No True Pair 2025 Eight-Character Challenge Sign-Ups!

[kalloway]

no_true_pair's 2025 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 11th
Posting - September 1st-28th
Amnesty - Thereafter (Amnesty is currently closed until September 29th)

Comments

[smallhobbit]

You can't keep a good eight down!

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

[mako_lies]

Naruto (Adults)
1. Yamato
2. Obito
3. Genma
4. Gai
5. Rin
6. Anko
7. Kakashi
8. Kurenai

Naruto (kids)
1. Lee
2. Sakura
3. Kankuro
4. Shino
5. Neji
6. Tenten
7. Ino
8. Kiba

[goddess47]

I love this challenge!

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


And, in case I'm really inspired... a second list....

1. Harry Potter
2. Hermione Granger
3. Ron Weasley
4. Severus Snape
5. Minerva McGonagall
6. Filius Flitwick
7. Neville Longbottom
8. Draco Malfoy

[senmut]

1. Optimus Prime
2. Starscream
3. Charlie Watson
4. Mikayla Banes
5. Midnight (OC)
6. Thundercracker
7. Scion (OC)
8. Megatron

Yay :D

[impala_chick]

RNM:

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

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Masters of the Air:

1. Buck Cleven
2. Harry Crosby
3. Rosie Rosenthal
4. Bucky Egan
5. Sandra Westgate
6. Tatty Spaatz
7. Marge Spencer
8. Curtis Biddick

[divinemissem13]

1. Madeline Ashton
2. Deborah Vance
3. Brenda Leigh Johnson
4. Helen Sharp
5. Kathryn Janeway
6. Beverly Crusher
7. Sharon Raydor
8. Agatha Harkness

[suzume]

Suikoden III

1. Chris Lightfellow
2. Yun
3. Sasarai
4. Dios
5. Yumi
6. Yuiri
7. Nash
8. Sarah

........hmm, will probably return with more later.

[fleetsparrow]

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

[schneefink]

This will be fun :)

1. Cleo
2. Scar
3. Etho
4. Grian
5. Mumbo
6. Cub
7. Docm77
8. Tango

[fadedwings]

1. Marvel Comics + Leverage

Clint Barton (Marvel)
Alec Hardison (Leverage)
Natasha Romanoff (Marvel)
Eliot Spencer (Leverage)
Bucky Barnes (Marvel)
Kate Bishop (Marvel)
Parker (Leverage)
Mr. Quinn (Leverage)

and a second (and third) list just in case...

2. Thunderbolts + Kate Bishop

John Walker
Ava Starr
Yelena Belova
Bucky Barnes
Alexei Shostakov
Robert "Bob" Reynolds
Mel
Kate Bishop

3. MCU + AoS

Steve Rogers
Clint Barton
Natasha Romanoff
James "Bucky" Barnes
Skye|Daisy Johnson
Leo Fitz
Jemma Simmons
Phil Coulson

Oh this looksfun!

[vexed_wench]

1. Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
2. Madeline Weston (Burn Notice)
3. Ronon Dex (Stargate Atlantis)
4. John Sheppard (Stargate Atlantis)
5. Jack Carter (Eureka)
6. Eliot Spencer (Leverage & Leverage Redemption)
7. Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
8. Becky Rosen (Superntrual)

[the_paradigm]

My first time!

Final Fantasy XII

1. Ashelia B'Nargin Dalmasca
2. Basch fon Ronsenburg
3. Fran
4. Balthier
5. Penelo
6. Drace
7. Zargabaath
8. Gabranth

[jd145]

Puyo Puyo
1. Ringo Ando
2. Atari
3. Ess
4. Tee
5. Amitie
6. Ecolo
7. Arle
8. Raffina

Di Gi Charat
1. Dejiko
2. Puchiko
3. Rabi~en~Rose
4. Rinna
5. Mike
6. Gema
7. Piyoko
8. Rod Young

[nickygabriel.livejournal.com]

Avatar: the Last Airbender (Cartoon)
1. Hakoda
2. Bato
3. Suki
4. Ty Lee
5. Yue
6. Toph
7. Lu Ten
8. Zuko

[sasheneskywalker]

DC Comics
1. Jason Todd
2. Lonnie Machin
3. Tim Drake
4. Stephanie Brown
5. Lady Shiva
6. Slade Wilson
7. Dick Grayson
8. Helena Bertinelli

[skysedge]

First time! This seems fun! I'm putting two sets, hope that's okay

Touken Ranbu

1. Ookurikara
2. Shokudaikiri Mitsutada
2. Tsurumaru Kuninaga
3. Taikogane Sadamune
4. Heshikiri Hasebe
5. Mikazuki Munechika
6. Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
7. Yamanbagiri Chougi
8. Jikkyuu Mitsutada

1. Kashuu Kiyomitsu
2. Yamatonokami Yasusada
3. Horikawa Kunihiro
4. Izuminokami Kanesada
5. Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki
6. Hizen Tadahiro
7. Nankaitarou Chouson
8. Nagasone Kotetsu

[musekicker]

Ooo interesting challange. Reminds me of some prompt meme things I did back in my deviantart days.

