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Description Another meme created by ~FluffleNeCharka . The thing is, since I'm determined to try just about every non-incest het ship I can think of for this show, I decided to better code this via line thickness---the thickest lines being ships I really like/that are part of my "personal canon," with medium and almost invisible lines for other pairings that I like or am intrigued by.

I don't think I can go through all of them, but the high notes:

(Thickest Lines)

Keef/Gaz: My favorite pairing, because it's bizarre and hilarious. Keef and Gaz are total opposites: he's always happy and wants to be bestest friends with everybody, and Gaz is always scowling and wishing everyone would just go away. Isn't it really easy to imagine him being insane enough to have a crush on her, though? A lot of people laugh at that idea and say, "Ha! She'd kill him," but the thing is, she can't---Keef is unstoppable and unkillable, even when Zim and Dib blow him up he magically reassembles! He'll just keep wearing away at her wall of anger until eventually it must crumble.

Dib/Gretchen: My main ship for Dib. It's the closest thing IZ has to a normal pairing, and it's sort of a sweet idea, isn't it? Though of course it would be easier if she had a bit more character development. (Or if there weren't episodes when she was laughing at him along with everyone else.)

Skoodge/Tak: Because they're both incredibly competent Irken Invaders who were cheated out of their proper glory, but otherwise opposite in terms of personality---Tak would love to order people around, and Skoodge would gladly do whatever she says.

Zim/Tenn: Thickest line, but green? Yeah; nobody else seems to go really well with Zim, but if I have to, I pair them. Still, we know next to nothing about her, so it's hard to really know how well that would work.

(Other Pairings)

Dib/Tak: My favorite of the actually-popular pairings, because their personalities go together well. Still, they're both too dedicated to their jobs; it's hard to imagine them actually hooking up. I like to imagine that Dib sort of has a crush on her, though, or rather, her "human" form, and has to constantly remind himself that no, dang it, she's evil!

Zim/Tak: Sort of like DATR, it could be interesting if it happened, but...well, she spent fifty years cleaning up a dirt-planet because of him, and she sees him as an incompetent fool. I really don't see it happening.

Zim/Ms. Bitters: Cracky? Yes. But come on, they have so much in common. We could call it Doomshipping! But yeah, it's crack, and weird, and should not be. And yet, I sort of want it to.

Dib/Zita: By "green" I mean I go back and forth about whether this sort of fits or whether or not I just hate Zita for constantly teasing him with the other skool kids, especially since she sometimes seems to sort of "lead" it.

Keef/Tak: Basically the same personality scheme as Skoodge/Tak. Also, the maker of this meme basically got me into crack pairings by writing a REALLY good fic for this couple.

Keef/Gretchen: If I write a Dib/Tak, Zim/Gaz fic, assume these two hooked up.

Gaz/Membrane: Okay, see how the blue line has a sort of grayness in the middle? That's because, while this pairing does disturb me, I can sort of see it in a creepy, incestuous way: they're both weird people and never really show much affection to anyone but each other. I think they'll eventually get a chapter of "MORE IZ Pairings ," but if so, it will be written to reflect how wrong it is, don't worry.

Dib/Ms. Bitters: ...It's a really weird fic idea I have. Will probably be a "MORE IZ Pairing" chapter if nothing else. Somehow not actually as you'd think.

Okay, that's about it...hope you enjoyed my very odd thoughts.

Original meme by ~FluffleNeCharka can be found here .
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Comments: 57

JoeMerl In reply to ??? [2013-06-20 04:39:25 +0000 UTC]

They're just friends. BESTEST FRIENDS, but still.

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KyleSumah [2011-05-11 03:14:59 +0000 UTC]

I thought Gretchen had the braces, or, wha-? Who is the other purple haired girl? O.o?

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JoeMerl In reply to KyleSumah [2011-05-11 03:20:50 +0000 UTC]

The one under Tak? That's Zita. She never really does much, but she gets a few more lines than the average skool kid so some fans use her for pairings now and then.

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KyleSumah In reply to JoeMerl [2011-05-13 02:05:07 +0000 UTC]

Ah, okay, thanks!

