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13->'''Demon Hunter:''' You often argue with Lyndon. Why?\
14'''Kormac:''' Our motivations are complete contradictions of one another. I am driven by honor and the good of others. He is driven by greed and a calling that comes from below his waist.
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17Two male characters portray different aspects of masculinity. The Noble Male is generally [[GentlemanAndAScholar worldly-wise, gentlemanly, and sophisticated]] -- while the Roguish Male is generally [[StreetSmart street-wise]], grizzled, and uncouth. The former will generally [[LadyAndKnight focus on a single special lady and treat her with the highest respect]] while the latter tends more toward [[ReallyGetsAround sleeping around with many women]] or [[CelibateHero is just not interested in sex and romance at all]]. If he is, romance with him is likely to be [[DestructiveRomance destructive]], [[CartwrightCurse deadly even]], if he is [[HeManWomanHater any good with women at all]]. Basically, the Noble Man is [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan what the single woman is looking for]] and the Roguish Man what [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys all the girls out there lust after]].
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19Differs from SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan in that the Noble Male is still very much considered "manly" -- but is so in a more chivalrous fashion, rather than in an aggressive fashion.
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21A love triangle between them might be TheGentlemanOrTheScoundrel or a male version of BettyAndVeronica. Also related is RedOniBlueOni, with the Noble Male being the Blue to the Roguish Male's Red.
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23Contrast the polar opposites, BifauxnenAndLadette -- two ''girls'' who are both masculine, but in different ways -- and LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine -- two ''girls'' who are both ''feminine'', but in different ways.
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25As with any [[DuoTropes two-character trope]], the two characters have to have some sort of relationship with each other, be it friends, family, love interests, or rivals for a love interest, so the two characters can be playing the traits directly off each other. If they become enemies at some point, then it's ChevalierVsRogue. If they're in a military-like organization, they're often CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough.
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27In modern Western culture, [[FemaleAngelMaleDemon "feminine" usually implies Light Feminine, while "masculine" usually implies Roguish Male]]. When Dark Feminine and Noble Male are paired up, you usually get MasculineGirlFeminineBoy.
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34* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts is an [[ManlyMan ultra-manly]] and uncivilized ByronicHero and Griffith is a sophisticated and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] CulturedBadass. Guts is very much the Roguish Male in most things, including not being interested in sex or romance (at least, until he meets Casca). Griffith, on the other hand, shows what a Noble Male is capable of until [[FaceHeelTurn he goes bad]]. [[MoralEventHorizon And it is horrific]].
35%%zce** Later on, the calm and noble Serpico forms this contrast with Guts.
36* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' we have:
37** Juushiro Ukitake, white-themed, dainty, interested in tea ceremonies and on the other hand Shunsui Kyoraku, with his stubble, playboy behavior, and relaxed-to-the-point-of-laziness attitude.
38** Byakuya Kuchiki, young lord of the noble Kuchiki Clan, adhering to rules to the point of letting his [[spoiler:adopted]] sister get executed, contrasted with Kenpachi Zaraki, who exemplifies [[BloodKnight Blood Knight]] behavior, even among the already more violent parts of the Bleach crew.
39* The anime version of ''Manga/CodeBreaker'' has Masaomi Heike and Toki Fujiwara. Masaomi enjoys tea and cakes out in public while Toki skips school and gropes a girl's chest.
40* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': When they first met during their childhood, [[Characters/CodeGeassLelouchLamperouge Lelouch Lamperouge]] really was the nobld one, while [[Characters/CodeGeassSuzakuKururugi Suzaku Kururugi]] was the ruffian. It was the subsequent occupation of Japan by Britannia that supposedly inverted things, with Lelouch becoming more vengeful and embittered, and Suzaku, [[spoiler:who was responsible for killing Genbu but never being punished for it]], feeling guilty and wanting to atone, started attempting to be even more mild-mannered and chivalrous. Though of course, cracks in their respective facades would show throughout the series.
41* Played with in ''Anime/DeathNote''. [[Characters/DeathNoteLightYagami Light Yagami]] starts out as a noble and charismatic figure with a slight cynical morality, but [[spoiler:turns into a tyrannic and manipulative KnightTemplar. L is far better than Light morally but still uses extreme methods to achieve his goals, such as kidnapping Misa. His aloof attitude and somewhat arrogant attitude, and appearance also makes him come off as Roguish. This gets played more straight when Light loses his memories.]]
42* In ''Manga/DragonBall''; Son Goku, a BloodKnight who grew up as a wild child (Roguish) and his son Gohan, a scholar who fights to survive (Noble).
43* In ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', Yuki is the polite, sweet Noble Guy in stark contrast to rogue, {{Tsundere}} Kyo.
44* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': Germany and Prussia, with Germany as Noble and Prussia as Roguish. Prussia may have these dynamics with [[spoiler:India]] (Noble) as well, judging by ''Manga/{{Hetaween 2011}}''.
45** Austria and Prussia fit this dynamic. Austria is a terrible fighter who bows to others in greeting and can play classical piano music. Prussia is an arrogant warrior who insults and harasses others and doesn't know how to spell the name of the location he wants to conquer.
46** England is a composite of both, being [[BritishStuffiness disapproving gentleman]] [[BritsLoveTea sipping tea]] in one strip and a [[HairTriggerTemper raging drunk]] [[SirSwearsALot swearing like the sailor he used to be]] in the next.
47** Switzerland combines the two. On one hand, he's willing to help those in need and make sacrifices for his loved ones; on the other hand, he has terrible mood swings and casually shoots at people if they get close to his territory.
48* Nicolas and Guy from ''Manga/InnocentsShounenJuujigun'' make up this trope, with Nicolas as the noble (albeit hot-headed and a bit immature) young knight seeking glory and honor by Etienne's side, and Guy as the roguish, uncultured bandit with a crass demeanor and a propensity for violence. The two of them are Etienne's most loyal followers [[spoiler:and the only two to survive the main story.]]
