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[[File:cable-and-deadpool.jpg|link=Deadpool|frame|Let's go have an adventure!]]
A specific Hero/Lancer pair common to adventure games. [[The Hero]] tends to be fairly serious, at least for what world they're in. They usually retain a [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic sense of humour]] and are quite literal-minded. [[The Lancer]], on the other hand, is weird. They might be neurotic, borderline psychotic (or they are psychotic),
▲A specific Hero/Lancer pair common to adventure games. [[The Hero]] tends to be fairly serious, at least for what world they're in. They usually retain a [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic sense of humour]] and are quite literal-minded. [[The Lancer]], on the other hand, is weird. They might be neurotic, borderline psychotic (or they are psychotic), naive, [[Cowardly Sidekick|cowardly]], lecherous, treacherous, whatever. They might occasionally act serious when the plot demands, but in gameplay they're an oddball.
The reason for this is so that when [[The Hero]] points something out, [[The Lancer]] will make a comment about it which is funny, helping the player to remember the clue.
Like [[Salt and Pepper]], but without the racial element. Often confused with [[Battle Couple]], which is entirely different. Usually.
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
▲== Anime and Manga ==
* Villain Example: [[Straight Man]] Kakuzu and [[Ax Crazy]] Hidan in ''[[Naruto]]''.
* Sakura and Kero from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Tangled Family Tree|Cable]] and [[Deadpool]], with a heaping (and frequently [[Lampshaded]]) side order of [[Ho Yay]].
* Havok and Polaris, from the first volume of ''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]''. Havok [[Wangst|wrings his hands so much]] over the responsibility of leadership that Polaris has to gently remind him to not be so much like his brother [[X-Men (Comic Book)|Cyclops]]. Polaris has deep-seated insecurities that crop up occasionally, so they have been known to swap roles.▼
== [[Film]] ==
* Miss Bianca (hero) and Bernard (sidekick) in ''[[The Rescuers]]''.
* Pedro and Nico from ''[[Rio]]''.
==
* Mal and Zoe of ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' somewhat invert this, where Zoe is the cool, levelheaded and serious one, while Mal is the somewhat weird one despite being the lead character.▼
▲* Mal and Zoe of ''[[Firefly]]'' somewhat invert this, where Zoe is the cool, levelheaded and serious one, while Mal is the somewhat weird one despite being the lead character.
* The same thing is done in ''[[Farscape]]'', where Aeryn is so in control that she's only ever out of control for one or two ''scenes'' in the entire series, and John starts out spooked by all the alien life and gets progressively crazier as it progresses. Also a [[Battle Couple]].
* [[House (TV series)|House]] and Wilson.
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'': Sam and Dean Winchester
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' has Phoenix Wright (sarcastic, literal hero) and Maya Fey (happy-go-lucky oddball). Eventually he encounters Pearl who is less odd, but only because she's a little girl - her personality is equally upbeat, but more bolshy than Maya. And Maya's [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]], Ema, is even more happy-go-lucky and even more naive.
** And when Franziska von Karma, the very serious, whip-happy prosecutor, tags along with you in the third game, her general misunderstanding of American/Japanese culture and many things outside her area of expertise lead to much the same effect as if she was Maya.
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*** Apollo does get Trucy, though.
** "[[Dirty Communists|Bolshy]]"?
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' has the (hopefully) more levelheaded player character and Khelgar, the psychotic dwarf.
** Though the game has many possibilities, especially adding in Mask of the Betrayer. You can play the silly one with Elanee, Casavir, Safiya, Kaelyn, or Okku as the serious sidekick; or you can play the serious member of the pair with Bishop, Khelgar, Neeshka, or Gann as the sillier sidekick.
* Depending upon how you play it, the player character can be the silly one with Bastila as the overly serious counterpart in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]''.
** A similar situation can occur with the player and the Handmaiden in the sequel.
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' has the potential for the player to be quite silly, with Silk Fox constantly reminding him/her of the seriousness of the situation. Black Whirlwind and that other guy who is with him when you first encounter them in the forest count too.
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'' is set up so that the Warden is usually going to be the [[Only Sane Man]] while everyone else in your party, including [[Deadpan Snarker|Alistair]] and [[Black Magician Girl|Morrigan]] who both come closest to playing [[The Lancer]], are at least slightly mad.
