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Very often, a story will have [[BattleCouple two badasses in a relationship]]. One will proclaim that [[DeclarationOfProtection they won't let anything happen to the other]] and/or vice versa, and will even take any opportunity for FlirtingUnderFire. But perhaps having the same fighting style, or even both having SuperPowers, could be boring to viewers, so how can the author make them more interesting? Give one of them SuperPowers (likely the [[ActionGirl girl]]) and make the other a BadassNormal (likely the guy).

She could have any superpower she can. She could have SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, {{Flight}}, PsychicPowers, ElementalPowers, WhiteMagic, BlackMagic, etc. Her powers make her stand out in the relationship. Of course the writers may feel the need to have the two be on the same level, so they could make him have his own skills. He could be a GadgeteerGenius, a BareFistedMonk, a MultiMeleeMaster, an AcePilot, a {{Gunslinger}}, etc.

The ways she could get the power can vary. If they are in a {{Fantasy}} work, she could be a MagicalGirl, a BlackMagicianGirl, or any type of SquishyWizard, while he could be a simple BarbarianHero with no powers, using only his [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]]. In a ScienceFiction work, she could be {{Cyborg}}, a RidiculouslyHumanRobot, or a SuperSoldier genetically modified, while he could just be a ScienceHero. In a {{Superhero}} work, she could have RadiationInducedSuperpowers, a HumanAlien who's powers come naturally to her, or has taken a SuperSerum, while he could be just be using PoweredArmor.

Compare and contrast to StrongGirlSmartGuy, MuggleMageRomance, and SwordAndSorcerer. They may be a case of InterspeciesRomance or SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl

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