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A [[
▲A [[Power Trio]] of [[True Companions|best friends]], high school or middle school age, consisting of:
* [[The Hero]]
* [[The Lancer|A best friend of the same gender]]
* [[The Smurfette Principle|A best friend of the opposite gender]], 50% of the time an [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]].
The two sidekicks will usually be opposites in other ways,
Romance ''will'' be explored. A [[Last-Minute Hookup]] could almost always be expected between The Hero and a sidekick, until [[
The two sidekicks are almost always the [[Secret Keeper
Most prevalent within American shows directed at children and tweens, where writers conspicuously try to keep their cast as limited as possible. [[Anime]] tends to add a fourth member, closer to one of the sidekicks than The Hero. They might also get a team expansion later, but the trio will always be front and centre and be treated like the "real" heroes.
Quite often the [[With a Friend
Is often [[Super-Trope]] to [[Two Guys and
[[Terrible Trio]] is the villainous equivalent: The leader will be more bossy, and the sidekicks dumber and interchangeable.
Not to be confused with [[¡Three Amigos!
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
▲== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]'': Speedy, Guido and Polly.
* ''[[Angelic Layer]]'': Misaki, Kotaro, and Tamayo.
* ''[[Bobobo-
* ''[[
** Even moreso in the manga, since Mei-ling is Anime-only.
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'': Mugen, Jin, and Fuu.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'': Yugi, Anzu/Tea, and Jyonouchi/Joey + Honda/Tristan, Jyonouchi's other best friend.
** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'': Judai, Asuka, and Sho + Hayato/ Kenzan, Judai's and Sho's other roommate.
* ''[[Pokémon]]'': Ash, Brock/Tracey/Cilan, and Misty/May + Max/Dawn/Iris.
** Like the games, [[Pokémon Special|the main manga]] does this by the end of each region.
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*** Hoenn: [[Non-Action Guy|Ruby]], [[The Big Guy|Sapphire]], and [[Awesomeness By Analysis|Emerald]]. However, Emerald didn't come in and complete the trio until after Ruby and Sapphire had done an entire arc.
*** Sinnoh: [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Diamond]], [[Hot-Blooded|Pearl]], and [[Lady of War|Platinum]].
* ''[[Transformers Armada]]'': Alexis, Rad and
* ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'': Colby, Bud and Lori.
* ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' : Tai, Matt, Sora.
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* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'': Sena, Monta, and Suzuna. The hero, his best friend, and his love interest, with the latter two serving as secret keepers for part of the series.
** Also Akaba, Kotaro, and Juri.
* ''[[
* ''[[Amatsuki]]'': Toki, Kon and Kuchiha.
* ''[[Amagami]]'': Miya, Sae, and Ai
* From ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'': Teifu (Cheng Pu), Ryoumou (Lu Meng) and Saji (Zuo Ci) {{spoiler|or better said, Ouin Shishi (Wang Yun)}} from Nanyou. But their friendship is horribly crashed when {{spoiler|Teifu becomes an Ill Boy.}}
* ''[[Naruto]]'', originally. (Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura)
** All the Rookie Nine trios get this; as well as the older group (Neji, Lee, and Tenten).
* ''[[Ranma
** Both Ryoga and Akane are heavily implied to be Ranma's best friends, completing the essence of this trope even more. It kind of makes sense seeing as how they're the ones he talks to the most about his problems or thoughts. At least it explains why fans ship [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Ranma]] with [[Foe Yay|Ryoga]] and [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|Akane]] so much.
* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'': [[Kid Hero|Oz]], [[Cowardly Lion|Gil]], and [[Punchy Love|Alice]].
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' has [[Magnificent Bastard|Lelouch]], [[Idiot Hero|Suzaku]], and [[Ill Girl|Nunnally]]. Lulu is Nunna's [[Knight Templar Big Brother|brother]], and Nunnally was hinted to have had feelings for Suzaku. Then it all went [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|horribly]], ''[[Diabolus Ex Machina|horribly]]'' [[It Got Worse|wrong]].
* [[Soul Eater]]: Maka, Black* Star, and Death The Kid.
