History Main / MindGameShip

** Also in ''YuYuHakusho'': Kurama/Karasu canonly and any halfway ''realistic'' Kurama/Hiei, considering Hiei dislikes almost everyone, including himself, and kitsune play games practically obsessively.

*** [[spoiler: And ''that'' was only to keep her out of arm. He kept her out of a lot of things, but in the end he did everything for her well-being, so this trope doesn't really apply]]

*** [[spoiler: And ''that'' was only to keep her out of arm. He kept her out of a lot of things, but in the end he did everything for her, so this trope doesn't really apply]]

*** [[spoiler: and ''that'' was only to keep her out of arm. He kept her out of a lot of things, but in the end he did everything for her, so this trope doesn't really apply]]

** In the manga Alucard and Integra have more twisted BodyguardCrush since their meeting. The Gonzo Anime, on the other hand, they did have head games with Alucard ''testing'' her when they met (which never happened in the manga, she wished for a knight to rescue her and got it).

* ''CodeGeass'': Lelouch with a good number of people, especially Rolo and Suzaku. And to a lesser extent, there's also Mao/Lelouch. As well as, Mao/C.C. (''so'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBikYFoHJ1c much!]])

* ''CodeGeass'': Lelouch with a good number of people, especially Rolo and Suzaku. And to a lesser extent, there's also Mao/Lelouch. As well as, Mao/C.C.

* ''{{Yugioh}}'': Dark Marik and Dark Ryo with just about everyone.
* During the third season of ''YuGiOh GX'', the Judai/Yubel ship was also very messed up, though rather one-sided.
* And in {{Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds}}, we get Divine with Aki playing the trope to the hilt.

*** Though it should really be noted that the above quote comes from [[AlternateUniverse Another Day]], which is completely separate from the main canon. {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s have picked it up and run off with it anyway.

** And Claude/Ciel. Thanks to episode 9 which has him practically mind raping Ciel, and declaring how he wants to [[FreudWasRight "stick my needle into his soft skin and suck out his sensual soul"]].

** And Claude/Ciel. Thanks to episode 9 which has him practically mind raping Ciel, and declaring how he wants to [[FreudWasRight "stick my needle into his soft skin and suck out his sensual soul"]].

* The majority of ''AxisPowersHetalia'' shipping-based fics featuring [[PsychopathicManchild Ru]] [[{{Yangire}} ss]][[{{Yandere}} ia]] use this approach.

* The majority of ''AxisPowersHetalia'' shipping-based fics featuring [[PsychopathicManchild Ivan aka]] [[{{Yangire}} Rus]][[{{Yandere}} sia]] use this approach.
** Some {{Alternative Character Interpretation}}s of certain nations can also invoke this trope in shipping fics, like Arthur/England being a ManipulativeBastard (especially in England/China and England/Spain fics, and some ''ostensibly'' England/America and even ''ostensibly'' England/Japan fics have shades of this) and Kiku/Japan being a {{Yangire}} or a {{Yandere}} (especially in Japan/China fics).

** And Blackfire/Starfire. Can't forget them.
*** For crap's sake, they're [[BrotherSisterIncest sisters!]]
*** Since when has ''that'' ever stopped the shippers?

* ''{{Nine And 1/2 Weeks}}'': ''Everything'' about the relationship on John's part is a MindGameShip -- emotionally, intellectually, sexually.

*** I'd say <i>does</i> qualify, considering how '''touchy-feely''' [[spoiler: she]] gets with everyone in the Zodiac, and even [[spoiler: her]] demeanor around Tohru [[spoiler: until she [[{{CharacterDevelopment}} gets better]]]] could be interpreted thusly.

* ''WolfGuyWolfenCrest'': Haguro towards Inugami.