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** More importantly is the main character Usagi and her boyfriend Mamoru. Each has upwards of five people lusting after them, depending on the canon, but they are ''literal'' destined lovers. This doesn't stop the fanon, though.

* Kimba and Kitty in ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''. Look, they're the only lion cubs in the whole series. It's pretty obvious that when they grow up, they'll marry and have kids.

* Sakura and Syaoran in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' {{spoiler|who confessed to each other at the end of the series}}, as well as {{spoiler|Real}} Syaoran and {{spoiler|Real}} Sakura from ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' {{spoiler|who also confess their love at the end of the series.}} {{spoiler|spoiler for Tsubasa's ending: the Clone Syaoran and Clone Sakura also married during the infinite time loop and Real Syaoran was apparently their son, not to mention Clone Syaoran was cloned FROM the Real Syaoran, making the whole thing a LOT more complicated and confusing at times, but in the end the clones were paired together as were the real versions.}}

** Touya and Yukito in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', and now in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]''.

** Similarly to Touya and Yukito, Gingetsu and Ran in ''[[Clover]]'', though they are slightly more canon as Ran is referred to several times as 'Gingetsu's partner', and [[Word of God]] states that they were written as an old married couple.

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* ''[[Kare Kano]]'' is rife with Official Couples which is pretty much the whole point of the show. In fact, it's easier to list who ''isn't'' in a relationship by the end of the manga than the other way around.

* ''[[Ranma ½]]'' has Ryoga and Akari.

* ''[[Inuyasha]]'' has the pair of Sango and Miroku, who have had a steadily evolving relationship from their mutual introductions. Interestingly, Inu-Yasha himself is part of a triangle (with Kagome and Kikyo). {{spoiler|The [[Manga]] finally resolves this issue by re-killing off Kikyo and giving her and Inu-Yasha a bittersweet closure so she can pass away in peace and he can let go of his guilt and be free to go with Kagome. In the [[Distant Finale]] Sango and Miroku have children and Kagome manages to return to the past to be with Inu-Yasha for good after some time spent stuck in the future.}}

* Kazuki and Tokiko on ''[[Busou Renkin]]''.

* Kei Kurono and Tae Kojima from ''[[Gantz]].''

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** Yamato/Sora and Miyako/Ken are however official

* ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' has [[Toy Ship|Takato and Jeri]]

* Dan ([[Gonk|short and acorn-headed]]) and Miyako Miyazaki in ''[[Bamboo Blade]]''. The cast is still trying to figure out how this one works, although it helps Miya Miya is also a gag character who flips between sweet and [[Yandere|psycho]].

* Dan ([[Gonk|short and acorn-headed]]) and Miyako Miyazaki in ''[[Bamboo Blade]]''. The cast is still trying to figure out how this one works, although it helps Miya Miya is also a gag character who flips between sweet and [[Yandere (disambiguation)|psycho]].

* Yusuke and Keiko, Sensui and Itsuki in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''.

** [[Word of God|Yoshihiro Togashi]] originally did plan for Hiei and {{spoiler|Mukuro}} to be an official item, but severe fan backlash prevented him from doing so.

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* Chrono and Amy of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. Despite what the [[Shipping|shippers]] want to believe, everyone else is still officially listed under "best friends" by the [[Word of God]].

** ''[[Triangle Heart 3 ～sweet songs forever～]]'' has Kyouya and Shinobu as the official couple, as revealed in the OVA and ''Nanoha''. Surprising, since Shinobu wasn't part of the main [[Love Triangle]] in the game.

** While not explicitly said to develop a romantic relationship in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'', the [[Toy Ship]] of Erio and Caro does fit in the sense that, as the trope description states, both are overtly paired off and it seems understood by the cast that the two are an item. Not to mention that their brief cameo in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid|Vi Vid]]'' has them apparently sharing a flat together in World #61/Supools, and one of the Sound Stages has Caro actually following Erio into the men's side of a public bath to [[Bathtub Bonding|do some bonding]] -- even suggesting that they take more baths together in the future -- much to Erio's sputtered embarrassment.

* Kiba and Cheza in ''[[Wolf's Rain]].''

* Many examples in ''[[Fruits Basket]]'': {{spoiler|Kyo and Tohru, Yuki and Machi, Hatori and Kana (later Hatori and Mayuko), Shigure and Akito, Hatsuharu and Isuzu/Rin, Hiro and Kisa, Ayame and Mine.}} There are also official couples for ''minor characters''.

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*** As of the ''Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop'' manga, {{spoiler|Zechs and Noin, as well as Duo and Hilde}} are married, but in the latter case, {{spoiler|they divorced later}}.

** ''[[After War Gundam X]]'' has four final pairings ({{spoiler|Garrod and Tifa, Jamil and Salah, Toniya and Witz, Ennil and Roybea}}) but at least two or three are pretty clear throughout the series and just need to evolve into full-fledged love.

** ''[[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'' has a couple most notably Loran and {{spoiler|Queen Dianna Soriel}} as well as Harry and {{spoiler|Kihel Heim}}.

** ''[[Turn A Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'' has a couple most notably Loran and {{spoiler|Queen Dianna Soriel}} as well as Harry and {{spoiler|Kihel Heim}}.

** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' have these in the end: Lunamaria and Shinn (despite the [[Strangled by the Red String|lack of build-up between the two]]), Lacus and Kira, and Murrue and Mu. Athrun and Cagalli ''were'' an [[Official Couple]] in the first series, but things got a lot [[UST|more ambiguous]] in ''Destiny'', and fandom has never been able to agree on the subject since.

** From ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'', the fourth and presumably final ED could best be described as an [[Official Couple]]/BetaCouple montage, {{spoiler|namely Saji Crossroad/Louise Halevy (the series' first couple since S1), Allelujah Haptism/Soma Peries, Lyle Dylandy/Anew Returner, and [[Cargo Ship|Setsuna/Gundam]]. The finale adds Patrick/Kati, wedding ceremony and all.}}.

* Kenshin and Kaoru from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. {{spoiler|Marriage and a child in the epilogue: it doesn't get more official than this.}}

* Ueki Kyousuke and Mori Ai from ''[[The Law of Ueki]]''. While not explicit in the anime it is made clearer in the manga and becomes fully canon by the end of the sequel series, ''[[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo|The Law of Ueki Plus]]''.

* Ran and Rui from ''[[Telepathy Shoujo Ran]]'' are a couple, and even the tinges of [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] between Ran and Midori can't put any dents in that.

* Tamahome and Miaka in [[Fushigi Yuugi]].

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' has lots of [[Ship Tease]] among the ([[Ho Yay|mostly male]]) cast and no relationships are outright stated to be romantic or canon, but some pairs have gotten undeniable canon support that far outstrips mere [[Ship Tease]]:

** Austria and Hungary, who used to be married and are still romantically involved with each other even after the dissolution of their historical union, with Hungary being quite devoted to and [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|protective of]] Austria and Austria showing his affection for Hungary by sending her gifts for Valentine's Day and being willing to forgo his [[Neat Freak]] prudishness to [[It Makes Sense in Context|take his clothes off to get her a hat she likes]] during their Christmas outing.

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** ''And'' Elie and Haru -- let's not forget the main characters, shall we?

* Kanade and Yukino from ''[[Candy Boy]]'', despite its [[Twincest|complications]].

* Yumi and Sachiko from ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru]]''.

* Hagino and Mari from the ''[[Blue Drop]]'' anime.

* Moka and Tsukune in ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]''.

* Moka and Tsukune in ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]''.

* Himeko and Chikane from ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]''.

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has Simon and Nia, who were quite obvious even before {{spoiler|the time-skip}}. To a lesser extent, Kamina and Yoko also are marked as such in other media or merchandise.

* As of Chapter 252, ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' finally revealed two Official Couples in {{spoiler|Nagi/Arika and [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Konoka/Setsuna]]}}. Both have been strongly hinted before, but confirmation is always nice.

* ''Sket Dance'': Himeko and Bossun.

** Unique in some respect among Shonen because of how much attention it actually gets in the canon, and how even though Himeko is a [[Tsundere]], the two are rather openly affectionate (in a non-sappy way, promise) for any manga period.

* ''[[X 1999]]'' has Sorata and Arashi, [[May-December Romance|Yuzuriha and Kusanagi]] and [[Yaoi Guys|Seishirou and Subaru]] -- though "couple" might not be [[Mind Game Ship|the most fitting term for the latter]]. Similarly, Fuuma and Kamui can hardly be called a "couple", but they're far enough out of subtext and into the text and have the [[Word of God]].

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* Shiki and Mikiya of ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:]]''. Not very surprising, considering it's essentially a romance. Well, there's some stuff in there about the nature of personalities and murder too, but the romance is the important bit. [[Brother-Sister Incest|Azaka is really kind of unhappy about it.]]

* By ''[[When They Cry]]'''s [[Mind Screw|standards]], a few of the couples from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' look to be set in stone (unless it turns out someone's hiding something... [[Unreliable Narrator|again]]). Among those are: George/Shannon, Jessica/Kanon, Battler/{{spoiler|Beatrice}} (However, these three couples become very messy due to the fact that {{spoiler|all three cousins are in fact in love with the same person}}), and Bernkastel/Lambdadelta.

* In ''[[Durarara]]'', the only couples that are together are [[Yandere|Seiji]] and {{spoiler|[[Stalker with a Crush|Mika]]}}, {{spoiler|[[Stepford Smiler|Kida]] and [[Honey Trap|Saki]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Eyes Always Shut|Walker]] and [[Yaoi Fangirl|Erika]] in the light novels}}. {{spoiler|[[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Mikado]] and [[Broken Bird|Anri]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Headless Horseman|Celty]] and [[Back-Alley Doctor|Shinra]]}} were hinted at it at the end of the anime series if smiling at each other warmly and seducing count.

* In ''[[Durarara]]'', the only couples that are together are [[Yandere (disambiguation)|Seiji]] and {{spoiler|[[Stalker with a Crush|Mika]]}}, {{spoiler|[[Stepford Smiler|Kida]] and [[Honey Trap|Saki]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Eyes Always Shut|Walker]] and [[Yaoi Fangirl|Erika]] in the light novels}}. {{spoiler|[[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Mikado]] and [[Broken Bird|Anri]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Headless Horseman|Celty]] and [[Back-Alley Doctor|Shinra]]}} were hinted at it at the end of the anime series if smiling at each other warmly and seducing count.

** Unless they break up at some point due to obvious complications that may arise in such a relationship or unless the light novels are different (though I don't see why it would be), Celty and Shinra are pretty much official.

* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has [[Officer and a Gentleman|Pip Bernadotte]] and Seras Victoria. Though [[Word of God]] states that "if Seras wasn't a vampire and Pip wasn't a mercenary, they would be the perfect couple that everybody would be envious of."

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* Chapter 57 of ''[[Kaichou wa Maid-sama]]'' establishes {{spoiler|Usui and Misaki}} as an official couple. Even before then, it's obvious to pretty much everyone.

* [[Genki Girl|Noelle]] and [[Dogged Nice Guy|Yuusuke]] from ''[[Tenshi ni Narumon]]'' are an established couple already in the first episode, but fans tend to prefer Yuusuke paired with much more mature [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Natsumi]]. Also, {{spoiler|Raphael and Mikael who in the last episode turned out to be the real main couple of the show, although they were pretty much established as a Official Couple from the moment Raphael appeared}}.

* ''[[Otome Youkai Zakuro]]'', spoiled from the start by both the opening and ending credits - Kei/Zakuro, Riken/Susukihotaru, Ganryuu/Bonbori&Hozuki.

* ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' has Coco and Nozomi. Really the only 100% official pairing within the rather large ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' franchise thus far. Every season has at least one highly probable pairing, some of which are basically accepted as canon. But Coco and Nozomi are the only pairing {{spoiler|to have kissed, and Nozomi stated that she loved him in the final episode of the first season}}, among many other lovey-dovey things that certainly didn't happen with other (potential) pairings.

* The only [[Official Couple|Official Couples]] in ''[[One Piece]]'' are minor couples who are married and even so, majority of the couples have one spouse either [[Parental Abandonment|missing or dead]]. Some examples are Usopp's parents (mom dead, father a pirate) and Vivi's parents (mom dead, father still alive) and recently Princess Shirahoshi's parents (mom dead, father alive). In {{spoiler|Gold Roger and Rouge}}'s case, they are [[Together in Death]].

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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', Yuusei and Aki might never get stated as the official couple in as many words on screen, but it's pretty obvious that this is what they are by the end.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'': Juudai & Yubel, along with Amon and Echo and (quite probably, given he chose to stay with her people) Taniya & Misawa.

* Coud and Ren in ''[[Elemental Gelade]]''.

* ''[[Cross Game]]'' ends with three of them: Nakanishi and his girlfriend from the track team, Ichiyo and Junpei, and finally Ko and Aoba.

* ''[[Shaman King]]'' has Faust and Elisa who are [[Happily Married]] even though Elisa is dead {{spoiler|Faust will join her as a ghost eventually}}, as well as Yoh and Anna. In the epilogue, it was heavily implied that {{spoiler|Ren and Jeanne}} had a child together.

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== Comics ==

* Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman in the ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]''.

* Jean Grey and Cyclops (a.k.a Scott Summers) in ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''. Many consider Emma Frost coming in to be, well...

* Clark Kent and [[Lois Lane]] in ''[[Superman]]''. {{spoiler|At least, prior to [[Retcon]] to ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]''}}.

* Ralph Dibny, the [[Elongated Man]] and Sue Dibny.

* Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson from ''[[Spider-Man]]''. Before a highly unpopular [[One More Day|retcon]], anyway. The backlash was so bad, that even [[Stan Lee]] didn't fully agree with the new direction, and kept the two together in the newspaper comic strip.

** In the comics themselves however, the current official couple (as deemed by the current editorial) is Peter Parker and (the also highly unpopular) Carlie Cooper.

*** As of the conclusion to ''[[Spider Island]]'', {{spoiler|Carlie's gone, and Peter and MJ have grown closer}}. Whether this is actually going somewhere or if it's just [[Ship Tease]] to yank the fans' collective chain, only time (and Dan Slott) will tell.

* [[Ant-Man|Hank Pym]] has had...three now. Hank Pym and [[The Wasp|Janet Van Dyne]], Hank Pym and Jocasta and now Hank Pym and Tigra

* Apollo and Midnighter of ''[[The Authority]]''.

* Wiccan and Hulkling, ''[[Young Avengers]]''.

* Xavin and Karolina in ''[[Runaways]]''. Chase and Gert, too.

* If there are two official couples in the ''[[X Wing Series]]'' comics, it's Tycho Celchu/Winter and [[Interspecies Romance|Nrin/Ibitsam]]. Both romances are fed out bit by bit for pretty much the entire length of the comic's run.

* [[Hourman]] and Liberty Belle in the ''[[Justice Society of America]]''.

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* [[Anastasia]] and Dimitri, whose [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] ends in an elopement.

* Garrett and Kayley in ''[[Quest for Camelot]]''.

* Derek and Odette in ''[[The Swan Princess]]''

* ''[[Corpse Bride]]'': Victor and Victoria.

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* Jake and Neytiri from ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''.

* Sam and Quorra from ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''. It was actually quite refreshing to see that in spite of all them being an [[Official Couple]], they kept things so subtle that they avoided what could have easily gotten the characters [[Strangled by the Red String]].

** In the [[Tron|first film]], Tron and Yori - and their User counterparts Alan and Lora. The deleted scenes and novelization play it up.

* Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' films, complete with {{spoiler|the most [[Crazy Awesome]] wedding imaginable}} in the third movie.

* The official couples in ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' are, surprising absolutely no one, the same as in the novels.

