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Believe it or not, the [[Badass]] and [[Action Survivor]] are not so different that they can't share the spotlight in the same story together.
When both are paired they create an '''Action Duo''' similar to [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]] and [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]; only these two will be practically opposites in just about every possible trait, most notably combat skill. The [[Badass]] is of course [[Made of Iron]], skilled at brawling and shooting, and (though maybe [[Lethal Weapon|"getting too old for this shit"]]) brave enough to wade through any firefight. However, he will often be saddled by the plot with baby-sitting the [[Action Survivor]], who can [[Non-Action Guy|(at best)]] [[Fragile Speedster|run and dodge extremely well]], through endless firefights that may be targeted at ''him''. If the [[Non-Action Guy]] at least manages to compensate by being [[The Smart Guy]], you have [[Brains and Brawn]]. On the other hand, if the [[Badass]] [[Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training|sacrificed a basic skill for their awesome training]], the Action Survivor will help [[Upbringing Makes the Hero|round them out]]. Expect these disparities and constant action to make them [[Vitriolic Best Buds]].
The plot usually requires the [[Badass]] either protect the [[Action Survivor]] as they try to escape a [[Closed Circle]], or with an [[Escort Mission]] with the Survivor as a [[Living MacGuffin]]. Occasionally, the Survivor takes up the role of [[Sidekick]] and "sells" [[The Smart Guy|his skills]] as useful to the [[Badass]] on his mission. They usually form a working partnership, even becoming friends.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
▲== [[Anime]] ==
▲* [[Badass Pacifist|Rock]] and [[Dark Action Girl|Revy]] from ''[[Black Lagoon]]''.
* [[Samurai|Hatsu]], [[Little Miss Badass|Anak]] and [[Action Survivor|Ship]] [[The Smart Guy|Leesoo]] from ''[[Tower of God]]'' form a three person version of this.
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* Beck and Travis Walker from ''[[The Rundown]]''
* [[Samuel L. Jackson|Neville Flynn]] and Sean Jones ([[Everybody Remembers the Stripper|you know, the two male leads]]) in ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]''. Sean does shape up, though, when the snakes threaten the remaining passengers while Neville is off fixing the plane.
* Col. Jack O'Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson have some elements of this in the original ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' movie. O'Neill spent most of the film just wanting to blow everything to hell, while Jackson was basically wondering ''what'' the hell was going on. They avert this in the [[Stargate SG-1|series]], however, when Daniel [[Took a Level
* Edward and Bella during the action sequences in the ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' movie.
* Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski and Nicholas 'Oz' Ozeransky, ''[[The Whole Nine Yards]]''
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* In several of the ''[[Vorkosigan Saga]]'' novels, Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan Vorpatril make up this team: Miles does the stratetic thinking while Ivan is dragooned into helping him and doing the physical stuff which the brittle-boned Miles can't.
== [[Live
* Weirdly, the Doctor from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' sometimes plays [[Action Survivor]] to more military-style companions such as [[The Brigadier]] or Captain Jack Harkness. Other times, however, the Doctor and his companion will subvert the trope by being a [[Guile Hero]] and Guile Survivor, respectively.
* Dillon and Ziggy from ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]''. Dillon is a gritty [[Made of Iron]] amnesiac much like Wolverine; Ziggy...hides behind a chair and makes shadow puppets. Not that the latter [[Chekhov's Skill|ends up being less important]] than the ability to bust heads...
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Rip and Teri]]''. Hero and Survivor, respectively.
* Riff ([[Action Hero]]) and Torg ([[Action Survivor]]) in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', until Torg [[Took a Level
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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