* The best example in ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'' is inverted, with Silly!Hawke as the lead and Aveline as [[The Lancer]].
** Aveline is the best at playing the [[Straight Man]] without even knowing it. Varric can do it too, but [[Genre Savvy|he knows it]]. For the rest you're going to have to [[Only Sane Man|step up for sanity]] sooner or later.
* The ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police|Sam
** Deconstructed in ''Sam and Max Season 3 Episode 4: Beyond The Alley Of The Dolls'', when the Sam clones were made because Sam is 'the perfect straight man', meaning they could be easily controlled by a Funny Guy.
* ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' has Jaheira the wise fighter-druid, and Khalid her neurotic husband. Or Khalid the gentle and cautious fighter and Jaheira his overly
** Depending on how you play the game the [[Player Character]] can have this relationship with several of the party members. Including his/her love interest.
* Mario (hero) and Luigi (sidekick) in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' series when Luigi isn't simply a [[Palette Swap]] of his big brother or a "Player 2" option (for example: the [[Mario & Luigi]] games).
* Banjo (hero) and Kazooie (sidekick) in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series.
* Rayman (hero) and Globox (sidekick) in the ''[[Rayman]]'' series.
* Jak (hero) and Daxter (sidekick) in the ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' series.
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]'' stars Manny Calavera, a driven, lovestruck [[Grim Reaper]], and his sidekick Glottis, an eight-foot-tall gearhead demon with a gambling problem and a weakness for nitroglycerin martinis.
* ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' also inverts this, with main character Ratchet being fun-loving and whimsy, and sidekick Clank being serious and out to save the galaxy.
* From ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'' on, it appears that the player character of the [[Distaff Counterpart|opposite gender]] from the PC you choose is your "rival". He/She is more of just a friend than a rival, though.
* [[The Legend of Spyro|The ''Legend of Spyro'' trilogy]] pairs the eponymous character up with [[Plucky Comic Relief|Sparx the dragonfly]], who compensates for being [[The Load]] in combat by having wisecracks for every situation.
** This behavior pattern makes it a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] when Sparx {{spoiler|actually K.O.'s one of the more annoying bad guys with a single punch (granted said antagonist wasn't much bigger than Sparx himself, but it was still a cathartic moment).}}
* Yooka and Laylee, from ''[[Yooka-Laylee]]''.
== Web Comics ==▼
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' provides us with Roy and Elan (at times, V, Durkon and occasionally Haley play the serious role, while Belkar also plays the goofy role). Also provides us with the villainous subversion: Xykon is the main villain, and just likes to goof around, while Redcloak is the serious one who makes all the plans and preparations. Strangely, the "goofy" one is the more powerful one.▼
** Xykon is mostly just bored, inability to sleep and can only spend so many hours working on artifacts, pose him with the problem of how to spend those remaining hours. Up until Xykon gets ticked off when {{spoiler|Redcloak loses Xykon's [[Soul Jar]] when V attacked}}. Xykon then proceeds to become more serious.▼
* ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' provides us with [[Idiot Hero|Fighter]] who is a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] with a ''very'' literal take on things (metaphors don't exist for him), and [[Psycho for Hire|Black Mage]] who is... ''all'' of [[The Lancer]] traits listed at the top of this page.▼
== Western Animation ==▼
* ''[[Adventure Time]]'' gives us [[The Hero|Finn]] and [[Brilliant but Lazy|Jake]].▼
* [[Phineas and Ferb]].▼
== Real Life ==▼
* In ''[[Growlanser]]: Wayfarer of Time'' the protagonist, Crevaniel, travels with a quirky, fairy-like familiar.▼
* Inverted in ''[[Snatcher]]''. Gillian, the hero, is a [[Handsome Lech]] with an odd way of looking at the world, and Metal is a literal strait-laced snarky robot. However, most of the environmental observations are governed by Metal, and Gillian takes the helm in conversations where his oddness can really shine.
▲* In ''[[Growlanser
* ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]'' has Revya, a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]] [[Heroic Mime]] who wants to save the world, and Gig, the [[Heroic Sociopath]] [[Omnicidal Maniac]] who lives inside the former's head and wants to wantonly destroy, corrupt and befoul everything and generally make the world a worse place because he thinks it's funny, but has to come along on the world-saving anyhow and generally snarks about all the plot points and characters.
