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@WaynePonePone
@NicoThePinkUnicorn
Honestly I think in a way that’s less “baiting” and more “trolling”, like it’s the writers’ way of telling fans to stop going so overboard with shipping and just relax. They clearly only wanted the main cast to be friends
Tell that to Izzy x Sunny fans lol. Some Stormblazer fans probably don’t even buy that.
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@WaynePonePone
I need to make this clear, ‘cause like, it’s very clear that y’all are getting offended at my terminology; when I say ‘ship-baiting’, I literally mean like, baiting a ship. Giving moments and content to make the shippers go wild and crazy. I’m not saying it’s actually hinting at the ship happening. I also don’t think that the writers are gonna pair Hitch up with anyone (though they could. Just because Tell Your Tale is 5 minutes long doesn’t mean they can’t do romance. Like, we literally found out Alphahaven was canon IN a Tell Your Tale episode.) And, if they did, it’d more likely happen if they ever brought Primrose from A Maretime Bay Day Adventure into the show, aka. the only girl Hitch has canonically shown interest in.
I, also, just think they’re trolling with a lot of their ship-baiting, but I don’t think it’s because the writers have a problem with shipping the way y’all do lol. But rather to show that they’re aware of fandom and how it works, and/or just to give content that’s bound to get a shipper’s mind to act up, without actually acting out on any of it.
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@NicoThePinkUnicorn
Honestly I think in a way that’s less “baiting” and more “trolling”, like it’s the writers’ way of telling fans to stop going so overboard with shipping and just relax. They clearly only wanted the main cast to be friends and that’s their way of saying “Yes, Hitch is just their friend.” Regarding A Day in The Life, can’t a friend just care for another friend when they’re sick? Does that have to be a couple thing? Honestly Hitch still feels more like a caring father than a boyfriend to me in that scene. Caring about others isn’t just a romance thing y’know.
And I wouldn’t mind to be proven wrong. That means MYM will continue and that’s a good thing. I like TYT but I don’t expect actual romance to happen in a 5-minute episode series.
@Background Pony #54D9
Exactly, maybe we really should accept Hitch’s relationship with the girls is just platonic. I mean we can still ship them for fun and headcanon, but we should stop with the debate over “canon ships” or “endgame ships”.
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@NicoThePinkUnicorn
I think having this kind of mentality is exactly the problem with these types of shippers though. There is no canon “hinting” for Stormblazer. They are friends, just like Pipp said. Being a popular ship/liked by fans is not the same as a show actively teasing it. This is not a show with romance elements.
Hitch is the show’s shot at f/m friendship representation, which is sorely lacking in children’s media. The sooner people realize that, the less fights we’ll see because nobody will actually expect a ship to be canon.
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NicoThePinkUnicorn
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@WaynePonePone
I mean, there’s definitely instances where ship baiting can be kind of blatant. Like in G5’s case, you got that joke in The Jinxie Games, the last few minutes in A Day in The Life, even Zipp and Izzy have received some in Tell Your Tale.
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I never really see writers making certain characters interact with each other as ship baiting. They probably never even think about shipping and are just like “Oh, those characters haven’t interacted before. Let’s do it.” I think people are just too obsessed with shipping and trying their best to reach.
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Now, I completely understand the frustration of shipping something and canon sinking it out of the blue; it’s happened to me just about every time. What I find dumb is getting so triggered over minor moments between Hitch and Misty as if that ship baiting hasn’t been commonplace and hasn’t been done a lot more egregiously with other Hitch ships that STILL haven’t sunk Stormblazer.
Like, your ship is still the most hinted at and the most popular, y’all can chill a little bit.
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I’m a big Stormblazer fan too, But honestly, I can’t blame the fans for being scared/angry about Hitch x Misty, of course, I dont want to justify toxic behavior or anything, but as someone who likes to ship stuff expecting them to be canon most of the time, I can see where that concern comes from. (this will be a little long, so I already apologize about that)
Stormblazer has become a really big ship in the fandom, It started with very little interest when the movie came out, but after chapter 1, 2 and some tell your tale episodes came out a lot of people realized their potential, I loved the ship since the movie and I was really happy too see the fanbase grow.
Being a ship that a lot of people want to happen and makes sense in the plot, It’s easy to understand why they would feel upset about another ship suddenly appearing and pop the bubble. I personally felt that before during G4 when Cheerimac getting sunked by Sugarmac despite having hints in previous episodes or Dislestia having a moment during season 4 finale only to be forgotten after that, Stuff like this happened in other shows I was into, Like The Lion Guard, Where the main character ended up with a character in the very last episodes, which felt rushed and forced and sunk another ship that made more sense.
What I’m trying to say, It’s really annoying when a show/movie baits you with stuff like this, and it’s even more annoying when people come and defend those flaws and saying “no, you’re just angry because your ship it’s not canon and ours is”. I don’t support toxic behavior as I say earlier, but I do sgree with people asking for respect as viewers and wanting storyline to be consistent
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@NicoThePinkUnicorn
OP made this right when the Stormblazer shippers are loosing their minds at the thought of Hitch x Misty potentially being endgame just ‘cause they were seen together a lot in the With a Little Creativity lyric video. And when a big Youtuber from the fandom said he’d want Opaline to torture Misty again if Hitch x Misty happened—
Like, no, the toxic shippers in this fandom did not disappear when G4 ended, and people are still very picky and touchy with their ships.
Also Hitch x Opaline objectively sucks. Why the hell would you ship a dad with the woman who kidnapped and almost killed his child??
I’m a Huge StormBlazer Fan But, FUCK Misty Haters, Misty Defense Group GO!
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I’m a huge Stormblazer fan, but Fuck Misty Haters!
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NicoThePinkUnicorn
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What big youtuber?
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It is not, sorry to burst your bubble
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I’m surprised there isn’t a polycule for Hitch ships yet
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Huh. Wow. This is not surprising. Ha!
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I just meant the “ship” prefix since all the ships went without it for so long.
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Honestly, this seems like a pretty good analysis.
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@Daneasaur
Thats basically the entire show and almost every character. Reminder to everyone that the writers hardly kept with each other on what was actually canon or not it’s no wonder a lot of the characters are so inconsistent.
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None of the main characters should canon with other main characters
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@WaynePonePone
Yeah, that’s a fair point. I’m personally a pretty big shipper but I’m not one to get worked up over my ships becoming canon…Mostly since I’m used to whatever I ship being done dirty by the canon :“D But also because I don’t really ship things for them to happen, I ship things just because I like the idea of two characters getting together.
At the end of the day what people should focus on is the story, the characters, the themes, the media for what it is. You shouldn’t say you love a piece of media if all you care about is its shippings. But, well, a lot of people do, and a lot of people ship things solely to advocate for that canon confirmation, like if shipping is a competition. And I think that’s precisely what makes shippers get real toxic.
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Very good breakdowns on why there’s more controversy surrounding Spike ships than Hitch ships (though I’d still argue the difference isn’t much.) A lot of it really does go back to the fact that one is surrounded by peers his age and the other is a child mostly surrounded by older women, that for some reason got legitimately ship-teased at times with one of said older women.
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So it’s easier to difference the ship tags from other tags. The ship tags existed even before “ship” got added to them. I approve it for clever searching. It’s good decision made by the administration.
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Eh, people can ship whoever they want, I personally don’t care as long as they’re not obnoxious about it
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