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In fiction with child heroes, it's common to have a bully and his most frequent victim as supporting characters. While the bully might feature as a villain, in stories where they are on the main characters' side, they are frequently paired up with the wimp as a sort of [[Brains and Brawn]], [[Big Guy, Little Guy]] double act. |
In fiction with child heroes, it's common to have a bully and his most frequent victim as supporting characters. While the bully might feature as a villain, in stories where they are on the main characters' side, they are frequently paired up with the wimp as a sort of [[Brains and Brawn]], [[Big Guy, Little Guy]] double act. |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* [[The Woobie|Chrona]] and [[Equippable Ally|Ragnarok]] from ''[[ |
* [[The Woobie|Chrona]] and [[Equippable Ally|Ragnarok]] from ''[[Soul Eater]]''. |
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* [[Dumb Muscle]] Gian and [[Spoiled Brat]] Suneo in ''[[Doraemon]]'' could be considered this as they generally appear together. |
* [[Dumb Muscle]] Gian and [[Spoiled Brat]] Suneo in ''[[Doraemon]]'' could be considered this as they generally appear together. |
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* [[Kendo Team Captain]] Kuno and the [[Looks Like Cesare|pale]] outcast Gosunkugi frequently team up to defeat [[Ranma ½ |
* [[Kendo Team Captain]] Kuno and the [[Looks Like Cesare|pale]] outcast Gosunkugi frequently team up to defeat [[Ranma ½]]. Though Kuno is shown in some stories to be unpopular himself and just [[Selective Obliviousness|oblivious]] to it. |
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== [[Comic Books]] == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* In ''[[Bully ( |
* In ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'', the game starts out with [[Manipulative Bastard|Gary]] and [[Non-Action Guy|Petey]] playing this role, although it's not a perfect fit since Gary is more into mind games and emotional manipulation than physical bullying. When [[Player Character|Jimmy]] takes Gary's place, the trope works better as Petey and Jimmy work as a [[Brains and Brawn]] team, although of course how much Jimmy acts like a typical bully is [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|purely up to you]]. |
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== Western Animation Series == |
== Western Animation Series == |
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* ''[[The Simpsons ( |
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': Whenever a group of kids includes Nelson and Martin, it seems the two end up paired together. "Team [[Discovery Channel]]!" Nelson is usually rather unhappy about this. |
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** Before that, in [[Matt Groening]]'s ''[[ |
** Before that, in [[Matt Groening]]'s ''[[Life in Hell]]'' comic, a strip featured the 64 different types of elementary school students. Two of these were "The Bully" and "The Bully's Little Pal." |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': Bulford and Baljeet regularly get paired together. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[South Park]]'' has Cartman and Butters. |
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== Western Animation Film == |
== Western Animation Film == |
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* In [[Beauty and |
* In [[Beauty and the Beast|Disney's version of Beauty And The Beast]] Gaston and Lefou would fit this. |
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