History HypercompetentSidekick / AnimeAndManga

** Nami, however defiantly fits this, often having to [[DopeSlap hit]] some sense into her captain.

* ''Manga/SoulHunter'':
** Youzen is, as almost everybody else, considerably stronger than the main character, Taikoubou. His PowerCopying makes him so versatile that he once dedicated a whole [[BadassBoast pre-asskicking speech]] to [[LampshadeHanging explain just how broken he was]]. However, he still plays [[TheLancer second banana]] to Taikoubou because the latter is just [[TheChessmaster so much smarter]].
** Downplayed in the case of Taikoubou's self-apointed disciple Bukichi. While he doesn't take part of the fight like other characters, he is still extremely useful because of his impressive strength and vitality and his many, varied mundanes competences.

* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'', Keima is this to [[CuteMonsterGirl Elsie]]. He's so good at capturing runaway spirits that he actually managed to win an award for Elsie [[spoiler: which gets taken away because the higher-ups couldn't reconcile her outstanding record with the klutz and not-devil-like Elsie at all.]] This trope is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] during the Shiori arc, wherein he states that [[HypercompetentSidekick partners are nowadays supposed to be intelligent and competent,]] and Elsie remarks that Keima is the perfect partner by his own definition. He retorts by saying ''she'' is supposed to be the partner.

* In the anime ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', in the angel's fall arc, Touma, who usually has to solve everything because everyone around him is incompetent, is toyed with and ultimately forced to watch while his friend, Tsuchimikado, solves the problem.

* ''LightNovel/DidYouKnowThatAPlayboyCanChangeHisJobToASage'' starts off with Dylan getting kicked out of the heroes’ party [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike for using a last ditch failsafe to save everyone’s lives]]. Problem is that Dylan was TheFace, handling all the social interactions the rest were too dysfunctional to manage and was also the highest level member at ''99'' compared to the others being in the mid-30s level-wise.

* Mendoza in ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'': He's easily the most competent fighter in Season 1, holding his own against entire squads of Olmecs and Spaniards, and rarely takes an injury. He's also the only level-headed adult in the group (which isn't hard when you consider Sancho and Pancho are dumber than rocks), and both a famously skilled navigator, knowledgeable about survival, a cunning strategist and [[IndyPloy quick thinker]]. He's half the reasons the three kids survive Season 1. As part of his character development he seems to become aware of his sidekick status, becoming far more invested in helping the children and protecting them than his own goal of becoming rich. Interestingly, he also shows a good example of this trope interacting with CompetenceZone: He's awful at solving the various riddles and traps left by the {{Precursors}}, which leaves the three protagonist, Esteban, Zia, and Tao, to do the plot critical stuff, while Mendoza focuses on keeping them safe.

* ''LightNovel/ILeftTheARankParty'' starts off with Yoke getting fed up with being this and quitting his high rank party that treats his efforts like garbage. It quickly becomes apparent that, without Yoke, his old party is ''hopelessly incompetent'' at even basic adventuring logistics. Furthermore, Yoke was also a SupportPartyMember whose buffs on allies and debuffs on enemies had been the ''entire reason'' the party got as highly ranked as it did in the first place. When Yoke forms his own party consisting of low-ranked adventurers he’d mentored a few years ago, his hyper competence means their rise is ''meteoric''.

* ''LightNovel/DidYouKnowThatAPlayboyCanChangeHisJobToASage'' starts off with Dylan getting kicked out of the heroes’ party [[ComplainingAbouRescuesTheyDontLike for using a last ditch failsafe to save everyone’s lives]]. Problem is that Dylan was TheFace, handling all the social interactions the rest were too dysfunctional to manage and was also the highest level member at ''99'' compared to the others being in the mid-30s level-wise.

* In ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Yuki Nagato has almost [[PhysicalGod godlike powers]], but acts more or less as Kyon's sidekick. She solves most of the problems created by [[RealityWarper Haruhi]] and generally acts as the Brigades' personal DeusExMachina. The unofficial leader of the team claims to be the only one of them without any special powers (According to Itsuki, Kyon is completely normal, and his Agency have done extensive background checks that prove it), but there is something unusual about Kyon; at the least it's being "god's" favourite.

* [[spoiler: The Daikenja]] in ''LightNovel/KyouKaraMaou'' without whom [[spoiler:Shinou]] would have been defeated by the enemy he was fighting against. This is explicitly stated. While [[spoiler:Shinou]] is more powerful in terms of both magic and physical strength it was [[spoiler: Daikenja's]] strategies and nearly preternatural foresight that allowed their army to secure a win over [[spoiler: the Sovereign]].

