Cargo

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See also:	Cargo Container, a synonym for Little Black Dress
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Cargo, or Cargo Ship, is a term used to describe pairing characters with objects and/or other non-human things which do not have intelligence of any kind. It was added as a trope to TV Tropes in 2010, and was later adopted on Shipping Wiki, Reddit, among other Fannish websites. Ships of this variety are almost always crackships.

Examples

• Chris Redfield/a boulder, dubbed Boulderfield by Resident Evil fandom.
  • A scene in Resident Evil 5 where Chris punches a boulder into lava echoed a similar scene from Resident Evil 1 where he runs from a boulder trap. Fans may joke it's the same boulder and Chris finally got his revenge in 5.
• Draco Malfoy/a green apple, dubbed Drapple by Harry Potter movie fandom.
  • Draco is seen with a green apple multiple times throughout Prisoner of Azkaban. Fans may joke that he loves the apple. On Archive of Our Own, it's a wrangled tag.
• Alejandro/a pineapple, dubbed Alepineapple by Total Drama fandom.
  • Alejandro french kisses a pineapple during World Tour. Although it was supposed to represent Heather, fans may joke that he just loves pineapples that much.
• Hajime Hinata/a glass of orange juice from Danganronpa fandom.
  • Hinata is seen holding a glass of orange juice in Goodbye Despair, thus, a ship was born. This is joked about both in Japanese and western sides of the fandom.
• Sasori/a chair, dubbed Sasochair by Naruto fandom.
  • Sasori is made of wood, For this reason, fans joke about him finding chairs attractive.
• Trexel Geistman/a broom & Trexel Geistman/a dead fish by Stellar Firma fandom
  • These are both canon.
• Killian Jones/the floor (i.e Captain Floor) by Once Upon a Time fandom
  • Killian has a tendancy of falling to the floor a lot, often from having been knocked out.
• Iceland/Fridge

References/Further Reading

• CargoShip on TV Tropes
• Shipping#Cargo on the Shipping Wiki