Captain Smooth and Sergeant Rough: Difference between revisions

== Anime and Manga ==

* Taki and Klaus of ''[[Hyakujitsu no Bara]]'' fit this trope, although their positions are more analogous to "colonel" and "captain" respectively. Although Klaus is shown to have a lot of concern for his subordinates in action, he is distastefully viewed by Taki's compatriots as wild and rough-around-the-edges, and he is very frank with orders. In contrast Taki is idolized by his troops who see him as someone who can never do wrong, and the [[Death Glare]] is the most he will exercise on his own men. At one point Taki does come closer to the "rough" side however, when he uses training to vent his own frustration, resulting in him ruthlessly beating soldiers (one of whom was already injured) foolish enough to try their luck against him.

* [[Ensign Newbie|Shiro Amada]] and [[Sergeant Rock|Karen Joshua]] of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]]''.

* Minna and Mio of ''[[Strike Witches]]'' are a Wing Commander Smooth and a Lieutenant Commander Rough.

* Sharpe and Harper in ''[[Sharpe]]'', though Sharpe is somewhat less refined than most officers.

* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' invokes this trope from time to time, with [[Awesomeness By Analysis|Aaron Hotchner]] as Captain Smooth and [[Cool Old Guy|David Rossi]] as Sergeant Rough.

 

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