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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350: {{Four|TemperamentEnsemble}} {{Kid Detective}}s.]] |
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| 4 | A Gender-Equal Ensemble is an ensemble, team, band, family, or another group of main characters, consisting of at least four members, that has the exact same number of one gender as it does any other. This is normally done either for reasons of advancing gender equality, attempting to appeal equally to both male and female demographics, or for reasons of balance and symmetry. |
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| 6 | In a FamilyTropes, this will often take the form of having a father, a mother, a son, and a daughter, so that each standard role in a NuclearFamily has a representative. If the characters are not [[BrotherSisterTeam related to each other]], it can sometimes make it easier for each character to have a potential love interest. |
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| 8 | Compare TwoGuysAndAGirl, TwoGirlsAndAGuy, TwoGirlsToATeam (when combined with a FourTemperamentEnsemble), FourGirlEnsemble, and MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio (an androgynous character rounds out the gender ratio in an odd-numbered group). Contrast with TheSmurfettePrinciple, TheOneGuy, ChromosomeCasting, AffirmativeActionGirl, and ImprobablyFemaleCast. |
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| 10 | !!Examples |
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| 13 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 14 | * For the ''Advertising/OtterPops'', with the addition of the Tropical characters, the group has an equal five male and five female characters. The two scrapped characters also feature an even number, with one scrapped male and one scrapped female character. |
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| 17 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 18 | * ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' ''used'' to have this, with three girls and three boys in the first season. Since then, it's been hit by TheSmurfettePrinciple ''hard''. |
| 19 | * In ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'', the original Team Touden was this with three women (Falin, Marcille, and Namari) and three men (Laios, Shuro, and Chilchuck) before Falin is eaten by the Red Dragon in the first chapter and the party breaks up. |
| 20 | * ''Manga/FairyTail'' has that during the Grand Magic Festival with both Fairy Tail teams. Both teams together have (including reserve members) six guys and six girls, both having three guys and three girls each. |
| 21 | * [[http://i4.bebo.com/016/1/large/2007/06/01/19/802525565a4557272841b602595918l.jpg The main characters]] of Creator/TatsuyamaSayuri's manga series ''Manga/HappyHappyClover'' has two females (Clover and Mallow) and two males (Kale and Shallot) who are all Clover's friends. |
| 22 | * The Classics Club from ''Literature/{{Hyouka}}'' is composed of two boys (Houtarou Oreki and Satoshi Fukube) and two girls (Eru Chitanda and Mayaka Ibara), who serve as the main characters. Although they gain a girl [[SixthRanger fifth member]] in their second year, she doesn't stay in the group for very long and eventually quits the club, bringing them back down to their original four members. |
| 23 | * ''Manga/InuYasha'': Kagome the high schoolgirl, Inuyasha the male half-{{Youkai}} dog guy, Shippo the [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] boy, Miroku the perverted Buddhist priest, Sango the fighter/exorcist/priestess and her she-{{Nekomata}} Kirara. |
| 24 | * During the first term in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', the student council had two boys and two girls (there were two others, [[TheGhost but neither of them were ever seen and their genders are unknown]]). The gender ratio would be skewed in favor of women after Shirogane's reelection when he appointed Miko to be the auditing officer. |
| 25 | * ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}'' has an almost gender-equal character design for the two families Sumimura and Yukimura. On the Sumimuras' side, there are Yoshimura, his grandfather Shigemori, his mother Sumiko, his older brother Masamori, his younger brother Toshimori, his HouseHusband father Shuuji, his he-ghost dog Madarao, and his he-{{Nekomata}} Shimano. On the Yukimuras' side, there are Tokine, her grandmother Tokiko, her father Tokio, her {{Housewife}} mother Shizue, her he-ghost dog Hakubi, and her she-nekomata Mikeno (''mike'' as in ''mikeneko'' "calico cat", and calico cats are almost always female, not to mention she has [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics prominent eyelashes]]). |
| 26 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' has a primary cast of seven men (Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, Wu Fei Chang, Milliardo Peacecraft/Zechs Marquise, and Treize Khushrenada), and seven women (Relena Darlian/Peacecraft, Hilde Schbeiker, Catherine Bloom, Dorothy Catalonia, Sally Po, Lucrezia Noin, and Lady Une). |
| 27 | * ''Anime/PokemonHorizonsTheSeries'': The Rising Volt Tacklers, with the addition of protagonists Liko and Roy to their ranks, have four guys (Friede, Murdock, Ludlow, and Roy) and four girls (Liko, Orla, Mollie, and Dot). |
| 28 | * For most of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'''s history, the anime had an uneven cast favoring boys (Ash himself, one or two male companions plus [[TheSmurfettePrinciple one female companion]]). This changed starting with ''X and Y'': |
| 29 | ** For the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY X and Y]]'' saga, there were two boys (Ash and Clemont) and two girls (Serena and Bonnie) as the traveling group in the Kalos region. |
| 30 | ** In ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]'', Ash's class is evenly split between three boys (Ash, Kiawe, and Sophocles) and three girls (Lana, Mallow, and Lillie). |
| 31 | * ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' has two guys (Fakir and Mytho) and two girls (Duck/Tutu and Rue/Kraehe). Bonus points for having one boy and one girl each as the protagonists/antagonists [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor at any given time]]. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Ranma (male), Akane (female), Shampoo (female), Mousse (male), Ryouga (male), Ukyou (female). |
| 33 | * Of the eight main characters of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', four are female (Utena Tenjou, Anthy Himemiya, Juri Arisugawa, and Nanami Kiryuu) and four are male (Akio Ohtori, Touga Kiryuu, Kyouichi Saionji, and Miki Kaoru). |
| 34 | * The main cast of ''Manga/SandChronicles'' comprises two girls (protagonist Ann and her best friend Shiika) and two boys (love interest Daigo and Shiika's brother Fuji). |
| 35 | * In the ''Manga/{{Splatoon}}'' manga, each team consists of two girls and two boys. |
| 36 | * ''Manga/TsukiNiKakuretaTaiyo'' has its four main characters, with two boys, Soleil and Eto, and two girls, Lune and Nuage. |
| 37 | * The four main heroes in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' are two guys, Vash and Wolfwood, and two girls, Milly and Meryl. [[spoiler:Wolfwood is replaced with Livio later on in the manga]]. |
| 38 | * The main casts of ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' are two boys[[note]]Kousei and Watari[[/note]] and two girls.[[note]]Kaori and Tsubaki[[/note]] Even if you add {{The Rival}}s of main character,[[note]]Takeshi and Emi[[/note]] this trope still applies. |
| 39 | * The party of main characters in ''Manga/Zom100BucketListOfTheDead'' consists of Akira and Kencho, two guys, and Shizuka and Beatrix, two girls. Akira and Kencho are both ecstatic to be traveling with two pretty girls while Shizuka rolls her eyes at their antics. Beatrix is also happy to experience Japan with them, even if it's not in the manner she imagined it would be in. |
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| 42 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 43 | * ''Animation/FruityRobo'': The Fruity Agents comprises 3 male and 3 female in total, and they respectively [[spoiler:become a couple]]. |
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| 45 | |
| 46 | [[folder:Board Games]] |
| 47 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' - Three men (Green, Mustard, and Plum) and three women (White, Peacock, and Scarlet). |
| 48 | * The mages in ''TabletopGame/ResArcana'' - five men (Scholar, Duelist, Healer, Alchemist, Artificer) and five women (Witch, Necromancer, Seer, Transmuter, Druid). The {{Expansion Pack}}s add two more mages of each gender: ''Lux et Tenebrae'' adds the Bard and the Diviner (male), and the Beastmaster and the Demonologist (female). ''Perlae Imperii'' adds the Infuser and the Seafarer (male) and the Illusionist and the Dragon Tamer (female). Moreover, the ''Alternative Mage Packs'' feature {{Gender Flip|ped}} sets of mages, which are also balanced. |
| 49 | [[/folder]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 52 | * ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': The main cast consists of Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica, with Reggie as the occasional fifth member. |
| 53 | * ''ComicBook/TheBeano'': In the modern issues, there is the Blam Fam, who all consist of (if you don't count Gnasher or Paul the Potato) [[ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace|UK}} Dennis]] (boy), JJ (girl), Rubi (girl), and Pieface (boy). |
| 54 | * ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': The initial team roster in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComicsRebirth'' has three males (Batman, ComicBook/RedRobin, Clayface) and three females (ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}, Spoiler, Orphan). |
| 55 | * ''ComicBook/TheDefenders'': For a long time during the [[The70s 1970s]], the (core) Defenders consisted of Nighthawk, the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], the Valkyrie, and ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}. |
| 56 | * ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'': in Grant Morrison's arc, we have an [[AccidentalPun odd]] variation of this trope; the core of the group is formed by Cliff Steele, Crazy Jane and Rebis, a hermaphrodite derived by the [[FusionDance fusion]] of the pilot Larry Trainor, the scientist Eleanor Poole and the mysterious [[EnergyBeing Negative Spirit]]. |
| 57 | * ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': The Fantastic Four during the time after the first [[ComicBook/SecretWars1984 Secret War]] when the Thing stayed behind on Battleworld: Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch, the Invisible Woman, and the ComicBook/SheHulk. |
| 58 | ** In the Manga/MarvelMangaverse, the Human Torch is female making the team fit this trope. |
| 59 | * ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'': Two boys (Jimmy Five and Smudge) and two girls (Monica and Maggy). |
| 60 | * ''ComicBook/PowerPack'': The main team consists of four siblings, two male (Alex/Gee and Jack/Mass-Master) and two female (Julie/Lightspeed and Katie/Energizer). They've had two male {{Sixth Ranger}}s ([[ComicBook/FantasticFour Franklin Richards]] and [[TokenNonHuman Kofi Whitemane]]), but both were only temporary additions. |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': After the team expanded from seven to eight and before the departure of two members, the ''ComicBook/NewTeenTitans'' had four males ([[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Robin]], [[ComicBook/WallyWest Kid Flash]], [[ComicBook/BeastBoy Changeling]], and ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}) and four females (ComicBook/WonderGirl, ComicBook/{{Raven}}, ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, and Terra). |
| 62 | * ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': The Endless includes three male (Dream, Destruction, Destiny), three female (Death, Delirium, Despair), and Desire, who has never been satisfied with one of anything. |
| 63 | * ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': The series started with a gender unequal cast due to the source material, but has been introducing original male and female major characters with alternating appearances and remaining more or less equal. As of the end of its fifth year, with the exception of the villainous Surge and Kit, all female characters have been heroes, and all male characters have been villains. These characters are: |
| 64 | ** Female: Tangle the Lemur, Jewel the Beetle, Whisper the Wolf, Belle the Tinkerer (robot lion), Lanolin the Sheep, and Surge the Tenrec |
| 65 | ** Male: Doctor Starline (platypus), Rough and Tumble the Skunk Brothers, Mimic the Octopus, Clutch the Opossom, and Kit the Fennec. |
| 66 | * ''ComicBook/XMen'': |
| 67 | ** In the [[The80s 1980s]], quite a few of the X-Men and spin-off teams written by Creator/ChrisClaremont were either this or, if the team had an odd number of members, would have a slight female majority. Examples would e. g. be the X-Men team shortly after ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}}' wedding (ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}}, [[ComicBook/KittyPryde Shadowcat]], ComicBook/{{Rogue}} and Rachel Summers, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Colossus}} and ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}, supplemented by either guest-star Cyclops or ComicBook/ProfessorX). Around the same time the ComicBook/NewMutants consisted of four girls (Dani Moonstar, Wolfsbane, ComicBook/{{Magik}} and Magma), three boys (Cannonball, ComicBook/{{Sunspot}}, and Cypher) and an [[StarfishAlien asexually reproducing alien]] generally referred to in the masculine (Warlock); the team was jointly led by Dani Moonstar and Cannonball. |
| 68 | ** ''ComicBook/GenerationX'' in their original set-up: three boys (Synch, Skin, Chamber), three girls (Jubilee, M, Husk), and one teacher of either gender (ComicBook/EmmaFrost, Sean Cassidy). |
| 69 | * ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol. 1]]: By the end of the series, Diana's American friend, coworker, and support group consisted of Diana, Etta, and Lauren Haley and Steve, Darnell, and Howard Huckaby. |
| 70 | * ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'': By the fourth issue, was a team of three boys (ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}}, ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} & ComicBook/{{Impulse}}) and three girls (ComicBook/WonderGirl, Secret & Arrowette), though while this dynamic changed over time with the addition of new members and others retiring from heroics. |
