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** It's not much better whenever [[IdolSinger Athena]] [[ActionFashionista Asamiya]], who's hinted to have a crush on Kyo in some continuities, is mentioned. Kyo/Athena fans will whip out the "Yuki is WEAK and ANTI-FEMINIST and DOES NOT UNDERSTAND KYO ENOUGH, so Athena DESERVES Kyo's affections better since she's more interesting, stronger and prettier" argument, while Kyo/Yuki fans will either repeat the aforementioned "hey don't be canon breakers, Kyo and Yuki haven't broken up for all we know" argument or ask "if you think Athena is such a strong woman, [[UnfortunateImplications why are you making her worth depend less on HER and more on whether Kyo finds her pretty or not]]?" This will get more complicated if Athena's DoggedNiceGuy Kensou is brought up: some Kensou/Athena fans will just support the idea of a possible "double date", while others will accuse Athena of being an "ungrateful bitch who doesn't appreciate Kensou" and/or "a shallow slut who [[YourCheatingHeart throws herself at the feet of an already taken man]] while passing up the feelings of the guy who loves her and said taken man's girlfriend." (Never mind that Athena is an IdolSinger as well as a fighter [[ContractualPurity so she cannot go into dates]] ''and'' that she's totally dedicated to her career.)

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' fandom, you've got Chelldos (Chell/ GLaDOS ) vs. Chelly (Chell/Wheatley) vs. Wheatdos (Glados/Wheatley). And that's just the main trio.

** It is not well known and the groups are not very big, but after the ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'' series came out, there has been quite a few intense flame wars between Sonaze (Sonic/Blaze), Silvaze (Silver/Blaze), and Shadaze (Shadow/Blaze). Arguably, Sonaze is the most popular of the three due to the occasional [[ShipTease teasing of the ship in various media]], but that won't stop the 3 from going at each other.
* The ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' community, while small and generally quiet and civil on the subject, features an interesting and unusual take on Ship-To-Ship Combat, in that there's virtually no discussion, and a great deal of fan art and fan fic, many of which espouse one (or more) ships and ignore, or on a rare few occasions, publicly torpedo other ships. This is mainly because everyone except for the main character is an OptionalPartyMember.

** And then there are the fans who question Sonic's sexuality. Sonic/Amy vs. Sonic/Sally is nothing compared to the [[FoeYay Sonadow]] (Sonic and Shadow) vs. other female character shipping.
** And don't get them started on the question of who Rouge is into. Just... don't. It isn't helped at all by the ShipTease she's gotten in canon with [[FoeYay Knuckles]], [[{{Shotacon}} Tails]], [[IneffectualLoner Shadow]], and that's not even getting into ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles''... [[PerverseSexualLust or the fans...]]

* Pick a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' pairing, ANY ''Final Fantasy'' pairing, but in particular, '''BEWARE''' of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', and ''especially'' any pairing with the words [[RedHerring "Aerith"]] or [[ChildhoodFriendRomance "Tifa"]] involved anywhere at all.
** EVERY ''Final Fantasy'' game gets this, to some degree. There is a reason why [=OT3=] shippers are coming out of the wordwork for this series. In many cases, they're the fans who have grown sick of the shipping wars and who have decided to TakeAThirdOption.

* ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'': There's plenty of Phoenix/Edgeworth shipping and lots of Phoenix/Maya shipping, both of which are hostile to other ships (Phoenix/Iris for starters) and each other. Yaoi is one of the main common ships, the figurehead being P x E. If you don't ship that or instead ship a hetro that isn't P x M, you are totally in for a nightmare of harassment and ridicule. Also beware of Mia/Diego shippers, though most are friendly enough if you don't question the canonicity of their ship.

* ShipToShipCombat/FireEmblem

* Not the worst problem of the immensely BrokenBase of ''SonicTheHedgehog'', but it pops up from time to time. See [[PuppyLove Tails/Cream versus Tails/Cosmo]] for the tip of the iceberg, along with the mixed consensus on Sonic/Amy.
** There's quite a bit of animosity between fans of Sonic/Amy and Sonic/Sally. Somewhat odd because Sally and Amy mostly don't exist within the same series -- Sally does not appear in the games or ''Sonic X'', while Amy does not appear in WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM. The only version of the franchise where both Amy and Sally exist is the [[Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehog Archie comic]], in which Amy has a large hurdle to getting Sonic's attention -- having a 10-year-old mind in a 15-year-old-body.

