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9* ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous''
10** Ego: Edina -- insecure, impetuous, self-conscious uber-consumer looking for the next big thing.
11** Superego: Saffron -- moralistic, frustrated daughter trying to keep her mother from destroying everything.
12** Id: Patsy -- ToxicFriendInfluence always pushing Eddie down the destructive path.
13
14* ''Series/AceLightning''
15** Id: [[FieryRedhead Sparx]] -- fiery, energetic, always jumping into action without thinking, cocky
16** Ego: [[TheHero Ace Lightning]] -- idealistic, naive, courageous, fails to understand [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove human emotions]], the leader
17*** (Except when he ''gets'' human emotions and goes a bit ''Id'' on us).
18** Superego: [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul Random]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Virus]] -- has a SplitPersonality and is constantly struggling between the two.
19** Also for the human characters:
20*** Ego: [[CantStayNormal Mark Hollander]] -- Main protagonist. Helps the Knights to stay in hiding. [[IJustWantToBeNormal Sometimes really just wants a normal life but works out that ain't gonna happen]]
21*** Id: [[SecretKeeper Chuck Mugel]] (plus a twist of Superego) -- Eats like ''whoa'', intelligent, later [[JumpedAtTheCall jumps at the call]] and becomes the techno geek of the team.
22*** Superego: [[NiceGuy Samantha Thompson]] -- Protagonist's girlfriend, kind of ''wants'' the weird life events that are taking place in front of her, but hidden.
23*** Samantha later [[PutOnABus replaced]] by Kat Adams who's more ''Ego''.
24
25* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfBriscoCountyJr''
26** Ego: Brisco County Jr. -- leader
27** Superego: Socrates Poole -- thought
28** Id: Lord Bowler -- action
29
30* ''Series/AgentCarter''
31** Id: Howard Stark, preoccupied with women, technology and [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs using his technology to woo women]].
32** Ego: Edwin Jarvis, does damage control for Howard and maintaining his estates when Howard is away, but assisting Peggy in her missions.
33** Superego: Peggy Carter, attempting to rein in Howard's impulses and Jarvis' nerves, while remaining in complete control in the field.
34
35* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'':
36** Id: Archie -- Loud, Brash, JerkWithAHeartOfGold, Will make an argument any chance he gets especially with intellectuals, BookDumb
37** Superego: Michael -- Intellectual, Very Opinionated, Quite Socially Conscious, Very vocal against Conservative views, often snarks against those who antagonize him
38** Ego: Edith -- Warm, Motherly, can be a bit ditzy but is not stupid, a very good moral center especially for Archie and whenever Gloria is involved depending on the episode she has played all of these roles at least once.
39
40* ''Series/AmericanIdol'' -- Early Seasons
41** Ego: Randy Jackson -- provides a balance between the two extremes
42** Superego: Simon Cowell -- Critical, finds something bad to say 90% of the time
43** Id: Paula Abdul -- Supporting, finds something good to say 90% of the time
44
45* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (in the first couple of seasons):
46** Superego: Wesley -- Intellectual, ineffectual
47** Ego: Angel -- Leader, balanced
48** Id: Cordelia -- Insensitive, acquisitive
49
50* ''Series/BabylonBerlin'' (which, being a [[FilmNoir Neo Noir]], isn't as clear-cut as other examples):
51** Superego: Gereon Rath -- Choleric ByTheBookCop with an assortment of inner demons.
52** Ego: Bruno Wolter -- Sleazy, scheming, [[DirtyCop dirty]] NobleBigotWithABadge.
53** Id: Charlotte Ritter -- Idealistic, spry but talented [[AmateurSleuth policewoman-wannabe]].
54
55* ''Series/BabylonFive'':
56** As races:
57*** Id: Shadows -- believe in war and chaos for evolving
58*** Superego: Vorlons -- believe in discipline and pure order.
59*** Ego: Younger Races -- have to chose a middle point between them
60** As characters
61*** Id: Garibaldi on the crew and Londo on the ambassadors; both love the good life and often act base on their emotions, love women with passion and have anger issues. No wonder they become friends.
62*** Ego: Sheridan on the crew and G'Kar on the ambassadors, practical men that are capable of let their feelings behind for taking the right action, not totally emotionless at all, but smart enough to plan in advance (in the case of G'Kar this was more of a character development).
63*** Superego: Ivanova on the crew and Delenn on the ambassadors; both moral voices and often stick to the rules and bylaws of their respective profession/culture.
64** The episode "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E07SoulMates Soul Mates]]" also presents one with Londo's three wives, whom he refers to as "Pestilence, Famine and Death".
65*** Id: Timov (Famine); loud, demanding, makes no secret of her contempt for Londo.
66*** Ego: Daggair (Pestilence); between Timov's all-too-obvious feelings, and Mariel's scheming, she maintains a dignified and polite air, but is more than willing to take an opportunity in her favor if she can.
67*** Superego: Mariel (Death); coldly calculating, willing to arrange someone's downfall if it's in her best interests.
68
69* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978''
70** Superego: Apollo -- The most moralizing
71** Id: Starbuck -- The most emotional and desire driven
72** Ego: Boomer -- Tries to balance out the other two
73
74* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''
75** Id: Penny -- Emotion
76** Ego: Leonard -- Leader
77** Superego: Sheldon -- Logic
78** When the three girls are grouped together, Penny is the Id, Amy is the Ego, Bernadette is the Superego.
79
80* ''Series/BigWolfOnCampus'' (from Season 2 on):
81** Ego: Tommy
82** Id: Merton
83** Superego: Lori
84
85* ''Series/BlakesSeven'' (Series 1 and 2)
86** Id: Blake -- idealistic, charismatic, and the leading figure of the Rebellion
87** Superego: Avon -- holds self-preservation as the only real value (and wealth the best tool to achieve it)
88** Ego: Jenna -- quite possibly as ruthless as Avon, respects Blake for his ideals but won't follow him off the metaphorical cliff
89** The three strongest personalities aboard Liberator, and her first crew. Though Jenna drifted {{out of focus}} in later episodes, they're still often called the Power Trio. Exemplified by this quote:
90-->'''Blake''': No, not until free men can think and speak! Not until power is back with the honest man.\
91'''Avon''': Have you ever ''met'' an honest man? [...] Listen to me! Wealth is the only reality, and the only way to obtain wealth is to take it away from somebody else. Wake up, Blake! You may not be tranquillised any longer, but you're still dreaming.\
92'''Jenna''': Maybe some dreams are worth having.\
93'''Avon''': You don't really believe that.\
94'''Jenna''': No, but I'd like to.
95
96* ''Series/BlueBloods'': The surviving Reagan siblings
97** Id: Danny, the HotBlooded CowboyCop
98** Superego: Erin, the lawyer who always insists on following procedure
99** Ego: Jamie, the Harvard-educated beat cop who gets caught in the middle of Danny and Erin's arguments
100
101%%* ''{{Series/Bonanza}}'':
102%%** Id: Little Joe
103%%** Ego: Hoss
104%%** Superego: Ben and Adam
105
106%%* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'':
107%%** Id: Shawn
108%%** Ego: Cory
109%%** Superego: Topanga
110
111* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
112** The Trio
113*** Superego: Jonathan -- generally good and unrelenting
114*** Ego: Andrew -- easily susceptible to whatever the others demand
115*** Id: (definitely) Warren -- overpoweringly dominant and evil
116** Early Buffy, Willow, and Xander
117*** Superego: Willow -- sensible, calmer under pressure, intelligent
118*** Ego: Buffy -- needs to balance violent slaying with moral decisions
119*** Id: Xander -- Constantly thinking about sex, comes up with the so-simple-it's-brilliant ideas
120** The three activated Slayers absolutely ''personify'' the Freudian Trio:
121*** Superego: Kendra -- Buffy's polar opposite, thinks solely about her duty without any time for a social life or even emotional attachment.
122*** Ego: Buffy -- More or less balances out her slayer duties with her emotions, believes in always doing the right thing (no matter the rules), but is careful to avoid becoming too reckless.
