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* The ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' games are deliberately designed to be significantly more difficult whenever the eponymous twins are separated, since you're not only locked out from using powerful Bros. Attacks but have your action economy effectively halved. Sometimes this is enforced by the storyline to challenge the player, but if one of them is knocked out in battle, the player is heavily incentivized to either escape or revive your fallen brother as fast as possible, as the conscious brother is left to protect the other at great cost to his reflexes.

* ''Manga/BakutenShootBeyblade: G-Revolution'': F-Sangre only consists of the siblings Julia and Raul, who are at their best when they play in double matches. They will often goat their opponents into fighting them in doubles, and they will most likely beat them due to their superior teamwork. Even those who do have good team chemistry with each other are in a disadvantage against the two siblings, making them an effective DualBoss near the end of the TournamentArc. In singles they're not nearly as good. While Julia is competent enough in single battles, Raul heavily struggles in singles, and he has to [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] in order to not end up as TheLoad of the team.

* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'': In the second season, Hugan and Mugan have NEXT powers that compliment each other in battle -- Hugan absorbs force used against him, but not when it comes from himself, and Mugan can warp them both to sneak up on opponents -- and ensure Hugan is fully powered up to attack. The twins are typically only defeated when they can be separated.

* ''Fanfic/PokemonMysteryDungeonLostTracksOfTime'': Ingo and Emmet are noted to have incredible teamwork in battles as soon as they reunite. Even Irida and Sneasler are impressed with their talent. Though Ingo and Emmet are strong battlers individually, some of their best moments involve them working together.

* ''Literature/{{Tinker}}'': Louise and Jillian Mayer, AKA "Lemon-Lime Jel-lo". While individually exceedingly brilliant ChildProdigies in their own rights, these two leverage their near-identical appearances and ability to cross-delegate tasks to each other's strengths to pull off a rather insane list of accomplishments. In their debut book alone, they plan and execute two successful heists (one of which is at the American Museum of Natural History), engage in cross-dimensional sleuthing, routinely hack everything from their RobotDog nannybot to classified government databases, and strip the series BigBad of most of his earthside liquid assets (over a billion dollars). They're ''nine'' and the summer isn't even over yet.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Deconstructed and reconstructed with Dipper and Mabel Pines. On the one hand, while the two are separately capable individuals, with Dipper being TheSmartGuy and Mabel being an EccentricArtist ActionGirl, together they balance out each other. Mabel's outgoing impulsiveness encourages Dipper to get out of his head and have fun, while Dipper's forward-thinking helps Mabel focus her energies and face the future. Wendy admires this, while Grunkle Stan thinks they get along freakishly well. [[spoiler:This is especially highlighted when Stan's secret twin brother Ford returns, as the two had a falling out as teenagers and are much more prone to arguing and dysfunction than Dipper and Mabel are.]]\\\

* The ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' games are deliberately designed to be significantly more difficult whenever the titular characters are separated, since you're not only locked out from using powerful Bros. Attacks but have your action economy effectively halved. Sometimes this is enforced by the storyline to challenge the player, but if one of them is knocked out in battle, the player is heavily incentivized to either escape or revive your fallen brother as fast as possible, as the conscious brother is left to protect the other at great cost to his reflexes.

* The ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' games are deliberately designed to be significantly more difficult whenever the titular characters are separated, since you're not only locked out from using powerful Bros. Attacks but have your action economy effectively halved. Sometimes this is enforced by the storyline to challenge the player, but if one of them is knocked out in battle, the player is heavily incentivized to either escape or revive your fallen brother as fast as possible, as the conscious brother is left to protect the other at great cost to his reflexes.

