History Main / SuperCouple

No, it isn't [[KissingCousins what would happen if Superman and Supergirl hooked up]]. The supercouple describes those pairings which intrigue and fascinate the public on an intense and obsessive level. According to Website/{{Wikipedia}} the term was coined in the 1980s when interest in the pairing of Luke and Laura from ''Series/GeneralHospital'' garnered so much attention that their wedding was watched by 30 million viewers, a figure which is still the highest audience for a daytime SoapOpera in the U.S.A. This was all despite the fact that their romance began [[{{Squick}} when Luke raped Laura]], who was married to another man at the time.

** Marvel also has [[Franchise/FantasticFour Reed Richards and Sue Storm]], aka. Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman, which has remained one of the longest and enduring superhero marriages of all time.

* Both Creator/MarvelComics and Creator/DCComics have one, in the forms of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker/Mary Jane Watson]] and [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent/Lois Lane]] respectively. Both couples took a ''very'' long time to hook up in the comics themselves, have had other love interests who've never been quite as popular (though Peter[=/=]ComicBook/GwenStacy is also rather popular, they never became this due to Gwen being largely obscure to non-comic fans until recent years), and are still largely the most well-known couples in the superhero genre even to people who aren't fans of the genre. DC even based [[Series/LoisAndClark an entire show]] around their courtship, ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' built them up similarly (despite originally putting Clark together with ComicBook/LanaLang, and [[FanPreferredCouple strong fandom love]] for CanonImmigrant Chloe Sullivan), and the 2021 series ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' was a hit with critics and audiences alike (even appealing to people who weren't fans of the Series/{{Arrowverse}} beforehand). Meanwhile, most Spider-Man adaptations frequently just use MJ as his love interest (the main exceptions being ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'' using Gwen and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse using a character based off MJ).
** DC also has Franchise/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, to the point they even have [[DatingCatwoman a trope named after their relationship]]. Batman has had many different love interests over the years, but besides Talia, none have come close to Catwoman in popularity or how long they've lasted. While they've only ever briefly been together properly, the two are probably one of the most famous superhero couples (and the most well-known Superhero/Supervillain couple).

** Franchise/XMen has [[ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} Scott Summers]] and ComicBook/JeanGrey. While Jean has been paired with ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} once in a while and Scott's had other love interests, they always end up back together in one way or another.

** Another beloved Marvel couple is Rictor and [=ShatterStar=] due to them being one of the first gay superhero couples in comic books.

* Creator/{{Nintendo}} has two: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario/Princess Peach]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link/Princess Zelda]], the most iconic romances in gaming. This is ironic as, canonically, few entries in their respective series actually show either couple as being romantically involved. Mario and Peach are certainly on good terms, and the plumber regularly gets a SmoochOfVictory, but [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey one major installment]] actually ends with her ''rejecting'' an attempted proposal. Though to be fair, it wasn’t because Peach doesn’t have a thing for Mario but because he and Bowser were childishly shoving flowers in her face, forcing her to put her foot down. Meanwhile, the number of ''Zelda'' games where versions of Link and Zelda have an explicitly romantic relationship can be counted on [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword two]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild thumbs]]. Regardless, they are far and away the most popular pairings in their respective fandoms, with the only credible rival to Link/Zelda being Link/Midna (which was present in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess only one game]]).

*** Jack and Jennifer (It is worth noting that Jack was the RomanticFalseLead for Kayla before Kayla got together with Steve and Jack with Jennifer.)

*** Steve and Kayla.

%%*** Steve and Kayla.

** ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns''.

*** Or Luke and [[EnsembleDarkhorse Reid]], who became immensely popular overnight. Even the most hardcore [[PortmanteauCoupleName Nuke]] fans found themselves hoping for a [[PortmanteauCoupleName LuRe]] HappyEnding. [[spoiler: [[DeathoftheHypotenuse Tragically,]] they don't get one. Though [[BuryYourGays Reid's death]] still doesn't reunite Noah and Luke in the end]].

%%** ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns''.

*** Luke and Laura. While there have been other couples named retroactively, as stated above, they were the TropeMaker and quite easily the most famous example. In fact they were arguably a spinoff of an earlier example, Scotty and Laura. Luke, enlisted by his jealous sister Bobbie to interfere in the Scotty[=/=]Laura marriage, had unexpected chemistry with her, and the show started focusing on them instead, with Laura going from Luke's employee to his acquaintance rape victim to his faithful sidekick when he incurred the wrath of his mob boss and had to go on the run.

*** Luke and Laura. While there have been other couples named retroactively, as stated above, they were the TropeMaker and quite easily the most famous example. In fact they were arguably a spinoff of an earlier example, Scotty and Laura. Luke, introduced as an interloper in that pairing, had unexpected chemistry with her, and the show started focusing on them instead, with Laura going from Luke's employee to his acquaintance rape victim to his faithful sidekick when he incurred the wrath of his mob boss and had to go on the run.

