Cupid's Associates: A Shippers Profiling Thread;

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This was approved by Roronoa Zorua. Not sure on the extra post on the bottom though.

With so many shippers known here, posting in many threads, it’s hard to know what exactly they like and where their stance is on shipping. So, I figured it would help us all if we were to make profiles for ourselves so that everyone understands our preferences.

Rules/Guidelines (there’s only a few, bear it):

1)You only post ONCE, to post your profile. That’s it. Making continuous posts telling me you want to edit your profile is not needed. There is an edit button, so you can use that to edit anything. I will be linking everyone’s profile on the first post, so anything you edit will be seen once the link is clicked. I would also like to have no chit-chat here that would dissuade from the profiles. You have VMs to do that.

2)You do not have to answer everything I ask of you to put on your profile. Feel free to leave them “N/A,” or even not put the question on your profile at all. If you want to go back and edit the question in if you can come up with an answer, by all means, do so.

3)If you can think of a profile question to put on that I have not asked myself, go ahead and do so, so long as it’s civil. I could possibly use it as a question for everyone to use if I believe it’s good.

4)Notice that I said “so long as it’s civil” in the last rule? Good, because this applies to the profile as a whole. Any potential flame-bait within the profile (you should know what flame-bait is, you're a shipper) will NOT be tolerated. Period. Any bashing/derogatory statements will be reported if need be.

5)This is primarily a Pokemon shipping thread, but that doesn’t mean you have to mention strictly Pokemon shippings. If you support ships from other anime/media sources, feel free to include them. However, I will ask to keep Pokemon as the top priority here. This is a Pokemon site, after all.

6)If you have any questions, feel free to PM/VM me or one of the shipping moderators. If I can’t help you out here, I’m certain one of them can.



With that said, here is the format to post your profile, along with specifics to answer the question is asks:

Your Username: Just post the name you want to go by for this profile. Having this prevents any posts from being lost if someone opts to change their username.

Describe your history as a shipper: Straightforward. Just describe your history as a shipper. How did you get into Shipping? Have you ever faltered from Shipping? When did you start letting your stance on shipping become known to the public (i.e. the Shipping boards of any forum, in real life, etc.). Please try to refrain from mentioning age in here.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I’m basically asking how much you think about shipping. Do you think about shipping practically 24/7, or is it so far back in your mind that you only think of it when you’re bored? Please try to describe your “devotion,”, if possible.

The ship(s) you mainly support: Just list the ships you support (in a, b, c format). But, I will ask you all to put your OTP at the front of your list, and have that ship bolded and underlined. This will help identify you for what you like the most.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: This mainly applies to your OTP, since I don’t want this section to become a novel in case you like many ships. Nothing derogatory please.

What do you do as a shipping fan: This question asks for the typical things you do that concerns your preferred ships. Do you review hints and see if they have any canonical merit? Do you think of shipping scenarios for your ships? Do you watch the shipping episodes in the anime just to “squee?” Answers like that go here.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: Are you an avid poster in the respective shipping thread? Have you made shipping stories, fanart, banners, or AMVs for your OTP? Are you the “Go-to person” for your ship? If any of these (or any other notable stance) apply to you, say so here. This does not have to apply to just your OTP. This question here will let shippers, new and old, see your contributions to the ships you love.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: This is mainly for veteran shippers. How do you think others have perceived you in this subforum? This question will help viewers see you from another person’s point of view.


There you go. 8 questions for you to think about and post to describe yourself. It doesn’t have to be neat and delicate unless you want it to be, but it had to get the point across.

I will help you out and lay out the 8 questions so far:

Your Username:
Describe your history as a shipper:
How much of a shipping fan are you today:
The ship(s) you mainly support:
Why do you like the ship(s) you support:
What do you do as a shipping fan:
Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general:
How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise:


I will be compiling all of the profiles into an easy-to-access alphabetical listing, and I will try to update regularly. If you have trouble locating your post, just refer to one of the first posts in this thread to locate a shortcut to it.

So have at it guys. I’ll be posting mine right after this one, to provide an example of how to do this.


Alphabetical listings

-A-
AuraSoul93 - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1716980&postcount=24

Axle Helios - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1703460&postcount=23

Azure Dragon - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693497&postcount=11

-D-
DarkDreams - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693047&postcount=5

-H-
Hitomi - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1717552&postcount=25

-I-
Insana Dana - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693660&postcount=13

-J-
Jabberwocky - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693597&postcount=12

Jing - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693190&postcount=6

-K-
Klonoa - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693984&postcount=16

-L-
Lawnmowergirl - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1695799&postcount=18

Luna Tiger - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693335&postcount=8

-M-
Mari - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693435&postcount=10

Meron - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693269&postcount=7

Music Masato - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1695959&postcount=20

-O-
OddObsession - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693366&postcount=9

-P-
Pat - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1695943&postcount=19

pokefan38 - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1696491&postcount=21

-Q-
Quest - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1719407&postcount=26

-R-
Ranger Jack Walker - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693821&postcount=15

Rocker32703 - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1693680&postcount=14

-S-
Sonic Boom - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1692049&postcount=3

-Y-
yoshi12370 - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1694513&postcount=17

-Z-
zel - http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=1692621&postcount=4
 
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So here is mine, you don't have to follow this example to a T, but it helps serve as a basis to form your own.


Your Username: Sonic Boom

Describe your history as a shipper: My shipping history has been a roller coaster of fun. My first understanding of shipping was when I watched the first season episodes, and saw the interactions between Ash and Misty. I liked the thought of them being couple, but I had never known the term “shipping” existed. The 6th movie was when I started to understand the concept of shipping, and so technically, Advanceshipping was my first ever ship. But as I watched the Battle Frontier episodes and saw some chemistry in Contestshipping, and finally saw Gotta Catch Ya Later, I swapped back to Pokeshipping, and admittedly, became very adamant and militant about PS. But as I continued watching the anime, I mellowed out and started to explore other shippings.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I like to say I’m a lot calmer than I used to be in shipping. I still think of shipping from time to time, mostly as plot devices for a fanfiction I have been thinking about writing, but it’s not as obsessive as it was 2 years ago.

The ship(s) you mainly support: Pokeshipping, Advanceshipping, Morepheusshipping, Penguinshipping, Contestshipping, Ikarishipping, Novelshipping, Gohan X Videl (DBZ)

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: I like Pokeshipping because I feel a lot can be derived out of it, plot-wise. It already has the tension needed to create some plots out of it, and it’s a tried and true type of pairing that has been in other anime with moderate success. It also helps that I had a real-life situation similar to PS that I blew up =P. As for Advanceshipping, I became a fan of it again when I mellowed out and started to explore Ash ships. Morpheusshipping is the same way. Ikarishipping reminds me so much of Bulma X Vegeta of DBZ for some reason, and so I have the similarity quirk that PS has that keeps me interested in IS. Novelshipping is the same way – I can see Misty fulfilling the same role as Bulma. Gohan X Videl was my first favorite ship, hands down, and even though it’s been canon for years, I still like to watch those moments in the World Tournament Saga because there’s just so cute.

