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{{quote|''"I gotcha back, you watch my front."''|'''[[Samuel L Jackson|Gin Rummy]]''', ''[[The Boondocks]]''}}

{{quote|''"I gotcha back, you watch my front."''|'''[[Samuel L. Jackson|Gin Rummy]]''', ''[[The Boondocks]]''}}

Think about your closest friends. If you know them well enough, you also know their strengths and weaknesses. You know how they think, how they react, how they tick. You trust them to know the same about you, too. You might even trust them enough to let them fix your car--[[Drives Like Crazy|but not drive it. Hell would freeze over before you let them drive it.]]

In action oriented stories, two characters who are friends will work with each other during combat. Often this will present the image of [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]. If one person is big and the other short, the big guy will use brute strength and the short guy will use [[Weak but Skilled|finesse]]. Maybe the big guy will clasp hands with the short guy [[Grievous Harm ~~With~~ a Body|and fling him around as though he was a weapon.]] Or the big guy will use the [[Living Weapon|short guy]] [[Fastball Special|as a projectile.]]

In action oriented stories, two characters who are friends will work with each other during combat. Often this will present the image of [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]. If one person is big and the other short, the big guy will use brute strength and the short guy will use [[Weak but Skilled|finesse]]. Maybe the big guy will clasp hands with the short guy [[Grievous Harm with a Body|and fling him around as though he was a weapon.]] Or the big guy will use the [[Living Weapon|short guy]] [[Fastball Special|as a projectile.]]

But no matter what, they will fight in tandem. They will watch each other's back. There is something genuinely satisfying about watching the heroes take out a room full of bad guys by working together. This isn't always limited to merely two people, as often the [[Five-Man Band]] can emulate even more varieties of combat.

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It is not uncommon in certain stories to have two separate badasses who come together, spend some time trying to kill each other only to eventually turn their skills onto the hapless enemy [[Enemy Mine|who happens to piss them both off.]]

If the "brothers" are actually [[Blood Brothers|related by blood]], it's a [[Sibling Team]]. A combative inversion is [[Fearful Symmetry]]. In a fantasy setting, they might be a [[Sword and Sorcerer]]. Not to be confused with the [[Super Smash Bros|Smash Brothers]] who are, well, [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Super]]. The romantic version is the [[Battle Couple]]. And finally, a female duo may well be [[Lovely Angels]].

If the "brothers" are actually [[Blood Brothers|related by blood]], it's a [[Sibling Team]]. A combative inversion is [[Fearful Symmetry]]. In a fantasy setting, they might be a [[Sword and Sorcerer]]. Not to be confused with the [[Super Smash Bros|Smash Brothers]] who are, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Super]]. The romantic version is the [[Battle Couple]]. And finally, a female duo may well be [[Lovely Angels]].

Compare [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] and [[Ryu and Ken]].

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** Burter and Jeice are implied to be this, being the only members of the Ginyu Force who fight together rather than one-on-one. Unfortunately for them, their only on-screen fight is against Goku, who's way out of their league.

** [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Goku and Vegeta]] play with this, but mostly in the movies and especially the Majin Buu saga.

* In ''[[~~Gintama (Manga)|~~Gintama]]'', this happens mostly during the serious episodes. Usually, Kagura and Shinpachi team up in the serious story arcs to deal with [[Mooks]] and the occasional [[Elite Mooks|Elite Mook]].

* In ''[[Gintama]]'', this happens mostly during the serious episodes. Usually, Kagura and Shinpachi team up in the serious story arcs to deal with [[Mooks]] and the occasional [[Elite Mooks|Elite Mook]].

** The Benizakura Arc has Gintoki and <s>Zura</s> Katsura in a [[Back-to-Back Badasses]] moment, fighting against {{spoiler|space pirates hired by Takasugi}} and then declaring war on {{spoiler|Takasugi}} with the exact same words and in the exact same manner.

* Kira and Athrun from ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' do this several times, coordinating their attacks and defenses to the point of near-telepathy.

** From the second season of [[Gundam 00]], Setsuna F. Seiei (Gundam 00) and {{spoiler|Saji Crossroads}} (0-Raiser). When they dock together, their mechas form the 00 Raiser, dubbed by fans as the [[Fan Nickname|Double Bro Raiser]].

** From the second season of [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]], Setsuna F. Seiei (Gundam 00) and {{spoiler|Saji Crossroads}} (0-Raiser). When they dock together, their mechas form the 00 Raiser, dubbed by fans as the [[Fan Nickname|Double Bro Raiser]].

* From ''[[Harlem Beat]]'', we have Naruse-Sawamura duo both in their streetball and highschool team.

* In ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' it was said that two members of the Genei Ryodan (Uvogin and Nobunaga Hazama) had this kind of relationship. They were at their strongest when they fought large groups of enemies together, though Uvogin would never admit it.

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** The Ino-Shika-Cho trio even extends into their family. It's actually a tradition for three of the current generation to be put into a team together with a Sarutobi as their sensei.

** And more recently, Kinkaku and Ginkaku. The two {{spoiler|dead}} shinobi who {{spoiler|'''survived being eaten by the Kyuubi for two weeks!'''}}

* In ''[[~~One Piece (Manga)|~~One Piece]]'', Zoro and Sanji are somewhat like this. They may bicker in the midst of battle and occasionally attack each other, but once they work together (as shown in the Davy Jones games), they are near invincible.

* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Zoro and Sanji are somewhat like this. They may bicker in the midst of battle and occasionally attack each other, but once they work together (as shown in the Davy Jones games), they are near invincible.

** And as of chapter 572 we've had {{spoiler|Luffy and Ace.}}

** The entirety of the Straw Hat Pirates are very capable at working together against foes. This aspect was heavily portrayed during the events at Thriller Bark and the Sabaody Archipelago.

