History BattleCouple / VideoGames

%%* The SupportingProtagonist and his fiance in ''VideoGame/TimeAndEternity'' are this, despite the fact that he's in the body of a mini-drake for most of the game.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': Cecil and Rosa, when Rosa is on the team. Married [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears in the sequel]] can remain this.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friends]] Cloud and Tifa become this by the time of FinalBattle. In ''Anime/AdventChildren'' they even do a FastballSpecial together.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': [[OfficialCouple Squall and Rinoa]], by the time [[spoiler:Rinoa becomes a Sorceress]], is the SwordAndSorcery variant. [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Irvine and Selphie]] also counts, but they only actually hook up after [[spoiler: the party's visit to Trabia Garden.]]

*** Beatrix and Steiner [[spoiler: defending Alexandria together]] and later hooking up due to LoveLetterLunacy.

*** When Zidane suffers his [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD in Castle Pandemonium]], millions worldwide could see him and Garnet becoming a Battle Couple to snap him out of it.

** The next came with [[CrusadingWidower Lucian]], [[ThePaladin the Purifier]], and [[BackFromTheDead Senna]], [[YinYangBomb the Redeemer]]. Initially they met and fought side-by-side as Sentinels of Light, but Lucian's past actions ended up with Senna being killed by Thresh and having her soul condemned to his lantern. Six years later, Lucian manages to free her, with the added bonus that her new undead form [[CameBackStrong allows her to control the Black Mist that's haunted her since childhood]], and [[{{BFG}} get a new relic cannon in the process]].

** A strange FoeRomanceSubtext example: [[TheBigGuy Alvin]] and [[spoiler:[[TheEvilGenius Presa]]]] are hinted at to have been this, or were on the verge of becoming so, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'', but their relationship descended into a [[BelligerentSexualTension 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 AlwaysWithYou option]]. Milla and Jude also form one by the end.

* In ''[[VideoGame/DisneysMagicalQuest The Great Circus Mystery]]'', the second game in the ''Magical Quest'' series, Mickey and Minnie Mouse team up together to find out on what happened to the circus and defeat whoever turns out to be responsible (who turns out to be Baron Pete).

** Downplayed in the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush]]'' series where Sonic and Blaze fight against Eggman and Eggman Nega together in their respective super forms. Despite the occasional ShipTease, it's up for interpretation whether there is anything between the two.

** Downplayed in the ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush]]'' series where Sonic and Blaze fight against Eggman and Eggman Nega. Despite the occasional ShipTease, it's up for interpretation whether there is anything between the two.

** Downplayed in the ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush'' series where Sonic and Blaze fight against Eggman and Eggman Nega. Despite the occasional ShipTease, it's up for interpretation whether there is anything between the two.

** Downplayed in ''Sonic Rush'' where Sonic and Blaze fight against Eggman and Eggman Nega. Despite the occasional ShipTease, it's up for interpretation whether there is anything between the two.

-->'''Rakan:''' I love watching you kill.\\

** The next came with [[CrusadingWidower Lucian]], [[ThePaladin the Purifier]], and [[BackFromTheDead Senna]], [[YinYangBomb the Redeemer]]. Initially they met and fought side-by-side as Sentinels of Light, but Lucian's past actions ended up with Senna being killed by Thresh and having her soul condemned to his lantern. Six years later, Lucian manages to free her, with the added bonus that her new undead form [[CameBackStrong allowed her to control the Black Mist and get a new gun in the process]].

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' brings us the Battle Couple of [[ActionGirl Xayah]], [[WaifFu the Rebel]] and [[WalkingShirtlessScene Rakan]], {{the|Charmer}} [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Charmer]], a pair of Vastayan bird-people designed to fight together - from Rakan's dash having extra range towards Xayah to the two of them [[TeleportationRescue sharing a Recall]] - Their relationship can be summed up thusly:

* In ''VideoGame/DarkDevotion'', the DualBoss Elinor and Aureus have fought alongside one another in service to their king for decades and are implied to be romantically involved. When you defeat them, Elinor will limp over to Aureus's side so they can be TogetherInDeath.
* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce EXTRAPOWER Attack of Darkforce]]'': Toyama and Hamayo are a battle couple in-universe, being a renowned husband-wife tag team wrestling duo. In the events of the game, Toyama alone joins up with the heroes' team, but Hamayo lends her aid for his more powerful transcendental attacks.
* Marjory Delaqua and Kasmeer Meade in the living story for ''VideoGame/GuildWars2''. In the living story season 2, your character is joined by a small party of adventurers which includes this duo, and a variety of battles and adventures are had.
* Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance from the video game ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. While the exact nature of their relationship isn't clear (Gordon [[HeroicMime never speaking]] makes things difficult), whatever it was, it was forged in the fires of battle.
* ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance 2'':
** Raider and Raven. It doesn't make for any huge change as gameplay is concerned (they merely share moral gains.), but they do have their own {{Informal Eulog|y}}ies 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.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', [[spoiler:Johnny]] eventually wins [[spoiler:Meryl]]'s heart by saving [[spoiler:her]] life on not one but three occasions. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QofhJhJGBjw In this scene]], they hold a door against endless waves of attackers while slipping new magazines into each other's guns, and proposing to each other for marriage.
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', [[spoiler:the Boss and the Sorrow had such a relationship before suffering a fate much worse than StarCrossedLovers - being forced to fight each other to the death 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 (Revolver Ocelot) while participating in the D-Day invasion.]] [[spoiler: Later, it turns out that the Sorrow ''encouraged'' the Boss to kill him to complete her mission. This strongly implies that the Sorrow wasn't willing to fight to defend himself against her, showing that his loyalty was first and foremost to her]].
%%* Max Payne and Mona Sax turn into one of these during the course of ''VideoGame/MaxPayne2TheFallOfMaxPayne''.

* Pick a ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' couple. For characters to develop a relationship, the gameplay requires them to stand close on the battlefield for a certain amount of time. You get bonuses added to their stats when they do this. With Min-maxed supports (for example 2 earth alignments for hax evade) the units in question are able to take on half the battle ''by themselves''. ThePowerOfLove (or [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]]), is indeed a mighty force.
** The most obvious examples, both story- and gameplay-wise, might be Louise and Pent from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]'' (a HappilyMarried couple who start out with an automatic, unbreakable A-rank support) and Micaiah and Sothe from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' (who, once again, start out with an automatic A-rank support and will [[spoiler:marry at the end if the player doesn't break up their support]]).
** Brought to new highs in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. Now two characters can go together (as in, sharing the same tile), which gives the active partner a boost in stats and allows their RelationshipValues to develop faster. All male/female team-ups (except brother-sister or parent-child relationships, pairings involving a generation gap excluding those with the Avatar, and certain pairings involving [[TheHero Chrom]] or Sumia--who can only marry a handful of characters--or Flavia, Basilio, Anna, Say'ri, Tiki, or [[spoiler:the [=SpotPass=] characters]]--who can only marry the Avatar) can potentially end up in marriage.
** A similar system takes place in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', with the perk of adding two [[GayOption Bisexual Options]] to the Avatar's potential love life ([[AntiHero Niles]] for a Male Avatar, [[DarkMagicalGirl Rhajat]] for the Female one).

* Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}} and [[ClingyJealousGirl Amy]] zigzag this trope depending on the game.
** ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Advance|Trilogy}} 3'' is a parody because they are referred to as a "Lovely Couple" even though Sonic doesn't look too happy about it, while Amy ''wishes'' they were.
** In ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'' it's up to the player if they become this trope or not.
** Downplayed in ''Sonic Rush'' where Sonic and Blaze fight against Eggman and Eggman Nega. Despite the occasional ShipTease, it's up for interpretation whether there is anything between the two.
** [[ShipTease Depending on how you look at it]], Rouge could very well be this with Knuckles in the ''Anime/SonicX'' adaption, or sometimes in the games themselves. Or she could be this with Shadow, due to them working together so well.

* The Cool Couple double battle trainers in the ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' games, and the Double Team trainers, the Generation IV version of the Cool Couple (a pair of Cool Trainers or Ace Trainers, respectively). They make it in the anime [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Oscar_and_Andi as Oscar and Andi]]. See Anime.
* In the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' games, Sly and Carmelita qualify, [[DatingCatwoman when the latter is not trying to arrest the former]] they work together. [[spoiler: At the end of [[VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves the third game]], Sly fakes amnesia so he can become her constable.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'': Hunters. You know those giant, pulsar-cannon dual-wielders that always come in pairs? The ones that basically have the same combat rating as a Spartan by sheer badass alone? They're always brought into combat in multiples because they're divided by mating pairs formed by their HiveMind worm colony bodies, so if you kill one then you've actually killed off the entire roster of girlfriends for the hundreds of worms in the surviving unit, and they're collectively pissed off at whichever unfortunate Spartan did the deed.
* ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole'' has Super Craig and Wonder Tweek who had intended to be a battle duo. Due to their factional split, they are described as "dating but fighting". If the player helps them mend their relationship, they gain the "Eros Eruption" LimitBreak that lets them invoke ThePowerOfLove to deal damage. Their abilities in-game also compliment each other, with Craig's being focused on drawing aggro and dealing heavy close-range damage, and Tweek's being focused on inflicting status effects and healing.
* Creator/BioWare... This Trope is one of their favorites. [[GayOption The gender]] combination of the PlayerCharacter and [[PurelyAestheticGender his or her]] bedmate [[GenderNeutralWriting doesn't matter]].
** ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' 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 ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' games are endless... In the first game, the PlayerCharacter and Bastila (especially awesome if [[spoiler: you decide to join Bastila on the Dark Side]], or alternatively heartwarming if you can use ThePowerOfLove to [[spoiler: return her to the light side]]) if you play male. Carth or [[GayOption 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 ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' qualify, due to the EverybodyWasKungFuFighting theme of the setting.
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' has these all over the place. In the {{Backstory}}, there's [[HappinessInSlavery Eleena Daru]] and her "husband" [[UnholyMatrimony Darth Malgus]]. There was also Satele Shan's fling with Jace Malcolm (that produced [[MuggleBornOfMages Theron Shan]]). Each player class has a companion with a romance arc that can and will be brought into a fight with them. Out in the expansions, there are even more options, like Theron, [[NobleDemon Lana Beniko]], and [[WideEyedIdealist Koth Vortana]]. In [=BioWare=] tradition, all of their romance arcs can be accessed by a male or female player character.
** As above in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights: Hordes of the Underdark'', with [[spoiler: the ghost of Aribeth]] or Nathyrra and your PC, who end up ''beating up [[spoiler: [[TheLegionsOfHell Mephistopheles]]]]''. Or Valen and the PC if the PC is female.
** ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' (Though it was made by Obsidian) kind of precludes this with three of the four love interests over the course of the official campaign/Mask of the Betrayer arc being spellcasters (and Safiya being a literal SquishyWizard), but a female PC and Casavir qualify. A male PC and Elanee, if she is optimized for combat; or a female PC and Gann if he is optimized for combat both fit.
** ''Franchise/MassEffect'' gives us [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] and any of his/her relationships. Of special note are: [[ActionGirl Ashley]][=/=]Shepard and [[MrFanservice Kaidan]][=/=]Shepard from the [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 first game]], and [[FemmeFatale Miranda]][=/=]Shepard and [[OneManArmy Garrus]][=/=]Shepard in the [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 second]].
*** The "Lair of the Shadow Broker" DLC can be played as Shepard and Liara getting back together - which, for them, involves [[spoiler: tracking down and killing one of the most feared men in the galaxy]]. It makes the squabbling in the Taxi ChaseScene all the more funny when [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple the implications of a relationship gone awry are thrown in]].
*** If the player romanced neither, Garrus and Tali get together in 3.
*** There are a couple of aversions on Shepard's list of potential hookups, however. Kelly Chambers and Samantha Traynor are never seen going into combat, with Traynor in particular having a ''long'' list of reasons why she should stick to her day job rather than heading for the battlefield. Steve Cortez is an interesting case, in that, while he never fights ''with'' Shepard, he's his dropship pilot, and has dialog with him on missions (especially the Leviathan DLC and the TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.)
** Any romance option in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''. Becoming a couple will help the characters level up.
*** Especially long-lasting example is Leliana: in the ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]]'' epilogue (only if you romanced her and survived until then, of course), it is mentioned that the Warden is still out there adventuring together with her, years after the events of the game.
*** In the third game a Romanced Leliana is still together with the Warden, just temporarily split by the current crisis. Similarly, if a romanced Morrigan and the Warden stayed together in ''Witch Hunt'', they've been raising a son together in the interim and she leaves to rejoin him at the end of the game. A romanced Zevran is mentioned to still be with the Warden on their current adventure.
** If romanced, [[spoiler: Alistair]] and the Female Human Noble can eventually become the ''[[RulingCouple King and Queen of Ferelden]]''. Their bond is so strong that [[spoiler:Alistair]] will ''refuse'' to let the player do an Ultimate Sacrifice, and kill himself in their place. In a game where every choice matters, this is the ''one choice'' [[spoiler:Alistair}} will not let the '''''player''''' choose.
*** In ''Inquisition'', it's noted that they're still a couple, but she's out searching for a cure for [[TheLastDance the Calling]], since it's been ten years since her Joining and Grey Wardens are all LivingOnBorrowedTime. He misses her but understands that she's doing it for both their sakes and supposes that ''someone'' has to rule the kingdom; can't have ''all'' your royalty out on a dangerous adventure, now, can you?
** Likewise, any of the romance options in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', plus Aveline and Guardsman Donnic if Hawke takes the time to help them get together. Aveline is also this with her first husband Wesley when you meet them.