What do you do as a shipping fan: When I learned to browse through the internet, I discovered fanfiction.net. Hoo boy, the number of Pokeshipping stories I read there. Fanfiction.net is my primary source for shipping, but I also look posts at various forums, and to lesser extent, look at AMVs.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: OTP-wise, honestly, not really. I don’t think I’ve done much for Pokeshipping aside from being a mediator and trying to ease tensions between threads. As a whole, I guess I could say I played a part in helping the Advanceshipping thread of old become less spammy and, well, lulzy, though I’m fairly certain some people still hold grudges against me for that. Of course, every thread got a fresh start soon after, so lol.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: I could find a page worth of quotes of people arguing with me over AS. And I could find a half a page of VMs of people commending me on my actions. But that was then, this is now, and now, I’m not usually seen much, so I don’t have much for people to base me off of =P
 
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not that anyone cares what i ship, but whatevs
it is 5 in the morning and i am bored =w=

Your Username// zel

Shipping History// pokemon special was basically what got me into the pokemon fandom in the first place, so most of my fav ships at that time were mangaverse... i was particularly in love with steven/wallace (and still am, in a sense). then, thanks to a lot of attractive fanart, i got back into the games, and started shipping a bunch of moderately-to-extremely cliche/overdone slash pairings (volkner/roark & the like). eventually i managed to stop being a dumbass fangirl, realized that het can be sexy too, expanded my interests to include the most minor of minor characters, etc. etc. nowadays i appreciate a wide (and when i say wide i mean wide) variety of ships.

How Insane Am I// i ain't no militant shipper, that's for sure. it's kinda hard to be that way when 95% of what you ship has no basis in canon. i also no longer hate on the mainstream stuff like i used to. (i had an epiphany one day, you see, and that epiphany was thus: "IT'S POKEMON ZEL JFC") soyeah. these days i'm about as chillaxin as it gets in this fandom. but i will, however, take any opportunity to try and sway someone over to one of my ships, since most of them are tiny and deserve more acknowledgment ;3;

Ships I Support// lt.surge/koga, green/red, brock/leaf, erika/sabrina, lance/clair, bruno/will, falkner/janine, bill/kotone, lambda/apollo, eusine/morty, steven/brendan, shelly/may, brawly/roxanne, archie/maxie, flannery/winona, noland/nejiki, sidney/phoebe, looker/johanna, riley/dawn, candice/maylene, roark/jasmine, cyrus/cynthia, flint/volkner, giovanni/delia, buson/bashou, newton/zero, ash/may, gary/misty, zoey/dawn, etc. etc. [i'd list my mangaverse ships too but i feel like that would get too muddled]

Why// i don't need a reason to ship~
if you were to browse through my complete shipping list you would find such anomalies as brawly/roark, candice/roxanne, giovanni/karen & arceus/bertha. if i think two (or more) characters could have interesting and/or cute interactions, i'll ship 'em. you ask "why?" and i ask... "WHY NOT?" ;D

What Do I Do?// well, i write fic... however, most of my fics (even the so-called shippy ones) tend towards the "gen" side of things. i can't even write kissing scenes without feeling uncomfortable, so i stick to very platonic scenarios in the shippy fics i write. i also, umm... browse for fanart on pixiv? lol idk

OTP Contributions// i'm the one who got a few of my friends into toxicboltshipping! does that count? ;p anywho. i've written one long-ish fic and one short piece for them, and i have two others in the works right now~
my headcanon for surge & koga (& janine!) is fairly complex and tied into both japanese history and the events of gens I&II, so i suppose that counts as a contribution as well...? even though i've never fully shared it w/ anyone? haha

How I Am Perceived// well, i'm not around a whole lot, so i doubt tons of people know me. there's not much discussion i can really participate in, as i don't ship any of the popular pairings hard enough to talk about them. but hopefully people know me as "that one cool chick who always types in lowercase". ;) if so, my life is complete~
 
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Your Username: DarkDreams
Describe your history as a shipper: Eh..Got into Shipping around the same time last year. Started out as the typical, yet educated Youtube shipper. God, I hated Poke/Contest/PearlShipping with a vengeance. Soon, I mellowed out, and started to support all kinds of May ships, but stayed away from Contest.

How I got into AdvanceShipping (Spoilered for slight bashing):
Before liking Pokemon, I was searching for "Ashy May" on google for an assignment I was doing, and pictures of Ash x May came up. I was intrigued. AdvanceShipping first appealed to me physically, since they looked more 'right'. Soon, I got to learn what kind of hints there were, and hell, I was obsessed, I was so damn certain that Ash x May was "It", the "Perfect Ship". But, I left it at that and continued my assignment. Soon, I decided to watch Pokemon, like for a few episodes to kill time. On YouTube, I came across this Pokemon AMV, which turned out to be ContestShippy, I watched it...And god. I hated Drew when I first saw him. I was full on "Who the FUCK is this guy?" So I continued watching, after several rose throwings, I was "What kind of guy throws roses?" Then, I was judging his sexual preferences. Then when it got to Drew's being saved by May, I was "Ok...Why does a guy out of all things, need to be saved by a girl". By then, I hated his guts, and decided that Ash would have been a better option. So, I watched another Pokemon vid out of spite for the first one, this time, I typed "Ash x May", and watched the first vid I saw. When I saw Ash saving May, along with the hands on shoulders thing, I knew that this was the Ship for me.

My most notcable Shipping accomplisment was a full 30+ paged, 25k+ word, single spaced, size 9 font essay on AdvanceShipping. I also write the Shipping section for "National Bulbagraphic".
How much of a shipping fan are you today: Big one, not as hardcore as a couple months back, but still pretty big on it
The ship(s) you mainly support: Advance, OutCry, Stranger, Red x May, Image, SapphirePearl, HoennChampion, Calendar.
Why do you like the ship(s) you support: Everything but AdvanceShipping: Looks cute/hot/good together/interesting interactions/character contrast/just 'coz.

