Roswell Shipper List
What is a shipper list?
The word ship comes from relationship. So a shipper list, plain and simple, is a list of Roswell
relationships, romantic or not, and the names that the fans have given them.
The girls and I over at Roswell Heaven started naming some of the unnamed ships
so you will see names in () by some ships with who named them.
I abbreviated myself to RO.
I'll give the origins of the ship names that I know, or have figured out.
In a few lucky cases I have the explanations directly from the people who named them.
If any are incorrect, please let me know.
This list was started from Nicole Anell's site from THE WAY-TOO-EXTENSIVE
FANFORUM ROSWELL GLOSSARY, and added to by the continuing Roswell Fans.
If you find any that are missing, or if you know who named a ship, or the origin of a ship, please let me know.
For a list of ships by character, click here.
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Character and Actor Fan Names These aren't ships, but I thought this was a good place for them. These are the names that Character and Actor fans gave themselves. Abductee - fan of Brody Davis origin - in the epi 'Ask Not' Brody tells Max he was abducted by aliens and the cured his cancer Alleycat - fan of Ava (Tess's dupe) origin - in the epi 'Meet the Dupes' Liz finds Ava sleeping in an alley Applesaucer - fan of Shiri Appleby origin - a play on Shiri's last name, Appleby, Applesaucer BAK - Brendan Ass Kisser (defenders of Brendan Fehr when others criticize/bash him) Behrian - fan of Jason Behr origin - a play on Jason's last name, Behr, Behrian Bobber - fan of Max's Jeep, Bob origin - no clue why the Jeep is called Bob Brats - Nick Wechsler fans origin - I'm not sure on this one, but guessing it is because Kyle seemed to be a spoiled brat. He was an only child and did have a nice car at 16. Cheerleader - fan of Kyle origin - Kyle was into athletics Cheesehead - fan of Lil Maria. (Emily & Kara) origin - Roswell Elementary Stories, Michael often refers to Maria as Cheesehead. Conradical (MiSToCLes) - fan of David Conrad and his character, Agent Pierce origin - a play on his last name, Conrad Cowgirl - another name for Kyle fans. origin - I'm not sure on this one either, but guessing it is because Kyle was from a small western town Death Trapper - Fans of Max's Jeep, Bob. Also Jeep/Jetta shippers (hey, it's all in good fun!) origin - the Jeep keeps breaking down. In the epi 'River Dog' Liz mentions that it probably shouldn't be allowed on the road. Deceiver (MiSToCLes) - fan of David Conrad and his character, Agent Pierce origin - Pierce pretended to be Deputy Fisher and not FBI so he was a deciever? Delinquents - fans of Sean DeLuca origin - Sean is a deliquent The Dog Pound - fans of River Dog origin - a play on RD's name Donor - fan of Alex origin - in the epi 'Blood Brothers' Alex gives Liz his blood, even though he doesn't know why Dorkbutt - fan of Lil Michael. (Emily & Kara) Origin - Roswell Elementary Stories, Maria often refers to Michael as Dorkbutt. Elles - fan of Max's car 3rd season origin - the car is a Chevelle, and the name is derived from that Fehrian - fan of Brendan Fehr (see also "BAK") origin - a play on his last name, Fehr, Fehrian Finger Licking Good - fan of Nasedo as Ed Harding origin - in the epi 'Tess, Lies & Videotape' Ed is eating fried chicken Handcuffer - fan of Deputy Hanson origin - I'm not really sure on this one, other than he was a Deputy Hankies or Hanker - fan of Colin Hanks origin - a play on his last name, Hanks, Hanker, Hankies Hankians - fans of Hank origin - a play on his name, Hank, Hankians Healer - fan of Max origin - Max's special talent is healing Hussy - fan of Tess origin - Tess is known for dating a lot of guys, and being sexual aggressive Journal Keeper - fan of Liz origin - Liz keeps a journal Juliet - fan of Lonnie (Isabel's dupe) origin - in the epi 'Meet the Dupes' Lonnie pretends to be Isabel and tells Mr. Evans that