Analloyd

Analloyd is the het ship between Ana and Lloyd from the EarthBound fandom.

Canon
Ana and Lloyd don't have much content together in Mother 1, if any, however they do in the novelization.

Chapter 1
Ana gains her first impressions of Lloyd through visions, and thinks that he's a weakling, and he would just hinder rather than help in a fight. When Ana finally meets Lloyd and Ken in person, Lloyd is polite to her and says he's sure they will be good friends.

Chapter 2
Once the three leave Snowman, they get ambushed by some animals. Ana gets attacked by a wolf, and the end of one of her braids gets cut off. Once the animals are tamed, Ken immediately starts heading off again, but Lloyd stays back to assist Ana. He apologises for what happened to her hair, and offers medicine if she needs it. He helps Ana to her feet and tells her not to overwork herself. Lloyd suddenly rambles on about how Ken is not that bad of a guy, but then becomes self-conscious. Ana offers her handkerchief so he can wipe the sweat off his face to prevent cold, but he's hesitant to touch it with his dirty gloves, so she does it for him.

After getting stuck in Halloween, Ana goes through a lot of thought about what she knows about Ken so far. Lloyd senses her in a strange mood, so he asks her if she's okay, and if he can carry anything for her. Ana declines and thinks to herself that Lloyd is really a gentleman.

Ana asks about his home life, and Lloyd tells her that his parents are divorced. Also, because of his dad's profession, he grew up with technology and learned a lot about it. Lloyd seems even gloomier after this, so Ana tries to compliment him for being so knowledgeable when she doesn't know how to use a computer at all. However, Lloyd is still upset, because he can't fix humans like he can machines. Ana realizes that this is about how Lloyd wishes he could cure his mother.

Ana slips her hand into Lloyd's, and comments that the two of them are a lot alike. She reasons that Ken decided to go on this journey to save the world, but the two of them just did it to save their mothers. Ana holds on to Lloyd's hand tight even when he tries to pull away, and continues that regardless, saving the world too is "pretty stylish". Suddenly Lloyd's grip tightens and then he worries that he hurt Ana. Ana admits that he did a little, but says he should be proud as it shows he is strong. She shows her hand to Lloyd to emphasize her point, and Lloyd suddenly kisses it as thanks, causing Ana's heart to pound. Lloyd says that he feels happy now, recognizes her as a warrior as well, and promises to do whatever he can to keep her safe.

Ken interrupts the two of them and is incredibly irritated that they're slacking off and supposedly flirting with each other.

Chapter 4
While trekking through the desert, Ana wipes Lloyd's face with some sports drink on a handkerchief in an attempt to help him keep cool. When flying saucers appear, Lloyd wants to see, while Ken and Ana tell him to stay hidden. Lloyd doesn't listen to Ken, but does when Ana sternly tells him not to move. There's a scorpion right next to Lloyd, but Ana saves him by using telepathy to coax the scorpion not to attack.

Later on, the trio go to bed in the shelter of an old man's home. The three set up their sleeping bags right next to each other, but once Ken falls asleep, Lloyd asks to move underneath the hole in the ceiling so they can see the stars. The two of them stare at the stars for a while, until finally, Lloyd breaks the silence by thanking Ana for saving him from the scorpion earlier. Lloyd comments that since he's only one person out of 5 billion, who are only one species out of 1.5 million, it wouldn't really matter whether he lives or dies in the end. Lloyd gently touches Ana's hands, and says that he doesn't want a meaningless death anymore though, because he met Ken and Ana. Declaring that he's going to protect the world, Lloyd squeezes Ana's hand, and she squeezes back.

Fanon
Analloyd is a very small ship, due to not really having any specific interactions between the two of them. Their moments in the novel caused some people to start shipping them, and people who already shipped them before were happy that they get interactions there, even if the novel is not completely canon. As a small ship, it rivals Nintenana and Lloydten as they are more popular and actually have interactions (even if minimal) within the game.

Fandom
FANFICTION

Variations

 * Nintenanalloyd refers to the ship between Ana, Lloyd, and Ninten