History Main / OutlawCouple

* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Gambit and Rogue do this for a while...[[spoiler:at least until the Juggernaut, Rogue's former teammate, comes after them in one of his {{Unstoppable Rage}}s because he was apparently in love with Rogue too. Poor, poor Gambit ends up crushed under a building...and to add insult to injury, his last request is for Rogue to absorb his powers (and his life) with a kiss, since she is literally BlessedWithSuck.]]

** The Joker and Harley Quinn.

* ''{{Starkweather}}'' is based on the life of Charles Starkweather who went on a murder spree with his 14 year old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate killing, 11 people in three months, and introducing America to spree killing.

Expect some BackToBackBadasses moments, as well as a selfish suicide if one partner dies. May result in sympathetic villains or even {{Sympathetic Murderer}}s, especially if their affection for each other is given the spotlight.

* ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' has Beauty and Dandy, a "couple" from a gang.

* The [[Webvideo/{{h3h3productions}} h3h3 DLC]] turns Youtube vloggers Ethan and Hila Klein into bank robbers, with their shared perk deck being titled "Tag Team" and is focused on buffing other players.

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* ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead Beavis And Butthead Do America]]'' had a white trash version that had originally set the Dimwitted Duo up to kill her "You're gonna pay us to ''do'' your wife?!" She had betrayed him by running with their loot without him. They got together again shortly before their capture. Then she betrayed him ''again'' to cut a deal.

* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' had Puss in Boots and Kitty Softpaws.
** Not to mention the villains, Jack and Jill.

--> Some day they'll go down together;
--> And they'll bury them side by side;
--> To few it'll be grief
--> To the law a relief
--> But it's death for Bonnie and Clyde.

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* Nicole Wallace from ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' has had several lovers that were also her partners in crime.

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* ''Jimmy And Judy'', an indie film starring Edward Furlong and Creator/RachaelBella.

* The [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment robbers and thieves]] Isaac and Miria from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' Probably the [[AllLovingHero nicest]] ''and'' the [[TheDitz dumbest]] Outlaw Couple you'll ever find.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Possibly Jessie and James of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. Creator/TakeshiShudo did call Bonnie and Clyde an inspiration and they do have the occasional ShipTease. Depending on whom you ask, they're either this trope and haven't yet gotten around to admitting their feeling for each other or extremely close friends.
** Likewise, the rival Team Rocket duo of Butch and Cassidy have a similarly ambiguous relationship and villainous personalities.
* In ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'', Jessie and James have this role due to them being PromotedToLoveInterest. Ash does describe the pair as "sort of Bonnie and Clyde," but in this case, it's coming with some other descriptors, meant to illustrate that Jessie and James are incompetent at best, rather than any remark on their actual relationship. At the end of the aforementioned manga, Jessie and James are shown to have retired from crime (along with Meowth) and [[spoiler:[[BabiesEverAfter have a kid]] on the way.]]
* Daiko and Akakabu from ''New Anime/CuteyHoney'' are a weird case in that they are introduced trying (and failing) to rob a bank, but we then find out they are actually ''married and have a teenaged son''.
* ''Characters/LupinIII'' and Fujiko seem to have this type of relation, sometimes. Their relationship is really an on and off romance because the manga's portrayal of several women as Fujiko retroactively gave her ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.
** The crew even met a couple claiming to be the incarnations of Bonnie and Clyde at one point. Fujiko attempted to steal the treasure for herself that time, only to be outwitted by the real Bonnie.
* A young couple in an early episode of ''Anime/GunXSword'' tries... and fails extravagantly... to be this. They seem to be a direct reference to Pumpkin and Honey Bunny, referenced somewhere below.
** At least in the dub, their real names are Bunny and Klatt, which suggest that they may also be a shout out to the original Bonny and Clyde.
* Charles and Ray from ''Anime/EurekaSeven''.
* ''Anime/DeadLeaves'' - Retro and Pandy wake up together naked and without any memories. The first thing they do is go on a city-wide robbery spree, with extra violence thrown in ForTheEvulz, culminating in a high-speed chase and shootout with cops, and their subsequent incarceration on the moon. That's just within the first 10 minutes of the OVA.
* Clyde Barrow himself shows up in ''Manga/MeAndTheDevilBlues'' as the AxeCrazy [[TheLancer Lancer]] to legendary blues musician Robert Johnson. Bonnie shows up in a FlashForward and serves to show Clyde's HiddenHeartOfGold.
* There's a Bonnie and Clyde in the first volume of ''Manga/GunsmithCats'', but they're not in a relationship because they happen to be brother and sister. One wonders if their parents would be proud or horrified of the fact that they indeed went on to be violent criminals.

