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5[-[[caption-width-right:346:Charlotte slings the spells. Jonathan swings the steel.]]-]
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7''A warrior and a magic user working together.''
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9In any setting where magic has some degree of pervasiveness, the SquishyWizard is a fairly common archetype. In addition to being physically weak, such characters [[MagicAIsMagicA often need time and concentration to incant their spells]], especially in the absence of VancianMagic. Time and concentration aren't exactly easy to come by when you're being attacked by several enemies at once, or even just one enemy. Even if you could easily take your enemies out with a single spell, if your opponent never lets you fire one off, you're basically helpless. Add that to the "squishyness" and adventuring solo hardly sounds viable.
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11Fighters, on the other hand, can generally take care of themselves; it's part of the job description. However, hitting something a bunch of times with a sword, even a {{BFS}}, sometimes doesn't work, but [[PlayingWithFire a blast of fire]] would be just the thing. To get the really big scores, some magical artillery is usually required, or is, at the very least, incredibly helpful.
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13Sword and Sorcerer is what you get when these characters team up in order to offset each others' weaknesses. The combat dynamic usually works one of two ways, determined largely by what type of magic the mage uses:
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15'''Fighter and GlassCannon''' has the mage basically acting as artillery; the fighter [[PartyTank holds enemies off]] while the mage charges up, and once the mage is finished, they obliterate whatever is left. The fighter may be a StoneWall specializing primarily in defense, or they may be perfectly capable of wrecking shop the old-fashioned way, but not as efficient at doing it on a large scale as the mage, rendering the two of them capable of tackling threats greater than the sum of their parts.
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17'''Fighter and Healer''' has [[WhiteMage the mage]] primarily acting in [[CombatAndSupport a support capacity]], casting beneficial {{Status Buff}}s and [[HealingHands healing the fighter]] while the fighter takes care of actually killing everything. As in the above, it still generally falls to the fighter to [[PartyTank keep the enemies off the mage's back]], but here, they're also the one doing the killing, with the mage making them more efficient at it.
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19The above is not a hard and fast rule. Many offensive mages know a healing spell for emergencies, and offensive magic is a common way for healers to contribute to the battle even after the fighter is at full strength. Sometimes the sorcerer is TheRedMage and fits both archetypes equally.
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21Typically the fighter ends up being something of a LightningBruiser, the better to defend the mage from numerous enemies, and relying on their speed and skill to keep themself alive. Often, [[GuysSmashGirlsShoot the fighter will be male, and the sorcerer, female]]. Can be [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy inverted]], though. Can also be found with single-gender duos. If they're both guys, then they're usually [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan a manly swordsman and a sensitive sorcerer]]. If they're both girls, then they'll likely be [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl a tomboyish sword and a girly sorceress]].
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23If it's a male/female pair ([[HoYay or, occasionally, even if it isn't]]) they're frequently a BattleCouple, sometimes extending all the way to MindlinkMates; otherwise, they'll probably be BashBrothers. A romantic pair is often a MuggleMageRomance by definition. The fighter of the pair is usually a MagicallyIneptFighter, since a MagicKnight could do it all themself without needing a partner. Also see FighterMageThief and ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy for when the long range character uses a weapon rather than magic. Contrast ActionDuo. Compare LadyAndKnight, which has a similar dynamic of a warrior protecting someone physically incapable of doing it themselves; the lady will often be the mage for this reason. Compare DamagerHealerTank, a trio where the fighter is the tank or the damager and the mage is the damager or healer.
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30* Main characters [[MilitaryMage Ryner Lute]] and his bodyguard, the swordswoman Ferris Eris, from ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes'' are prime examples of this. They are their country's greatest magician and swordswoman respectively and start out hating the other's guts, having been blackmailed into teaming up in the first place; but during their journey grow to become PlatonicLifepartners gladly willing to TakeAThirdOption and [[TogetherInDeath go down together]] if the need ever comes for them to pick their own life over the other's. Their relationship is never stated to be romantic at that what with Ryner being a CelibateHero and Ferris having had [[ParentalIncest horrible experience with love in the past]]. They are also very happy to (rightfully) boast how much ass they kick when fighting [[BackToBackBadasses back-to-back]] to their enemies.
31* This is the reason behind the Pactio system in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': A Magister (the mage) is defended by a Ministra (the warrior) who covers for them while they cast, and has a special weapon and can be given {{Status Buff}}s to make them more effective. It's promptly defied by Negi himself when he decides to walk the path of the KungFuWizard (Who fights alongside the Ministra). On occasion, he will still act like this trope in combination with Kotarou such as the fight against Rakan; the most obvious demonstration being Kotarou buying Negi the 43 seconds he needs to prepare his spell.
32* Saito and Louise from ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' are a perfect example of a combo; the entire reason Void mages have human familiars is that only a human can effectively defend them while they incant the very long Void spells.
33* Lina Inverse (mage) and Gourry Gabriev (fighter) from ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', though Lina hardly needs the help, as she's no slouch in the physical combat department either. Most opponents are either too weak for her alone or too strong for them both, but her protection lags far behind apocalyptic attack spells, so it's still a good idea to have someone covering her while she goes through incantations. On the other end, Gourry carries an interesting sword that makes him fully capable of killing lesser to mid-level demons in one hit, but which has less ranged options than Lina's FantasticNuke spell does. An interestign example where both meet halfway.
34* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has an arrangement with Guts and his post Band Of The Hawk companions. Guts is the main fighter of the group, with Serpico, Isidro and Farnese backing him up, while [[CuteWitch Schierke]] is the mage, whose spells take a while to cast. There's also Puck and Evarella acting as healers when Guts takes on one of the many Apostles of the series.
35* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
36** Despite both of them being mages, Gajeel and Levi fit this trope. Gajeel is literally MadeOfIron and can transform his limbs into anything from metal clubs to blades, while Levi's power is WordsCanBreakMyBones, but she needs time to write them down. They also fit the other type of this trope; Levi isn't a healer, but she can create iron by writing the word down, and Gajeel can get a power upgrade by eating metal. Most the "mages" in the series are {{magic knight}}s and {{kung fu wizard}}s who put so much emphasis on the physical department that they are only technically mages. Levi; however, is one of the few that fits the traditional mage image.
37** Lucy and Natsu could count since Lucy and Spirit mages are one of those few who fit the tradition mage image. The series tend to have more emphasis on one-on-one battles (typical of the {{Shonen}} genre) but Lucy and Natsu have gone on more quests together and have had more team battles together than anyone else of the main cast.
38* An interesting example in ''Anime/{{K}}'', with Kuroh, Shiro, and Neko. Kuroh is a swordsman who also uses powers from his [[SuperEmpowering King]] in fights, usually in the form of a plasma-like giant hand he can use to push or pull things, or as a glow around his body and sword that helps his agility and force. Neko and [[NonActionGuy Shiro]] use Neko's psychic abilities to confuse their opponents or create a distraction. In the second season, however, [[spoiler: Kuroh and Neko are now Shiro's Clansmen, and he is their King, so their powers come from him (except for Neko's psychic abilities)]].
39** In the finale of the second season, [[spoiler: it fits the GlassCannon element even more, with the rest of the three Clans protecting Shiro as he goes in to destroy the Slates]].
40* ''Manga/OujaNoYuugi'': A strategist (a "mage" in this setting, whose power allow him to influence the course of battle) and a general (a warrior, whose duty is to protect "his" strategist and to lead the army) form a close bond and fight in battles together.
41* ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess'': [[PerpetualFrowner Shannon]] [[DeadpanSnarker Casull]] and his older sister, [[TeamMom Raquel]] form such a duo, with Shannon being the sword, while Raquel is quite possibly the most powerful mage on the face of the planet. However, even ''her'' magic pales in comparison to [[spoiler:Shannon's ability as a D-Knight]].
42* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'', Tougo is the sword to Idola's sorcerer. His LightningBruiser abilities and preference for the Handshake-Calibur lets him dice up monsters up close, and he can resort to explosive punches and kicks if need be. Meanwhile, Idola is able to use all kinds of magic, from water to ice to healing spells, allowing her to take on some enemies herself as well as heal Tougo in times of distress.
43* ''Manga/RuinExplorers'': Miguel and Rasha combine their talents to form a [[PlatonicLifePartners platonic]] [[StrictlyProfessionalRelationship partnership]] to find the ultimate treasure. Miguel often covers for Rasha, during fights, to give her time to cast spells. And she, in turn, uses her magic to fell enemies that can't be slain by sword alone.
44* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
45** ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
46*** The [[FlamingSword Flame Swordsman]] and [[DarkIsNotEvil Dark Magician]] are sometimes portrayed this way. So are their masters--[[TheLancer Joey]] is good in a physical scrap while [[TheHero Yugi]], or at least his SuperpoweredEvilSide, wields the shadow magic. This dynamic is reflected in their strategies: Joey uses card effects to power up his monsters or weaken his opponents while Yugi prefers cards that manipulate the field and graveyard like a true mage.
47*** During the Battle City arc, [[TeethClenchedTeamwork Yugi and Kaiba]] dueled against [[LightDarknessJuxtaposition Umbra and Lumis]], two of [[BigBad Marik's]] minions whose decks were designed specifically to work together in tag duels. Umbra's deck had the monster cards while Lumis's deck focused on spells and traps.
48** ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': [[SiblingTeam Gloria and Grace Tyler]] both play [[AmazonBrigade Amazoness decks]]. Gloria focuses primarily on monsters, while Grace uses spell and traps to be more proactive.
49** ''Anime/YuGiOhBondsBeyondTime'': Yugi/Atem plays the sorcerer role while Yusei and Jaden are the sword. Yugi/Atem uses a Spellcaster deck focusing on the [[BlackMage Dark Magician]] archetype while Yusei and Jaden use different Warrior-type decks.
50* Lokia-Familia in ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' has exactly this as a typical combat combination. The fighters protect the magicians in battle until they can fire their spells. In this familia, there is also an elf who is a MagicKnight.
51* Asta is the Sword to Yuno's Sorcerer whenever the two team up together in ''Manga/BlackClover''. Asta is the only person in the setting who cannot use magic, and wields giant anti-magic swords to fight up close and cancel enemies' magic. Yuno is a gifted mage blessed with a four-leaf clover grimoire, and casts ranged spells such as gales and blades of wind from afar.
52* Iska and Alice from ''Literature/OurLastCrusadeOrTheRiseOfANewWorld''. Iska is a superhumanly fit guy who fights with magic swords while Alice is an astral mage with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]].
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56* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'':
57** Thor and ComicBook/{{Loki}} have this dynamic when they work together (which given Loki's [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor tendency to fluctuate between hero and villain]] isn't always a guarantee).
58** Characters/MarvelComicsTheEnchantress Amora the Enchantress]] and Skurge the Executioner also qualify and combine this trope with LadyAndKnight.
59** ComicBook/{{Angela|AsgardsAssassin}} [[BattleCouple and her girlfriend Sera]]. Angela is a LightningBruiser and FlyingBrick who is armed with a [[MorphWeapon shapeshifting sword]] while Sera is a sorceress.
60* ''ComicBook/RedSonja'': The second Annual has Sonja and her companion, Verdius. Sonja is the greatest female warrior of her time and fights with her sword while Verdius is an aging but powerful wizard.
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64* Chapter 8 of ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', remastered version, has such an arrangement with Kyril and his GreatEscape party when they are surrounded by [[OurGhostsAreDifferent wraiths]]. Olga, a LadyOfBlackMagic, is the main mage, using an anti-intangibility enchantment to allow the other fighters (Boris, Soren, Fredrick, Chloe) to take out the wraiths properly while providing her cover. Kyril, on the other hand, is obviously the main fighter, being the only one that can one-shot wraiths with or without the enchantment (he likens them to [[MythologyGag those Bound Widows that reside in Cainhurst Castle]], all of which are susceptible to physical damage).
65* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', when Ponder Stibbons (Wizard) and Johanna Smith-Rhodes (Assassin) get it together, they are this trope. Ponder finds himself using magic to defend Johanna in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5598298/11/Il-se-passait-au-nuit-du-P%C3%A8re-Porcher Il se passait pas au nuit de Pere Porcher]]''. She uses her weapons skills to defend ''him'' in ''Fanfic/SlippingBetweenWorlds'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5952595/1/Why-and-were Whys and Weres]]''.
66* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': The story ''The Witch's Sacrifice'' stars a monk and a witch who get stranded naked in the demon realm and must work together to find a way home.
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70* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', Oreg and Ward in one scene. They're both able to fight and do magic, but Ward is much taller and stronger, and Oreg is a more powerful mage. Thus, Ward distracts the enemy while Oreg uses the distraction to get his hands on the opponent, as the spell he wants to use requires touch.
71* Archer and Sophie in [[Literature/HexHall Demonglass]]. Archer is a warlock, but not a very powerfull one, however his skills as a fighter, especialy with a sword more than make up for it.
72%%* BashBrothers example: Pug and Thomas from ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle''.
73* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': Women in the Aes Sedai MagicalSociety often work with male Warders, with whom they form a magical bond. Aes Sedai range from [[TheMedic medics]] and philosophers to devastating [[LadyOfBlackMagic Ladies of Black Magic]], but Warders benefit from some of the best combat training in the world, and get extra strength, toughness, and evil-detecting powers [[EmpoweredBadassNormal from the Warder bond]] besides.
74* Tarma and Kethry from the ''Vows and Honor'' series of the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' 'verse. Tarma is a gruff barbarian warrior and Kethry is a powerful mage; the two team up as mercenaries with the ultimate goal of rebuilding Tarma's Clan. Played with in that Kethry can fight if she has to, thanks to her [[EmpathicWeapon empathic weapon]], and as a Priestess of the Warrior Goddess, Tarma has some magical abilities.
75* In ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries'', Talia is the skilled fighter, Snow is the sorceress. During the course of the first novel they pick up Danielle, who can do a bit of magic and is taught some basic combat skills by Talia, to complete the PowerTrio.
76%%* Ryld and Pharaun from ''Literature/WarOfTheSpiderQueen''.
77* Caramon and Raistlin in the ''Literature/DragonLance'' novels. See the example under Roleplaying for further details.
78* Creator/FritzLeiber's ''Literature/FafhrdAndTheGrayMouser'' stories: Fafhrd is a fighter and Mouser is (technically) a mage. However, while Mouser was apprenticed to a mage early in life, by the time he meets Fafhrd he almost never actually uses any magic and acts more as a thief/rogue, so this is not the straightest example of the trope.
