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[[File:beauty_brains_brawn_02_9796.png|link=Angel Moxie (Webcomic)|right|From left to right: The one who fires off glorious magic spells, the one who builds the best gadgets, and the one who punches things real hard.]]
[[File:beauty brains brawn 02 9796.png|link=Angel Moxie|frame|From left to right: The one who fires off glorious magic spells, the one who builds the best gadgets, and the one who punches things real hard.]]


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{{quote|Blossom, commander and the leader
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Bubbles, she is the joy and the laughter
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Buttercup, she is the toughest fighter
|''The [[Powerpuff Girls]]'' ending theme}}


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Related to [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]], a type of female [[Trio]] where [[The Smart Guy|one is smart]], [[The Big Guy|one is tough]], and one is conventionally [[The Chick|pretty, popular or feminine]]. It's fairly common for the "Beauty" to act as the [[Team Mom]], [[The Kirk]], or [[The Heart|the mediator when the other two get into their frequent fights]], so [[Character Development|they have something to do other than just be pretty]]. Often, to give "Beauty" a useful skill, she is the one who is ''socially'' adept and empathetic, while "Brains" has technical skills but is nerdy and socially awkward.
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{{quote|Blossom, commander and the leader<br />
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Bubbles, she is the joy and the laughter<br />
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Buttercup, she is the toughest fighter|''The [[Powerpuff Girls]]'' ending theme}}

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Related to [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]], a type of female [[Power Trio]] where [[The Smart Guy|one is smart]], [[The Big Guy|one is tough]], and one is conventionally [[The Chick|pretty, popular or feminine]]. It's fairly common for the "Beauty" to act as the [[Team Mom]], [[The Kirk]], or [[The Heart|the mediator when the other two get into their frequent fights]], so [[Character Development|they have something to do other than just be pretty]]. Often, to give "Beauty" a useful skill, she is the one who is ''socially'' adept and empathetic, while "Brains" has technical skills but is nerdy and socially awkward.


The personalities might also be what the [[Freudian Trio]] used to be described as: body or the impulsive, pleasure-seeking one (the brawn), mind or the academic, reasonable one (the brain) and heart or the one who ties them together, as the calming, healing influence (the beauty). In other words, the Brawn represents the [[The McCoy|Id]], the Brain represents the [[The Spock|Superego]], and the Beauty represents the [[The Kirk|Ego]].
The personalities might also be what the [[Freudian Trio]] used to be described as: body or the impulsive, pleasure-seeking one (the brawn), mind or the academic, reasonable one (the brain) and heart or the one who ties them together, as the calming, healing influence (the beauty). In other words, the Brawn represents the [[The McCoy|Id]], the Brain represents the [[The Spock|Superego]], and the Beauty represents the [[The Kirk|Ego]].


[[Blonde Brunette Redhead|Often]] [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]] as the [[Brainy Brunette]], the [[Fiery Redhead]] and the [[Brainless Beauty|beautiful but]] [[Dumb Blonde]]. Although it can be switched around. Contrast though as the [[Blonde Brunette Redhead]] tend to be portrayed as flaws while [[Beauty Brains and Brawn]] are good.
[[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead|Often]] [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience]] as the [[Brainy Brunette]], the [[Fiery Redhead]] and the [[Brainless Beauty|beautiful but]] [[Dumb Blonde]]. Although it can be switched around. Contrast though as the [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]] tend to be portrayed as flaws while '''Beauty, Brains, and Brawn''' are good.

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See also: [[The Hecate Sisters]], [[The Three Faces of Eve]], and [[Four-Girl Ensemble]].


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See also: [[The Hecate Sisters]], [[The Three Faces of Eve]], and [[Four Girl Ensemble]].
{{examples}}
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
** Ukraine: Beauty (the most emotional and sensitive)
** Ukraine: Beauty (the most emotional and sensitive)
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** Ekitoku Chouhi - Brawn
** Ekitoku Chouhi - Brawn


* ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'': First Two Arcs of the First Series
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': First Two Arcs of the First Series
** Usagi/Moon - Beauty
** Usagi/Moon - Beauty
** Ami/Mercury - Brains
** Ami/Mercury - Brains
** Rei/Mars - Brawn
** Rei/Mars - Brawn


* ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'': The Outer Senshi
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': The Outer Senshi
** Michiru/Neptune - Beauty
** Michiru/Neptune - Beauty
** Setsuna/Pluto - Brains
** Setsuna/Pluto - Brains
** Haruka/Uranus - Brawn
** Haruka/Uranus - Brawn


* ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'': The Sailor Starlights
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': The Sailor Starlights
** Yaten/Star Healer - Beauty
** Yaten/Star Healer - Beauty
** Taiki/Star Maker - Brains
** Taiki/Star Maker - Brains
** Seiya/Star Fighter - Brawn
** Seiya/Star Fighter - Brawn


* ''[[Saber Marionette J (Anime)|Saber Marionette J]]''
* ''[[Saber Marionette J]]''
** Bloodberry - Beauty
** Bloodberry - Beauty
** Cherry - Brains
** Cherry - Brains
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*** Unfortunately, it doesn't completely work, because Chiko is probably more clever than Koito...
*** Unfortunately, it doesn't completely work, because Chiko is probably more clever than Koito...


* ''[[Kaleido Star (Anime)|Kaleido Star]]'': Half-first season Power Trio
* ''[[Kaleido Star]]'': Half-first season Power Trio
** Sora - Beauty
** Sora - Beauty
** Mia - Brains
** Mia - Brains
** Anna - Brawn
** Anna - Brawn


* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''
** Misato - Brains
** Misato - Brains
** Rei - Beauty
** Rei - Beauty
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** Aiko - Brawn
** Aiko - Brawn


* ''[[Project a Ko|Project A-ko]]''
* ''[[Project A-ko]]''
** C-ko - Beauty
** C-ko - Beauty
** B-ko - Brains
** B-ko - Brains
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* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] [[Spin Offspring|ViVid]]''
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] [[Spin Offspring|ViVid]]''
** Vivio - Beauty (Attracts friends with ease in addition to being [[Everything's Better With Princesses|royalty]])
** Vivio - Beauty (Attracts friends with ease in addition to being [[Everything's Better with Princesses|royalty]])
** Corona - Brains (Bookworm type [[Squishy Wizard]] [[Marionette Master]] and the least brawny of the three)
** Corona - Brains (Bookworm type [[Squishy Wizard]] [[Marionette Master]] and the least brawny of the three)
** Rio - Brawn (Skilled martial artist who created her own style and the least bookish of the three)
** Rio - Brawn (Skilled martial artist who created her own style and the least bookish of the three)
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** Hayate - Brains (Least able to go one on one according to Canon, gained magic by being plugged into a Magical Tome. Becomes a Commander and [[Big Good]] in the series following her debut)
** Hayate - Brains (Least able to go one on one according to Canon, gained magic by being plugged into a Magical Tome. Becomes a Commander and [[Big Good]] in the series following her debut)


* ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure (Anime)|Futari wa Pretty Cure]] Max Heart''
* ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]] Max Heart''
** Hikari/Shiny Luminous - Beauty
** Hikari/Shiny Luminous - Beauty
** Honoka/Cure White - Brains
** Honoka/Cure White - Brains
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* ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (Manga)|Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''
* ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''
** Hanon - Beauty
** Hanon - Beauty
** Lucia - Brains
** Lucia - Brains
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** Bossun - "Intuitive" Brains
** Bossun - "Intuitive" Brains
** Himeko - Beauty and Brawn
** Himeko - Beauty and Brawn
** Switch - "Technological" Brains and [[Bishounen|Beauty ]]
** Switch - "Technological" Brains and [[Bishounen|Beauty]]


* ''[[Rocket Girls]]''
* ''[[Rocket Girls]]''
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** Brawn- Choji
** Brawn- Choji


* ''[[FLCL (Anime)|FLCL]]''
* ''[[FLCL]]''


** Beauty - Mamimi
** Beauty - Mamimi
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** Brawn - Aisha
** Brawn - Aisha


* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
** Beauty: Shizuka Katsuya/Serenity Wheeler
** Beauty: Shizuka Katsuya/Serenity Wheeler
** Brains: Anzu Makazi/Tea Gardner
** Brains: Anzu Makazi/Tea Gardner
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** Across Series:
** Across Series:
*** Beauty: Anzu/Tea (Dueled the least)
*** Beauty: Anzu/Tea (Dueled the least)
*** Brains: [[Yu-Gi-Oh GX|Asuka/Alexis]] (Won through strategy, also subverting [[Dumb Blonde]])
*** Brains: [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|Asuka/Alexis]] (Won through strategy, also subverting [[Dumb Blonde]])
*** Brawn: [[Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds|Aki(za)]] (Has the most duels of the three, and was a scary and hard opponent)
*** Brawn: [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|Aki(za)]] (Has the most duels of the three, and was a scary and hard opponent)


