Mericcup

Mericcup is the het ship between Merida and Hiccup from the Brave and How to Train Your Dragon fandoms.

Canon
Merida and Hiccup never meet due to Hiccup being a DreamWorks character, while Merida is a Disney character.

Similarities and Comparisons

 * The two conflicting personalities could definitely lead to some very interesting interactions and tensions.
 * Both carry their iconic weapons with them.
 * Merida's bow and Hiccup's fire sword from How to Train your Dragon 2.
 * Both are adventurous and not afraid to fight.
 * Both are the heirs to the people.
 * While Hiccup became Berk's new chief at the end of How to Train your Dragon 2. Along with the Once version of Merida being crowned queen in Once Upon A Time.
 * Ride black colored steeds.
 * Their homes are close to water.
 * Both have some troubles with one of their parents, which they eventually sort out.
 * Had flashbacks about moments about their parents during their childhood.

Fanon
The crossover pairing is one of the popular ships of the Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons fandom, where the two are members of the Big 4 along with Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians and Rapunzel from Tangled. It is often shipped alongside Jackunzel. On AO3, it is the most written ship for Merida and fourth for Hiccup.

In Brave, there is a mention of a feud between Merida's kingdom and vikings. As such, it has lead to fanfic of Hiccup's tribe being enemies of DunBroch. This could lead to scenarios where the two start out as enemies and eventually fall in love, in a similar way to Romeo and Juliet. There have even been versions where Hiccup is presented as one of the suitors for Merida's hand in marriage, in hopes that their allies would bring peace between their people and lands. Like in the film, Merida wants nothing to do with the plans that have been set before her until she and Hiccup get to know each other better; and that their arranged marriage can be of love as well as duty.

As a main Big Four pairing, it is common in many AU scenarios. An example would be The Hunger Games AU casting Merida and Hiccup as Katniss and Peeta. In a Mario AU, the two are often cast as Luigi and Daisy, with Jack and Rapunzel as Mario and Peach. In some Modern AU's, Merida is seen wearing the modern style clothes that the netizen version of her wears in Ralph Breaks the Internet, as well as having netizen Merida spending time with a version of a netizen Hiccup from a DreamWorks website. While a Viking AU has Merida as a Viking maiden warrior or a dragon rider, where some of the manip fan art of Viking Merida has her wearing Astrid or Valka's clothing, or similar. After How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was released, a few Mericcup fans began to create manips that feature Merida in a Mericcup version of the third film's wedding scene. In the expanded universe known as The Knights of the Epic Brave Dragons, Merida and Hiccup are the parents of Mary Katherine from Epic and Justin from Justin and the Knights of Valour.

There have also been times when the ship has Merida as the Light Fury's rider or human trusting friend. Since both Hiccup and Toothless have green eyes, while Merida and the unnamed Light Fury's eyes are blue.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Hiccup/Merida tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Hiccup/Merida tag on FanFiction.Net

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