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{{quote|''"Well, I was hoping that our relationship would be a [[Happily Ever After|long and happy one]], but I suppose I'm willing to settle for [[In Harm's Way|short and exciting]]."''
|'''Odo''', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', "Shadows and Symbols"}}
You know, the kind of couple where bullets figure prominently in the story of their early romance. Where "war buddy" and "significant other" are synonyms. Where if you harm either one, the other [[Berserk Button|will kill you]] as surely as the sun rises. Likely to have a [[Back-to-Back Badasses]] moment.
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Battle couples aren't that common, due to restrictions on women in combat. One might expect for the great prevalence of men to mean that gay couples would be overrepresented here, but one would be disappointed in that case; anti-[[Badass]] stereotypes of gay men have probably been holding that in check. In heterosexual pairings, the woman will often not be a conventional soldier, but a partisan of some kind. They tend to be more resistant to breakup than most, given the [[Fire-Forged Friends|extra bonds forged in combat]], but they are particularly vulnerable to losing one half in battle. If the female half of this couple needs to go in disguise, she is a [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]. If they have gone all the way expect them to engage in a lot of [["Glad to Be Alive" Sex]]. It's also possible they may [[Pre-Climax Climax|get it on before the fighting]]
In [[Real Life]], it's also the same as
If they're married, they're likely [[Happily Married]]. Has a platonic counterpart in [[Adventure Duo]]. It may overlap with [[Spy Couple]]. In fantasy settings, they'll probably manifest as [[Sword and Sorcerer]]. Add a kid or two for a [[Badass Family]] with a [[Mama Bear]] and a [[Papa Wolf]]. If it's one guy/girl and ''his/her harem'' instead of just two people, then it's a [[Harem Hero]](ine) and his/her [[Battle Harem]].
See [[Bash Brothers]], [[Sibling Team]], and [[Fire-Forged Friends]] for the non-romantic, sibling and platonic forms, respectively. If they're criminals, they're an [[Outlaw Couple]]. If they are royalty who do this as one of their jobs they are also a [[Ruling Couple]]. If they're villains, they live in [[Unholy Matrimony]]. Absolutely no relation whatsoever to [[Battleship (game)|this classic board game]].
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== Anime
* Narumi and Shirogane of ''[[Karakuri Circus]]'' were beginning to lean that way...until [[Rule of Drama|'circumstances']] got between them.
* Pictured above: Yuji and Shana of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' develop into this over the course of two seasons, as Yuji finds ways to make himself useful in battle {{spoiler|at least until [[Wham! Episode|"Snake Of The Festival"]] and [[The Reveal|even then he is the]] [[Big Good]]}}.
** The incestuous Aizel siblings also count.
* Tsukune Aono and Moka Akashiya from ''[[Rosario
* Eureka and Renton of ''[[Eureka Seven]]'', oh so much. Their preferred method of fighting is piloting their shared mech while ''holding hands''.
** Also Ray and Charles Beams from the same show. A more conventional example of this trope than Renton and Eureka, really.
* Pip Bernadotte and Seras Victoria from ''[[Hellsing]]''.
** Non-romantic examples: Alucard/Seras and Young Walter/Girlycard.
*** No [[Lovely Angels|Heinkel and Yumie]]?
* In ''[[Kaze no Stigma]]'', Kazuma is often paired up with Ayano for his missions.
* Max and Milia/Miriya from ''[[Macross]]/[[Robotech]]'' are probably one of the earliest examples in anime. Their races were at war. Max is a human, and Milia is a Zentradi, but after she defects, the two end up marrying. Milia gets a red variable fighter to match her husband's blue one. They even lead different squadrons together for a time span of about 30 years after the events of the original series.
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Meg and Jo]] from ''[[
* Kiri and Elraine in ''[[Double Arts]]''. They even developed the [[Title Drop|Titlular]] ''Double Arts'' fighting style to fight while constantly connected. They are the official couple of their series and will never let go of each other. [[Can't Live Without You|No matter what]]. {{spoiler|Elraine is afflicted with a special disease that killed a third of the world's population, and the only reason she isn't dead yet is because of Kiri's mysterious ability.}}
* You'd think [[Sailor Moon]] and Tuxedo Kamen would be this, being the main characters, but this trope instead goes to [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune.]]
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** The manga took pains to show this early on in chapter 17, when any sort of unexpected contact is enough to stop a spellcasting, even if the contact isn't even remotely painful.
** Hell, even they usually have a partner as they get older and start to develop their [[Glass Cannon]] aspects to supplement their [[Magic Knight]] aspects. Being able to use both styles equally well and accurately decide which is appropriate for the task at hand is a mark of a high-level mage.
*** A character-specific example of this are Negi and his partner Asuna. As of chapter 252, {{spoiler|Konoka and Setsuna got into a Pactio}}, which means they've pretty much become a
** It eventually becomes a [[Battle Harem]].
* [[Inuyasha|Inu-Yasha and Kagome]]; [[Beta Couple|Miroku and Sango]], eventually.
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* Mega and Giga in ''[[Transformers Super God Masterforce]]''.
* Let and Julia in ''[[Rave Master]]''.
* [[Puppy Love|Erio and Caro]] from ''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. While other [[Shipping|ships]] had fought together, they're the two that are rarely seen in battle without the other.
** They're also a lot more dependent on each other than the other pairs; Caro powers up Erio and serves as the primary transportation, while Erio handles the actual combat.
* Fai and Kurogane from ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]''. Not ''stated'' to be a couple, but there's piles and piles of [[Ho Yay]], and they ''are'' [[CLAMP]] characters...
** Oh, you mean those [[Fan Nickname|Sadistic Lady Mangaka?]]
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' Simon and Nia! Even their mecha are an OTP; Also Kamina and Yoko- she watches and protects his back while he takes the front; and let's not forget about Leite, who does all the maintenance (being in the direct war zone) while hers trully, Makken is in the battlefield.
* Every Fighter/Sacrifice duo in ''[[Loveless]]'', to a degree.
