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9	* ''Theatre/AbandonAllHope'': The three damned souls of Brimstone Hall Room 664
10	** Ego: Sean Liu-Ogden
11	** Id: Melissa Jones
12	** Superego: Evan Daigle
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14	* The three dragons in ''Age of Fire'' are practically cut out around this.
15	** Id: Auron -- inclined to rash actions and going it alone. Advocates a "back to nature" philosophy.
16	** Ego: The Copper -- A rational and calculating politician.
17	** Superego: Wistala -- Moralistic, dislikes fighting (especially later on) and wants everyone to just get along. Often ends up being the mediator.
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19	* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' When the group first meets the Ellimist they disagree about taking his offer to save some people and let the Yeerks have the rest.
20	** Marco is the Id, saying that it might be like the Noah's ark, but it would end up being more like a zoo.
21	** Ax is the Superego, who will go along with what the leader decides but doesn't trust the Ellimist.
22	** Cassie, oddly enough disagrees with everyone else and states the practical option of this being for the greater good.\
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24	In ''The Separation'', Rachel morphs a starfish and is split in two halves. When she morphs back to human form, she has split into two versions of herself --
25	** The Id: A violently passionate but disorganised Rachel.
26	** The Superego: A gutless but intelligent Rachel.
27	** The Ego: What we get [[ItWasHisSled at the end of the book]].
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29	* ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'':
30	** Id: Anne -- impulsive, imaginative, emotional.
31	** Ego: Matthew -- quiet, shy, loving.
32	** Superego: Marilla -- strict, stern, snarky.
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34	* ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm'':
35	** Id: Sylvester -- the most [[ManChild childish]] of the adult characters.
36	** Ego: Ferdinand -- the protagonist's SternTeacher.
37	** Superego: Karstedt -- regularly ends up in the same room as the two others and clears a fairly low bar of being both more mature than Sylvester and more relaxed than Ferdinand.
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39	* ''Literature/AToZMysteries'':
40	** Id: Josh -- unpredictable jokester who is likely to jump to conclusions.
41	** Ego: Dink -- the most down-to-earth and unofficial leader of the kids.
42	** Superego: Ruth Rose -- intelligent and argues with Josh.
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44	* ''Literature/AvalonWebOfMagic'':
45	** Id: Kara -- impulsive, selfish, preoccupied with material pleasure, easily swayed by 'cute guys'
46	** Ego: Emily -- down-to-earth, sensible, mediator between Adriane and Kara
47	** Superego: Adriane -- the least morally corruptible, deep-rooted sense of right and wrong, self-righteous
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49	* ''Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy'', although only at the very end.
50	** Id: Bartimaeus -- the irrepressible, sarcastic and often lazy spirit of air and fire.
51	** Superego: Nathaniel -- the intellectual magician who, in general, disdains emotions (or tries to, anyway).
52	** Ego: Kitty -- a balance of impulsiveness and motivation, and, more importantly, very much the glue keeping the former two working together.
53	* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': When Norwul, Bazil and Lumbee form a triumvirate leading the Ardu army against Mirchaz, he is the id to Lumbee's ego and Bazil's superego.
54	* ''Literature/BraveNewWorld'':
55	** Id: Watson -- passionate, restless, impulsive.
56	** Ego: Bernard -- inferiority-complex, philosophical, outcast.
57	** Superego: John -- emotional, intensely moral, righteous, conscientious.
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59	* ''Literature/TheBrothersKaramazov'':
60	** Id: Dmitri -- the elder brother is a womanizer, a drunkard and a hedonist.
61	** Ego: Alyosha -- the younger brother is a sweet, meek boy who wanted to become a monk and is the only member of the family who manages to keep a good relationship with the others.
62	** Superego: Ivan -- a cold, brilliant intellectual and atheist with much contempt for the rest of mankind.
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64	* ''Literature/ChapterhouseDune'':
65	** Id: Bellonda, by far the most emotional and impulsive of the trio. Really weirdly played as she's a Bene Gesserit-Mentat, so one would thing she'd be the most controlled and stoic of the group.
66	** Ego: Odrade, practical and balanced, she allows her emotions to come through but only when it's effective for her purpose.
67	** Superego: Tamalane, the model of the old school stoic Bene Gesserit, mellowed out in old age to the point of needing to be replaced and countering Bellonda's more visceral recommendations.
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69	* ''The Literature/CharlieParkerSeries'':
70	** Id: Angel -- passionate, emotional, loving
71	** Ego: Parker -- the leader, acts as a balance between the id and superego (as stated in ''The Reapers'')
72	** Superego: Louis -- cold, logical, detached
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74	* ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'': The ghosts of Christmas
75	** Ego: Ghost of Christmas Past
76	** Id: Ghost of Christmas Present
77	** Superego: Ghost of Christmas Future
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79	* ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'':
80	** [[WalkingDisasterArea Jame]] (Id; Destruction) -- the loose cannon, the shaker-up, the shatterer of rules and boundaries.
81	** [[IJustWantToBeNormal Torisen]] (Ego; Creation) -- the leader, the one whom men follow and admire, the seed.
82	** [[TheMedic Kindrie]] (Superego; Preservation) -- he ties them together, as the calming, healing influence.