she is in the school play as Juliet Lolly - fan of Michael origin - no clue Loner - people who like to discuss 'minor' characters like RiverDog, Deputy Hansen and Courtney. origin - I'm guessing it is because they discussed loners, or because there weren't many of them and the felt like loners LPGA - the Liz Parker Guardian Angels MAK - Majandra Ass Kisser (defenders of Majandra Delfino when others criticize/bash her) Mark of the Behr - fans of Jason Behr who have gotten a silver handprint tattoo Mashers - fan of Nasedo as Ed Harding origin - in the epi 'Tess, Lies & Videotape' Ed is eating mashed potatos Mescaleros - fan of Deputy Owen Blackwood origin - In Riverdog he said he was from the Mescalero reservation Mohawk - fan of Rath (Michael's dupe) (Amy) origin - Rath has a mohawk Pimpette - another name for Rath fans origin - Rath is a pimp, so his fans are pimpettes Pixie Chicks - fans of Majandra Delfino (see also "MAK") origin - at the beginning of the first season, Majandra had a pixie cut, and her fans often called her a pixie Podfather - Sheriff Valenti fan origin - Valenti is the father-figure for the pod squad Ravisher - fan of Emilie de Ravin origin - a play on her name, Ravin, Ravishers Scientist - fan of Liz origin - Liz is known for her science aptitude Shade - fan of Nicholas or Miko Hughes origin - in the episode 'Wipeout' Nicholas is wearing sunglasses Snake Charmer - fan of Courtney origin - the only thing I can figure is that sometimes 'loose' women are called snake charmers Stalker - fan of Kyle, back in Season One origin - Kyle was stalking Liz after they broke up Teflon Babe - fan of Maria origin - in the epi 'The Balance' Maria tells Liz that she is 'teflon, babe' TOOB - The Order Of Bob - fans of Max's Jeep TPA - Tess Protection Agents Truckstopper - fan of Zan (Max's dupe) It also morphed into another name for the Zan/Liz ship, but was only used briefly. Awakened Dreamer is used now. origin - Zan was killed by a truck, so his fans are truckstoppers Valentine - fan of Sheriff Valenti and William Sadler origin - a play on the last name Valenti, Valentine Valentines - fans of the Valenti boys, Jim and Kyle origin - a play on their last name Valenti, so father and son are plural Wild Ones - fans of Katherine Heigl and Isabel origin - I believe this reference comes from the orig novel, The Wild One, where Isabel gets out of control Wolfe Packer - fan of that American Badass, Maxedo origin - not a clue Zanatic - Zan fanatic ZanZealots - People who's love for Zan almost approaches religious proportions. (ros39) Zanslut - huge fan of Zan (Ellie) Also commonly used are the terms Slut, Whore, Owner, and -oholic. These can be used at the end of any character name, and mean you are a huge fan. For example, Max slut, Zan whore, Kyle's owner, Rath-oholic Castaway - fans that don't fit into any categories (MiSToCLes) Roswellian - a Roswell fan (Marilyn) Friendshippers People who ship a non-romantic friendship between characters Alien Abyss - Maria/Liz origin - in the epi 'Into the Woods' Maria mentions that Alex will get sucked into the alien abyss, meaning she and Liz already have been Alien Buddhists - Kyle/Tess origin - Kyle is a Buddhist and Tess is an alien Believers - someone who ships everyone and likes all friendships (Ex Astris Ad Astra) Bicker Brigade - Kyle/Maria (as siblings) origin - I believe this is from a fanfic, where Amy & Jim get married and Maria and Kyle are always arguing Cool Kids - Kyle/Maria origin - not sure. Kyle was popular in school but Maria didn't seem to be Drunk Drivers - Kyle/Max origin - In 'Blind Date' Max and Kyle get drunk and hang out Drunk Romeos - Kyle/Max origin - In 'Blind Date' Max and Kyle get drunk and hang out Four Square - Max/Michael/Isabel/Tess (as family) origin - from the episode of the same name Friendshipper - Alex/Liz/Maria Fryer - Liz/Sean origin - in the epi 'To Serve & Protect' Liz offers to make Sean fries after the Crashdown is closed