123*** Id: (definitely) Faith -- Buffy's "road not taken", gets hyped on sex and violence, the instinctual/primal nature of a slayer unleashed.
124
125* ''Series/BurnNotice'':
126** Superego: Sam -- Moralizer (well, [[BlackAndGreyMorality relatively]]), ex-Navy SEAL, consistent
127** Ego: Michael -- Ex-CIA, mediates between Sam and Fi
128** Id: Fiona -- Former IRA Agent, smuggler, on a short fuse
129
130* ''Series/Charmed1998'':
131** Seasons 1-3:
132*** Superego: Prue Halliwell -- protective, (relatively) reasonable
133*** Ego: Piper Halliwell -- mediating between the other two
134*** Id: Phoebe Halliwell -- impulsive, emotional
135** Early Season 4 (Because of the shift in sister status they were learning to develop new roles):
136*** Superego: Piper Halliwell -- Reserved, critical
137*** Ego: Phoebe Halliwell -- Mediator between the young Paige and the critical Piper
138*** Id: Paige Matthews -- Young, impulsive, emotional
139** Eventually the sisters settled into these roles. Seasons (majority of) 4-8:
140*** Superego: Piper Halliwell -- reserved, critical
141*** Id: Phoebe Halliwell -- impulsive, emotional
142*** Ego: Paige Matthews -- ambitious
143** In "Which Prue Is It, Anyway?", [[ItMakesSenseInContext Prue uses a spell that create two duplicates]], and to distinguish them, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience they each wear different colored sweaters]]:
144*** Superego: Real Prue (black sweater)
145*** Ego: Prue 1 (pink sweater)
146*** Id: Prue 2 (blue sweater)
147
148* ''Series/{{Chickens}}'': While they switch around a bit, generally their roles are...
149** Id: Bert -- Driven primarily by his own desires, whether it to bed a woman or to just have fun
150** Ego: Cecil -- Mostly sensible, but also driven by a desire to be liked due to his rejection from joining the army
151** Superego: George -- The most principled of the three
152
153%%* ''Series/ChouSeiShinSeries'':
154%%** ''Series/ChouSeiKantaiSazerX'' (pre-Shark)
155%%*** Ego: Takuto Ando
156%%*** Superego: Ado
157%%*** Id: Kane Lucano
158%%** ''Series/GenSeiShinJustiriser''
159%%*** Id: Shouta Date
160%%*** Superego: Shinya Hiraga
161%%*** Ego: Yuka Sanada
162
163* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'':
164** Superego: Chuck -- Usually the moral voice, the one who wants to help people rather than view everything as a mission.
165** Id: Casey -- Violent. Impulsive. Usually angry. Usually at Chuck.
166** Ego: Sarah -- A professional, less emotionally involved than Chuck and (although capable with the ass-kicking) less violent than Casey. Tends to moderate between their extremes.
167** In practice, though, the trio can switch roles as necessary, though Casey is almost always the Id, with Chuck sometimes moderating between Casey and Walker.
168*** It could be argued that Chuck, while more intelligent than Casey, is the id, as his emotions and especially his feelings for Sarah almost always cause the missions to come dangerously close to failure. Casey, while aggressive, is disciplined and dedicated to national security above all else.
169
170* ''Series/{{Community}}'' Since they started living together in Season 3:
171** Id: Annie -- Passionate and emotional. Gets the guys in more shenanigans than even they can handle.
172-->'''Troy:''' You moving in was supposed to tone us down!
173** Ego: Troy
174** Superego: Abed -- Logical and uptight.
175
176* ''Series/{{Coupling}}'':
177** Id: Patrick -- Only cares about sex. Always the last to understand the moralities/neuroses of others, if ever.
178** Superego: Jeff/Oliver -- Completely overwhelmed by thoughts about what others think, too concerned about relating to others properly to ever relate to others successfully.
179** Ego: Steve -- A balance between the two. Has both of their problems sometimes, but can actually overcome them.
180** Also the girls:
181*** Id: Jane -- completely self absorbed and self centered
182*** Superego: Sally -- constantly worried about how she looks/ how people see her/ what people will think about her
183*** Ego: Susan -- sensible down-to-earth balance between both.
184
185* ''Series/CriminalMinds'':
186** The Girls:
187*** Ego: JJ (as Media Liasion, she's the mediator)
188*** Superego: Prentiss (for her compartmentalization)
189*** Id: Garcia (pretty obvious)
190** The Boys (technically, it's a quartet, but it still applies):
191*** Superego: Reid (The Genius)
192*** Ego: Hotch/Rossi (the Leaders)
193*** Id: Morgan (The Action Man, though still smart)
194
195* ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'':
196** Id: Geoff -- The Brawniest of the three, most emotionally involved in the carnage
197** Superego: Armand -- Cerebral Doctor
198** Ego: Max -- Brainy enough to program the computer, but enjoys a good gusher
199
200* ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh''/''Series/DegrassiHigh''
201** Superego: Snake -- Points out when plans will go wrong; most morally conscious.
202** Id: Joey -- Immature, comes up with stupid plans, tends to get them in trouble.
203** Ego: Wheels -- Goes along with Joey up to a logical point.
204*** Joey and Wheels often switch roles
205
206%%* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'':
207%%** Superego: Clare
208%%** Id: Eli (also been Ego)
209%%** Ego: Adam (also been Id)
210
211* ''Series/DoctorWho''
212** Seasons 1 & 2, 1963:
213*** Ego: Barbara -- Neurotic and morally conflicted. Does not act without kindness, but sides with either the Doctor or Ian depending on who seems most pragmatic.
214*** Superego: Ian Chesterton -- Likes to make decisions based on what is most righteous, ChronicHeroSyndrome, always the first to call out the Doctor for being unreasonable. In some stories, this gives him the feeling of passionate and instinctive behaviour to contrast with the Doctor's calculating mind (Id), which causes the Doctor to switch to Superego.
215*** Id: The Doctor -- Selfish, inflexible, full of emotion and with self-centeredness for miles. In some stories, his genius causes him to make inflexible moral judgements about things which he holds everyone else to regardless of Ian's emotional appeals (Superego), which causes Ian to switch to Id.
216
217** Season 6:
218*** Ego: The Second Doctor -- Goofy but intelligent
219*** Superego: Zoe -- Cold and logical
220*** Id: Jamie -- Brash and emotional
221*** These characterizations are also given a strong in-universe reason, as Zoe is from the 21st Century where she studies astrophysics, and Jamie is an 18th Century Highlander who never really had any need for science.
222
223** The villains in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]":
224*** Ego: [[spoiler:Magnus Greel]], alias Weng-Chiang -- Makes the decisions.
225*** Superego: Li H'sen Chang -- A sympathetic AntiVillain. Tries to remind his master that some things are not workable.
226*** Id: Mr. Sin -- Glories in destruction ForTheEvulz.
227*** Also a ComicTrio.
228
229** Seasons 16-18:
230*** Id: The Fourth Doctor -- Wild and emotional, often stopping the latest MonsterOfTheWeek for the fun of it rather than a desire to save lives.
231*** Ego: Romana -- Intensely moral and often critical of the Doctor (and everyone else she meets), as a Superego at first, but loosens up a lot by her second incarnation.
232*** Superego: K-9: A RobotBuddy allegedly driven by pure logic and incapable of independent thought. Often sided with Romana over the Doctor.
233*** Also a ComicTrio.
234
235** Companions in Season 19 -- Combo Trio:
236*** Id and Ego: Tegan -- Driven by love, compassion, anger and occasionally pure whinyness, shes probably not going to listen to logic if there's some impulsive action to be done first.
237*** Ego and Superego: Nyssa -- A logical scientist from a utopian civilization. Tellingly gets along with both Tegan and Adric.
238*** Id and Superego: Adric -- When he's not annoying everybody with his know-it-all math skills, he's annoying everyone with his seeming inability to sympathize with anyone else. You could call it Inverted Ego.
