| 1 | !!!'''For the 1990s sitcom, see ''Series/TwoGuysAGirlAndAPizzaPlace''.''' |
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| 8 | [[quoteright:350:[[Manga/{{Naruto}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naruto_narutoteam0060.jpg]]]] |
| 9 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Friends" is ''[[TeethClenchedTeamwork generous]]''. It gets a bit more... [[RivalTurnedEvil complicated]] when the plot gets underway.]] |
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| 11 | ->''"Jessie is a friend, you know he's always been a good friend of mine\ |
| 12 | But lately something's changed, it ain't hard to define, \ |
| 13 | Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine"'' |
| 14 | -->-- '''Rick Springfield''', "Jessie's Girl" |
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| 16 | They grew up together, they've always been best friends, they're going to be happy forever, right? |
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| 18 | Suuuure. Then the plot happens. |
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| 20 | Inevitably, the main character, often an AllLovingHero, gets pitted against the other guy, who is the RivalTurnedEvil. Usually BecauseDestinySaysSo. The girl, who usually owns [[MacGuffin the Amulet of Extreme Plot Significance]], gets [[DamselInDistress kidnapped a lot]] or is probably fought over by the two guys, usually via their own clashing ideas on how to protect her or just romantically (especially if they're [[SheIsAllGrownUp hitting puberty]]). TheHero, TheLancer, and TheHeart with the other stuff pruned off. |
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| 22 | Whether [[LoveTriangle romance is in the equation]] varies; sometimes the girl is the sister of one of the guys, though usually [[NotBloodSiblings not by blood]]. Expect a lot of SlashFic based on tenuous HoYay[=/=]FoeRomanceSubtext between the two males, most of which applies DieForOurShip to the girl. |
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| 24 | Highly prone to feature a CockFight, especially if the girl is not related to either of the boys. Also prone to the WithAFriendAndAStranger dynamic. |
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| 26 | The setup of TwoGirlsAndAGuy isn't unheard of, but is less common, probably due to a tendency to make TheProtagonist male. |
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| 28 | A kind of LoveTriangle. See also CastCalculus. Contrast FriendVersusLover. |
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| 30 | If a FiveManBand gets formed see ThreePlusTwo. It'll often be a spare LoveInterest and a fifth wheel, especially if there's emphasis on the romance. This trope and its {{Gender Inver|ted Trope}}sion, on the other hand, can sometimes come off as a "Two Plus One" variation. |
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| 32 | !!Examples: |
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| 36 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 37 | * A 2018 Australian [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uor1h fashion promo video]] features two male models and one female model who are depicted as being friends. The woman points her binoculars at the raven-haired [[TheDandy dandy]] (whom {{Trekkie}}s would recognize as Evan Evagora, the model-turned-actor who portrayed Elnor on ''Series/StarTrekPicard''), which suggests that she finds the PrettyBoy to be more attractive. An [[https://i.imgur.com/qakX0Z2.jpg accompanying promo pic]] reinforces her preference for Evagora's character. |
| 38 | * Colgate Philippines' "Brush Brush Brush" commercial jingle features two boys and a girl. |
| 39 | * The Lunchables Brigade are two boys (Oscar and Abel) and a girl (Maya). |
| 40 | * Meijer's M-Perks rewards program always features the same three examples: Tim, Sarah, and Bill. |
| 41 | * In 1984, there was an ad for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awdYHiAHmeQ Purina Hi-Pro Dog Meal]], in which a guy, a girl and a second guy all sing a military-style jingle about keeping their dogs strong with the advertised product while roller-skating through a park (and dressed ''very'' '80s-like, to boot) and walking their dogs at the same time. The ad starts off with one guy singing. He is then joined by the girl singing. She in turn is joined by the second guy singing. Each time one newcomer meets up with them, the previous skaters join0 in singing. At the end, all three skaters point to the camera while finishing up the jingle together: "Give your dog the Hi-Pro glow!" |
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| 44 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 45 | * Nagisa, Karma, and Kayano are the most prominent Class E students in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'', being TheHero, TheLancer and TheHeart within the class. Karma and Kayano are also Nagisa's closest friends and he interacts with them the most. |
| 46 | * Eren, Armin, and Mikasa in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''. Without the romantic tension. |
| 47 | ** Another example is their EvilCounterpart and {{Foil}} [[spoiler: Reiner, Bertholdt, and Annie]]. |
| 48 | ** There is also the background trio of Jean, Connie, and Sasha. [[spoiler: Unfortunately it is reduced to a [[SacrificialLion duo]] ]]. |
| 49 | ** Levi’s backstory in ''Attack on Titan: No Regrets'' reveals he was once part of a trio with his two best friends, Farlan and Isabel. [[spoiler: It [[PosthumousCharacter did not last to present time]] in the main series.]] |
| 50 | * ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'': |
| 51 | ** Mashiro, Takagi and Miyoshi have this dynamic since Takagi starts dating the latter. Mashiro and Takagi being the mangaka Muto Ashirogi, and Miyoshi being a supporter and semi-assistant and is constantly with them for most of the time. |
| 52 | ** Mashiro, Takagi and Azuki have this dynamic when it comes to their promise. Mashiro and Azuki promised to marry each other once their dream comes true, and Takagi being the one who brought them to together. And the promise also includes Mashiro ''and'' Takagi's collaborated work. This is reflected in the pen name "Muto Ashirogi", with "Ashirogi" being composed of '''A'''zuki, Ma'''shiro''' and Taka'''gi''''s names. |
| 53 | *** The main characters in Muto Ashirogi's ''[[ShowWithinAShow PCP]]'' are three elementary school kids, who are roughly based on Mashiro, Takagi and Azuki. Those characters are Makoto, Minoru and Mai. |
| 54 | *** Muto Ashirogi's other successful work has also a set of three main characters. The VillainProtagonist Satoru/Schwarz, the HeroAntagonist Weiß and the LoveInterest Naho. |
| 55 | * Guts, Griffith and Casca from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. Things got ugly between the three of them. [[RapeAsDrama Very, very ugly.]] |
| 56 | * Because they were hired around the same time, the three servants Finnian, Bardroy, and Mey-Rin of ''Manga/BlackButler'' fit this once they begin to adjust to normal life and each other at the Phantomhive Manor. Tanaka arguably doesn't change anything because he doesn't interact or do much in general compared to these three and was already working for the Phantomhives before the three were hired. [[spoiler: Snake]] was hired by Ciel in the current storyline, but he prefers to be in the company of [[spoiler: his pet snakes]], thus still leaving the dynamic of the original three Phantomhive servants unchanged. |
| 57 | * Momo Hinamori, Renji Abarai, and Izuru Kira in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', though without the romance elements. Unusually for this trope, [[spoiler:the ''girl'' is the one pitted against the guys, when she's under the manipulations coming of her love interest and boss, BigBad Aizen]]. |
| 58 | * Haji, Saya, and Solomon from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' fit this one well, even though only two of them grew up together. They pack the vast majority of the romantic tension this creates into one episode, which actually seems to work out pretty well. |
| 59 | * Moji, Nagi and Tsubasa of ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'' were all childhood friends, being fellow orphans in the anime, or living in the same housing development in the manga. Their relationship got somewhat more complicated, though, when Moji and Nagi both "noticed that Tsubasa was a girl," resulting in a LoveTriangle. |
| 60 | * Moto, Midou, and Hiroki of ''Manga/BokuraNoKiseki'' qualify as this during middle school, and maintain a close friendship even during high school. Moto has an obvious crush on Hiroki, and Midou is a ShipperOnDeck for the two of them. [[spoiler: However, when Moto confesses to Hiroki, she turns him down.]] |
| 61 | * Chihaya, Taichi and Arata from ''Manga/ChihayaFuru''. Actually Arata gets shipped off to another district early in the story, but it doesn't stop Chihaya from thinking of themselves as best friends forever and reminiscing Arata constantly (much to [[CrazyJealousGuy Taichi's]] chagrin). |
| 62 | * ''Manga/ChoujinX'': Tokio, Azuma, and Ely. Tokio and Azuma are best friends with an extremely messy relationship, yet one that is still deeply important to who both of them are. Tokio and Ely form a mutually supportive and deep friendship when both of them are awakened as choujin around the same time. Ely and Azuma don't ''really'' interact too much throughout the first 34 chapters, with both of them being more friends with Tokio than they are friends with each other. [[spoiler:In chapter 35, however, Tokio decides to go off with one of his mentors to a foreign prefecture to train [[{{Timeskip}} for a year]]. When he comes back, the dynamic between the three of them has some notable differences. Tokio and Ely immediately start hitting it off just like they did a year prior. Tokio and Azuma, however, go through something of a falling out, with Azuma taking Tokio going off on his own without so much of a goodbye as a kind of betrayal. The two of them ''do'' eventually start talking to each other, though, and it's clear that both of them genuinely want to repair their relationship. The dynamic that changed that most though is easily Ely and Azuma. In the time that Tokio was gone, Azuma and Ely grew exponentially closer with each other, to the point that Azuma outright falls for Ely.]] |
| 63 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': |
| 64 | ** Spike, Vicious, and Julia from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. |
| 65 | ** And, in the show proper, Spike, Jet, and Faye form the core trio of the Bebop's crew. |
| 66 | * This was the case for the first half of ''Manga/DeathNote'' with L, Misa, and Light. [[spoiler:And then L died.]] |
| 67 | * Daisule/Davis, Miyako/Yolei, and Iori/Cody from [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Digimon Season 2]] are a subversion. They're part of a FiveManBand that included Takeru/T.K. and Hikari/Kari [[Anime/DigimonAdventure from the first season]]. |
| 68 | ** In the relationships of the characters, Daisuke/Davis, Takeru/T.K. and Hikari/Kari fit even more. |
| 69 | ** In ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' Takato, Jianliang/Henry and Ruki/Rika are better examples. Note that [[SixthRanger Kazu, Kenta and Juri/Jeri were first just Takato's friends, Shaochung/Suzie is Jianliang/Henry younger sister and Ryo doesn't appear until later]]. |
| 70 | * ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' Masaru/Marcus, Tohma/Thomas and Yoshino/Yoshi form DATS's core trio. Even though they are later joined by Ikuto/Keenan, the trio aspect still remains even in the later parts of the story. |
| 71 | * [[NaiveNewcomer Mikado Ryugamine]], [[CasanovaWannabe Masaomi Kida]], and [[CursedWithAwesome Anri Sonohara]] in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''. It turns out said trio [[spoiler:each respectively are the founder of the Dollars, leader of the Yellow Scarves, and holder of the [[EvilWeapon original Saika]] (which also has a HiveMind with its [[TheVirus children]]), also known as the gangs who are at each others throats.]] |
| 72 | * ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'': |
| 73 | ** Shin's jealousy towards Kenshiro (his best friend) for marrying Yuria (the love of both their lives) resulted in a bloodbath that shattered their friendships and kicked off the post-apocalyptic tragedy that is ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. |
| 74 | ** The trio of Kenshiro, Mamiya, and Rei. Rei is in love with Mamiya but she nurses a soft spot to Ken. |
| 75 | * Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki from ''Manga/FruitsBasket''. If you're confused by the names, Tohru is the girl. The two boys are her love interests and she's the only reason that those two can even cooperate with each other. |
| 76 | * ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'': |
