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. 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 for the reason that 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 ships listed are grouped and arranged by male characters. Listed with each 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.

Isaac Pairings

 * 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.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- The Angel and the Slayer


 * Valeshipping Focuses on Isaac and Jenna. Dubbed Valeshipping because the two characters hail from Vale.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Unrequited


 * Izzyshipping Focuses on Isaac and Sheba. May be dubbed Izzyshipping because of a nickname used for Isaac, perhaps by Sheba herself in one fanfic.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Windswept Land


 * Weirdshipping Focuses on Isaac and Feizhi. Possibly dubbed Weirdshipping for the fact that Feizhi possesses "weird" powers.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Shadow Warrior

Garet Pairings

 * Flameshipping Focuses on Garet and Jenna. Dubbed Flameshipping based on the Fire-based elements of the two characters.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- I'll Remember Forever


 * Steamshipping Focuses on Garet and Mia. Dubbed Steamshipping due to the fact that when their elements, fire and water, combine, the water boils and creates steam.


 * Spikeydomeshipping Focuses on Garet and Sheba. Dubbed Spikeydomeshipping because of their hair shapes, Garet's being spiky and Sheba's being dome shaped.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- More Than Enough


 * Magmashipping Focuses on Garet and the Wise One. A unique pairing created by Joker's Specter in his story See That Girl, the name Magmashipping may relate to the fact Garet's element is fire and the Wise One guards a volcano.


 * Laundryshipping Focuses on Garet and Dora. This is very uncommon and has been written only for crack purposes, yet the fact it has a shipping name makes it worthy of mention. Dracobolt coined the name Laundryshipping when she began work on a Garet/Dora story.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Isaac's Mom Has Got It Going On

Ivan Pairings

 * 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.


 * 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.


 * Puretortureshipping Focuses on Ivan and Mia. The reason for the name of Puretortureshipping is that the first Ivan/Mia story put up on Fanfiction.net went by the name of Pure Torture.


 * Purpleshipping Focuses on Ivan and Feizhi. It is known as Purpleshipping since Ivan has purple eyes and Feizhi has purple hair.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Spread the GS Love

Felix Pairings

 * 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 wind can turn rock into sand.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- For A Goddess


 * Softshipping Focuses on Felix and Mia. According to the ship list's creator, it is dubbed Softshipping based on a fanfiction where Felix tried to claim to Isaac that he had never done anything with Mia, although he mentioned her skin was so soft.


 * Oopsiesshipping Focuses on Felix and Jenna. The name of Oopsiesshipping appears to be a joke based on the fact that these two happen to be related to each other.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Leaves


 * 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.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Of Flowers


 * 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.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- For Luck


 * Goldenringshipping Focuses on Felix and Feizhi. The shipping is believed to have originated from the scene in Golden Sun: The Lost Age, where, if the file transfer process between both games is completed, and 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 handmade Golden Ring to Isaac for her. The term was coined by author mud master isaac of the Golden Sun Realm Fanfiction site, but also known as Fatal Exodus on the Golden Sun Realm Forums.


 * 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".

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Morning Brings Sorrow


 * MegaVenusshiping Focuses on Felix and Megaera. The shipping was created by amanda2324 of FanFiction.net. The name "MegaVenusshipping" was created using Mega from Megaera, and Venus, as that is the name for the Earth element in the Golden Sun games, is the element Felix uses.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Summoned Love

Piers Pairings

 * Ketchupshipping Focuses on Piers and Jenna. Reason for name "ketchupshipping" is possibly from the fact that the color for Jenna's element is red, and that ketchup is made with tomatoes, which is made up of mostly water. Also can be known as hotspringshipping because their respective elements, Fire and Water, can work together to create a hotspring (Fire heating up the water)


 * Cookieshipping Focuses on Piers and Sheba. Named Cookieshipping after a fanfiction written by Akiko where Piers and Sheba worked together to deliver a batch of cookies to Kalay.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Maelstrom


 * Aquashipping Focuses on Piers and Mia. Obviously named Aquashipping because Piers and Mia both share the ability to project water.


 * ImmortalRevealershipping Focuses on Piers and Hama. The name ImmortalRevealershipping may simply be a combination of the belief Piers is immortal (although this is not entirely true) and Hama has the ability to reveal the future.

