Yami Yugi/Yugi Moto
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| Pairing: | Yami Yugi/Yugi Moto |
| Alternative name(s): | Puzzleshipping, Blindshipping, Yami/Yugi, 闇表 (YamiOmote), 魔表 (MaoOmote), YYxY, YYY |
| Gender category: | slash, m/m |
| Fandom: | Yu-Gi-Oh! |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | very popular |
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Yami Yugi/Yugi Moto, also known by the name Puzzleshipping, is the pairing of the characters Yami Yugi and Yugi Moto from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. It is one of the series most popular ships.
Fanon
Puzzleshipping is sometimes criticizes for being too close to selfcest or just incest, since the series never makes it clear if Yugi is an descendant of Atem's, an reincarnation of him or if they are just similar in appearance but unrelated by blood (though the fact that Atem sacrificed himself when he was 16 suggests that it is unlikely he is an direct descendant). Another point of contention is Atem's age, with some thinking their relationship has too big of a age difference thanks to Atem being born over 3000 years ago.
Ship Name
The nickname Puzzleshipping, like most of the Pairing Names for Yu-Gi-Oh ships, comes from an element from the series: the Millennium Puzzle, which connects their souls together and is an very important object to the plot. The ship has another alternate name from when it is pairing Yugi with Atem, the ancient Egyptian version of Yami: Blindshipping.
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Yami calling Yugi either aibou (partner in japanese), Hikari or partner.
- The two being considered soulmates in some way.
- Yami Yugi having his own body separate from Yugi's, usually with Yami Bakura and Yami Marik also having their own bodies.
- Alternate Universes where Yugi has a counterpart on ancient Egypt, and becomes Atem's servant or slave; often he goes by the name Heba in these
- Fix fics where Atem doesn't go to the afterlife and stays with Yugi.
- Atem coming back from the dead and getting together with Yugi, often years after the end of the show.
- Mundane AUs where the two meet in the modern day.
- Yugi still pining after Atem even after he's gone.
Examples Fanworks
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- Genie of the Puzzle by DaakuKitsune (2005-2006) - a Puzzleshipping fic infamous for having one of the earliest uses of the 'UwU' emoticon on the Author's Notes of the 6th chapter.
Resources
- Puzzleshipping, Blindshipping and the tag with both the Yami and Atem names on AO3
- Puzzleshipping on the Shipping Wiki