| 77 | ** We have Edward, Alphonse, and Winry. Granted, they're not together ''all'' the time, but anyway... They subvert the romantic aspect as Al has no interest in Winry, besides when he and Ed were very young. |
| 78 | ** In ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'', the Elric brothers and Winry are still {{Childhood Friend}}s; however. Winry was DemotedToExtra. In contrast, Rose was made into an AscendedExtra. Rose likes Edward; however, Al has no interest in Rose (and Ed himself is ambiguous), subverting the typical romantic elements. |
| 79 | ** In ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa'', the main trio in Germany consists of Edward, Alfons, and Noah. In development they were going to have a love triangle, but that was scrapped and the trio are platonic friends. |
| 80 | * Several scenes in ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}'' hint that Edmond, Mercedes and Fernand had this kind of relationship before [[spoiler:Fernand decided Edmond needed to [[DieForOurShip disappear]] quickly]]. |
| 81 | ** Albert, Franz, and Eugenie have a similar relationship, though with slightly different dynamics. Since all three parties are basically good, forgiving people, it's much less destructive than the above. |
| 82 | * The main power trio of ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' consists of Togusa, Batou and the Major (a woman). Though there is chemistry between the Major and Batou, Togusa is a married man. |
| 83 | * Chiaki, Kousuke, and Makoto from ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime''. Both boys show interest in Makoto, Makoto tries to understand what she feels for both boys especially when other girls start making their move, and things become even more complicated due to Makoto's time-leaping habits. |
| 84 | * ''Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry'': The protagonist three man team consists of two boys: Yuuma Kousaka and Sekai Kamiki, and one girl: their leader, Fumina Hoshino. |
| 85 | * ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'': [[GenkiGirl Sana]], [[{{Tsundere}} Akito]], and [[NiceGuy Tsuyoshi]]. It starts out as a bit of a love triangle, with Akito and Tsuyoshi both developing feelings for Sana. However that quickly goes out the window when their classmate Aya confesses to Tsuyoshi and the two of them almost immediately become a couple. |
| 86 | * Isamu, Myung and Guld from ''Anime/MacrossPlus'': we learn during the flashbacks that [[spoiler:they grew up together and were good friends... until Guld became jealous of Isamu's relationship with Myung and tried to rape her]]. |
| 87 | * Kurokawa, Harada, and Mikura of ''Anime/MezzoForte''. |
| 88 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' have four versions; An adult version (Hank Hercules, Sergei Smirnov and Sergei's wife Holly), a familial one (the Trinity siblings), {{The Ace}}s of the three world powers (Graham Aker, Patrick Colasour and Soma Peries), and a more traditional one (Setsuna F. Seiei, Saji Crossroad and Saji's girlfriend Louise Halevy). |
| 89 | * Shinn, Lunamaria and Rey from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''. Towards the end of the series, as Shinn and Lunamaria grow closer [[spoiler:(there seems to be some romantic interest, as they ''do'' share a kiss, but they don't actively pursue a relationship -– understandable, since they're in the middle of a war)]], Rey is visibly displeased, although he too is friends with Lunamaria. He does his best to not only keep Shinn from spending time with Lunamaria, but also effectively shuts her out of any major decision making. [[spoiler:His reaction may partially be possessiveness over Shinn, but is actually largely because Rey is [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating]] Shinn on behalf of Chairman Durandal into becoming a loyal puppet soldier, and Lunamaria, who has doubts about the Chairman and whose opinion Shinn seems to value, could potentially hinder his plans.]] |
| 90 | * ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' has Esteban (male), Tao (male) and Zia (female). |
| 91 | * Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. In fact, all the genin teams in Naruto [[GeodesicCast follow the same gender configuration]], though only Team 7 really follows this trope's thematic elements to T. |
| 92 | * ''Manga/PandoraHearts'': |
| 93 | ** Oz, Gil, and Alice. Except, instead of the two male characters fighting over the female, Oz is the frequently the one that gets fought over. |
| 94 | ** Break, Sharon and Reim. Also [[spoiler: Jack, Glen/Oswald and Lacie]]. |
| 95 | * ''Manga/PenguinRevolution'' gleefully monkeywrenches the trope around after [[SweetPollyOliver Yukari]] moves in with [[WholesomeCrossdresser Ryo]] and his adoptive brother [[TheMinnesotaFats Ayaori]]. The three of them quickly become close and develop a standard Two Guys And A Girl dynamic... but thanks to the combination of Yukari's RecursiveCrossdressing and his own SelectiveObliviousness, Ayaori spends most of the series believing that Yukari is a boy. |
| 96 | * ''Manga/PlatinumEnd'': Kakehashi, Saki and Mukaido form a trio to fight and defend themselves against Metropoli Man. What differs them from other examples is that Mukaido is a middle-aged man paired with two first-year high school students. |
| 97 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 98 | ** Ash usually travels with another guy and girl with the occasional TagalongKid in the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced Generation]] and ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY XY]]'' series. The usual romance aspects of the trope [[NoHuggingNoKissing are never touched on]] except for in ''XY''. |
| 99 | ** Jessie, James and Meowth of Team Rocket. Jessie is the only female of the group, and occasionally their leader due to her bossy nature. |
| 100 | ** In ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam'', the protagonist can openly be either male or female while their teammate has an {{Ambiguous Gender}}. In the anime adaptation ''Recap/PokemonSS19PokemonMysteryDungeonTeamGoGettersOutOfTheGate'', the team consists of Squirtle (male), Charmander (male) and Chikorita (female). |
| 101 | * In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', this applies to the Pokédex Holders from Kanto to Sinnoh, with the later regions having a guy and a girl duo. The Kanto group originally counted until CanonForeigner Yellow was created. |
| 102 | * Used sorta at the beginning of ''Manga/ProjectARMS'', when it's Ryo, Hayato, and Katsumi. Except that [[spoiler:Hayato kidnaps Katsumi before he becomes Ryo's friend and has no romantic interest in her -- he just wanted her as bait and politely lets her leave when Ryo shows up]]. And then not too long after, [[spoiler:Katsumi is taken out of the picture and another guy and girl (Takeshi and Kei) enter]]. |
| 103 | * Ranma, Ryoga, and Akane from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. |
| 104 | * Cordelia, Curio and Francisco in ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet''. |
| 105 | * Mugen, Jin, and Fuu from ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''. Mugen and Jin are always at each other's throats, and Fuu is pretty much at the center of the whole plot. She frequently gets kidnapped, and one of the guys always saves her. Because of this, many shippers see them as an excellent example of OT3. |
| 106 | * Looking only at the main masters in ''Manga/SoulEater'' we have Maka, Black☆Star and Kidd. |
| 107 | * Tatsuya, Kazuya, and Minami in ''Manga/Touch1981'', twin brothers and the girl next door who played together since they were born, until "we noticed one of us was a girl" (as Tatsuya puts it). Except only one of the boys is competing against the other, the stakes are the high school baseball championship of Japan, and Minami is a strong athlete in her own right. |
| 108 | * ''[[VisualNovel/TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever Triangle Heart 3]]'' plays with it: the brooding, angsty one is the hero, and the cheery, determined one is another girl. (Probably for the sake of [[ImprobablyFemaleCast filling the cast with cute girls despite logic]]; it is a BishoujoGame, after all.) Interesting in that, taking WordOfGod and the OVA over MultipleEndings, the guy ends up with a ''third'' girl, making both of them {{Unlucky Childhood Friend}}s. |
| 109 | * Kamui, Fuuma and Kotori from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}''. |
| 110 | * Akiyuki, Furuichi, and Haru in ''Anime/XamdLostMemories''. |
| 111 | * Watanuki, Doumeki, and Himawari from ''Manga/XxxHolic'' qualify. |
| 112 | * In an extremely rare example of the ''protagonist'' actually being the girl, ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' has the relationship between Princess Yona, Hak and Su-won. The life-long relationship crumbles within the first chapter of the manga, however, when [[spoiler: Su-Won kills Yona's father]] and usurps her throne. |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 116 | * The main characters of ''Animation/EenaMeenaDeeka'' are two guys (Eena and Deeka) and a girl (Meena). |
| 117 | * The ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' spin-off season ''Happy Heroes Alliance and the City of Mystery'' features Careful S., Kalo, and their new friend Lisa as the main characters, with the first two being the males and the third being the female. |
| 118 | [[/folder]] |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 121 | * The classic Comicbook/DoomPatrol: Robotman, Negative Man, and Elasti-Girl. |
| 122 | * Hellboy, Abe Sapien and Liz in ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}''. |
| 123 | * In the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', ComicBook/CosmicBoy, Lightning Lad/Live Wire, and Saturn Girl often fit the trope, depending on who's writing them. Particularly evident in the post-Zero Hour reboot continuity, with Cosmic Boy as the StandardizedLeader, Live Wire as TheLancer, and Saturn Girl as, naturally, TheHeart. |
| 124 | * ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'': Jesse, Cassidy, and Tulip. |
| 125 | * In Franchise/TheDCU's Big Three, we have Franchise/{{Superman}}, Franchise/{{Batman}}, and ComicBook/WonderWoman. [[ShadowArchetype Bats]] and [[MessianicArchetype Supes]] often disagree on the proper course of action during crises, especially if hostages are involved. [[ActionGirl Wonder Woman]], meanwhile, has spent time in love with both of them (depending on the continuity). While the rivalry between Batman and Superman has only ever boiled over when one of them is mind-controlled into evil-ness (as in ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'', when Superman [[spoiler:is controlled by [[TheVamp Poison Ivy]] and Batman [[strike:gets to]] has to kick his ass]]), they rarely spend much time actively plotting against one another, and are stable enough to form the cornerstone of the ComicBook/JusticeLeague. |
| 126 | * James Howlett/[[spoiler: Wolverine/Logan]], Dog Logan, and Rose from the comic book miniseries ''Origin''. |
| 127 | * In the regular ComicBook/XMen canon: Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Wolverine. |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 131 | * ''Blog/BetterBonesAU'': Breezepelt, Harestar and Heathertail are close friends as children but fall apart from each other due to the first two becoming Dark Forest trainees while Heathertail refuses to participate, and then Harestar regretting his actions and being reintegrated into the Clan while Breezepelt remains resentful and refuses to atone, seeing Harestar as an enemy as well now. The three rebuild their bonds with each other during the events of the rewritten ''A Vision of Shadows'', and rather than competing over Heathertail all three of them end up together romantically. |
| 132 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11772125/1/Metroid-Kamen-Rider-Generations-Full-Series Metroid: Kamen Rider Generations]]'' [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] is joined with [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Mitsuzane Kureshima/Kamen Rider Ryugen]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Gou Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach]]. It is also implied that Gou have been [[ShipperOnDeck insinuating]] a ShipTease between Samus and Micchy and enforces it throughout the story, the results were [[LoveRedeems all according to plan.]] |
| 133 | * In ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' we get a few examples. |
| 134 | ** [[CoolTeacher Key Ring]], a professor working in the Crystal Empire, [[ActionGirl Blade Dancer]], a royal guardsmare, and [[PragmaticVillain Xenilla]], a crystal manipulating kaiju-turned-unicorn; are the trio behind discovering King Sombra has returned. |
| 135 | ** [[DarkActionGirl Irys]], [[StraightMan Gigan]], and [[TheDitz Megalon]] are often deployed on missions by their master and are a case of VillainousFriendship. |
