History Main / OneTruePairing

Compare with FanPreferredCouple, which it can overlap with if the "OTP" ends up being a fan ship that ends up becoming more popular than the canon couple.

Often the term "OTP" is used {{sarcas|mMode}}tically in parody of shipping, especially if it involves an [[CargoShip unconventional]] [[CrackPairing pairing]] (such as the [[MemeticMutation ever-popular]] [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chad]]x[[TheWorfEffect Floor]] OTP), or a character and their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite food]] ("[[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro/Waffles OTP]]"), etc etc.

The '''One True Pairing''' (usually abbreviated as '''{{OTP}}''') is the couple that a fan or group of fans prefers over all other '{{ship|ping}}s. {{Canon}} and logic do not necessarily apply, and {{crossover}} [=OTPs=] are not uncommon.

-->-- ''Not Literally Productions'', "I Ship It"

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All of the canonical evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. When one of the Ron/Hermione shippers turned out to be [[OfficialCouple J. K. Rowling herself]], some of the "Harmonians" abandoned the series in anger, lashing out at Rowling for "ruining the story." [[FanDumb That's right, some think Rowling intentionally ruined her own story.]][[/note]]

-->-- ''WebVideo/NotLiterallyProductions'', "I Ship It"

The '''One True Pairing''' (usually abbreviated as '''{{OTP}}''', not to be confused with [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix OotP]] or [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime OoT]]) is the couple that a fan or group of fans prefers over all other '{{ship|ping}}s. {{Canon}} and logic do not necessarily apply, and {{crossover}} [=OTPs=] are not uncommon.

The '''One True Pairing''' (usually abbreviated as '''{{OTP}}''', not to be confused with [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix OOTP or OotP]]) is the couple that a fan or group of fans prefers over all other '{{ship|ping}}s. {{Canon}} and logic do not necessarily apply, and {{crossover}} [=OTPs=] are not uncommon.

Often the term "OTP" is used {{sarcas|mMode}}tically in parody of shipping, especially if it involves an [[CargoShip unconventional]] [[CrackPairing pairing]] (such as the [[MemeticMutation ever-popular]] [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chad]]x[[TheWorfEffect Floor]] OTP), or a character and their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite food]] ("[[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro/Waffles OTP]]"), etc etc.
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-->--WebVideo/NotLiterallyProductions, "I Ship It"

Often the term "OTP" is used {{sarcas|mMode}}tically in parody of shipping, especially if it involves an [[CargoShip unconventional]] [[CrackPairing pairing]] (such as the [[MemeticMutation ever-popular]] [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chad]]x[[TheWorfEffect Floor]] OTP), or a character and their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite food]] ("[[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro/Waffles OTP]]"), etc etc. Nyami (pop'n) x Mimi (pop'n) my OTP

Often the term "OTP" is used {{sarcas|mMode}}tically in parody of shipping, especially if it involves an [[CargoShip unconventional]] [[CrackPairing pairing]] (such as the [[MemeticMutation ever-popular]] [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chad]]x[[TheWorfEffect Floor]] OTP), or a character and their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite food]] ("[[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro/Waffles OTP]]"), etc etc.

->''"You're on the canon ground, I'm up in crack ship space,\\

I ship it!\\
I ship it!"''

-->-- '''WebVideo.NotLiterallyProductions''', "I Ship It"

-->-- '''Not Literally Productions''', "I Ship It"

->''"You're on the canon ground, I'm up in crack ship space\\
Let's start a shipping war, don't care if I get hate\\
Don't like my pairings, well, then you can hit the bricks\\
This is my OTP, I'll go down with this ship\\
I ship it\\
I ship it"''
-->-- '''Not Literally Productions''', ''"Ship Happens"''

The One True Pairing (usually abbreviated as {{OTP}}, not to be confused with [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix OOTP or OotP]]) is the couple that a fan or group of fans prefers over all other '{{ship|ping}}s. {{Canon}} and logic do not necessarily apply, and {{crossover}} [=OTPs=] are not uncommon.

Some people refer to their favourite [[LoveTriangle threesome ship]] by the similar term OneTrueThreesome, or OT3. Or really, "OT" appended with any number if they're even more ambitious with the number of people involved.

[=BroTP=] is used as a term for [[PlatonicLifePartners non]]-[[HeterosexualLifePartners romantic]] [=OTP=]s, of the "these people are best friends and no one will tell me otherwise" variety (for instance, John Sheridan and Susan Ivanova of ''Series/BabylonFive''). Male/female and female/female [=BroTP=]s are sometimes also called [=FrOTP=]s.