No, it isn't [[KissingCousins what would happen if Superman and Supergirl hooked up]]. The supercouple describes those pairings which intrigue and fascinate the public on an intense and obsessive level. According to Website/TheOtherWiki the term was coined in the 1980s when interest in the pairing of Luke and Laura from ''Series/GeneralHospital'' garnered so much attention that their wedding was watched by 30 million viewers, a figure which is still the highest audience for a daytime SoapOpera in the U.S.A. This was all despite the fact that their romance began [[{{Squick}} when Luke raped Laura]], who was married to another man at the time.

%%** ''Series/GeneralHospital'':
%%*** Luke and Laura. While there have been other couples named retroactively, as stated above, they were the couple that coined the term and quite easily the most famous example.

*** The long, tortured courtship of Doug and Julie, which prefigured Luke and Laura by also having an unsavory start (Doug was being paid by Julie's archenemy Susan Martin to romance Julie and break her heart, only to fall in love for real) and a landmark wedding, is sometimes considered the UrExample in the genre.

%%*** Doug and Julie, which is often cited as the first Supercouple.

No, it isn't [[KissingCousins what would happen if Superman and Supergirl hooked up]]. The supercouple describes those pairings which intrigue and fascinate the public on an intense and obsessive level. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki the term was coined in the 1980s when interest in the pairing of Luke and Laura from ''Series/GeneralHospital'' garnered so much attention that their wedding was watched by 30 million viewers, a figure which is still the highest audience for a daytime SoapOpera in the U.S.A. This was all despite the fact that their romance began [[{{Squick}} when Luke raped Laura]], who was married to another man at the time.

* Berenice "Bernie" Wolfe and Serena Campbell of ''Series/HolbyCity'', who are most notable for becoming easily the most popular pairing in the current era of the show -- including drawing in many, ''many'' queer women who [[JustHereForGodzilla are just watching for]] [[PortmanteauCoupleName Berena]]. Catherine Russell, who plays Serena, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pcKE1OBy1E noted]]:

* Creator/{{Nintendo}} has two: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario/Princess Peach]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link/Princess Zelda]], the most iconic romances in gaming. This is ironic as, canonically, few entries in their respective series actually show either couple as being romantically involved. Mario and Peach are certainly on good terms, and the plumber regularly gets a SmoochOfVictory, but [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey one major installment]] actually ends with her ''rejecting'' an attempted proposal. Though to be fair, it wasn’t because Peach doesn’t have a thing for Mario but because he and Bowser were childishly shoving flowers in her face, forcing her to put her foot down. Meanwhile, the number of ''Zelda'' games where versions of Link and Zelda have an explicitly romantic relationship can be counted on [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword two]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild thumbs]]. Regardless, they are far and away the most popular pairings in their respective fandoms, with the only credible rival to Link/Zelda being Link/Midna (which was present in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess only one game]]
* The ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' series has Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher. Though it's not uncommon for video game protagonists to have their token LoveInterest, what particularly set Nate and Elena apart is the strength of their romantic writing, starting with the first instalment building Elena as a competent and reliable sidekick throughout the adventure who provides a solid moral compass for Nate, which continues throughout the series while they also have a well-written, multi-game romance arc.

* Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts on ''Series/TheOC''

* Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf on ''Series/GossipGirl''.

* ''Series/OneTreeHill''
** Nathan and Haley.
** Lucas and Peyton.
* Jim and Pam on the US version of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}''.

* J.D. and Elliott on ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''. This is lampshaded by several characters who compare them to Ross and Rachel.

* Both Creator/MarvelComics and Creator/DCComics have one, in the forms of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker/Mary Jane Watson]] and [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent/Lois Lane]] respectively. Both couples took a ''very'' long time to hook up in the comics themselves, have had other love interests who've never been quite as popular (though Peter[=/=]ComicBook/GwenStacy is also rather popular, they never became this due to Gwen being largely obscure to non-comic fans until recent years), and are still largely the most well-known couples in the superhero genre even to people who aren't fans of the genre. DC even based [[Series/LoisAndClark an entire show]] around their courtship, ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' built them up similarly (despite originally putting Clark together with ComicBook/LanaLang, and [[FanPreferredCouple strong fandom love]] for CanonImmigrant Chloe Sullivan), and the 2021 series ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' was a hit with critics and audiences alike (even appealing to people who weren't fans of the Series/{{Arrowverse}} beforehand). Meanwhile, most Spider-Man adaptations frequently just use MJ as his love interest (the main exceptions being ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'' using Gwen and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse using a character based off MJ).
** DC also has Franchise/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, to the point they even have [[DatingCatwoman a trope named after their relationship]]. Batman has had many different love interests over the years, but besides Talia, none have come close to Catwoman in popularity or how long they've lasted. While they've only ever briefly been together properly, the two are probably one of the most famous superhero couples (and the most well-known Superhero/Supervillain couple).
** The main couples of the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' (Lightning Lad/Saturn Girl, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}/Brainiac-5...) date back to the early 60s and are immensely popular among the Legion fandom. Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl's relationship was first hinted in 1962 and they have been married since 1978.
** Marvel also has [[Franchise/FantasticFour Reed Richards and Sue Storm]], aka. Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman, which has remained one of the longest and enduring superhero marriages of all time.
** Franchise/XMen has [[ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} Scott Summers]] and ComicBook/JeanGrey. While Jean has been paired with ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} once in a while and Scott's had other love interests, they always end up back together in one way or another.
*** Scott and ComicBook/EmmaFrost are also very popular due to being ''The'' X-Couple from 2000 to 2016 since Jean was dead at the time
** Another beloved Marvel couple is Rictor and [=ShatterStar=] due to them being one of the first gay superhero couples in comic books.
* Creator/{{Nintendo}} has two: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario/Princess Peach]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link/Princess Zelda]], the most iconic romances in gaming. This is ironic as, canonically, few entries in their respective series actually show either couple as being romantically involved. Mario and Peach are certainly on good terms, and the plumber regularly gets a SmoochOfVictory, but [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey one major installment]] actually ends with her ''rejecting'' an attempted proposal. Though to be fair, it wasn’t because Peach doesn’t have a thing for Mario but because he and Bowser were childishly shoving flowers in her face, forcing her to put her foot down. Meanwhile, the number of ''Zelda'' games where versions of Link and Zelda have an explicitly romantic relationship can be counted on [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword two]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild thumbs]]. Regardless, they are far and away the most popular pairings in their respective fandoms, with the only credible rival to Link/Zelda being Link/Midna (which was present in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess only one game]]