| 136 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SandedDown'', the three rats consist of two boys, Miguel and Queso, and one girl, Lola. |
| 137 | [[/folder]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 140 | * Manolo, Joaquin, and Maria in ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife''. |
| 141 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'': |
| 142 | ** [[TheGrotesque Quasimodo]], Phoebus, and Esmeralda for a LoveTriangle. |
| 143 | ** The [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]] Victor, Hugo, and Laverne. |
| 144 | * Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. |
| 145 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'' has Luca, Alberto, and Giulia -- a platonic and pre-pubescent version of this trope. |
| 146 | * DJ, Jenny, and Chowder from ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse''. At first it seems like they're going for a LoveTriangle when [[LoveAtFirstSight both boys see Jenny at the same time]], but DJ and Jenny are the ones who share a kiss and she and Chowder remain friends. |
| 147 | * Lock, Shock and Barrel from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' are a trio of trouble making trick-or-treaters who act as henchmen for Oogie Boogie. |
| 148 | * The TerribleTrio from ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' are Cruella and her dumbass sidekicks, Horace and Jasper. |
| 149 | * The furlings from ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'' comprise of this. Interestingly romance never gets between the trio, but that may be because they're children and they're separate species. Abigail, the girl of the group, develops feelings for a field mouse who isn't part of the trio. |
| 150 | * In ''Animation/TheReturnOfHanuman'', Minku only had two friends: Munni and Daddu, until Maruti joins in... |
| 151 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' starts with [[ThoseTwoGuys Miguel and Tulio]] until Chel joins them later and flirts with them both. They agree that Chel is "off limits" but Tulio ends up making out with her anyway |
| 152 | [[/folder]] |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 155 | * Reversed in ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater''. The surviving trio are a woman, a girl and... uh... Creator/CillianMurphy. The initial group of survivors is more conventional -- chilly ActionGirl Selena, a male survivor and Cillian as Jim, but, well... let's just say it doesn't work out. |
| 156 | * ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse2007'' has a two-guys-and-a-girl layout at times, but it helps that two of them are siblings. Among certain fen, though... If it's not Max hating Jude for laying a hand on his virginal little sister, Jude pining after Max and settling for the nearest female to hand, Max harboring some very un-brotherly affections, or a really Squick-y threesome... it's got a resident Mary Sue taking up the space in the middle. |
| 157 | * The Australian movie ''Film/BMXBandits'' with a 15-year-old Nicole Kidman as the girl. |
| 158 | * In ''Film/{{Carny}}'', a member of the road crew of a circus or amusement park (which is what the term Carny refers to) strikes up a romance with one of the customers. She decides she also likes his brother, and has sex with him, too. Apparently this doesn't bother or affect any of them, it's as if they have no jealousy at all, and have simply decided that both of them are going to share her with each other. |
| 159 | * In ''Film/TheGiver'', Jonas, Asher, and Fiona's dynamic is like this before things go down. The disruption of their friendship brought about by their conflicting responsibilities is even {{lampshaded}} by Fiona, when she snidely throws a "Friends forever, right?" at Asher when the latter reports Jonas's attempted escape. [[spoiler: Eventually, Asher aids in his escape as well]]. |
| 160 | * ''Film/GleahanAndTheKnavesOfIndustry:'' Mark, Gleahan, and Madison end up forming a pretty strong trio all on their own. |
| 161 | * ''Film/TheGreenHornet'' sets up Britt Reid, Kato and Lenore Case as this instead of the PowerTrio you'd expect in most hero movies. Not only do the HoYay and CockFight take place, but Lenore has been unwittingly ''planning the Green Hornet's every move'' by handing Britt her analyses of his ''modus operandi''. |
| 162 | * As the comic counterpart; Hellboy, Abe Sapien and Liz in ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}''. |
| 163 | * The remake ''Film/HomewardBoundTheIncredibleJourney'' uses two male dogs and a female cat as protagonists. The [[Literature/TheIncredibleJourney original book]] and the first movie based on it have three male animals. |
| 164 | * [[IrishmanAndAJew Brian, Jacob,]] and [[SheIsAllGrownUp Anna]] in ''Film/KeepingTheFaith''. |
| 165 | * ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'' is made out of this trope (well, this and Flashbacks). Salim and Jamal are brothers. Otherwise, this trope is played dead straight, with Latika in the remaining role. |
| 166 | * ''Film/SophieSchollTheFinalDays'': Sophie, her brother Hans, and Christoph Probst from the German film, though in this case it is the girl who is the principal character. |
| 167 | * Kirk, Spock, and Uhura in the soft reboot ''Film/StarTrek2009'' and its sequel ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''. The writers upgraded Uhura as the third main character and downplayed [=McCoy=] a little bit. [[http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/File:ST09_UK_theatrical_poster.jpg The marketing clearly shows this tendency]]. |
| 168 | * In the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, Luke, Han and Leia. In the prequels, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padmé are also a trio. Most pre-release info about ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' indicates that Finn, Rey and Poe Dameron [[RuleOfThree follow the same dynamic in the sequel trilogy]]. |
| 169 | * ''Film/TimeLapse:'' Finn, Callie, and Jasper. Finn and Callie are boyfriend and girlfriend, and Jasper lives with them. Then the plot starts. Jasper's greed strains their friendship, and Finn and Callie's relationship is gradually revealed to be more complex than it first seems. |
| 170 | * Played for comedy in ''Film/TooManyHusbands,'' which is InspiredBy ''Literature/EnochArden.'' Bill and Henry are best friends and business partners; when Bill is believed dead in a boating accident, his wife Vicky marries Henry six months later. This leads to awkwardness when Bill returns. |
| 171 | * Between Gary, Steven and Sam in ''Film/TheWorldsEnd''. Steven has carried a torch for Sam since they were all in school together, and even years later resents Gary for sleeping with her. [[spoiler:Steven and Sam end up together at the end.]] |
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| 174 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 175 | * Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose from the ''Literature/AToZMysteries'' series. Being a kid's series, the same no-romance rule as above also applies. |
| 176 | * ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': |
| 177 | ** Before his reincarnation into Arthur, Grey had two childhood friends named Nico and Cecilia. The trio stayed together from their days in the orphanage all the way into adulthood. Their fellowship was eventually broken [[spoiler:when Cecilia committed SuicideByCop in a duel against Grey, which caused Nico (her fiance) to swear vengeance on Grey. This plays a major role in the plot as Cecilia's power was sought out by Agrona, who reincarnated both Grey and Nico to act as anchor points for her summoning]]. |
| 178 | ** In the Xyrus Academy Arc, Arthur, Elijah, and Tessia form this dynamic. The dynamic is shattered at the end of the arc when [[spoiler:Elijah is kidnapped during the attack on Xyrus and brought to Alacrya to reactivate his original personality, Nico]]. |
| 179 | ** During Arthur's time in [[spoiler:the Relictombs and Alacrya, his main companions are Regis - the manifestation of the Acclorite that Wren gave him before the war - and Caera - a Vritra-blooded Alacryan whom he met shortly after he got stranded in the Relictombs - as replacements for Sylvie and Tessia respectively after he got separated from both at the end of the war. After Arthur acquires an ancient suit of [[{{Precursors}} Djinn]] PoweredArmor that causes him to sport horns, Regis jokingly refers the three of them as "the Horny Trio"]]. |
| 180 | ** In Volume 11, [[spoiler:the resurrected Sylvie takes the female role from Caera. This is not only because of her prior connection to Arthur, but because both she and Regis enable Arthur to master all three paths of aether which in turn could lead to Arthur unlocking the ultimate form of aether, fate (which Agrona has been seeking in order to win the DivineConflict). While Caera is still along for the ride, she is now part of a larger ensemble that Arthur is bringing into the Relictombs to locate Seris. Said ensemble also includes Arthur's sister Ellie, her bond Boo, and the Djinn[=/=]Phoenix hybrid Chul]]. |
| 181 | * In ''Literature/TheConquerorsSaga'', Lada, a Wallachian princess, and her little brother Radu become friends with Mehmed, the prince (and later sultan) of the Ottoman Empire, and they grow up together. Even though Radu is Lada's brother there is still romantic tension in the group -- between Lada and Radu as they are each in love with the sultan, and he loves Lada back. |
| 182 | * Edmond, Fernand, and Mercedes in ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' |
| 183 | * Danny, Joe, and Irene from the ''Danny Dunn'' novels. No romance however, as the books were written a few decades ago for kids. There ''has'' to be fanfic where someone gets Irene, though. She's too awesome. |
| 184 | * ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' series features Tris, Four, and Caleb. Must be noted that the romance is uncontested, because Tris and Caleb are siblings. |
| 185 | * Alfred Lord Tennyson's narrative poem "Literature/EnochArden" has the more traditionally masculine of the two guys (the eponymous Enoch Arden) marrying the girl (Annie), getting lost at sea after a shipwreck, and returning home ten years later to find that she remarried his friend and romantic rival, the more intellectual and sensitive of the two (Philip), and that his children now call him father as they do not remember their own. Annie believed him dead and Philip offered to take care of her, and she fell in love with him (though he had always loved her, while respecting Enoch). Enoch never reveals to his wife and children that he is alive, for he loves them too much to intrude on their happiness, and dies alone. |
| 186 | * Alexander Key's ''Literature/FlightToTheLonesomePlace'' has Ronnie "Blue Boy" Cleveland, Luis Black, and Anna Maria Rosalita. They qualify as a TokenTrio with Ronnie as white while Luis and Anna Maria Rosalita both Puerto Rican with Luis also very dark skinned. |
| 187 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 188 | ** Harry, Hermione, and Ron, naturally. Although [[spoiler:Harry actually has no romantic interest in Hermione, that doesn't stop Ron from fulfilling his part of the trope.]] |
| 189 | ** Also works with Ginny, Harry, and Ron. In this case, Harry's afraid of MySisterIsOffLimits, missing the hints that he is the only guy Ron ''would'' be happy seeing Ginny with. |
| 190 | ** James, Lily, and [[spoiler:Snape]] play the trope a bit more straight, although the two men were never friends. |
| 191 | ** Scorpius, Albus and Delphi in the sequel ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild''. |
| 192 | * ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' follows its predecessor's rule by featuring two guys and a girl in the first two books: Jason, Piper, and Leo (''The Lost Hero''), and Percy, Frank, and Hazel (''The Son of Neptune''). However, it is defied in the third book and beyond by featuring all six plus Annabeth. Apparently, [[LuckySeven seven is lucky enough]] to trump three. |
| 193 | ** however, it's noted that three Romans and four Greeks make up the Seven, and [[spoiler: Leo, the extra Greek dies in the last book]]. So by following camps the Seven stick to this rule of three. |
| 194 | ** The last book of the series also features a side trio in the form of Reyna, Nico, and Coach Hedge. However, it defies many expectations of this trope because: 1. The girl ''is'' TheHero, and 2. Their relationships to each other are strictly professional. |
| 195 | * In the original ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' books, the main trio was [[TheHero Hiccup]], [[ActionGirl Camicazi]], and [[ButtMonkey Fishlegs]]. After the books were adapted into the [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon movie]] and later the [[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk TV show]], which still retained some of this, the four guys and two girls were often split up into two groups: the original, Hiccup, Astrid (who was based off Camicazi), and Fishlegs; and Snotlout and the inseparable twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut. |