AdvanceShipping:
It was basically the "First come, first serve" thing, I saw Ash and May together. They looked physically compatible, then it build on from there. Ash and may just clicked. After a few eps into Hoenn, I was just convinced that those two are the perfect pair. Ash keeps on saving May, he's the hero, she's the damsel. The hero always gets the girl.
What do you do as a shipping fan: I draw fanart, make banners, fanficition, hint speculation, photoshop edits and debating..
Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general:
I draw fanart, make banners, fanficition, hint speculation, photoshop edits and debating..
Click to expand...

I've also had the most posts in the New and Old AdvanceShipping thread. So yeah.

I also write the Shipping section for "National Bulbagraphic".
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How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: Big AdvanceShipper. Um...A bit defensive about it, epic Anime!May Shipper
 
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Your Username:Jing
Describe your history as a shipper:Well im not really a addicted shipper.I used to love pokemon shippings alot but i saw alot of better animes than this so i started to not care about these ships.But yea i think there very cute
How much of a shipping fan are you today:To be honest i still like it but i dont care no more since the DP series bore me to death now.
The ship(s) you mainly support:Pokeshipping,SoulSilver,ContestShipping and Ikarishipping.
Why do you like the ship(s) you support:Becuase with Pokeshipping before advanced and Dp series happended alot of people used to support pokeshipping for alot of years since then.I think Misty the tomboy is very cute and funny to go with our hero Ash.SoulSilver is like a johto ikarishipping.I rlly love rival shippings.Lyra in the game always gets fed up with Silver and that tag battle i was like 100x yea than that other kid.Contestshipping i like alot also because in the advances and fontier there hints rlly got my attention ever since they first met.Drew always gave her roses which was sweet and every time togeter i feel like they rlly go good togeter.Ikarishipping i know is opposite attract but i rlly love it.They both hate eachother and i luv Dawn with Paul since Paul is so mean hearted.So why not?
What do you do as a shipping fan:Chat here in shippers paradise,watch amvs of it or meps and look at cute pics or them.
Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general:Nvm..No...I cnt make graphics and stuff
How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise:I have no idea.People have alot of opinions about other people but i guess good....
 
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Your Username:
Meron

Describe your history as a shipper:
I was a big Pokémon fan as a kid. When it first started airing here, I became a closet Rocketshipper because I liked Jessie and James and their dynamics were fun. For the most of the time (I was 8) I joked about it, but secretly I liked it in a more serious way. I still remember that warm, fuzzy feeling when I first saw "Holy Matrimony" on TV... When the Johto episodes (they skipped OI completely here) started in my country, my interest in the series, characters and Rocketshipping faded away. I forgot about it and moved on to next fandoms.

Many years later, I decided to watch the old episodes again, just because I had nothing else to do. I soon fell in love with Rocketshipping again, and watched all the episodes I missed until the new DP episodes. I was sad because their relationship seemed really dead and hateful in the AG series, but then I learned that it was because the new dub rewrote the lines like that. Then I started to get familiar with the Japanese version more and more.

Half way of DP episodes I started to follow the series in Japanese as I had caught up with most of the episodes, and felt more confirmed about Rocketshipping. Then, DP117 aired and I don't think I've ever loved the shipping more as I have since then. And I still love it from the bottom of my heart.

How much of a shipping fan are you today:
I discuss and think about Rocketshipping every day. I don't live and breath it, but I love it very, very much. It makes me happy.

The ship(s) you mainly support:
1) Rocket
2) Other shippings haven't really caught my attention, though I used to like some before. I guess Contest and Appeal are shippings that I find cute.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support:
Rocket just clicks with me. Musashi and Kojiro are both adorable and interesting characters, I can relate to them, and they look good together. I love their strong friendship and tight bond, and it appeals to me.

What do you do as a shipping fan:
I discuss it in our thread over here in Bulbagarden, and talk with other shippers a lot. I have the shippiest episodes saved on my computer. Analyzing hints, character developments and characteristics is really fun.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general:
Well, just looking at my deviantArt you can probably see that I draw my OTP a lot... It just fills my gallery! Tbh, Rocket and other Pokémon art made me like drawing again, and I have really improved thanks to it.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise:
"That Rocketshipper who draws and worries too much" :p
 
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Your Username: Luna Tiger
Describe your history as a shipper:
Been shipping since I was six (Voltron, Voltus V, don't ask). Been shipping in Pokémon in 1999, starting with Palletshipping (after Power Rangers taught me the ways of "slash"), Honorshipping in 2000. I never looked back. That's that in a nutshell.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: No way to gauge; I'm required to think about it.

The ship(s) you mainly support:
Honorshipping (Morty/Falkner), Neglectshipping (Brendan/Misty), Ignitionshipping (Flint/Volkner), Bouldershipping (Brock/Ash), Hollowshipping (Brock/Paul), EVERY couple on this list, Raccoonshipping (Will/Whitney), Gothshipping (Clair/Karen), Jimshipping (Brock/James), Ironshippng (Byron/Riley)...

LateNight, Hunter, SapphirePearl, Jane, Hedge, ToxicBolt, Origin, Penumbra, Chef, Asperity, Molestshipping (wrote for), Storybook + Emanation, Navigator, Shackle, Tranquility, Triforce, Braveryshipping (wrote for), Danshokushipping (wrote for), Mio, more to eventually add.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: I don't need reasons. I like what I like. Every one has an appeal so subtle, it doesn't come down to words.

What do you do as a shipping fan: I write when I want to. I name 'ships (a good 500 are coined by me, not including joint credit). I hit my head a few times...

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general:
Honorshipping? No (unless fanfiction counts; then, I was the first to do that within the English fandom). For Gaiashipping, I wrote the BP article on it. Neglectshipping, wrote the first fanfic on it.

Named all three of those, btw.

I've been upkeeping and caretaking the List since July '06.
Quickfax: There were 2,043 names in November of that year. It is currently just under 9,000 just three and a half years later (6,000+). Archaic made the List in '00-'01. Imagine the percentile increase yourself.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: *laughs* I'm your primary mod; I'm pretty sure the feelings are mixed, and somewhat misconceived.
 
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Your Username: OddObsession

Describe your history as a shipper: Overall? I started shipping in other fandoms about four years ago. I mostly 'shipped for Code Lyoko. This year I found out about HeartGold coming out and decided to play through the original games I had (Only gen I and II) and it sparked my interest in Pokemon again. After watching the anime for the first time in years, I thought 'Wow, Ash has been with alot of girls, and he's been very close with a number of guys... this would be a horrible fandom to get into.' which then prompted me to look into it. Anyway, turns out the poke 'shippings are surprisingly organized. Pokemon is the only fandom where I am into yaoi so much. Usually I just support straight couples. For some reason, I'm more for the yaoi couples in pokemon. o_O

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I still get pretty annoyed if someone decides to flame my 'ships, but not as much as I was a few years ago. I no longer get involved into huge debates... on purpose, anyway. Still, I tend to look wayyy too into each and every 'ship I like.

