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* The team of Wrestling/{{Glacier}} and [[Characters/WCWInvasion Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] teamed together in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997 in the Blood Runs Cold feud against [[Wrestling/{{Kanyon}} Mortis]], [[Wrestling/BryanClarke Wrath]] and manager [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell James Vandenberg]]. It is a {{Justified|Trope}} example, as both Glacier and Miller are martial artists and Miller was Glacier's ''only'' friend in WCW. Because Miller did not develop his LargeHam[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo "I'm the greatest" act until sometime after the team had dissolved, it was not a case of SaltAndPepper. In fact, one of the problems that hurt the feud's chances of getting over was that no one really displayed a personality that could transcend their gimmicks.
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* The team of Wrestling/{{Glacier}} and [[Characters/WCWInvasion [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] teamed together in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997 in the Blood Runs Cold feud against [[Wrestling/{{Kanyon}} Mortis]], [[Wrestling/BryanClarke Wrath]] and manager [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell James Vandenberg]]. It is a {{Justified|Trope}} example, as both Glacier and Miller are martial artists and Miller was Glacier's ''only'' friend in WCW. Because Miller did not develop his LargeHam[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo "I'm the greatest" act until sometime after the team had dissolved, it was not a case of SaltAndPepper. In fact, one of the problems that hurt the feud's chances of getting over was that no one really displayed a personality that could transcend their gimmicks.
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* ''Film/GetOverIt'':
** Alison has a BetaBitch called Maggie (played by pre-fame Creator/ZoeSaldana) whose lines consist of {{Squee}}ing over Alison's BoyBand member boyfriend or saying mean things about Berk. Oh and then [[spoiler: Stryker cheats on Alison with her]].
** Berk also has a black friend called Dennis, who has less of a role in the plot than their other best friend Felix. His contribution to the plot is being a last minute replacement for a dancer in the school musical.
** If Jews count then Basin fills this role to Kelly, and in fact hooks up with Dennis at the end.
* ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' Holden is the only boy of colour in the FiveManBand and he's the only character not to be part of the main gang, introduced as Kurt's friend that he's trying to set Dana up with.
** Alison has a BetaBitch called Maggie (played by pre-fame Creator/ZoeSaldana) whose lines consist of {{Squee}}ing over Alison's BoyBand member boyfriend or saying mean things about Berk. Oh and then [[spoiler: Stryker cheats on Alison with her]].
** Berk also has a black friend called Dennis, who has less of a role in the plot than their other best friend Felix. His contribution to the plot is being a last minute replacement for a dancer in the school musical.
** If Jews count then Basin fills this role to Kelly, and in fact hooks up with Dennis at the end.
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* ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'' Season 1's AlphaBitch Miriam has a black best friend called Tiffany who rarely gets lines or focus outside of one episode where she's crowned the surprise winner of a BeautyContest, and another where she's Lewis's date for a dance (and she seems to be nicer than Miriam). Both characters [[BrotherChuck vanish in Season 2]].
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* ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'': While all signs point to plans for Lt. Lawrence Stone to have become more than a good friend and SatelliteCharacter to ComicBook/SteveTrevor the comic was canceled before those plans had a chance to come to fruition.
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**All of Hal's friends are black, possibly because their friendship with Hal is a result of his friendship with Stevie's father. As is typical of the series, this is never explained or commented upon.
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** As part of Wrestling/LayCool she played the BetaBitch to Wrestling/MichelleMcCool - there to take beatings or pins i tag matches. ''Then'' Layla became Women's Champion and although the two held the title as 'co-champions', Layla was subtly built up to become Michelle's equal. And Michelle ended up turning on her, resulting in a HeelFaceTurn for Layla and a win in a match that meant Michelle had to retire.
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* {{Wrestling/Jacqueline}} spent a lot of the 2002-2003 period tagging with either Lita or Trish Stratus (whichever was the top face at the time) and playing the 'friend of top face' while getting minimal storyline of her own.
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* Thanks to being [[RaceLift Race Lifted]], April O'Neil fills this role in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.
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* ''Film/ShanghaiExpress'' is named by ''Pre-Code Hollywood'' as a very early example of this (it came out in 1932). Hui Fei is Chinese and is Shanghai Lily's ethnic companion, with no real explanation of how they know each other or why they're travelling together. Of course she's something of an UnbuiltTrope as she still is involved in the plot [[spoiler: getting raped by the villain and then murdering him for it]]. It's also one of the few non-stereotypical roles her actress Creator/AnnaMayWong got to play in Hollywood.
* ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' - Mildred's only friend (or at leas the only character she treats nicely) is her black co-worker. She's arrested for drug possession early on in the film and doesn't get released until the last act - allowing Mildred to have plenty of angst in between.
* ''Literature/ALittlePrincess'' (the 1995 film version) gives Becky a RaceLift to become black. This fits with the SettingUpdate from Victorian London to World War I New York (Becky was a cockney girl in the book). Becky serves as Sara's MoralityPet when she loses her fortune, keeping her from becoming too bitter about her situation. In this case she literally has no life of her own because she's an orphan working at the school for her room. [[spoiler: The film changes the ending to have Becky adopted as Sara's sister]].
* ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' - Mildred's only friend (or at leas the only character she treats nicely) is her black co-worker. She's arrested for drug possession early on in the film and doesn't get released until the last act - allowing Mildred to have plenty of angst in between.
* ''Literature/ALittlePrincess'' (the 1995 film version) gives Becky a RaceLift to become black. This fits with the SettingUpdate from Victorian London to World War I New York (Becky was a cockney girl in the book). Becky serves as Sara's MoralityPet when she loses her fortune, keeping her from becoming too bitter about her situation. In this case she literally has no life of her own because she's an orphan working at the school for her room. [[spoiler: The film changes the ending to have Becky adopted as Sara's sister]].
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* Fred and George from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' have Lee Jordan.
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** Fred and Georgefrom ''Literature/HarryPotter'' have Lee Jordan.Jordan. He gets some focus as the boy who does the Quidditch commentary but is still mostly defined as "the twins' friend".
** Fred and George
** Dean Thomas is initially this as part of ThoseTwoGuys with the white Seamus. The latter initially got more characterization, but Dean overcame this by becoming Ginny's RomanticFalseLead and getting some focus as a runaway in the last two books.
** Inverted for Cho Chang who is Asian and has a white best friend Marietta that fits the SatelliteCharacter requirements of the trope almost to the letter; she's introduced as Cho's friend and is only at the DA meetings because of Cho.
** Inverted for Cho Chang who is Asian and has a white best friend Marietta that fits the SatelliteCharacter requirements of the trope almost to the letter; she's introduced as Cho's friend and is only at the DA meetings because of Cho.
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* Becky to Sara in ''Literature/ALittlePrincess''.
** [[RaceLift Only black in some versions]], but always ''lower-class'' and desperately grateful for the chance to be in Sara's company, even as her servant.
** [[RaceLift Only black in some versions]], but always ''lower-class'' and desperately grateful for the chance to be in Sara's company, even as her servant.
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* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'': ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' - according to Michelle Beaudoin, she was axed as Sabrina's best friend Jenny because the network wanted her to have an ethnic best friend. This didn't happen until Season 4 with Dreama from (Also - who actually did get a TokenBlack.)plot of being a student Sabrina needed to help earn her witch's license.
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* Tara and Lafayette (who is gay and black, so he gets the [[TwoferTokenMinority twofer]] label), Sookie's best friends on ''Series/TrueBlood'', though Tara falls more into this category.
** This is almost a subversion, as Tara not only gets substantial characterization, but her own, season-long plot arcs that sometimes barely intersect sookie's at all. Same with LaFayette.
* Bonnie to Elena and Caroline on ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. She's not a perfect example because she's a fleshed-out character with plotlines of her own, is more aware of and capable of handling what's going on in the TownWithADarkSecret than many characters, and is even a MagicalNegro, but she's sassy, black, and a good friend, so it's still worth mentioning.
** The "sassy" part is unfair, since [[WorldOfSnark everyone in this show is sassy]]. Except Elena and Stephan sometimes.
** This is almost a subversion, as Tara not only gets substantial characterization, but her own, season-long plot arcs that sometimes barely intersect sookie's at all. Same with LaFayette.
* Bonnie to Elena and Caroline on ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. She's not a perfect example because she's a fleshed-out character with plotlines of her own, is more aware of and capable of handling what's going on in the TownWithADarkSecret than many characters, and is even a MagicalNegro, but she's sassy, black, and a good friend, so it's still worth mentioning.
** The "sassy" part is unfair, since [[WorldOfSnark everyone in this show is sassy]]. Except Elena and Stephan sometimes.
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* ''Series/TrueBlood'' initially had Tara and Lafayette (who is gay and black, so he gets the [[TwoferTokenMinority twofer]] label), playing this straight as Sookie's black best friends on ''Series/TrueBlood'', though friends. But they got significant characterization and plenty of plots outside their friendship with Sookie. Tara falls more into this category.