| 196 | ** [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 The second movie]] also has Fishlegs and Snotlout fighting and beating each other up over Ruffnut. Hiccup, Toothless, and Astrid also count as this. |
| 197 | * ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' series has Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, and Gale Hawthorne. |
| 198 | * ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'' has Will Herondale, Tessa Gray, and Jem Carstairs. |
| 199 | * Biff, Joshua and Maggie in ''Literature/LambTheGospelAccordingToBiff''. |
| 200 | * The central relationship of ''Literature/TheSagaOfThePeopleOfLaxardal'' is one, with foster-brothers Kjartan and Bolli becoming competitors for the hand of Gudrun. [[DownerEnding It doesn't end well]]: in the final chapter, she eventually tells her grandson "He I loved most, I treated the worst." |
| 201 | * While ''Literature/BemsAndBugs'' follows the exploits of Lisa Huntress, the DecoyProtagonist Jacques is inseparable from his two best friends Karen and Li. As the ship's hackers, the three enjoy a degree of autonomy and privilege not shared with their shipmates who lack such specialized skills. |
| 202 | * The original trio of ''Literature/MichaelVey'' consisted of [[TheHero Michael]], [[FatBestFriend Ostin]], and [[TheHeart Taylor]]. The three never really become a LoveTriangle, even after Jack and Wade [[ThreePlusTwo joined the crew]], although the five of them weren't together for very long before everyone ''else'' came into the equation. In the end, [[spoiler: Michael and Taylor start dating and Ostin and [=McKenna=] hold hands and flirt.]] |
| 203 | * ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' has Jace Wayland, Clary Fray, and Simon Lewis. |
| 204 | * The 1967 ''Literature/TheOwlService'' is all about this trope, as three present day teens find themselves re-enacting an old Welsh legend. |
| 205 | * ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' always feature a core trio of two guys and a girl as the main protagonists in every book. It's usually Percy, Annabeth, and Grover, though Tyson and Thalia replace Grover and Annabeth in the second and third books, respectively, due to their kidnappings. However, Percy and Annabeth serve as the TokenRomance of the five; Grover and Tyson help Percy because they're his friends, while Thalia is like an older sister to Percy (which becomes HarsherInHindsight when we learn in the second series that [[spoiler: Thalia did, or rather, ''does'', have a younger brother.]]) The third book provides a good reason why ''not'' adhering to this trope (or rather, the trio part) is a bad thing: anything more than three is undesirable to fate, so when two girls (Zoë and Bianca) join the group in the third, [[spoiler: both of them die.]] |
| 206 | ** Percy, Luke, and Annabeth qualify this trope even more straight, though in their case, TheLancer is a childhood friend of TheHeart, while TheHero is a newcomer. |
| 207 | * ''Literature/PoolOfRadiance'': Shal is the one girl of the trio, and both Ren and Tarl are attracted to her. |
| 208 | * Sudsakorn, Sawakon and her brother Hassachai in a 19th century Thai epic ''Literature/PrahAphaiManee'' with the three of them going through many adventures together. Sawakon gradually fell for Sudsakorn but they didn't get together until adult after he fell for Sulaleewan. However, the story ends on happy note with both of them as his queens. |
| 209 | * Luke, Resus and Cleo in ''WesternAnimation/ScreamStreet''. |
| 210 | * Eric, Julie, and Neil from the ''Literature/TheSecretsOfDroon'' series. Absolutely [[NoHuggingNoKissing NO romance]] is ever considered, but that's just because the series is a kid's series. |
| 211 | * The novel ''Literature/SoonIWillBeInvincible'' by Austin Grossman uses a slight variation: evil villain Dr Impossible had a crush on Erica Lowenstein, before accidentally creating the superhero Core Fire whom she fell in love with. Dr Impossible's frequent kidnappings of Erica in his early career result from this (although "they grew apart" later and he stopped). [[spoiler:In the end Erica resolves the plot of the novel, defeating both Dr Impossible and Core Fire.]] |
| 212 | * The original example of this trope is probably Creator/CharlesDickens' ''A Tale of Two Cities''. |
| 213 | ** Or [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere]]... |
| 214 | ** Goethe's ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'' is another influential work based on this trope. Werther grows up with Charlotte and is a close friend of Albert. Albert marries Charlotte; Werther {{Wangst}}s himself into suicide. |
| 215 | * Edward, Bella and Jacob in ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. Although Edward and Jacob become friends only at the end of the books. |
| 216 | * Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy in ''Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader''. However, they're all related (Eustace is Edmund and Lucy's cousin) and neither Edmund nor Lucy even 'like' Eustace at first. |
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| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 220 | * ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'', "Starring Pete, Pete's brother Pete, and me -- Ellen..." |
| 221 | * ''Series/{{Angel}}'' starts with the team only comprised of Angel, Cordelia, and Doyle, with Wesley replacing the latter halfway through the season. |
| 222 | * ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' |
| 223 | ** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': The crime-fighting 'Team Arrow' has vigilante Oliver, ex-veteran Diggle and tech genius Felicity. Oliver and Diggle are quickly established as HeterosexualLifePartners and Oliver and Felicity are JustFriends with bucketloads of UnresolvedSexualTension. There's definitely nothing romantic with Felicity and Diggle though as they're LikeBrotherAndSister. |
| 224 | ** ''Series/TheFlash2014'' has the [=S.T.A.R.=] Labs team of Barry, Caitlin and Cisco. There doesn't seem to be any romantic tension, as all their dating prospects thus far have been outside the core group. |
| 225 | * ''Series/BabylonFive'' had a large cast, but the station's main command staff for the first three seasons consisted of Commander Sinclair (later Captain Sheridan), Commander Ivanova ([[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute replacing Commander Takashima after the pilot]]), and Chief Garibaldi. In the last few seasons, Garibaldi went into private business and was replaced by Zack, Ivanova [[PutOnABus was given her own command]] and replaced by Captain Lochley (who took Sheridan's job after [[AwesomeMomentOfCrowning he went into politics]]), and Lt. Corwin took Ivanova's old job (if you're keeping score at home, by the end of the show it's still two guys and a girl, with the girl now TheCaptain rather than TheLancer. Simple, no?) |
| 226 | ** The trio effect also applies to other categories of characters on the station; the ambassadors have Delenn, Londo, and G'Kar, their assistants are Lennier, Vir, and Na'Toth [[PutOnABus at least until her departure in Season 2]]. |
| 227 | * ''Series/BeingHumanUK'' has John, George, and Annie. |
| 228 | ** The current inhabitants are Thomas, Hal, and Alex, who live in the same place John, George and Annie live in. |
| 229 | * ''Series/BeingHumanUS'' has Aidan, Josh and Sally. |
| 230 | * Cory, Shawn and Topanga in ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. However Shawn not only had no romantic interest in Topanga, [[HoYay but at times seemed to be more romantically interested in Cory than her]], though the latter was played for laughs. |
| 231 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' forms a rather twisted example with Spike, Angelus and Drusilla in Season 2. Before Buffy moved to Sunnydale, Willow, Xander, and Jesse are also an example of the trope. |
| 232 | * This was the original set-up of ''[[{{Series/Bugs}} BUGS]]'' for the first two seasons with Ed, Ros and Beckett. Ros was the GadgeteerGenius, Ed was the BookDumb action man and Beckett was the [[RogueAgent former intelligence agent]] who was kind of the second best at both (more intellectual than Ed but less likely to get the action sequence, knew his way around gadgets but not as much as Ros). Ironically, when it was just the three of them, they were portrayed as PlatonicLifePartners: It was only when the line-up shifted to ThreePlusTwo in the third season that Ros and Beckett suddenly gained {{UST}}. |
| 233 | * Creator/{{Chespirito}}'s shows: |
| 234 | ** El Chavo, Kiko (later Ñoño) and La Chilindrina in ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho''. |
| 235 | ** Chómpiras, Botija and Chimoltrufia in ''[[Series/{{Chespirito}} Los Caquitos]]''. |
| 236 | ** Chaparrón, Lucas and La Vecina in ''[[Series/{{Chespirito}} Los Chifladitos]]'' (albeit La Vecina is not crazy). |
| 237 | * Subverted in ''Series/{{Community}}'', when best friends Abed and Troy find themselves both pining over the same librarian. Rather than risk their friendship over rivalry, their GenreSavvy response is to approach the girl at the same time, politely explain the situation to her, and then ask her out on a mutual date so that she can decide. |
| 238 | * ''Series/Daredevil2015'': The plot revolves around Matt Murdock, Karen Page and Foggy Nelson. |
| 239 | * Dawson, Joey and Pacey in ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. |
| 240 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': There have been several [=TARDIS=] crews with this gender ratio, i.e. one male and one female companion alongside a male Doctor, but only a few with the romance elements (the classic series in particular had a NoHuggingNoKissing rule). |
| 241 | ** The latter part of First Doctor's era generally had this after the departure of Ian and Barbara: first Steven & Vicki, then Steven & Katarina, then Steven & Sara, then Steven & Dodo, then finally Ben & Polly alongside the First Doctor. Only the last of these pairings had any hint of romance. |
| 242 | ** The Second Doctor initially inherited Ben and Polly from the first Doctor, and later on had Jamie & Victoria then Jamie & Zoe. Jamie had ShipTeases with Victoria and too a lesser extent Zoe, but also hints of homoerotocism with the Doctor, leading fans to speculate him as being AmbiguouslyBi. |
| 243 | ** The Fourth Doctor travelled with Sarah-Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan for his first season. Not much was implied romantically at this time, although hints of romance between Sarah-Jane and the Fourth Doctor began to appear after Harry's departure. |
| 244 | ** The Fifth Doctor travelled with Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough for most of the latter part of his era. There was absolutely no hint of romance, with the show's NoHuggingNoKissing policy being at its strictest at this time. Tegan had a bickering brother/sister type dynamic with Turlough. |
| 245 | ** Nine / Ten, Rose and Mickey: Rose and Mickey were a couple pre-series, but Rose ultimately chooses the Doctor. |
| 246 | ** The second half of Series 5 and almost all of Series 6 (except for River Song episodes) featured the Doctor, Amy and Rory. Naturally, this trope gets even more complicated when time travel is involved: the Doctor first meets Amy when she's a kid, then goes straight to meeting Amy and Rory as adults thanks to landing twelve years off-target. He doesn't find out they're engaged until after Amy has already had a few adventures with him ''and'' tried to have GladToBeAliveSex, at which point he basically abducts Rory and starts [[ShipperOnDeck shipping]] them. It works, and they form a fairly stable team from then on. And then he [[spoiler: marries their grown-up daughter from the future.]] |
| 247 | * Rooney, Moe, and Deedee in ''Series/TheDoodlebops''. |
| 248 | * ''Series/HoudiniAndDoyle'': Houdini & Doyle with Constable Adelaide Stratton. |
| 249 | * Chase, Cameron and Foreman from ''Series/{{House}}''. Chase and Foreman often butt heads on differences of opinion and a drugged up Cameron sleeps with Chase. Later in the series they become more intimate, but it's only for fun. Later ''later'' in the series they get married. Later later '''later''' in the series they get divorced. However, through all of this, Cameron never really has any romantic interest in Foreman ... fair enough, given that Foreman is an ''enormous'' jerk to her ... in one episode he steals her paper (not literally, he just writes a paper on the same case and beats her to print with it because he asked House to sign off on it instead of actually reading it, while Cameron was waiting for feedback) and deliberately tries to infect her with a disease he's picked up from a patient, despite the fact that it might be fatal, feeling that that will make her work harder to find a cure. |
