#merlin and vivien

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merlin and vivien by gustave doré (1867)

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ea robinson said merlin/dagonet camelot final girls AND endgame???

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Vivien and Merlin (1874) by Julia Margaret Cameron

Photographic illustrations for a new edition of Tennyson's Idylls of the King, a recasting of the Arthurian legends.

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Another one...

(Cedric counts because Merlin was kinda jealous of him and Sigan DID ask him to rule Camelot together so...... )

To be excluded are characters who are integral to the story, like for example Lancelot. I do not count Freya to those, because I feel like her real form was just that one episide. The same goes for Mithian who does return later because of Morgana.

Other options my head pesters me with:

George....

That fairy lady that was horny for Gaius

Gaius' actual girlfriend

Elena's dad (for Uther, lol. He was nice. A good dad. Uther could learn from him instead of forcing his attraction down one generation.... *Cough*)

Apples (Gwaine <3. The joke does come from only a few scenes, so it's valid)

The Lamia... (You know, the Siren power one)

Yeah, that's all my head tells me right now

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[athamad]

Arthurian ask: What is YOUR headcanon about the Lady/Ladies of the Lake? Like, was she bien a human or not, how many Ladies are there, her/their names, personalities, religious role (or lack thereof) relationship with the other main power players in the story (Merlin, Morgan, Arthur), which one does each thing: owing Excalibur, raising Lancelot, learbing from Merlin, killing him, the whole poisoned apple thing, carrying Arthur to Avalon alongside Morgan, getting Excalibur back... it's like, many authors, storytellers & filmmakers have given different answers to these questions, and that's why Bernard Cornwell's terryfing yet alluring Nimue is so different from Persia Woolley's lovely Nimue, or Tennyson's evil Vivien or the majestic screen portrayals of Anjelica Houston or Miranda Richardson. Thx

They're just nymph-like women in my opinion(Nimue already has many parallels with Thetis). I feel like there are many ladies of the lake (l hc Lancelot had 3 moms) because Vivien having so many names is just... Stupid. My headcanons are: Vivien looks like a woman in her 60s-70s, was the First Lady of the lake and is the murderer of Merlin, Nimue looks like a woman in her 30s and is the one who gives Excalibur to Arthur and is the mother of Lancelot with two other ladies, l feel like all the ladies helped Morgan out while carrying Arthur to Avalon, cause you know, they helped him and stuff... So basically, Vivien: the bad one but the first Lady, Nimue: The better one, that's it.

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Beautiful spring day, beautiful sky, and beautiful new book with gorgeous pages. Couldn't get enough, couldn't put it down.

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I heard somewhere that Merlin was prophesied to die at the hands of a virgin so he fucked all of his female students as volcano insurance (I forget the source though) and then the thing with Nimue happened.

But what would’ve been hilarious is if he taught a dude and got trapped by him instead because the prophecy didn’t say that the virgin had to be female.

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Sonnet: 'Wanderer, or Odin/Merlin in the 21st Century'

It isn’t money, power, or (really) sex; it’s wisdom, knowledge, understanding, truth, the motivation from my earliest youth. So now I watch as all our dreams turn wrecks, as statesmen bluster, muscles bulge and flex, economists forecast but can’t say sooth, and life extension folks are thought uncouth– they hoard possessions, but can’t save their necks. I wandered, ragged, with a missing eye,…

[queer-ragnelle]

Best of Ladies of the Lake

Seeking recommendations for media featuring the Ladies of the Lake?

Here’s a curated collection of Retellings, Films, TV shows, and more ordered alphabetically by Lady and oldest to newest. Each recommendation comes with a brief synopsis and review containing mild spoilers.

All PDFs link to my Google drive, videos to MEGA drive, and can be found on my blog. Each passage adopts the unique spelling of character names as used in the media.

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Lady of the Lake

Books

The Chessboard Queen by Sharan Newman

Guinevere Evermore by Sharan Newman

Possibly my favorite version of the Lady. Nameless despite all her subjects having names, including Nimuë. She kidnaps Lancelot, then kidnaps a wetnurse & brother for him too. Lancelot is her “toy” & between her & the wetnurse, messes him up beyond recognition, even though the Lady claims to love him. In the third book, she gives Morgan a place to stay & remain eternally youthful. They realize the horror of their actions, the Lady gave Merlin Excalibur/scabbard to give Arthur, Morgan stole scabbard, now their sons Lancelot & Mordred are fighting on opposite sides of a war Arthur can’t win.