* ''[[Basara]]'' has pirate leader Chacha and her lover and first mate Zaki.
* Just about every mecha pilot in ''[[Godannar]]''. Yes, even the one with [[Les Yay|two female pilots]] and the one piloted by [[Brother-Sister Incest|siblings.]]
** Somewhat [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstructed]], though, as the main
* {{spoiler|Allelujah Haptism and Soma Peries/Marie Parfacy}} in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]'', after {{spoiler|Marie returns to action in the GN Archer, which combines with Allelujah's Arios Gundam to form the Arios Archer. In [[The Movie]], they will co-pilot Gundam Harute.}}
* ''[[Ranma ½]]'': You'd ''think'' [[Official Couple|Ranma and Akane]] would be one of these, but the truth is, they aren't... or at least, they're not a very good one. For starters, Akane's typically a bystander in any battles Ranma gets involved
** On the other hand, when Ryoga and Ukyo teamed up in order to order to fight the ghosts in the Cave of Lost Love, they actually worked really well together. The odds were overwhelming, but they put up a good fight. The irony here is that Ukyo and Ryoga are not a couple, not interested in becoming a couple, only started working together to fight off the "stray" ghosts that got over-enthusiastic about attacking the real targets (Ranma and Akane), and their doing so just got them ''deeper'' into trouble, as seeing their teamwork, and comparing it to Ranma & Akane's bickering, convinced the ghosts that Ranma and Akane were ''not'' a couple at all and Ryoga & Ukyo ''were''. Cue Ryoga and Ukyo wailing in despair that they aren't the couple the ghosts are supposed to be breaking up, and afterwards viciously blaming each other for bungling things up.
*** Made even more hilarious because Ranma and Akane [[Shipper on Deck|were sorta rooting for Ryoga and Ukyo]] to become this.
** On several occasions, Akane has actually attacked Ranma, ''while he was in the middle of fighting somebody else'', further proving their subversion of this trope. This tends to happen more in the manga than in the [[Lighter and Softer|anime]].
** They've proven that they're capable of fighting together properly. During the last part of the martial arts cheerleading arc and the martial arts ice skating battle in the manga, they seem to fight together just fine, even while arguing. Maybe their lack of a Battle Couple status is more of an anime thing.
* Earlier examples: [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|Sayaka and Kouji]] in ''[[Mazinger Z]]''. And then again, in ''[[Mazinkaiser]]'' and ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]''.
** This trope was enforced by [[The Professor]] Dr. Kabuto, that created Minerva-X to be Mazinger-Z's
** Also, Tetsuya Tsurugi and Jun Honou from ''[[Great Mazinger]]''.
** And Duke and Hikaru, and {{spoiler|Kouji and Sayaka}} from ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]''.
* Shinji and Asuka from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' at their best.
** It is reinforced in [[Super Robot Wars]], where they are given combination attacks when they show up: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih7y57v58yA as seen] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLKzzUjPOYw right here]
* ''[[Baccano!]]'' has [[Pyromaniac|Nice]] and [[Cowardly Lion|Jacuzzi]] and, eventually, {{spoiler|[[Psycho for Hire|Claire]] and [[Knife Nut|Chane]]}}.
* Villainous (or at least antagonistic) example: Renda de Baroma and Duker Iku from ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|Victory Gundam]]''.
* Yuki and Yuno from ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'' qualify as this after they finish with the 7th.
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* Larva and Miyu from ''[[Vampire Princess Miyu]]''.
** Eventually, {{spoiler|Yui and Nagi from [[Spin-Off]] manga ''Vampire Yui''.}}
* [[Girls Love]] (sorta) example: ''[[Noir]]'', with Kirika and Mireille. {{spoiler|[[Psycho Lesbian|Chloe]] ''wanted'' to have Kirika as her partner and it ''almost'' works, but then she attacked Mireille...}}
* Naoe and Kagetora from ''[[Mirage of Blaze]]''.
* A common fandom interpretation of the meister-Weapon partnerships in ''[[Soul Eater]]''. Shipping aside, canon does ''nothing'' to dissuade this [[Boys Love|whatever your]] [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|pairing preferences]]. Except for Kirikou and his weapons, which would be somewhat problematic.
* Elfin and Preyas from ''[[Bakugan]]'', complete with [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] and [[Cannot Spit It Out]]. They constantly argue about which one of them is Marucho's guardian, as well as other things, but when the time to fight comes, they make a great team. And whatever you do, do not, I repeat, '''''DO NOT''''' attack Elfin, or else Preyas will go [[Ax Crazy]] on you.
* Saya Otonashi and Haji from ''[[Blood
* Rust Blaster: A BL example (however, although the series is classified as shounen-ai, there are only vague hints of their being an actual couple).
* ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'' has Kenichi and Miu, who, due to having sparred together for a long period of time, naturally fall into this slot whenever they have to fight side by side.
* [[
* In ''[[Liar Game]]'', despite not actually physically fighting together, Nao and Akiyama make one heck of a team, able to psychologically and mentally defeat their opponents. Combined with his wits and skills and her often deceiving honest nature, they are a near invincible team.
* Though we have yet to see them actually fighting together, [[Badass Normal|Minato]] [[Four-Star Badass|Namikaze]] and [[Action Mom|Kushina]] [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Uzumaki]] from ''[[Naruto]]'' can pretty much be assumed to be this.
** What we ''do'' get to see is {{spoiler|how they come up with an awesome and heartbreaking [[Thanatos Gambit]] to seal the Kyuubi inside Naruto at the cost of their lives, so they can save Naruto's life ''and'' their village.}} So yeah, Minato and Kushina ''definitely'' count.
** The first Hokage (Hashirama) and his wife (Mitou) are implied to be this, considering that she was {{spoiler|the original jinchuriki of the Kyuubi and Kushina's [[Old Master]]}}.