The ship(s) you mainly support: (in order from most supported to least) Palletshipping, PreciousMetalShipping, SoulSilverShipping, SacredShipping and ContestShipping. (This mostly includes all variations, ie. PalletShipping also refers to OriginalShipping and MasaraShipping.)

Other, non-Pokemon 'ships:
Code Lyoko: Odd/Aelita, Ulrich/Aelita, Ulrich/Yumi, Jeremie/Aelita.
The Legend of Zelda: Dark Link/Link, Link/Saria (OoT), Shadow/Vio (Four Swords), Link/Tetra, Link/Medli, Komali/Medli (WW), Link/Midna, Link/Ilia (TP) (All from Game-Universe excluding Shadow/Vio, as I also like this couple from the manga.)
Gorillaz: 2D/Noodle, Murdoc/2D (onesided on Murdoc's part)
More will probably be added later.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support:
PalletShipping: Spoiler-ed due to length and slight bashing =)
My OTP. This is the 'ship I see the most evidence for. It was also the first 'ship I actually liked (as a child I always thought there was something going on there...) And, as a fanfic writer, there is so much stuff from the anime I can manipulate to my advantage. The whole bestfriends-> rivalry-> friends again thing they have is pure gold. Gary is probably Ash's oldest friend. During the period of rivalry they had, Gary definitely wanted Ash to follow him. He left the bait and Ash followed him like a dog. Not the most healthy relationship, but I digress. Gary loved the attention, and Ash was desperate to prove himself. Why could this be? They obviously meant something to each other. And don't tell me that the half pokeballs they hold mean nothing. They had both carried a totally pointless item around, and Ash even thought of his half as a goodluck charm. It might just be me, but I felt like there were some romantic undertones to that.

Now that they are friends, the anime has pretty much forgotten about Gary. But I still hold onto the hopes that they'll cross paths again, and hopefully Gary will be forced into the main picture again.
Also, I really don't like Misty... or Dawn... and I really, really like Gary. That kind of massively affects my opinion. :spin:

Non-anime wise, there aren't as many hints. In the games, the only thing I really notice is how, once again, Red is trying to prove himself. And in HGSS, Blue is still going on about Red, even to a trainer he doesn't even know. In the PokeSpec manga, Green (boy) and Red have a very strong friendship. Actually, it's very much like the anime relationship between Gary and Ash (Although Green is less 'I am so awesome check out mah cheerleaders' and more calm, cool and collected.)

PreciousMetalShipping: I support this more than SoulSilver for two reasons.
A) I first played the Gen II games, so I am very used to it just being Gold/Silver. Kotone/Lyra didn't even exist, so I prefer Gold for the nostalgia factor.
B) Because of the PokeSpec manga.
In both the game and manga universes, Silver warms up to Gold, while Gold seemingly chases Silver (more so in the manga). To be honest, I just liked it because Silver was the only recurring character in Golds life, apart from mom and Prof. Elm. (And Silver didn't appear to have anyone else. At all.)
HGSS's stripping scene just fueled my love for the couple. ^_^

SoulSilverShipping: Pretty much same as above, excluding Manga references and the whole nostalgia thing.

SacredShipping and ContestShipping: SacredShipping I like... because... it simply looks good. In HGSS they're clearly friends and... I don't even know. I just like the fanart, I think.
ContestShipping is here because it's the one I see as being the most likely to happen. I'm pretty certain Drew likes her. They have some pretty serious chemistry, and yes, I am including their fights in that =P

What do you do as a shipping fan: I post on these forums :yahoo: I also write fanfiction and make AMV videos.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: I have posted a few pieces of fanart I found on the web... Otherwise, not really. I have uploaded two fanfics on ff.net, one for my OTP and one for another pairing I like. I'm working on two AMV's, both for my OTP. (and of course, I'll be posting the links to them once they're done)

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: Gah, I don't know. Probably as a bit of a yaoi fangirl (even though, in other fandoms, that's not necessarily true). Hopefully they see me as nice to talk to. (Unless they try to spark a debate that involves PalletShipping. If so, bring it on :evil:)
 
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Re: Cupid's Associates: A Shippers Profiling Thread

Your Username: Azure Dragon/Butterfly (the latter on FF)

Describe your history as a shipper: I started writing fanfictions in '07, and started to ship some of my OCs together. Eventually, I moved on to shipping canon characters because I found that fun. Of course, the people who got me into shipping were my goofy online friends, so I support mostly “crack” ships.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: Enough to think about certain ships a lot. Not all the time, but if I’m bored in class, I’ll start writing out scenarios in my head. I usually don’t chat much with other people about shipping because I support such weird, one-off ships, and most people don’t seem to support the same ones. XD

The ship(s) you mainly support: Pikashipping (Ash/Pikachu – I told you I was a weird shipper), Originshipping (Wallace/Steven), most Legendary pairings, PreciousMetalshipping (Gold/Silver), Forestingshipping (Sceptile/Aggron), Red/anyone. I also somewhat support Rocketshipping, Palletshipping, and Pokeshipping. Also have an OC/OC list that's about four times as big as this.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: Because they’re adorable, and the interactions that would ensue would also be cute. In the case of Red, he’s impossible to not be shipped to someone. And I just find Pikashipping cuter than any of the Ash/girl pairings (even though Pikachu is herself a girl, in my eyes).

What do you do as a shipping fan: I read fics, and occasionally look at art. Never AMVs though. I never really found many “hints” in canon, so…

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: I write terrible fanfictions! :D

…that’s it.
 
Re: Cupid's Associates: A Shippers Profiling Thread

Your Username: Jabberwocky

Describe your history as a shipper: Back in the wee years of 1998-1999, I was but a four-year-old tyke who liked Pokemon. I hadn't ever played the games, but I knew that Pokemon was big. While watching the anime, something just clicked for me between Ash and Misty, and PokeShipping became my OTP.

Dipping my feet into the fandom in 2005, I started supporting AdvanceShipping, but soon left the fandom.

Fully entering the fandom in 2009, I initially supported PearlShipping, but quickly left it when I remembered the interactions of Ash and that feisty redhead so many years ago, and returned to PokeShipping.

Around the later months of 2009, I discovered that I had become a multi-Shipper: Poke was still my OTP, but I now supported a variety of Ships, including AdvanceShipping.

That's basically my Shipping history in a nutshell. I've named a bunch of Ships personally (including about 70 crossover Ships with One Piece).

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I'm not too involved in the community, but I drop in from time to time.