* In ''[[Literature/{{Lensmen}} Children of the Lens]]'', the titular children are two pairs of twin sisters plus their older brother. Once grown, they can form a MentalFusion called the Unit, at one point described by [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Mentor of Arisia]] as "the most powerful and the most nearly perfect creation this universe has ever seen." Unusually for twin tropes, the twin sisters are non-identical.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': The Tyler Sisters specialize in Tag Duels, where two players on the same side share the same field and Graveyard (GY). The two sisters both use the Amazoness archetype, with Gloria summoning most of the monsters, while Grace will use most of the Spell and Trap Cards, which reduces the likelihood of them having bad hands. Since they use the same archetype, they can perfectly support each other because they both run the same gameplay strategy. Most of their opponents they play against don't use matching archetypes, especially Gongenzaka and Sawatari who end up losing to the Tyler Sisters off-screen because of their two decks being especially in odds with each other (Gongenzaka's deck relies on not having Spell/Trap Cards in his GY or else many of his monsters' effects won't work, while Sawatari's deck heavily relies on using Normal Spell Cards or else his monsters do nothing, which makes them incompatible partners).

This trope is what happens when you combine the old adage that "two heads are better than one" with TwinsAreSpecial: when twins (or other similar sibling sets) work together, they are smarter, more efficient, productive, creative, or just all around ''better'' than 1) when they work separately and/or 2) than non-twin individuals and groups. This is often justified by claiming that twins are more in-tune with each other's thinking than non-twins, therefore they are able to communicate faster and more effectively (or just simply intuit what their sibling is thinking). TwinTelepathy is another oft-used in-universe justification.

* ''Fanfic/ThePhantomTwins'': Ingo and Emmet are noted to have incredible teamwork in battles as soon as they reunite. Even Irida and Sneasler are impressed with their talent. Though Ingo and Emmet are strong battlers individually, some of their best moments involve them working together.

* ''Film/{{Twins}}'': After some initial friction, Julius and Vincent work together extremely well. They learn to read each other's body language and pick up non-verbal cues, appear to have TwinTelepathy going on, and fight effectively by double-teaming opponents. Julius is educated and strong, but naive and lacking in street smarts. Vincent has little formal education and is short and chubby, but he has street smarts in spades and is ''not'' naive. At the end of the film, they're running a successful firm together.

This trope is what happens when you combine the old adage that "two heads are better than one" with TwinsAreSpecial: when twins (or other similar sibling sets) work together, they are smarter, more efficient, productive, creative, or just all around ''better'' than 1) when they work separately and/or 2) than non-twin individuals and groups. This is often justified by claiming that twins are more in-tune with each others' thinking than non-twins, therefore they are able to communicate faster and more effectively (or just simply intuit what their sibling is thinking). TwinTelepathy is another oft-used in-universe justification.

* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'': In the second season, Hugan and Mugan and NEXT powers that compliment each other in battle--Hugan absorbs force used against him, but not when it comes from himself, and Mugan can warp them both to sneak up on opponents--and ensure Hugan is fully powered up to attack. The twins are typically only defeated when they can be separated.

* ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'': Subverted in the Sex Bob-ombs' battle against the Katayanagi twins. The twins' coordinated and synchronized attack of summoning a double dragon of sound at first overwhelms Scott and the Sex Bob-ombs, but it doesn't last. Scott's fury that Ramona came to the concert with Gideon and him hitting the amp allows for him to counter with his own sound beast. This is a small departure from [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim the comic book]], where the twins explicitly have WonderTwinPowers via the move "Twin-Link" (they still lose in that version, though).

* ''Literature/{{Tinker}}'': Louise and Jillian Mayer, AKA "Lemon-Lime Jel-lo". While individually exceedingly brilliant ChildProdigies in their own rights, these two leverage their near-identical appearances and ability to cross-delegate tasks to each other's strengths to pull off a rather insane list of accomplishments. In their debut book, alone they plan and execute two successful heists (one of which is at the American Museum of Natural History), engage in cross-dimensional sleuthing, routinely hack everything from their RobotDog nannybot to classified government databases, and strip the series BigBad of most of his earthside liquid assets (over a billion dollars). They're '''9''' and the summer isn't even over yet.
* ''Literature/{{Twitches}}'': Twin witches Cam and Alex are capable on their own, each having an affinity with magics related to either the sun (Cam) or the moon (Alex) in a SolarAndLunar contrast. However, when they are together, their magic gets stronger and they can even cast spells they can't do [[WonderTwinPowers when they're alone]].

