Super Smash Bros./Ships

=AshenAngel= 

AshenAngel is the Non-binary between Byleth Eisner and Sephiroth.

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=Banjo-IIIe=  Banjo-IIIe is the friendship between Banjo and the Hero (Erdrick).

Canon
Banjo and the Dragon Quest Heroes were announced in the same direct.

Fanon
The ship started in participation for the next character, with leaks claiming that either Banjo & Kazooie or a Dragon Quest hero are incredibly likely. Cue the pure joy of the fanbase when they didn't have to choose between one or the other, getting both announced on the same day.

Initially, people portrayed Banjo and Erdrick as competing for the spot on the roster. After their joined reveal, people liked portraying them as mocking the ones that didn't make it in, including Sora and Steve, which became somewhat hilarious in hindsight. Some people have reframed the context of these images as Banjo and Erdrick getting the last two energy drinks in the fridge. The ship appears to be exclusively between Banjo and Erdrick, who is deemed the most significant of the Heroes for his heavy resemblance to Goku. Though at least one piece of fan art of Banjo and Kazooie befriending the Luminary also exists. Some have it both ways and depict Banjo hugging both Erdrick and the Luminary.

There's a consensus that Banjo & Kazooie had a double invite (with two sigils), while the Heroes had a quadruple invite (with four sigils).

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=BayoSamus=  BayoSamus is the femslash ship between Bayonetta and Samus Aran.

Canon
On Bayonetta's page on smashbros.com, there is an image of Bayonetta using her Wicked Weaves on Samus.

Bayonetta and Zero Suit Samus are fairly similar: They're both acrobatic and fight in heels.

Fanon
On AO3, BayoSamus is the 6th most popular ship for Samus overall and the 5th most popular for Super Smash Bros. specifically. It's the 3rd most popular ship for Bayonetta overall and the 2nd for Smash.

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=Byzuya=  Byzuya is the non-binary ship between Byleth Eisner and Kazuya Mishima.

Clinkondorf
 Clinkondorf is the poly ship between Cloud Strife, Link and Ganondorf.

Cloudin
 Cloudin is the non-binary ship between Cloud Strife and Corrin.

Canon
Cloud and Corrin were announced right after one another as DLC for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS; Cloud was the third-to-last character, Corrin was second-to-last. They otherwise don't interact.

Fanon
Cloudin is the most popular ship for Cloud in Super Smash Bros.. It's the second most popular ship for Corrin, after Corrinetta.

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Cloudinetta
 Cloudinetta is the poly ship between Cloud Strife, Corrin and Bayonetta.

Canon
Cloud, Corrin and Bayonetta were the very last characters to be announced for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS.

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ClouMarIke
 ClouMarIke is the poly ship between Cloud Strife, Marth and Ike.

CorMin
 CorMin is the Non-binary ship between Corrin and Min Min.

Canon
Min Min and Corrin both have dragon-based powers. Corrin is part-dragon and can turn their body parts into that of a dragon at will, Min Min has a mechanical dragon's head for an ARM.

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CorPeach
 CorPeach is the Non-binary ship between Corrin and Princess Peach.

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Corsalina
 Corsalina is the Non-binary ship between Corrin and Rosalina.

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CorRen
 CorRen is the Non-binary ship between Corrin and Ren Amamiya.

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Corrinetta
 Corrinetta is the Non-binary ship between Corrin and Bayonetta.

Canon
Corrin and Bayonetta were the last two DLC characters announced for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS.

Fanon
For Super Smash Brothers, Corrinetta is the most popular ship for both characters on AO3. People seem to have a preference for shipping the female Corrin with Bayonetta. Art of Bayonetta and the male Corrin also exists, but is far less serious.

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CorTer
 CorTer is the non-binary ship between Corrin and Terry Bogard.

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Daisyleth
 Daisyleth is the Non-binary ship between Princess Daisy and Byleth Eisner.

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Daisytena
 Daisytena is the femslash ship between Princess Daisy and Palutena.

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DaiZel
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> DaiZel is the femslash ship between Princess Daisy and Zelda.

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Dark Crown
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Dark Crown is the femslash ship between Dark Samus and Zelda.