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84	* ''Literature/CircleOfThree''
85	** Id: Cooper Rivers -- Rocker girl, the rebel of the three
86	** Ego: Kate Morgan -- the "normal" of the three; frequently torn between what she wants and what others expect of her.
87	** Superego: Annie Crandall -- the brain of the three; approaches everything with cool, scientific logic
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89	* ''Literature/CourtshipRite'': The three brother-protagonists, as reflected in the roles they chose in childhood.
90	** Id: Joesai is "the loins", the tough, taciturn brawler.
91	** Ego: Gaet is "the heart", the cheerful, carefree one who makes friends easily and always finds ways to resolve disputes.
92	** Superego: Hoemei is "the brain", the dour, detail-oriented family administrator.
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94	* ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' had two:
95	** One is a fairly traditional Freudian Trio:
96	*** Id: Roland -- Instinct.
97	*** Superego: Cuthbert -- Wit and cunning.
98	*** Ego: Alain -- Intuition and mediation.
99	** The other is a more explicit interpretation of the Freudian roles (and is actually a set of {{Split Personalit\|y}}ies):
100	*** Id: Detta -- Murderous.
101	*** Superego: Odetta -- Ethical, but unable to fight.
102	*** Ego: Susannah -- Functional blend of the two.
103	** The last book also brought us the Three Stephen Kings:
104	*** Id: Fumalo -- Badmouthed, uninhibited
105	*** Ego: Feemalo -- Goodmouthed, Polite
106	*** Superego: Fimalo -- Arbiter, Id shuts up when he talks
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108	* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'':
109	** Id: Steerforth -- Troublemaker, selfish, tries to influence David.
110	** Ego: David -- Everyman type, kind enough, but goes one way or the other.
111	** Superego: Agnes -- Selfless, loving, tries to lead David down the right path, is actually referred to as his "good angel."
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113	* ''Literature/TheDemonata'':
114	** Id: Grubbs -- Impulsive, often doesn't think before acting.
115	** Superego: Kernal -- Wanted to [[spoiler:give up fighting the Demonata and withdraw to keep at least some beings alive. Oh, and he had his * eyes* dug out by Grubbs]].
116	** Ego: Bec -- Mediates between the other two members of the Kah-Gash. [[spoiler:Especially at the end, where she negotiates with Lord Loss and brings about the end of both universes]].
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118	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
119	** The Witches of Lancre
120	*** Superego: Granny Weatherwax -- although she's described as ''having'' a big ego, she's definitely the most rational and chilly of the three.
121	*** Id: Nanny Ogg
122	*** Ego: Magrat Garlick -- her role being specifically described as "running around getting the other two to make up after they'd had a row". A rare example of the ego ''definitely'' not being the leader.
123	** The de Magpyr vampires from ''Literature/CarpeJugulum''
124	*** Superego: The count -- wants to rationalise vampirism and secure his domination.
125	*** Ego: Vlad -- while controlled and relatively unimpulsive, is more interested in grabbing what interests him right now.
126	*** Id: Lachrimosa -- impatient, cruel, wants to be more straightforwardly violent.
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128	* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
129	** Superego: Lt. Murphy -- Dutiful Policewoman.
130	** Ego: Harry Dresden -- Somewhat rebellious, but never for the sake of rebelliousness alone.
131	** Id: Thomas Raith -- Hedonistic, pleasure-seeking. Hell, he feeds off of emotions just to live.
132	*** The times Harry's three-man team switches around, the other characters usually fill one of these slots -- Michael Carpenter (Superego), Kincaid (Id), etc. If Sanya is brought into the mix, Harry is oftentimes shoved to the Id, and Sanya becomes the Ego.
133	** Id: Gard -- concerned with battle and survival
134	** Superego: Hendricks -- philosopher, moralist
135	** Ego: Marcone
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137	* ''Literature/EdenGreen'':
138	** Superego: Eden the over-analytical
139	** Ego: Veronica the would-be peacemaker
140	** Id: Tedrin the impulsive psychopath
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142	* The ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' swaps the roles around a few times over the course of the series:
143	** Id: Fitz -- A consummate hedonist who loves smoking, drinking and sex
144	** Ego: Sam -- While her characterization is [[DependingOnTheWriter all over the place]], she ends up at ego by default. She's more serious and logical than Fitz, but much more openly emotional and idealistic than the Doctor
145	** Superego: The Doctor -- Capable of making hard choices that neither of the others can make [like Mercy Killing the villain in Revolution Man]
146	** Id: Fitz (Still the same)
147	** Ego: The Doctor (More logical and driven than Fitz, but passionate and in constant wonder at the universe)
148	** Superego: Compassion (Coldly logical and ruthlessly pragmatic. However, Compassion offers an interesting take on Id of all things. Coming from a society completely controlled by the media signals constantly pouring into their heads, the Remote would change opinions and actions depending on the currant mood of the collective as a whole, making them extremely impulsive)
149	** Id: Fitz (natch)
150	** Ego: The Doctor (Often the balancing act between Fitz and Anji's SiblingRivalry arguments, he's the confident leader even with his amnesia)
151	** Superego: Anji (The OnlySaneMan in the team, who serves to bring both of them back to reality when they're off getting distracted. Also the most driven of the group since she [[TheresNoPlaceLikeHome just wants to get home]])
152	** Id: Trix (Hedonistic and impulsive, with questionable loyalties)
153	** Ego: Fitz (Fitz finally graduates from Id, due in part to vast amounts of CharacterDevelopment but also just comparison to Trix)
154	** Superego: The Doctor
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156	* In the ''The Emerald Atlas'':
157	** Ego: Oldest child [[TheCaretaker Kate]]
158	** Superego: Middle child [[BookSmart Michael]]
159	** Id: Youngest child [[BrattyHalfPint Emma]]
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161	* ''Literature/EndersGame'' and its sequels have a power trio of the three major sentient species:
162	** Superego: Buggers -- Highly organized, virtually no concept of the individual, [[HiveMind communicate psychically]] faster than the speed of light, very technologically advanced, put the survival of their species first but don't seek to destroy other species.
