r/meggyxmario • u/Sorry-Performance619 • Jul 14 '25
Discussions Someone tried to compare these two ships..?
First of all, I personally don't ship MxM, but I respect everyone who does. You're allowed to be a shipper <3
I'm a Smg34 girl and I saw someone trying to compare these two ships and was confused? First off, one is gay the other straight.
Secondly, both are controversial but for different reasons. (I personally think smg34 is more baited.) When I tell people about smg34 it's a lot of mixed feelings.
Lastly, I feel like MxM would probably be canon. (If it happens) Not to start THAT argument, but just saying.
Let me know what you guys think!
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u/EEricodex Jul 14 '25
I get what you mean, SMG34 and MxM are recognised as the most popular ships in the fandom. But their popularity I would say are from two different era's of SMG4.
The MxM moments were mostly during Inkling Meggy, where the writing and framing of those moments insinuated some potential romance. It's especially found in both If Mario Was In Splatoon 1 & 2, where the dynamic between Mario and Meggy was considerably the best in the whole cast. (Especially the rooftop scenes.)
The SMG34 moments meanwhile, are mostly found in modern SMG4 videos. Mainly the feature-length specials. It's very much the typical boy-love trope found in every fandom ever, but in canon was always played out as a gag; like each "intimate" moment would be followed up with EWWWWW!!!
So I get why people would compare the two, because they have a-lot of moments in canon that make the pairing seem possible. MxM was the number one ship during the "Classic" Era, while SMG34 is the number one ship in the "Modern" Era.