List of Overwatch Relationship Names

The Overwatch fandom has a large and diverse cast of characters, so there are many potential ships. Overwatch ships tend to use portmanteaus instead of initial abbreviations or full virgule titles.
== Naming Conventions ==
=== The Virgule ===
As in many other fandoms, romantic pairings are most commonly denoted by a slash, or virgule, separating the characters' names. For example, a story labeled as "Reaper/Soldier: 76" refers to a romantic (and/or sexual) work whose primary couple is Gabriel Reyes and Jack Morrison. 
=== Abbreviations ===
It is not common for Overwatch pairings to use abbreviated initials. This is partly due to the fact that many characters use aliases. For example, Reaper's real name is Gabriel Reyes. This leads to many different abbreviations. Instead, portmanteaus are used.
=== Portmanteaus ===
Portmanteaus are extremely common in Overwatch ship names. For example, McCree/Hanzo is nearly always referred to as McHanzo.
With the rise in popularity of Tumblr, which does not support the "/" symbol in tags, portmanteaus have become the norm of many fandoms.
== Common Pairing Names ==
=== Het Pairings ===
Characters Involved 	Primary Pairing Name	Portmanteau /Other Names
Genji Shimada/Angela Ziegler 	Genji/Mercy 	Gency, Emergenji
Reinhardt Wilhelm/Ana Amari 	Ana/Reinhardt 	Anahardt
Lúcio Correia dos Santos/Hana Song 	Lúcio/D.Va 	Bunnyribbit
Genji Shimada/Hana Song 	Genji/D.Va 	CyborgBunny, Cyborg Bunny
Jamison Fawkes/Satya Vaswani 	Junkrat/Symmetra 	Ordered Chaos, Symmrat
Jack Morrison/Ana Amari 	Soldier:76/Ana 	Ana76
Jack Morrison/Angela Ziegler 	Soldier:76/Mercy 	Mercy76
Gabriel Reyes/Angela Ziegler 	Reaper/Mercy 	Mercykill
Jesse McCree/Angela Ziegler 	McCree/Mercy 	McMercy
Jesse McCree/Sombra 	McCree/Sombra 	McSombra
Jesse McCree/Elizabeth Caledonia Ashe	McCree/Ashe 	McAshe
Mei-Ling Zhou/Jamison Fawkes 	Mei/Junkrat 	Meihem
Siebren de Kuiper/Angela Ziegler 	Sigma/Mercy 	Sigmercy
Sombra/Siebren de Kuiper 	Sombra/Sigma 	Gravityhacker
Siebren de Kuiper/Moira O'Deorain 	Sigma/Moira 	Sigmoira
=== Slash Pairings ===
Characters Involved 	Primary Pairing Name	Portmanteau /Other Names
Gabriel Reyes/Jack Morrison 	Reaper/Soldier: 76 	Reaper76
Jesse McCree/Hanzo Shimada 	McCree/Hanzo 	McHanzo
Jesse McCree/Gabriel Reyes 	McCree/Reaper 	McReaper, McReyes
Jesse McCree/Genji Shimada 	McCree/Genji 	McGenji, GenCree
Jesse McCree/Jack Morrison 	McCree/Soldier: 76 	Mc76
Genji Shimada/Hanzo Shimada 	Genji/Hanzo 	Shimadacest
Genji Shimada/Tekhartha Zenyatta 	Genji/Zenyatta 	Genyatta
Mako Rutledge/Jamison Fawkes 	Roadhog/Junkrat 	Roadrat
Torbjörn Lindholm/Reinhardt Wilhelm 	Torbjörn/Reinhardt 	
Lúcio Correia dos Santos/Jamison Fawkes 	Lúcio/Junkrat 	Boombox
Lúcio Correia dos Santos/Genji Shimada 	Lúcio/Genji 	Gencio
Akande Ogundimu/Gabriel Reyes 	Doomfist/Reaper 	Doomreap