Canon
In Zelda's Classic Mode, "Wisdom Prevails", Dark Samus is Zelda's fifth opponent, the mode consists almost entirely of Zelda fighting villains.

In Dark Samus' Classic Mode, "The Great Poison Given Form", a Zelda with a monochrome color palette is Dark Samus' first ally, fighting Link. This represents the times when Zelda got possessed by the villain in her home series, with the implication that Dark Samus is mind-controlling her.

Fanon
This pairing was popularized by the blog "incorrectsmashbrosquotes" on Tumblr, where Zelda and Dark Samus start dating after a number of episodic skits featuring them. The blog often ships it in contrast to Dharkleem.

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DaviRock
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> DaviRock is the family ship between Solid Snake and Mega Man.

DocFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> DocFit is the non-binary ship between (Dr.) Mario and Wii Fit Trainer.

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DocnWatch
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> DocnWatch is the friendship between Dr. Mario and Mr. Game & Watch.

Canon
In the cast poster for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Dr. Mario can be seen holding a stethoscope against Mr. Game & Watch's chest. Mr. Game & Watch appears to be breathing in.

Fanon
Seeing a doctor examine a completely two-dimensional character spawned plenty of memes. Many like to speculate that Mr. Game & Watch is a regular patient.

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Double Mobius
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Double Mobius is the friendship between Master Hand and Ren Amamiya.

Canon
Joker and Master Hand (along with the Announcer and Crazy Hand) are both voiced by Xander Mobius.

Much like a good chunk of the roster, at the end of Joker's Classic Mode "Shadows", he winds up fighting Master Hand.

Fanon
Once fans found out that the first DLC character shares a voice actor with the most recurring boss in the series, the jokes started writing themselves. Since many headcanon the Announcer to be the same character as Master Hand (or at least connected), many had Joker imitate the announcer, much to the annoyance of other characters, especially Master Hand.

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Duck Hunt Duo
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Duck Hunt Duo is the friendship between Duck Hunt Dog and Duck Hunt Duck.

Canon
Within their own game, the Dog and the Duck are enemies, with the Dog helping the player hunt them down. Should the player hit a duck, the Dog will pick it up and proudly present it to them. Should the player miss or fail to shoot a duck in time, the Dog will laugh at them.

Their reveal trailer shows regular gameplay of Duck Hunt, only for the game to suddenly stop and the Dog to look around, with Mario entering the frame along with other NES characters. When Mario urges the Dog to join them, he jumps into a third dimension, becoming his modern self along with everyone else. The Dog does the same, only for a duck to sit down on its back. In Super Smash Bros., the former enemies of Dog and Duck fight as a unit. And they're not alone; the hunter assists them from outside the game, shooting at their opponents.

Their trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS also point out that they used to be enemies, but fight as a team now, yet never elaborate why.

Fanon
A general headcanon why the Dog and Duck are suddenly friends now is because the Dog found the Duck while hunting, when it was just a helpless duckling. Having sympathy for a small, defenseless infant, the Dog hid it from its owner. By the time of Super Smash Bros., it seems that the owner is already aware of their friendship, so some like to think that the Dog did indeed walk up to its owner with a duckling in its mouth, the owner horrified and guilty, chose to adopt it.

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FalcInk
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> FalcInk is the friendship between Falco Lombardi and an Inkling.

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Falcobin
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Falcobin is the non-binary ship between Captain Falcon and Robin.

Fire Emblem: Awakening
Should Robin's child Morgan B-Support Owain, they would end up making a direct reference to the Falcon Punch.

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GanonFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> GanonFit is the Non-binary ship between Ganondorf and Wii Fit Trainer.

IkeFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> IkeFit is the non-binary ship between Ike and Wii Fit Trainer.

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Incinebelle
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Incinebelle is the non-binary ship between Incineroar and Isabelle.

Canon
Isabelle and Incineroar are (not counting Echo Fighters) the last two characters who were announced for Ultimate pre-DLC. Both are anthropomorphic animals, Isabelle is a Shi Tzu, Incineroar is a Pokémon based on a tiger.