49* Played with between the titular half-demon ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' and his older half-brother Sesshomaru, a full demon. The former is boisterous, disheveled, and immature, while the latter is elegant, calm, and aloof. But while Inuyasha is the heroic protagonist and an extremely devoted lover (once you get him to admit his love in the first place), Sesshomaru starts out as a murderous antagonist and has very little, if any, interest in romance ([[LauncherOfAThousandShips though his fangirls would beg to differ]]).
50* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'': Robert E. O. Speedwagon lands on both ends of this trope.
51** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'': He was a StreetSmart thug who was defeated and [[HeelFaceTurn befriended]] by an aristocrat named Jonathan Joestar.
52** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': He becomes now a wise old man, and the HonoraryUncle of Jonathan's delinquent grandson, Joseph Joestar.
53* Nanami's two familiars, Mizuki and Tomoe, from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' qualify. Mizuki is almost always polite and respectfully to other people, even though he is a bit naive sometimes, a GeniusDitz, and is something of a shut-in. Tomoe's personality ranges from JerkAss to JerkWithAHeartOfGold and his interests include booze and trips to the RedLightDistrict.
54* In ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'', Conrad Weller (noble) is an upstanding knight, loyal to his king to the point of stupidity, actually of noble birth in both human and demon lands, and a chivalrous fighter. His best friend Jozak (roguish) is a cynical and worldly-wise spy and CombatPragmatist who has no problem with the idea of manipulating their new, inexperienced king for his own good. Throughout the series, though, it's consistently shown that of the two, Jozak is more emotionally healthy.
55* Played with in ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''. Subverted with Ferio, who at first seems to be a rogue guy, but he really is a noble guy since he is [[spoiler:Princess Emeraude's younger brother]]. Lafarga may seem rogue and impotent, but he really is the captain of the royal guard -- although in the second season his true down-to-earth temperament shows better.
56* ''Manga/NatsuENoTobira'' has two of Marion's friends, Jacques and Lind. Jacques is the Roguish since he's hotheaded, emotional, and kind of a tease, while the refined and sarcastic Lind is the Noble and shows it by keeping Jacques' temper in check. [[spoiler:This comes to a breaking point when not only tragedy hits the group, but Jacques finds out that Lind was a FalseFriend to Marion and ''violently'' explodes on him.]]
57* ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'': Sha Gojyo (roguish) and Cho Hakkai (noble). This being [[DysfunctionJunction Saiyuki]] however, Hakkai isn't entirely as noble as he seems.
58* ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'': Allen is the chivalrous KnightInShiningArmor, while Van is the violent BloodKnight. They are even [[HairContrastDuo color-coded]].
59* ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'': Hak and Suwon are a classic example of this trope. Hak is a roguish [[WorldsBestWarrior prodigy warrior]] who has little interest in romance [[SingleTargetSexuality (besides with Yona)]], and Suwon is a [[PrinceCharming princely]] {{Bishonen}}. Additionally, there is Jaeha and Kija--Kija being a ShelteredAristocrat PrettyBoy while Jaeha is a [[HandsomeLech womanizing]] {{Pirate}}.
60* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Early on, Tristan/Honda (noble) and Joey/Jounouchi (roguish) had this dynamic, but as Joey went through CharacterDevelopment, he started becoming a more heroic character... right about the same time Duke/Otohi became a recurring minor character and filled Roguish better than Joey ever had. It especially became clear in regards to their pursuit of Jou's sister, Serenity/Shizuka, with DoggedNiceGuy Tristan performing gesture after gesture of kindness and self-sacrifice towards her, while HandsomeLech Duke sweeps her off her feet with his charm.
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64* ''Comicbook/TheMightyThor'' (noble) fighting for honor, justice and valor, and ''Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules'' (roguish) fighting evil [[BloodKnight because it's fun]] and to impress women, and he's more than willing to play dirty.
65* Being TheCape and TheCowl posterboys, respectively, ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' (noble) and ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' (roguish).
66* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Tactical, calm and humble Leonardo (noble) contrasting the aggressive, rebellious, and brash Raphael (roguish).
67* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': Optimus Prime is level-headed and strategic (noble), while Grimlock is more aggressive and ruthless (roguish).
68* ''Comicbook/XMen'': ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} (noble) and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} (roguish) in some depictions. As a classic scruffy AntiHero, Wolverine is the Roguish guy in comparison to most of the men he spends much time with (sometimes even bordering on SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan).
69* ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': Cannonball is upstanding, humble, and shy around girls (noble), whilst his best friend ComicBook/{{Sunspot}} is reckless, hotheaded, and flirtatious (rogueish).
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73* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Godzilla and Rodan. The former is fierce but reasonable, stoic and compassionate towards [[HeelFaceTurn San]] and [[InhumanHuman Vivienne]]. The latter is HotBlooded ([[{{Pun}} literally]]), and he's a BloodKnight who attacks Viv and San when he first meets them, wishing to avenge the previous wound Ghidorah inflicted on his ego.
74* Cousins [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Eddard/Ned]] and [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] in ''Fanfic/AManOfIron''. Ned (Noble) embodies HonorBeforeReason, is polite, idealistic and chivalrous, while Tony (roguish) is arrogant, irreverent, and rather cynical. He also used to sleep around a lot in the past, but unlike most examples of this half of the trope, Tony's now a HappilyMarried man. At the start of the story they can't stand each other, though their relationship gradually improves over time.
75* Apollo and Frank Hawkwind in ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'': Apollo is the princely diplomat and champion of the Hoenn region, while Frank is the aggressive chain-smoking criminal with a penchant for throwing molotov cocktails.
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78* Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes in ''Fanfic/AintNoGrave''. Steve (noble) is a polite idealist and Bucky (roguish) a [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] UnscrupulousHero. They're VitriolicBestBuds. (And [[SlashFic more]]).
79* Seven and Chen Shi from ''Fanfic/DemonsAndScissors''. Seven (roguish) is a lazy DeadpanSnarker who not afraid to fight dirty with scissors and can be very badass whenever he remembered his past while Chen Shi (noble) is a naive but gentle and hardworking NiceGuy (despite being a BigEater) who is too soft to kill a demon and his exorcist powers are radish-themed. Their appearances are also different. Seven has CreepyShadowedUndereyes and his shoulder-length hair is mainly tied up in a short, messy chicken comb-like ponytail while Chen Shi has innocent, Franchise/TinTin-ish [[BlackBeadEyes dots]] for eyes and kept his very long hair in a [[PrimAndProperBun neat bun]].
