surprisingly well-written fic]] that pairs up Jinx/Seem.
* [[McNinja Jago]]/[[WaifFu Kim Wu]] from ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' has developed a small but vocal fanbase on the [[http://www.ultra-combo.com/forums/index.php?topic=878.0 official forums,]] in spite of the fact the series has little to no romance (save for Maya/Tusk) and that, outside gameplay, the two had no real interaction between each other in ''Killer Instinct 2''.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** Any and all Organization XIII shipping in the fandom. It's not so bad for the members who appear in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'', but the members in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' have essentially no interaction and only appear by themselves. The Director's Cut edition adds a few scenes between them, but all they do is [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness growl about The Plan]]. ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'' may help with this, provided you're not trying to ship the Castle Oblivion group and don't mind emotionless hate sex. However, it still doesn't explain the absurd popularity of the Zexion/Demyx ship; never in ''any'' of the games do the two of them ''ever'' interact with one another.
** The only time Zexion and Demyx ever say a thing about each other is in ''Days''. Zexion mentions Demyx is [[LazyBum being completely useless to the Organization]] and gives a mission for you two, later Demyx mentions that Zexion is annoying. That obviously meant they are not friends, but [[ShippingGoggles some shippers thought]] that was [[OppositesAttract just perfect]]. (Also, since the Organization members have numbers, [[StealthPun it may help that]] Demyx is No. IX and Zexion is No. VI.)
** Despite being friends in their source game, Aerith and Tifa have literally no interactions in ''Kingdom Hearts''. It's even vague whether Tifa is a physical person or a figment of Cloud's light. Still, Aerith/Tifa is a moderately popular pairing. Fans who shipped them in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' jumped ship because Aerith being perfectly alive and healthy means the ship can thrive.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
** King Dedede x [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Fairy Queen]] is a rather popular ship amongst the fandom, despite the two never interacting in canon outside of the Queen giving him a medal in the ending. It helps that both are clumsy royal figures who act as the ruler of their home planets, on top of both [[spoiler:getting possessed by Dark Matter]].
** In the Japanese fandom, [[VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad Daroach]] and [[VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse Drawcia]] are often paired together despite the fact that the two have never interacted with each other in the games. The both of them being Kirby villains from the early [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS]] era may be a reason why.[[note]]Another possible pairing that has leaked its way out of Japan is Drawcia x [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamland2 Dark Matter Blade]], which is also another nevermet ship.[[/note]]
** Due to their common jester-like appearances, [[spoiler:ManipulativeBastard tendencies]], and similarities in general, [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand Magolor]] is commonly paired with [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]] in fan works, but there is little to no evidence that the two have ever met, save for one line that he says on board his ship, stating that he heard about Kirby "from a friend."
** [[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Susie]] and Francisca became a popular ship after the former was PromotedToPlayable in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', despite having no real canon interactions to speak of, outside of the latter's boss fight in Susie's Guest Star Mode, which isn't exactly a positive one.
* The website ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' fansite ''[[http://www.freewebs.com/srg-teamvirus/vampiricromance.htm Bleeding Beauty]]'', devoted to the character Umah from ''Blood Omen 2'', makes a case for Umah/Magnus, two characters that never meet in the game (after considering pairing her with ''every other character in the game'').
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'':
** Most of the ships are based on similarities or [[OppositesAttract blatant differences]], or because they look cute together ([[AsianFoxSpirit Ahri]]/[[CuteMute Sona)]], or [[DarkAndTroubledPast they share something in common about the past]] ([[TheExile Riven]]/[[LadyOfWar Irelia]]).
** Riven/[[MagicalGirl Lux]] and [[DarkActionGirl Katarina]]/[[ColdSniper Ashe]] may [[CrackPairing sound absurd]] (not to mention Ashe is married and Lux is supposed to be Ezreal's love interest) but thanks to fanfics like ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7599936/1/Guiding-Light Guiding Light]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7958191/1/Wounded Wounded]]'', they actually work.
** [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Lux gets paired with lots of characters.]] Be it man, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer woman]], or [[{{Squick}} creature]].