** And don't get them started on the question of who Rouge is into. Just...don't. It isn't helped at all by the ShipTease she's gotten in canon with [[FoeYay Knuckles]], [[{{Shotacon}} Tails]], [[IneffectualLoner Shadow]], and that's not even getting into ''SonicChronicles''... [[PerverseSexualLust or the fans...]]
** It is not well known and the groups are not very big, but after the ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' series came out, there has been quite a few intense flame wars between Sonaze (Sonic/Blaze), Silvaze(Silver/Blaze), and Shadaze(Shadow/Blaze). Arguably,Sonaze is the most popular of the three due to the occasional [[ShipTease teasing of the ship in various media]], but that won't stop the 3 from going at each other.

* The ''KingdomHearts'' fandom, especially as of the second installment, seems to be comprised of two groups: those who regard shipping as SeriousBusiness, and those that ship for fun or to point at and laugh at the first group. The introduction of Organization XIII basically just gave the former group license to spark flame wars over the relative merits of the #### ship of the day (12 males that hang out in a castle all day? Why, it's like shooting fish in a barrel!). Oh, and never mention [=AkuRoku=] if you value your head.
** [[HoYay Riku/Sora]], [[OfficialCouple Kairi/Sora]], and [[FanPreferredCouple Riku/Kairi]], anyone? Why not [[OT3 Kairi/Sora/Riku]]?

* Pick a ''FinalFantasy'' pairing, ANY FinalFantasy pairing, but in particular, '''BEWARE''' of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', and ''especially'' any pairing with the words [[RedHerring 'Aerith']] or [[ChildhoodFriendRomance 'Tifa']] involved anywhere at all.
** EVERY ''Final Fantasy'' game gets this, to some degree. There is a reason why OT3 shippers are coming out of the wordwork for this series. In many cases, they're the fans who have grown sick of the shipping wars and who have decided to TakeAThirdOption.

* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'': The wars between the four combinations coming from Isaac, Garet, Jenna, and Mia (just to clarify, I'm talking ''hetero'' pairings here) are kinda like a MexicanStandoff, except everyone is, well, shooting at each other. Heck, the four pairings from that one group could easily fuel debate for several years without touching the dozens of other pairings in the GS 'verse. However, a lot of the pairings are just for fun (Magmashipping, anyone?).
** The third game is set to star the descendants of the heroes from the first two games. Things are already getting ugly.
*** One pairing has been [[OfficialCouple confirmed canon]], but its partner...seems to have been [[ShipSinking sunk]]. [[spoiler:The first four playable characters each have a member of the first game's party for a parent, and none of them are siblings, which means that neither Isaac nor Garet ended up with Mia. However, Isaac x Jenna is canon.]]

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' is vicious for this. To begin with, there's already a canonical division for the first three games in Trish, Lady, and Lucia (in order of general popularity). Some people are [[{{Squick}} squicked out]] by the fact that Trish looks like Dante's mom, even if she does appear in the most supplementary material, so they go with Lady. Pairing Dante with Lucia is not as common due to Devil May Cry 2 not being all that popular. However, a vocal minority points to the [[CargoShip Devil Arm Nevan]], a succubus, as a possible [[TakeAThirdOption choice for Dante]]. Another vocal minority points to [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Dante's obvious Action Hero origins and that he HAS no canonical love interest]]. Then some {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s point out that [[{{Twincest}} Dante and Vergil together is hot times two]]. The only relationship which has remained untouched is Kyrie/Nero...

* While this is mostly avoided in the ''{{Spyro}}'' series due to the existence of [[ContinuityReboot three continuities]], there are still [[StalkerWithACrush Spyro/Ember]] vs. [[OfficialCouple Spyro/Cynder]] wars that go on. The BrokenBase doesn't help matters. Sometimes [[InterspeciesRomance Spyro/Elora]] even finds its way into the war.

