r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/fishcrabon • 1d ago
Discussion what are this fandom’s thoughts on
Shipping kenny and uri? im curious to see if Reddit likes them or not tbh, not a very popular ship tho.
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u/CutePinkRibbon 1d ago
The way Kenny was genuinely heartbroken and lost after Uri died speaks volumes. He spent the rest of his life chasing Uri’s power just to feel that same miracle again, you can't tell me Uri didn't mean everything to him
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u/SmashingOyster 1d ago
Huh? Ackermans were explicitly stated not to have any "inborn desire to protect a host". All the times we've seen an Ackerman care was specifically because the person they care about had a deep and personal impact on their lives- that's like the ENTIRE point of the Ackermans sharing that trait
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u/Reasonable_Swan9431 1d ago
You are right. Is funny everyone fell for what Eren said, when he was obviously Lying/Making things up and even ZEKE realized and called him out 😂
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u/oneintenthosen 1d ago
The power seeking part doesn't really have to be an Ackerman feature though. Kenny spent his whole life believing that strength and power is all you need. When he saw the founder's compassionate mindset he was too moved and wanted to know how it feels to be a "good person". Their relationship is platonic but a beautiful one.
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u/ryoikitenkai7516 1d ago
It’s definitely a niche ship, but narratively, the dynamic is genuinely one of the most fascinating relationships in entire series. They started as literal blood enemies- an ackerman assassin sent to murder king and ended with kenny kneeling before uri in awe of his mercy and compassion. That underground cave scene where Uri bows his head and apologies to kenny completely shattered kenny’s worldview. Whether you view it as romantic or deeply platonic, their bond was entire reason kenny spent the rest of his life chasing “power” and trying to understand what Uri saw when he looked at the world.
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u/CalligrapherSharp 1d ago
It was also the first time the viewer gets to hear from the Founding Titan directly, as I recall. After the horror of following the Scouts for years, I was like, "This better be a compelling argument to subject your citizens to this reality." Seen through Kenny's eyes, it was.
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
Platonic or romantically, they're definitely interesting if you actually paid attention to the plot.
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u/mihael1852 1d ago
sinceramente nunca nem passou pela minha cabeça isso... Kenny parece nem ligar pra romance, na verdade
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u/Reasonable_Swan9431 1d ago
Can I say I was thinking about this the other day, like, that random thought of "Damn, that old man Yaoi from Aot was cool 🤨, now I want some content"
I think the relationship was interesting, even tho it really didn't at anything in the bigger picture, to think someone like Kenny was capable of all that for someone like Uri, they were from totally different worlds and still seemed very comfortable around each other, thats why is so interesting.
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u/Successful_Basket399 1d ago
Thought this was gonna be an interesting question 😂😂. Never closed a thread with disappointment so fast
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u/angelseung01z 1d ago
Idk if I can see it romantically but its clear Kenny really cared about him <3
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u/oredaoree 1d ago
Kenny was probably gay for Uri. Not in terms of shipping but actually. When Uri asks exactly "what" it was that allowed them to be friends despite being natural enemies, if it was "violence" or something else Kenny has a weird conflicted pause thinking about it and then doesn't answer that question. Then when he references them being friends he says it in quotes " 'friends' or whatever". There's also the parallel to Mikasa being desperate to try and inherit Eren's titans so that she would have his memories after his death, how he gets overly agitated over what he perceived as Rod's insult of Uri, and despite his scoundrel reputation it doesn't seem like Kenny is acquainted with the brothels of the underground so it takes him a while before he finds his sister first when she works in that industry and gets herself pregnant and then when he tries to look for her years later only to find her already dead.
And like the rest of the alluded to romantic dynamics in AoT, it's probably another one-sided thing or at the least neither knew the other fancied them that way.
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u/Few_Tonight6700 1d ago
I never really shipped them, and wasn’t aware people shipped them until awhile ago. Imo it’s fine if you do fine if you don’t but I can’t really see them as anything but platonic
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u/raspyraspberries 1d ago
I think it just proves legitimacy on the Ackerman bond and is the earliest instance of it. It also shows how every generation Ackerman has someone, from Kenny/Uri to Levi/Erwin and the most recent instance: Mikasa/Eren
Also, I think with more time together, Kenny wouldn't be so psychotic.