* ''[[Zettai Karen Children (Manga)|Zettai Karen Children]]'', also combined with [[Blond Brunette Redhead]]
* ''[[Zettai Karen Children]]'', also combined with [[Blond Brunette Redhead]]
** Beauty: [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] Shiho
** Beauty: [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] Shiho
** Brains: [[Brainy Brunette]] Aoi
** Brains: [[Brainy Brunette]] Aoi
** Brawn: [[Fiery Redhead]] and [[Hot Blooded]] Kaoru
** Brawn: [[Fiery Redhead]] and [[Hot-Blooded]] Kaoru


* ''[[Ranma One Half]]'': When you boil them down to the characteristics most people associate them with, the Tendo sisters fit this.
* ''[[Ranma ½]]'': When you boil them down to the characteristics most people associate them with, the Tendo sisters fit this.
** Beauty: [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Kasumi]]
** Beauty: [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Kasumi]]
** Brains: [[The Barnum|Nabiki]]
** Brains: [[The Barnum|Nabiki]]
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*** Beauty: [[Friend to All Living Things|Ruka]]
*** Beauty: [[Friend to All Living Things|Ruka]]
*** Brains: [[Master of Illusion|Yuu Tobita]]
*** Brains: [[Master of Illusion|Yuu Tobita]]
*** Brawn: [[Playing With Fire|Natsume]]
*** Brawn: [[Playing with Fire|Natsume]]


* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
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** Huntress - Brawn
** Huntress - Brawn


* ''[[Josie and The Pussycats]]''
* ''[[Josie and the Pussy Cats]]''
** Josie - Brains
** Josie - Brains
** Melody - Beauty
** Melody - Beauty
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== Film ==
== Film ==
* ''[[Charlies Angels]]'' ([[Revival Movie|the movies]])
* ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' ([[Revival Movie|the movies]])
** Natalie - Beauty
** Natalie - Beauty
** Alex - Brains
** Alex - Brains
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** [[Odd Name Out|Justice]] - [[Heel Face Turn|Betrayer]]
** [[Odd Name Out|Justice]] - [[Heel Face Turn|Betrayer]]


* The ''[[Indiana Jones (Franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'' films
* The ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' films
** [[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Marion]] [[Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Film)|Ravenwood]] - Brawn
** [[Raiders of the Lost Ark|Marion]] [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull|Ravenwood]] - Brawn
** [[Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (Film)|Willie Scott]] - Beauty
** [[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|Willie Scott]] - Beauty
** [[Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (Film)|Dr. Elsa Schneider]] - Brains
** [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Dr. Elsa Schneider]] - Brains


* ''[[The Sound of Music]]'': The three oldest Von Trapp daughters
* ''[[The Sound of Music]]'': The three oldest Von Trapp daughters
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** Louisa - Brawn
** Louisa - Brawn


* ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]'': The Beast's servants
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'': The Beast's servants
** The Feather Duster - Beauty
** The Feather Duster - Beauty
** Mrs. Potts - Brains
** Mrs. Potts - Brains
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** Petrova - Brains
** Petrova - Brains
** Posy - Brawn (while not the stereoptypical Brawn, she is certainly the best dancer of the three)
** Posy - Brawn (while not the stereoptypical Brawn, she is certainly the best dancer of the three)
*** They also qualify as a [[Blonde Brunette Redhead]] trio.
*** They also qualify as a [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]] trio.


* ''[[The Princess Series]]''
* ''[[The Princess Series]]''
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** Talia - Brawn
** Talia - Brawn


* ''[[Avalon Web of Magic]]''
* ''[[Avalon: Web of Magic]]''
** Kara - Beauty
** Kara - Beauty
** Emily - Brains
** Emily - Brains
** Adrianne - Brawn
** Adrianne - Brawn


* ''[[The Wheel of Time (Literature)|The Wheel of Time]]''
* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]''
** Elayne - Beauty
** Elayne - Beauty
** Min - Brains
** Min - Brains
** Aviendha - Brawn
** Aviendha - Brawn
*** also a [[Blonde Brunette Redhead]] trio.
*** also a [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]] trio.


* ''[[Nancy Drew]]''
** Nancy - Brains
** Bess - Beauty
** George - Brawn
*** also a [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]] trio.


== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
** Willow - Brains
** Willow - Brains
** Buffy - Brawn
** Buffy - Brawn
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** Caroline - Brawn
** Caroline - Brawn


* ''[[Charlies Angels]]'' (the original series)
* ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' (the original series)
** Sabrina - Brains
** Sabrina - Brains
** Kelly - Brawn
** Kelly - Brawn
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** River - A bit hard to define, although she seems to have all three being a child prodigy/genius (enough to have [[Psychic Powers]]), expert at [[Waif Fu]], and not to mention played by [[Summer Glau]]
** River - A bit hard to define, although she seems to have all three being a child prodigy/genius (enough to have [[Psychic Powers]]), expert at [[Waif Fu]], and not to mention played by [[Summer Glau]]


* ''[[Charmed (TV)|Charmed]]''
* ''[[Charmed]]''
** Prue - Brains
** Prue - Brains
** Piper - Brawn (She started using her brains more when she got promoted to eldest sister)
** Piper - Brawn (She started using her brains more when she got promoted to eldest sister)
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** Paige - Beauty (She had the least experience)
** Paige - Beauty (She had the least experience)


* ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' (first season)
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (first season)
** Counselor Deanna Troi - Beauty
** Counselor Deanna Troi - Beauty
** Dr. Beverly Crusher - Brains
** Dr. Beverly Crusher - Brains
** Lt. Tasha Yar - Brawn
** Lt. Tasha Yar - Brawn


* ''[[Step By Step]]''
* ''[[Step by Step]]''
** Dana- Brains
** Dana- Brains
** Karen- Beauty
** Karen- Beauty
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** Anya - Brawn ([[LAR Ping]] battle Princess turned Military recruit)
** Anya - Brawn ([[LAR Ping]] battle Princess turned Military recruit)


* ''[[H₂O Just Add Water]]''
* ''[[H₂O: Just Add Water]]''
* Season 1-2
* Season 1-2
** Cleo - Beauty (Fashion, Cleo is treated as [[Hollywood Homely]])
** Cleo - Beauty (Fashion, Cleo is treated as [[Hollywood Homely]])
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** Est - Brawn (Powered straight through enemy lines to bring the allies a [[Cool Sword]].)
** Est - Brawn (Powered straight through enemy lines to bring the allies a [[Cool Sword]].)


* ''[[Final Fantasy X 2 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X 2]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''
** Rikku - Beauty.
** Rikku - Beauty.
** Yuna - Brains.
** Yuna - Brains.
** Paine - Brawn.
** Paine - Brawn.
*** Of course in [[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|the original]] Yuna was the beauty with Rikku as the brawn and Lulu as the brains. Rikku suffered some heavy [[Flanderization]] between games.
*** Of course in [[Final Fantasy X|the original]] Yuna was the beauty with Rikku as the brawn and Lulu as the brains. Rikku suffered some heavy [[Flanderization]] between games.


* ''[[A Dance With Rogues]]''
* ''[[A Dance With Rogues]]''
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** Kaelyn - Beauty
** Kaelyn - Beauty


* ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Project Justice]]'' - Seijyun Girls High School
* ''[[Rival Schools|Project Justice]]'' - Seijyun Girls High School
** Akira - Brains
** Akira - Brains
** Yurika - Beauty
** Yurika - Beauty
** Zaki - Brawn
** Zaki - Brawn


* ''[[Disgaea Hour of Darkness (Video Game)|Disgaea Hour of Darkness]]''
* ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]''
** Etna - Brawn
** Etna - Brawn
** Flonne - Beauty
** Flonne - Beauty
** Jennifer - Brains
** Jennifer - Brains


* ''[[Disgaea 2]]''
* ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]''
** Rozalin - Beauty
** Rozalin - Beauty
** Hanako - Brains
** Hanako - Brains
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** Layna - Brains
** Layna - Brains


* ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]''
* ''[[Persona 4]]''
** Chie - Brawn
** Chie - Brawn
** Yukiko - Brains
** Yukiko - Brains
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** Optionally replace Yukiko with {{spoiler|Naoto}}.
** Optionally replace Yukiko with {{spoiler|Naoto}}.


* ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]''
* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
** Ayla - Brawn
** Ayla - Brawn
** Lucca - Brains
** Lucca - Brains
** Marle - Beauty
** Marle - Beauty


* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Video Game)|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'' - Team Charm
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'' - Team Charm
** Lopunny - Beauty
** Lopunny - Beauty
** Gardevoir - Brains
** Gardevoir - Brains
** Medicham - Brawn
** Medicham - Brawn


* ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros]].''
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]].''
** Peach - Beauty
** Peach - Beauty
** Zelda - Brains
** Zelda - Brains
** Samus - Brawn
** Samus - Brawn


* ''[[Blaz Blue (Video Game)|Blaz Blue]]''
* ''[[BlazBlue]]''
** Noel Vermilion - Beauty
** Noel Vermilion - Beauty
** Tsubaki Yayoi - Brains
** Tsubaki Yayoi - Brains
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*** (though Ming, Seth and Cooke can also can be the Brains too)
*** (though Ming, Seth and Cooke can also can be the Brains too)


* ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]''
* ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]''
** Estelle - Beauty
** Estelle - Beauty
** Rita - Brains
** Rita - Brains
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*** Alternatively, {{spoiler|Shale}} as the brawn, who is an even better fit for that role.
*** Alternatively, {{spoiler|Shale}} as the brawn, who is an even better fit for that role.


* ''[[Planescape Torment]]''
* ''[[Planescape: Torment]]''
** Deionarra - Beauty
** Deionarra - Beauty
** Hannah - Brawn
** Hannah - Brawn
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** Alex - Beauty
** Alex - Beauty


* ''[[Last Res 0 rt]]'':
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'':
** Jigsaw - Brawny Brunette
** Jigsaw - Brawny Brunette
** Daisy - Brainy Redhead
** Daisy - Brainy Redhead
** Adharia - Beautiful Blonde
** Adharia - Beautiful Blonde


* ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'':
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'':
** Nanase - Brawn
** Nanase - Brawn
** Grace - Brains (of the [[Genius Ditz]] variety)
** Grace - Brains (of the [[Genius Ditz]] variety)
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*** Although all three of them would probably count as Brawn in any other setting.
*** Although all three of them would probably count as Brawn in any other setting.


* ''[[At Arm's Length (Webcomic)|At Arms Length]]''
* ''[[At Arm's Length (webcomic)|At Arms Length]]''
** Reece - Beauty
** Reece - Beauty
** Ally - Brains
** Ally - Brains
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== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Totally Spies]]''
* ''[[Totally Spies!]]''
** Sam - Brains
** Sam - Brains
** Alex - Brawn
** Alex - Brawn
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** Eleanor- Brawn
** Eleanor- Brawn


* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' - Cutie Mark Crusaders
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' - Cutie Mark Crusaders
** Sweetie Belle- Beauty
** Sweetie Belle- Beauty
** Apple Bloom- Brains
** Apple Bloom- Brains
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*** Brawn - Applejack and Rainbow Dash
*** Brawn - Applejack and Rainbow Dash



* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' <ref> Well, technically Azula fits all three, and the other two also fit at least one other category, but they have their specialties</ref>
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' <ref>Well, technically Azula fits all three, and the other two also fit at least one other category, but they have their specialties</ref>
** Azula: Brains. The second season finale and the Day of Black Sun are triumphant examples of this.
** Azula: Brains. The second season finale and the Day of Black Sun are triumphant examples of this.
** Ty Lee: Brawn, by virtue of being able to beat down dozens of grown men. [[Badass Normal|With her bare hands.]]
** Ty Lee: Brawn, by virtue of being able to beat down dozens of grown men. [[Badass Normal|With her bare hands.]]
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** Connie: Brawn (as seen in "Doug Throws a Party")
** Connie: Brawn (as seen in "Doug Throws a Party")


* ''[[Inch High Private Eye]]''
* ''[[Inch High, Private Eye]]''
** Inch: Brains
** Inch: Brains
** Lori: Beauty
** Lori: Beauty
** Gator: Brawn
** Gator: Brawn


* ''[[X Men Evolution]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]''
** Kitty Pryde: Beauty
** Kitty Pryde: Beauty
** Jean Grey: Brains
** Jean Grey: Brains
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** Terra: Brawn
** Terra: Brawn


* ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]''; six girl team, two heroines in each role:
** Barbara and Zee: Beauty
** Diana and Kara: Brawn
** Jessica and Karen: Brains


== Fan Works ==
== Fan Works ==
* ''[[Sapphire Eleanor Rose Suzette De Mont vs. Canon (Fanfic)|Sapphire Eleanor Rose Suzette De Mont vs. Canon]]'' - the three female members of the MSEA we see the most of.
* ''[[Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way vs. Canon|Sapphire Eleanor Rose Suzette De Mont vs. Canon]]'' - the three female members of the MSEA we see the most of.
** October: Brains; she's the leader of the MSEA and generally makes all the decisions
** October: Brains; she's the leader of the MSEA and generally makes all the decisions
** Aphrodite: Beauty; she's a lovely young thing who's not much into physical combat--instead, she's a [[Cute Witch]]
** Aphrodite: Beauty; she's a lovely young thing who's not much into physical combat—instead, she's a [[Cute Witch]]
** [[Tomboyish Name|Charlie]]: Brawn; she carries a [[Big Fucking Gun]] and is always eager to do the dirty work
** [[Tomboyish Name|Charlie]]: Brawn; she carries a [[Big Freaking Gun]] and is always eager to do the dirty work


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Latest revision as of 21:24, 27 February 2024

From left to right: The one who fires off glorious magic spells, the one who builds the best gadgets, and the one who punches things real hard.