** Though Soul, Tsubaki, Liz and Patti are always there also so I'm not sure it counts. If it does than Ox (with Havar), Kilik (with Fire and Thunder) and Kim (with Jaqueline) would be this as well.
* ''[[Durarara!!]]'' has Mikado, Kida and Anri establishing this dynamic very quickly. {{spoiler|But the fact that that they're as much [[Ordinary High School Student|ordinary high school students]] as [[Tsukihime|Shiki Tohno]] means something's going to happen.}}
** To elaborate: {{spoiler|Mikado is the founder of the Dollars, Kida is the shogun of the Yellow Scarves, and Anri is the original Saika and the leader of Saika's Children. This makes the trio the leaders of the three rival factions in Ikebukuro. Suffice to say, [[It Got Worse]].}}
* Shigure from ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' said that himself, Hatori and Ayame were this during their school years.
* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' has Tamaki and the twins, Hikaru and Kaoru. Or Tamaki, Kyouya, and the twins. Or Tamaki, Haruhi, and the twins... there are quite a few combinations, but the twins are closest to Tamaki and Haruhi (another reason why they tease and harass them, as opposed to the other club members).
* ''[[
* ''[[Star Driver]]'' has Takuto, Sugata, and Wako.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' during the first half of the first season, with Usagi, Ami, and Rei, before Makoto awoke as a Senshi and Minako revealed herself as Sailor Venus.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''Trinity'': Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman ([[Lampshaded]] in the first series arc, during which Wonder Woman even mentions her brief flirtations with both
* ''[[Blue Beetle]]'': Jaime, Paco and Brenda.
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'': Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Lad.
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* ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'': Percy, Grover, and Annabeth
** And in the [[The Heroes of Olympus|sequel series]], Jason, Piper and Leo
** ...and also in the sequel series, Percy, Frank, and Hazel.
* Towards the end of the first ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' series, Firestar, Graystripe, and Sandstorm essentially become this.
* ''The Dragonriders of [[Pern]]'': F'lar, F'nor, and Lessa in the weyr; Sebell, Menolly and Piemur at Harper Hall.
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* ''[[The Princess Series]]'': Danielle, Talia and Snow.
* ''The Mystery Kids'': Holly (Ego - the most normal one, uses reasoning to solve mysteries), Miranda (Id - prides herself on her ability to crack terrible jokes, most likely to be inspired to a solution), Peter (Superego - collects car registration numbers, loves technology and most likely to use a gadget to find a solution).
* [[Green
* The Three Musketeers (obviously): Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.
* A to Z Mysteries: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose.
== [[Live
* [[Disney Channel]] is fond of this trope, and at least one show will have it.
** ''[[Lizzie
** ''[[Hannah Montana]]'': Miley, Lilly and Oliver
** ''[[Even Stevens]]'': Louis, Tawny and Twitty.
** ''[[
** ''[[That's So Raven]]'': Raven, Eddie and Chelsea
** ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]:'' Alex, Justin and Harper.
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** ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]'': Jan, Ran and Retsu.
** ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]'': Sosuke, Ren and Saki.
* ''[[
* ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'': Ned, Moze and Cookie
* ''[[Unfabulous]]'': Addie, Gina and Zack.
* ''[[Supah Ninjas]]'': Mike, Owen, and Amanda
* ''[[Naturally, Sadie]]'': Sadie, Margaret, Rain (Needless to say, Disney Loves This Trope)
* Early ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'': Sabrina, Harvey and Valerie.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': Buffy, Willow, Xander.
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** ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]'': Shane, Dustin and Tori
** ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'': Conner, Ethan and Kira
** ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'' does a fake-out with this trope: The ranger team starts out as Sky, Bridge and Syd, who fit the trope closely, but after Jack and "Z" arrive, they get rounded out to a [[Five-Man Band]] by the end of the first episode.
** ''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'': Casey, Theo and Lily
** ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'': Scott, Flynn and Summer (though they begin recruiting in episode 2)
* ''[[Everwood]]'': Bright, Colin and Amy in season one, mostly shown in flashbacks and the finale
* ''[[True Jackson, VP]]'': True, Lulu, and Ryan
* ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' has Cory, Shawn, and Topanga.
