No True Pair 2024 Eight-Character Challenge Sign-Ups!

[kalloway]

no_true_pair's 2024 Eight-Character Challenge is open for sign-ups!

no_true_pair is, loosely, a mad-libs-style challenge. You make a list of characters, a set of prompts is posted that uses all the characters in different combinations, and you create works using those characters.

For example, if your list contained Darth Vader and Mickey Mouse as numbers 2 and 4, there could be a prompt like "2 & 4 go out for coffee" or "4 invites 2 out for dinner, except..." and you'd write Darth Vader and Mickey Mouse going out for coffee, or Mickey Mouse inviting Darth Vader out for dinner and then going from there.

1. Leave a comment with your numbered list of eight characters.

As per previous rounds:

• your list can contain characters from one fandom or different fandoms
• you may use your original characters
• you may have more than one list (as many as you like)
• every character in your list will have a prompt with every other one

2. This is a low-pressure challenge. Signing up does not obligate you to create anything.

3. Tell your friends and have fun!

4. If you have any questions, just ask!

5. The Schedule:
Signups Open - August 1st
Prompts Posted - August 12th
Posting - September 1st-28th
Amnesty - Thereafter (Amnesty is currently closed until September 29th)

Comments

[senmut]

1. Indiana Jones
2. Marion Ravenwood
3. Sallah (Indy Series)
4. Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell
5. Ardeth Bay
6. Rick O'Connell
7. Toddy (Victor Victoria)
8. Victoria Grant | Victor Grazinski

[deerinspotlight]

FE3H:
1. Felix
2. Sylvain
3. Lorenz
4. Claude
5. Yuri
6. Hilda
7. Marianne
8. Ignatz

Stardew:
1. Shane
2. Alex
3. Sam
4. Sebastian
5. Abigail
6. Haley
7. Leah
8. Harvey

[goddess47]

1. John Sheppard
2. Rodney McKay
3. Teyla Emmagen
4. Ronon Dex
5. Radek Zelenka
6. Miko Kusinagi
7. Jack O'Neill
8. Samantha Carter

[smallhobbit]

The Eight are Back!

1. Adam Carter
2. The Ferret
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. Mrs Hudson
5. Miss Marple
6. Lucas North
7. Tigger Holmes
8. John Watson

[invisiblesquidink]

1. Sidestep
2. The Puppet
3. Ortega
4. Herald
5. Mortum
6. Steel
7. Argent
8. Hollow Ground

[with_rainfall]

1. Sandrilene fa Toren
2. Briar Moss
3. Daja Kisubo
4. Niamara Bancanor
5. Jorality Bancanor
6. Dedicate Frostpine
7. Trisana Chandler
8. Kethlun Warder

1. Gimli son of Gloin
2. Legolas Greenleaf
3. Frodo Baggins
4. Samwise Gamgee
5. Maedhros Feanorion
6. Maglor Feanorion
7. Fingon
8. Aragorn son of Arathorn


1. Harry Potter
2. Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort
3. Severus Snape
4. Parvati Patil
5. Ron Weasley
6. Lavender Brown
7. Padma Patil
8. Bill Weasley

[soullessserenity]

Boueibu Happy Kiss:
1. Kyotaro Shuzenji
2. Nanao Wakura
3. Taishi Manza
4. Ichiro Dougo
5. Ata Ibusuki
6. Taiju Unazuki
7. Karurusu
8. Furanui

Boueibu Love:
1. Yumoto Hakone
2. En Yufuin
3. Atsushi Kinugawa
4. Io Naruko
5. Ryuu Zaou
6. Kinshiro Kusatsu
7. Akoya Gero
8. Ibushi Arima

Multi-fandom:
1. Goro Akechi (Persona 5)
2. Kinshiro Kusatsu (Boueibu Love)
3. Crow (Show by Rock!!)
4. Taishi Manza (Boueibu Happy Kiss)
5. Akito Hibino (BokuMaho)
6. Ikuto Tsukiyomi (Shugo Chara)
7. Takara Utashiro (F-Ran)
8. Eiji Hino (Kamen Rider OOO)

Yay!