Akande Ogundimu/Lúcio Correia dos Santos 	Doomfist/Lúcio 	Doomcio
Akande Ogundimu/Tekhartha Zenyatta 	Doomfist/Zenyatta 	Doomyatta
Akande Ogundimu/Hanzo Shimada 	Doomfist/Hanzo 	Doomzo
Akande Ogundimu/Genji Shimada 	Doomfist/Genji 	
Jean-Baptiste Augustin/Lúcio Correia dos Santos	Baptiste/Lúcio 	Bapcio
=== Femslash Pairings ===
Characters Involved 	Primary Pairing Name	Portmanteau /Other Names
Aleksandra Zaryanova/Mei-Ling Zhou 	Zarya/Mei 	Zaryamei, Russian Winter, Ice Bears
Aleksandra Zaryanova/Satya Vaswani 	Zarya/Symmetra 	Zarmetra, Snowprism
Aleksandra Zaryanova/Angela Ziegler 	Zarya/Mercy 	Zarcy
Aleksandra Zaryanova/Sombra 	Zarya/Sombra 	Sombrya
Amélie Lacroix/Angela Ziegler 	Widowmaker/Mercy 	Mercymaker
Amélie Lacroix/Lena Oxton 	Widowmaker/Tracer 	Widowtracer, Tracemaker
Amélie Lacroix/Mei-Ling Zhou 	Widowmaker/Mei 	Widowmeiker
Amélie Lacroix/Sombra 	Widowmaker/Sombra 	Spiderbyte
Amélie Lacroix/Elizabeth Caledonia Ashe	Widowmaker/Ashe 	Ashemaker, WidowAshe, Ouihaw
Fareeha Amari/Satya Vaswani 	Pharah/Symmetra 	Symmarah, Sympharah, Pharmetra
Fareeha Amari/Angela Ziegler 	Pharah/Mercy 	Pharmercy, Rocket Angel
Hana Song/Angela Ziegler 	D.Va/Mercy 	HanaMercy, D.vercy
Hana Song/Brigitte Lindholm 	D.Va/Brigitte 	Mekanic, Mekamechanic
Hana Song/Yuna Lee 	D.Va/D.Mon 	Dvamon
Lena Oxton/Angela Ziegler 	Tracer/Mercy 	Speedy Recovery
Lena Oxton/Emily 	Tracer/Emily 	Lenily, Emilena, Lemon Tea
Mei-Ling Zhou/Lena Oxton 	Mei/Tracer 	Meicer
Moira O'Deorain/Angela Ziegler 	Moira/Mercy 	Moicy, Moircy
Satya Vaswani/Amélie Lacroix 	Symmetra/Widowmaker 	Widowmetra
Satya Vaswani/Hana Song 	Symmetra/D.Va 	Virtual Reality, D.vinity,
Satya Vaswani/Mei-Ling Zhou 	Symmetra/Mei 	Symmeitra
Satya Vaswani/Sombra 	Symmetra/Sombra 	Symbra, Symmbra, Sommetra
Sombra/Hana Song 	Sombra/D.Va 	1337 H4X0R, Som.va, CyberBunny
Sombra/Angela Ziegler 	Sombra/Mercy 	
=== Threesomes & Moresomes ===
Characters Involved 	Primary Pairing Name 	Portmanteau /Other Names
Ana Amari/Reinhardt Wilhelm/Jack Morrison 	Ana/Reinhardt/Soldier:76	
Ana Amari/Gabriel Reyes/Jack Morrison 	Ana/Reaper/Soldier:76 	
Jesse McCree/Gabriel Reyes/Jack Morrison 	McCree/Reaper/Soldier:76	McReaper76
Jamison Fawkes/Hana Song/Lúcio Correia dos Santos	Junkrat/D.Va/Lúcio 	
Amélie Lacroix/Lena Oxton/Emily 	Widowmaker/Tracer/Emily 	Widowtracily, Widowtracerly
Jesse McCree/Hanzo Shimada/Genji Shimada 	McCree/Hanzo/Genji 	McShimadacest
== Parodies ==
Parody ships frequently include Bastion, a genderless robot. A popular parody ship is Bastion/Torbjörn due to Torbjörn's skill in making robots. Another popular parody ship is Winston/Tracer, which makes fun of some fans who shipped the two in early release. It is considered a parody ship because of a double whammy - Winston is a gorilla and Tracer is a lesbian. A crack ship is Winston/Hammond, who are a gorilla and a hamster.
==References==
Category:Overwatch