Movies

Excalibur (1981)

The Lady appears briefly to issue a repaired Excalibur to Arthur who broke it by using it to chat & wrongfully defeat Lancelot. She wears a beautiful sequins dress & she's so otherworldly with the green lighting & eerie music.

TV Shows

The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)

The Lady helps Galahad escape Merlin’s machinations while on his quest to recover Excalibur. She pops up throughout the show to offer guidance & advice.

The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

The Lady appears to bring Arthur across the lake & receive Excalibur. She doesn't speak which makes her very strange & her hair is decorated in cattails. She returns twice, once to bring Merlin to the afterlife & again to receive Excalibur from Bedivere.

Merlin (1998)

Coolest Lady—she wears shimmering white and floats above the lake like a ghost, fish swim around her throat like a necklace & the numbers dwindle as her power weakens throughout the show. She gives Merlin cryptic guidance & causes problems seemingly on purpose.

Nimuë/Ninian

Books

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle

The Story of Sir Launcelot and his Companions by Howard Pyle

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur by Howard Pyle

Nymue is the head of all the Ladies of the Lake & the one who guides Arthur across the lake to get Excalibur. Ironically she is not the hand that reached out of the water. She later kidnaps baby Launcelot & raises him in the Lake Kingdom. She has a sort of rivalry with Vivien, who curses Gawaine, which Nymue releases him from. After Ettard’s rejection of Pellias, Nymue marries him. Nymue is also the one to lead Galahad to his shield just as she outfitted Launcelot for knighthood before him.

Bedivere: The King's Right Hand by Wayne Wise

Nimué is a little girl rescued by Bedivere from a battle. She can foresee everyone's deaths & freaks them out. She only comes in near at the end but I like that Bedivere is her big bro & Merlin is afraid of her, as he should be. She eventually joins Vivienne & Morgan in Avalon for training as a Lady of the Lake.

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

Nimue is an honorary member of the Round Table as a replacement for Merlin. She is present throughout the entire story & uses magic to fight on the battle field along side the knights. She gets her own flashback chapter to explain her backstory & why she sealed Merlin away. Her romance with Collum was cute.

Movies

Merlin and The Sword (1985)

The movie is a frame story which opens with Ninian & Merlin trapped together for eternity in a cave beneath Stonehenge. In Medieval times, Ninian is rescued from evil knights by Pellinore & brought to court because her father is too ill to present her himself. She quickly develops a relationship with Merlin beginning first with divination but progressing to learn his most powerful magic. Morgan imprisons & tortures Ninian’s father to extort her to get Merlin’s most powerful magic, her she accurately binds them both into the cave forever.

TV Shows

Merlin (1998)

My favorite Nimue ever. She was a very unique accent & alluring acting. She first meets Merlin when they’re both teenagers, no questionable age gap. They come together again many years later when she helps him escape Vortigern’s prison. After she is burned & scarred by a dragon, she stays in Avalon with the holy people where Merlin visits her sometimes. They get their happily ever after when they’re old!

Video Games

Sonic and The Black Knight

In this alternate universe, Amy Rose takes on the role of Nimue to give Sonic the sword he’ll need to defeat corrupted King Arthur. She guides him on his quest & at the end, unites her magic with the Knights of the Round Table to help defeat Merlina.

Vivian

Books

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle

The Story of Sir Launcelot and his Companions by Howard Pyle

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur by Howard Pyle

Vivien is an enchantress taught magic by Morgana le Fay whilst on the Isle of Avalon. Vivien successfully beguiles Merlin & traps him. She returns later to tempt Percival while on Grail Quest & puts a curse on Gawaine.

Bedivere: The King’s Right Hand by Wayne Wise

Vivienne is the old leader of all the Ladies of the Lake in Avalon. I like how powerful & well respected she is throughout the book. Didn't care for the ending at all where she facilitates Morgan/Arthur marriage, but everything before that is solid.

Movies

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Vivian is a handmaiden that travels with Guinevere from Cameliard to Camelot. She becomes romantic with Mordred & helps him spy on Guinevere & Lancelot while spreading gossip among the ladies.

Lancelot du Lac (1970)

French film adapting the Vulgate. Viviane has raised Lancelot from his infancy & brings him before the King & Queen to be knighted. She also has her handmaiden Saraide from the Vulgate as well. They wear pretty blue gowns except when they bring Lancelot to the surface everyone in the party wears white.

Camelot (1998)

Vivian is the head of the Isle of Avalon where Merlin brought Arthur to be raised. She introduced Morgause to Arthur & they eventually marry. She also helps Lancelot & Guinevere conceal their affair from Meleagrants who caught them together.