1. Stork (Storm hawks)

2. Shadow Milk cookie (cookie run)

3. Blitz (helluva boss)

4. Otto (super robot monkey team hyper force go)

5. Rarity (my little pony friendship is magic)

6. Princess Peach (mario)

7. Garfield (Garfield )

8. Sailor Moon (sailor moon)

[flipflop_diva]

1 Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
2 Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
3 Natasha Romanoff (MCU)
4 Rio (Agatha All Along)
5 Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars)
6 Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games)
7 Maysilee Donner (Sunrise on the Reaping)
8 Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

[ambiguouslydisordered]

Dragon Age

1. Dorian Pavus
2. Male Hawke
3. Fenris
4. Anders
5. Zevran Arainai
6. Merrill
7. Isabela
8. Male Tabris

[toothpastepancake]

What a fun challenge!

The Orville
1. Kaylon Primary
2. Lysella
3. Alara Kitan
4. Claire Finn
5. Teleya
6. Kelly Grayson
7. Topa
8. Charly Burke

Doom Patrol

1. Valentina Vostok
2. Larry's Negative Spirit
3. Laura de Mille
4. Jane
5. Hammerhead
6. Rita Farr
7. Larry Trainor
8. Isabel Feathers

Yellowjackets

1. Laura Lee
2. Callie Sadecki
3. Shauna Shipman
4. Van Palmer
5. Mari Ibarra
6. Taissa Turner
7. Lottie Matthews
8. Misty Quigley

Star Trek OC

1. Abstract Merp
2. Clover V'Lyty
3. T'Via
4. Leklo
5. Rwivrev Boxa
6. T'Zy
7. Quin Diaz
8. Leii K'Jaey

Orville OCs

1. Zoralei Zyxy
2. Dr. Serenity
3. Zozia Kore
4. Laurel Perk
5. Irisa Drench
6. Yusra Aze
7. Ridge Jamison
8. Vayala Katt-Closerman

Questions

[shuufleur93]

This looks really fun. I have a question, though: could I write the fics in a language other than English?

Oh, and, could I use the fics written for this challenge in other challenges (if they allow it)?

Re: Questions

[kalloway]

You are welcome to create in any language or no language (fills don't require words), however I do ask that you use an English header so that your creations get tagged correctly.

That's fine.

Re: Questions

[shuufleur93]

Awesome, thank you!

[wolfish_willow]

Think I'm going to have multiple lists this year!

Stranger Things
1. Steve
2. Chrissy
3. Nancy
4. Dustin
5. Jonathan
6. Hopper
7. Mike
8. El

Naruto
1. Naruto
2. Shikamaru
3. Kakashi
4. Sakura
5. Itachi
6. Jiraiya
7. Tsunade
8. Iruka

Excited for the prompts! It's always fun to see who gets paired together for what.

[merydian]

This looks so fun!!

1000xRESIST
1. Healer
2. Knower
3. Watcher
4. Fixer
5. Bang Bang Fire
6. Principal
7. Iris
8. Mimi

[cmk418]

1. Sean Murphy
2. Sansa Stark
3. Faith Lehane
4. Asta Twelvetrees
5. Cay Rivvers
6. NoHo Hank
7. Charlie Crews
8. Zoe Alleyne Washburn

[bigcatsmallcat]

thank you for hosting this!!
surely if i submit more lists my chances of finally creating something for this event will go up...!!

wind breaker 1

1. sakura
2. banjo
3. takiishi
4. hiiragi
5. endo
6. nirei
7. kaji
8. umemiya

wind breaker 2

1. kanuma
2. togame
3. sako
4. sakura
5. wanijima
6. arima
7. tomiyama
8. inugami

gachiakuta

1. rudo
2. fu
3. tamsy
4. enjin
5. jabber
6. amo
7. zanka
8. riyo

dandadan

1. vamola
2. aira
3. jiji
4. rin
5. okarun
6. zuma
7. kinta
8. momo

[shuufleur93]

Alright, here's my list:
1. Tommy Kinnard (9-1-1)
2. Benny Lafitte (Supernatural)
3. Ethan Hunt (M:I)
4. Evan "Buck" Buckley (9-1-1)
5. Sameen Shaw (Person of Interest)
6. Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
7. Samantha "Root" Grove (Person of Interest)
8. Ilsa Faust (M:I)

[astrotrain]

Persona 3

1. Yukari
2. Junpei
3. Akihiko
4. Mitsuru
5. Fuuka
6. Aigis
7. Ken
8. Makoto

[calysta_cat]

I'm trying with Hazbin Hotel!