163	** Id: Humans -- Very high-tech, artistic, individualistic, but also prone to irrational decisions and chaos. Have a bad habit of nearly destroying other sentient species. [[RousseauWasRight Good overall]], but can still be [[HumansAreBastards pretty dastardly]].
164	** Ego: Pequeninos -- Very low-tech compared to other species, tied to their traditions, have a much greater concept of the individual than buggers but still less than humans, generally open-minded. Tribes fight with each other, but outside of these battles, they try to avoid conflict.
165	** One can group the three Wiggin children in the same way:
166	*** Id: Peter Wiggin -- Borderline(?) psychopath, extremely ambitious, driven.
167	*** Superego: Valentine Wiggin -- Responsible, conscientious.
168	*** Ego: Andrew "Ender" Wiggin -- Strikes a balance between the two.
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170	* ''Literature/TheFireUsTrilogy'': The three [[ThreePlusTwo (original)]] older children fill out a trio.
171	** Id: [[TeamMom Mommy]] is motherly, making decisions based on emotion, even if they are impractical or downright dangerous. She also has violent fits.
172	** Ego: Hunter, the [[OnlySaneMan sole balanced member]] of the family, who attempts to mediate when Mommy and Teacher disagree on how to lead it.
173	** Superego: Teacher, an introvert who spends all of her time writing in and/or studying [[GreatBigBookOfEverything the Book]], and thinks as practically and unsentimentally as she needs to in order to protect those that she cares most about.
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175	* ''Literature/FlowersForAlgernon'':
176	** Superego: Charlie -- self-doubting, rational, and scientifically-minded, emotionally unfulfilled
177	** Id: Faye Lilliman -- Overtly sexual, artistic, and whimsical
178	** Ego: Alice Kinnian -- Compassionate, emotionally mature, educated, balances intellect and emotions
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180	* ''Literature/FoundationAndEarth'':
181	** Id: Golan Trevize is the temperamental and impulsive hero of the group. Gaia remarked in ‘’Literature/FoundationsEdge’’ that Trevize can be ‘’right’’ in a way that nobody else is, due to the way he unconsciously synthesizes information. He dislikes Gaia because he is frightened of losing his individuality, and thinks of a galactic AssimilationPlot as the worst thing that can happen to humanity. He has embarked on [[TheQuest a journey to find Earth]], in the hope that finding it will help him understand why Gaia is the ‘’right’’ answer for humanity’s destiny.
182	** Superego: Blissenobiarella/Gaia represents the complete sublimation of an individual to the social order, where the social order includes [[GeniusLoci the planet/galaxy]], including the inanimate parts. [[PronounTrouble She/they/Gaia]] refers to people like Trevize and Pelorat as "Isolates", people who must struggle with rules and authority to conform to the social conventions of a population. She/they/Gaia operates by nearly constant democratic decision-making, and seeing the way Isolates rationalize breaking the rules and mistrust proves to her/them/Gaia that Isolates are always operating self-destructively instead of cooperatively. Bliss/Gaia is just as emotional as Trevize is, which often leads to high-tension arguments about who is right.
183	** Ego: Janov Pelorat represents a balance between being impulsive individualism and collective consensus. With Bliss, he is engaged in attempting to become Gaia, and she warns him that it will only really make him "less Isolate", rather than truly joining. He often observes while Trevize and Bliss argue over Individualism vs Collectivism, occasionally awarding the argument to one side or the other. He is actually the least emotionally-driven of the group, caught up in old myths and histories concerning Earth, helping Trevize in his search.
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185	* The later books of ''Literature/TheGeneralSeries'' by Creator/SMStirling and Creator/DavidDrake.
186	** The computer known as Center (Superego), the "ghost" of Raj Whitehall (Id), and their victim (i.e. the poor yutz barbarian they've roped into being the person who will bring civilization to his homeworld) gets to be "Ego" as he has to put together Raj's wise experience with war and humanity with Center's cold logic and near-infinite knowledge.
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188	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
189	** Id: Ron -- generally messy, eats at every opportunity to do so, is almost always the first one to advocate breaking a rule, good cause or not, has intuitive and social knowledge of the magical world gained by being a native but isn't up-to-snuff on how magic works on a scientific level
190	** Superego: Hermione -- likes organization and neatness, the one who most often refuses to eat if something perceived as more important is at play, is almost always the first one to advocate sticking to the rules or the established way of doing things, has academic and theoretical knowledge of the magical world gained by education and research but is ignorant of a lot of magical social conventions (i.e. house-elves, "giants are really all that bad, it's just wizard propaganda", the tales of Beedle the Bard)
191	** Ego: Harry -- not messy, not tidy, eats normally, breaks rules for a good cause but will usually play it safe, has neither intuitive nor academic knowledge and usually relies on the other two to explain things.