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| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 74 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}}'' started with two girls (Mafalda and Susanita) and two boys (Felipe and Manolito), and ended with three each ([[SixthRanger adding]] Libertad and Miguelito). |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 78 | * ''Blog/BetterBonesAU'': The [[TrueCompanions forget-me-nots]] include three female members (Bluestar, Lizardstripe and Ashfoot) and three male members (Oakheart, Deadfoot, and Barley Sr.) |
| 79 | * ''Fanfic/BetweenMinds'', a ''VideoGame/HalfLife''/''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' fanfic, seems to be going toward a main group of two girls (Alyx and Sam) and two guys (Barney and Marcus). The next chapter is stated to have Gordon and Chell, who will likely be another balanced group. |
| 80 | * ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'': Teams RNJR and JSMN are both comprised of two men (Ragna and Jaune Arc for RNJR, Jin Kisaragi and Kagura Mutsuki for JSMN) and two women (Ruby Rose and Noel Vermillion for RNJR, Mai Natsume and Ciel Soliel for JSMN). |
| 81 | * ''Fanfic/ChristianWestonChandlerInSurvivorKujiraJima'' zigzags this. There are ten players of each gender, but only one of the three tribes is split evenly due to [[spoiler:two women not being assigned to one at the start of the game.]] |
| 82 | * ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', the Red Lotus Quarto has two females (Chloe and Amelia) and two males (Atticus and Lexi) with the latter two also denizens. In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainVoyageOfWisteria'', with Chloe and Atticus gone, it stays the same with Hazel and Goh replacing them. |
| 83 | * The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fic ''Fanfic/TotalDramaAvengeanceOldLosersVsNewLosers'' invokes this with the starting cast, which consists of eleven males and eleven females. The main reason [[DepravedKidsShowHost Chris]] chose Beth and Bridgette to compete despite [[FarmGirl Beth]] being a former finalist and [[GranolaGirl Bridgette]] competing in the first three seasons despite only making it to the top ten once was to have an equal cast. |
| 84 | * ''Fanfic/TruePotential'' focuses on Team 3, which is made up of two guys (Naruto and Shikamaru) and two girls (Hinata and their sensei Anko). |
| 85 | ** After the TimeSkip, there's Team 9, which is also made up of two girls (Hanabi and Katsumi) and two guys (Kanji and their sensei [[spoiler:Naruto]]). |
| 86 | * ''A Typical Pokemon Journey'' features four Pokémon trainers by the name of Ned, Chris, Jake, and Lucy. [[TomboyishName And yes, Chris is female.]] |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 90 | * ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'' has the gang of misfits, consisting of three males (Arlo, Tony and Marcellus), and three females (Bertie, Furlecia and Alia). |
| 91 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' has two males (Mr. Incredible and Dash) and two females (Elastigirl and Violet). Technically, Jack-Jack unbalances this but he's not in most of the movie so it counts. If you include non-primary characters you have: Jack-Jack, Frozone, and Syndrome as well as Edna, Mirage, and Kari. |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' has six main characters that exist in Riley's mind -- Joy, Sadness, and Disgust are female, while Fear, Anger, and Bing Bong are male. |
| 93 | * ''Animation/TheSeventhBrother'', there are three brother rabbits (Tasli/Theo/J.C., Málé/Maxie/Marty, and Pufi/Püffer/Cody) and three sister rabbits (Karotta/Joanna, Okoska/Julchen/Rebecca, and Musz-Musz/Coco/Mimi). |
| 94 | * In ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', the group of main heroes consists of a girl (Vanellope), a woman (Sgt. Calhoun), and two men (Ralph and Felix). The group is split through much of the movie, resulting in two dynamics developing: Ralph and Vanellope form a non-biological brother-and-sister relationship and Felix and Calhoun fall in love. |
| 95 | [[/folder]] |
| 96 | |
| 97 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 98 | * ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'': Three boys (Rob, Jason, and Hud) and three girls (Beth, Lily, and Marlena). |
| 99 | * ''{{Film/Clue}}'': Four men (Wadsworth and blackmailed men Colonel Mustard, Mr. Green, and Professor Plum) and four women (Yvette and blackmailed women Miss Scarlet, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Peacock). |
| 100 | * In Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Film/{{Descendants}}'', the main four Villain Kids (nicknamed the Core Four) consist of two girls (Mal, daughter of [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], and Evie, daughter of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Evil Queen]]) and two boys (Jay, son of [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]], and Carlos, son of [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]]). |
| 101 | * ''Film/{{Eternals}}'': The team of ten Eternals consists of five women (Ajak, Sersi, Sprite, Thena, and Makkari) and five men (Ikaris, Gilgamesh, Druig, Phastos, and Kingo). |
| 102 | * The core group in ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' consists of two men, Newt and Jacob, and two women, Tina and Queenie. |
| 103 | * ''Film/LiberalArts'' has six primary characters consisting of three males (Jesse Fisher, Prof. Peter Hoberg, and Dean) and three females (Zibby, Prof. Judith Fairfield, and Ana), plus two {{recurring character}}s of each gender (the male Nat and the female Vanessa). |
| 104 | * ''Film/NobodySleepsInTheWoodsTonight'': The group consists of three boys (Julek, Daniel, and Bartek) and three girls (Zosia, Aniela, and Ms. Iza). |
| 105 | * In ''Film/SantaHunters'', there is Alex and his younger sister Elizabeth along with their cousins Zoey and her brother Richard. |
| 106 | * ''Film/TerrorBirds'': Three boys (Justin, Brett, and Trent) and three girls (Maddy, Taylor, Paige). |
| 107 | * ''Film/YourFriendsAndNeighbors'': Three men (Jerry, Barry, and Cary) and three women (Terri, Cheri, and Mary). There are effectively [[MinimalistCast no other characters]]. |
| 108 | * ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'': Two men (Columbus and Tallahassee), a woman (Wichita), and a young girl (Little Rock). |
| 109 | [[/folder]] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 112 | * Creator/EnidBlyton - Her works often consist of a gender-balanced group of children, sometimes supplemented by a pet. |
| 113 | ** ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' - Not counting the dog, the titular ensemble consists of two boys (Julian and Dick) and two girls (Georgina and Anne) |
| 114 | ** ''The Adventure Series'' - Two boys (Phillip and Jack) and two girls (Dinah and Lucy-Ann) |
| 115 | ** ''The Secret Series'' - Two boys (Jack and Mike) and two girls (Peggy and Nora) |
| 116 | ** ''The Far Away Tree'' - The second book has two boys and two girls. |
| 117 | ** ''The Adventurous Four''- Two boys (Tom and Andy) and twin sisters (Jill and Mary) |
| 118 | ** ''Six Cousin Series'' - Three boys (Jack, Cyril, and Roderick) and three girls (Jane, Susan, and Melisande) |
| 119 | * ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'': For the longest time, The Bear family consisted of Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Brother Bear, and Sister Bear. This balance was undone with the introduction of Honey Bear in 2000. |
| 120 | * Can't forget the mystery-solving siblings from ''Literature/TheBoxcarChildren''. There's Violet and Jessie, and then there's Henry and Benny. |
| 121 | * ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': All of the books feature this with their main child protagonists except ''Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'' (which has TwoGuysAndAGirl). |
| 122 | ** ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' has two boys (Peter and Edmund) and two girls (Susan and Lucy) |
| 123 | ** ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'' has the same two boys and two girls, although that one also has Caspian as the protagonist of the B plot, so it blurs the line. (Played straight if you consider "children from England" a separate category.) |
| 124 | ** ''Literature/TheSilverChair'' and ''Literature/TheLastBattle'' have one boy and one girl from England, though they're accompanied by various Narnians (human and otherwise) on their missions. |
| 125 | ** ''Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy'' has one male human and one female human and one male horse and one female horse. |
| 126 | ** All told, there is an equal number of male and female Friends of Narnia, though by ''Literature/TheLastBattle'' Susan's status is in question. |
| 127 | * The first few of Jim Butcher's ''Literature/CodexAlera'' books have a gender-equal number of point-of-view characters. They start with Amara and Isana (female) and Tavi and Fidelias (male). The balance is preserved in the third book when Fidelias disappears and is replaced by Ehren but is ultimately upset in the fourth book when Fidelias returns. |
| 128 | * ''Literature/DeadCity'': The main team consists of two boys (Grayson and Alex) and two girls (Molly and Natalie). |
| 129 | * Also from Jim Butcher, the ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' book ''Literature/{{Changes}}'' has the initial group that goes off StormingTheCastle at the climax: four men (Harry, Thomas, Sanya, Martin), four women (Murphy, Molly, Susan, Lea), and a dog (Mouse). |
| 130 | * Societally enforced for families in ''Literature/TheGiver'', since feelings are suppressed and spouses and children assigned by the community leaders. All married couples are one male, one female, and each family is assigned one boy and one girl child (not at the same time, so there will be times for each family when they skew one way or the other, but it ultimately balances out this way). |
| 131 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 132 | ** Although most of the series stars the central trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, we do get a temporary Gender Equal Ensemble when they're joined by Ginny, Luna, and Neville for the climax of ''Order of the Phoenix''. |
| 133 | ** Also the founders of Hogwarts consisted of two wizards (Gryffindor and Slytherin) and two witches (Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff) whilst the modern-day heads of houses are Professors [=McGonagall=] and Sprout (female) and Snape and Flitwick (male). |
| 134 | ** Every year at Hogwarts, four boys and four girls become prefects, a boy and girl from each house. In Harry's year, the prefects are Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ernie Macmillan, and Anthony Goldstein (male), and Hermione Granger, Pansy Parkinson, Hannah Abbott, and Padma Patil (female). |
| 135 | * ''Literature/TheHomeworkMachine'': The "D-Squad" (named such since their surnames all start with D) consist of Brenton Damagatchi and Sam "Snik" Dawkins (male) and Judy Douglas and Kelsey Donnelly (female). |
| 136 | * ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. Each Games starts out with twelve male and twelve female tributes, with the exception of the Fiftieth Games which featured twenty-four males and twenty-four females. Due to the nature of the Games, the gender ratio often shifts as players are eliminated. For example, while the final eight in the Seventy-fourth Games fit this trope, their counterparts from the Seventy-fifth Games consist of five males and three females, though two of the males in the latter are killed shortly after, leaving a gender-equal group of six to be rescued from the arena. |
| 137 | ** This trope is also in play for the main characters while they are being prepared for the Games. Katniss and Peeta share a male mentor, Haymitch, and a female escort, Effie, and Katniss has a male stylist, Cinna, while Peeta has a female stylist, Portia. |
| 138 | * The eight travelers on the peach in ''Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'': James, the Grasshopper, the Centipede, and the Earthworm (male), and the Spider, the Ladybug, the Glowworm, and the Silkworm (female). |
| 139 | * ''Literature/MaxAndTheMidknights'': The titular Midknights are made up of Max, Millie (girls), Simon, and Kevyn (boys). |
| 140 | * The ''Literature/MediochreQSethSeries'', if you only count the main four: [[TheHero Mediochre]] and [[TheLancer Joseph]] are male, [[TheBigGuy Dhampinella]] and Charlotte are female. If you include fringe members of the group who join them occasionally on adventures, it ''still'' sort of works in the first book, because you can interpret [[SixthRanger Danny]] as being balanced out by [[TeamPet Desra]], the female mouse. Otherwise, it tends to fall apart quickly once you start including [[TheTeamBenefactor Rowan]], [[TheMentor Melz]] or [[BigGood Queen MAB]]. |
| 141 | * ''Literature/MonsterOfTheMonthClub'': The twelve monsters, when brought together. The six from odd-numbered months are all male and the six from even-numbered months are all female. |
| 142 | * The titular group in ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'' consists of two boys (Reynie and Sticky) and two girls (Kate and Constance). Even their adult friends count--Rhonda and Number Two, Mr. Benedict and Milligan. |
| 143 | * ''Literature/TheNightGarden'': The main kids the book focuses on are Franny, Winifred, Wilfred, and Zebediah. |
| 144 | * ''Literature/PrideWars'': Leo's quadron has two males (Leo and Stick), and two females (Zoya and Anjali). |
| 145 | * ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': [[TrueCompanions The Sword Roses]] consist of three boys, Oliver, Pete,[[note]]technically a SexShifter, but has a masculine gender identity[[/note]] and Guy, and three girls, Nanao, Michela, and Katie. |
| 146 | * ''Literature/TheRomanMysteries'' - The [[FourTemperamentEnsemble four]] [[KidDetective Kid Detectives]] that make up the main characters include two girls (Flavia and Nubia) and two boys (Jonathan and Lupus). |
| 147 | * The main characters in ''Literature/{{Seekers}}'' consist of two males (Toklo and Ujurak) and two females (Kallik and Lusa). |
| 148 | * Count Olaf's team of henchpeople in ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' consists of two men, two women, [[ExaggeratedTrope and one person of indeterminate gender]]. |
| 149 | * ''Literature/SoThisIsEverAfter'': Aerk's party has three men (himself, Matt, Rion) and three women (Bethany, Sionna, Lila) as members. |
| 150 | * ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': The ten Heralds of the Almighty, divine warriors sent to lead humanity against the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Voidbringers]], are split evenly at five male and five female. |
| 151 | * In ''Literature/ThebeAndTheAngryRedEye'', the seven-member crew of [[CoolStarship Hildebrand One]] comes close, being comprised of four males (Captain Hawthorne, Thomas, Carl, Jenare) and three females (Mallory, Dr. Slawvitz, Tout). |
