CFUW 57 - Locked to Ash

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The Punisher & Lightning Lad - LIGHT & LI
Antman & Wasp - SUIGINTOU & SHINKU
Penance & The Homosexuality - CANAAN & ABEL
Speed & Mystique - SPEED & SOPHIE
Archangel & Squirrel Girl - RAPHAEL & CHIZURU
Mister Sarcastic & Dazzler - HYDE & CHISAME
Mister Miracle & 3-D Man - WANKO & SASAHARA
Kid Flash & Sobek - IMPULSE & EUPHIE
Alfred & Cheerverine - GREMIO & CLAIRE
Krypto & Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld - SHIGURE & HAINE
Boom-Boom & Hawkman - AYAKA & SANOSUKE
The Human Torch & Butterfly - RADU & SETH
Wildfire & Phone Ranger - IKKI & KAKERU

What is your stance on the clue? Do you believe it to be pointing to three groups or four? Perhaps Impulse can shed some light on it.