History Main / OutlawCouple

* Real-life Bonnie and Clyde couple Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck inspired the films ''Film/TheHoneymoonKillers'', ''Film/DeepCrimson'' and ''Film/LonelyHearts''.

* 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 check 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.

* Pumpkin and Honey Bunny from ''Film/PulpFiction''.

* In the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "Trash," Saffron tries to trick Mal into this type of relationship with her. She was working the same angle on an old buddy of his until Mal showed up and blew her cover. Of course, her ChronicBackstabbingDisorder complicates the whole thing.

* A few have happened in ''Series/CriminalMinds''

* ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'': Johnny Quick and Atomica are explicitly built up to follow this archetype, being described by Geoff Johns as the "Bonnie and Clyde" of the series.

* The [[SpacePirates Pirates of Ipecac]] from ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Bob comments that they argue "like an old married couple," only to learn that they [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20070828.html actually are.]]

* Creator/DCComics: The golden age supervillains Huntress and Sportsmaster. Their daughter grew up to be the supervillain Artemis.

* 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.

** 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.

* ''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 young couple that appear in ''Comicbook/SuperboyNew52'' issue 3.

* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': Satirized when [[OmnicidalManiac Judge Death]] runs into a Bonnie-and-Clyde pair of self-styled "natural born killers" who drive through the Cursed Earth drugged out of their mind and shooting anyone they don't like. After a short acquaintance, he murders both of them, pointing out that [[IronicEcho he's a natural born killer]].

* In 90s ''Comicbook/{{Superman}}'', when superpowered clones with the memories of the original 1930s Intergang took over the present day version, Ginny "[[PlayingWithFire Torcher]]" [=McGee=] and Mike "[[ArmCannon Machine" Gunn]] were portrayed as this, both in the old days and currently. (The original "Machine" Gunn briefly appeared as an old man, who said he was [[ExactWords expecting to join his late wife soon]].)

* Real life Bonnie and Clyde couple Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck inspired the films ''Film/TheHoneymoonKillers'', ''Film/DeepCrimson'' and ''Film/LonelyHearts''.

* ''Film/{{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.

* If one stretches a bit to include newspapers as "literature," Bonnie Parker was the TropeMaker in art as in real life. Miss Parker was noted for her creative writing as a high school student, and her poems ''The Story of Suicide Sal'' and ''The Story of Bonnie & Clyde'' -- written during the spree -- were widely published both during and immediately after the Barrow Gang's brief run. Arguably, they are ''more'' the foundation of the myth; as others have noted, their actual crimes were sordid, sloppy and semi-successful compared to Dillinger's, but even today the end of the ballad can bring chills:

* "Me and Dorothy Parker" by Creator/AlanMoore is about the singer and Creator/DorothyParker robbing a gas station together, and then going on a murder, robbery and literary criticism spree across America. It MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

* 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.

* Astrid and Arnbjorn are a HappilyMarried pair of killers who run the local chapter of the [[MurderInc Dark Brotherhood]] in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''. In a variant, Arnbjorn explains that his wife doesn't usually tell people that they're married, because as the Matron of the Brotherhood, she doesn't want to give the appearance that she plays favorites. Doesn't in the least stop him from talking about his "beautiful wife."

* Bunny and Claude, another FunnyAnimal version of the trope, appeared in two late (1968) [[UsefulNotes/LooneyTunesInTheSixties Looney Tunes]] shorts: ''Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches'' and ''The Great Carrot Train Robbery''. They even ''look'' like the original Bonnie and Clyde, with Claude's expensive suits and Bunny's beret, black dress and cigar in her mouth.
* Used 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.)

** Bonnie and Clyde were accompanied on part of their adventures by Clyde's older brother, Buck, and his wife, Blanche. Buck was shot in the head during one of Bonnie and Clyde's gunfights and died five days later; Blanche was blinded in one eye during the same gunfight but survived, living to the age of 77.