80* ''Fanfic/HowBadCanALittleGossipBe'': Alberto is the brave and protective Noble Male, while Mr Ricci's son is the rude and arrogant Roguish Male.
81* In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', this trope is [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] as a result of both HiddenDepths and BeneathTheMask. [[BigBad Vault]] [[{{Foil}} and]] [[AntiHero Kyril]] appear to embody the two models of masculinity respectively, but the both of them run deeper than what these archetypes expect them to be.
82** Vault appears to be the Noble Male that everyone InUniverse looks up to, being a [[{{Hunk}} hunk-ish]], charismatic [[TheLeader leader]] of the most celebrated {{PMC}} group in the land, famed for his invaluable contributions towards the country of Eostia and the [[ForeverWar war]] against the [[EvilOverlord Dark Queen]]. A legend through and through. This guy would later reveal his true colours after winning the war. [[TheUsurper Usurping]] said Dark Queen, Vault turns out to be a [[HeManWomanHater really nasty]] Roguish Male who intends to [[EtTuBrute betray]] and [[AmbitionIsEvil conquer]] Eostia via MilitaryCoup, and turn the country into a NoWomansLand SexSlave [[TheEmpire Empire]], starting with the dark elf [[PrisonRape prisoners]] as a [[SexualEuphemism "test run"]]. What's more is that his "Noble Male" aspects, namely his charisma and reputation, allow him to [[VillainWithGoodPublicity amass substantial support for his cause]].
83** Kyril appears to be the Roguish Male that everyone InUniverse [[TheDreaded dreads]], being a [[LeanAndMean lean]], [[DarkIsNotEvil sinister-looking]] [[MysteriousStranger stranger from a faraway land]], known for his [[TheStoic stoicism]], [[LonersAreFreaks asociality]], and [[{{Gorn}} bruta]][[CombatPragmatist lity]] against his enemies. A metaphorical fiend under a man's skin. At the same time, [[CulturedBadass Kyril]] speaks in a refined speech, is capable of courtesies, has a preference for tea, and is accustomed to [[DueToTheDead burying the dead]] -- "Noble Male" traits being a far cry from the NinetiesAntiHero he is. Over time, the readers and several characters get to see his Noble Male qualities, particularly his [[DirtyBusiness attitude towards violence]], as well as [[AFatherToHisMen his concern for the common folk and his subordinates]]. While it turns out that he isn't the [[TheUnfettered ruthless]], [[LackOfEmpathy unfeeling]], and [[AxCrazy bloodthirsty]] figure he appears to be, these Roguish Male aspects are how he is recognised by most people InUniverse, something Kyril preferred so that [[TerrorHero he could be feared]]. There's also how he [[CelibateHero isn't interested in sex and romance]], yet eventually finds himself [[UnwantedHarem surrounded by suitors]]...
84* A [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] in ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'' with [[BigJerkOnCampus Vincenzo]] and [[TheCharmer Alberto]]. Vincenzo appears to be a gallant young gentleman, but is actually a petty and vicious bully who has no qualms to threaten Luca to tell everyone about his LoveLetter for Alberto if he doesn't get him a date with Giulia. Alberto, on the other hand, while cocky, blunt and mischievous, is a loyal friend and a genuinely charming and kind-hearted person.
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88* In ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', Anna's love interests are Hans and Kristoff. Hans (noble) is a gentleman PrinceCharming while Kristoff (roguish) is a loner, rough-around-the-edges, smelly mountain man. [[spoiler:Ironically, ''Kristoff'' turns out to have genuine feelings for Anna, while Hans was a BitchInSheepsClothing.]]
89* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'': The prince Proteus (noble) and the titular black-hearted thief, Sinbad (roguish).
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93* ''Film/CruzDiablo'': Carlos (noble) is the captain of the Viceroy's soldiers more into chivalry love while Chacho (roguish) is the leader of a gang of [[TheHighwayman Highwaymen]] who kidnaps women.
94* ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'': Colossus (noble) is a polite and chivalrous [[TheCape Cape]], while Deadpool (roguish) is a HeroicComedicSociopath with a crude sense of humor.
95* ''Film/TheFugitive'' plays around with these roles: Sam Gerard is the cop in the equation, but he's the Roguish one, while Richard Kimble, the fugitive, is Noble.
96* ''Film/TheManFromUncle'' gives us dapper, smooth-talking GentlemanThief Napoleon Solo (Roguish) and the chivalrous and dutiful Illya Kuryakin (Noble).
97* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
98** Tony Stark/Iron Man, who ignores any rules he didn't make himself and will sleep with anyone, including reporters who call him "Merchant of Death" (roguish), and Steve Rogers/Captain America the paragon of incorruptible virtue who basically choose celibacy when he missed out on his true love (noble); one of the greatest foil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, their difference gets really tense in Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar.
99** You've also got Thor and Loki, who interestingly portray both roles at the same time. Thor has a noble soul but acts like a crude rogue, while Loki acts like a distinguished noble but has the roguish heart.
100* [[Characters/MonsterVerseGodzilla Godzilla]] from the Franchise/MonsterVerse is part of two such dynamics.
101** In ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', he's the Noble Male to [[AdaptationalJerkass Rodan]] when the latter briefly challenges the former at the end [[spoiler:only to back down]]. Godzilla is conscious of and actively fights to defend the world's natural order in the bigger picture, and he knows when to seek a fight and when it's more prudent to avoid it. Rodan on the other hand a ferocious, territorial BloodKnight who takes more joy than he needs to in slaughtering Monarch's Gold Squadron, he charges into a fight against ''Ghidorah'' of all creatures when severely outmatched; and his allegiances throughout the film are fluid depending upon which Alpha Titan is dominant, thus he only seems to care about Earth's natural order as much as whichever Alpha he's currently answering to does.
102** In ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', Kong is portrayed as the more compassionate, kind and restrained of the titular Titans, while Godzilla is portrayed as a lot more aggressive and forceful than he was previously.
103* ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004'' has Raoul, Christine's kind, noble, brave childhood friend as the Noble, contrasting with the controlling, manipulative, homicidal stalker Erik as the Roguish.
104* ''Film/PicnicAtHangingRock'': Mike is the blonde, noble-born [[StiffUpperLip British]] young man, while is Aussie valet and friend Albert is [[TallDarkAndHandsome dark]], so'''''oo''''' manly and outspoken.
105* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': Will Turner (noble) is polite, chivalrous, and loyal, while Captain Jack Sparrow (roguish) is devious and has a severe case of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder. Throughout the first three films, Will has eyes only for his childhood friend Elizabeth, while Jack is regularly slapped by former lovers.
106* ''Film/RushHour'': Lee (noble) is the loyal, well mannered [[BytheBookCop good cop]] from the East, while Carter (roguish) is the [[FunnyAfro wisecracking]], [[BloodKnight arrogant]] [[CowboyCop bad cop]] from the West.
107* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
108** Han (roguish) is the rugged space-pirate and Luke (noble) the pure-hearted moisture farmer in the original trilogy. Even more so as Luke is the son of a Nabooan queen from a noble house, while Han grew up a Corellian scrum-rat.
109** The latter two Prequels have Obi-Wan (noble), who very much embodies the [[AllLovingHero ideals of the Jedi]], and Anakin (roguish), who is the brooding ByronicHero who eventually [[FaceHeelTurn goes Dark Side]].
110** C-3PO is the refined, well-mannered Noble Male (as much as a droid is "male"). [[RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear From what is indirectly conveyed about his dialogue]], R2-D2 is the more laid-back, snarky Roguish Male.
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114* Creator/JaneAusten:
115** In ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', Marianne Dashwood's two love interests are the honorable and sincere Colonel Brandon (Noble), and the suave but flaky Mr. Willoughby (Roguish).
116** In ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', Mr. Darcy is honest and generous to those he cares for (Noble) while Mr. Wickham is TheCasanova soldier who's just out to sow his oats (Roguish).
117* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice''
118** Jerin Whistler (noble) and Keifer Porter (roguish), as love interests of the princesses.
119** The love interests for the Whistler sisters also fall into this category, with the roguish, uncaring, and sexually promiscuous Balin Brindle, and [[spoiler:Cullen Moorland]] who is sweet and gentle.
120** The Whistler family and the Brindle family can also count in the way they differ: the Brindles (roguish) usually ''start'' fights at social gatherings, while the Whistlers (noble) ''end'' them, swiftly and without excessive violence. The Brindles are uncultivated country folk, while the Whistlers have manners fit for a royal court.
121* In ''Literature/TheCaseOfTheDoubleHusband'', best friends George and Ted formed the noble/rogue pairing. George was an intelligent and sensitive aesthete (before his untimely death); Ted was a lazy bachelor with tastes that ran to the lowest common denominator (before his sudden personality switch in the wake of George's passing):
122-->He [George] loved music, books and poetry with a passion, and possessed a wonderful collection of records of classical music; he was also something of a connoisseur of antiques... How such a fellow, gentle, diffident, artistic, should have made an efficient soldier I could not conceive, yet apparently he had made a very brave one; but how he could have wanted as a friend bluff, hearty Ted Eliot, who had no ear for music or poetry, preferred "whodunits" to any other form of reading, and by way of amusement liked going to football matches, races, or the dogs better than anything else, was even more puzzling!
123* In ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'', Jame goes to Tentir and meets and slowly befriends two guys. At first glance, friendly, fine-featured Timmon looks like the Noble Male, and surly, burly Gorbel looks like the Roguish Male. But the trope is slowly [[ZigzaggingTrope zigzagged]]. As you get to know them, "Noble" Timmon turns out BrilliantButLazy, and "Roguish" Gorbel to be hardworking and driven, and quite honorable. Timmon's also kind of a slut, while Gorbel never shows interest in anyone. So in the end, even though Timmon is a good diplomat and Gorbel is a good hunter, they're both RoundedCharacter with HiddenDepths and more complex than the simple Noble and Roguish dichotomy.
124* Done on a racial level in ''Literature/TheDeathGateCycle'' with the Sartan playing the part of the Noble, and the Patryns playing the Rogue. Of course, various members skew differently and there are a few NotSoDifferentRemark moments.
125* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', there are the brothers Garranon and Landislaw. Garranon looks like a graceful stag, Landislaw more like a bull, or that's what the ladies at court say. Their personalities match; Garranon is gentle and kind, while Landislaw is rather a bad boy. Their first appearance is due to the fact that Landislaw bought a slave that didn't really belong to the seller, and said slave has escaped to Hurog. Garranon wants to retrieve the slave to get his brother out of trouble, but is polite about it and treats Ward (who everyone thinks is mentally retarded, due to his ObfuscatingStupidity) with respect. Landislaw tries to grab Ward to shake him, which doesn't go well as Ward is a GentleGiant who can drop the gentleness if provoked.
126* ''Literature/DocSavage'''s two main aides, Monk and Ham. Monk is our Roguish Male: gruff, homely, brutish-looking, and proud of it. Ham, by contrast, is the Noble Male: well-spoken, elegantly dressed, and sophisticated.
127* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has Michael Carpenter, KnightInShiningArmor, sliding right into the Noble Male role whenever he's sharing the page with the more anti-heroic protagonist Harry Dresden. Harry is often the Noble Male when paired with other men of the series, most notably Thomas, but it's hard to rank as noble when compared to Michael Carpenter.
128* ''Literature/FafhrdAndTheGrayMouser'' subvert this (like so much else). Fafhrd seems like a romantic and is noted for his cleverness and singing ability. Mouser is a shifty little scoundrel. However, once you get to know them, the pragmatic and scheming Fafhrd seems a bit more Roguish and Mouser seems a bit nobler.
129* ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] Aziraphale and the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]] Crowley, whose relationship with each other falls somewhere between HeterosexualLifePartners and [[DiscountLesbians Discount Gays]] (since they love each other and both present as male, but don't exhibit much in the way of sexuality or truly follow mortal conceptions of gender).
130* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Peeta (noble) is gentle, kind, chivalrous, has quite the way with words, and advocates diplomacy over violence (even, at times, during the actual Hunger Games). Gale (roguish) is hot-blooded and passionate, believes that the ends justify the means, eager to go out and fight, and became his family's main provider at age thirteen when he began poaching (eventually together with Katniss).
131* Crops up in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'' trilogy. Jem Carstairs is a kind, soft-spoken guy who plays the violin. William Herondale is a sarcastic lad with a reputation for deflowering maidens and frequenting taverns. They're VitriolicBestBuds who made an oath to fight side-to-side and die for each other if needed. They also fall in love with the same girl.
132* In ''Literature/KnightAndRogueSeries'', Main characters Michael and Fisk [[ZigZaggingTrope zigzag this trope]]. While Michael is the nobleman and Fisk is the rogue/semi-reformed [[ConMan con-artist]], Michael is the more rash and reckless one while Fisk is the scholarly one. Over the course of the story, it becomes increasingly difficult to really tell which one is which.
133* The third book of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'' has extremely noble and white-clad Herald-Mage Vanyel Ashkevron, impossibly [[{{Bishounen}} gorgeous]] and [[ChronicHeroSyndrome dutiful]]. He's found SafetyInIndifference to others, not that that keeps him from wearing himself to the bone for them, and still pines for his first lover, two decades dead. Stefan is a red-cloaked young bard taken from the streets, a gay LadykillerInLove, and, at least initially, OnlyInItForTheMoney. It's not a complete split -- Stefan is quite calculating and is ultimately TheReliableOne who can weather the extremes of Van's crises and subsequent breakdowns. Stefan is in fact the {{Reincarnation}} of Vanyel's first love, Tylendel. In his previous life, despite all his virtues he was reckless in placing family ties over duty to others or even Van himself.
134* Creator/SimonaAhrnstedt in her debut novel ''Literature/{{Overenskommelser}}'' gives us Seth and Johan. Seth might be a better man than you might think at first, but he does have a roguish thing going on, and he just keeps having meaningless affairs with numerous women. Johan is noble and pretty much flawless. But they're still close friends, and in fact [[spoiler:they eventually get married to two cousins]]. [[note]]Interestingly enough, while LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine is the technical distaff counterpart to this trope, Seth's love interest Beatrice (a SpiritedYoungLady) and Johan's love interest Sofia (a ProperLady) rather have a TomboyAndGirlyGirl dynamic.[[/note]]
135* Creator/RaymondEFeist loves this trope: the early (and many of the later) books in ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle'' all revolve around two male protagonists who slot neatly into these roles:
136** ''Magician'': Tomas (noble) and Pug (roguish).
137** ''Silverthorn'' and ''A Darkness at Sethanon'': Prince Arutha conDoin (noble) and Jimmy the Hand (roguish) -- literal in this case.
138*** The backstory implies Arutha's father Duke Borric was the noble to his cousin Guy du Bas-Tyra's rogue.
139** ''Shadow of a Dark Queen'': Erik von Darkmoor (noble) and Roo Avery (roguish).
140* ''Literature/ShadowOfTheFox'' series, we get Daisuke and Okame, who are literally this, being a noble and a ronin, respectively. Their personalities fit too: Okame is unrefined, drinks, gambles, and has a lot of attitude, while Daisuke is cultured, elegant, and gentlemanly. They're FireForgedFriends. [[spoiler:Later on they become a couple.]]
141* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
142** Best friends and foster brothers Ned Stark (noble) and Robert Baratheon (roguish). Ned is incredibly honorable. Robert's heart is basically in the right place too, but not so bound by honor, and he's a total slut.
143** Another pair of quasi-brothers, Robb Stark (noble) and Theon Greyjoy (roguish). Robb is Ned's son, and he's much like his father. Theon has a mess of conflicting feelings and loyalties, and he spins out and implodes. After sleeping with a girl he shouldn't have, Robb marries her. Theon is a slut.
144** Robb Stark's two most notable bannermen, the WickedCultured Roose Bolton and the BoisterousBruiser Greatjon Umber. Roose is an utter monster masking his AxeCrazy, sadistic nature behind a gentlemanly veneer and while Greatjon Umber may be quite sexist he is overall a good man.
145* ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'':
146** Early in the novel, the future UsefulNotes/RichardIII has role models in his two oldest brothers. [[UsefulNotes/EdwardIV Edward]], the future king, is a carousing, womanizing, fun-loving and mischievous figure, who also happens to be a brilliant warrior. Edmund is the brave, kind, wise-beyond-his years, TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth mentor to his sensitive youngest brother.
147** When Richard grows up, he steps into the "noble" role to Edward's rogue, becoming a fierce warrior and fair governor of his own lands. He is intensely loyal to Edward, even standing by him when he is deposed for a brief time. After some youthful dalliances, he becomes a loving and faithful husband to Anne, and he very much frowns upon the debauchery of his brother's court.
148* ''Literature/TortallUniverse'': In ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'', Alanna is torn between Jonathan, the Noble Male (literally, he's a prince), and George, the Roguish Male (often even called "the Rogue", as he's the king of thieves). [[spoiler:She ultimately marries George, and she's intentionally instrumental in setting Jonathan up with his future wife, Thayet]].
149* The romantic rivals from ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'': Edward (noble), though moody, tends to be more noble and chivalrous (to the point of being old-fashioned), while Jacob (roguish), loyal though he is, is more of the bad boy who is impulsive and tries to pick fights with Edward on multiple occasions.
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153* Apollo and Starbuck from ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978''. While [[ManChild Starbuck]] is a gambler and smoker who tends to find himself in fights and generally [[TheCasanova juggles between two women (or maybe more)]], Apollo is more reserved when it comes to duty and women--the latter of which [[CartwrightCurse he, unfortunately, doesn't seem to have luck with]], and is also a ParentalSubstitute to Boxey.
154* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': In season 1, Daphne's love interest are the kind and polite Prince Friedrich of Prussia (noble) and the broody, sarcastic Simon Basset who has a reputation of being a rake (roguish). [[spoiler: Daphne eventually chooses Simon over Friedrich]].