* ''[[Ranma One Half]]'' has a antagonistic version of this as a [[Villain of the Week]] arc. [[Kawaiiko|Azusa Shiratori]] and [[Handsome Lech|Mikado Sanzenine]] are masters of [[Martial Arts and Crafts|Martial Arts Figure Skating]], a team known as the Golden Pair for their combined skill and excellent teamwork. Outside of combat, however, [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork|the two don't get on too well]], as Mikado finds Azusa's kleptomania and ditzy antics annoying, while Azusa has the personality of a [[Spoiled Brat]] and is quite willing to beat on Mikado if he interferes with her antics (giving back something she stole from a pretty girl, or chasing girls when he should be practicing). In fact, she's ultimately the one who beats Mikado, causing them to lose.

** Perhaps to highlight their [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], Ranma and Akane keep swinging between playing this straight and averting it. While they played it perfectly straight in the Martial Arts Figure Skating story, most if not all of their subsequent 'team battles' had them getting in each other's way and forgetting to pay attention to their enemies to squabble with each other (often over the fact Akane is [[Overshadowed By Awesome]] compared to Ranma and [[Can't Catch Up]], yet refuses to admit this)... though, inevitably, they would pull together (if only after having been beaten once) and manage to pull off a victory, though their opponent would frequently come close to victory by taking advantage of their bickering.

** Perhaps to highlight their [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], Ranma and Akane keep swinging between playing this straight and averting it. While they played it perfectly straight in the Martial Arts Figure Skating story, most if not all of their subsequent 'team battles' had them getting in each other's way and forgetting to pay attention to their enemies to squabble with each other (often over the fact Akane is [[Overshadowed by Awesome]] compared to Ranma and [[Can't Catch Up]], yet refuses to admit this)... though, inevitably, they would pull together (if only after having been beaten once) and manage to pull off a victory, though their opponent would frequently come close to victory by taking advantage of their bickering.

* Kenshin and Sanosuke from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''.

* Played straight in Soul Eater with the Resonance or Chain Resonance Links, you want evidence? Watch episode 36.

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* Vash and Wolfwood in ''[[Trigun]]''.

** As some wag put it on the Trigun page, they're ''[[Fan Nickname|'Bashu']]'' Brothers.

** In their case their fighting styles are relatively similar, although Wolfwood does have such things as a small missile launcher at his disposal, but they have a [[Wide Eyed Idealist]] versus [[Knight in Sour Armour]] thing going on for [[Foil|contrast]]. Wolfwood is [[The Lancer]].

** In their case their fighting styles are relatively similar, although Wolfwood does have such things as a small missile launcher at his disposal, but they have a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]] versus [[Knight in Sour Armour]] thing going on for [[Foil|contrast]]. Wolfwood is [[The Lancer]].

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' had two pairs: The Paradox Brothers from the Duelist Kingdom arc and Lumis/Umbra from the Battle City arc. Joey and Yugi are this in their various tag team duels (heck, even their Dark Magician and Flame Swordsman show signs of it); a major problem in the Lumis/Umbra duel is Yugi and Kaiba's inability to pull this trope off.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' had two pairs: The Paradox Brothers from the Duelist Kingdom arc and Lumis/Umbra from the Battle City arc. Joey and Yugi are this in their various tag team duels (heck, even their Dark Magician and Flame Swordsman show signs of it); a major problem in the Lumis/Umbra duel is Yugi and Kaiba's inability to pull this trope off.

* Yusuke and Kuwabara from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' were a more heroic version.

** This following upon several years of Kuwabara incessantly returning to challenge Yusuke to fights and getting his clock soundly cleaned. Yusuke has been known to do this with other members of his team, as well. Once very briefly with Hiei.

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* In ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', Kenshiro and Rei, while rescuing Airi and Mamiya from the Fang Clan, have some seriously [[Badass]] action sequences together. Raiga and Fuga, the [[Sibling Team]] gatekeepers of the Cassandra Prison who pull a glorious [[Heel Face Turn]] and subsequent [[Heroic Sacrifice]], also qualify.

* The title characters of ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' become this once Kotetsu/Wild Tiger successfully wins Barnaby/"Bunny"'s trust in him.

* In [[~~Air Gear (Manga)|~~Air Gear]], the original members of the Sleeping Forest all seem to fight in duos in ways that support each others' styles. Probably part of why they're one of the greatest Storm Rider teams in existence.

* In [[Air Gear]], the original members of the Sleeping Forest all seem to fight in duos in ways that support each others' styles. Probably part of why they're one of the greatest Storm Rider teams in existence.

* In the manga of [[Fullmetal Alchemist]], Alex Luis Armstrong and Sig Curtis (who befriended each other through [[Pec Flex]]) work together to curb stomp [[The Brute|Sloth]] in a scene that is [[Rated "M" for Manly]].

** This is after Alex and his older sister Olivier got through a very long period of wearing him down; Sig only came in at the end, and the Armstrong team was pretty damn impressive in its own right.

** Ed and Al obviously do this, too. They have a lot of practice fighting together.

** When Ed and Ling or Ed and Greelin are working together, they generally produce shades of this even when not actively engaged in combat. With lots of bickering.

* Pretty much every [[The Hero]] and [[The Lancer]] duo in a given ''[[~~Digimon (Franchise)|~~Digimon]]'' run [[Vitriolic Best Buds|eventually]] becomes this, with the relationship extending to their partner Digimon - [[Digimon Adventure ~~(Anime)~~|Taichi and Yamato]] (and Agumon and Gabumon), [[Digimon Adventure 02 ~~(Anime)~~|Daisuke and Ken]] (and V-mon and Wormmon), [[Digimon Frontier ~~(Anime)~~|Takuya and Kouji]], and [[Digimon Xros Wars ~~(Anime)~~|Taiki and Kiriha]] (and Shoutmon and MetalGreymon). Masaru and Agumon of ''[[~~Digimon Savers (Anime)|~~Digimon Savers]]'' are a surprisingly rare instance of a Digimon being this with their human partner, being that Masaru is the only ''Digimon'' lead to actively fight Digimon personally.

