alkonost_storm | Day 16: Favorite Dissidia Pairing

*EX MODE: GESTALT SHIPPER*

There's going to be quite a few ships here, some of which may or may not make any sense. *pulls out several champagne bottles* TIME TO LAUNCH ZE SHIPS! >8D

Lightshipping: Admittedly, I didn't care too much about WoL as a character before this rolled around. Then Lightshipping and 012 happened giving me the "HEY THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE ON TEAM WOL" visual promo. Then, there was Lightning being added on to the Cosmos roster. Having played (and beaten) XIII, I was already a huge Lightning fan and knowing her personality, was fully aware that some sparks would fly. In my RP with Railenthe, I usually play Lightning and have a blast doing so. Admittedly, this rp has her showing some of her vulnerable side but she's still dealing snark and bitchyness in equal measure. On a downer note, Lightshipping seems to be perfect Angst Bait. Me and Rai just. Can't. Stop. Brainstorming. Ways. To. Make. It. Worse.

Summoner's Knight: Admittedly this one came about rather suddenly and unexpectedly. The inspiration? A Laguna/Yuna prompt I put up myself. While I do like the canonship of Tidus and Yuna, the fangirl part of my brain decided that in Dissidia, Yuna needs to be with an older man! Obviously not Jecht, since he's more like a father/uncle figure to her, which leaves Laguna as the only other (and not entirely undesirable) option. Yuna's main class in X-2 pushed this line of thinking even further. It also helps that they work well as a team (I tend to pair my ships together when it comes to the assist system) in battle. And now as I write this I realize that some of Yuna's HP attacks share one similarity with Laguna's: two have beam/laser type attacks and a third causes a huge lightning explosion. That's right, these two like to blow stuff up! Also, the interaction with these two would likely have been adorable if not for SE leaving it at the Ship Tease stage.

PalaMecia: The oldest ship here, since it's been around since the first game. As Railenthe pointed out in her own entry, there's never any cutscene where the Emperor disrespects or is snarky towards Ultimecia, and for most of the plot, they're usually seen together. On a note of Fridge Brilliance, their alliance works out quite well: Mateus would control every aspect of existence, including time with Ultimecia at his side. ~~Sure there's that not-so-little part with Time Compression but it's beside the point.~~ Together, these two make for quite a glamorous and evil pair. Crowning proof that Evil is Sexy, everyone! 8D

Balanceshipping: Divine Foe Yay, anyone? The whole of Shade Impulse goes a long way to proving these two are a canon ship. Harmony and Discord are two sides of the same coin, same with Order and Chaos or Light and Darkness. Perhaps I was the only one with this impression at the conclusion of Destiny Odyssey but it seemed to me like Chaos did not hate Cosmos there. If he had, I doubt he would have obliged her wish and incinerated her so that her chosen could survive. Of course, we also have the plot to thank for the perpetual downer note that's attached to this ship no thanks to certain entities. Here's hoping that in the next installment these two get a happy ending. Maybe I'm the only one with this impression, but it seems to me both are tired of fighting each other, even if they don't let it on much. ~~The mental image of Chaos hugging Cosmos with all four arms is ADORABLE IMHO~~

LockWind: Chapter 8 of 012. Halfway through Kain joins as Tifa's assist, this happening not long after Tifa dukes it out with Ultimecia who gives voice to Kain's shenanigans in the twelfth cycle. Despite all claims and evidence pointing to the truth, Tifa still chooses to believe in him and give him the benefit of the doubt though even then Kain doesn't get off scott-free; subtle guilttripping ensues! Admittedly I forgot exactly how Chapter 8 ended but Kain and Tifa's interactions throughout pretty much curbstomped the idea of any CloTi shipping in this game. It was also very refreshing to have her try her pep talk skills on someone who's NOT Cloud, IMO.

And that's my quota for now. Tbh I have no real problems with slash but I haven't found a pairing in Dissidia yet that would make me go "MOAR OF THAT PLZ", ~~plus I keep running into yaoi everywhere~~ Anyway, these are my ships and why I'm into them. Commentary is appreciated as always! 8D

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From:

toffeethesnob.livejournal.com

Oh no, I also assumed there was quite a sense of lost love between Cosmos and Chaos. Actually I got more of it from Chaos when he comments on his dream of ruling with her "For one who has lost all memory, why did the dream have to be so cruel?"

Whilst I ship Palamecia I believe that since Mateus is an Emperor he has concubines to pleasure himself with; Ulty is his queen and his equal (based on the lack of snark and the fact that they are somewhat allied with one another) whilst he has a few pretty pets on the side... I blame

animekittysama for converting me to Matja, Sepheror and Matrothja. Though Pixiv and some lulzy quotes ("You think you can dominate me?") also added fuel to the fire. So yeah, in my head Mateus has a respectful relationship with Ulti and uses Seph and Kuja for his carnal desires. (With Seph he bottoms (but remains in control), with Kuja he tops) Also thanks to the fact that he went to great efforts to keep Jecht under his control I am inclined to believe he also hungered for some BEEFCAKE...