** Umino Iruka's parents. {{spoiler|Sadly, they died when the Kyuubi was unleashed.}}
* Kei and Hayato in ''[[Project ARMS]]''
* Taki Reizen and Klaus von Wolfenstadt of ''[[Hyakujitsu no Bara]]'' are a [[Boys Love Genre]] example.
* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Oscar_and_Andi Oscar and Andi] from the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime are a spoof of the trope. They ''are'' pretty efficient as a team-up (and the same goes to their Nidoqueen and Nidoking), but they also are huge [[Shipper on Deck|Shippers On Deck]] who claim to be able to spot couples in love a mile away and thus try to hitch Ash with May and Jessie with James.
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* ''[[Freezing]]'' has this as the main premise, with an older female [[Action Girl|Pandora]] and a younger male [[Barrier Warrior|supporter]] called a Limiter. One of their abilities, the [[Psychic Link|"Ereinbar Set"]], specifically requires that the Pandora and Limiter have a relationship based on deep, mutual trust. It's not so surprising then that, as Violet, older sister of female lead Satellizer, mentions, many Pandoras end up marrying their Limiters. As per the trope, however, these couples are particularly vulnerable to losing one half during battle (they fight [[Hero-Killer]] [[Eldritch Abominations]], after all), and the manga does show the psychological and social effects of losing a partner in combat.
* Happens eventually in ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'', when Gohan as Great Saiya-Man is joined by Videl as Great Saiya-Man 2 (called Great Saiya-Woman in the US).
** Krillin and Android-18 are this a few times in ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'', most notably during the Universe Survival Saga.
* Haseo and Atoli become a
* [[Inukami!]] Youko would ''like'' to be this with Keita, and from the perspective of [[Everyone Can See It|EVERYONE ELSE]] they pretty much are.
* Saya's parents, Soichiro and Yuriko, in [[Highschool of the Dead]].
== Comic Books ==
* Snake-Eyes and Scarlett from [[Larry Hama]]'s run on the Marvel ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' comic
* In [[Garth Ennis]]'s run on ''[[The Punisher]]'', the title character had this with O'Brien. For a little while, anyway.
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* You're more likely to find this in the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] and [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] than not. Superheroes have got to stick together, right?
** Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman of the [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]].
** Hawkeye and Mockingbird.
** [[Young Avengers]] has Hulkling and Wiccan.
** [[Runaways]] had Alex and Nico, Gert and Chase, Karolina and Xavin.
** [[Incredible Hulk|Hulk]] and [[Hot Amazon|Caiera]] in the ''[[Planet Hulk]]'' storyline. Fairly briefly, though. Didn't take them long to [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|drop a bridge on her.]]
*** Now it's Hulk and Red She-Hulk (aka {{spoiler|Betty Ross}}), also a [[Hot Amazon]].
** [[Captain America (comics)]] (James "Bucky" Barnes) and [[Black Widow (comics)|Black Widow]].
** The original Cap had it too with Sharon Carter and Diamondback.
** [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]] and Sif, which comes in handy when {{spoiler|Thor is time-sharing Don Blake's body, and is not up to fighting giant robots because he's busy trying to fish Mjolnir-in-stick-form out of the gutter where he accidentally dropped it.}} You think I'm kidding.
** Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. They're (New) Avengers and have a child!
** Notable examples in the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Books]]'' are
*** Cyclops and Phoenix
*** Rogue and Gambit,
*** Shadowcat and Colossus,
*** Rictor and Shatterstar
*** Havok and Polaris.
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* Although [[DCU]] prefers non-costumed spouses/significant others, there are a few qualifiers: [[Green Arrow]] and [[Black Canary]], Liberty Belle and Hourman, [[Blue Beetle]] (Jaime Reyes) and Traci 13, the Kryptonian Nightwing and Flamebird.
** The original incarnations of [[Hawkman]] and Hawkgirl were a textbook Battle Couple.
** Villain example: Cannon and Sabre were assassins working for opposing gangs who decided to kill each other's bosses and merge the two organisation into one with themselves on top. When that panned out, they bought a beach house together and went freelance.
** The [[New Gods]] Mr. Miracle and Big Barda are another DCU example.
** Wonder Girl and [[Superboy]], at least before Conner died. Now that he's back, they resumed. ...And now they're broken up again.
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* Knuckles the Echidna and Julie-Su in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comics.
** Bunnie and Antoine. And it is awesome.
* Adeline and Slade (Deathstroke) Wilson, in ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|New Teen Titans]]'', till his double life got their son kidnapped and rendered mute, then she shot out his eye (she was trying to kill him, but enhanced reflexes saved his life, if not his eye).
* At the end of ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' Silk Spectre II and Nite Owl II have married, and from their conversation it's clear they plan to work together as illegal masked vigilantes.
* [[Sgt. Rock]] and Mademoiselle Marie. One recent story even hints that Rock was the father of her son.
* ''Ball and Chain'' features Edgar and Mallory Bulson, alias Thunderball and Chain Lightning. Their powers are dependent upon their physical contact and proximity, which is inconvenient since their relationship was pretty much over when they got them. Still, they get it together in the end - because they'll always be there for each other.
* ''[[Sin City]]'' has Dwight and Gail.
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* Felony and Zone in ''Special Forces''
* [[Captain Atom]] and Plastique, at least for a while.
* [[Scott Pilgrim]] and Ramona Flowers.
== [[
* Yolei and Ken from the ''[[Tamers Forever Series]]''
* [[Final Fantasy VI|Terra]] and [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud]] in ''[[Shards of Memory]]''
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* Arguably [[The Princess and the Frog|Tiana and Naveen]], since they fight the redneck frog hunters together.
* April and Casey Jones in the 2007 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|TMNT]]'' movie.
* ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'': [[Papa Wolf|Pongo]]
* [[The Rescuers|Bernard and Bianca]]
* In ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'', Po and Tigress have obviously become this as the pair of the new team of The Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five who fight closest together with new tactics they have developed together.
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* Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann (milder example, though they did ''get married in the middle of a battle''), from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''.
