MLM Ship Bracket Tournament

MLM Ship Bracket Tournament is a collection of tournament brackets specifically for MLM pairings in fandom. As of 26 April 2024, there have been four MLM Ship Brackets.
==First MLM Ship Bracket==
====Rules====
===Polls===
There were 32 pairings in the tournament.
====Side A====
POLL #1: Xada/Lacey (Lovebot) vs Sam/Max [Freelance Husbands] (The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police)
POLL #2: Henri Wakamiya/Masato Aisaki [Masahen] (HUGtto Precure) vs Izuku Midoriya/Shouto Todoroki [Tododeku] (Boku no Hero Academia)
POLL #3: Link/Sidon [Sidlink] (The Legend of Zelda) vs Tim Drake/Conner Kent [TimKon] (DC Comics)
POLL #4: Sinbad/Prince Proteus [ProBad] (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas) vs Han Solo/Chewbacca (Star Wars)
POLL #5: Pyotr Sergeyevich Belov/Makoto Kimura (MazM: Pechka) vs Taako/Kravitz [Taakitz] (The Adventure Zone)
POLL #6: Luke Skywalker/Din Djarin [DinLuke] (Star Wars) vs Shouta Aizawa/Hizashi Yamada [Erasermic] (Boku no Hero Academia)
POLL #7: Shinji Ikari/Kaworu Nagisa [Kawoshin] (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs Zagreus/Thanatos [ThanZag] (Hades)
POLL #8: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon [Merthur] (BBC’s Merlin) vs Hajime Hinata/Nagito Komaeda [Komahina] (Danganronpa)
====Side B====
POLL #9: C-3P0/R2-D2 (Star Wars) vs Jayce Talis/Viktor [JayVik] (Arcane)
POLL #10: Touya Kinomoto/Yukito Tsukishiro [TouYuki] (Cardcaptor Sakura) vs Kappa/Siren (Castle Swimmer)
POLL #11: Touga Kiryuu/Kyouichi Saionji [Touionji] (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs Reo Niiboshi/Mabu Akutsu [ReoMabu] (Sarazanmai)
POLL #12: Sasuke Uchiha/Naruto Uzumaki [Sasunaru] (Naruto) vs Kakashi Hatake/Guy Might [Kakagai] (Naruto)
POLL #13: Fakir/Mytho [Mykir] (Princess Tutu) vs Chuuya Nakahara/Osamu Dazai [Soukoku] (Bungou Stray Dogs)
POLL #14: Kaladin Stormblessed/Moash [Kalmoash] (The Stormlight Archive) vs Kouchou/Dokurokushe (Mahoutsukai Precure)
POLL #15: Benson/Troy [Troyson] (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts) vs Keith Kogane/Lance McClain [Klance] (Voltron)
POLL #16: Billy Kaplan/Teddy Altman [Wickling] (Young Avengers) vs Carlos/Cecil Palmer [Cecilos] (Welcome to Night Vale)
===Winners===
1st: Naruto fandom's Sasuke Uchiha/Naruto Uzumaki
2nd: The Adventure Zone fandom's Taako/Kravitz
3rd: The Legend of Zelda fandom's Link/Sidon
Honorable mention (4th): Young Avengers fandom's Billy Kaplan/Teddy Altman
==== Other Placements ====
5th: Fakir/Mytho
6th: Touya Kinomoto/Yukito Tsukishiro
7th: Shinji Ikari/Kaworu Nagisa
8th: Sam/Max
==Second MLM Ship Bracket==
There were 32 pairings in the tournament.
