Shipping is an essential part of any fandom!
It comes from many a place – a desire to see ones self-represented better in mainstream
media, or a want to see an ‘impossible’ pairing come to fruition.
So naturally, the MCU’s Avengers have a whole slew of couples that fans have been
pairing since the first Iron Man film came out.
So today, we’re discussing some of those ships with our list of the top 10 Avengers
Ships!
And we aren’t going to talk about the actual maybe canon ships that the MCU has hinted
to over the years.
Oh no friends, these are the ships that are far from being canon, the ones that deep down,
y’all would love to see happy.
Or hate.
It’s a preference thing, really.
10 Iron Husbands Rhodey and Tony are a pretty obvious slash
ship.
The two pals not only care a whole lot about each other, but have some of the best back
and forth banter in the MCU.
James Rupert Rhodes was introduced in Iron Man, one of Stark’s best friends and occasional
rivals, and become the liaison between Stark Industries and the US Armed Forces.
This eventually leads to Rhodes becoming War Machine after he pops on Tony’s Mark II
armour at his birthday party to stop a drunk suited up Tony from potentially hurting party
goers and himself.
That little rivalry would expand and resolve, with their friendship continuing to remain
a staple in Tony’s life throughout the rest of the MCU films.
Remember how distraught Tony was when Rhodes was severely injured in Civil War?
Ah, heart wrenching!
Plus, who couldn’t fall for Don Cheedle?
The man is adorable.
9 Coulki Loki and Agent Coulson is a super minor ship,
but we had to include it on this list because of how wonderful it is.
This ship stems from the moment where Loki killed Coulson during his escape from the
Helicarrier.
Bit of an odd jumping point, but considering the lines that Coulson whips out on Loki while
he’s dying, I can see the chemistry.
And what better to start a ship with but an antagonistic past between the two?
He killed Coulson, Coulson shot him through a wall, typical roots of a romance.
That’s how most relationships start, right?
Coulson would be later resurrected, and- spoilers – after Infinity War, it’s uncertain if
Loki’s death will be a permanent one, so hey, who knows, maybe these two might cross
paths again sometime in the future.
8 Hawkson Yup, we’ve got another Coulson ship at this
number, this time between him and Hawkeye.
Also known as Phlint, Clint Barton and Phil Coulson’s ship stems from one interaction
between the two in the MCU films in the first Thor movie, when Phil speaks to Clint over
the radio about what he’s got eyes on outside of the research center prior to Thor failing
to lift his hammer.
This got fans thinking that there must be a bigger backstory and some sort of past between
the two, with Clint being an Agent of SHIELD, and Coulson essentially being his and Natasha’s
handler.
7 Scarlet America When watching Captain America Civil War, one
can’t help but notice how adamant Steve Rogers is towards everyone giving Wanda Maximoff
a chance.
Yes, she’s a little unstable, yes, she needs to learn how to control her powers better,
but regardless, Steve has never treated her like a child, and is always in her corner.
So yeah, there’s a fan ship a brewing there.
And their relationship in the comics has also helped fuel that fire.
Steve broke her heart in the comics though, and she didn’t take it too well, warping
reality with her powers in the events leading up to the Avengers: Disassembled story event.
6 Science Boyfriends Aside from having THE BEST ship name, Science
Boyfriends aka Tony Stark and Bruce Banner is actually a pretty fitting title.
The two are the scientific experts on the team – prior to Shuri making her debut in
Black Panther and putting their work to shame in Infinity War – and the duo worked together
often to tackle major problems together by combining their intellects.
And yeah, knowledge is pretty damn hot, so no wonder Science Boyfriends is one of the
more popular pairings out there on the interwebs.
And let’s not forget that great scene in Age of Ultron where Tony dons his Hulkbuster
suit to try to tame an out of control Hulk.
And taken in the context of their ship, it’s kind of the cutest thing ever.
5 Clintasha Clint Barton and Natasha Romanoff are a clear
shipping choice – the two have a long history with one another, with the two trusting one
another immensely.