** This is almost a subversion, as Tara not only gets substantial characterization, buteven had her own, season-long plot arcs that sometimes barely intersect sookie's at all. Same with LaFayette.
own season long arc separate from Sookie.
* Bonnie to Elena and Caroline on ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. She's not a perfect example because she's a fleshed-out character with plotlines of her own, is more aware of and capable of handling what's going on in the TownWithADarkSecret than many characters, and is even a MagicalNegro, but she'ssassy, black, black and a good friend, so it's still worth mentioning.
** The "sassy" part is unfair, sincementioning. She's sassy as well, [[WorldOfSnark but so is everyone in this show is sassy]]. Except Elena and Stephan sometimes.on the show]].
** This is almost a subversion, as Tara not only gets substantial characterization, but
* Bonnie to Elena and Caroline on ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. She's not a perfect example because she's a fleshed-out character with plotlines of her own, is more aware of and capable of handling what's going on in the TownWithADarkSecret than many characters, and is even a MagicalNegro, but she's
** The "sassy" part is unfair, since
* Wrestling/KellyKelly got two in the 2011-2012 period where she was the top face Diva. First was Wrestling/EveTorres, who randomly decided to save Kelly from an attack by the Wrestling/BellaTwins when they had no history beforehand. Wrestling/AliciaFox was given a HeelFaceTurn to join them as well, and upon Eve's FaceHeelTurn, Alicia spent a few months tagging with Kelly or standing at ringside for her matches. Despite Eve and Alicia getting wins, Kelly was always promoted as the 'leader' of the trio.
* {{Wrestling/Layla}}:
** As part of Wrestling/LayCool she played the BetaBitch to Wrestling/MichelleMcCool - there to take beatings or pins i tag matches. ''Then'' Layla became Women's Champion and although the two held the title as 'co-champions', Layla was subtly built up to become Michelle's equal. And Michelle ended up turning on her, resulting in a HeelFaceTurn for Layla and a win in a match that meant Michelle had to retire.
** She found herself getting paired with {{Wrestling/Kaitlyn}} a lot during the latter's rise to the top as Divas' Champion. In a shoot interview Kaitlyn poked fun at WWE trying to portray them as best friends just because they were both faces who had teamed together. Layla did pull a FaceHeelTurn on Kaitlyn to become this to AJ Lee - but that became an AbortedArc quite fast.
** Averted in her alliance with Summer Rae - where both were presented as equals.
* {{Wrestling/Layla}}:
** As part of Wrestling/LayCool she played the BetaBitch to Wrestling/MichelleMcCool - there to take beatings or pins i tag matches. ''Then'' Layla became Women's Champion and although the two held the title as 'co-champions', Layla was subtly built up to become Michelle's equal. And Michelle ended up turning on her, resulting in a HeelFaceTurn for Layla and a win in a match that meant Michelle had to retire.
** She found herself getting paired with {{Wrestling/Kaitlyn}} a lot during the latter's rise to the top as Divas' Champion. In a shoot interview Kaitlyn poked fun at WWE trying to portray them as best friends just because they were both faces who had teamed together. Layla did pull a FaceHeelTurn on Kaitlyn to become this to AJ Lee - but that became an AbortedArc quite fast.
** Averted in her alliance with Summer Rae - where both were presented as equals.
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* Cloe of ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' to Sabrina. In the sequel she is PutOnABus.
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* Cloe of ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' to Sabrina. Sabrina, though she does have some importance as a SecretKeeper who knows about Sabrina's magic - allowing her to get involved in more adventures than the rest of the cast. Still, her involvement in the plot is usually based around being Sabrina's friend. In the sequel series she is PutOnABus.PutOnABus and replaced with a Latina girl called Maritza - who is more blatantly this trope.
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* DJ in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' to Geoff, giving pointers on talking to Bridgette.
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These examples ( and possibly more) do not fit this trope since they display a Black character with as much relevance and backstory as any other character. I also included two more examples (including a pretty blatant parody of one that I'm surprised wasn't included here already) and expanded on some others. Also, that Four Little Girls example is a real life example, which shouldn't be included here.
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* ''Film/FourLittleGirls'': A RealLife example in this documentary that deals with the 1963 16th Street Church bombing in Birmingham, AL. A withered, frail George Wallace (governor of Alabama at the time of the bombing and at that time a passionate defender of segregation) chooses to demonstrate that he is not a racist by trotting out a black man, who appears to be a caretaker, and proclaiming the caretaker to be Wallace's best friend. The caretaker doesn't look too happy about it.
