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* ''[[WebVideo/LifeSMP 3rd Life SMP]]'': While he can't exactly tell [[TheDitz an accident-prone]] [[BewareTheSillyOnes [=GoodTimesWithScar=]]] "no" due to being indebted to him ([[DeadlyPrank long story]]), Grian frantically warns anyone who comes near of Scar's attempts to scam them out of their items, and is generally the voice of reason in their duo. However, this is {{subverted|Trope}}; while Grian is less inclined to backstabbing and similar forms of chaos, he is more than happy to cause death, [[DragonInChief having set at least one potentially deadly trap a recording session from Day 4 to Day 6]].

* ''WebVideo/AgentsOfCracked'' has [[OnlySaneMan Dan]] hired to be this to [[BunnyEarsLawyer Michael]], an IdiotSavant who is completely insane and is implied to have caused the deaths of his last eight partners but keeps his job because his articles (even if he writes them five minutes before publishing ''while asleep'') are popular. Subverted in that Dan has ''no'' ability to keep Michael under control, as he just does what he wants anyway, and Dan undergoes considerable SanitySlippage himself as a result.
* Creator/AchievementHunter's [[VitriolicBestBuds Michael]] and [[ParentalSubstitute Geoff]] mind Gavin. This happens more so during videos than in real life, although it has been known to happen in their day-to-day lives, as well.
* Trixie Mattel is this to Creator/{{Katya}} in their web show ''WebVideo/UNHhhh''.
* The green-haired girl (C.C.) in ''WebVideo/CodeMent'' is this to Lelouch. And Lelouch is this to ''everyone else.''

* ''[[WebVideo/LifeSMP 3rd Life SMP]]'': While he can't exactly tell [[TheDitz an accident-prone]] [[BewareTheSillyOnes [=GoodTimesWithScar=]]] "no" due to being indebted to him ([[DeadlyPrank long story]]), Grian frantically warns anyone who comes near of Scar's attempts to scam them out of their items, and is generally the voice of reason in their duo. However, this is subverted; while Grian is less inclined to backstabbing and similar forms of chaos, he is more than happy to cause death, having set at least one potentially deadly trap a recording session from Day 4 to Day 6.

* ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'': [[Characters/RobinTimDrake Robin]] Tim Drake and [[Characters/TheFlashWallyWest Wally West]] (to name a few) are this for Bart Allen, the aptly named Impulse.

** In ''ComicBook/Loki2019, Loki may be on the side of angels in a way they has never been before but they’re still Loki requiring someone to reel them in from time to time. This time that duty has fallen on Thor.

* Jughead from ''ComicBook/ArchieComics''. Archie's girl-craziness, crazy schemes, and clumsiness would land him in even more trouble if Jughead wasn't always watching his back and trying to keep him out of trouble. He's practically Archie's keeper. He also sometimes played this role to Betty during her pre-CharacterDevelopment years when she was kind of a ditz.

** Then there is ComicBook/{{Cable}}, who often serves as Deadpool's minder in the regular continuity.
* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest: Jink'', Kullyn Kenn gets assigned to alien envoy Firstborn Newbreed, who (initially) sees nothing wrong with telling humans to their faces how ugly they are, for example.
* Verity Willis became this pretty fast for Loki in ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard''; the guy/gal is perfectly capable, but has a mile-wide trickster streak (they ''are'' Loki), from a penchant for over-convoluted plans, to general trolling, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking puns of varying painfulness]].
* ComicBook/{{Robin}} Tim Drake and ComicBook/TheFlash Wally West (to name a few) are this for Bart Allen, the aptly named ComicBook/{{Impulse}}.
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'', Barnabas the Dog is assigned by Destruction to accompany and watch over his sister, Delirium.
* Brainy Smurf from ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' sees himself as this to the other smurfs. Bad thing, even if he ''is'' right (and sometimes [[IgnoredExpert he is]])... he's also an InsufferableGenius, so the other Smurfs usually ignore him at best or get frustrated with him at worst.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'', the Filthy Assistants -- Channon Yarrow, an ex-stripper-nun turned bodyguard, and Yelena Rossini, a chain-smoking would-be writer - are this to gonzo journalist Spider Jerusalem.