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* ''The Meq'' features this as one of the driving forces of the plot. Justified, and possibly deconstructed, because this is how they're able to reproduce because they [[Never Grew Up]] after the age of twelve, and their true love, or Ameq, is the only one, literally, that they can grow old with. Also subverted when the Ameq of a major character dies before the events of the book, meaning he can never get older EVER.

* An odd example in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. There are several couples, many of them made up of POV characters, but a lot are loveless (Robert/Cersei) or chiefly political (Dany/Khal Drogo), and most of the remainder are strained by old betrayals and/or current events (Catelyn/Ned.) The only couple who seem to be genuinely deeply in love from the start of ''Game Of Thrones'' onward is [[Twincest|Jaime and Cersei.]] At least until they break up in ''Feast'', where the "only couple who seem to be genuinely in love" banner is passed on to Sam and Gilly.

** This tends to shift around a lot, due to the fact that [[Anyone Can Die]] and Westeros is a [[World Half Empty]]. A lot of the couples from the start are split up now, and the level of love between the ones that remain is often deeply variable due to circumstance.

* ''[[Deltora Quest]]'' have the very obvious Lief/Jasmine pairing. Can't get much more official than being married and having a [[Babies Ever After]] at the end of the series; followed by pairing up the very headstrong Barda with Lindal, Marilen and Ranesh...

* Taran and Eilonwy in the ''[[Prydain Chronicles]]'', although it takes them until the very end of the very last book to make it official.

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* Noah and Allie in ''[[The Notebook]]''.

* Bryce and Juli in the novel ''[[Flipped]]''. Although they don't get together during the book, the ending leaves things hopeful.

* Claire and Henry in ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]''.

* Despite being on opposite sides, Amy and Ian are pretty much set up this way in ''[[The 39 Clues]]''.

* In both the book and the movie of ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]'', Westley/Buttercup is the official couple. Humperdinck and Buttercup nearly get married, but it's made very clear that they're not right for, and don't love, each other.

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* Percy and Annabeth from ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]''.

* As of the end of ''[[Young Wizards|A Wizard of Mars]]'', Nita and Kit.

* [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Jaina Solo and Jagged Fel]], as confirmed by the last book in ''[[Fate of the Jedi]]'' (but also heavily implied elsewhere even before said book came out). Hilariously, they were paired up by writer Troy Denning, who did everything he could to break them up back in the ''[[Dark Nest Trilogy]]''.

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* Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop, and alternate Lincoln Lee and alternate Olivia Dunham, in ''[[Fringe]]''.

* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the Tenth Doctor (and his half-human clone) and Rose Tyler, and Amy Pond and {{spoiler|Rory Williams}}.

** And now, after two years of [[Ship Tease]], as of Series 6, {{spoiler|the Eleventh Doctor and River Song are officially a couple}}.

*** As of the Season 6 finale, {{spoiler|the Eleventh Doctor and River Song have married}}.

** In ''[[Torchwood]]'', Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones, as of Season 3.

** ''Forty-five years'' after their original run, ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' episode "Death of the Doctor" made both Ian and Barbara and Ben and Polly official.

* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' has a few, mostly involving the [[The Hero|Red Ranger]], most notably Kimberly/Tommy a.k.a. "Tomberly" from MMPR, who shared several (and indeed the first) of the few on-screen kisses that went down in PR history. [[Fanon Discontinuity|There was no]] [["Dear John" Letter]].

** Kat and Tommy were indicated to be married in the distant future once and there's really nothing that's said otherwise since then. That could actually make them even more "official" than Kim and Tommy, who broke up and never got back together, no matter how much their supporters dislike that fact.

*** Of course ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' [[Ship Sinking|sunk]] both of these as Tommy is show alone

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* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': Neelix and Kes, then Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, but never Janeway and Chakotay to fan disappointment. In fact, given that the need for everyone to start pairing up was lampshaded early in the series (as they thought they'd take 70+ years to get home) it's surprising how little romance there was on the ship.

* [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Captain Sisko and Cassady Yates]]. In fact this was made possible because she was a freighter captain who frequented the station, meaning he was not her subordinate. All other trek captains had problems with never being able to stay around long.

* ''[[NCIS]]'' doesn't have [[Official Couple|Official Couples]] so much as it has Official ''former'' Couples, specifically McGee/Abby and Gibbs/Jenny.

** Tony/Ziva has become this. It's basically the only couple actually discussed anymore.

* Mal and Inara from ''[[Firefly]]'', carrying all the requisite drama. Zoe/Wash, being married, are also very official, and have considerably less drama.

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** Sheppard/Weir was an example where the actors played their characters together like this, even if the writing didn't exactly follow it.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' - While they can't be together until one of them quits the military, Jack and Sam are very much the "it" couple of the show. According to [[Word of God]], they were originally not intended to be this; but when the powers that be realized the fandom had latched onto the brilliant onscreen chemistry between Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping, they decided to go with it.

** Thanks to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_evV0kDWa5E this deleted scene] from the "[[Stargate Atlantis]]" episode "Trio", Jack/Sam is officially canon!

** Daniel/Vala was this in the last couple seasons.

** ''[[Stargate Universe]]'' has Scott/Chloe, much to the consternation of Eli/Chloe shippers.

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* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' had several [[Official Couple|Official Couples]]: Lorelai/Luke and Lorelai/Christopher and then Rory/Dean, Rory/Jess and Rory/Logan. By the time the show ended though, Lorelai and Luke decided to split and Rory was single. Naturally, this lead to [[Ship-to-Ship Combat]]. There were also the [[Beta Couple|Beta Couples]] in Sookie/Jackson, Lane/Zach, and Paris/Doyle.