Natasha denies the two have something romantic going on, but shippers often consider that
as part of the fanon, stating that she’s in denial about her own feelings.
Fans even noticed that she was wearing an arrow necklace in the Winter Soldier film.
While in the MCU it’s incredibly unlikely that the couple will ever be a thing – Clint
has an adorable family, which was revealed in Age of Ultron – the two at least have
one of the best friendships in movies, and it’s hard to not love it when both share
the screen together.
4 Steggy Steggy is the relationship that could have
been.
Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter are each other’s the one that got away.
Steve was frozen, returning decades later after Peggy had lived quite the long life,
making the moment they reunite all that more gut wrenching.
And when Peggy passes in Civil War, it’s hard to not shed a tear – Steve loved her
dearly, she loved him.
Although him moving on to her great niece Sharon Carter was kinda, well, a little weird.
3 Stony – Steve Rogers and Tony Stark Steve Rogers and Tony Stark have one of the
most complex and interesting relationships in the MCU.
Just take a look at any of their scenes together in Civil War.
Having different perspectives often makes them rivals, but deep down, the two care a
lot about one another, and their ability to work together in a team is obviously undeniable.
While we didn’t get to see them reunite in Infinity War, there’s still hope for
them in the future – but oh man, that scene where Tony is about to call Steve BUT DOESN’T,
that was a gut puncher.
A relationship between these two isn’t entirely unheard of in the comics either.
Sort of, that is.
On Earth 3490, Cap is romantically linked with that Earth’s Ion Man, also known as
Iron Woman Natasha Stark.
Slightly defeats the purpose of the MCU ship if the genders are swapped though.
The Civil War storyline went down a little differently on that Earth, needless to say
– it never happened, cause they just resolved their differences in the bedroom.
In addition to that, moving back to the male versions of both characters, the two are part
of another great ship known as the superfamily – a family ship between Steve, Tony and
Peter Parker, where they’ve adopted a young Peter and raise him together.
2 Scarlet Widow ScarletWidow is the femslash pairing of Black
Widow and Scarlet Witch.
And is definitely not to be confused with the Superman villain who appeared in his 1945
radio show.
Scarlet widow, and female ships in general when it comes to the Avengers, isn’t one
of the more overly apparent fanships, but once you scratch the surface, there’s a
WHOLE LOT OF FANFIC written for the pairing.
And hey, it makes sense – Black Widow is a calculating and often cold assassin, and
Wanda, in her earlier appearances in the MCU, is wickedly powerful but emotionally unstable.
The two are pretty opposite personality wise, and the only ladies on the team.
Plus Scarlet Johannson and Elizabeth Olsen did this photo shoot together and this is
how Scarlet Widow fans took it.
Despite the two characters having romantic ties in the films – with Bruce Banner and
Vision – those who ship Scarlet Widow are still pretty adamant, even if the pair may
only ever be realized in fanfic stories.
1 Stucky Stucky is the slash pairing between Steve
Rogers and Bucky Barnes, and is perhaps the most popular of the Avengers ships.
There’s a whole lot of evidence here for fans to delve into – Bucky and Steve have
always been partners in justice, and despite being separated for decades upon decades,
the two still have such a potent connection.
And, when Bucky returned as the Winter Soldier, Steve was willing to die when trying to reach
into Bucky’s mind for whatever was left of his ‘best friend’.
Steve never gives up on him.
Hell, Civil War was further perpetuated because of his relationship with Bucky, willing to
be on his side even if he HAD killed T’Challa’s father.
And – SPOILERS – that moment in Infinity War when Bucky calls out to him and turns
to dust, and Steve is just UTTERLY DESTROYED?
Bucky is the last remaining part of Steve’s past, of his life before Captain America,
and even if you don’t agree that there’s some sort of romantic love brewing there,
it’s undeniable that Steve loves Bucky dearly, and vice versa.
There we have it friends!
Which couple is your favourite ship?
What other ships should we have taken about?
And which ones do you think have a fighting chance of happening?
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