79* In ''Literature/BrimstoneAngels'', [[DarkIsNotEvil Farideh]] is a warlock, meaning she can unleash an impressive amount of magical destruction straight (literally) from Hell, but she's not that hot in hand to hand combat. Luckily, her twin sister [[CuteBruiser Havilar]] is never far away, and she's more than competent with her glaive.
80* ''Literature/TheNightsBlade'' has Angharad (sword) and Josie (sorcerer), although they are not seen fighting together until the final battle, in which they go back to back to fend off Kelstra's followers.
81* In the Gamebooks ''Wizard, Warrior and You'', the titular Wizard can do more stuff, but needs the warrior to protect him or he'll go down easily.
82* In the first act, at least, Ryushi and Kia from [[Literature/BrokenSky Broken Sky]] could qualify as this, with Ryushi taking up the Glass Cannon role. Although the pair of them are both rather adept at martial combat (Ryushi with his sword, a bo staff for his sister), Ryushi had little to no control over the series' equivalent of magic and ended up burning himself out completely after a single shot. Sure, that single shot has the potential to be immensely powerful, but still. As the series progresses and Ryushi learns how to better control himself, the duo progress to be even more like a SiblingTeam.
83* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Harry takes the "sorcerer"-role, with Murphy, Michael, Thomas or Sanya taking the "fighter"-slot depending on book and context. Not that Harry is particularly squishy, but those allies are more dedicated physical fighters.
84* Rom and Kira from ''Literature/TheBarbarianAndTheSorceress''. He's a BarbarianHero with an AbsurdlySharpBlade, she's a HotWitch who knows [[BlackMagic powerful sorcery]].
85* ''Literature/TheLockedTomb'': Each House has a ruling {{Necromancer}} and a CloseRangeCombatant Cavalier, who are sworn to each other for life. The contest in ''Gideon the Ninth'' for a necromancer to be elevated to Lyctorhood has eight such pairs and requires both members of the pair to stay alive, because [[spoiler:the Lyctor process requires the necromancer to absorb the cavalier's soul, assimilating their fighting skills among other things]].
86* ''Literature/ProphecyApprovedCompanion'': The Non-Rogue possible heroes are this. Warrior Hero and WhiteMage companion or BlackMage Hero and Warrior companion.
87* ''Literature/OfFireAndStars'': Mare and Dennaleia become this. At the start Mare is skilled with the bow, then she gets trained in using the sword too. Dennaleia has magic, and is trained in using it as well (she also is later trained in swordfighting, but isn't as skilled).
88* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfDorsa'': Tasia and Joslyn become a such a duo near the end of the third book. It turns out Tasia has learned magic, as Joslyn remains a highly skilled sword master. Tasia however did learn some sword fighting from her, but isn't nearly as skilled.
89* Beren and Lúthien from ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''; Beren is a human warrior, and his girlfriend (later wife) Lúthien is a half-elf half-maia with very potent magical abilities. She's not the {{Fireballs}}-swinging type, but nevertheless that dainty elf maiden is the one to send Sauron (yes, [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]]) running to daddy.
90* Many stories in the ''Sword and Sorceress'' anthologies features warrior and sorceress partner duos (hence the name), although not all do, with both of them [[ActionGirl being women]] as well.
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94* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'':
95** Merlin and Arthur qualify as this, with Arthur as the Sword and Merlin the Sorcerer, of course. There's the added twist, however, that Arthur doesn't actually ''know'' that Merlin's playing this role for him.
96** A straighter example would be Merlin and Lancelot - since Lancelot is one of his {{secret keeper}}s.
97* In the third and fourth season of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Buffy and Willow have this combat combination, while from time to time they are accompanied by Xander, who is an [[ActionSurvivor action survivor]]. From the fifth season, Willow is such a powerful witch that this combat combination is no longer necessary.
98* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': The villainous duo of Jindrax and Toxica. Jindrax is a MonsterClown who fights using either a sword or daggers. Toxica is a LadyOfBlackMagic whose MagicStaff can fire energy blasts or [[MakeMyMonsterGrow revive destroyed Orgs]].
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102* Myth/CelticMythology: Liath Luachra and Bodhmall, the foster-mothers of the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill, were renowned as being a great warrior and druid, respectively.
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106* Fairly adequate approach in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. Traditional parties incorporate a fighter class along a wizard and/or a cleric (either of which may be dual- or multi-classed as fighters, as well) into the party, along with additional specialists such as a bard, thief, or rogue. "Caster + basher" is a minimized variant.
107** ''TabletopGame/DragonLance'': Caramon, an invincible warrior, and Raistlin, his brother and a fearsome spellcaster. They used to hire themselves out as mercenaries, often fighting [[BackToBackBadasses back-to-back]] against hordes of foes. [[spoiler: Eventually, though, [[CainAndAbel things]] [[TheDarkSide got ugly]]...]]
108** ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'': Fyodor and Liriel BattleCouple; Arilyn "Moonblade" and Danilo Thann for sex-reversed roles. Rashemen traditions approve of traveling witch with a pledged berserker bodyguard, but they usually adhere to the collective magic, so it's more semi-legendary stuff, except maybe [[RiteOfPassage dajemma]].
109** ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'': Robilar and Tenser were the first examples of this in roleplaying.
110* In the ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' Shadowmoor set most of the [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153301 "duo"]] cycle worked like this, with a warrior or soldier and a shaman or wizard.
111* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' it is possible to create this dynamic on the tabletop for most armies, by keeping wizard and fighter characters close together for mutual protection (especially keeping them within the same regiment of troops, where the fighter can accept the challenges of enemy heroes instead of the wizard). In the background the most prominent example of such a pairing is the High Elf twins Tyrion and Teclis, the former being an exceptional master swordsman, the latter incredibly frail and feeble but also the greatest wizard in the world.
112** In ''Tabletopgame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'', Tyrion and Teclis have ascended to become gods, but their chosen champions Ellania and Ellathor, likewise aelf twins, carry on their tradition.
113** 40K has the duo of Primarchs Angron (fighter) and Lorgar Aurelian (sorcerer). Angron is an axe-wielding berserker, whereas Lorgar is a Chaos-channeling sorcerer.
114* In ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', this often come to play with Solars (or Abyssals, or Infernals) as Sorceresses and Lunars as Swordsmen (or more derisively: as attack dogs). Solars ''can'' become the greatest warriors in the world if they try, but if a Solar Sorceress want to be any good, she better put all those EXP in Occult stuffs.
115* In the ''TabletopGame/DiscworldRoleplayingGame'', the sample character Jemzarkiza of Krull has inadvertantly acquired a repuation in Ankh-Morpork as an exotic enchantress, which means half the city's BarbarianHero wannabes think she's in the market to become one half of this. She considers this only a slight improvement on the half who've decided she's an EvilSorceress they must defeat. She just wants a quiet job studying turtles.
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119* [[TheHero Link]] and [[RoyaltySuperPower Zelda]] often have this dynamic in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', at least in those cases where Zelda actively helps Link with her magic such as in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'', and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. She most commonly uses her magic to summon the Light Arrows for Link to use against the FinalBoss, but she can also use sealing magic to incapacitate the main villain and other enemies.
120* In ''Farland Saga 2'', SquishyWizard Karin is rejected from joining an adventurer's guild because she has no swordsman to back her up, but she soon forces Al into her party, kicking off the plot.