* ''[[The X-Files]]'': Mulder & Scully. I don't think that's really spoiling anything.

** Funnily enough, [[Word of God|Chris Carter]] insisted that Mulder and Scully were never supposed to be anything but platonic work partners. The writing, however, suggests otherwise.

** Mulder and Scully do take a backseat to Doggett and Reyes in season 9.

* ''[[Glee]]'': Rachel and Finn are pretty much the flagship couple of the series. Everything romantic that revolves around these two characters, even if it's involving other characters, generally ends up related in some way to them as a couple.

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* ''[[Psych]]'' sets up Shawn/Juliet over and over and over again...and then, at the end of season three, has Juliet confess that she is, in fact, in love with Shawn, while he was on a date with another girl. Since then, it seems to come up occasionally, but it's hard to tell if they've both moved past it or are just waiting for the right moment ''again''.

** As of the middle of season 5, they're officially together.

* ''[[Phil of the Future]]'': Phil Diffy and Keely Teslow. Planned from the start by [[Word of God]]. Got together in the season two turned series finale.

* Michael and Fiona in ''[[Burn Notice]]''.

* In the last season of ''[[Monk]]'' Randy Disher and Sharona became a couple.

* ''[[Rizzoli and Isles]]'' is called Rizzoli and Isles for a [[Les Yay|reason]]. Such a good couple that you can overlook the crappy writing.

** [[Law and Order|Abbie Carmichael]] and [[NCIS|Kate Todd]] as a [[Bones]]-[[Buffy-Speak|worthy-ly]] [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|UST]]-ridden pair of [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]? How could this show ''not'' be good?

* ''[[Mork and Mindy]]''. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|It's right there in the title!]]

* Piper and Leo in ''[[Charmed]]''.

** There was also Prue and Andy, until Andy was killed off at the end of season 1. It is rumored that they may have reunited in the afterlife after Prue died two years later.

** Phoebe and Cole seemed for a while that they would be one of these, but then {{spoiler|she kills him and marries Coop.}}

* Gwen and Arthur in ''[[Merlin]]''. They aren't married yet, but you know they'll end up together in the end.

* Kermit and Miss Piggy through ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and the rest of the Muppet-verse.

* J.R. and Sue Ellen and Bobby and Pam were the two main couples for most of ''[[Dallas]]'' 's run. However, neither ended up together in the end.

* Gary and Valene were pretty much the one couple that remained endgame throughout ''[[Knots Landing]]'' 's run.

* Sam and Diane in the early seasons of ''[[Cheers]]'', until Diane left at the end of season 5, although she did return in the series finale.

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* Niles and Daphne in ''[[Frasier]]''.

** Niles and Daphne managed to be an official couple throughout eight whole years of [[Unrequited Love]], [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|UST]], and [[Will They or Won't They?]] before even making a move, never mind getting together, ''and'' despite Niles being married to someone else for the better part of that period. They were relegated to [[Beta Couple]] afterwards.

* Eric and Donna in ''[[That 70s Show]]''.

* Eric and Donna in ''[[That '70s Show]]''.

** Fez and Jackie suddenly become this in the final season, much to the disgust of both Hyde/Jackie and Kelso/Jackie shippers.

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* Elena and Stefan in ''[[Vampire Diaries]]'', much to the dismay of Elena and Damon fans.

** Also Matt and Caroline, although there is definitely a spark forming between Caroline and Tyler in season 2.

** And Jenna and Alaric.

* Inspector [[Sledge Hammer]] [[Cargo Ship|and his gun]] is as canonical as it gets, given that he's regularly shown ''sleeping'' with it. Justified by [[Rule of Funny]].

* John Sheridan and Ambassador Delenn of ''[[Babylon 5]]'', who, as mentioned elsewhere, walked through fire for their love and lasted the entire run of the show.

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* Protagonist Tsukasa and Natsumi of ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''.

* Lizzie and Gordo in ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''.

* Zack and Kelly in ''[[Saved by the Bell]]''.

* John Crichton and Aeryn Sun of ''[[Farscape]]''. The chemistry between them left many a fangirl panting. And there was a ''lot'' of chemistry, right up until the very end. (Also a very neat avoidance of [[Shipping Bed Death]].)

* Snow White and Prince Charming in ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''. They start out the show getting married, so even though in the present they aren't together, ya know it's gonna happen again eventually.

* In ''[[The Closer]]'', Brenda Leigh Johnson and Fritz Howard start out as friends with UST, reunited when Brenda's new job moves her close to him, and their relationship progresses to dating, engagement, and marriage in a fairly predictable manner.

* Jim and Pam in ''[[The Office]]''.

* ''[[Garo]]'' has Kouga and Kaoru.

** There was also Rei and Shizuka but she died before the series began.

== Video Games ==

* Calill and Largo from ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Radiant Dawn''.

** While ''Fire Emblem'''s support system is designed to allow mix-and-match pairings, several characters in ''Radiant Dawn'' have a specific love interest whom they will marry at the end of the game, provided the support level between the two of them is high enough; Calill and Largo are already married when they're introduced, which just means you don't have to do the work.

