LavaShipping

LavaShipping is the slash ship between Kai and Cole from the Ninjago fandom.

Canon
In season 1, the two are already established to be good friends. In episode 9, Kai even hugs Cole after he wins the Blade Cup. He also very much supports Cole in him unlocking his true self. They also touch each other a lot, and are very friendly with each other.

In season 10, Kai was the most upset when Cole 'died'. It also marked the second time Kai cried in the whole series (he first time being when Nya 'died' in Skybound).

In season 11, when Kai started a fire for the villagers, Cole held him the entire time. They had many ship tease moments in Season 12, such as when they 'danced' together in episode 9. Kai also risked his last life left to save Cole from falling. In episode 11, when Cole didn't have a vehicle he decides to get on Kai's. They also sacrifice themselves together at the end of the episode.

Cole and Kai have similar characteristics; both are confident, strong, and are alternate leaders in the earlier seasons. They are very loyal to one another and have many moments together. They also call each other brothers in a metaphorical sense rather than a familial one. Kai and Cole also have many 'ship tease' scenes together throughout the series.

Fanon
LavaShipping is a very popular ship in the Ninjago fandom. The ship started garnering some popularity during Season 1, then gradually grew as Ninjago continued. The ship mainly increased in popularity during Season 10, when Kai was distraught after Cole fell into the black clouds. Some Lavashippers have shipped the pairing since Season 1, and some started shipping the pairing later on in the series. The Wildbrain seasons (Seasons 11-15) are notorious as they contain many ‘ship tease’ moments between Kai and Cole, thus making the ship explode in popularity throughout the recent years.

On AO3, Lavashipping has 700+ works, being the most written slash ship in the fandom alongside BruiseShipping. Lavashipping is the most written work for Kai and Cole, and is the third most written ship under the Ninjago fandom tags (the first being Jaya and the second being the gen tag for the main six ninja).

It is overshadowed and mainly rivalled by the more canonized ship of Kailor, as fans tend to debate which two of the pairings are better. It is also rivalled by Conia, BruiseShipping, and even PlasmaShipping sometimes. It is is mainly shipped alongside Jaya or TechnoShipping.

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Trivia

 * The ship name stems from Earth, Cole's element and extreme heat (Fire, Kai's element) creating lava.