** And it was the [[Rule of Cool|coolest]] marriage [[Pirates of the Caribbean/Awesome|ever on screen]]. [[The Empire Strikes Back|Search your feelings, you know it to be true.]]
* In ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]'', becoming a
* At the end of ''[[Speed]]'':
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'''Annie:''' Okay. We'll have to base it on sex, then.
'''Jack:''' Whatever you say, ma'am. }}
** Though [[Fanon Discontinuity|if you acknowledge the sequel]], sex didn't work either.
* Aleida March and Ernesto Guevara in Part One of ''Che''.
* ''[[The Mask of Zorro|The Legend of Zorro]]'' remake has Zorro and Elaine picking off the baddies.
** At the end of the [[Affectionate Parody]] ''Zorro The Gay Blade'', Zorro and [[Soapbox Sadie|Charlotte Taylor Wilson]] become a battle couple to take down the baddie once and for all. Though they also need the help of Zorro's [[Camp Gay|twin brother]] to succeed.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': Han and Leia go from bickering couple to
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'''Leia:''' I love you.
'''Han:''' I know.
''Ep. VI:''
'''[[Meaningful Echo|Han:
'''[[Meaningful Echo|Leia:
** The fact that the ''VI'' quote comes in the middle of a battle right before Leia shoots the two Stormtroopers holding them at gunpoint requires this example to be Seconded.
*** Anakin and Padme are also a battle couple in II.
* Broken Sword and Flying Snow from ''[[Hero (film)|Hero]]''. Especially during the climax when [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|they charge into the Imperial palace and fight off the whole household guard]].
* Neo and Trinity in ''[[The Matrix]]''
* ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'': Johnny Rico and Dizzy Flores, at least briefly.
* The vampire Sonya and lycan Lucian in ''[[Underworld Rise of the Lycans]]''.
** Selene and Michael in ''[[Underworld Evolution]]'', for that matter.
* Harry and Helen Tasker, at the end of ''[[True Lies]]''.
* The Blues in ''[[Undercover Blues]]''
* Jake Sully and Neytiri of ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''
* Rick and Evelyn O'Connell from ''[[The Mummy Trilogy]]'' series
* Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez from the ''[[Spy Kids]]'' series are a mix of this and [[Spy Couple]]. Throw in Carmen and Juni and you have [[Badass Family]].
* Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood in [[Raiders of the Lost Ark|the first]] and [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull|fourth]] episode of [[Indiana Jones|the famous tetralogy]].
* The twins in ''[[Wrong Turn 2 Dead End]]'' preferred to fight together. [[Brother-Sister Incest|Among other things]].
* In ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'', there is the battle couple of the Landlord and Landlady. Both appear as innocuous, though important characters that later in the film demonstrate incredible martial arts skill.
* Ben Richards and Amber from ''[[The Running Man (film)|The Running Man]]''.
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* [[Amelia Peabody]] and her husband Radcliffe Emerson, Egyptologists and incidental detectives in the Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters. The stories are set stretching from the Victorian era into the Roaring Twenties (so far). Peabody and Emerson are grandparents, now, but that only slows them down a little. Anyway, they have produced a second generation Battle Couple, their son Walter "Ramses" Emerson and his wife Nefret. The third generation is alarmingly precocious and will almost certainly turn out to be Meddling Kids.
* Koryk and Smiles in ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' occasionally act like this. The fact that they are flirting while killing people is a tad disconcerting.
* [[Dan Abnett]]'s ''[[Warhammer
* [[Simon R. Green]] loves this trope:
** ''Hawk and Fisher'' stories feature the titular couple, a pair of captains of the City Guard.
** [[Secret Histories]]: Eddie Drood & Molly Metcalf.
** [[Nightside]] has: John Taylor & Suzie Shooter (A.K.A Oh, Christ It's Her, RUN!)
** [[Deathstalker]] has: Owen Deathstalker & Hazel d'Ark as well Jack Random and Ruby Jounrey.
* [[Vorkosigan Saga|Aral Vorkosigan and Cordelia Naismith]] meet in this fashion.
** When do they fight together?
*** Taking out the mutineers on Vorkosigan's crew (twice).
* [[Agatha Christie]]'s Thomas and Tuppence Beresford.
* Carrot and Angua, in ''[[Discworld]]'' novels.
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* [[Nightside|Suzie Shooter and John Taylor]] have been known to kick some serious ass, although their couple status is still a work in progress.
* The ''[[Codex Alera]]'' by [[Jim Butcher]] gives us several. Most prominent throughout the series are Bernard and Amara, and later Tavi and Kitai. Also notable are Lord and Lady Placida in ''First Lord's Fury'', who are [[Captain Ersatz|homages]] to the already-mentioned Aral and Cordelia Vorkosigan.
* During the second Heir Trilogy novel by Cinda Chima, it's evident that Ellen and Jack have become one.
* In the fifth [[Maximum Ride]] book, {{spoiler|Max and Fang}} become this.
* Certainly, Leisl and Sasha were well on their way to becoming this by the end of the [[Ravenloft]] novel ''Vampire of the Mists.''
* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' has just about every named couple falling in this trope, a few examples being Rand and Min/Aviendha/Elayne, Lan and Nynaeve, Egwene and Gawyn, Perrin and Faile, Siuan and Gareth, a few Aes Sedai and their Warders, a few Asha'man and their Warder-like Aes Sedai, and a countless Aiel couples. The main plot of the series involves just about everyone preparing for [[The End of the World as We Know It|The Last Battle]], so the high number of battle couples does make sense.
* [[Quantum Gravity]]: Lila is a cyborg who was specifically made to be able to kill things. [[Our Elves Are Better|Zal does well in anything vaguely resembling a fair fight and is good with a bow.]] They get together, of course, some wild magic sees to that. Oh, and she also hits it off with {{spoiler|Teazle}}, who lives among people who will have every fighting form ever and ''still'' can't find an even match.
* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' is full of these. Ron and Hermione is a big one, but Harry and Ginny also fit, on the occasion when they fight together. Since virtually ''everyone'' joins in on the last battle in ''Deathly Hallows'', Lupin and Tonks, Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley, and Fleur and Bill could also count.
** Likely the Potters and the Longbottoms were this during the first incarnation of the Order Of The Phoenix.
* ''[[Mystic and Rider]]'' has the titular mystic and rider, Senneth and Tayse, who are so badass they take down an entire rebellion pretty much all by themselves. Senneth is a fire-throwing [[Deadpan Snarker]]; Tayse is a sword-wielding [[Deadpan Snarker]] - together, [[They Fight Crime]]! And snark at things!
* ''[[The Last Apprentice]]'' has Tom and Alice, who are gradually becoming one. They aren't officially a couple yet, but they have kissed a few times and it is obvious to everyone who knows them that they are sweet on each other.
* In [[Aaron Allston]]'s ''[[Galatea in 2-D]]'', Red and Penny
* Addie and Rhys are this at the end of ''The Two Princesses of Bamarre''. In fact, they happen to declare their love for one another just before the final battle takes place.
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* Alec and Magnus from ''[[Mortal Instruments]]''.
* This seems to be the [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Parshendi's]] primary method of fighting in ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]''.
* As shown on the covers of ''[[The Alien Series]]'', Kitty and Martini believe that the couple who kicks ass together stay together.
* Quite a few of them in the [[Emberverse]], mainly among the good guys.
* ''[[Carrera's Legions|The Amazon Legion]]'' invokes this intentionally with the ''Tercio Gorgidas'', a tercio (roughly equivalent of a regiment) comprised of homosexual male pairs who are married in a special ceremony, with an explicit nod given to the Sacred Band of Thebes (see the [[Real Life]] section).
* Bob and Mo in [[The Laundry Series]].
* Bellisarius and Antoninia in ''[[Belisarius Series]]''(and in [[Real Life]], by the way) although they are usually in different theaters. Also Rao and Shakuntala. The Theodoran Cohort has a number of Battle Couples.
* Katniss and {{spoiler|Peeta}} in the first book of [[The Hunger Games]]. {{spoiler|In subsequent books Peeta more often plays [[The Load]].}} Subverted in ''Mockingjay'': {{spoiler|Katniss and Gale act as this for most of the book, but never manage the [[Relationship Upgrade]].}}
* ''[[In Death]]'': Eve and Roarke. Just read ''Origin In Death'' if you want a big example of this.
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== Live
* Blane and Daisy from the first two seasons of ''[[M.I. High]]'' were almost one of these. And probably would have been if they'd stayed on the show.
* Michael and Nikita from ''[[La Femme Nikita]]'' are definitely this, also overlapping with [[Spy Couple]].
** Sean and Alex show signs of this every now and then.
* On occasion, [[Xena: Warrior Princess|Xena and Ares]] fit this trope. As do [[Les Yay|Xena and Gabrielle]], if you like that sort of thing (*ahem*)
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** All Klingon relationships. Almost all Bajoran relationships.
*** Quark, amazingly, started a battle couple relationship by successfully courting a Klingon Noblewoman.
*** Klingons adore
*** Don't forget the top quote. That refers to Odo and Kira Nerys.
*** Apparently so common that Dr. Bashir has just stopped asking how people were wounded because [[Destructo-Nookie|it usually turns out to be fight-sex]].
* [[Legend of the Seeker|Richard and Kahlan]]. This is a change from the [[Sword of Truth|source material]], where Kahlan's skill in battle depended on the plot.
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] and Angel, with their lots of time spent fighting evil together, would probably qualify, but Buffy and Riley would definitely
* On the ''[[Angel]]'' end, Fred and Wes and Fred and Gunn both count. Fred and Wes have a definite battle couple scene in the beginning of "A Hole In The World".
* Michael and Fiona of ''[[Burn Notice]]''.
* [[Word of God]] says that [[24|Jack Bauer and Renee Walker]] are headed this way (and will get together in Season 8).
** And they were... {{spoiler|[[Cartwright Curse|for less than one episode]]}}.
* Apollo and Serina from
* Helo and Athena from
** As would Apollo and Starbuck, who, ironically enough, do better together in battle than as a couple.
*** Funny enough, Starbuck and her other love, Anders, are probably a minor example.
* Bryce and Sarah in a couple of Bryce's episodes in ''[[Chuck]]''.
** Chuck and Sarah become this late in the third season. Especially evident in "Chuck vs. the Honeymooners", when their fighting (while cuffed together) looks a much like a dance as a fight, and in "Chuck vs. the First Fight", where they fight bad guys while fighting with each other.
** And now, General Beckman and Roan Montgomery.
* From the BBC's ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'': not so much Robin and Marian (they are rarely seen fighting together), but definitely outlaws Will Scarlett and Djaq. Heck, their first act as an official couple is to kill a man, after which Will informs the corpse: "She's with me."
* ''[[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]'' features Len and Kase, who are separated for the first half of the show due to her being MIA from a previous battle that [[Kill'Em All|didn't go well]]. Unlike the general version of the trope, they're both superheroes that primarily fight entirely physically; "magic" is only used to boost the power of their normal attacks.
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** In the serial "Battlefield", Ancelyn and Brigadier Bambera start out beating on each other and end up as a glorious example of this trope.
** Martha Jones and Mickey Smith end up becoming one as well.
** Amy and Rory grew into a (mostly) non-violent
** Vastra and Jenny from the 2011 mid-series finale; sword-wielding interspecies lesbians who fight crime in Victorian London (and sometimes other eras). And the fandom said: ''more.''
* In the Who-spinoff ''[[Torchwood]]'', Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones eventually become this, especially after Ianto [[Took a Level
* ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' though they never get married until the last season.
* ''[[NCIS]]'': Tony and Ziva disguise themselves as this in the episode "Under Covers", and goodness knows [[Fan-Preferred Couple|many viewers want them to be this all the time]]
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* Max and 99 in ''[[Get Smart]]''.
