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* 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.
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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 [[Battle Couple]] of Go and Anna has to handle quite a bit of domestic problems coming from [[May-December Romance|their big age difference]], and these ''do'' reflect in their performance.
* {{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.}}
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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.
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* 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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* 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).
* Haseo and Atoli become a [[Battle Couple]] in the final volume of ''[[.hack GU Games|.hack//G.U.]]+'', fighting against {{spoiler|Cubia}} together using their Avatars. Ditto for Kuhn and Pi.
* [[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]].
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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.
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{{quote|"She's my valkyrie. My warrior woman. The fire. It'll burn us both."}}
* Felony and Zone in ''Special Forces''
* [[Captain Atom]] and Plastique, at least for a while.
* [[Scott Pilgrim]] and Ramona Flowers.
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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]] [[Battle Couple|teams up]] with [[Mama Bear|Purdy]] in ''101 Dalmatians'' to lay the hurting on the two thugs who plan to kill not only their puppies but the other 84 parentless puppies as well. Their treatment of the bad guys is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBgShR_8CG8 SCARY]. You do not mess with puppies and let their parents find out. It is clear these dogs will go through hell and back to save their puppies, all 15 of them.
* [[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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'''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.
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'''[[Meaningful Echo|Leia: ]]'''[[Meaningful Echo|I know.]] }}
** 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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** ''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 Action TV ==
* 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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*** 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 qualify -- unfortunately this is one of the factors leading to their break-up, as Riley's lack of superpowers meant he can't keep up with Buffy in a fight. But Riley returns for "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S6 E15 As You Were|As You Were]]" in Season 6, he's married to a [[Badass Normal]] [[Action Girl]], forming a new Battle Couple.
* 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 the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|Battlestar Galactica]]'' fall into this {{spoiler|up until Serina's death.}} Starbuck and Athena fall into this as well, even for just one episode.
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* 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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* 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 To 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.
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* 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 Fox -- she's the reason he lost all that weight.
* 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.}}
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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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** 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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** [[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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* 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.)}}
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* ''[[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]].
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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 [[Battle Couple]] sets up the whole premise of the series.
* [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Although not official]], Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 5 from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
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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 [[Battle Couple]] in the early nineteenth century. [[Chuck Norris]] would have to consider them [[Badass]].
* 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.]]
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