121* Marche and Montblanc from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' are initially an example. While the JobSystem allows you to build virtually any character in whatever manner you choose, their starting jobs are Soldier and Black Mage, respectively.
122* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' has [[BoisterousBruiser Minsc]] and [[BlackMagicianGirl Dynaheir]], teamed together in what's apparently the traditional partnership where they come from. In the sequel Minsc gets quite depressed (by his standards, anyway) when he can't prevent her death, and if given the chance will adopt either Aerie or Nalia as his [[ReplacementGoldfish replacement 'Witch']].
123* In ''VideoGame/BetrayalAtKrondor'', Gorath and Owyn. The former is a badass centuries old dark elf chieftain, the latter is a scrawny human boy magician.
124* The Reyvateils in the ''VideoGame/ExaPico'' series: they're capable of channeling immense magic power, but they need time to build it up and are helpless to defend themselves while doing so, so they're partnered with strong warriors who can shield them. The trope is a plot point because the Reyvateils are [[ThePowerOfLove empowered by their love for their warrior]] and, in [[VideoGame/ArTonelicoMelodyOfElemia the first game]], a Reyvateil without a partner could be discriminated against.
125* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' ''loves'' this trope. Note that offensive mages usually gain staves when they [[PrestigeClass promote]], so these tend to double as fighter/healer combos at high levels.
126** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'' has the franchise's UrExample, Alm and Celica. They're not the first example by any means as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth/Merric beat them to it]], but they're certainly the most notable one. Celica is a [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]] mage who wants to bring peace to the land, while Alm [[spoiler:stabs a god ''[[EyeScream in the eye.]]'']]
127** [[TheHero Roy]] and [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Lilina]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade''. With how facepalm-worthy the ShipTease is with them ''and'' the fact that Roy grows his support faster with Lilina than anyone else, and it's not hard to see why they may be called "canon couple" by some.
128** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'':
129*** Ike and Soren. Ike is a {{BFS}}-wielding mercenary while Soren is a [[{{Bishonen}} effeminate]] IronWoobie who specializes in [[BlowYouAway Wind]] [[RazorWind Magic]]. On top of being HeterosexualLifePartners to the umpth degree, they also have an ''insane'' amount of HoYay with each other, to the point a newcomer can be forgiven for thinking they were gay. Even more telling is that Soren is one of the two possible partners with Ike when he [[spoiler:leaves Tellius in search of adventure.]]
130*** [[LovableRogue Sothe]] and [[JeanneDArchetype Micaiah]], introduced in ''Radiant Dawn''. Despite being a LovableRogue, Sothe takes on a detachment of Begnion soldiers by the game's beginning and ''wins'', while Micaiah is very competent with [[LightEmUp Light Magic]]. Not to mention they care for each other very deeply, and even marry by the end of the game.
131*** A rare villainous example: Zelgius and Sephiran. Both are extremely close with each other [[HoYay (a bit too close, even)]], and Zelgius is [[spoiler: secretly ''[[TheDreaded the Black Knight.]]'']] Meanwhile, Sephiran is a WhiteMage MagnificentBastard who [[spoiler:literally plays each faction in the game together so that he could cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt at the hand of [[GodIsEvil Ashera]].]]
132*** [[DefectorFromDecadence Zihark]]/[[BigEater Ilyana]], [[BoisterousBruiser Largo]]/[[HappilyMarried Calill]], [[GentleGiant Muarim]]/[[HappilyAdopted Tormod]], [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Bastian]]/[[CoolBigSis Lucia]] are just several of the more well-known examples.
133** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' take this trope to its logical extreme: with how reclassing and marriage works in this game, you can literally pair up ''everyone with everyone'', all while having a fighter and mage in both your parties each. That's a ''lot'' of Sword And Sorcerer.
134** Due to the fact that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Three Houses]]'' allows anyone to equip any weapon and go into any class gender allowed, basically anyone can become one of these, but if you look at their weapons, the most notable example is GenderInverted with [[DarkMessiah Edelgard]] and [[BattleButler Hubert]], but with Edelgard using an axe instead of a sword.
135* ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' has the whole party have this dynamic between the various pairs characters with some momments of ShipTease between them. Main Protagonists [[OfficialCouple Alphen and Shionne]] have this dynamic from the start with Alphen able to wield the powerful but dangerous Blazing Sword, and Shionne supporting him as a healer with her Astral Artes. Law and Rinwell also have this dynamic, Law being the the typical LightningBruiser and Rinwell being the SquishyWizard, who also [[VitriolicBestFriends constantly snark]] at each other. Dohalim and Kisara also qualify though Dohalim is more of a TheRedMage who can handle himself, while Kisara is the MightyGlacier.
136* Your party in a lot of JRPG's starts out this way, such as in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', where your party initially consists of Lloyd and Genis.
137** More ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'': Emil and Marta seem to qualify, as Marta is much more useful casting spells than attacking, especially compared with Emil.
138* ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' has Cless and Arche, and Cless and Mint, as the respective types.
139** Hell, it's more like Cless and EVERYBODY. For the entire first half of the game, your party consists of MightyGlacier Cless and 3 spellcasters (Mint the healer, Klarth the summoner, and Arche the attack magician). Only after the second half starts (after a faux ending scene) does your party expand to include more physical fighters (an archer and a {{Ninja}}, to be precise), and since the archer works best from a distance and the ninja is [[OptionalPartyMember optional]], and even that only in the [[UpdatedRerelease Updated Rereleases]]...
140* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' (and most [=MMORPG=]s, for that matter), pairing a tank with an [=AoE=] tosser is an extremely effective combo. Without purple gear, a protection warrior will take forever to kill six mobs, and a mage will never survive their counterattacks, but together they can easily handle a dozen.
141* Thanks to the ability to tie units in melee (when engaged by melee attacks, a squad is forced in turn to use melee attacks regardless of what they were originally using) many forces in ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'', particularly at the beginning of the game, will consist of a couple relatively fragile squads dealing damage (the glass cannon) while a tougher melee squad (the figher) ties up the enemy's own ranged forces or keeps the enemy melee occupied.
142** The four main characters of the first game follow this trope as well: Gabriel Angelos (Force Commander) and Isador Akios (Librarian) for the Space Marines / Bale (Chaos Lord of Nurgle) and Sindri Myr (Sorcerer) for Chaos.
143* A common encounter in ''VideoGame/JediAcademy'' is to run into a lightsaber specialist and dark force user at the same time. The game's AI will try to get the "sword" to engage you in melee while the "sorcerer" uses his force abilities from afar.
144* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' uses this one. Edea the Sorceress offers Seifer the chance to be her knight. Later, Squall offers to be Rinoa's knight.
145* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' has a few examples.
146** In general, this can be [[InvokedTrope invoked]] with any of the romanceable party members. If you have a physical love interest, equip a magical Persona, and vice versa.
147** ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has [[ChivalrousPervert Junpei]]/Yukari and [[SpiritedCompetitor Akihiko]]/[[TheOjou Mitsuru]] as the obvious examples. Junpei specializes in raw offense and physical attacks in addition to some [[MagicallyIneptFighter (rather clumsy)]] fire spells, while Yukari is a magic caster, specializing in wind spells and healing magic. Meanwhile, Akihiko is a JackOfAllStats who has a special preference for physical attacks, while Mitsuru is also a magic caster with great ice spells. As a whole, the former group are VitriolicBestBuds while the latter group are PlatonicLifePartners.