239
240** Series 1-4:
241*** Superego: The Ninth and Tenth Doctor -- Cerebral, must unravel the mystery.
242*** Ego: Rose, Martha or Donna -- Gets distracted by the weird stuff around her, but knows how to pull it together at the appropriate moment.
243*** Id: Captain Jack Harkness -- Loves the weirdness of it all and spends most of the episode flirting with anything that moves.
244*** These characterizations only really apply whenever Jack shows up. The Doctor, Rose, Martha and Donna tend to be all over the place.
245
246** Episodes "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Human Nature]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood]]":
247*** Id: John Smith -- Running on love, fear and pain.
248*** Superego: Martha Jones -- Knows that it's up to the Doctor to set things right and knows she must accomplish her goal at all costs.
249*** Ego: Nurse Renfrew -- At first skeptical of Martha's claims and in love with John Smith. [[spoiler:She eventually sees what has to be done and convinces John Smith to do it]].
250
251** Series 5-6:
252*** Id: The Eleventh Doctor -- Footloose and fancy free (unless Amy is in danger). Loves when things are weird and actively goes after unusual stuff.
253*** Superego: Rory -- Down to earth, cares about Amy's safety above all else and thinks more practically.
254*** Ego: Amy -- Not so much balancing the two as balanced by them, as without Rory around she and the Doctor are usually pretty lalaland, and without the Doctor she's willing to settle down.
255
256** The Paternoster Gang:
257*** Superego: Madame Vastra -- Calm, collected and logical.
258*** Id: Nurse Strax -- Runs on instinct and a thirst for war (Id).
259*** Ego: Jenny Flint -- Skilled at hand-to-hand combat, but also very compassionate.
260
261* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''
262** Id: Topher -- hedonistic, [[MadScientist ethically questionable]].
263** Superego: Boyd -- Moral, compassionate, often serves as {{Foil}} to Topher.
264** Ego: Adelle -- [[TheChessmaster Calculating]] and [[MiserAdvisor profit-seeking]], but also [[PetTheDog capable of occasional shows of compassion]].
265** Also, in the [[ALighterShadeOfGray lighter gray]] corner, we have:
266*** Id: Caroline -- impulsive and quick-thinking, favors [[IndyPloy Indy Ploys]], and seemingly without self-control, [[TooDumbToLive even when it would be necessary for survival]].
267*** Superego: Ballard -- ex-FBI, worries a lot about the current plan. Fond of sentiments like "No, it's not safe."
268*** Ego: Echo -- The quick thinking of Caroline, the foresight of someone like Ballard, and [[{{Metaphorgotten}} several hundreds of minds in the same skull]].
269** And:
270*** Ego: Victor/Anthony -- Soldier pre-Dollhouse, Thinks of plan quickly.
271*** Id: Sierra/Priya -- wants nothing more than to be safe with Anthony.
272*** Superego: November/Madeline -- wants the Dollhouse and Rossum Corp. to be responsible for its actions
273
274* ''Series/DowntonAbbey''
275** The Crawley sisters:
276*** Superego: Mary understands her duties and will carry them out even though it might cost her personal happiness.
277*** Ego: Edith was the Id, always hankering to beat Mary as the favorite but she becomes the referee when Sybil becomes more rebellious.
278*** Id: Sybil started as the Ego but she comes out of her shell and learns to become self-reliant even if it means she disobeys her family in her choice of lifestyle and husband.
279** The Crawley matriarchs:
280*** Superego: The conservative and old-fashioned Dowager Countess.
281*** Id: Isobel the working-class do-gooder.
282*** Ego: Lady Cora, the current mistress of Downton.
283
284* ''Series/{{Enlisted}}'':
285** The Hill brothers:
286*** Id: PFC Randy Hill, the wide-eyed, emotional and childish youngest brother.
287*** Superego: Cpl Derrick Hill, the sarcastic and bitter middle child.
288*** Ego: Sgt Pete Hill, the oldest and the leader of the platoon all three brothers are in, who's more cynical than Randy but not as jaded as Derrick.
289** The female soldiers:
290*** Id: PFC Cindy "Dark" Park, the cheerful GenkiGirl with a hidden temper and violent streak.
291*** Superego: Sgt Jill "Lone Wolf" Perez, the straight-laced professional soldier.
292*** Ego: Pvt Tanisha Robinson, the grounded, "normal" one.
293
294* ''Series/FatherTed''
295** Id: Father Jack -- obnoxious JerkAss who only cares about drinking and chasing women
296** Ego: Father Ted himself -- Self-centered and money-hungry but also frequently shows signs of being a classic JerkWithaHeartofGold
297** Superego: Father Dougal, despite being the resident {{Ditz}}, makes the most effort at being a good person if not a good priest
298
299%%* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' (Landing party)
300%%** Ego: Captain Mal Reynolds
301%%** Superego: Zoe Washburns
302%%** Id: Jayne Cobb
303
304* ''Series/FoylesWar''
305** Id: Sam -- impetuous, frank, frequently concerned with food
306** Superego: Milner -- rational, frequently rigid and often plays "bad cop"
307** Ego: Foyle -- tolerant, compassionate, leader
308
309* ''Series/{{Friends}}''-- a guy and a girl each:
310** Id: Joey and Phoebe
311** Ego: Chandler and Rachel
312** Superego: Monica and Ross
313
314* ''Series/{{Fringe}}''
315** Id: Walter -- Slightly insane, obsessed with food
316** Ego: Olivia -- Mediates between father and son, compassionate
317** Superego: Peter -- Is different, has his own ideas
318
319* ''Series/FullHouse'':
320** The adults:
321*** Id: Joey and Jesse
322*** Superego: Danny
323*** Ego: Becky
324** The three girls:
325*** Superego: DJ
326*** Ego: Stephanie
327*** Id: Michelle
328
329* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
330** The Baratheon brothers: True to the CrapsackWorld, the brothers resent each other and cannot cooperate rather than working together as an effective PowerTrio.
331*** Id: Robert -- The hot-blooded and impulsive warrior.
332*** Ego: Renly -- The affable and easygoing politician.
333*** Superego: Stannis -- A skilled strategist but not at all a people person.
334** Renly, Loras, and Margaery:
335*** Id: Loras -- Provides emotional support to Renly's ego.
336*** Ego: Renly -- Aforementioned affable and easygoing politician.
337*** Superego: Margaery -- Provides the coldly logical and strategic advice such as the necessity of an heir.
338** Tyrion, Grey Worm, and Missandei: They form this dynamic when they have to work together to rule over Meereen in Daenerys' absence.
339*** Superego: Grey Worm -- A stoic and strict military commander of the Unsullied.
340*** Ego: Missandei -- A CunningLinguist who can go from serious-minded to relaxed depending on who she's around.
341*** Id: Tyrion -- A lot snarkier and emotive than either of them will ever be, and after working with them for a while he decides that he wants them to relax and have a glass of wine for once.
342** House Baratheon of King's Landing:
343*** Id: Joffrey, an AxCrazy ruler who does everything that he wants, mostly ForTheEvulz.
344*** Ego: Myrcella, the most grounded of the siblings.
345*** Superego: Tommen, a genuinely good person who wants to rule justly, but a very WeakWilled PuppetKing.
346
347%%* ''Series/GilligansIsland''
348%%** Id: Skipper
349%%** Ego: Gilligan
350%%** Superego: Professor
351
352* ''Series/TheGoldbergs''
353** Superego: Adam -- Nerdy youngest sibling obsessed with his fandoms.
354** Id: Barry -- The dumb, idiot middle child with a loud mouth and louder ego.
355** Ego: Erica -- Eldest daughter who prefers not to get involved with the other two.
356** The main adults as well:
357*** Id: Beverly -- A safety-obsessed, mollycoddling mother.
358*** Superego: Murray -- The grumpy, strict dad who hammers in the rules.
359*** Ego: Albert "Pops" Solomon -- Well-meaning grandpa who offers advice even if it's often misinterpretated.
