Triforce of Romance! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most iconic relationships where superheroes are romantically linked to more than one character, whether in live-action or comic books.
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00:00 (audience applauding)
00:03 - That was all for her?
00:06 - Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down
00:10 our picks for the most iconic relationships
00:13 where superheroes are romantically linked
00:15 to more than one character,
00:16 whether in live action or comic books.
00:18 - It's someone else's.
00:20 - How are you?
00:21 - Just tell me it's not Wayne.
00:22 The guy's a complete--
00:23 - What are you doing?
00:27 - Number 20, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man.
00:31 As if dating between superheroes isn't hard enough,
00:34 try untangling a relationship between a sentient android,
00:37 a hex witch, and a former villain.
00:39 Yeah, you could say things got messy.
00:41 Scarlet Witch and Vision have always been each other's
00:44 de facto love interest,
00:46 and have several self-tied miniseries to prove it.
00:48 - We have said goodbye before, so it stands to reason--
00:53 - We'll say hello again.
00:56 - But that didn't stop Wonder Man from trying
00:58 to win Scarlet Witch's affection
01:00 when they all served together on the West Coast Avengers.
01:03 In a glimpse of his villainous side,
01:05 he even once tried to keep Vision offline
01:07 so he'd have Scarlet Witch all to himself.
01:10 She rebukes all of Wonder Man's advances,
01:12 but the three have remained
01:14 on very awkward footing ever since.
01:16 - You must come back to us, to me.
01:20 - Wanda, sorry, I did not mean to intrude.
01:24 - I was just checking on Wonder Man.
01:27 - Number 19, Black Canary, Batman, Green Arrow.
01:31 Throughout most of comic history,
01:32 the leather-clad Black Canary has only cried
01:35 for one partner, Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow.
01:38 - Hey, you're gonna get all serious on me.
01:41 - You bet.
01:44 - They're paired together as often
01:45 as Superman and Lois Lane,
01:46 Spider-Man and Mary Jane,
01:48 Ant-Man and the Wasps, I mean, you get the point.
01:50 So you can imagine the fan reaction
01:53 when Canary started locking lips with Batman, of all people.
01:56 Who knew the Caped Crusader was such a home wrecker, right?
02:00 Their romantic adventures are usually nothing more
02:02 than a quick fling, but something tells us
02:05 Oliver wouldn't like it either way.
02:06 Luckily, no matter the continuity,
02:08 Black Canary usually ends up
02:10 in her rifle spot next to Green Arrow.
02:12 - Yes, the answer is yes.
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02:21 - Number 18, Human Torch, Medusa, Crystal.
02:27 The only thing hotter than Johnny Storm's powers
02:30 is this scandal.
02:31 At one point in time, both the Human Torch and Medusa
02:34 were separately spoken for.
02:36 Johnny to the Inhuman Crystal and Medusa to Black Bolt.
02:39 But when both of those relationships hit a rough patch,
02:42 the newly single heroes take solace with each other.
02:45 - Listen, why don't you let me help?
02:47 Trust me, after all, I did let you escape back at the warehouse.
02:51 - The issue?
02:52 Crystal, Johnny's ex, is actually Medusa's sister.
02:55 As a general rule of thumb,
02:57 it's best not to date your ex's sibling,
02:59 especially if they both have superpowers.
03:02 When Crystal discovers who Medusa is seeing,
03:04 it leads to an emotionally charged standoff
03:07 that nearly tears the sisters apart.
03:09 Next time, Johnny, cast that net a bit wider.
03:12 - Foolish child, you know it is forbidden
03:14 for Inhumans to mingle with outsiders.
03:16 - You got a problem, pally, you take it up with me.
03:18 - Number 17, Deadpool, Thanos, Death.
03:22 - What are you doing here?
03:23 Why are we dancing?
03:24 - Oh, you've bled out, my love.
03:27 And now we're together.
03:29 As always, our time is short.
03:31 - You heard that right.
03:33 Deadpool and Thanos quite literally fight over
03:35 who gets to be with the abstract entity, Death.
03:38 Only in comics, right?