** The trend continues in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', with every single one of your potential Love Interests joining you on the field at some point (with the exception of your ambassador [[SilkHidingSteel Josephine Montilyet]], who prefers [[BadassBureaucrat "niceness before knives"]]).

* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'':
** Seeing as in the game's world any participant in the Reapers' Game needs a partner or they're powerless, it can be assumed that there have been quite a few Battle Couples out there.
** One other case stands out in particular: [[spoiler: Uzuki Yashiro and Koki Kariya. This Reaper duo fights you twice in the game and even have their own version of a light puck as well as a team attack that can render players that are under-leveled at those points in the game, screwed. Their relationship can also be considered {{Vitriolic|BestBuds}} if not an outright Battle Couple]].
** There's Neku and Shiki, who are treated as the star couple in all but name. Sure, they had a rocky start, but by the end of their chapter, they've become an unofficial Battle Couple, such that their separation is a major tearjerker for either of them, while their reunion at the end of the game is all the more heartwarming.
* In ''[[VideoGame/ArmoredCore Armored Core 4/For Answer]]'', the player character of 4 (Unknown Lynx -- Pilot of White Glint in For Answer) and [[MissionControl Fiona Jarnefeldt]]. Considering that in at least one mission in 4 she pulls a "[[AlwaysSaveTheGirl Always Save the Guy]]", it's kind of obvious she has definite romantic feelings for him.
%%** The PlayerCharacter and Sumika from ''Armored Core: Project Phantasma''.
* On a similar note (with Female Character x {{AFGNCAAP}} forming this) there's Edge and Blaze in ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar''.
** There's also the two-person Espada Squadron in ''Ace Combat Zero'', whose NumberTwo heavily implies that she was in a long-time relationship with Espada 1 at the time of their fateful encounter with the Galm Team.
** Even earlier, ''Ace Combat 04'' gave us Yellow 13 and Yellow 4, the only permanent members of their squadron. However, in their case, the romantic feelings were probably one-sided, since 13 seemed to have only seen a valued student and a trusted wingwoman in 4.
* The ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series:
** Adell and Rozalin from ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories''. They travel together because of a summoning spell and their chance to combo attack increases as their relationship grows deeper. By ''Disgaea 4'' [[EveryOneCanSeeIt they have a hard time convincing people]] they're ''not'' married.
** Almaz and Sapphire from ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice''. Already a couple at the end of that game, ''Dark Hero Days'', the UpdatedRerelease of ''[[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Disgaea 2]]'', reveals that they get married somewhere in the future. Just like Adell and Rozalin, their combo rate is capped at 99%.
** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' and Disgaea D2 you can make a battle couple out of your units of either gender or species and have an in-game bonus.
* ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'': Welkin and Alicia. Expected from a franchise that's all about FireForgedFriends and there is a romantic spark between them.
%%** In ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII'' there are some members of Class G that have a canonic relationship so they can qualify too.
* Maxim and Selan in ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals''. The former is an adventurer and monster hunter who happens to be [[TheChosenOne the only one who can wield a legendary blade to slay evil super beings]] and the latter is the strongest [[MagicKnight warrior]] in her country. They hook up, get married halfway through the game, and have offspring. Even after their marriage, they are still adept at fighting and when evil arises again, they are more than ready to travel. It's established that their offsprings are heroes in their own game.
%%* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' gives us the Prince and Elika.
* Just about every couple in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' Series is this. But especially the ones that have a combo attack.
* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'': Fusionette and Faultline. She's a mutant with a nuclear reactor for a heart, and he's the son of the guy who wrecked Overbrook. [[spoiler:It turns out the guy was BrainwashedAndCrazy.]] You run into them repeatedly in the Rikti War Zone with them kicking butt all the way.
** Manticore and Sister Psyche, teammates in the Freedom Phalanx who eventually got married... and had to fight off a horde of PC villains at their wedding.
%%* ''[[Franchise/SpyroTheDragon The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon]]'' has Spyro and Cynder forming one of these.

%%* Ellis and Zoey in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'''s DLC The Passing.
* If you get the [[MultipleEndings best ending]] in ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', 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.
* This trope is the concept behind the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' series. The games are strategy-[=RPGs=] where the stronger the bond between you and your teammates is, the better you all perform in battle.
%%* In ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor: Heroes'', Jimmy Patterson proposes to Manon Batiste.
* ''VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana'' has Klein Kiesling and Lita Blanchimont as the Galgazit partners with an inversion of the usual hero and heroine state as Lita is a tank while Klein is a magician/healer.
%%** ''VideoGame/{{Atelier Iris 3|Grand Phantasm}}'' has Iris and Edge; before Nell comes in, that's it.
* Lololo and Lalala from the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series. Justified in the [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa anime adaptation]], as [[spoiler: they're two halves of the same being]].
** Also from Kirby, [[spoiler: the final battle with 0[[superscript:2]] in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'', courtesy of Kirby and Ribbon.]]