* Steve is this for Jeff on ''Series/{{Coupling}}''.

* On ''Series/FatherTed'', Ted had to try and keep a handle on Dougal, who had a sort of... unique interpretation of reality.

* In ''{{Series/Firefly}}'', Simon serves as River's minder, [[LivingEmotionalCrutch emotional crutch]], and [[BigBrotherInstinct protector]].

* Sophie, the producer of ''Podcast/BehindTheBastards'', who went from occasionally cutting in to remind host Robert Evans to do his ad breaks to almost becoming a full-time co-host constantly having to put down Robert's weird asides and antics, such as opening the podcast by atonally yelling "HITLER!" and sharing his plans to become a Creator/LRonHubbard-style cult leader in Wyoming.

* Janel of ''Podcast/FatFrenchAndFabulous'' tends to respond with dry exasperation to her co-host's flamboyant oddness.

* In ''Podcast/LessIsMorgue'', [[CuteGhostGirl Evelyn]] is this for [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier Riley]]. Riley is a paranoid BasementDweller who makes some very poor decisions, from buying bizarre online products like instruction manuals on killing your parents and sometimes even [[EatenAlive eating pizza guys alive]]. Evelyn helps [[PositiveFriendInfluence guide them in the right direction]].

* ''VideoGame/DuckTales Remastered'': Discussed during some of Scrooge and the triplets' dialogue. When Scrooge tells Webby she needs to stay behind to watch the boys, Huey, Dewey, and Louie protest. Scrooge tells them to give him this one as he will already be having enough trouble watching over [[GeniusDitz Launchpad]] and he doesn't need watching Webby on top of it.

* In ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', you essentially serve as this to Moira Brown when you're doing her (exceptionally long) quest chain to gather data for writing a survival guide. You can even talk her out of pursuing said dream (but only [[BreakTheCutie if you're feeling cruel]]).
* in ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', Fischl has to be reminded of things by her familiar Oz, as well as having her dialogue being constantly translated into normal speak by him.
* ''VideoGame/HometownStory'' has Haruka be this to her mother Miyo, who regularly drops things without noticing and forgets important stuff at other people's houses. On one occasion, Miyo forgot to ''put her shoes back on'' before leaving.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', Roadhog officially serves as a bodyguard for [[MadBomber Junkrat]]. But in practice, Roadhog is often having to reign in Junkrat's more impulsive and potentially self destructive behavior, and frequently has to remind Junkrat about the details of their current job. In the "Going Legit" comic, Roadhog has to frequently remind Junkrat that the job they were hired for was to save hostages and to do things ''quietly''. In "Junkertown: The Plan", Roadhog stops Junkrat from setting up their bomb twice so he can think through and fill in the gaps of his otherwise MissingStepsPlan (like ensuring they don't ''kill themselves'' in the act).

* A more serious version appears in ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'', where there's an EscortMission (optional, but you'll need to complete it to get the best ending) that involves guiding around a drugged-up, traumatized teenager [[DeliriousMisidentification who's so out of it he thinks you're his father]].

* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' has Marcie for Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown for Snoopy ("Why can't I have a normal dog like everybody else?")

* Deconstructed with the main pair of ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'', Detectives Goren and Eames. His unorthodox but effective methods paired with her simple practicality make them a fantastic team, but their partnership is implied multiple times to limit Eames' potential for upward career movement, and in one episode she is shown to be resentful of being considered nothing but the brilliant Goren's sidekick even though she's actually the senior partner. In addition, if [[LivingEmotionalCrutch Eames]] is absent for any extended period of time, [[SanitySlippage Goren takes it very badly.]]

* [[KidHeroAllGrownUp Barnacle Boy]] frequently has to keep [[OldSuperhero Mermaid Man]] out of trouble due to being the more rational and less senile of the pair.