Girlfriends - Max/Maria origin - in the epi 'Skin & Bones' Maria calls Max her girlfriend, because they have been talking all summer about their relationships Golden - Isabel/Michael (as friends/siblings) (Lunakind) origin - not a clue Lamplighters - Kyle/Tess origin - I'm guessing it is derived from the Tess/Kyle romantic ship name, Lamptrimmers L.E.B.s (Liz's Ex-Boyfriends) - Kyle/Max origin - In 'Blind Date' Max and Kyle ruin Liz's date, and the the DJ asks her to choose between her date or her two ex's Lifesavers - Tess/Maria This is also used for the Tess/Maria romantic ship origin - Tess saves Maria's life in the epi 'Wipeout' Lizzex Boys - Kyle/Max origin - In 'Blind Date' Max and Kyle ruin Liz's date, and the the DJ asks her to choose between her date or her two ex's Musketeers - Alex/Liz/Maria origin - the three of them are best friends Podsters - Max/Michael/Isabel/Tess (as family) origin - they all hatched from pods Protectors - Michael/Liz origin - not sure, but I beilieve it is from the epi 'Morning After' where Liz goes to Michael's house to warn him that Topolsky might be after him, and from the epi 'Missing' because Liz protects Michael's identity as the person who stole her journal, simply saying a friend had it. Studs - Max/Michael origin - they are studs - lol Three Musketeers - Alex/Liz/Maria origin - the three of them are best friends Universal Friendship League - people who like all friendships (RO) origin - someone asked if there was a name for people who liked all friendships, so I made one up. From the epi 'Harvest', the UFL is the orginazation the Skins belong to. Roswell Romantic Ships Roswell ships are divided into several groups, Conventional, Unconvential, Slash and Threesomes, each of which is explained below in more detail. Some ships have more than one name. Some ship names aren't used any more, but I left them in for archival purposes. ~~~~~ Mirror - implies a Dupe ship, when used in front of any ship name *** A really old term, not used anymore. Dupe ships are now given their own names. *** Conventional Couples - Common abbreviation CC The below couples are the only ones considered conventional. Even though some of the characters had romantic ties or relationships with others on the show, all other ships are considered unconventional. (There were other names for Dreamers and Candies ships at one time, but for the life of me I can't remember what they were. If anyone knows, please email.) Barely Legal - Isabel/Jesse (Even though Isabel & Jesse were married on the show, some purists do not consider them CC) This name has fallen out of use. Now everyone uses Whirlwind Romantics origin - in the epi 'Busted', Isabel tells Jesse they have to keep their relationship secret because he is 26 and she is barely legal. ~~~~~ Candy - Michael/Maria (aka Candygirl or Candyboy, collectively the Candyclan) origin - comes from the way fans abbreviated Michael & Maria, to M&M, and then people started calling them candy. ~~~~~ Chemists - Max/Liz This was used on a couple of the smaller sites before Dreamer. Now everyone uses Dreamer. Chemists was then used for Jason/Shiri ship, when there were rumors they were dating. And then it was used to describe the onscreen chemistry between them. origin - from the epi 'Monsters' where Liz and Max are in Chemisty class together. ~~~~~ Cherishers - Max/Liz origin - Groups of dreamers on small boards called themselves Cherishers after the names of the Max/Liz threads on fanfourm - called Cherishing Max and Liz ~~~~~ Dreamer - Max/Liz (aka Dreamgirl or Dreamguy) origin - in the epi 'Blind Date', Max called Liz his dream girl **note - there is a bit of controversy on exactly where the name came from. For the whole story click here. Dreamers on the boards also divided themselves into several groups, most of which don't exist anymore. Amour Dreamers - are the Dreamers that believe in a passionate love between Max and Liz. As in, not necessarily chaste, but