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

* ''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. (Which is even more hilarious when one recalls that she is paraplegic at the time of the series itself.)

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* ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'': Jin is a cool, calm, and mature LadykillerInLove with [[GenkiGirl Misaki]].

* Dexter and his sister Dee Dee in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Dee Dee is energetic and imaginative while her little brother is quiet and intellectual.

%%* Eris/Manami and Kio from ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties''.
* [[OfficialCouple Chrono and Rosette]] in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', although with a few slight variations. For one thing, Chrono is actually ''stronger'' than Rosette, but since their [[DealWithTheDevil contract]] means [[CastFromHitPoints his powers take time away from Rosette's lifespan]], Chrono prefers to let Rosette take the lead in combat situations and only uses his true power as a back-up plan. And for another, while Chrono comes across as much more rational than Rosette, it's actually only because Rosette is ''very'' HotBlooded and impulsive, and Chrono has [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld much more experience]] than she does. When he's matching wits with someone closer to his true age, Chrono comes across as someone with average intelligence and ''much'' more impulsive and emotional than is obvious when he's with Rosette.
* ''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. (Which 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

* Gender-inverted in ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld''. Tougo's exuberant, HotBlooded StockShonenHero personality serves as a {{foil}} to Idola's opportunistic and grounded one. She reins him in when his larger-than-life personality is making things worse, and he inspires her to open up to others and seek her dreams as an adventurer.

* ''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.

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

* Carl and Ellie from ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.
-->"You know, you don't talk a lot." ''(beat)'' "I like you!"

* Fish and Rose are this in the ''Literature/FairyTaleNovels'', particularly in "Waking Rose".

* Theo and Kitsey Barbour pose as an example in ''Literature/TheGoldfinch''.

* ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'': Septimus and Jenna, sometimes.
* [[StepfordSnarker Asher]] and [[PluckyGirl Eliza]] in ''Literature/SomeoneElsesWar''.
* Genderflipped in Florence Barclay's ''Through the Postern Gate'', where Guy "Boy Blue" Chelsea is the Energetic Guy to Christobel Charteris's Savvy Girl.
* Raven and Wendy in ''Literature/WarOfTheDreaming''.

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

* Up and Taz in ''Starship'' certainly apply.

* Jenon and Siskier in ''VideoGame/BlazeUnion''.

* Reiji Arisu and Xiaomu from ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''.

* Jin Kazama and Ling Xiaoyu from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''.

* Doki and Nabi from ''WebAnimation/ThereSheIs''. Also, he's a cat and she's a rabbit.

* Ardam and Tesla in ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' Interestingly, Tesla is less GenkiGirl-like (if only somewhat) when Ardam isn't present.
* Tedd and Grace from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''.
* Jordan and Li of ''Webcomic/ExtraOrdinary''.

* Nimona and Lord [[AlliterativeName Ballister Blackheart]] from ''Webcomic/{{Nimona}}''.

* Kazuo and Miharu of ''Webcomic/RedString''.

* Larisa and Landon from ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo''.
* Ben and Fi platonically in ''Webcomic/{{Storywisher}}''.

* Darwin and Haley from ''Webcomic/UndeadFriend''.

* Mako and Korra from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.

* Buster and Babs Bunny (no relation!) in ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.

* Jack and Miko in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.

** Either Phoenix or Apollo is this to Athena Cykes in ''Dual Destinies'' and ''Spirit of Justice''. She turns out to be this to Simon Blackquill too, ''especially'' once their shared DarkAndTroubledPast is revealed; Simon in turn adopts a BigBrotherMentor role to Athena in ''Spirit of Justice''.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'''s Saji and Louise. [[spoiler:For most of season 1, anyway; in Season 2 they switch to [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl Brooding Girl, Gentle Boy]] and StarCrossedLovers.]]
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'': Season 1, Yuuno and Nanoha.

* Shinya and Futaba at times, in ''Manga/{{Mitsudomoe}}''.

* So Touma and Kana Mizuhara from ''Manga/{{QED}}''.

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

* Buzz and Jessie in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''.

* Carl and Ellie from ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''

* Raul and Aenea in ''[[Literature/HyperionCantos Endymion]]''.
* Montag and [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Clarisse]] in ''Literature/Fahrenheit451''.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' has the titular character and Amy Rose: a cocky speedster who gains the affection of a hyperactive fangirl.

* In ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', the laid back Tomoya is this towards the loud and aggressive Kyou.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' has the calm Yūichi and GenkiGirl Ayu.

* [[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.

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'': Brooding goth Eli and the zany unconventional Imogen, moreso while she's his PerkyFemaleMinion as she's worrying about him too much when they were an official couple. Sunnyshine and happiness Becky played the platonic version with Eli and the romantic version with Adam. Although there it was more about energy than about ditzy or airheaded.

