{{Unofficial}}
[[File:Shipping.png|thumb|240px|right|A sprite coloration and accompanying text that would cleave a fanbase into equivalent halves.]] '''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 [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Shipping 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 [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrackPairing 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 ''[[Golden Sun: The Lost Age|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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1339825/1/Unrequited 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4504189/1/Windswept_Land 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2677545/1/The_Angel_and_the_Slayer The Angel and the Slayer]
* '''Weirdshipping''' focuses on Isaac and [[Feizhi]]. Possibly dubbed Weirdshipping because Feizhi possesses "weird" powers.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4221462/1/Shadow_Warrior Shadow Warrior]

=== [[Garet]] Pairings ===

* '''Flameshipping''' focuses on Garet and Jenna. Dubbed Flameshipping based on the Fire-based elements of the two characters.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1879833/1/Ill_Remember_Forever 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4281512/1/Isaacs_Mom_Has_Got_It_Going_On 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1943730/1/See_That_Girl 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1897648/1/More_than_Enough 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 likelihood 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3284228/1/Petals 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1140040/1/Pure_Torture Pure Torture]
* '''Purpleshipping''' focuses on Ivan and Feizhi. Known as Purpleshipping because Ivan has purple eyes and Feizhi has purple hair.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4105669/1/Spread_the_GS_Love Spread the GS Love]
* '''Windshipping''' focuses on Ivan and Sheba. Dubbed Windshipping based on both characters' abilities to project Wind-based [[Psynergy]].
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4394125/1/To_Whom_My_Heart_Belongs To Whom My Heart Belongs]

=== [[Felix]] Pairings ===

* '''Duskshipping''' focuses on Felix and [[Karst]]. Believed to be coined by the author '''Feral Phoenix''', presumably because Felix and Karst's faces are both slightly shadowed over in their in-game portraits. Also known as Volcanoshipping.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3429856/1/Power 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).
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1894686/1/For_a_Goddess 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).
**[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5061680/1/Summoned_Love 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 older siblings of Jenna and Garet.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3307367/1/Of_Flowers Of Flowers]
* '''Oopsiesshipping''' focuses on Felix and Jenna. The name of Oopsiesshipping arose because this incestuous pairing is a mistake.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2487680/1/Leaves 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 soft. Also called '''Frothshipping''' because of the Froth Psynergy series that Felix and Mia obtain when their Djinn are configured for the [[Seer (Mercury) class series|Seer]] class.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4986457/1/Tundra 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."
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3912964/1/Morning_Brings_Sorrow 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 fanfiction on the subject, written by '''Akiko''', where Piers and Sheba worked together to deliver a batch of cookies to [[Kalay]].
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1050089/1/War_of_the_Kitchens 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. Also known as '''hotspringshipping''' because their elements, Fire and Water, can work together to create a hot spring.
* '''Tragedyshipping''' focuses on Piers and [[Karst]]. Coined by '''Airumel''', the name Tragedyshipping stems from Karst's tragic death in the ending of the second game.
** [http://airumel.deviantart.com/art/Sea-on-Fire-Golden-Sun-Fanfic-119408127 Sea on Fire]

=== [[Alex]] Pairings ===
* '''Alephshipping''' focuses on Alex and the Wise One, a pairing done for crack humor. The name of Alephshipping refers to their scene at the top of [[Mt. Aleph]].
**[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2311201/1/How_to_Find_Love_in_Ten_Easy_Steps 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]].
**[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1733625/1/Second_Chances 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''' that 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 owing to the large differences in their relative power).
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1088423/1/Alexs_Killer_Zit Alex's Killer Zit]


==''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]''==
As ''Dark Dawn'' for Nintendo DS has yet to be released and little is known about its main characters, clearly-defined shipping terms for many possible relationships have yet to be created and 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 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]]''.
**[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6068731/1/Daily_Thinking Daily Thinking]
*Matthew and [[Sveta]]. 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 yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
*Tyrell and Sveta. 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 is 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 Sveta. 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 Sveta. 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.

===[[Amiti]] Pairings===
*Amiti and Karis. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
*Amiti and Sveta. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.
*Amiti and Himi. No proposed shipping names have yet acquired prominence in Golden Sun forums.

==Other pairings==
=== 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3448744/1/Out_of_the_Closet Out of the Closet]
* '''Cucumbershipping''' focuses on Isaac and Piers.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2850925/1/Cucumber 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3360561/1/Unexpected_Warmth Unexpected Warmth]
* '''Gardenshipping''' focuses on Mia and Kay.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3899643/1/How_Green_her_Garden_Grows 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.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3365606/1/Sharing_a_Blanket 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 [http://goldensunrealm.com/fanfictions/index.php Golden Sun Fanfictions] contest.
** [http://goldensunrealm.com/fanfictions/viewstory.php?sid=347 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'''.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4461229/1/Moonlight Moonlight]
* '''Porcelainshipping''' focuses on Felix and Alex. It is named Porcelainshipping because of the Alex/Felix fic '''Akiko''' wrote.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1081408/1/Porcelain 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).
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4361186/1/The_Promise 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 blond.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4405922/1/Strawberry 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 share parts of the Golden Sun.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1785779/1/Quid_Pro_Quo Quid Pro Quo]
* '''Swampshipping''' focuses on Piers and Felix. Named Swampshipping since swamps are large areas of extremely muddy water. Also called '''WarpedMudshipping'''.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1402657/1/Stirring_Earth Stirring Earth]

=== Miscellaneous/Crack Pairings ===
* '''Billybeanshipping''' focuses on the lord of Bilibin and his wife. Billybeanshipping is a joke way to spell Bilibin.
*'''Bodybuildershipping''' focuses on [[Garet]] and [[Agatio]]. Named after their similar muscle builds. 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 that tore this couple apart for three years.
* '''Crakenshipping''' focuses on Mia and Sean. Dubbed so because it is crack and they meet on the Tolbi-bound ship where the battle with the Kraken occurrs.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3509931/1/Perfect_Melancholy 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]].
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4969201/1/Izumoshipping_The_Death_of_the_Serpent The Death of the Serpent]
* '''Kalayshipping''' focuses on [[Hammet]] and [[Layana]], called Kalayshipping because 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]].
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4105669/4/Spread_the_GS_Love Spread the GS Love]
* '''Roofshipping''' focuses on Isaac and the roof of his house. So called because the pairing ships Isaac with a roof.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5246852/1/A_Roof_Over_His_Heart A Roof Over His Heart]
* '''Treeshipping''' focuses on [[Tret]] and [[Laurel]], named Treeshipping because they are trees.
* '''Xianshipping''' focuses on [[Hsu]] and [[Feizhi]]. The name relates to how they both come from [[Xian]].
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