* ''[[The West Wing]]'': Josh, Toby, and CJ; after Sam left. Before he left, the whole ensemble was too tightly-knit to be separated into Amigos.
* ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]'' J.T., Toby, Liberty. Jay, Alex, Sean. Marco, Ellie, Paige. In [[Fanon]] we have Spinner, Jay, and Holly J.
** Season 10 seems to be hinting at Eli, Clare and Adam.
* ''[[
* ''[[Wishbone]]'': Joe, Sam and David.
* ''[[Unnatural History]]'': Henry, Jasper, and Maggie
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' does it about half the time: The Doctor, a female companion to serve as [[The Heart]] and a male companion to serve as the [[Plucky Comic Relief]] or [[The Big Guy]], depending.
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' has one of these, despite the setting. Arthur, Merlin and Guinevere don't attend high school, but they make up the aspects of the trope perfectly.
* Greek has Evan, Cappie and Casey before the series began but it ended in it's logical conclusion, later they try several times to come back to this but they fail.
* [[The Wonder Years]]: Kevin, Paul, and Winnie
* Violet Vinther, Mr. Scwann and Miss Jørgensen from the danish ''Matador'' is this until {{spoiler|Mr. Scwann dies}}
*
* [[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky, Hutch and Huggy Bear]].
== [[Theatre]] ==
* Evan, Patrice,and Archie in ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Lunar]]: The Silver Star'': Alex, Ramus and Luna
* The ''[[Tales
** ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
* ''[[Streets of Rage]]'': Axel, Adam and Blaze
* ''[[La Pucelle]]: Tactics'': Prier, Alouette and Culotte
* ''[[
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (Babylon Rogues): Jet, Wave and Storm.
* ''[[Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorny]]'': Phoenix, Maya, and Pearly.
* ''[[Ace Attorney|Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations]]'': Edgeworth, Gumshoe and Kay.
* ''[[Professor Layton]]'': Layton, Luke and Flora. (In the fourth game, which is a prequel to the three currently available in the United States, it's Layton, Luke, and Remi.)
* ''[[Enchanted Arms]]'': Makoto is the girl.
** Broken up rather quickly.
* ''[[Ogre Battle]]'' 64: Magnus, Dio and Leia.
* ''[[Persona 3]]'': The main character, Junpei and Yukari, at least early in the game before the whole team pulls together into a group of genuine [[True Companions]]. Mitsuru, Akihiko, and Shinjiro were
* ''[[Persona 4]]'': Main character, Yosuke, and Chie at first.
** The lowerclassmen (Rise, Kanji and Naoto) may fit too.
* ''[[
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' is fond of this one:
** ''FE4'': Azel, Lex and Tiltyu; Sigurd, Cuan and Eltosian
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* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'': Sora, Riku and Kairi ''and'' Sora, [[Donald Duck]] and Goofy ''and'' {{spoiler|1=Riku, DiZ and Mickey... sorta}}. There's also Hayner, Pence and Olette ''and'' Terra, Ven, and Aqua ''and'' Roxas, Axel, and Xion. [[Captain Obvious|Something tells me Tetsuya Nomura is fond of this trope]].
* ''[[Elite Beat Agents]]'': Agent J, Agent Morris and Agent Derek. On other difficulties, J is replaced by Agents Spin or Chieftain, and on the hardest difficulty, they are all replaced by cheerleaders (the "Elite Beat Divas").
* ''[[
* ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'':: Laguna, Kiros, and Ward; Rinoa, Zone, and Watts; Seifer, Raijin, and Fujin for a villanous version.
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' games after Generation II: protagonist, rival, and love interest/friend.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]: Guns of the Patriots'' gives us Snake, Otacon, and Sunny.
* ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'': Although you can recruit other characters, the core trio are The Nameless One, Morte and Annah.
