Rei Murasame wrote:1. Amuro and Frau: This seems to be way underrated by everyone, but to me, it really had something special going for it before Amuro got all weird...
Frau's interest in Amuro always seemed more maternal than romantic, to me. After all, the first time we see her, she's nagging after him like an old woman ("Didn't you eat your breakfast? Why aren't you ready to go? You should take better care of yourself!") -- not to say that he didn't deserve it, of course. There was definately the potential for a relationship here, but both parties just sort of let it pass, and both of them moved on.
Rei Murasame wrote:2. Woody and Matilda: Match made in heaven, broken by Zeon Aces.
Zeon aces... and reckless bravery to the point of stupidity. Both of them died taking on Zeon mobile suits in vehicles that were barely worth considering combat aircraft.
Rei Murasame wrote:Ignoring the fact that they are related (you can ignore that, right?)
Not really, no.
Rei Murasame wrote:5. Emma and Henken: see #2, replace 'Zeon' with 'Titan'.
I don't remember this coupling very well, but from what I recall it didn't really lead much of anywhere either... Except Henken sacrificing himself, his ship, and his entire crew in a misguided attempt to save Emma -- which failed anyway. What sort of ass kills dozens or hundreds of people in a long-shot attempt to save one?