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[[File:pulp_fiction_123pulp fiction 123.58_de58 de.jpg|link=Pulp Fiction|frame|"This type of work can get a bit...[[Bloody Hilarious|messy]], Mister Rope." "That it can, Mister Liche."]]

"I do, indeed, Mister Liche. Salutations, reader. I am Mister [[Punny Name|Thaddeus Rope]], a man of the [[Ax Crazy|hatchet]], as you might say, and this is my companion, Mister [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|Clive LicheLiché]], a personal [[High-Pressure Blood|exsanguinator]]."

'''Those Two Bad Guys''' are a pair of bad guys who not only provide bloodshed, but also exposition in the form of conversation between them; [[I Thought It Meant|not to be confused with]] [[Those Two Guys]]. They are usually [[Foil|foilsfoil]]s for each other; commonly [[Brains and Brawn]], and sometimes [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]. They probably also look different, in such ways as [[Fat and Skinny]] or [[Salt and Pepper]]. When they show up in a video game, you can usually count on the player facing them as a [[Dual Boss]] at some point.

* Gin and Vodka from ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Despite being responsible for the main character's... condition, they really don't seem all that bad. Then [[Kick the Dog|then they plant a bomb on a train]] in the manga (in the anime, it's [[SchrodingersSchrödinger's Cat|two completely-unrelated men in black]]). They do get a lot more evil later on, however.

{{quote| '''Kakuzu:''' ''(having just reattached Hidan's head to his neck)'' Watch the stitches, they'll break if you move too much.<br />

** And they all are part of one organization -- Akatsukiorganization—Akatsuki. They split in [[Evil Duo|pairs]] to counter [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]].

* In the Zanpakuto filler arc from ''[[Bleach]]'', the role is filled by the spirits of Rangiku and Momo's weapons, [[Catgirl|Haineko]] and [[Token Mini-MoeLoli|Tobiume]].

* You wouldn't know it from looking at them (or listening to them), at least at first, but {{spoiler|Walker and Erika}} of ''[[Durarara!!]]'' are [[Cold-Blooded Torture|absolutely]] [[Nightmare Fuel|terrifying]]. This is mostly because {{spoiler|their dialogue primarily consists of [[Otaku|anime and manga references]]}}, which would lead most people to think they're just kind of odd. Even better, {{spoiler|their nerdy hobbies}} end up influencing their [[Torture Technician|other hobby]], so there ends up being quite a bit of dissonance between their relatively innocent {{spoiler|love of anime and manga}} and their horrific threats.

{{quote| '''{{spoiler|Erika}}:''' We'll torture you {{spoiler|based on the plot to one of these mangas!}}}}

* Christopher Shouldered and Hong Chi-Mei from ''[[Baccano!]]'' are two murderous [[Our Homunculi Are Different|homunculi]] prone to [[Seinfeldian Conversation|Seinfeldian Conversations]]s in between their murderous escapades -- Orescapades—Or rather, Christopher is prone to [[Seinfeldian Conversation|Seinfeldian Conversations]]s while Chi plays his [[Straight Man]].

* Fite and Maad, agents of APES, from [[The DCU]]'s ''[[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]]''. Ironically, they're much more pragmatic than some of the series' other antagonists... but their goals are often much more cruel. By the end, possibly due to intentional [[Villain Decay]], they're the [[Overprotective Dad]] of YJ's newest member, and his wacky friend.

** The Mauler Twins are like this (with the rapport and the squabbling and the being evil thing), but they're [[Mad Scientist|Mad Scientists]]s, not assassins or anything like that.

* Rob and Don in ''Batman: [[The Dark Knight Returns]]'' blur the line between this and [[Those Two Guys]]; They're dangerous gang members, and fanatically attach themselves to the most powerful group, but they're comparatively harmless and mostly comment on other peoples' actions.

* Sturm and Chong, the [[Everything's Better with Monkeys|gorilla gangsters]] in the ''[[Batman]]'' chapter of ''[[Justice League of America|JLApe]]'' crossover,

* Idget [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the Midget]] and Dangerous Dan Mc Boo in [[Mickey Mouse]] comics. Idget is slightly smarter than Dan, but they in general seem equal partners in crime -- sometimescrime—sometimes employed by others, sometimes working on their own.

* DC universe enjoys the company Monsieur Mallah & brain -- whobrain—who take this to the extreme -- oneextreme—one's a brain in a can, the other's a gorilla... they also really love discussing philosophy -- andphilosophy—and each other.

* Jules and Vincent (pictured, played by [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and [[John Travolta (Creator)]] respectively) from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.

* Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, in the [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] movie ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'', possibly the [[Trope Codifier/Laconic]] . Indeed, quite a few examples on this page are likely at least inspired by them.

* Budlofsky &and Matheson from ''[[Pineapple Express]]''.

* Finney and Mudd from Tad Williams' Otherland series fit this trope extremely well... and their copies inside the Otherland network practically define it, since the network is essentially constructed out of story tropes.

** Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip, the New Firm, from ''[[Discworld/The Truth|The Truth]]'' are based on the archtype, and contain references to other [[Those Two Bad Guys]] pairs, like Jules and Vincent. "Do you know what they call sausage-in-a-bun in Quirm?"

** In ''The Art Of Discworld'', Pratchett lays out the principle of this trope: -- ifIf a gang has two members (a "gangette"), one will do the thinking and the other will "talk like dis". If there is a third, the same applies but the third guy will be called Fingers.

** Both depicted generations of the Herk and Bare families could also fall into this category -- thecategory—the first pair are mercenaries, and the second pair are graverobbers.

