Mordetwi

2011fan art / crossover shipclassic

MordeTwi is the crossover fan pairing of Mordecai from Regular Show and Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, born from a 2011 DeviantArt fanfiction and made recognizable by bluedog444's 2012 Airplanes drawing that went viral again through TikTok redraws in 2020 and 2021.

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Overview

MordeTwi is a fan-created romantic pairing of two cartoon characters from completely different animated worlds: the sarcastic blue jay Mordecai from Cartoon Network's Regular Show and the studious unicorn Twilight Sparkle from Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic1. The name is a portmanteau, and the ship is mostly recognized through a single crudely drawn 2012 image titled Airplanes, in which both characters sit apart under the night sky singing lyrics from the B.o.B track of the same name2.

The distance between the source cartoons plus the earnestness of the drawing turned MordeTwi into one of DeviantArt's most-remembered cringe artifacts1. Fans redraw the Airplanes composition in every imaginable style, from photorealism to anthro versions to 3D renders, keeping the ship alive well past the era of the original post3.

How It Spread

The Airplanes image quietly circulated for years, spreading first on Google+ before that platform shut down3. TikTok is where MordeTwi mutated into a viral meme. On July 17, 2019, TikToker @applecrumbwill posted a clip singing Airplanes in an exaggerated emo delivery that passed one million views3. On May 13, 2020, YouTuber kazen_ layered a modified version of that audio over bluedog444's original drawing, and the video pulled hundreds of thousands of plays.

In June 2020, artists on Twitter picked up the hashtag #redrawmordetwi and reinterpreted the composition in their own styles1. The ship spiked again in mid-2021 when YouTuber Chikki uploaded a 3D-animated recreation on April 25, 2021, which Cheezburger credited with reviving the fandom and inspiring a fresh wave of TikTok tributes1. On July 31, 2021, Twitter user @mizphantasm posted a 3D animation of Mordecai and Twilight singing Airplanes; days later, Paramore's Hayley Williams, who features on the B.o.B track, quote-tweeted it with 'i dont get it guys,' pushing MordeTwi far outside its usual audience3.

The ironic canonization went further when Kaitrin Snodgrass, a storyboard artist on Netflix's My Little Pony: A New Generation, replied 'This is canon' to a fan claim that the film's Izzy Moonbow is the child of Mordecai and Twilight Sparkle2.

How to Use This Meme

The MordeTwi template typically means redrawing bluedog444's Airplanes composition in a different art style, whether photorealism, anthro versions, 3D renders, or live-action makeup recreations. Common convention is to keep both characters seated apart and looking up at the night sky while singing the Airplanes chorus, often preserving the lonely nighttime setting from the 2012 original1.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mordetwi

2011fan art / crossover shipclassic

MordeTwi is the crossover fan pairing of Mordecai from Regular Show and Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, born from a 2011 DeviantArt fanfiction and made recognizable by bluedog444's 2012 Airplanes drawing that went viral again through TikTok redraws in 2020 and 2021.

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Overview

MordeTwi is a fan-created romantic pairing of two cartoon characters from completely different animated worlds: the sarcastic blue jay Mordecai from Cartoon Network's Regular Show and the studious unicorn Twilight Sparkle from Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic1. The name is a portmanteau, and the ship is mostly recognized through a single crudely drawn 2012 image titled Airplanes, in which both characters sit apart under the night sky singing lyrics from the B.o.B track of the same name2.

The distance between the source cartoons plus the earnestness of the drawing turned MordeTwi into one of DeviantArt's most-remembered cringe artifacts1. Fans redraw the Airplanes composition in every imaginable style, from photorealism to anthro versions to 3D renders, keeping the ship alive well past the era of the original post3.

How It Spread

The Airplanes image quietly circulated for years, spreading first on Google+ before that platform shut down3. TikTok is where MordeTwi mutated into a viral meme. On July 17, 2019, TikToker @applecrumbwill posted a clip singing Airplanes in an exaggerated emo delivery that passed one million views3. On May 13, 2020, YouTuber kazen_ layered a modified version of that audio over bluedog444's original drawing, and the video pulled hundreds of thousands of plays.

In June 2020, artists on Twitter picked up the hashtag #redrawmordetwi and reinterpreted the composition in their own styles1. The ship spiked again in mid-2021 when YouTuber Chikki uploaded a 3D-animated recreation on April 25, 2021, which Cheezburger credited with reviving the fandom and inspiring a fresh wave of TikTok tributes1. On July 31, 2021, Twitter user @mizphantasm posted a 3D animation of Mordecai and Twilight singing Airplanes; days later, Paramore's Hayley Williams, who features on the B.o.B track, quote-tweeted it with 'i dont get it guys,' pushing MordeTwi far outside its usual audience3.

The ironic canonization went further when Kaitrin Snodgrass, a storyboard artist on Netflix's My Little Pony: A New Generation, replied 'This is canon' to a fan claim that the film's Izzy Moonbow is the child of Mordecai and Twilight Sparkle2.

How to Use This Meme

The MordeTwi template typically means redrawing bluedog444's Airplanes composition in a different art style, whether photorealism, anthro versions, 3D renders, or live-action makeup recreations. Common convention is to keep both characters seated apart and looking up at the night sky while singing the Airplanes chorus, often preserving the lonely nighttime setting from the 2012 original1.

Frequently Asked Questions