* Tia and Dekar have all of ''one'' interaction together in ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals'', but said interaction is so [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] (and [[spoiler:comes off of Tia realizing she can't have Maxim]]) that they became a popular fan couple. They do get a lot more interaction in ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' [[spoiler:and do hook up after Maxim and Selan's wedding]].
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** Theoretically, shipping almost any party member with anyone ''but'' [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] will result in this. This effectively means that [[FriendlySniper Garrus]]/[[WrenchWench Tali]] is exactly as possible as [[BloodKnight Grunt]]/[[OnlySaneMan Jacob]], which in turn is as likely as [[MindHive Legion]]/[[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Mordin]] or ''any combination of the above''. This gains a certain hilarity in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' where [[spoiler:if Shepard didn't romance either, Garrus and Tali hook up at the end of the game]].
** Party members, at least, can be chosen to go on missions together -- at the very least, they serve together on a ship with a very small crew. More difficult to justify is the surprisingly popular pairing of Oriana/Kolyat -- relatives of different party members, who never interact with each other, barely interact with the player character, and live on different planets, and seem to be paired up largely due to being the only teenagers in the game.
** While not extremely popular (due to both characters being love interests for Shepard), there is Ashley/Kaidan. It's particularly problematic, because [[spoiler:one of these characters is most definitely dead, thanks to the SadisticChoice]].
** And then there's the ''really'' weird one in the fanfic ''Fanfic/TheTranslationInBlood'', bordering on CrackPairing if it hadn't been carried off so well: Hannah Shepard and Councilor Sparatus. Two characters who are never even on the same planet at the same time, and one only appears over VideoPhone in a cutscene if you have the Spacer background while the other is very plot-important.
* ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'': DJ Subatomic Supernova and Neon J never interact within the story itself (though, in the credits they are seen casually hanging out with an arm around each other's shoulders), but are a pretty popular pairing in the fandom, possibly due to their robotic appearance.
* ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'':
** For all the popularity that the Ōtengu and Yōko ship receives among the fandom, canonically they neither meet nor are mentioned in either's in-game recollections. In fact, due to the game's limited plotline yet large cast, many of the game's popular pairings never meet in canon.
** Susabi/Ichimokuren is ''big'' among the shippers due to their godhood, their dragon motifs, and their tragic backgrounds even though their stories are completely independent of each other. This pair remains shipped even after Susabi gets canonically {{Ship Tease}}d with Miketsu.
* Cassidy/Hanzo (a.k.a. [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming Yeehan]], previously [[PortmanteauCoupleName McHanzo]]) is one of the most popular male/male ships in the ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' fandom, despite the fact that they have little in common and have never met before canonically. Cassidy knows Hanzo's estranged brother, Genji, though, but the fandom latched onto the pairing long before this revelation.
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
** From ''VideoGame/Persona3'', there is an absurdly high amount of fans that ship the male and the female protagonist together. That is impossible since they literally can't exist at the same time. The female MC is also paired a lot with [[VideoGame/Persona4 the next game's]] hero but that also would be impossible, [[spoiler:since ''Persona 3'' ends with the protagonist's HeroicSacrifice]]. Even in [[VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth the one game]] where [[RealityBreakingParadox a time-space paradox]] [[TimeTravel brings together]] the casts of both titles and the ''P3'' group ''isn't'' from a time after the events of their game (unlike the ''[[VideoGame/Persona4Arena Arena]]'' [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax duology]]), the male protagonist is used to represent ''Persona 3'' instead of the female one. (Though to be fair, ''Arena''[='s=] establishment of a SharedUniverse for the ''Persona'' games starting with ''P3'' already canonized the ''P3'' hero as male.) It remains to be seen how ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'' will affect the shipping landscape going forward; the game features the casts of ''P3'', ''P4'', and ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 P5]]''--including the female protagonist of ''P3'' alongside her male counterpart, though it's implied she hails from an AlternateUniverse to the main continuity and the male protagonist goes on to theorize that [[AlternateSelf they're one and the same]] (which would obviously [[ScrewYourself complicate]] that particular pairing).