192	*** {{Lampshaded}} in the sixth movie
193	-->Professor Mc Gonagall: Why is it, when something happens, it is '''always''' you three?
194	*** Also Lampshaded when the narrative refers to that "little voice" in Harry's head telling him what to do. [[TheConscience It sounds just like Hermione...]]
195	** A Secondary trio is presented in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' during the main trio's absense from Hogwarts. Though they do not fit the bill as easily as the main three, they are:
196	*** Ego: Neville -- completely devoted to Dumbledore's Army and the LaResistance taking place at Hogwarts.
197	*** Id: Ginny -- Brave and loyal, but a bit of a hot-head and impulsive.
198	*** Superego: Luna -- Very smart and an idealist.
199	** The Marauders also fit this fairly well if you retroactively exclude [[EtTuBrute Peter]]:
200	*** Superego: Lupin -- calm, studious, the most prone to common sense out of the three
201	*** Ego: James -- over-confident and mischievous, but less reckless than Sirius
202	*** Id: Sirius -- the rebel of the group, doles out the harshest bullying to Snape and is driven to intense emotion
203	*** Some would argue that James is the "id" and Sirius is the "ego".
204	** In-universe in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', the titular three characters of "The Tale of the Three Brothers" qualify. Their chosen gifts from Death each correspond with their role in the trio. When reading the story, Harry, Ron and Hermione each have their own unique ideas about the "best" gift of the three, corresponding to their ''own'' roles. [[note]] Harry thinks it's the Resurrection Stone, because he had to grow up without his parents, and he suffers from a serious case of survivor's guilt after the deaths of many of his close friends; Ron thinks it's the Elder Wand, since he has a serious inferiority complex from constantly being overshadowed by his successful older siblings and his famous best friend; Hermione thinks it's the Cloak, because she values intellect above all else, and believes that the Third Brother "won" by outsmarting Death.[[/note]]
205	*** Id: The First Brother receives the Elder Wand, which is more powerful than any wand ever crafted before it, because he desires nothing more than power over others.
206	*** Ego: The Second Brother receives the Resurrection Stone, which has the power to bring back the dead, because he has a compulsive desire to save loved ones from Death.
207	*** Superego: The Third Brother receives the Cloak of Invisibility, which allows him to successfully hide from Death until he's lived into old age, because he knows to ask for the only gift guaranteed to keep him safe.
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209	* ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'':
210	** Id: Ford Prefect is reactionary, prone to acting first, planning later (if ever), wild and unpredictable.
211	** Ego: Arthur Dent is generally on an even keel, even when outlandish things happen he keeps (moderately) cool.
212	** Superego: Tricia [=McMillan=] is smart, idealistic, and usually the one drolly commenting on the situation.
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214	* Do we have one for ''Literature/TheHobbit''? Bilbo, Gandalf and Thorin certainly have airs of this, but matching them is trickier than you'd think -- is Bilbo the reconciliatory Ego between the driven Thorin and the detached Gandalf, or is it Gandalf between the instinctual Id Bilbo and the proud, calculating Thorin? Or is it even Gandalf who is the Id, tempting the irresponsible Tookish side out of Bilbo while Thorin would rather he do the sensible thing and stay at home, out of the way of those more qualified for the quest?
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216	* ''Literature/JohnDiesAtTheEnd'':
217	** Ego: Dave -- The StraightMan
218	** Superego: Amy -- Moral center of the group
219	** Id: John -- [[CloudCuckoolander Batshit insane]]
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221	* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' with Xuanzang/Tripitaka's three disciples.
222	** Id: Zhu Bajie/Pigsy, who is greedy, lazy, and almost entirely motivated by his base desires.
223	** Ego: Sha Wujing/Sandy. The most reasonable of the three and their StraightMan foil, usually keeping to himself.
224	** Superego: Sun Wukong/Monkey. Of the three disciples, he is the least affected by worldly needs, and also the cleverest. However, he's also quite HotBlooded, unlike most examples.
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226	* ''Literature/LesMiserables'':
227	** Les Amis
228	*** Id: Courfeyrac -- The Center - warm, friendly, loves women and fashion.
229	*** Ego: Combeferre -- The Guide - "Revolution, but Civilization."
230	*** Superego: Enjolras -- The Chief - the marble lover of liberty.
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232	* ''Literature/LockwoodAndCo'':
233	** Id: Lucy -- Highly sensitive Talent who bases her decisions on instincts and gut reactions. Constantly fighting with George.
234	** Superego: George -- Analytical and intelligent; bases decisions on copious amounts of research. Constantly fighting with Lucy.
235	** Ego: Lockwood -- The leader and decision-maker who is constantly mediating between Lucy and George.
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237	* ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'':
238	** Id: Alaska Young -- Intelligent, but brash, impulsive, and arrogant; does what she feels like doing and doesn't care how it impacts anyone else until later.
239	** Superego: Miles "Pudge" Halter: Calm, kind, withdrawn, intelligent, and usually the most reasonable person of the three.
240	** Ego: Chip "The Colonel" Martin: Short-tempered, but incredibly intelligent, meticulous, and well-spoken.