| 152 | * ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles'': At the end of the third book, a group of eight defends the starshade from the [[BigCreepyCrawlies cutters]]. It consists of four males (Gregor, Hamnet, Ripred, Temp) and four females (Luxa, Frill, Nike, Lapblood). |
| 153 | * ''Literature/{{Underworlds}}'': The main cast of [[KidHero kid heroes]] consist of two boys (Owen and Jon) and two girls (Dana and Sydney). |
| 154 | * ''Literature/VoicesInThePark'' has six characters and an even gender split; three male characters (Charles, the man, and Albert), and three female characters (Smudge, the woman, and Victoria). |
| 155 | * ''Literature/WarriorCats'': |
| 156 | ** The second story arc has three she-cats (Squirrelpaw, Tawnypelt, and Feathertail) traveling with three toms (Brambleclaw, Crowpaw, and Stormfur). |
| 157 | ** The fourth story arc put two toms (Lionblaze and Jayfeather) and two she-cats (Dovewing and Ivypool) at the forefront of the fight against the Dark Forest. Additionally, virtually all of the chapters are from the point of view of one of these four. The first book of this arc is about several cats setting out on a journey to retrieve the lake's water. The cats chosen for this are four females (Dovepaw, Whitetail, Sedgewhisker, and Petalfur) and four males (Lionblaze, Tigerheart, Toadfoot, and Rippletail). |
| 158 | ** Supplementary material and the fifth arc reveal that the very first Clan leaders (excluding the forgotten [=SkyClan=]) were two females (Shadow and Wind) and two males (Thunder and River). |
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| 161 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 162 | * ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'': TheTeam is initially composed of the male Phil Coulson, Grant Ward, and Leo Fitz, and the female [[OnlyOneName Skye]]/Daisy Johnson, Melinda May, and Jemma Simmons. It's also distributed so that there is at least one male and one female for both brains (Fitz, Johnson, and Simmons) and brawn (Coulson, Ward, and May). While the team gains and loses members from there, it still mostly manages to stick to this. |
| 163 | * ''Series/ANTFarm'': The show has three girls (Chyna, Olive, and Lexi) and three boys (Fletcher, Cameron, and Angus). Subverted in that Cameron and Angus were never in the main cast at the same time. |
| 164 | * ''Series/AustinAndAlly'': Dez and Austin match with Trish and Ally. |
| 165 | * ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' usually has two boys and two girls per episode amongst the kid cast, although Baby Bop has always been [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the sole female dinosaur]]. |
| 166 | ** Its predecessor, Barney and the Backyard Gang, also has three boys (Michael, Derek (Jason in the first three videos) and Adam (Jeffrey in the Campfire Sing Along video)) and three girls (Amy, Tina, and Luci). |
| 167 | * ''Series/BellaAndTheBulldogs'' in its first season had Bella, Sophie, and Pepper on the girls' side and Troy, Sawyer, and Newt on the boys' side. This is thrown off-kilter in the second season when Ace joins the main cast. |
| 168 | * ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'': The titular family has two males (Jed and Jethro) and two females (Granny and Elly). Additional regular characters include two males (Milburn and Sonny Drysdale) and two females (Margaret Drysdale and Jane Hathaway). |
| 169 | * ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'': The first four seasons have eight main characters, four males (Brandon, Steve, Dylan, and David) and four females (Brenda, Kelly, Andrea, and Donna). |
| 170 | * ''Series/TheBigGarage'': The main characters of this show are four taxi cabs, and this group consists of two males (London and Yorkie) and two females (Zigzag and Mimi). |
| 171 | * ''Series/{{Bizaardvark}}'' does so with its third season, with Frankie, Paige, and Amelia for the girls, and Bernie, Zane, and Rodney for the boys. |
| 172 | * ''{{Series/Bonekickers}}'': The team has two men (Ben, Dolly) and two women (Magwilde, Vic). |
| 173 | * ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': Not counting the housekeeper, the titular family consists of one father with three boys and one mother with three daughters. |
| 174 | * ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' becomes this in its last series, having a main cast consisting of 4 females (Carole, Julie, Linda and Helen) and 4 males (the titular Gordon Brittas, Tim, Gavin, and Colin). Beforehand though, the show was a {{Downplayed}} example of this, having a slightly dominant female cast of 5 girls and 4 boys. |
| 175 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] due to all the cast changes. Played straight during season 2 and the beginning of season 5 (up until [[PutOnABus Riley left]], at which point the show returned to being predominantly female). Season 4 can also count; while only Buffy and Willow were listed in the main credits, the other four starring roles being male, Anya and Tara [[FakeGuestStar appeared in so many episodes and were so closely tied to the core cast of Scoobies]] that counting them balances things out. For a while in season 9, after [[spoiler:Giles' death]], it was the core three plus Spike, Andrew, and Dawn. |
| 176 | * For ''Series/{{Bunkd}}'', [[ZigZaggingTrope it changed depending on the season]] when looking at Grizzly (boys') and Woodchuck (girls') cabins. |
| 177 | ** First season had Xander, Ravi, and Jorge compared to Lou, Emma, Zuri, and Tiffany. |
| 178 | ** Second season added Griff to the boys, though he was only a recurring character. |
| 179 | ** Third season had Ravi, Matteo, and Finn compared to Lou, Emma, Zuri, and Destiny. |
| 180 | ** Fourth season had Noah, Matteo, and Finn compared to Ava, Destiny, and Gwen with Lou taking over the owner's cabin. |
| 181 | * The main cast members of the first three seasons of ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' consisted of four men (the titular protagonist, Ryan, Esposito, and Captain Montgomery) and four women (Beckett, Lanie, Alexis, and Martha). |
| 182 | * ''Series/{{Coupling}}'': Three boys (Steve, Patrick, and Jeff) and three girls (Sally, Susan, and Jane). This was enough to get it described constantly as the TransatlanticEquivalent of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', though that's a gross oversimplification. |
| 183 | * ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Comes close to until season 12, when for the first time, there are four guys and four girls in the main cast. |
| 184 | * ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Excluding the detectives, the [[LabRat Lab Rats]] and TheCoroner, the main [=CSIs=] team are initially made up of three guys (Gil Grissom, Warrick Brown, and Nick Stokes) and two girls (Catherine Willows and Sara Silder). Later, former LabRat Greg Sanders got promoted to join the team, the scale skewed to the male side. However, Warrick died, Grissom left the team and got replaced by Ray Langston who didn't stay very long and got replaced by D.B. Russell, and then Catherine got a job offer at the FBI and got replaced by Russell's former co-worker Julie "Finn" Finlay. Then, Conrad Ecklie's daughter, Morgan, joins the team which makes it more gender-equal with three guys (D.B., Nick, and Greg) and three girls (Sara, Finn, and Morgan). |
| 185 | * ''Series/DawsonsCreek'': Played straight throughout the show. The first season has only two boys (Dawson and Pacey) and two girls (Joey and Jen). In season 2 the Mcphee siblings (a boy and a girl) also join the main cast. Andie, the female Mcphee, left the series midway through the fourth season, but she was more or less replaced by Audrey in season 5 and 6. |
| 186 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': When there are four people in the TARDIS (something that's usually avoided because of how hard it is for the writers to find something for all those characters to ''do'') the numbers tend to fall out like this: |
| 187 | ** First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan |
| 188 | ** First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki |
| 189 | ** Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa, and Adric |
| 190 | ** (Briefly) Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa, and Turlough |
| 191 | ** Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory, and River |
| 192 | ** Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Yasmin, and Ryan. |
| 193 | * ''Series/DogWithABlog'': Avery, Chloe, and Ellen on the female side, and Tyler, Bennett, and Stan on the male side. |
| 194 | * ''Series/ForThePeople'': Jill, Sandra, Allison, Kate, and Tina for women; Roger, Leonard, Seth, Jay, and Judge Byrne for the men. Though it is played with in that the defense side has only one male regular (Jay) and the prosecution side has only one female regular (Kate). |
| 195 | * ''Series/TheFreshBeatBand'''s Marina, Kiki, Twist, and Shout. |
| 196 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'': Three men (Ross, Chandler, and Joey) and three women (Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe). Two-thirds of the group pair off into couples by the end of the series. |
| 197 | * ''Series/GameShakers'' does so with the child cast, with Babe and Kenzie balancing out with Triple G and Hudson, although it's subverted when Double G is counted and even more off-balanced if his assistants Bunny and Ruthless are as well. |
| 198 | * ''Series/{{Ghostwriter}}'': Unless you count Ghostwriter himself (male), there are four founding members of the Ghostwriter Team, two girls and two boys. For the majority of the series, it's three girls and three boys. Casey's addition late in the series upsets the balance, but she's not always with the team. |
| 199 | * ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'' was this in season 1 by a technicality. Riley, Maya, and Topanga are balanced by Lucas, Cory, and Auggie, since Farkle was not ''officially'' part of the main cast in season 1, even though he was never really considered anything less than a lead. This is played more straight with the four main ''teen'' characters (Riley/Maya vs. Lucas/Farkle). |
| 200 | * ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Though the group's composition is constantly in flux (often as a plot point), the titular Glee club spends most of its time in an even 6/6 split between the boys and girls for season 1 and hovers around that number for most of season 2 as well. |
| 201 | * ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'': Prior to the introduction of Toby midway through the show's third season, the Duncan family consisted of three males (Bob, PJ, and Gabe) and three females (Amy, Teddy, and Charlie). |
| 202 | * ''Series/TheGoodPlace'''s main cast consists of three guys (Michael, Chidi, and Jason) and three girls (Eleanor, Tahani, and Janet). However, Michael and Janet aren't human - Michael is a celestial architect inhabiting the constructed form of a male human, and Janet is a celestial database who presents as female but reminds people consistently that her nature and gender can't be accurately described by terms like "robot" and "girl". |
| 203 | * ''Series/TheHauntedHathaways'': The human Hathaways (Taylor, Frankie, and Michelle) are all female and the ghost Prestons (Miles, Louie, and Ray) are all male. |
| 204 | * ''Series/HappyEndings'': Three boys (Dave, Max, Brad), three girls (Jane, Alex, Penny). |
| 205 | * ''Series/HenryDanger'', like ''Game Shakers'' does so with its child cast, with Henry and Jasper complementing Charlotte and Piper, but it is subverted when the adults, Ray and Schwoz, are counted. |
| 206 | * ''Series/HeroesReborn'': after the [[Series/{{Heroes}} previous series]] has the main cast ''mostly'' consisting of men all four seasons, this miniseries has the main cast consisting of five men (Noah Bennet, Tommy Clark, Luke Collins, Quentin Frady, and Carlos Gutierrez) and five women (Joanne Collins, Emily Duval, Malina Bennet, Erica Kravid, and Miko Otomo). |
| 207 | * ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': Throughout its first eight seasons has had three men (Ted, Marshall, and Barney), and only two women (Robin and Lily). However, as of the ninth and final season, it becomes gender-equal when Creator/CristinMilioti joins the main cast as the [[spoiler: ''[[TheReveal finally revealed mother]]'']]. |
| 208 | * ''Series/{{iCarly}}'': Sam and Carly are the women, Spencer and Freddie are the men, thrown off-balance when Gibby joins the main cast. |
| 209 | * In ''Series/TheInBESTigators'', the eponymous team is made up of two boys (Ezra and Kyle) and two girls (Maudie and Ava). |
| 210 | * ''Series/{{Jessie}}'' consists of three girls (Jessie, Emma, and Zuri) and three guys (Ravi, Luke, and Bertram). |
| 211 | * ''Series/JohnsonAndFriends'': From Season 3 onwards, the main cast consists of three boys (Johnson, Diesel, and Alfred) and three girls ([=McDuff=], Squeaky, and Victoria). |
| 212 | * ''Series/KnightSquad'': |
| 213 | ** The Phoenix Squad consists of Ciara, Prudence, Warwick, and Arc. |
| 214 | ** The Kracken Squad also has two males (extras) and two females - Sage and Prudence. |
| 215 | * ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'': In Season 2, Cara joins the group. She is the second woman, with Kahlan. On the male side, there is Richard and Zedd. Even when Richard is temporarily away, they add another man who is the new Seeker. |
| 216 | * ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' started out with a predominately male cast (only two of the original nine Legends were women), but by Seasons 4 and 5, the main cast had become evenly split between genders ... most of the time. Occasionally the gender balance would get thrown off, one way or the other, as [[RevolvingDoorCasting new characters were added and old characters left]]. |
| 217 | * ''Series/LivAndMaddie'' has the two title characters and Karen on the female side, and Joey, Parker, and Pete on the male side. Subverted in the final season when Pete is replaced by Ruby. |
| 218 | * ''Series/MagicMountain'' consists of two males (Dragon and Lion) and two females (Panda and Tortoise): |
| 219 | * ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'': The four main characters are two boys (Arthur and Merlin) and two girls (Guinevere and Morgana). May not count for some considering the boys dominate most of the screentime, to the point where the girls are sometimes completely absent for certain episodes. |
| 220 | * ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'' initially consist of three males (Bambang, Alan, and Prima) and three females (Melani, Pipin, and Mami Bibir). It changes after the male Juna joins the main characters. |
| 221 | * The ''Series/MonsterWarriors'' consist of two boys (Luke and Antonio) and two girls (Tabby and Vanka). |