* Pretty much every [[The Hero]] and [[The Lancer]] duo in a given ''[[Digimon]]'' run [[Vitriolic Best Buds|eventually]] becomes this, with the relationship extending to their partner Digimon - [[Digimon Adventure|Taichi and Yamato]] (and Agumon and Gabumon), [[Digimon Adventure 02|Daisuke and Ken]] (and V-mon and Wormmon), [[Digimon Frontier|Takuya and Kouji]], and [[Digimon Xros Wars|Taiki and Kiriha]] (and Shoutmon and MetalGreymon). Masaru and Agumon of ''[[Digimon Savers]]'' are a surprisingly rare instance of a Digimon being this with their human partner, being that Masaru is the only ''Digimon'' lead to actively fight Digimon personally.

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[~~Batman (Comic Book)|~~Batman]] and Robin do this quite often. It was especially common in the live-action [[Batman]] series.

* [[Batman]] and Robin do this quite often. It was especially common in the live-action [[Batman]] series.

** Much less frequently, you get really ''astounding'' sequences with large chunks of the "Bat Family" (Batman, [[Batgirl]], Robin, [[Nightwing]], and a few more minor ones) fighting side by side.

*** Also, our page image...Bats with [[Superman]].

**** Averted, lampshaded, then played straight by these two, actually, in the ''World's Finest'' maxiseries; the first time they meet with the explicit purpose of working together, they're at a function as Bruce and Clark when the guest of honor, a world-famous plastic surgeon is kidnapped. They split up and both go after the kidnapper, which so spooks the hostage that he runs out into the street and gets himself killed. When they compare notes they both observe that this happened because they ''didn't'' work together. The rest of the series is about their annual meetings to honor their failure and learn to work together until they're working as a well-oiled machine.

* [[Modesty Blaise (~~Comic~~ ~~Strip~~)|Modesty Blaise]] and [[Knife Nut|Willie Garvin]] specialise in this.

* [[Modesty Blaise (comic strip)|Modesty Blaise]] and [[Knife Nut|Willie Garvin]] specialise in this.

* In the [[X-Men]], Colossus and Wolverine have the "[[Fastball Special]]" (sometimes [[Calling Your Attacks|called for]] with "Hey bub..two words"), which basically involves Colossus throwing Wolverine at an opponent. Other characters inside and outside of Marvel have occasionally borrowed the move. Basically any combo of a character with [[Super Strength]] and one with an [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]] or six can do this.

** Likewise, Wolverine and Nightcrawler. Also, Nightcrawler and Colossus. In addition, Nightcraweler, Wolverine and Colossus. In the ''extremely'' rare occasions that they're seeing eye to eye, Cyclops and Wolverine can manage to do this, though they're far more [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]].

* [[Mandrake the Magician]] and Lothar.

* ''[[Watchmen (~~Comic Book~~)|Watchmen]]'': Rorschach and Nite Owl II, in the old days. The bond they forged still lasts.

* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': Rorschach and Nite Owl II, in the old days. The bond they forged still lasts.

* Marvel also has [[Luke Cage Hero for Hire|Luke Cage]] and [[Immortal Iron Fist|Iron Fist]].

* Marvel also has [[Luke Cage, Hero for Hire|Luke Cage]] and [[Immortal Iron Fist|Iron Fist]].

** [[Salt and Pepper|Power Man and Iron Fist]] are perhaps one of Marvel's best examples of this trope in action: Luke is a [[Made of Iron]] [[Boisterous Bruiser]] and Danny is [[Weak but Skilled]] with some elements of [[Lightning Bruiser]]. Ever since they were paired up for roughly two decades worth of comics they were ALWAYS seen together, until Luke got picked as one of Brian Bendis' favorite characters and appeared more often without him. The duo was reunited when Danny joined the [[~~New Avengers (Comic Book)|~~New Avengers]], of which Cage had become the leader.

** [[Salt and Pepper|Power Man and Iron Fist]] are perhaps one of Marvel's best examples of this trope in action: Luke is a [[Made of Iron]] [[Boisterous Bruiser]] and Danny is [[Weak but Skilled]] with some elements of [[Lightning Bruiser]]. Ever since they were paired up for roughly two decades worth of comics they were ALWAYS seen together, until Luke got picked as one of Brian Bendis' favorite characters and appeared more often without him. The duo was reunited when Danny joined the [[New Avengers]], of which Cage had become the leader.

* [[~~Spider Man|~~Spider-Man]] and [[Daredevil]]. The two have teamed up many times and they are best buddies. It helps that they both share a number of villains. (Their first ever collaboration was against an evil hypnotist who couldn't affect the blind Daredevil but made Spidey beat him up for a while.)

* [[Spider-Man]] and [[Daredevil]]. The two have teamed up many times and they are best buddies. It helps that they both share a number of villains. (Their first ever collaboration was against an evil hypnotist who couldn't affect the blind Daredevil but made Spidey beat him up for a while.)

** And their shared enemies the Enforcers featured Ox and Fancy Dan, who would often tag team enemies with their astounding strength and martial arts skills, respectively. Later additions Hammer Harrison and Snake Marston would do much the same.

** For that matter, Spidey and Johnny Storm.

* Marvel's original Bash Brothers, [[Captain America]] and Bucky.

* In [[Pre Crisis]] days, [[Superman]] could do this with [[Supergirl]]. Or with [[Krypto the Superdog|Krypto,]] for that matter.

* [[Green Arrow]] and [[~~Green Lantern (Comic Book)|~~Green Lantern]].

* [[Green Arrow]] and [[Green Lantern]].

** Also [[~~Green Lantern (Comic Book)|~~Green Lantern]] Kyle Rayner and [[~~Green Lantern (Comic Book)|~~Green Lantern]] Guy Gardner, or occasionally other GL pairings.

** Also [[Green Lantern]] Kyle Rayner and [[Green Lantern]] Guy Gardner, or occasionally other GL pairings.

* [[Quantum and Woody]]

* Marvel's Zapata Brothers are Mexican wrestlers, so it's only to be expected that they have an array of team-up moves. They also enjoy high-fiving during melees and switching out as if they were in a tag team match.