-->-- '''Not Literally Productions''', ''"I Ship It"''

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. When one of the Ron/Hermione shippers turned out to be [[OfficialCouple J. K. Rowling herself]], some of the "Harmonians" abandoned the series in anger, lashing out at Rowling for "ruining the story." [[FanDumb That's right, some think Rowling intentionally ruined her own story.]][[/note]]

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. When one of the Ron/Hermione shippers turned out to be [[OfficialCouple J. K. Rowling herself]], some of the "Harmonians" abandoned the series in anger, lashing out at Rowling for "ruining the story."[[/note]]

[=BroTP=] is used as a term for [[PlatonicLifePartners non]]-[[HeterosexualLifePartners romantic]] [=OTP=]s.

In some cases, holding their preferred characters to completely different standards than the official pairing is an excellent mark of OTP shippers. If someone argues that you need to show that X and Y got married to prove they're in love, and the rings on their fingers [[AntiGoggles don't count]], but they know that X and Z love each other because of '[[ShippingGoggles chemistry]]', they're definitely defending their OTP.

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. When one of the Ron/Hermione shippers turned out to be [[OfficialCouple J. K. Rowling herself]], some of the "Harmonians" abandoned the series in anger, lashing out at Rowling for "ruining the story."[[/note]]

->''"You're on the canon ground, I'm up in crack ship space \\
Let's start a shipping war, don't care if I get hate \\
Don't like my pairings, well, then you can hit the bricks \\
This is my OTP, I'll go down with this ship \\
I ship it \\
I ship it"'' \\
-- '''Not Literally Productions''', ''"I Ship It"''

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. When one of the Ron/Hermione shippers turned out to be [[OfficialCouple J. K. Rowling herself]], some of the "Harmonians" abandoned the series in anger, lashing out at Rowling for "ruining the story."

OTP [[ShipToShipCombat shipping wars]] are second only to SubbingVersusDubbing for heat and violence. The degree of fanaticism displayed for a particular OTP may be proportional to their distance from the OfficialCouple and/or the WordOfGod for the work in question.

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. When one of the Ron/Hermione shippers turned out to be [[OfficialCouple J. K. Rowling herself]], some of the "Harmonians" abandoned the series in anger, lashing out at Rowling for "ruining the story." When she [[FlipFlopOfGod changed her mind]] things got even crazier.[[/note]]

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. When one of the Ron/Hermione shippers turned out to be [[OfficialCouple J. K. Rowling herself]], some of the "Harmonians" abandoned the series in anger, lashing out at Rowling for "ruining the story."[[/note]]

Often the term "OTP" is used {{sarcas|mMode}}tically in parody of shipping, especially if it involves an [[CargoShip unconventional]] [[CrackPairing pairing]], or a character and their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite food]] ("[[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro/Waffles OTP]]"), etc etc.

->''"I will go down with this [=ship=]\\
And I won't put my hands up and surrender \\
There will be no white flag above my door \\
I'm in love, and always will be"'' \\
-- '''Dido''', ''"White Flag"''

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. Then it turned out that one of the Ron/Hermione shippers was [[OfficialCouple the author]]. And [[ShipperOnDeck Harry himself]]. And [[EveryoneCanSeeIt just about half the rest of the cast]]. [[ShipToShipCombat Hilarity ensued]].[[/note]]

The One True Pairing (usually abbreviated as {{OTP}}, not to be confused with [[HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix OOTP or OotP]]) is the couple that a fan or group of fans prefers over all other '{{ship|ping}}s. {{Canon}} and logic do not necessarily apply, and {{crossover}} [=OTPs=] are not uncommon.

The degrees to which this is taken varies wildly. It can mean anything from "I just like [[KimPossible Drakken/Shego]] best" to "I won't read FanFic that pairs [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anya and Xander]] with anyone but each other" to "[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud always and still loves Aerith]] and they made love to each other in the flower field at the end of the movie", to the extreme "All the canon evidence that [[HarryPotter Harry and Hermione]] are not going to get together is a lie spread by the Ron/Hermione 'shippers, who must be [[DieForOurShip stopped]] before their evil [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the universe]]". [[note]] All examples chosen at random, but the last group really are that scary sometimes. Then it turned out that one of the Ron/Hermione shippers was [[OfficialCouple the author]]. And [[ShipperOnDeck Harry himself]]. And [[EveryoneCanSeeIt just about half the rest of the cast]]. [[ShipToShipCombat Hilarity ensued]].[[/note]]