* The ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' likes this one, especially double-teamed with BelligerentSexualTension:
** [[BlackMagicianGirl Arche]] and [[TheLancer Chester]] from ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' are a bonafide example, [[BelligerentSexualTension not that they'd ever admit it]]: the two of them are very {{tsun|dere}}[[BuffySpeak -y]].
** It's hinted at in ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth Rebirth]]'' that [[HotBlooded Tytree]] would like to become one with [[LadyOfBlackMagic Hilda]] [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial when he rather quickly denies having a crush on her]]. Unfortunately for him, she's not into younger men, so they evolve into FireForgedFriends.
** Lloyd and Colette from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' in every ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' spin-off they appear in. Depending on RelationshipValues, they can become this in the original game, too; if not, Lloyd can score the trope with Raine or Sheena instead.
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', Luke and Tear become a SwordAndSorcery couple though they CannotSpitItOut [[spoiler: until the climax]]. Teasing them is their companion's favorite pastime in the talk topics.
** Shing[=/=][[DubNameChange Kor]] and Kohak[[DubNameChange (u)]] from ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' definitely qualify. This also counts as a rare example where [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale the woman in the duo]] is arguably the stronger of the two.
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Cheria and Asbel form one battle couple, Pascal and Hubert form the second.]] Both groups clearly care a lot for the other member of the duo, even if Pascal can have a hard time showing her affections with how kooky she can be.
** A strange FoeRomanceSubtext example: [[TheBigGuy Alvin]] and [[spoiler:[[TheEvilGenius Presa]]]] are hinted at to have been this, or were on the verge of becoming so, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'', but their relationship descended into a [[BelligerentSexualTension 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 AlwaysWithYou option]]. Milla and Jude also form one by the end.
* Hamil and Tart in ''[[VideoGame/TearsToTiara2 Tears to Tiara 2]]'': The former is TheHero and the latter is the ''Goddess of War''.

* VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe and Sexy Silvia are both {{Henshin Hero}}es.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': Cecil and Rosa, when Rosa is on the team. Married [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears in the sequel]] can remain this.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' Locke and Celes by the end of the game.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friends]] Cloud and Tifa become this by the time of FinalBattle. In ''Anime/AdventChildren'' they even do a FastballSpecial together.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': [[OfficialCouple Squall and Rinoa]], by the time [[spoiler:Rinoa becomes a Sorceress]], is the SwordAndSorcery variant. [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Irvine and Selphie]] also counts, but they only actually hook up after [[spoiler: the party's visit to Trabia Garden.]]
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''
*** Beatrix and Steiner [[spoiler: defending Alexandria together]] and later hooking up due to LoveLetterLunacy.
*** Freya's lover is Sir Fratley, and they have counted as a battle couple somewhere along the line.
*** When Zidane suffers his [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD in Castle Pandemonium]], millions worldwide could see him and Garnet becoming a Battle Couple to snap him out of it.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''
*** Tidus and Yuna have a mutual BodyguardCrush.
*** Wakka and Lulu are married in the sequel but avert this trope. By that point, both of them had retired from fighting.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''
*** Balthier and Fran are implied to be an OutlawCouple.
*** In the sequel, Vaan and Panelo do likewise.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' has Vanille and Fang who have strong overtones of LesYay.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII-2'' is an aversion. While Serah and Noel fight together and grow close over their adventure they do not become a couple. They have other love interests in Snow and Yeul so one can say they are a Battle [[PlatonicLifePartners Platonic Partnership]].
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'': [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Noctis]] [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage and Luna]] counts, even though their only time to shine is when [[spoiler:they fight against Leviathan. They are not even in the same party, as Luna empowers Noctis from afar and got killed from her knife wounds caused by Ardyn afterwards.]] The cancelled expansion-turned-novel ''Dawn of the New Future'' expands this further as [[spoiler:they fight alongside basically everyone against [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Bahamut]]]].
%%* Fei and Elly, as well as Citan and Yui of ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''.
%%* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' gives us [[TheMessiah Shulk]] and [[PluckyGirl Fiora]], [[spoiler:until she's killed.. [{{Cyborg}} Then she turns out to have been OnlyMostlyDead and they pick up where they left off.]]
* Fox [=McCloud=] and Krystal from ''VideoGame/StarFox.'' Shortly after Fox freed her and defeated [[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures General Scales]], Krystal joined the Starfox team as one of Fox's wingmates, and the two began a relationship. In ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand,'' said relationship hit a rough patch when Fox decided he didn't want Krystal in harm's way, though depending the [[MultipleEndings ending]] they patch things up. [[DownerEnding Or not]].
%%* Popolon and Aphrodite, the two player characters of ''VideoGame/KnightmareIITheMazeOfGalious'', are husband and wife.
%%* Eddie and Ophelia, in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series:
** Hix and Tengaar (''VideoGame/SuikodenI'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuikodenII II]]''); both of them from the Warrior Village. In that village, it's customary to name one's weapon after one's beloved.
** Lepant and Eileen (''VideoGame/SuikodenI'') are a SwordAndSorcerer pair who get a [[CombinationAttack Unite Attack]], the "Couple Attack" when in the party together. Along with the "Family Attack" with their son Sheena.
** Freed and Yoshino Yamamoto (''VideoGame/SuikodenII'') also get a [[CombinationAttack Unite Attack]], the "Husband and Wife Attack", if they're put in the party together. Though [[YamatoNadeshiko Yoshino]] proves to be a ''much'' better fighter than her husband, who has mediocre stats all around and is more of an administrator than a fighter.
** Ferid and Queen Arshtat Falenas (''VideoGame/SuikodenV''); they're a RulingCouple in a country where AsskickingEqualsAuthority. Otherwise they fit the SwordAndSorcerer trope.
*** Similarly in this game, the Prince and his [[BodyguardCrush bodyguard]] Lyon. Save for an event or two forced by the story itself, you can't remove Lyon from the party for most of the game. There's an ''element'' of LikeBrotherAndSister given that Lyon was Ferid's ward, but given that the Prince also has a full blood sister, and Lyon's not nearly as close to ''her'', it's pretty obvious, particularly toward the end of the game.
* ''VideoGame/{{Gladius}}'' has a cup where you deploy 1 male (the only time a male unit must be deployed for their maleness) and 1 female unit and claims to be based on this. Nothing stops you from [[{{Twincest}} deploying the twins]] Ursula and Urlan beyond not complimenting each other (both being medium class units), presumably because it's made by Creator/LucasArts.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': While Link and Zelda have supported each other in battle several times throughout the series, it has almost always been as LadyAndKnight. The closest they've ever come to being in a confirmed relationship is in ''Spirit Tracks'', in which they're pre-teens, making their relationship closer to PuppyLove. In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'', they're both 17 (though [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld chronologically 117]]). The travelling minstrel Kass explains that his teacher was envious of Link because Princess Zelda "only had eyes for her appointed knight". But in the western version, Link's own feelings toward Zelda are deliberately left ambiguous.
* [[GermanicDepressives Sasha Nein]] and [[MamaBear Milla Vodello]] of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', a pair of psychic secret agents who work on the field as partners. Their personalities are as opposite as it gets, but they clearly think highly of each other and have a long, fond history together - that said whether or not they're an OfficialCouple is no more than implied (Milla has a Memory Vault showing pretty obviously that she's in love with Sasha, and he seems to reciprocate in it, at least to some extent, though other vaults in the game make it clear that such vaults' contents [[UnreliableNarrator aren't necessarily objective]]).
* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'' lets you (Trevor) have [[OfficialCouple Sypha]] as a partner from the possible three, [[SweetPollyOliver though he doesn't know she's a girl until the very end.]]
* ''VideoGame/NieR'' gradually upgrades [[spoiler:Nier and Kainé]] to one. However, like everything else in the game, it can only end in tears.
%%** 2B and 9s in ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'', after you marry a girl, she helps you in battles until you reach Gotha in the second act, and after rescuing her in the third one.
* Although most of it takes place off-screen, Altair and [[spoiler: Maria]] are said to be this in ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed: [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]''
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' you can be part of one yourself. This is because you are able to recruit an NPC to fight with you and ask them if they want to marry you. Do both and you play this trope straight.
** There are a few examples within the game itself as well, such as Bujold and Kuvar in the ''Dragonborn'' DLC. Aela and Skjor of the Companions are rumored to be this, but Aela insists they're JustFriends.
* Like the above ''Skyrim'' example, in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', you can romance your companions and have them fight alongside you.
* Dart Feld and Shanna of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' are adventurers that can transform into Dragon knights. They become this trope after Shanna admits her feelings [[spoiler: at the end of disk two]].
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', ''VideoGame/Persona4'' and ''VideoGame/Persona5'', you can get a girl or boyfriend of the opposite sex, including your party members, resulting in you fighting enemies alongside your lover. The only exception is Junpei in ''Persona 3 Portable'', who can't be romanced due to [[spoiler:Chidori]] stealing his affections. ''[[VideoGame/Persona2 Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' also allows for this, with the notable addition of being able to form a [[GayOption same-gender battle couple]].
* There's two pairs running around in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'', [[AntiHero Oswald]] and Gwendolyn, along with [[TheRedMage Velvet]] and [[BeautyToBeast Cornelius]].
* Nate and Elena, the OfficialCouple of the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' series, get together while fighting off an army of {{Mooks}} and hunting for El Dorato on an [[TitleDrop uncharted]] island, which set the tone for their whole relationship. ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' briefly has Nate and Chloe, during one of his frequent break-ups with Elena.