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== Film (Live Action) ==

* The 2009 ''[[Star Trek (~~Film~~)|Star Trek]]'' Film, when Kirk and Spock beam onto the Narada and start shooting up everything in sight.

* The 2009 ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' Film, when Kirk and Spock beam onto the Narada and start shooting up everything in sight.

* In ''X-Men Origins:'' ''[[Wolverine]]'', Logan and his brother do this for the first fifteen minutes of the movie. The opening sequence is a [[Badass]] [[Montage]] through [[The American Civil War]], [[WW 1]], [[WW 2]] and [[The Vietnam War]]!

* Any cooperative combat in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' prequels, especially between Masters and their Padawans. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon against Darth Maul in Episode 1 are the best example. It is because of the same thing with Obi-Wan and Anakin in Episode 3 that turned their climactic duel into a sort of [[Fearful Symmetry]].

* Probably the best moment of ''[[Spider-Man (~~Film~~)|Spider-Man]] 3'', with Spider-Man and {{spoiler|Harry}}.

* Probably the best moment of ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]] 3'', with Spider-Man and {{spoiler|Harry}}.

* Fulton Reed and Dean Portman in ''D2: The Mighty Ducks'' were explicitly called "the Bash Brothers." Also affectionately called "Enforcers."

** An enforcer is actually an unofficial role on an ice hockey team, not a title. Their job is to play dirty and violent.

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* In ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'', Riddick and Kyra are a rare opposite sex version of this, once they stop fighting each other. The Crematoria sequence showcases it nicely.

* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' had this in various sequences, but the most pure form was when Will was trying to free Jack from the noose and they raced to the castle edge. Subverted in that they taken down plenty of soldiers between the two of them, but sheer numbers and guns outweighed their ability to finish their job.

* ''[[~~Three Hundred|~~300]]'' outlines this in particular when discussing their tactics. The individual Spartan is superior to the individual Persian soldier, but their sheer numbers would overwhelm them in any situation except for the bottleneck position they chose to defend. Even then, only because each Spartan defended the one next to them that they created a near impenetrable line.

* ''[[300]]'' outlines this in particular when discussing their tactics. The individual Spartan is superior to the individual Persian soldier, but their sheer numbers would overwhelm them in any situation except for the bottleneck position they chose to defend. Even then, only because each Spartan defended the one next to them that they created a near impenetrable line.

* In ''[[Iron Man (~~Film~~)|Iron Man 2]]'', Tony and Rhodey do this after finally settling their differences.

* In ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man 2]]'', Tony and Rhodey do this after finally settling their differences.

* The central premise of just about any [[Buddy Cop]] movie. Riggs and Murtaugh, Lee and Carter, [[Tango and Cash]] et al.

* And of course the literal brothers in the [[Boondock Saints]] Connor and Murphy [[Mac Mannus]].

* In ''[[The ~~Devils~~ Rejects]]'', a pair of bounty hunters called the Unholy Two are hired to track down and capture the [[Ax Crazy]] Firefly clan. They actually succeed and disappear afterwards with no repercussions.

* In ''[[The Devil's Rejects]]'', a pair of bounty hunters called the Unholy Two are hired to track down and capture the [[Ax Crazy]] Firefly clan. They actually succeed and disappear afterwards with no repercussions.

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* Caramon and Raistlin in the [[Dragonlance]] series.

* Rodrigo Belmonte and Ammar ibn Khairan in [[Guy Gavriel Kay]]'s ''The Lions of Al Rassan'' literally fight back to back at one point, taking out some mooks to prove their awesomeness. Later, they're forced to fight one another as the champions of [[Expy|Expys]] of the Muslims and Christians in medieval Spain.

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: Great Ajax and his half-brother Teucer in ''[[~~The Iliad (Literature)|~~The Iliad]]''. Teucer hunkers down behind Ajax's shield and lays down a [[Rain of Arrows]], Ajax finishes anyone who manages to close.

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: Great Ajax and his half-brother Teucer in ''[[The Iliad]]''. Teucer hunkers down behind Ajax's shield and lays down a [[Rain of Arrows]], Ajax finishes anyone who manages to close.

* In ''[[Inheritance Cycle ~~(Literature)~~|Eragon]]'', Eragon and Murtagh shared the field of battle many times early in the series and developed a bond as strong as brotherhood. {{spoiler|It wasn't too surprising when they turned out to actually be brothers.}}

* In ''[[Inheritance Cycle|Eragon]]'', Eragon and Murtagh shared the field of battle many times early in the series and developed a bond as strong as brotherhood. {{spoiler|It wasn't too surprising when they turned out to actually be brothers.}}

** A more consistent example is [[The Hero|Eragon]] and [[The Lancer|Arya]]. It's even explicitly stated that they're the other's perfect shield mate.

* [[Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]] are a classic case. Just check out the "Awesome" page for the series and note the examples falling under "Holmes & Watson".

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* ''[[Life On Mars]]''- Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt have been known to achieve this on occasion.

** On occasion? Tandem desk-leaping & sychronized punching.

* ''[[~~The A-Team (TV)|~~The A-Team]]''. Very much so. [[A Father to His Men|Hannibal]] knows the strengths and weaknesses of each of the other three team members, and knows exactly how to best use their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Different as they may be, when they all fight together, it's a bad day for slimeballs everywhere.

* ''[[The A-Team]]''. Very much so. [[A Father to His Men|Hannibal]] knows the strengths and weaknesses of each of the other three team members, and knows exactly how to best use their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Different as they may be, when they all fight together, it's a bad day for slimeballs everywhere.

** Face and Murdock especially seem to be this. They have a very effective tag-team fighting style.

* The ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' episode "Midway." A horde of Wraith decide to storm Earth, and slaughter most of Midway station staff. Who's gonna stop 'em? [[One-Man Army|Two guys named Teal'c and Ronon Dex]]. The opening featured the two of them trying to beat each other to death, it was [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|simply amazing]] to watch them turn their combined badassery on the hapless Wraith.

