A thread about shipping and why some can and can't be canon in League's lore and fandom.

RainXBlade·Mar 27, 2017·14 votes·4,083 views

Like what the title, this is a thread discussing about shippings/couples in League and why some can be canon and some can't be based on circumstances like how it can involve the lore of specific characters and the personal opinions of people based on that shipping. I know shipping is a very sensitive topic in the LoL fandom, but let's try to keep this discussion as tame and not heated as possible.

I find shipping to be a very.... intriguing topic in League and Riot really loves to make ship teases as well so might as well create a thread devoted to that very topic.

Post your opinions in the comment section below. :)

205 Comments

A Superb VillainMar 27, 201753 votes

http://poluscapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MBA-liability_1.jpg

RainXBladeMar 27, 20174 votes

A proper and fair warning there, good sir.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20176 votes

This needs to stay at the top so everyone sees it before delving into dangerous territory.

SharjoMar 27, 201715 votes

Zac X Riven is dumb and stupid regardless, but geography, nationality and ideology work against this ship in a major way too. It's also stupid and dumb.

JarvanIV X Quinn is a silly ship. Not as bad as Zac X Riven , but people are clearly misinterpreting Jarvan's lore as he's clearly meant for Shyvana . X Shyvana is the correct ship.

Wolftastic33Mar 27, 20173 votes

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X is dumb and stupid regardless, but geography, nationality and ideology work against this ship in a major way too. It's also stupid and dumb.

X is a silly ship. Not as bad as X , but people are clearly misinterpreting Jarvan's lore as he's clearly meant for . X is the correct ship.

Ehrm Dragon Knight (Dota 2) X Shyvana

AirKingNeoMar 27, 20171 votes

Actually Shyvana x Ezreal is technically a thing...

TyrekGoldenspearMar 27, 20173 votes

It's only Ezreal and Shyvana's leg.

Jarvan has the rest of her.

A Superb VillainMar 28, 20172 votes

Note to self: Sharjo is a shipper. I can use this.

SharjoMar 28, 20172 votes

You can use nothing! I bear no shame for my ships!

LapisMar 27, 20179 votes

Lux x Jinx is a damn good ship, at least in the star guardian universe

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 201714 votes

But only in the Star Guardian universe.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20178 votes

There's the stale joke of Taric + Ezreal.

This is nothing more than a joke as they probably don't know eachother by looking at their friends/rivals list. Additionally, quotes from Ezreal, Lux, and Lyte indicate that there is a secret romance between Lux and Ezreal, thus further damming the Taric + Ezreal thing. So, yeah, it's just a bad joke.

Viewing another ship is Lulu + Veigar. While Lulu has been shipped an awful lot (everyone from Varus to Annie (who is 8 to Lulu's 4000) has been paired with League's resident purple maniac) Veigar is the most viable candidate considering she's friends with Gnar and Veigar, Gnar having not hit puberty despite being ancient most likely has no attraction to Lulu unlike Veigar.

However, we have no real info on Veigar and Lulu's relationship so we can't be positive it's how we dream it to be or just a mutual alliance between two insane, banished yordle mages.

There's nothing denying it, though.

Next is Ashe + Tryndamere.

Now I know some people are gonna hate me for even mentioning that one, but it is canon. Ashe and Tryndamere were married to strengthen the alliegance between their people.

Orianna + Blitzcrank seems to be a popular one. But I'm not sure what to glean from it. Orianna seems to have trouble having emotions and that may be a roadblock for the pairing, but otherwise, Riot seems to actually like the idea of the two.

Tristana + Teemo/Rumble

It's a bit of debate wether Tristana is a good match for Teemo or for Rumble, considering they're both friends of the yordle gunner and both obviously like her (at least it seems like Teemo likes Tristana, I'm not completely sure if he's even a yordle).

Taking a look into the lore reveals that Rumble clearly ~~likes~~ loves Tristana more considering that he named his mech after her, has given away hints in JoJ interviews (I know that's not canon anymore, but Rumble's character hasn't changed much), and more. As for Tristana, in her old lore, it seems as if she friendzoned Teemo, indicating that the writers may have had slightly different plans for her. Also, while her unique interactions to Teemo are rather typical, to Rumble, she's almost flirting.

And the absolute best ship:

Draven + Draven

There is no better and more canon ship than this.

If you have any questions concerning what other ships may be canon, I'd be happy to answer.

OverpoweredSoapMar 27, 20171 votes

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There's the stale joke of Taric + Ezreal.

This is nothing more than a joke as they probably don't know eachother by looking at their friends/rivals list. Additionally, quotes from Ezreal, Lux, and Lyte indicate that there is a secret romance between Lux and Ezreal, thus further damming the Taric + Ezreal thing. So, yeah, it's just a bad joke.

Lux's new VO seems to have retconned the Ezreal x Lux ship.

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/e/e4/Lux.tauntEzreal01.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20170310092402

As for the whole Taric X Ezreal thing, its honestly a stale joke at this point yeh.

The only person good enough for Taric is Taric.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20177 votes

I thought about it and noticed that she only says that to an enemy Ezreal indicating they never talked that match because they're on different teams. Besides, she would never say something like that unless they were "supposed to be dating". Just go up to any random stranger and say that, kind of a wierd statement.

TyrekGoldenspearMar 27, 20172 votes

Thank you for injecting hope into my ship.

YuGiHoMar 27, 20174 votes

why not Taric x Ezreal x Lux

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20171 votes

Save it for the Memes and Games board.

YuGiHoMar 27, 20172 votes

So you don't approve of 3 way relationships?

