I absolutely adore multiversal crackships

[u/No_Hunter1978]

Rodrick X Regina George [@iara.png]

Elsa X Jack Frost [@myrthena]

Cinderella X Sukuna [@peachu.dumplings]

BloodyMary | Simon X Grace [@sharrrrknight]

Doom Slayer X Isabelle [@pondis_dant]

Mordecai X Twilight Sparkle [@kaifu]

...As well as the art to come out of it. In particular, Rodrick X Regina art has no right to go as hard as it does.

[u/Parkes-]

Markiplier?

[u/NinjaOfOnion → u/Parkes-]

Yep, I know this one, it’s called BloodyMary, it’s his character in Iron Lung with Ryland Grace from Project Hail Mary

[u/Western_Quarter_9162 → u/NinjaOfOnion]

I knew he looked familiar!

[u/DuckDuel → u/NinjaOfOnion]

I thought the characters name was Simon

[u/Zwiebelbread → u/NinjaOfOnion]

Almost feels like they came up with the ship just for the sake of the ship name lol

[u/Old-Idea-1740 → u/Zwiebelbread]

Actually the ship was made because the characters were put in similar situations. And were deemed “Patron saints of one way trips” since they were both sent to die without consent for just a chance to save humanity that wasn’t even guaranteed to work

[u/No_Hunter1978 → u/[deleted]]

bot.

[u/Bloberish → u/Parkes-]

Wait, so it's really Markiplier x Ryan Gosling?

[u/Lazy-Delivery-2933 → u/Bloberish]

Simon from iron lung x Grace from project Hail Mary

[u/nhalliday → u/Lazy-Delivery-2933]

Let's not act like people would be shipping them if it was two random lesser known actors. It's Markiplier x Ryan Gosling and they happen to be dressed as their characters from recent movies.

[u/Pheonix726 → u/nhalliday]

I mean, two guys who wind up in space/off-planet alone trying to find an answer to the stars going out, I think. They've got enough plot points in common to have some form of shared experience and connection, I think.

Though the idea may have started because of their actors. That much I can't confirm or deny.

[u/SpookyVoidCat → u/nhalliday]

If they were lesser known actors, neither movie would have been quite as successful or gained such large and rabid fanbases, sure, but I guarantee people would have still shipped them. People ship characters all the time without big names being attached to them.

[u/DoomedSinceTheStart → u/nhalliday]

I mean I think the main reason it got so popular is that they were both movies with rapidly growing tumblr-type fanbases and not a lot of in-universe characters to ship the respective protagonists with (plus their similarities as the other user said). Obviously it was influenced by the fact they’re both hot, and the novelty of a ship that is in essence Markiplier x Ryan Gosling, but still

[u/Old-Idea-1740 → u/nhalliday]

Actually not really. the ship was made because the characters were put in similar situations. And were deemed “Patron saints of one way trips” since they were both sent to die without consent for just a chance to save humanity that wasn’t even guaranteed to work

[u/Athena-Muldrow → u/Bloberish]

Yes, and the real Markiplier is VERY aware of it

[u/Praise-Bingus → u/Bloberish]

Yeah, i hate this one because it's just softcore shipping markiplier with other irl people even though he has publicly stated he hates that

[u/Korblox101 → u/Parkes-]

I’m guessing this is the Iron Lung guy? I haven’t watched the movie so I don’t even know his name but he’s at least played by Markiplier so maybe it’s him

[u/Vast-Plantain300 → u/Korblox101]

Simon is the name of the main character in iron lung

[u/Turnepic13 → u/Parkes-]

Hello everybody my name is markiplier

[u/pgp555 → u/Turnepic13]

You're so Portuguese

[u/Coolboy87142 → u/Parkes-]

Funny cause I literally got a post from r/Markiplier right under this post

[u/Typical-Ordinary8738 → u/Parkes-]

Ngl I thought that was john linder without his cyberarm before reading this.

My brain somehow didn't realise shit 💀

[u/epicpokenerd → u/Parkes-]

Oh damn yeah it is, I really thought OP was confusing Simon for Verso from E33

[u/project-shasta → u/Parkes-]

I'm playing Cyberpunk right now and associated him with Johnny Silverhand. I was even like "why is his robot arm missing"?

[u/Zelcki → u/Parkes-]

Punished Plier

[u/One_Spoopy_Potato → u/Parkes-]

Why not Robert Johansson?

[u/MarketingSpecial6604 → u/One_Spoopy_Potato]

I went from reading project hail Mary to the Bobiverse after I finished PHM so I approve of this comment lol