* In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', there is a casino that inexplicably immortalizes Vikki and Vance, a pair of petty crooks who went on a "crime spree" of [[PokeThePoodle shoplifting and credit card fraud]]. They died in a hail of gunfire, but only because they stumbled into the crossfire of an unrelated shootout. The casino seems to believe that the pair were quite infamous, and they're quick to point out that Vikki and Vance got started two months ''before'' Bonnie and Clyde. Another duo, Sammy and Pauline Wins, has stolen Vance's gun and are about to set off on being this trope. If you convince them that it's a stupid idea[[labelnote:*]]You can either directly point out their problems or [[SarcasmMode sarcastically say it's a brilliant idea]], which leads to Pauline explaining their whole plan, only for her to quickly piece together all the holes in her plan, and finally [[ExplainExplainOhCrap realizing just how utterly stupid their plan is.]]
[[/labelnote]], they'll give you the gun, which is in perfect condition because Vance never used it. Note that the casino with the Vikki and Vance display is analogous to the real-life Primm Valley Resort, which has Bonnie and Clyde's "Death Car" on display.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' fans call [[BeastMan Fran]] and [[GentlemanThief Balthier]] "[[IncrediblyLamePun Bunny]] and Clyde," due to Fran's race, the Viera, who are basically [[PlayboyBunny people with bunny ears]]. They're both {{Sky Pirate}}s, thieving around and not really caring for anything of a higher moral value.
* ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' has Beauty and Dandy, a "couple" from a gang.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', you and your love interest (if you have one) will go on the run together in the [[spoiler: [[MultipleEndings Mage ending]]]]. The trope is particularly strong if you romance [[PirateGirl pirate queen]] Isabela [[spoiler: or Anders, who triggered the endgame and is now possibly the most wanted man in Thedas]].
* Vyse and Aika in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' are [[SkyPirate air pirates]] who have been working together since childhood, but Aika has some "implied" feelings for him. They're supposedly honorable pirates who only steal from the EvilEmpire's military, but Vyse responds to seeing a train for the first time by remarking that it would be hard to steal. Clara may want to initiate this trope with Guilder.
* In the ending of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'', [[spoiler: Ron and Desiree]] are implied to become this. Case 3 of ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Investigations 2]]'' confirms it, as they can be seen plotting a heist.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', the AntiHero Gaius returns to his LovableRogue ways in all of his endings. Some of his prospect wives join in his adventures, some don't; the ones who do so more openly are the ProudWarriorRaceGirl Panne, the BadassAdorable Nowi, the Princess Lissa and ''especially'' the LadyOfBlackMagic Tharja.

* "John Doe" and Harley Quinn in ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''. The game specifically shakes up their relationship so that instead of being a gun moll and henchwoman, Harley is much more of an equal partner in Mr. J's crimes (and she could fairly be called the brains of the outfit, at least at first). Season 2 ends with either [[spoiler: you convincing John it's best to turn Harley in for the sake of her mental health, or John gradually becoming more independent of her until he sells her out to make his getaway]].