* As mentioned above, ShinMegamiTensei has its share of this:
** {{Persona 2}} has mostly the rabid [[HoYay Tatsuya/Jun]] shippers, who don't seem to take the existence of Tatsuya/Maya shippers kindly.
** {{Persona 3}} gives us all of Makoto/[[FanNickname Minato]]/the MC's possible pairings, with Yukari Takeba getting the bigger pot shots (Double if it's from MC/Aigis or MC/Mitsuru shippers). If we go to the [=FemMC=] route, it's ''not'' wise to mention how [[FanNickname Minako/Minami/Hamuko]] can get together with either [[spoiler: Ken Amada]] or [[spoiler: [[{{Delinquents}} Shinjiro Aragaki]] ]]; both pairings are known for rising HUGE hackles in the fandom.
** {{Persona 4}} has a particularly bloody war between those who ship the MC with either [[KickChick Chie]], [[LadyOfBlackMagic Yukiko]], [[MissionControl Rise]] or [[spoiler: [[TheGunslinger Naoto]].]] The latter is specially... complicated, ''[[InternetBackdraft and this is all we'll say about it]]''. As mentioned above, it has sorta died down (at least on /a/) after Anime/{{Persona 4}} had people pegging the MC as a MemeticSexGod [[MemeticMutation who will get everyone laid.]]
*** Got even more violent when [[UpdatedRerelease Persona 4 Golden]] came. Marie is a new girl in the game, if you follow her lovers route, Valentine's Day comes and [[spoiler: she kisses the MC! The worst part is that she kisses him even if you did NOT ask her out!]] That action alone got this pairing a big amount of fans, even being a impossible couple since she isn't canon.
* Pretty much comes with territory, in regards to KatawaShoujo. While [[YamatoNadeshiko Lilly]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] have the largest camps, every girl has a strong following. [[StudentCouncilPresident Shizune]] fans in particular can be downright militant in their support, largely as a result of having to constantly battle the {{Hatedom}} the character has developed since release due to the BaseBreaker nature of her route, and [[TheRival her rivalry]] with [[DieForOurShip the much adored Lilly.]]

* There is quite a significant number of people in the Franchise/{{Halo}} fandom who point out that no relationships between Spartans can happen, but somehow there still seem to be fan pairings. [[ChildhoodFriends John/Kelly]], [[CargoShip John/Cortana]], John/Miranda, and [[InterspeciesRomance John/Thel]] being the most dominant in the fandom. The first three are easily the most popular, but the last one seems to be growing at a snail's pace. John/Miranda supporters were not held back by the fact that Miranda died in Halo3, they just change the outcome of the battle to say that she survived. Really, ''none'' of these pairings could happen, because Spartans are engineered to have no sex drive. But the fans don't care.
* A rather interesting case: Normally, [[NavalOps Warship Gunner 2]] is about warships blowing each other up. But the unlockable Special missions seem to intend to instill this idea - one of them is in fact an Escort Mission where you travel around sightseeing, and the three "love interests" (two men - one of whom is an old man - and a German doctor who is a looker in her own right) actually dig out naval fleets with the intention of blowing each other up over the Player. [[OnlySaneMan Fortunately you put a stop to this.]]
* Surprisingly enough (especially for a game with one male and two female leads) ''SkiesOfArcadia'' has almost none of this in its fandom. This is because the game neither sinks nor confirms the Vyse/Aika or Vyse/Fina pairings - and unmissable dialogue with each girl indicates that she is in love with Vyse, but completely accepting of the fact that he loves the other girl (and they both get along very well). The fandom has as such largely accepted the interpretation that the game is hinting at a Vyse/Aika/Fina OneTrueThreesome.

** [[OfficialCouple Jin/Tsubaki]] fans often attack poor [[DieForOurShip Noel]], even though Jin/Noel was sunk in the port. Since ''Continuum Shift'', [[MoralityPet Jin/Makoto]] is gaining popularity as a pairing, but conflicts between fans of the two pairings are rare. ''Chronophantasma'' may simply end up igniting a cold war, however. Oh, and there's a portion of the community who prefer to TakeAThirdOption and leave Jin as a CelibateHero, instead supporting [[MoralityPet Hakumen/Tsubaki]], causing more friction. Finally, we have fans of Jin and [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Mai Natsume]], the protagonist of ''Blazblue: Heart Remix'': a likely reasoning behind this is similarities between them and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky/Dizzy]].

** Wait so Rachel looking young makes it so she can never be in a relationship despite being [[Really700YearsOld hundreds of years old?]] The games make it clear that she is an adult, plus her being hundreds of years older than Ragna balances out with him looking older. Not that any of this matters in the first place, they are both mature enough to be together and it should be chemistry and development together that makes a pairing good not ridiculous restrictions created by people with overly strict morals. Sigh, MoralGuardians and FanDumb strikes again.

