History LauncherOfAThousandShips / Film

** After the release of its third sequel, ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie2 Star Trek: Monsters Unleashed]]'', Khan has gained this status. He's been shipped with [[IncompatibleOrientation Jaylah]], [[FoeYayShipping Kirk, Spock and Enzai]], Carol, Uhura, and even [=McCoy=]. Ironically, the one being he's almost never paired with? The USS ''Vengeance'', his actual canon love interest[[note]]though it might have something to do with the fact that it's a CargoShip...[[/note]].

* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': [[http://kittyjimjams.deviantart.com/art/Fandom-Bicycle-127313360 Pavel Chekov]], aka Ensign Jailbait. Along with Captain Kirk, naturally, but not to the same degree.
** Gaila, Uhura's Orion roommate, is a fan favorite despite having only a couple of minutes onscreen. In fanfiction and fanart, she's paired with Uhura, Scotty, Sulu, Kirk, and even Spock - especially [[PairTheSpares Spock Prime]].

* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': Captain Jack Sparrow. Not at all helped by Jack himself [[AnythingThatMoves flirting with almost everyone]].

* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' has [[AnythingThatMoves Dr. Frank N. Furter]], who has been paired with [[strike:nearly]] everyone. Justified, in that it's strongly hinted he ''has'' slept with everyone except the Criminologist and ''maybe'' Dr. Scott.

* It's a recurring joke in the ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' fandom that every other character is trying to seduce Shilo. Even [[OverprotectiveDad her own father]].

** General Hux too, curiously enough. As with Rey, he is most frequently paired with Kylo, but there are definitely some following for Phasma/Hux, [[FoeYayShippingShipping Rey/Hux, Poe/Hux, and Rose/Hux]] as well. This is despite him only having [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight one scene together with Rose, one phone call with Poe and none at all with Rey]].

** Following ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', Wanda Maximoff is shaping up to be this with her current ships being [[AllLoveIsUnrequited Clint]], [[OldSchoolChivalry Steve,]] [[RoboShip Vision]], [[FoeYayShipping Agatha]], and... [[IncestIsRelative Pietro]], although the last one has [[{{Squick}} very small support]]. Probably because she is such a massive [[TheWoobie Woobie]] that people just want something going right in her life for once.

** Following ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', Wanda Maximoff is shaping up to be this with her current ships being [[AllLoveIsUnrequited Clint]], [[OldSchoolChivalry Steve,]] [[RoboShip Vision]], [[FoeYay Agatha]], and... [[IncestIsRelative Pietro]], although the last one has [[{{Squick}} very small support]]. Probably because she is such a massive [[TheWoobie Woobie]] that people just want something going right in her life for once.
** With his first appearance in ''Civil War'' and the release of his own film, [[Film/BlackPanther2018 T'Challa/Black Panther]] has gotten this. Common ships for him include his actual LoveInterest Nakia, his [[FoeYay enemy]] Erik Killmonger (which also counts as [[spoiler:KissingCousins]]), Steve, Bucky, Sam Wilson, Everett Ross, and M'Baku.

* Sherlock in ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009''. He's got [[HoYay Watson]], [[DatingCatwoman Irene]] and matches up with [[FoeYay Lord Blackwood]].

** General Hux too, curiously enough. As with Rey, he is most frequently paired with Kylo, but there are definitely some following for Phasma/Hux, [[FoeYayShipping Rey/Hux, Poe/Hux, and Rose/Hux]] as well. This is despite him only having [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight one scene together with Rose, one phone call with Poe and none at all with Rey]].

** Following ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', Wanda Maximoff is shaping up to be this with her current ships being [[AllLoveIsUnrequited Clint]], [[OldSchoolChivalry Steve,]] [[RoboShip Vision]] and... [[IncestIsRelative Pietro]], although the last one has [[{{Squick}} very small support]]. Probably because she is such a massive [[TheWoobie Woobie]] that people just want something going right in her life for once.

** Probably a combination of being portrayed by Tom Hiddleston and his [[StartOfDarkness tragic]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid origins]], but Loki has become this since ''Film/{{Thor}}''. A brief trip through Website/FanFictionDotNet will turn up stories shipping him with [[IncestYayShipping Thor]], Tony, Steve, Clint, Natasha, Coulson, The Hulk, Sif, Jane, Darcy, Angrboda, Sigyn, Fandral, Baldur, Tyr, Pepper, Valkyrie, [[UnholyMatrimony Amora, Lorelei]], and even Nick Fury. He's also been shipped with characters he never met like the Ancient One, Ayesha, Carol Danvers, and Scarlet Witch if only because Tom Hiddleston previously starred alongside the actresses playing those MCU characters. He's even shipped by some with his own actor. That's what happens when you say your character needs a hug...