* It's always a treat to watch the four team members of [[Stargate SG 1|SG-1]] combine to unleash maximum badassness on their enemies.

* It's always a treat to watch the four team members of [[Stargate SG-1|SG-1]] combine to unleash maximum badassness on their enemies.

* Hercules and Iolaus from ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''

** [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] and Gabrielle sometimes, though they usually fight separately against the same enemy, not in tandem.

* ''[[Scrubs]]'' featured an [[Imagine Spot]] where J.D. visualized [[Black Best Friend|Turk]] and [[Anything That Moves|The Todd]] going up against kung-fu-fighting surgeons. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzzHuTah_u4 The two made a formidable team]... until the betrayal five.

* Both shown and averted in the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' episode "The Oath": {{spoiler|Bill Adama and Saul Tigh make a last stand at a docking bay. They don't pull off a victory.}}

* [[Kamen Rider (TV)|Riders 1 and 2]] of ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', Kamen Rider Kabuto and Gatack from [[Kamen Rider Kabuto]], Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider Accel, at least eventually and [[Kamen Rider Decade]] and that episode's Rider-of-the-week.

* [[Kamen Rider (TV series)|Riders 1 and 2]] of ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', Kamen Rider Kabuto and Gatack from [[Kamen Rider Kabuto]], Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider Accel, at least eventually and [[Kamen Rider Decade]] and that episode's Rider-of-the-week.

** And now we have [[Kamen Rider OOO]] and Kamen Rider Birth.

*** And now ''[[~~Kamen Rider Fourze (TV)|~~Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' and Meteor, when they work together.

*** And now ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' and Meteor, when they work together.

** Nearly any Kamen Rider and his associated Secondary Rider would count. And interesting example, also from [[Kamen Rider OOO]] is Kamen Rider Birth and Kamen Rider Birth Prototype.

* [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Jason and Tommy]], c'mon.

* ''[[~~Angel (TV)|~~Angel]]'' and Spike have pulled this off a few times, fighting alternately for good and evil.

* ''[[Angel]]'' and Spike have pulled this off a few times, fighting alternately for good and evil.

* ''[[Rome]]'' Pullo and Vorenus they start off with an [[Odd Friendship]] then turn into this, I guess killing over a hundred people side by side and [[The Gump|changing history]] together will do that to you.

* On ''[[~~Glee (TV)|~~Glee]]'', Puck and Finn may hate each other over what happened with Quinn, but they'll team up to defend New Directions.

* On ''[[Glee]]'', Puck and Finn may hate each other over what happened with Quinn, but they'll team up to defend New Directions.

* ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'''s Sam and Dean Winchester. Raised to fight monsters, we watch them fight monsters. A lot of mutual back-watching.

* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'''s Sam and Dean Winchester. Raised to fight monsters, we watch them fight monsters. A lot of mutual back-watching.

** Bonus points for being actual brothers. Starring in a show that could be alt-titled 'Brotherhood: ([[Break the Cutie]] with [[Sealed Evil in A Can]])'.

** Bonus points for being actual brothers. Starring in a show that could be alt-titled 'Brotherhood: ([[Break the Cutie]] with [[Sealed Evil in a Can]])'.

** Minus points for a very low incidence of acrobatics. It's all grim and 'realistic.'

* Michael and KITT from ''[[Knight Rider]]'' manage to pull this off even though they're a man and a car.

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== Professional Wrestling ==

* Every pro wrestling tag team ever, but some tandems exemplify the big guy/little guy dichotomy particularly well: [[Batista]] and [[Rey Mysterio Jr]] (at least until Batista's [[Face Heel Turn]]), Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty, and Jesse and Festus to name a few.

* Every pro wrestling tag team ever, but some tandems exemplify the big guy/little guy dichotomy particularly well: [[Batista]] and [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] (at least until Batista's [[Face Heel Turn]]), Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty, and Jesse and Festus to name a few.

* [[Edge]] and [[Christian]], they don't exemplify big guy-little guy so well, but they do have the camraderie down to an art, Truth in Televison on that I guess...

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* [[Dungeons and Dragons]]: in the typical Fighter-Rogue-Wizard-Cleric party, the Fighter and Rogue fight most efficiently together in a manner similar to this - the fighter directing the battle and drawing the attention of his targets while the rogue tumbles into an advantageous position to deal massive Sneak Attack damage.

** And how! My friend and I use this to our advantage ever since our induction into D&D- he will almost always play some direct damage fighter type, and I always went with a rogue or some sort of specially built fighter. Throw in our other buddy who always played a spellcaster, and our trio was unbeatable.

* ''[[Magic ~~the~~ Gathering]]'' would frequently set up two cards that are designed to compliment each other and other cards controlled by the player in this way. The most pure form is the Brothers Yamazaki from the Kamigawa set, in which the one Legendary per name on the field rule doesn't apply to them and they give each other a major boost when together.

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' would frequently set up two cards that are designed to compliment each other and other cards controlled by the player in this way. The most pure form is the Brothers Yamazaki from the Kamigawa set, in which the one Legendary per name on the field rule doesn't apply to them and they give each other a major boost when together.

* ''[[Star Wars Miniatures]]'' has some pairs of characters who have Synergy (combat bonuses) or Rapport (cost discounts) when used together. There is also a tournament format called "Dynamic Duo", in which players select only two characters for their squad, who must together cost exactly 100 points.

* Warhammer40000 has a few unit combinations that compliment each others' skills very effectively. Scout Bikers and Terminators in a Space Marine army, for instance; the Scouts have teleport homers that patch up the Terminators' lack of mobility by dropping them on the enemy on a spot that moves very quickly, the Terminators make up for the Scouts' lack of durability and close combat prowess, everyone wins. Except for the poor Tau on the other side of the field that just got a new orifice to defecate through.

