MickeyRiku

MickeyRiku is the crack pairing of King Mickey and Riku from the Kingdom Hearts series of video games.
==Overview==
===History=== 
Support for the MickeyRiku ship is primarily based on the mutually supportive friendship between King Mickey and Riku in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004).https://disqordiaastrife.tumblr.com/post/141824057467/mickeyriku-started-in-com However, "Lookit all the pretty paisley horses", a MickeyRiku crackfic by Roxal, possibly the very first MickeyRiku fic ever posted to FanFiction.Net, was published on 4 December 2002,Roxal. "Lookit all the pretty paisley horses" published to FanFiction.Net on 4 December 2002. (Accessed September 2020.) roughly three months after the release of the first game in North America, and a few weeks after its release in Europe and Australia, predating the English-language release of Chain of Memories by two years.Wikipedia. Kingdom Hearts. (Accessed Apr 2021.)
Fans cite the characters' affectionate reunion at the end of Kingdom Hearts II (2005) and their supposedly matching outfits in Kingdom Hearts III (2019)https://www.twitter.com/TheFluffMother/status/1085461998517641221https://twitter.com/microkittycos/status/963216705567756290 as evidence of their love.
In "Kiss and Tell," published on 12 April 2006, author penguin-fighter-d-chan refers to the ship as "Miku".https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2889602/1/Kiss-and-Tell
At some point before 2015,https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQuH8C6PB8XUcT2_pgAtMp4s-kKPlheA here DeviantArt user yogurtyard (AKA vulpeca, AKA JackyBunnyBun) created and published a R18 MickeyRiku yaoi comic. The comic circulated Kingdom Hearts communities as the MickeyRiku crack ship reached meme critical mass. The original source appears to have been deleted, but a partial MST-style read-aloud still exists on YouTube here as of 2 April 2021. Many humorous memes,https://munasak.tumblr.com/post/131474302881/i-want-a-ship-that-shows-sexual-intimacy-in-a and at least one AMVMickey x Riku ❤️ Everytime We Touch AMV by StarlightSong22 and one fanmix,he keeps me warm... by Sakakuras use cropped SFW screenshots of this famous comic.
===Fanon and Tropes===
Occasionally, fans will depict a humanized AU Mickey romancing Riku. However, a majority of the time, fans stay closer to the source canon by opting for hot mouse-on-boy action.
Determined to make a show of hubris that would surpass even MickeyRiku, top shippers have created an even crackier ship: Gooxel (Goofy x Axel).https://destiny-islanders.tumblr.com/post/159458135867/gatorbiscuits-step-aside-mickeyriku
===Controversy===
In contrast to the discourse surrounding other ships, such as SoRiku vs SoKai or AkuRoku, the Kingdom Hearts fandom is largely united in its passion for MickeyRiku. However, some have argued that MickeyRiku is problematic because Mickey Mouse is an adult rodent, while Riku is an underage anime boy.https://www.twitter.com/_aestival_/status/1074695969084710912 
MickeyRiku shippers generally coexist peacefully with supporters of other ships involving Riku and Mickey.https://kingdomheartsnyctophiliac.tumblr.com/post/68991256932/mickeyriku-brony537r-mickeyriku/amp
==Fan Works==
===Fan Fiction===
*"Lookit all the pretty paisley horses" by Roxal
*"Scarlet Ribbons" by penguinfighter-d-chan
===Fan Art===
* Sora beating Riku by Mikeinel
* untitled by rikusbellybutton
* friends to lovers by chumfee
* Ur not a true mickeyxriku fan unless theres fanart! by hakeism 
*We all know Riku secretly has a crush on king mickey. by thepenguininspace, an example of Wow The Stars Are Beautiful
===Fanmix===
*he keeps me warm... by Sakakuras
===Vids===
*Mickey x Riku ❤️ Everytime We Touch AMV by StarlightSong22
===Meta===
==External Links==
* RiMick on Shipping Wiki at Fandom.com
* FanFiction.Net: Kingdom Hearts [King Mickey, Riku] filter
* Tumblr: #mickeyriku, mickeyrikuiscanon
* Archive of Our Own: Mickey Mouse/Riku (Kingdom Hearts) tag
* Twitter: MickeyRikuBot
* Pixiv: #リクミキ
* LiveJournal: dark_mouse_love
==References==
Category:Kingdom Hearts Relationships
Category:Mickey Mouse & Friends
Category:Pairings
Category:Yaoi Pairings