Heh, I'm kind of the opposite. I don't mind het but there aren't many ships that have made me go 'Oooh!'. This is partially because I'm a huge canon fangirl so I don't like pairing Cecil, Tifa, Cloud, Laguna, Squall, Zidane, Tidus or Yuna with characters of the opposite sex who aren't their canon lovers. And yet I'm okay with shipping Aerith with Firion... Huh. Kujerra and Palamecia seem to be the only major het ships I get excited about.

Also, totally random but this is my current favourite Dissidia pairing:

WHY DOES NO ONE APPRECIATE THEIR LOVE!?

From:

alkonost-storm.livejournal.com

I like the Canon ships myself ~~doesn't stop me from pairing Tifa, and Aerith with Sephiroth or Genesis or Garnet with Kuja though~~

Admittedly preffering LockWind over CloTi in Dissidia has quite a bit to do with Cloud's characterization in Advent Children. >>; I understand that he was mourning their deaths but it seemed like they wanted to make that period drag on forever >>;;;

From:

toffeethesnob.livejournal.com

The way I see it, Exdeath needs to be with someone who can allow him to blossom since he is a tree and all. Who better to pair him with than the sun!? (Tidus=Sun in Okinawan) Also it's completely stupid which is what makes it so beautiful. That and they probably make each other laugh with their "A-HAAA-HAAAA-HA-HA-HA-HAA!" and "DURR HURR HURR!"...

Well I always got a onesided Kuja/Garnet vibe from FFIX but never enough to pair them. (But in my head there was definetly some molestation when she got arrested in Disc 2. As the icon proves) Though I do consider pairing Garnet with Beatrix or Freya with Beatrix... Also I do like the idea of TifaxAerith...

I can understand. I don't really mind who Tifa's with in 012 too much since I'm busy pairing Cloud with Kuja... What? I'm Captain of the Clouja ship but it only lasts until 012 because Cloud loves Tifa deep down and his relationship with Kuja is based on a desperate need for compassion whilst forced to fight for Chaos. After that I like to pair Kuja with Terra for 014 onwards. Though I also like Jechtja too... And Laguja... And Squallja... And sometimes Bartzja if I'm in the mood...

From:

alkonost-storm.livejournal.com

That's...an interesting explanation and very cracky XD

Admittedly I do have some crackships:

-Materra ("Why don't you let me control you? ;D")
-Ex-death/CoD (It just works)
-Kain/Barbariccia summonstone (OH SNAP IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME THEY NEVER REFERENCED THIS)
-Firion/Shiva

and the OT3s, etc:

Firion/Shiva/Kain
WoL/Lightning/Kain

And nothing else comes to mind...there's more but that woud mean including characters that aren't in the game D:

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alkonost-storm.livejournal.com

Admittedly this one is influenced by the rp. Surprisingly it's an OT3 Heterosexual Life Partners situation (because one of them already has a girl he's interested in): Leon/Gabranth/Gilgamesh aka RIGHT-HAND-MANSHIPPING

....Yeah I'm crazy

From:

toffeethesnob.livejournal.com

Well in my crack canon all the villains are doing each other in 013 (yes, ALL OF THEM! Everytime you see the dialogue boxes instead of a cutscene my head determines this is because their clothes are off and they are in kinky positions and this is just the game's clever way of getting it past the censors)

Dissidia is to me, one big happy sandwhich. I ship Kuja with almost everyone (Zidane and Onion Knight are excluded because of squick), same with Laguna (excluding Squall and OK) Jecht (excluding Tidus, Yuna and OK), Kefka and Exdeath.

But here are a few of my personal favourites:

-Laguja
-Jechtja
-Jecht/Laguna (or as I call it "Sexy Dad Time")
-Kefka/Golbez
-Kefka/Kuja (one sided except in 013)
-Kefka/Exdeath
-Tidus/Exdeath
-Sephiroth/Firion
-Matrothja (Fluffy OT3. Kinky OT3 is not crack at all)
-DDFF cast x Pole
-Pole x Wild Rose
-Tidus/Firion/Exdeath (OT3)
-Squallja
-Dancer!Bartz/Kuja
-Dancer!Bartz/anyone
-Laguna/Vaan
-Vaan/Kuja (Pirate shipping)
-Prishe/Kuja
-Tidus/CoD
-Zidane/CoD

Yeah...

Edited Date: 2011-07-04 03:17 am (UTC)

From:

alkonost-storm.livejournal.com

I'm guessing its a completely open relationship between the villains yes? XDD

From:

toffeethesnob.livejournal.com

Of course! They're free to pursue young boys (and an esperkin girl) to their hearts content~!

But that doesn't mean that they don't prefer certain members... Thongboy has at least 3 men trying to get into his adamantium panties during 013 whilst Mat and Ulti keep on trying to have Seph all to themselves... It's so complicated!