| 222 | * ''Series/MyMadFatDiary'': The pub gang has 3 girls and 3 boys. |
| 223 | * ''Series/TheNanny'': The Sheffield household has three males (Maxwell and Brighton Sheffield, Niles the butler) and three females (Fran Fine, Maggie, and Gracie Sheffield). |
| 224 | * [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-Zagged]] on ''Series/OddSquad'' due to characters swapping out between seasons: |
| 225 | ** Season 1 played the trope straight, with two boys (Otto and Oscar) and two girls (Olive and Oprah). |
| 226 | ** The first few episodes of Season 2 continued playing it straight, with Otto and Olive being replaced by Otis and Olympia. After Oscar was replaced with Oona, however, Otis became TheOneGuy. |
| 227 | ** Season 3 went back to playing it straight, with two girls (Opal and Orla) and two boys (Omar and Oswald). Albeit adding Oprah would tip the scale in favor of the girls. |
| 228 | * ''Series/OrphanBlack'' is an interesting example, as the main cast in Season 2 is made up of three women (Creator/TatianaMaslany, Creator/MariaDoyleKennedy, and Evelyne Brochu) and three men (Jordan Gavaris, Dylan Bruce, and Kevin Hanchard), but the actual show is predominantly female, as Tatiana Maslany plays five main characters. |
| 229 | * ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The six major characters are equally balanced by gender. Three girls: Constance (Connie) Brooks, Margaret Davis and Harriet Conklin. Three boys: Phillip Boynton, Osgood Conklin, and Walter Denton. |
| 230 | * Though there are seven rangers in ''Series/PowerRangersCosmicFury'' plus an HonoraryTrueCompanion, [[spoiler:they never all fight together. For much of the series, there are three girls (Amelia, Izzy, and Fern) and three guys (alternating between Javi, Aiyon, Zayto, Billy, and Olly).]] |
| 231 | * ''Series/ThePuzzlePlace'': Three girls (Julie, Kiki, and Jody) and three boys (Ben, Leon, and Skye). Even if you include [[FemaleFelineMaleMutt Sizzle and Nuzzle]] and [[TheUnintelligible the Piece Police]], it still counts. They did add a fourth boy (Kyle) near the end of the series, though. |
| 232 | * ''Series/ReservationDogs'': Following Daniel's death [[PosthumousCharacter a year prior to the events of the show]], the Rez Dogs friend group consists of two boys (Bear and Cheese) and two girls (Elora and Willie Jack). |
| 233 | * ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'': Up until the story "The Nightmare Man" at the beginning of series 4, the team consisted of two boys (Luke and Clyde), and two girls (Maria or Rani, and Sarah Jane). |
| 234 | * ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': Zack, Slater, and Screech complement Kelly, Jessie, and Lisa. The entire main cast is thrown off balance due to Max (in Season 1) & Mr. Belding but is balanced out in the last season with Tori. |
| 235 | * ''Series/{{Sense8}}'': The titular sensate cluster who are the main characters of the show: four women (Sun, Kala, Riley, and Nomi [[note]] who is trans [[/note]]), four men (Will, Wolfgang, Capheus, Lito). |
| 236 | * From 2014 onwards, the main cast of ''Series/SilentWitness'' consists of this: two women (Nikki and Clarissa) and two men (Thomas and Jack). Previous seasons utilized TwoGuysAndAGirl (Leo and Harry with Sam or Nikki); the first three seasons focused solely on a woman (Sam). |
| 237 | * ''Series/{{Skins}}'': |
| 238 | ** The third generation consists of four girls (Franky, Mini, Liv, and Grace) and four guys (Rich, Nick, Alo, and Matty) during season 5. It doesn't stick for season 6, though, in which Alex joins the main cast, but since Matty is absent for the whole season except the premiere and the finale it may count as well. |
| 239 | ** The first generation had more guys on the first season, but the inclusion of "Sketch" in the second evened the things into this trope: 5 guys (Tony, Sid, Chris, Anwar, and Maxxie) and 5 girls (Michelle, Cassie, Effy, Jal, and Sketch). The second generation, however, was predominantly-female, with 4 guys (Freddie, Thomas, Cook, and JJ) and 5 girls (Pandora, Effy, Katie, Emily, and Naomi). |
| 240 | * ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'': The show has three girls (Sonny, Tawni, and Zora) and three boys (Nico, Grady, and Chad). |
| 241 | * ''Series/StepByStep'': The Foster-Lambert blended family has the parents (Frank and Carol), three boys (J.T., Mark, and Brendan), and three girls (Dana, Karen, and Al). Downplayed because Frank's nephew Cody also joins the main cast in season 2 (though he doesn't live in their house but in his van). |
| 242 | * ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'': The main cast has three males (Zack, Cody, and Mr. Moseby) and three females (London, Maddie, and Carey). ''On Deck'' averted this, as there were only two girls (London and Bailey) and never less than three guys (Zack, Cody, and Moseby, plus Marcus in Season 2 and Woody if you count him as a lead). |
| 243 | * ''Series/{{Suits}}'': The show has a gender-equal ensemble. The 6 main characters are all equal gender-wise, Harvey Specter, Mike Ross, and Louis Litt for the boys, and Rachel Zane, Donna Paulsen, and Jessica Pearson for the girls. |
| 244 | * The main cast members of the first season of ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' consisted of three women (the titular protagonist, her CoolBigSis Alex, and her boss and mentor Cat Grant) and three men (James Olsen, Winn Schott, and J'onn Jonzz). |
| 245 | * ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' contestants consist of sixteen to twenty people with equal gender ratio. So far, there were only two instances of gender imbalance in the game's history. Both times due to contestants backing down for health reasons, and in both times the contestants were female. |
| 246 | * ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'': There are two boys (Tinky-Winky and Dipsy) and two girls (Laa-Laa and Po), along with a vacuum cleaner, Noo-Noo. |
| 247 | * ''Series/TheThundermans'' has three females (Phoebe, Nora, and Barb) and three males (Max, Billy, and Hank). This was thrown off balance when Chloe joined the main cast in Season 3, but is re-balanced when you count Dr. Colosso. Even beforehand Colosso was arguably balanced out by Cherry, but this no longer fits with Chloe. |
| 248 | * ''Series/{{Trapped|GameShow}}'' usually had three girls and three boys competing in each episode, but series 3, episode 10 averts this with four boys and two girls competing instead. |
| 249 | * ''Series/{{Victorious}}'': The main group consists of three girls (Tori, Jade, and Cat) and three boys (Andre, Beck, and Robbie), but it's ultimately thrown off when Trina is counted, though re-stabilized if Sinjin is counted. |
| 250 | * ''Series/WhiteCollar'': During season 3 the main cast consisted of three men (Neal, Peter, and Mozzie) and three women (Elizabeth, Diana, and Sara). However, the fourth season breaks this by having Clinton Jones [[PromotionToOpeningTitles join the main cast]] and have Sara DemotedToExtra. |
| 251 | * ''Series/WillAndGrace'': The main cast has two men (Will and Jack) and two women (Grace and Karen). |
| 252 | * ''Series/{{Willow}}'': The party that goes after Airk has three men and three women (Willow, Graydon, Boorman vs Kit, Jade, Dove). |
| 253 | * ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'': Alex, Harper, and Teresa for the females; Justin, Max, and Jerry for the males. |
| 254 | * ''Series/Zoey101'': Played straight in the first two seasons, with four girls (Zoey, Dana, Nicole, and Quinn) and four boys (Chase, Michael, Logan, and Dustin), with Lola replacing Dana in season 2. The trope still somewhat applies in seasons 3 and 4, with only three girls (after Nicole left the show) and three boys (Dustin, while still being part of the main cast, was pretty much DemotedToExtra). |
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| 256 | |
| 257 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 258 | * Music/{{ABBA}}, whose name was based around the fact they had two girls beginning with A and two men beginning with B. |
| 259 | * Music/ATeens, once began as an ABBA tribute group, also had two girls and two men. |
| 260 | * Music/TheB52s, after Ricky Wilson died. |
| 261 | * Music/AceOfBase (when both Linn and Jenny, in the bulk of their time, or Clara and Julia, afterward, were present) |
| 262 | * {{Music/Caramell}}, a Swedish Dance music group that consists of female singers Katia Löfgren and Malin Sundström, and male producers Jorge Vasconcelo and Juha Myllylä. All four band members appear in the performances. |
| 263 | * Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose was a band consisting of two male members and two female members. |
| 264 | * Music/{{Ladytron}}, in what's turned out to be a LongRunnerLineup |
| 265 | * Music/TheMamasAndThePapas consisted of two men and two women. |
| 266 | * Music/MyBloodyValentine, another LongRunnerLineup (vocalist/guitarist Kevin Shields, vocalist/guitarist Bilinda Butcher, bassist Debbie Googe, drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig), which has actually been the official lineup on every record that hasn't undergone CanonDiscontinuity. [[note]]Shields played most of the bass and guitar parts on ''Music/{{Loveless}}'' and a few other records, but Googe and Butcher were still credited for their instruments. Butcher didn't actually mind this since she feels Shields is a better guitarist, and she still gets plenty of presence on the records through her vocals.[[/note]] |
| 267 | * Music/{{Skillet}} |
| 268 | * Music/ThrobbingGristle, the era after Genesis P-Orridge's sex-change surgery and before Peter Christopherson's death. |
| 269 | * Music/LittleXsForEyes, with three female musicians who also sing together, and three men, one of whom sings on a few songs as well. |
| 270 | * ''Franchise/KagerouProject'' tells the story of some children with [[MagicalEye eye powers]]. Their cast is composed of a balanced male-female cast. |
| 271 | * Disacode from 2010 to 2013: Female members Akira (vocalist) and Marcy (drummer) and male members Shun (bassist) and Daichi (guitarist). After Daichi left, the VisualKei band became a TwoGirlsAndAGuy RockTrio with Shun being TheOneGuy. |
| 272 | * Downplayed with "Les Ogres de Barback". It's a french band of four siblings (two men : Sam and Fred, and two women: Mathilde and Alice Burguière) but Léo, their brother born after the beginning of the band, accompanies them from time to time, (for example he was on stage for the 10th anniversary of the band) |
| 273 | * Music/VerucaSalt consists of two women and two men. |
| 274 | * These are pretty rare in metal, but there are a few examples: |
| 275 | ** Oakland-based DeathMetal band Extremity: bassist Erika Osterhout, drummer Aesop Dekker, guitarist/vocalist Marissa Martinez (credited as Marissa Martinez-Hoadley in this band), and guitarist/vocalist Shelby Lermo. Despite his GenderBlenderName, Lermo is male, and for bonus points, Martinez is transgender. |
| 276 | ** Another of Martinez' bands, the San Jose-based {{death|Metal}}/{{grind|core}} act Cretin, ''was'' an example until the departure of drummer Col Jones in 2015; the lineup was Martinez, Jones, Matt Widener, and Elizabeth Schall from 2013 to 2015. The band is now a rare inversion of TheSmurfettePrinciple instead. That said, according to Metal Archives, they are still this trope when performing live, with Matt Harvey providing additional guitars (it's not clear what they do about drums), but he's not considered an official member. |
| 277 | ** San Francisco-based DoomMetal band The Gault: guitarist John Gossard, bassist/vocalist Lorraine Rath, drummer Sarah Weiner, and vocalist Ed Kunakemakorn. |
| 278 | ** Arlington Heights, IL/Portland, OR-based {{black|Metal}}/{{death metal}} band Ævangelist, which is a somewhat complicated case. Metal Archives lists Matron Thorn as male and Ascaris as female, but both members' gender expression comes across as non-binary (Ascaris is also transgender, according to her page on Metal Archives). Judging from interviews, this is entirely deliberate on their part; [[TheWalrusWasPaul they've said they try to attack listeners' preconceptions as much as possible]] in [[MindScrew as many fashions as possible]], and subverting traditional gender stereotypes is one way they do this, though their actual gender identities also do seem to be at least somewhat non-binary. |
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| 280 | |
| 281 | [[folder:Pinball]] |
| 282 | * ''Pinball/{{Heist}}'': Maggie's team consists of three men and three women. |
| 283 | [[/folder]] |
| 284 | |
| 285 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 286 | * Occurs in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Creepy Town''. Between all the victims created there are six boys and six girls. |
| 287 | [[/folder]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 290 | * Thanks in large part to the [[Wrestling/WWEWomensEvolution Women's Evolution]] where the women are seen as legitimate wrestlers and not as eye candy as they were in the past, the WWE has become this, particularly on ''WWENXT/{{NXT}}'' and to a lesser extent on ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}'' where there as just as plenty of women's matches as there are men's matches. |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 294 | * The main cast of ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' is comprised of girls Donkey Hodie and Duck Duck and boys Purple Panda and Bob Dog. |
| 295 | * ''Series/ThePajanimals'' are the boys Apollo and Squacky and the girls Cowbella and Sweetpea Sue. |
| 296 | * ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'' has always had this. Two boys (Tinky Winky and Dipsy), and two girls (Laa-Laa and Po) |
| 297 | ** Remains this way in the reboot with the addition of 4 boys (Daa-Daa, Ba, RuRu, Duggle Dee) and 4 girls (Mi-Mi, Ping, Nin, Umby Pumby). |
| 298 | [[/folder]] |
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| 300 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 301 | * The titular team in ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}'', more or less. The book has entries for ten women, eight men, and a male-identifying robot. Add the [[TheMedic team medic]], who doesn't get his own entry, and the ratio becomes 10/10. |
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| 303 | |
| 304 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 305 | * ''Theatre/{{Godspell}}'' is originally scripted to have this (five boys and five girls), but due to the show's flexibility, it can vary wildly. |
| 306 | * ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' - Three boys (Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie) and three girls (Ivy, Hildy, and Claire). |