155* ''{{Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'' & ''{{Series/Angel}}'':
156** The two ensouled vampires Buffy has been romantically involved with: Angel is noble, selfless, calm, reserved, and generally chivalrous and gentlemanly. He goes to great lengths to help people and to achieve redemption for his past. While he has had other relationships, he's primarily bound to his love for Buffy. Spike, in contrast, is roguish and nearly Angel's complete opposite: reckless, wild, emotional, and bursting with blunt [[DeadpanSnarker snark]]. He '''''is''''', though, fairly devoted to Buffy as well despite his sharper edges, and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes was fixated on]] Drusilla [[UnholyMatrimony steadfastly]] before that. Ironically, if they had coexisted in their original human lives, it would have been the reverse. Liam (Angel) was a "drunken, whoring layabout, and a terrible disappointment to [his] parents", and William Pratt (Spike) was a sensitive upper-class poet devoted to his ailing mother (the [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Cockney accent]] is an affectation, his natural accent was posh). Adding to [[{{Foil}} the comparison]], Angel is Spike's grandsire (the Master sired Darla who sired Angel who sired Drusilla who sired Spike) and their original names, Liam and William, are variants of the same name.
157* In ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'', Ryan is noble -- upstanding, by-the-book, hopelessly devoted to his wife Jenny (and a romantic even before they were married), while Esposito is roguish -- troubled past, willing to go behind the captain's back, flirts with various female characters (though loyal to Lanie when they're actually in a relationship).
158* The Doctor and Adric in Season 18 of ''Series/DoctorWho'' were an attempt at doing this.
159** Roguish: Adric is young, arrogant, relatively uneducated (despite being a star student by his own culture's standards), and tends to cheat or whine in order to get his way.
160** Noble: The Doctor is ancient, brooding, philosophical (despite being one of the more swashbuckling Doctors), extremely knowledgeable, and tries to keep to a strict moral code. Although the flirt of the two, he's recently lost his ImpliedLoveInterest and seems to have shifted far beyond concern.
161* In the second season of ''Series/DarkAngel'', the introduction of Alec causes him and Logan Cale to fall into this trope, with Logan as the Noble and Alec as the Roguish -- Logan is a crusading cyberjournalist out to expose and fix society's ills and Alec is a LovableRogue who's just gotten free of Project Manticore and isn't concerned with do-gooding unless there's something in it for him, at least at first. As the writers comment on in the DVD commentary, the original intention of them being BettyAndVeronica for the series's heroine Max in a LoveTriangle didn't really materialize, however, with Alec becoming more of a troublemaking brother figure. Max's affections remain steadfastly with Logan despite a virus making them literally unable to touch and him mistaking her and Alec for dating after seeing them hug. There's also some friction between the two men at first, but that's resolved by the later episodes.
162* In ''Series/{{Firefly}}''
163** Noble: Simon is the obvious example, being a gentleman in manner and loyal and kind towards his sister.
164** Roguish: Jayne is the opposite extreme, big time, being violent and selfish.
165** In-Between: Mal isn't so different from Simon as far as determination and protectiveness go, but he is less polished in mannerism.
166* Stefan and Damon Salvatore from ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. Stefan (Noble) is polite and abstains from drinking human blood; his brother Damon (Roguish) makes snide remarks and kills people on a whim.
167* ''Series/TheWhiteQueen'': Richard of Gloucester is the Noble Male and King Edward IV is the Roguish Male. Richard is noted InUniverse to be [[KnightInShiningArmor chivalrous]] and very serious, plus he's a romantic at heart, whether it's love or warfare. He doesn't overindulge in food, drink, or sex. He never partakes in prostitutes, he has never tried to rape anyone (in fact, he rescues Anne Neville from gang-rape), and he's faithful to Anne after she becomes his wife. [[note]]At least for the first dozen years of their marriage; in the final year, Richard does engage in emotional cheating, but by that point, Edward has been dead for two years, so their noble/rogue dynamic no longer exists.[[/note]] Edward is a [[TheHedonist hedonistic]] BoisterousBruiser with "a king's appetite" for earthly pleasures, which leads to significant weight gain from overeating and consuming too much alcohol. He's also [[TheCasanova notoriously promiscuous]], and he attempts to rape his future wife Elizabeth Woodville, who was ready to slice her own throat to preserve her honour. Throughout their marriage, he treats whoring like a sport, and he has a long-term mistress. In Episode 7, Richard criticizes his King for the latter's salacious behaviour while the Queen is giving birth upstairs.
168-->'''Richard:''' I don't believe that [whoring] is the best way to celebrate the birth of your ''child''.\
169'''Edward:''' Come on, Richard, don't be such a sourpuss.
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173* In ''The Rainmaker'' and TheMusical adaptation ''Theatre/OneTenInTheShade'', Lizzie pursues and is pursued by the introverted and by-the-book town sheriff File (Noble), and the mysterious and charismatic town outsider Starbuck (Roguish).
174* In ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie'' Kim's boyfriend Hugo exemplifies Main/TheFifties ideal of TheAllAmericanBoy and the BoyNextDoor (Noble) while her celebrity crush Conrad Birdie is TheCasanova and a rock-and-roll teen idol a la Music/ElvisPresley (Roguish).
175* Enoch Snow is the shy and somewhat pompous Noble man to Billy Bigelow's violent, red-blooded Roguish man in ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}''.
176* In ''Theatre/TheFantasticks'', Matt is a sweet and [[TheIdealist naive]] BoyNextDoor (Noble) while El Gallo is sexy and StreetSmart (Roguish).
177* Orpheus is TheIdealist TenorBoy (Noble) and Hades is the powerful baritone (Roguish) in ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}''.
178* In Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', Raoul is the Noble gentleman who wishes to ignite a ChildhoodFriendRomance with [[TheIngenue Christine]]. The Phantom is Roguish, an obsessive and murderous StalkerWithACrush who has a mysterious past.
179* In ''Theatre/SheLovesMe'', Georg is bookish, romantic, shy, and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold (Noble) while Kodaly is a charismatic ChickMagnet who turns out to be quite the cad (Roguish).
