Super Smash Bros./Ships

Clink
Clink is the slash ship between Cloud and Link from the Super Smash Bros. fandom.

Canon
In the reveal trailer for Cloud in Super Smash Bros., Link and Cloud are shown clashing swords in the midgar stage. In later photos in the DLC, they can be shown having a friendly sword Fights with their signer swords, the Buster sword and the Master sword.

Fanon
Although not as popular as other slash ships, there are a few people who do ship these two together. A few works about Link and Cloud have them falling in love with each other due to how much they have in common. Even though no one in the Smash community thinks that they like each other, they do get along well enough to be considered friends or allies.

Due to their sword clashing scene, some have Link and Cloud as rivals who fight one another and with Link not being happy that Cloud has a bigger sword than he does, until the two realize that them they combined their skills together they make an excellent sword fighting team. Since most fanfics and fanart of Cloud and Link do have them fighting beside each other as friends. Along with there being a few pieces of fanart on Tumblr that has Cloud and Link together while they are wearing their female disguises, since it is one of the few similar traits that has fans bring Link and Cloud together.

On AO3, the ship has only 16 fanfics, while FanFiction.Net has 15 fanfics in its Super Smash Brothers category. Which is a much bigger number of fanfics that ClouZel has on those websites, making the slash ship a bit more popular than the het ship. Clink also has a some fanbase on both Tumblr and DeviantART. Because Cloud and Link can meet one another in canon through Super Smash Bros., most fan-made work of Clink focuses on the crossover game series. While there have been a few pieces of fan work on the two that has their games and worlds crossed with one another. Along with some of the Link x Cloud fan-work having Cloud in his original Kingdom Hearts attire.

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 * Link/Cloud tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Link/Cloud tag on FanFiction.Net

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Luicigi
Lucigi is the het ship between Luigi and Lucina.

Canon
Luigi and Lucina barely interact.

Fanon
A YouTube channel by the name of MasterEnex released a parody video that replaces Lucina's Final Smash with her confessing her love for her opponent, Luigi. Luigi surrenders the match and becomes Lucina's husband. The two are still shown to be partners in the video's sequel during which Lucina attempts the same move on Palutena, but is instead Countered with a friendzone. She also calls Luigi her "friend" in one comic, to which Luigi is delighted to hear. One could also find appeal in pairing them due to their similar names.

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Palucina
Palucina is the Femslash ship between Palutena and Lucina.

Canon
Both characters were made playable in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. They have a number of similarities in their designs, including unusual hair colors.

In Palutena's guidance for Lucina, Pit comments on the fact that Lucina's moves are awfully similar to Marth, only for Palutena to tell him that Lucina pretended to be Marth once. When Pit accuses Lucina of identity theft for that, Palutena defends her, saying that Marth was already long dead and had become the legendary "Hero King" by her time. She tells him that Lucina took that name to bolster the morale of her own army. Palutena compares it to a "symbol of hope at the depths of despair". Palutena then tells Pit that the tip of Lucina's blade doesn't deal as much damage as Marth's, but says that her attacks are more balanced.

Fanon
Palucina is rather bizarrely popular. Long after their reveals, they remain the most popular couple for both characters in the "Super Smash Brothers" tag on AO3. That is despite a relative lack of interaction in the game, with the one Palutena's Guidance conversation (which remained unchanged for Ultimate) being the one time in the series Palutena acknowledges Lucina at all. In fact, she actually interacts more with her father, yet they're not really shipped. The main reason why the ship even exists is because of a single image being uploaded to Lucina's page on smashbros.com, a screenshot of Lucina resting in Palutena's lap. That's all it took, then the Super Smash Bros. community was flooded with Palucina content.

Barring the image, many argue that the two have fairly complementary designs and personalities, the neutral outfit of Lucina looks good with Palutena's dress and Lucina's stoicism paired with Palutena's occasional trollishness makes for a fun dynamic. Many like the idea of exaggerating Lucina's characterization and make her out to be yearning for Palutena's approval. In turn, some make Palutena out to be fiercely protective of Lucina and often imagine her being overbearing when meeting Lucina's parents (Chrom and Female Robin, more often than not). The pairing was so prevalent that when AwkwardZombie made a strip about Palutena and Lucina being roommates, many were surprised that the punchline wasn't Palucina-related. The fact that Lucina's home series frequently features romances between gods and mortals has only encourages the support for the pairing. After the release of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, many have compared the ship to Rhealeth, calling the fem!Byleth version "canonically possible Palucina".

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Richtcina
Richtcina is the het ship between Richter Belmont and Lucina.

Canon
Both characters appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as Echo Fighters (characters whose properties are mostly derived from another fighter). Other similarities include both being descendants of renowned bloodlines with exalted ancestral weaponry who fight monsters, and their blue color schemes.

Fanon
Fan works often depict the two imparting knowledge on one another for dramatic or humorous effect, such as Lucina copying Richter's taunts and dialogue, or gushing over their ancestors, often embarrassing them. The pairing currently has 9 works on AO3.

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SephiPich
SephiPich is the non-binary ship between Sephiroth and Pichu.

Canon
Sephiroth appears next to Pichu in the official banner.

Fanon
Having origins similar to IsaCloud, fans quickly noticed the contrast of two characters that seemingly couldn't be any more different placed next to each other. Comics and pictures of Sephiroth interacting with Pichu in wholesome and evil ways became popular.

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Shulkalina
Shulkalina is the het ship between Shulk and Rosalina.

Canon
In the Super Smash Bros. universe, they were both introduced in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, and was also back in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the base roster. Both are a part of the beginning cutscene of the World of Light story mode, when Shulk encounters the future of Galeem destroying the roster; he would try to warn the roster before being obliterated. Rosalina in a clip from the cutscene with Diddy Kong are flying away from the beams of light before they obliterate them. Similar traits from both include, having blond and blue eyes, the existence of deities in their universes, being kind, caring towards their friends, and being physically active. They may conflict with each other due to past experiences related to gods within Shulk’s universe. They both haven’t met each other otherwise, and therefore, are not canon.

Fanon
It can be seen as a familyship (as Rosalina can be seen more of a mother figure) or a het ship. There are traits that could conflict with people shipping Shulk and Rosalina. Shulk and Rosalina’s situation can be seen as wholesome, as they enjoy simple things in life (as they couldn’t have a normal childhood in fanfics). The pairing currently has 1 work on AO3, but plenty on FanFiction.Net.

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FAN FICTION
 * Shulk/Rosalina tag on FanFiction.net
 * Shulk/Rosalina tag on FanFiction.net

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