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*** Also from Halo, the [[Giant Mook|Hunters]] always come in pairs. In most of the games, they are identically equipped and colored. ''ODST'' changes this, one Hunter has the standard blue armor and [[Wave Motion Gun|fuel rod cannon]] that they had in ''Halo 3'', while the other has gold armor and has an explosive fuel rod gun like all Hunters had in ''Combat Evolved''.

* [[Devil May Cry|Dante and Vergil]] against Arkham. They even say "Jackpot" at the same time.

* As [[Bio Shock 2 ~~(Video Game)~~|Subject Delta]], you are probably the biggest, meanest, and most well armed and armored thing that ever walked through the halls of Rapture. In the last level you get the [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]] plasmid that is rightfully described as "It's Bring Your Daughter To Work Day". {{spoiler|Together with [[Daddy's Girl|Eleanor]] even hordes of Brutes, Alphas, and Houdinis don't last against you for more than a few seconds.}}

* As [[Bio Shock 2|Subject Delta]], you are probably the biggest, meanest, and most well armed and armored thing that ever walked through the halls of Rapture. In the last level you get the [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]] plasmid that is rightfully described as "It's Bring Your Daughter To Work Day". {{spoiler|Together with [[Daddy's Girl|Eleanor]] even hordes of Brutes, Alphas, and Houdinis don't last against you for more than a few seconds.}}

* [[Super Mario Bros|Mario and Luigi]] do this for pretty much every Bros. move in the ''[[~~Mario and Luigi (Video Game)|~~Mario and Luigi]]'' RPGs.

* [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario and Luigi]] do this for pretty much every Bros. move in the ''[[Mario and Luigi]]'' RPGs.

** And when you start doing [[Game Breaker|the]] [[Awesome but Practical|Advanced]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|moves...]]

** AND in [[~~Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|~~Super Mario RPG]], ''Bowser and Mario'' can do this with some of the Koopa King's weapons being various gloves used to throw Mario himself.

** AND in [[Super Mario RPG]], ''Bowser and Mario'' can do this with some of the Koopa King's weapons being various gloves used to throw Mario himself.

* ''Sacrifice'' has the Hachimen, even though it's not a fighting game, they're exactly the same thing.

* ''[[Prince of Persia]]: The Two Thrones'' in the [[Ring of Fire]] battle against The Bash Brothers incarnate. To beat them, you have to anticipate that they'll help each other when one is in trouble.

* [[Super Smash Brothers|Popo and Nana, the Ice Climbers]].

* Double and especially Triple Techs from the [[Chrono Trigger ~~(Video Game)~~|Chrono]] [[Chrono Cross ~~(Video Game)~~|games]].

* Double and especially Triple Techs from the [[Chrono Trigger|Chrono]] [[Chrono Cross|games]].

* ''[[Army of Two]]'' plays this to the letter.

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has a few of these as bosses, forcing the players to defeat two enemies working together, effectively turning them into one meta-boss encounter. The Eredar Twins in Sunwell Plateau and more memorably the Twin Emperors of Ahn'Qiraj are boss encounters with two powerful enemies, the battle commonly known as the Bug Trio of Ahn'Qiraj, as the name implies, pits three enemies against the players, the final battle of the Death Knight wing of Naxxramas is against the Four Horsemen-Sir Zeliek, Thane Korthazz, Lady Blameux, and Baron Rivendare (who replaced Highlord Mograine), and from the Crimson Halls of Icecrown Citadel, the Blood Prince Council (super upgraded and revived versions of Blood-Princes Valanar, Taldaram, and Keleseth).

** Cataclysm's Blackwing Descent raid instance has you fighting the reanimated Nefarian after he also brings his sister Onyxia back to life. Just to drive the point home, they attack twice as fast by just being in close proximity to eachother.

* One of the attract cinemas for ''[[Tekken]] 5'' shows Kazuya and Heihachi battling an army of Jack cyborgs, until Kazuya throws an exhausted Heihachi their way to secure his escape.

* Billy and Jimmy Lee from ''[[~~Double Dragon (Video Game)|~~Double Dragon]]''.

* Billy and Jimmy Lee from ''[[Double Dragon]]''.

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog ~~(Franchise)~~|Sonic and Tails]] have been doing this since [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ~~(Video Game)~~|Sonic 2]], and Sonic and Knuckles often invoke this when they get over their differences and work together, likewise for Sonic and Shadow on occasion. Meanwhile, Amy and Cream often act as <s> Bash</s> [[Added Alliterative Appeal|Smash]] ''Sisters''.

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic and Tails]] have been doing this since [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Sonic 2]], and Sonic and Knuckles often invoke this when they get over their differences and work together, likewise for Sonic and Shadow on occasion. Meanwhile, Amy and Cream often act as <s> Bash</s> [[Added Alliterative Appeal|Smash]] ''Sisters''.

** During ''[[~~Sonic Generations (Video Game)|~~Sonic Generations]]'', [[Timey-Wimey Ball]] allowed for Sonic to do this with himself from the original Genesis games.

** During ''[[Sonic Generations]]'', [[Timey-Wimey Ball]] allowed for Sonic to do this with himself from the original Genesis games.

** Sonic & Tails are back to their Bash Brother antics in [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 ~~(Video Game)~~|Sonic 4: Episode 2]], and aside from the classic Tails-carrying-Sonic tactic, they can create a dual spin dash.

** Sonic & Tails are back to their Bash Brother antics in [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4|Sonic 4: Episode 2]], and aside from the classic Tails-carrying-Sonic tactic, they can create a dual spin dash.

* Some sections of ''Half-Life 2'' and ''Episode 2'' and nearly ''all'' of ''HL2: Episode 1'' have Gordon and Alyx working in tandem.

* In ''[[Banjo Kazooie]]'', the titular pair invoke this trope despite one-half of the duo being female; they perform almost all their moves by working together, and are actually literally inseparable all throughout the first game.

* In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', the titular pair invoke this trope despite one-half of the duo being female; they perform almost all their moves by working together, and are actually literally inseparable all throughout the first game.