360
361
362* ''Series/GoodGirlsRevolt''
363** Id: Patti -- pursuing her cause with much energy but relatively little planning.
364** Ego: Cindy -- in the middle, trying to keep the team together and sometimes hesitant (at least in the beginning) but ultimately willing to do what it takes.
365** Superego: Jane -- initially trying to play by the rules, once she joins the others she immediately calls out their lack of research.
366
367%%* ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero''
368%%** Ego: Ralph
369%%** Superego: Bill
370%%** Id: Pam
371
372* ''Series/TheGruenTransfer''
373** Id: Todd -- Advertising must appeal to feelings
374** Superego: Russel -- You must present cold facts to convince.
375** Ego: Will -- Comedic balancing of the two with snarky remarks.
376
377* ''Series/H2OJustAddWater''
378** Seasons 1 and 2:
379*** Id: Rikki -- Crass, insensitive, quickest to suggest using powers for amusement.
380*** Superego: Emma -- Responsible, refined, always has a plan for anything.
381*** Ego: Cleo -- Middle of the road, always bridging the gap between the above pair.
382** Season 3:
383*** Superego: Rikki -- Runs her cafe, maintains that their secret is more important than what they want.
384*** Id: Bella -- Easily swayed by her crush on Will, lets her heart get her into trouble.
385*** Ego: Cleo -- …still middle of the road trying to keep the other two on speaking terms.
386
387* ''Series/HaltAndCatchFire'':
388** Id: Cameron Howe -- The idealistic and free-spirited programmer
389** Superego: Gordon Clark -- The realist and logical thinking engineer
390** Ego: Joe [=MacMillian=] -- The ambitious and charismatic salesman
391
392* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'':
393** The main police officers form a Power Trio whose lineup changes often:
394*** Id: The village bobby (Rowan, Bradley, Crane, Walker, Mason): Courageous, heroic, known to go against protocol.
395*** Ego: PC Bellamy (later Wetherby): Friendly, less disciplined than Superego, but doesnât break rules.
396*** Superego: The sergeant (Blaketon, Craddock, Nokes, Merton, Miller): Their boss who enforces police rules.
397** A few seasons in, a second Power Trio formed for the subplots, this one being of the ComicTrio variety:
398*** Id: Claude Greengrass (later Vernon Scripps, Peggy Armstrong) -- Always making get-rich-quick schemes.
399*** Ego: David Stockwell -- Warm-hearted, has good morals, but naive enough to follow Id.
400*** Superego: Bernie Scripps -- Ego's wise old mentor who sees flaws in Id's schemes.
401
402%%* ''Series/HermansHead'' (in this case quite literally)
403%%** Id: Animal
404%%** Ego: Angel
405%%** Superego: Genius
406
407* ''Series/HoratioHornblower'', Series 2 (Episodes "Mutiny" and "Retribution")
408** Ego: Horatio -- well-intentioned, heroic, hesitant to mutiny.
409** Id: Archie -- quicker to speak/act, instinctive, emotionally driven.
410** Superego: Bush -- calm, rational, observant but not impulsive.
411
412* ''Series/{{House}}'':
413** Id: Wilson -- The one who feels a need to "fix" the vulnerable women he meets
414** Ego: Cuddy -- Ever-conscious of the the Rules and Regulations hospital administrator who can stand up to house and understand Wilson
415** Superego: House -- The hyper-rational and scientifically-minded one who is an emotionally stunted and impatient DrJerk
416** Id: Cameron -- Emotionally oriented, empathetic, often butts heads with Foreman
417** Ego: Chase -- Laid-back, balances logical thinking and emotions/spirituality
418** Superego: Foreman -- Rational, cerebral (hey, he's not a neurologist for nothing), less emotionally expressive
419
420* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''
421** Id: Barney -- MagnificentBastard of the boys.
422** Superego: Marshall -- The sensitive giant.
423** Ego: Ted -- Right between the two.
424
425* ''Series/HumanTarget''
426** Ego: Chance -- Problem-solver, balance between experience & instinct
427** Superego: Winston -- The organizer, former cop, link to Law & Order (no, not [[Franchise/LawAndOrder that one]])
428** Id: Guerrero -- Unencumbered by morality, says whatever pops into his head, kills without provocation or concern
429*** The actors have proposed another formulation: Chance is the recovering addict, Winston is his sponsor, and Guerrero is his dealer.
430
431* ''Series/ICarly''
432** Ego: Carly is the caring one
433** Superego: Freddy is the technical producer
434** Id: Sam in is it for herself
435
436* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
437** ''Series/KamenRider555''
438*** Ego: Takumi
439*** Superego: Masato
440*** Id: Shuji
441** ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki''
442*** Ego: Hibiki
443*** Superego: Ibuki
444*** Id: Todoroki
445** ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'' (The Arms Monsters):
446*** Id: Jiro
447*** Ego: Ramon
448*** Superego: Riki
449** ''Series/KamenRiderDecade''
450*** Superego: Tsukasa
451*** Id: Yuusuke
452*** Ego: Natsumi
453** ''Series/KamenRiderDouble''
454*** Ego: Shotaro
455*** Superego: Philip
456*** Id: Akiko
457** ''Series/KamenRiderDrive''
458*** Ego: Shinnosuke
459*** Id: Go
460*** Superego: Chase
461** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO''
462*** Id: Geiz
463*** Ego: Sougo
464*** Superego: Woz
465** ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne''
466*** Superego: Aruto
467*** Id: Isamu
468*** Ego: Yua
469** ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'': Touma Kamiyama's team midway through.
470*** Id: [[GenkiGirl Mei Sudo]]
471*** Ego: Touma
472*** Superego: [[FishOutOfTemporalWater Yuri]]
473
474* ''Series/{{Laredo}}'' (The first season, the three main rangers)
475** Id: Reese Bennett
476** Ego: Joe Riley
477** Superego: Chad Cooper
478
479* ''Series/{{Last Of The Summer Wine}}''
480** Id: Compo
481** Ego: Blamire/Foggy/Seymour/Truly
482** Superego: Clegg
483
484* ''Series/LawAndOrder'':
485** Id: Jack [=McCoy=] -- Brash, passionate, rule-bending firebrand.
486** Ego: Claire/Serena/[[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute all of them]] -- Calmer, less experienced, less cynical lawyer; occasionally TheWatson.
487** Superego: Schiff/Branch -- The Boss, serving as the voice of reason from behind a desk.
488
489* ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'':
490** Id: Miranda -- the fiery and impulsive risk-taker who is drawn to popularity and material gain
491** Ego: Lizzie -- the balanced and compassionate negotiator who often looks for the middle ground
492** Superego: Gordo -- the critical and reserved voice of reason who espouses high moral principles
493
494* ''Series/{{Lost}}'':
495** Id: Locke -- A reckless, impulsive, and emotionally frustrated man who often relies on blind faith in the Island and his belief that he is "special", and is willing to endanger other people's lives with little hesitation.
496** Ego: Jack -- A medical professional who tries to act as a strong rational leader but can fall victim to his own insecurities and subsequently let his emotions take over.
497** Superego: Sayid -- A calm, intelligent, and resourceful ex-soldier whose first reaction to a problem is to figure out a logical solution to solve it.
498
499* ''Series/LostInSpace''
500** Id: Dr. Smith -- selfish, emotional, always searching for his own pleasures, esentially the Freudian description of what the Id is.
501** Ego: Will -- compassionate even toward Dr. Smith, yet smart enough to distrust him and many of the enemies they encounter.
502** Superego: The Robot -- cold, logical, often the voice of reason, he worries for the crew's well being more than anything else, including himself.
503
504
505* ''Series/MadanSenkiRyukendo''
506** Id: Kenji/Ryukendo -- naive and innocent, charges into battle.
507** Superego: Fudou/Ryugunou -- calculates all his strategies.
508** Ego: Koichi/Ryujinou -- acts on motivation, but thinks things through.
509
510* ''Series/MaddigansQuest''
511** Superego: Timon -- logical, thinks of long-term consequences before acting, tends to hold back from fights [[spoiler:unless he's turning into a mini Nennog, in which case all bets are off]].