** ''[[Fire Emblem]]: The Binding Blade'' and ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' (''Blazing Sword'' in Japan) (and to some degree, ''The Sacred Stones'') are an odd mix of following and subverting this Trope. Most ''Fire Emblem'' games leave character coupling a bit more open to truly please as many fans as possible. Generally a main character can have around five possible romantic endings, where background cast generally has at least one, with a few [[Ho Yay]] and [[Les Yay]] pairings that are less obvious in the English version.

*** The first half of ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' was a memorable exception to this openness, as Diadora becomes bonded to main character Sigurd as soon as she joins the party. This is the type of [[Official Couple]] that is rare in ''Fire Emblem'' games.

** To further show the confusing quasi-subversion here, ''The Binding Blade'' and its Prequel ''Blazing Sword'' do not deny many Couples. Most of the cast in ''Blazing Sword'' that have kids in ''Sealed Sword'' don't explicitly name the other parent, so 2-3 other characters can end up marrying them by the player's choice of gameplay. Only six of the characters in ''Blazing Sword'' have defined relationships: the Fighter Bartre must end up with the swordmaster Karla, the sage Pent and the sniper Louise are married from the start, and the shaman Canas has a wife and son we never meet {{spoiler|(though it turns out he's one of the mages in ''Sealed Sword'', Hugh).}} Hawkeye is also married, and {{spoiler|the father of [[The Archer]] Ingrene in ''Sealed Sword''}}.

*** That said, the game really seems to push [[The Hero|Eliwood]]/[[Mysterious Waif|Ninian]], [[The Lancer|Hector]]/[[Hot Chick with a Sword|Lyn]], and [[Teen Genius|Nino]]/[[Hitman with a Heart|Jaffar]], even though most of these characters have other romantic options as well. Unlike other pairings, these three couples have scenes of romantic tension even ''outside'' their support conversations.

** Sothe and Michiah from ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius|Radiant Dawn]]'' are so official that they start out with max support for each other. You have to go out of your way to make them not end up together.

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* Zidane and Garnet from ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''.

** [[Beta Couple]] Steiner and Beatrix as well.

* Tidus and Yuna from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', as well as Wakka and Lulu who receive confirmation in ''[[Final Fantasy X 2]]''.

* Tidus and Yuna from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', as well as Wakka and Lulu who receive confirmation in ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''.

* Serah and Snow from ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''.

* Sora and Kairi from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. As "official" as the [[No Hugging, No Kissing]] series will get, at least; we get no real intimate scenes, but the feelings they share for each other are obvious (except to a [[Yaoi Fangirl]].)

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** Given how much the two appear together in side games, Luigi and Daisy may be moving in this direction as well.

* The ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]'' series has Lan Hikari and Mayl Sakurai, who are revealed to be married with a kid during the post-series epilogue. The sequel, ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'', equally leans towards Geo/Sonia and Geo/Luna, so it has [[Love Triangle]] fun every now and then.

* Even ''[[Drakengard]]'', a series known for its dark tragedy, morbid horror and almost complete lack of romance, gives us an Official Couple with {{spoiler|Nowe/Manah}} in the second game.

* The ''[[Tales (series)]]'' usually has one in every game:

** Emil and Marta from ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]''.

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** ''[[Tales of Eternia]]'' was very [[Official Couple]]-y: with [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Reid/Farah]] and [[Beta Couple|Keele/Meredy]] both being official by the end and Max already married, Chat is left as the only member of the party ''not'' in an [[Official Couple]] when the credits roll.

** The official couple for ''[[Tales of Graces]]'' is {{spoiler|Asbel and Cheria, even though Cheria's not the main heroine. The kicker is the [[Distant Finale]] scene of Sophie looking after a kid who looks like Asbel and Cheria.}}

** ''[[Tales of Rebirth]]'', on the other hand, doesn't have a clear official couple. You could make a case for Veigue and Claire, but they seem to be really just friends (or [[Like Brother and Sister]]), even with Veigue's [[She's Not My Girlfriend]] moments.

** ''[[Tales of Hearts]]'' has Shing and Kohaku. The game even end during Shing's official confession to Kohaku.

** ''[[Tales of Innocence]]'' pulled a page out of [[Reincarnation Romance]] for its official couple, Luca and Iria. However, ''Innocence'' has an extensive [[Relationship Values]] system, meaning that, like Lloyd and Colette in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', while Iria is the designated love interest, you can hook Luca up with whoever you want to, really. ( {{spoiler|And the [[Reincarnation Romance]] thing kinda gets a hefty wrench chucked in it when you find out that Iria's past life murdered Ruca's past life and caused lots of bad things to happen. But Iria has severe [[Amnesiac Dissonance]], so it's all good. [[Your Mileage May Vary|Kinda.]]}})

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* Chaz Ashley and Rika in the 4th installment of the ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' series. [[Word of God]] via the prelims for a canceled sequel support this.

* Fox and Krystal in the ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star ~~Fox~~]]'' games. Ever since her introduction, it's been made clear that one of Krystal's roles (outside of [[Ms. Fanservice|the more obvious]]) is that of Fox's [[Love Interest]]. ''Command'' left things in doubt when they split up briefly (some endings featured them getting back together, some featured them splitting apart), but it seems that game is [[Canon Discontinuity|being ignored]] and her profile in ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'' the later year, whilst acknowledging their "relationship problems" from ''Command'' still cites them as being romantically involved at current time.