=== Polls ===
====Side A====
POLL #1: Charlie Spring/Nick Nelson [Narlie] (Heartstopper) vs. Ghost Riley/Soap MacTavish [GhostSoap] (Call of Duty)
POLL #2: Shawn Spencer/Burton Guster [ShawnGus] (Psych) vs. Stolas/Blitzo [Stolitz] (Helluva Boss)
POLL #3: Rihito Sajou/Hikaru Kusakabe (Doukyusei) vs. Chad Danforth/Ryan Evans [Chyan] (High School Musical)
POLL #4: Kieren Walker/Simon Monroe [SiRen] (In the Flesh) vs. Achilles/Patroclus (Hades/Illiad; Greek Mythology)
POLL #5: Ambrosius Goldenloin/Ballister Boldheart [Goldenheart] (Nimona) vs. Alexander Diaz/Henry Windsor [FirstPrince] (Red, White, & Royal Blue)
POLL #6: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi/Bunny Brooks Jr. [Kotebani] (Tiger & Bunny) vs. Enjolras/Grantaire [Enjoltaire] (Les Miserables)
POLL #7: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes [Stucky] (Marvel Comics) vs. Victor Frankenstein/Henry Clerval [Clervalstein] (Frankenstein)
POLL #8: Saitama/Genos [GenoSai] (One Punch Man) vs. Victor Nikiforov/Yuuri Katsuki [Victuuri] (Yuri on Ice)
====Side B====
POLL #9: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne [Superbat] (DC Comics) vs. Dorian Gray/Basil Hallward [Dasil] (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
POLL #10: Eric Bittle/Jack Zimmermann [Zimbits] (Check, Please!) vs. Akira Fudo/Ryo Asuka [RyoKira] (Devilman Crybaby)
POLL #11: Mikage Souji/Chida Mamiya [MikaMami] (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs. Tanaka/Ohta [OhTana] (Tanaka-Kun Is Always Listless)
POLL #12: Kazuki Yasaka/Enta Jinnai [KazuEn] (Sarazanmai) vs. Jean Valjean/Javert [Valvert] (Les Miserables)
POLL #13: Zuko/Sokka [Zukka] (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. Shizuo Heiwajima/Tom Tanaka [Tomzuo] (Durarara!!)
POLL #14: Kenzo Tenma/Wolfgang Grimmer [Guriten] (Monster) vs. Kim Kitsuragi/Harry Du Bois [BoisRagi] (Disco Elysium)
POLL #15: Shouma Takakura/Yosuke Yamashita (Mawaru Penguindrum) vs. Galo Thymos/Lio Fotia [Galio] (Promare)
POLL #16: Kazuki Yasaka/Toi Kuji [KazuToi] (Sarazanmai) vs. Captain James T. Kirk/Spock [Spirk] (Star Trek: The Original Series)
===Winners===
1st: Star Trek: TOS fandom's Kirk/Spock
2nd: Nimona fandom's Ambrosius Goldenloin/Ballister Boldheart
3rd: Check, Please! fandom's Eric Bittle/Jack Zimmermann
Honorable mention (4th): Psych fandom's Shawn Spencer/Burton Guster
==== Other Placements ====
5th: Zuko/Sokka
6th: Jean Valjean/Javert
7th: Victor Nikiforov/Yuuri Katsuki
8th: Achilles/Patroclus
==Third MLM Ship Bracket==
There were 32 pairings in the tournament.
=== Polls ===
====Side A====
POLL #1: Takasugi Shinsuke/Sakata Gintoki [TakaGin] (Gintama) vs. Jack Harkness/Ianto [Janto] (Torchwood)
POLL #2: Astarion Ancunín/Wyll Ravengard [Wyllstarion] (Baldur's Gate 3) vs. Juno Steel/Peter Nureyev [Jupeter] (The Penumbra Podcast)
POLL #3: Blaine Anderson/Sebastian Smythe [Seblaine] (Glee) vs. Prince Gumball "Gary Prince"/Marshall Lee [GumLee] (Adventure Time)
POLL #4: Gaston/Le Fou [GaFou] (Beauty and the Beast) vs. Gregg Lee/Angus Delaney [Grangus] (Night in the Woods)
POLL #5: Dean Winchester/Castiel [Destiel] (Supernatural) vs. Luo Binghe/Shen Qingqiu [BingQiu] (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)
POLL #6: Legolas/Gimli [Gimlas] (Lord of the Rings) vs. Odo/Quark [Quodo] (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
POLL #7: Luca Paguro/Alberto Scorfano [Luberto] (Luca) vs. Adrien Agreste/Luka Couffaine [Lukadrien] (Miraculous Ladybug)
POLL #8: Fizzarolli/Asmodeus [Fizzarozzie and/or Fizzmodeus] (Helluva Boss) vs. Detective Hunch Curio/Daniel Fucks [HunchFucks] (Dimension 20)
====Side B====
POLL #9: Phoenix Wright/Miles Edgeworth [Wrightworth] (Ace Attorney) vs. Fiddleford Mcgucket/Stanford Pines [Fiddauthor] (Gravity Falls)
POLL #10: Squalo/Tiziano [Squatizi] (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) vs. Shawn Spencer/Carlton Lassiter [Shassie] (Psych)