512** Id: Boomer -- unimaginative, acts almost entirely on instinct.
513** Ego: Garland -- plans ahead but can be swayed by her emotions, keeps the peace between the other two.
514
515* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure''
516** Nixie and Mimmi (Id), Sirena (Ego) and Lyla and Ondina (Superego).
517
518* ''Series/TheMandalorian''
519** Ego: Mando aka Din Djarin -- Quiet, focused, and adaptable, who reluctantly becomes [[TheHero The Hero]] overtime.
520** Id: The Child [[spoiler: aka Grogu]] -- Quirky, cute, and constantly curious. [[SeriesMascot Poster Child]] of the series, who is quite mischievous.
521** Superego: Moff Gideon -- The manipulative, scheming villain. Who always seems to find a way, to [[TheChessmaster worm himself out]] a bad situation.
522
523* ''Series/{{MASH}}'' (Seasons 1-3)
524** Hawkeye/Trapper: (Id/Superego), Frank/Houlihan: (Superego/Id), and Henry (Ego).
525** (Seasons 4-5)
526*** Hawkeye/B.J. (Id/Superego), Frank/Houlihan (Superego/Id), and Potter (Ego).
527** (Seasons 6-11)
528*** Hawkeye/B.J. (Id), Potter (Superego), and Houlihan/Winchester (Ego).
529
530* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'':
531** Arthur, Merlin, Guinevere:
532*** Id: Arthur -- Arrogant, aggressive, impulsive, is driven by his emotions, usually puts the individual before the bigger picture.
533*** Superego: Merlin -- Calm, secretive, has made at least one SadisticChoice in which he sacrificed a dear friend in order to save a greater number of people.
534*** Ego: Guinevere -- TheHeart, motherly, adored by both men as a LoveInterest/[[LikeBrotherAndSister Sister Figure]].
535*** Isn't it more likely that Merlin is the Ego mediating between the magical power respresented by the wise Gaius (Superego) and the human world of the impulsive Arthur (Id)? (With the caveat that, I think, needs to be applied liberally here: if it ACTUALLY IS a freudian power trio...)
536** Arthur, Merlin, Gwaine:
537*** Superego: Arthur -- Stoic, serious, courageous
538*** Ego: Merlin -- Balance, neutral, the mediator between Arthur and Gwaine
539*** Id: Gwaine -- Fun-loving, rebellious, daredevil
540
541%%* ''Series/TheMiddle'':
542%%** The parents:
543%%*** Superego: Mike
544%%*** Id + Ego: Frankie
545%%** Their kids:
546%%*** Id: Axl
547%%*** Ego: Sue
548%%*** Superego: Brick
549
550* ''Series/{{Misfits}}'':
551** Rudy's [[LiteralSplitPersonality split personalities]]:
552*** Ego: Rudy One, [[JerkassWoobie The "real" Rudy]] -- the front Rudy puts on to hide his vulnerability
553*** Superego: Rudy Two -- Calm, sensible, honest, acts as Rudy's conscience
554*** Id: Rudy Three -- Angry, obsessed with killing
555
556* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'':
557** Superego: Kermit -- The OnlySaneMan.
558** Id: Gonzo -- Daredevil, thrill-seeking, girl-crazy.
559** Ego: Fozzie -- Alternately sensible and comical.
560
561* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' actually has two:
562** Joel or Mike and the robot pals:
563*** Id: Crow T. Robot -- Silly, child-like, often the butt of jokes and prone to spontaneously making costumes and believing himself to be characters from the movies they watch.
564*** Superego: Tom Servo -- A commanding presence, often makes the most erudite and literary riffs, frequently manages to put one over on Crow. Once scored higher than an omniscient being on an IQ test.
565*** Ego: Joel/Mike -- Acts like a father/big brother to the robots, generally mediates between them, and often gets the better of both.
566** In the Sci-Fi seasons, the Mads:
567*** Id: Professor Bobo -- A Gorilla from a world where apes evolved from men. Can lift about ten times his own body weight, obsessed with bananas, parasitic insects and flinging his own filth.
568*** Superego: "Brain Guy" -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. A SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who carries around his brain in a pan with the body he claims he doesn't have.
569*** Ego: Pearl Forrester: Relentlessly browbeats and overpowers them, playing off their stupidity for her own purposes.
570
571* ''Series/TheNanny'':
572** The three main adults:
573*** Id: Fran Fine: Sexy, unconventional.
574*** Superego: Maxwell Sheffield: Reserved, sensible.
575*** Ego: Niles -- ShipperOnDeck between Fran and Maxwell.
576** The Sheffield children:
577*** Ego: Maggie
578*** Id: Brighton
579*** Superego: Gracie
580** The Broadway adults:
581*** Ego: Maxwell -- Sensible mediator
582*** Superego: C.C. Babcock -- Emotionally stunted RichBitch
583*** Id: Niles -- ServileSnarker always trying to put down C.C. ([[PayEvilUntoEvil not that she doesn't deserve it]])
584** The Fine women:
585*** Ego: Fran -- Mediator between the others
586*** Id: Sylvia -- Voracious, short-tempered BigEater
587*** Superego: Grandma Yetta -- Senile CloudCuckoolander
588** The men in the Sheffield household:
589*** Superego: Maxwell
590*** Id: Brighton
591*** Ego: Niles
592** The women in the Sheffield household:
593*** Ego: Fran
594*** Id: Maggie
595*** Superego: Gracie
596
597* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'':
598** Ego, with a touch of Superego: Ned -- Reasonable and logical for the most part, but will more than occasionally go mad trying to reach his goals.
599** Superego, with a touch of Ego: Moze -- Intelligent and friendly. Usually has a logical and effective solution to the others' problems, but can be incredibly unreasonable when it comes to her own.
600** Id: Cookie -- [[TheSmartGuy Knows technology]], but is totally socially inept. Immedeatly uses the most complicated and ineffective way of solving problems.
601
602* ''Series/TheOfficeUS''
603** Three of the main male characters of the series:
604*** Id: Michael -- Childish and impulsive
605*** Superego: Dwight -- Moralistic (after a fashion) and scheming
606*** Ego: Jim -- Sensible and balanced; caring yet rational; drives the office forward
607** Also in the Michael Scott Paper Company trio:
608*** Id: Ryan -- Power-hungry and the youngest one
609*** Superego: Pam -- WomenAreWiser
610*** Ego: Michael -- TheLeader who is eccentric but mediated during a time the two above
611** The three longest main characters in a TwoGuysAndAGirl version:
612*** Id: Jim -- love making pranks especially to Dwight
613*** Superego: Dwight -- call out usually Jim to do dumb things
614*** Ego: Pam -- the relaxing presence between the two others and contributes to reconcile them when it's necessary
615
616* ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'':
617** Ego: Charles (tries to rein in Oliver's more reckless habits while also pulling Mabel out of her shell)
618** Superego: Mabel (measured, composed and is the most aware of social niceties compared to the other two)
619** Id: Oliver (the most passionate, flamboyant and implusive in the group)
620
621%%* ''Series/OrphanBlack'':
622%%** Id: Sarah
623%%** Ego: Cosima
624%%** Superego: Alison
625
626* ''Series/ParkerLewisCantLose'':
627** Ego: Parker--the leader
628** Superego: Jerry--smart
629** Id: Mikey--cool
630
631* ''Series/PeakyBlinders'': The Shelby brothers:
632** Id: Arthur -- very emotional and hot-headed.
633** Ego: Tommy -- TheStoic, who plans everything.
634** Superego: John -- The middle ground, who treats both his brothers better than either treats the other.
635
636* ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''
637** Superego, later Id: Conner -- TheHero, soccer jock, reluctant red
638** Id, later Superego: Ethan -- TheSmartGuy, geek with capital G
639** Ego: Kira -- ActionGirl, punk-lite musician, Ego who favors whoever isn't being an idiot
640
641* ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm''
642** Superego: Shane -- TheHero, the serious one
643** Ego: Tori -- TheHeart, the responsible one
644** Id: Dustin -- TheBigGuy, the fun one
645
646* ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars''
647** Superego: Spence
648** Ego: Emily and Aria
649** Id: Hanna
650*** Alison varies between Superego and Id.