* ''Franchise/StarWars''

* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'': As the breakout superheroine of the franchise, Wonder Woman has been shipped with Steve Trevor (her canonical love interest), all of the Amazons including her aunt and mother, all of her fellow Justice Leaguers, Lois Lane, Etta Candy, Mera and Harley Quinn. Outside of the DCEU, she's often been paired with [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter]], [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers and Lena Luthor]].

** Arthur is paired with everyone, the most popular being Arthur/Eames, Arthur/Ariadne and Arthur/Cobb. Or [[OneTrueThreesome Arthur/Eames/Ariadne]].

** On a similar note, [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]], who, due to his relationships with all of them in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', has been shipped with not only with his LoveInterest Pepper Potts, but also [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Steve Rogers]], [[Film/{{Thor}} Loki]], [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]]...

** [[DeadpanSnarker Darcy]], with a healthy side order of ShipsThatPassInTheNight. She's frequently shipped with Loki, Hawkeye, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, ''[[RoboShip JARVIS]]'', and Coulson, only one of whom she's even ''met''. On the slash side, she and Natasha are getting shipped together increasingly more often. This seems to be largely due to her status as a very easy [[OCStandIn author/reader insert]], since her gender, personality, and status as an ordinary but intelligent and good-humored human makes her the closest to the [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls general stereotype of an MCU fanfic reader]]. At the height of her popularity, it was something of a fandom meme to pair Darcy with ''anyone'' to see if the sparks would fly. Trying to ship Darcy with everyone retains a small, fervent following, despite her not having appeared since ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', though it lost some of its luster after her main purpose as a PairTheSpares target vanished. Ironically, the one person she's almost never paired with? Ian Boothby, her actual canon love interest.
*** Her following has seen some resurgence thanks to her return to the franchise in ''Series/WandaVision''.

** Rey, has become the source of many ships. Although she is mostly paired with [[FoeRomanceSubtext Kylo Ren,]] it is also common to see her paired with Finn, Poe, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Rose,]] [[NoYay Snoke]] (despite, or sometimes ''because'' of the {{Squick}} factor), and more [[CrackPairing obscure]] characters such as Jessika, Kaydel Co Connix, and even Captain Phasma. Not to mention her involvement in popular OT3 ships such as Finn/Rey/Poe and Rey/Kylo/Hux.

* ''Film/{{Inception}}'' gives us Arthur, who is paired with everyone, the most popular being Arthur/Eames, Arthur/Ariadne and Arthur/Cobb.
** [[OneTrueThreesome Arthur/Eames/Ariadne]].
** Ariadne serves this function for het pairings. The most popular pairings for her are the aforementioned Arthur/Ariadne, Dom/Ariadne, and Ariadne/Fischer.

** TheHeroine Rey, has become the source of many ships. Although she is mostly paired with [[FoeRomanceSubtext Kylo Ren,]] it is also common to see her paired with Finn, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Poe, Rose,]] [[NoYay Snoke]] (despite, or sometimes ''because'' of the {{Squick}} factor), and more [[CrackPairing obscure]] characters such as Jessika, Kaydel Co Connix, and even Captain Phasma. Not to mention her involvement in popular OT3 ships such as Finn/Rey/Poe and Rey/Kylo/Hux.
** General Hux too, curiously enough. As with Rey, he is most frequently paired with Kylo, but there are definitely some following for Rey/Hux, Poe/Hux, Rose/Hux and Phasma/Hux as well. This is despite only having [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight one scene together with Rose, one phone call with Poe and none at all with Rey]].

* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': Captain Jack Sparrow. Not at all helped by Jack himself [[AnythingThatMoves flirting with almost everyone]].
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': [[http://kittyjimjams.deviantart.com/art/Fandom-Bicycle-127313360 Pavel Chekov]], aka Ensign Jailbait. Along with Captain Kirk, naturally, but not to the same degree.
** Gaila, Uhura's Orion roommate, is a fan favorite despite having only a couple of minutes onscreen. In fanfiction and fanart, she's paired with Uhura, Scotty, Sulu, Kirk, and even Spock - especially [[PairTheSpares Spock Prime]].

