Bodyguard Crush: Difference between revisions

 

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* Pretty much a foregone conclusion with Athrun and Cagalli in the first part of ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'' as they were both interested in each other well before he became her bodyguard. Many cute moments ensue.

** Though, arguably, he became her bodyguard ''because'' of the fact that they were interested in one another.

* Hak from ''[[Akatsuki no Yona]]'' is a classic example for Yona. Some of the dragons are shaping up to be this to her too.

 

* In ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'' Agent 355 is attracted to both Allison Mann and Yorick, the two people she's charged with bodyguarding. {{spoiler|For much of the series 355 assumes her feelings for Yorick are simply a desire to protect him, until Allison points out that's actually why 355 slept with ''her,'' and that she's always realised that 355 was in love with Yorick.}}

* For a while in the ''[[Batman]]'' comics, Bruce Wayne had a bodyguard named Sasha Bordeaux who fell in love with him and fell even deeper when she found out that he was Batman.

 

 

* ''[[The Terminator]]'' features Kyle Reese, sent to protect the unborn John Connor, future leader of the Human Resistance, by protecting his mother Sarah Connor, who, in a case of predestination paradox, ultimately creates him.

* ''[[The Bodyguard]],'' starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.

* ''Bodyguard'', the shared name of a Malayalam film and its [[Bollywood]] remake starring [[Salman Khan]], has a combination of this trope, [[Playing Cyrano]] and [[Matchmaker Crush]] as its plot. The titular bodyguard is assigned to the daughter of a politician, and he follows her so closely that the woman, tired of the over protection, schemes with a friend to create a fake admirer to make him fall for her and distract him of his work. The plan works, but then the woman falls in love with the bodyguard for real...

 

* Very explicit between Sparhawk and Ehlana in David Eddings' ''Elenium'' series.

* In Laurel K. Hamilton's ''Meredith Gentry'' series, the royal bodyguards pretty much also serve as sex slaves to Queen Andais, Princess Meredith, and Prince Cel.

**Simon gets a crush on Alys. This is an indirect version. His primary job is to guard the Emperor. But a subsidiary job to that is to guard anyone attending him and Alys is his master of ceremonies, which places her in the line of fire of anyone who gets regicidal ideas.

 

* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', this APPEARED to be the case for Peter and Claire. This was squashed immediately upon the reveal that they're actually each others long lost uncle and niece. Of course this didn't actually stop the shipping or the sexual tension between them.

** The fact that the actors portraying the two got involved surely contributed to the shipping and tension. Hayden's young age (relatively) added some risque' spice, as well.

** She then used this to catch him off guard in order to stage her own abduction, and the episode leaves open whether or not she was acting the entire time, making this a potential subversion.

* [[Starsky and Hutch|Hutch]] gets into one of these with a visiting Russian ballerina who's received death threats.

 

== Mythology and Folklore ==

* King Arthur's wife Guinevere and her bodyguard Lancelot share an ill-fated romance.

 

* It definitely doesn't take much stretching of the imagination to see a bit of this between Leela and Romana in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off audio series ''[[Gallifrey]]''—interestingly enough, though, the balance of power in the relationship itself is just a touch inverted, with the higher-status Romana seeming to display more emotional investment in the relationship.

 

* Kunoichi's crush towards her lord Yukimura, hinted merely in ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'', became the main focus of her Musou mode in the 3rd installation of the game.

* [[Gender-Inverted Trope|Gender inverted]]: ''[[Suikoden V]]'' has a non-professional relationship of ''some'' kind between Prince Freyjadour and his bodyguard Lyon, especially if he gathers all [[108]] stars.

* The Bodyguard Crush is the whole ''point'' of ''[[Yo-Jin-Bo]]'', a [[Visual Novel]] [[Romance Game]] about a princess and her six bodyguards.

* [[Damsel in Distress|Furiae]] of ''[[Drakengard]]'' has one of these crushes. {{spoiler|Too bad it's her brother, Caim.}}

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* In [[Dubious Company]], [[Church Militant|Leeroy]] starts as [[The Chosen One|Sal]]'s rival and [[Childhood Friend Romance|friend]]. He is later appointed as her bodyguard.

* Inverted in ''[[Girl Genius]]'': Violetta [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080926 makes it clear] she would kill Tarvek as soon as his life is no longer her responsibility. Hilariously, von Zinzer points they are fighting [[Like an Old Married Couple]]. Note that she is actually his cousin, and a [[Shipper on Deck]] for Tarvek/agatha.

** All other bodyguards in this series avert this trope just by being the same gender as the one they protect. Actually, Gil and Agatha have their bodyguards paired ''together''.

 

* ''[[Tech Infantry]]'' has Miro Creed, bodyguard for [[Idol Singer]] [[Priscilla Savant]], and the romance between them.

 

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' subverts this to hell and back - Myra Brandish, Dr. Venture's former bodyguard and the mother of the titular brothers. In the present, though, she's clearly insane and [[Stalker with a Crush|breaks out of her asylum once every couple years to kidnap her sons.]]

** This is to say nothing of the people who misinterpret [[Ho Yay|current bodyguard Brock Samson and Dr. Venture's relationship.]] Referenced in the pilot episode, "The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay," when Pete White argues to Billy Quizboy that "you can't tell me there's nothing going on there." Also played with in the season 1 finale, "Return to Spider-Skull Island;" when Brock {{spoiler|isn't allowed to go with Dr. Venture to the operation room and argues, the doctor}} assumes they're "partners."

* In ''[[Thundercats 2011|ThunderCats (2011)]]'' young King Lion-O has an obvious crush on the (slightly [[Likes Older Women|older]]) Cheetara, the [[Sole Survivor]] of his [[Church Militant]] [[Praetorian Guard]]. Complicating matters are her necessary roles towards him as [[Good Shepherd]] and [[The Champion]], as well as the fact that Lion-O's [[Sibling Triangle|older brother]] Tygra is ''also'' [[Hot for Preacher]].

 

* Daniel Ducruet and [[Rebellious Princess]] Stéphanie of [[Monaco]]. [[Your Cheating Heart|It... didn't end well.]]

 

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