TV Shows

Starz Camelot (2011)

Vivian is the first person that Morgan recruits after deciding to employ more women. She is not a true Lady of the Lake here but acts as Morgan’s messenger, handmaiden, & confidant. She has cool face tattoos & a gorgeous wardrobe. It was compelling to see she let Igraine escape against Morgan’s wishes, allowing a glimpse into her conscience.

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huge fan of the way ea robinson rips into gawain in his merlin poem by calling him a shit tier king and comparing and contrasting him with the beloved court fool to conclude that gawain is the bigger fool for letting his feelings for lancelot cloud his judgment. it's like a roast but it comes off so affectionate. girl same

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The Enchanter Merlin and the Fairy Vivien in the forest of Broceliande, from 'Vivien', poem by Alfred Tennyson (1809-92) Gustave Doré Vivien and Merlin enter the woods (Illustration for Lord Alfred Tennyson’s Idylls of the King) 1868 Engraving DORÉ, Gustave (1832-1883)

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Merlin BBC UK TV Show - Opinion Piece Part 7 - How The 2008 Series Reinterprets and Subverts Arthurian Legends

I was talking to a mutual friend about movies and TV shows in the fantasy genre and this friend bought up the fact how Arthurian legends have influenced most of them.

As that conversation progressed, we both agreed that the best adaptation of Arthurian legend was John Boorman’s 1981 classic "Excalibur".

However he seemed very amused when I told him that I was a huge fan of the 2008 BBC TV series Merlin. His opinion was that the TV series was "so childish, historically inaccurate and farcical" when he watched it.

I disagreed with him profusely and decided to make this post to outline my love of the TV series. I will share this post with this person so we can have further discussions on this topic. So here it goes:

Creators wanted to reinterpret Arthurian legend.

PROOF:

Julian Murphy, co-creator and executive producer: It all began in a restaurant on Kensington Church street, where I had lunch with the writer Jake Michie. And the pitch I gave him was very simple - It was 'I'd like to do the Arthurian story, but as an origin story in the same way that the Superman story had been done in [US TV series] Smallville.' And I think from there, it evolved.

But the decision that I think was at the heart of it, which was to make Arthur and Merlin contemporaries, rather than make Merlin the old man looking after the young Arthur, was there from the very beginning.

Source : https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/merlin-at-10-the-cast-and-creatives-on-how-they-made-the-bbcs-boy-wizard-drama/

If you are a fan of the series i would recommend to read the article above for more information and details about the TV Show.

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There has never been a concise Arthurian story. The legends are an amalgam of numerous versions, the most popular of them being as follows:

 History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey’s account of the legendary king contains the first appearance of many of the iconic features of the Arthurian legend, including the wizard Merlin.

Lancelot by Chrétien de Troyes

Geoffrey of Monmouth never mentions Arthur’s most famous knight, and it wasn’t until Chrétien de Troyes wrote Lancelot and introduced the idea of an affair between Guinevere and Arthur’s most noble knight that Arthurian legend really got the ‘romantic’ treatment

The Mabinogion by Anonymous

The Arthur we glimpse in the Mabinogion is usually a marginal figure so it’s worth reading if you’re a fan of early legends containing King Arthur.

Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

This is a vast prose retelling of the story of King Arthur and the Round Table.

Idylls of the King by Lord Tennyson

Here we find the stories of Lancelot and Elaine, Geraint and Enid, Merlin and Vivien

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So for the 2008 series to collect Arthurian stories from various sources and try to repackage it to a modern audience is nothing new as the trend has already been established through works of T. H. White in The Once and Future King, Mary Stewart in The Crystal Cave, Mark Twain in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court etc...

But it is through reinterpreting Merlin & Guinevere's storylines and using Magic as a motif that we get a brand new Arthurian story.

Guinevere

The name Guinevere means The Fair One in old Welsh.

To cast Angel Coulby, a woman of color as one of the most famous white woman in history was a revolutionary act by 2008 British TV standards.

In the legends, Guinevere is of royal blood. Gwen in the TV series is a servant of common birth who ascends to become a queen.

Here the audience come to see Gwen as the fair one based on the strength of her character and not the color of her skin.

In the TV show Arthur forgives Gwen's infidelity with Lancelot rather than having her sent to a nunnery or worse having her die. The old male authors were okay with Arthur bedding several women but expectation of chasteness placed on Guinevere always contained an undercurrent of misogyny.