* Two of Eva Ibbotson's young adult novels -- ''The Dragonfly Pool'' and ''Journey to the River Sea'' -- have—have comically villainous duos who are hired to kidnap the hero.

* Haruki Murakami's ''[[Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World]]'' features "Big Boy" and "Junior", who try to extort information about the Professor's dealings from the book's protagonist midway through the book.

* The Duke and the Dauphin from ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' are [[Con Artist|Con Artists]]s, not killers, but they're still the lead antagonists who do the heroes the most harm. However, it should be noted they are not a villainous duo prior to their introduction in the novel, but become one shortly after meeting up.

* Finney and Mudd, [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Felix Jongleur's]] hirelings in [[Tad Williams]]' [[Doorstopper]] quadrilogy ''[[Otherland]]'' -- not—not only do they oppress and sometimes torture his employees, but their online avatars wreak havoc in the titular computer network, taking on various forms including [[Nightmare Fuel|creepy versions]] of the Walrus and the Carpenter.

* ''[[Gotz and Meyer]]'' makes [[Those Two Bad Guys]] the focus of the story, as a teacher several decades later reads of their part in the Holocaust and tries to figure out what their motivations were. {{spoiler|We don't quite figure it out -- the research [[Go Mad Fromfrom the Revelation|drives him insane]]}}.

* Dennis Potter's ''[[The Singing Detective]]'' features two bad guys who live the cliché. At one point, one of them realises it, and points out that neither of them has a name -- aname—a combo of [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] and [[Lampshade Hanging]] that only adds to the already epic levels of [[Mind Screw]].

{{quote| '''Tony Driscoll:''' We entered into a business arrangement with a Russian [[Malaproper|contortionist]].<br />

''([[Beat]])''<br />

* Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' fame counted -- theycounted—they might not be straight up villains in ''[[Hamlet]]'' but they definitely qualify.

* ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]'' is all about [[Those Two Bad Guys]].

** Logos and Ormi, [[The Dragon|the co-dragons]] to LeBlanc in ''[[Final Fantasy X]]-2'', with special emphasis put on the aspect of them being nearly complete opposites of each other. Logos is tall while Ormi is short, Logos is skinny while Ormi is fat, Logos is one of the smartest villains in the series to date while Ormi is one of the dumbest, Logos has a calm and collected personality while Ormi is impulsive and easily excited, Logos speaks in a low monotone and rarely raises his voice while Ormi's usual tone is screaming at the top of his lungs, Logos uses a pair of ranged weapons in battle while Ormi uses a single melee weapon, Logos favors a battle strategy of inflicting multiple status ailments to slowly wear down his enemy while Ormi favors a strategy of overwhelming his enemy with brute force. About the only things they have in common are their fanactical loyalty to [[Le Blanc]]LeBlanc and their willingness to do everything in their power to ensure that her plans succeed.

* Slogra and Gaibon from the ''Castlevania'' Series. Debuting in Super Castlevania 4 as the first two members of a [[Four Is Death]] final boss run (with the third and fourth members being [[The Dragon|Death]] and [[Big Bad|Dracula]]) In later games the pair have been reduced to mere [[Elite Mooks]].

* The ''Kirby'' has recurring bosses Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright, an anthropomorphic moon and sun that usually attack Kirby in tandem.

* Albert Wesker and William Birkin in ''[[Resident Evil 0Zero]]''.

* [[Hot-Blooded|Fighting Fafnir]] and [[An Ice Person|Fairy Leviathan]], the [[Fat and Skinny|Bulk and Skull]] of ''[[Mega Man Zero]]''. [[Missed Moment of Awesome|Too bad]] they're just [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|stand-in]] characters for the [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]].

* The Caterers of Calumny, Texto Porfiria and Zuzux Uzbochs, in ''[[Unicorn Jelly]]''. Their favorite modus operandi is rather unusual -- theyunusual—they pose as caterers and serve poisoned food.

* ''[[Danny Phantom]]''{{'}}s Guys in White are a subversion; They don't even ''try'' to be civil and clearly dislike one another. The X-treme Ghostbreakers aren't much different.

{{quote| '''[[Punch Clock Villain|#21]]:''' Could you sign this, boss? It's for 24, he got knifed by the Moppets.<br />

'''[[Diabolical Mastermind|The Monarch]]:''' Which one is 24 again?<br />

'''#21:''' What?! You're kidding, right? Let me give a hint: you know how every time you talk to me, there's usually another guy next to me. That's 24.<br />

* Hack and Slash of ''[[Re BootReBoot]]''. Or at least, they would be if they weren't so dumb.

* Two-Badd in ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|He Man and The Masters of The Universe]]''. They even have the name down. They're also a subversion, starting out (in the 2002 series, at least) as rival bounty hunters Tuvar and Baddrha hired by Skeletor to bring down He-Man... before they're [[Biological Mashup|turned into a two-headed monster]] for screwing up the mission.

* ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]''

** Though more [[Jerkass|jerkassesjerkass]]es than true bad guys, Tad and Chad fit this role.

* #88 and #89 from ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]''.

* ''[[Invader Zim]]'': Almighty Tallest Red and Purple. An interesting example, because they're technically the [[Big Bad Duumvirate]], but since Zim is the main villain trying to take over the Earth they mostly just act as [[MacGuffin|Mac Guffins]], exposition or comic relief.

* Xin Fu and Master Yu, the two [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunters]]s hired to track down Toph, from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].''

* Spike and Whitey from ''[[Flushed Away]]''.

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