The ship(s) you mainly support: PokeShipping (Ash/Misty, AdvanceShipping (Ash/May), NextGenShipping (Gary/Angie), TwinleafShipping (Dawn/Barry), GoingMareepShipping (Mr. Briney/Mareep; CRACK), RocketShipping (Jessie/James), ToxicBoltShipping (Koga/Lt. Surge), Jabber/Alison (from National Bulbagraphic's serial Bulbagarden!). Outside of Pokemon, I support Katara/Aang and Suki/Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: When I support a Ship, I usually look for the most realistic and adorable hints, as well as chemistry. PokeShipping and RocketShipping, to me, fit that bill the best, with the other Ships following closely behind.

What do you do as a shipping fan: I mainly just support my Ships, discuss them, and write the occasional fanfic.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: Not really.
 
Re: Cupid's Associates: A Shippers Profiling Thread

Your Username: Insana Dana.

Describe your history as a shipper: I was a huge Pokemon fan as a kid, and I would watch it pretty much religiously whenever I could. My favorite character aside from Team Rocket was Misty, and I really liked how she and Ash argued. I was only seven years old and very oblivious so I had no idea about the concept of shipping, nor was I interested in anything romantic back then. I just liked their friendship. Sometime in 2002, I lost my interest in Pokemon.

In March 2007, two weeks before my fifteenth birthday, me and my sister were really bored one day with nothing to do. We didn't feel like doing anything we normally did, so out of curiosity I started looking through a bunch of old videos and found two of my old Pokemon tapes. My sister had a slight knowledge of Pokemon from the Super Smash Bros series, and I had told her before that Pokemon was my favorite show as a kid, so I asked her if she wanted to watch it and she said yes. As soon as we started watching, I fell in love with Pokemon all over again and I remembered why I loved the interactions between Ash and Misty so much. I began to think they looked cute together, although I still didn't know what shipping was or that other people even did that.

I was curious to see how Pokemon had changed over the years--was it still making new episodes? Were the same characters on the show or had they changed? I Googled Pokemon and learned all about the changes to the show: That Misty had left and some girl named May had taken her place, and that now May was gone replaced by a girl named Hikari (her dub name hadn't been revealed yet). I looked up May first and I saw a link about something called Advanceshipping. Having no idea what this could possibly be, I clicked on it and was lead right to Bulbagarden's old Advanceshipping thread. Looking through it, I thought May looked cute but I didn't like how she and Ash looked together--it just didn't look right and I found myself missing Misty. I went back to looking up stuff about May and then found something called Contestshipping. By this time I was starting to get the idea of this shipping business, so I took a look at that. I saw pictures of May with this green-haired guy who I later learned was named Drew. I liked how he looked with May, noting that they looked much more right together than she did with Ash. I did more research, learning about Ash and Misty's relationship--who would have thought it was called Pokeshipping? I got the Kanto DVD boxsets to watch and I watched episodes of AG to get the feeling of May being on the show. At first I didn't like her, but I ended up warming up to her pretty quickly. Then I started watching some episodes with Drew in them, and I instantly fell in love with May's interactions with Drew (before this, I had only relied on screenshots and fanart, so I had no idea how they interacted previously). It reminded me of Ash and Misty, yet it was also different. Before long I had fell head over heels in love with Pokeshipping and Contestshipping, and I also began to like Ikarishipping, just because I thought these Hikari and Shinji characters looked cute together.

As the month went on, those three were the only three ships I was aware of. But as the year progressed, I started to take interest in other ships. Rocketshipping and Neoshipping were two of them. As I watched episodes of Kanto and Orange Islands, I thought Jessie and James looked cute together. Butch and Cassidy too, though to a lesser extent, since I actually HATED the idea of Neoshipping before I started to like it. Then at the start of the new year, something hit me one day: I thought Neoshipping was really, really awesome! It was my top ship for most of the year after that, and all that year I worked very hard on a Neoshipping fanfic, that to this day I still haven't finished. Although I still love Neoshipping dearly, Pokeshipping and Contestshipping jumped back up to OTP status, with Neoshipping very, very close behind.

2009 was the year that I started to expand my horizons when it came to shipping. Pokeshipping, Contestshipping, Ikarishipping, Neoshipping and Rocketshipping were still the only ships I was interested in. Up until now, I had been a firm believer that you should only ship a character with ONE other person--I hated multishipping with a passion. I also didn't like yaoi and yuri, though I wasn't against it. It just wasn't my cup of tea. But in 2009 I grew curious. I began to like ships I hadn't been interested in before, like Palletshipping and SapphirePearlshipping. I continued to grow interested in other ships with different characters, and long story short, I support over 40 different Pokemon ships, het, yaoi AND yuri, anime, game and manga-verse. And that is how I became the shipper I am today.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I would say I'm a pretty damn huge fan of shipping. There are days where I don't feel as passionately about my ships as I usually do, but I always grow obsessed again without failed. I just love shipping so damn much. <3

The ship(s) you mainly support: I love way, way too many ships to even name. But I'll try to list my absolute favorites, so I don't end up listing all of them. (Waaaay too much. XD)

Pokeshipping (Ash x Misty)
Contestshipping (Drew x May)
Neoshipping (Butch x Cassidy)
Rocketshipping (Jessie x James)
Imageshipping (Misty x May)
SapphirePearlshipping (Dawn x May)
Palletshipping (Ash x Gary)
ColdCoffeeshipping (Barry x Paul)
Tensionshipping (Harley x Drew)
Conjunctionshipping (Saturn x Mars)
Twinleafshipping (Barry x Dawn)
HeatTagshipping (Conway x Dawn)
Gymshipping (Brock x Misty)
Stockingsshipping (Dawn x Lyra)
JohtoFestashipping (Khoury x Lyra)
Questshipping (Jimmy x Marina)
SoulSilvershipping (Silver x Lyra)
Choosenshipping (Silver x Green (girl))
Franticshipping (Ruby x Sapphire)
Bouldershipping (Ash x Brock)
Respectshipping (Ash x Drew)
Brocketshipping (Brock x James)

And that's not even half the ships I support. XD

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: Well, here's a boring answer. Either because they're totally adorable, hilarious, or they have tons of hints. Or all three.

