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* Alexis Thi Dang and Starscream in ''Anime/TransformersArmada''. Their mutual attraction is actually canon, but isn't pursued because a) Alexis is a small, fragile, meat-based creature while Starscream is a giant airplane man, and b) they're ''both'' too young for the story to go anywhere with it without getting uncomfortable.[[note]]As Hot Shot's {{foil}}, Starscream is intended to be the newly onlined rookie who's too arrogant and inexperienced to do much without someone to keep them in line. the difference is, Hot Shot has [[BigGood Optimus Prime]] as a leader and mentor, while [[BadBoss Megatron]] treats Starscream with disdain and could have had a powerful and loyal servant had he not [[KickTheDog beaten and humilated Starscream so many times]].[[/note]]

* One issue of ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Sonic Universe]]'' implies that Omega has a bit of a thing for Blaze, based on them both being [[PersonOfMassDestruction Persons Of Mass Destruction]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Fry and Bender are a ship of choice amongst fans of {{Slash}}. Not helping is Bender's HoYay towards Fry (which happens more frequently than you might expect).

[[Franchise/RoboCop Part man, part machine,]] all [[FanPreferredCouple fan-preferred.]]

** [[spoiler:A really, really long kiss. It went for ''four'' pages. Though this was because Chachamaru, who as a robot at least partially believes she has no soul - a requirement for the pactio. Negi ends up apparently pushing it through out of sheer will and magical power, though this could have something to do with his heritage (the royal magic his mother had, and that his line established the pactio system).]]
*** [[spoiler: [[WildMassGuessing It's possible that Negi's own soul took the place of hers when his Black Magic kicked in]].]]

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' - Gundam Meister Tieria Erde ([[spoiler:an Artificial Human]]) is often paired with, well, [[ShipLauncher almost everyone]], but that includes the AI supercomputer Veda. Which actually has more canon support than any pairing for him except Tieria/Lockon. There's also Setsuna, who's sometimes paired with his Gundams, but that's more of a CargoShip since they're not sentient.
** Made canon in the movie, where [[spoiler:Mileina admits her love for him, much to her father's dismay]]

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has a very strange twist: Gendo[=/=][[spoiler:Unit 01]]. The twist is that [[spoiler:Unit 01 contains his wife's soul, and he is seeking to reunite with her through [[AssimiliationPlot his version of Instrumentality]]]].

* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne''’s protagonist [[HonestCorporateExecutive Aruto Hiden]] and his [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots HumaGear]] secretary Is have a hilarious BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine, compatible dorky personalities, and an UndyingLoyalty to one another. Getting shipping feelings when they demonstrate how fiercely protective they are of each other’s wellbeing is not exactly an unreasonable reaction.

--> Claptrap (upon first seeing [=GLaDOS=] for the first time): "Hubba hubba!"

** [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Roll and Bass/Forte.]] It's just dang CUTE. And not only that, the apparent ages of the two make it something of a ToyShip as well.

* ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' has the implied pairing of [[spoiler:Hajime Hinata and Chiaki Nanami. Note that for most of the story, the audience and Hinata are unaware of Nanami's status as an NPC, until TheReveal comes along. She's still sentient enough to have genuine feelings for him, especially if you max out their Free Time Events. She's also aware that Hinata will have to leave her behind in the simulation one day, and can only ask him to not forget her once he wakes up in the real world.]]

* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne''’s protagonist [[HonestCorporateExecutive Aruto Hiden]] and his [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots HumaGear]] secretary Is have a hilarious BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine, compatible {{Adorkable}} personalities, and an UndyingLoyalty to one another. Getting shipping feelings when they demonstrate how fiercely protective they are of each other’s wellbeing is not exactly an unreasonable reaction.

* Given their [[{{Adorkable}} disparate]] [[{{Tsundere}} personalities]], it should come as no surprise to a player of ''VisualNovel/{{Analogue|AHateStory}}'' that [[MultipleEndings one of two]] such pairings could become canon. [[spoiler:[[MarryThemAll Or both of them]]]].

** Meanwhile, her sister Labrys in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is frequently paired up with Teddie in fanfiction and fanart because of their knight/princess dynamic that was present in every storyline in the first game, which was made acknowledged even by their interactions in [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle the crossover game they appeared in.]]

*** While it's never made clear how truly interested they are in Zero, [[EliteFour the Four Guardians]]--with the notable exception of [[TheStoic Phantom]]--''do'' seem to enjoy battling Zero [[BloodKnight quite a bit]]. Perhaps it's hereditary, seeing as the Guardians were created from X's DNA. On that note, [[OppositeSexClone Fairy Leviathan]] takes things a bit further [[FoeRomanceSubtext by teasing and openly flirting with Zero]], a dynamic that carries on to their {{Soul Jar}}s, [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Model Z and Model L]].