* Because of the gameplay of ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', the playable characters are by default ''paired'' with each other. Among them that do play it straight however are [[VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom Reiji and Xiaomu]], [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Demitri and Morrgian]], [[VideoGame/EndlessFrontier Haken and Kaguya]], [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Ichiro and Sakura]], [[VideoGame/ShiningForce Touma and Cyrille]], [[VideoGame/DotHackR1Games Kite and Black Rose]], and [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesIII Kurt and Riela]]. The rest are either PlatonicLifePartners, HeterosexualLifePartners, and in a few cases, ironic pairings.
* The SupportingProtagonist and his fiance in ''VideoGame/TimeAndEternity'' are this, despite the fact that he's in the body of a mini-drake for most of the game.
* ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki'': Harem + Hero + relationship values = this trope.
* From ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'':
** The flying wyverns Rathian and Rathalos are implied to operate like this. They're actually the female and male of the same species, and their descriptions often refer to them hunting together as a couple. There are even a few missions that pit players against a Rathian and Rathalos together. In ''World'', if both are present on the same map, they will even come to each other's aid and protect their wounded counterpart.
** As of ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'', Teostra and his own female counterpart Lunastra can now get in on the action. Both are Elder Dragons, which makes fighting both at the same time even more epic.
* Orcs in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' hold this as an ideal. In particular, in ''Warlords of Draenor'', we are introduced to Durotan and Draka, the orcs who would become Thrall's parents. If the two aren't side-by-side in battle, it's only because one is defending the home front while the other goes out on a mission. In an in-game conversation during the Frostfire Ridge quests, Draka is shocked that Thrall insisted his own mate Aggra StayInTheKitchen rather than be at his side in war, where she insists it's ''most'' important to have your family by you. Aggra later appears in Nagrand, having set Thrall straight on that point herself.
** And let's not forget the Night Elf leaders, Malfurion Stormrage and Tyrande Whisperwind.
** Actually there are a lot of these in Warcraft because the world is kind of really dangerous so most people have to [[MinoredInAsskicking fight sometimes]]. ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' has Arthas Menethil and Jaina Proudmoore, [[spoiler:before the former does a Face-Heel Turn]]. Although they fall into the [[SwordAndSorcerer fighter and mage]] archetypes, it's a slight subversion of expectations because Arthas has the healing abilities (in [=RPGs=], [[WhiteMagicianGirl the girl always heals]]). Jaina's abilities mesh particularly well with Arthas' because they revolve around slowing down her opponents (which makes his job, of smashing them into bone dust easier). In ''Wrath of the Lich King'', Jaina tries a last-ditch attempt at persuading Arthas to resist the influence of the Lich King nearly getting herself and the player killed. You can also loot a locket that used to belong to Jaina from the Lich King fight, proof that Arthas kind of still loved her (maybe). The expansion ''Legion'' also formally introduced us to Turalyon and Alleria, who are the Mamma Bear and Papa Wolf to basically the whole world (but most importantly, their son Arator who has [[TookALevelInBadass become quite the paladin]] himself). Sylvanas and Nathanos Blightcaller were, and still kind of are, this. They were definitely lovers when they were alive, and they still act like it now even though they both don't like to admit it. Rhonin and Vereesa were this, kind of mixed with RulingCouple as well since they were the de facto leaders of Dalaran's military. Oh yeah: Sylvanas, Alleria, and Vereesa are sisters. Their parents were probably also this although their mother is never explicitly mentioned. The titan keeper Thorim and his Vrykul girlfriend Sif. The [[EldritchAbomination Yogg-Saron]] later uses Sif as a disguise to manipulate Thorim.
* ''VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction'': Kyrie and Morte become one about halfway through the game. He dislikes fighting and fell in LoveAtFirstSight, while she's a BloodKnight and takes a while to realize that, yes, he's more important to her than just another tool in the World Annihilation Front box.
* There's more than one in ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', with the most glaring examples being Liu Kang and Princess Kitana (who mix it with StarCrossedLovers [[spoiler: until ''X'', when they become the Netherrealm's RulingCouple]]) and later [[spoiler: Kenshi's son]] Takeda and Jax's daughter Jacqueline "Jacqi" Briggs in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (who rescue each other mutually several times in the story).
-->'''Ferra:''' Pretty boy.\\
'''Takeda:''' Sorry, I have a girlfriend.
* The second boss of ''VideoGame/NinjaBaseballBatman'', Mad Lax, could count as this, as driving the jeep are two anthropomorphic baseballs, one with a bow on her head, implying the two are a couple.
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
** Two of the Royal Guard members you have to fend off are a married couple, Dogamy and Dogaressa. They have matching his-and-hers sentry stations -- labeled with actual signs saying "His" and "Hers" -- and they keep touching noses and "saying sickly sweet things to each other", as the flavor text states, ''while'' they fight you.
** Then there's the team of RG 01 and RG 02, who have UnresolvedSexualTension to spare and can be persuaded to admit their feelings for each other.
* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'':
** [[NotBloodSiblings Estelle and Joshua Bright]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. Both are trained by their father [[OneManArmy Cassius Bright]], a living legend among Bracers and Liberlian military alike so despite being Junior Bracers, they have good combat capabilities, Joshua especially since he's actually [[spoiler:A high-ranked "trained" assassin from a secret organization]]. They hook up and [[WalkingTheEarth travel to various Bracer branches in Zemuria to help people and train themselves]] by the end of the second game. Their status as a couple is further cemented at VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure by already mastering combination craft, a feat [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration achieved by people with deep bonds with each other]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' series, the player gets to choose the protagonist's love interest to fight alongside him.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' brings us the Battle Couple of [[ActionGirl Xayah]], [[WaifFu the Rebel]] and [[WalkingShirtlessScene Rakan]], {{the|Charmer}} [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Charmer]], a pair of Vastayan bird-people designed to fight together - from Rakan's dash having extra range towards Xayah to the two of them [[TeleportationRescue sharing a Recall]] - Their relationship can be summed up thusly:
-->'''Rakan:''' I love watching you kill.\\
'''Xayah:''' I love killing for you.\\
'''Rakan:''' Let's make out.
* Not uncommon in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', thanks to the need for trust and cooperation between Driver and [[EmpathicWeapon Blade]]. One NPC mentions that in older times it wasn't unheard-of for Drivers and Blades to marry. She brings this up about Rex and Pyra, who are a shining example of this trope [[EveryoneCanSeeIt to everyone but themselves]].
** This gets deconstructed ''hard'' in the ''Torna'' prequel DLC. Jin, already under a lot of stress from learning about his past (where he was part of a battle couple with a woman implied to have actually married him) and seeing the full might of the Aegis, is made to consider the full implications of being a battle couple with Lora once it's clear to both of them there's some degree of love between them both. He decides he cannot live without her (which Blades literally cannot do) and takes drastic measures when Lora starts to succumb to terrible wounds that end up putting Lora into a terrible coma.
* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': At one time [[AttentionWhore Sally Stageplay]] and her HenpeckedHusband were originally intended to fight together against [[BashBrothers Cuphead and Mugman]], as some unused sprites indicate, before all of the [[{{Pun}} attention]] was handed over to Sally. In the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and [[UpdatedRerelease Patch 1.2]] versions of the game, they can now potentially be this (with a baby who could have dropped bottles in the second stage, now with flaming projectiles) if the boys stand on both cherub props simultaneously to activate the FallingChandelierOfDoom on the husband, leaving her to move on to the second stage nunnery with a SternNun where you can beat Sally.
* ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen'' has [[PlayingWithATrope a rather curious interpretation of the trope]]. Since big conflicts in Miraland are more often than not solved via fashion shows rather than fighting (and models can use different skills to non-lethally damage their rivals and lower their scores), if a stylist and a model compete together in events they'll probably fit here or at least have ShipTease.
** The best example would be Bai Jinjin and her boyfriend Zhong Lizi, with Jinjin as the model/frontline fighter and Lizi as the stylist/strategist.
** Royce and his BeleagueredAssistant Neva would fit in nicely... if he wasn't constantly complaining about her presence scaring away potential models, and if she wasn't a ReluctantFanserviceGirl who thinks that modeling his designs isn't a part of her duty.