* Do not mention either [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Sumika]] or [[ActionGirl Meiya]], or which would be better with Takeru on any forum or thread dedicated to ''MuvLuv''. And especially don't say the words "Noble Confidant". That is, provided you value your Brain Cells: It gets more violent than a BETA attack.
* TheKingOfFighters fandom used to have '''very''' fierce ship wars in the second part of TheNineties, and sometimes these still pop out once in a while. [[TheProtagonist Kyo Kusanagi]] x [[AntiHero Iori Yagami]] is one of the most famous/infamous cases of slashy FoeYay '''ever''' in any videogame fandom, and whoever mentions Kyo's canon girlfriend [[GirlNextDoor Yuki]] or even ''hints'' that they ship Kyo with her... will likely be called "homophobe", "heterosexist" and/or "boring", with bonus "Yuki is a bland, antifeminist, MarySue-ish DamselInDistress and a TakeThat to fangirls from the creators so SHE MUST DIEDIEDIE [[InsaneTrollLogic for the sake of both feminism and yaoi]]" cat-calls in between. The few Kyo/Yuki fans that are still around may react via passive-aggressively accusing ALL Kyo/Iori fans of being "canon breakers", "shallow", "bitchy", "self-loathing misogynists who fetishize men but bash women for 'not being strong enough'", and/or of supporting a pair where the two men ''hate'' each other without any traces of mutual respect without any other basis than 'they look hot'.
** It's not much better whenever [[IdolSinger Athena]] [[ActionFashionista Asamiya]], who's hinted to have a crush on Kyo in some continuities, is mentioned. Kyo/Athena fans will whip out the "Yuki is WEAK and ANTI-FEMINIST and DOES NOT UNDERSTAND KYO ENOUGH, so Athena DESERVES Kyo's affections better since she's more interesting, stronger and prettier" argument, while Kyo/Yuki fans will either repeat the aforementioned "hey don't be canon breakers, Kyo and Yuki haven't broken up for all we know" argument or ask "if you think Athena such a Strong Woman, [[UnfortunateImplications why are you making her worth depend less on HER and more on whether Kyo finds her pretty or not]]?" This will get more complicated if Athena's DoggedNiceGuy Kensou is brought up: some Kensou/Athena fans will just support the idea of a possible "double date", while others will accuse Athena of being an "ungrateful bitch who doesn't appreciate Kensou" and/or "a shallow slut who [[YourCheatingHeart throws herself at the feet of an already taken man]] while passing up the feelings of the guy who loves her and said taken man's girlfriend". (Nevermind that Athena is an IdolSinger as well as a fighter [[ContractualPurity so she cannot go into dates]] ''and'' that she's totally dedicated to her career.)

* The ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'' fandom fights over whether Laharl should end up with Etna or Flonne, or if the latter two end up with each other.
** In the [[{{Disgaea3}} third game]], Mao/Beryl VS Mao/Almaz fights are common.

* Most of the (minor) ship conflicts with ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' come from the fact that Yuri is a LauncherOfAThousandShips while simultaneously being a CelibateHero ''and'' a bit of a flirt [[EvenTheGuysWantHim towards both genders]]. Yuri/Judith is popular in the West, Yuri/Estelle is popular in Japan but still has quite an English following, and Flynn/Yuri ([[PortmanteauCoupleName Fluri]]) is a favourite of both sides of the fandom. There's also Yuri/Raven and Yuri/Duke, which are both more popular than you'd initially think.

* The ''Franchise/DragonAge'' fandom, in fact, was relatively quiet on this front, with some minor exceptions (do not mention the Darkspawn Chronicles DLC if you value your life, and there's some backlash against [[PlayerCharacter Female!Cousland]] / [[TheLancer Alistair]] simply because it's the most frequently shipped pairing). The [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII second game]], OTOH, has an ugly ship war going on between Hawke/Anders vs. Hawke/Fenris, which is fueled by the fact that the two characters represent the game's diametrically opposing views on mages, itself an endless hotbed of wank in the fandom. Hawke/Merrill is fairly safe, and Hawke/Isabella is also smooth sailing.