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'': The main protagonists, twin siblings Jacob and Evie Frye, each have different skill sets. The former specializes in fighting and taking damage while the latter excels at stealth and remaining unnoticed. In one of the game's later memory sequences, it's shown that at one point, the twins considered ending their partnership. They realize however that given their complementary skill sets, they work far too well together than they do separate from one another and reconcile with each other.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Deconstructed and reconstructed with Dipper and Mabel Pines.
** On the one hand, while the two are separately capable individuals, with Dipper being TheSmartGuy and Mabel being an EccentricArtist ActionGirl, together they balance out each other. Mabel's outgoing impulsiveness encourages Dipper to get out of his head and have fun, while Dipper's forward-thinking helps Mabel focus her energies and face the future. Wendy admires this, while Grunkle Stan thinks they get along freakishly well. [[spoiler: This is especially highlighted when Stan's secret twin brother Ford returns, as the two had a falling out as teenagers and are much more prone to arguing and dysfunction than Dipper and Mabel are.]]
** However, this gets deconstructed in Season 2, as Mabel's shortsightedness and Dipper's hyperfocus on the mysteries of Gravity Falls cause issues between them. In addition, [[spoiler: Ford]] points out to Dipper that relying too much on his twin can be stifling to his and Mabel's individual endeavors and achievements. [[spoiler: Mabel's reliance on Dipper indeed causes her to break down when she finds out Dipper is thinking about staying in Gravity Falls, causing her to make a deal that inadvertently brings about the apocalypse. But, once they talk out their issues and work together again, they inspire the Stans to reconcile and help reverse the apocalypse once again. They end the series with a healthier dynamic than they started with, reconstructing the trope.]]
--->'''Wendy:''' This summer, I've seen some amazing things, but nothing as amazing as you and your sister.

A SubTrope of TwinsAreSpecial and SiblingTeam. A SisterTrope to WonderTwinPowers, which is about twins who have a superpower or ability that does not work unless both are together.[[note]]In some ways, that trope is this trope taken to its [[ExaggeratedTrope logical extreme]].[[/note]] See also TagTeamTwins, which this trope may be used to justify.

** On the one hand, the two are separately capable individuals, with Dipper being TheSmartGuy and Mabel being an EccentricArtist ActionGirl. But together, they balance out each other, with Mabel's outgoing impulsiveness encouraging Dipper to get out of his head and have fun, while Dipper's forward-thinking helps Mabel focus her energies and face the future. Wendy comments on this, while Grunkle Stan thinks they get along freakishly well. [[spoiler: This is especially highlighted when Stan's secret twin brother Ford returns, as the two had a falling out as teenagers and are much more prone to arguing and dysfunction than Dipper and Mabel are.]]
** However, this gets deconstructed and reconstructed in Season 2, as Mabel's shortsightedness and Dipper's hyperfocus on the mysteries of Gravity Falls cause issues between them. In addition, [[spoiler: Ford]] points out to Dipper that relying too much on his twin can be stifling to his and Mabel's individual endeavors and achievements. [[spoiler: Mabel's reliance on Dipper indeed causes her to break down when she finds out Dipper is thinking about staying in Gravity Falls, causing her to make a deal that inadvertently brings about the apocalypse. But, once they work out their issues and work together again, they inspire the Stans to reconcile and help reverse the apocalypse once again. They end the series with a healthier dynamic than they started with.]]

This trope is what happens when you combine the old adage that "two heads are better than one" with TwinsAreSpecial: when twins (or other similar sibling sets) work together, they are smarter, more efficient, productive, creative, or just all around ''better'' than 1) when they work separately and/or 2) than non-twin individuals and groups. This is often justified by claiming that twins are more in-tune with each others' thinking than non-twins, therefore they are able to communicate faster and more effectively (or just simply intuit what their sibling is thinking). TwinTelepathy is another oft used in-universe justification.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'': The main protagonists, twin siblings Jacob and Evie Frye, each have different skill sets. The former specializes in fighting and taking damage while the latter excels at stealth and remaining unnoticed. In one of the game's later memory sequences, it's shown that at one point, the twins considered ending their partnership. They realize however that given their complementary skill sets, they work far too well together than they do seperate from one another and reconcile with each other.