* In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'', Diddy and Dixie Kong set out together to save Donkey Kong from King K. Rool.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Albion}}'', playable characters Sira and Mellthas have an InterspeciesRomance and, well, they're both in your party during hundreds of battles.
* In ''VideoGame/KnightmareIITheMazeOfGalious'', player characters Popolon and Aphrodite are husband and wife.
* ''VideoGame/{{Haven 2020}}'': Kay and Yu fight together, and their best attacks are combos where they work together to blast the enemy.

* Dante and Lady in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3'', true Dante is flirtation is mostly unrequited with Lady spurning his advances saying she's not desperate enough to date a demon... but just [[https://youtu.be/SiGKlfOvZ9k?t=2360 look at em]]. There's some BelligerentSexualTension at the very least and they do work well together, even giving Vergil a hard time.
** Hell Dante and Lady are even a battle couple ''[[https://youtu.be/-KsGYcSp9Lw?t=232 during]]'' [[CreativeClosingCredits the credits]]

* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce EXTRAPOWER Attack of Darkforce]]'': Toyama and Hamayo are a battle couple in universe, being a renown husband-wife tag team wrestling duo. In the events of the game, Toyama alone joins up with the heroes' team, but Hamayo lends her aid for his more powerful transcendental attacks.

** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', [[spoiler:Johnny]] eventually wins [[spoiler:Meryl]]'s heart by saving [[spoiler:her]] life on not one but three occasions. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QofhJhJGBjw In this scene]], they hold a door against endless waves of attackers while slipping new magazines into each others guns, and proposing each other for marriage.

* Pick a ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' couple. For characters to develop a relationship, the gameplay requires them to stand close on the battlefield a certain amount of time. You get bonuses added to their stats when they do this. With Min-maxed supports (for example 2 earth alignments for hax evade) the units in question are able to take on half the battle ''by themselves''. ThePowerOfLove (or [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]]), is indeed a mighty force.

* In the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' games, Sly and Carmelita qualify, [[DatingCatwoman when the latter is not trying to arrest the former]] they work together. [[spoiler: In the end of [[VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves the third game]], Sly fakes amnesia so he can become her constable.]]

*** There are a couple of aversions on Shepard's list of potential hookups, however. Kelly Chambers and Samantha Traynor are never seen going into combat, with Traynor in particular having a ''long'' list of reasons why she should stick to her day job rather than heading for the battlefield. Steve Cortez is an interesting case, in that while he never fights ''with'' Shepard, he's his dropship pilot, and has dialog with him on missions (especially the Leviathan DLC and the TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.)