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183* [[NinetiesAntiHero Ragna]] and [[AgentPeacock Jin]] in ''VideoGame/{{Blazblue}}''. Jin was brought up in a noble family in refined culture and learned to fight as a TeenGenius in a prestigious Military Academy. He fights in a graceful and elegant style with Yukianesa, a long [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]] crafted from solid ice. By contrast, Ragna never received a proper education and grew up as a criminal, learning how to fight under the legendary hero Jubei. He relies more on brute force with Bloodscythe, a [[{{BFS}} large angular sword]] that can transform into a [[SinisterScythe scythe]]. Both of them care little for the world and both of them are {{Jerkass}}es (Ragna [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold not completely, though]]).
184* Kiyotaka Ishimaru the Ultimate Moral Compass and Mondo Oowada the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' are this respectively. At first, the two come to blows by how different their views on strength are until they decide that argument in an endurance contest that sees them become best friends over the similarities in their philosophies.
185* Kormac the Templar (noble) and Lyndon the Scoundrel (roguish), two of your three followers from ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''. Kormac is a noble paladin type who falls ''hard'' for Eirena, your third follower, while Lyndon is a quite unrepentant rogue who is not nearly as good at attracting women as he thinks. This being Diablo, the two have HiddenDepths--Kormac is revealed to [[spoiler:have been lied to and brainwashed by his order]], while Lyndon is [[spoiler:doing everything in his power to pay off the Merchant's Guild and get his brother out of prison]].
186* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' has Cecil a DarkIsNotEvil BlackKnight {{Bishonen}} ([[spoiler:who eventually [[TheAtoner atones for his sins]] and becomes a {{Paladin}}]]) as noble, and Edge, the flirtatious, impulsive Ninja fits the Roughish.
187** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'':
188*** Cloud and his rival Sephiroth are, to some extent, inspired by ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'''s Guts and Griffith (in the page image), and to another extent by UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi and UsefulNotes/SasakiKojiro who are generally depicted as having this trope in Japanese media. Sephiroth is more experienced, worldly, and dignified, and has a beautiful appearance, and while he is insane he acts [[GoMadFromTheRevelation enlightened]]; Cloud is more aggressive and scrappy, with a scruffier appearance and a more brittle kind of personality.
189*** Cloud and Barret. Cloud is blond, pale, blue-eyed, [[{{Bishounen}} androgynously beautiful]] (but still unambiguously masculine), a former soldier, pragmatic, chivalrous, and a sword-fighter, and while he can be flashy and superficial he's ultimately quite introverted. Barret is a HotBlooded ScaryBlackMan and terrorist with a vicious temper, little ability to restrain his emotions, and a huge gun mounted onto one of his arms. Though Cloud is the flirt of the two, Barret is more experienced (having been married)--in one scene he advises Cloud to ask either Aeris or Tifa on a date, something in which Cloud claims to have no interest.
190** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' has Jecht and Auron. Jecht liked his alcohol, was boisterous, loud, and reckless. Auron was more composed, dutiful, and respectful. Both were badass [[ManlyMan Manly Men]].
191* Innes and Ephraim in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' play it around. Looks and fighting-skills wise, archer Innes looks Noble while spear-user Ephraim looks Roguish, but their personalities say the inverse: logical, cool-headed, and NoSocialSkills Innes is the real Roguish one, while the charismatic, sensitive and impulsive Ephraim is more of the Noble one.
192** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', the roguish and street-smart [[LovableRogue Gaius]] has this going with his support conversations with the serene and faithful [[BadassPreacher Libra]] and the honorable but sheltered [[WarriorPrince Chrom]].
193** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', there is the cynical and teasing [[AntiHero Niles]]. He plays the role towards his serious lord-in-liege Leo, his boisterous partner Odin, and the [[PlayerCharacter Male Avatar]] (whom he can fall in love with).
194** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEchoesShadowsOfValentia'' has the stalwart, dutiful, and proper Forsyth and his friend Python, who is laid-back, lazy, and much more casual with his language.
195* Sonic and Shadow in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. Which one of them is which however is a big case of DependingOnTheWriter of course. In general, Sonic can range from either an [[LeeroyJenkins impulsive]] SmugSuper to a straight up NiceGuy. While Shadow ranges from a [[GoodIsNotNice violent]] ByronicHero to a soft-spoken professional.
196* ''VideoGame/FrontMission1'' has two mercenaries you rescue, Keith and J.J. whose friendship has been since back when they were in Africa. Plus, the members from the Coliseum fights -- just the younger two -- Meihua Yang and Gregorio, as a milder contrast.
197** Keith (roguish) is the [[TheSnarkKnight snarky]] BoisterousBruiser, if not a BloodKnight, purely for the profit he makes off of it; while J.J. (noble), eager to make enough to support his family, tempers their mercenary tendencies (or tries to) by being the duo's conscience.
198** M. Yang (noble) joins the unit in order to find out whether her younger brother is still alive, and after satisfaction, continues to faithfully serve the unit's cause; Gregorio (roguish) is the arrogant Coliseum champion from Freedom City, basically a milder version of Keith in personality.
199* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' has friendly rivals and occasionally partners Sol [[MeaningfulName Badguy]] and Ky Kiske.
200** Sol is a [[{{Hunk}} muscular and handsome]] BountyHunter with [[{{Jerkass}} a bad attitude]] and a huge, angular sword that looks like a cigarette lighter. It's implied that Sol is a big fan of rock/metal music, especially Music/{{Queen}}, and he can play the guitar.
201** Ky is an [[{{Bishonen}} effeminate and pretty]] blonde guy who's a KnightInShiningArmor and has a noble and chivalrous attitude to match, and prefers an elegant longsword in battle. In his spare time, Ky collects teacups and is devoted to his wife [[spoiler:Dizzy]] (who ''happens'' to be [[spoiler:Sol's daughter]]).
202* The classic ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]'' series has the two "brother" robots Rock[=/=]Mega Man and Blues[=/=]Proto Man who fit this early on, followed by the 7th game's introduction of the rival Forte[=/=]Bass who teams up from time to time.
203** Noble: Mega Man, the classic IdealHero who will stay a faithful servant doing anything needed for his "sister" robot Roll and Dr. Light who built them both, as well as for humans and robots everywhere.