Blossom, commander and the leader
Bubbles, she is the joy and the laughter
Buttercup, she is the toughest fighter

—The Powerpuff Girls ending theme

Related to Tomboy and Girly Girl, a type of female Trio where one is smart, one is tough, and one is conventionally pretty, popular or feminine. It's fairly common for the "Beauty" to act as the Team Mom, The Kirk, or the mediator when the other two get into their frequent fights, so they have something to do other than just be pretty. Often, to give "Beauty" a useful skill, she is the one who is socially adept and empathetic, while "Brains" has technical skills but is nerdy and socially awkward.

The personalities might also be what the Freudian Trio used to be described as: body or the impulsive, pleasure-seeking one (the brawn), mind or the academic, reasonable one (the brain) and heart or the one who ties them together, as the calming, healing influence (the beauty). In other words, the Brawn represents the Id, the Brain represents the Superego, and the Beauty represents the Ego.

Often Color-Coded for Your Convenience as the Brainy Brunette, the Fiery Redhead and the beautiful but Dumb Blonde. Although it can be switched around. Contrast though as the Blonde, Brunette, Redhead tend to be portrayed as flaws while Beauty, Brains, and Brawn are good.

See also: The Hecate Sisters, The Three Faces of Eve, and Four-Girl Ensemble.

Examples of Beauty, Brains, and Brawn include:

Anime and Manga

  • Axis Powers Hetalia
    • Ukraine: Beauty (the most emotional and sensitive)
    • Liechtenstein: Brains (sensitive as well, but more stable and said to be a techie in the author's notes)
    • Hungary: Brawn (the Action Girl,'nuff said)
  • Marmalade Boy
    • Arimi Suzuki - Beauty
    • Miki Koishikawa - Brawn
    • Meiko Akizuki - Brains
  • Ikki Tousen
    • Gentoku Ryuubi - Beauty
    • Kan'u Unchou - Brains
    • Ekitoku Chouhi - Brawn
  • Sailor Moon: First Two Arcs of the First Series
    • Usagi/Moon - Beauty
    • Ami/Mercury - Brains
    • Rei/Mars - Brawn
  • Sailor Moon: The Outer Senshi
    • Michiru/Neptune - Beauty
    • Setsuna/Pluto - Brains
    • Haruka/Uranus - Brawn
  • Sailor Moon: The Sailor Starlights
    • Yaten/Star Healer - Beauty
    • Taiki/Star Maker - Brains
    • Seiya/Star Fighter - Brawn
  • The Daughter of Twenty Faces - According to Koito, the Detective Girls are as followed:
    • Chiko - Brawn
    • Tome - Beauty
    • Koito - Brains
      • Unfortunately, it doesn't completely work, because Chiko is probably more clever than Koito...
  • Kaleido Star: Half-first season Power Trio
    • Sora - Beauty
    • Mia - Brains
    • Anna - Brawn
  • Et Cetera
    • Mingchao - Beauty
    • Fino - Brains
    • Benkate - Brawn
  • Ojamajo Doremi: At the start, at least.
    • Doremi - Beauty
    • Hazuki - Brains
    • Aiko - Brawn
  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid
    • Vivio - Beauty (Attracts friends with ease in addition to being royalty)
    • Corona - Brains (Bookworm type Squishy Wizard Marionette Master and the least brawny of the three)
    • Rio - Brawn (Skilled martial artist who created her own style and the least bookish of the three)
  • Similar dynamic with the original trio.
    • Nanoha - Beauty (A Messiah by means of Defeat Means Friendship)
    • Fate - Brawn (Does the most up close fighting of the trio and has the skillset to match)
    • Hayate - Brains (Least able to go one on one according to Canon, gained magic by being plugged into a Magical Tome. Becomes a Commander and Big Good in the series following her debut)
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart
    • Hikari/Shiny Luminous - Beauty
    • Honoka/Cure White - Brains
    • Nagisa/Cure Black - Brawn