Fanon
People like to pair Isabelle with Incineroar because of the huge contrast between them. Isabelle is an innocent-looking, friendly, little dog, Incineroar is a fiery, intimidating and muscular Pokémon. Smash fans like to think that Isabelle has a dark side and is fully capable of dishing out violence while Incineroar is actually a huge softie beneath the Kayfabe act it puts on. Some joke that Incineroar is wary of Isabelle, due to its nature of being a "cat". Many others love the idea of them being unlikely best friends, with Isabelle cheering it on during fights, both as an audience member and as a fellow fighter.

Additionally, even though they're roughly the same height in-game, most fan artists depict Isabelle as being the size of Incineroar's arm, allowing her to ride on its shoulder. One artist flat out drew them as Marc Anthony (Incineroar) and Pussyfoot (Isabelle) from Feed the Kitty!.

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IncineWolf
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> IncineWolf is the non-binary ship between Incineroar and Wolf O'Donnell.

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Inkcas
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Inkcas is the non-binary ship between an Inkling and Lucas.

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Inkna
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Inkna is the non-binary ship between an Inkling and Nana.

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InkNess
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> InkNess is the non-binary ship between an Inkling and Ness.

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Inkpo
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Inkpo is the non-binary ship between an Inkling and Popo.

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Inkser Jr.
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Inkser Jr. is the non-binary ship between an Inkling and Bowser Jr..

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IsaBelmont
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> IsaBelmont is the friendship between Isabelle and Simon Belmont.

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Isacario
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Isacario is the non-binary ship between Isabelle and Lucario.

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IsaCloud
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> IsaCloud is the friendship between Isabelle and Cloud Strife.

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IsaSnake
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> IsaSnake is the friendship between Isabelle and Solid Snake.

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Ivyranha
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Ivyranha is the non-binary ship between Ivysaur and a Piranha Plant.

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Jokeling
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Jokeling is the non-binary ship between Ren Amamiya and an Inkling.

Canon
The default Inkling girl happens to look very much like Joker's confidant and surrogate sister, Futaba Sakura. Both have orange "hair" and the Inkling's eye mask looks a lot like Futaba's glasses at first glance.

The Futaba Spirit battle has it come full circle by having the Inkling Girl cast as Futaba.

Fanon
The entire point of the ship is that Joker either mistakes the Inkling for Futaba or sees a close resemblance to her. Thus he projects his relationship with Futaba (whether romantic or platonic) onto her, much to the latter's annoyance. Though many depict them as genuinely getting along in spite of that. It helps that neither has a clearly established age, meaning that they could be in the same age range.

Super Smash Bros. fans did not invent the "Futaba is an Inkling" comparisons. That very comparison was made the very moment Futaba's character design was first revealed.

The Joker/Inkling Boy variant also exists, said Inkling is compared to Yusuke Kitagawa. However, it's not as popular, as the comparison is deemed to be a major stretch.

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KenFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> KenFit is the non-binary ship between Ken Masters and Wii Fit Trainer.

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Kirbarth
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Kirbarth is the friendship between Kirby and Marth.

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Kirbichu
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Kirbichu is the friendship between Kirby and Pichu.

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Kirbio
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Kirbio is the friendship between Kirby and Mario.

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Kirboud
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Kirboud is the friendship between Kirby and Cloud Strife.

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Kirbypuff
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Kirbypuff is the non-binary ship between Kirby and Jigglypuff.

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Kirbypuff has a number of similarities to FalSam in that both have origins in the N64 game due to their similar appearances (pink puffballs in Kirby and Jigglypuff's case) and that it prominently features in Brawl in the Family, going all the way back to comic "009 – Jigglypuff" in which Kirby gives Jigglypuff a flower instead of fighting them.

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Kirbyroth
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Kirbyroth is the friendship between Kirby and Sephiroth.

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Kirby's Two Moms
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Kirby's Two Moms is the family ship between Kirby, Palutena and Bayonetta.

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KonamiShipping
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> KonamiShipping is the poly ship between Simon Belmont, Richter Belmont and Solid Snake.

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Both Metal Gear and Castlevania were developed by Konami.

LightShipping
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> LightShipping is the poly ship between Sora, Mythra, Palutena and Pit.

LinkFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> LinkFit is the non-binary ship between Link and Wii Fit Trainer.

