Tanyamao

Tanyamao is the Het ship between Mao Mao and Tanya Keys from the Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart fandom.

Canon
Mao Mao and Tanya Keys used to be partners and friends, but the two parted ways because of their differences, with Mao Mao's law-abiding nature conflicting with Tanya's disregard for authority. By the end of "Meet Tanya Keys", the two seem to have reconciled, at least, to a degree. Season 1=

Meet Tanya Keys
Mao Mao's old partner Tanya Keys, arrived to the Pure Heart Valley. Tanya seems to be glad to meet her old partner Mao Mao again, teasing him with the nickname "Mittens", much to Mao Mao's chagrin. After telling Mao Mao how she wants to check out how the Pure Heart Kingdom has been back on the scene, she then tries to tempt him to break a rule of eating the infamously illegal hydra eggs in a secret restaurant, and even when Mao Mao refuses at first, he still obliges to visit it with her. Of course, he furiously warns Tanya that he could've imprisoned her, but she is unfazed. Mao Mao isn't pleased with Adorabat's appreciation for Tanya though, and differentiates himself from Tanya by referring her as a reckless bounty hunter and vigilante who has no respect of the law. Tanya responds that she deems laws as silly and finds Mao Mao a boring killjoy. She further mocks him by joking his usual rigid manners (which he considers as inaccurate) and attempts to force him to try more hydra eggs. After a fuss, Tanya decides to reveal her true intention: to arrest a criminal, which turns out that she has set an eye on Badgerclops. Worse, just as Mao Mao boasts Badgerclops' strengths, Tanya informs him that she is a step ahead and has already got Badgerclops in her hands. She then issues Mao Mao a challenge after she storms out of the restaurant: if he manages to catch up on her, she will release his best friend.

As for Mao Mao, he is determined to capture Tanya when Adorabat begs him to stop the tag since she believes that he and Tanya are supposedly friends, but he has to tell Adorabat the harsh truth on how he has broken up his partnership with Tanya and adult relationships are complicated. Mao Mao discovers that Tanya is affluent enough to get herself a golden aero-truck, and he accuses her for lying, though Tanya denies. They then race in the sky, but the king keeps calling Mao Mao for some sort of urgent help that distracts him quite a lot. Overhearing Mao Mao and the king's conversation, Tanya rhetorically asks whether he'll save his "criminal friend" or submit to the whims of the authority, but he still chooses to abide the law and against Adorabat's reluctance and sadness, he returns to the kingdom, much to Badgerclops and Tanya's disappointment. Meanwhile, Tanya is delivering Baderclops to his new island prison, when she notices Mao Mao catching up through her truck's rear mirror. Desperate to rescue Badgerclops. Tanya isn't ready to give up her bounty though, and soaks Mao Mao in the ocean by driving her truck close to the waters. Tanya calls him out for breaking the law on saving a criminal when not being sheriff. However, this time Mao Mao frankly admits that even though rescuing a friend who is a wanted criminal is violating the law, he will choose to break it if following the law means abandoning his friend. Just as his paw is about to lose from the truck...

Tanya, moved by his confession, holds his paw in time, and concedes that he has changed. She lands the truck on the ocean. Mao Mao proceeds to apologize to Tanya on how he used to be stubborn which costed their friendship. Adorabat wonders if Tanya is friends with Mao Mao again and eagerly asks Tanya to live with them. Tanya turns down the offer though, as she plans to move on with her bounty hunting job. o enlighten her current companions a bit, she suggests a group hug, until she vanishes among the leaves and the trio falls into the ocean. She then cheekily bids them farewell after her prank and calls them "dum-dums". Mao Mao is left to yell out her name in frustration.

Quotes
"Long time no see, Mittens."

- Tanya Keys welcomes Mao Mao after a long time

Fanon
Tanyamao is known and popular ship from Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart.

Fandom
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Variations
HaremMao refers to the ship between Mao Mao, Badgerclops, Orangusnake, King Snugglemagne, and Tanya Keys