| 307 | * Jason Robert Brown seems to enjoy this trope. ''Theatre/SongsForANewWorld'' has a cast of two men and two women, spread evenly amongst the four major MediaNotes/VoiceTypes, while ''Theatre/TheLastFiveYears'' has ''a'' man and woman as its cast. ''Theatre/{{Thirteen}}'' breaks the mold, though it's sort of required to due to its ArcNumber. |
| 308 | * ''Theatre/WhosAfraidOfVirginiaWoolf'' is a drama involving an old married couple (George and Martha) and a younger one (Nick and Honey). |
| 309 | ** The same works for other plays that feature two married couples, such as ''Theatre/GodOfCarnage'' or ''Theatre/TheBaldSoprano'' (though the second one has two more characters, they are a maid and a fireman, so the trope is still played straight). |
| 310 | ** ''Music/GhostQuartet'' is performed by two men and two women. Deconstructed in that each performer plays many different characters, meaning that there end up being more female characters than male, but reconstructed in that it is revealed at the end that all of the characters played by each performer are really just one character reincarnated. |
| 311 | [[/folder]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 314 | * The ''Lottie'' dolls franchise has two girls, Lottie and Mia, and two boys, Finn and Sammi. |
| 315 | * Out of the main characters, Zhu Zhu Pets has four guys (Mr. Squiggles, Chunk, Scoodles and Winkie) and four girls (Pipsqueak, Num Nums, Jilly and Nugget). However Patches is sometimes added as a 5th main female character. In the books Rocky is the 5th main male. |
| 316 | [[/folder]] |
| 317 | |
| 318 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 319 | * ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia'': The final party, after all of {{Guest Star|PartyMember}}s are gone, consists of L'Arc, Rastan and [[spoiler:Serge]] for men, and Ryfia, Cecille and [[spoiler:Leslie]] for women. |
| 320 | * The six party members of ''VideoGame/AtelierRyzaEverDarknessAndTheSecretHideout'' are evenly split between female (Ryza, Klaudia, Lila) and male (Lent, Tao, Empel). |
| 321 | * ''VideoGame/BackyardSports''' original roster consisted of 15 boys and 15 girls (including a pair of brothers, a pair of twin sisters, and three brother-sister pairs), plus female play-by-play commentator Sunny Day paired with a different male color commentator for each sport. The pros were all male outside of the basketball and soccer games. |
| 322 | * Both ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' games. The first has 3 males and 3 females, while the 2nd has 1 male, 1 female, and 1 Guillo (a {{Hermaphrodite}} PerversePuppet {{Golem}} that uses VoiceOfTheLegion, giving "it" both a male and female voice actor). [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed Guillo was created from the combined spirits of two people, one male and one female, so even if ''that'' is taken into account their team becomes two males and two females]]. |
| 323 | * ''VideoGame/BlazblueCrossTagBattle'' features a base roster of 20 characters, 10 males and 10 females, though the expanded roster of currently confirmed characters actually features more women than men (DLC characters are in ''italics''): the guys are Ragna the Bloodedge, Jin Kisaragi, Hazama, Azrael, Iron Tager, ''Jubei, Hakumen'', Yu Narukami, Yosuke Hanamura, ''Kanji Tatsumi'', Hyde, Gordeau, Waldstein and ''Carmine''; the girls are Rachel Alucard, Noel Vermillion, Makoto Nanaya, Nu-13, Es, ''Platinum the Trinity'', Chie Satonaka, Yukiko Amagi, ''Aegis, Naoto Shirogane'', Linne, ''Orie, Vatista'', [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee]], ''[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long]]''. |
| 324 | * ''VideoGame/BombClub'': The titular club is made up of 2 girls (Maggie, Blake) and 2 guys (Jon, Ian). |
| 325 | * While the player characters of the ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' series generally consists of three guys and a girl (not counting DLC characters), ''VideoGame/BorderlandsThePreSequel'' has two females (Athena and Nisha) and two males (Wilhelm and Claptrap). Granted, one of them is a robot but is generally addressed as male. The [=DLCs=] add a male and female (Jack Body Double and Aurelia), maintaining the pattern. |
| 326 | * ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' has Tiz and Ringabel for the males and Agnes and Edea for the females. Its sequel, ''VIdeoGame/BravelySecond'', keeps this up, replacing Ringabel with Yew for the new male and Agnes with Magnolia for the new female while keeping Tiz and Edea from before. ''VideoGame/BravelyDefaultII'' goes for a whole new cast, with Seth and Elvis for the new males and Gloria and Adelle for the new females. |
| 327 | * The complete PlayerParty in ''VideoGame/BreathOfDeathVII'' consists of 2 guys (Dem and Erik) and 2 girls (Sara and Lita). |
| 328 | * ''VideoGame/CavemanWarriors'': The {{Player Character}}s are two guys (Jack and Moe) and two girls (Liliana and Brienne). |
| 329 | * ''VideoGame/ChaosRings'' and ''[[VideoGame/ChaosRingsOmega Chaos Rings Ω]]'' - The Agent summons four or five couples, each of which are a man and a woman. |
| 330 | * ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has Crono, Frog, and Robo for males, and Marle, Lucca, and Ayla for females. This has the potential to be offset by player actions later in the game: [[spoiler:depending on whether or not the player [[BackFromTheDead revives Crono]], whether or not [[OptionalPartyMember Magus joins the party]], and whether or not the player finishes Robo's SideQuest, the player can have anywhere from 1 to 4 male party members.]] |
| 331 | * ''VideoGame/TheClueFinders'' series has two girls (Joni and Leslie) and two boys (Santiago and Owen). Plus a talking, flying (male) computer. |
| 332 | * ''VideoGame/CrimsonSea'' has G-squad, which begins with three men and a woman, but which recruits two more women as the story progresses, balancing the numbers. |
| 333 | * The first group of survivors in ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' were two guys (Dwight and Jake) to two girls (Claudette and Meg), but has been split into primarily male since. The Legion, who is a gang of [[TeensAreMonsters teenage killers]] that plays as TheDividual in-game, has two guys (Frank and Joey) to two girls (Julie and Susie). |
| 334 | * In ''VideoGame/DiceyDungeons'', the contestants are composed of two boys (Warrior and Thief), two girls (Inventor and Witch), and two nonbinary dice (Robot and [[spoiler:Jester]]). |
| 335 | * The ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series is big on this: |
| 336 | ** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has four female Companions (Morrigan, Leliana, Wynne, and [[spoiler:Shale]]) and four male (Alistair [[spoiler:who is optionally replaced by Teyrn Loghain]], Sten, Zevran, and Oghren). And a (male) [[NonHumanSidekick dog]]. However, you don't have to recruit ''all'' of them, and depending on whether you view [[FeaturelessProtagonist the Warden]] as an ensemble member, the balance can be tipped to either side. |
| 337 | ** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'' has Mhairi/Sigrun/Velanna for the female side and Anders/Oghren/Nathaniel for the males, though [[spoiler:Mhairi doesn't survive her Joining at the beginning of the game]]. Further skewing the balance is the fact that the genderless Spirit of Justice possesses a male corpse. Other standalone DLC campaigns, however, are skewed to the male side heavily, ranging from one to no female companions (though in the one with none, the PC is a girl). |
| 338 | ** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' follows the suit with four females (Bethany, Aveline, Merrill, Isabela) and four males (Carver, Varric, Anders, Fenris). However, Bethany and Carver are MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers and the {{DLC}}-only male Companion Sebastian can either restore the gender parity or skew it even further. The same FeaturelessProtagonist disclaimer applies to the PlayerCharacter. |
| 339 | ** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' is the first main game to avert this trope in the PlayerParty, which has twice as many males (Varric, Cole, Solas, the Iron Bull, Dorian, and Blackwall) as females (Vivienne, Cassandra, and Sera). The balance is slightly improved with the addition of the three Advisers, one male (Cullen) and two female (Leliana and Josephine), to the Inquisition's inner circle, but it's still skewed towards the male side. |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Possible in the NES version if the Heroine is chosen, with four women and four men. The [=PS1=]/DS version averts this by adding a male Sixth Ranger for the additional sixth chapter, [[spoiler:Psaro]]. |
| 341 | * ''VideoGame/DungeonsOfAether'' stars four characters: Fleet and Artemis (female) and Slade and Hamir (male). |
| 342 | * The base game of ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has three men (Boone, Arcade, and Raul) and three women (Cass, Veronica, and Lily). The [=DLCs=] skew it towards the male side with four men (Dog/God, Dean Domino, Follows-Chalk and [[spoiler: Joshua Graham]]) compared to two women (Christine and Waking Cloud). |
| 343 | * ''VideoGame/FearAndHungerTermina'' has eight potential protagonists. Levi, Daan, O'saa and Marcoh are men, while Marina, Abella, Olivia and Karin are women. |
| 344 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 345 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' starts out this way, with Bartz, Galuf, Reina, and Faris. [[spoiler: Then Galuf dies, Krile joins the party and Bartz becomes TheOneGuy.]] |
| 346 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' has Cloud, Barret, Tifa, and Aerith. Red XIII joins the group at the end as a GuestStarPartyMember. |
| 347 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' - The main party consists of three guys (Squall, Zell, Irvine) and three girls (Rinoa, Quistis, Selphie). However, of the assorted {{Guest Star Party Member}}s, four are male (Seifer, Laguna, Kiros, Ward) and only one is female (Matron). |
| 348 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' counts only if [[AmbiguousGender Quina]] is considered female, putting her alongside Garnet, Freya, and Eiko opposite Zidane, Vivi, Steiner, and Amarant. |
| 349 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' - three males (Vaan, Balthier, Basch) and three females (Ashe, Fran, Penelo) make up the main party. All Guest Star Party Members are male this time. |
| 350 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' - 3 main females (Vanille, Lightning, and Fang) and 3 main males (Sazh, Snow and Hope). |
| 351 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' - 7 main females (Rem, Deuce, Cater, Cinque, Sice, Seven and Queen) and 7 main males (Machina, Ace, Trey, Eight, Nine, Jack, and King). |
| 352 | * ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'': Two of the three eponymous houses are this. |
| 353 | ** The Black Eagles have Edelgard, Bernadetta, Dorothea, and Petra for girls and Caspar, Ferdinand, Linhardt, and Hubert for guys. |
| 354 | ** The Golden Deer have Claude, Raphael, Ignatz, and Lorenz for guys and Hilda, Leonie, Lysithea, and Marianne for girls. |
| 355 | ** The DLC character house, the Ashen Wolves, also has two boys, Yuri and Balthus, and two girls, Constance and Hapi. |
| 356 | ** PlayedWith in regards to the Blue Lions. While the house proper has five boys (Dimitri, Dedue, Felix, Sylvain, and Ashe) and three girls (Ingrid, Mercedes, and Annette), the route-agnostic characters play it straight, as all three girls can be recruited to the Black Eagles or Golden Deer, but Dimitri and Dedue cannot, leaving Felix, Sylvain, and Ashe. |
| 357 | * ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' does this with the returning protagonists from the initial reveal, choosing 6 males (Marth, Sigurd, Leif, Roy, Ike, and Byleth) and 6 females (Celica, Lyn, Eirika, Micaiah, Lucina, and Corrin). |
| 358 | * ''VideoGame/{{FUSE}}:'' The main team ''Overstrike 9'' has two male members and two female members. |
| 359 | * ''VideoGame/{{Grandia}}'' plays with it, in that while there usually is an equal amount of male and female party members, they won't all be present at the same time due to the story determining who is and isn't in your party, which is limited to four characters at a time. |
| 360 | ** ''VideoGame/Grandia1'' has four male party members (Justin, Gadwin, Rapp, and [[spoiler:Guido]]) and four female ones (Sue, Feena, Milda, and [[spoiler:Liete]]). The first party of four that you get (Justin, Sue, Feena, and Gadwin) still counts, as does the final party of [[spoiler:Justin, Feena, Rapp, and Liete]]. |
| 361 | ** ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'' has three males (Ryudo, Roan, and Mareg) and three females (Elena, Millenia, and Tio). For much of the second half of the game, the party consists of Ryudo, Elena, Mareg, and Tio (with Millenia occasionally replacing Elena), fitting the trope, as it does later when [[spoiler:Roan, who had left earlier, returns to replace Mareg after he does a HeroicSacrifice]]. |
| 362 | * ''VideoGame/HoshiWoMiruHito'' and its {{Fan Remake}}s have four party members: a pair of boys (Minami and Shiba) and a pair of girls (Misa and Aine). |
| 363 | * Both ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' games, depending on player choices (and ignoring the droids, who all have male personalities): |
| 364 | ** In the first, with a female PlayerCharacter, there are four males (Carth, Zaalbar, Canderous, and Jolee) and four females (the PlayerCharacter, Mission, Bastila, and Juhani). |
| 365 | ** In the second, if the player character is light sided on Nar Shaddaa (and thus gets Mira instead of Hanharr), the party again has four males (Atton, Bao-Dur, Mandalore, and Disciple or [[PlayerCharacter the Exile]]) and four females (Kreia, Mira, Visas, and Handmaiden or [[PlayerCharacter the Exile]]). |
| 366 | * In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the Champions are equally divided by gender with two males (Revali and Daruk) and two females (Mipha and Urbosa). Even with including Link and Zelda, they still qualify. |
| 367 | * In ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta2'', Juto/Crocell/Argo are your male party members, whilst Zephie/Rue/Celestine are your females. |
| 368 | * ''VideoGame/ManaSeries'': |
| 369 | ** Of the six heroes in ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'', three are male (Duran, Hawkeye, and Kevin) and three are female (Angela, Riesz, and Charlotte). The party on any given playthrough, however, consists of only three of them, chosen by the player at the start. |
| 370 | ** ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'': |
| 371 | *** There are a total of ten recruitable party members, five male (Bud, Larc, Escad, Elazul, and Niccolo) and five female (Lisa, Sierra, Daena, Pearl, and Elle). |