03:39 To be fair, in most issues,
03:41 Death takes on the form of a very flirty woman.
03:44 It's enough to make both Deadpool and Thanos
03:46 fall head over heel.
03:47 But never the one to share,
03:49 Thanos gives the Merc with a Mouth a mortality,
03:52 so he could never meet Death again.
03:54 In fact, in some continuities,
03:56 Thanos wipes out half of the universe
03:58 as a grand show of affection for his beloved.
04:00 Deadpool is predictably more about the quips,
04:03 but either way, neither have earned more than a few kisses.
04:06 - You've done more than you know.
04:08 Don't speak, just kiss me.
04:11 - Number 16, Raven, Beast Boy, Terra.
04:15 As they say, opposites attract.
04:17 In the Teen Titans, that means Beast Boy and Raven.
04:20 Not that you'd be able to tell by looking at them.
04:23 Since Raven has to constantly keep a lid on her emotions,
04:26 she can't reciprocate Beast Boy's unsubtle advances.
04:29 However, that becomes a lot harder
04:31 when Terra enters the picture
04:33 and immediately woos the beastly hero.
04:35 - So what's an attractive,
04:37 decent-smelling girl doing with Beast Boy?
04:39 I guess I like how trusting he is.
04:41 I mean, he's really, really trusting.
04:44 - Jealous isn't usually a word
04:46 people use to describe Raven,
04:48 but that's the only way to explain her coldness
04:51 towards the Titans' newest member.
04:52 By the time Terra betrays the team,
04:54 this tragic love story has given two broken hearts
04:57 for the price of one.
04:58 - What did you do to her, Raven?
05:00 - Banished her to another dimension.
05:02 You're welcome.
05:03 - But she was just about to tell me how she felt.
05:05 - Number 15, Tony Stark Pepper Botts Maria Hill.
05:10 - Tell me you never think about that night.
05:12 - What night? - You know.
05:13 - The original love triangle in the "Iron Man" comics
05:16 actually involved Pepper, Tony,
05:18 and his personal assistant, Happy Hogan.
05:20 Pepper would eventually marry Happy,
05:22 although Tony would remain attracted to her over the years.
05:25 Tony has also had a working relationship with Maria Hill,
05:28 particularly during the "Civil War" miniseries,
05:30 and the two would eventually get together
05:32 during the "Dark Reign" storyline.
05:34 - What's up? - Hey, I admit it.
05:36 My fault. Sorry.
05:38 - While Pepper and Happy are never romantically linked
05:40 in the films, there was a bit of tension
05:42 between Pepper, Tony, and a new character,
05:45 Maya Henson in "Iron Man 3."
05:47 Number 14, Dick Grayson Barbara Gordon, "Starfire."
05:52 The one you have more in common with
05:54 or the one who's drop-dead gorgeous?
05:56 Also, one of them is orange.
05:57 This was the choice that Dick Grayson faced.
05:59 Dick falls for Barbara Gordon as Batgirl almost immediately,
06:03 but she brushes him off because of his age.
06:06 - I guess all the speed and danger
06:08 helped take me out of myself, made the pain go away.
06:11 You wouldn't understand.
06:14 - They would eventually become a couple
06:15 and remain so even after Barbara was paralyzed by the Joker.
06:19 Complicating the relationship, however,
06:21 was the emergence of the sizzling Starfire.
06:23 - Maybe a hero isn't all that I am.
06:27 Maybe I could be, maybe we could be--
06:29 - Robin. - Starfire?
06:33 - Stop talking.
06:35 - Dick and Starfire are even nearly married at one point
06:38 and in an alternate universe,
06:39 have a daughter together named Nightstar.
06:42 Number 13, Superman, Lois Lane, "Wonder Woman."
06:45 - Are you free later?
06:46 - If I can find my glasses.
06:50 - It feels like sacrilege to imagine Clark Kent
06:53 with anyone other than Lois Lane.
06:54 Superman, on the other hand, that's a different story.
06:58 Clark's dual life means that in certain story arcs,
07:00 he ends up spending a lot of his personal time
07:03 with Wonder Woman.