** They also qualify as [[Spy Couple]].
* Another battle couple/SpyCouple cross are Steven and Samantha Bloom in ''[[Undercovers]]''.
* Yet another battle/spy couple are Jonathan and Jennifer Hart of ''[[Hart
* John Sheridan and Delenn in ''[[Babylon 5]]''. Although, the inclination is more to die for each other rather than to kill for each other.
** Well...it's not ''quite'' as if they mind killing for each other. After all, they won two separate wars (against all odds, of course) and reshaped the future of the galaxy. See these two quotes:
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* Not sure if this counts since they're not actually a couple, but to some shippers, Juliet and Lassie of ''[[Psych]]''.
* Rya'c and Kar'yn become this in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "Sacrifices". This trope is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] and used to justify their marriage when they face opposition from Teal'c on the basis that Rya'c has chosen to fight the Goa'uld and that war has to be his priority. As Ishta points out, "A warrior is always stronger with another at his side" so being a
* An interesting version appears in ''[[Charmed]]'', where it's the woman, Piper, who is the more aggressive one, and the man, Leo, is the more peaceful one. Yet when it comes to the safety of their children, the opposition tends to explode spectacularly.
* Mulder and Scully from ''[[The X-Files]]'' could kick ass with the best of them from Season One...though it took them several more years to really [[Will They or Won't They?|figure the whole 'couple' part out]].
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* Prince Charming and Snow White in ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''. He is a badass with a broadsword and she doesn't seem all that unfamiliar with weapons either when she unhesitatingly drew Charming's at the wedding when the Queen shows up
* While not a war situation, I'd include Danny and Lindsay from ''[[CSI: NY]]'', since they both spend a lot of time fighting evil and bad guys, and there have been a lot of flying bullets in that romance thus far. And the "hurt one, the other will hunt you down" applies.
* I'd also throw in Booth and ''
* Tristan and Isolde from ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''.
* The music video for Mayer Hawthorne's ''The Walk''.
* Rick Castle and Kate Becket in ''[[Castle]]''. Of course Kate will [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|never admit they are a couple]].
== Tabletop Games ==
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* Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance from the video game ''[[Half-Life]] 2''. While the exact nature of their relationship isn't clear (Gordon [[Heroic Mime|never speaking]] makes things difficult), whatever it was, it was forged in the fires of battle.
* Raider and Raven (as well as Biff and Flo for whatever ''that's'' worth) in ''[[Jagged Alliance]] 2''. It doesn't make for any huge change as gameplay is concerned (they merely share moral gains.), but they do have their own [[Informal Eulogy|Informal Eulogies]] for each other if one should get killed in battle.
** There's also Wolf and
* Popo and Nana (Ice Climbers) from [[Super Smash Bros.]]. Though not much is known about them, their friendship towards each other is obvious. Though they might not classify as a couple because they are still just young kids.
* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' {{spoiler|Johnny}} eventually manages to win {{spoiler|Meryl's}} heart, by saving {{spoiler|her}} life on not one but three occasions. In a scene that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QofhJhJGBjw has to be seen to be believed], they hold a door against seeming endless waves of attackers while slipping new magazines into each others guns, and proposing each other for marriage.
** Of course, in the third game ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater|Snake Eater]]'', {{spoiler|The Boss and The Sorrow had such a relationship before suffering a fate much worse than [[Star-Crossed Lovers]], namely being forced to fight each other in order to uphold loyalty to their respective nations, namely the US and the USSR. Said fight ended in The Sorrow's death. However, before being forced to split, The Boss gave birth to The Sorrow's son while participating in the D-Day invasion.}}
*** {{spoiler|In what may be considered either the most [[Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]] or [[Metal Gear Solid/Heartwarming|heartwarming]] conclusion to that relationship, the Sorrow actually ''encouraged'' the Boss to kill him to complete her mission. This strongly implies that the Sorrow wasn't even willing to fight to defend himself against her, showing that his loyalty was first and foremost to her.}}
* Max Payne and Mona Sax turn into one of these during the course of ''[[Max Payne 2]]''.
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** ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' series has a few. There's Khalid and Jaheira, and to a lesser extent, Eldoth and Skie, in the first game. In the second game, the player him-/herself could have one, with one of the several options, while Haer'Dalis and Aerie, and maybe Korgan and Mazzy, have potential for this as well (but in an unmodded game go nowhere).
** The possibilities for this in the ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' games are endless... In the first game, {{spoiler|Revan}} and Bastila (especially awesome if {{spoiler|you decide to join Bastila on the Dark Side}}) if you play male. Carth or [[Gay Option|even Juhani]] if you play female. You get a choice in the second- The Exile and Atton or the Disciple if the Exile's female, and Visas or the Handmaiden if he's Male.
** Any of the five possible player/party member pairings in [[Jade Empire]] qualify, due to the [[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting]] theme of the setting.
** As above in ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]: Hordes of the Underdark'', with {{spoiler|the ghost of Aribeth}} or Nathyrra and your PC, who end up ''beating up {{spoiler|[[Demonic Invaders|Mephistopheles]]}}''
*** Or Valen and the PC if the PC is female
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*** Likewise any of the romance options in ''[[Dragon Age]] II'', plus Aveline and Guardsman Donnic if Hawke takes the time to help them get together.
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' has Nao and Sota. Seeing as in the game's world any participant in the Reapers' Game needs a partner or they're powerless, it can be assumed that there have been quite a few Battle Couples out there.
** One other case stands out in particular, and according to the fandom may, or may not be, an even better example than Nao and Sota. {{spoiler|Uzuki Yashiro and Koki Kariya. This Reaper duo fights you twice in the game and even have their own version of a light puck as well as a team attack that can render players that are under-leveled at those points in the game, screwed. Their relationship can also be considered [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] if not an outright
* This appears to be the norm with most couples in ''[[Resident Evil]]'', even if the pair aren't romantically linked. If they are, expect bad things to happen by the end.
