History Main / BattleCouple

* Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there was a rush among people to get married while they still had the chance. [https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-25-22/h_75e9d2f5d1275b84ffaa349efe40ceb6?hpt=ob_blogfooterold Yaryna Arieva and Sviatoslav Fursin]] joined the Territorial Defense Forces the very next day. Other couples have also joined up with defense forces, militias, or are already enlisted in the standing Ukrainian military and have pledged to fight together.

%%%%* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' has Carey/Killian, and later [[spoiler: Barry/Lup]].

* ''Podcast/RedPandaAdventures'' has the Red Panda and the Flying Squirrel. It takes a while to reach the point, but even after marriage they fight side by side and nothing will anger either one faster than threatening the life of the other.

* Depending on how you play ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', [[BadassNormal Shiki]] [[KnifeNut Tohno]] can play the trope straight with either Arcueid Brunestud (a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire who is ReallySevenHundredYearsOld) or Ciel (ChurchMilitant ActionGirl [[spoiler: and one of Roa's invernations, which makes her [[{{Immortality}} immortal]]]].)

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdh6wvmtK8Y This]] cop couple who happened to be eating in the right place at the right time during a robbery.

* Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there was a rush among people to get married while they still had the chance. [[https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/digital-images/org/a42fe5b9-89f9-4ca4-b9ae-3ee1cfef9ecc.jpeg Yaryna Arieva and Sviatoslav Fursin]] joined the Territorial Defense Forces the very next day. Other couples have also joined up with defense forces, militias, or are already enlisted in the standing Ukrainian military and have pledged to fight together.

* Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there was a rush among people to get married while they still had the chance. Some couples, such as Yaryna Arieva and Sviatoslav Fursin decided to [[https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/digital-images/org/a42fe5b9-89f9-4ca4-b9ae-3ee1cfef9ecc.jpeg join the Volunteer Defense Forces.]]

* ''Roleplay/STOForumVersusThreadRP'': {{Defied|Trope}} [[http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=18935861#post18935861 after Eleya and Kang travel their first hundred klicks.]]
--> '''grandnaguszek1:''' The next day the two of you continue your journey through the rainforest. You then stop for a break when Kang realizes that Kanril is looking at him with a wild look in her eyes... just kidding, just kidding. Please don't repeat the story of Kahless and lady Lukara.

See AdventureDuo, BashBrothers, SiblingTeam, and FireForgedFriends for other, not necessarily romantic forms of this trope. If they're criminals, they're an OutlawCouple. If they are royalty who do this as one of their jobs, they are also a RulingCouple. If they're villains, they live in UnholyMatrimony. If she's (in most cases) a human and he's not, they could be the MonsterAndTheMaiden. Aversion of MyGirlBackHome.

See AdventureDuo, BashBrothers, SiblingTeam, and FireForgedFriends for other, not necessarily romantic forms of this trope. If they're criminals, they're an OutlawCouple. If they are royalty who do this as one of their jobs, they are also a RulingCouple. If they're villains, they live in UnholyMatrimony. If she's (in most cases) a human and he's not, they're also MonsterAndTheMaiden. Absolutely no relation whatsoever to [[TabletopGame/{{Battleship}} this classic board game]]. Aversion of MyGirlBackHome.

See AdventureDuo, BashBrothers, SiblingTeam, and FireForgedFriends for other, not necessarily romantic forms of this trope. If they're criminals, they're an OutlawCouple. If they are royalty who do this as one of their jobs, they are also a RulingCouple. If they're villains, they live in UnholyMatrimony. Absolutely no relation whatsoever to [[TabletopGame/{{Battleship}} this classic board game]]. Aversion of MyGirlBackHome.

* In ''Film/TheSteamEnginesOfOz'', lions Magnus and Lucila are mates (and, according to their dialogue, he chose her because she was the only female willing to stand up to him) who hunt and fight and together. Fighting side-by-side (or back-to-back) they cut a swathe through the Tin Man's army.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' movies, Hiccup and Astrid couple up in the first one, and they work together through the following movies and the spinoff series. It's a BrainsAndBrawns thing.

