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Emmet/Ingo
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: クダリ×ノボリ (Emmet x Ingo) English: Emmet/Ingo |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: クダノボ (Kudanobo), ノボクダ (Nobokuda), サ腐マス (Submas Yaoi) English: BlankShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Popular overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Emmet/Ingo, known mostly as BlankShipping, クダノボ (Kudanobo), ノボクダ (Nobokuda) and/or サ腐マス (Submas Yaoi), among many others, is a very popular incest ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Emmet (Nobori) and Ingo (Kudari), the twin brother Subway Boss duo in Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
It has a long and storied history, both in the Japanese and western side of the fandom. See Pokémon Submas Fandom for more information.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
"Overseas Submas"
After Black and White released in other countries in 2011, some in the Japanese side of the fandom, particularity doujin artists, treated the characters' localized appearances of "Emmet" and "Ingo" as derivative characters in it of themselves.[1] Fanworks that featured them were seen as more niche and potentially offensive to those outside of the doujin scene, and it was encouraged that fans not tag works featuring them with their Japanese names or their job title "Subway Masters."[2] This was done largely to deter Nintendo and other Powers That Be from getting Submas doujin works removed, regardless of their actual content.
The Overseas Submas twins typically have blond hair and blue eyes. They have been shipped with each other, the canon twins, and between their own counterparts, making Emmet and Ingo have a large collection of derivative twincest and selfcest ships. In total, between all four of them there are eight possible different ships, all of which have fan activity.
Japanese Ship Names
"Kudari" (Emmet), "Nobori" (Ingo), "Emmet" and "Ingo" have been shipped every-which-way, particularly in the Japanese side of the fandom. These ships are:
| Seme | Uke | Type | Full JPN Label | Down/Up Notation | JPN Portmanteau Ship Name | Western -shipping Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kudari | Nobori | Twincest | クダリ×ノボリ | 下上 | ▽▲ | クダノボ (Kudanobo) | BlankShipping |
| Nobori | Kudari | Twincest | ノボリ×クダリ | 上下 | ▲▽ | ノボクダ (Nobokuda) | BlankShipping |
| Nobori | Nobori | Selfcest | ノボリ×ノボリ | 上上 | ▲▲ | ノボノボ (Nobonobo) | n/a |
| Kudari | Kudari | Selfcest | クダリ×クダリ | 下下 | ▽▽ | クダクダ (Kudakuda) | n/a |
| Nobori | Ingo | Selfcest | ノボリ×インゴ | n/a | ノボイン (Noboin) | n/a |
| Nobori | Emmet | Twincest | ノボリ×エメット | n/a | ノボエメ (Noboeme) | n/a |
| Kudari | Ingo | Twincest | クダリ×インゴ | n/a | クダイン (Kudain) | n/a |
| Kudari | Emmet | Selfcest | クダリ×エメット | n/a | クダエメ (Kudawme) | n/a |
| Ingo | Emmet | Twincest | インゴ×エメット | n/a | インエメ (Inwme) | n/a |
| Ingo | Nobori | Selfcest | インゴ×ノボリ | n/a | インノボ (Innobo) | n/a |
| Ingo | Kudari | Twincest | インゴ×クダリ | n/a | インクダ (Inkuda) | n/a |
| Emmet | Ingo | Twincest | エメット×インゴ | n/a | エメイン (Emein) | n/a |
| Emmet | Nobori | Twincest | エメット×ノボリ | n/a | エメノボ (Emenobo) | n/a |
| Emmet | Kudari | Selfcest | エメット×クダリ | n/a | エメクダ (Emekuda) | n/a |
-Shipping Name Origin
"BlankShipping" was coined sometime between 31 October 2010[Notes 1] and 29 January 2011[Notes 2] for the Neverending Romance ship name list.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- EmmetxIngo-FC, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
- xoBlankShipping, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
- Blanktember, Archived version, an Inktober-inspired event held primarily on Tumblr in 2024
Fan Blogs
- dirtysubmassecrets, a now deleted anonymous confession blog ~2011. Some confessions have been archived:
- fuckyeahsubwaytwins, Archived version, a general Submas fuckyeah fanblog which contains some Emmet/Ingo works.
Fan Fic
BlankShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
- Off the Rails by NanakiBH, Archived version (2012), rated Explicit. There was a moral dilemma about this kind of thing that Nobori kept avoiding. He was going to have to face it one day... Just perhaps not this day. Written for Kink Bingo 2012.
- Love Yourself as You Love Your Brother. by choochootra-in, Archived version (2011)
Fan Art
General Fanworks
AMVs
Icons / Memes
- BlankShipping Icon by GUILTplz, Archived version (2011)
- Keep Calm and Nobori Nii-san by darkraigirl94, Archived version (2011), Keep Calm and Carry On meme.
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Other Ingo and Emmet Ships
Notes & References
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
References
- ^ 海外サブマス on PixivEncyclopedia
- ^ サブマス同人について by たみこ (15 April 2012)