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JoeMerl In reply to KyleSumah [2011-05-13 02:21:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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KyleSumah In reply to JoeMerl [2011-05-16 20:01:12 +0000 UTC]

^^

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KyleSumah In reply to KyleSumah [2011-05-11 03:16:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh crap that much be Vita. O.o NVM!

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Tallest-Ariva [2010-12-21 15:37:56 +0000 UTC]

I implied DibXBitters on a meme for my brother, who thought it'd be the most cracked up thing ever. But some of these are so much better. Keef and Tak... I think I'll do this meme. Looks like fun.

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JoeMerl In reply to Tallest-Ariva [2010-12-21 18:41:42 +0000 UTC]

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teneery [2010-11-22 19:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Dib/Bitters and Zim/Bitters are probably one of the most crack parings I've ever seen I'm waiting for "More IZ Pairings" with them

Never thought of Keef/Gaz. I suppose it would have a sense, if there would be any romance in IZ at all. I could easily imagine how Gaz is using her super powers to get rid of Keef, but he would never give up

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JoeMerl In reply to teneery [2010-11-23 00:52:49 +0000 UTC]

Zim/Bitters almost makes a weird sort of sense...they're both doom-obsessed and hate people. Her and Dib...involves a rather weird old plot bunny I have.

And yes, Keef/Gaz = unstoppable force + immoveable object. And it is awesome.

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creativegirl31 [2010-09-04 22:53:15 +0000 UTC]

GAZ/PROFESSER MEMBRANE?! O_e

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JoeMerl In reply to creativegirl31 [2010-09-04 23:11:06 +0000 UTC]

Again, supposed to be dysfunctional and creepy.

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InkStayned [2010-09-01 22:49:29 +0000 UTC]

At first I was like "What, no ZimxTenn?" and then I was all " THERE IT IS."

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JoeMerl In reply to InkStayned [2010-09-01 23:06:44 +0000 UTC]

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ChaiLife [2010-08-29 23:48:57 +0000 UTC]

lol, RAPR's not even on! i'd probably put squicks for all of e'm. or crack.

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JoeMerl In reply to ChaiLife [2010-08-30 00:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Meh...it's slash so I don't really like it, but I can see a sort of logic to it for some people.

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KtieLove101 [2010-08-26 02:22:53 +0000 UTC]

KeefxGaz-It kind of reminds me of BillyxMandy for some reason-even though Keef doesn't pick his nose-

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JoeMerl In reply to KtieLove101 [2010-08-26 02:28:22 +0000 UTC]

Well, it has the basic "happy moron/nasty girl" dynamic, I suppose. Hmm, they could double-date!

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KtieLove101 In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-26 02:40:05 +0000 UTC]

That would be cool! Two dark, action show couples crossing over!

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Night-The-Kitten [2010-08-25 23:07:05 +0000 UTC]

....Dib/Bitters...?
Joe, please, DON'T

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JoeMerl In reply to Night-The-Kitten [2010-08-25 23:11:29 +0000 UTC]

My idea is less creepy than it sounds, I swear! I pride myself on making these sorts of insanity work.

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Night-The-Kitten In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-27 20:15:56 +0000 UTC]

But, shes...shes...like.....waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy older then him! D:

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JoeMerl In reply to Night-The-Kitten [2010-08-27 20:47:06 +0000 UTC]

I can fix that! (Besides, Zim's canonically 159 and people still pair them. )

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Night-The-Kitten In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-29 17:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Yeah...kinda the same thing with Dib and Tak....XD

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JoeMerl In reply to Night-The-Kitten [2010-08-29 18:22:55 +0000 UTC]

A lot of fans seem to assume she's younger than Zim, for some reason. But then, she's at least fifty so...yeah.

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Night-The-Kitten In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-29 20:55:06 +0000 UTC]

I assume she's younger then him too really. I don't know why. Maybe it's because it's funny to think Zim baisicly got pwned by someone younger

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JoeMerl In reply to Night-The-Kitten [2010-08-29 21:02:01 +0000 UTC]

"You're only eighty?! So what, I've been fighting a little girl this whole time?!"

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Night-The-Kitten In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-29 21:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Exactly XD

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NotNights [2010-08-24 22:02:03 +0000 UTC]

This is your crack ship- Everything else
GaDr must be under Squicks.
And TaGr/GaTr, should have the yuri one.