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* Nicole seems to be the Spice Girls' ''only'' friend in ''Film/SpiceWorld''. Her newborn baby is still "[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick white and smegaless]]", though.
** [[FridgeLogic What does that make Scary, then?]]
** [[FridgeLogic What does that make Scary, then?]]
* ''Film/AWalkToRemember'' has Eric, the only Black friend Carter has, in spite of being the BigManOnCampus. That said, he was the first of their group of friends to come around and apologize for mistreating Jaime and renew their friendship.
* Parodied in ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' with Malik Token, who lampshades as the TokenMinority of the film, that he should only smile politely, stay out of the conversation and just say things like "Bling-bling!" and "That is whack!" In the climax of the film, he begins a meaningful conversation with lead protagonist, only for him to cut him off to [[RaceForYourLove race for his love]] and he points out how irritating he is by this.
* Parodied in ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' with Malik Token, who lampshades as the TokenMinority of the film, that he should only smile politely, stay out of the conversation and just say things like "Bling-bling!" and "That is whack!" In the climax of the film, he begins a meaningful conversation with lead protagonist, only for him to cut him off to [[RaceForYourLove race for his love]] and he points out how irritating he is by this.
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* This was actually the ''plot'', or at least part of it, of the Lifetime original series ''Any Day Now''. Despite their racial differences, Mary Elizabeth (Annie Potts) and Renee (Lorraise Toussaint) became best friends while growing up in 1960's Alabama, and the show jumped between their present-day lives and flashbacks to their childhoods.
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* Forrest to Riley on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
** Although he could hardly be considered friendly.
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* ''Series/{{The Facts of Life}},'' Natalie and Tootie.
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* Averted in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' as Frank often shoots down any attempts at Friendship Tim shows despite Tim calling Frank His best Friend. This is more to do with Pembleton's Characterisation as a self-assigned Loner.
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* Averted in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet''; many of the Black characters are given much more characterization and are just as relevant as their White counterparts (which helped in the series' lasting popularity). Frank often shoots down any attempts at Friendship friendship Tim shows despite Tim calling Frank His his best Friend. friend. This is more to do with Pembleton's Characterisation characterisation as a self-assigned Loner.loner.
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* On ''Series/OneTreeHill'', this is basically Skills' characterization, even with being in the opening credits in the fourth season and given more dialogue and backstory. One BottleEpisode even has Lucas meeting up with a Black female friend in her new city.
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* 8-Ball, Lance Vance, and Little Jacob in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series. 8-Ball is probably the least stereotypical of the three, unfortunate since he's the oldest character (they first appear in GTAIII, Vice City, and GTAIV respectively).
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* 8-Ball, Lance Vance, and Little Jacob in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series. 8-Ball is probably the least stereotypical of the three, unfortunate since he's the oldest character (they first appear in GTAIII, GTA III, Vice City, and GTAIV respectively).
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** Dwayne from GTAIV (provided you let him live), who is one of the nicest characters in the game. He isn't directly a stereotype, but if you take him to Cluckin' Bell (KFC) he admits that it may be a stereotype but he still loves the food.
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** Dwayne from GTAIV GTA IV (provided you let him live), who is one of the nicest characters in the game. He isn't directly a stereotype, but if you take him to Cluckin' Bell (KFC) (the game's chicken shop) he admits that it may be a stereotype but he still loves the food.
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* Subverted in Kevin J. Taylor's ''Girl'' series as [[AlliterativeName Jessie]] [[NamedAfterSomeoneFamous James]] has enough of a life as a globe-trotting photographer and fellow sex-positive woman to have the occasional ADayInTheLimelight, but 1. Jaliera is revealed to be ButNotTooBlack and 2. Jessie is especially a MuggleBestFriend and SecretKeeper to Jaliera's HotWitch that Jaliera talks about her supernatural adventures with, magically becomes an omniglot in thanks for her friendship and provides connections for help when Jaliera needs supernatural assistance.
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* ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' spinoff ''Film/DavidBrentLifeOnTheRoad'' plays this trope for laughs. David befriends a black hip-hop artist named Dom and makes him come into work to show the HR rep that even though he made a racist joke, [[InsaneTrollLogic it's cancelled out by the fact that he knows a black guy]]. Adding to the hilarity is the fact that this was Dom's first appearance in the film.
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* Subtly parodied in the ''Series/AllThat'' sketch "Harry Bladder", a ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' spoof where Harry Bladder's best friend [=ReRon=] (a parody of Ron Weasley) is an African-American kid with a huge red afro.