148** ''VideoGame/Persona4'' tops ''Persona 3'' by having even ''more'' examples than the last one. To wit:
149*** [[TheLancer Yosuke]] and [[{{Mascot}} Teddie]] are a male example of this. Yosuke is a JackOfAllStats who specializes in fighting and wind magic, while Teddie is a magically-inclined healer and ice spell-caster. They're also a textbook case of VitriolicBestBuds, bickering with each other while being very close.
150*** [[KickChick Chie]] and [[YamatoNadeshiko Yukiko]] are a female example as well. Chie specializes in raw physical power with [[MagicallyIneptFighter barely any magical skill to back it up]], while Yukiko is a magical nuke specializing in fire magic and healing spells. Not only do they share a PseudoRomanticFriendship, it's a friendship ''laden'' with LesYay subtext.
151*** [[TheBigGuy Kanji]] and [[KidDetective Naoto]] is this in addition. Kanji is a MightyGlacier with [[MagicallyIneptFighter (some)]] skill in thunder magic while Naoto is a magical nuke who is the only on in the party to naturally learn Almighty spells ''and'' instant-kill spells. They also get along swimmingly [[{{Irony}} (ironic, given it's a delinquent and detective)]] and there's also tons of ShipTease with each other.
152** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' gives us [[JapaneseDelinquent Ryuji]] and [[ButNotTooForeign Ann.]] Ryuji is pretty much exactly like Kanji in terms of thunder spells and his status as a MightyGlacier, while Ann specializes in fire magic and all sorts of nasty methods of incineration. They're also PlatonicLifePartners, [[ShipTease and it's implied that Ryuji has a crush on Ann.]]
153* Gil (sword) and Ki (sorcerer) in ''The Return of Ishtar''. Ki can use sixty-four magic spells, while Gil fights enemies up close with his sword.
154** They reappear in "VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom" with the same principle.
155* The DualBoss fight against Gaol and Magnus in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. Oddly enough, the roles are partially switched around: Magnus isn't very resistant and relies more on dodging and rushing, while Gaol wears a bulky armor and mixes her spells with charging attacks.
156* ''VideoGame/SuikodenTierkreis'' has a pair like this as a RecurringBoss. The huge, heavily-armored Nova stands in front and [[DamageSpongeBoss absorbs most of the damage]], while Sophia stands behind him and does her best to fry your party with magic. Though in a slightly different take on the usual relationship, [[spoiler:Nova is Sophia's ''father'']].
157* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'':
158** In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'', Jonathan uses weapons to great effect, while Charlotte employs magic. While both are capable fighters and generally can handle their own, Charlotte tends to be more vulnerable, while Jonathan tends to be more damaging.
159** Previously in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'', you can also have this team by choosing Sypha Belnades as Trevor Belmont's partner. Sypha is more vulnerable, but capable of dishing out a lot of damage with her spells. Trevor has a more limited range or versatility, but tends to be tougher.
160* ''VideoGame/{{Ico}}'' is a puzzle game based around a less combat oriented version of this trope. Ico is much more athletic than Yorda and can reach areas that she can't. He also has to [[EscortMission protect her from the shadows that frequently attack her]] by hitting them with a stick. Yorda has the ability to magically open several sealed doors, annihilating any enemies that are nearby as a bonus. The game revolves around having Ico solve puzzles to get Yorda close to objects that only she can interact with while simultaneously protecting her from anything that tries to attack her.
161* In the ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'', this means the Hirelings and the Alchemist. The Alchemist is typically very weak while big, tough Hirelings are readily available, making this trope a necessity. The chemistry between the Alchemist and her Hirelings is even a major appeal to the fanbase, ''Atelier Elkrone'' indulge entirely in it [[VisualNovel without letting the player doing any alchemy]].
162** In the more action-y games (such as ''Atelier Iris'' and ''Mana Khemia''), this trope tends to be downplayed because your (usually male) main character is capable of defending himself.
163* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
164** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', the first two permanent party members (not counting [[TeamPet the dog]]) are designed this way, with Alistair having a head start on defensive combat skills and [[LadyOfBlackMagic Morrigan]] having a head start on offensive magic.
165** [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]] in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' as [[PlayerCharacter Hawke's]] class is used to determine which of his/her younger siblings survive. A warrior or rogue Hawke is the Sword to Bethany's Sorceress while a mage Hawke is the Sorcerer to Carver's Sword. The Hawke twins also had this relationship with each other before the game started.
166** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', this is the default dynamic for Hawke and the [[StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter Grey Warden companion]] if the player does not use a customized world state. Hawke defaults to a mage and all three candidates for the Grey Warden are sword-and-shield fighters.
167* The Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Gallade and Gardevoir, divergent evolutions of the Ralts line, are this, respectively: their stats are mostly the same, but Gallade has high physical Attack, while Gardevoir has equally high Special Attack.
168* ''VideoGame/NeopetsTheDarkestFaerie'' has the knight (well, squire) Tormund and the sorceress (apprentice) Roberta, but you don't get to use them together; instead, you have to switch between the two, and both have their pros and cons.
169* ''VideoGame/NeoQuest II'': Rohane (knight) and Mipsy (sorceress), until Talinia joins their team.
170* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', the monster "Knight Knight" (a large hulking knight) tends to appear alongside the monster "Madjick" (a floating, grinning wizard).
171* In ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', Donald Duck and Goofy of all people have this dynamic. Donald is the court wizard at Disney Castle while Goofy is the captain of the knights and fights exclusively with a shield. Either Mickey Mouse or Sora completes the trio as a MagicKnight who can fill either role as needed.
172* In ''VideoGame/RabiRibi'', Erina is the sword (the [[CarryABigStick hammer]], to be more accurate) and her FairyCompanion Ribbon is the sorcerer who uses long-range magic. Ribbon isn't exactly a GlassCannon, though, since she can't be hurt directly, only Erina can.
173* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
174** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': The Prince of Midenhall is a powerful warrior, but he has no magical abilities whatsoever. He is always accompanied by his cousins, the Prince of Cannock and the Princess of Moonbrooke, who are physically weak (especially the Princess) but wield powerful magic (especially the Princess).
175** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Maya and Meena, the third chapter's protagonists, are powerful wizards but they cannot take many hits. So they are supported by their father's servant Oojam, who lacks magic but has high offensive and defensive power.
176** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'': Whambelina fights with a sword and shield while Sinderella stays back and uses magic.
177* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'':
178** Sucrose and Albedo are a pair of bio-alchemists. Sucrose can use Anemo magic to blow enemies away with her charged attack while Albedo uses a sword. Albedo also serves as the sword to his adopted sister Klee's sorcerer.
179** Qiqi and Klee, often depicted as best friends in the fandom, are also examples of this trope. Interestingly, their dynamic inverses the trope: Klee is the eccentric pyromaniac while Qiqi is a calm sword user.
180** Beidou and Ningguang are foils and mentions each other a lot.
181** During the Late Aristocracy period of Mondstadt, Venessa and Venti started a rebellion together. Although Venti is a bow-user in game, he used his lyre as a Catalyst in the past.
182** The twins Aether and Lumine apply in terms of aesthetics. While they share the same talents and movesets, Aether is better in swordplay than Lumine, who has better control over the elements than her brother.