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242	* ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'':
243	** Ego: Ralph -- Wants to get off the island but is practical about it
244	** Superego: Piggy -- Smartest and only one who remains logical throughout
245	** Id: Jack -- Instinctual and acting on the most immediate need
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247	* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''
248	** Ego: Frodo
249	** Superego: Sam
250	** Id: Gollum
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252	* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', the Three Walkers
253	** Ego: Aragorn
254	** Superego: Legolas
255	** Id: Gimli (in the movie, anyway).
256	*** That's also the way their respective races work--Humans (Ego), Elves (Superego), and Dwarves (Id).
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258	* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', the three main Wizards:
259	** Ego: Gandalf
260	** Superego: Saruman
261	** Id: Radagast
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263	* ''The Men in the Jungle'':
264	** Id: Willem Vanderling -- Adapts to the endless brutality on Sangre quite easily, becoming a murderer and cannibal in a matter of weeks.
265	** Ego: Bart Fraden -- Is willing to commit stupefyingly horrid war crimes for the sake of overthrowing the planet's corrupt elite (ItMakesSenseInContext).
266	** Superego: Sophia O'Hara -- Has the most conscience of any character in the novel (though that isn't saying much). Frequently questions Fraden's "leadership" and attempts to instruct him morally, despite ultimately being ineffectual.
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268	* ''The Mystery Kids'':
269	** Ego: Holly Adams -- the most enthusiastic mystery fan and the best at deductive reasoning
270	** Id: Miranda Hunt -- the impulsive one who loves bad jokes but has occasional inspirations
271	** Superego: Peter Hamilton -- the technical expert with a love of gadgetry and a ''car numberplate collection''
272
273	* ''Nancy Drew'':
274	** Ego: Nancy Drew
275	** Id: Bess Marvin
276	** Superego: George Fayne
277
278	* ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' keeps it all in the family:
279	** Ego: George Boleyn -- Manages between Mary and Anne. Follows the family norms for the most part but also sometimes goes after his own desires.
280	** Id: Anne Boleyn -- Passionate, prone to temper-tantrums, driven by her desires
281	** Superego: Mary Boleyn -- For the most part, follows what society and her family expects of her.
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283	* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'':
284	*** Id: Percy
285	*** Superego: Annabeth
286	*** Ego: Grover
287	** Annabeth, Thalia, And Luke, before Grover found and took them to Camp Half-Blood, count as well
288	*** Superego: Annabeth
289	*** Id: Luke
290	*** Ego: Thalia
291
292	* ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray'':
293	** Superego: Basil Hallward
294	** Id: Lord Henry
295	** Ego: Dorian Gray
296
297	* ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries'':
298	** Id: Snow
299	** Ego: Danielle
300	** Superego: Talia
301
302	* ''Literature/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'' has Sakuta's main female friends:
303	** Id: Tomoe - emotionally open and outgoing SmittenTeenageGirl.
304	** Superego: Rio - TheStoic and rational girl who explains phenomena through science.
305	** Ego: Mai - well-balanced between logic and emotion, serious and professional, yet emotional and openly compassionate at the same time.
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307	* ''Literature/TheRaven'':
308	** Id: The Mourning Narrator, the distraught lover who describes his feelings openly. He gradually gets impatient and frustrated with the Raven, that taunts him. Eventually he begins to fear the bird, as something evil and otherworldly.
309	** Ego: Lenore, the narrator's dead lover, whom they idolise and serves as a source of comfort throughout the poem.
310	** Superego: The Raven, cold and snide, the bird trivialises the narrator's pain, as if it was bullying him.
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312	* ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' has the three sworn brothers of Shu:
313	** Superego: Liu Bei, in a rare case of the Superego leading the trio, is (with a notable exception or two) constantly calm and very concerned with high-minded ideals such as virtue and integrity.
314	** Ego: Guan Yu, the middle brother, is the practical ego; he usually sides with Liu Bei in calming the impulsive Zhang Fei, but occasionally, with Liu Bei's benevolent nature leads him to do things that are obviously going to screw them over, he takes Zhang Fei's side instead. Nevertheless, he always lets Liu Bei have the final word.
315	** Id: Zhang Fei, the youngest brother, is BoisterousBruiser par excellence, who lives wine and fighting, particularly if he's fighting against anyone who dares look at either of his brothers the wrong way. Despite frequently disagreeing with superego Liu Bei, however, he's always unswervingly loyal.
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317	''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'':
318	** Id: Sunny -- a baby, impulsive, likes to bite things
319	** Ego: Violet -- the oldest, practical, an inventor
320	** Superego: Klaus -- super intellectual, a reader
321
322	* ''Literature/{{Shannara}}'':
323	** ''Literature/TheSwordOfShannara'': Shea and the two criminals who captured him form one after they agree to team up.
324	*** Ego: Shea Ohmsford -- NiceGuy and the only one to have all the information about what is going on; the only one who can complete the mission and defeat the BigBad
325	*** Id: Panamon Creel -- Flamboyant highwayman and professional criminal who makes friends at the drop of a hat, believes in living life to the fullets, and has a HairTriggerTemper that can be set off without warning
326	*** Superego: Keltset -- Calm, rational, [[MessianicArchetype messianic figure]] who doesn't let his emotions get the best of him. Mute.
327
328	* ''[[Literature/TheSwordOfShannaraTrilogy Elfstones Of Shannara]]'': [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils The Dagda Mor]] and his CoDragons form a villainous one.