** [[Resident Evil 1|Chris
* In ''[[Armored Core|Armored Core 4/For Answer]]'', the player character of 4 (Unknown
** And the [[Player Character]] and Sumika from ''Armored Core: Project Phantasma''.
* On a similar note (with Female Character x [[
** There's also the two-person Espada Squadron in ''Ace Combat Zero'', whose [[Number Two]] heavily implies that she was in a long-time relationship with Espada 1 at the time of their fateful encounter with the Galm Team.
** Even earlier, ''Ace Combat 04'' gave us Yellow 13 and Yellow 4, the only permanent members of their squadron. However, in their case, the romantic feelings were probably one-sided, since 13 seemed to have only seen a valued student and a trusted wingwoman in 4.
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** The Empires version of 6 allows you to pair ''everyone'' with ''everyone else''...as long as it's heterosexual.
* Trent and Juni from ''Freelancer''
* Ellis and Zoey in ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'''s DLC The Passing.
* If you get the [[Multiple Endings|best ending]] in ''[[Cave Story]]'', it becomes clear that there's a bond between {{spoiler|Quote and Curly Brace}}. It's not clear if it's platonic or romantic, but either way, it's strong as iron.
** Or, as strong as a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|tow cable]]?
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* ''[[Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana]]'' has Klein Kiesling and Lita Blanchimont as the Galgazit partners with an inversion of the usual hero and heroine state as Lita is a tank while Klein is a magician/healer.
** ''[[Atelier Iris 3]]'' has Iris and Edge, before Nell comes in, that's it.
* Lololo and Lalala from the [[Kirby]] series. Justified in the [[Kirby:
* ''[[Golden Sun]]'' fandom almost universally accepts villains Saturos and Menardi as a couple, despite the lack of clear canon support.
** Issac and Jenna, officially, though they married ''after'' the period they did fight together. Though considering how long it took for their kid to pop out, they probably [[Cannot Spit It Out|did not spit it out]] until some time after the first series ended.
* The ''[[Tales (series)]]'' seems to like this one, especially double-teamed with [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|BST]]:
** [[Black Magician Girl|Arche]] and [[The Lancer|Chester]] are a bona-fide example, [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|not that they'd ever admit it]]: the two of them are very ''[[Tsundere|tsun]]''[[Buffy-Speak|-y]].
** ''[[Tales of Destiny]]'' gives us [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|Stahn]] and [[Classy Cat Burglar|Rutee]].
** It's hinted at in ''[[Tales of Rebirth|Rebirth]]'' that [[Hot-Blooded|Tytree]] would like to become one with [[Lady of Black Magic|Hilda]] [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|when he rather quickly denies having a crush on her]]. Unfortunately for him, she's not into younger men, so they end up evolving into [[Fire-Forged Friends]].
** [[Tales of Symphonia|Lloyd and Colette]] in every ''[[Tales (series)]]'' spin off they appear in. Depending on [[Relationship Values]], they can become this in the original game, too.
*** Also, Emil and Marta along with the villainous and Alice and Decus from ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'', although Decus in this partnership is a bit... special.
** [[Tales of the Abyss|Luke and Tear]] though they [[Cannot Spit It Out]].
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** Zidane threatened Amarant with [[Crack Pairing|teaming him up with Eiko]] to do battle with one of the tyrants.
** Freya's lover is Sir Fratley, and they probably have counted as a battle couple somewhere along the line.
** When Zidane suffers his {{spoiler|[[Heroic BSOD]] in Castle Pandamonium}}, millions of tropers worldwide could see him and Garnet becoming the
* ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' has Balthier and Fran, ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' has Tidus and Yuna, while ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' arguably has Vanille and Fang, given the strong overtones of [[Les Yay]]. Its sequel, ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]-2'' gives us Serah and Noel.
* Diddy and Dixie Kong in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' 2.
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* Eddie and Ophelia, in ''[[Brutal Legend]]''.
* [[Suikoden]] series : Hix and Tengaar (Suikoden 1 and 2), Lepant and Eileen (Suikoden 1), Freed and Yoshino Yamamoto (Suikoden 2) and Ferid and Queen Arshtat Falenas (Suikoden 5)
* ''[[Gladius]]'' has a cup where you deploy 1 male (the only time a male unit must be deployed for their maleness) and 1 female unit and claims to be based on this. Nothing stops you from [[Twincest|deploying the twins]] Ursula and Urlan beyond not complimenting each other (both being medium class units), presumably because its made by [[
* Link and Zelda in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]'', if one goes by [[Puppy Love]].
* [[Germanic Depressives|Sasha Nein]] and [[Mama Bear|Milla Vodello]] of ''[[Psychonauts]]''.
* ''[[Castlevania III:
* ''[[
* ''[[Rune Factory 3]]'' allows you to pick up a partner and go into battles. If your partner is your love interest or wife, it's this trope. Sonja and Aden from ''[[Rune Factory Oceans]]'' may or may not count, since they share a same body for a large amount of gameplay.
* ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', after you marry a girl, she helps you in battles, [[Stay in the Kitchen|up until you reach Gotha.]]
* Although most of it takes place off screen, Altair and {{spoiler|Maria}} are said to be this in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]: [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Revelations]]''
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' you can be part of one yourself
* Dart Feld and Shanna of [[Legend of Dragoon]] become this after shanna admits her feelings at the end of Disk two
=== Visual Novels ===
* If lawyering counts as combat (which in ''[[Ace Attorney]]'', it practically does), {{spoiler|Mia Fey and Diego.}}
* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'': Saber and Shirou could be considered to be this, even though they don't really admit their feelings until the end of the series. {{spoiler|A [[Bittersweet Ending]] ensues where they can't be together because Saber is being called back to her time. You can imagine the outrage that resulted from this ending.}}
** Caster and {{spoiler|Souchirou Kuzuki}} form a villainous version of this.
** Rin and Shirou as well, during the Unlimited Blade Works path in the original game. Saber backs them up as often as they go it alone, though, and considering [[Bi the Way|Rin's preferences]]...perhaps a rare example of a Battle [[
*** It's also interesting to note that out of the three routes, it's only in the UBW route that {{spoiler|both people in the pairing survive/remain}}.