*** In the third game a Romanced Leliana is still together with the Warden, just temporarily split by the current crisis. Similarly if a romanced Morrigan and the Warden stayed together in ''Witch Hunt,'' they've been raising a son together in the interim and she leaves to rejoin him at the end of the game. A romanced Zevran is mentioned to still be with the Warden on their current adventure.
** If romanced, [[spoiler: Alistair]] and the Female Human Noble can eventually become the ''[[RulingCouple King and Queen of Ferelden]]''. Their bond is so strong that Alistair will ''refuse'' to let the player do an Ultimate Sacrifice, and kill himself in their place. In a game where every choice matters, this is the ''one choice'' Alistair will not let the '''''player''''' choose.
*** In ''Inquisition'', it's noted that they're still a couple, but she's out searching for a cure for [[TheLastDance the Calling]], since it's been ten years since her Joining and Grey Wardens are all LivingOnBorrowedTime. He misses her, but understands that she's doing it for both their sakes, and supposes that ''someone'' has to rule the kingdom; can't have ''all'' your royalty out on a dangerous adventure, now, can you?

** There's Neku and Shiki, who are treated as the star couple in all but name. Sure, they had a rocky start, but by the end of their chapter they've become an unofficial Battle Couple, such that their separation is a major tearjerker for either of them, while their reunion at the end of the game is all the more heartwarming.

** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' and Disgaea D2 you can make a battle couple out of your units of either gender or species and have an in game bonus.

* Maxim and Selan in ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals''. The former is an adventurer and monster hunter who happens to be [[TheChosenOne the only one who can wield a legendary blade to slay evil super beings]] and the latter is the strongest [[MagicKnight warrior]] in her country. They hook up, get married halfway through the game and have an offspring. Even after their marriage, they are still adept at fighting and when evil arises again, they are more than ready to travel. It's established that their offsprings are heroes in their own game.

** The implication is that the same applied for Felix and Sheba, made more poignant by the fact the two get each other out of tight spots - Felix saves Sheba's life, and Sheba is the only reason the party could even contend with Jupiter lighthouse, since she needed to become the hero of Shaman Village to gain the hover jade necessary to traverse the place.

** [[BlackMagicianGirl Arche]] and [[TheLancer Chester]] from ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' are a bona-fide example, [[BelligerentSexualTension not that they'd ever admit it]]: the two of them are very {{tsun|dere}}[[BuffySpeak -y]].

** Lloyd and Colette from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' in every ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' spin off they appear in. Depending on RelationshipValues, they can become this in the original game, too; if not, Lloyd can score the trope with Raine or Sheena instead.
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', Luke and Tear become a SwordAndSorcery couple though they CannotSpitItOut [[spoiler: until the climax]]. Teasing them is the their companion's favorite pastime in the talk topics.

*** Wakka and Lulu are married in the sequel but avert this trope. By that point both of them had retired from fighting.

** Hix and Tengaar (''VideoGame/SuikodenI'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuikodenII II]]''); both of them from the Warrior Village. In that village it's customary to name one's weapon after one's beloved.

* ''VideoGame/{{Gladius}}'' has a cup where you deploy 1 male (the only time a male unit must be deployed for their maleness) and 1 female unit and claims to be based on this. Nothing stops you from [[{{Twincest}} deploying the twins]] Ursula and Urlan beyond not complimenting each other (both being medium class units), presumably because its made by Creator/LucasArts.

* Although most of it takes place off screen, Altair and [[spoiler: Maria]] are said to be this in ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed: [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]''

** Jim Raynor and Sarah Kerrigan are this in the [[VideoGame/StarcraftI first campaign]] and played for drama when Kerrigan [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness is left behind]] by [[BadBoss Arcturus Mensgk]], infested by the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Zerg]] and turned into the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Queen of Blades]]. By the end of the Extension, she has become one of the major {{Big Bad}}s, and has caused so much slaughter that Jim swears to kill her.
** ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' continues the story. After despairing for years on his guilt about what happened to Kerrigan, Raynor finally succeeds to de-infest her and bring her back to her original personality... only for her to turn herself back into a Zerg ''willingly'' so she can go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Mensgk. While she retains control this time, and even saves him, he is understandably horrified by what she has done and put an end to their relationship. [[spoiler:Eventually he realizes Kerrigan is no longer the blood-thirsty monster she was as the original Queen of Blades, and comes to save her in the final confrontation with Mensgk.]] By the end of the game, Raynor and Kerrigan are on good terms again, and while they cannot stay together due to consequence, they clearly still love each other.
** ''[=StarCraft=] II'' also introduces Mira Han, an eccentric mercenary leader and pirate, and Matt Horner, a [[TheStraightMan Boy Scout]] war buddy of Jim Raynor who unwittingly won Mira's hand in marriage in a poker game. She's much more in to it than he is, and while he'd rather have nothing to do with her, he's not above taking her help when he needs some extra firepower. The two even work together as one of the game's Co-op commanders; Mira provides cheap, easily replaced mercenary units, while Matt supplements them with powerful but expensive Dominion aircraft.

* Orcs in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' hold this as an ideal. In particular, in ''Warlords of Draenor'', we are introduced to Durotan and Draka, the orcs who would become Thrall's parents. If the two aren't side by side in battle it's only because one is defending the home front while the other goes out on a mission. In an in-game conversation during the Frostfire Ridge quests, Draka is shocked that Thrall insisted his own mate Aggra StayInTheKitchen rather than be at his side in war, where she insists it's ''most'' important to have your family by you. Aggra later appears in Nagrand, having set Thrall straight on that point herself.

** Actually there are a lot of these in Warcraft, because the world is kind of really dangerous so most people have to [[MinoredInAsskicking fight sometimes]]. ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' has Arthas Menethil and Jaina Proudmoore, [[spoiler:before the former does a Face-Heel Turn]]. Although they fall into the [[SwordAndSorcerer fighter and mage]] archetypes, it's a slight subversion of expectations because Arthas has the healing abilities (in [=RPGs=], [[WhiteMagicianGirl the girl always heals]]). Jaina's abilities mesh particularly well with Arthas' because they revolve around slowing down her opponents (which makes his job, of smashing them into bone dust easier). In ''Wrath of the Lich King'' Jaina tries a last-ditch attempt at persuading Arthas to resist the influence of the Lich King nearly getting herself and the player killed. You can also loot a locket that used to belong to Jaina from the Lich King fight, proof that Arthas kind of still loved her (maybe). The expansion ''Legion'' also formally introduced us to Turalyon and Alleria, who are the Mamma Bear and Papa Wolf to basically the whole world (but most importantly, their son Arator who has [[TookALevelInBadass become quite the paladin]] himself). Sylvanas and Nathanos Blightcaller were, and still kind of are, this. They were definitely lovers when they were alive, and they still act like it now even though they both don't like to admit it. Rhonin and Vereesa were this, kind of mixed with RulingCouple as well since they were the de facto leaders of Dalaran's military. Oh yeah: Sylvanas, Alleria and Vereesa are sisters. Their parents were probably also this although their mother is never explicitly mentioned. The titan keeper Thorim and his Vrykul girlfriend Sif. The [[EldritchAbomination Yogg-Saron]] later uses Sif as a disguise to manipulate Thorim.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' series, the player gets to chooses the protagonist's love interest to fight alongside him.

