Maxie

Maxie is the leader of Team Magma from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Team Magma is the second/third of many evil teams in the Pokémon series who aim to generally be evil, debuting the same time as Team Aqua and after Team Rocket. In Team Magma's case, it's an ecological terrorist organization who wants to awaken Groundon and evaporate the ocean. He also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni, Pokéspe and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, always as a villainous character.
He is a fan favorite, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on him.
The Pokémon Maxie is most associated with are Camerupt, Mightyena and Groundon.
==Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships==
==== M/M ====
*Maxie is most commonly paired up with Archie, forming HardenShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called アオマツ (Aomatsu), meaning Archie is the seme and Maxie is the uke in the coupling.
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as マツアオ (Matsuao).
*Maxie is also shipped with Tabitha, forming LeadershipShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called アオマツ (Homumatsu), meaning Tabitha is the seme and Maxie is the uke in the coupling.
==== F/M ====
* Maxie is also shipped with Courtney, forming AuthorityShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called マツカガ (Matsukaga).
* Maxie is also shipped with May, forming RedOrbShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called マツハル (Matsuhara).
** 悪主♀, meaning Pokémon Villian x Female Protagonist, also works.
=== Less Popular Relationships===
*BadHealingShipping - Archie, Cyrus, Ghetsis, Giovanni, Maxie & Nurse Shery
*BetaSquaredanceShipping - Archie, Matt, Maxie & Courtney
*BiosphereShipping - Archie, Brendan, Maxie & May
*BlastShipping - Brawly & Maxie
*BlueAndRedShipping - Archie, Matt, Maxie, Tabitha, Courtney & Shelly
*BluSpyShipping - Maxie & Team Aqua grunt (female)
*BurningAshesShipping - Ash & Maxie
*BurntLedgerShipping - Archie, Ash, Cyrus, Giovanni & Maxie...And these are just the B's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
In fanart, it's common for the designs of Ruby & Sapphire's Archie and Maxie to be considered separate characters from their redesigns featured in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Maxie can also be considered a Tumblr Sexyman on Sexypedia.
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
=== Archie and Maxie Used to be on the Same Team? ===
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a Team Magma Grunt says that Archie and Maxie used to be on the same team. Fans have theorized this could've been the case as far back as 2002, when RSE first released, but this meant the idea was canon. HardenShipping fans liked the conformation, and it's a frequently used trope in fanworks. The team in question is almost always Team Rocket, since the Pokémon timeline implies only that team would've existed, out of the ones we know about, before the events of RSE.
However, given how this was from a Team Magma Grunt, it could be Team Magma propaganda... It's unconfirmed.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
===Fan Communities/Fan Events===
*, a club on Deviantart for Archie/Maxie.
*, a club on Fanpop.
=== Fan Mixes ===
* (2014)
* (2015), a fan mix for Archie/Maxie.
* (2018), a fan mix for Archie/Maxie.
* (2015), a fan mix for Archie/Maxie.
* (2014), a fan mix for Archie & Maxie.
* (2015), a fan mix for Maxie/May.
* (2015), a fan mix for Maxie/May.
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
==References==
Category:Pokémon Characters