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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.
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
In [[Real Life]], it's also the same as above -- and often, they're officers, instead. There are laws in some areas against this sort of thing if one outranks the other, although this is usually meant to prevent the superior from [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|forcing the under-ranked into it]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* 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 to Vampire]]'' are gradually developing into one of these, as Tsukune starts to develop the powers necessary to fight at or near her level. Fong Fong's parents are one as well, and in a recent chapter {{spoiler|Yukari and Fong Fong himself.}}
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** 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 (Anime)|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 One Half|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 in -- if she isn't just back at home while Ranma's out in the middle of nowhere beating on whoever's ticked him off, she's sitting on the sidelines and watching while he does all the fighting... or is hypnotized, kidnapped, tied up or turned into a doll and otherwise incapable of joining in. When Akane does join in the fight against an opponent, assuming she and Ranma actually fight the same foe, a lot of times, Akane and Ranma tend to get in each other's way more than anything (or, at the very least, Akane ends up getting herself overwhelmed and Ranma has to pull her fat out of the fire). [[Tsundere|Akane]], you see, [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!|resents]] the way Ranma assumes "[[Overshadowed By Awesome|I'm the greater martial artist]], [[I Will Protect Her|so I gotta protect Akane]]", which typically leaves them wide open to the exploits of their enemies. The one exception in the series, the one time they really pulled the [[Battle Couple]] deal off, was during their face-off against the [[Orochi]]. There's a reason why [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Rakane]] [[Shipping|shippers]] in particular like to see that story as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. Ranma also fights along side his other fiancees, Shampoo and Ukyo several times throughout the series.
** 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.
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* [[Zero no Tsukaima (Light Novel)|Saito and Louise]] are the page image for [[Sword and Sorcerer]]. That alone should tell you about how awesome a Battle Couple they are.
* 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
** 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]]}}.
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** Alzack and Bisca but they just [[Cannot Spit It Out]]. {{spoiler|After the [[Time Skip]], [[They Do|they can]]}}
* Sakura and Syaoran Li in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]/[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptors]]'', though they start out as rivals.
* ''[[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
* Happens eventually in ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|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.
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* Arguably [[The Princess and The Frog (Disney)|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.
* ''[[
* [[The Rescuers|Bernard and Bianca]]
* In ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2 (Animation)|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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** 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.
* Helo and Athena from the reimagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined
** 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.
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* Kate and Sawyer on ''[[Lost (TV)|Lost]]'' used to be quite a formidable tagteam regardless of their relationship status at the moment. Kate also occasionally had this with Sayid.
** Sawyer and {{spoiler|Juliet}} become a straighter example in S5.
* In ''[[
** 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.
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* In the Who-spinoff ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'', Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones eventually become this, especially after Ianto [[Took a Level In Badass|takes a level in bad-ass]] before the events of ''Children of Earth'. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, it doesn't end well.}}
* ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV)|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' though they never get married until the last season.
* ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]'': Tony and Ziva disguise themselves as this in the episode "Under Covers", and goodness knows [[Fan
* Paul and Echo in ''[[
* Max and 99 in ''[[Get Smart (TV)|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 ''[[
** 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:
{{quote| '''Delenn, while in command of four very nasty warships''': Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari fleet. ''He'' is behind me. ''You'' are in front of me. If you value your lives, '''''be somewhere else!!'''''<br />
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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 (Video Game)|Tales of Destiny]]'' gives us [[Wide Eyed Idealist|Stahn]] and [[Classy Cat Burglar|Rutee]].
** It's hinted at in ''[[Tales of Rebirth (Video Game)|Rebirth]]'' that [[Hot
** [[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|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.
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** A strange [[Foe Yay]] example: [[The Big Guy|Alvin]] and {{spoiler|[[The Evil Genius|Presa]]}} are hinted at to have been this, or were on the verge of becoming so, in ''[[Tales of Xillia (Video Game)|Tales of Xillia]]'', but their relationship descended into a [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|love/hate]] one by the time of the game. {{spoiler|Jude and Milla}}, however, are confirmed to have developed into one by the game's ending {{spoiler|although, sadly, they can't stay together and she has to go for an [[Always With You]] option.}}
* [[Viewtiful Joe]] and Sexy Silvia.
* ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'' has Beatrix and Steiner {{spoiler|defending Alexandria together}}, and [[Fan
** 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.
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* They may not have done much about it in the series, but Niko and Shane from ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (Animation)|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 (Animation)|Dave the Barbarian]]'' are this. In fact, their choosing to be a [[Battle Couple]] sets up the whole premise of the series.
* [[Fan
** Depending on the fan. Others prefer Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 362. [[The Scrappy|Lizzie? Who's Lizzie?]].
* [[Magic Knight|Shining Armor]] and [[Badass Princess|Princess Cadence]] from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. Shining Armor is a [[Barrier Warrior]] powerful enough to surround ''all of Canterlot'' in a forcefield and captain of the Royal Guard. Princess Cadence is a [[Love Goddess]] (which [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|is a lot more badass than it sounds]]). Together, they manage to {{spoiler|kick [[Big Bad|Queen Chrysalis]] and ''her entire army'' clear out of ''Equestria'' with a [[Heart Beat
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