* [[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/las-vegas-killers-wore-adult-diapers-shooting-spree-cops-article-1.1841816 Jerad and Amanda Miller,]] a husband-and-wife team of {{Right Wing Militia Fanatic}}s in UsefulNotes/LasVegas who tried to start a revolution. They only got as far as shooting up a pizzeria and a UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}}, killing two cops and one bystander who [[NeverBeAHero tried to be a hero]], before going down in a prolonged shootout with the police. Jerad was gunned down, while Amanda killed herself. They originally planned to continue on to a courthouse, but never made it that far.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] of historical and cinematic fame are arguably the most iconic and most referenced RealLife {{Trope Codifier}}s, to the point that they were previously the {{Trope Namer}}s. Throughout fiction, Bonnie and Clyde tend to be subjected to a HistoricalHeroUpgrade, something that's helped by photos found of the two goofing around, as seen on the linked Wikipedia page. In reality, the public eventually grew to dislike them due to their deliberate murder of [[CopKiller police officers]] and {{innocent bystander}}s. This is in contrast to straightforward bandits like John Dillinger, who weren't interested in unprovoked bloodshed and thus ''were'' lionized as cool outlaws at the time. Attempts by law enforcement to confront the two had resulted in them escaping and often killing multiple officers in the process, hence why their deaths at the hands of a shoot-to-kill ambush posse was [[CombatPragmatist deemed necessary]]. Given that kind of motivation, law enforcement types do ''not'' fool around. Finally, unlike the otherwise-prophetic poem quoted above, they were ''not'' buried side-by-side -- Bonnie's mother insisted on this, quoted as saying something to the effect of, "He had her in life, but he won't have her in death."

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] of historical and cinematic fame. Arguably, the most iconic and most referenced RealLife {{Trope Codifier}}s to the point that they were previously the {{Trope Namer}}s. Throughout fiction, Bonnie and Clyde tend to be subjected to HistoricalHeroUpgrade, something that's helped by photos found of the two goofing around as in the trope image above. In reality, the public eventually grew to dislike them due to their deliberate {{Cop Kill|er}}ings as well as killing several innocent civilians. This contrasted with straight forward bandits like John Dillinger, who weren't interested in unprovoked bloodshed. Attempts by law enforcement to confront the two had resulted in them escaping and often killing multiple officers in the process, hence why their deaths at the hands of a shoot-to-kill ambush posse [[CombatPragmatist was deemed necessary]]; Given that kind of motivation, law enforcement types do ''not'' fool around. Finally, unlike the otherwise-prophetic poem quoted above, they were ''not'' buried side by side - Bonnie's mother insisted on this, quoted as saying something to the effect of, "He had her in life, but he won't have her in death."

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dillinger John Dillinger's]] mistress [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Frechette Billie Frechette]] never participated in any of his bank robberies, but she was present with Dillinger during two police shootouts on other occasions -- in Chicago in November 1933, and in St. Paul at the beginning of April 1934.

* Another RealLife crime couple: [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny Anne Bonny]] and [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_Jack Jack Rackham]] were a pair of pirates who started their careers this way. The presence of Mary Reade, who joined the crew [[SweetPollyOliver disguised as a man]] and developed a close relationship with Anne Bonny, adds another interesting wrinkle to their story.
* Surely Canadian tropers remember [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo Paul Bernardo]] and [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla_Homolka Karla Homolka]]? Much as they'd rather forget them.

** [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.]]
** And [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_West Fred]] and [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_West Rosemary West.]]
* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starkweather Charles Starkweather]] and [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caril_Ann_Fugate Caril Ann Fugate]], who served as the inspiration for Kit and Holly in the aforementioned ''Film/{{Badlands}}''.
* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Hall Roy Hall and Michael Kitto.]]

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Fernandez_and_Martha_Beck Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez.]]
* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_and_Charlene_Gallego Gerald and Charlene Gallego.]]
* A mother and son version: [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sante_Kimes Sante and Kenny Kimes.]] Even worse, while it was vehemently denied by both of them, the body language and dialogue observed by others indicate that the "[[ParentalIncest lovers]]" label can apply to them too.

* [[Film/HeavenlyCreatures Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme.]]
* Infamous French gangster [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mesrine Jacques Mesrine]], whose criminal exploits involved going on a crime spree with his mistress Jeanne Schneider in Canada and America.

* Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were a Terrorist Couple, launching the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_San_Bernardino_attack 2015 massacre in San Bernadino]] that took the lives of fourteen people (not counting themselves) and wounded twenty-four others.
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* Fiona Fox and Scourge/Anti-Sonic from the ''Comicbook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' comic book.