** The crew even met a couple claiming to be the incarnations of Bonnie and Clyde at one point. Fujiko stole the treasure for herself that time.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead Beavis And Butthead Do America]]'' had a white trash version that had originally set the Dimwitted Duo up to kill her [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "You're gonna pay us to ''do'' your wife?!"]] She had betrayed him by running with their loot without him. They got together again shortly before their capture. Then she betrayed him ''again'' to cut a deal.

* In Comicbook/{{Superman}}, two recently introduced super-villains act like this. Did I mention they had [[FlyingBrick Kryptonian Powers]]?

* Slightly subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' episode "The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful". Zeke and Josephine Clench used to be a husband and wife team of bounty hunters, but they divorced sometime before the events of the episode and seeing as ''he'' had a restraining order against ''her'', it was probably her fault. However, they called a truce in order to bring in Jack, [[spoiler: and almost managed it. They were beaten when Josephine double crossed Zeke after thinking Jack was helpless, which let Jack use a maneuver to defeat her as well.]] (A lot of fans find these two humorous, but to be honest, very few warriors who don't have magical powers were able to last as long against Jack as they did.)

** And lest we forget the LesYay-intensive pairing of Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.

* In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', there is a casino that inexplicably immortalizes Vikki and Vance, a pair of petty crooks who went on a "crime spree" of [[PokeThePoodle shoplifting and credit card fraud]]. They died in a hail of gunfire, but only because they stumbled into the crossfire of an unrelated shootout. The casino seems to believe that the pair were quite infamous, and they're quick to point out that Vikki and Vance got started two months ''before'' Bonnie and Clyde. Another duo, Sammy and Pauline Wins, has stolen Vance's gun and are about to set off on being this trope. If you convince them that it's a stupid idea, they'll give you the gun, which is in perfect condition because Vance never used it.
** TruthInTelevision: The casino with the Vikki and Vance display is analogous to the real-life Primm Valley Resort, which has Bonnie and Clyde's "Death Car" on display.
** Alternatively, you can also [[SarcasmMode sarcastically say it's a brilliant idea]], which leads to Pauline explaining their whole plan, only for her to quickly piece together all the holes in her plan, and finally [[ExplainExplainOhCrap realizing just how utterly stupid their plan is.]]

* Clyde of the Ant Hill Mob on ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' references this in the episode "Free Wheeling To Wheeling" when he tells the mob to get out and push the car:

* The song "Bonny und Clyde" by the German Punk band ''Die Toten Hosen'' directly references the infamous duo. It is also a love song in which the guy entices the girl to live a life like Bonny and Clyde.

** Another episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' featured Baby Dahl teaming up with Killer Croc. The two are even compared to Bonny and Clyde at one point. (It didn't last long.)

* The ''Comicbook/{{Catwoman}}'' "Legends of the Dead Earth" annual had a FutureImperfect account of Selina's story in which she and Bruce were an OutlawCouple.

* Arguably the first FilmNoir picture ever made, almost a decade before the style became prevalent, Creator/FritzLang's ''Film/YouOnlyLiveOnce'' also has the distinction of being the first OutlawCouple film. Loosely based on the real-life crime couple of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who had been gunned down by police only three years before ''You Only Live Once'' was released, the film is the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers -- a career criminal, Eddie Taylor (Henry Fonda), and Joanna (Sylvia Sidney), the girl who loves him.

* The BigBad ghost in ''Film/TheFrighteners'' had an OutlawCouple relationship with [[spoiler: his alleged adolescent girl victim]], and they'd continued to work together even after he'd died.

* ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' had a pair of escaped souls in an OutlawCouple relationship.

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'' has a short encounter with a young couple upstairs in an inn, where they say goodbye to each other due to pressures of family. However, the player character can encourage them to stick it to their families, stay true to their love and live life as they want to. If the character pays attention to dialogue from some [=NPCs=] later in the game, it turns out they weren't, in fact, just a RomeoAndJuliet, but a [[OutlawCouple Bonnie And Clyde]]. ...oops?