| 372 | *** The four teachers at the Academy of Magic are two males (Mephianse and Nunuzac) and two females (Kathinja and Thesenis). |
| 373 | *** The Faerie storyline centers on a group of four friends (well, ''mostly'' friends; it's complicated) who grew up together, two male (Escad and Irwin) and two female (Daena and Matilda). |
| 374 | * ZigZagged in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series: |
| 375 | ** ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' had three female squad members (Ashley, Tali, Liara) and three males (Kaidan, Garrus, and Wrex). However, one of each gender become MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers after a certain mission ([[spoiler:Shepard must make a SadisticChoice between leaving Ashley or Kaidan to die on Virmire]]). |
| 376 | ** ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' is technically even, but at any given time will lean towards the male side as two of the women are MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers ([[spoiler: Samara and Morinth]]), and Legion is genderless. There's also a very brief GuestStarPartyMember, Wilson, who is male. |
| 377 | ** If you have the full party in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', then you can have Garrus/James/Kaidan as your male squadmates and Liara/Tali/[[spoiler:EDI]] as your female squadmates. There is also a male DLC character called Javik who can tip the balance. However, he can also restore it, depending on how you see it, with males as Garrus/James/Javik and females as Liara/Tali/Ashley, with [[spoiler: EDI as genderless]]. |
| 378 | ** And through it all is PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard, whose gender is chosen by the player. Again, depending on whether you consider Shepard a party member, his/her presence can both re-balance or unbalance the ratios--or do both during the same game!, since PlotlineDeath is a thing that happens in this franchise. |
| 379 | ** ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' has three females (Cora, Vetra, and Peebee) and three males (Liam, Drack, and Jaal). As before, you can choose what gender your protagonist is, though their HalfIdenticalTwin brother/sister continues to be a character in the story. This extends to the ''Tempest's'' non-combat crew, which is composed of two males (Gil and Kallo), and two females (Suvi and Lexi). This balance is also seen with the original four Pathfinders, which consist of a male human, a male turian, an [[OneGenderRace asari]], and a female salarian. Depending on the gender of the protagonist and a certain decision made late in the main story, the gender ratio can be kept equal, the new turian Pathfinder can become TheOneGuy, or the new asari Pathfinder can become a case of TheSmurfettePrinciple. |
| 380 | * ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' does this with the new generation in story mode, with two males (Kung Jin, Takeda) and two females (Cassie, Jacqui). |
| 381 | * ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'' has eight protagonists evenly split between male (Cyrus, Olberic, Alfyn, and Therion) and female (Ophilia, Tressa, Primrose, and H'aanit) characters. To take it a step further, there's also an even split among those whose Path Actions are in the Noble (Ophilia, Tressa, Olberic, and Alfyn) or Rogue (Cyrus, Primrose, Therion, and H'aanit) categories. |
| 382 | ** This also applies to its sequel, ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII'', having 4 male protagonists (Osvald, Partitio, Temenos, and Hikari) and 4 female protagonists (Ochette, Castti, Throné, and Agnea) each. |
| 383 | * ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016'''s main ensemble has two male members — Seimei and Hiromasa — and two female — Kagura and Yaobikuni — [[spoiler: which becomes TwoGuysAndAGirl when [[EvilAllAlong Yaobikuni]] defects from the group.]] |
| 384 | * ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has an equal cast of heroes, which may be skewed one way or the other as more are introduced in the future. There are currently fourteen females, fourteen males, and one genderless character to play as. |
| 385 | * ''VideoGame/PaperMario'': |
| 386 | ** The party in ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' counts if Mario himself isn't included, with four male partners (Goombario, Kooper, Parakarry, and Lakilester) and four female ones (Bombette, Bow, Watt, and Sushie). This may not be obvious to some players, though, due to Watt sometimes being mistakenly referred to as male. |
| 387 | ** The main party in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' consists of four males (Mario, Koops, Yoshi, and Admiral Bobbery) and four females (Goombella, Flurrie, Vivian, and Ms. Mowz). Ms. Mowz is an OptionalPartyMember, however, and this trope is {{averted|trope}} without her. |
| 388 | * ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': |
| 389 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona2: Innocent Sin'' is an interesting example; your party starts off as two guys (Tatsuya and Eikichi) and three girls (Maya, Lisa, and Yukino), but later becomes three guys and two girls after Yukino leaves and Jun joins. |
| 390 | ** If you select Eriko as your optional party member in ''Persona 2: Eternal Punishment'', you'll have three different girls (Maya, Ulala, and Eriko) and three different guys (Katsuya, Baofu, and Tatsuya) in your party over the course of the game. |
| 391 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona3'' is a strange variation: If you count ''all'' versions of the game as one, S.E.E.S.'s combat team includes six males (the male protagonist, Junpei, Akihiko, Shinjiro, Ken, and Koromaru) and six females (''Portable''[='s=] female protagonist, Yukari, Mitsuru, Fuuka, Aigis, and Metis). However, the male and female protagonists are mutually exclusive, and Metis only appears in the ''FES''-exclusive PlayableEpilogue. |
| 392 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona4'' ends up having this. There's Yu, Yosuke, Kanji, and Teddie for the guys, and Chie, Yukiko, Rise, and Naoto for the girls. |
| 393 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' plays with this. The full crew is five boys (Ren (Joker), Morgana, Ryuji, Yusuke, and Akechi) and four girls (Ann, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru), but Morgana's gender is left [[AmbiguousGender ambigious]] in promotional material to the point where he admits that he isn't sure but refers to himself as male for the sake of convenience. The ''Royal'' UpdatedRerelease adds a new member to the team, Kasumi, which balances out the team's gender ratio if one considers Morgana as male. |
| 394 | *** ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' further enforces this trope if Morgana and Sophia are counted, resulting in five males (Ren, Morgana, Ryuji, Yusuke, and Zenkichi) and five females (Ann, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, and Sophia). |
| 395 | * ''[[VideoGame/{{Pilotwings}} Pilotwings 64]]'' has three male pilots (Lark, Goose, Hawk) and three female pilots (Kiwi, Ibis, Robin). |
| 396 | * ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare'': The playable Plant characters are two males (Peashooter and Chomper) and two females (Sunflower and Cactus). |
| 397 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': |
| 398 | ** Some games in the series, namely ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', have an equal number of male and female Gym Leaders. ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has two male and two female Kahunas. |
| 399 | ** ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite White]]'' technically has six male Leaders and four female ones, but three of the guys are joint Leaders of the first Gym and you only face one of them, so gameplay-wise the trope is still played straight. {{Averted}} in ''Black'', where Drayden is the Leader of the last Gym instead of Iris, bringing the total to five men vs. three women. |
| 400 | ** With the exceptions of ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', and ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', the Elite Four follow this to a tee. |
| 401 | ** The main casts in both ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' may become this if the player character is female. This results in two guys (Cheren and N and Gladion and Hau, respectively) and two girls (Hilda and Bianca and Selene and Lillie, respectively). ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Sword and Sheild]]'' also go this route with Gloria and Marnie on the girls side, and Hop and Bede on the boys side. |
| 402 | ** In ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' the party that explores Area Zero will be this if the player chooses to play as Florian. If the player chose Juliana instead, then Arven becomes TheOneGuy alongside Juliana, Nemona, and Penny. |
| 403 | * ''VideoGame/RedEarth'' has four playable characters, with Leo and Kenji being men, and Tessa and Mai Ling being women. |
| 404 | * ''VideoGame/ScarletNexus'' is about as even as it gets. There are Yuito, Luka, Kagero, Gemma and Shiden for men, and Kasane, Hanabi, Tsugumi, Kyoka and Arashi for women. They are supported by HalfIdenticalTwins Wataru and Haruka. Both routes also have an ally who leaves early on and isn't playable - Nagi and Naomi - a guy and a girl. |
| 405 | * ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsFromTheNewWorld'' was ''going'' to be this, as the PirateGirl Anne Lafitte was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen considered to be]] the eighth party member. |
| 406 | * ''VideoGame/SonicDreamTeam'''s playable cast consists of three boys (Sonic, Tails and Knuckles) and three girls (Amy, Cream and Rouge). |
| 407 | * ''VideoGame/StarOcean'': |
| 408 | ** ''VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture'' is weird about it. While the complete lineup of the game is seven men and seven women, you can't get all of them at once due to one of them being a {{Guest Star|PartyMember}}, some other being {{Mutually Exclusive|PartyMembers}}, and two characters even being [[spoiler:the same person in different bodies]]. |
| 409 | *** The core party, with Roddick and Ronyx for guys and Millie and Ilia for girls, is going to be with you in any playthrough. |
| 410 | *** Besides the main four, you have [[ArbitraryHeadcountLimit four slots left]]. Most joining characters can be refused or avoided, so it's up to player to uphold this trope or not. |
| 411 | ** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' has six core party members (Fayt, Cliff and Adray for men and Maria, Sophia and Mirage for women). The last two members can be picked out of Nel, Peppita (female), Roger and Albel (male). |
| 412 | ** ''VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness'' has Fidel, Victor and Emmerson for guys and Miki, Fiore and Anne for girls. There's also Relia, but she's not a "true" playable character. |
| 413 | ** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce'' plays with it. Technically, there are ten party members: Raymond, Albaird, Midas, Theo and J.J. for men, and Laeticia, Elena, Nina, Malkya and Marielle for women. However, Theo and J.J. are MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers, who join depending on the route (J.J. in Raymond's, Theo in Laeticia's), making the party on both routes dominated by women. |
| 414 | * A staple of the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'': |
| 415 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' has Cress, Chester, and Claus on the male side of the team while Mint, Arche, and Suzu are on the female side, with Suzu being only recruitable in the remakes (and even then, she's {{optional|PartyMember}}). Narikiri Dungeon X tipped the balance onto the female side with the inclusion of Rondoline. |
| 416 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'': Stahn/Leon/Woodrow/Johnny/Kongman and Rutee/Mary/Philia/Chelsea/Lilith. (Though Lilith was removed in the North American version) |
| 417 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'': Reid/Keele/Max and Farah/Meredy/Chat. Oh, and [[TeamPet Quickie]] |
| 418 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'': Kyle/Loni/Judas and Reala/Nanaly/Harold. |
| 419 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'': Lloyd/Genis/Zelos [[OptionalPartyMember (or Kratos if you prefer)]]/Regal and Colette/Presea/Sheena/Raine |
| 420 | ** At first glance ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth'' avert this trope with Veigue Eugene/Mao/Tytree for males and Annie/Hilda for females, but there are Claire and Agarte who often tags along with the party and even has their own status screens. Both of them are female. |
| 421 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'': Senel/Moses/Jay/Will and Shirley/Norma/Chloe/Grune. |
| 422 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'': Luke/Guy/Jade and Tear/Natalia/Anise. |
| 423 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence'' has Ruca/Spada/Ricardo for males and Illia/Ange/Hermana for females. UpdatedRerelease adds Kongwai and QQ, but maintains the balance. |
| 424 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' downplays it, with Yuri/Raven/Karol as the males, Estelle/Judith/Rita as the females, and TeamPet Repede, who is male. |
| 425 | *** As of the UpdatedRerelease, it's Yuri/Raven/Karol/Flynn for the guys and Estelle/Judith/Rita/Patty for the ladies, plus Repede. |
| 426 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' has Kor/Hisui/Kunzite (male) and Kohaku/Ines/Beryl (female). The UpdatedRerelease, however, averts the trope by adding Chalcedony and Gall, who are both males. |
| 427 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' gives us Asbel/Hubert/Malik on the male side and Sophie/Cheria/Pascal on the female side. ''f'' tips the balance, however, and adds Richard. |
| 428 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' has Jude/Alvin/Rowen and Milla/Elize/Leia. |
| 429 | *** ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'' seemingly averts this by adding the new (male) protagonist, Ludger, plus [[spoiler:Gaius and Muzét from the first game]], but, given that [[spoiler:there are two playable versions of Milla]], the trope could still be considered to apply. Alternately, it could be an example if you count Elle, who isn't playable but still tags along with the group story-wise. |
| 430 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'' has Sorey/Mikleo/Zaveid for males and Rose/Lailah/Edna for females. There is also GuestStarPartyMember Alisha (female) and Dezel (male), who maintain the balance in absence of someone above. |
| 431 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' has Velvet/Magilou/Eleanor for females and Laphicet/Rokurou/Eizen for males. |
| 432 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' stars Alphen, Law and Dohalim, as well as Shionne, Rinwell and Kisara. |