183** Both the Raiden Shogun and her familiar Yae Miko are masters of the Electro element, but both have different approaches in their fighting styles. Ei is a MultiMeleeMaster who wields a naginata and an Electro-infused tachi that contains her consciousness while Miko decides to take the mystical approach, channeling Inazuma's spirits using Electro in order to smite her enemies.
184* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'': We have Azai Nagamasa, who fights with his sword, and his wife Oichi, who fights with her ghostly hands channeled by BlackMagic.
185** And in the fourth game, we're introduced to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who also fights with his sword, and Nagamasa's [[KungFuWizard Kung Fu Wizardess]] of an older sister Kyogoku Maria, who uses ClothingCombat and other forms of magic.
186* ''VideoGame/DungeonCrawl'' features the elf twins, Dowan and Duvessa: Duvessa wields the Sword, Dowan is the Sorcerer. They share TwinTelepathy; should you kill one, the other will [[TurnsRed get stronger]].
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190* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', it is not uncommon for a Master with the Caster class Servant to have this sort of relationship. Since humans are weaker by nature compared to the Servants, the Caster Servant will usually buff the Master. It is possible for a Master who can't fight to have a Caster Servant though.
191** In most Grail Wars, the Servant is the Sword while the Master is the Sorcerer -- though Nasuverse mages typically have hand-to-hand training, they're simply not in the league of the Heroic Spirits summoned. Archer with Rin, Berserker with Ilya, and Saber with Iris in ''Literature/FateZero'', are classic examples. The Caster and Master pair in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is also an example, the pair in ''Literature/FateZero'', [[AxCrazy not so much.]]
192** Another example are Shirou and Rin in the ''Unlimited Blade Works'' route. While both of the parties involved are human, Rin is the Sorcerer, while Shirou becomes the Sword by means of his Projection magic and his [[spoiler:eponymous Reality Marble]], to the point of [[spoiler:being able to defeat two Archer-level Servants in battle]].
193* VideoGame/{{Soulstice}} has chimeras, which are two souls merged into one. The main characters, Briar and Lute, appear to be a platonic same sex version, seeing how they're sisters. Briar is a superhuman swordswoman who handles physical combat, and Lute provides support with her magical powers.
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197* Black Mage and Fighter from ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', before the party enlarges.
198* Being a deliberate ClicheStorm, ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' has this with Karn (Fighter) and Ardam (Glass Cannon) as the starting duo. It's one of the few tropes used that ''isn't'' [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].
199* Cale and Richard in ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup''. Cale is a badass warrior, an expert swordsman, capable archer, and notable strategist. Richard is an incredibly potent spellcaster and likely the most powerful member of the main cast. While they're part of a bigger group overall, the two of them have this dynamic in battle.
200* [[http://www.wayrift.com Wayrift]] has many examples of this such as Ben and Leona, Zeb and Tai and Cecil and either of his brothers.
201* ''Webcomic/TheChallengesOfZona'' feature a [[BashBrothers Bash]] ''[[BashBrothers Sister]]'' combo in Zona fighter and Tula, a priestess who can cast both healing and combat magic. There's also Mentl who's a spellsinger.
202* ''Webcomic/{{Distillum}}'' has the titular time mages pair up with Pamvani, who take care of the sword-waving part of life.
203* Heartful Punch and Undine of ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' are both {{Magical Girl}}s, but with very different emphasis on how they use their powers. HP is a brawler, focused on hand-to-hand melee combat while Undine's powers are centered on MakingASplash and better suited to fighting at range. While Undine generally provided support for her original team, she's been working with Heartful Punch to improve her offense and contribute more directly. [[http://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/guest-art-lisa-harald A guest comic in chapter 9]] highlights the dynamic, featuring Heartful Punch as an armored knight and Undine as a staff-wielding mage.
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207* ''WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian'' features one mage (Ariel) and two fighters (Thundarr and Ookla), in the traditional "female sorcerer, male fighter" setup. That said, they lean slightly closer to the "Fighter and Healer" archetype in that Ariel focuses less on blasting spells and more on utility magic; imprisoning enemies, rescue Thundarr or Ookla with telekinesis, and the like. She can launch energy blasts and fire, but this is relatively rare.
208** The episode "Den of the Sleeping Demon" features a pair of younger aspiring adventurers in the form of female barbarian Sharra and male aspiring sorcerer Merlik, who ride the mutant flying creature Yeek.
209* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' will get this combination if Shane and Niko are the team ''du jour''. Shane is a heavy-hitter and a gunslinger while Niko is a fast acrobat with PsychicPowers who is only a GlassCannon by comparison.
210* [[BrotherSisterTeam Yin and Yang]] in ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' form this dynamic. They are both capable of the two forms of Woo Foo (Mystic and Martial), though [[WomenAreWiser Yin]] prefers magic and [[TheSlacker Yang]] prefers might.
211** Then there are the rare occasions when [[EvilSorcerer Carl the Evil Cockroach Wizard]] and his warrior brother [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Herman]] team up.
212* Done briefly in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. When fighting Azula, Zuko and Sokka fall into this. Zuko uses his firebending to block Azula's firebending while Sokka moves in to attack with his sword.
213** Technically speaking, at the beginning we have Sokka (warrior) and Katara (sorcerer), but they encounter Aang (who's both) before any combat actually happens.
214* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilStarButterfly Star Butterfly]] and [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilMarcoDiaz Marco Diaz]]. Marco is a capable fighter with his karate skills, Star is the Mage with her wand, but she can still fight well even without it.
215* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' has Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnates, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse naturally]]. Trevor is a BadassNormal MultiMeleeMaster who [[spoiler:can fight Alucard himself to a draw]], while Sypha is granddaughter to the Elder of the Speakers and a sorceress who use fire and ice spells in battle.
216* The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' episode ''Depths'', gives this dynamic to Kaldur and Garth. Kaldur is a MagicKnight but is clearly better in melee combat as he never finished his magic training. Garth on the other hand is easily the superior sorcerer between the two but lacks combat experience.
217* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' has the human boy Callum, who is a mage. And the sword-fighting elf Rayla as a warrior. Both are also [[BattleCouple lovers]]. Subverted in that the two rarely fight side-by-side; by the time they do (during the time skip after season 3), Callum is the powerhouse who does most of the fighting, being far less squishy than most examples of this trope.
218** There is also a villainous variant in the first two seasons with the swordsman Soren and the dark magician Claudia, who are brother and sister.
219* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' gives Steven and Connie this dynamic, with Connie learning swordsmanship from Pearl to aid Steven, while Steven holding several mage aspects such as shield generating and healing.
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225* While they're both technically mages, Erio and Caro from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' are an excellent example, with Erio as the fighter and Caro as the mage. Caro also has Voltaire the {{Kaiju}} [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Ancient Dragon]] as the ace up her sleeve, of course. And [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Friedrich]] as a backup.
226** Caro's [[EvilCounterpart Not So Evil Counterpart]] [[DarkMagicalGirl Lutecia]] also comes with her own Fighter and a small army of minions.
227* Yuji and Shana from ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana''. Yuji uses the power of the Reiji Maigo to buff Shana before [[spoiler:Yuji becomes a competent fighter in his own right]].
228* The Master/Servant relationship in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is supposed to be this. But generally the Servants are [[PunyHumans so above humans]] that it doesn't mean much. Except for one notable case. [[spoiler: The relationship was reversed with Caster and her Master.]]
229** The fighter/healer team is played totally straight with Saber and Iris early in ''Literature/FateZero''.