not quite as close to cementing as the Blush Dreamers. Blush Dreamers - want passionate kissing and almost cementing but no cementing for awhile yet!! Cementing Dreamers aka Sexual Dreamer - fans who like Liz/Max in adult fics Cherishing Dreamers aka Romantic Dreamer aka Snow Dreamers - fans who love the relationship and romance between Max/Liz and stay away from the sexual side Die Hard Dreamers - fans who believe in Max and Liz' love no matter what happens between them Displaced Dreamers - They're "Dreamers in the classic sense" but they explore other options when Max starts pissing them off. They bow to a Royal Court that consists of Liz as King, Kyle as Queen, and S2 Max as a royal toilet scrubber among other things... Guttercouchers - Not only do they want cement between Max and Liz, but they turn every comment into a cement-related idea. In other words, their minds are ALWAYS in the gutter. Reject Dreamers - the slightly more laid-back Dreamers of the Jason Behr boards Romantic Dreamer aka Cherishing Dreamers aka Snow Dreamers - fans who love the relationship and romance between Max/Liz and stay away from the sexual side Sexual Dreamer aka Cementing Dreamers - fans who like Liz/Max in adult fics Snow Dreamers aka Romantic Dreamer aka Cherishing Dreamers - fans who love the relationship and romance between Max/Liz and stay away from the sexual side Spoiled Dreamers - Deamers who couldn’t wait for Max and Liz to get back together so they read all of the spoilers TNT Dreamers - stands for Top-Notch Tolerance Dreamers, they make a point of not bashing Tess or other characters ~~~~~ Hell Raiser - Kyle/Tess origin - unknown ~~~~~ Lamptrimmer - Kyle/Tess origin - in the epi 'End of the World' Tess tells Kyle that she has 'a lamp that needs some serious trimming.' ~~~~~ Outcasts - Kyle/Tess origin - I'm guessing it is because neither were in the core group, so they were outcasts. Named by the Tess/Kyle site of the same name. ~~~~~ Pie Taster - Sheriff Valenti/Amy This name isn't used anymore. Now everyone uses Untuckables origin - in the epi 'Independence Day' Liz and Maria find a partially eaten pie in Maria's kitchen and catch Amy and Jim together. ~~~~~ Rebounder - Kyle/Tess The first ship name for K/T. Now everyone uses Lamptrimmer origin - Tess is on the rebound from Max, and Kyle is on the rebound from Liz. ~~~~~ Space Cowgirls - Kyle/Tess This name isn't used anymore. Now everyone uses Lamptrimmer origin - I'm not exactly positive on this one, but Kyle fans were called Cowgirls, and Tess is from space. ~~~~~ Stalker - Kyle/Tess origin - I guessing it is because they were both at times, stalking other people. Maria calls Kyle a stalker of Liz, and Tess is stalking Max ~~~~~ Stargazer - Alex/Isabel origin - in the epi 'Into the Woods' Alex & Isabel are stargazing together. ~~~~~ Strawberries - Max/Liz This was used on a couple of the smaller sites before Dreamer. Now everyone uses Dreamer. origin - from the epi 'Sexual Healing' where Liz and Max are in the Crashdown and she drops strawberries and they make out in the back room, knocking over a bowl of berries. ~~~~~ Sugar Shakers - Kyle/Tess This name isn't used anymore. Now everyone uses Lamptrimmer origin - I'm not sure. Tess mentioned that she likes sugar on yogurt, and nothing can be too sweet, so maybe it is from that somehow. ~~~~~ Taky - Kyle/Tess origin - not sure, maybe a loose combination of their names? ~~~~~ Untuckables - Sheriff Valenti/Amy Deluca origin - in the epi 'Independence Day' Liz and Maria catch Amy and Jim together and he quickly tucks his shirt in. ~~~~~ Whirlwind Romantics - Isabel/Jesse (Even though Isabel & Jesse were married on the show, some purists don't consider them CC) origin - they started a relationship and got married really quickly. Unconventional Couples - Common abbreviation UC All couples that are not Max/Liz, Michael/Maria, Isabel/Alex, Kyle/Tess, and Amy/Jim are considered unconventional. A few UC ships actually