** Finally, we have fans of [[HoYay Ragna/Jin]] and [[FoeYay Ragna/Hazama]], who hammer on ''everyone else''.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' fandom is ''stuffed'' with this, especially the 4th and 7th installments. Word of advice to forum newbies? ''Do not'', under any circumstances, bring up the subject of Roy and Lilina's mothers. Or Wolt's father. Heck, don't question or mention the parentage of any kid whose name isn't Klein, Clarine, Hugh, Igrene, Rei/Ray/Lleu/Raigh, Lugh, or Fir. You'll be sucked into a neverending stream of arguments and namecalling.
** The [=FE6=] discussion is insane. Rebecca was Wolt's canon mother, but the father had to be either Wil (Guy Next Door, NiceGuy), Lowen (fellow cook, NiceGuy too, saved Rebecca from bandits so she adores him ever since then) or Sain (ChivalrousPervert) -- and the kid ''resembled the three of them'' [[note]](He has Wil's Archer class and hairstyle, Lowen's personality and hair color, and Sain's eyes/features)[[/note]] Lyn is the prime core of the battles, due to her 4 romantic options (or 5, if you're a Les Yay fan for Lyn/Florina): Kent (BodyguardCrush), Eliwood (The protagonist), Hector (the bickering they have every other chapter in Hector Mode, along with their conversations in 29x/31x and the Hector's story endgame if they have an A support, in addition to Lilina having both Lyn's frontal bangs and [[ThemeNaming the name "Lyn" in her name]] albeit with a different spelling), and Rath (due to the existence of Sue in [=FE6=]). Hector is also madness, with 3 wives: Florina (BiTheWay ShrinkingViolet, really wants to thank him for saving her and might have a crush on him), Lyn (explained earlier), and Farina (Florina's middle sister, exclusive to Hector Mode, recruitable in chapter 25). Eliwood has 3 wives as well: Ninian (according to the Marcus/Lilina supports in [=FE6=], a few slight hints in [=FE7=]'s main story, and him [[RescueRomance saving her]] at one point in Lyn's story), Lyn (STILL explained earlier), and Fiora (several lords of Fire Emblem can be paired with Pegasus Knights or have ShipTease with them, possible canon from the Marcus/Lilina supports in [=FE6=] since they involve her homeland Ilia).
*** It gets especially heated (or [[{{Troll}} hilarious, for some]]) if you ship Eliwood/Fiora ''and'' Hector with either Florina or Farina, specifically because it makes trying to ship Roy/Lilina a case of KissingCousins. Not that [[ValuesDissonance the Japanese fandom are as upset as the Western one]], but it certainly makes things interesting for those who want Roy and/or Lilina with a different prospective LoveInterest.
** Plus, even Rei and Lugh could be argued, since their mother Nino has two potential husbands. There's enough in-game evidence to support Jaffar as Nino's canon love interest, but she ''can'' marry Erk if you get them to A support. And their supports are just as meaningful and sweet as the Nino/Jaffar ones, even without outside interaction. Oddly enough, though, this doesn't create as big of an argument as discussing the Lords' pairings does.
*** That might be because the wank fuel goes to the [[BodyguardCrush Erk/Priscilla]] vs. [[BelligerentSexualTension Erk/Serra]] ship wars instead. Priscilla? Stupid, bland, idiotic PuritySue! Serra? Bitchy, mean, shallow JerkAss! You could go on for YEARS in regards to that one.
*** Actually, Jaffar and Nino is often bashed and falsely accused of being {{lolicon}} and creepy. Thing is: Jaffar's age has NEVER been brought up in-game, yet he looks to not be past early 20's... and Nino is 14, not 11 or 12. Pedophilia it ain't, people. Not to mention that anyone who bothers to do the math should know that Nino was 20 when she gave birth to the twins. Unsurprisingly, the major part of the Jaffar/Nino bashing comes from Erk/Nino rabidshippers who think 15-year-old Erk is ''inherently'' better than the older Jaffar due to his and Nino's similar ages, ignoring that Erk has his own issues as well.
** Given that ''Genealogy of Holy War'' made shipping a ''[[RelationshipValues game mechanic]]'', we probably shouldn't be all that surprised. Never ''ever'' mention names like "Lewyn", "Raqesis", "Ira", "Sylvia" or "Tailto" unless you want to be thrown into a burning fire about who should go with who, the advantages of pairing one and another, etc.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' isn't without its share of pairing-based wank, specially in regards to [[BadassPrincess Eirika]]. The [[BodyguardCrush Seth/Eirika]] and [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Innes/Eirika]] factions love to accuse each other's boys of [[EntitledToHaveYou being sexist and possessive of Eirika]] and wanting her only to StayInTheKitchen, conveniently "overlooking" how [[DeclarationOfProtection protecting people]] [[KnightInShiningArmor is a very important part of Seth's WHOLE character]] and/or that Innes [[NotGoodWithPeople has his heart in the right place but his brains-to-mouth filter needs work]]. In the meantime: [[BadassBookworm Saleh]]/Eirika supporters tend to be nice but some are passive-aggressive about how their ship is ~the superior one~ due to Eirika showing [[HiddenDepths an interest in the spiritual]] in their supports, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Lyon]]/Eirika fans are quite defensive since lotsa people use their interactions to ''bash'' Eirika [[WhatMeasureIsANonBadass and call her "weak", "stupid" and "anti-feminist"]], and [[ChivalrousPervert Forde]]/Eirika fans... barely exist.
** There have been more than a few terse words over who [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Ike]] might possibly end up with, though it tends to be divided between people who ship [[HoYay Ike/Soren]], and those who deny that Ike could be anything other than 100% heterosexual. It's usually not TOO bad, unless someone happens to mention that Ike shows [[ChasteHero zero romantic/sexual interest in women]] and that Ike/Soren is very strongly hinted canon. Then things can get ugly. Oddly enough Ike/Ranulf gets a pass, probably because it's not nearly as popular and neither side has as much "evidence" for their case.
*** As of now, the biggest fight leaves Ike/Soren aside and get behind Ike/Elincia and Elincia/Geoffrey shippers. Some Ike/Elincia shippers are simply ''brutal'' to Geoffrey, and one of them brought up a massive wank when she wrote a fic in which Geoffrey burned museums and killed innocent people because Ike and Elincia were together. Not helped by her ''using mental illness'' as an "explanation" of Geoffrey's "issues".
** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]] marks the return of the Lover/Inheritance System from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy]]... the cannons are already firing. Tip: Don't mention "Nowi", "Tharja", "Cordelia" or "Sumia" in regards to pairings- unless you want to have your brain melted... violently. (Furthermore, don't mention [[spoiler: Nowi]]'s daughter Nah or [[spoiler: Sumia]]'s daughter Cynthia in any given situation, or you'll cause an InternetBackdraft). The rabidness of some Chrom/[[AudienceSurrogate Female Avatar]] fans (and more uncommonly, Chrom/[[{{Tomboy}} Sully]] shippers) does NOT help.
*** Conversely, while Sumia gets massive bashing (often full of sexist {{double standard}}s) for being the most {{ship tease}}d love interest for Chrom aside of Female!Avatar, it's not helped by how some Gaius/Sumia and Frederick/Sumia fans pour passive-aggressive hate on Chrom/Sumia. Some of these fans also ''happen'' to be rabid Chrom/Female!Avatar fans, so...
*** And on the ''other'' other hand, many fans [[HypeBacklash have lashed out]] at the popularity of Chrom/Female!Avatar and the bitchiness of the fans, accusing the pairing of being StrangledByTheRedString as well as {{ship tease}}d ''even after Chrom marries someone else''. Or joining the fandom "faction" that insists on calling Female!Avatar a CanonSue.
*** While ''nowhere'' as rabid as the cases mentioned above, some Henry/Olivia fans tend to get very defensive against Henry's other prospect love interests and claim Olivia is the ''only'' one who truly loves and accepts him. They mostly go past the radar because they tend to be more low-key in their antics.
*** There's also the in-game possibility to have the Avatar marry any of the [[KidFromTheFuture second generation characters]]. Some will say it's valid since the gameplay aknowledges it and [[spoiler: the Avatar's son/daughter Morgan]] can potentially benefit LOTS from it, others insist that it's really creepy due to how the Avatar is a friend of the parent characters and thus can be seen as a [[CreepyUncle Creepy Uncle or Aunt]]. Both sides engage in ''massive'' online wars whenever they meet.
*** And even worse, do NOT try to decipher what [[spoiler: Priam]] said about being [[spoiler: "a descendant of Ike"]]. The wording is vague already, but MANY fangirls started '''screaming''' in horror since they assumed it HAD to mean that [[spoiler: Ike/Soren was automatically {{jossed}}]], while smug anti-shippers clapped their hands in glee for the same reasons.
**** While the smarter members of the shipping faction pointed out that the series has already misused the term [[spoiler:"descendant"]] before (regarding the HeroicLineage of Falchion [[spoiler:actually being descended from Anri's ''brother'']]), thereby setting a precedent that would allow for [[spoiler:Priam]] to actually be [[spoiler:descended from Mist and whichever of her potential love interests you prefer]] and [[spoiler:Ike/Soren]] to still be viable.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' fandom is ''stuffed'' with this, especially the 4th and 7th installments. Word of advice to forum newbies? ''Do not'', under any circumstances, bring up the subject of Roy and Lilina's mothers. Or Wolt's father. Heck, don't question or mention the parentage of any kid whose name isn't Klein, Clarine, Hugh, Igrene, Rei/Ray/Lleu, Lugh, or Fir. You'll be sucked into a neverending stream of arguments and namecalling.