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' certainly ''tried'' this with Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, who were initially the FanPreferredCouple to the initial canon offering of Oliver/Laurel, but over-pushing of this led to HypeBacklash, especially when what made them interesting to shippers in the first place disappeared when they got together. Felicity gradually evolving into one of the most infamous examples of TheScrappy on television didn't help.

** The main couples of the ''ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}'' (Lightning Lad/Saturn Girl, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}/Brainiac-5...) date back to the early 60s and are immensely popular among the Legion fandom. Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl's relationship was first hinted in 1962 and they have been married since 1978.

* Creator/{{Nintendo}} has two: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario/Princess Peach]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link/Princess Zelda]], the most iconic romances in gaming. This is ironic as, canonically, few entries in their respective series actually show either couple as being romantically involved. Mario and Peach are certainly on good terms, and the plumber regularly gets a SmoochOfVictory, but [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey one major installment]] actually ends with her ''rejecting'' an attempted proposal. Meanwhile, the number of ''Zelda'' games where versions of Link and Zelda have an explicitly romantic relationship can be counted on [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword two]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild thumbs]]. Regardless, they are far and away the most popular pairings in their respective fandoms, with the only credible rival to Link/Zelda being Link/Midna (which was present in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess only one game]]

* In-universe example: Katniss and Peeta are this to the people of Panem in ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. Behind the scenes, however… [[spoiler:they end up becoming one for real.]]

%%* Damon and Elena from ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''.

%%* Eli and Clare from ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'' were this for a while. Unfortunately, the writers have [[ForcedMeme taken this trope so far]] that many fans have [[AbandonShipping gotten tired of the couple.]]
* Creator/{{Nintendo}} has two: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario/Princess Peach]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link/Princess Zelda]], the most iconic romances in gaming. This is ironic as, canonically, few entries in their respective series actually show either couple as being romantically involved. Mario and Peach are certainly on good terms, and the plumber regularly gets a SmoochOfVictory, but [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey one major installment]] actually ends with her ''rejecting'' an attempted proposal. Meanwhile, the number of ''Zelda'' games where versions of Link and Zelda have an explicitly romantic relationship can be counted on [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword two]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild thumbs]]. Regardless, they are far and away the most popular pairings in their respective fandoms, with the only credible rival to Link/Zelda being Link/Midna (which was present in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess only one game]] anyway).
* DC has another one in the live-action adaptation ''Series/TheFlash2014'' - Barry Allen and Iris West. Like in the comics, Barry has had other love interests, as does Iris on the show, but neither the show nor its creators have ever denied that they are destined to be together. They become the OfficialCouple near the end of season 2, and many consider their relationship to be the emotional centre of the series. Their love also happens to span at least three timelines, two earths and outlasted death itself. Their romance becoming so popular and iconic, that their long built-up wedding was a highlight and catalyst to the massive ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' crossover event ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', the promo comic style poster for the event featuring the two upfront and center. Supercouple, indeed.
%%* ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'':
%%** Emily and [[spoiler: Alison]]
%%** Hannah and Caleb
%%** Aria and Ezra
%%** Spencer and Toby
%%* The fanfiction, ''[[{{Fanfic/FuzzyMemories}} Fuzzy Memories]]'', has [[PintsizedPowerhouse Tempest]] and [[UnluckyEverydude Zetsu]].

%%* Piper and Leo in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''.

* Leopald Fitz and Jemma Simmons from ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' they’re even referred to as Fitzsimmons, simply because the two are so inseparable. Everyone on the team supports and encourages their relationship. Even Villains who barely know them think they’re good together. Fitzsimmons have been put through Hell and back over the course of the series and still find a way to be together.