* In general, a lot of games have options to create love interests or to romance NPCs, and unless you're planning on having the love interest [[MyGirlBackHome stay home]], they have to be combat-capable. ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' in particular has the ''Ceremony'' spell, where two married humanoids get a +2 bonus to AC and saving throws as long as they're within 30 feet of each other during the first 24 hours of their marriage.

* King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. When someone suggested that the princesses should be evacuated to Canada, the Queen said: "The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King. [[BadassBoast And the King will never leave."]]

* A common downplayed version was when the women were expected to [[MinoredInAsskicking Minor In Asskicking]] while the men were on campaign. This was known in Japan where women from samurai families trained to protect their homes, families, honor and [[UnusualEuphemism exclusivity]] with the ''Naginata'' ([[NaginatasAreFeminine sort of like a halberd]]). In Europe, noblewomen were sometimes in charge of castles and acted as [[TheConsigliere chief of staff]] during a campaign; though that is closer to RulingCouple it had military aspects. Viking women regularly owned axes, which were both a peaceful and warlike tool. As American folklore remembers, frontierswomen could, in a pinch, handle a rifle if their cabin was attacked.

** Later on, given events in Castle Heterodyne, we have a battle ''threesome''. Agatha cares deeply for both Gil and Tarvek, and [[FoeYay when they're not trying to kill each other]] they do actually get along fairly well with each other too.

See AdventureDuo, BashBrothers, SiblingTeam, and FireForgedFriends for other, not necessarily romantic forms of this trope. If they're criminals, they're an OutlawCouple. If they are royalty who do this as one of their jobs, they are also a RulingCouple. If they're villains, they live in UnholyMatrimony. Absolutely no relation whatsoever to [[TabletopGame/{{Battleship}} this classic board game]]. Aversion of MyGirlBackHome. The opposite would be a NonActionCouple.

See AdventureDuo, BashBrothers, SiblingTeam, and FireForgedFriends for other, not necessarily romantic forms of this trope. If they're criminals, they're an OutlawCouple. If they are royalty who do this as one of their jobs, they are also a RulingCouple. If they're villains, they live in UnholyMatrimony. Absolutely no relation whatsoever to [[TabletopGame/{{Battleship}} this classic board game]]. Aversion of MyGirlBackHome.

In RealLife, it's also the same as above -- and often, they're officers. There are laws in some areas against this sort of thing if [[UnequalPairing one outranks the other]] to prevent the superior from [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil forcing the under-ranked into it]].

* Al Szasz, Ada Ash, were billed the WorldsStrongestMan and Woman in the 1960s. And their opponents were often bears and alligators, which they would take turns wrestling rather than jumping at once...ironically their success against human TagTeams was middling.

%%%* It's not just a connection to Beyond Wrestling that makes Wrestling/{{CZW}} a frequent contributor to Wrestling/{{WSU}}'s [[TournamentArc Queen and King Of The Ring]], as the promotion seems to produce quite a few battle couples. Confirmed cases include Wrestling/ChristinaVonEerie and Masada, Cherry Bomb and Pepper Parks, Nevaeh and Jake Christ...

* The US Army tries to keep soldiers who are married to one another in the same unit (or at least the same post) and lets them share a room if they are deployed together.

* A common downplayed version was when the women were expected to [[MinoredInAsskicking Minor In Asskicking]] while the men were on campaign. This was known in Japan where women from samurai families trained to protect their homes, families, honor and [[UnusualEuphemism exclusivity]] with the ''Naginata'' ([[NaginatasAreFeminine sort of like a halberd]]). In Europe, noblewomen were sometimes in charge of castles and acted as [[TheConsigliere chief of staff]] during a campaign; though that is closer to RulingCouple it had military aspects. Viking women regularly owned saxes, which were both a peaceful and warlike tool. As American folklore remembers, frontierswomen could, in a pinch, handle a rifle if their cabin was attacked.

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* [[BattleCouple/LiveActionFilms Film — Live-Action]]

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