** The [=FE6=] discussion is insane. Rebecca was Wolt's canon mother, but the father had to be either Wil (Guy Next Door, NiceGuy), Lowen (fellow cook, NiceGuy too, saved Rebecca from bandits so she adores him ever since then) or Sain (ChivalrousPervert) -- and the kid ''resembled the three of them'' [[note]](He has Wil's Archer class and hairstyle, Lowen's personality and hair color, and Sain's eyes/features)[[/note]] Lyn is the prime core of the battles, due to her 4 romantic options (or 5, if you're a Les Yay fan for Lyn/Florina): Kent (BodyguardCrush), Eliwood (The protagonist), Hector (the bickering they have every other chapter in Hector Mode, along with their conversations in 29x/31x and the Hector's story endgame if they have an A support), and Rath (due to the existence of Sue in [=FE6=]). Hector is also madness, with 3 wives: Florina (BiTheWay ShrinkingViolet, really wants to thank him for saving her and might have a crush on him), Lyn (explained earlier), and Farina (Florina's middle sister, exclusive to Hector Mode, recruitable in chapter 25). Eliwood has 3 wives as well: Ninian (according to the Marcus/Lilina supports in [=FE6=], a few slight hints in [=FE7=]'s main story, and him [[RescueRomance saving her]] at one point in Lyn's story), Lyn (STILL explained earlier), and Fiora (several lords of Fire Emblem can be paired with Pegasus Knights or have ShipTease with them, possible canon from the Marcus/Lilina supports in [=FE6=] since they involve her homeland Ilia).

** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]] marks the return of the Lover/Inheritance System from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy]]... the cannons are already firing. Tip: Don't mention "Nowi", "Tharja", "Cordelia" or "Sumia" in regards to pairings- unless you want to have your brain melted... violently. (Furthermore, don't mention [[spoiler: Nowi]]'s daughter Nah or [[spoiler: Sumia]]'s daughter Cynthia in any given situation, or you'll cause an InternetBackdraft). The rabidness of some Chrom/[[AudienceSurrogate Female Avatar]] and/or Chrom/[[{{Tomboy}} Sully]] fans does NOT help.
** Conversely, while Sumia gets massive bashing (often full of sexist {{double standard}}s) for being the most {{ship tease}}d love interest for Chrom aside of Female!Avatar, it's not helped by how some Gaius/Sumia and Frederick/Sumia fans pour passive-aggressive hate on Chrom/Sumia. Some of these fans also ''happen'' to be Chrom/Female!Avatar fans, so...
** While ''nowhere'' as rabid as the cases mentioned above, some Henry/Olivia fans tend to get very defensive against Henry's other prospect love interests and claim Olivia is the ''only'' one who truly loves and accepts him. They mostly go past the radar because they tend to be more low-key in their antics.
** And even worse, do NOT try to decipher what [[spoiler: Priam]] said about being [[spoiler: "a descendant of Ike"]]. The wording is vague already, but MANY fangirls started '''screaming''' in horror since they assumed it HAD to mean that [[spoiler: Ike/Soren was automatically {{jossed}}]], while smug anti-shippers clapped their hands in glee for the same reasons.

*** And even worse, do NOT try to decipher what [[spoiler: Priam]] said about being [[spoiler: "a descendant of Ike"]]. The wording is vague already, but MANY fangirls started '''screaming''' in horror since they assumed it HAD to mean that [[spoiler: Ike/Soren was automatically {{jossed}}]], while smug anti-shippers clapped their hands in glee for the same reasons.

** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]] marks the return of the Lover/Inheritance System from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy]]... the cannons are already firing. Tip: Don't mention "Nowi", "Tharja" or "Sumia" in regards to pairings- unless you want to have your brain melted... violently. (Furthermore, don't mention [[spoiler: Nowi]]'s daughter Nah or [[spoiler: Sumia]]'s daughter Cynthia in any given situation, or you'll cause an InternetBackdraft). The rabidness of some Chrom/[[AudienceSurrogate Female Avatar]] and/or Chrom/[[{{Tomboy}} Sully]] fans does NOT help.

*** And that's not even adding the [[PortmanteauCoupleNaming Aku]][[HoYay Roku]] [[YaoiFangirl fangirls]] [[GuyOnGuyIsHot into]] [[HetIsEw the mix]].

** The [=FE6=] discussion is insane. Rebecca was Wolt's canon mother, but the father had to be either Wil (Guy Next Door, NiceGuy), Lowen (fellow cook, NiceGuy too, saved Rebecca from bandits so she adores him ever since then) or Sain (ChivalrousPervert) -- and the kid ''resembled the three of them'' [[note]](He has Wil's Archer class and hairstyle, Lowen's personality and hair color, and Sain's eyes/features)[[/note]] Lyn is the prime core of the battles, due to her 4 romantic options (or 5, if you're a Les Yay fan for Lyn/Florina): Kent (BodyguardCrush), Eliwood (The protagonist), Hector (the bickering they have every other chapter in Hector Mode, along with their conversation in 29x/31x if they have an A support), and Rath (due to the existence of Sue in [=FE6=], who looks like both of them). Hector is also madness, with 3 wives: Florina (BiTheWay ShrinkingViolet, really wants to thank him for saving her and might have a crush on him), Lyn (explained earlier), and Farina (Florina's middle sister, exclusive to Hector Mode, recruitable in chapter 25). Eliwood has 3 wives as well: Ninian (according to the Marcus/Lilina supports in [=FE6=], a few slight hints in [=FE7=]'s main story, and him [[RescueRomance saving her]] at one point in Lyn's story), Lyn (STILL explained earlier), and Fiora (several lords of Fire Emblem can be paired with Pegasus Knights or have ShipTease with them, possible canon from the Marcus/Lilina supports in [=FE6=] since they involve her homeland Ilia).

