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The fan art that kickstarted the Rodrick Heffley x Regina George fandom. | Photo from @monia_lynn on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 5, 2025 | Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201ccrackship\u201d became popularized in the early days of Tumblr when users began to ship characters from two completely different fandoms. Typically, these crackships arose when two characters simply made sense together, but sometimes others would be the most out-of-left-field pairings anyone had ever seen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Crackships were especially big in the 2010s when the fanmade \u201cRise of the Brave, Tangled, Frozen Dragons\u201d crossover \u2014 involving characters from \u201cRise of the Guardians,\u201d \u201cBrave,\u201d \u201cTangled,\u201d \u201cFrozen\u201d and \u201cHow to Train Your Dragon\u201d \u2014 blew up on Tumblr. Suddenly, everyone was involved in crackships not only from different movies, but from completely different animation studios.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The most popular ships among this crossover list were Jack Frost x Elsa, Jack Frost x Rapunzel, Hiccup x Merida and Hiccup x Rapunzel. I was a hardcore \u2018Jelsa\u2019 \u2014 the ship name for Jack Frost x Elsa \u2014 believer in middle school. Another popular crackship from this era that was not part of that crossover was Rapunzel x Mavis Dracula, which ignited a slew of memes about the pairing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Crackships are still alive and well today. Typically, they live on Tumblr, but in recent weeks, one specific ship has taken the internet by storm: Rodrick Heffley x Regina George.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes. That\u2019s right. Rodrick from \u201cDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u201d and Regina from \u201cMean Girls.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The ship \u2014 now dubbed \u201cRodrina\u201d \u2014 originated in early October when Instagram user @monia_lynn shared a reel of their fan art of the pairing, with the caption \u201cI might be a genius.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This crackship has blossomed into even more fan art, ship edits and Halloween costumes. Fans have been quick with this ship, and edits are slowly making their way onto people\u2019s explore pages \u2014 typically paired with \u201cSk8r Boi\u201d or \u201cGirlfriend\u201d by Avril Lavigne or \u201cDirty Little Secret\u201d by The All-American Rejects. The post on @monia_lynn\u2019s reel featured \u201cGirlfriend.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With this pairing gaining traction the way it is, other crackships are coming out of the woodwork. Jelsa is once again becoming prominent on social media spaces, while people have also begun to ship Cinderella and Sukuna from \u201cJujutsu Kaisen,\u201d as well as Elphaba Thropp from \u201cWicked\u201d and Colonel Miles Quartich from \u201cAvatar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Honestly? I\u2019m glad people are beginning to share their crackships again. It reminds me of the 2014 era of Tumblr, when people were fighting over whether Jack Frost belonged with Elsa or Rapunzel, the Avengers lived in Stark Tower as roommates and everyone was obsessed with rose gold and Starbucks. It\u2019s nostalgia. Plain and simple.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, seeing people be comfortable with their weirdness openly and freely brings me a certain feeling of joy. The internet is slowly moving away from the aesthetic, minimalist posts and moving back towards whimsy and accepting one\u2019s own quirkiness. I welcome it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodrina edits and fan art are all over the internet currently, feeding fans with the \u201cmean girl x teenage dirtbag\u201d pairing that everyone always seems to crave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If this wave of whimsy and crackships sticks around, I know many people \u2014 including myself \u2014 will be happy. After all, who can resist pairings that might never canonically meet but seem to work so well?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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