| 250 | * Ted, Marshall, and Lily in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' have known each other way back in their college years before meeting [[ThreePlusTwo Barney and Robin]], the latter whom they met at the pilot episode. The romantic element is averted in that Ted only feels friendly love toward Lily and actively encourages Marshall to pursue her. |
| 251 | ** Played more straight with Ted, Barney and Robin, especially after Barney's feelings for Robin become evident in Season 4. |
| 252 | * ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': Jessica Jones' inner circle is made up of Trish Walker and Malcolm Ducasse, making her a gender inversion of the trope. |
| 253 | * In the third season of ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' a lot more emphasis is placed on Gwen joining what was previously the [[HeterosexualLifePartner Heterosexual Life Partnership]] of Arthur and Merlin to form a PowerTrio destined to rule Camelot together as King, Queen and Advisor. |
| 254 | * Two series about TimeTravel: The Spanish ''Series/TheMinistryOfTime'' and the American ''Series/{{Timeless}}'' have two guys and a girl traveling in time on government-endorsed missions to avoid damage on history from rogue time travelers. And yes, the similarities caused a copyright infringement sue from the Spanish producers. |
| 255 | * ''Series/TheModSquad'', though Pete, Linc and Julie were all just friends with no romance or friction between them. |
| 256 | * The reverse variant (Two Girls and a Guy) happens in at least one ''Series/{{Monk}}'' episode. In "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert," Monk investigates the murder with assistance from Natalie and from the murder victim's girlfriend. |
| 257 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' / ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': |
| 258 | ** If a season uses the ThreePlusTwo format, the core team is invariably this trope. However, there's hardly ever any romantic tension involved (especially in PR due to NoHuggingNoKissing). |
| 259 | ** Subverted in ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'': Theo was a little wary of his [=BFF=] Lily spending time with RookieRedRanger Casey -- until Lily came in and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DmN0tDhEOwLily outright stomped on any possible love triangle.]] |
| 260 | * ''Series/{{Preacher|2016}}'': Jesse, Cassidy and Tulip. |
| 261 | * Done with extreme subtlety in ''Series/RobinHood'' between Allan-a-Dale, Will Scarlett, and Djaq; in which both men use their feelings for Djaq as a way to galvanise Robin into action after she's been captured, and which afterwards was barely ever dwelt on again except in body language and passing comments. |
| 262 | ** Used again, far less successfully in Season 3 between Much, Allan, and Kate. Failed because Much and Allan had to suddenly become [=BFF=] after spending the first two seasons all but hating each other, Much completely forget about his previous LoveInterest, the actors had more chemistry with each other than either of them did with the actress, and Kate was a rather pathetic SatelliteLoveInterest anyway. And then she hooked up with Robin, and the entire LoveTriangle [[AbortedArc was forgotten entirely]]. |
| 263 | * Later ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' seasons with Clark, Lana, and Lex. Early seasons had Clark, Pete, and Chloe. |
| 264 | * Oenimus, Gannicus, and Melitta in ''Series/SpartacusGodsOfTheArena''. It doesn't end well. |
| 265 | * Steve, Jonathan, and Nancy in ''Series/StrangerThings''. |
| 266 | * On Series/TeenWolf, a triangle is shaping up between Allison, Scott, and Isaac. Scott and Allison are still in love. Isaac is very close to Scott, and a romance with Allison later developed. |
| 267 | * In ''{{Series/Torchwood}}'', especially the third season, [[TheCaptain Jack]] forms this with [[BattleCouple partner]] Ianto and [[ActionGirl Gwen]]. This comes after the LoveTriangle with Jack as the center is resolved in the previous season. |
| 268 | * On the Nickelodeon series ''Series/TheTroop'', with Jake, Felix, and Hayley. |
| 269 | * In ''Series/TwoGuysAGirlAndAPizzaPlace'', this is... well... very oddly averted when ALL THREE (Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/RichardRuccolo, and Creator/TraylorHoward) end up being paired off with OTHER people (Ryan with co-worker, Richard with Creator/TiffaniThiessen, and Traylor with Creator/NathanFillion). Very... interesting to say the least. |
| 270 | * Henrik, Glenn and Mira from ''Series/{{Vintergatan}}''. Henrik and Glenn always thought the other was the object of Mira's affections, and thus tried harder themselves -- she just didn't care. |
| 271 | * ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' has a perfect example of this, with [[TheHero Rick]], [[TheLancer Shane]], and [[TheHeart Lori]]. |
| 272 | * Kevin, Paul, and Winnie in ''Series/TheWonderYears''. |
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| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 276 | * {{Music/Chairlift}}: Atleast before Aaron left. |
| 277 | * Music/JayZ's song "Run This Town". Jigga himself is the [[TheHero hero]], Music/KanyeWest is the [[TheLancer lancer]] and the [[TheHeart chick]] is {{Music/Rihanna}}. |
| 278 | * Music/KeroKeroBonito: Gus, Jamie and Sarah, with Sarah being the vocalist and the obvious front woman. |
| 279 | * Music/PeterPaulAndMary, as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin given away by the name]] |
| 280 | * As the quote at the top of the page suggests, "Jessie's Girl" by Music/RickSpringfield is about the speaker's desire to be with the girlfriend of a close friend of his. |
| 281 | * Music/PicaPica: Belén is accompanied by Emi and Nacho as the sole characters of the show. |
| 282 | * Music/SaintEtienne |
| 283 | * Music/SickPuppies |
| 284 | * Russian band 5sta Family (ironically) for most of their run. |
| 285 | * BWO (shorten from "Bodies Without Organs"), a Swedish electropop group consists of Martin Rolinski, Alexander Bard, and Marina Schiptjenko. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 289 | * Video game music podcast ''Podcast/NitroGameInjection'' has a hosting crew made up of two guys and a girl. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 293 | * The Megapowers: Wrestling/RandySavage, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Elizabeth. |
| 294 | * Wrestling/DGenerationX early on with Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/{{Chyna}}. |
| 295 | * Team Xtreme: [[Wrestling/HardyBoyz Matt & Jeff Hardy]] and Wrestling/{{Lita}}, Matt's real-life girlfriend. WWE tried to do an angle with the brothers fighting over Lita, but it quickly got canned. |
| 296 | ** Before Lita, the Hardys had Wrestling/TerriRunnels with them. |
| 297 | ** Lita had another when she was in ECW, as Miss Congenialty, managing Danny Doring and Amish Roadkill. |
| 298 | * Played for laughs with Rico, Charlie Haas and Jackie Gayda (Rico's manager and Charlie's real-life girlfriend/future wife). |
| 299 | * Enzo Amore, Colin Cassady and Wrestling/{{Carmella}}. |
| 300 | * The Wrestling/DudleyBoyz and Wrestling/StacyKeibler -- until they fired her by putting her through a table. |
| 301 | * Possibly the original incarnation of this in AWA, when tag team champions Wrestling/PlayboyBuddyRose and Doug "Pretty Boy" Somers were managed by the women's champion, Wrestling/SherriMartel. |
| 302 | ** Sherri had another one in WCW, when she managed Wrestling/HarlemHeat. |
| 303 | * The Holly Cousins: Hardcore, Crash and Molly. |
| 304 | [[/folder]] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[folder: Puppet Shows]] |
| 307 | * In ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong'', the three lead puppets are Lamb Chop (girl), Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy (two guys). They avert the gender stereotypes of this trope, though, since Lamb Chop is TheHero and Charlie Horse is more or less her [[TheLancer Lancer]], with the two of them sometimes engaging in SnarkToSnarkCombat, while Hush Puppy is the nicest of the three and takes on the most [[TheHeart Chick]]-like role. |
| 308 | * ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'' has Iggy Iguana, Jacob Blue and Gloria Gopher. |
| 309 | * ''Series/TheSproutSharingShow'' has Patty Pig, Ricky Rabbit, and Curtis E. Owl. |
| 310 | [[/folder]] |
| 311 | |
| 312 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 313 | * In the world of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', Eldrazi don't have biological sexes, but the three big bad titans as well as their false associated godly images are still referred to with gendered pronouns. Therefore they constitute a band of two guys and a girls: Ulamog and Kozileg are male and Emrakul is female. [[WomenAreWiser Emrakul is also the biggest, baddest and ugliest of the trio]]. |
| 314 | [[/folder]] |
| 315 | |
| 316 | [[folder:Theater]] |
| 317 | * Mickey, Eddie, and Linda from ''Theatre/BloodBrothers'', the DramaticIrony being that it's actually a SiblingTriangle but none of them know it. |
| 318 | * ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'' has Frank, Charley, and Mary. |
| 319 | * In ''The Star-Spangled Girl'' by Creator/NeilSimon, Norman becomes obsessed with Sophie, who can't stand him. Norman's roommate and best friend Andy resents Sophie for her politics and the fact that Norman is letting himself fall apart over her. Sophie hates Andy just as much for his politics and for being Norman's enabler. They hate each other. Yup. Sure do. Oh, [[SlapSlapKiss you know where this is going.]] |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 323 | * The three main mascots of the ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' toys and general franchise are Mametchi, Memetchi, and Kuchipatchi. Of those three, Memetchi is the girl. |
| 324 | [[/folder]] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 327 | * ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia'' has L'Arc, Alf and Adele falling pretty neatly into this trope. |
| 328 | * In later years, Creator/BioWare took to giving you two starting party members, both human, one man, one woman. So, with a male player character... |
| 329 | ** The social dynamic in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' is rather different, as Alistair and Morrigan hate each other. ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' fits best, as that is the only one in which there is an explicit attraction between your two starting squadmates (though it's in the past, and neither has any problem with [[RomanceSidequest Shepard dating the other]]). |
| 330 | ** Also in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', one of the starting companions is your sibling; the other becomes a widow within minutes of meeting her, and is not a romance option. |
| 331 | ** Done differently again in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. The first three party members you meet are two guys and a girl, none of whom are romantically interested in each other. You may have the option to romance either the girl (but only if you're playing a male) or one of the guys (but only if you're playing a female elf). |
| 332 | * The initial trio of ''VideoGame/BlueDragon'' is made up of the {{hot blooded}} Shu, his bookworm friend Jiro, and the orphan girl (and subject of Jiro's crush) Kluke. This later becomes ThreePlusTwo once Marumaru and Zola join the party. |
| 333 | * The Bound from ''VideoGame/BoundByBlades'', a trio of heroic animal warriors, consisting of Teo the swordsman cat, Kota the brawler bull, and Guren the rabbit archer who's the trio's sole female character. |
| 334 | * The main characters of ''VideoGame/BugFables'' are an explorer team of three bugs, with Kabbu the beetle and Leif the moth as two guys, and Vi the honeybee as a girl. Though initially, Kabbu and Vi were the only members of the team, with Leif joining them later in the Snakemouth Den after being freed from the spider web. |
| 335 | * ''VideoGame/ChaosLegion'' had Sieg Warheit (Victory of Honesty), Victor Delacroix (Victory of the Cross), and Seila Riviere -- but the big split happened before the game started. |
| 336 | * The three PlayerCharacters of ''VideoGame/CorridorZ'' are Logan, Sgt. Williams (Two Guys) and Megan (A Girl). |
| 337 | * ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}''[='=]s boy duo, Cuphead and Mugman, becomes a trio with the addition of Ms. Chalice in the ''[[DownloadableContent Delicious Last Course]]'' expansion. |
| 338 | * The three {{player character}}s of the CrisisCrossover series ''VideoGame/DetectivesUnited'' are a platonic version of this trope. Anna Gray will occasionally refer to her partners, James Blackthorne and Dorian Brown, as "the boys." They all three get along quite well (and as the series progresses they seem to be evolving into something of a FamilyOfChoice), but none of them are potential love interests for either of the others. In fact, although the subject of their families hasn't been brought up in DU gameplay as yet, playing the characters' origin series reveals that Anna is married with a daughter, and James gets married in the final installment of his series. (Brown, meanwhile, seems to be a ConfirmedBachelor, although his birth family is involved in the plot of the fourth DU game.) |
