History Main / SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl

* The protagonist of the Creator/CartoonNetwork pilot ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' has a problem with thinking things through before she does them, but by the end of the episode has learned to listen to her down-to-Earth male sidekick's advice. Their appearances also match their personalities: he has [[BrainyBrunette brown hair]] and wears a black t-shirt, jeans, and [[PurelyAestheticGlasses glasses]], while she's a [[FieryRedhead redhead]] with [[FashionableAsymmetry mismatched sneakers]], and her appearance gets even wackier when she transports them to the [[ImaginationBasedSuperpower magical realm of her imagination]].

* Berix and Kiina in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}: The Legend Reborn.''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'': Blu and Jewel respectively

* [[{{Kitsune}} Tomoe]] from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' is a lot stronger than [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Nanami]] but thanks to the magic contract between them he is forced to obey her.

* Tracy Turnblad and Link Larkin from ''Film/{{Hairspray}}''.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': While they never go beyond subtext, since the series (especially the anime) thrives on ShipTease, Mahaado and his student Mana fit this trope quite well. About the only point missing is the SquishyWizard status, since Mahaado is well trained both in magic and military arts.

* [[Characters/BatmanPoisonIvy Poison Ivy]] is best friends with ComicBook/HarleyQuinn 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.

* [[Characters/BatmanPoisonIvy Poison Ivy]] is best friends with Characters/{{Harley Quinn|AndSupportingCharacters}} 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.

* Even though she barely speaks to him throughout the movie (since her voice has been taken away), Ariel and Prince Eric from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' also fit the trope when they properly meet.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': In the early seasons, Wesley and Cordelia have this dynamic.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has a non-romantic example with its two leads, BrotherSisterTeam [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Dipper]] and [[GenkiGirl Mabel]].

* ''Anime/BangDream'' has a girl/girl example in Misaki, the ordinary girl and OnlySaneMan of her band, who is constantly being dragged around by the FunPersonified CloudCuckooLander Kokoro.

** [[spoiler: CoolTeacher Sumiko and GentlemanDetective Shiratori]] are a subversion. They ''used'' to fit in the trope [[spoiler: during [[ForgottenFirstMeeting their first and almost last encounter]] when [[ChildhoodFriendRomance they were children]] ]], but [[spoiler: when they found each other again 20 years later, Sumiko had grown into a much gentler ShrinkingViolet and Shiratori was more [[{{Pride}} arrogant]] than savvy. [[OfficialCouple They still got together]].]]

* The {{Keet}} Shuichi Shindou and his PerpetualFrowner boyfriend Eiri Yuki from ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}'' are maybe the {{trope codifier}}s in {{yaoi}} manga.

* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': Most of Fuutarou's interactions with Yotsuba have this dynamic, given that he's booksmart, [[NoSocialSkills asocial]] and [[GeekPhysiques physically weak]], while she's a GenkiGirl with a talent for sports and [[DumbJock the worst student among her sisters]]. [[spoiler:She also ends up being the one who Fuutarou marries at the end of the story]].

* ''Manga/SatouKashiNoDanganWaUchinukenai'' has a same-sex version, with the LittleMissSnarker Nagisa Yamada as the Savvy Girl and the CloudCuckooLander Mokuzu Umino as the Energetic Girl. [[spoiler: It's cruelly subverted when Mokuzu turns out to be a very abused StepfordSmiler, however.]]

* ''Manga/YandereKanojo'' has Manabu Tanaka, [[TheStoic stoic par excellence]], dating HotBlooded {{Delinquent}} {{Tsundere}} Reina Ryuuzaki.

* Franchise/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} 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 ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} notes, reignites his sense of humor even away from her.
* ComicBook/LoisLane and [[Franchise/{{Superman}} 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.
* [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake/Robin]] (goal-oriented, serious introvert) with [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown/Spoiler]] (plucky, street-smart people person).

* [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] and ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson have a relationship like this, though he bounces between being savvy and energetic (his constant mockery and jokes he makes while wearing the costume).
* ComicBook/PoisonIvy is best friends with ComicBook/HarleyQuinn 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 ComicBook/TheJoker. 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.

* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaLetterz'': Zed is a farm boy that is usually rather relaxed, while Opal is a CloudCuckooLander who is always laughing.

* ''Film/BigFatLiar:'' While gender inverted for much of the film, Jason and Kaylee play this one absolutely straight in the MissionBriefing for TheCon against their UpToEleven BadBoss.

* Larry Daley and Amelia Earheart of ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum''. Bonus points taking that Larry is portrayed by Creator/BenStiller.
* ''Film/{{Solo}}'' has a gender-flipped version; Qi'ra is the sharp-witted, pragmatic Savvy Girl to the upbeat and headstrong Han's Energetic Guy (this was [[OriginStory before]] Han TookALevelInCynic).

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

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': Oliver Queen, the city's resident VigilanteMan is cynical, stoic, and rather broken thanks to five years in living hell, while his partner in crime PlayfulHacker Felicity is dorky, plucky, and upbeat. (Though she's suffered [[{{DisappearedDad}} a few]] [[{{DarkAndTroubledPast}} tragedies]] of her own). Thankfully after a few years, her optimism has rubbed off on him and he's noticeably more hopeful about life.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Clark Kent and Lois Lane. Clark is more stoic and reserved but tends to be a little clumsy, while Lois is an energetic talker who tends to be very outgoing most of the time. Of course, the 'a little clumsy' thing is, as always, so nobody'll connect Clark with the mysterious "[[Franchise/{{Superman}} red and blue blur]]" who goes around righting wrongs.

* [[Radio/TheBurnsAndAllenShow George Burns and Gracie Allen]] made a career out of this trope: The level-headed George would have to deal with the antics of the ditzy CloudCuckooLander Gracie.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' has MANY of these: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Azelle and Tailtiu, Shannan and Patty/Daisy, Orson and Karin]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Larum and Roy, Shanna and Roy or Dieck,]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Erk and Serra, Oswin and Serra, Lowen and Rebecca]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Rennac and L'Arachel, Ephraim and L'Arachel]], [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Innes and L'Arachel]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Rhys and Mia]]... and after the remake, [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Boey and Mae]].

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

** The players are briefly led to believe that Hisao and the local CloudCuckooLander Rin Tezuka may play it straight. If one takes up Rin's route, however, [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl it's a]] ''[[BroodingBoyGentleGirl far]]'' [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl darker and more complicated ride than expected.]]

* The PlayerCharacter and his best friend's little sister Arisa play this very, ''very'' straight in ''VisualNovel/TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari''. He can also play it just as straight with [[spoiler:Anze, if the player manages to unlock her route. [[GuideDangit Far, FAR easier said than done]].]]

* Quincy Bolthouse and Megan Kher from the Playdom game ''VideoGame/GardensOfTime''. Megan is more of a NaiveNewcomer than TheDitz, though, and she has a huge crush on Quincy that he's oblivious to. [[spoiler: For a while, anyway.]]
** And later, we have [[spoiler: DeadpanSnarker Richard Wakefield and grown-up GenkiGirl Lulu Milton.]]

* WebVideo/PawDugan and WebVideo/PushingUpRoses, when they work together.
** Also the couple of WebVideo/{{Phelous}} and WebVideo/ObscurusLupa.

* [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]] and [[ComicBook/TheWasp Janet Van Dyne]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** ComicBook/{{Robin}} and ComicBook/{{Starfire}}.

* The protagonist of the Creator/CartoonNetwork pilot ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' has a problem with thinking things through before she does them, but by the end of the episode has learned to listen to her down-to-Earth male sidekick's advice. Their appearances also match their personalities: he has [[BrainyBrunette brown hair]] and wears a black t-shirt, jeans, and [[BrainySpecs glasses]], while she's a [[FieryRedhead redhead]] with [[FashionableAsymmetry mismatched sneakers]], and her appearance gets even wackier when she transports them to the [[ImaginationBasedSuperpower magical realm of her imagination]].

* Candace and Jeremy on ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb.'' He's about the [[NiceGuy nicest, most level-headed guy in the world]]; she's an obsessive, neurotic, and incredibly high-strung GenkiGirl.

* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaLegacy'': [[StudentCouncilPresident Drew]] and [[GenkiGirl Marissa]] are a platonic example, and [[HomeschooledKids Ezekiel]] and [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Izzy]] are a romantic example.

* The protagonist of the Creator/CartoonNetwork pilot ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' has a problem with thinking things through before she does them, but by the end of the episode has learned to listen to her down-to-Earth male sidekick's advice. Their appearances also match their personalities: he has [[BrainyBrunette brown hair]] and wears a black t-shirt, jeans, and [[BrainySpecs glasses]], while she's a [[FieryRedhead redhead]] with [[FashionableAsymmetry mismatched sneakers]], and her appearance gets even wackier when she transports them to the [[ImaginationBasedSuperpower magical realm of her imagination]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The happy-go-lucky Nora and her ChildhoodFriends partner, the serious, deadpan Ren; Ren is [[TheStoic serene]], calm, [[TheQuietOne soft-spoken]] and prefers to think before he acts, which [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder balances and reins in]] Nora's [[GenkiGirl passion-fueled]], [[BloodKnight aggressive]] "act first think later" personality, while at the same time benefiting from her drive to bring him out of his shell. This leads to conflict during the Atlas Arc as Ren bottles his emotions while Nora expresses hers, leading to Ren shutting down and pushing people away, while Nora feels like she's losing her ability to understand Ren and, with it, her own ability to understand herself. They resolve the problem in Volume 8.
* Doki and Nabi from ''WebAnimation/ThereSheIs''. Also, he's a cat and she's a rabbit.

* The PolarOppositeTwins Scooter and Skeeter in ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies''.

* A VitriolicBestBuds example: in ''WesternAnimation/{{Numberjacks}}'', Three is always bouncy, full of energy, and always eager to go out on a mission (even when she's deemed "too small a number" in the earlier episodes). Four on the other hand would rather spend his time tinkering things on the sofa and is overall a calm and collected Numberjack... however, he does get nervous when he's asked to go on a mission.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' has MANY of these: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Azel and Tailtiu, Shannan and Patty/Daisy, Orson and Karin]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Larum and Roy, Shanna and Roy or Dieck, Erk and Serra, Oswin and Serra, Lowen and Rebecca]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Rennac and L'Arachel, Ephraim and L'Arachel]], [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Innes and L'Arachel]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Rhys and Mia]]... and after the remake, [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Boey and Mae]].

*** Genderflipped with Henry and several of his prospect brides. Particularly Miriel, Tharja, Cherche, the aforementioned Sumia, or a female Avatar.
*** Almost ''any'' pairing that includes either [[GenkiGirl girl!Morgan]] or [[PluckyGirl Cynthia]] is this to the hilt. Special mention goes to the aforementioned Laurent, Gerome, and, in Cynthia's case only, a male Avatar.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' also has several of these, whether in Hoshido or Nohr. Some of these are: Felicia and almost anyone but especially Jakob, Prince Xander, and almost anyone but especially Selena, Laslow and Peri, Elise and almost anyone, Hana and either Subaki or Prince Takumi, [[GenderFlip either Odin or Arthur with almost anyone, Azura and Keaton]], Asugi and Sophie, Rhajat and Kiragi or [[spoiler:Percy]] (gender-flipped), [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Forrest and Ophelia or Soleil]]...
** ''Gaiden's'' remake ''Shadows of Valentia'' plays this straight with Mae and Boey (a pigtailed GenkiGirl and a dark-skinned LovableCoward) as mentioned, but subverts it with Zeke and Tatiana (they play it straight in the Memory Prism depicting [[FlorenceNightingaleEffect how they met]] and their C support, but their B and A supports have Tatiana as an InsecureLoveInterest and Zeke has to reassure her about his feelings for her.) Python and Forsyth count as an example between two guys (with a side dish of HomoeroticSubtext), and so do Tobin and Gray.

* ''Webcomic/TheLonelyVincentBellingham'' has Luke and Ursula, two young children who are more or less adoptive siblings. He's very stoic and deadpan (and apparently a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]]) while she's a silly MotorMouth [[WitchSpecies witch]].