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* Played with in ''Fanfic/GettingBackOnYourHooves''. Trixie's elder sister [[spoiler:[[BigBad Checker Monarch]]]] is far more dangerous than she is [[spoiler:due to being a {{Sociopath}} and [[WeakButSkilled exceptionally skilled with the power she has]], but Trixie has more sheer power than her.

* A ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' NonSerialMovie is based on Freeza's stronger older brother Cooler showing up on Earth [[AvengingTheVillain to kill Goku for killing his brother]] (Goku hadn't actually killed Freeza, but Cooler didn't know that). Ironically, Frieza gets revived much later on and becomes the stronger sibling again, though Cooler still beats him in genre-savviness [[spoiler:and having a SuperMode that doesn't bleed stamina like a punctured water balloon.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}: Sans is much stronger and smarter than Papyrus, on the rare occasion when Sans decides to stop [[LazyBum bumming around the house]] and actually do anything. [[spoiler:One such occasion being, if the player decides to go for a KillEmAll ending...]]

* A ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' NonSerialMovie is based on Freeza's stronger older brother Cooler showing up on Earth [[AvengingTheVillain to kill Goku for killing his brother]] (Goku hadn't actually killed Freeza, but Cooler didn't know that). Ironically, Frieza gets revived much later on and becomes the stronger sibling again, though Cooler still beats him in genre-savviness [[spoiler:and having a SuperMode that doesn't bleed stamina like a punctured water balloon]].

* A ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' NonSerialMovie is based on Freeza's stronger older brother Cooler showing up on Earth [[AvengingTheVillain to kill Goku for killing his brother]] (Goku hadn't actually killed Freeza, but Cooler didn't know that). Ironically, Frieza gets revived much later on and becomes the stronger sibling again.

* A ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' NonSerialMovie is based on Freeza's stronger older brother Cooler showing up on Earth [[AvengingTheVillain to kill Goku for killing his brother]] (Goku hadn't actually killed Freeza, but Cooler didn't know that).

* Death and Schirach from ''RomancingSaGa''. Death is the most powerful physically and controls Necromantic magic, and Schirach has the most powerful magic of the Trio of Dark Gods. However, if you power up the BigBad to its fullest then the point is rendered moot.

* Inverted in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', where ''Destiny''s Rey Za Burrel is the younger, less insane "[[CloningBlues sibling]]" of ''SEED''s Rau Le Creuset. Where Le Creuset was TheBigBad and sought [[OmnicidalManiac the destruction of the human race]], Rey's a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, acts as TheDragon to new BigBad Gilbert Durandal, and isn't nearly the physical threat that Le Creuset was.

* Inverted in ''Anime/GundamSEED'' and ''Anime/GundamSEEDDestiny'', where ''Destiny''s Rey Za Burrel is the younger, less insane "[[CloningBlues sibling]]" of ''SEED''s Rau Le Creuset. Where Le Creuset was TheBigBad and sought [[OmnicidalManiac the destruction of the human race]], Rey's a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, acts as TheDragon to new BigBad Gilbert Durandal, and isn't nearly the physical threat that Le Creuset was.

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', the younger brother Alphonse has been always stronger than his brother Edward in combat. On the other hand, Edward is the better alchemist and uses it in battle, too.

* OlderThanSteam: The ''ArabianNights'' version of Aladdin has the BigBad's brother (also an EvilSorcerer, the vizier is more an ObstructiveBureaucrat in this one) is the villain of the second part, and far more powerful.

** VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 also does this with strong implications that [[spoiler: there's another Wesker that's more clever and less [[{{LargeHam}} hammy]] than the one we all know.]] Check the files in chapter 6-2 and Lost in Nightmares, it's sad indeed.

** Played for laughs in ''{{Earthbound}}.'' In Deep Darkness, there's an enemy called the Manly Fish. There's a stronger, rarer enemy called the Manly Fish's Brother.

-->''"When it comes to Gensokyan sisters, in general the younger one is "broken""''

* An AntiHero example, Nanami from ''{{Katanagatari}}'' is by leagues stronger than her brother Shichika. When she was younger, her father refused to train her in the Kyoutoryuu style, not because she was a girl, not because she was [[IllGirl always sick]], but because she's far too strong for him.