| 433 | ** Tales series loves this trope so much, that even most obscure ''Tales of Mobile'' games follow the trend. |
| 434 | *** ''Tales of Breaker'' has Mika/Evelyn/Ruru and Yuteki/Saiber/Berger. |
| 435 | *** ''Tales of Commons'' has Alvin/Seiun and Sefina/You. |
| 436 | *** ''Tales of Wahrheit'' has Seltz/Blitz and Vila/Ray. It also has sort-of TeamPet Kalulu and RobotBuddy Gamut. |
| 437 | * ''VideoGame/TokyoXanadu'', made by the same people as the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', originally looked to play this trope straight in most of their original advertisements, with a party of 6 consisting of a male and female in each year. Then came the announcement of a 7th main character, and the balance became tipped. As such, there are now 3 males (Kou, Yuuki, and Shio) and 4 females (Asuka, Sora, Mitsuki, and Rion) classified as main characters. [[spoiler:However, when one adds in the 5 most prominent supporting characters (Gorou, Ryota, and Jun for the males, Shiori and Towa for the females), the sides even out with 6 members each.]] |
| 438 | * The ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' sometimes does this with its main party, but often skews the balance in favor of the girls: |
| 439 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky First Chapter'' has four female party members (Estelle, Scherazard, Kloe, and Tita) and four male party members (Joshua, Olivier, Agate, and Zin). Through the first four chapters of the game, only Estelle and Joshua are permanent members with the other characters rotating in and out of the remaining two slots, with you always getting one new male and one new female in each chapter (Scherazard and Olivier in Chapter 1, Kloe and Agate in Chapter 2, Tita and Zin in Chapter 3). They even join in alternating order. |
| 440 | *** ''Second Chapter'' seems to break this by adding a new male party member (Kevin) to the original eight. However, there are three additional party members [[EleventhHourRanger that join in the Final Chapter]], one male (Mueller) and two female (Josette and Lieutenant Schwarz). There are also two {{Guest Star Party Member}}s over the course of the game, with Anelace being female and Kurt male. ''The 3rd'', however, tilts the balance in favour of women by bringing back all the main party members from the previous game, including the Eleventh Hour Rangers, promoting Anelace to full party member status, and adding three new characters, two of whom (Ries and [[spoiler: Renne]]) are female and only one of whom ([[spoiler:Colonel Richard]]) is male. |
| 441 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZero'' has 4 consistent party members, 2 male (Lloyd and Randy) and 2 female (Elie and Tio). Even when the sequel, ''Trails to Azure'' brings in more, it's a single male and female (Wazy and Noel, respectively). |
| 442 | ** {{ZigZagged|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel''; at first Class VII have 5 males (Rean, Elliot, Machias, Jusis, and Gaius) and 4 females (Alisa, Laura, Emma, and Fie), but Sara, their female instructor, occasionally joins in. Later on, they get 2 more {{New Transfer Student}}s (the male Crow and the female Mirium). [[spoiler:Then at the end of the game, Crow is revealed to be an enemy, meaning that, for ''Trails Of Cold Steel II'', this trope is either played straight or not depending on if you count Sara, as she is technically a semi-permanent party member.]] |
| 443 | *** The New Class VII in ''Cold Steel III'' consists of male teacher Rean, male students Kurt and Ash, and female students Juna, Altina, and Musse. [[spoiler:By the end of ''Cold Steel IV'' though, the two Class VII's combined makes for 8 males and 9 females, tipping the balance.]] |
| 444 | ** The main characters of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie'''s third route consist of two males (<C> and Swin) and two females (Lapis and Nadia). When it comes to the combined party, things become much less even: [[spoiler:in the main story there are 17 male characters[[note]]Lloyd, Randy, Wazy, Lechter, Agate, Machias, Joshua, Rean, Kurt, Ash, Elliot, Jusis, Gaius, Crow, C, Swin, and Arios[[/note]] and 23 female characters[[note]]Elie, Tio, Noel, Rixia, Tita, Alisa, Sharon, Towa, Estelle, Juna, Altina, Musse, Claire, Millium, Emma, Sara, Laura, Fie, Celine, Lapis, Nadia, Renne, and Duvalie[[/note]]. Even with the True Corridor characters added in, only 5 guys[[note]]Olivier, George, Toval, Victor, and [=McBurn=][[/note]] were added, in contrast with the 6 additional girls[[note]]Elise, Aurelia, Angelica, Alfin, Roselia, and Vita[[/note]]. By the end, there are 22 males and 29 females.]] |
| 445 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak'' is shown to have 8 characters classified as its main cast: 4 males (Van, Aaron, Quatre, and Bergard) and 4 females (Agnes, Feri, Risette, and Judith). [[spoiler:''Kuro II'' does away with this by [[PutOnABus taking Bergard out of the story]], while only adds 2 males (Swin and Kincaid) in contrast to the 4 additional females (Elaine, Nadia, Renne, and Shizuna).]] |
| 446 | * ''VideoGame/TriangleStrategy'': The main cast, Serenoa and his war council, amounts to 4 boys (Serenoa, Roland, Benedict, and Erador) and 4 girls (Frederica, Geela, Anna, and Hughette). [[spoiler:This gets unbalanced in every ending path besides [[GoldenEnding Conviction]], where one of them leaves your party after Chapter XVII's vote.]] |
| 447 | * ''VideoGame/TrickAndTreat'': The official Platform/{{Steam}} store [[https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/497640/header.jpg image]], has two guys and two girls on it. |
| 448 | * As of the ''Exe:Late[st]'' update, ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' has an evenly split roster with 10 males and females each. |
| 449 | * ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'' exhibits this in the final party lineup (Ivy, [[spoiler:Lief]], [[spoiler:Gainer]], and [[spoiler:Yvette]]) as well as the Silver Spring city council. However, this is averted with the villains, who are all male. |
| 450 | * The kids you can play as in ''VideoGame/AWalkInTheWoods'' are two boys and two girls. |
| 451 | * ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000RogueTrader'': The 10 available companions for the PlayerParty are split evenly between male and female. |
| 452 | * The investigation team in ''VideoGame/WhiteNoiseOnline'' is made up of two boys and two girls. |
| 453 | * ''VideoGame/WildArms'' series: |
| 454 | ** While the original ''VideoGame/WildArms1'' doesn't qualify due to featuring only three people - Rudy and Jack for guys and Cecilia for the girl, its remake ''VideoGame/WildArmsAlterCodeF'' adds one guy - Zed, and two girls - Jane and Emma. |
| 455 | ** ''VideoGame/WildArms2'' has three male playable characters (Ashley, Brad, and Tim) and three females (Lilka, Kanon, and Marivel). |
| 456 | ** ''VideoGame/WildArms4'' has two guys (Jude and Arnaud) and two girls (Yulie and Raquel). |
| 457 | ** ''VideoGame/WildArms5'' has three male playable characters (Dean, Greg, and Chuck) and three females (Rebecca, Avril, and Carol). |
| 458 | ** ''VideoGame/WildArmsXF'': [[GirlsWithGuns Clarissa]] and [[TheLancer Felius]]; [[FragileSpeedster Levin]] and [[SquishyWizard Labrynthia]]; [[LadyOfWar Alexia]] and [[LightningBruiser Ragnar]]. Oh, and [[BigFriendlyDog Tony]]. |
| 459 | * The team in ''VideoGame/YuuyamiDooriTankentai'' consists of two girls (Kurumi and Sango) and two boys (Nao and [[CanineCompanion Meros]]). |
| 460 | [[/folder]] |
| 461 | |
| 462 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 463 | * ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'': |
| 464 | ** The first game, ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', [[spoiler:starts with eight male and eight female students. However, there are initially thought to be fifteen students, seven male and eight female, which is reversed once Chihiro is posthumously revealed to be male. It becomes equal again when the mastermind is revealed to be one of the students and is female. The game ends with six survivors equally split - three male, three female.]] |
| 465 | ** ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' starts out with 16 students - eight male, eight female. There are also two mascots: Monokuma (male) and Monomi (female). [[spoiler:The game ends with three male and two female survivors. However, since none of the students actually died and Chiaki was an AI, it’s actually eight males and seven females.]] |
| 466 | ** The GaidenGame ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' has 8 characters with significant screen time -- four of each gender. |
| 467 | ** While this is initially played straight in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', having the same evenly split 16 characters of the other main games (counting the robotic K1-B0 as male), [[spoiler:it is ultimately subverted at the end of the game, in which only ''three'' characters survive, two female (Maki and Himiko) and one male (Shuichi).]] |
| 468 | * The Kazama Family in ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'' is made up of five girls, four boys, and a robot who is treated like a male. Later, another guy joins the team, making it an actual one of these. Conveniently enough, around this time, the robot gains a female form and freely switches between being male and female from that point forward. |
| 469 | * The team in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}'' ends up with two guys (Accel and Stunt), two girls (Jett and Reva), and the player character ([[CharacterCustomization who can be either]]). |
| 470 | [[/folder]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 473 | * ObjectShows: |
| 474 | ** ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'': There are 10 males and 10 females in the first season, minus the Announcer, 11 males and females in the second and third seasons, ''32'' on both sides in the fourth season, and 20 for the fifth. Averted with the introduction of David late into season 1. |
| 475 | ** ''WebAnimation/ObamasHiddenInfoObjects'': After Paper Baggy's debut, the cast is divided into four females (Chocolate Bar, Paper Baggy, Record Case and Sweater), four males (69, Bobux, DDPFP and Space) and four others (Pan Flag, Street Sign and Wii U are non-binary while 420's has [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity yet to be confirmed]]) |
| 476 | ** ''WebAnimation/UnconventionallyCentered'': The nine castmembers' gender is perfectly split between male (? Block, Monitor and Toasty), female (Discord Message, Feathry and Science Book) and other (PC, Beach Ball and Windowy in which the former is genderless while the other two are non-binary). |
| 477 | * ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger'': The staff of the eponymous food truck consists of two men (Tim and Steve) and two women (Penny and Billie). |
| 478 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[{{deuteragonist}} Team JNPR]] consists of two male/female pairs (Jaune and Pyrrha and Ren and Nora), balancing each other's strengths and weaknesses and each having romantic elements. Jaune has a natural gift for leadership, but lacks combat skill; Pyrrha is star athlete who excels in combat but is inclined to provide support and takes responsibility for training Jaune. She quickly falls for him, but it takes him longer to realise. Ren is a quiet, serious student with practical ninja-influenced combat techniques while Nora is a fast-talking, high-energy powerhouse; they've been together since a young age and are often mistaken for a romantic couple. [[spoiler:Pyrrha's death in Volume 3 leaves the team imbalanced and reeling for many volumes. During Volumes 4-5 they temporarily form Team RNJR with Ruby, who pairs with Jaune as two leaders that support each other's decisions and choices. This trope ends with the reunification of the all-female Team RWBY at the end of Volume 5, after which, the two teams function as a super-team that includes Oscar as Team JNR's adopted, unofficial "fourth".]] |
| 479 | * The main cast of ''WebAnimation/SubwaySurfersTheAnimatedSeries'' consists of two girls and two boys: Jake, Fresh, Tricky, and Yutani. |
| 480 | * By the end of the pilot episode of ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel,'' the main cast consists of three females (Charlie, Vaggie and Niffty) and three males (Angel Dust, Alastor and Husk). The supporting cast is also rather balanced out, with the female Cherri Bomb and Katie Killjoy and the male Sir Pentious and Tom Trench (unless you include Pentious' minions the Egg Bois, which are all male). |
| 481 | ** Hazbin's sister series ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' also has a gender-balanced main cast of two males (Blitzo and Moxxie) and two females (Millie and Loona). Subverted when the male Stolas is included, though he's often accompanied by either his ex-wife Stella or his daughter Octavia. |
| 482 | * The main cast of ''WebAnimation/ChiknNuggit'' consists of three males (Chikn Nuggit, Sody Pop and Bezel), three females (Cheezborger, Slushi and Cofi), and two agender characters (Iscream and Fwench Fwy) |
| 483 | [[/folder]] |
| 484 | |
| 485 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 486 | * The seven sovereigns of ''Webcomic/BeyondTheCanopy'' consist of three males, three females, and one gender-neutral character. |
| 487 | * ''Webcomic/HashtagBlessed'': The gods consist of three males, three females, and Xatys, who is non-binary. |
| 488 | * Most of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'''s [[GeodesicCast sets of characters]] are gender-equal, with the exceptions of the all-male Midnight Crew and [[TheSmurfettePrinciple almost]] all-male Felt. |
| 489 | * The primary quartet of ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' consists of Tarot, Grape (Female), Max, and Peanut (Male). They're split in [[FemaleFelineMaleMutt species]] too, with Tarot and Peanut being dogs and Sabrina and Grape being cats. |
| 490 | * ''Webcomic/IFellInLoveSoITriedLivestreaming'': The dorm members and main cast consist of three boys and three girls, with the protagonist being one of the boys. |
| 491 | * The main four characters in ''Webcomic/MonsterPulse''. SHELL operates on TheSmurfettePrinciple, however, with only one major female character in the group. |
| 492 | * ''Webcomic/ThePlayersGuideToSISU'' - Three female [[PlayerCharacter PCs]], three male [=PCs=]. And on top of that, three female players, three male players. |
| 493 | [[/folder]] |
| 494 | |
| 495 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 496 | * The main cast of ''Literature/{{Reasoning}}'' consists of two women in their twenties and two men in their late thirties/early forties. Every other character is a cosmic deity, a monster, or a RedShirt. |