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In the "Wii Fit Trainer" announcement trailer, Link is playing Wii Fit with Mario and Kirby, all three of them struggling to hold the "tree" pose. Suddenly, a white arm taps Mario on the shoulder and all three of them turn around to see the (female) Wii Fit Trainer herself judging them. She then does the "warrior" pose and sends all three of them flying, signifying that the Wii Fit Trainers are joining Smash.

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Lucaisy
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Lucaisy is the femslash between Lucina and Princess Daisy.

Canon
They are both princesses, with contrasting color schemes and personalities.

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At least one person has shipped it long before Daisy was revealed to be playable in Ultimate.

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Lucalina
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Lucalina is the family ship between Lucas and Rosalina.

Canon
Both are blonde. Both have tragically lost their family.

Fanon
Smash fans love the idea of Rosalina adopting Lucas, as she knows exactly how he feels. It helps that Rosalina has already adopted the Lumas and that they look similar enough that they could actually pass as mother and son.

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Lucas and Incineroar
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Lucas and Incineroar is the friendship between Lucas and Incineroar.

Canon
When Masahiro Sakurai demonstrates Incineroar's Alolan Whip move, poor Lucas is on the receiving end.

In Palutena's Guidance, Palutena notes that beneath all of Incineroar's cockiness and general arrogance, it's supposedly "good with children".

Fanon
After seeing Incineroar's moveset demonstration, it became popular to joke how Lucas is scared of the thing, expressing it in offering free hugs for anyone (except Incineroar). However, people also like to imagine their relationship as similar to the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" (which the ship name references), which is about a blonde boy going on misadventures with a living stuffed tiger. Directly comparing Incineroar to Hobbes, who also liked to mess with Calvin by roughing him around, many believe that they could actually become close friends.

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LuciFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> LuciFit is the non-binary ship between Lucina and Wii Fit Trainer.

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=Lucimus= <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Lucimus is the femslash ship between Lucina and Samus Aran.

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MacFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> MacFit is the non-binary ship between Little Mac and Wii Fit Trainer.

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Metapuff
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Metapuff is the non-binary ship between Meta Knight and Jigglypuff.

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Metroidvania
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Metroidvania is the poly ship between Samus Aran, Simon Belmont and Richter Belmont.

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Metroid and Castlevania are considered the pioneers of the "Metroidvania" genre. They were two of the first games that allowed players to explore the world of their games, instead of being strictly linear. Thus, the genre was named after them.

Mii Party
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Mii Party is the non-binary ship between two Mii Fighters.

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Muracas
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Muracas is the non-binary ship between Villager and Lucas.

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MuraFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> MuraFit is the non-binary ship between Villager and Wii Fit Trainer.

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Both characters were announced on the same day.

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Myleth
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Myleth is the non-binary ship between Mythra and Byleth Eisner.

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NessVillager
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> NessVillager is the non-binary ship between Ness and Villager.

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NesTer
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> NesTer is the family ship between Ness and Terry Bogard.

New Challengers
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> New Challengers is the friendship between Villager, Mega Man and Wii Fit Trainer.

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Villager, Mega Man and Wii Fit Trainer were the first three newcomers announced for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. The Event Match "New Challengers 1" has the player fight Villager and Wii Fit Trainer, "New Challengers 2" includes Mega Man.

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Palunetta Family
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Palunetta Family is the family ship between Palutena, Bayonetta, Kirby, Pit, Dark Pit and Ren Amamiya.

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The ship is an amalgam of two popular ideas: 1. Palutena and Bayonetta survived Galeem's attack and accompany Kirby on his quest, becoming mother figures to him and falling in love with each other, 2. Bayonetta is Joker's mom.

Kid Icarus fans threw Pit and Dark Pit into the mix as Palutena's sons, since she takes a fairly motherly role to both in their home game.

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PaluPeach
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> PaluPeach is the femslash ship between Palutena and Princess Peach.

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Cloud's Congratulations screen for the game features Palutena (with her angelic wings and long hair) acting as a stand-in for Sephiroth, Cloud's archnemesis, surrounded by flames, a reference to an iconic scene in Final Fantasy VII.

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PikaSonic
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> PikaSonic is the friendship between Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Canon
In the opening cutscene for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's "World of Light" story mode, Sonic tries unsuccessfully to save Pikachu from Galeem's attack.

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Many fans think that Sonic chose to give his life for the chance to save Pikachu by slowing down when he could have used his speed to save himself.