651
652* ''Series/PushingDaisies''
653** Emerson: Id. Says whatever's on his mind. Appears more concerned about money than morality; seems willing to flex morals when it benefits him. Likes eating and drinking.
654** Chuck: Superego. By far the best-read of the trio. Concerned about what's right, fixing things, finding solutions. (Considerable overlap with ego -- she's very compassionate, a quality which the other two often lack, and is much better at relating to people than either abrasive Emerson or aloof Ned.)
655** Ned: Ego. Mediates between the two. Takes input from both; but, since the power is his, the final decisions tend to be also. (Considerable overlap with superego -- he often overthinks things, and can be distant.)
656
657* ''Series/RedDwarf'':
658** Id: Cat (Self-centred and vain)
659** Ego: Lister (Good-natured slob)
660** Superego: Rimmer (A stickler for rules)
661
662* ''Series/{{Rome}}'':
663** The Second Triiumvirate is a good example of the dysfunctional form of this relationship, with the Superego and Id in constant conflict and the Ego unable to balance them out
664*** Superego: Octavian, the ascetic, logical, possibly sociopathic [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]]
665*** Id: Mark Anthony, the violent, hard drinking, impulsive creature of the flesh
666*** Ego: Lepidus, the weak willed moderate traditionalist that the other two ignore and dismiss
667** Octavian's inner circle is an example of a dominant Superego
668*** Superego: Octavian
669*** Id: [[TheHedonist Maecenas]]
670*** Ego: [[TokenGoodTeammate Agrippa]]
671
672* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'':
673** Id: Hilda -- The childish, easy-going, outgoing, fun-loving aunt.
674** Superego: Zelda -- Scientist and college professor, the rational and level-headed aunt and often the voice of reason when Hilda or Sabrina uses magic irresponsibly.
675** Ego: Sabrina -- She has traits of both aunts: responsible and book smart but also bubbly, perky, regularly casting spells that land her in troubles.
676** Seasons 5-7:
677*** Superego: Roxie -- Cynical, anti-social, TheSnarkKnight
678*** Ego: Sabrina -- The mediator
679*** Id: Morgan -- Shallow, ditzy, LovableAlphaBitch
680
681* ''Series/SantaClaritaDiet'':
682** Joel Hammond -- The Superego. Desperate to keep his family as normal as it was before his wife become a zombie while being uncomfortable with their newfound dark situation and freaking out as it continuously becomes more and more impossible.
683** Sheila Hammond -- The Ego. Now with newfound and strong needs and a HorrorHunger, Sheila tries to mediate her desire for human flesh with her desire of living a normal life with her family.
684** Abby Hamond -- The Id. Eager to satisfy her ThrillSeeker tendencies, looking for entertainment above all else and sometimes even inconsiderate of how these desires affect the ones round her.
685
686* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'':
687** Id: Elliot -- over-emotional
688** Ego: JD -- balanced
689** Superego: Turk -- most rational
690*** I thought Elliot would be Superego for being so neurotic and Turk the Id for being the most impulsive?
691
692%%* ''Series/TheSecretCircle''
693%%** Ego: Cassie
694%%** Superego: Diana
695%%** Id: Faye
696
697* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
698** Ego: Sherlock -- Genius and self-identified 'high functioning sociopath'. Insists he runs entirely on logic, but this is very obviously not the case. Most of his character development is about learning how to balance his terrifying, amoral intellect with what he knows to be good and right, and he tends to find that what is 'good' is somewhere between 'logical' and 'nice'.
699** Id: John -- Smart and well-educated, but no genius. Tends to rely mostly on common-sense, gut instinct and his own innate knowledge of what the nice thing to do would be. Tends to butt heads with Sherlock over this -- his natural kindness gets on Sherlock's nerves, but often reveals things Sherlock would otherwise have completely missed, and serves as a good influence on Sherlock's character.
700** Superego: Mycroft -- A genius so brilliant that, by his standards, Sherlock is 'thick'. While he comes across as sinister due to being TheStoic, he is nonetheless a force for good, albeit the kind of good that has no room for human emotions or behaviour. He tends to mock his brother for doing such unacceptable things as making friends with people and feeling sexual impulses towards Irene, and constantly urges his brother to use his logical gifts over his stunted feelings.
701
702* ''Series/SilentWitness'':
703** Superego: Dr Harry Cunningham -- logical and scientific, generally uncomfortable dealing with emotional family members, and the least likely to be affected emotionally by the case of the week.
704** Id: Dr Nikki Alexander -- empathic and emotional, the best candidate for comforting bereaved families, and the team member most likely to become emotionally involved in a case.
705** Ego: Professor Leo Dalton -- The team leader, and thus the one who mediates between the two extremes and finds the midpoint when neither approach is being helpful.
706
707* ''Series/{{Skins}}'':
708** Id: Cook
709** Ego: J.J. (occasionally Superego)
710** Superego: Freddie (occasionally Ego).
711** They also have this with Mini's initial gang in Generation 3:
712*** Id: Liv
713*** Ego: Mini
714*** Superego: Grace
715
716* ''Series/StargateAtlantis''
717** Ego: John Sheppard
718** Superego: Elizabeth Weir
719** Id: Rodney [=McKay=]
720
721* ''Series/StargateSG1''
722** Id: Vala
723** Ego: Mitchell
724** Superego: Daniel
725
726* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise:
727** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
728*** Ego: [[TheKirk Kirk]] -- Leader. Funnily enough, the PopculturalOsmosis version of Kirk (which focuses on his BoldlyComing and ItsAllAboutMe tendencies) is the Id instead. Parody expies of Kirk, such as in Film/GalaxyQuest or {{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}, also tend to be the Id.
729*** Superego: [[TheSpock Spock]] -- Reason
730*** Id: [[TheMcCoy McCoy]] -- Emotion
731*** According to [[Creator/WilliamShatner Shatner's]] book ''Get A Life'', he met a woman who had multiple personalities, including the three above. Her psychologist said they performed the exact functions listed above.
732** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
733*** Id: Worf (and before him Tasha Yar) always wanted to attack; sometimes Riker got involved in matters he shouldn't have (usually romantic/groinal in nature) and dragged the crew in after him.
734*** Superego: Data, usually. (Sometimes it was Laforge saying why something wouldn't work, but he usually {{TechnoBabble}}d himself into a solution involving the Deflector Dish or [[ReversePolarity polarity reversal]].)
735*** Ego: Picard.
736** The three main Malcorians from the ''Next Generation'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E15FirstContact First Contact]]" (not to be confused with the film ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''):
737*** Superego: Mirasta Yale
738*** Ego: Chancellor Durken
739*** Id: Minister Krola
740** ''Enterprise'' command trio:
741*** Ego: Picard
742*** Id: Riker
743*** Superego: Data
744*** In the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E5LoudAsAWhisper Loud as a Whisper]]", Riva the diplomat's psychic chorus are a literal Freudian Trio, representing parts of Riva's mind.
745---->'''Superego Interpreter:''' I am the scholar. I represent the intellect, and speak in matters of judgement, philosophy, logic. Also, I am the dreamer, the part that longs to see beauty beyond the truth, which is the first duty of art. I am the poet who...
746---->'''Id Interpreter:''' Artists, they tend to ramble, neglect the moment. I am passion, the libido, I am the anarchy of lust, the romantic, and the lover. I am also the warrior, the perfect line which never wavers.
747---->'''Ego Interpreter:''' I am that which binds all the others together. I am harmony, wisdom, balance.
748*** In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E19FrameOfMind Frame of Mind]]", when Riker is undergoing a psychiatric procedure in the mental institution, a hologram of Worf represents his id, Troi represents his superego, and Picard his ego.