* The Gorgon Sisters from ''SoulEater'' and ''SoulEaterNot''. Medusa, Arachne, and Shaula are [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy savvy]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], [[MadScientist experimenting]], [[AnimalMotifs animal themed]], [[HotWitch hot]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot witches]] who each held the title of the [[BigBad lead antagonist]] at different periods and otherwise act to [[XanatosSpeedChess one up each other]], [[BatmanGambit the good guys]] and [[BigBadEnsemble even more villainous factions]].
* Inverted in ''GundamSEED'' and ''GundamSEEDDestiny'', where ''Destiny''s Rey Za Burrel is the younger, less insane "[[CloningBlues sibling]]" of ''SEED''s Rau Le Creuset. Where Le Creuset was TheBigBad and sought [[OmnicidalManiac the destruction of the human race]], Rey's a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, acts as TheDragon to new BigBad Gilbert Durandal, and isn't nearly the physical threat that Le Creuset was.

* A ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' NonSerialMovie is based on Frieza's stronger older brother Kooler showing up on Earth [[AvengingTheVillain to kill Goku for killing his brother]] (Goku hadn't actually killed Frieza, but Kooler didn't know that).

* [[spoiler: Elder Shroob Princess]] in ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.

* [[spoiler: Hooktail]] in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' actually has two other siblings. [[spoiler: Gloomtail, who is her brother and is basically a UndergroundMonkey. Bonetail is the eldest of the group and is an undead dragon lurking in the BonusDungeon.]]

* [[spoiler: Hooktail]] in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' actually has two other siblings. [[spoiler: Gloomtail, who is her brother and is basically a PaletteSwap. Bonetail is the eldest of the group and is an undead dragon lurking in the BonusDungeon.]]

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* An AntiHero example, Nanami from ''{{Katanagatari}}'' is by leagues stronger than her brother Shichika. When she was younger, her father refused to train her in the Kyoutoryuu style, not because she was a girl, not because she was [[IllGirl always sick]], but because she's far too strong for him.
* A ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' NonSerialMovie is based on Frieza's stronger older brother Kooler showing up on Earth [[AvengingTheVillain to kill Goku for killing his brother]] (Goku hadn't actually killed Frieza, but Kooler didn't know that).
* The Gorgon Sisters from ''SoulEater'' and ''SoulEaterNot''. Medusa, Arachne, and Shaula are [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy savvy]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], [[MadScientist experimenting]], [[AnimalMotifs animal themed]], [[HotWitch hot]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot witches]] who each held the title of the [[BigBad lead antagonist]] at different periods and otherwise act to [[XanatosSpeedChess one up each other]], [[BatmanGambit the good guys]] and [[BigBadEnsemble even more villainous factions]].
* Inverted in ''GundamSEED'' and ''GundamSEEDDestiny'', where ''Destiny''s Rey Za Burrel is the younger, less insane "[[CloningBlues sibling]]" of ''SEED''s Rau Le Creuset. Where Le Creuset was TheBigBad and sought [[OmnicidalManiac the destruction of the human race]], Rey's a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans, acts as TheDragon to new BigBad Gilbert Durandal, and isn't nearly the physical threat that Le Creuset was.
* In ''FullmetalAlchemist'', the younger brother Alphonse has been always stronger than his brother Edward in combat. On the other hand, Edward is the better alchemist and uses it in battle, too.

** Shizuha Aki is the midboss to Minoriko Aki's stage in ''Mountain of Faith''.

* A ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' NonSerialMovie is based on Freeza's stronger older brother Cooler showing up on Earth [[AvengingTheVillain to kill Goku for killing his brother]] (Goku hadn't actually killed Freeza, but Cooler didn't know that).
* The Gorgon Sisters from ''SoulEater'' and ''SoulEaterNot''. Medusa, Arachne and Shaula are [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy savvy]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], [[MadScientist experimenting]], [[AnimalMotifs animal themed]], [[HotWitch hot]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot witches]] who each held the title of the [[BigBad lead antagonist]] at different periods and otherwise act to [[XanatosSpeedChess one up each other]], [[BatmanGambit the good guys]] and [[BigBadEnsemble even more villainous factions]].