** On the one hand the two are separately capable individuals, with Dipper being TheSmartGuy and Mabel being an EccentricArtist ActionGirl. But together, they balance out each others, with Mabel's outgoing impulsiveness encouraging Dipper to get out of his head and have fun, while Dipper's forward-thinking helps Mabel focus her energies and face the future. Wendy comments on this, while Grunkle Stan thinks they get along freakishly well. [[spoiler: This is especially highlighted when Stan's secret twin brother Ford returns, as the two had a falling out as teenagers and are much more prone to arguing and dysfunction than Dipper and Mabel are.]]

-->'''Wendy:''' This summer, I've seen some amazing things, but nothing as amazing as you and your sister.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Dipper and Mabel Pines are separately capable individuals, with Dipper being TheSmartGuy who loves to solve mysteries and Mabel being an EccentricArtist ActionGirl. But together, they balance out each others' strengths and weaknesses, with Mabel's outgoing impulsiveness encouraging Dipper to get out of his head and have fun, while Dipper's forward-thinking helps Mabel focus her energies and face the future. Wendy comments on how well the two work together, while Grunkle Stan thinks they get along freakishly well. [[spoiler: This is especially highlighted when Stan's secret twin brother Ford returns, as the two had a falling out as teenagers and are much more prone to arguing and dysfunction than Dipper and Mabel are.]]

A SubTrope of TwinsAreSpecial and SiblingTeam. A SisterTrope to WonderTwinPowers, which is about twins who have a superpower or ability that does not work unless both are together.[[note]]In some ways, that trope is this trope taken to its [[ExaggeratedTrope logical extreme]].[[/note]] See also TagTeamTwins, which this trope may be used as the justification for it.

A SubTrope of TwinsAreSpecial and SiblingTeam. SisterTrope to WonderTwinPowers, a trope about twins who have a superpower or ability that does not work unless both are together.[[note]]In some ways, that trope is this trope taken to its [[ExaggeratedTrope logical extreme]].[[/note]] See also TagTeamTwins, which this trope may be used as the justification for that trope.

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* [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Identical twin]] brothers Bob and Mike Bryan dominated men's doubles tennis for over a decade (they currently hold the record for the longest amount of time jointly holding the Rank 1 position at a mindboggling 438 weeks) before retiring in 2020 and are the most successful duo in the sport of all time. It's been speculated that their success is attributed to the fact that they are "mirror twins" (Mike being right-handed and Bob being left-handed), which gave them a higher court coverage than their competitors.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BoyGirlDogCatMouseCheese'': The Smith Twins work in such perfect unison that they often outperform the title group in contests, despite being outnumbered three to one.

This trope is what happens when you combine the old adage that "two heads are better than one" with TwinsAreSpecial: when twins (or other similar sibling sets) work together, they are smarter, more efficient, productive, creative, or just all around ''better'' than 1) when they work separately and/or 2) than non-twin individuals and groups. This is often justified by claiming that twins are more in-tune with each others' thinking than non-twins, therefore they are able to communicate faster and more effectively (or just simply intuit what their sibling is thinking) better. TwinTelepathy is another oft used in-universe justification.

A SubTrope of TwinsAreSpecial and SiblingTeam. SisterTrope to WonderTwinPowers, a trope about twins who have a superpower or ability that does not work unless both are together.[[note]]In some ways, that trope is this trope taken to its [[ExaggeratedTrope logical extreme]].[[/note]] Not to be confused with TagTeamTwins, which covers when twins make up a wrestling or other TagTeam based duo.

A SubTrope of TwinsAreSpecial and SiblingTeam. SisterTrope to WonderTwinPowers, a trope about twins who have a superpower or ability that does not work unless both are together.[[note]]In some ways, that trope is this trope taken to its [[ExaggeratedTrope logical extreme]].[[/note]] Not to be confused with TagTeamTwins, which covers when twins make up a wrestling duo.