In the TV Show, Gwen leads Camelot into the golden age, instead of being blamed for the downfall of Camelot due to her affair with Lancelot

PROOF : Excerpt From Hyable Article:

Meanwhile of course, Guinevere was left to lead Camelot into the golden age. “We’ve had that in our minds for about three series,” Julian Murphy says. “We felt that to take Gwen from a servant girl to a powerful and strong queen, a person who can bind the kingdom together, was the journey we wanted to do, and I think Angel [Coulby] delivered that brilliantly.”

Merlin

By having Merlin be of a contemporary age to Arthur they effectively changed Merlin from being a father figure to being a companion of Arthur.

The close bond that Merlin shares with Arthur in the TV Show effectively replicates Lancelot's close bond with Arthur in the historical legends.

Bradley James here confirms how in some legends Lancelot was in love with Arthur.

The gay subtext that was prevalent between Lancelot and Arthur in the historical legends is played out in all its glory between Merlin and Arthur .

Motiff of Magic

Throughout the history of Abrahamic religions, there has been a connection between magic and (deviant) sexual practices. From the osculum inafme (kissing of donkey’s anuses and kissing the Devil’s anus) to witches who were supposedly inserting hallucinogenous mushrooms into their vaginas. The series association between magic and non heteronormative people becomes pronounced as series progresses.

And therein lies the appeal of the 2008 Merlin TV Series. With this modern retelling it succeeds in addressing certain historical wrongs, make it more representational, address issues and highlight subtext that have been historically ignored in popular media for the time frame it aired.

Arthurian legends no longer becomes the domain of a patriarchal Judeo Abrahamic narrative about a return to the good old days but of class mobility, race, feminism, queer acceptance and the belief of a better world to come in context of the TV Show.

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Submissions open for the Siblings Tournament.

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Submit some siblings along with where they come from and (if you want) propaganda through ask or submit a post.

Top 6 submissions are the ones I submitted myself.

Sibling relationship must be canon. Because of this I won't be counting characters who see each other as siblings, simply because I feel like it could be difficult to confirm the canonocity of that.

Incest is banned.

All Tournaments can be found on my pinned post. There you can see the ones that have been completed, the ones that are currently running, the ones that are pending and the ones that have submissions open.

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Submissions in bold have propaganda, submissions not in bold do not have propaganda. Whether they do or do not have some already, you are still free to submit some.

SUBMISSIONS:

Misa and Tsubasa Isshiki (9 R.I.P.)

Liquang Yetan and Liguang Qingkui (The Starry Love)

Geordo, Alan, Geoffrey and Ian Stuart (Hamefura)

Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan Pevensie (Narnia)

Ron and Hana Stoppable (Kim Possible)

Daimen Kazinski, Fortov Kazinski, Zorian Kazinski, and Kirielle Kazinski (Mother of Learning)

Krauss Ushiromiya, Eva Ushiromiya, Rudolf Ushiromiya, and Rosa Ushiromiya (Umineko When They Cry)

Battler Ushiromiya and Ange Ushiromiya (Umineko When They Cry)

Brian Laborn and Aisha Laborn (Worm/Parahumans)

Mion Sonozaki and Shion Sonozaki (Higurashi When They Cry)

Carter Kane and Sadie Kane (The Kane Chronicles)

Kyle Klim/K and Phi (Zero Escape)

Bianca di Angelo, Nico di Angelo, and Hazel Levesque (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/The Heroes of Olympus)

Apollo Justice and Trucy Wright (Ace Attorney)

Light Field/Snake and Clover Field (Zero Escape)

Aoi Kurashiki/Santa and Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape)

Mimi and Ini Miney (Ace Attorney)

Dahlia Hawthorne and Iris (Ace Attorney)

Suske and Wiske (Suske and Wiske cartoon)

Mia Fey and Maya Fey (Ace Attorney)

Lana Skye and Ema Skye (Ace Attorney)

Strong Mad, Strong Bad and Strong Sad (Homestar Runner)

Papyrus and Sans (Undertale)

Crystal Maiden and Lina (DoTA)

Ulf and Wulf (The Brotherband Chronicles)

Vex and Vax (Critical Role)

Tiffany and Wentworth Aching (Discworld)

Ward, Tosten and Ciarra (The Hurog duology)

Kitty White and Mimmy White (Hello Kitty)

Brian and Aisha Laborn (Worm/Parahumans)

Hallie Parker and Annie James (The Parent Trap)

Julian Devorak and Portia Devorak (The Arcana)

Shimada Hanzo and Shimada Genji (Overwatch)

Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Simon, Sam, Edd, Erik, Jo-jo, Nicko, Septimus and Jenna Heap (Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage)

Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri and Eero Jukola (The Seven Brothers by Aleksis Kivi)

Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck (Disney)

Stanford and Stanley Pines (Gravity Falls)

Velvet and Laphicet Crowe (Tales of Berseria)

Reko and Alice Yabusame (Your Turn to Die)

Rose Lalonde and Dave Strider (Homestuck)

Miki and Kozue Kaoru (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Strauss siblings (Fairy Tail)

Weasley siblings (Harry Potter)

Tsukasa and Mirai (Dr. Stone)

Maddie and Evan Buckley (9-1-1)

Luka and Juleka Couffaine (Miraculous Ladybug)

Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Five, Ben and Vanya/Viktor Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy)

Amity, Emira and Edric Blight (the Owl House)

Hiro and Tadashi Hamada (Big Hero 6)

Adolin and Renarin Kholin (The Stormlight Archive)

Klaus, Violet and Sunny Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Hansel and Gretel (Fairy tale)

Mario and Luigi (Mario)

Wednesday & Pugsley Addams (The Addams Family)

Vivien and Merlin St. Jacques (The Left-Handed Booksellers of London)

Helen and Richard Gansey (The Raven Cycle)

Declan, Ronan and Matthew Lynch (The Raven Cycle)

Fauna, Flora and Merriweather (Disney)

Jacob & Will Reckless (Mirrorworld)

Jeffrey Spender & Fox Mulder & Samantha Mulder (The X-Files)

Cornelia & Lilian Hale (W.I.T.C.H)

Martha, Lettie & Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle)

Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia Bennet (Pride & Prejudice)

Anastasia and Drisella Tremaine (Cinderella)

Wendy, John and Michael Darling (Peter Pan)

Vi and Jinx (Arcane)

Haley, Alex and Luke (Modern Family)

May and Max (Pokémon)

Chip and Dale (Chip and Dale)

Leia and Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

Prim and Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

Edith, Margo and Agnes (Despicable Me)

Emiko and Oliver Queen (DC)

Conner and Jon Kent (DC)

Jo, Beth and Amy March (Little Women)

Jericho and Rose Wilson (DC)

Ianto and Rhiannon Jones (Torchwood)

Kenai, Sitka and Denahi (Brother Bear)

Ellie, Crash and Eddie (Ice Age)

Judy and Peter Sheperd (Jumanji)

Dante and Vergil (Devil May Cry)

Black and White (Not Me)

Tankhun, Kinn, and Kim (Kinnporsche: The Series)

Porsche and Porchay (Kinnporsche: The Series)

Vegas and Macau (Kinnporsche: The Series)

Pat and Pa (Bad Buddy)

Bai Qing and Bai Lang (My Tooth Your Love)

Tyler, Kinsey and Bode Locke (Locke and Key)

Mafalda and Guille (Mafalda)

Bryce and Jackie Napier (DC)

Jack and Jill Wolcott (Wayward Children)

Merricat and Constance Blackwood (We Have Always Lived in the Castle)

Ruffnut and Tuffnut from How to Train Your Dragon

Cinderpelt and Brightheart from Warrior Cats

Firestar and Scourge from Warrior Cats

Twigbranch and Violetshine from Warrior Cats

Snowfall, Mink and Crystal from Wings of Fire

Burn, Blister and Blaze from Wings of Fire

Pearl and Fathom from Wings of Fire

Darkstalker and Whiteout from Wings of Fire

Wren and Leaf from Wings of Fire

Peril and Sky from Wings of Fire

Glory and Jambu from Wings of Fire

Winter, Hailstorm and Icicle from Wings of Fire

Tsunami, Turtle, Anemone and Auklet from Wings of Fire

Sawgrass, Egret, Bayou, Possum and Copperhead from Wings of Fire

Clay, Reed, Marsh, Pheasant, Crane, Sora and Umber from Wings of Fire

Squirrelflight and Leafpool from Warrior Cats

Jayfeather, Lionblaze and Hollyleaf from Warrior Cats

Blue and Luna from Wings of Fire

Ivypool and Dovewing from Warrior Cats

Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe (My Neighbour Totoro)

Seita and Setsuko Yokokawa (Grave of the Fireflies)

Sunday and Robin (Honkai: Star Rail)

rilliane d'autriche and allen avadonia/alexiel d'autriche (The Evillious Chronicles)

Wen Qing and Wen Ning (Mo Dao Zu Shi)

Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup (The PowerPuff girls)

Brick, Boomer and Butch (The PowerPuff Girls)

Hoagie and Tommy Gilligan (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Kuki and Mushi Sanban (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Wallabee and Joey Beatles (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Abigail and Cree Linclon (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Vicky and Tootie (The Fairly Oddparents)

Ed and Sarah (Ed, Edd n Eddy)

Lee, Marie and May Kanker (Ed, Edd n Eddy)

Larry and Loopy Cooper (Kablam!)