What do you do as a shipping fan: I post in my favorite shipping threads when I have the chance, and I write TONS of shipping fanfics. I'd like to try fanart sometime too, even though I'm a terrible artist.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: Uh...I was the top poster in the Contestshipping thread and one of the top posters in the old Pokeshipping thread? 8D Lol, no, I can't really think of anything profound I did for my favorite ships, except post a lot.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: The cracked out Misty/May/Pokeshipping/Contestshipping obsessor. :D
 
Re: Cupid's Associates: A Shippers Profiling Thread

Your Username: Rocker32703

Describe your history as a shipper: As a child, I watched the anime off and on. I was probably too young to really connect with the characters individually when the original season was on. So, I never personally was connected to Misty. I didn't get caught up in Pokeshipping because I didn't even know what 'shipping was. I discovered it by running into a few AMVs of Pokeshipping on Youtube. Curious, I asked a friend to explain what it was to me, and so I learned about 'shipping. To be honest, I was a Pokeshipper for about a month, but that was because I didn't know there was anything else to begin with.
That's when I started really getting into the show, which was the last few eps of MasterQuest/beginning of Advanced. When I first saw May and heard her story in first-person, I really started to like her. The first few episodes of Advanced are still probably my favorite episodes today, because they really showed off May's playfulness and Ash doing his best to mentor her and be her friend. To me, that seems more like a real relationship, more so than an "Opposites Attract" relationship. From there on to today, I was an Advanceshipper.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I used to be huge, huge on 'shipping. Today I've definitely mellowed out. I was really into this forum's Advanceshipping thread back in December to early March. After that, schoolwork and a lack of interest kind of drove me away, but now that Summer is here, I'm making a comeback. I doubt I'll ever be as active as I was back then though.

The ship(s) you mainly support: Advanceshipping is really the only one that I pay much attention to, but I don't really hate any others. Hell, I've mellowed out to Contestshipping. I don't support it, no, but I don't get overly upset about it.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: Call it boring, but I like realistic relationships. Something that you can see happen around you, not just in a TV show. Advanceshipping fit for that. The two care for each other, but aren't overly nuts for each other. I could see something like that happen around me in highschool, which is what I like.

What do you do as a shipping fan: I will always support Advanceshipping. I try my best to make time to post in threads, I do search for fanart occasionally if I'm in need of it, and I try to read high-quality fanfics.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or
contributed to the community in general: I've made a lot of posts in the old thread, definitely talked about every topic possible for the 'ship. I've written 1 Christmas song and a short songfic, and I've already planned and starting writing a full-on fanfic that'l be about 3-4 chapters.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: Back in the day, I was a pretty notable Advanceshipper. I was definitely in the Top 5 for posts in the original Advanceshipping Thread. I've pretty much been gone since March though, so some people may not know me at all. I don't really know.
 
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Your Username: Ranger Jack Walker

Describe your history as a shipper:May became my favourite character in Pokemon when I first got Pokemon Ruby. Her design was excellent. Her personality in the anime was also appealing. The first couple of episodes of AG got me thinking. Before AG, Ash was this immature kid who won due to luck. However, in AG he seemed different. This didn't become apparent until later in the series but the way he acted as May's mentor in the earlier episodes made me think that they looked great together. At that point, I wasn't aware of the term 'Advanceshipping' though. Later Drew was introduced. His behaviour changed throughout the series but my first opinion of him did not. I didn't like him as a person at all. He was a great rival but I didn't like the way he initially treated May.
While searching for some stuff related to the games, I stumbled upon Bulbapedia. Somehow, I found the article on Shipping. Then I visited some of the articles and found the Advanceshipping one. After reading it, I found myself saying, "This is very cute." Then I searched for some Advanceshipping fanart on google. I felt one of the fanart was a masterpiece. It was done by Suzoshiroya Suzuko. It featured Ash with an intense look on his face. He had one arm around May's waist. Pikachu was unleashing a Thunder Bolt. It remains my favourite fanart to this day. Going to the site where it was posted, I found Page 3 of the old Advanceshipping General Discussion thread. After viewing some pages, I registered and started posting. I was hooked on Advanceshipping.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: A huge fan. I may not get as much time to post but I'm still a HUGE fan.

The ship(s) you mainly support: Not too many but here they are.
Advanceshipping(Ash x May)
Hoennshipping(Brendan x May)
Brendan x Leaf(Whatever its called, if it even has a name)
Soulsilvershipping(Silverx Lyra)

Why do you like the ship(s) you support:
Advanceshipping: They look very cute together. The whole mentor-Student thing. The awesome fanart. Its a realtionship thats based on their similarities. So, in real life, it will turn out to be a very stong and long lasting one. Besides, I don't belive the whole 'opposites attract' thing.
Hoennshipping: Again, they look very cute together and they have some cute moments and one-sided dialouges(One-sided as the PC doen't speak)
Brendan x Leaf: I have no idea. Not one.
Soulsilvershipping: Saw some damn good fanart all over the place.

What do you do as a shipping fan: One of the major posters in the Advanceshipping threads.(Both old and new)

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: One of the oldest members of the old Advanceshipping thread and a major poster of the new one. Not much other than that.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: I'm a pretty normal guy so they probably think of me as one too.
 
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Your Username: Klonoa

Describe your history as a shipper: I think I "shipped" since i was a kid, it started with my favorite Disney movies and Pokemon (lol Pokeshipping). I always have. Of course, like everyone else, I went through an "idiot fangirl" phase. When I was a preteen I hated yaoi/yuri because I didn't know what it was. When I was a teenager I then became a yaoi/yuri BRAT to the point it was what I mainly/only liked. But now I don't care: If I like it, I like it. If I don't, I just DON'T.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: Not much. Shipping used to be the main thing I'd look at before/while getting into a series, but now I care about other things. I still like thinking pairings up, but it's not a "main priority". Its for fun and maybe potential lulz, yo. :c

The ship(s) you mainly support: I mostly like "gross"/"dark" pairings for some reason, they're usually my favorite. I also like things like crack, never-met, or just alternate ones (ex: A and B are together, but what would A and C be like? Something like that).

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: Because they amuse and interest me :c

What do you do as a shipping fan: Not much, I mean I just mentioned it's not my main "priority". Sometimes if it's easy enough, I'd draw, and I once wrote a fic but it embarrasses me so let's not talk about that LOL

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: I used to post in the pictures thread a few months back... :/

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: I haven't been on that often, so I don't know, but at the same time I'd be interested too. Possibly "that one person who posted a lot of Zoroark/Lucario" X/
 
Re: Cupid's Associates: A Shippers Profiling Thread

Your Username: yoshi12370

Describe your history as a shipper: Well, I started shipping ever since I watched Sailor Moon and Pokemon. I was blissfully unaware of the internet at that time years ago but I do remember shipping Usagi/Mamoru and Ash/Misty. When I discovered FF.net during HS, I was hooked with reading fics with Pokeshipping, Taiora and Takari from Digimon. In 2008 I found this site and lurked a bit. After I decided to post here I started to love more ships other than Pokeshipping and Rocket like Contest, Ikari and ToxicBolt. Ever since I started shipping TBS, I discovered that I like BL ships and started shipping Iron, Helsing and EliteLegend. I noticed this ships are similar in some way of form.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: My love of shipping has grown a lot. Now I feel I have my Shipping Goggles on all the time in any fandom. I used to be rabid but I grew over it years ago. Now I just lurk in the SP and post mostly in the Poke and ToxicBolt Thread.

