Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25097457-20140701225048/@comment-205.185.99.8-20160224102906

Wow, that was really entertaining. But it was nice to see people actually listening to each other for once, but unfortunately the bashing still continues. Yes, there was bashing, on both sides....

But I want to clarify some things as both a canon shipper and a crossover shipper:

Those who ship canon ships are valid because it is canon, however you guys sometimes come up with a few fallacies that not only change the character, but are just a reflection of your own interpretation of the character. Not saying all the points are wrong, but there were a few I was really confused on, and had to go research to find out for myself. For instance, Astrid apparently "loving" Hiccup before the Romantic Flight. That one really confused me. But you all still have to keep in mind, Hiccup did crush on Astrid pretty hard from the very beginning of the movie. Two girls may fight over a boy forever, but it is still ultimately up to the boy himself. But wait...Merida wasn't in the movie, so what if he would have liked her instead?

That's where I get into my main point. See, with crossover ships, one can never fully know how the two characters will interact with each other, which gives the fan free range on imagination and creativity. I'm NOT saying Hiccstrid shippers aren't creative, I'm just saying typically crossover shippers don't see things as they are, but as they could be. Now, there are plenty of AUs and fanfics for Hiccstrid that show great amounts of imagination, albeit many of them take the characters OOC, but the same could be said for Mericcup, Hiccelsa, Hiccunzel, Hijack, etc.

....I think I got off point.... But really, what I'm trying to say is not everyone agrees with crossover ships, but the reason many people do (I don't speak for everyone) is because it gives a larger chance at creating new story. I honesly enjoy Mericcup fanfics a lot more than Hiccstrid because almost all of them are different (of the good ones I read anyway), whereas the Hiccstrid fanfics seemed to mostly be the same thing and relatively close to the movie anyway. I may just be reading the wrong ones, but that's how it's played out for me anyway.

I will not say Hiccstrid is better than Mericcup or vice versa. Everyone has their own reasons for shipping what they do, and honestly some reasons are good, others not so much. '''But if you ever have the urge to write "HICCSTRID SUCKS!" or "EWW MERICCUP" please reevaluate your life, as nothing you say will change the shippers' minds .'''

Now, Reasons I ship HICCSTRID:

1) CANON

2) Astrid was willing to change her own state of mind (tradition vs the right thing)

3) She's as freaking bad@$$

4) She inspired Hiccup to go and fight to save their people (1st movie)

5) She understands Hiccup's mentality and tries to get him to see his own potential (2nd movie)

Reasons I ship MERICCUP:

1) Romeo-Juliet trope

2) Fighting for their own beliefs

3) She's also a freaking bad@$$

4) Since Merida has no older self, I can create a developed personality to interact with Hiccup's

5) DAT HAIR

6) They're fun to draw together (fanartist)

Wow, that was long. I'm going to bed now, it's 3am