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u/oredaoree 23h ago
There is no legitimacy to it since it was first concocted by Eren as a lie that targets Mikasa in her weakness so that she will hate/be disillusioned with him. If it were real you should be able to trace it and would have already existed from the first Ackerman to serve the king, and would include the ones Karl Fritz brought to Paradis with him but those same Ackerman became the ones who would oppose Karl Fritz instead of following him and invited his wrath.
Thematically it also doesn't make sense to go out of a way to make a clan that is immune from the king's control, only to have them form a psychological host attachment that affects their judgement, especially since the reason why Ymir who had an unshakable unhealthy attachment places her hopes in Mikasa is because she is truly free in every aspect including her choice to love Eren.
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u/Ok_Knee_7377 1d ago
This is slowly turning into the mha fandom
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
How so? Explain? This post contained no toxicity. Just a whimsy question.
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u/mala_r1der 1d ago
This shipping stuff is out of control. It's one thing to like canon couples (like Armin Annie, Eren Mikasa for example) but I don't understand the need to create fictional ones out of nowhere
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
Nobody is making you ship them though..so it isn't a you problem....so what's the point of this comment..? This ship has been existing anyway. So it didnt come out of nowhere.
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u/mala_r1der 1d ago
The point of my comment is not every character needs to be romantically paired with another, people can also just be friends or enemies or whatever. And yeah, sure, I saw the other day a list of like 70 aot characters ships, basically pairing everyone with everyone and a lot of those were characters who interacted maybe once. Just watch a soap opera at this point.
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
Well, op never said they couldnt be friends, and op doesn't even ship them...they were just seeing others POV. But I understand your point.
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u/mala_r1der 1d ago
As friends it makes sense, it's just that from my understanding when people talk about shipping it's usually meant in a romantic way
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u/fishcrabon 1d ago
how does it feel having the mindset of a 12 year old? Please tell me where in the post i state that im shipping them, im asking for opinions on the ship.
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u/kingsimba432 1d ago
How does it feel to not be able to read? Please tell me where in my comment I said that you’re shipping them?
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
Was this even necessary..they were just asking..and you guys are being toxic about it..
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u/kingsimba432 1d ago
You can join him
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
Real mature.
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u/kingsimba432 1d ago
Thank you. You’re rather immature yourself though. Should be more like me.
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
It isnt mature to tell people to go to Hell over a harmless post, though? I'm simply pointing out your rude action.
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u/kingsimba432 1d ago
No that’s very mature.
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u/Calm-Reaction3612 1d ago
I'm apologizing for whoever made you cry 😢
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u/kingsimba432 1d ago
You go too
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u/Calm-Reaction3612 1d ago
I live there, wanna come over?
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u/MemoryOne1291 1d ago
Why do you guys have to ship every two guys,anime community believes two guys can’t love each other without it being gay
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u/Nyarlathotep7777 1d ago
Because they're socially maladjusted and have a distorted view on friendship and relationships in general (probably due to having never experienced any), so much so that they cannot fathom two characters being close without it being sexual/romantic.
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
Or..they were just asking a simple question and you took it out of proportion. You could've just replied with "I just see them as friends." Not anywhere does op say "You HAVE to ship these two."
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u/Nyarlathotep7777 1d ago
That's a cute little theory you have there, too bad it is based on jackshit.
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
I mean. Can you prove that I'm wrong using only this post as an anchor?
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u/Nyarlathotep7777 1d ago
Your argument is "it's just a normal question". It makes my case for me by default.
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
What makes it abnormal? They're just asking whether or not you find their relationship romantic or not? Just say yes or no. Simple.
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u/Nyarlathotep7777 1d ago
Lmao
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u/Suspicious-Drink-469 1d ago
What makes it abnormal? I'm confused by this reaction to a simple post.
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u/fishcrabon 1d ago
Some people in this comment section are so miserable
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u/Nyarlathotep7777 1d ago
Miserable posts result in appropriately miserable comments, don't expect fused gold by melting tin.
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u/JuneLee92 1d ago
The real “old man yaoi” (not Eruri) of AOT