Follow TV Tropes

Following

Quotes / Battle Couple

Go To

    open/close all folders 

    Comic Books 
"I think Batwoman's gonna defend her girlfriend. Try to get Sawyer to safety or something. But it ain't like that at all... they both open up on me together."
Killer Croc, Batwoman

    Fan Works 
"Damn straight. So straighten up and be proud of it, Shinji. You're more than good enough to fight with me. We're elite Eva Pilots, one in a billion. Don't you ever stop chasing me, either. You and me are the most dangerous people on the planet. There's no one else I'd trust to have next to me in a fight like you." Asuka stopped and blinked to herself. She hadn't intended to be that open. She hadn't even realized how true that statement was until she said it. But it was. The thought of going into a fight now without her baka-Shinji at her side was profoundly unappealing. When they were together, they won. "Until the end of the world, you and me, against the Angels and anything else that tries to hurt us."

He smiled at her in the comm window. "You said it, Asuka. You finally said it."
She blinked at him. "Said what?"
"I love you."
Asuka stared blankly at him for a second before it sank in. Her eyes widened. "Well... scheiße..." she said eventually. "So much for talking about it tonight in more romantic surroundings. When I said 'right before a battle isn't exactly how or where I want to talk about this', I did mean it."
Shinji's smile got bigger. "Somehow, right before a battle for our lives seems fitting for us."
A Crown of Stars, chapter 75

"Not that Shinji could begrudge Asuka her grand entrance. Perhaps she hadn't exactly covered herself in glory today... but by the same token; he couldn't have done it without her. Not for the first time, he smiled slightly at that thought, working side by side with her again; Asuka the burning sword, Asuka the raging, unquenchable firestorm-"

Asuka: I'll handle them. These guys aren't the real problem after all. Just take care of my cable, okay?
Shinji: (smiling weakly and nodding) Of course.
The Second Try, "The Final"

Asuna: Don't worry, Kirito, I've got your back! With the two of us, our love can conquer anyth-
(WHAM)
Kirito: (slurred) The Power of Love is bullshit. The power of swords and violence, that's where the money is...

Still holding [Asuka] close, Shinji says, "No... no. I cannot take that away from you, only you can. I made a mistake earlier today. You and I, we are different. I am cast from the mould of a soldier. For me, fighting is a living, a means to an end. You... you are a warrior, for whom fighting is life. You carry conflict with you wherever you go."
He kissed her on the forehead and she did not flinch away from the contact, and then said, "We must learn to work together. You must learn to accept my brutal, sneaky, underhanded ways, and I must learn to accept your passionate, headstrong ways. We can complement one another wonderfully and make the battlefield our dance floor. The Evas were made to fight the Angels, so your mother died fighting them. If not for them, you would be home in Germany, going to school like a normal girl and your mother would still be around tuck you in at night. Hate them. Hate them for all they have stolen from you. Let all your sorrow turn to wrath, and if your breast be a cannon, shoot your burning heart at them. We shall make their blood flow, and we shall stack their skulls into a grand throne that shall let all know of your victory over your pain."
Thousand Shinji, chapter 5

    Literature 

"Reisman sank wordlessly back onto his bed. He had not come to this land to fight. He had had all the war he ever wanted in Europe. Yet he could feel the dark eyes of his wife watching him, waiting for an answer. A few feet away, under a small pile of clothes in their bureau, was a small pistol, the badge of her own membership in the organization. He looked into her waiting eyes, and as he did he knew he could not be a spectator in his wife's war. 'All right,' he sighed, 'I'll do it.'"
O Jerusalem, by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre

"Mhi solus tome, mhi solus dar'tome, mhi me'dinui an, mhi ba'juri verde."
("We are one when together, we are one when parted, we will share all, we will raise warriors.")
Mandalorian marriage vows, Star Wars Legends

    Live-Action TV 
"My understanding is that [Buffy and Angel's] entire relationship was built around the co-operative killing of others."
Anya, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Reunion" comic

Michael: I talked to him. About what I should get you on your birthday.
Fiona: A Makarov...

