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Tropes that may play out in these scenarios when both the friend and stranger are female include [[Childhood Friend Romance]], [[First Girl Wins]], and [[The Dulcinea Effect]].
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This adheres to the 3 dynamics in [[Cast Calculus]]. They may form a [[Power Trio]].
See also [[Two Guys and
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* The ''Advanced Generation'' and ''Diamond & Pearl'' arcs of the Pokémon anime can fit, with Ash being the main character, Brock being the friend, and May/Dawn the stranger.
* ''[[Lupin III]]'': Lupin and Jigen are long-time partners in crime. Fujiko is the mysterious stranger.
* In the ''[[Mai
== Film - Animated ==
* ''[[Monster House]]'' follows this dynamic to a T, with the protagonist DJ, his best friend Chowder, and Jenny, a girl they meet that day and who gets too close to the titular house.
* In ''[[Tangled]]'', Rapunzel (main character) sets out on her adventure with the chameleon Pascal (friend) and Flynn Rider (stranger).
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' has Ned (main character), Chuck (childhood crush/neighbor), and Emerson (PI).
* ''[[Lizzie
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' starts out like this, with [[New Transfer Student|new girl]] Buffy becoming friends with childhood friends Willow and Xander. Slightly different in that the "stranger" is the protagonist, not one of the friends.
** The group grows and shrinks over the seasons, but these three remain the core. Creepy variant here is that Willow and Xander were actually already part of a [[Two Guys and
*** Buffy replaces him, except she's Willow's best friend instead of Xander's, and their lives now revolve around her world-saving gig. It's kind of like a less-extreme version of that season four [[Mary Sue]] spell Jonathon did.
* ''[[Angel]]'' also starts out like this. Angel moves to [[Los Angeles|LA]] and joins up with [[Rich Bitch|Cordelia,]] who he knew in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Sunnydale]] for the three previous years, and "stranger" Doyle.
* ''[[What I Like About You]]'': Holly (main character), Gary (the friend), and Tina (the stranger).
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** Doctor (main), Amy (friend), Rory (stranger).
** Amy (main), Rory (husband), Doctor (stranger).
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** Doctor (main), Rose (friend), Mickey (stranger).
** Rose (main), Mickey ([ex-boy]friend), Doctor (stranger).
* ''[[
* ''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'' has Casey ([[Rookie Red Ranger]]), Theo, and Lily (friends).
== Video Games ==
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** In the sequel, Yuna and Rikku are the friends, with Paine as the stranger.
* ''[[Disgaea]]'' has our "hero" Laharl and his childhood friend... er, vassal, Etna. When they are joined by Flonne the main plot kicks off.
** ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'': "[[Designated Hero|hero]]" Mao, "[[Unknown Rival|childhood friend]]" Rasberyl, and [[Butt Monkey|stranger]] Almaz. Of course, being a ''Disgaea'' game, the roles are played with and parodied at every opportunity.
* ''[[Soul Nomad]]'': Hero Revya, childhood friend Danette, and stranger Gig.
* ''[[Legend of Dragoon]]'' switches this up with a guy from out of nowhere and the childhood friend being the [[Mysterious Waif]]. This holds until Rose joins the party, which results in the trope played fully straight with the previous guy from out of nowhere being an extra.
* ''[[
* A variation in ''[[Mass Effect 1|Mass Effect]]'', where Shepard and Kaidan had already been serving on the same ship for some time, run into Ashley very early in the game and bring her into the ''[[Cool Ship|Normandy]]''.
* In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', your first party members upon reaching Kirkwall are your siblings and Aveline, the latter of whom you met while fleeing Lothering.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
** Aang is the ''titular'' character, but Katara just barely edges out the rest of the [[True Companions]] for the protagonist slot for at least the first season. (By season two we have a split storyline with Zuko as beta protagonist and Aang steps into his 'lead' shoes a little more, as do the others. Katara still leads the pack, though, as original viewpoint character.)
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* ''[[Megas XLR]]'', with all of its anime tropes being parodied, plays this one rather straight. It begins with Coop and his [[Hetero Life Mate]] Jamie, who are soon joined by Kiva, [[Only Sane Man|considerably more intelligent]] supersoldier future chick.
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