Zim and Gaz Romance

Zim and Gaz Romance is a shipping related to Zim and Gaz. It is one of the most widely known Invader Zim-related shippings.

Relation to the Invader ZIM series
This shipping was first created since the first airdate of Invader ZIM. This shipping was only mentioned in real terms by the cast in Tak: The Hideous New Girl ' s commentary as a 'joke' that Gaz is Zim's potential love interest (likely to cover up leaking any suggested plots for the finale). Though, some took this idea seriously (even though ZAGR fics have been written before the release of the DVDs) and Zim And Gaz Romance became one of the most popular shippings of Invader ZIM and many fan art and fan fictions in relation to this shipping were made. The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever s commentary had Melissa Fahn reveal that "She [Gaz] can love; she just hates others interfering with her life and slightly thinks better than others sometimes" when Rikki Simons and Eric Trueheart jumped on Jhonen's comment about Gaz's hatred being able to fix an alien spaceship.

According to information gathered by TheRealRNO on deviantART and [BriteStarRobot on deviantART, one of the plots for Invader Dib (the intended finale to Invader ZIM) put forth by writer Eric Trueheart was going to include a slight subversion of the trope "I Have You Now, My Pretty" and make the pairing a reality: unlike most villains who chose a consort while they're still evil (such as Darkseid from the SuperFriends cartoon, James Nixon McGarfield from the Codename: Kids Next Door cartoon, Lord Farquaad from the movie Shrek and Max Exterminus from the Totally Spies! cartoon, among many others) to further their conquest schemes, Zim would have made Gaz his queen because she helped him save his people from death and he would have realized there is beauty in human life, thus sparing Earth from the wrath of the Irkens. The finale would have had Zim defeating [[Dib]] and Tak and becoming Almighty Tallest soon thereafter, deposing Tallest Red and Purple from the throne; knowing that he must have a queen to rule Irk, he would have chosen Gaz, with whom he had teamed up with after she (cloaked in a hood to hide her identity until the time is right, with only her amber eyes visible in the shadows) encouraged him to fight on to save his people from certain death. Additionally, he would begin to lose his desire to conquer Earth and, as Jhonen claims, see the beauty in Earth life and thus completely lose his desire to destroy the planet.

Zim and Gaz are also playable characters in Nicktoons: MLB, with very limited but surprisingly positive interaction. One most noticeable interaction is in the console version, when the challengers have Gaz as a first baser, and you have ZIM on your team and make him hit a home run, Gaz can be seen cheering for ZIM during the short time when he passes first base during the run. They seem to work rather well together in the game overall.

In the episode Gaz: Taster of Pork,, next to Gaz's bed in her bedroom is a doll that resembles an Irken. It can be seen as the porcine spell is being cast on her. Gaz also seems to have a smile on her face as she is dreaming.

Stories

 * It All Just Happened... - Written by Conker's Bad Fur Day
 * The Most Bestest Christmas Ever - Written by Conker's Bad Fur Day