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* ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'': Mahiro is an UnfazedEveryman who can take in any weirdness however much he doesn't like it, and Nyarko is an alien in love with him who takes him on adventures.
* A non-romantic (until the finale) version is Kirino, a school overachiever who can't talk of her secret hobbies to anyone, and her brother Kyosuke, who gives her life advice, from ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}''.

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%%* Eris/Manami and Kio from ''LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties''.

%%* Ferris and Ryner from ''LightNovel/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes''.
%%* Ryuuji and Rose from ''LightNovel/DragonCrisis''.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': This is set out for Kyon and Haruhi in the prologue of the first novel and extends to at least the tenth novel. Kyon is a lazy, stoic, and snarky guy, while Haruhi is a fanciful GenkiGirl who constantly drags her friends into {{Zany Scheme}}s. It's hinted that Haruhi likes him but is too much of a {{Tsundere}} to admit it outright. Kyon doesn't really reciprocate but can't make this clear, as upsetting her too much could upend the world as they know it due to her RealityWarper powers.
* ''Literature/{{Hyouka}}'' gives us Houtarou Oreki and Eru Chitanda in the respective roles.

%%%* ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'':

* ''LightNovel/{{MM}}'': Taro and Mio (in above picture).

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': Catarina is the energetic girl to Geordo, Keith, Alan, and Nicol. This is even shown in one shot of the second season opening, where she is happily munching on large quantities of food while the male leads are slumped down on the table.

* ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'': Mahiro and Nyarko, with the added twist that she's a CosmicHorror straight out of the pages of Creator/HPLovecraft.
* A non-romantic(?) version has Kirino and her brother Kyosuke from ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}''.

* ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'': Ryuuji and Minorin. A matter of opinion as Ryuuji seems more...HotBlooded. [[ShipToShipCombat And then there are the fans]] of the OfficialCouple Ryuuji and Taiga...

* Winston and Julia in ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''.

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* ''Franchise/Tekken'': Jin Kazama and Ling Xiaoyu have this dynamic.

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 sloughful, quiet, or otherwise less expressive.

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%%%* Takagi and Miyoshi from ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''.

%%%* Eris/Manami and Kio from ''LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties''.

* ''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. (Which is even more hilarious when one recalls that she is paraplegic at the time of the series itself.)
** [[MysteriousWaif C.C.]], however, the girl he spends the most time with overall, is at most a downplayed example. Granted, she's still doubtless more energetic than the endlessly cerebral Lelouch and has a bit of a penchant for mischief (usually of the kind intended to give Lelouch a heart attack), but her typical demeanour is aloof and snarky, averting this trope for the most part.
%% ZCE * ''Manga/DeathNote'': Light Yagami and Misa Amane

** [[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]]]].

%% * Ferris and Ryner from ''LightNovel/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes''.
%%%* Ryuuji and Rose from ''LightNovel/DragonCrisis''.
%%%%* ''[[VisualNovel/EfaFairyTaleOfTheTwo EF: A Tale of Memories]]'': [[ReclusiveArtist Hirono Hiro]] and [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny Miyamura Miyako]].

%%%* ''Manga/FlunkPunkRumble'': Shinagawa and Adachi.

* Shino and Tsuda from ''Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo''.
* Sonic and Amy from ''Anime/SonicX''. Also, (at times) Knuckles and Rouge are this and strongly this applies to Shadow and Rouge.
* ''Manga/SpecialA'' has plenty of them: Hikari and Kei; [[spoiler:Akira and Tadashi; and Sakura and Jun]].
* ''Manga/{{Spiral}}'': Ayumu Narumi and Hiyono Yuizaki.

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

* The two leads in ''Webcomic/AMiracleOfScience''. Benjamin is a snarky member of an agency that apprehends and controls {{Mad Scientist}}s, a man with DarkAndTroubledPast who doesn't smile for half of the story. Caprice is a bubbly, friendly, optimistic psychological profiler from Mars (meaning, more or less, superpowers in this setting, including an intelligence that is at least broader than normal human, although Benjamin is pretty smart, too, just not a part of a HiveMind). TheyFightCrime... no, they don't. They hunt a MadScientist.

** Vincent Valentine and Yuffie Kisaragi in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy Compilations'', especially ''Dirge of Cerberus''. Whether their relationship is romantic or an InterGenerationalFriendship is a matter of speculation.
** Though [[ItWasHisSled she dies]] at the end of the game's first half, Cloud Strife and Aerith Gainsborough from the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' fit in fairly well until then.

** Squall/Rinoa and Irvine/Selphie from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''.

* The two leads in ''Webcomic/AMiracleOfScience''.

* GrumpyBear when paired with pretty much ''any'' other Franchise/{{Care Bear|s}}. Cheer Bear in particular.