What are the most popular video games pairings on AO3? Find out here!
A user known as centreoftheselights on Archive of Our Own (AO3) has revealed the top 2024 shipping statistics. Within this report are fan-written stories featuring video game characters. Read on for the top AO3 video game ships, which include characters from titles such as Genshin Impact, Call of Duty, Baldur's Gate, Honkai: Star Rail, and more.
AO3 Ship Stats 2024: Top video game ships
- Rank 4: Astarion/Tav (Baldur's Gate)
- Rank 11: Neuvillette/Wriothesley (Genshin Impact)
- Rank 12: Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Impact)
- Rank 17: John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley (Call of Duty)
- Rank 22: Blade/Dan Heng (Honkai: Star Rail)
- Rank 29: Aventurine/Dr. Ratio (Honkai: Star Rail)
- Rank 31: Gale/Tav (Baldur's Gate)
- Rank 45: Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate)
- Rank 48: Simon "Ghost" Riley/Reader (Call of Duty)
- Rank 52: Astarion/Reader (Baldur's Gate)
- Rank 56: Astarion/The Dark Urge (Baldur's Gate)
- Rank 57: Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
- Rank 73: Link/Zelda (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom)
- Rank 85: The Dark Urge/Enver Gortash (Baldur's Gate)
- Rank 84: Miles Edgeworth/Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)
- Rank 89: Akechi Goro/Persona 5 Protagonist (Persona 5)
- Rank 93: Furina/Neuvillette (Genshin Impact)
Astarion/Tav on AO3
Astarion/Tav from Baldur's Gate ranks among the top 10 AO3 ships in the 2024 report. Astarion is a high elf and vampire spawn who used to be under the control of a vampire lord for two centuries. Now freed from that influence, he can walk in sunlight and has a chance at true freedom plus a new life. Meanwhile, Tav refers to the player character in the game. Other Baldur's Gate ships in the 2024 AO3 report include Gale/Tav, Astarion/Gale, Astarion/Reader, Astarion/The Dark Urge, and The Dark Urge/Enver Gortash.
Baldur's Gate ships
- Rank 4: Astarion/Tav
- Rank 31: Gale/Tav
- Rank 45: Astarion/Gale
- Rank 52: Astarion/Reader
- Rank 56: Astarion/The Dark Urge
- Rank 85: The Dark Urge/Enver Gortash
Wriolette ship explained
The report also highlights some Genshin Impact ships, with Neuvillette/Wriothesley being the most popular one, closely followed by Alhaitham/Kaveh. In the canon, Neuvillette and Wriothesley first met in court during the latter's murder trial, which concluded quickly due to his confession. Years later, Neuvillette helps Wriothesley earn the Duke of Fortress of Meropide title and is pleased when Wriothesley wears his vision for all to see.
Genshin Impact ships
- Rank 11: Neuvillette/Wriothesley
- Rank 12: Alhaitham/Kaveh
- Rank 57: Childe/Zhongli
- Rank 93: Furina/Neuvillette
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GhostSoap fandom on AO3
Next up, we have GhostSoap as another popular video game ship. This pairing features Ghost and Soap's history together all the way from the 2009 Modern Warfare 2 game. Their partnership continues into Modern Warfare III in 2023.
Call of Duty ships
- Rank 17: John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley
- Rank 48: Simon "Ghost" Riley/Reader
Honkai: Star Rail, Legend of Zelda, Ace Attorney, and Persona 5 ships
Other pairings in the report include Blade/Dan Heng and Aventurine/Dr. Ratio from Honkai: Star Rail, Link/Zelda from Legend of Zelda, Miles Edgeworth/Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney, and Akechi Goro/Protagonist from Persona 5.
Honkai: Star Rail
- Rank 22: Blade/Dan Heng
- Rank 29: Aventurine/Dr. Ratio
Legend of Zelda
- Rank 73: Link/Zelda
Ace Attorney
- Rank 84: Miles Edgeworth/Phoenix Wright
Persona 5
- Rank 89: Akechi Goro/Persona 5 Protagonist
A common theme among AO3 writers seems to be the desire to create pairings that feature a version of themselves with popular fictional characters. According to the survey, there is also a strong interest in slash pairings, which refer to relationships between men.
That's all for now. Is your one true pairing (OTP) from video games among the top 100 in the AO3 Ship Stats 2024 report? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates across different video games.