* Some of the characters from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'', Rudolf and Kyrie in particular. (Also Kanon/Jessica and George/Shanon could be counted in, {{spoiler|though usually just one of them is fighting and the second one just watches, at least in the episodes released so far.)}}{{when}}
** After the release of ''Dawn of the golden witch'', it's pretty safe to call Battler and {{spoiler|Beatrice}} the most straightforward examples of this to show up there.
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* Ellen and Nanase from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', although they haven't fought any battles together since their [[Relationship Upgrade]].
* ''[[Fans]]'' gives us Will and Shanna, and (in the Badass Threesome category), Rikk, Rumy and Ally.
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* Bernadette and Maytag from ''[[Flipside]]''.
* Although we're still not sure if they'll end up being the Official Couple, Gil and Agatha of ''[[Girl Genius]]'' definitely make this work during the slaver wasps' invasion of the Castle Wulfenbach.
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* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0508.html Daigo and Kazumi] from ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''. (Well, before Kazumi pulled way ahead of Daigo on the awesome scale when she turned into an [[Action Mom]]).
** ''[[Spoony Bard]]'' Elan and Haley also fit, although his combat effectiveness is more in doubt than hers usually.
*** Nonsense, Elan literally [[Took a Level
* Leo/Jason and Tigris/Kira from ''[[Panthera]]''. They met by being the first two students to become elemental-powered panthers designed to fight a secret government project. They've had spats since Jason brought his little sister into the club, though.
** {{spoiler|Jason and Kira broke up in chapter seven. However, it seems that Taylor and Fletcher will qualify for it sooner or later.}}
* Torg and Zoe from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' have a
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' has several, mostly among the [[Humanoid Aliens|Trolls]].
** [[Rebellious Princess|Feferi Peixes]] and [[Playful Hacker|Sollux Captor]].
** [[Stringy
** [[Perpetual Frowner|Karkat]] [[Hair-Trigger Temper|Vantas]] and [[Handicapped Badass|Terezi Pyrope]].
** [[Ineffectual Loner|Dave Strider]] and [[Genki Girl|Jade Harley]].
* [[The Captain|Milo]] and [[Number Two|Jenny]] in ''[[The Zombie Hunters]]''.
* The title characters of [[A Girl and Her Fed]].
* In ''[[Doodze]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20171111014528/http://seguemediagroup.com/doodze/?p=935 the arrogant fighter is spoken for.]
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* Almost all couples in ''[[Chaos Fighters]]'' are battle couples. This is even lampshaded in ''Route of Earth'' and ''Chemical Siege''.
* [[Whateley Universe]] examples: the superheroes the Mystic Six were actually three Battle Couples, until Cirque died. The other two couples are still together, although nominally retired. Then there's Pendragon and Gloriana, the leaders of the Future Superheroes of America at the school.
* By Volume 7 of ''[[RWBY]]'', Blake and Yang are very much a Battle Couple.
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* Dr. Orpheus tried to set this up in the episode "Tag-Sale... You're It!" in ''[[The Venture Bros]]'' with Dr. Venture, but Venture didn't want any part of it.
* THE [[Ambiguously Gay]] DUO!!
* Enzo and AndrAIa of ''[[
* Yumi and Ulrich of ''[[Code Lyoko]]''.
* The title characters from ''[[Delilah and Julius]]''.
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* Silverbolt and Blackarachnia in ''[[Beast Wars]]/[[Beast Machines|Machines]]''. Obsidian and Strika are a villainous version.
* [[Kim Possible]] and Ron Stoppable. Albeit he's more the distraction, but she definitely works better with him than without him. {{spoiler|Until the end...}}
* They may not have done much about it in the series, but Niko and Shane from ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' ''definitely'' qualify. Even [[Word of God|the series creator]] admits he planned to marry them off!
* The parents in ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' are this. In fact, their choosing to be a
* [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Although not official]], Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 5 from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
** Depending on the fan. Others prefer Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 362. [[The Scrappy|Lizzie? Who's Lizzie?]].
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* In his book ''The Greatest Battle'' (on the Battle for Moscow in [[World War II]]) Andrew Nagorski interviewed two former members of an NKVD special forces unit who were ordered to go [[Undercover As Lovers]] (in the belief that a married couple would draw less attention) who, despite their initial awkwardness, ended up getting married for real.
* George VI and Queen Elizabeth in [[World War II]].
** [[
* "Molly Pitcher" who took her husband's place at a gun when he fell.
* Agustina de Aragón, "The Maid of Saragossa", a Spanish Molly Pitcher at the siege of Saragossa.
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* Robert Guiscard, Norman king of Sicily and his wife, Sichelgaita, the Lombard queen of Apulia. They won against the Byzantine army of Alexios Komnenos in Durrazzo 1081, commanding the Norman army together. {{spoiler|At one time the Normans were repulsed and about to rout. Sichelgaita rode ahead the army, undressing herself and yelling naked: "Are you men or maidens? Follow me!}} Anna Komnena, the Byzantine historian, compared Sichelgaita "like the Amazons of the old".
* Josiah and Elanor Creasy were not a warrior couple(except against the ocean), but they were a [[Happily Married]] pair commanding the clipper Flying Cloud.
* Sir Thomas and Lady Katherine Cochrane, a British
* Common enough among Scythians to the point of being a possible origin of the [[Hot Amazon|Amazons,]] the women rode, fought alongside and even [[Bifauxnen|dressed]] like their husbands and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|were buried together]] [[Together in Death|in the same graves.]]
* Subversion, or downplay depending on how you look at it. The [[SOE]] regularly recruited women for frontline duty unlike any other British service. Naturally sometimes female and male operatives would end up married to one another. However they were almost never sent on the same mission [[I Have Your Wife|for obvious reasons.]]
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