* Any [[Combination Attack]] in a [[Super Robot Wars]] game that's not featuring a [[Battle Couple]] is usually between Bash Brothers. A standout example is Elzam Von Branstein(''TROMBE!!'') and Sanger Zonvolt(''The Sword that Smites/Cleaves Evil!!!'').

* By the end of ''[[Call of Duty]]: [[Modern Warfare]] 2'', [[Field Promotion|Captain]] "Soap" MacTavish and {{spoiler|Captain Price}} are this.

** {{spoiler|Yuri takes Soap's place in the later missions of [[Modern Warfare]] 3 after Soap dies. Though, to a lesser extent.}}

* In Vile's story mode in ''[[~~Mega Man X (Video Game)|~~Mega Man X]] Maverick Hunter X'' the final boss is X and Zero fighting together. Sometimes they'll strategically swap places, but they'll also release attacks together or release them from opposite sides of the screen to trap you. When the boss health bar gets low enough, one of them will fall, but that's [[Battle Aura|really not a]] [[Unstoppable Rage|good thing]] ...

* In Vile's story mode in ''[[Mega Man X]] Maverick Hunter X'' the final boss is X and Zero fighting together. Sometimes they'll strategically swap places, but they'll also release attacks together or release them from opposite sides of the screen to trap you. When the boss health bar gets low enough, one of them will fall, but that's [[Battle Aura|really not a]] [[Unstoppable Rage|good thing]] ...

* Where to start with [[Final Fantasy IX]]?

** You get four neatly-labelled ones, with the four-way split of your [[Five-Man Band|team of eight]], being Zidane and Quina, Garnet and Eiko, Freya and Amarant and Steiner and Vivi. Special mention goes to Steiner and Vivi because of their in-game sword magic command combination.

** Double Bash Brothers moment for the win, when Zorn and Thorn decide to mess with Eiko and Mog.

** There's an implied Bash Brothers relationship between Blank and Zidane, but because Blank isn't one of your main characters, it never really appears.

* Alex and Ryan in ''[[~~River City Ransom (Video Game)|~~River City Ransom]]''. In Japan, they're [[Dub Name Change|known as]] [[Kunio Kun]] and Riki and they continued to team up in later games (such as in ''Nekketsu Kakuto Densetsu'' and ''Nekketsu! Street Basket'') whenever they were not competing as rivals.

* Alex and Ryan in ''[[River City Ransom]]''. In Japan, they're [[Dub Name Change|known as]] [[Kunio Kun]] and Riki and they continued to team up in later games (such as in ''Nekketsu Kakuto Densetsu'' and ''Nekketsu! Street Basket'') whenever they were not competing as rivals.

* Sora and Riku in ''[[~~Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|~~Kingdom Hearts II]]''.

* Sora and Riku in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.

** Also most of the main Final Fantasy gang, both during the Coliseum tournaments and the battle of Hollow Bastion. Cloud and <s> Squall</s>Leon get special mention in a [[Back-to-Back Badasses]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|moment]].

{{quote| '''Squall Leonhart''': [standing back-to-back with Cloud, surrounded by heartless] Think you can handle this many?<br />

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* <s>[[Dub Name Change|Paul and Vince]]</s>, Ralf Jones and Clark Still from ''Ikari Warriors'' and ''[[King of Fighters]]''

* In ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'', Gan Ning and Ling Tong evolve from mortal enemies into a grudging version of this. Perhaps most notably at the battle of Shi Ting in DW6, where if you kill one half of the pair the other will become enraged and go into hyper mode. Even before that, they were featured in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqq0jp6O91g opening] to ''Xtreme Legends.''

* The fight's a bit more metaphorical in ''[[~~Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|~~Ace Attorney]]'', but Detective Badd refers to his partner Prosecutor Faraday as his "battle-buddy" due to the many legal battles they've fought together.

* The fight's a bit more metaphorical in ''[[Ace Attorney]]'', but Detective Badd refers to his partner Prosecutor Faraday as his "battle-buddy" due to the many legal battles they've fought together.

* Donkey and Diddy Kong in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Diddy and Dixie Kong in ''Diddy's Kong Quest'', and Dixie and Kiddy Kong in ''Dixie Kong's Double Trouble''.

* CJ and Sweet in [[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]], Tommy Vercetti and Lance Vance in [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]. {{spoiler|The latter didn't work out so well in the end}}.

* ''[[~~Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|~~Team Fortress 2]]'': There's a reason why the Heavy and Medic pairing is one of the most iconic.

* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'': There's a reason why the Heavy and Medic pairing is one of the most iconic.

** [[Fragile Speedster|The Scout]] grew up with Seven older brothers who would roam Boston and get in fights. His speed training was for getting to the fights before they ended.

* In regards to ''[[~~Dragonball~~]]'', the game ''Budokai 2'' featured this as a mechanic; on the story mode world map, letting two characters with a pre-existing relationship occupy the same space would give one or both of them a stat boost in combat, implying they were looking out for each other.

* In regards to ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', the game ''Budokai 2'' featured this as a mechanic; on the story mode world map, letting two characters with a pre-existing relationship occupy the same space would give one or both of them a stat boost in combat, implying they were looking out for each other.

* Schwarz and Jude in ''[[Agarest Senki 2]]'' to the point they even have a [[Combination Attack|Finish Strike]] together.

* Commander Shepard and Garrus Vakarian in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', acknowledged in-universe in the third game.

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* Torg and Riff from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' do this during the "Dangerous Days" arc, though only after they get done shooting and yelling at ''each other'' first.

* It's hinted that [[Megatokyo|Piro and Largo]] do this in some online games, such as the ''Endgames'' MMORPG.

