Axel/Ripper
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Axel (Total Drama)/Ripper (Total Drama) |
| Alternative name(s): | Raxel, Axper, Axeripper |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | Total Drama |
| Canonical?: | Canon |
| Prevalence: | Semi-popular |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Axel/Ripper, known mostly as Ripaxel, is a semi-popular pairing within Total Drama fandom. The ship is between Axel and Ripper. It has been shipped since 2023, becoming canon later that year, and is the most common pairing for both characters, ahead of Axel/Nichelle and Chase/Ripper.
Axel/Ripper is often a background pairing in fanworks which feature them or otherwise only there to keep with canon.
Common Tropes
- Enemies to Lovers - Canonically it happened that in TDI2023, Axel and Ripper were rivals in episode 2, in TDI2024, Ripper falls in love with Axel and thanks to a poem, she reciprocates his feelings and they become a couple.
- Height Difference - Ripper is slighty taller than Axel.
Axel/Ripper Fandom
At first, the fanbase was small and it was a niche ship, apart from being overshadowed by Axel/Nichelle and Chase/Ripper, when the ship was canon in Total Drama Island (2024) the fanbase began to increase enough to displace to the aforementioned ships as the most popular ship between both characters.
LylerLover[1] has written many fanfics for the pairing.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Fic
- Intrusive Thoughts by Shroomienz (2023), Axel feels like she needs to talk to Ripper about their relationship. She decides 1 AM would be a good time to do so.
- Open Table by boldlyinthepretend (2024), Wayne and Axel find out that Ripper cooks. From then on, many moments ensue. And hey, maybe a little growth along the way. :)
- Big Mistake by LylerLover (2024), Something’s wrong and Axel can’t figure out for the life of her what. When she finally learns what it is, she feels something she’s never really felt before: fear. Finding out was hard enough, but now she has to tell Ripper.
- Washed Ashore by milliesnotebook (2023), Just a small telling of what I think happened after Axel and Ripper’s elimination, as well as a small dive into their insecurities, struggles, and emotions.
- Miscommunication by Extra_crispy_marshmallow (Witchofthemountians) (2023), MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 7!!!After Ripper nearly drowns after their elimination, Axel starts to let down her walls.
- Calming the Storm by Axel_Ambassador (2024), Hiya! This is a little companion piece to Hanging Axe. It's a scene that I wanted to include but couldn't find the right place for. I highly recommend checking out Hanging Axe before reading this, otherwise you'll be a little lost. Enjoy!
- Love her more by TobyAster (2024), Axel hates all those fancy events where you have to dress up and have a date, but when Axel gets convinced to bring Ripper maybe it will be better. Hell it is her senior year, and they have been going strong for over half a year.
- What Happens In The Woods by milliesnotebook (2023), Ripaxel Meet-Cute for my friend and I’s D&D AU.