  • School Rumble: Tenma's three female friends.
    • Eri - Beauty
    • Akira - Brains
    • Mikoto - Brawn
  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica could decieve you into thinking this was the case. It doesn't last long.
    • Mami - Beauty
    • Madoka - Brains
    • Sayaka - Brawn
  • Sket Dance mixed things up a bit:
    • Bossun - "Intuitive" Brains
    • Himeko - Beauty and Brawn
    • Switch - "Technological" Brains and Beauty
  • Digimon Xros Wars Good guys Mixed version.
    • Beauty - Nene
    • Brains - Taiki
    • Brawn - Kiriha
  • Digimon Xros Wars Bad guys Mixed version.
    • Beauty - Lilithmon
    • Brains - Tactimon
    • Brawn - Blastmon
    • Beauty - Aoi
    • Brains - Kurumi
    • Brawn - Haruka
  • Naruto - Team 10
    • Beauty- Ino
    • Brains- Shikamaru
    • Brawn- Choji
    • Beauty - Mamimi
    • Brains - Ninamori
    • Brawn - Haruko
  • Outlaw Star
    • Beauty - Melfina
    • Brains - Suzuka
    • Brawn - Aisha
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!
    • Beauty: Shizuka Katsuya/Serenity Wheeler
    • Brains: Anzu Makazi/Tea Gardner
    • Brawn: Mai Kujaku/Valentine
    • Across Series:
      • Beauty: Anzu/Tea (Dueled the least)
      • Brains: Asuka/Alexis (Won through strategy, also subverting Dumb Blonde)
      • Brawn: Aki(za) (Has the most duels of the three, and was a scary and hard opponent)
  • Ranma ½: When you boil them down to the characteristics most people associate them with, the Tendo sisters fit this.
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
    • Beauty: Winry
    • Brains: Alphonse
    • Brawn: Edward
    • Alphonse and Winry could actually be switched: Winry is tech whiz so she fits nicely in Brains, whereas Al is a softspoken Gentle Giant so he has a good share of Beauty as well.


Comic Books

  • Birds of Prey
    • Black Canary - Beauty
    • Oracle - Brains
    • Huntress - Brawn
  • Josie and the Pussy Cats
    • Josie - Brains
    • Melody - Beauty
    • Valerie - Brawn (It could be made out that Valerie could be both brains and brawn, while Josie is just the leader).
  • SHIELD
    • Maria Hill - Brawn
    • Sharon Carter - Beauty
    • Victoria Hand - Brains


Film

  • The Sound of Music: The three oldest Von Trapp daughters
    • Liesl - Beauty
    • Brigitta - Brains
    • Louisa - Brawn
  • Beauty and the Beast: The Beast's servants
    • The Feather Duster - Beauty
    • Mrs. Potts - Brains
    • The Wardrobe - Brawn


Literature

  • Occurs in Noel Streatfield's Ballet Shoes.
    • Pauline - Beauty
    • Petrova - Brains
    • Posy - Brawn (while not the stereoptypical Brawn, she is certainly the best dancer of the three)

Live-Action TV

  • Charlie's Angels (the original series)
    • Sabrina - Brains
    • Kelly - Brawn
    • Jill - Beauty
  • Firefly
    • Kaylee - Brains
    • Zoe - Brawn
    • Inara - Beauty
    • River - A bit hard to define, although she seems to have all three being a child prodigy/genius (enough to have Psychic Powers), expert at Waif Fu, and not to mention played by Summer Glau
  • Charmed
    • Prue - Brains
    • Piper - Brawn (She started using her brains more when she got promoted to eldest sister)
    • Phoebe - Beauty (Became brawnier when she started using She Fu)
    • Paige - Beauty (She had the least experience)
  • Degrassi
  • Seasons 1-8
    • Manny - Beauty
    • Liberty - Brains
    • Emma - Brawn (In the Feminist Save-the-Planet Independent Tomboy way, less so physical strength.)
  • Season 7-11
    • Mia (S7-8) then Fiona (S9-11) - Beauty (Model and Fashionista)
    • Holly J - Brains (Student Council President going to Yale)
    • Anya - Brawn (LAR Ping battle Princess turned Military recruit)


Music

  • The song "Gangsta Bitch"
    • Eve - Brains
    • Da Brat - Brawn
    • Trina - Beauty


