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* Ando on ''Series/{{Heroes}}''... until he got powers of his own. (Sensing a pattern here?)

* James Rhodes to ''Ultimate IronMan''. This version of Iron Man is a mutant of sorts.

* Maria DeLuca from [[Roswell]]. Also [[spoiler:Liz and Kyle until they began to develop power of their own.]]

* Virtually every companion ever on ''DoctorWho'', with the exceptions of fellow Time Lord Romana, [[spoiler: half- Time Lord]] River Song and time-traveling immortal [[{{Torchwood}} Jack Harkness]]. Most of them are young (the exceptions being New Who's Adelaide, Donna and her grandpa Wilfred), human or humanoid, with no special powers. Even the aliens (Adric, Nyssa, Turlough) are fairly normal - they might be smart, but nothing beyond a BrainyBrunette or TheSmartGuy.

->"Sometimes a guy needs a pal out of the locker room."

May cross over and into BadassNormal territory, but mainly {{MuggleBestFriend}}s are just ordinary people. Related to A Boy And His X, obviously. Especially when the X is super powered. More than one may team up to become ThoseTwoGuys.

May cross over and into BadassNormal territory, but mainly {{MuggleBestFriend}}s are just ordinary people. Related to A Boy And His X, obviously. Especially when the X is super powered.

* Virtually every companion ever on ''DoctorWho'', with the exceptions of fellow Time Lord Romana and time-traveling immortal [[{{Torchwood}} Jack Harkness]]. Most of them are young (the exceptions being New Who's Adelaide and Wilfred), human or humanoid, with no special powers. Even the aliens (Adric, Nyssa, Turlough) are fairly normal - they might be smart, but nothing beyond a BrainyBrunette or TheSmartGuy.

* Frida to ''ElTigre''. She actually stole the El Tigre belt to go out as La Tigresa to satisfy her wish to be special too.

* George and Katie from ''NoOrdinaryFamily''.

* ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has surprisingly, the titular character Madoka herself. Nine episodes in, and she ''still'' hasn't become a MagicalGirl. [[spoiler:[[ItGotWorse It's]] [[AwfulTruth probably]] [[DealWithTheDevil for]] [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor the]] [[BlessedWithSuck best]] [[FateWorseThanDeath that]] [[BodyHorror she]] [[EldritchAbomination doesn't]].]]
** In Episode 10 [[spoiler: we find that ''[[DarkMagicalGirl Homura]]'' was the MuggleBestFriend in the [[GroundhogDayLoop original timeline]] where Madoka was a MagicalGirl...and in the current timeline she has ''[[ApocalypseMaiden very]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt good reasons]]'' to ensure that Madoka stays as the MuggleBestFriend.]]

''"Sometimes a guy needs a pal out of the locker room."''
-->[-''[[TheCallPutMeOnHold Cooper Manning]]'', on his friendship with ''Saints'' QB Drew Brees-]

* ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has surprisingly, the titular character Madoka herself. Eight episodes in, and she ''still'' hasn't become a MagicalGirl. [[spoiler:[[ItGotWorse It's]] [[AwfulTruth probably]] [[DealWithTheDevil for]] [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor the]] [[BlessedWithSuck best]] [[FateWorseThanDeath that]] [[BodyHorror she]] [[EldritchAbomination doesn't]].]]

* ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has surprisingly, the titular character Madoka herself. Eight episodes in, and she ''still'' hasn't become a MagicalGirl.

* Gwen from series 1 ''Ben10'' until she got her Lucky Girl powers and then began studying magic.

* So far, Noah from ''GeneratorRex'' is this to the titular Evo.

Occasionally you will have the MuggleBestFriend wish for powers so they aren't always a liability or potential hostage; they usually end up with powers that last for [[ADayInTheLimelight one episode only]] -- just so they realize being normal is cool enough on its own, or that having powers isn't as cool as it's cracked up to be. For flavor, fits of jealousy brought on by IJustWantToBeSpecial may pop up and strain things between them before ThePowerOfFriendship reasserts. Once in a while, the friend will leave the trope when they acquire some sort of metahuman abilities.

They have no super powers, no magic, no AppliedPhlebotinum. But despite the danger, they're loyal and will stick to the side of their heroic best friend no matter what the CallToAdventure may throw in the hero's path. They are frequently {{SecretKeeper}}s and can be plucky ComicRelief as well.

Also, [[LoveInterest Love Interests]] can also be {{Muggle Best Friend}}s, and will provide a good reason to be equally worried about your secret life and your normal life, especially if you are on a WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld schedule. TheChick can also double as MuggleBestFriend. In circumstances like these, an UnderstandingBoyfriend may come into play.