| 339 | * ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' has three main playable characters who are androids. They are Kara, Connor, and Markus. |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': The hero party consists of the Prince of Midenhall, the Prince of Cannock, and the Princess of Moonbrooke. All three of them are immediate cousins, though, so no love triangle shenanigans happen. |
| 341 | * Caim, Inuart, and Furiae in ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}''. The tension is initially over the fact that Caim is much better at protecting Furiae than Inuart, her betrothed, is, but it evolves as the game progresses into a {{squick}}y LoveTriangle long after Inuart becomes the RivalTurnedEvil. |
| 342 | * ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': |
| 343 | ** Thomas Edison, Helena Blavatsky and Nikola Tesla form a trio since the final part of ''E Pluribus Unum'' (better known as the American singularity). Edison and Tesla are rivals who constantly bicker with each other, with Blavatsky acting as the friend who would mediate between the two. |
| 344 | ** There is also the very unusual trio of Gilgamesh, Enkidu (who is officially genderless, but most often treated as male), and Ishtar. Gilgamesh and Enkidu are best friends... and they are absolutely antagonistic towards Ishtar. Gilgamesh shows barely any respect towards her and loves to throw insults at her, especially when she's put in an embarrassing situation. Enkidu just outright hates Ishtar. Ishtar feels very annoyed by both of them and doesn't like them either. |
| 345 | *** In the anime adaption ''Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia'', the alternate end credits scene of Episode 16 shows that Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Gil's royal adviser Siduri had this dynamic before Enkidu's death. |
| 346 | * Cecil, Kain, and Rosa from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''. |
| 347 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' messes with this trope a bit. When the team first comes together, it's two guys and a girl. But then Faris joins, and it's three guys and a girl. But then it turns out that Faris is a [[{{Bifauxnen}} girl]], and it's two guys and two girls. And then, after a spoilerific event, it becomes ''three'' girls and the token guy. |
| 348 | * Squall, Rinoa, and Seifer from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' effectively play out the trope in spite of the fact that Rinoa doesn't enter the picture until all of them are teenagers and Seifer is already on his way from TheRival to RivalTurnedEvil. |
| 349 | * Marche, Mewt, and Ritz from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' (not including Doned nor Montblanc, since they don't meet each other at the same time). |
| 350 | * Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie and Toy Chica from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' could count as this, as well as their counterparts from [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 the first game]]. |
| 351 | * In the first two ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'' games, Ax Battler and Gilius Thunderhead are the two guys to Tyris Flare's girl. |
| 352 | * Matthew, Tyrell, and Karis from ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn''. |
| 353 | * ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'' fits this trope to a T with Ryudo, Melfice and Reena. Ryudo and Melfice are brothers, Reena is Melfice's fiancée. [[spoiler: He ends up being possessed and killing her, after which he and Ryudo become enemies.]] |
| 354 | * ''VideoGame/HauntedHotel: Silent Waters'' has Maggie, Clark, and Bobby, whose plight kickstarts the plot. Maggie and Clark are a couple; Bobby is their friend with no romantic designs on either of them. |
| 355 | * Depending on choices in ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'', one of the paths of the final game has [[TheHero Henry]] teaming up with fellow convict Ellie Rose and AcePilot Charles Calvin to sabotage a rocket launch. |
| 356 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': |
| 357 | ** The franchise is built around this, with almost all the OriginalGeneration protagonists falling into these groups. |
| 358 | ** The original, series-long examples are Sora, Riku, and Kairi, who even have the LandSeaSky ThemeNaming all to themselves. Played 100% straight -- Riku is the RivalTurnedEvil because he wants to be the one to save Kairi, and doesn't want the rival who's always been one step behind one-upping him as TheChosenOne. He gets over it in the sequels. |
| 359 | ** Ven, Terra, and Aqua in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' are a parallel to the above trio, complete with the same ThemeNaming. There's less implied romance, with Terra and Aqua taking a more "parental" role to Ven, who's only a few years younger but has no memories besides training with them. While nobody turns evil this time, all three of them ''do'' end up in conflict for most of the game's plot due to some really poor communication and misunderstandings between them. |
| 360 | ** Roxas, Axel and Xion in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]''. In this case, Axel is a KnightTemplarBigBrother who enters PsychoSupporter territory once things get ''really'' tragic. Like Riku and Sora, he and Roxas also end up fighting each other after being separated from Xion's influence (albeit for much different reasons than the latter two boys). |
| 361 | *** Axel, or rather his complete identity, Lea, was apparently a member of one such trio with Isa and an unnamed girl referred to as only "Subject X" before X went missing, which motivated the two to train as apprentices under Ansem the Wise. Isa (as Saix) read a little bit too much into Lea (as Axel) befriending others, convincing himself that he and their lost female had been left behind and forgotten to hide his jealousy. |
| 362 | ** The two groups from Twilight Town with Hayner, Olette and Pence against Seifer, Fuu and Rai. However, both of these trios are decidedly less unstable and/or toxic than the main characters' trios. |
| 363 | * Among the whole slew of teams in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series, the canonical team would be the "Three Sacred Treasures" Team, made of [[TheHero Kyo Kusanagi]], [[TheRival Iori Yagami]], and [[TeamMom Chizuru Kagura]]. Other teams with this kind of lineups include Team K (Maxima, Kula and K himself), Team Mexico (Ramón, Angel and King Of Dinosaurs), Team South America (Nelson, Zarina and Bandeiras Hattori), Team Kim (Luong, Gang-il and Kim himself) , Team Ikari Warriors (Ralf, Clark and Leona), Team Psycho Soldier (Athena, Kensou and Chin), and Team Art Of Fighting (Ryo, Robert and Yuri). |
| 364 | * ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'': |
| 365 | ** ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' is the only game in the series with a party of only three members, which ''is'' a party of two guys and a girl, even when Teddy replaces Lloyd. |
| 366 | ** Even though it's actually ''three'' guys and a girl, for a long part of ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' this is the basic formation. It even goes back to Two Guys and a Girl later in the game, as Poo leaves temporarily in order to learn PK Starstorm and rejoins them later. |
| 367 | ** ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has a party of two guys, a girl and a dog (for the most part) so it is an example of this trope, kind of. |
| 368 | * The three main puppets from ''VideoGame/OneTwoThreeSlaughterMeStreet'' are the Follower, the Greeter, and the Waiter, although not many people are actually aware that the Greeter is a girl. |
| 369 | * The big three of the original ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' strike team, Jack Morrison AKA Soldier: 76, Gabriel Reyes AKA Reaper and Ana Amari, have this dynamic. |
| 370 | * The three main captains in ''VideoGame/Pikmin3'' are Alph (Male), Charlie (Male), and Brittany (Female). |
| 371 | * In the [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Generation III]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl IV]] main ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games, as well as the remakes of ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' (and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' if the player selects Hilbert), there is always the protagonist, their rival and their opposite-gender player character/pseudo-rival; though how much they actually interact tends to vary. One female and two males. It's also extremely popular to depict the two player characters and rival this way in fanworks of games that use the traditional two playable character options and one rival, whether the two player characters actually can meet in-game or not. |
| 372 | * The main trio of VideoGame/ProfessorLayton 's ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' consists of Layton, Luke, and Flora. In the prequel games, the trio is Layton, Luke, and Emmy. |
| 373 | * Stocke, Marco and Raynie from ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'' could be this, except Marco seems more brotherly to Raynie than anything. |
| 374 | ** Alternately, Stocke, Rosch and Sonja. In one SideQuest, [[spoiler: when Stocke confronts Rosch about his feelings, Sonja overhears and runs off. If Stocke goes to comfort her, it's a BadEnd. If Stocke pushes Rosch to chase after her, though, the two hook up.]] |
| 375 | * The ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' video game ''VideoGame/ScoobyDooWhosWatchingWho'' had Mystery, Inc. compete with a rival team of paranormal sleuths on a reality show called ''Ghost Scene Investigation''. The Ghost Scene Investigation team consisted of two males (Dr. Scott O'Mulligan and Monty Caswell) and one female (Professor Lorelei Leigh). |
| 376 | * ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise |
| 377 | ** The three main characters of ''VideoGame/MegamiTenseiII'' (who are all [[HelloInsertNameHere nameable]]) follow this trope. The [[TheHero Protagonist]] and his [[TheRival Friend]] are two young men living in an underground fallout shelter when they are sent on a journey as the Messiahs of legend by Pazuzu, who claims to be a messenger of God. Later on, the two of them meet the "[[MysteriousWaif Witch of Tokyo Tower]]", a young woman who tells them that Pazuzu has been manipulating them so that he may rule Tokyo. The Protagonist believes her story and sides with her but the Friend doesn't, and leaves the Protagonist while vowing that the next time they meet, they would be enemies. Sure enough, they end up fighting a few times through the course of the game with the Friend eventually [[RivalTurnedEvil becoming]] [[spoiler: the Dark Hero and later dying in battle against the demon Bael]]. |
| 378 | ** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' has the Protagonist and his two friends Isamu and Chiaki. All three of them were close friends in school before the Conception and in the Drama CD, Isamu even implies that Chiaki and the Protagonist have some [[UnresolvedSexualTension mutual romantic attraction]] to each other. However, that's where the extent of this trope ends because Isamu clearly does not have any feelings for Chiaki and instead of [[spoiler: just him undergoing a FaceHeelTurn, both he and Chiaki go through one. The Protagonist can then choose which one of them he wants to side with or even not to side with either of them at all]]. |
| 379 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona3'': the groups of three introduced in the plot (though for the second and third points, the protagonist is a wild card case for ''Portable'', thus, this trope only applies if the player chose the male protagonist's route): |
| 380 | *** The initial members of S.E.E.S. (the third-years) -- Akihiko, Shinjiro, and Mitsuru |
| 381 | *** The initial playable party members (the second-years) -- The male protagonist, Junpei, and Yukari |
| 382 | *** The people present at the [[spoiler:flashback scene at Moonlight Bridge]] -- The male protagonist, Ryoji, and Aigis |
| 383 | *** The members of Strega -- Takaya, Jin, Chidori |
| 384 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona4'': The founding members of the Investigation Team are the protagonist, Yosuke, and Chie. Teddie doesn't quite count, since he didn't have a Persona at the time. |
| 385 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': They have the protagonist, Ryuji, and Ann. (you can count Morgana if you want to) |
| 386 | *** [[spoiler:in Royal, they have the protagonist, Goro, and Sumire.]] |
