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* Satella from ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' fits this trope somewhat, although Azmaria is the only one that really looks up to her. (Rosette is generally more frustrated with her antics than anything, although there's moments where they share bits of advice with each other.)

** And of course, Rosette plays the role straight towards Azmaria, as the picture above shows.

* In ''[[Aria (manga)|Aria]]'', Athena flip-flops between being a Cool Big Sis figure and [[The Load]], as far as the apprentice Undines are concerned. Akari tends to think of her as a Cool Big Sis, while Alice tends to think of her as a load. Considering the lack of male characters in the story, her status as a possible romantic partner is left unresolved.

 

* ''[[The Sandman]]'' includes Death, who is the sweetest, gentlest girl anyone could ever meet. While actually the second-oldest among the Endless (Destiny is the oldest) she loves everyone, and everyone, audience included, loves her. She is by far the sanest of the Endless, and is able to provide a pragmatic perspective to her younger brother, the anguished poet Dream. In fact, her very first appearance occurs when he's moping, sitting on a rooftop and throwing breadcrumbs to pigeons<ref>He had been imprisoned for 72 years by a cult called the Order of the Ancient Mysteries, and while he escaped and gained revenge against them, his realm was a mess when he got back, and his items of power (his helmet, pouch of sand, and ruby) were all missing, and he literally had to go to Hell and fight Lucifer to get one of them. He was, understandably, not in a good mood.</ref> and she appears and makes an attempt to cheer him up. Most importantly, she is extremely badass when it is called for, and is the only one of the Endless who "is bound by no rules." The ironic contrast between the kind and beautiful Death and the typical Grim Reaper archetype is deliberate and effective.

* ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'': Yorick always thought of his sister Hero this way... {{spoiler|until she joined the Daughters of the Amazon after the [[Gendercide]] and murdered someone in front of him. He had a tough time accepting her [[Heel Face Turn]] after that.}}

* [[Spider-Girl|Mayday Parker]] is well on her way to be this to her baby brother Benjamin.

 

* Lin ([[Spell My Name with an "S"|Rin]]) in ''[[Spirited Away]]'' is not actually Chihiro's sister but, after a rocky start, she takes her under her wing.

* Margo in ''[[Despicable Me]]'' is this to the two younger girls, Edith and Agnes, though [[Word of God]] has stated that the three are not biologically related. {{spoiler|However, they legally become sisters after Gru adopts them.}}

* Tigress in ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' to Po, if you want to disregard the [[Ship Tease|hints that she may be falling in love with him]].

* ''[[Bon Cop, Bad Cop]]'' had a Cool ''Younger'' Sis for the strait-laced, by-the-book Ontario cop. Naturally, the chain-smoking, rulebreaking, yet oddly charismatic Quebec cop was interested.

* In the film adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', Eowyn very much took on this role for Merry.

* Sweet Pea from ''[[Sucker Punch]]'', who looks out for and protects her sister Rocket, as well as the rest of the group. "I'm only doing this because you'd all get killed without me."

 

* Jacyl acts as one to [[The Hero]], Lyra, in ''[[Black Dogs]]''.

* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'', Tonks is this to Hermione and Ginny.

* Nellie from ''[[The 39 Clues]]''.

* A famous socialite to whom she gives the snarky pseudonym "Girdle Fitz-Snugglie" befriends and becomes this to the titular character of [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s young-adult novel ''[[Podkayne of Mars]]''.

 

* In [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']], Kara Thrace is said to have filled this role for Sharon Valerii.

* In the [[Korean Series]] ''[[Boys Before Flowers]]'', Joon Hee is the white Ferrari-driving older sister of Jun Pyo.

** This dynamic is repeated in ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'', with Mia (Pink Ranger), and Emily's sister, Serena (original Yellow Ranger).

* In flashbacks on ''[[The West Wing]]'', a college age Jed Bartlett meets a young Mrs. Landingham, who says he needs a "big sister" to help guide him. She will later become his loyal but [[Sassy Secretary]] when he becomes President of the United States.

 

* A female [[Player Character]] can be this to Mission Vao in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]''.

* Nathyrra plays this role to a female [[Player Character]] in ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]: Hordes of the Underdark''.

* In ''[[Jade Empire]]'', this is how Dawn Star sees the female [[Player Character]].

 

* Charlotte is a cool big sis for both Angie and Mary in ''[[Shikkoku no Sharnoth]]''. However, the short voice over at the beginning of every chapter reveals that when they were children, Mary actually played this role for Charlotte instead.

* Physically older? Check. More mature than everyone else, protagonist included? Check. An actual leader for [[The Squad]]? Check. [[Boobs of Steel|Huge tracts of land]]? Check. Meet Forte Stollen from [[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Galaxy Angel]].

 

* Dora of ''[[Questionable Content]]'' had this sort of relationship with Faye and Marten, until she hooked up with the latter.

** Since Dora ''is'' a few years older than either, [[Deadpan Snarker|Faye]] made a point of humming "[[Mrs. Robinson]]" after the hook-up.

* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' has Diane, [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|the Queen Bee of Moperville South]] who is somewhere between this and [[Onee-Sama]] (EGS had thick anime roots before these girls) for Rhoda—unusual in that they are in the same class, but Diane is about a head taller and more mature, so she comes across [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-02-01 as senior] and [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-12-27 acts] very [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-11-24 protectively] toward "her puppy" who is tiny and [[Shrinking Violet|feels even smaller]].

 

* ''[[Ilivais X]]'' has Mille, who's a more [[Hot-Blooded]] variant of this. Unfortunately, she has the impression that one-night stands are the epitome of romance, and to that end her reputation of sleeping around heavily is known more than being kind and compassionate. Her only real friends are people who she ended up having to see and interact often with regardless of what she did with them, and she eventually winds up in a relationship with the resident [[Broken Bird|broken]] [[Token Loli]] protagonist instead of the usual archetypes present.

 

* Frankie is this to almost everyone in ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''.

* Jerrica Benton of ''[[Jem]]'' plays this role for the kids at her orphanage.

** Not to mention that, despite having a good heart, poor Olga has ''terrible'' problems of her own. The fact that [[Stage Mom|the Pataki parents]] dote on her so much has caused Olga to become a [[Stepford Smiler]] [[Shrinking Violet]] who collapses in tears at the slightest evidence that something may go wrong; As a result, while she plays this role to Lila and others who are outside the family, she and Helga are pretty distant—and sometimes Helga comes off as more mentally strong than Olga does.

* Arcee acts as this to Jack in ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' (though the occasional [[Relationship Writing Fumble]] can make their relationship seem a bit deeper than intended).

* Bliss from ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]] the Power of Four'' is this to the three heroines. An earlier experiment by Professor Utonium using "Chemical W" (as opposed to the Chemical X used to create Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup) Bliss has the attitude and personality of a young, teenage version of her "siblings". While fans' reaction to her [[Broken Base|is very mixed]], she clearly seems to be regarded as one by them.