Fandom:Shipping

Shipping is a term used by various fan communities, the Golden Sun community among them, to describe fan fiction that emphasizes romantic elements of relationship between the various characters of the series. (Shipping is short for relationSHIP) Various ships are popular in the Golden Sun fan fiction community. The original shipping list was created by Golden Sun fanfiction author Isaac says Booga. Additions were made by other fans who would write different pairings and coin names for them.

The Golden Sun series is rather well known for its extensive shipping scene. On the TVTropes wiki, Golden Sun is listed as an example series in its article about shipping because seemingly every character in Golden Sun is involved in a named pairing with every other character. Some of the shipping pairings are described as, "extremely unrealistic and impractical...just to parody the rest of the shipping," with Garet's Magmashipping cited as an example. The article on crack pairings also has an entry on Golden Sun.

The following lists attempts to document shipping terms that have been established as terms used in fanfiction discussion in Golden Sun community boards. The ships listed are grouped and arranged by male characters. Listed with various ship name is a link to a fan fiction that either generated the name of the ship or that is a good representative example of the ship.

Golden Sun and The Lost Age
Lists of shipping terms concerning the main characters of the two Game Boy Advance titles. Since these games were released between 2001 and 2003, the terms below have come about from years of discussion and fanwork.

Isaac Pairings

 * Valeshipping focuses on Isaac and Jenna. Dubbed Valeshipping because the two characters hail from Vale. Confirmed canon by Camelot in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, in which Isaac and Jenna are the parents of Matthew.
 * Unrequited


 * Izzyshipping, also known as Ashshipping, focuses on Isaac and Sheba. May be dubbed Izzyshipping because of a nickname used for Isaac, perhaps by Sheba herself in one fanfic.
 * Windswept Land
 * Mudshipping focuses on Isaac and Mia. Dubbed Mudshipping based on when the Earth-based element of Isaac and the Water-based element of Mia combine to form mud.
 * The Angel and the Slayer
 * Weirdshipping focuses on Isaac and Feizhi. Possibly dubbed Weirdshipping because Feizhi possesses "weird" powers.
 * Shadow Warrior

Garet Pairings

 * Flameshipping focuses on Garet and Jenna. Dubbed Flameshipping based on the Fire-based elements of the two characters.
 * I'll Remember Forever
 * Laundryshipping focuses on Garet and Dora. This is very uncommon and has been written only for crack purposes, yet it has a shipping name so it is worthy of mention. Dracobolt coined the name Laundryshipping when she began work on a Garet/Dora story.
 * Isaac's Mom Has Got It Going On
 * Magmashipping focuses on Garet and the Wise One. A unique pairing created by Joker's Specter, the name Magmashipping may relate to how Garet's element is fire and the Wise One guards a volcano.
 * See That Girl
 * Spikeydomeshipping (also known as Hot Wind Shipping) focuses on Garet and Sheba. Dubbed Spikeydomeshipping because of their hair shapes, Garet's being spiky and Sheba's being dome shaped.
 * More Than Enough
 * Steamshipping focuses on Garet and Mia. Dubbed Steamshipping because when their elements, fire and water, combine, the water boils and creates steam. The merits and likelyhood of Steamshipping and Valeshipping as opposed to Mudshipping and Flameshipping have been the subject of much debate among fans.

Ivan Pairings

 * Hotplasmashipping focuses on Ivan and Jenna. It has the alternative name of Burnshipping for Ivan's compliment when Jenna "burns" the Wise One on Mars Lighthouse. Hotplasmashipping relates to Jenna's element being "hot" and Plasma being one of Ivan's Psynergy series.
 * Petals
 * Puretortureshipping focuses on Ivan and Mia. It was named after the first Ivan/Mia story to be posted on fanfiction.net. Also called Mistshipping.
 * Pure Torture
 * Purpleshipping focuses on Ivan and Feizhi. It is known as Purpleshipping since Ivan has purple eyes and Feizhi has purple hair.
 * Spread the GS Love
 * Windshipping focuses on Ivan and Sheba. Clearly dubbed Windshipping based on the ability to project Wind-based Psynergy on the part of the characters involved.
 * To Whom My Heart Belongs

