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Victor (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: マサル (Masaru) English, German, Spanish, French, Italian: Victor Chinese (Cantonese): 小勝 (Síu Sīng) Korean: 승재 (Seungjae) Chinese (Mandarin): 小勝 / 小胜 (Xiǎo Shèng) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Trainer Pokémon Champion (as the player) |
| Relationships: | Unnamed mother and father |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Victor is a playable character in Pokémon Sword and Shield, released in 2019. He gets focus in many fanworks, though less so than his female equivalent Gloria.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
In acronym ship names, Victor is represented with "ms," short for his Japanese name Masaru. The acronyms were created by the Japanese side of the fandom mostly on Twitter before being adopted elsewhere. Common portmanteaus also originate from Pixiv unless it uses their English names.
M/M | Yaoi
- Victor is most commonly paired up with Hop, forming TrainShipping, aka SlumberingWealdShipping[1], Hopvictor or Hopvic. In Japanese, this is most often called MSHP or マサホプ (Masahopu) or 主♂ホプ (Male Protagonist x Hop), meaning Victor is the seme and Hop is the uke in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as HPMS or ホプマサ (Hopumasa) or ホプ主♂ (Hop x Male Protagonist).
- Victor is also shipped with Bede, forming BrattyShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called MSBT or マサビト (Masabito), meaning Victor is the seme and Bede is the uke in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as BTMS or ビトマサ (Bitomasa).
- Victor is also shipped with Raihan, forming DragonVictoryShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called KBMS or キバマサ (Kibamasa), meaning Raihan is the seme and Victor is the uke in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as MSBK or マサキバ (Masakiba).
- Victor is also shipped with Leon, forming RulerApparentShipping, though DNMS and MSDN are more common among shippers. In Japanese, this is most often called DNMS or ダンマサ (Danmasa), meaning Leon is the seme and Victor is the uke in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as MSDN or マサダン (Masadan).
F/M | NL
- Victor is also shipped with Marnie, forming PunkBladeShipping. In Japanese, this is called MSMR or マサマリ (Masamari).
- Victor is also shipped with Gloria, forming Galarshipping, aka GloryWinnerShipping or KingdomShipping. In Japanese, this is called MSYU or マサユウ (Masayuu).
Gen | Combi
- Gloria, Victor, Bede, Hop and Marnie form The Galar Five. In Japanese, this is called ガラル同期組 (Galar Classmates).
Less Popular Relationships
- with Avery - LevitatingShipping, aka マサセイ (Masasei).
- with Klara - PopBladeShipping, aka マサクラ (Masakura).
- with Piers - RawVictoryShipping, aka MSNZ, マサネズ (Masanezu), NZMS, ネズマサ (Nezumasa).
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Art
- ポケモン新作 by 萠, Archived version (2019), with the starter Pokemon Scorbunny, Sobble and Grookey.