| 387 | ** Both ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' games have this as their initial power trio, though it's more pronounced with the hero, Atsuro and Yuzu in the first game (none of the other party members can join until at least Day 3, and many of them don't join until Day 7, whereas ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'''s trio of the hero, Daichi, and Io are joined by Joe before the end of Day 1). |
| 388 | * ''VideoGame/{{Koudelka}}'' starts with the title character, who then encounters the two guys, Edward and James, during her mission. |
| 389 | * Maxi, Kilik, and Xianghua from the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''. They're companions for the most part, but in the fourth game, Maxi diverges from Kilik and Xianghua for his own story. Kilik and Xianghua, meanwhile, are StarCrossedLovers... |
| 390 | ** [[spoiler:. Xianghua has a daughter, and she's wearing Kilik's pendant, which probably means that he's the father, but it also seems that Kilik is forced to become the new weapons master, meaning he is not allowed to stay with her.]] |
| 391 | * In the first ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' game, Axel Stone and Adam Hunter are the two guys to Blaze Fielding's girl. |
| 392 | * Hero (Ryou), Jowy, and Nanami from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII''. Literally BecauseDestinySaysSo. |
| 393 | ** ''VideoGame/SuikodenIII'' has Melville, Alanis, and Elliot. ''VideoGame/SuikodenV'' has Roy, Faylen, and Faylon. |
| 394 | * Some depictions of Mario, Luigi, and Peach from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' put them like this. |
| 395 | * Denim, Vice, and Kachua from ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre''. In a way, Vice is two people. Depending on whether the player as Denim chooses to do an evil act or not at the end of the first chapter, Vice chooses to do the opposite and opposes Denim. Villain Vice and Hero Vice do not resemble each other in the slightest. |
| 396 | * Asbel, Sophie and Richard in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''. When they were children, the three carved their names in a tree as a vow of friendship. |
| 397 | ** Also [[spoiler:Malik, Kurtz and Lobelia]]. |
| 398 | * Subverted in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', where [[TheHero Lloyd]], [[TheHeart Colette]] and [[TheLancer Genis]] are all childhood friends, but Genis prefers Presea. Mostly because they're around the same age [[spoiler:[[OlderThanTheyLook or so he thinks]].]] |
| 399 | * In the ''VideoGame/WarCraft'' backstory, the brothers [[CainAndAbel Malfurion and Illidan]] Stormrage and [[LadyOfWar Tyrande]]. Played more or less straight, even to the point where Tyrande is kidnapped and the feuding brothers have to [[EnemyMine work together to save her]]. |
| 400 | * The first ''VideoGame/WildArms'' game has three playable characters, [[HeroicMime Rudy Roughnight]], [[TreasureHunter Jack Van Burace]], and [[RebelliousPrincess Cecilia Lynne Adlehyde]]. Rudy and Cecilia have a few [[ShipTease romantic moments]] throughout the game but that's it. Jack never has a FaceHeelTurn or betrays the party. |
| 401 | * ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': When it comes to the three members of the main team of Keves soldiers, Noah, Eunie, and Lanz, Eunie is the only girl. Ironically, when it comes to Agnes, Taion is [[TwoGirlsAndAGuy the only guy in the group.]] This is just one of the things that connects Eunie and Taion together. |
| 402 | [[/folder]] |
| 403 | |
| 404 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 405 | * The ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' saga gets one in the fifth game VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies with Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice and newcomer Athena Cykes being the protagonists of the story. While there are no romantic subplots between them, there's something that can resemble a rivalry near the end of the game [[spoiler:when Apollo gets into a fight with Phoenix over Athena's innocence.]] |
| 406 | ** There's also the Themis Legal Academy kids: Hugh O'Conner, Robin Newman and Juniper Woods. They play this trope straight with both Robin and Hugh being rivals and fighting over Juniper's affection. [[spoiler:That is until the big reveal, when the situation turns into a TwoGirlsAndAGuy setup.]] |
| 407 | * ''VisualNovel/AmnesiaMemories'' has Shin, Toma, and the heroine. Each route alters how close they are in terms of their relations to each other, though a romantic rivalry only appears on Shin's route. |
| 408 | * In ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'', the PowerTrio of the main games, dubbed Trial Point Getters by the devs, are like this. In the first game, there are Makoto Naegi, Kyoko Kirigiri and Byakuya Togami, though the interaction between them only fits if you put Naegi in the 'girl' role. The second game has Hajime Hinata, Chiaki Nanami, and Nagito Komaeda, which is played slightly straighter though not without some weird twist because of Komaeda's BlueAndOrangeMorality. |
| 409 | * Shiki's backstory fits this perfectly in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', with [[spoiler:a "[[NotBloodSiblings sister]]" Akiha and her real brother SHIKI]] as the other guy and BigBad. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 413 | * WebAnimation/CampCamp: Max and Neil as the guys, with Nikki as the girl. |
| 414 | * WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie: Kara, her brother Alador and her love interest Arrow, although unusually for this trope it’s the female who is the protagonist… and the males in question never meet one another. A more accurate one would be swapping out Alador for Damien, who is incidentally the father of two of those mentioned and who interacts with Arrow on occasion, and because [[spoiler: Alador ends up dying two thirds of the way through the movie, while the other males make it to the final battle before meeting the same fate]] |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 418 | * ''Webcomic/TheCroaking'' has Scra and Ky (the two guys) and Ree (girl) as the main trio meeting at an elite military academy for [[WingedHumanoid avians]]. |
| 419 | * 'Two guys and a girl' appears to be the fundamental adventuring unit of the RPG-influenced setting of ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''; apparently a sort of unofficial custom or cosmic thing. Greg, Dominic, and Luna did it at the very beginning, but there are three plot-significant triads whose LoveTriangle problems cause big drama. |
| 420 | ** In the backstory, Donovan, Miranda, and [[spoiler: Karnak]] were an adventuring party of a dual-classed bard and swordsman, an outrageously powerful female wizard, and a barbarian warrior. Miranda and Donovan were a couple. [[spoiler: Karnak]] liked Miranda. [[spoiler: Karnak]] chose a very bad time and method to declare for her, then thought better of it and sacrificed himself to save Miranda and the world with little actual harm done, but it appears to have been a significant factor in his damnation anyway. [[spoiler:The Demon Lord Karnak]] has recurred as various types of antagonist and problem for the entire run of the comic. |
| 421 | ** During the second major storyline, 'Visions of Doom,' we are introduced to the trio of [[BloodKnight Siegfried]], Jayden, and [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Milov]]; Siegfried was the third recurring character to appear in the strip, but here he got friends and a more fleshed-out character, including his first real moral victory at the end. They reappear regularly and their story eventually becomes very tragic. |
| 422 | ** And at the end of the 'Battle For Barthis' storyline, Mookie introduced Grench, [[AllLovingHero Stonewater]], and [[BlackMagic Bulgak]]. As in the other two cases, the group is split up when the un-chosen man winds up [[spoiler: going to hell]], but it happens earlier and a little less tragically this time. Both parties reappear during 'The March Across Maltak' and 'The Court of Karnak,' although Grench becomes much less significant after the LoveTriangle is resolved, not having a prophesied destiny or an exposition-heavy RedemptionQuest. |
| 423 | *** Miranda escapes this post-triangle sidelining only because she's the main character's mother and one of the most powerful magic users in the kingdom. Also she and Donovan are possibly the most prominent BetaCouple, and definitely the one with the least issues. |
| 424 | * The formula of [[http://doodlediaries.comicgenesis.com/ this webcomic]], only with added HoYay. |
| 425 | * Elliot, Tedd ([[{{Bishonen}} despite what he looks like and his tendency to transform into a female]]), and Sarah in the beginning of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' before the plot kicks off. |
| 426 | * And of course, Agatha/Gil/Tarvek in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', with the variant that she's the protagonist, not either of the guys. |
| 427 | * ''Webcomic/TheGodOfHighSchool'' has [[TheHero Jin]], [[TheLancer Daewi]], and [[TheHeart Mira]]. |
| 428 | * ''Webcomic/{{Juathuur}}'' has at least three examples of this trope. However, it is somewhat unusual as one of the girls is the main character, and there is no rivalry at all between her squad-mates. |
| 429 | * Ben Winchester, Jodie Beretta and Eric Remington in ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}'', though there is no attraction between them. |
| 430 | * ''Webcomic/Project0'' seems to be starting off this way |
| 431 | * In ''Webcomic/ProphecyOfTheCircle'' it's a part of the backstory of Jacind, Yaren, and Calterra, a first thing out of many that would over time erode the three's friendship. |
| 432 | * ''Webcomic/TwoGuysAndGuy'', which [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the trope by naming the girl [[TomboyishName "Guy"]]. Frank has zero interest in Guy (or anything except MadScience, really), while [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Wayne]]'s occasional efforts towards Guy [[ComedicSociopathy invariably end in pain]]. |
| 433 | * Remi, Blyke, and Isen from ''Webcomic/{{Unordinary}}'' are usually seen together. When Remi goes on her superhero missions, the two boys accompany her. |
| 434 | [[/folder]] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 437 | * ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'' began here, with the original cast of Mike, Andy and Jane. After the creation of sister channel ''Outside Xtra'', and the inclusion of Ellen and Luke, the team moved into a TwoGirlsToATeam dynamic. |
| 438 | * Website/ChannelAwesome has three main music reviewers that frequently collaborate with each other: WebVideo/PawDugan, WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows and WebVideo/PushingUpRoses. These three frequently collaborate with each other and did a collaborative review of Music/TheMonkees' ''Film/{{Head}}''. Naturally, no LoveTriangle has formed (if you don't count the fact that Paw and Roses used to date but are now PlatonicLifePartners). |
| 439 | [[/folder]] |
| 440 | |
| 441 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 442 | * Ickis, Krumm, and Oblina in ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters''. |
| 443 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfDawdleTheDonkey'': Rola, Archie, and Dawdle. |
| 444 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': Gumball, Darwin, and Anais. |
| 445 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are a sibling team version of the trope. |
| 446 | * Aang, Katara, and Sokka in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Aang and Sokka being the guys and Katara being the girl. But this trope gets averted when Toph, Suki, and [[spoiler:Zuko]] join Team Avatar. |
| 447 | * Ben, Gwen, and Kevin in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''; the romantic element is missing from part of the triangle, in that Ben and Gwen are first cousins and grew up almost {{like brother and sister}}. Still, Ben and Kevin have something of a rivalry, since Kevin was formerly an enemy of theirs, and Kevin and Gwen's mutual attraction factors into the boys' antagonism. |
| 448 | ** It is usually played straight in fanfiction, however. |
| 449 | * Mr. Bumpy, Squishington and Molly Coddle in ''WesternAnimation/BumpintheNight'' |
| 450 | * ''WesternAnimation/CampLakebottom'': [=McGee=], Squirt, and Gretchen are the main characters of the show. |
| 451 | * The Greaser Dogs from ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' consist of Cliff (Male), Lube (Male), and Shriek (Female). |
| 452 | * Rudy, Snap and Penny in ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''. |
| 453 | * The main trio in ''WesternAnimation/{{Chuggington}}'' consists of Wilson (Male), Brewster (Male), and Koko (Female). |
| 454 | * Craig, J.P. and Kelsey in ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek''. |
| 455 | * Vlad, Jack, and Maddie in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. |