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Pink (SSB)
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Pink is the family ship between Princess Peach and an Inkling.

Canon
In the Inkling's character poster, Peach can be seen holding a blue squid, which is heavily implied to be the default Inkling Boy.

Fanon
People started drawing Peach as the Inkling Boy's mother figure as soon as they saw her in that image. It is considered the one Inkling ship that actually focuses on the Inkling Boy for a change.

There doesn't seem to be a tag for the "Peach is the Inkling Boy's mom" phenomenon. Their only tag on AO3 is both vague (could also be Inkling Girl/Peach) and romantic.

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Pyleth
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Pyleth is the Non-binary ship between Pyra and Byleth Eisner.

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PyroShipping
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> PyroShipping is the poly ship between Ike, Pyra and Roy.

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All three of them have fire-based powers.

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Rare Family is the family ship between Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, King K. Rool, Banjo and Kazooie.

Canon
Both Donkey Kong (Country) and Banjo-Kazooie were developed by Rare.

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Some include Conker in the group, despite him not being in Smash. The variation with Conker has once been referred to as "Rare Squad".

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Retrio
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Retrio is the friendship between Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B. and Duck Hunt.

Richbin
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Richbin is the Non-binary between Richter and Robin.

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Richter and Robin (Male) are both voiced by David Vincent.

RidPich
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ROBmus
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> ROBmus is the non-binary ship between R.O.B. and Samus Aran.

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ROBnWatch
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> ROBnWatch is the non-binary ship between R.O.B. and Mr. Game & Watch.

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 * Stories featuring R.O.B. and Mr. Game & Watch on FanFiction.net

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Robtena
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Robtena is the non-binary ship between Robin and Palutena.

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RockInk
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> RockInk is the non-binary ship between Mega Man and an Inkling.

RockMura
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> RockMura is the non-binary ship between Mega Man and Villager.

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Villager and Mega Man were the first newcomers announced for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS.

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Rosalutena
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Rosalutena is the femslash ship between Rosalina and Palutena.

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Rosamus
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Rosanetta
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Rosanetta is the femslash ship between Rosalina and Bayonetta.

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RoyFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> RoyFit is the non-binary ship between Roy and Wii Fit Trainer.

Royllager (SSB)
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Royllager is the non-binary ship between Roy and Villager.

RoyMarLink
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> RoyMarLink is the poly ship between Roy, Marth and Link.

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After Marth and Roy's introduction in Melee, them and Link were the very first sword fighters in the series.

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The ship has historical popularity as the fandom's first polyship. Though modern fanworks shipping this combination are rare.

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 * Link/Marth/Roy tag on FanFiction.net

RoyMii
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> RoyMii is the non-binary ship between Roy and a Mii Fighter.

Roynkling
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Roynkling is the non-binary ship between Roy and an Inkling.

Samlunetta
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Samlunetta is the poly ship between Samus Aran, Palutena and Bayonetta.

SamuFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> SamuFit is the non-binary ship between Samus Aran and Wii Fit Trainer.

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Zero Suit Samus and the Wii Fit Trainer have very similar designs: Cyan clothing and a fairly athletic physique. Much like Samus, the Female Trainer keeps her hair in a ponytail.

Both characters are some of the more acrobatic in the roster, like doing somersaults when jumping. Both also shoot yellow-glowing projectiles.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS
In the Event Match, "Peach in Peril", Zero Suit Samus and the Female Trainer are two of the opponents for Bowser and Bowser Jr's pursuit of Peach. Context indicates that they, along with other female characters, are actually protecting Peach from the Koopas despite the title, though KOing Peach results in a failure.

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In the "Everyone is Here!" trailer, Zero Suit Samus and Wii Fit Trainer are introduced at the same time. Samus kicks the air, while the Trainer dodges the kick by doing a yoga pose, resulting in Samus' leg and the Trainer's arm being inches away from each other.

In the game proper, the Wii Fit Trainer is second on Samus' unlock tree.

In World of Light, the Wii Fit Trainer was recruited in the first fight against Galeem, along with Samus. Though unlike Samus, who tried to shoot Galeem's light before getting disintegrated by it, the Trainer was too busy doing yoga poses and got disintegrated shortly after.

