Duo Tropes

Tropes where two characters are paired with each other, whether as friends, lovers, enemies or any other relationship.

This index overlaps heavily with Love Tropes, This Index Is Not My Girlfriend, Friendship Tropes, Sibling Tropes, and Foil. Compare Power Trio; contrast Solitary Tropes.

Twin Tropes is a sub-index.

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 * Action Duo
 * Adventure Duo
 * Back-to-Back Badasses
 * Badass and Child Duo
 * Battle Couple
 * Beast and Beauty
 * Betty and Veronica
 * Big Bad Duumvirate
 * Big Guy, Little Guy
 * Bifauxnen and Ladette
 * Black Best Friend
 * Blind and The Beast
 * Blood Brothers
 * Bodyguarding a Badass
 * Boke and Tsukkomi Routine
 * A Boy and His X
 * Brains and Brawn
 * Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl
 * Brother-Sister Team
 * Bully and Wimp Pairing
 * Cain and Abel
 * Captain Smooth and Sergeant Rough
 * Catchphrase Spouting Duo
 * Cloudcuckoolander's Minder
 * Cop and Scientist
 * The Dividual
 * Evil Duo
 * Fat and Skinny
 * Fighting the Lancer
 * Foe Yay
 * Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
 * Friends With Benefits
 * The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry
 * Hair Contrast Duo
 * Headbutting Heroes
 * Heterosexual Life Partners
 * Hot Guy, Ugly Wife
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl
 * Intergenerational Friendship
 * Just Friends
 * Just Partners
 * Lady and Knight
 * Light Feminine and Dark Feminine
 * Like Brother and Sister
 * Little Guy Big Buddy
 * Lookalike Lovers
 * Lover and Beloved
 * Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy
 * Merlin and Nimue
 * Mister X and Mister Y
 * Mistress and Servant Boy
 * Muggle Best Friend
 * Noble Male, Roguish Male
 * Odd Couple
 * Odd Friendship
 * Old Cop, Young Cop
 * The Only One I Trust
 * Opposites Attract
 * Outlaw Couple
 * Pink Girl, Blue Boy
 * Pitbull Dates Puppy
 * Platonic Life Partners
 * POV Boy, Poster Girl
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni
 * Tiger Versus Dragon
 * Right Way, Wrong Way Pair
 * Ruling Couple
 * Salt and Pepper
 * Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man
 * Sibling Yin-Yang
 * Straight Man and Wise Guy
 * Student and Master Team
 * Sword and Sorcerer
 * Symbiotic Possession
 * Tag Team
 * Tag-Team Twins
 * Talker and Doer
 * Technician Versus Performer
 * They Fight Crime
 * Those Two Guys
 * Those Two Bad Guys
 * Tiny Guy, Huge Girl
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl
 * Tragic Bromance
 * Translator Buddy
 * Two Chicks in A Kitchen
 * Two Gamers On a Couch
 * Two Guys in A Garage
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
 * Vagabond Buddies
 * Vitriolic Best Buds
 * Wacky Parent, Serious Child