07:04 While his heart is always set on Lois in the end,
07:07 it's hard to compete with a godlike superhero.
07:10 Plus, with how often they save the world together,
07:12 it's only natural they started to develop intense feelings
07:16 and, you know, kiss a few times just for good measures.
07:19 Lois fans don't need to worry though.
07:21 At this point, there are enough Elseworlds stories
07:23 to make everyone happy.
07:25 - Tell Lois I'll see her Friday.
07:26 - Friday?
07:29 - What is it?
07:33 - World's colliding.
07:34 - Number 12, Batman, Tally Algo, "Catwoman."
07:38 - We've done this dance for so long.
07:40 Aren't you just the least bit curious?
07:45 - Despite his idealistic pursuit of justice,
07:48 the Dark Knight is frequently linked to two of the most,
07:51 let's say, morally gray characters in the Batman canon.
07:54 And by linked, we mean he's kissed Selena Cowell's Catwoman
07:57 in more comic books than we can count.
07:59 But Cheap isn't the only one Batman's seeing on the weekends.
08:02 The heiress of the League of Assassins, Tally Algo,
08:06 has also made her way under Bruce Wayne's mask
08:08 on more than a few occasions.
08:10 - What's to become of me then?
08:12 Am I to be your prisoner?
08:13 - He really has a type, huh?
08:19 Given both Catwoman and Tally's track record,
08:22 you can only imagine the fireworks whenever they butt heads.
08:25 For God's sake, fingers crossed
08:27 they keep things cordial next time.
08:29 Number 11, Rogue, Magneto, "Gambit."
08:32 Because of mutation that causes her
08:34 to absorb the abilities of anyone she touches,
08:37 Rogue spends most of her life in a self-induced exile.
08:40 But that doesn't stop her from becoming the center
08:42 of a juicy love triangle.
08:44 Despite his playboy tendencies, Gambit turns over a new leaf
08:47 and commits to sweeping Rogue off her feet.
08:50 And it works.
08:51 - Gambit loves you.
08:53 - No!
08:57 - For years, actually.
08:58 Sadly, their relationship isn't all sunshine and rainbows.
09:01 In some storylines, Rogue becomes enamored
09:04 with the antagonist, Magneto, whose mastery of metals
09:07 lets them share more intimate moments.
09:10 They even have a kid together at one point.
09:13 Notably, this love triangle isn't just plain attraction.
09:16 It's a full-blown debate on mutant politics, too.
09:19 - We always kiss the bridesmaids, too.
09:21 - This ain't Cajun country, hun.
09:23 Zip those lips.
09:24 - Number 10, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, "Black Cat."
09:29 With great power also come great love interest, apparently.
09:33 To prove it, Peter Parker has a certified web
09:36 of romantic options to choose from.
09:38 On one side, there's Mary Jane Watson,
09:40 the classic girl-next-door type.
09:42 On the other, there's Black Cat,
09:44 the very definition of a dicey antihero.
09:47 - I missed you.
09:48 Glad we're back together again.
09:51 - Not like that.
09:52 - They both have their fans, and for good reason.
09:55 In most iterations, Mary Jane is a better fit
09:57 for Peter Parker, but Black Cat is superior for Spider-Man.
10:01 Altogether, it's a captivating tug-of-war
10:03 that shows the struggle of balancing romance and heroics.
10:06 Both Mary Jane and Black Cat
10:08 marry Peter in different continuities,
10:10 so maybe you can just chalk this one up as a draw.
10:13 - We need to take 'em all out, like we used to.
10:16 Quiet as a cat.
10:21 - Sneaky as a spider.
10:22 - Number nine, Bruce Wayne, Rachel Dawes, Harvey Dent.
10:26 - Man, I loved...
10:28 a man who vanished.
10:29 He never came back at all.
10:32 - This love triangle was one of the central storylines
10:35 of Chris Nolan's "The Dark Knight" trilogy.
10:37 Bruce cared deeply for Rachel,
10:39 who told him that they could not be together
10:41 until he retired as Batman.
10:42 Complicating the issue was Rachel's relationship
10:44 with Harvey Dent, who would ask Rachel to marry him.
