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* A platonic life partnership made up of two individuals with distinctly different appearances and personalities: the dark-haired, creepy, smart-but-weird [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] and his [[Badass Adorable]] [[Morality Pet]]. One member of each pair wears a [[Badass Longcoat]].
** [[Homestuck|Equius and Nepeta]]? Or [[Sherlock|Sherlock and John]]?
* In the early-to-mid 1950's, a US Army Intelligence colonelofficer asks the main character to seek out a missing treasure. The colonelofficer is murdered shortly afterward, probably by the Soviets. They're also hunting for the treasure, intending to use it to finance subversion and espionage throughout Europe.
** ''At Swords' Points'' by [[Andre Norton]] or ''Pray for a Brave Heart'' by Helen MacInnes?
* Japan is under attack. The Japanese come up with a plan of desperation: super-charge airplane engines, pack the planes full of high explosives, and have the pilots [[Suicide Attack|ram]] them into enemy ships. The enemy response includes [[The Tokyo Fireball|atom-bombing Japan]].