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- I just want to hold her tight, yeah. Her hair, her eyes, her thighs, yeah...
- —Boyfriend rapping about Girlfriend in Fresh (Boyfriend Remix)
BoyGirl is the het ship between Boyfriend and Girlfriend from the Friday Night Funkin' fandom.
Canon[]
Boyfriend and Girlfriend are an official couple, with the challenges of their relationship being the main focus of their game. They are very affectionate with one another and are never seen apart. Boyfriend cares very much about Girlfriend to the point that he is willing to challenge her parents and multiple opponents just so that he can be with her, and Girlfriend in turn has extreme faith in him. PhantomArcade (one of their creators) has stated that they could not survive without one another and would die without each other. He also stated that it would be impossible to hypnotize/mind-control them into not loving each other as it is "pretty much the only thing that occupies their minds."[1]
Boyfriend considers Girlfriend to be very beautiful, often praising her appearance. Girlfriend is constantly supporting Boyfriend in every rap battle he engages in and even gives him emotional support when he loses by holding his hand[2], which is enough to give Boyfriend the strength to retry. Girlfriend is also fond of teasing Boyfriend and playing pranks on him, such as tricking him into believing she is pregnant[3], but is quick to reassure him if the joke is taken too seriously.
Boyfriend often expresses his more carnal feelings toward Girlfriend, which her father is trying to prevent him from acting on with little success. The two have very passionate feelings toward one another and do not let anything get in the way of their relationship, be it a pair of disapproving parents or a psychotic monster. Though they are both very unintelligent, their steadfast loyalty to one another has never failed them.
Moments[]
Friday Night Funkin'[]
- In the tutorial level, Girlfriend guides Boyfriend while rapping and encourages him by saying "That's how you do it!"
- In Stress, the second song in Week 7 (the current seventh level in the game), Girlfriend is knocked off of the speaker she usually sits on but is quickly caught by Boyfriend. They briefly hug each other and Boyfriend holds Girlfriend in his arms while facing off against his opponent Tankman.
- In the results screens, there are a lot of moments bewteen the two, with the 90+% clear having bf hold gf, and in 85% clear, Girlfriend is seen cheering for bf. The most important clear being the 100% clear where bf takes her to the bed.
Comics[]
- In "GF plays a prank" Girlfriend shows her more mischievous side by pranking Boyfriend with a fake pregnancy test, but quickly drops the act after seeing Boyfriend faint from shock.
- In "GF helps BF revive" Girlfriend holds Boyfriend's hand in order to revive him after losing a rap battle to Senpai.
- In "Winter Time Lovin'" Girlfriend gazes lovingly at Boyfriend when he offers to ice skate with her on an ice rink; the two hold hands before slipping and falling on the ice at the same time.
- In "Smile Good, Boyfriend!" the pair are seen playing video games at Girlfriend's house. Believing that Boyfriend was frightened by a jumpscare in the game, Girlfriend comforts him and kisses him on the cheek (much to her father's annoyance). Additionally, when seeing a Boyfriend Nendoroid figurine[4], Girlfriend stares at it with endearment and puts it in her mouth.
Songs[]
- Fresh (Boyfriend Remix) | Kawai Sprite
- Fresh (Girlfriend Remix) | Ay Jessalyn
- Funked Up | OR3O
Fanon[]
BoyGirl is the most popular ship in the Friday Night Funkin' fandom. Though many fans depict their relationship differently, they are generally seen as a wholesome and loving ship with some humorous moments. They are most commonly drawn in fanart as being lovey-dovey and romantic, with especially Girlfriend being quite flirtatious and often kissing or teasingly flirting with an infatuated Boyfriend. Girlfriend is also portrayed as being very caring and supportive of Boyfriend sometimes to the point of being protective, the latter trait perhaps a result of her being taller than him.
The more comical and slapstick sides of their characters seen in canon appear somewhat less commonly in fanworks, but the majority of BoyGirl art is often light-hearted in nature and more comedic/parody-esque interpretations are not hard to find. Angst is seldom seen in BoyGirl fanart, being much more frequent in ships like Pico x BF.
While shipping has somewhat died down in the fandom as of 2023, during 2021-2022 BoyGirl's most notable rival ship was (and still is) Pico x BF. The two ships were subject to frequent ship wars with Girlfriend or Pico portrayed as antagonists in fan works of either ship. On AO3, Pico/BF is currently slightly more popular than BF/GF, it doesn't help that Pico and Boyfriend are confirmed to be exes. Some try to avoid ship wars by pairing all three of them in a poly relationship.
Within the modding community, which forms the bulk of the Friday Night Funkin' fanbase, a common theme is to introduce OCs who try to win the affection of one of them. Most of these are purely fanon, but some of them have devoted fanbases. Boyfriend is frequently shipped with Sky, a fan-created fangirl of his who hates Girlfriend. Girlfriend is frequently shipped with Carol, a character who was initially created to replace her in a mod, but fans liked the idea of them being best friends, the ship appears to be a side-ship for Boyfriend/Sky.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Boyfriend/Girlfriend tag on AO3
- Boyfriend & Girlfriend tag on AO3
- NEWGROUNDS
- BF x GF tag on Newgrounds
Trivia[]
- Girlfriend is taller than Boyfriend.[5]
- Girlfriend likes calling Boyfriend a "dickhead" in an affectionate manner.
- Boyfriend and Girlfriend are both very scared of lightning.[6]
- Boyfriend and Girlfriend did not start dating just because they had matching names, but because they were genuinely attracted to each other and thought the other was cute.[7]
- Boyfriend knows a lot of fingerboard tricks, and it's one of the reasons he won Girlfriend's heart.[8]
- Girlfriend cannot cook, but she makes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Boyfriend sometimes; he gets extremely excited when she does. [9]
- Girlfriend is a demon, but the reason she appears human is because of "true love."[10]
- Boyfriend likes Girlfriend's "nice and chunky" figure.[11]
- Boyfriend and Girlfriend are fond of doing reckless things and causing trouble, such as going to McDonald's and pressuring the window clerk at the drive-through to give them free food[12], signing up for a driving test with a fake ID and crashing into trees, and stealing Girlfriend's mom's car to do these things.[13]
- Boyfriend and Girlfriend like playing video games at Girlfriend's house.
Gallery[]
Canon[]
Official Art[]
Fan Art[]
- All art in this section is fan made, and must be sourced back to the original artist. It also must have permission from the original artist to be posted here. If your art is here without your permission and you wish to have it taken down, please inform an admin, so that we may delete it.
References[]
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| Friday Night Funkin' Ships • Friday Night Funkin' Characters | ||
| SHIPS | het | BoyGirl • Cherryblast • Girlpai • SonGirl |
| slash | Boyfrico | |
| femslash | Girlssandra • Nenefriend | |
| poly | Funkin' Trio | |
| CHARACTERS | male | Pico |
| female | Girlfriend | |