ArakadiaMar 27, 20171 votes

I don't think it should be cannon, it doesn't make much sense, but I love Varus X Lulu. And not because their both purple.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20171 votes

I mentioned several ships, which are you referring to? Veigar + Lulu?

Well, their Riot's characters, not ours. So if they say Veigar and Lulu are more viable a ship than Varus and Lulu, that rolls. And, hey, I'm just stating the facts.

ArakadiaMar 27, 20173 votes

Oh sorry I was vague. I was saying Varus X Lulu doesn't make sense and shouldn't be cannon, yet I love it.

I agree, and thanks for being polite!

EpicurusMar 27, 20171 votes

Is Ashe x Tryndamere canon though? They were married in the old lore, yes, but I don't think it's been confirmed that they are still a couple. They are allies, but not necessarily partners.

I actually really like this ship, I'm just not certain it's still canon.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20173 votes

There's nothing stating they aren't married in the new lore so I'm going to assume it's still canon until they change it. Some things from the old lore are still canon as long as they can stand without the Institute of War or other ret-conned things.

CoTheSlowMar 27, 20176 votes

I ship Taliyah having a big fat awkward crush on Ekko even though the likelihood of them ever actually having met is pretty slim. I however will cling to that awkward Taliyah VO line like my life depends on it

I think a lot of shipping is just for fun though so I don't mind some stupid pairings people make as long as they don't ever actually make it into lore. Plus people are gonna ship whatever they want no matter what anyway, like people have already found ways to rationalise away the new Lux Vo so their Lux x Ezreal shipping still works.

Glory ln DeathMar 27, 20173 votes

Taliyah has never met Ekko. But he's met her. A lot. He can just never get it right...

ArakadiaMar 27, 20175 votes

I saw this Braum X Lissandra ship that actually made lore sense. I loved it.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20172 votes

Game Info > Champions > Braum

Take a good long look at his rivals box.

UomoAfideMar 27, 201726 votes

"An enemy is just a friend you havent made yet" Braum

RalanrMar 27, 20174 votes

Given how long Braum and Lissandra have been around, I wouldn't be surprised if the two have history.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20171 votes

Hate to sink your ship but Lissandra hasn't just been around for a while, she is literally immortal. Braum, not so much.

RalanrMar 27, 20176 votes

There is evidence that Braum might actually be an ice born, so he could be from the same time as Lissandra.

Baron of BreadMar 27, 20173 votes

If he was Iceborn (which I have agreed with since his release) he would have to be from the same time-ish. He could be older or younger than Lissandra but he would be on the same time scale since the Frozen Watchers were what made the Freljordians into Iceborn (and they probably couldn't do that once they got tossed into the Howling Abyss).

TyrekGoldenspearMar 27, 20172 votes

Especially becuase Braums old enough to get stories told about him.

By grandmothers to their grandchildren.

YuGiHoMar 27, 20174 votes

what are the actual ships of league? just Tryndamere x Ashe ? i heard they dont even like each other. Romance in runeterra must suck.

OverpoweredSoapMar 27, 20177 votes

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what are the actual ships of league? just x ? i heard they dont even like each other. Romance in runeterra must suck.

Garen x Katarina is apparently still an implied ship in canon.

Illaoi and Gangplank were apparently a thing before but broke up I believe? (Could be remembering wrong tho)

YuGiHoMar 27, 20171 votes

for all the champions in league thats still pretty hard to believe out of the 100+ champions that just 6 of them are in any kind of relationship even if it was with a random non champion character.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20175 votes

They're warriors. They don't got no time fo dat.

PlacentasMar 27, 20172 votes

Oh bb, everyone got time for love <3

Glory ln DeathMar 27, 20173 votes

I can tell from your username that you've had a lot of time "fo dat".

Baron of BreadMar 27, 20172 votes

There are a few other champions who have been in relationships, but it doesn't usually end well.

Alistar had a family, Azir had a wife, Elise had a husband (not a good relationship though), in the old lore Kassadin had a daughter, Lucian had a wife and Varus had a family.

Baron of BreadMar 27, 20173 votes

The Illoai and GP thing is correct.

Garen x Katarina is not currently implied by the canon lore, but there is this comment about that.

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20172 votes

How much Ashe and Tryndamere actually care about eachother is a mystery but they certainly care about their people enough to get married for them. Wether it's an arranged marriage with no love or all, doesn't seem like they're breaking up anytime soon.

Jenks3Mar 27, 20176 votes

I believe TwistedFate X Evelynn was also an official ship. At least at one point.

LunSeiSleideeMar 27, 20172 votes

Darius+Draven. Beatrice+Swain. Vayne+Vladimir. Gangplank+Illaoi. Vi+Jinx (because I hate Cath, she's such a slut).

TattersallMar 27, 201712 votes

Draven+Draven

ftfy

EvilUnicornLordMar 27, 20177 votes

I'm gonna tackle these in the order they came. Just remember I'm simply stating the facts of the lore indicating which is canon and which isn't so don't shoot the messenger.

Darius and Draven are brothers, so no.

That's more a "pet/owner" relationship than anything.

Vayne hunts dark creatures and mages and kills them, Vladimir would be on that list.

That is canon. ~~In fact, they are the only two champions that have been confirmed to "do it". Try not to think to hard on that one.~~

Vi and Jinx are rivals to the core. Vi hates Jinx, Jinx loves irritating Vi. Also, while I see no backing to it, there is a theory that they are sisters.

Like I said, don't shoot the messenger. I try to stay unbiased in these matters.

Glory ln DeathMar 27, 20173 votes

Little things like having the same parents can't stop true love! Just look at anime!

No, seriously, I'm joking. Incest is not approved.