** There are shippers that pair the ''P3'' hero with Akihiko. This pairing is extremely out of place considering the protagonist can date any girl while he and Akihiko are TheFriendsWhoNeverHang.
** From ''VideoGame/Persona4'', there is a surprisingly fair amount of Rise and [[spoiler:Naoto]] material on the internet. Not only does Rise love the protagonist, but since they are the last to join the group they barely talk with other, and one of the few times they do [[ShipperOnDeck Rise just teases]] [[spoiler:Naoto with Kanji]]. This pairing is also commonly used to PairTheSpares in the [[spoiler:gay]] fanworks.
%% * In the Japanese fanbase, this ship is particularly popular due to 'friendly' the two's voice actors tend to be with each other.
** Though more of a joke pairing than a serious one, ''VideoGame/Persona5'' saw the rise of Ann/[[spoiler:Akechi]], who don't have much in the way of direct interaction throughout the game, after [[DummiedOut unused voice files]] depicting a scenario in [[spoiler:Sae]]'s Palace [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyAUgiwd0po began circulating the web.]] In the aforementioned scene, some clever thinking and sleight of hand on the part of [[spoiler:Crow]] leads to the Phantom Thieves securing victory in a rigged poker game, prompting an admiring Panther to ecstatically proclaim "You go, cheating hottie!"--to which [[spoiler:Crow]] replies "I'll gladly accept those words of praise later." Even if [[spoiler:Ann was likely acting (given that the entire group knew about [[SixthRangerTraitor Akechi's true allegiances]]), never mind the fact that [[UncertainDoom Akechi may or may not have died not too long after this event]]]], some fans couldn't resist humoring the idea of these two as a couple.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Afroshipping, [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Flint]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Miror B.]] These two characters have not and will never meet. [[CrackPairing They both have afros, though.]]
** [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Karen]]/[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Sidney]], both Dark-type specialized Elite Four members. Karen/[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Will]] is also pretty popular, and also Karen/[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Lance]] and Karen/[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Grimsley]]. It's pretty much said that [[LauncherOfAThousandShips everyone wants]] [[MsFanservice Karen]].
** Speaking of Elite Four members, there's the rather niche pairing of Lance and Lorelei. Despite being part of the Indigo League E4 in [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue the original games and their remakes]], the two have no interaction whatsoever (compare this to their ''[[Manga/PokemonAdventures Adventures]]'' counterparts), and while Lance goes on to become the Champion during [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver the three-year interim]], Lorelei just vanishes with no official confirmation on her whereabouts.[[note]]''[=FireRed/LeafGreen=]'' implies she may have retired between games to defend her home, the Sevii Islands, from remnants of Team Rocket.[[/note]] Aside of being cool and somewhat arrogant personality-wise, fans of Lance/Lorelei simply think they look good together and like the idea of Lance with another strong Trainer ([[AnIcePerson one whom]], humorously enough, Lance's [[OurDragonsAreDifferent type specialty]] would put him at [[ElementalRockPaperScissors a great disadvantage against]]).
** Cynthia/Steven Stone is mildly popular among the fanbase. They both are/were Champions of their respective regions ([[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Hoenn]]), both belong to affluent milieus (Cynthia's a {{Socialite}}, Steven's the son of the CEO of the [[MegaCorp Devon Corporation]]), both have a background/interest in [[AdventurerArchaeologist archaeology]] (she studies ruins and other sites associated with Pokémon mythology, he collects rocks and fossils), their signature Mons are pseudo-legendaries (Garchomp and Metagross), and that's it. [[note]]Steven ''is'' implied to be the previous owner of the [[BigFancyHouse Villa]] in ''Platinum'' (and is outright stated as such in the ''[[Manga/PokemonAdventures Adventures]]'' continuity), as the estate formerly belonged to a rich man from Hoenn who came to Sinnoh in search of rare stones, but he and Cynthia never directly interact in any of the games they both appear in; they have separate cameos in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold/SoulSilver]]'' and are participants in the [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Pokémon World Tournament]] along with the other Champions up to that point.[[/note]]
** Cynthia finds herself paired up with Diantha, the [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Kalos]] region Champion, for similar reasons, being cultured, graceful, elite-level Trainers with no overarching typing to their teams. (Diantha also has a pseudo-legendary in Goodra, though her signature Pokémon is actually Gardevoir.) Both women appear to share fashion styles, too, with Diantha wearing an all-white outfit to contrast Cynthia's black ensemble. Ironically enough, [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the anime]] (which exists in its own continuity) would make this pairing seem more plausible many years later: ''[[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Journeys]]'' shows that Cynthia and Diantha are good friends, with the former even confiding in the latter about [[spoiler:her plans to retire from competitive battling after the conclusion of that year's Masters Eight Tournament]].