* Kate from ''Film/AKnightsTale'' is paired with every guy character in fandom, especially since she doesn't hook up with anyone in canon and is perfect for both FanPreferredCouple and PairTheSpares.
* Sherlock in ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009''. He's got [[HoYay Watson]], [[DatingCatwoman Irene]] and matches up with [[FoeYay Lord Blackwood]].

* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' has [[AnythingThatMoves Dr. Frank N. Furter]], who has been paired with [[strike:nearly]] everyone. Justified, in that it's strongly hinted he ''has'' slept with everyone except the Criminologist and ''maybe'' Dr. Scott.
* Charlie Dalton from ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety''.

* Jupiter and Caine from ''Film/JupiterAscending''. If something or someone stands in a room with them, they get shipped with them.
* Here's a fun exercise: go to a ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' fanfiction site and try to find a story which ''doesn't'' ship Jillian Holtzmann with another female character, either from the movie or an original creation. Oh, and remember to take lots of water, otherwise you're likely to perish of dehydration before you find one.

* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'': As the breakout superheroine of the franchise, Wonder Woman has been shipped with Steve Trevor (her canonical love interest), all of the Amazons including her aunt and mother, all of her fellow Justice Leaguers, Lois Lane, Etta Candy, Mera and Harley Quinn. Outside of the DCEU, she's often been paired with [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter]], [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers and Lena Luthor]].

** [[DeadpanSnarker Darcy]], with a healthy side order of ShipsThatPassInTheNight. She's frequently shipped with Loki, Hawkeye, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, ''[[RoboShip JARVIS]]'', and Coulson, only one of whom she's even ''met''. On the slash side, she and Natasha are getting shipped together increasingly more often. This seems to be largely due to her status as a very easy [[OCStandIn author/reader insert]], since her gender, personality, and status as an ordinary but intelligent and good-humored human makes her the closest to the [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls general stereotype of an MCU fanfic reader]], and she lacks a defined love interest. At the height of her popularity, it was something of a fandom meme to pair Darcy with ''anyone'' to see if the sparks would fly. Trying to ship Darcy with everyone retains a small, fervent following, despite her not having appeared since ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', though it lost some of its luster after her main purpose as a PairTheSpares target vanished. Ironically, the one person she's almost never paired with? Ian Boothby, her actual canon love interest.

** [[DeadpanSnarker Darcy]], with a healthy side order of ShipsThatPassInTheNight. She's frequently shipped with Loki, Hawkeye, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, ''[[RoboShip JARVIS]]'', and Coulson, only one of whom she's even ''met''. On the slash side, she and Natasha are getting shipped together increasingly more often. This seems to be largely due to her status as a very easy [[OCStandIn author/reader insert]], since her gender, personality, and status as an ordinary but intelligent and good-humored human makes her the closest to the [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls general stereotype of an MCU fanfic reader]], and she lacks a defined love interest. At the height of her popularity, it was something of a fandom meme to pair Darcy with ''anyone'' to see if the sparks would fly. This has largely hit a slump after ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', though, which both [[AbandonShipping killed a lot of interest in her character]] and ended up being her last appearance to date.

** [[DeadpanSnarker Darcy]], with a healthy side order of ShipsThatPassInTheNight. She's frequently shipped with Loki, Hawkeye, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, ''[[RoboShip JARVIS]]'', and Coulson, only one of whom she's even ''met''. On the slash side, she and Natasha are getting shipped together increasingly more often. Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn even has a tag labeled 'ship Darcy with all the things' that currently brings up 343 stories. Next to Loki, she might be the biggest bicycle in the fandom. 'Darcy is the fandom bicycle and I love it' is nearing 150 fics as well. Darcy even shows up frequently in CrossoverShip pairings, like Darcy/[[Franchise/DragonAge Anders]].

** [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Steve Rogers]], partly because he's played by [[MrFanservice Chris Evans]], and partly because he's either viewed with a lot of "uke" traits (being younger, old-fashioned, and relatively innocent compared to his fellow heroes) or a paragon of manhood who can be strong, protective, and sensitive to other people's imminent emotional breakdowns. His portrayal depends on whoever he's being matched up with (i.e., [[LoveInterest Peggy Carter]], [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]], [[HeterosexualLifePartners Bucky Barnes]], [[DracoInLeatherPants Loki]], [[MentorShip Howard Stark]], [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee Phil Coulson]], etc).