| 456 | ** And in a non-love triangle way, the main characters, Danny, Sam and Tucker. |
| 457 | ** [[JerkJock Dash]], [[AlphaBitch Paulina]], and Kwan are usually seen hanging out together, although Paulina only has eyes for the "Ghost Boy" (A.K.A. Danny Phantom, Danny's superhero alter ego) and gets extremely annoyed when Dash flirts with her. |
| 458 | * ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'' has Rick, LJ, and Jedda. Also, "The Lost Jewels of Tibet" sees Mandrake and Lothar teamed up with a female explorer. |
| 459 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' has two brothers, Callum and Ezran, collaborating with an elven assassin named Rayla. |
| 460 | * Milo, Oscar, and Bea in ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks''. |
| 461 | * ''WesternAnimation/FourEyes'': The starring trio, Emma (girl), Pete and Skyler (two boys), though in this case, the girl is the main character. |
| 462 | * Although the show has many characters, the basic trio is represented by Fry, Leela and Bender in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. |
| 463 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' it would be Goliath, Bronx, and Elisa Maza during the Avalon World Tour arc. |
| 464 | * ''WesternAnimation/GhostForce'' has Andy, his sister Liv, and their friend Mike. |
| 465 | * Grim, Billy, and Mandy in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''. |
| 466 | * Harvey, Foo and Fee in ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks''. |
| 467 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheHollow'': Adam, Kai, and Mira form this. [[spoiler:The same goes for the other team of humans.]] |
| 468 | * ''WesternAnimation/IElvisRiboldi'': Elvis, Boris, and Emma respectively. |
| 469 | * ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' has Jake as the main character and his crew includes Izzy who’s a girl, and Cubby who’s a boy subverted when you include their male parrot as a part of the team. Izzy also counts as TheSmurfettePrinciple as she’s the only girl to appear in every single episode of the show. |
| 470 | * Jimmy, Beezy, and Heloise on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', though the LoveTriangle is replaced by a FriendVersusLover plot instead. |
| 471 | * ''WesternAnimation/JojoTheVioletMystery'' has Jojo, Fat Louis, and Violet, [[spoiler:especially once the boys are friends with Violet at the end]]. |
| 472 | * ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral'': Many episodes focus on the trio of [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, and Sandy. [=SpongeBob=] is TheHero, Patrick is the PluckyComicRelief, and Sandy is TheSmartOne who creates inventions to help them. |
| 473 | * ''WesternAnimation/KidVsKat'': Coop, Dennis and Fiona. |
| 474 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Steel Wheels", Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible, and Felix Renton (even though he isn't a main character). |
| 475 | * Korra, Mako, and Bolin in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' until Asami Sato joins them. |
| 476 | * Sarah, James, and Henri in ''WesternAnimation/LibertysKids''. |
| 477 | * ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'': Martin, Diana, and Java. |
| 478 | * Subverted and PlayedForLaughs like everything else in ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR''. The hero (Coop) is a fat slob, TheLancer (Kiva) is the female in the trio, and TheHeart (Jamie) spends his time cowering in fear. |
| 479 | * [[TheStoic K]], [[TheWoobie J]] and [[TheSmartGuy L]] in most episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'', albeit L is technically not a field agent, she's often taking part on field operations. |
| 480 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'': Parker and Angus are both guys and Russell is a girl. |
| 481 | * The SpiritualSuccessor to Phineas and Ferb, ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'', gives us Milo, Zack, and Melissa. |
| 482 | * Mo, Mimi, and Hitch in ''WesternAnimation/MovilleMysteries'', although none of them has romantic feelings for each other. |
| 483 | * Willy]m, [[TokenBlackFriend Quincy]], and [[SoapboxSadie Alyssa]] from ''WesternAnimation/MyDadTheRockStar''. While Quincy did not have any feelings for Alyssa, his fears of becoming an unwanted third wheel when Alyssa and Willy hooked-up lead him to attempting to sabotage their relationship. The three all work it out within the span of the episode, though. |
| 484 | * ''WesternAnimation/ObanStarRacers'': Molly, Jordan, and Aikka. They also count as a FreudianTrio as well. |
| 485 | * ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': The trio of best friends who work together at Gar's Bodega and fight bad guys together: K.O. and Radicles are the guys, Enid's the girl. It's devoid of romance for the most part, though; Rad and Enid had one date back in middle school that didn't work out, and in the present, despite [[ShipperOnDeck K.O. shipping them]] and a bit of UnresolvedSexualTension that crops up here and there, they're close-but-platonic friends. Meanwhile, there's no romantic aspect between them and K.O. as they are both around 7-12 years older than he is, and play the role of [[BigBrotherMentor Big Sibling Mentors]] instead. |
| 486 | * ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack'': Ollie, Bernie, and Cleo, respectively. |
| 487 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}}'' has the titular Oswald, Henry, and Daisy as being the main trio of friends. |
| 488 | * WesternAnimation/{{Oswaldo}}, with his friends Tobias and Leia. |
| 489 | * ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'': The main trio consists of Penn, Boone, and Sashi. |
| 490 | * WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb and [[GirlNextDoor Isabella]] form a trio distinct from the FiveManBand of Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet, particularly in the earlier episodes where the others hadn't become regulars yet. However, Ferb is completely supportive of Isabella's crush on Phineas and appears to have no designs on her himself. |
| 491 | * ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' has the three heroes Connor, Greg, and Amaya. Season 2 introduces the Wolfy Kids: Howler, Kevin and Rip. |
| 492 | * ComicBook/PlasticMan, Penny and Hula Hula in ''The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show''. |
| 493 | * Jet, Sean, and Sydney from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' |
| 494 | * Ky, Boomer, and Maya in ''WesternAnimation/{{Redakai}}''. |
| 495 | * The titular ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (who are grandfather and grandson) are sometimes joined on their adventures by Summer (Rick's granddaughter and Morty's older sister), making them a family variety of this rather than the romantic version. |
| 496 | * As mentioned in the literature section; Luke, Resus and Cleo in ''WesternAnimation/ScreamStreet''. |
| 497 | * ''WesternAnimation/SheZow'' has Guy Hamdon, his sister Kelly and his best friend Maz. There's no romance between any of them, though the show still manages to include plenty of HoYay between Guy and Maz as a result of Guy's [[WholesomeCrossdresser situation]]. |
| 498 | * This is present, to some degree, in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'': Peter, Gwen, and Harry have apparently been best buddies since at least the seventh grade. However, this trope goes into effect when Harry and Gwen begin dating, despite Gwen's greater interest in Peter, who at the time was dating Liz Allan. |
| 499 | * In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'', with Spidey (Peter Parker), Iceman (Bobby Drake) and Firestar (Angelica Jones). |
| 500 | * In ''WesternAnimation/SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends'', with Spidey (Peter Parker), Spin (Miles Morales) and Ghost Spider (Gwen Stacy). |
| 501 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan, following the same dynamic as the trios in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films. |
| 502 | * Lance, Ilana, and Octus/Newton in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''. |
| 503 | * Baloo, Kit, and Rebecca in most episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''. |
| 504 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' episode "The Tale of Master Yoshi", we discover that Splinter's owner/father figure, Hamato Yoshi, grew up forming part of this configuration, with the other guy being Yukio Mashimi (his best friend/adoptive brother), and with the girl being Tang Shen, (their adoptive sister/mutual love interest). While things were initially fine, everything goes south once Tang Shen chooses Yoshi, resulting in a quick and tragic end to the friendship. |
| 505 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'': |
| 506 | ** Duck's three slip coaches from "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS18E8DuckAndTheSlipCoaches Duck and the Slip Coaches]]" follow this trope, with the first and third ones being male, and the second one being female. |
| 507 | ** The three harbor cranes at Brendam Docks follow this trope as well, with Cranky (Male) [[WesternAnimation/{{TUGS}} Big]] [[CanonImmigrant Mickey]] (Male), and Carly (Female). |
| 508 | ** Sir Robert Norramby's engines also follow this trope, with Stephen (Male), Glynn (Male), and Millie (Female). |
| 509 | ** The Experimental Engines from ''WesternAnimation/JourneyBeyondSodor'' also follow this trope, with Merlin (Male), Theo (Male), and Lexi (Female). |
| 510 | * ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' examples: |
| 511 | ** In ''ComicBook/{{The Transformers|Marvel}}'' Marvel comics, the human trio consisted of Buster, Jessie, and "O". It all lasted until the seventh issue, wherein "O" was written out of the series. |
| 512 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': |
| 513 | *** Dion, Orion Pax and Ariel. Ariel and Orion were in a relationship at the time of a Decepticon attack that left all three "dead". Orion was rebuilt into Optimus Prime and Ariel into Elita One, the two continuing their relationship. Dion's fate has been murky since: popular fanon suggested he had been rebuilt into Ultra Magnus or otherwise Ironhide, which later canon implied to be true for Ultra Magnus. Then an interview revealed Dion was supposed to be dead (which also was Ariel's original fate -- she wasn't originally conceived to be Elita One). Then another comic stated Dion had survived and went on by that identity. Then Hasbro stated Dion was dead. Either way, the old friendship seems gone. |
| 514 | *** Averted with Spike, Carly and Chip. Spike shared episodes with either of his two friends, but there notably never was an episode in which both of them appeared. The only exception of sorts is the Japanese ''Scramble City'' OVA, in which there was one screen featuring them both with their backs turned towards each other. Starting Season 3, Spike was the only human to keep the regular spot. Carly got three appearances, but the plan to feature Chip in one episode got cancelled. Carly appeared more regularly in the Japanese "Season 4" ''Anime/TransformersHeadmasters'', but only in the role of wife and mother. |
| 515 | ** In the IDW comics, it's Jimmy Pink, Hunter O'Nion and Verity Carlo. |
| 516 | ** Alexis, Carlos and Rad in ''Anime/TransformersArmada''. In the comics, Rad and Alexis were heading for a relationship when it got cancelled. |
| 517 | ** Sentinel, Optimus and Elita-1 used to be one of these in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. Then Elita [[spoiler:got [[TransformationTrauma turned into a techno-organic spider]], took on a FemmeFatale persona and joined the Decepticons]], Optimus became an Elite Guard washout and was put on a space bridge repair crew, and Sentinel became a JerkAss. Well, bigger JerkAss. |
| 518 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', we have Jack, Miko and Raf. It subverts the "the girl has to be the reasonable one" expectation by having Miko be the adrenaline-lover (as the fan wiki put it, the "anti-Alexis"). |
| 519 | * Verne, Gus and Cassie from ''WesternAnimation/UltimateBookOfSpells'' are this to a T. |
| 520 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheUnstoppableYellowYeti'' has Osmo and the titular yellow yeti Gustav as the two guys and Osmo's cousin Rita as the girl. |
| 521 | * Daniel, Vince, and Larmina on ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce''. |
| 522 | * Ansi, Olly, and Saraline from ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTheWayne''. |
| 523 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishfart}}'' has Dez, Puffin and Akiko. |
| 524 | * ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'' has the wombat brothers (Malik and Zeke) and their sister (Zadie). |
| 525 | * ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'': Xavier, Brad and Yadina. |
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