204** In-Between: Proto Man, fiercely independent of Dr. Light and has been captured to do Wily's bidding once, but increasingly shown to have the heroes' backs [[CharacterizationMarchesOn as the series unfolds]].
205** Roguish: After Proto Man has fit the role less and less, Wily has perfected the rival Bass, whose loyalty is off-and-on with Wily and mostly just fights for his own prideful, selfish reasons, even when teaming up with the heroes.
206* The three male Maverick Hunters of the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series by the time of ''X8'' and ''[[VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission Command Mission]]'' form a spectrum like the original ''Mega Man'' above.
207** X is the noble male, being a pacifistic guy who constantly struggles between wanting to create peace with humanity and trying not to kill any more of his own kind even if they're the bad guys.
208** Zero is in-between, having the same desire of peace as X but with fewer compunctions for fighting and killing, and he's had his fair share of bad experiences that shape him.
209** Axl is the roguish one; while he's a good guy in general, as he's younger and less experienced, he's motivated more by being in action and defeating enemies and shows more fun at doing it than his partners.
210* ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'': Hero is the studious, hardworking, and polite SupremeChef and mediator of his friend group (noble), and his younger brother Kel is much more bashful, impulsive, and sporty (roguish). This is maintained even as the latter TookALevelInKindness compared to many other examples of this trope, and [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether helped the two's best friends reconcile]].
211* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': Count Bleck (noble) is an AffablyEvil ManOfWealthAndTaste. His minion O'Chunks is a DumbMuscle BoisterousBruiser. Unlike the trope description above, they are both devoted to their respective loves.
212* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has an example with stoic, businesslike Kratos Aurion, who remains loyal to [[spoiler:the BigBad, his friend and traveling companion from thousands of years ago]], and the caustic, defiant Yuan, who is running LaResistance to defeat the plans of the same individual. It's more apparent in [[TheAnimeOfTheGame OVA]] and ''Tales of Fandom 2'' flashbacks, from before both of them hit their CynicismCatalyst: Kratos was an idealist at heart, while Yuan was far more practical and cynical even before [[spoiler:Martel's death]]. Naturally, even when on different sides, they remain VitriolicBestBuds underneath all the bitterness.
213* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' Flynn Scifo (noble) is the KnightInShiningArmor to the [[AnimalMotif lone wolf]] vigilante Yuri Lowell(roguish). This is just one of ''many'' contrasts they share between each other; while still remaining steadfast friends.
214* Alistair and Zevran, the two male romance options in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''. Alistair is a bashful, idealistic warrior with a dorky sense of humor. Zevran is a flirty former assassin and literal Rogue who meets the party when he tries to kill them -- [[spoiler:or rather, tries to commit Suicide by Warden.]]
215* ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' has Harry, a LifeOfTheParty AddledAddict who has a dishevelled appearance, wears ImpossiblyTackyClothes, lost his badge and gun in a drunken rampage, and is forever getting lost in [[TheOnlyRighteousIndexOfFanatics fanatical political posturing]], idiotic WikiWalk obsessions and [[TalkingToThemself spiralling debates with his own brain]] -- and Kim, a quiet, elegant, cool professional who guards his emotions carefully and delights in being 'a spoilsport'.
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219* ''Webcomic/OlympusOverdrive'': Hades and Alexander's whole quarrel started in their different ideas of how a real man is supposed to be and must react. Hades (noble) insists that a real man must be respectable, collected, and poised, using violence as last resort; Alex (roguish) instead thinks ARealManIsAKiller and must [[BloodKnight fix his problems with his fists]].
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223* ''Lightning Sentai Blitzenger'': [[StockShonenHero Rai Akasaka]] is the Noble Male compared to [[TeenGenius Kimura Sanjou]]'s Roguish Male. The former is a HotBlooded leader with a strong sense of justice who immediately drops what he's doing as soon as he hears that his teammates are in danger, while the latter is more volatile and arrogant, and despite [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold fighting for humanity like his fellow Blitzengers]], isn't above backtalking his superior.
224* [[https://www.tumblr.com/wassup-its-e/724738715121057792/greetings-el-capitan-or-mythical-j-sausage?source=share A cross-series example]] occurs for [=MythicalSausage=], where his ''WebVideo/EmpiresSMP'' Season 2 counterpart is the AllLovingHero Noble Male as the Protector of Sanctuary, in contrast to his ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP'' counterpart, who plays the flirtatious, greedy, and at-times murderous Roguish Male who robs others on the high seas.
225-->'''[=Wassup_im_E=]:''' i think i can post this meme [of quotes Sausage's two characters might say] now
226--->'''Empires Season 2!Sausage:''' I'll have her home by 9 o'clock, Sir\
227'''Pirates!Sausage:''' Your daughter calls me Daddy too
228-->'''Mythicalsausage:''' This is canon.
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232* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': The Fionna and Cake episodes prominently feature sweet, kindhearted Prince Gumball and snarky punk-rocker Marshall Lee the Vampire King.
233* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' gives us the violent and temperamental Xin Fu and his partner, the calm and refined Yu.
234* ''Westernanimation/BeastWars'' has [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Dinobot]] (noble) and [[CombatPragmatist Rattrap]] (roguish). After [[spoiler:Dinobot's death]], [[KnightInShiningArmor Silverbolt]] takes the noble role.
235* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' has the calm, clean-cut, polite Jack and the hot-tempered, rough-and-tumble, obnoxious Scotsman. The usual dynamic regarding relationships is inverted, however, with Jack being a CelibateHero ([[spoiler: At least until Season 5]]) and the Scotsman being HappilyMarried.
236* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'': Lion-O is the Noble Male to Tygra's Roguish Male. Played with, in that initially Tygra fits his species ideal standards of noble much closer than Lion-O, but Lion-O is, generally, much more idealistic and altruistic.
237* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Gwen gets a Shiptease with Noble sensitive songwriter Trent, and Roguish juvenile delinquent Duncan.
238* Aqualad and Red Arrow from ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. Aqualad rarely lets his emotions bubble up and is cordial to most people; Red Arrow spends most of his screen time sullen and hostile, even around allies or strangers.
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