POLL #11: Kurogane/Fai D. Fluorite [KuroFai] (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle) vs. Dream/Hob Gadling [Dreamling] (The Sandman)
POLL #12: Bruno Bucciarati/Leone Abbacchio [Bruabba] (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) vs. Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach [Blackbonnet] (Our Flag Means Death)
POLL #13: Ike/Soren [Ikesoren] (Fire Emblem) vs. Jean-Paul Beaubier/Kyle Jinadu (Marvel Comics)
POLL #14: Noé Archiviste/Vanitas [Vanoé] (Vanitas no Carte) vs. Elim Garak/Julian Bashir [Gashir] (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
POLL #15: Lelouch Lamperouge/Suzaku Kururugi [SuzaLulu] (Code Geass) vs. Edwin Paine/Charles Rowland [Chardwin] (Dead Boy Detectives)
POLL #16: Gol D. Roger/Silvers Rayleigh [Rogeray] (One Piece) vs. Johnny Silverhand/V [SilverV] (Cyberpunk: 2077)
===Winners===
1st: Lord of the Rings fandom's Legolas/Gimli
2nd: Ace Attorney fandom's Phoenix Wright/Miles Edgeworth
3rd: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fandom's Elim Garak/Julian Bashir
Honorable mention (4th): Torchwood fandom's Jack Harkness/Ianto
==== Other Placements ====
5th: Lelouch Lamperouge/Suzaku Kururugi
6th: Bruno Bucciarati/Leone Abbacchio
7th: Luca Paguro/Alberto Scorfano
8th: Gregg Lee/Angus Delaney
==Fourth MLM Ship Bracket==
This was the largest bracket yet, with 112 pairings for fans to choose from to win.
=== Polls ===
POLL #1: Heart/Li Ming [Heartliming] (Moonlight Chicken) vs. Kinn Theerapanyakun/Porsche Kittisawasd [KinnPorsche] (KinnPorsche: The Series)
POLL #2: Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu [Wenzhou] (Word of Honor) vs. Peter Parker/Miguel O’Hara [SpiderDads] (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
POLL #3: Aaron Slaughter/Jace Boucher (House of Slaughter) vs. Henry Winter/Francis Abernathy (The Secret History)
POLL #4: Alfred Hillinghead/Henry Ashe (Bodies, 2023) vs. Fulgrim/Ferrus Manus [Fulman] (Warhammer 40k)
POLL #5: Satoru Gojo/Suguru Geto [Satosugu] (Jujutsu Kaisen) vs. Siffrin/Isabeau [Isafrin] (In Stars and Time)
POLL #6: Kazuki Kurusu/Rei Suwa [Kazurei] (Buddy Daddies) vs. Prince Rupert/Prince Amir [Rumir] (The Two Princes)
POLL #7: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz [Buddie] (9-1-1) vs. Asterix/Obelix (The Adventures of Asterix)
POLL #8: P. T. Barnum/Phillip Carlyle [Barlyle] (The Greatest Showman) vs. Fred Jones/Norville "Shaggy" Rogers [Fraggy] (Scooby-Doo)
POLL #9: Vegas Theerapanyakun/Pete Saengtham [Vegaspete] (KinnPorsche: The Series) vs. Monty Montague/Percy Newton (Montague Siblings)
POLL #10: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark [Stony] (Marvel Comics) vs. Finn/Poe Dameron [Stormpilot] (Star Wars: The Sequel Trilogy)
POLL #11: Charlie/Babe [Charliebabe] (Pit Babe The Series) vs. Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar [Xedgin] (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)
POLL #12: Loki/Mobius M. Mobius [Lokius] (Loki) vs. Levi Schmitt/Nico Kim [Schmico] (Grey's Anatomy)
POLL #13: Gaius Octavius/Jedediah Smith [Jedtavius] (Night at the Museum) vs. Christopher Hitchcock/Jalil Sherman (Everworld)
POLL #14: Yashiro Isana/Kuroh Yatogami [KurohShiro] (K Project) vs. Hercules/Iolaus (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys)
POLL #15: Daffy Duck/Bugs Bunny [Baffy] (Looney Toons) vs. Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus [IslandDads] (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
POLL #16: Sun Wukong/Neptune Vasilias [SeaMonkeys] (RWBY) vs. Argos/Mr. Plant [Plargos] (The World of Mr. Plant)
POLL #17: Lucien “Luc” O'Donnell/Oliver Blackwood (London Calling) vs. Kendall Knight/Logan Mitchell [Kogan] (Big Time RushSince there was a Big Time Rush sitcom, this ship takes from the sitcom and not from the band, qualifying it as non-RPF to the makers of the bracket.)