This be funny to look at XD

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JoeMerl In reply to NotNights [2010-08-24 22:06:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, like I said, I'm sort of trying to ship every guy/every girl eventually, just to see if I can make them all work. Well, except for Dib/Gaz and stuff like that.

Glad you like it.

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FluffleNeCharka [2010-08-24 18:40:21 +0000 UTC]

I love reading all the explanations for these things. I swear, I don't have time with all my fics going on, but one day I'm going to have to write a Keef/Gaz for you. I'll probably end up regretting that, but it's hilarious.

It probably says something about the show that the incest pairings are not that much more messed up than the non-incest pairings, but we've been over that. Our canon is twisted, yo'.

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JoeMerl In reply to FluffleNeCharka [2010-08-24 20:20:56 +0000 UTC]

Yes. And admittedly that Gaz/Membrane idea is partially based on a fan theory I've seen where Dib and Gaz are actually just clones of Membrane and his deceased wife. So...yeah, just as twisted but in a different direction?

And now I must hurry up and write my own Keef/Gaz; I've never actually done my own fic for it, and I really need to get on that.

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FluffleNeCharka In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-24 20:56:56 +0000 UTC]

In the event that they're clones of their so called parents, would Dib/Gaz still be incest? Whether or not the answer to that question is yes or no, it would still be messed up because that's just how this show is.

If you write Keef/Gaz I'll draw an accompanying picture. I'm bored.

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JoeMerl In reply to FluffleNeCharka [2010-08-24 21:21:39 +0000 UTC]

Heh, really? I don't think I can do it right now, unfortunately...classes just started up again, and I'm kind of going through an existential crisis on the side. (It turns out I hate one of my majors now. ) But maybe in a few days when I sort of ease into a new schedule (or give in to my natural sense of academic apathy).

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FluffleNeCharka In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-24 21:30:14 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see. My existential crisis has only recently ended, so I know how it feels. Feel free to take forever and ever on this, it's no big deal. The world won't end if I don't have fic to read. XD

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JoeMerl In reply to FluffleNeCharka [2010-08-24 22:06:41 +0000 UTC]

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gembutterfly [2010-08-24 18:15:32 +0000 UTC]

LOL, this is messed up and quite thoroughly awesome.

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JoeMerl In reply to gembutterfly [2010-08-24 20:18:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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leesydreamy [2010-08-24 15:02:15 +0000 UTC]

Interesting. I like how you describe each of these pairings. Most of them I don't care for for different reasons, especially Gaz/membrane, or Dib/membrane, or even Dib/Gaz. because being family members, it's very creepy. It grosses me out. Since you plan to write Gaz/membrane, I thank you for writing it in the direction you metioned about it being wring. The only pairing I really like are Dib and Gretchen, and Zim and Gaz, although there are few I don't mind if they're are hetero and if it's not family and/or peodelphia (That's probably not spelled right).

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JoeMerl In reply to leesydreamy [2010-08-24 16:52:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah; really, most IZ pairings are creepy in some way, though some are creepier than others.

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PrincesTomboy [2010-08-24 14:39:39 +0000 UTC]

This meme squicks me.

*goes to do anyway*

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JoeMerl In reply to PrincesTomboy [2010-08-24 16:51:36 +0000 UTC]

Practically every IZ pairing is squicky in some sense, if you think about it. Embrace the creepiness!

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PrincesTomboy In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-24 18:24:25 +0000 UTC]

very true XD

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TinyToonyZimFan [2010-08-24 14:20:29 +0000 UTC]

The only pairings I like are:-

ZATR - Zim & Tak Romance
ZAGR - Zim & Gaz Romance
DATR - Dib & Tak Romance

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JoeMerl In reply to TinyToonyZimFan [2010-08-24 16:53:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, but I can't help it, I must play around with all the disturbing and messed-up possibilities.

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TinyToonyZimFan In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-24 17:10:03 +0000 UTC]

OK ^^

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karkatwontmarryyou [2010-08-24 13:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Zim...Bitters....

D:

-dead-

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JoeMerl In reply to karkatwontmarryyou [2010-08-24 16:50:38 +0000 UTC]

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karkatwontmarryyou In reply to JoeMerl [2010-08-24 18:21:43 +0000 UTC]

O_e

What rating is it?

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