The ship(s) you mainly support: Pokeshipping, ToxicBoltshipping, Ironshipping, Helsingshipping, Contestshipping, Ikarishipping, Hoennshipping, Mizuhikishipping, Diamondshipping, Abilityshipping, Morpheusshipping, Leafshipping, Rendshipping.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: I love Pokeshipping because I feel Ash and Misty are made for each other. It's cute too~! I Love ToxicBolt cause I wonder how this ship would work. Plus their personalities clash so much it makes the ship more interesting plus zel got me hooked.

What do you do as a shipping fan: I mainly read fanfics and post on the SP.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: I write fanfics and draw fanart(well try..). I would like to do more but eh...

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: "That weird guy who loves ToxicBoltshipping..." or "ashfangirl's #1 enemy"
 
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Your Username: Lawnmowergirl

Describe your history as a shipper: When I was waiting for Diamond and Pearl to come out, I spent a lot of time looking at Pokemon fansites, especially Bulbagarden. One day some time in late 2006 or early 2007, I was on Bulbapedia and stumbled upon the concept of Shipping. I read over all of the articles and decided which pairings made the most sense to me (at the time, PokeShipping, ContestShipping, RocketShipping, and I think PenguinShipping, although I think that might have come later). And when I joined BMGf, I got into shipping discussions and stuff. But that's just the short version.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: A lot, actually. I spend most of my time at BMGf in Shipper's Paradise, and watch a lot of AMVs of my favorite pairings, and...well, the only reason I still watch the Pokemon anime is mostly just because I'm waiting to see what happens with my ships and whether they come true or not.

The ship(s) you mainly support: Pokemon: RocketShipping (Jessie x James), HeatTagShipping (Conway x Dawn), MorpheusShipping (Ash x Angie), ContestShipping (Drew x May), OrangeShipping (Tracey x Misty), ChoosenShipping (Silver x Blue), SnowpointShipping (Zoey x Candice), CurtainShipping (Reggie x Maylene), NumberShipping (Zero x Infi), ColdCoffeeShipping (Paul x Barry), TeenCareShipping (Brock x Holly)....and many others.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: TrustShipping (Kaiba x Ishizu), FaithShipping (Yusei x Akiza), ScoopShipping (Jack x Carly), PeachShipping (Yugi x Tea), PolarShipping (Joey x Mai), VaseShipping (Atem x Mana), ShrimpShipping (Rex x Weevil), ArdentShipping (Tristan x Serenity), etc.

Why do you like the ship(s) you support:
Well, in regards to RocketShipping, it's difficult for me to say just exactly what I like about it, but I think I've really always liked the interactions between James and Jessie : the fighting, hugging, laughing, scheming, and all that stuff. In fact, this was the main reason I even watched the Pokemon anime in the first place. And as for HeatTagShipping...I've always liked things were the nerdy boy ends up with the hot girl. :p But, no, really, I think they just have a great dynamic and everything.

What do you do as a shipping fan: Fangirl over shippy moments, read fanfics, look for fanart, joining in discussions. Stuff like that.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: A little. I think I don't participate in the RocketShipping thread as much as I should, but I think that might have something to do with the fact that everybody's always got so much intelligent stuff to say, and all I can ever seem to think of is "..........." I did, however, found the HeatTagShipping thread.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: I think I haven't made any enemies here, for one thing. I seem to have established myself as a bit of a MultiShipper, and generally tolerant. So...yeah.
 
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Your Username:
Pat

Describe your history as a shipper:
Well let's see. I remember when I was still in Kindergarten I watched a little bit of Pokemon here and there, but since I was so young the idea of Shipping wouldn't have made much sense to me at all. I was only vaguely interested for a few years until around 2003 ~ 4 when I got really hooked in it (Pokemon). I watched all the episodes, but there wasn't any real pairing that got to me, not even Pokeshipping or Advanceshipping, but I didn't know there was a term for pairing the characters, aka Shipping, at the time. In 2008, I was a bit interested in Ash and May's general pairing, appearance wise. After a while, I stumbled upon the Pearlshipping article on Bulbapedia somehow (still don't remember how till this day), and instantly fell in love with Ash & Dawn together.

But.. this was after DP started. Before DP, I was hooked on the anime, so I vowed to follow DP until the end. As I did, I found Ash and Dawn's relationship to be completely different than the other Ash ships before it. I got so interested, I eventually found Serebii's first and second Pearlshipping threads, and lo and behold.. here I am now. XD

How much of a shipping fan are you today:
I'm still a huge shipping fan in general, and I've grown to become particularly fond of a large amount of ships aside from Pearlshipping. Shipping's not always in my head 24/7, but I do think about it a bit often (far from the point of obsession). Though I did go through that hyperactive fangirl period myself.. ^//^

The ship(s) you mainly support:
Pearl (Ash/Dawn), Chess (BWboy x BWgirl), Ikari (Paul/Dawn), Coma (Ash/Paul), SapphirePearl (Dawn/May), Contest (Drew/May), Redvine (Gary/Zoey), Frostbite (Umbreon/Glaceon), etc..

Why do you like the ship(s) you support:
Well, many of them are mainly because I think they look and fit extraordinarily well together and that they'd make a great couple, others because their interactions just click to me, and with Pearlshipping, because I believe they just fit perfectly well together in many aspects, included with the facts that Ash and Dawn click AND look undeniably cute together.

What do you do as a shipping fan:
I absolutely LOVE to read shippy fanfiction, look for fanart, watch well made AMVs, or rewatch/read shippy moments in the anime/manga. I also join discussions for some of my favorite ships, though nowadays I haven't found time to do most of those things much anymore..

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general:
Yes, I have; I've written fanfiction(s), maintain the current Pearlshipping thread on Sppf, and made one banner so far.. ^^; I also drew some shippy fanarts, but most of them are in my sketchbook other than that one Twinleafshipping drawing I shared. I do plan on contributing more enjoyable fan works in the future, though for now things like fanfiction are suspended until I get more time. D:

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise:
I'm usually not as active on Bmgf as I am on Sppf, but I just see myself as an average shipper who seldom joins in on discussions here. C:
 
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(This might be a little long…)
Your Username: Music Masato

Describe your history as a shipper: I haven’t really mentioned my history often… Here it goes, I was randomly searching the internet on YouTube for videos, when I ran into the movie 9 (from Pokémon). I didn’t know much about the advance generation, Johto, DP or battle frontier. So I went on my marry way to just look at the video hoping it was myspace worthy. I ended up liking it but not putting it on myspace or anything. I found myself into liking two couples from there, Advance and AquaticNurtureShipping (Ash X May, May X Manaphy). I didn’t know shippings existed until I got into other anime (Inuyasha) where I eventually found from friends.