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The ship is exclusively between Samus and the female Trainer, due to their similar designs. It is the most popular ship for the Wii Fit Trainer, though only the tenth most popular ship for Samus.

One comic shows the female Wii Fit Trainer being astounded by Zero Suit Samus's flexibility to such an extent, she says, "Teach me, master."

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Samutena
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Samutena is the femslash ship between Samus Aran and Palutena.

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SephiPich
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> SephiPich is the friendship between Sephiroth and Pichu.

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Sephiroth appears next to Pichu in the official banner.

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Having origins similar to IsaCloud, fans quickly noticed the contrast of two characters that seemingly couldn't be any more different placed next to each other. Comics and pictures of Sephiroth interacting with Pichu in wholesome and evil ways became popular.

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SoDuckHunt
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Sonake
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Sonake is the friendship between Sonic the Hedgehog and Solid Snake.

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Both are the first third-party characters to appear as playable fighters in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Snake's Codec Conversation for Sonic, Snake will admit that something about Sonic rubs him the wrong way, but when Otacon asks him why, Snake responds with, "Nope, just don't like him." The reason behind this is left to speculation, with theories ranging from Sonic stealing Snake's thunder to voice actor allusions.

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SonInk
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> SonInk is the non-binary ship between Sonic the Hedgehog and an Inkling.

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Sorario
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Sorario is the friendship between Sora and Mario from the Super Smash Bros. fandom.

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Tetsuya Nomura has gone on record saying that the creation of the Kingdom Hearts series has inspiration from Mario, specifically the Super Mario 64 game. Sora and Mario have met in Super Smash Bros. as they are both playable characters. First meeting each other in the fifth game in the franchise (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate), where they act as playable characters. Unfortunately, neither has canonically met each other in their respective series due to being set in different universes with each's franchises having different developers each, making a specific crossover unlikely. In Sora's reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario picks up Sora's Kingdom Key and throws it. The Keyblade shoots out a beam that summons Sora, who eagerly meets up with Mario, along with the rest of the Smash Bros. cast. After the gameplay footage, the last shot shows Mario and Sora shaking hands, a reference to them being the first and final characters in the game.

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A 2007 April Fool's joke by Electronic Gaming Monthly advertised a fake game called Mushroom Kingdom Hearts that would have the two teaming up in the Mushroom Kingdom. While this was obviously intended as a joke, Sora's inclusion in Super Smash Brothers caused it to be somewhat realized. The pairing become popular immediately, especially since the two of them shaking hands solidified them as friends for many. Sora and Mario also have many similarities as both are wholesome mascot heroes. Mario specifically is often considered to be the "Mickey Mouse of video games" in terms of their iconic status and historical significance for their respective mediums, and now Sora is a mutual connection between both of them.

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Sorobin
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Sorobin is the non-binary ship between Sora and Robin.

Sororrin
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Sororrin is the non-binary ship between Sora and Corrin.

Soryleth
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Soryleth is the non-binary ship between Sora and Byleth Eisner.

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SquEnix Boys is the friendship between Cloud Strife, the Luminary, Sephiroth and Sora.

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Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Kingdom Hearts were all developed by Square Enix. All four of these characters are also sword fighters and all of their games are JRPGs.

In Sephiroth's reveal trailer, "The One-Winged Angel!", Cloud and Erdrick are shown fighting Galeem with the other fighters, only for a slash to split Galeem in half. The fighters are all in shock, but any relief they feel is immediately ruined by the familiar chords of a certain character's theme playing. Cloud recognizes his enemy right away and whispers Sephiroth's name, to which Sephiroth smugly replies that he'd been waiting for this moment for a long time. He's prepared to take on all of them at once to "give Smash despair". He is then shown using Scintilla against the Luminary. After Sephiroth effortlessly fights off any attackers and nearly impales Mario, Cloud himself locks Sephiroth into a sword battle to prevent him from attacking anyone else. After using Omni Slash against Sephiroth, Cloud tells him to stay in his memories, where he belongs. Sephiroth in turn activates his own Final Smash, One-Winged Angel and tells him that he will never be a memory.