Felix Pairings

 * Duskshipping focuses on Felix and Karst. Believed to be coined by the author Feral Phoenix, presumedly because Felix and Karst's faces are both slightly shadowed over in their in-game portraits. Also known as Volcanoshipping.
 * Power
 * Goldenringshipping focuses on Felix and Feizhi. The ship is believed to have originated from the scene in Golden Sun: The Lost Age, where, if Hsu is saved from the boulder in the first game by Isaac and Co, Feizhi mistakes Felix for Isaac and tells him to give the Golden Ring to Isaac for her. The term was coined by author mud master isaac.
 * Lighthouseshipping focuses on Felix and Sheba. Dubbed Lighthouseshipping because the episode at Venus Lighthouse is where Felix demonstrates sacrificial valor in trying to rescue Sheba from falling down, implying romance to some authors. Also known as Catfoodshipping, as both "Felix" and "Sheba" are names of cat food brands, and Sandshipping, since Sand is one of Felix's unique Psynergies and wind can turn rock into sand over time (as Sheba says in Garoh).
 * For A Goddess
 * MegaVenusshiping focuses on Felix and Megaera. The ship was created by amanda2324 of FanFiction.net. The name was created using Mega (from Megaera) and Venus (Felix's elemental focus).
 * Summoned Love
 * Oldersiblingshipping focuses on Felix and Kay, though also sometimes confused for the ship between Felix and Hama. Named Oldersiblingshipping since Felix and Kay are the respective older siblings of Jenna and Garet.
 * Of Flowers
 * Oopsiesshipping focuses on Felix and Jenna. The name of Oopsiesshipping arose because this incestuous pairing is clearly a mistake.
 * Leaves
 * Softshipping focuses on Felix and Mia. According to the ship list's creator, it is dubbed Softshipping based on a fanfiction where Felix claimed to Isaac that he had never done anything with Mia, although he mentioned her skin was so soft. Also called Frothshipping because of the Froth Psynergy series that Felix and Mia obtain when their Djinn are configured for the Seer class.
 * Tundra
 * Stockholmshipping focuses on Felix and Menardi, and coined by the author bane1190 (also known as KeyBane). It's named as such because of Felix bonding with Menardi, his "captor".
 * Morning Brings Sorrow

Piers Pairings

 * Aquashipping focuses on Piers and Mia. Named Aquashipping because Piers and Mia both share the ability to project water.
 * Cookieshipping focuses on Piers and Sheba. Named Cookieshipping after the first fic on the subject, written by Akiko, where Piers and Sheba worked together to deliver a batch of cookies to Kalay.
 * War of the Kitchens
 * ImmortalRevealershipping focuses on Piers and Hama. The name may simply be a combination of Piers's longevity and Hama's ability to reveal the future.
 * Ketchupshipping focuses on Piers and Jenna. The reason for the name is possibly because the color for Jenna's element is red, and that ketchup is made with tomatoes, which is made up of mostly water. Also known as hotspringshipping because their respective elements, Fire and Water, can work together to create a hot spring.
 * Tragedyshipping focuses on Piers and Karst. Coined by Airumel, the name Tragedyshipping clearly stems from Karst's tragic death in the ending of the second game.
 * Sea on Fire

Alex Pairings

 * Alephshipping focuses on Alex and the Wise One, this has been done once for crack humor. The name of Alephshipping refers to their scene at the top of Mt. Aleph.
 * How to Find Love in Ten Easy Steps
 * Imiliveroshipping focuses on Alex and Sheba. Imiliveroshipping is meant to be a portmanteau of their hometowns, Imil and Lalivero.
 * Second Chances
 * Imilshipping focuses on Alex and Mia. It is named Imilshipping since Alex and Mia both come from Imil.
 * Zitshipping focuses on Alex and Jenna. Named because of a fanfic by Sammi Somara, it is also known as Blazeshipping for Alex's "blaze of glory" in his (alleged) death, and also for a fanfiction by Mikaa called Icy Blaze which dealt with the pairing. A third name is Simmershipping, both because of a fanfic by Umi no Kanshisha and because of how water simmers when put over a low flame (a low flame being chosen due to the large perceived differences in their relative power).
 * Alex's Killer Zit

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
As Dark Dawn for Nintendo DS has yet to be released and not much is known about its main characters, clearly-defined shipping terms for many possible relationships have yet to be created and have yet had the time to be adapted by Golden Sun communities as a whole, so the following merely lists possible male-and-female pairs of characters amongst the eight playable ones, proposed shipping names for them, and fan fiction currently authored for each.

Matthew Pairings

 * Matthew and Karis. Current shipping name concepts include "Dawnshipping" (coined by Fatal Exodus), the idea of which is that Matthew's father, Isaac, holds a part of the Golden Sun, and is also a reference to the two characters' debut game, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.
 * Daily Thinking
 * Matthew and Stella. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
 * Matthew and Himi. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.

Tyrell Pairings

 * Tyrell and Karis. No proposed shipping names have acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
 * Tyrell and Stella. Current shipping name concepts include "Singeshipping" (coined by Oh so random), the idea of which is that Tyrell is a Mars Adept, Stella is of a beastman-species, and that fur or hair gets singed when exposed to flames.
 * Tyrell and Himi. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.

Rief Pairings

 * Rief and Karis. Current shipping name concepts include "Tiarashipping" (coined by Cora), the idea of which is that the female version of a crown ("Crown" being the Japanese name of Rief) is "tiara".
 * Rief and Stella. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
 * Rief and Himi. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.

