Phanblr Extended Universe Explained
Accurate as of July 27th 2026, 11:08 PM GMT
Phan: The shipping between Dan and Phil
ActuallyNot: The shipping between Phan-is-not-real and Phan-is-actually-real
PHEU: Phanblr Extended Universe, not an official name, just what I'm working with
Truther: Believes the ship is real
Anti: Believes the ship is fake
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Phan-is-not-real
The OG blog. suggests that phan is not, has never been, and never will be real
Phan anti, actuallynot anti
Phan-is-actually-real
Suggests that phan is real, always has been, and always will be
Phan truther, actuallynot truther
Phan-is-almost-real
Suggests that Dan and Phil are not together yet, but will be eventually
Phan truther, actuallynot truther
Phan-was-real
Suggests that Dan and Phil broke up and are going through the phivorce
Phan anti, no confirmed stance on actuallynot
Actuallynot-is-real
Suggests that the ship between phan-is-not-real and phan-is-actually-real is real
Phan truther, actuallynot truther
Actuallynot-is-not-real
Suggests that the ship between phan-is-not-real and phan-is-actually-real is not real
No confirmed stance on phan, actuallynot anti
Actuallynot-could-be-real
Suggests that actuallynot could be real, but we don’t know for sure
No confirmed stance on phan, is conflicted about actuallynot
Only-phan-is-real
Suggests that the only couple to ever exist is phan
Phan truther, actuallynot anti
Phan-was-not-real
Suggests that phan was not real UNTIL 2025
Phan truther, no confirmed stance on actuallynot
Phan-must-remain-unsolved
Suggests that phan is nobody's business, and should not be confirmed or denied
Does not speculate on phan or actuallynot, thus no confirmed stance on either
Phan-doesn't-exist
Suggests that Dan and Phil, and subsequently phan, are all figments of our imagination
Phan anti, actuallynot truther
Phan-is-complicated
Suggests that Dan has had a crush on Phil since 2024 and they dated briefly in 2009 but it was kinda messy and then tried friends with benefits in 2019 but broke it off when lockdown was announced because they didn't want to argue and lose each other. They also kissed once. last year but never talked about it, sometimes Phil remembers the kiss but he feels guilty about it because he thinks that Dan doesn't like him like that after what happened in 2009 and all of his issues with sexuality.
Situationship phan truther, no confirmed stance on actuallynot
Phan-is-not-dil
Suggests that Dan and Phil are together, however the ship name should be dil, not phan
Phan Dil truther, actuallynot notactually truther
Phan-could-be-real
Suggests that phan is up for interpretation
No confirmed stance on phan, actuallynot truther
Phan-is-conspiracy
Suggests that phan is real, but not the most important Dan and Phil conspiracy theory
Phan truther, actuallynot anti
Phan-will-be-real
Similarly to phan-is-almost-real, suggests that phan is not real yet, but will be in the future
Future phan truther, future actuallynot truther
Is-phan-real
Questions if phan is real or if we're being lied to
No confirmed stance on phan or actuallynot
Maybe-actuallynot-is-real
Essentially the same as Actuallynot-could-be-real but with a more positive outlook
Phan truther, hopeful for actuallynot
Actuallynot-is-phan
Suggests that Phan-is-not-real and Phan-is-actually-real are run by Dan and Phil respectively
Phan truther, and actuallynot truther by proxy
Phan-will-soon-be-real
Suggests that phan is currently a publicity stunt, but it will change to truth in about three months time.
Future phan truther, no mentioned stance on actuallynot
Phan-wasnt-real
Suggests that phan was not real prior to 2009, exactly what Dan and Phil said in the hard launch video.
Phan truther, probably an actuallynot truther??
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ActuallyNot Lore: Phan-is-not-real denies being in love with Phan-is-actually-real, and openly despises the ship despite showing potential signs of jealousy when asked if others could date Phan-is-actually-real. Phan-is-actually-real is openly encouraging the ship of ActuallyNot, and is aiding in the fanfic writing.
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Other:
Phan-could-be-real and Actuallynot-could-be-real have been seen arguing over Phan-could-be-real’s truther stance on Actuallynot.
Phan-is-almost-real does not like Phan-will-be-real due to the latter stealing their gimmick. The hatred is one sided though, as Phan-will-be-real is fond of Phan-is-almost-real. Beef resolved they're friends and maybe gay together now. They also might be in a threesome with phan-will-soon-be-real.
Phan-must-remain-unsolved has expressed interest in an offer to be fucked by Phan-is-not-real. This was not intended to be an offer for sex, Phan-is-not-real has not responded.
Rumors of Phan-is-not-real, Phan-is-actually-real, and Phan-is-almost-real being in a polycule have been seen, but shut down quickly by Phan-is-not-real.
Actuallynot-could-be-real has expressed interest in kissing Maybe-actuallynot-is-real, actuallynot septics is their ship name and it may or may not be real.
Phan-is-complicated and Phan-wasnt-real are flirting on one of Phan-was-real's posts, Phan-was-real basically told the other two to get a room.
Many have suggested that Phan-is-not-real and Phan-is-actually-real (or perhaps the entire PHEU) may be the same person, but these claims have been shut down.
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Final thoughts: you're all a mess and I should not have spent my time on this post. Oh also I'm a Phan and ActuallyNot truther.