* Invoked in [[~~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|~~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]], where {{spoiler|1=to counter Frans Rayner's [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] use of the [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]] against the McNinja clones, Dr. McNinja switches sides and fights alongside a shocked and confused Rayner, who has no choice but to accept this or else give up and let the clones kill him.}}

* Invoked in [[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]], where {{spoiler|1=to counter Frans Rayner's [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] use of the [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]] against the McNinja clones, Dr. McNinja switches sides and fights alongside a shocked and confused Rayner, who has no choice but to accept this or else give up and let the clones kill him.}}

* Steve of ''[[Coga Suro]]'' is delighted both times he gets to invoke this trope- once in the future with his older self [citing the need for a double-Steve combo move] and again in the sequel with his son.

* The titular heroes of ''[[Nip and Tuck]]'' are implied to be this, especially [http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00258.html here.]

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[Justice League]]'' would seclude a handful of characters together so they could take on bigger threats. The most common was [[~~Green Lantern (Comic Book)|~~Green Lantern]] and [[The Flash]], though [[Superman]] and [[Wonder Woman]] would occasionally get in.

* ''[[Justice League]]'' would seclude a handful of characters together so they could take on bigger threats. The most common was [[Green Lantern]] and [[The Flash]], though [[Superman]] and [[Wonder Woman]] would occasionally get in.

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. In the 2007 TMNT movie, Splinter even said that when they work together and are in the right rhythm, they are unbeatable.

** Raphael from the 2003 cartoon is very dedicated to this trope. While all the Turtles cooperate in battle, he stands out as an especially reliable back-watcher. In nearly every fight, Raph will prevent an enemy from nailing one of his brothers from behind.

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** In-universe, this was probably part of why Fanzone started actually liking the Autobots, or at least tolerating them. In a later episode he even sided with them against {{spoiler|Powell.}}

** Another example is the big guy-little guy team of Bulkhead and Bumblebee. They've been close friends ever since attending Autobot Boot Camp together, and are usually seen watching each others' backs on and off the battlefield. The two have even developed their own variation on the Fastball Special utilizing Bulkhead's wrecking ball hands and Bumblebee's smaller stature.

* From ''[[~~Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|~~Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Aang, Toph, Katara and a little bit of Sokka and Appa versus the entire Earth Kingdom army at Ba Sing Se.

* From ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Aang, Toph, Katara and a little bit of Sokka and Appa versus the entire Earth Kingdom army at Ba Sing Se.

** The series pretty much makes Aang and Sokka to be this, as well as [[Unrelated Brothers]].

** "The Blue Spirit" had Aang and [[Secret Identity|Zuko]].

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** {{spoiler|The Order of the White Lotus versus the entire Fire Nation army at Ba Sing Se.}}

** {{spoiler|Katara and Zuko}} in "The Southern Raiders. They are seen training [[Back-to-Back Badasses|back to back]] in the finale as well, but don't actually ''fight'' together {{spoiler|as Azula challenges them to one-on-one duels instead}}.

* Dr. Girlfriend's Moppets in ''[[~~The Venture Brothers (Animation)|~~The Venture Brothers]]'' are dwarfs who fling one another around...

* Dr. Girlfriend's Moppets in ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' are dwarfs who fling one another around...

* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' featured a fight with Jack and the Spartan King against an octopus-like machine in ''Jack and the 300''.

** Likewise Jack and the Scotsman.

* Memorably happened in one episode of ''[[~~Batman Beyond (Animation)|~~Batman Beyond]]'' where Bruce, rejuvenated by a few dips in a Lazarus Pit, fought some mooks alongside Terry, with [[Crowning Music of Awesome|an electric guitar version]] of the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series ~~(Animation)~~|Batman the Animated Series]]'' Theme blaring in the background.

* Memorably happened in one episode of ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' where Bruce, rejuvenated by a few dips in a Lazarus Pit, fought some mooks alongside Terry, with [[Crowning Music of Awesome|an electric guitar version]] of the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' Theme blaring in the background.

* In ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]'': Robin and ''Slade''.

* In ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'': Robin and ''Slade''.

** Only once, though, during an [[Enemy Mine]]. Although it works so well because they know each other's styles so intimately and are [[Arc Words|similar]]--back in season one, they kept falling into [[Fearful Symmetry]].

** Also, Robin and Red X.

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** Cyborg and Beast Boy even have their own variant of the [[Fastball Special]].

** [[Battle Couple|Raven and Starfire, occasionally.]]

* A similar example in ''[[~~Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|~~Xiaolin Showdown]]'': Omi and Chase Young.

* A similar example in ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'': Omi and Chase Young.

* Luminara and Bariss Ofee in ''[[Star Wars Clone Wars]]''. Their lightsaber fight against the battle droids showed them to be perfectly synchronized.

* Luminara and Bariss Ofee in ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]''. Their lightsaber fight against the battle droids showed them to be perfectly synchronized.

** Other expanded universe material unveils that the two of them specifically learned to fight like this.

* The [[~~Swat Kats (Animation)|~~Swat Kats]] live this trope, though only rarely are they actually fighting in the same room at the same time. When they do, T-Bone acts as [[The Big Guy]] and goes at baddies with fist swinging, while the slighter Razor relies on a quicker, more acrobatic fighting style. The rest of the time, their approach to a problem will still always depend on their teamwork (whether it's air/ground, or piloting/weapons). If one kat is in serious trouble (or worse, unresponsive), the other will get very distressed and might channel that into a "this is for my buddy!" attack.

* The [[Swat Kats]] live this trope, though only rarely are they actually fighting in the same room at the same time. When they do, T-Bone acts as [[The Big Guy]] and goes at baddies with fist swinging, while the slighter Razor relies on a quicker, more acrobatic fighting style. The rest of the time, their approach to a problem will still always depend on their teamwork (whether it's air/ground, or piloting/weapons). If one kat is in serious trouble (or worse, unresponsive), the other will get very distressed and might channel that into a "this is for my buddy!" attack.

* Though female, [[~~The Powerpuff Girls (Animation)|~~The Powerpuff Girls]] often fight in this manner and are closer to each other than anyone else.

* Though female, [[The Powerpuff Girls]] often fight in this manner and are closer to each other than anyone else.