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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Somewhat subverted with Edward and Alphonse Elric from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. It initially appears that Edward is the brains and Alphonse the brawn, when in actuality Edward is a [[Badass Bookworm]] and Alphonse is a [[Genius Bruiser]].
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' has the partners [[The Smart Girl|Smart Girl]] Teana and [[Cute Bruiser]] Subaru.
* A description used for Maka (brains) and Soul (brawn) from ''[[Soul Eater]]'', which appeared to be the case only initially. Soul's understanding of insanity and music has given them the upper hand on several occasions, showing that he does take time to think and come to useful (at times life-saving) conclusions. While Maka's attempt at gaining 'strength' through brute force originally got her nowhere (except off of London Bridge), her recent victories have demonstrated her increased physical ability. Tsubaki and Black Star are a better example, where it is the Weapon who is the sensible one, and the meister the brash - but ultimately effective - bruiser.
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== [[Film]] ==
* A few characters in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' are teamed up this way, like Jack Sparrow and Will Turner in the first film.
** Including evil versions, there are anywhere from two to four sets, depending on how strict you are in the roles. Two of the sets are more like comedy teams. Becket and Mercer count for the sequels.
* Chunk and Sloth make a weird sort of comic/heroic pair in ''[[The Goonies]]''. Chunk isn't exactly brainy, but he is when compared to Sloth, and he does lead them to the rest of the Goonies. Along the way Sloth demonstrates his incredible strength, for better or worse.
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** It's also subverted, as Jean was the child of wealthy parents before being orphaned, and so he's actually a [[Genius Bruiser]] who is very well-read. While appearance-wise, Locke looks more like an aristocrat, he's a [[Satisfied Street Rat]] and a lot less book-smart than Jean and can be too impulsive.
* Mentioned, in name if not in spirit, in [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s ''[[The Ship Who]] Sang'' and its sequels -- each "brainship" is assigned a "brawn" who acts as companion, ambassador and muscle for the immobile cyborged pilot encased inside the ship. Averted because brawns are also required to be pretty damn smart in order to come close to the pilot's abilities. As mentioned below, they also serve as someone to say to the other, "why are we heading to [planet / space station / [[Negative Space Wedgie]]] again?".
* In a 1950s science fiction novel about the first manned spaceship flight to Mars, whose name I have long ago forgotten, the two-man crew is introduced to each by the chief scientist thusly, "Brains, meet Brawn. And Brawn, meet Brains"
* [[Artemis Fowl]] and ([[Battle Butler|Battle]]) Butler. Butler is actually pretty smart, but standing next to Artemis (Who, as far as we know, is the smartest person on, or under, the Earth) even he looks dim.
* Tragic example: George and Lennie from ''[[Of Mice and Men]].''
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* [[Ciaphas Cain]], '''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM''', to some degree. While Cain does kick copious amounts of ass with sheer skill and light weaponry, physically he is no match for Jurgen, a sturdy Valhallan who skips wussy laser pistols in favor of a [[BFG]] melta gun. Cain is a [[Guile Hero]] while Jurgen is socially stunted, [[Literal Minded]] and largely considered ignorant by most (though Jurgen has a decent case for more being [[Book Dumb]] and is very capable in the areas of scrounging and [[Crazy Prepared|being prepared]]).
* Fisk (brains) and Michael (brawn) from the ''[[Knight and Rogue Series]]''. Fisk is actually good with knives, but prefers to stay out of fights, and Michael, who does have some bright moments, actually has more of an education than Fisk, but [[Too Dumb to Live|you'd never notice it]].
* The [[Steampunk]] novel series ''The Ministry of Peculiar Occurences'' has the [[Meaningful Name|Meaningfully Named]] Books and Braun; [[Non-Action Guy]] Wellington Thornhill Books, Esq. and [[Action Girl]] Miss Eliza D. Braun.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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{{quote|''"With my brains and your brawn, we'll make an excellent team!"''}}
* The above quote from ''[[Half Life]]'' is one of the lines you'll hear when the hero, Gordon Freeman, enlists a scientist to help him out during a stage. It's also something of a parody, given that the "brawn" is a ''[[Badass Bookworm|nuclear physicist]]''.
** Somewhat inverted in ''[[Half Life]] 2'' when Gordon is teamed up with [[Action Girl]] Alyx Vance for some of the game and practically all of ''Episode 1'' and most of ''Episode 2''.
* ''[[Metal Gear]]'' has Solid Snake, the Badass [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]] serve as brawn for his Hacker/Engineer friend Hal Emmerich.
** As for [[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]] for the PSP, usually the combat-team are considered [[The Big Guy|TheBigGuys]], who leave Mother Base to complete various fighting/sneaking missions. Meanwhile, the R&D team, Intel team, Mess-Hall team, and First-Aid team are usually considered [[The Smart Guy|TheSmartGuys]], in that they stay behind at Mother Base to provide food, medicine, equipment, and information for the combat-team.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' had the firestarter siblings, of whom the stronger brother was told by his father that God gave him a sister instead of a brain. Of course the sister wasn't all that bright either.
* Malcolm Tucker and Jamie, the [[Violent Glaswegian]] spin doctors from ''[[The Thick of It]]'' and ''[[In the Loop]]''.
** Topher and Dominic have tension between them as two of the bad guys running the "Dollhouse." Dominic, a bodyguard, regularly uses threats of physical violence on Topher to ensure he's doing his job well. Topher, a programmer, regularly uses witty barbs on Dominic to rub it in that he's smarter.
== [[Music]] ==
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[Evil Genius|Waclaw]] and [[Dumb Muscle|Bogdan]] from ''[[Water Human]]'', a pair of bandits.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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