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* Ikari and Maniwa from ''[[Paranoia Agent]]''.

* Soichiro Yagami and Touta Matsuda from ''[[Death Note]]'', at least at the beginning of the series.

* ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' does this with a slight alteration: instead of cops, they're ''[[Corporate-Sponsored Superhero|superheroes]]''

 

* Sideswipe and Cheetor in Fun Publications' "The Stunti-Con Job", which is in-continuity with ''[[Transformers Animated]]''.

 

* Somerset and Mills from ''[[Se7en]]'': Former [[Trope Namer]].

* Connor, the "senpai" ([[Sean Connery]]) and Smith, the "kohai" (Wesley Snipes) in ''Rising Sun''.

* Anderson and Ward, ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''.

 

* Goodman and Muldoon from R.A. Wilson's ''[[Illuminatus]]'' trilogy.

* ''[[Felidae]]'': Pascal and Francis. {{spoiler|Subverted ''hard''. At the beginning they seem to fit this trope, but at the end it turns out that Pascal is actually the killer and helps Francis only because he wants to [[Passing the Torch|pass the torch]] to him}}.

* Occurs in ''[[Rivers of London]]'' with DCI Nightingale (since he is over 100 years old) being the old, refined, gentleman cop, and DC Grant as the wet behind the ears, yet inexplicably smart, sarky, and mouthy new cop.

* World-weary veteran DI [[Rebus]] spends most of the series partnered with the younger DC (later DS) Siobhan Clarke.

 

* Despite [[Loads and Loads of Characters|the numerous cast changes]], ''[[Law and Order|Law & Order]]'' managed to play this Trope straight for eighteen years:

{{quote|'''1990:''' Max Greevey (older cop) and Mike Logan (newbie cop). {{spoiler|Greevey was shot and killed.}}

* The dynamic between all the rookies and their Training Officers on ''[[Rookie Blue]]''. Actual partnerships change from episode to episode.

 

* ''[[L.A. Noire]]'': Cole Phelps and his partners [[Shell-Shocked Veteran|Herschel Biggs]] and [[Noble Bigot with a Badge|Rusty Galloway]] certainly fit the bill.

 

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[[Category:Duo Tropes]]

[[Category:Ensembles]]

[[Category:Index of Pupils and Proteges]]