Dib & Gaz (Invader Zim)

Taichi & Hikari Yagami (Digimon Adventure)

Yamato Ishida and Takeru Takaishi (Digimon Adventure)

Jianliang and Shaochung Lee (Digimon Tamers)

Ai and Makoto (Digimon Tamers)

Kouji Minamoto and Koichi Kimura (Digimon Frontier)

Olivier Mira and Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Liz and Patty Thompson (Soul Eater)

Arachne, Medusa and Shaula Gorgon (Soul Eater)

Ryuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiriyuin (Kill la Kill)

Panty and Stocking Anarchy (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)

Light and Sayu Yagami (Death Note)

Yo and Minatsuki Takami (Deadman Wonderland)

Kaori and Akira Tanaka (Shiki)

Saya Otonashi and Diva (Blood+)

Rem and Ram (Re:Zero)

Lye Batenkaitos, Roy Alphard and Rui Arneb (Re:Zero)

Mimi, Hetaro and Tivey Pearlbaton (Re:Zero)

Albedo and Nigredo (Overlord)

Aura Bella Fiora and Mare Bello Fiore (Overlord)

Tia and Tina (Overlord)

Enri and Nemu Emmot (Overlord)

Renner, Zanac and Barbro Vaseif (Overlord)

Malty S. and Melty Q. Melromarc (The Rising of the Shield Hero)

Atla and Fohl Fayon (The Rising of the Shield Hero)

Rudeus, Aisha and Norn Greyrat (Mushoku Tensei)

Louise, Cattleya and Eleonore de la Valliere (Familiar of Zero)

Madoka and Tatsuya Kamane (Puella magi Madoka Magica)

Akame and Kurome (Akame ga Kill!)

Ton and Cott (Monster Musume)

Rebecca and Pilar (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

The Valac Siblings (Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun!)

Lily and Viole Asmodeus (Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun!)

Shinra and Sho Kusakabe (Fire Force)

Hinata and Hikage (Fire Force)

Lala Satalin, Momo Belia and Nana Aster Deviluke (To Love Ru)

Dennis and Dee Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

David and Amy Haller (Legion)

Kerry and Cary Loudermilk (Legion)

Norman and Courtney Babcock (Paranorman)

Nie Mingjue and Nie Huaisang (Mo Dao Zu Shi)

Serina, Nomi, and Renzo Tessaro (The Grace and Fury Book Series)

Delia and Deidre Dennis (Batman Beyond)

Ned and Amy Needlemeyer (Nightmare Ned)

Hsien-Ko and Mei-Ling (Darkstalkers)

Maitake and Aitake (Dorohedoro)

Kittan, Kiyoh, Kinon and Kiyal Bachika (Gurren Lagann)

Wilbur Whately and the Dunwich Horror (The Cthulhu Mythos)

Nug and Yeb (The Cthulhu Mythos)

Pyrrha and Patroklos (Soulcalibur)

Idia and Ortho Shroud (Twisted Wonderland)

Kassandra and Alexios (Assassin's Creed Odyssey)

Dipper and Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)

Daggett, Norbert, Chelsea and Stacy Beaver (The Angry Beavers)

Lanny and Leonard (The X-Files)

Adell, Hanako and Taro (Disgaea 2)

Kori and Yusa (Dropkick on My Devil)

Kyon-Kyon and Ran-Ran (Dropkick on My Devil)

Jou, Shin and Shuu Kido (Digimon Adventure)

Daisuke and Jun Motomiya (Digimon Adventure 02)

Archnemon and Mummymon (Digimon Adventure 02)

Terriermon and Lopmon (Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown)

Masaru and Chika Daimon (Digimon Savers)

Relena and Thoma H. Norstein (Digimon Savers)

Nene and Yuu Amano (Digimon Xros Wars)

Mervamon and Iguneetmon (Digimon Xros Wars)

Yuuko and Yuugo Kamishiro (Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth)

Kaito and Miu Shinonome (Digimon Survive)

Rei and Neo Saiba (Digimon Adventure V-Tamer)

Pal and Pul (Digimon Adventure V-Tamer)

Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace (Spiderwick Chronicles)

Sam Oliver and Morgan (Reaper)

Dexter and Debra Morgan (Dexter)

Astor Bennett, Cody Bennett and Harrison Morgan (Dexter)

Data and Lore (Star trek: the Next Generation)

Dana, Melissa, Bill and Charles Scully (The X-Files)

Clay and Jessie Bailey (Xiaolin Showdown)

Eustace and Horace Bagge (Courage the Cowardly Dog)

The Delightful Children from Down the Lane (Codename: Kids Next Door)

The Interesting Twins from Beneath the Mountain (Codename: Kids Next Door)'

The Annoyingly Cute Triplets Who Lived Upon the Hill (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Fanny, Paddie and Shaunie Fulbright (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Monty and Benedict Uno (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Danny and Jazz Fenton (Danny Phantom)

Katara and Sokka (Avatar: the Last Airbender)

Iroh and Ozai (Avatar: the Last Airbender)

Eska and Desna (The Legend of Korra)

Mako and Bolin (The Legend of Korra)

Jinora, Ikki, Meelo and Rohan (The Legend of Korra)

Bumi, Kya and Tenzin (The Legend of Korra)

Suyin and Lin Beifong (The Legend of Korra)

Richie and Billy-Glen Norris (Mars Attacks!)

Cedric and Neville Williams (Mars Attacks!)

Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson (The Simpsons)

Marge, Selma and Patty Bouvier (The Simpsons)

Rod and Todd Flanders (The Simpsons)

Sherri and Terri Mackleberry (The Simpsons)

Henrietta and Bradley Biggle (South Park)

Ramelthal, Elphelt and Jack-O Valentine (Guilty Gear)

Parasoul and Umbrella (Skullgirls)

Carl Clover and Nirvana / Ada Clover (Blazblue)

Renge and Sayuri (Monster Girl Island)

Briar Moss, Trisana Chandler, Daja Kisubo, and Sandrilene Fa Toren (Circle of Magic)

The Slicer Brothers (Fullmetal Alchemist)

The Mizune Sisters (Soul Eater)

Pot of Fire and Pot of thunder (Soul Eater)

Saya, Kai and Riku Otonashi (Blood+)

Chan and En (Deadman Wonderland)

Ichi and Hajime Mikawa (Deadman Wonderland)

Garfiel Tinzel, Fredrica Baumann, Rafiel Thompson and Fred Thompson (Re:Zero)

Bukubukuchagama and Peroroncino (Overlord)

Pursena and Tersena Adoldia (Mushoku Tensei)

Linia and Minitona Dedoldia (Mushoku Tensei)

Lucy, Lara, Lily, Chrsitina, Ars and Sieghart Saladin Greyrat (Mushoku Tensei)

Kanade and Rea Uryuu (Platinum End)

Lisa and Mimi Alpacas (Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time)

Peter and Lucy Grill (Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time)

Chizuru and Tayura Minamoto (Kanokon)

Nozomu and Saku Ezumori (Kanokon)

Ai and Ren Nanao (Kanokon)

Shio and Asahi Koube (Happy Sugar Life)

Otohime, Gouken and Kikyo Yamato (Maken-Ki)

Alilu and Lilu Finian (Maken-Ki)

Clair and Elena Aoki (Gleipnir)

Hikari, Kageri and Akari Domina (Domina no Do!)

Fran, Veronica and Gavrill Madaraki (Franken Fran)

Akira and Rika Hokage (Boy Soprano)

Scott and Alex Summers (Marvel / X-Men)

Anna Marie, Kurt Wagner and Graydon Creed (Marvel / X-Men)

Piotr and Illyana Rasputin (Marvel / X-Men)

Pietro and Wanda Maximoff (Marvel / X-Men / Avengers)

Sam and Paige Guthrie (Marvel / X-Men)

Charles Xavier and Cain Marko (Marvel / X-Men)

Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff and Dmitri Nikolaevich Smerdyakov (Marvel / Spider-Man)

Diana Prince and Donna Troy (DC / Wonder Woman)

Starfire and Blackfire (Teen Titans animated series)

Edgar and Eric Jomfru (Metalocalypse)

Agent 216 and the Metal-Masked Assassin (Metalocalypse)

Gisa and Geralf (Magic the Gathering)

The Vendilion Clique (Magic the Gathering)

The Sisters of Stone Death (Magic the Gathering)

Urza and Mishra (Magic the Gathering)

The Primarchs (Warhammer 40k)