POLL #18: Isak Valtersen/Even Bech Næsheim [Evak] (SKAM) vs. Vash the Stampede/Nicholas D. Wolfwood [Vashwood] (Trigun Stampede)
POLL #19: Shanks/Buggy the Clown [Shuggy] (One Piece) vs. Nicholas “Nick” Bell/ Seth Gray (The Extraordinaries)
POLL #20: Dave Strider/Karkat Vantas [Davekat] (Homestuck) vs. Julio Esteban "Ric" Richter/Shatterstar [RicStar] (Marvel Comics)
POLL #21: Engineer/Spy [EngieSpy and/or Napoleon Complex] (Team Fortress 2) vs. Boston/Nick [Bostonnick] (Only Friends)
POLL #22: Damian Wayne/Jon Kent [Supersons and/or DamiJon] (DC Comics) vs. Harold Finch/John Reese [Rinch] (Person of Interest)
POLL #23: Wario/Waluigi [Walgi] (Mario Franchise) vs. Wallace Price/Hugo Freeman (Under the Whispering Door)
POLL #24: Will Stronghold/Warren Peace [StrongPeace and/or Peacehold] (Sky High) vs. Anthony Lockwood/Quill Kipps [Kippswood] (Lockwood & Co.)
POLL #25: Brandon/Sky (Winx Club) vs. Eustass Kid/Killer [Kidkiller] (One Piece)
POLL #26: Sunai/Veyadi Lut [Sunyadi] (The Archive Undying) vs. Zachary Ezra Rawlins/Dorian (The Starless Sea)
POLL #27: Dainix/Falst [Crustables] (Aurora) vs. Jaime Reyes/Bart Allen [BluePulse] (DC Comics)
POLL #28: Bowser/Luigi [Bowuigi] (Mario Franchise) vs. Yuichiro Hyakuya/Mikaela Hyakuya [MikaYuu and/or YuuMika] (Owari no Seraph)
POLL #29: Kyojuro Rengoku/Akaza [Akaren] (Demon Slayer) vs. Kim Theerapanyakun/Porchay Kittisawasd [Kimchay] (KinnPorsche: The Series)
POLL #30: Ben Tennyson/Kevin Levin [Bevin] (Ben 10: Alien Force) vs. Victor Lawson/Hap (In the Lives of Puppets)
POLL #31: Richard St. Vier/Alec Campion (Swordspoint Universe) vs. Palm/Nuengdiao [PalmNueng] (Never Let Me Go)
POLL #32: Crowley/Aziraphale [Ineffable Husbands] (Good Omens) vs. Monkey D. Luffy/Roronoa Zoro [Zolu] (One Piece)
POLL #33: Rhy Maresh/Alucard Emery [Rhylucard] (Shades of Magic) vs. Qrow Branwen/Clover Ebi [Fair Game] (RWBY)
POLL #34: Phaya/Tharn [Phayatharn] (The Sign) vs. Sound/Win [Soundwin] (My School President)
POLL #35: Khatha/Dome [KhathaDome] (Midnight Museum) vs. Wallace Wells/Todd Ingram [Toddallace] (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off)
POLL #36: Woody/Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) vs. Runaan/Ethari [Ruthari] (The Dragon Prince)
POLL #37: Hercule Poirot/Arthur Hastings (Hercule Poirot) vs. Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin [Napollya] (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
POLL #38: Ulrich Stern/Odd Della Robbia (Code Lyoko) vs. Baal/Inanna (The Wicked + The Divine)
POLL #39: Vincent Freeman/Jerome Morrow [Freemorrow] (Gattaca) vs. Jaskier/Geralt [Geraskier] (The Witcher)