Alex Pairings

 * Imilshipping Focuses on Alex and Mia. It is obviously named Imilshipping since Alex and Mia both come from Imil.


 * Blazeshipping Focuses on Alex and Jenna. Named for Alex's "blaze of glory" (alleged) death, and also for a fanfiction by Mikaa called Icy Blaze, which dealt with the pairing. Also known as Zitshipping because of a fanfic by Sammi Somara where Alex had a zit and he was worried about it since Jenna was coming for dinner.


 * Imiliveroshipping Focuses on Alex and Sheba. Imiliveroshipping is meant to be a portmanteau of their hometowns, Imil and Lalivero.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Second Chances


 * Alephshipping Focuses on Alex and the Wise One, this has also been done once for crack humor fanfiction-wise. The name of Alephshipping refers to their scene at the top of Mt. Aleph.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- How to Find Love in Ten Easy Steps

Slash Pairings
Note: the term "slash pairing" denotes any pairing of two characters of the same sex.


 * Earthshipping Focuses on Isaac and Felix, obviously named Earthshipping due to the fact that Isaac and Felix both have the ability to project earth-based powers.


 * Swampshipping Focuses on Piers and Felix. Named Swampshipping since swamps are large areas of extremely muddy water. Also called WarpedMudshipping

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Stirring Earth


 * Porcelainshipping Focuses on Felix and Alex. It is named Porcelainshipping since Akiko wrote an Alex/Felix fanfiction that went by the name of Porcelain.


 * Sunshipping Focuses on Alex and Isaac, the name Sunshipping relates to the fact that at the end of Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Isaac and Alex both share parts of the Golden Sun.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Quid Pro Quo


 * 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).

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- The Promise


 * 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.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Sharing a Blanket


 * Ferretshipping Focuses on Felix and Garet. The name of Ferretshipping is a play on their names being put together.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Unexpected Warmth


 * Gardenshipping Focuses on Mia and Kay.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- How Green Her Garden Grows


 * Closetshipping Focuses on Ivan and Felix.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Out of the Closet


 * Cucumbershipping Focuses on Isaac and Piers.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; --Cucumber

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; --Moonlight
 * Moonlightshipping Focuses on Mia and Jenna. The name moonlightshipping comes from acclaimed Mia/Jenna fanfic Moonlight.

Miscellaneous/"Crack" Pairings

 * 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.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Perfect Melancholy


 * Xianshipping Focuses on Hsu and Feizhi, the name of Xianshipping obviously relates to the fact they both come from Xian.


 * Kalayshipping Focuses on Hammet and Layana, called Kalayshipping since they both come from Kalay.


 * Billybeanshipping Focuses on the lord of Bilibin and his wife. Billybeanshipping is an alternative joke way to spell Bilibin.


 * Revealshipping Focuses on Hama and Maha. Originally coined by the author Miyukitty because they both share the Psynergy Reveal.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- Spread the GS Love


 * Bouldershipping Focuses on Kyle and Dora, the name of Bouldershipping relates to the Mt. Aleph boulder which was responsible for this couple being torn apart for three years.


 * Proxshipping Focuses on Saturos and Menardi, Proxshipping is named for the fact they both come from Prox.


 * Dragonshipping Focuses on Agatio and Karst, Dragonshipping comes from an event near the end of the game when they are transformed into two separate dragons.


 * Treeshipping Focuses on Tret and Laurel, named Treeshipping since they both happen to be trees.

&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -- The Death of the Serpent
 * Izumoshipping Focuses on Kushinada and Susa, named Izumoshipping because they are both from Izumo.
 * Eternalhappinessshipping Focuses on Mia and the Mario series character Princess Peach. Created as a joke by Golden Sun Realm forum member Charon the Ferryman in a joke thread in response to fellow forum member Cena's affectionate love for femslash, Cena has taken the ship to heart and will be writing a fanfic to conencide with it. The name Eternalhappinessshipping comes from the original post, which says "Peach + Mia = eternal happiness". Like other pairings on this list, it is not to be taken seriously.


 * Boilershipping Focuses on Mia, Jenna, and Kay. Created as a joke by Golden Sun Realm members Cena and Glenn. The name Boilershipping comes from the fact that water boils when exposed to extreme heat, and the pairing involves two Fire Adepts and one Water Adept. This pairing is unique in that there are 3 parties, all female.