Marazhai and Yremeryss Aezyrraesh (Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader)

Briza, Vierna, Maya, Dinin and Drizzt Do'Urden (Dungeons & Dragons / The Legend of Drizzt)

Eilistraee and Vhaeraun (Dungeons & Dragons)

Boromir and Faramir (Lord of the Rings)

Eowyn and Eomer (Lord of the Rings)

Smeagol and Deagol (Lord of the Rings)

Punie, Potaro and Pyun Tanaka (Magical Witch Punie-chan)

Koneko and Kuroka Toujou (High School DxD)

Shidou Itsuka, Kotori Itsuka and Mana Takamiya (Date a Live)

Kagura and Yuzuru Yamai (Date a Live)

Mitsuba, Futaba and Hitoha Marui (Mitsudomoe)

Miku and Ryuuta Sugisaki (Mitsudomoe)

Kazuya and Kazuha Aoi (Freezing)

Satellizer, Louis and Violet el Bridget (Freezing)

Chihiro and Mero Furuya (Sankarea)

Hiroshi and Kaede Yuuki (Full Dive)

Alicia and Martin (Full Dive)

Megumin and Komekko (Konosuba)

Dina and Ziyu Pan (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Mari and Chiyo Kurihara (Prison School)

Zuko and Azula (Avatar: the Last airbender)

Suigintou, Shinku, Suiseiseki, Souseiseki, Hina Ichigo, Kanaria and Kirakishou (Rozen Maiden)

Jun and Nori Sakurada (Rozen Maiden)

Hayase, Misaki and Taiga Nagatoro (Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro)

Reito and Mahiru Mizuhara (World's End Harem)

Maria and Chifuyu Rehn Kuroda (World's End Harem)

Shouta and Mayu Doi (World's End Harem)

Himari, Yachiho, Maia, Homare and Yumina Azuma (Chained Soldier)

Yuuki and Aoba Wakura (Chained Soldier)

Liliane, Sherwood, Emile, Severin, Sylvia, Gilliam and Salieri von Phoenix (Princess Resurrection)

Hiro and Sawawa Hiyorimi (Princess Resurrection)

Flandre, Francisca, Flanders, Franz, Francette, Fratellis, Franzel and Francine (Princess Resurrection)

Astarotte Ygvar and Asuha Touhara (Astarotte's Toy)

Porhelga and Sigurd Sveinnsson Svarthaed (Astarotte's Toy)

Olivia and her brother (No name given) (Asobi Asobase)

Dokuro and Zakuro Mitsukai (Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan)

Dawn and Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Gary and Tucker (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)

Morty and Summer Smith (Rick & Morty)

Hank Venture, Dean Venture and Dermott Fictel (The Venture Bros)

Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture and Jonas Venture Jr. (The Venture Bros)

Nancy and Drew Qwymn (The Venture Bros)

Pickles and Seth (Metalocalypse)

Stan and Shelly Marsh (South Park)

Kyle and Ike Broflovski (South Park)

Kenny, Karen and Kevin McCormick (South Park)

Hannah and Lex Foster (Hatchetfield)

Renka, Hanabi and Kafuru (Senran Kagura)

Gekkou and Senkou (Senran Kagura)

Imu and Murasaki (Senran Kagura)

Yumi and Fubuki (Senran Kagura)

Ikaruga and Murasame (Senran Kagura)

Mako and Mataro Makanshoku (Kill la Kill)

Maril and Merrill Cavendish (Little Witch Academia)

Honoka and Kasumi Takamiya (Witch Craft Works)

Sophia Croft & Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

Marianne, Margaret and Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)

Scott and Stacey Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim)

Batty, Jane, Skye and Rosalind Penderwick (The Penderwicks)

Diarmuid and Aileron (The Fionavar Tapestry)

Noa and Gus (Specter Inspectors)

Kate and Beth Kane (DC)

Mac and Dylan Coyle (Paper Girls)

Matthew, Henry, Rory, Clay and Tommy Dunbar (Bridge of Clay)

Matthew, Judah and Patience Buckner (Cabin in the Woods)

Elizabeth, Veronica and Margaret Liones (Nanatsu no Taizai)

Finis and Cardia Beckford (Code Realize)

Clawdeen and Clawd Wolf (Monster High)

Godwyn, Morgott, Mogh, Rykard, Ranni, Radahn, Miquella and Mallenia (Elden Ring)

George, Charlie and Ted Fan (Nancy Drew)

Dexter and Dee Dee (Dexter's Lab)

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Vivien and Merlin, Julia Margaret Cameron, 1874