Shardicole

Shardcole is the non-binary ship between Shard and Nicole from the Sonic the Hedgehog fandom.

Canon
Both characters appear in Sonic Universe issue 50. In their first and only interaction, they are playing holo-chess in Nicole's handheld computer. Shard uses his cannon to fire on a giant pawn, and declares a check in its place. Nicole goes near Shard, checkmating him. Shard asks for a rematch.

Nicole states that Shards visits her network often, suggesting him to enjoy the real world for a while. Shard replies that he is not ready to do so, as it is hard to socialize being a member Secret Freedom Fighters and a killer robot. She replies that Shard is a reliable team member. As Shard reflects on how someone could make perfect coding on some one, they get interrupted by a unexpected message that Metal Sonic 3.7 attacking the town and is holding Antoine hostage. Shard then flies off to save him.

Shard and Metal 3.7's battle goes to the Great Wastes. Shard mumbles "If I'm going to protect her... everybody... sorry 'brother', but I've got to put you down," likely implying he will defeat Metal for Nicole and other Freedom Fighters. As Metal 3.7 gains the upper hand, Shard finds a weakness: his Power Gem core. Compromised, the blue metal hedgehog self-destructs, severely injuring Shard and his own Power Core. Lying down helplessly, he calls Nicole for help. She dispatches agents to Shard's location. Shard warns her about Metal Sonic being more just a weapon. He was also about to say something personal to Nicole, but was cut out.

Fanon
These two characters may not be the most popular characters in the Sonic fandom, but this ship has some following.

One notable DeviantArtist is Galaxynite, who has making fan art of this ship since 2015. She also founded the Shard-X-Nicole fanclub later that same year, and has been hosting annual Shardcole art contests since 2018.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

DEVIANTART

Variations

 * Meticole - the ship between Nicole and Metal Sonic from the games