*** Elpizo, the [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels eventual]] BigBad of ''[[VideoGame/MegaManZero2 Zero 2]]'' can be interpreted as harboring romantic feelings for Ciel, which persist after his FaceHeelTurn. At the very least, he holds her in high regard--a staunch contrast to [[FantasticRacism his views]] [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters on humans in general]].

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'':
** Joker/EDI, which is even alluded to in-game ("I think you're taking the human-machine interface a little far.") In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' this pairing [[spoiler:can become ''canon'' when encouraged by Shepard.]]

** There's also [[http://masseffect.kikaimegami.com/Legion/Snuggles02.png Tali/Legion]].

* This was inevitable for [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Lamia Loveless]] of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance'' (and subsequently ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Original Generation]]''). When given an option between male and female player characters, it's tradition for fans to ship them with each other, and thus Axel/Lamia was born. Fans will ship her with anyone they can find in order to [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove teach her how to love]]. One would think that the writers were [[BriarPatching encouraging this]] by giving her the last name "Loveless". Of course, the catch is, usually they keep their attitudes as professional as possible and Axel's designated pair is usually Alfimi, while Lamia gets dragged to whoever is hyper enough to make fun of her overly serious attitude (Excellen, or her sister Aschen)

* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' gives us a semi-canon example: [[PlayerCharacter The Courier]] (gender irrelevant) and the Stealth Suit MK II, as the stealth suit is quite infatuated with the Courier (for example, injecting him/her with a stimpak when he/she is hurt, saying "please take this. I don't want you to die.", or "would you love me if I helped you hide?").

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' has its protagonist [[HotScientist Shion Uzuki]] with [[RobotGirl KOS-MOS]], which for most of the series, is heavily supported by the [[HoYay Les Yay]] between the two of them, most obviously that the more influence Shion has over KOS-MOS's design [[{{Stripperific}} the more revealing her outfits are]]. Additionally, their interactions often delve into RomanticTwoGirlFriendship territory, especially in the third game where it's revealed that part of the BigBad's plan involved manipulating events that would cause the two of them to grow closer together to awaken [[spoiler:the soul sealed in KOS-MOS]]--the success of which adds even more ShipTease to a pair that had been getting a ton throughout the whole game.

** However, FanDumb and shipping wars are both in effect here. Many people use the fact that the characters are robots as a reason that they probably shouldn't be shipped. On top of that, many are also [[{{Squick}} squicked]] out by it, too, since after all, 11/12 of the robots are [[spoiler:possessed by the souls of murder victims, all of whom happen to be ''[[ToyShip children]]''. The 12th robot, meanwhile, is possessed by an adult. Nevermind that this is essentially pedophilia, since the adult in question is [[FoeYayShipping the same person who murdered the aforementioned children]]]].
* The ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' fandom may be tiny but the bulk of what little shipping there is involves the Security Officer and Durandal and is somewhat supported by Durandal occasionally coming across as being rather tsundere and/or possessive towards the player character.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'':

Compare CargoShip, {{Robosexual}}, RoboRomance.

*** Shaoshao and Hot Rod are both a bit {{Tsundere}} towards each other, punctuated by small amounts of unaddressed sexual tension like Shaoshao being angry that she "gets something" out of the deal since her main attraction is toward Marissa (mild).

** Let's not forget ''Kiss Players''.
*** Interestingly, there's less actual ''romance'' there than the TV shows' moments. In Kiss Players, girls kiss robots to power them up. However, the whole series is played for as much shock value and {{Squick}} as possible, with creator Yuki Oshima having the ''stated goal'' to "make jaws drop" with the manga and the radio program - we are talking ''licensed TrollFic.'' Less "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" and more cyborg horrors with penis-tongues, CoveredInGunge, and protagonists consisting almost entirely of girls who are stated to be adults but drawn to look elementary-school age.

** Meanwhile, her sister Labrys in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is frequently paired up with Yosuke in FanFiction and fan art, due in large part to their interaction in several versions of the game's Story Mode. She's also frequently paired with Teddie because of their knight/princess dynamic that was present in every storyline in the first game, which was made acknowledged even by their interactions in [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle the crossover game they appeared in.]]

** Meanwhile, her sister Labrys in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is frequently paired up with Yousuke in FanFiction and fan art, due in large part to their interaction in several versions of the game's Story Mode.

*** While it's never made clear how truly interested they are in Zero, [[EliteFour the Four Guardians]] ''do'' seem to enjoy battling Zero [[BloodKnight quite a bit]]. Perhaps it's hereditary, seeing as the Guardians were created from X's DNA. On that note, [[OppositeSexClone Fairy Leviathan]] takes things a bit further [[FoeRomanceSubtext by teasing and openly flirting with Zero]], a dynamic that carries on to their {{Soul Jar}}s, [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Model Z and Model L]].