230* Cassandra and Gaylen, the protagonists of ''Anime/DawnOfTheSeeker'' are somewhere between this and the "Fighter and Glass Cannon" version, as Gaylen is capable of casting both offensive and healing spells (though he notes his speciality is healing and he's actually a fairly medicore battle mage). They're a rarity for examples of this trope in that Cassandra the Seeker is the "Sword" (a fullplate-wearing ScreamingWarrior ex-dragon-hunter) and Gaylen is the Sorcerer (a Circle Mage).
231* In the first and second episode of ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' the titular hero and a priestess are in this combo. But from the third episode, more adventurers join the two.
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235* The ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'''s [[http://ycm.wikia.com/Numbershots Numbershots]] introduce [[http://ycm.wikia.com/wiki/Number_13:_Paradise Number 13: Devoted Empress Love]] (or [[DubNameChange Number 13: Paradise, for some people]]), who forms a BattleCouple with the {{canon}} [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Number_39:_Utopia Number 39: Aspiring Emperor Hope]]. While Love tends to the middle between the two types (she is not exactly squishy, as not only does she have the [[TakesOneToKillOne Numbers' invincibility by battle against non-Numbers]], but she also has a respectable 2400 ATK, only 100 behind Hope), she falls into this one as her card effects are finalized to buff up Hope's offensive and defensive abilities.
236** Some of her [[SuperMode evolved forms]] even have a built-in "BackFromTheDead thanks to ThePowerOfLove" special ability.
237** They also have a MagicKnight son: [[http://ycm.wikia.com/wiki/Number_100:_Arcadia Number 100: Ascending Prince Future]].
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241* In ''Frostflower and Thorn'', the former is the healer, the latter, the swordswoman.
242* In addition to the Caramon/Raistlin example above, Goldmoon and Riverwind from the ''Literature/DragonLance'' novels would be an example of this type.
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246* In the ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' universe this is supposed to be the ''raison d'etre'' for the Swordsmasters, a High Elven organisation of warriors who exist to protect the elven mages trained at the White Tower of Hoeth.
247* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', the spellcaster turning the fighter into an engine of destruction is not only effective, it's often more efficient than [=DPSing=] by themselves.
248** It gets a bit bizarre in the 3rd Edition rules, as both clerics and druids, which fill the role of a "healer" are much more efficient if they put their spells on themselves and beat up all enemies with their own hands, instead of using their magic on a fighter.
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252* The ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' frequently does this with implied and explicit {{Official Couple}}s.
253** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'', Cless was the only frontline fighter in the original version and Mint is the straightest WhiteMagicianGirl ever.
254** Stahn and Rutee in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''. Rutee is [[CombatMedic competent enough on the front lines]] that they can switch roles if Stahn wants to throw out a fire spell.
255** Kyle and Reala in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''. Reala is more of TheRedMage, but she is the party's main healer while Kyle does best focusing on his sword.
256** Luke and Tear in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', especially in the beginning and part way through the DiscOneFinalDungeon. Luke learned swordfighting from Tear's brother, and Tear specializes in multi-target healing and holy magic.
257** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' features Yuri and Estelle in the opening segment. Estelle is quite a bit tougher than your average healer, but the archetype is still there. This is also their dynamic in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone''.
258** Asbel and Cheria in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''. During the seven years [[IWillWaitForYou they spent separated]], Asbel trained as a swordsman while Cheria discovered her healing spells.
259** Sorey and Mikleo in ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria''. Sorey is a mostly normal human who uses a sword and Mikleo is a Seraph that uses single-target healing spells and water magic.
260** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'', Velvet and Laphicet break from the pattern of their predecessors in several ways. It's Velvet, the female of the pair who fights on the front line with wrist blades and knives in her boots while Laphicet, the male of the pair, stays in the back row to use magic of various elements along with the strongest single-target healing. Unlike the other pairs listed, Velvet and Laphicet have a purely platonic relationship. [[spoiler:In fact, Laphicet is Velvet's nephew.]]
261** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'', Alphen and Shionne are a return to form. Alphen is a pure frontline swordsman while Shionne stays in the back with a mixture of healing magic, [[CombatMedic fire spells, and gunfire]].
262* Sword and Sorcerer pairings of both types are quite common two-person parties in {{MMORPG}}s. The Fighter and Glass Cannon pairing usually has a mage paired up with a tank who keeps the aggro off the mage while the mage unleashes hell with his high damage single-target spells and [=AOEs=]. The Fighter and Healer pairing has a fighter or other melee DPS type paired up with a healer who uses heals and buffs as the fighter deals with enemies.
263** The Tank and Healer Combo is particularly important, mandatory in all {{MMORPG}}s. Granted, you usually have other party members during big fights but there will always be at least one dedicated healer who focuses on the tank.
264** In particular, the majority of the content in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' can be played solo with an AI companion. If the player's role is DPS or Tank, the companion will almost always be set to Heal; if the player's role is Heal, the companion could be DPS or Tank as the situation warrants. Also worth noting is that the roles are frequently inverted: the "sword" could easily be a [[MagicKnight Jedi or Sith]], while the "sorcerer" might be some flavor of combat medic.
265* Parties in the ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' series usually have this sort of grouping, and the mages can work both as artillery or support. You can either have the rest of the characters build up a combo to boost the Mage's (already stupidly powerful) final attack, or have the mage buff the frontline fighters to obliterate whatever's in the way. Later games in the series [[TakeAThirdOption let you do both at once]].
266* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' has the [[SiblingTeam Princes Lothric and Lorian]] in their DualBoss fight. Initially, you only fight the bulky brain-dead Lorian, who is teleported around by his frail, crippled (yet magically trained) brother Lothric. [[spoiler:After defeating Lorian once however, the ''real'' boss fight begins. Lothric [[ResurrectedForAJob revives his brother]] back to full health, before appearing on his back. Lothric fires powerful magic from his back and teleports Lorian much more often, while Lorian attacks at an increased speed. Even if you defeat Lorian again, Lothric will simply [[ResurrectiveImmortality bring him back to full health]]. You must [[ShootTheMedicFirst first kill Lothric]] to make the fight even possible to beat.]]
267* Heavy/Medic is a common pairing in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', where, as the names suggest, the Medic heals and the Heavy deals and takes a lot of damage. Similar pairings sometimes seen are Medic/Soldier and Medic/Pyro.
268** The "Demoknights"--Demoman using a variety of unlockable melee weapons--when paired with a Medic are a more traditional example of this trope. Contrary to this trope, a regular Demoman/Medic pair (common in normal play, but the most used Medic combo in competitive play) is a GlassCannon and a Healer.
269** One three part combination that's seem occasionally in regular play, and is pretty much the standard in [[CharacterSelectForcing Highlander mode]], is Heavy + Medic + Pyro, where the Heavy and Medic acts as the normal roles of attacker/bulletshield and healer while the Pyro takes a more active defense role to protect both from [[BackStab Spies]], [[LimitBreak Ubercharges]], and [[MacrossMissileMassacre projectile spamming.]]
270* On top of having duos of the other variety, ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' has a few Fighter and Medic duos. Much like their counterparts, healers usually gain access to offensive magic when they [[PrestigeClass promote]], so most of these also count as fighter/GlassCannon combos.
271** Due to the nature of the romance mechanics in certain titles, anyone can pair up with ''literally'' anyone, so any BattleCouple that consists of a physical fighter and a healer qualifies by default.