* Fox and Krystal in the ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]]'' games. Ever since her introduction, it's been made clear that one of Krystal's roles (outside of [[Ms. Fanservice|the more obvious]]) is that of Fox's [[Love Interest]]. ''Command'' left things in doubt when they split up briefly (some endings featured them getting back together, some featured them splitting apart), but it seems that game is [[Canon Discontinuity|being ignored]] and her profile in ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'' the later year, whilst acknowledging their "relationship problems" from ''Command'' still cites them as being romantically involved at current time.

** Thanks to [[Alternate Continuity]] and [[Executive Meddling]] Fox McCloud is ''at the same time'' interested in Fara Phoenix. Cue [[Fan Dumb]] as the two bases [[Broken Base|fight each other]] over who is the ''more'' official couple.

* ''[[Earthbound]]'' has [[Toy Ship|Ness and Paula]].

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* ''[[Lunar Silver Star Story]]'' has Alex and Luna, Nash and Mia, and Jessica and Kyle. ''Lunar 2'' has Hiro and Lucia, as well as Ronfar and Mauri.

* In ''[[Silent Hill Homecoming]]'', Alex and Elle are heavily implied to be around that area or moving toward it, if not already there.

* ''Breath of Fire II'' strongly implies that the Ryu and Nina from the original ''Breath of Fire'' married.

* ''[[Persona 3]]'' and ''[[Persona 4]]'' don't really have an "official" couple for the [[Hello, Insert Name Here|main character]], despite both protagonists being [[Chick Magnet|Chick Magnets]] (''Persona 3'''s protagonist can't even max out his [[Level Up At Intimacy 5|Social Links]] with most of the female characters without forming a relationship, while Persona 4's protagonist can stay faithful to one girl or even be a [[Chaste Hero]]). They only have girls who are implied to have fallen for them even if their Social Link isn't maxed out ([[Tsundere|Yukari]] and [[Idol Singer|Rise]], respectively). However, there is Junpei and {{spoiler|[[Dating Catwoman|Chidori]]}}, who are so official that even though {{spoiler|she dies}}, the [[Distaff Counterpart|Female Protagonist]] can [[Platonic Life Partners|only be friends with Junpei]].

** The Manga adaptation of Persona 4 looks to be pushing {{spoiler|The Protagonist and Rise}} into this direction. There's been additional [[Ship Tease]] between the two [[Adaptation Expansion|that wasn't even in the game.]]

* ''[[King's Quest]]'' : Graham and Valanice are [[Happily Married]], as are Alexander and Cassima. Rosella and Edgar wisely agreed to a proper courtship canonically, but the [[Fan Sequel]] opens on their wedding day.

* ''[[Space Quest]]'': Roger Wilco is fated to marry and have a son with Beatrice. However, that didn't stop Flo from shamelessly flirting with him, nor did it prevent the Two Guys from throwing in some interesting [[Ship Tease]] with Stellar Santiago in the final game.

* Maxim and Selan from ''[[Lufia 2 Rise of the Sinistrals]]''. Thanks for the game to be the prequel of the first game, in which showing them being [[Together in Death]], [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Tia has no chance.]]

** [[The Hero]] and Lufia in ''the Fortess of Doom.'' Aguro and Jerin may or may not be the [[Beta Couple]].

** Wain and Seena in ''the Legend Returns.'' Seems like Maxim's descendants are destined to end up with [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue hair]] {{spoiler|incarnations of Erim}} for most of the times.

* While it's left ambiguous enough that shippers could argue either way, ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' hints heavily that its official couple is meant to be a Vyse/Aika/Fina [[~~OT 3~~]].

* While it's left ambiguous enough that shippers could argue either way, ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' hints heavily that its official couple is meant to be a Vyse/Aika/Fina [[OT3]].

** Enrique and Moegi is more official. {{spoiler|The first scene of the ending is their marriage.}}

* Arguably in ''[[Blaz Blue]]'', this seems to be the case of Litchi Faye-Ling X Lotte Carmine/Arakune. However, Litchi never once referred him as her 'love' (nor declared her love), but more like a really close friend she's desperate to save.

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== Web Original ==

* ''[[Legion of Nothing]]'' has a few of these. The current Heroes League has Nick and his girlfriend Haley. Earlier you had Nick's grandfather Joe Van Der Sloot and his wife Romy.

* While mostly having a reputation for slash, the [[That Guy With The Glasses|TGWTG]] fangirl fandom ''adored'' former real-life pairings Linkara/Iron Liz and Spoony/Scarlett. We also had a "that's so adorable!" [[Squee]] over Doug getting engaged to his girlfriend.

** More recently, we have [[Desu Des Brigade|JesuOtaku]]/[[What ~~the~~ Fuck Is Wrong With You|Nash]] and [[The Nostalgia Chick]]/[[Todd in the Shadows]]. This one's layered: Lindsay and Todd are dating in real life, but in-character [[The Nostalgia Chick]] pursues [[Todd in the Shadows]], [[All Love Is Unrequited|who brushes her off and pines for]]/[[Stalker with a Crush|stalks]] [[Obscurus Lupa]], who may or may not be in a relationship with [[Phelous]].