** FireEmblemTheSacredStones isn't without its share of pairing-based wank, specially in regards to [[BadassPrincess Eirika]]. The [[BodyguardCrush Seth/Eirika]] and [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Innes/Eirika]] factions love to accuse each other's boys of [[EntitledToHaveYou being sexist and possessive of Eirika]] and wanting her only to StayInTheKitchen, conveniently "overlooking" how [[DeclarationOfProtection protecting people]] [[KnightInShiningArmor is a very important part of Seth's WHOLE character]] and/or that Innes [[NotGoodWithPeople has his heart in the right place but his brains-to-mouth filter needs work]]. In the meantime: [[BadassBookworm Saleh]]/Eirika supporters tend to be nice but some are passive-aggressive about how their ship is ~the superior one~ due to Eirika showing [[HiddenDepths an interest in the spiritual]] in their supports, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Lyon]]/Eirika fans are quite defensive since lotsa people use their interactions to ''bash'' Eirika [[WhatMeasureIsANonBadass and call her "weak", "stupid" and "anti-feminist"]], and [[ChivalrousPervert Forde]]/Eirika fans... barely exist.
** There have been more than a few terse words over who [[FireEmblemTellius Ike]] might possibly end up with, though it tends to be divided between people who ship [[HoYay Ike/Soren]], and those who deny that Ike could be anything other than 100% heterosexual. It's usually not TOO bad, unless someone happens to mention that Ike shows [[ChasteHero zero romantic/sexual interest in women]] and that Ike/Soren is very strongly hinted canon. Then things can get ugly. Oddly enough Ike/Ranulf gets a pass, probably because it's not nearly as popular and neither side has as much "evidence" for their case.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', Commander Shepard has a variety of love interests to choose from of both sexes (not that it stops people from shipping Shepard with non-canon options too). Each pairing has its supporters, and while most of them are "live and let live," there are certain sects that are vehemently against certain characters being paired with anyone else besides Shepard (namely, Garrus, Thane, Tali, and Liara). The fact that Garrus and Tali hook up in the third game--provided they were not romanced at all--only threw gasoline on some fires. And then there's the Joker/EDI and Joker/Shepard ship combat as well...
** ''MassEffect3'' ignited a firestorm of Shepard-centric ship warring, largely due to reduced screen time for the ''MassEffect2'' love interests and the controversial way several of their storylines were wrapped up[[labelnote:spoilers]]Jacob will leave you for another woman, Thane will succumb to his illness, and the only way to keep Kelly from getting killed is to [[GuideDangIt convince her to change her name]] when that [[ChekhovsGun dialogue option is available]].[[/labelnote]]. Among Fem Shep die-hards, Shepard/Kaidan vs. Shepard/Garrus is probably the ugliest ship wars get in the fandom. In general, most Shepard-centric ship wars in the fandom seem to fall along the lines of humans vs. aliens, with accusations of favoritism by the writers across the board. Shipping is such SeriousBusiness in Mass Effect fandom that a fan survey was created on it and sent to Bioware.

** And now, we have [=Dante=]/{{Bayonetta}}.

* In the Theatre/{{Wicked}} fandom, there's [[{{Canon}} Fiyeraba]] vs. [[WordOfGay Gelphie]]. It can get... heated. The Gelphie fandom seems to be the largest, though, probably because of the quite big number of gay people in the musical theatre fandoms.
** Oh I don't know, this troper's experience is that both types of shippers just pretend the other doesn't exist. On fanfiction.net at least shippers just make sure they label their fics "Fiyeraba" or "Gelphie" and make sure they don't read the paring they don't ship. For all intents and purposes they're two different fandoms sharing the same archive; Gelphie shippers only read and review Gelphie fics and vice versa and, very occasionally, a fic that isn't shippy will get reviews from both types of shippers (but still normally mostly from the members of the ship they write for) - in my experience it's all very civil.