History Main / SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl

* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Lelouch Lamperouge and nearly any girl he can be paired with because Lelouch ''is'' a SquishyWizard of sorts. Even his own ''little sister'' is shown to be more energetic than him. (This is even more hilarious when one recalls that she is paraplegic at the time of the series itself.)
%%zce* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Light Yagami and Misa Amane

There is a specific subset of this trope in a slice of fiction. Many works featuring [[HoYay male × male or female × female]] romantic relationships will also follow the trope, except for the gender requirement. One partner in the pair will be being and optimistic while the other is savvy and more slothful, quiet, or otherwise less expressive.

* Inverted in ''Manhua/GoddessCreationSystem''. The prince is goofy and energetic, but Xiaxi adopts a cold and distant attitude. He grows increasingly interested in how she hasn't really emoted in front of him since the time they first met.

* From ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}},'' [[GermanicDepressives Sasha Nein]] ([[GenderBlenderName that's the guy)]] and [[DiscoDan Milla Vodello]], who are partners in the Psychonauts and LoveInterests.

* ''Anime/{{Kyousogiga}}'': Myoe (the second) and Koto (also the second). He's the serious-minded temporary ruler of the "Mirror Capital," and she's the uncontrollable kid who pops in to disrupt his orderly world... [[DropTheHammer with a giant hammer]]. The original Myoe and Koto also fit this trope, to a lesser degree.

* Emmett and Elle in ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde: The Musical''; less so in the movies, but still there.

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' has Roland and Lilith. While Roland is straightforward and seemingly humorless, Lilith is snarky and outgoing. In this case, it's a rare example of exes, though they separated mainly due to their war with Handsome Jack getting in the way and the two still care about each other.

*** Though [[ItWasHisSled she dies]] at the end of the game's first half, Cloud Strife and Aerith Gainsborough from the original game fit in fairly well until then.

The usual gender stereotype is that [[MenAreUncultured guys are stronger and may only care about]] [[AllMenArePerverts sex]], while girls are [[WomenAreWiser soft but nicer/smarter]]. This averts that stereotype (for the most part at least): the guy is the smart but physically inept one and it seems he got himself the company of a girl who most would have trouble keeping up with in the first place.

* Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} and Characters/{{Catwoman|SelinaKyle}} often have a downplayed version of this relationship: while they're both fairly cynical, she fully embraces the flirtatious side of their encounters, teases him enough that his DeadpanSnarker tendencies show up, and as Characters/{{Nightwing|DickGrayson}} notes, reignites his sense of humor even away from her.
* [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]] and [[Characters/SupermanTheCharacter Clark Kent]] are possibly the UrExample of this trope, definitely so in the genre of comics. The question isn't so much who's smarter as it is who's running headlong into danger for a story while the other struggles to keep up. This doesn't completely apply to Lois and ''Superman'', however.
* [[Characters/RobinTimDrake Tim Drake/Robin]] (goal-oriented, serious introvert) with [[Characters/{{Batgirl}} Stephanie Brown/Spoiler]] (plucky, street-smart people person).
%% * Ragamuffin and Lenore from ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl''.
* [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Peter Parker]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]] have a relationship like this, though he bounces between being savvy and energetic (his constant mockery and jokes he makes while wearing the costume).
* [[Characters/BatmanPoisonIvy Poison Ivy]] is best friends with [[Characters/HarleyQuinnTheCharacter Harley Quinn]] and one of the few sane influences in the latter's life; she's especially one of the very few people in Gotham directly trying to interfere with Harley's extremely unhealthy relationship with [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]. Conversely, Harley is the only one who can get Ivy to put aside her crusade to wipe out humanity to make way for plantkind. Together, they're very nearly somewhat kinda two normal - albeit criminal - persons.
* The Ranzz Twins in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes2020'', where Ayla (Lightning Lass) is a hot-blooded revolutionary while Garth (Lightning Lad) is the more subdued, levelheaded twin.
* ''Young Liars'': Sadie acts the way she does because a bullet in her head destroyed her inhibitions and ability to recognize consequences. Danny was her stalker prior to the shooting, and since then has taken advantage of it to make her completely dependent on him.

* ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'': a [[PlatonicLifePartners platonic]] example with [[ShrinkingViolet Luca]] and [[FieryRedhead Giulia]]. Luca is mild-mannered and level-headed, while Giulia is impulsive and outspoken.

* Witch hunter Newt and mystic Anathema in ''Literature/GoodOmens''. Of the DatingCatwoman variation.

* ''Fanfic/TheBloodyFates'': Kayla is always cheerful and energetic, while her older brother Kaon is primarily intellectual and calm.
* ''Fanfic/DarknessBurning'': The peppy Anna is in an ArrangedMarriage with a serious and quiet man named Joachim. Anna is originally turned off by him precisely because he's too bland, however her parents decide to push them together because they're complementary. It takes a while but it ultimately turns into a (near) PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.
* ''Fanfic/TheJoysAndSorrowsOfYoungCharlesFinster'': In elementary school, Melinda was a GenkiGirl tomboy to contrast Chas' nerd persona.

* ''Fanfic/TalesFromTheFleet'': Lacey is the savvy human girl, calmer and more sensible than Tirra is, the energetic Aurin girl who does not hesitate to show her interest in the former.

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There is a specific subset of this trope in a slice of fiction. Many works featuring [[HoYay male x male or female x female]] romantic relationships will also follow the trope, except for the gender requirement. One partner in the pair will be being and optimistic while the other is savvy and more slothful, quiet, or otherwise less expressive.

* ''Fanfic/PrehistoricEarth'': Leon is the usually calm and methodical TheSmartGuy animal expert of the titular prehistoric zoo's animal rescue team while his love interest Yolanda Hall is a bubbly, excitable, and incredibly happy go lucky GenkiGirl.