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] of historical and cinematic fame. They're, arguably, the most iconic and referenced RealLife {{Trope Codifier}}s to the point that they were previously the {{Trope Namer}}s. Throughout fiction, Bonnie and Clyde tend to be subjected to HistoricalHeroUpgrade, something that's helped by photos found of the two goofing around as in the trope image above. In reality, the public eventually grew to dislike them due to their deliberate cop killings as well as killing several civilians. This contrasted with straight forward bandits like John Dillinger, who weren't interested in unprovoked bloodshed. Attempts by law enforcement to confront the two had resulted in them escaping and often killing multiple officers in the process, hence why their deaths at the hands of a shoot-to-kill ambush posse [[CombatPragmatist was deemed necessary]]; Given that kind of motivation, law enforcement types do ''not'' fool around. Finally, unlike the otherwise-prophetic poem quoted above, they were ''not'' buried side by side - Bonnie's mother insisted on this, quoted as saying something to the effect of, "He had her in life, but he won't have her in death."

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] of historical and cinematic fame. Throughout fiction, Bonnie and Clyde tend to be subjected to HistoricalHeroUpgrade, something that's helped by photos found of the two goofing around as in the trope image above. In reality, the public eventually grew to dislike them due to their deliberate cop killings as well as killing several civilians. This contrasted with straight forward bandits like John Dillinger, who weren't interested in unprovoked bloodshed. Attempts by law enforcement to confront the two had resulted in them escaping and often killing multiple officers in the process, hence why their deaths at the hands of a shoot-to-kill ambush posse [[CombatPragmatist was deemed necessary]]; Given that kind of motivation, law enforcement types do ''not'' fool around. Finally, unlike the otherwise-prophetic poem quoted above, they were ''not'' buried side by side - Bonnie's mother insisted on this, quoted as saying something to the effect of, "He had her in life, but he won't have her in death."

* According to an AlternateCharacterInterpretation, Seth and Richie Gecko from ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'', especially in {{Fanfic}}.

* Ray Stussy and Nikki Swango from season 3 of ''Series/{{Fargo}} '' have shades of this. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, they don’t get to go “on the run” together like most outlaw couples due to Ray’s death in episode 6.]]

* Ray Stussy and Nikki Swango from season 3 of ''Series/Fargo '' have shades of this. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, they don’t get to go “on the run” together like most outlaw couples due to Ray’s death in episode 6.]]

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* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Comicbook/{{Gambit}} and Comicbook/{{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.]]

* Bonnie and Clyde from ''ComicBook/LastManStanding'', although they're not really bad guys. And yes, that's their actual names. [[SarcasmMode Who would have ever suspected this to happen]]?

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHeadDoAmerica'' has a white trash version that has 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 gets together again shortly before their capture. Then she betrays him ''again'' to cut a deal.

* ''Film/AllTheBoysLoveMandyLane'': [[spoiler:Emmet and [[FinalGirl Mandy]], who planned on killing their classmates, [[SuicidePact and then themselves]], in order to get themselves immortalized in popular culture. However, Mandy backs o+ut at the last minute.]]

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---> '''Henricksen''': And yes, I know about Sam too, Bonnie to your Clyde.
---> '''Dean''': Well, that part's true...

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' had a male and female duo of Experiments designed to steal just about everything. Lilo went so far as to name them after the TropeNamer. It's never actually stated outright that they're romantically involved, but they're extremely devoted to one another and strike a very cuddly pose for the final shot of the series.

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]] of historical and cinematic fame. Throughout fiction, Bonnie and Clyde tend to be subjected to HistoricalHeroUpgrade, something that's helped by photos found of the two goofing around as in the trope image above. In reality, the public grew to dislike them due to their deliberate cop killings as well as killing several civilians. This contrasted with straight forward bandits like John Dillinger, who weren't interested in unprovoked bloodshed. Attempts by law enforcement to confront the two had resulted in them escaping and often killing multiple officers in the process, hence why their deaths at the hands of a shoot-to-kill ambush posse [[CombatPragmatist was deemed necessary]]; Given that kind of motivation, law enforcement types do ''not'' fool around. Finally, unlike the otherwise-prophetic poem quoted above, they were ''not'' buried side by side - Bonnie's mother insisted on this, quoted as saying something to the effect of, "He had her in life, but he won't have her in death."

* The young couple that appear in ''Comicbook/SuperboyNew52'' issue 3.

* The young couple that appear in ''Comicbook/{{Superboy}}'' [[ComicBook/{{New52}} Volume Six]] issue 3.