== [[Web Original]] ==▼
* ''[[That Guy With the Glasses]]'': [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|Spoony]], [[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|Linkara]] and [[Marz Gurl]].▼
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Project 0]]''
* ''[[
* Almost every video gaming webcomic ''ever'' seems to revolve around [[Two Gamers
* ''[[
* ''[[Slightly Damned]]'' has Kieri (an angel), Buwaro (a demon) and Rhea (arguably the main character). Buwaro and Kieri are dancing around a [[Interspecies Romance|romance]].
* [[Woods for The Trees]] has Jess (Male Border Collie), Reuben (Male Fennec Fox) and Isabel (Female Red Fox).
* ''[[
* [http://doodlediaries.comicgenesis.com/ Doodle diaries] features a guy, his [[Ho Yay|best/boy friend of the same gender]], and his female [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]
* ''[[Something
* ''[[Samurai Princess]]'' has Princess Raeka, Jacquline and Lyonel. A girl and a boy about the same age who recently have been put in a situation of romantic tension and the little girl to play foil to the main character.
* In [[Rescuing Dara]] Chivai is [[The Hero
▲== [[Web Original]] ==
▲* ''[[That Guy With
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'': Jake, Spud and Trixie
* ''[[
** The sequel series ''[[
* ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'': Danny, Samantha and Tucker
** And the College Trio: [[Bumbling Dad|Jack]], [[Action Mom|Maddie]], and [[Magnificent Bastard|Vlad]].
* [[Daria]]: Daria, Jane and Trent. In the fourth and fifth seasons and the movies, Trent is somewhat displaced by Tom.
* [[Growing Up Creepie]]: Creepie, Chris-Alice, and Budge.
** The school goth kids: Raven, Misery, and Morpheus, Creepie's other best friends of course.
* ''[[The Emperor's New School
* ''[[
* ''[[Liberty's Kids]]'': James, Sarah and Henri
* ''[[Magi Nation]]'': Tony, Edyn and Strag.
* ''[[Megas XLR]]'': Coop, Kiva and Jamie
* ''[[Mucha Lucha]]'': Rikochet, The Flea and Buena Girl
* ''[[
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'': Kim, Ron and Monique. Although the trio dynamic is only really in play during the High School part of [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save
** But for the "same gender friend", the same dynamic works on the [[Save the World]] part, with Kim, Ron and Wade.
* ''[[Pepper Ann]]'': Pepper Ann, Nicky and Milo
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider
* ''[[Starship Troopers|Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles]]'': Johnnie Rico, "Dizzy" Flores and Carl Jenkins.
* ''[[Teamo Supremo]]'': Crandall, Brenda, and Hector
* The ''[[Wonder Pets]]'' has Linny, a [[Ambiguous Gender|gender-ambiguous]] [[Viewer Gender Confusion|female]] guinea pig that is supposed to be equivalent to a 5-year-old human child; a male [[Turtle Power|turtle]] named Tuck, equivalent to a 4-year-old, and a female duck, equivalent to a 3-year-old, with a [[Baby Talk|speech]] [[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome|problem]].
* ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'': Wubbzy, Widget, and Walden.
* ''[[Hercules (
* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'': Jimmy, Beezy, and Heloise.
* [[Jimmy Neutron]], Sheen, and Carl may be all boys, but Sheen is dumb while Carl is smart, and Carl even called the trio the Three Amigops (a typo that he stuck with).
* ''[[
** Babs, Shirley, and Fifi: A.K.A. 'The Amazing Three' in the cartoon short of the same name.
* ''[[Once Upon a Forest]]'' had Abigail (the [[Tomboy]]), Russel (the [[Big Eater]]), and Edgar (the [[Hollywood Nerd|nerd]]). Subverted in that Abigail is [[The Hero]] and leader.
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* [[The Three Caballeros]], naturally.
* ''[[Ultimate Book of Spells]]'': Verne, Gus and Cassie.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Braceface]]'' had Sharon, Maria, and Connor
* ''[[Home Movies]]'': Brendan Small, Jason, and Melissa.
* ''[[The Simpsons (
* ''[[King of the Hill]]'': Bobby, Connie, and Joseph.
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': Phineas and Ferb are best friends with both each other and Isabella.
* Pretty much the whole point of ''[[Spider
* Matt, Jackie and Inez of ''[[
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