Richonne
English
Etymology
Blend of Rick + Michonne.
Proper noun
Richonne
- (fandom slang) The ship of characters Rick Grimes and Michonne from the television series The Walking Dead.
- 2017, Amanda Taylor, "Love and Marriage in the Time of The Walking Dead", in Romancing the Zombie: Essays on the Undead as Significant "Other" (eds. Ashley Szanter & Jessica K. Richards), page 87:
- Though Glenn and Maggie and "Richonne" are monogamous, heteronormative relationships: one man, one woman, and clear relationship roles, the roles are interchangeable and fluid dependent on the situation.
- 2019, Sumiko Saulson "From Sidekick to Romantic Lead: Rise of the Strong Black Woman", in Fourth Wave Feminism in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Volume 2. Essays on Television Representations, 2013-2019 (ed. Valerie Estelle Frankel), page 93:
- The Walking Dead's Richone was a big deal because it elevated Michonne from sidekick to romantic female lead.
- 2019, Suzanne Scott, Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry, page 137:
- Brown's longstanding advocacy for the “Richonne” ship is especially illustrative to consider.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Richonne.
- 2017, Amanda Taylor, "Love and Marriage in the Time of The Walking Dead", in Romancing the Zombie: Essays on the Undead as Significant "Other" (eds. Ashley Szanter & Jessica K. Richards), page 87: