Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25097457-20140701225048/@comment-70.49.56.119-20141002051806

PerrythePlatypusGirl wrote:

Hiccstrid and Mericcup actually aren't all that alike, mostly because Astrid is a rule-follower and Merida isn't. I like both Hiccstrid and Mericcup, but I lean toward Mericcup because I just feel that they relate more. They both have that whole "trouble relating to my parents" issue, and they're both pushed by their societies into being something that they're just not. As far as I saw, Astrid never really went through that (though tbh I didn't watch that much of the TV series so I may have missed something). I think Merida would be attracted to Hiccup because, despite the fact that he's nerdy and kind of a wimp at times, he is in fact a rule-breaker like she is--he's the reason that the whole Viking society was revolutionized, after all. In that sense, I think that's why Astrid was attracted to him as well, but since Merida and Astrid are different characters with different personalities, they're relationships with Hiccup would be different as well. Some people prefer the Hiccstrid dynamic, while others like the Mericcup dynamic more. It's all a matter of perception, and both views are equally valid. But the ships are not the same at all. Hmm, I see your point. I guess I just prefer the Hiccstrid dynamic where they balance each other out. Astrid does break the rules only when she absolutely believes in what she is doing it for and that gives her actions a bit more meaning, otherwise she follows them as usual, and that's kind of why I like her with Hiccup more. She probably believes in him more than he does himself :) But yeah, I totally see why Mericcup shippers would like Mericcup. They kind of have a Romeo and Juliet thing going on, two rule-breaking lovers. Minus the whole dying at the end part.