** Jasmine/Volkner is also strangely popular. Jasmine is a Steel-type leader from [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Johto]], while Volkner is an Electric-type leader from [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh]]. Jasmine makes a cameo in Sunyshore City (where Volkner is Leader), but there's no evidence the two ever meet. [[ThemePairing The only links]] seem to be that Jasmine's Magnemite are part-Electric and that both are Gym Leaders in cities that have lighthouses.
** While the two still don't interact in the game, Volkner making an appearance in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2/White 2]]'' strengthened the Elesa/Volkner "beautiful Electric Gym Leader" pairing. A step up from him not appearing in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite the prequel]], however.
** Erika and Sabrina have fans. They are both [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Kanto]] Gym Leaders (or at least Sabrina was until she became a Pokéstar Studios actress by ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' [[note]]though she's still counted among the Kanto Leaders in the Pokémon World Tournament; then again, so is Giovanni[[/note]]) but don't interact. The ship seems to have sparked due to Erika seeming AmbiguouslyGay to many players (has a female-only Gym, gives out the Rainbow Badge, etc.) and Sabrina being from the same region as her. OppositesAttract also applies to them; Erika's a polite, friendly, and rather outgoing YamatoNadeshiko, while Sabrina's a [[TheStoic stoic]], CreepyGood psychic with [[SugarAndIcePersonality an implied gentleness underneath the surface]].
** Partnering off Sabrina with Johto Gym Leader Morty, which appears to be the most popular of Sabrina's scant het options, is no better, rooted mainly in similar characteristics (PsychicPowers [[note]]presumably in Morty's case, as his title is "The Mystic Seer of the Future"[[/note]] and outwardly imposing but inwardly friendly personalities) and, possibly, a MythologyGag to the Haunter Sabrina befriended in the anime by means of Morty's Gengar.
** A surprisingly well-liked pairing for ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun/Moon]]'' is Team Skull Boss Guzma and Kahili of the Elite Four. They've never met, but they ''do'' squat down during battles to survey the action. BlackComedy may also be involved, at least so far as a "justification" for hooking them up: Kahili is a pro golfer, while Guzma [[spoiler:is heavily implied to come from an abusive household, with a particularly violent altercation between Guzma and his dad apparently involving ''golf clubs'']]. Additionally, Guzma's home [[spoiler:at Route 2]] features numerous trophies Guzma earned in his childhood. These are stated to have been awarded for Pokémon battling, but have been mistaken as golf trophies by several fans due to the above and thus taken as a sign that he and Kahili could have crossed paths when they were younger.
** Guzma and the player character's mother in ''Sun & Moon'' occasionally pops up. They don't interact, but many either think they'd go good together or want to see Guzma as Elio/Selene's stepfather.
** Giovanni and Red's mother pops up for the same reason their anime counterparts are shipped--people like the idea of Giovanni secretly being Red's father.
** A surprisingly popular ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' ship is Grusha/Rika, even though the two of them never interact in the game. A lot of this can be chalked up to fans seeing them as a prime example of a MasculineGirlFeminineBoy pairing (the former is a LongHairedPrettyBoy, the latter is {{Bifauxnen}}, and both were hit with ViewerGenderConfusion as a result).
* ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' fandom has the Space core and Curiosity core, even though the Curiosity core was introduced, and dies, in the first game while the Space core was introduced and [[spoiler:shot into space]] in ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''.
* In the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' fandom, there's pairings such as Flora/Clive and Descole/Emmy. They're both fairly popular, although the characters don't really interact all that much. There's also a few with Layton, although he's a LauncherOfAThousandShips.
* This is common in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' fanbase, which is already rife with shipping. One example is Sig/Serilly, who have not met in canon and aren't even from the same era (Serilly is from the Compile era while Sig is from the Primp Town era that began with ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoFever'').
* ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'':
** Angela Cross and Sasha Phyronix have never met, but there are some people that can put them in a relationship.
** There's also [[https://twitter.com/alaynakgray/status/1440573245418205187 this drawing]] showing Sasha and Rivet as a ship.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': The fandom is absolutely filled to the brim with these type of ships, to where it's likely easier to list the ones that ''do'' have canonical interactions. That said, there are still some notable ones worth mentioning.
** [[ToyShip Tails/Cream]] is one of the most popular pairings, mainly because the latter can be easily seen as a DistaffCounterpart to the former; both are the youngest characters of the cast, both feature physical quirks that grant them the power of {{flight}} (with Tails being a HeliCritter who uses his propeller-like tails to ''hover'' above the ground, and Cream possessing EarWings that let her ''glide'' across the level), and both even filled identical roles as {{Kid Sidekick}}s and MissionControl in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'' respectively. It's also popular as a [[PuppyLove "junior"]] [[ShipMates version of]] the Sonic/Amy ship, owing to Tails and Cream being their respective [[HeterosexualLifePartners BFFs]]. In canon, however, the two [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang do not interact in any notable or significant manner]].
** Shadow and Amy is astonishingly popular considering how little the two interact. It helps that one of their two interactions in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' is the crux of Shadow's [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]] because Amy reminds Shadow of his dead best friend, Maria Robotnik.
** There's quite a few Shadow/Tikal shippers, despite the two never meeting, and the latter's unfortunate handicap of being dead.
** Shadow/Blaze has a sizable amount of shippers, however are only seen together in the ending of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''. On the other hand, Shadow and Blaze have met in ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Universe]]''.
* Many fans ship Annie and Spyke from ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' despite the fact that they're never shown or mentioned as interacting with anyone but the protagonist (and Moe in Annie's case) in the first game. The Squid Research Lab later released an [[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/183462046683/the-squid-research-lab-has-compiled-this official relationship chart]] for ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' which seemingly gave evidence ''against'' this ship, with Annie's only comment on Spyke being that "He seems dangerous…". Then again, this has never stopped people from shipping before, as this page clearly shows.
* ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' has Albel and Nel, two soldiers from warring kingdoms. Plenty of opportunities for FoeYayShipping, but they mostly ignore each other in the script. Doesn't stop the shippers from using Albel as the [[GayOption Straight Option]] for Nel.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Due to PairTheSpares, Waluigi and Rosalina are often portrayed as a couple. Mario has Peach, Luigi has Daisy, Wario has either Mona or Captain Syrup depending on the fan's preference, so who can Rosalina be shipped with? Waluigi obviously. The UglyGuyHotWife and OppositesAttract tropes also boosted them into popularity.
** Rosalina/Daisy is also a somewhat popular ship, despite their lack of interactions in the games. This is largely due to fans liking the [[OppositesAttract contrast]] between Daisy's energetic, tomboyish personality and Rosalina’s quiet, motherly personality.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' is the first mainline game to feature Pauline, Mario's original girlfriend from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'', in years. Pauline has been subject to ''a lot'' of DieForOurShip by Mario/Peach fans both, due to being Mario's ex and due to her more provocative design. In ''Odyssey'', Pauline is the mayor of New Donk City and dresses in a red suit instead of a [[LadyInRed red dress]]. Fans didn't miss how well this matched with Peach's bridal outfit or how they're both women in power. Within a few days of the E3 2017 reveal, there was a lot of fan art of them together.