| 497 | * The Lambsbridge Gang in ''Literature/{{Twig}}'' is made up of three girls (Lillian, Mary, and Helen) and three boys (Jamie, Sylvester, and Gordon). |
| 498 | [[/folder]] |
| 499 | |
| 500 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 501 | * In ''WebVideo/ChroniclesOfSyntax'', the main four Junkyard Dogs are Fenway and Shia (female) and Hemlock and Chell (male). |
| 502 | * ''WebVideo/TheGuild'' - The Knights of Good consist of three women (Codex, Clara, and Tinkerballa) and three men (Vork, Bladzz, and Zaboo). |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 506 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'': Three boys (Jonesy, Jude, and Wyatt) and three girls (Nikki, Jen, and Caitlin). |
| 507 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Alphablocks}}'': 13 males (D, E, K, M, N, O, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z) and 13 females (A, B, C, F, G, H, I, J, L, P, Q, R, and S). |
| 508 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', the Smith family consists of Stan and Steve as the males, and Francine and Hayley as the females, though the non-human members of the family (Roger and Klaus) are both male. |
| 509 | * The main cast of ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' consists of two female characters (Anne and Polly) and two male characters (Sprig and Hop Pop). |
| 510 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' has four male main characters (Archer, Cyril, Ray, and Dr. Krieger) and four females (Malory, Lana, Cheryl, and Pam), which can be unbalanced if you count Woodhouse as a main character or not. |
| 511 | * On ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', it's usually four boys (Arthur, Buster, Binky, and the Brain) to three girls (D.W., Francine, and Muffy), with Sue Ellen, Fern, and Prunella rotating in the fourth girl slot. |
| 512 | * ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' |
| 513 | ** The original series starts off with Katara being [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only girl]] for two boys (Aang and Sokka), but then Toph joins the team in the second season and balances things out. It unbalances briefly and balances out again when Zuko and then Suki join the group. |
| 514 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' also does this now that [[BadassNormal Asami]] is part of the team of [[KungFuJesus Korra]] (originally the one girl of the FreudianTrio), [[PlayingWithFire Mako]] and [[DishingOutDirt Bolin]]. One could also count [[BlowYouAway Tenzin]] and [[DaChief Lin]] and [[TeamPet Naga and Pabu]] without upsetting the balance. |
| 515 | * ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' has seven major male characters (Steve/Joe [assuming they are counted as one role], Mr. Salt, Cinnamon, Mailbox, Shovel, Slippery Soap, and Periwinkle) and seven major female characters (Blue, Mrs. Pepper, Paprika, Sidetable Drawer, Pail, Tickety Tock, and Magenta). The kids' voices are a mix of both boys and girls. ''Blue's Room'' also uses this format, featuring two females (Blue and Fred) to two males (Polka Dots and Roary) and a bunch of side characters. |
| 516 | * Following Teddy being [[AscendedExtra promoted to a main character]], the main cast of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' consists of three males (Bob, Gene, and Teddy) and three females (Linda, Tina, and Louise). |
| 517 | * ''WesternAnimation/BoyGirlDogCatMouseCheese'': Boy, Dog, and Mouse are males, while Girl, Cat, and Cheese are females. |
| 518 | * ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'', barring the [[CoolTeacher teacher]] and the [[TeamPet dog]], has three guys (Gil, Goby, and Nonny) and three girls (Molly, Deema, and Oona). Averted as of the fifth season when a girl guppy, [[SixthRanger Zooli]] was introduced. |
| 519 | * ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' becomes this once Jazz joins Team Phantom, thus becoming the second girl on the team alongside Sam (the only girl beforehand), Tucker, and Danny. |
| 520 | * ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' - two males (Dexter and Dad) and two females (Dee Dee and Mom). |
| 521 | * ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'': The main group of kids has two males, Buddy and Don, and two females, Tiny and Shiny. |
| 522 | * ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' has a female lead and a male sidekick, plus a female backpack and male map. Other than that, the cast skews overwhelmingly male, with a male antagonist and a mostly male group of friends. |
| 523 | * ''WesternAnimation/DorgVanDango'': Not counting TokenHuman Dorg, the gang is evenly split - two male characters (Jet and RD) and two female (Yooki and Patronella). |
| 524 | * ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' does this with the original six main characters consisting of three males (Max, Ord, and Zak) and three females (Emmy, Cassie, and Wheezie), though this was averted as new characters came into the show. |
| 525 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Ewoks}}'' - most of the episodes in the first season and all of them in the second season feature two boys (Wicket and Teebo) and two girls (Kneesaa and Latara). |
| 526 | * ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'': Each season has 6 contestants ("Fetchers") consisting of 3 boys and 3 girls. |
| 527 | * In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/GoDiegoGo'', the bulk of the work is split between Dora, Diego, Backpack, and Rescue Pack. In another episode, they work together to bring a brother and sister pair of Spectacled Bears home. A third episode features Diego, Baby Jaguar, and Rescue Pack, all male, working with the female camera, Click, Diego's sister Alicia, and her female lasso. |
| 528 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary'' has two girls (Lucita and Sara) and two boys (Benny and AJ). If you include Mr. Sparks and Fur Blur, it still counts. |
| 529 | * ''WesternAnimation/HozeHoundz'': The team is Hozer, Steamer, Squirt (boys), Fontaine, Crystal, and Brooke (girls). |
| 530 | * The first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' started out with [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Kaeloo as the only girl,]] but the second season made it so that there are four males (Stumpy, Quack Quack, Mr. Cat and Olaf) and four females (Kaeloo, Pretty, Eugly and Olga[[note]] Olga is considered a character although she is a CompanionCube [[/note]]) |
| 531 | * Through most episodes of ''Literature/LittleBear'', the core group of friends includes three males (Little Bear, Owl and Cat) and three females (Emily, Duck and Hen). |
| 532 | * ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'' has four main characters, two of which (Luna the moon and Carmen the butterfly) are female while the other two (Andy the frog and Leo the wombat) are male. |
| 533 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'': Ms. Frizzle's class has four boys (Arnold, Ralphie, Carlos, and Tim) and four girls (Phoebe, Dorothy Ann, Keesha, and Wanda), though this is thrown off-balance when Frizzle herself is counted and even more so with the class pet Liz. |
| 534 | * In ''WesternAnimation/MeteoHeroes'' the titular team consists of three girls (Nix, Pluvia and Nubess) and three boys (Thermo, Ventum and Fulmen). |
| 535 | * On ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyOnes'', Berry and Rocksy are girls while Twig and Leaf are guys. |
| 536 | * ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': The students at Qyah Village School — three girls (Molly, Trini, and Vera), and three boys (Tooey, Oscar, and Jake). |
| 537 | |
| 538 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' |
| 539 | ** The Pillars of Equestria consist of the males Flash Magnus, Rockhoof, and Starswirl The Bearded, and the females Mistmane, Somnambula, and Meadowbrook. |
| 540 | ** And against Equestria is the Legion of Doom, which consists of the males Grogar and Tirek, and the females Cozy Glow and Chrysalis. Very briefly King Sombra tipped the scales in favor of the Y Chromosome, but he was KilledOffForReal in the Legion's first episode after he decided to go it alone and take on the Mane Six by himself. |
| 541 | ** Nightmare Moon's personal guard in the BadFuture where she rules consists of three stallions and three mares. |
| 542 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyTimeWithJesus'': The four main characters consist of two boys (Joseph and Enrique) and two girls (Christine and Eva). |
| 543 | * Similarly, numbers 1 to 10 in ''WesternAnimation/{{Numberblocks}}'' consisted of 5 females (One, Three, Five, Six, and Ten) and 5 males (Two, Four, Seven, Eight, and Nine). Numbers 11 to 20 also follow the same tradition, with 5 more females (Eleven, Twelve, Fifteen, Sixteen, and Nineteen) and 5 more males (Thirteen, Fourteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, and Twenty). |
| 544 | * ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' has a case of this in the backstory with the superhero team P.O.I.N.T. The original team was six people, consisting of three men ([[TheLancer Laserblast]], [[TheSmartGuy Doctor Greyman]], and [[TheBigGuy El-Bow]]) and three women ([[TheLeader Foxtail]], Silver Spark, and [[TeamPet Rippy Roo]]). |
| 545 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' has two female leads (Luz and Eda) and two male sidekicks (King and Hooty, [[GeniusLoci the titular Owl House himself]]) |
| 546 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhantomInvestigators'' - The titular team consists of two girls (Daemona and Kira) and two boys (Jericho and Casey). |
| 547 | * ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Barring Sunspot, in Jet's group, there are two males (Jet and Sean), and two females (Sydney and Mindy). |
| 548 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Ever since Space Beth started making regular appearances as part of the main Smith family somewhere around Season 6, the main cast arguably has three guys (Rick, Morty, and Jerry) and three girls (Summer and the two Beths). |
| 549 | * [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''; the series started out with the babies consisting of three boys (Tommy, Chuckie, and Phil), and two girls (Angelica and Lil). The introduction of Susie in Season 2 brought the group up to three girls. Tommy's younger brother Dil being born in [[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie the first movie]] brought it up to four boys, with Chuckie's stepsister Kimi debuting in [[WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis the sequel]] evening it out again with four girls. |
| 550 | * ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'': The Mystery Incorporated gang consists of two boys (Fred and Shaggy) and two girls (Daphne and Velma), though there's also one male dog (Scooby-Doo). |
| 551 | * Of the four main characters of ''WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}}'', [[TheEeyore Eric]] and [[TokenEvilTeammate Trevor]] are male while [[TheAce Vana]] and [[ChildProdigy Kitty]] are female. |
| 552 | * The main characters of ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy'' count two males (Dal and Jankom), two females (Gwynn and Rok) and one genderless (Zero). It still works if one includes [[TeamPet Murf]], who is usually referred to as male, and Hologram Janeway, who is an AI based on Admiral Kathryn Janeway. |
| 553 | * Terra's short tenure in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' caused the team to be this: her, Starfire and Raven on the girl's side, and Robin, Beast Boy, and Cyborg as the guys. |
| 554 | * The main cast in ''WesternAnimation/TheFutureIsWild'' is CG and Emily (female) and Luis and Ethan (male) |
| 555 | * The regular contestants of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' are split amongst eleven boys and eleven girls in the first season (plus Chris and Chef). As of ''Pahkitew Island'', there have been 26 male and 26 female contestants on the show at some point in time. |
| 556 | ** The two teams from season two initially consist of three guys and three girls each. |
| 557 | ** In season three, Team Victory is initially made up of three guys and three girls. In contrast, the other teams had TheSmurfettePrinciple and TheOneGuy, respectively. |
| 558 | ** ''The Ridonculous Race'': excluding the four returning contestants from the original series (Owen, Noah, Leonard, and Geoff), there are 16 male contestants and 16 females introduced in the season. As of ''The Ridonculous Race'', the franchise has 42 males and 42 females as contestants. |
| 559 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'', Chef currently has 6 girls (Beth, Bridgette, Courtney, Gwen, Izzy, and [=LeShawna=]) and 6 boys (Cody, Duncan, Harold, Jude, Noah, and Owen) as his students. Even when Sugar and Lightning debut in season 3, the gender ratio is still evened out. |
| 560 | * ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthSpark'': The Malto kids, Robbie and Thrash (male) and Mo and Twitch (female). [[spoiler:Even when three more Terrans join them, this trope is kept since they're a MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio, with Hashtag (female), Jawbreaker (male) and Nightshade (non-binary).]] |
| 561 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}'': Mrs. Jewls' class overall isn't an example (which slightly skews to the male side), but the main four kids are, with Todd and Myron complementing Dana and Maurecia. The same balance is done with the faculty, with Louis and Principal Kidswatter on one side and Mrs. Jewls and Miss Mush on the other. |
| 562 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' has the main ensemble consist of two boys, Tino and Carver, and two girls, Tish and Lor. |
| 563 | * ''WesternAnimation/WordParty'' - two males (Bailey and Kip) and two females (Lulu and Franny). |
| 564 | * ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' have this if we discount Professor X and consider only the field team: the first show had four females (Jean, Jubilee, Rogue, and Storm) and four males (Cyclops, Wolverine, Beast, and Gambit). ''Evolution'' also had four females (Jean, Shadowcat, Rogue, and Storm) and four males (Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Spyke, and Wolverine). |
| 565 | * ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' ends season one with four guys (Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash and Superboy) and four girls (Miss Martian, Artemis, Zatanna and Rocket), thanks to adding several {{Affirmative Action Girl}}s since its all-male premiere. |
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| 567 | |
| 568 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 569 | * Creator/BradPitt and Creator/AngelinaJolie have three sons and three daughters. |
| 570 | [[/folder]] |
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