10:47 Torn between two men, Rachel eventually chooses Harvey.
10:50 - I need to be honest and clear.
10:55 I'm going to marry Harvey Dent.
10:57 I love him, and I wanna spend the rest of my life with him.
11:01 - This love triangle was exploited by the Joker, however,
11:04 who, spoiler alert, kidnapped both Harvey and Rachel,
11:08 resulting in Rachel's tragic death
11:10 and Harvey's transformation into Two-Face.
11:13 Number eight, Thor/Jane/Sif.
11:16 - Thank you. (laughs)
11:18 - Jane Foster.
11:19 - He's tall, blonde, handsome, and a god.
11:23 It's no wonder Thor was a popular target
11:25 for the ladies like Jane Foster, a nurse from Earth,
11:28 and the beautiful goddess Sif from Asgard.
11:30 Thor intended to marry Jane,
11:32 but Odin forbade it on the grounds that she was a human.
11:35 When given the chance to become an Asgardian goddess,
11:37 Jane failed the test,
11:39 which caused Thor to reunite with Sif.
11:41 - I thank you for your sword and for your counsel,
11:43 good lady Sif.
11:44 - There exists little animosity
11:46 between the two women, however,
11:48 with Sif actually saving a dying Jane on one occasion.
11:51 Number seven, Donatello/April O'Neil/Casey Jones.
11:56 - And then there's Casey Jones,
11:58 a nine-year-old trapped in a man's body.
12:00 He might almost be cute
12:01 if it wasn't for that pig-headedness.
12:03 - The main love storyline in the TMNT universe
12:06 is between vigilante Casey Jones
12:08 and news reporter April O'Neil.
12:09 While their relationship is on and off at times,
12:12 they are eventually married and have a child together.
12:14 - Babe, you look (stammering)
12:20 - Whoa!
12:21 Easy killer.
12:23 - In most versions, April works alongside the Turtles,
12:26 and while they are close,
12:27 they have a strictly platonic relationship.
12:30 In the 2012 animated series, however,
12:32 Donatello has a crush on April from the moment he sees her,
12:35 creating tension between him and Casey.
12:38 Unfortunately for Donatello,
12:39 April is oblivious to his feelings.
12:41 - Thanks, Donnie, for always being there,
12:45 even when I didn't want you to be.
12:47 (Donatello grunts)
12:50 - Number six, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Emma Frost.
12:54 - Scott.
12:55 I keep feeling something terrible's about to happen.
13:01 - Scott Summers and Jean Grey
13:02 have one of the more messy relationships in all of comics,
13:05 and the arrival of Emma Frost only complicated the issue.
13:08 Upon joining the X-Men,
13:10 Emma initially provided Scott with marriage counsel,
13:12 but their relationship quickly turned
13:14 into a psychic sexual affair.
13:16 Jean uses her telepathic abilities
13:18 to discover Emma and Scott in bed together,
13:20 in their minds,
13:21 and uses her Phoenix powers to shatter Emma's diamond form.
13:24 After Jean's death, however,
13:26 Emma and Scott begin a legitimate relationship.
13:29 - Jean.
13:29 - Oh.
13:35 - I'm sorry, I thought you were--
13:39 - I'm a telepath, Scott, I know.
13:41 - Number five, Doctor Manhattan, Silk Spectre 2, Night Owl.
13:46 - Dan.
13:49 - John sees a lot of things,
13:50 but he doesn't see me.
13:54 - What many consider to be
13:55 the greatest comic book of all time
13:57 also featured an enticing love triangle
13:59 between John Osterman, Laurie Jaspesik, and Dan Dryberg,
14:03 also known as Doctor Manhattan, Silk Spectre 2,
14:05 and Night Owl, respectively.
14:07 - You wanna ask me to go to dinner with you?
14:09 Like we used to.
14:13 - Attracted to the godlike Manhattan almost instantly,
14:16 Laurie continued on a relationship with him
14:18 after she retired.
14:19 - Hero, weapon, linchpin of our national security,
14:24 deterrent to nuclear war.