** At least one fic has shipped Bowser and Rosalina because they're both single parents (Bowser towards Bowser Jr. and Rosalina towards the Luma).
* There are lots of fun cracky ships in the ''VideoGame/{{Tales|Series}}'' series.
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri]]/[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Luke]] is a good example; people ship them despite the fact that their games take place in ''different universes.''
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', it's not unheard of to ship Sheena and Yuan, mostly on the basis they have prior interaction from when [[spoiler: Sheena was sent to Sylvarant via the Renegades]] and later Yuan reunites Sheena with the party after she fires the mana canon.
* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'': Anna/Bruce. While they have been CoDragons to Kazuya, their relationship has never been explored in the games. Nonetheless, they often get paired off due to their proximity to each other.
* The vast majority of the extensive ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' cast have never interacted or shown evidence of being aware of each other, due to being a ShootEmUp, and even in the ExpandedUniverse most characters rarely stray from their CastHerd. Thus, almost all ''possible'' ships are like this, with basis for a pairing being anything from appearing in adjacent stages to bad jokes (e.g. shipping the bug girl with the plant lady). Gensokyo is at least confined and not a large place, so everyone ought to run into everyone else ''eventually''.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' fandom is filled with these:
** Papyrus/Mettaton is one of the fandom's biggest ships, with a lot of fanart and fanfiction depicting the two as a couple, despite the fact that they never have any on-screen interactions with one another. The main reasons why this ship is popular have to do with the characters' similar personalities, as well as optional flavor text and dialogue that shows that Papyrus is a fan of Mettaton and may have a CelebCrush on him.
** On the topic of Mettaton, the release of first chapter of the AlternateUniverse follow-up game ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' has made it common to see him shipped with that game's resident LargeHam PrettyBoy, Rouxls Kaard. Beyond not having any onscreen interaction, with Rouxls existing in a totally different world than any of the characters from the first game, fan work uses Mettaton's ''Undertale'' version near-exclusively, as [[spoiler:''Deltarune'' confines its version of Mettaton to a small cameo that depicts him as a gloomy shut-in that doesn't have a robotic body]].
* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'':
** [[LesYay Ashley/Penny]] has become a popular pairing for the two, with many fans liking the [[OppositesAttract contrast between them in regards to personality and skillset]] (Ashley being a reserved witch, Penny being a cheerful scientist). This is in spite of the two having only having interacted once in the entire franchise (which was a rather minor one on the Japanese-exclusive ''Smooth Moves'' CharacterBlog), with their relationship being unknown (though it is implied that they’re on good terms at least, given the aforementioned interaction was a positive one).
** Ashley and Young Cricket don't even interact at all in any official media, only being shown on screen together at the very most. That doesn't stop it from being a popular pair anyway, especially on the Japanese side of the fandom. It helps that the two do wear contrasting colored outfits (Ashley wears Red, Cricket wears Blue) and that although different, are similar in some aspects (both are apprentices, both are {{Big Eater}}s, etc), which makes it an appealing and easy ship to latch on to.
** [[ToyShip 9-Volt/Kat]] is one of the most popular pairings in the fandom, in spite of the two not interacting much in the series. While the two do have some interactions in supplementary materials, they're extremely sparse and don't indicate anything deeper than friends who hang out on occasion.
** Orbulon/Mike has grown rapidly in popularity after ''Gold'', despite the fact that neither of them has interacted once in the franchise. On top of Orbulon being an alien and Mike being a robot.
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'':
** [[PortmanteauCoupleName Joshyme]] (Joshua/Rhyme) is a ''very'' popular pairing in the fandom, despite having never met at any point in the game, and are indeed ''the only two'' of the five main characters who have never met; everyone else has ''at least'' seen each other at one point or another.
** Even more popular seems to be Minamimoto/Rhyme. Given that [[spoiler:Rhyme is [[DeadSidekick killed]] off before Minamimoto even comes anywhere near the rest of the protagonists]], this is slightly mystifying.
* ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'': Venoct and Kyubi have no interactions but have a lot of shippers because they're both {{Bishonen}} (or at least Kyubi is when he's in human form).
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