329	** Id: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Reaper]] -- A being forged of pure insticnt, created to be the ultimate predator. Killing is as insinctual to it as breathing; when it wants something it just [[TheJuggernaut keeps on coming]] until you or it is dead.
330	** Superego: [[TheMole The Changeling]] -- Cautious and manipulative, using its ShapeShifting abilities to confuse and mislead; waits for the perfect opportunity to strike despite being more or less driven by spite.
331	** Ego: [[BigBad The]] [[EvilGenius Dagda]] [[EvilSorceror Mor]] -- Repressed ChaoticEvil, he prefers to work through subordinates but isn't afraid to confront his opponents directly when the opportunity presents itself. A planner with the ability to be flexible.
332
333	* ''Literature/TheHeritageOfShannara'': The trio tracking Par in ''Talismans'' form one.
334	** Ego: Morgan Leah -- TheSmartGuy, strategist and leader of the group.
335	** Id: Damson Rhee -- TheHeart, along because she's in love with Par, very emotional.
336	** Superego: Matty Roh -- SugarAndIcePersonality, BrokenBird, and cool-headed in the extreme.
337
338	* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'':
339	** A rather loose one with the main villains:
340	*** Id: Ungoliant -- Psychotic, deranged and obsessed with food.
341	*** Ego: Melkor/Morgoth -- The satanic figure who manages to unite the two, most of the time.
342	*** Superego: Sauron -- Rational, scheming and relentless in his desire for order.
343	** The Three sons of Finwë:
344	*** Id: Fëanor, HotBlooded and impulsive, for whom desire is first and foremost.
345	*** Ego: Fingolfin, balances the trio being more controlled than Fëanor and more assertive than Finarfin. Due to these traits he is elected High King.
346	*** Superego: Finarfin, the most patient, logical, and cool-headed; abandons the Noldor's rebellion after Fëanor [[MoralEventHorizon initiates the first Kinslaying]].
347
348	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
349	** Played with in the Baratheon Brothers:
350	*** Id: Robert Baratheon is devoted only to the physical pleasures of life; food, drink, sex, and glorious battle!
351	*** Superego: Stannis Baratheon is cold, rational, and entirely devoted to upholding justice and the laws of the realm as they are. He often feels dishonoured by his brother Robert's impulsive actions in court, or his impulsive actions in general, such as having a casual sexual encounter on Stannis' wedding night, in Stannis' marital bed.
352	*** Ego: Renly Baratheon is more level-headed and down to earth, neither overly impulsive like Robert nor extremely strict like Stannis. However, he subverts part of the trope in that he offers no mediation between Robert and Stannis. In fact, he adds to it somewhat as Stannis perceives Robert as favouring Renly over him.
353	*** Robert is technically the Ego (when he feels up to it) as his will is the only thing keeping his brothers' ambitions at bay. Renly is also the Id since he doesn't have the sense of responsibility Robert has (if not for ruling the kingdoms then keeping the Targaryens out at least).
354	** Played straight in the meeting in ''Literature/AClashOfKings'' between Renly, Stannis, and Catelyn Stark:
355	*** Superego: Stannis demands that Renly submit to Stannis and accept Stannis as king due to Stannis, by law, having the superior claim by being the elder brother.
356	*** Id: Renly demands that Stannis accept him as king, due to him seeing himself as fulfilling a more romantic ideal of king, basically.
357	*** Ego: Catelyn Stark desperately tries to mediate between them and get them to come to a compromise and join together against their extremely powerful common enemy, the Lannisters.
358	** Also, before the series even began, the triumvirate that overthrew the Targaryens:
359	*** Id: Robert Baratheon -- Again, loud, boisterous, lecherous, gluttonous, etc.
360	*** Superego: Eddard Stark -- Honorable and self-controlled, even to a fault.
361	*** Ego: Jon Arryn -- The real ringleader of the rebellion, and, as a foster father to both Robert and Eddard, the one who mediated between the two. Self-controlled, but also practical. (Not surprisingly, things fell apart pretty quickly once he died.)
362	** Then there's the Lannnister trio.
363	*** Id: Cersei seems like the archetypal Lannister but as the books progress, we see that her scheme to put her son on the Iron Throne was her own power grab and that she resents her gender because it makes her powerless.
364	*** Superego: Tyrion is loyal to the family no matter how much they hate him [[spoiler:until book 3]].
365	*** Ego: Jaime loves his siblings.
366	** The Starks who made the journey to King's Landing.
367	*** Superego: Sansa really wants to play her role as a potential queen.
368	*** Id: Arya just wants to go home and always disregards her duty as a lady.
369	*** Ego: Poor Ned is playing referee to his teenage girls.
370	** The surviving Greyjoy brothers from ''Literature/AFeastForCrows'' onward.
371	*** Superego: Aeron is a dedicated priest to the Drowned God.
372	*** Id: Euron is an Awesome EvilOverlord.
373	*** Ego: Victarion [[IJustWantToBeNormal just wants to be normal]].
374	** Aegon and his sister wives.
375	*** Superego: Aegon the leader of the Targaryens, just and fair to everyone.
376	*** Ego: Visenya passionate, stern and sensual.
377	*** Id: Rhaenys, younger then Visenya, is graceful and more lady like
378	*** Visenya is also the superego as she is more level-headed compared to her siblings.