1 Alastor
2 Charlie
3 Vaggie
4 Angel Dust
5 Husk
6 Nifty
7 Sir Pentious
8 Lucifer

[selfindulgentkitten]

Winx Club

Roxy
Flora
Daphne
Helia
Tecna
Anagan
Mirta
Aisha

[the_ocean_protocol]

1. Stanley (The Stanley Parable)
2. The Narrator (The Stanley Parable)
3. Stephanie Walker (OC)
4. Natalia Hawkins (OC)
5. Elphaba Thropp (Wicked)
6. Galinda Upland (Wicked)
7. Entrapta (She-Ra)
8. Cecil Palmer (Night Vale)

[thisbluespirit]

Signing up with a selection of lists and we'll see:

Doctor Who
1. Belinda Chandra
2. Fifteenth Doctor
3. Clara Oswald
4. Seventh Doctor
5. Yaz Khan
6. Eighth Doctor
7. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
8. Tegan Jovanka

Crossover
1. Silver (Sapphire & STeel)
2. Ruby Sunday (DW)
3. Cassandra Cillian (Librarians)
4. Jane (Time Police)
5. Soolin (B7)
6. G'kar (B5)
7. Thirteenth Doctor (DW)
8. Zari (LoT)

Original 1
1. Leion Valerno
2. Viyony Eseray
3. Osmer Nivyrn
4. Isiyan Eseray
5. Kadia Barra
6. Tana Veldiner
7. Eollan Barra
8. Deel Ufferden

Original 2
1. Aliyna
2. Leaira
3. Aimon
4. Kaia
5. Marran
6. Diessa
7. Pello
8. Evornan

[otaku_girl_ao3]

Well this sound delightful.

1. Tangerine (Bullet Train)
2. Ladybug (Bullet Train)
3. Sergei (Kraven the Hunter)
4. Dmitri (Kraven the Hunter)
5. Jamie (28 Years Later)
6. Tom (Fall Guy)
7. Felix (Wonka)
8. Reader (original)

[nuh_s]

1. Jonny d'Ville
2. Drumbot Brian
3. Dana Scully
4. Nastya Rasputina
5. Doctor Carmilla
6. Gunpowder Tim
7. The Aurora
8. Ivy Alexandria

[melacka]

Buffy
1. Buffy Summers
2. Willow Rosenberg
3. Xander Harris
4. Rupert Giles
5. Angel
6. Faith Lehane
7. Spike
8. Cordelia Chase

CM
1. Penelope Garcia
2. Emily Prentiss
3. Derek Morgan
4. Aaron Hotchner
5. Spencer Reid
6. Jennifer Jareau
7. David Rossi
8. Elle Greenaway

[cywscross]

1. Kyouraku Shunsui (Bleach)
2. Coyote Starrk (Bleach)
3. Ayanokouji Kiyotaka (CotE)
4. Nara Shikaku (Naruto)
5. Sawada Tsunayoshi (KHR)
6. Giotto (KHR)
7. Goto Ryuji (SL)
8. Sung Jin-Woo (SL)


1. Percy Weasley (HP)
2. Vertin (Reverse: 1999)
3. Regulus Black (HP)
4. Owen Shaw (F&F)
5. Leona Kingscholar (TWST)
6. Silver (TWST)
7. Bill Weasley (HP)
8. Patrick Jane (The Mentalist)

[marcicat]

Here via starandrea! Thanks for this awesome challenge!

1. Murderbot
2. ART | Perihelion
3. Amena Mensah
4. Ayda Mensah
5. Iris
6. Tarik
7. Three
8. Gurathin

[xinger]

Yay for the eight character challenge! ♥

1. Lan Jingyi
2. Lan Sizhui
3. Jin Ling
4. Ouyang Zizhen
5. Jiang Yanli
6. Wei Ying
7. Jiang Cheng
8. Lan Zhan

[endlesstwanted]

Manifesting I get the ✨️energy✨️ to get back at writing Thundebolts or work on my long fic 🤞🏽

Thunderbolts:
1. Ava Starr
2. John Walker
3. Joaquín Torres
4. Sam Wilson
5. Yelena Belova
6. Bucky Barnes
7. Bob Reynolds
8. Alexei Shostakov

Long fic:
1. Blue (OC)
2. Rick Jones
3. Bruce Banner
4. Joaquín Torres
5. Bucky Barnes
6. Betty Ross
7. Riley
8. Jack Rollins

Captain Wilson:
1. Sam Wilson
2. Joaquín Torres
3. Riley
4. Sarah Wilson
5. Leila Taylor
6. Ruth Bat-Seraph
7. Sharon Carter
8. Bucky Barnes

Fantastic Four + MCU
1. Ben Grimm
2. Johnny Storm
3. Reed Richards
4. Shalla-Bal
5. Susan Storm
6. Ava Starr
7. John Walker
8. Bob Reynolds