"A thousand years ago, at the dawn of the Empire, five hundred warriors stormed the Great Hall at Qam-Chee. The city garrison fled before them. Only the Emperor Kahless, and the Lady Lukara stood their ground. It was here that they began the greatest romance in Klingon history."
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"

Sirella: With fire and steel did the gods forge the Klingon heart. So fiercely did it beat, so loud was the sound, that the gods cried out, "On this day we have brought forth the strongest heart in all the heavens. None can stand before it without trembling at its strength." But then the Klingon heart weakened, its steady rhythm faltered and the gods said, "Why do you weaken so? We have made you the strongest in all of creation." And the heart said...
Worf: "I... am alone."
Sirella: And the gods knew that they had erred. So they went back to their forge and brought forth another heart... But the second heart beat stronger than the first, and the first was jealous of its power. Fortunately, the second heart was tempered by wisdom.
Dax: "If we join together, no force can stop us."
Sirella: And when the two hearts began to beat together, they filled the heavens with a terrible sound. For the first time, the gods knew fear. They tried to flee, but it was too late. The Klingon hearts destroyed the gods who created them and turned the heavens to ashes. To this very day, no one can oppose the beating of two Klingon hearts... Not even me. Worf, son of Mogh... does your heart beat only for this woman?
Worf: Yes.
Sirella: And will you swear to join with her and stand with her against all who oppose you?
Worf: I swear.
Sirella: Jadzia, daughter of Kela, does your heart beat only for this man?
Dax: Yes.
Sirella: And do you swear to join with him and stand with him against all who would oppose you?
Dax: I swear.
Sirella: Then let all present here today know that this man and this woman... are married.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "You Are Cordially Invited"

"Beside every good man is a good woman, and she must always be ready to step in front."

"So, uh, now that your girlfriend's a Power Ranger, it kinda gives a whole new meaning to power couple. Am I right?"
(the other Rangers, Fern and Izzy included, groan)

    Music 
"Save the girl,
And the world will be jealous
Wouldn't you? If you knew
That the truth was
The girl would save you too!"
I Fight Dragons, "Fight For You"

"Some people fight, some people fall
Others pretend they don't care at all
If you wanna fight I'll stand right beside you
The day that you fall I'll be right behind you
To pick up the pieces"
Mcfly, "The Heart Never Lies"

"I'll tie back my hair. Men's clothing I'll put on.
And I'll pass as your comrade as we march along."
— "Cruel War," a Folk Song

"Risking life
I will never let go, never let go
And while you're kicking ass, I'll be there kicking too
Through the blood and strife
We will do what we know, do what we know
Lika rose's thorn on your hellhound horns"
Aviators, "Painkiller"

    Poetry 
"Why should we reck of hours that rend
While we two ride together?
The heavens rent from end to end
Would be but windy weather. [. . .]
We break the line with stroke and luck,
The arrows run like rain,
If you be struck, or I be struck,
There's one to strike again.
If you befriend, or I befriend,
The strength is in us twain,
And good things end and bad things end,
And you and I remain."
G. K. Chesterton, "A Marriage Song" by

    Video Games 
Estelle: Man, you were really at the top of your game.
Joshua: I always am when I'm with you.

    Webcomics 
"Ah, to be young and in love and fighting constant magical battles."
— Author's note on Melty Flame and Melty Frost, Sleepless Domain

    Web Original 
"I want to see more relationships where two incredibly strong people choose each other. They don’t need each other, there’s not an alpha and a beta, and one of them wouldn’t collapse and wail and die if the other died. They want and love each other, they’re both alphas, and if one of them got murdered the other would wreak bloody vengeance on the person who did it. And that person’s children. And that person’s minions. And any little furry animals that happened to be in the area. And then he or she would live, and take another partner if he or she wanted to."

"Ah, those two
In a fight,
They're lethal
Around each other,
They melt."
Tumblr, from this Star Trek (2009) photo set.

    Western Animation 
Red Arrow: Should I be concerned over the obvious delight our daughter takes in the ultra-violence?
Cheshire: It's genetic.
Red Arrow: Great.
Young Justice (2010), "Bloodlines"


Top