379	** At court:
380	*** Superego: Petyr Baelish -- cold, ruthless schemer
381	*** Id: Tyrion Lannister -- jovial empathic negotiator
382	*** Ego: Varys -- he balances the others and has has elements of both
383	** The three grown-up boys down in Winterfell:
384	*** Superego: Jon Snow, the overtly [[TheQuietOne quiet]], [[GeniusBruiser smart]] and [[TheStoic stoic]] boy who is heroic, always to be honorable like his father, and do the right thing.
385	*** Id: Theon Greyjoy, the smug, self-centered, hedonistic [[TheCasanova skirt-chaser]] with [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex more issues]] than he wants to admit.
386	*** Ego: Robb Stark is well-adjusted, fair guy and, like his brother Jon, is heroic, tries hard to be valiant and honorable like his father, but is more HotBlooded than Jon or Ned, which at times stands out.
387	** The three Tully siblings:
388	*** Superego: Catelyn, the most responsible and dutiful.
389	*** Id: Lysa, a PsychopathicWomanChild who takes her resentment of her marital situation [[spoiler:to murderous levels]].
390	*** Ego: Edmure, brash and hot-headed but not psychopathic.
391
392	* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'':
393	** Id: Mallory -- Ready to fight, somewhat grumpy
394	** Ego: Jared -- Both mischievous and level headed
395	** Superego: Simon -- Calm and pacifistic
396
397	* ''Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat'':
398	** Superego: Definitely "Slippery" Jim [=DiGriz=]. Kind of a subversion, as he's a criminal genius.
399	** Id: Angelina (no, not ''that'' [[Creator/AngelinaJolie Angelina]]).
400	** Ego: James and Bolivar, their twin sons.
401
402	* ''Literature/StarTrekMyriadUniverses'': "The Chimes At Midnight"
403	** Ego: Captain James T. Kirk
404	** Id: Commander Thelin (an Andorian who is first officer because Spock died in childhood in this universe)
405	** Superego: Dr Leonard [=McCoy=]!
406
407	* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse: [[Literature/XWingSeries X-wing]]: [[ColonCancer Starfighters over Adumar]]''
408	** On a mission to a world that at first seems to have the [[PlanetOfHats hat]] of pilot-worship, four of the New Republic's best pilots try to sort things out. This is possibly the funniest book in all of Star Wars.
409	*** Id: Wes Janson, dubbed "the Darling One" by Adumarians. Loves making jokes, snarky observations, believed to have very little maturity. (Really he ''is'' mature when it counts, but he mouths off a lot.)
410	*** Superego: Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian, "the Dour One". He's the group's cynic, though far from TheEeyore.
411	*** Ego: Both Tycho Celchu, "the Doleful One" and Wedge Antilles, "the Dilligent One". They're both more inclined to leadership and somewhat more serious. Somewhat. Tych is given to occasional, devastating one-liners, and while Wedge is usually there to be appalled at jokes, after he gets laid and later gets back into his starfighter he briefly surpasses Wes.
412	--->'''Wedge''': "We have the right tools to subvert our Imperial admiral."
413	--->'''Hobbie''': "What tools?"
414	--->'''Wedge''': "Oh, Wes's maturity, your optimism, and my diplomatic skills."
415	--->'''Hobbie''': "We're doomed."
416
417	* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse:
418	** ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy''
419	*** Id: Rukh, the normally-cool but ''very'' expressive when aroused Noghri.
420	*** Ego: Pellaeon, not quite as cool and logical as his commanding officer, but certainly competent and level-headed.
421	*** Superego: Thrawn, calm and logical and precise to a literal fault.
422	** Literature/HandOfThrawn Duology''
423	*** Id: Flim, the con artist [[DeadPersonImpersonation physically impersonating Thrawn]]; his ambition is mostly to survive and get paid. His grasp of strategy and tactics is negligible, and to keep up the deception he needs...
424	*** Superego: Major Tierce, strategist, feeding Flim tactics. [[spoiler:A clone with a bit of Thrawn burning in his head.]]
425	*** Ego: Moff Disra, who set the [[BigBadDuumvirate triumvirate]] up in the first place, provider of supplies, handler of political fallout. Doesn't really get along with Tierce, but they need each other and are undeniably effective.
426
427	* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': There are a few of them at different times.
428	** The main trio
429	*** Ego: Shallan
430	*** Superego: Dalinar
431	*** Id: Kaladin
432	** Dalinar's flashbacks
433	*** Ego: Gavilar. His wife Navani fills this role among their wives.
434	*** Superego: Sadeas, and his wife Ialai
435	*** Id: Dalinar, and his wife Evi
436	** The main LoveTriangle, also a FighterMageThief triangle.
437	*** Ego: Adolin, the Fighter
438	*** Superego: Shallan, the Mage
439	*** Id: Kaladin, the Thief (could be a fighter, but is far more pragmatic in battle than Adolin)
440	** Shallan's different personae (also a FighterMageThief triangle)
441	*** Ego: Shallan, the Mage
442	*** Superego: Brightness Radiant, the Fighter
443	*** Id: Veil, the Thief
444	** The three major Shards
445	*** Ego: Cultivation
446	*** Superego: Honor
447	*** Id: Odium
448
449	* ''Literature/TalesOfMU'':
450	** Id: Steff -- Impulsive, death-obsessed necromancer and self-proclaimed future villainess.