** This dynamic is a bit different {{spoiler|in the Demon Path, in which ''both'' Revya and Gig are [[Omnicidal Maniac]]s and get on like a house on fire... Or a pair of insane maniacs who like setting fire to houses. And trees. And people. And everything else.}}
* Neku and Beat in ''[[The World Ends With You]]'', and Neku and Shiki to a lesser extent. Neku is always serious and sarcastic, while Beat is goofy, impulsive, and stubborn. Shiki tries to pretend to be always cheery, but it turns out that she's not exactly what she appears.▼
▲* Havok and Polaris, from the first volume of ''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]''. Havok [[Wangst|wrings his hands so much]] over the responsibility of leadership that Polaris has to gently remind him to not be so much like his brother [[X-Men (Comic Book)|Cyclops]]. Polaris has deep-seated insecurities that crop up occasionally, so they have been known to swap roles.
▲* Neku and Beat in [[The World Ends With You]], Neku and Shiki to a lesser extent. Neku is always serious and sarcastic, while Beat is goofy, impulsive, and stubborn. Shiki tries to pretend to be always cheery, but it turns out that she's not exactly what she appears.
* Yet another subversion is that of ''[[Bonkers]]'', where the lead character is well, a toon, whereas his partner and arguable sidekick Lucky Piquel is generally more level headed.▼
* Chip and Dale, in ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' more than anything, though sometimes in the cartoon shorts they first appeared in.▼
* In the freeware adventure game ''Ben There, Dan That!'' Ben is the more straightforward hero, while Dan is a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] but is [[Genius Ditz|crazy good at video games]].
▲== [[Web Comics]] ==
▲* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' provides us with Roy and Elan (at times, V, Durkon and occasionally Haley play the serious role, while Belkar also plays the goofy role). Also provides us with the villainous subversion: Xykon is the main villain, and just likes to goof around, while Redcloak is the serious one who makes all the plans and preparations. Strangely, the "goofy" one is the more powerful one.
▲** Xykon is mostly just bored, inability to sleep and can only spend so many hours working on artifacts, pose him with the problem of how to spend those remaining hours. Up until Xykon gets ticked off when {{spoiler|Redcloak loses Xykon's [[Soul Jar]] when V attacked}}. Xykon then proceeds to become more serious.
▲* ''[[8-
* The title characters from ''[[Triangle and Robert]].''
== [[Web Original]] ==
▲* [[Keen Eddie]] has Eddie and Monty
* In ''[[The Gamers Alliance]]'', there is a villainous variant with Kaizoku who is the snarking and mostly serious fairy pirate and Shuu who is his
▲== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Truth in Television]]. Josiah and Elanor Creasy [[Happily Married]] [[The Captain|captain]] and [[The Smart Guy|navigator]] of the clipper Flying Cloud.▼
▲* ''[[Adventure Time]]'' gives us [[The Hero|Finn]] and [[Brilliant but Lazy|Jake]].
▲* [[Phineas and Ferb]].
▲* Chip and Dale, in ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' more than anything, though sometimes in the cartoon shorts they first appeared in.
▲* Yet another subversion is that of ''[[Bonkers]]'', where the lead character is well, a toon, whereas his partner and arguable sidekick Lucky Piquel is generally more level headed.
* Rudy and Penny from ''[[ChalkZone]]''.
* Jimmy and Beezy from ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.▼
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* Jimmy and Beezy from [[Jimmy Two-Shoes]].
▲*
* [[w:Samuel Baker|Samuel]] and [[w:Florence Baker|Lady Florence Baker]]. Florence was abducted from Austria-Hungary and sold to a Turkish slave caravan. Samuel found her in a slave market in Vidin and fell in love with her. When he was outbid by the Pasha, he bribed the guards and ran off with her. The two were subsequently inseparable. They searched for the source of the Nile together, and discovered Lake Albert. Later in life they worked to put down the slave trade in Africa. It took them a while to get around to getting married, but they eventually did -- possibly twice, once in Bucharest (maybe; it's undocumented) and definitely once in England (which is well documented).
▲* In ''[[The Gamers Alliance]]'', there is a villainous variant with Kaizoku who is the snarking and mostly serious fairy pirate and Shuu who is his odball kitsune companion in a human shape.
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