[impala_chick]

1. Gale Cleven
2. Curtis Biddick
3. Alex Jefferson
4. John Egan
5. Harry Crosby
6. Everett Blakely
7. John Brady
8. Benny DeMarco

ETA Watcher Entertainment/Buzzfeed
1. Steven Lim
2. Sallie House Demon
3. Ryan Bergara
4. Shane Madej
5. Sara Rubin
6. Andrew I.
7. Mari Scott
8. Ricky Wang

Roswell New Mexico
1. Liz Ortecho
2. Isobel Evans
3. Maria DeLuca
4. Alex Manes
5. Max Evans
6. Michael Guerin
7. Kyle Valenti
8. Rosa Ortecho

[igrockspock]

List 1: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
1. Christopher Pike
2. Spock
3. Erica Ortegas
4. La'an Noonien-Singh
5. James Kirk
6. Una Chin-Riley
7. Christine Chapel
8. T'Pring

List 2: Bones:
1. Lance Sweets
2. Seeley Booth
3. Camille Saroyan
4. Angela Montenegro
5. Temperance Brennan
6. Gordon Gordon
7. Christopher Pelant
8. Loki

List 3: Star Trek: Discovery
1. Sylvia Tilly
2. Jett Reno
3. Keyla Detmer
4. Joann Owosekun
5. Michael Burnham
6. Saru
7. Rayner
8. Paul Stamets

[palecomet51]

1. Kayne
2. John
3. Charlie
4. Yellow
5. The Butcher
6. Arthur
7. Yellow
8. The King in Yellow

[nuh_s]

The Mechanisms:
1. The Aurora
2. Ivy Alexandria
3. Jonny d'Ville
4. Ashes O'Reilly
5. Gunpowder Tim
6. Raphaella La Cognizi
7. The Toy Soldier
8. Drumbot Brian

The Mechanisms/Stargate Crossover
1. Sam Carter
2. Raphaella La Cognizi
3. Jack O'Neill
4. Jonny d'Ville
5. Daniel Jackson
6. Doctor Carmilla
7. Teal'c
8. The Toy Soldier

Stargate SG-1
1. Jack O'Neill
2. Sha're/Amaunet
3. Sam Carter
4. Robert Rothman
5. Teal'c
6. Daniel Jackson
7. Technician Laura Davis
8. Drey'auc

[fleetsparrow]

1. Dick Grayson
2. Bruce Wayne
3. Damian Wayne
4. Slade Wilson
5. Jason Todd
6. Clark Kent
7. Roy Harper
8. Selina Kyle

[luvbarryfefe]

Wow, this sounds so fun! I am going to try 3 lists.

1. Lily Mac
2. Patrick
3. Terry
4. Steven
5. Elizabeth
6. Matt
7. Lucas
8. Felix

1. Paige
2. Prue
3. Phoebe
4. Darla
5. Buffy
6. Cordelia
7. Willow
8. Kate

1. Gabby
2. Joe
3. Frank
4. Julie
5. Lark
6. Winston
7. Matt
8. Ellen

[bigcatsmallcat]

bnha
1. midoriya izuku
2. jirou kyouka
3. tokoyami fumikage
4. uraraka ochako
5. bakugou katsuki
6. asui tsuyu
7. kirishima eijirou
8. yaoyorozu momo

kn8
1. hibino kafka
2. shinomiya kikoru
3. narumi gen
4. ashiro mina
5. hoshina soshiro
6. okonogi konomi
7. ichikawa reno
8. shinonome rin

:D

[gybie]

1. Bakugou Katsuki
2. Kirishima Eijirou
3. Todoroki Shouto
4. Midoriya Izuku
5. Shinsou Hitoshi
6. Shigaraki Tomura
7. Chisaki Kai
8. Todoroki Touya