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* ''Series/WonderWoman'' starts to set one up for Diana in the episode where she transfers to Los Angeles. T. Burton Phipps III is a sassy black kid who somehow has open access to the West Coast headquarters of the IADC to sell apples and other items at outrageously inflated prices.
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See also MagicalNegro, TokenMinority, SatelliteCharacter, and GayBestFriend. May also be BlackAndNerdy.
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See also MagicalNegro, TokenMinority, SatelliteCharacter, and GayBestFriend. May also be BlackAndNerdy.
BlackAndNerdy. Some of the clunkier examples of TokenWhite [[InvertedTrope invert]] the race aspect of this trope,[[note]]Technically a full inversion would be the black lead having a multifaceted and well written white best friend.[[/note]] being someone there just to add diversity to a cast.
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* In a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch Creator/LouisCK stars as UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln in a parody of his show ''Series/{{Louie}}''. He tries to make new black friends at a bar by mentioning how he emancipated them. It doesn't go well.
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* In a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch Creator/LouisCK stars as UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln in a parody of his show ''Series/{{Louie}}''. He tries to make new black friends at a bar [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency by mentioning how he emancipated them.them]]. It doesn't go well.
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* ''Film/GodsNotDeadALightInDarkness'': Jude to Dave, as with the previous films.
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* Maurice from ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar''. He only serves as Julien's royal adviser, and doesn't have much characterization compared to Julien and Mort. Zig-zagged later on in ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'' where we learn about his backstory and even his [[ParentalAbandonment lost family]].
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* Iggy from ''WesternAnimation/DaftPlanet''.
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* Estarriol "Vetch" from ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'' is this to protagonist Ged. Vetch is more level-headed and calm than the driven Ged, and he serves as a source of wisdom and of refuge to him.
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* ''Series/ForThePeople'' has Allison for Sandra and Leonard for Kate.
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* The title character's friend Zack in ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw''.
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* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' features ''two'' of these -- Clarice's roommate Ardelia and the orderly Barney, who appears to be one of the few people Hannibal Lecter respects.
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* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' features ''two'' of these -- Clarice's roommate Ardelia and the orderly Barney, who appears to be one of the few people Hannibal Lecter respects.
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* Trixie of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong''.
* Terry [=McGinnis'=] friend, [[SassyBlackWoman Maxine "Max" Gibson]], in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', one of the few besides him and Old Man Wayne who know his secret identity. Before her introduction, Jared Tate might count, as he was Terry's only male friend.
* Terry [=McGinnis'=] friend, [[SassyBlackWoman Maxine "Max" Gibson]], in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', one of the few besides him and Old Man Wayne who know his secret identity. Before her introduction, Jared Tate might count, as he was Terry's only male friend.
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* Jackie of WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}} technically fulfills this role for both Matt and Inez--but more-so the latter due to both of them being girls.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has this as part of a typical TokenTrio set-up; Tucker's a Techno-Geek, and they're all {{Cool Loser}}s.
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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': J. Jonah Jameson has Joe "Robbie" Robertson. True to form, Robbie is the more mellow and approachable of the two (not that that's hard), generally acting as Jonah's [[TheLancer Lancer]] / MoralityChain. This leads to a brilliant moment in an issue of ''ComicBook/SheHulk'' in which she helps Spider-Man sue Jameson for harassment. While on the stand, Spidey says that JJJ keeps harassing him because he's black. Jameson's reply is to stammer out that "Some of my best friends are... uh..." It's a statement that's ACTUALLY TRUE because of Joe Robertson and it only adds to the hilarity. [[spoiler:The lawsuit only failed because they tried to call Peter Parker as a witness, which would've forced Spider-Man to testify against himself.]]
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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': J. Jonah Jameson has Joe "Robbie" Robertson. True to form, Robbie is the more mellow and approachable of the two (not that that's hard), generally acting as Jonah's [[TheLancer Lancer]] / MoralityChain. This leads to a brilliant moment in an issue of ''ComicBook/SheHulk'' in which she helps Spider-Man sue Jameson for harassment. While on the stand, Spidey (who, of course, wears a full-body costume) says that JJJ keeps harassing him because he's black. Jameson's reply is to stammer out that "Some of my best friends are... uh..." It's a statement that's ACTUALLY TRUE because of Joe Robertson and it only adds to the hilarity. [[spoiler:The lawsuit only failed because they tried to call Peter Parker as a witness, which would've forced Spider-Man to testify against himself.]]