In Sora's reveal trailer, "The Last Key", all of the fighters stand in front of the burning Smash logo as the light goes out. The light was what gave them life, so all of them (Cloud, the Hero and Sephiroth included), turn into lifeless trophies. However, Mario is reawakened by the last remaining burst of fire and grabs into it, throwing it into the horizon, which turns it into a Keyblade. The Keyblade opens a Keyhole, which emits light that brings a few fighters back to life, including Cloud. Sora floats out of the Keyhole, and he flies like Peter Pan while greeting the fighters with a friendly smile and a laugh. In his moveset demonstration, Sora attacks Sephiroth with fireballs. He then positions himself behind Cloud and strikes a pose. He defeats Sephiroth with only a few strikes of his Keyblade. Then, having effectively become the new Lifelight, Sora shakes hands with Mario as all the fighters cheer.

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Due to their shared origins, it is fairly easy to depict the four Square Enix characters as a friend group. The Hero/Luminary is sometimes ignored in favor of the established Cloud, Sora and Sephiroth dynamic. Due to looking about the same age, Sora and Luminary are sometimes seen as friends, which is ironic since Kingdom Hearts fans did not care for the Hero getting in the game before Sora did.

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Star Diddy
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Star Diddy is the friendship between Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi and Diddy Kong.

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Stevejo
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Stevejo is the friendship between Steve and Banjo.

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Steve and Banjo were both added as DLC. They are both owned by Microsoft.

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The idea that Steve and Banjo are friends started as a counter against people fighting over which one they wanted more, which was rendered moot with both being added as DLC. Though initially, Banjo and Steve were portrayed as refusing to speak to each other, with time more and more people liked the idea that they are actually very close friends.

Before they were added, people who wanted Steve in Smash were bullying fans other characters by portraying Steve as a hideous "human" with exaggerated, still mostly blocky features, who was often portrayed harassing popular fan picks with Banjo being a prime target. Fans of the ship treat that "Steve" (often called "Grotesque Steve") as a separate entity and some kind of demon or impostor. Steve often joins Banjo and other characters in beating the "Grotesque" one up. Banjo is often portrayed as being afraid of that thing, if he was initially wary of Steve, it explains why.

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Stevonic
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Stevonic is the friendship between Steve and Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Terred
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Terred is the family ship between Terry Bogard and Red.

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Since Japanese players were unfamiliar with Fatal Fury/King of Fighters, they commented that Terry looks like a "beefed-up Pokémon Trainer".

Terryleth
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Terryleth is the non-binary ship between Terry Bogard and Byleth Eisner.

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ToonieVilla
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> ToonieVilla is the non-binary between (Toon) Link and Villager.

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Villagike
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Villagike is the non-binary ship between Villager and Ike.

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Ike and Villager don't interact much.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS
On Ike's page on smashbros.com, there's a screenshot of him standing next to the pink-haired Villager. He regards her while she is distracted poking at something on the ground with a stick.

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People like shipping Ike with the default female Villager, the one with the pink hair; mostly because of the massive contrast between them, as people wanted to ship the big, muscular Ike with a cute girl, the "Pink" Villager is considered the perfect candidate. It helps that she is often agreed to be the most innocent of the Villagers, being often the only one not hit with the "Killager" meme.

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Wolcario
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Wolcario is the non-binary ship between Wolf O'Donnell and Lucario.

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WolFit
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> WolFit is the Non-binary ship between Wolf O'Donnell and Wii Fit Trainer.

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WolPich
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> WolPich is the friendship between Wolf O'Donnell and Pichu.

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Wolpuff
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Wolpuff is the friendship between Wolf O'Donnell and Jigglypuff.

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Along with Toon Link, Wolf and Jigglypuff were the only characters in Brawl who didn't have a major role in the Subspace Emissary.

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Zelalina
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Zelcina
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Zelcina is the femslash between Zelda and Lucina.

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Zelmont
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> Zelmont is the family ship between Zelda and Simon Belmont.

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Zelda and Simon are both blonde. They both wear headwear adorned with crystals and have similar shades of red in their color scheme. They also both fight against an ever-reincarnating evil.

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The ship/headcanon exists to serve as a "light" counterpart to Jokernetta. Though the headcanon that Simon is Ultimate Zelda's father is popular, content for it is very rare.

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ZelPeach
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%"> ZelPeach is the femslash ship between Zelda and Peach.

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