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has the Doctor and various companions and his part-organic TARDIS.

** Prairie, TheCaptain of the Guardians in ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'', is suggested to have pined for fellow Reploid Giro because [[LovingAShadow he reminded her of someone she knew in the past]]. [[spoiler:Considering it's all but stated Prairie is an older version of Alouette, Ciel's KidSidekick from the ''Zero'' series, the question is raised if Alouette harbored a PrecociousCrush on Zero despite implicitly being a ShipperOnDeck for Ciel/Zero.]]

*** While it's never made clear how truly interested they are in Zero, [[EliteFour the Four Guardians]] do seem to enjoy battling Zero [[BloodKnight quite a bit]]. Interestingly (or perhaps not), the Guardians were created from X's DNA. On that note, [[OppositeSexClone Fairy Leviathan]] takes things a bit further [[FoeYayShipping by teasing and openly flirting with Zero]], a dynamic that carries on to their {{Soul Jar}}s, [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Model Z and Model L]].

*** While it's never made clear how truly interested they are in Zero, the Four Guardians [[BloodKnight do seem to enjoy battling Zero quite a bit]]. Interestingly (or perhaps not), the Guardians were created from X's DNA. On that note, [[OppositeSexClone Fairy Leviathan]] [[FoeYayShipping takes things a bit further]] by teasing and openly flirting with Zero, a dynamic that carries on to their {{Soul Jar}}s, [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Model Z and Model L]].

* Aigis and the Protagonist from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', as she 'always wants to be by your [the protagonist's] side'. [[SingleTargetSexuality Protagonist's gender irrelevant]].
** Meanwhile, her sister Labrys in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is frequently paired up with Youske in FanFiction and fan art, due in large part to their interaction in several versions of the game's story mode.
* Ciel and Zero of ''VideoGame/MegaManZero''. It's canon, on the ''former's'' part, that is...
** As if that's not enough, ''Zero 4'' introduces us to Craft and Neige. Unlike the [[OneSidedShipping ship above]], it's canon on ''both'' sides. ''And'' a very important part of the game's plot.
* Fans tend to think of Curly and [[spoiler: Quote]] from ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' as a BattleCouple.
* [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Roll and Bass/Forte.]] It's just dang CUTE. And not only that, the apparent ages of the two make it something of a ToyShip as well.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' has the X/Zero ship, which can be considered pretty close to canon due to the fact that the two are both already best friends.
** After X7, fans began shipping Axl with X and Zero, forming a OneTrueThreesome.

Basically this is fans {{Shipping}} a sentient machine, whether a robot, computer or otherwise, with someone else, usually an organic lifeform or human, or even another machine. Overlapping heavily with FanPreferredCouple, robo ships differ in that the relationship is not sexual in nature and sex should not even be possible for the couple in question... And people ship them together anyway due to compatible personalities. Or even despite incompatible personalities.

* A romantic relationship between Alisa Bosconovitch and Lars Alexandersson is pretty heavily hinted at in ''[[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tekken 6]]'''s main story, which continues on to ''[[DreamMatchGame Tag Tournament 2]]'' and especially ''7'' (complete with Lee Chaolan seemingly [[ShipperOnDeck casting his lot with the pair]]). Meanwhile, the film ''Anime/TekkenBloodVengeance'' launched an [[HoYay Alisa/Xiaoyu]] ship.

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' has its protagonist [[HotScientist Shion Uzuki]] with [[RobotGirl KOS-MOS]], which for most of the series, is heavily supported by the [[HoYay Les Yay]] between the two of them, most obviously that the more influence Shion has over KOS-MOS's design the more [[{{Stripperific}} revealing her outfits are]], and their interactions often delve into RomanticTwoGirlFriendship territory, especially in the third game where it's revealed that part of the BigBad's plan involved manipulating events that would cause the two of them to grow closer together to awaken [[spoiler:the soul sealed in KOS-MOS]] the success of which adds even more ShipTease to a pair that had been getting a ton throughout the whole game.

* Despite not being even slightly canon, the VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys fandom is gushing with this trope. The most popular ships seem to be Foxy/Chica, Foxy/Mangle,and Springtrap/Mangle, though there are plenty of ships as well.

* The VideoGame/{{Marathon}} fandom may be tiny but the bulk of what little shipping there is involves the Security Officer and Durandal and is somewhat supported by Durandal occasionally coming across as being rather tsundere and/or possessive towards the player character.

* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' has hinted at a ship between Rip Hunter and the sentient AI that operates his timeship the ''Waverider'', Gideon. Confirmed in the episode "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E13LandOfTheLost Land of the Lost]]" when Gideon creates a human-looking avatar of herself and she and Rip share a BigDamnKiss.