451	** Superego: Amaranth -- The most moral; believes in love and peace and being closer to nature.
452	** Superego: Mack -- The protagonist; between the two above extremes.
453	*** Tends to vary somewhat: Mack occasionally drifts into Id territory with [[OnlySaneMan Ian]] often taking her place as Ego.
454
455	* ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'':
456	** Ego: Athos
457	** Superego: Aramis
458	** Id: Porthos
459
460	* ''Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'':
461	** Id: Ned Land -- impulsive, violent, mostly concerned with food, hunting and escape
462	** Superego: Conseil -- imperturbably calm and reasonable, cares about nothing except his master's welfare and cataloguing wildlife
463	** Ego: Professor Aronnax -- mostly calm and scientific but also gets upset about being held prisoner; mediates between his comrades
464	*** The book is, anyway, one massive psychoanalysis: being captured and dragged down to the depths in a mysterious vessel, to encounter frightening alien-looking creatures and to descend into a maelstrom., etc. etc. etc. ...
465
466	* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'':
467	** The main love "triangle"
468	*** Id: [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Jacob]] -- HotBlooded
469	*** Ego: Bella -- Mediator
470	*** Superego: [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Edward]] -- TheStoic
471	** The Cullen women:
472	*** Ego: [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Alice]]
473	*** Id: [[BrokenBird Rosalie]]
474	*** Superego: [[TeamMom Esme]]
475	** The Cullen guys:
476	*** Id: Emmett
477	** Ego: Jasper
478	** Superego: Carlisle
479	** The Volturi
480	*** Id: Caius
481	*** Ego: Aro
482	*** Superego: Marcus
483
484	* ''Literature/UndeadOnArrival'':
485	** Ego: Novak
486	** Id: Pulaski
487	** Superego: Stew
488
489	* ''Vampire of the Mists'' features a set in the residents of Castle Ravenloft:
490	** Superego: Jander Sunstar -- the voice of reason, restraint, responsibility, and conscience.
491	** Id: Trina -- impulsive, selfish, animalistic, and without conscience.
492	** Ego: Strahd von Zarovich -- in charge, mediates between the two, listens to Jander's advice, while at the same time shares many of Trina's urges.
493
494	* ''Literature/TheWardstoneChronicles'':
495	** Id: Alice -- Witch-to-be teetering on the edge between good and evil. Is always willing to use the dark to accomplish her aims but does not wish to belong to it.
496	** Ego: Tom -- The Spook's apprentice, always torn between his duty to his master and his friendship with Alice. He always wants to do what is right, but often isn't sure what that is.
497	** Superego: The Spook -- Former priest who has decades protecting the County from ghosts, witches and other monsters. He is always sure of what the right thing to do is, and tries not to let mercy or human emotion get in the way.
498
499	* ''Literature/WarriorCats'':
500	** Original Series
501	*** Id: Firestar
502	*** Ego: Graystripe
503	*** Superego: Sandstorm
504	** The New Prophecy
505	*** Ego: Brambleclaw and Stormfur
506	*** Id: Squirrelflight and Crowfeather
507	*** Superego: Leafpool, Feathertail, and Twanypelt
508	** The Power of Three
509	*** Id: Lionblaze
510	*** Ego: Jayfeather
511	*** Superego: Hollyleaf
512	** Omen of the Stars
513	*** Id: Lionblaze
514	*** Ego: Dovepaw
515	*** Superego: Jayfeather
516
517	* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'':
518	*** Superego: [[GentleGiant Perrin]]
519	*** Ego: [[FarmBoy Rand]]
520	*** Id: [[TheTrickster Mat]]
521	** Interestingly enough due to CharacterDevelopment these change to
522	*** Id: [[OurWereWolvesAreDifferent Perrin]]
523	*** Superego: [[TheChosenOne Rand]]
524	*** Ego: [[TheStrategist Mat]]
525
526	* ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' presents a neat inversion: the trio accompanying Dorothy are defined by what they ''lack''. Double-subversion in that their perceived lack is actually their defining trait.
527	** Scarecrow (No brain -- the anti-[[TheSpock Spock]]), and really TheSmartGuy
528	** Tin Man (No heart -- the anti-[[TheMcCoy [=McCoy=]]]) and really TheHeart
529	** Cowardly Lion (No courage -- the anti-[[TheKirk Kirk]]) and proof of TheSoCalledCoward
530	*** How perceptive! The idea of "lack" is central to the writings of Jacques Lacan, who developed Freud's ideas. So this must be the classic "Lacanian Power Trio".
531
532	* ''Literature/WorldWar'': the three most senior members of the alien Race's conquest fleet:
533	** Id: Straha, third in the hierarchy, is so aggressive, radical, adaptable and short-term oriented his superior compares him to humans (not a compliment). [[spoiler:After the conquest suffers setbacks, he tries to overthrow his commander and take over the fleet. When that fails, he takes refuge with humanity, only to later regret his choice]].
534	** Ego: Atvar, the fleetlord, tries to balance tradition and change, caution and initiative, and play off the other two against each other.
535	** Superego: Kirel, the second-in-command, is focused on not making any mistakes, and never deviating from the path laid down, almost regardless of price or consequence.
536

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