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* Franchise/MarvelComics has Morjak and Gelt, introduced in Neil Gaiman's ''ComicBook/Eternals2006'' miniseries. Two persistent hired killers -- Deviants (although they prefer "the Changing People") in HumanDisguise suits. One talkative, one quiet. One tall and muscular, the other short and stout.

* Shin and Noi from ''Manga/{{Dorohedoro}}'' are a pair of mask-wearing magical assassins working for SorcerousOverlord En, and while only Shin wears a suit (Noi prefers tracksuits), they otherwise fit the trope by mixing SeinfeldianConversation with BloodyHilarious antics while killing anyone En points them towards. The pair are genuinely AffablyEvil (and also TrueCompanions to each other) and are generally very friendly when they're not tasked with killing you... [[FriendlyEnemy and in some cases even when they are]].

* Shin and Noi from ''Manga/{{Dorohedoro}}'' are a pair of magical assassins working for SorcerousOverlord En, and while only Shin wears a suit (Noi prefers gymwear and a gimp mask), they otherwise fit the trope by mixing SeinfeldianConversation with BloodyHilarious antics while killing anyone En points them towards. The pair are genuinely AffablyEvil (and also TrueCompanions to each other) and are generally very friendly when they're not tasked with killing you... [[FriendlyEnemy and in some cases even when they are]].

* ''ComicBook/TheUmbrellaAcademy'': Hazel and Cha-Cha are a pair of super-effective assassins who are never seen apart, with [[TheDividual basically the same personality]]. Their banter in particular is of the [[PsychopathicManChild childish]] variety.

* Christopher Shouldered and Hong Chi-Mei from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' are two murderous [[OurHomunculiAreDifferent homunculi]] prone to {{Seinfeldian Conversation}}s in between their murderous escapades -- Or rather, Christopher is prone to {{Seinfeldian Conversation}}s while Chi plays his StraightMan.

* ''Film/TheBalladOfBusterScruggs'': Although they're not necessarily ''bad,'' this is the dynamic between the jovial, sinister Thigpen and Clarence in the segment "The Mortal Remains." Claiming to be bounty hunters (or "reapers" in Thigpen's words), the two make their kills by the Englishman Thigpen distracting them with stories and words while the Irish Clarence handles "the thumping." They regale their fellow stagecoach passengers with songs, spooky stories, and philosophy pwhile transporting their latest catch on the coach's roof; it's heavily implied that the pair's purpose is to ferry souls to the afterlife.

* In ''Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'', Creator/RoaldDahl gave us James's tyrannical aunts Sponge and Spiker (the names indicating their exaggerated combination of FatAndSkinny). When not terrorizing their nephew, they spend the rest of their time bickering in TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry. Creator/MiriamMargolyes and Creator/JoannaLumley respectively depicted Sponge and Spiker in TheFilmOfTheBook, playing them as even nastier.

* ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'': The two raccoon goons in "Vowel Play" are a bit more witty and competent than BanteringBaddieBuddies like Mad Dog and Dumptruck and have a casual banter. When they receive instructions to surround City Hall during an extortion scene, one of them jokes "Who says you can't fight City Hall?"

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb, who are most likely meant to parody Wint and Kidd from the ''James Bond'' example, are always cracking jokes on how badly the KND is doing against whatever chair-based Mecha they bring out to fight.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Mr. Tulip and Mr. Pin, two criminals hired to discredit Vetinari in ''Literature/TheTruth'', were designed as a homage to several other examples on this list. They engage in banter inspired by ''Film/PulpFiction'', and are collectively referred to as The New Firm in reference to ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'''s Old Firm. They're quite violence-prone, and Tulip is smarter than drug- ([[TheCon and not-drug-]]) addled Pin, though Pin does have extensive knowledge of art.

* Morjak and Gelt in Neil Gaiman's Marvel ''ComicBook/{{Eternals}}'' miniseries. Two persistent hired killers -- Deviants (although they prefer "the Changing People") in HumanDisguise suits. One talkative, one quiet. One tall and muscular, the other short and stout.

* ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin': The two raccoon goons in "Vowel Play" are a bit more witty and competent than BanteringBaddieBuddies like Mad Dog and Dumptruck and have a casual banter. When they receive instructions to surround City Hall during an extortion scene, one of them jokes "Who says you can't fight City Hall?"

* In ''Film/PulpFiction'', Jules and Vincent are a pair of hitmen working for crime boss Marcellus Wallace. As they get their guns ready and prepare to do a hit, they have rambling, {{Seinfeldian Conversation}}s (including an infamous one about the social meaning of foot massages, though that one had plot relevance given that Vincent was being hired to watch over Mia Wallace, their boss's wife, who was the subject of the foot-massage talk). As {{Villain Protagonist}}s, they're rather likable, but also capable killers (at least Jules anyway; Vincent not so much). Jules is also prone to [[AsTheGoodBookSays quoting the bible]], making him seem more eloquent.

* ''Literature/TheSomnambulist'' and its sequel ''The Domino Men'': Exaggerated to the point of parody with the demonic Prefects, Hawker and Boon, two insanely powerful creatures in the obscene form of grown men dressed as Victorian schoolboys. Basically ChaoticEvil incarnate, the Prefects think nothing of slaughtering hundreds of people in ''seconds'' while joking together like two bullies having a lark. The best part? Apparently they're almost completely unstoppable.