existed on the show, like Max/Tess, Liz/Kyle, and Michael/Courtney, but they are still considered unconventional because they were unpopular with the vast majority of the fans, and a lot of the fans don't consider them to be 'real' ships. Especially some Dreamers and Candies believe that Max and Michael were 'seduced' against their wills into being with Tess and Courtney by some alien mojo or alien instinct, or whatever, and if they had been in their right minds, they never would have 'strayed'. I'm not sure why the ship of Rath/Lonnie is considered unconventional. They were together on the show. Zan/Ava is probably considered unconventional because Ava said Zan never really loved her, and a great majority of Dreamers and Awakened Dreamers, like to believe that he was looking for Liz, just like Max was. - So whatever the reason, all non-conventional couples are considered unconventional, and they are traditionally divided into three groups. Unconventional - male/female pairings. Slash - same sex pairings. Threesomes - three or more partners, some including slash, some not. Below are the male/female pairings. Alleyleader - Kyle/Ava origin - combination of alley cat and cheerleader Asskicking Undercover - Topolsky/Sheriff Valenti (RO) origin - from the episode '285 South' Topolsky is undercover FBI and kicks the Sheriff, knocking him out Awakened Destiny - Serena/Zan (RO) origin - Zan ships often use the word Awakened, and Serena ships often use the word Destiny, so combine them to get Awakened Destiny Awakened Dreamer - Liz/Zan origin - Awakened dreamers comes mostly from late season 2 and season 3 - a lot of dreamers HATED Max for how he treated Liz, and then for sleeping with Tess, and then he didn't get any better in season 3. The Max we had fallen in love with was gone, and many dreamers said he didn't deserve Liz. So a lot of dreamers started to want to give Liz a man who did deserve her - and the natural choice was Zan. He was so mysterious that you could make him anything you wanted. In ITL&ITB Max said to Tess he felt like he was dreaming and was ready to wake up. Many dreamers saw that as a personal message from TPTB, they were killing the dream. Well the dreamers thought they deserved to wake up from the nightmare Max had become too - hence Awakened Dreamers - awakened from the past, awakened from what the TPTB had ruined, and awakened to other posibilities for Liz. They used to be dreamers - but now the dream was gone and they were awake. Awakened Outsider - Max/Lonnie origin - not really sure on this one. Max/Isabel is outsider, but not sure how the awakened fits in, perhaps because Lonnie is a dupe, and awakened was used for Zan/Liz? I would think Awakened Outsider would be Zan/Isabel or Zan/Isabel/Max - all of which, can I say ick! Backstabbers - Lonnie/Zan origin - Lonnie turned on her brother, backstabbing him Band Camper - Billy/Maria origin - season 3, 'Behind the Music' I think, Billy & Maria are both musicians and went to band camp together Beautiful Destiny - Kyle/Serena origin - not a clue Buddies - Alex/Liz origin - they are buddies Captives - Brody/Isabel (Elisa) origin - not exactly sure. they are both outside the group. disposable? Castaways - Sean/Ava origin - not exactly sure. they are both outside the group. disposable? Cliffhanger - Michael/Isabel (aka called Cliffies and Cliffs) origin - in the epi 'Four Square' Michael & Isabel had dreams of being together on the cliffs where the pod chamber was Combustible - Maria/Sean origin - perhaps because they fight all the time - but cousins, eeewwwww Conspirators - Rath/Lonnie origin - in the epi 'Meet the Dupes' they conspired to kill Zan Cornballers - Max/Ava origin - in the epi 'Meet the Dupes' Lonnie calls Max a cornball, and Ava uses the term too Corn-Fed Lady - Hal/Betty (from 'Summer Of '47') origin - in the epi 'Summer of '47' Hal refers to a girl as a corn-fed lady Cremegirl or Cremers - Kyle/Isabel origin - not a clue |