I found out what the ships for Pokémon were called and crossed Pearlshipping (Ash X Dawn). I didn’t know who Dawn was at all since I didn’t get a good first glance from DP’s starters. So I watched some AMVs of Advanceshipping, which was apparently very popular. I ran into a pearl amv, and I actually thought it was cuter! So I googled Pearlshipping and found it on the Bulbapedia. I looked at the hints, and me being all weird, found that I liked the characters in the ship. I finally started loving Piplup, liking DPPt, slowly not becoming an anti Ash fan, and loved Dawn’s female willpower. So I liked Pearlshipping…

Then I crossed a page with Advance and didn’t like how Ash was and liked Cookieshipping (May X Harley). I thought Harley was very funny and suited a playful girl like May. I also kept up with May and Manaphy, making me like human X pokemon, yaoi and yuri ships. When I really got into it, I loved DP and found a episode with May in it. From there I also found out about Sapphirepearlshipping (May X Dawn) and liked that as well. As I got into shippings, I crossed bulbagarden and became a user here thanks to another friend.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I’ll admit, I was a total nerd before about ships. But now, I can’t take them that seriously, I find myself lost in other places here. I’ve discovered the fun and games section, and the Pokémon anime section. Which have no brought me very far from ships and to call myself as a person who’s not that into ships now. But deep in my heart, I still care for those otps at times. I just don’t let that take over my original opinion and I don’t go into denial anymore…

The ship(s) you mainly support: I’m sure some have been mentioned, but it’s a very long list… Aquaticnurtureshipping (May X Manaphy [my top favourite]), Cookieshipping (May X Harley), Contestshipping (May X Drew [kinda]), Sapphirepearlshipping (May X Dawn [2nd fav]), Pearlshipping (Ash X Dawn), Lagomorphshipping (Pikachu X Buneary), Lilblueshipping (Piplup X Dawn), Pikashipping (Ash X Pikachu), Crazyshipping (Meowth X Pikachu), Pikitshipping (Pikachu X Ketchup), Imageshipping (May X Misty) and Novelshipping (Misty X Paul).

Why do you like the ship(s) you support: I thought my otp (May X Manaphy, AquaticNurtureshipping), was a very cute one. I loved its fanart and I thought May was a very good mother. But she wasn’t actually her mother, so it’s not law breaking (for here). Plus, the words Manaphy was able to say, it got me teary and I absolutely LOVED it!

What do you do as a shipping fan: I’ve made a few threads and posted every so often… I mostly lurk now though…

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: I made the new shipping picture’s thread with the help of Luna Tiger’s mod editing… And the Pearlshipping thread… I didn’t bother making one for AquaticNurture since I didn’t know if anyone else was interested…

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: A multi shipper who loves to make random stories with imagination. I’m also a cheery person who doesn’t take shippings that seriously. Yet sometimes I can be very feisty and I can get into fights, if I think its reasonable. (But now those fights aren’t around here.)
 
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Keep in mind, that this is just for my history as an Anime!shipper. Otherwise, it'd be quite a bit longer...​

Your Username: #Daisuke#

Describe your history as a shipper:I found out about shipping a few years back when I was searching 'Pokemon' on Bulbapedia for the heck of it when 'PokeShipping' came up. I was curios as to what it was so I clicked on it. Before I knew it, I was scrolling through hints. I was so intrigued with shipping and, thus, became a PokeShipper. And along with that I because a ContestShipper.

BUT! Within a few months I dropped both ships for AdvanceShipping (And OrangeShipping) because I thought they looked cuter together and I, personally, thought it's hints were much more meaningful than Poke's or Contest's.

Then, I converted to another ship. Morpheus to be exact. All because of the Summer Arc in DP. I would've become a PearlShipper, but I was loyal to my OC/Dawn pairing and I couldn't find the perfect pairing for Dawn.

And the cycle continued. Poke, Morpheus, and Advance this time. It was frustrating to me having to swap ships to be with my current OTP because I used to prefer having one ship per character for a certain reason.

But luckily, this time I found my spot and stayed with AdvanceShipping. Along with that, I started to multiship and I found my Dawn OTP, HeatTagShipping.

How much of a shipping fan are you today: I'm a huge shipper. Probably even die-hard for my OTPs, AdvanceShipping and HeatTagShipping. But I'm more passionate about my ships on some days more than others.

The ship(s) you mainly support: AdvanceShipping, HeatTagShipping, OrangeShipping, Rocket, JohtoFestaShipping

List of minor ships and cracks hips:
PearlShipping (Ash x Dawn)
MorpheusShipping (Ash x Angie)
AmorousShipping (Brock x Temacu)
AdmirationShipping (Drew x Brianna)
CurtainShipping (Reggie x Maylene)
SunsetHugShipping (Kevin x Sheena)
KantoContestShipping (Harley x Solidad)
BoeastShipping (Barry x Ursula)
NovelShipping (Paul x Misty)
RedVineShipping (Gary x Zoey)
YellowShipping (Ritchie x Casey)

Why do you like the ship(s) you support:
AdvanceShipping: I just think it's much cuter and makes more sense than the other main Ash ships. It's hints are adorable and more meaningful than it's rival's hint, IMO. Ash and May's personality is also original. The whole student/mentor thing is adorable, especially how Ash took May under his wings and acted as if he was May's 'knight in shining armer'.

HeatTagShipping: It's just cute. Dawn needs a smart guy who could take care of her. Who better than Conway? And it's one-sided a lot more than a lot of ships ever get in the anime. And who knows, Dawn may secretly return his feelings. And don't give me the 'Conway is a creepy stalker, why would Dawn like him?' thing. It's funny.

What do you do as a shipping fan: Well, I draw fanart regularly. I discuss my ships here on BMGF and I look for fanart on the 'net. I also write the oh-so occasional fanfic.

Have you contributed anything for your OTP within the community, or contributed to the community in general: I usually post my Advance and HeatTag fanart here in their respective threads. And I also occasionally post screenshots and newly-found fanarts to please fellow shippers.

How do you think others perceive you in Shippers Paradise: Err...as the Obsessed Dawn/BW/AdvanceShipping/HeatTagShipping fan?
 
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