** This gets deconstructed ''hard'' in the ''Torna'' prequel DLC. Jin, already under a lot of stress from learning about his past (where he was part of a battle couple with a woman implied to have actually married him) and seeing the full might of the Aegis, is made to consider the full implications of being a battle couple with Lora once it's clear to both of them there's some degree of love between them both. He decides he cannot live without her (which Blades literally cannot do) and takes drastic measures when Lora starts to succumb from terrible wounds that end up putting Lora into a terrible coma.

* Vlad and Isabella von Carstein in ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer'' have this as a gameplay mechanic: already quite strong alone, the two Legendary Lords gain massive bonuses to their stats when fighting together in the same battle. In addition, by starting a campaign with either vampire, you can recruit the other right off the bat, and at a discount too (in other campaigns you need to fulfil a certain criteria to unlock the Lord you didn't start with).

* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': Asalia's main TomboyPrincess quality is that she gets really into weapon-wielding when she gives it a try, and her true love is already experienced in that domain. If the two of them end up together, they will go on to form a combat-ready pair.

%%* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' gives us [[TheMessiah Shulk]] and [[PluckyGirl Fiora]], [[spoiler:until she's killed.. [{{Cyborg}} Then she turns out to have been OnlyMostlyDead and they pick up where they left off.]]

* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': Asalia's main TomboyPrincess quality is that she gets really into weapon-wielding when she gives it a try, and her true love is already experienced in that domain. If the two of them end up together, they will go on to form a combat-ready pair.
* In ''VideoGame/DarkDevotion'', the DualBoss Elinor and Aureus have fought alongside one another in service to their king for decades and are implied to be romantically involved. When you defeat them, Elinor will limp over to Aureus's side so they can be TogetherInDeath.

** [[NotBloodSiblings Estelle and Joshua Bright]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. Both are trained by their father [[OneManArmy Cassius Bright]], a living legend among Bracers and Liberlian military alike so despite being Junior Bracers, they have good combat capabilities, Joshua especially since he's actually [[spoiler:A high-ranked "trained" assassin from a secret organization]]. They hook up and [[WalkingTheEarth travel to various Bracer branches in Zemuria to help people and train themselves]] by the end of the second game. Their status as a couple is further cemented at VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki by already mastering combination craft, a feat [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration achieved by people with deep bonds with each other]].

** A strange FoeYay example: [[TheBigGuy Alvin]] and [[spoiler:[[TheEvilGenius Presa]]]] are hinted at to have been this, or were on the verge of becoming so, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'', but their relationship descended into a [[BelligerentSexualTension 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 AlwaysWithYou option]]. Milla and Jude also form one by the end.

** Actually there are a lot of these in Warcraft, because the world is kind of really dangerous so most people have to [[MinorInAsskicking fight sometimes]]. ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' has Arthas Menethil and Jaina Proudmoore, [[spoiler:before the former does a Face-Heel Turn]]. Although they fall into the [[SwordAndSorcerer fighter and mage]] archetypes, it's a slight subversion of expectations because Arthas has the healing abilities (in [=RPGs=], [[WhiteMagicianGirl the girl always heals]]). Jaina's abilities mesh particularly well with Arthas' because they revolve around slowing down her opponents (which makes his job, of smashing them into bone dust easier). In ''Wrath of the Lich King'' Jaina tries a last-ditch attempt at persuading Arthas to resist the influence of the Lich King nearly getting herself and the player killed. You can also loot a locket that used to belong to Jaina from the Lich King fight, proof that Arthas kind of still loved her (maybe). The expansion ''Legion'' also formally introduced us to Turalyon and Alleria, who are the Mamma Bear and Papa Wolf to basically the whole world (but most importantly, their son Arator who has [[TookALevelInBadass become quite the paladin]] himself). Sylvanas and Nathanos Blightcaller were, and still kind of are, this. They were definitely lovers when they were alive, and they still act like it now even though they both don't like to admit it. Rhonin and Vereesa were this, kind of mixed with RulingCouple as well since they were the de facto leaders of Dalaran's military. Oh yeah: Sylvanas, Alleria and Vereesa are sisters. Their parents were probably also this although their mother is never explicitly mentioned. The titan keeper Thorim and his Vrykul girlfriend Sif. The [[EldritchAbomination Yogg-Saron]] later uses Sif as a disguise to manipulate Thorim.

* ''VideoGame/NieR'' gradually upgrades [[spoiler:Nier and Kainé]] to one. However, like everything else in the game, [[TearJerker it can only end in tears]].

* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3'' allows you to pick up a partner and go into battles. If your partner is your love interest or wife, it's this trope. Sonja and Aden from ''VideoGame/RuneFactoryOceans'' may or may not count, since they share the same body for a large amount of gameplay.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'', after you marry a girl, she helps you in battles, [[StayInTheKitchen up until you reach Gotha.]]

* Like the above ''Skyrim'' example, in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', you can romance your companions and have them fight alongside you.

** [[NotBloodSiblings Estelle and Joshua Bright]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. Both are trained by their father [[OneManArmy Cassius Bright]], a living legend among Bracers and Liberlian military alike so despite being Junior Bracers, they have good combat capabilities, Joshua especially since he's actually [[spoiler:A high-ranked "trained" assassin from a secret organization]]. They hook up and [[WalkingTheEarth travel to various Bracer branches in Zemuria to help people and train themselves]] by the end of the second game. Their status as a couple is further cemented at VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki by already mastering combination craft, a feat [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration achieved by people with deep bonds with each other]].

* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': Asalia's main TomboyPrincess quality is that she gets really into weapon-wielding when she gives it a try, and her true love is already experienced in that domain. If the two of them end up together, they will go on to form a combat-ready pair.

* ''VideoGame/{{Haven 2020}}'': Kay and Yu fight together, and their best attacks are combos where they work together to blast the enemy.