POLL #40: Larry Daley/Ahkmenrah (Night at the Museum) vs. Tintin/Captain Haddock [Haddotin] (The Adventures of Tintin)
POLL #41: Tim Drake/Bernard Dowd [TimBer] (DC Comics) vs. Pat/Pran [Patpran] (Bad Buddy)
POLL #42: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan [Weilan] (Guardian) vs. Oliver Marks/James Farrow (If We Were Villains)
POLL #43: Dustfinger/Mo Folchart [Dustimer] (Inkworld) vs. Dave Miller/Jack "Old Sport" Kennedy [Davesport] (Dayshift at Freddy'sfan game for Five Nights at Freddy's)
POLL #44: Tinn/Gun [Tinngun] (My School President) vs. Tulio/Miguel [Migulio] (The Road to El Dorado)
POLL #45: Frodo Baggins/Samwise Gamgee [Frowise] (Lord of the Rings) vs. Bai Lang/Jin Xun’An (My Tooth Your Love)
POLL #46: Simon Snow/Baz Grimm-Pitch [Snowbaz] (Carry On) vs. Ren Amamiya/Goro Akechi [ShuAke] (Persona 5)
POLL #47: Lumière/Cogsworth [Lumiworth] (Beauty and the Beast) vs. Heavy/Medic [HeavyMedic and/or Red Oktoberfest] (Team Fortress 2)
POLL #48: Nico di Angelo/Will Solace (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) vs. Tan/Bun [Tanbun] (Manner of Death)
POLL #49: Klaus Hargreeves/Dave Katz [Klave] (The Umbrella Academy) vs. Jean Luc Picard/Q [Qcard] (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
POLL #50: Thomas/Newt [Newtmas] (The Maze Runner) vs. Mike Wazowski/James "Sulley" P. Sullivan [MikeSulley] (Monsters, Inc.)
POLL #51: Craig Cuttlefish/Octavio Takowasa [Cuttletavio] (Splatoon) vs. Sean/White [Seanwhite] (Not Me: The Series)
POLL #52: Todd/Black [Toddblack] (Not Me: The Series) vs. Alec Lightwood/Magnus Bane [Malec] (The Mortal Instruments)
POLL #53: Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck [Wesper] (Grishaverse) vs. Starsky/Hutch (Starsky & Hutch)
POLL #54: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng [Chuguo] (Guardian) vs. Mulder/Krycek (The X-Files)
POLL #55: Mafuyu Sato/Ritsuka Uenoyama [Mafuyama] (Given) vs. Alucard/Richter Belmont [Richtercard] (Castlevania)
POLL #56: Angel Dust/Husk [HuskerDust and/or AngelHusk] (Hazbin Hotel) vs. Tintin/Chang Chong-Chen [Tinchang] (The Adventures of Tintin)
===Winners===
1st: Good Omens fandom's Crowley/Aziraphale
2nd: In Stars and Time fandom's Siffrin/Isabeau
3rd: Lord of the Rings fandom's Frodo Baggins/Samwise Gamgee
Honorable mention (4th): One Piece fandom's Eustass Kid/Killer
==== Other Placements ====
5th: Jean Luc Picard/Q
6th: Jaskier/Geralt
7th: Vash the Stampede/Nicholas D. Wolfwood
8th: Gaius Octavius/Jedediah Smith
==References/Further Reading==
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