** More recently, we have [[Desu Des Brigade|JesuOtaku]]/[[What The Fuck Is Wrong With You?|Nash]] and [[The Nostalgia Chick]]/[[Todd in the Shadows]]. This one's layered: Lindsay and Todd are dating in real life, but in-character [[The Nostalgia Chick]] pursues [[Todd in the Shadows]], [[All Love Is Unrequited|who brushes her off and pines for]]/[[Stalker with a Crush|stalks]] [[Obscurus Lupa]], who may or may not be in a relationship with [[Phelous]].

* Tex and Church are the [[Official Couple]] in [[Red vs. Blue]]. Although they have a ''very'' tempestuous relationship and usually act more like enemies than a couple, neither ever denies it.

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** Zuko and Mai as well. Like Kataang, it is planned right from the start.

** Don't forget Iroh and tea

* Jeremie and Aelita in ''[[Code Lyoko]]''. Contrast this with Ulrich and Yumi, who are the archetypical awkward [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|UST]], [[Just Friends]] and [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]] relationship.

* Kim and Ron on ''[[Kim Possible]]''. When the series came back for a [[Post Script Season|fourth and final season]], the creators have repeatedly commented that they backed themselves into a corner with the trope, and had to be extremely careful not to jump the shark or gross out the ten-year-olds watching.

** To be fair, the creators didn't expect the show to ''have'' a fourth season, because of Disney's episode-number limit. They thought the series was ending with the ''So the Drama'' movie.

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* Robin (a.ka. Nightwing) and Batgirl in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]''.

* Superman and [[Lois Lane]], of course, in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series|Superman the Animated Series]]''.

* ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' [[Green Lantern]] (John Stewart) and [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Hawkgirl]], going through a whole era of being [[Star-Crossed Lovers]] when Hawkgirl's people invaded and she cooperated with them. Even once those issues were eventually cleared up, Stewart was in another relationship and had a hard time due to [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|lingering feelings]]. Things were made even more complicated when he met his and Hawkgirl's future son from the ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' era. The series ends with them apart; it's been stated by [[Word of God]] they will settle for each other eventually as John [[Screw Destiny|didn't want to]] get together [[Because Destiny Says So]].

** And then there's the other official [[Beta Couple]] pairs of [[Huntress]]/[[The Question]], [[Green Arrow]]/[[Black Canary]] (this one arguably done better than in the comics, at that), and [[Supergirl]]/ {{spoiler|Brainiac 5}}.

* Speaking of ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', it has the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, and his mostly-steady girlfriend Dana Tan. {{spoiler|The JLU episode "[[Fully-Absorbed Finale|Epilogue]]" confirms their [[Official Couple]] status by strongly implying that Terry was about to propose to Dana.}}

* Chiro and Jinmay in ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]!'' were pretty well set-up from Jinmay's introduction, which is amazing for something [[Toon Disney]] used to run.

** Nova and SPRX-77 as well; and ''they'' had a [[Slap Slap Kiss]] vibe through the show's entire run, which makes it even more astonishing it ended up on [[Toon Disney]].

*** [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Spova]] may or may not have some weird circumstances for that. Some of the things said by a voice actor and hinted at earlier in the series point to that Sprx and Nova may have not been originally intended, and is a case of [[Relationship Writing Fumble]]. But, if the fan theory is right, it was such a heavily [[Fan-Preferred Couple]] that the creator decided [[Sure Why Not]] and gave Sprx a crush on Nova.

* Ed and Deetz from ''[[Get Ed]]'' are confirmed through episodes as liking each other that way (with on screen kisses, shock).

* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'': Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4, and, as confirmed in the finale, {{spoiler|Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 5}}. Numbuh 1 and Lizzie were an Official Couple for six seasons but broke up shortly before the series finale ({{spoiler|and we never are told if Numbuh 1 found someone else}}).

* Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'', a series thick with official couples, which also includes Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy, and [[Fetish Fuel|Bouncing Boy and Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel]]

* Goliath and Elisa in ''[[Gargoyles]]'', pretty much from the third episode of the series. Acknowledged between themselves in the Second [[Season Finale]].

* ''[[Histeria!]]'': Miss Information and Mr. Smartypants, in a show of [[Opposites Attract]]. Also, Pepper Mills and Toast.

* ''[[Teamo Supremo]]'': Crandall and Brenda, as [[Word of God|confirmed by Phil Walsh]] in an interview. (Unfortunately, the show itself did not get to actually reveal it.)

* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'': Buster and Babs Bunny ([[Lampshade Hanging|no relation]]), with Elmyra and Montana Max as the [[Beta Couple]].

* ''[[The Raccoons]]'': Cedric Sneer and Sophia Tutu.

* ''[[Beast Wars]]'': Blackarachnia and Silverbolt; carried over into Beast Machines, where Blackarachnia redeems a brainwashed Silverbolt via [[The Power of Love]]. What made this very poetic was the fact that Silverbolt, in the preceding series ''[[Beast Wars]]'', had been [[The Ace]] and Blackarachnia had been the [[Dark Action Girl]] (and Silverbolt had been the one to convert her to the good side), so Blackarachnia being the one to redeem Silverbolt after he had originally redeemed her in ''[[Beast Wars]]'' was a nice way to bring things full circle.

** ''[[Beast Machines]]'': Rattrap and Botanica.

* In the [[Last-Minute Hookup|final episode]], Willy, the male lead of ''[[My Dad the Rock Star]]'', and his female friend Alyssa start dating.