272** In the first generation of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', the only two static couples are Sigurd and Deirdre, and Quan and Ethlin; Sigurd and Quan favor swords and lances respectively, while Deirdre and Ethlin are both staff users, though Ethlin also [[CombatMedic uses a sword]]. The second generation gives a GenerationXerox to the couples' respective sons; Seliph can marry most of the women in the second generation, but he has a significant head start with the priestess Lana or her replacement Muirnne. Leif's romantic relationship with the Troubador Nanna is canonized in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776''. Assuming a certain [[BrotherSisterIncest glitch]] isn't used, Seliph also has a platonic version with his half-sister Julia.
273** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'':
274*** Boyd and Mist play this so straight, it isn't even funny. Despite being a textbook case of SlapSlapKiss, both care for each other deeply and [[RelationshipUpgrade even fall in love with each other]] if you max out their support conversation, with them marrying by the end of the continuity.]] Boyd is also a LightningBruiser who's perfect for frontline combat, while Mist is a CombatMedic who fights with swords and heals with magic. Pairing them together is strongly recommended, as it gives Boyd easy access to a healer while giving Mist protection. Really, the only thing preventing the two being a textbook example is that Boyd averts HeroesPreferSwords by fighting with an axe instead.
275*** A rare [[GenderInvertedTrope Gender-Inverted]] example is Rhys and [[GenkiGirl Mia]]. Unlike Mist, Rhys is too ill to fight on his lonesome and instead uses healing magic or [[LightIsGood Light]] [[LightEmUp Magic]] to defend himself, while Mia is a dorky NiceGirl who's an incredibly useful Swordmaster GlassCannon. They also get along very well and there's a good deal of ShipTease with them, though Mia [[ChasteHeroine doesn't seem to be all aware of Rhys' crush.]]
276*** During the third showdown with the Black Knight in ''Path of Radiance'', the swordsman Ike challenges him with only his younger sister Mist the cleric for support.
277** Two female examples of this trope are both [[SpiritedCompetitor Hana]]/[[ShrinkingViolet Sakura]] and [[GentleGiant Effie]]/[[LittleSisterHeroine Elise]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''. Hana is a {{Samurai}} who's both the protector and best friend of the WhiteMagicianGirl Sakura, while Effie - despite her [[BigEater voracious appetite]] and HotBlooded tendencies - is an indisputably heroic KnightInShiningArmor who, just like Hana, is the youngest healing princess' bestie. And this is ''not'' covering the insane amount of LesYay between both friendships...
278** Due to the fact that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Three Houses]]'' allows anyone to equip any weapon and go into any class gender allowed, basically anyone can become one of these, but if you look at their weapons, there are two major examples other than the one's mentioned above. These include ChildhoodFriends [[DumbMuscle Caspar]] and [[BrilliantButLazy Lindhart]] and BrotherSisterTeam[[note]][[spoiler:actually ParentChildTeam]][[/note]] of [[BadassBureaucrat Seteth]] and [[WhiteMagicianGirl Flayn]]. Both Caspar and Seteth also play with this trope by their weapons not being swords, but rather being axes in both of their cases and lances strickly in Seteth's case with Seteth also being a [[DragonRider Wyvern Rider]].
279* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
280** Featured prominently in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''. In the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS UpdatedRerelease, the party can find out through talking with [[{{NPC}} [=NPCs=]]] in Baron that Rosa's parents were a typical fighter and healer pair (Dark Knight and White Mage) who fell in love with each other on the battlefield. The theme continues in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears The After Years]]'', with the OfficialCouple of Cecil and Rosa.
281** Aeris and Cloud in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' have this dynamic by default. He has a {{BFS}} and plenty of HitPoints, and shortly after they meet he gets the Cover materia that allows him to stand between the squishier Aerith and danger. With her high Magic stat, Aerith can dish out both the pain and the healing, but her healing LimitBreak puts the emphasis on the latter. Of course, the Materia system is customizable enough that this can easily be {{inverted}} (especially if you [[VideoGameStealing steal]] a [[DiscOneNuke staff from a rare enemy that makes Aeris a better fighter than Cloud]] until he catches back up) or {{averted}}, but this is the path of least resistance.
282** Yuna in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' has this relationship with all of her guardians [[BlackAndWhiteMagic save Lulu]]. They fight in the front while Yuna stands in the back and heals them, which she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] before the first battle with Seymore. [[OfficialCouple Naturally]], she eventually settles into this role with [[HeroesPreferSwords Tidus]] in particular.
283* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blados]] and Chalis in ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn''. There's a little mixing here as Blados can still cast [[CastingAShadow Shadow]] [[DeflectorShields Shield]] and Chalis can use [[SignatureMove Scornful Caress]] (a slashing attack).
284* Played straight in [[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/leader-story/varian-wrynn/1 a short leader story]] for ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' with Varian Wrynn being the fighter and [[spoiler: his son Anduin Wrynn]] as the healer.
285* The Prince and Elika from ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008 Prince of Persia (2008)]]''. Prince is the resident badass who handles all the fighting, while Elika is unarmed and sticks mostly to support (except in their CombinationAttack). While there is no conventional healing in the game, Elika's main job is to [[BottomlessPitRescueService magically haul the Prince's ass back to safety]] whenever he is about to die.
286* A recurring pattern in the ''VideoGame/StarOcean'' series.
287** In ''VideoGame/StarOcean1'' Roddick has played the sword to Millie's healer since they were children, and use their abilities to protect their hometown from bandits.
288** In ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' Claude picked up a sword to avoid arousing suspicion on an underdeveloped planet, while Rena comes from a MageSpecies and has a natural talent for healing. Unlike most examples, where the sword user is the lead and the healer plays support, the game can be played from Rena's point of view.
289** In ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', Fayt, like Claude, started using a sword to blend in on a medieval planet, while his childhood friend Sophia is TheRedMage [[spoiler:due to the genetic experiments they were both subjected to as infants.]]
290** In ''VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness'' Fidel and Miki, like Roddick and Millie, have had this dynamic since they were children, Fidel having learned the sword to follow in his father's footsteps while Miki learned to heal to be closer to her late mother.
291* ''VideoGame/SuikodenI'' has swordsman Lepant and his Earth Rune-equipped wife Eileen. The actual game mechanics subvert it, though, because half of the Earth Rune's spells are bugged and do not perform their stated functions at all.
292* The ''VideoGame/{{Evolution}}'' duology has Mag and Linear: The former fighting with his [[SwissArmyWeapon Cyframe]] and the latter lacking a cyframe, but having an array of healing and support spells. The image is increased given that, unlike the other party members [[RequiredPartyMember Linear cannnot be removed from the party]] [[spoiler: except in the late and post-game]]. This is also PlayedWith as, due to how the Cyframe system works, another party member can function as the healer with the right parts, including Mag himself.
293* Jean and Barbara from ''VideoGame/{{Genshin Impact}}'' are a pair of sister that fits this trope, with Jean wielding a sword and Barbara being a mage. Interestingly, both of them can heal and attack. [[/folder]]
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298* The "Majou Shuukai de Arimashou" ("An Encounter With Witches") art meme consists of BeforeAndAfterPictures showing a witch/sorcerer taking in an abandoned child (often abused or in bad shape), and the same people years later (with the grown child as servant, bodyguard or apprentice, [[WifeHusbandry but all too often as the caster's husband/wife]]).
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