History FanPreferredCouple / VideoGames

** Jaina and everyone's favorite orc, Thrall, is a popular ship. Such that [[WordOfGod Chris Metzen]] ''mercilessly'' sank with the novel having Thrall become mates with the Maghari Shamanka Aggra [[LastMinuteHookup seemingly out of nowhere]] then letting Jaina get with Kalecgos in ''[=MoP=]''. Baring ''that'', stated with extreme confidence [[ShipSinking that the Thrall/Jaina pairing will never happen]] during the Q&A at Blizzcon 2010. It didn't really help that designers had previously {{lampshade|Hanging}}d the Thrall/Jaina pairing in an EasterEgg.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'': Despite Bayonetta having a RelationshipUpgrade with Luka in [[VideoGame/Bayonetta3 the third game]], it is far more popular in the fandom to pair her with Jeanne. This is due to many fans feeling that they have better chemistry, the loads of LesYay between them, and Jeanne being a fan favorite character. This isn't helped by many considering the romance between Bayonetta and Luka in the third game to be forced.

* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': Played with in regards to Demitri/Morrigan. While it's teased quite a bit in the games, and actually ends up being canon for both the [[Anime/NightWarriorsDarkstalkersRevenge OVA]] and manga (possibly as a result of fans latching onto the ship), many other fans prefer the [[HoYay Les Yay]] vibes Morrigan has towards her "[[SplitAtBirth younger]] [[SoulJar sister]]" Lilith or even pair her up with [[DarkMessiah Jedah]]--the former being [[CoolBigSis a]] [[{{Twincest}} prominent]] [[ScrewYourself theme]] in their interactions ever since Lilith's debut and the latter ship seeing gaining some additional tractional due to the strange amount of concern Morrigan shows Jedah in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite''. Demitri/Morrigan still appears to be the more popular ship, but the others have been steadily growing in popularity. Morrigan being [[SuccubiAndIncubi a succubus]] with ExtremeOmnisexual tendencies likely accounts for this.

** For a {{Squick}}-tastic one, there was a time where fans liked pairing Lu Xun with either of the Qiao sisters, regardless of the fact that Lu Xun would go on to marry Da Qiao's daughter historically, thus making it look like Lu Xun has an infatuation with either his mother-in-law or aunt-in-law/ [[TokenMinorityCouple Given they look like the youngest bunch in the Wu group at that time...]]

** Sure Raiden is HappilyMarried to Rose but Mistral’s presence and explicit (albeit one-sided) [[VillainessesWantHeroes attraction to him]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' made FanArt creators explode with the sheer excitement. Raiden also tends to get shipped with his WorthyOpponent Jetstream Sam.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': Although [[RebelliousPrincess Kitana]] and [[TheHero Liu Kang]] have been a [[StarCrossedLovers couple]] in both the [[BattleCouple original]] and [[RulingCouple alternate timelines,]] in the fan community, [[LegacyCharacter Sub-Zero]] and [[TallDarkandHandsome Kuai Liang]] gives the Mortal Kombat Champion a run for his money.[[https://tgrebel2.deviantart.com/favourites/66440240/SUB-ZERO-x-KITANA As]] [[https://gabyxjorge.deviantart.com/favourites/67520136/Sub-Zero-X-Kitana evidenced]] [[https://spiritualitits.deviantart.com/favourites/53089139/Fave-Pairings here]] [[https://subzero-and-kitana.deviantart.com/ and]] [[https://mk-pairings.deviantart.com/ here.]]

%%* ''VideoGame/{{NoStraightRoads}}": DJSS/Neon J tends to be the most popular M/M ship while Mayday/Zuke tends to be the most popular M/F written for on A03 in the No Straight Roads category of the site (Zero Context: It doesn't mention a creator prefer pairing for any of the characters)

** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'':

*** Even though the game lacks any GayOption for the protagonist, that hasn't stopped [[FoeYayShipping Joker/Akechi]] from enjoying a strong following within the fandom, especially in Japan, to a point where fans joke about it being the game's OfficialCouple. This is helped by Akechi being AmbiguouslyGay and as a result, his Confidant is dripping with subtext between the two. The player even gets an option to greet Akechi with the line "Honey, I'm home." when returning to Leblanc at one point[[labelnote:Note]]In the original Japanese version, Akechi greets the protagonist with "おかえり" ("okaeri"), short for "お帰りなさい" ("okaerinasai"), which is mostly used by someone to greet another to a place they both regard as "home" or a "home base". Likewise, the "Honey, I'm home." line is instead "I'm home"[[/labelnote]], with Akechi [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple chastising the protagonist for coming home late]] if the player chooses it. The ship has become even more popular with the release of ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'', where [[spoiler: Akechi was brought back from his UncertainDoom by Maruki because Joker's greatest desire was to start fresh with him]].

* ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'': Siegfried[=/=]Sophitia is a fan couple that garnered some popularity despite Siegfried being a CelibateHero and Sophitia being HappilyMarried to Rothion by the ending of ''Soulcalibur''. It would seem like a CrackPairing if not for some canonical basis: Sophitia has a vision of Siegfried as [[BigBad Nightmare]] and shares a Destined Battle against him in ''Soulcalibur''; Sophitia steps towards the monstrosity and states her resolve with "I want to save you", implying that she knows Siegfried is Nightmare (or at least Nightmare is a tormented human soul under the sway of the Evil Sword). In ''Legends'' (which is set between ''Soul Edge'' and ''Soulcalibur'' and is admittedly non-canon), Siegfried's story has him rescue a captured Sophitia and she is one of the three women to face him before his FinalBattle with Nightmare (the other two being Ivy and Hilde, who also have strong ties to Siegfried). ''VI'' has Sophitia set out to find a post-possession Siegfried for essentially a reenactment of the previously-mentioned Destined Battle, but despite the warm, vaguely romantic subtext of their scenes together, Sophitia is already being courted by her future husband Rothion at this point in the story.

** Thanks to a probable RelationshipWritingFumble in ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', [[VideoGame/FinalFight Guy]][=/=][[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Rose]] is quickly gaining steam among the fandom. With the somber atmosphere of their [[FightingYourFriend Rival Battle]] and the ShipTease nature of their [[BossBanter remarks]] and cutscenes, [[ShippingGoggles it's hard to see their fight as anything less than a lovers' quarrel]]. Keep in mind that Guy ''[[OfficialCouple is already engaged/married to Rena]]'' [[note]]Rena being Maki's older sister, introduced in ''Final Fight 2'', which Capcom seems to be regarding as CanonDiscontinuity alongside ''Final Fight 3'' in respect to ''SF''[[/note]], not to mention that Rose [[CelibateHero probably isn't the type to place romance over her ever-continuing struggle against evil]]. In their defense, though, [[TrueCompanions the pair]] ''would'' make for an awesome BattleCouple.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': It's actually a bit difficult to find people who ship Jin with his [[TheLostLenore Lost Lenore]] Lora, as while they exist, a lot of people prefer to pair him with Malos instead. Aside from being the third most written-for ''[=XC2=]'' pairing on [=Ao3=] (after Brighid/Mòrag and Rex/Pyra), Jin/Malos' popularity has many roots, from their parallels to OfficialCouple Rex/Pyra, their general closeness, and their ultimate ending where [[spoiler:just before they die, they both realize how deep their connection to each other had become, with Jin having regained his will to live because of Malos and Malos' hatred for both the world and himself having worsened because of the tragedy of Jin's life, to the point where a good portion of the pre-FinalBoss cutscene is just Malos yelling about how Jin's story is a perfect example of why the world should burn]]. Even after ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2TornaTheGoldenCountry'' fleshed out Jin's relationship with Lora more, Jin/Malos was still the more popular pairing.

*** Maribelle/Lissa and Severa/Noire are the most popular ships for each other on AO3 due to having a very solid relationship in their Supports and in-story scenes, even though you cannot pair them up.

* [[CluelessChickMagnet Hyde Kido]] of ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' has alot of girls in his life, but he's primarily promoted as being in a tag team with [[DeathSeeker Linne]] and is confirmed to be attracted to [[ChurchMilitant Orie]]. The fans, however, would rather ship him with [[RobotGirl Vatista]] instead.

* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3'': Shara is intended as the preferred bachelorette for Micah, with her prominence in the pre-marriage OP even if the player chooses someone else, and her model and sprite wears a headdress that resembles a bridal veil. But fans vastly prefer [[BrokenBird Raven]] for her quiet personality and [[TheDitz Pia]] for her cheerful kookiness, and both having ''HiddenDepths''.

* ''VideoGame/{{NoStraightRoads}}": DJSS/Neon J tends to be the most popular M/M ship while Mayday/Zuke tends to be the most popular M/F written for on A03 in the No Straight Roads category of the site