1. Kageyama (Haikyuu)
2. Shouto (BNHA)
3. Megumi (JJK)
4. Pavel (Epic Seven)
5. Dan Heng (HSR)
6. Rin (Blue Lock)
7. Reno (Kn8)
8. Kurapika (HxH)

[caitiesbrainrot]

One piece:

1.) Vinsmoke Sanji
2.) Nico Robin
3.) Nefertari Vivi
4.) Viola
5.) Roronoa Zoro
6.) Nojiko
7.) Vinsmoke Reiju
8.) Portgas D. Ace

[brushpen]

1. Liandrin Sedai (Wheel of Time TV)
2. F'lar (Pern)
3. Ciaphas Cain (Warhammer 40k)
4. Raistlin Majere (Dragonlance)
5. Mizu (Blue Eye Samurai)
6. Cerberus (Hades)
7. Loid Forger (Spy x Family)
8. Thrawn (Star Wars)

[subukunojess]

I love that this is a low-stress event! I would like to try. Here is my list:

1) Bill Cipher
2) Audrey II
3) Tom Phan
4) Beetlejuice
5) Tamatoa
6) The Lamb
7) Oogie Boogie
8) Kermit The Frog

[fleshdoll]

this sounds fun! :3

(stranger things)
1. will byers
2. eddie munson
3. mike wheeler
4. steve harrington
5. henry creel/001
6. billy hargrove
7. lucas sinclair
8. jonathan byers

and sorry if this is already mentioned somewhere but i saw people posting gen fics so i’m assuming this can be non romantic matchups as well (friends, familial, enemies etc)? IM SORRY IF THATS A DUMB QUESTION i just couldn’t find it mentioned explicitly.

[kalloway]

It is 100% up to you whether your creation is gen or shippy or kind of in the middle.

[mcbangle]

This sounds like fun; I'd love to participate!

1. Shitty Knight
2. Crowley (Good Omens)
3. Anya Forger
4. Tyrannus Basilton "Baz" Pitch
5. Harleen Quinzel
6. Nadja of Antipaxos
7. Paris Geller
8. Hunter | The Golden Guard (The Owl House)

[the_no_name_system]

This sounds delightful!

1. Reynie Muldoon
2. Nicholas Benedict
3. S.Q. Pedalian
4. Klaus Bauldelaire
5. Count Olaf
6. Violet Baudelaire
7. Ledroptha Curtain
8. Constance Contraire

[lah_mrh]

1. Nyota Uhura
2. Christopher Pike
3. Una Chin-Riley
4. Spock
5. Ash Tyler
6. Mirror Philippa Georgiou
7. Joseph M'Benga
8. La'an Noonien-Singh

[schneefink]

1. ZombieCleo
2. GoodTimesWithScar
3. Grian
4. Etho
5. PearlescentMoon
6. Cubfan135
7. BdoubleO100
8. TangoTek

[squidgiepdx]

1. William "Dex" Poindexter
2. Evan "Buck" Buckley
3. Dan Rydell
4. Donald Strachey
5. Derek "Nursey" Nurse
6. Monroe (Grimm)
7. Evan Lorne
8. Jake Jensen

[divinemissem13]

Guaranteed to get you the crossovers no one asked for 😂

1. Brenda Leigh Johnson (The Closer)
2. Sharon Raydor (The Closer/ Major Crimes)
3. Kathryn Janeway (Star Trek)
4. Beverly Crusher (Star Trek)
5. Tom Paris (Star Trek)
6. Bill Adama (Battlestar Galactica)
7. Chakotay (Star Trek)
8. Donna Noble (Doctor Who)

[alchemise]

1. Carol Danvers
2. Jessica Jones
3. Matt Murdock
4. Kamala Khan
5. Luke Cage
6. Danny Rand
7. Monica Rambeau
8. Goose