Video Games

  • Fire Emblem 6 - The Pegasus Knight sisters
    • Yuuno - Beauty
    • Thite - Brains
    • Thany - Brawn
  • Fire Emblem 7 - The other Peg Knight sisters
    • Florina - Beauty
    • Fiora - Brains
    • Farina - Brawn
  • Fire Emblem - The original Peg Knight sisters
    • Palla - Beauty (Eldest and most level-headed.)
    • Catria - Brains (Portrayed as fairly clever in her (limited) characterization.)
    • Est - Brawn (Powered straight through enemy lines to bring the allies a Cool Sword.)
  • Project Justice - Seijyun Girls High School
    • Akira - Brains
    • Yurika - Beauty
    • Zaki - Brawn
  • Persona 4
    • Chie - Brawn
    • Yukiko - Brains
    • Rise - Beauty
    • Optionally replace Yukiko with Naoto.
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky - Team Charm
    • Lopunny - Beauty
    • Gardevoir - Brains
    • Medicham - Brawn
  • BlazBlue
    • Noel Vermilion - Beauty
    • Tsubaki Yayoi - Brains
    • Makoto Nanaya - Brawn
  • Lost Odyssey
    • Ming - Beauty
    • Sarah - Brains
    • Seth - Brawn
      • (though Ming, Seth and Cooke can also can be the Brains too)
  • Tales of Vesperia
    • Estelle - Beauty
    • Rita - Brains
    • Judith - Brawn (also Beauty, but her role tends to be as Brawn instead)
  • Jade Empire
    • Dawn Star - Beauty (Brains before Silk Fox's arrival)
    • Silk Fox - Brains (also Beauty)
    • Wild Flower - Brawn (when Chai Ka/Ya Zhen is in control)
  • Dragon Age Origins
    • Leliana - Beauty
    • Wynne - Brains
    • Morrigan - Brawn (at least personality-wise. She could technically fit all three)
      • Alternatively, Shale as the brawn, who is an even better fit for that role.


Webcomics

  • Angel Moxie:
    • Riley - Brains
    • Tristan - Brawn
    • Alex - Beauty
  • Last Res0rt:
    • Jigsaw - Brawny Brunette
    • Daisy - Brainy Redhead
    • Adharia - Beautiful Blonde
  • El Goonish Shive:
    • Nanase - Brawn
    • Grace - Brains (of the Genius Ditz variety)
    • Ellen - Beauty
      • Although all three of them would probably count as Brawn in any other setting.


Web Original

  • Sailor Nothing
    • Himei/Sailor Nothing - Brawn
    • Aki/Sailor Beauty - Beauty
    • Shin/Sailor Truth - Brains


Western Animation

  • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - Cutie Mark Crusaders
    • Sweetie Belle- Beauty
    • Apple Bloom- Brains
    • Scootaloo- Brawns
    • Alternatively, the Mane 6 can be divided into two per section, as well.
      • Beauty - Rarity and Fluttershy
      • Brains - Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie
      • Brawn - Applejack and Rainbow Dash


  • Avatar: The Last Airbender [1]
    • Azula: Brains. The second season finale and the Day of Black Sun are triumphant examples of this.
    • Ty Lee: Brawn, by virtue of being able to beat down dozens of grown men. With her bare hands.
    • Mai: Beauty, through her elegant design and the fact that she's the only one of the three to have a boyfriend.
      • Alternately, it could also be:
      • Azula: Brawn. She's one of the most powerful firebenders around.
      • Ty Lee: Beauty. She's the girl everyone wanted to be with in the episode "The Beach".
      • Mai: Brains: She's the oldest and wisest out of the three girls, including being smart enough to exploit Azula's weakness of being too overconfident in the end of the episode "The Boiling Rock Part 2".
  • Can also apply to the three girls in the Gaang, though they are all well-rounded enough to have aspects of each category.
    • Katara: Beauty, she's a powerful waterbender, and not unintelligent, but she's also the one who turns the most heads.
    • Toph: Brawn, because of the three she relies the most on brute strength and guts when fighting.
    • Suki: Brains, by virtue of being leader of the Kyoshi Warriors she has the best leadership skills and is good at planning strategy.
  • Doug - the main three females
    • Patti: Brains
    • Beebe: Beauty
    • Connie: Brawn (as seen in "Doug Throws a Party")
  • Teen Titans
    • Starfire: Beauty
    • Raven: Brains
    • Terra: Brawn
  • DC Super Hero Girls; six girl team, two heroines in each role:
    • Barbara and Zee: Beauty
    • Diana and Kara: Brawn
    • Jessica and Karen: Brains

Fan Works

  1. ↑ Well, technically Azula fits all three, and the other two also fit at least one other category, but they have their specialties
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