14:26 - As Manhattan became less and less connected
14:28 with humanity, however,
14:29 the relationship between the two deteriorated,
14:31 and Laurie eventually became romantically involved with Dan.
14:34 At the end of the comic, Laurie and Dan are still together.
14:38 - Well, that sounds like a date.
14:40 (laughing)
14:47 - Number four, Sue Storm, Reed Richards, Sub-Mariner.
14:52 - It's a beauty.
14:53 - Look out, sis!
14:56 - As headlining members of Marvel's so-called first family,
15:00 Sue Storm and Reed Richards are supposed to have
15:02 the perfect marriage, and for the most part, they do,
15:05 at least until Namor the Sub-Mariner
15:07 arrives and start making waves.
15:09 Originally introduced as a vengeful Atlantean
15:11 trying to flood Earth,
15:13 Namor soon forgives the surface world
15:15 thanks to his burgeoning relationship
15:16 with, you guessed it, Sue Storm.
15:19 Despite her reservations, the invisible woman
15:21 can't help but feel smitten towards the aquatic hero.
15:24 Their taboo romance sparked what is commonly referred to
15:27 as Marvel's very first love triangle.
15:30 Sue can turn invisible all she wants,
15:32 but there's no hiding from a legacy like that.
15:35 - He does have amazing powers.
15:37 - And incredible eyes.
15:39 I mean, for a man who lives under the sea.
15:41 - Number three, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine.
15:45 - This is Scott Summers, also called Cyclops.
15:48 - Just when you thought the Scott-Jean relationship
15:53 couldn't get any more confusing, enter Wolverine.
15:56 - Oh, wait a minute.
15:58 He's not coming with us, is he?
16:00 - Yes.
16:00 - Jean ended up cheating on Scott with Logan
16:02 on more than one occasion,
16:04 most notably in "X-Men Forever" annual number one.
16:07 She was a constant source of tension
16:08 between Logan and Scott,
16:10 which was one of the main storylines
16:11 of the original "X-Men" movie trilogy.
16:13 In that timeline, her alternate personality, the Phoenix,
16:16 caused her to kill Scott, and Logan had to kill Jean.
16:19 But thanks to the convenient time travel shenanigans
16:21 of "X-Men Days of Future Past," that was all rendered moot.
16:25 - Hey, Logan.
16:26 - Jean.
16:28 - Are you okay?
16:29 - You're here.
16:33 - Where else would I be?
16:35 - Number two, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang.
16:39 - Hi, Lana. - Hi, Clark.
16:40 - Oh, Lana, Lois, say hello to Lana Lang,
16:43 Smallville's newest gift to Metropolis.
16:45 - Everyone has that person they grew up with
16:47 who would go on to become their first crush.
16:49 For Clark Kent, that was Lana Lang.
16:51 Lana is one of the first people to learn Clark as Superman.
16:54 In most Superman titles,
16:55 Lana is Clark's teenage love interest
16:57 before he moves on to Lois in his adult years.
16:59 But some titles see her competing with Lois
17:02 for Clark's affection.
17:03 This is best shown in the TV series "Smallville,"
17:05 where Clark is seen dating both Lana and Lois
17:08 multiple times during different seasons.
17:11 - Lana?
17:12 - Yes?
17:13 - Just wanted to remember this moment.
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17:30 - Number one, Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson.
17:37 This is one of the rare love triangles
17:39 that not only didn't involve an affair,
17:41 but actually showed all three members as close friends.
17:44 - Hello, I'm Gwen Stacy.
17:47 - This is Mary Jane Watson.
17:49 - Peter initially dated Mary Jane, which frustrated Gwen,
17:52 but broke up with her
17:53 because he thought she was shallow and superficial.
17:56 Peter would then date Gwen
17:57 until she was tragically murdered by the Green Goblin.
18:00 Her death caused Mary Jane to become more serious,
18:03 and after some hurdles, she ended up marrying Peter.
18:06 - How come you never mentioned her?
18:07 She's your lab partner?
18:11 You saved her life?
18:13 She thinks you're a genius
18:15 and she had her polished fingernails all over you?
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