749*** In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E3Brothers Brothers]]", Creator/BrentSpiner gets to play one ''[[ActingForTwo all by himself]]'', when Dr. Noonian Soong (Ego) summons both Data (Superego) and Lore (Id).
750** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'':
751*** Superego: Odo, Dax (both Jadzia and Ezri)
752*** Id: Kira Nerys, Julian Bashir
753*** Ego: Benjamin Sisko, Miles O'Brien
754*** Multiple combinations arise throughout the series, but the most typical combinations are Odo/Kira/Sisko and Dax/Bashir/O'Brien.
755*** The three Klingon ''Dahar'' Masters from the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E19BloodOath Blood Oath]]":
756*** Superego: Koloth
757*** Id: Kor
758*** Ego: Kang
759*** The three originated as antagonists in ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Original Series]]'' with Kor reappearing later in ''Deep Space Nine''. They had this dynamic in this episode.
760*** The three main races of the Dominion:
761*** Id: The Jem'Hadar, who are bred solely for combat.
762*** Ego: The Vorta, who are superficially charming but also manipulative and deceitful.
763*** Superego: The Founders, who consider themselves above the affairs of "Solids" and seek to control everything.
764** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'':
765*** Command trio:
766*** Superego: Tuvok
767*** Id: Chakotay
768*** Ego: Kathryn Janeway
769*** Junior trio:
770*** Superego: Harry Kim
771*** Id: B'Elanna Torres
772*** Ego: Tom Paris
773*** Exotic trio:
774*** Superego: Doctor (Seasons 1-3), Seven of Nine (Seasons 4-7)
775*** Id: Neelix
776*** Ego: Kes (Seasons 1-3), Doctor (Seasons 3-7)
777*** Female leads:
778*** Superego: Janeway (seasons 1-3), Seven of Nine (seasons 4-7)
779*** Ego: Kes (seasons 1-3), Janeway (seasons 4-7)
780*** Id: Torres
781** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'':
782*** Command trio:
783*** Ego: Archer (sometimes Id)
784*** Superego: T'Pol
785*** Id: Tucker (sometimes Ego)
786*** Enterprise: Major Federation Founding species
787*** Ego: Humans
788*** Id: Andorians
789*** Superego: Vulcans
790** Species in ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
791*** Ego: Humans -- Well-balanced, diplomatic, [[PlanetOfHats hatless]], [[HumansAreSpecial special]]
792*** Superego: Vulcans and/or Borg -- Logical, orderly, scientific
793*** Id: Romulans, Klingons and or Andorians -- emotional, [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy militaristic]], [[TheBigGuy brawny]]
794** The ''Enterprise'' captains:
795*** Ego: Kirk
796*** Superego: Picard
797*** Id: Archer
798** The 24th century captains:
799*** Ego: Janeway
800*** Superego: Picard
801*** Id: Sisko
802
803* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
804** Seasons 1-3:
805*** Id: Dean Winchester -- TheLeader, BadassNormal, BigBrotherMentor or TheMentor (for Sam), HotBlooded, BoisterousBruiser, LargeHam, GreenEyedMonster, LoveableRogue, TheCharmer, HandsomeLech, [[ReallyGetsAround promiscuous]], [[TheCasanova ladies' man]], StreetSmart, BookDumb, [[MrFixIt mechanically-minded]], [[BigEater gluttonous]], DeadpanSnarker, passionate, hot-headed, extroverted, loud, smart-aleck, rough, rather [[PluckyComicRelief goofy]].
806*** Superego: Sam Winchester -- TheSmartGuy, TechnoWizard, BadassBookworm, GeniusBruiser, GuileHero, book-smart, [[SuperIntelligence intelligent]], [[HonorBeforeReason logical]], intellectual, [[TheEmpath empathetic]], [[MoralityChain moral]], proud, [[NiceGuy polite]], [[ShrinkingViolet introverted]], [[TheHeart sensitive, compassionate]], [[{{Dandere}} shy]], [[SugarAndIcePersonality reserved]], and [[TheQuietOne quieter]] than Dean (overlaps with Ego due to conflict between hunting and normal).
807*** Ego: Bobby Singer -- TheMentor, TheObiWan, TeamDad, PapaWolf, OnlySaneMan, MrExposition, experienced, [[CoolOldGuy mature]], responsible, practical, balanced, much calmer than Sam and Dean, balances [[StreetSmart street smarts]] and [[BadassBookworm book-smarts]], and can get the boys to stop quibbling long enough to figure out a plan of action.
808** Seasons 4-6:
809*** Id: Sam Winchester -- HotBlooded, SociopathicHero, TheDeterminator, [[HairTriggerTemper easily angered]], TheCorruptible (to Lucifer, Azazel, Lilith, Ruby, demon blood and demons overall), AmbiguouslyEvil, ArrogantKungFuGuy, ManipulativeBastard, WellIntentionedExtremist, KnightTemplar, [[TheDarkSide dark or evil tendencies]], [[TheBerserker rash]], [[DrunkWithPower power-hungry]], [[RevengeBeforeReason vengeful]], obsessive, [[HotBlooded hot-headed]], [[{{Pride}} proud]], [[LeeroyJenkins impulsive]], [[FunctionalAddict addictive]], [[BloodKnight hell-bent on killing demons and supernatural beings]] (overlaps with Ego in Season 5 due to being TheAtoner and overlaps with Superego in Season 6 due to being soulless).
810*** Ego: Dean Winchester -- TheLeader, TheFace, TheHeart, TheConscience, MoralityChain (for Sam and Castiel), ReasonableAuthorityFigure, OnlySaneMan, responsible, confused, conflicted, mediator, peacemaker, well-intentioned, [[TheAtoner penitent]], trying to reach a balance.
811*** Superego: Castiel -- TheStoic, KnightTemplar, TheQuietOne, SugarAndIcePersonality, aloof, logical, unemotional, obedient, objective (though doubt makes him overlap with the Ego eventually).
812** Seasons 8-10:
813*** Id: Dean Winchester -- HotBlooded, BloodKnight, TheBerserker, HairTriggerTemper, AxCrazy, PsychoKnifeNut, CuteAndPsycho, TheCorruptible (for Crowley, the MOC, and Amara), KnightTemplarBigBrother (to extreme levels towards Sam), CrazyJealousGuy (for Sam), {{Yandere}} tendencies (towards Sam), SociopathicHero, SociopathicSoldier, [[UnstoppableRage angry, aggressive]], forceful, [[TheDeterminator determined]], impulsive, rash, hell bent on killing, [[AmbiguouslyEvil dark or morally corrupt tendencies]], [[InsaneEqualsViolent violent tendencies]]
814*** Ego: Sam Winchester -- TheHeart; AllLovingHero; ThePollyanna; MoralityPet, MoralityChain, LivingEmotionalCrutch and TheConscience (for MOC!Dean); diplomatic; balanced/trying to find a balance between a normal life and hunting; conflicted (about living or dying); calm; down-to-earth; inferiority-complex; peacemaker; mediator; empathetic; loving; supportive; philosophical; compassionate yet pragmatic; balances between emotions and logic, the most normal and human within the trio (overlaps with Superego)
815*** Superego: Castiel -- TheStoic, KnightTemplar, TheQuietOne, SugarAndIcePersonality, intellectual, aloof, obedient, level-headed, logical, practical, reasonable, goal-oriented, detached, reserved
816** Season 11-14:
817*** Id: Dean Winchester -- TheLeader, ActionHero, BloodKnight, TheCorruptible (for Amara), GeniusBruiser, dark tendencies, impulsive, morally grey (overlaps with Superego and Ego)
818*** Ego: Sam Winchester -- ThePollyanna, TheHeart, MoralityPet, LivingEmotionalCrutch and TheConscience (for Dean and Castiel), compassionate, understanding, mediator, peacemaker, supportive, balanced, balances between emotions and pragmatism
819*** Superego: Castiel -- TheStoic, KnightTemplar, DeadpanSnarker, OnlySaneMan, serious, practical, reserved, sensible (overlaps with Id and Ego)
820
821* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': Some series' have done this, usually of the ThreePlusTwo variety.
822** ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'' (The only team to compose of 3 members)
823*** Ego: Ryusuke/Takayuki/Vul Eagle, the leader
824*** Superego: Kin'ya/Vul Shark, the serious one
825*** Id: Asao/Vul Panther, a big eater
826** ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'' (pre-Black Bison and Green Sai)
827*** Ego: Yuusuke/Red Falcon, the leader
828*** Id: Jou/Yellow Lion, the hothead
829*** Superego: Megumi/Blue Dolphin, the smart girl
830** ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' (the three Saurer Machine owners)
831*** Id: Dan/Tricara Ranger -- Warrior of Courage, quick fighter, but slow thinker
832*** Ego: Geki/Tyranno Ranger -- Warrior of Justice, responsible leader
833*** Superego: Goushi/Mammoth Ranger -- Warrior of Wisdom, intellectual member who enjoys books and fine art
834** ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' (pre-Gouraigers)
835*** Id: Nanami/Hurricane Blue, the bubbly and cute one
836*** Ego: Yousuke/Hurricane Red, the determined hothead
837*** Superego: Kouta/Hurricane Yellow, the planner
838** ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'' (pre-Black)
839*** Id: Ryouga/Aba Red -- Bursting energy, the energetic enthusiast
840*** Superego: Yukito/Abare Blue -- Explode Seriously, the cold stoic
841*** Ego: Ranru/Abare Yellow -- Dashing with courage, the gutsy cutie
842** ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'' (pre-Violet)
843*** Id Jan/Geki Red -- Unbreakable Body, he is childlike and simple-minded (also the season's Franchise/{{Tarzan}} wannabe)
844*** Ego: Ran/Geki Yellow -- Honest Heart, the positive leader
845*** Superego: Retsu/Geki Blue -- Fantastic Technique, smart and selfish
846** ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' (pre-Green and Black)
847*** Id: Ssuke/Go-On Red -- Mach Full Force, the confident one
848*** Superego: Renn/Go-On Blue -- Just Correct, the smart one
849*** Ego: Saki/Go-On Yellow -- Smile Blooming, the positive one
850** ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' (pre-Beet and Stag)
851*** Superego: Hiromu/Red Buster
852*** Ego: Ryuji/Blue Buster
853*** Id: Yoko/Yellow Buster
854
855* ''Series/TedLasso'': Richmond's coaching staff as of the end of Season Two
856** Ego: Ted -- The kind, perpetually optimistic TeamDad and inspiring leader
857** Superego: Coach Beard -- Calm and collected, deeply knowledgable on a wide range of subjects and reads and [[SmartPeoplePlayChess plays chess]] in his free time
858** Id: Roy -- Veteran former player with a HairTriggerTemper and in touch with the mood of the locker room
859
860* ''Series/TeenWolf'':
861** In the beginning:
862*** Ego: Scott -- TheHeart, BigGood, TheLeader, empathetic, kind, selfless
863*** Superego: Stiles -- TheSmartGuy, intelligent, DeadpanSnarker, practical, logical
864*** Id: Derek -- HotBlooded, aggressive, impulsive, violent tendencies, brash, power hungry
865** Also the BlondeBrunetteRedhead trio of the [=McCall=] pack during Season 4 and 5:
866** Ego: Kira -- NiceGirl, the emotional one
867** Superego: Lydia -- TeenGenius, the smart one
868** Id: Malia -- animalistic ActionGirl, the aggressive one
869
870%%* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'':
871%%** Id: Sarah Connor
872%%** Ego: John Connor
873%%** Superego: Cameron
874
875* ''Tom Corbett, SpaceCadet'':
876** Id: Astro -- Naive, emotional, expressive, and impulsive GeniusBruiser with a [[HotBlooded short fuse]].
877** Superego: Roger Manning -- Sarcastic and cynical DeadpanSnarker, [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong the complainer]], and with a super ego to boot. Always the first to say that something won't work
878** Ego: Tom Corbett -- The rational and level-headed one, TheSmartGuy, TheHero, the StandardizedLeader
879
880* ''Series/TopGear'':
881** Superego: James May -- TheSmartGuy and often teasingly referred to as Captain Slow, because he does most things slowly and carefully, and often scolds the other hosts for being careless. Has a tendency towards GoshDangItToHeck and UnusualEuphemism. Also, he plays piano.
882** Id: Jeremy Clarkson -- A loud, brash SmugSnake. He's rude, likes explosions and luxury cars, is exceedingly vocal in his dislikes, and let's not get into his politics.
883** Ego: Richard Hammond -- A risk-taking adrenaline junkie prone to {{Cluster F Bomb}}s... also most likely the id. But he's somewhat nicer than Clarkson and less pushy, and also seems to have a bit more of a rapport with the other two than they have with each other, so he may narrowly qualify as the Ego.
884
885* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'':
886** Ego: Gwen -- TheEveryman, er, woman... not that anyone on this show cares.
887** Superego: Jack -- An immortal, level-headed SufficientlyAdvancedAlien.
888** Id: Owen -- When [[spoiler:TheCaptain can turn a stopwatch into a sex toy and]] you're the resident LovableSexManiac, what does that make you?
889*** Tosh and Ianto alternate between Ego & Superego throughout the series.
890
891* ''Series/TrailerParkBoys'':
892** Superego: Julian -- The level-headed and intelligent of the trio who serves as the brains of the boys' plans.
893** Id: Ricky -- Quick-tempered and foul mouthed, doing something that causes plans to go awry.
894** Ego: Bubbles -- The MoralityPet and often mediator to whatever conflicts Ricky and Julian have.
895
896* ''Series/TheTroop'':
897** Id: Jake Collins -- Gets thrust into the world of supernatural critter wrangling, and is an avid superhero buff.
898** Superego: Felix Garcia -- TheSmartGuy who is somewhat more level-headed, but still acts somewhat spaztastic as Jake does at times.
899** Ego: Hayley Steele -- Started out as the AlphaBitch and still acts as such, but her new responsibilties in saving the planet have made her more of the matriarch of the group as well.
900
901* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'':
902** Main Trio (''Elena, Stefan, and Damon'')
903*** Ego: Elena -- Stable, balanced, TheHeart
904*** Superego: Stefan -- Serious, stoic, reasonable
905*** Id: Damon -- Impulsive, dangerous, selfish
906** The Girls (''Elena, Bonnie, and Caroline''):
907*** Ego: Elena -- Stable, balanced, TheHeart
908*** Superego: Bonnie -- HypercompetentSidekick
909*** Id: Caroline -- Emotional, talkative, a bit shallow
910** The Originals (''Klaus, Rebekah, and Elijah'')
911*** Id: Klaus -- Reckless, impulsive, dangerous, selfish
912*** Ego: Rebekah -- Balance, sensitive, intuitive, TheHeart
913*** Superego: Elijah -- Logical, stoic, practical, reasonable
914
915* ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010'' uses this trope to great effect to highlight different characters.
916** Ego: Rick (Season 1, Season 2, & Season 4A), Deanna, Maggie, Michonne (Season 4 on)
917** Superego: Shane, Rick (Season 3, Season 4B-Present), Carol (from Season 3 on)
918** Id: Dale, Glenn, Hershel, Morgan, Daryl, Abe, Michonne (Season 3)
919
920* ''Series/Warehouse13'':
921** Superego: Myka
922** Ego: Artie
923** Id: Pete
924** And also:
925*** Ego: Leena
926*** Superego: Mrs. Fredrick
927*** Id: Claudia
928
929* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' (American edition): The three regular players
930** Id: Wayne Brady
931** Ego: Colin Mochrie
932** Superego: Ryan Stiles
933
934* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'':
935** Superego: Justin
936** Id: Alex
937** Ego: Max and Harper
938
939* ''Series/{{Workaholics}}''
940** Id: Adam
941** Ego: Blake
942** Superego: Anders
943** Although sometimes they might switch around depending on the situation
944

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