Eoleo Pairings

 * Eoleo and Karis. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
 * Eoleo and Stella. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
 * Eoleo and Himi. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.

Harumani Pairings

 * Harumani and Karis. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
 * Harumani and Stella. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
 * Harumani and Himi. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.

Slash Pairings

 * Betrayedshipping focuses on Karst and Mia. Named because both Mia and Karst (along with others) were betrayed by Alex at some point in their lives.


 * Closetshipping focuses on Ivan and Felix.
 * Out of the Closet
 * Cucumbershipping focuses on Isaac and Piers.
 * Cucumber
 * Earthshipping focuses on Isaac and Felix; it's named Earthshipping because Isaac and Felix both have the ability to project earth-based powers.
 * Ferretshipping focuses on Felix and Garet. The name of Ferretshipping is a play on their names being put together.
 * Unexpected Warmth
 * Gardenshipping focuses on Mia and Kay.
 * How Green Her Garden Grows
 * Gladiatorshipping focuses on Sean and Ouranos, who are depicted with a fairly buddy-buddy relationship in-game. So named because they are both Colosso competitors.
 * Sharing a Blanket
 * Lavashipping focuses on Isaac and Garet. Named after their combined elements. Coined by HyperMushrambo after his successful traumatizing of the judges in a Golden Sun Fanfictions contest.
 * Just Once (Explicit)
 * Moonlightshipping focuses on Mia and Jenna. The name moonlightshipping comes from acclaimed Mia/Jenna fic of the same name. This ship is also referred to as Icyhotshipping, Pureaurashipping, and Calmrageshipping.
 * Moonlight
 * Porcelainshipping focuses on Felix and Alex. It is named Porcelainshipping because of the Alex/Felix fic Akiko wrote.
 * Porcelain.
 * Psychshipping focuses on Feizhi and Hama. Created during the Golden Sun Realm Podcast episode 6.
 * Sandstormshipping focuses on Isaac and Ivan, it has also been called Glassshipping since lightning can turn sand to glass. Sandstormshipping relates to their elements of wind and earth (sand).
 * The Promise
 * Strawberryshipping focuses on Sheba and Jenna, and is apparently named because the first Sheba and Jenna romance story on fanfiction.net was entitled Strawberry, and also because if Jenna and Sheba's hair colors mixed, it would be strawberry blonde.
 * Strawberry
 * Sunshipping focuses on Alex and Isaac, the name Sunshipping relates to how at the end of Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Isaac and Alex both share parts of the Golden Sun.
 * Quid Pro Quo
 * Swampshipping focuses on Piers and Felix. Named Swampshipping since swamps are large areas of extremely muddy water. Also called WarpedMudshipping.
 * Stirring Earth

Miscellaneous/Crack Pairings

 * Billybeanshipping focuses on the lord of Bilibin and his wife. Billybeanshipping is an alternative joke way to spell Bilibin.
 * Bodybuildershipping focuses on Garet and Agatio. Named after their similar muscle builds. Name coined in The Adepts of Weyard forum.
 * Boilershipping focuses on Mia, Jenna, and Kay. Created as a joke by Golden Sun Realm members Cena and Glenn. The name Boilershipping emerged because water boils when exposed to extreme heat, and the pairing involves two Fire Adepts and one Water Adept.
 * Bouldershipping focuses on Kyle and Dora. The name Bouldershipping relates to the Mt. Aleph boulder which was responsible for this couple being torn apart for three years.
 * Crakenshipping focuses on Mia and Sean. Named so because it's crack and they meet on the Tolbi-bound ship where the battle with the Kraken occurred.
 * Perfect Melancholy
 * Dragonshipping focuses on Agatio and Karst. Dragonshipping comes from an event near the end of the game when they are transformed into dragons.
 * Izumoshipping focuses on Kushinada and Susa, named Izumoshipping because they are both from Izumo.
 * The Death of the Serpent
 * Kalayshipping focuses on Hammet and Layana, called Kalayshipping since they both come from Kalay.
 * Proxshipping focuses on Saturos and Menardi. It is called Proxshipping because they both come from Prox.
 * Revealshipping focuses on Hama and Maha. Originally coined by the author Miyukitty because they both share the Psynergy Reveal.
 * Spread the GS Love
 * Roofshipping focuses on Isaac and the roof of his house. So called because the pairing 'ships Isaac with a roof.
 * A Roof Over His Heart
 * Treeshipping focuses on Tret and Laurel, named Treeshipping because they are both trees.
 * Timelessshipping focuses on Karst and Karis, named thus because it was not known at the time whether Karst was alive during the events of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and would require a time machine or some sort of temporal mechanic should she not be.
 * Xianshipping focuses on Hsu and Feizhi. The name relates to how they both come from Xian.