* Subverted in ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes''. While Reinhard von Lohengramm is a genius in quite a lot of things, he recruits people who are equal or better than him in certain areas (Kircheis, Reuenthal, and Mittermeyer in the military; Mariendorf and Oberstein in politics and governing) in order to be truly great.

** Downplayed in the case of Taikoubou's self-apointed disciple Bukichi. While he does'nt take part of the fight like other characters, he is still extremely useful because of his impressive strength and vitality and his many, varied mundanes competences.

* ''Manga/FantasyBishoujoJunikuOjisanTo'': Jinguuji was always very intelligent and reliable even before he and Tachibana were sent to another world. He becomes incredibly powerful in the fantasy world, but is counted as TheChampion to Tachibana instead of one of the TheChosenMany himself as, when asked what the strongest thing he could think of was, Tachibana apparently said Jinguuji.

* ''Manga/FantasyBishoujoJunikuOjisanTo'': Jinguuji was always very intelligent and reliable even before he and Tachibana were sent to another world. He becomes incredibly powerful in the fantasy world, but is counted as TheChampion to Tachibana instead of one of the TheChosenMany himself as, when asked what the strongest thing he could think of was, Tachibana apparently said Jinguuji.

* [[StalkerWithACrush Kondou]] [[AFatherToHisMen Isao]] is [[AuthorityInNameOnly the figurehead]] of the UsefulNotes/Shinsengumi in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. His NumberTwo, the [[RedBaron “Oni no Fukuchō”/Demon Vice-Chief]] [[SmokingIsCool Hijikata]] [[TheDreaded Toshirō]], does all the managerial work and makes most decisions in the organization with [[BadBoss an iron fist]]. Combat wise, [[TheBigGuy his number three]], [[BloodKnight Okita]] [[TheUsurper Sougo]], [[OneManArmy has a higher on-screen kill count than the rest of the organization combined]]. Understandably, enemies of Shinsengumi generally target Hijikata and or Okita for assassination, rather than Kondou.

* [[StalkerWithACrush Kondou]] [[AFatherToHisMen Isao]] is [[AuthorityInNameOnly the figurehead]] of the UsefulNotes:Shinsengumi in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. His NumberTwo, the [[RedBaron “Oni no Fukuchō”/Demon Vice-Chief]] [[SmokingIsCool Hijikata]] [[TheDreaded Toshirō]], does all the managerial work and makes most decisions in the organization with [[BadBoss an iron fist]]. Combat wise, [[TheBigGuy his number three]], [[BloodKnight Okita]] [[TheUsurper Sougo]], [[OneManArmy has a higher on-screen kill count than the rest of the organization combined]]. Understandably, enemies of Shinsengumi generally target Hijikata and or Okita for assassination, rather than Kondou.

* [[StalkerWithACrush Kondou]][[AFatherToHisMen Isao]] is [[AuthorityInNameOnly the figurehead]] of the {{Shinsengumi}} in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. His NumberTwo, the [[RedBaron “Oni no Fukuchō”/Demon Vice-Chief]] [[SmokingIsCool Hijikata]] [[TheDreaded Toshirō]], does all the managerial work and makes most decisions in the organization with [[BadBoss an iron fist]]. Combat wise, [[TheBigGuy his number three]], [[BloodKnight Okita]] [[TheUsurper Sougo]], [[OneManArmy has a higher on-screen kill count than the rest of the organization combined]]. Understandably, enemies of Shinsengumi generally target Hijikata and or Okita for assassination, rather than Kondou.

* Kondou Isao is a figurehead of Shinsengumi in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. His number two, Hijikata, does all the managerial work and makes most decisions in the organization. Combat wise, his number three, Okita, has the highest on-screen kill count than the rest of the organization combined. Understandably, enemies of Shinsengumi generally target Hijikata and or Okita for assassination, rather than Kondou.

* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Nanao Ise is stuck with the job of running the 8th Division. Her captain can run the division, but he loves to drink, sleep, and skirt-chase too much. Of course, Kyoraku isn't incompetent, just [[BrilliantButLazy lazy]]. We see how he is in battle. Subverted in the case of Hitsugaya and Matsumoto, who behave exactly like this, with Hitsugaya often winding up doing all the things Matsumoto should be doing - except it's ''Hitsugaya'' who's the boss, whilst Matsumoto's the lazy subordinate. [[spoiler: Played straight however between Hitsugaya and his former captain, Isshin Shiba.]]

* ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'': Beerus is the all-powerful God of Destruction, a being of such might that Shenron is terrified of him and Goku in Super Saiyan 3 is absolutely no match for him in a fight, [[spoiler:and even when Goku takes up the Super Saiyan God form, [[TheBadGuyWins Beerus is still capable of defeating him handily]].]] However, ServileSnarker Whis is way, WAY stronger than Beerus. How much stronger? [[spoiler:In the ending, after Beerus has handily beaten virtually the entire cast and [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth throws a tantrum after sampling some wasabi]], ''Whis knocks Beerus into sleep with one DopeSlap - and this incident is PlayedForLaughs''.]]

* Mendoza in ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'': He's easily the most competent fighter in season 1, holding his own against entire squads of Olmecs and Spaniards, and rarely takes an injury. He's also the only level-headed adult in the group (which isn't hard when you consider Sancho and Pancho are dumber than rocks), and both a famously skilled navigator, knowledgeable about survival, a cunning strategist and [[IndyPloy quick thinker]]. He's half the reasons the three kids survive season 1. As part of his character development he seems to become aware of his sidekick status, becoming far more invested in helping the children and protecting them than his own goal of becoming rich. Interestingly, he also shows a good example of this trope interacting with CompetenceZone: He's awful at solving the various riddles and traps left by the {{Precursors}}, which leaves the three protagonist, Esteban, Zia and Tao, to do the plot critical stuff, while Mendoza focuses on keeping them safe.

* Rishid/Odion in ''Manga/YuGiOh'' acts as TheDragon, but if one looks at his record, he seems to have a definite edge on his boss (and brother), [[BigBad Marik]]. Marik lost to Yugi multiple times through proxies during Battle City, despite regularly cheating or otherwise playing dirty (though granted, it ''is'' Yugi.) Rishid, meanwhile, won ''twelve'' Locater Cards over the course of the tournament (enough for both his boss and himself to qualify), and the only time we see him Duel, he beats Jounouchi around the block while playing completely fairly. However, Jounouchi realizes that Rishid was probably not Marik ''because'' he's playing fair, forcing Marik to have Rishid play a fake Winged Dragon of Ra to maintain their cover (since Marik was posing as a new friend to them). Unfortunately, the real Ra did not approve in the slighest and more-or-less struck the two duels ''with lightning'' with Jounouchi winning because he was the first to recover. (Conversely, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Marik]] would have ''lost'' to Jounouchi if the latter hadn't collapsed from injuries endured prior.)

* Rishid/Odion in ''Manga/YuGiOh'' acts as TheDragon, but if one looks at his record, he seems to have a definite edge on his boss (and brother), [[BigBad Marik]]. Marik lost to Yugi multiple times through proxies during Battle City, despite regularly cheating or otherwise playing dirty (though granted, it ''is'' Yugi.) Rishid, meanwhile, won ''twelve'' Locater Cards over the course of the tournament (enough for both his boss and himself to qualify), and the only time we see him Duel, he beats Jounouchi around the block while playing completely fairly. However, Jounouchi realizes that Rishid was probably not Marik ''because'' he's playing fair, forcing Marik to have Rishid play a fake Winged Dragon of Ra to maintain their cover (since Marik was posing as a new friend to them). Unfortunately, the real Ra did not approve in the slighest and more-or-less struck the two duels ''with lightning'' with Jounouchi winning because he was the first to recover. (Conversely, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Marik]] would have ''lost'' to Jounouchi if not for a technicality (namely, Jounouchi collapsing and thus, unable to duel, due to having endured an attack from Ra's Phoenix Mode in the Game of Darkness (thus, feeling ''every bit of pain''). Also, all of Dark Marik's victories happened because of luck or his opponents doing stupid moves.)

** Alphonse. Even though his brother doesn't treat him as a sidekick, he's seen this way by all the other characters. He has less credentials, of course, and needs a transmutation circle to perform alchemy (until his memories of his trip through the Gate of Truth are restored). But he is a very competent alchemist on his own and a greater fighter than his brother. He even TookALevelInBadass in Brotherhood and learned a foreign form of remote transmutation.

** Nami however defiantly fits this, often having to [[DopeSlap hit]] some sense into her captain.
** Rob Lucci Not only is he far, far, far (etc.) stronger than Spandam, but by being a GeneralFailure, Spandam shouldn't be a boss at all. It seems, that Lucci doesn't try to take over the leading chair only because unquestioning loyalty to his superiors was hammered into him from childhood.