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''A warrior and a magic user working together.''

* In ''VideoGame/RabiRibi'', Erina is the sword (the [[DropTheHammer hammer]], to be more accurate) and her FairyCompanion Ribbon is the sorcerer who uses long-range magic. Ribbon isn't exactly a GlassCannon, though, since she can't be hurt directly, only Erina can.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian'' features one mage (Ariel) and two fighters (Thundarr and Ookla).

** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'', Alphen and Shionne are a return to form. Alphen is a pure frontline swordsman while Shionne stays in the back with a mixture of healing magic, fire spells, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and gunfire]].

* Beren and Lúthien from ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''; Beren is a human warrior, and his girlfriend (later wife) Lúthien is a half-elf half-demigoddess with very potent magical abilities. She's not just a healer, and is arguably much more important to their success than he is, but because she doesn't seem to have the power to harm directly with her magic, she probably fits this type better.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series, this means the Hirelings and the Alchemist. The Alchemist is typically very weak while big, tough Hirelings are readily available, making this trope a necessity. The [[{{Pun}} chemistry]] between the Alchemist and her Hirelings is even a major appeal to the fanbase, ''Atelier Elkrone'' indulge entirely in it [[VisualNovel without letting the player doing any alchemy]].
** In the more action-y games (such as ''Atelier Iris'' and ''Mana Khemia''), this trope tend to be downplayed because your (usually male) main character is capable of defending himself.

* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Thor and ComicBook/{{Loki}} have this dynamic when they work together (which given Loki's [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor tendency to fluctuate between hero and villain]] isn't always a guarantee). Amora ComicBook/TheEnchantress and Skurge the Executioner also qualify and combine this trope with LadyAndKnight.
* ComicBook/{{Angela|AsgardsAssassin}} [[BattleCouple and her girlfriend Sera]]. Angela is a LightningBruiser and FlyingBrick who is armed with a [[MorphWeapon shapeshiting sword]] while Sera is a sorceress.
* ''ComicBook/RedSonja Annual 2'' has Sonja and her companion, Verdius. Sonja is the greatest female warrior of her time and fights with her sword while Verdius is an ageing but powerful wizard.

** ''VideoGame/PathOfRadiance'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'':

*** Ike and Soren Ike is a {{BFS}}-wielding mercenary while Soren is a [[{{Bishonen}} effeminate]] IronWoobie who specializes in [[BlowYouAway Wind]] [[RazorWind Magic]]. On top of being HeterosexualLifePartners to the umpth degree, they also have an ''insane'' amount of HoYay with each other, to the point a newcomer can be forgiven for thinking they were gay. Even more telling is that Soren is one of the two possible partners with Ike when he [[spoiler:leaves Tellius in search of adventure.]]

** Due to the nature of the romance mechanics, anyone can pair up with ''literally'' anyone, so any BattleCouple that consists of a physical fighter and a healer qualifies by default.
** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Boyd and Mist]] play this so straight, it isn't even funny. Despite being a textbook case of SlapSlapKiss, both care for each other deeply and [[RelationshipUpgrade even fall in love with each other]] if you max out their support conversation, with them marrying by the end of the continuity.]] Boyd is also a LightningBruiser who's perfect for frontline combat, while Mist is a CombatMedic who fights with swords and heals with magic. Pairing them together is strongly recommended, as it gives Boyd easy access to a healer while giving Mist protection. Really, the only thing preventing the two being a textbook example is that Boyd averts HeroesPreferSwords by fighting with an axe instead.
** A rare [[GenderInvertedTrope Gender-Inverted]] example from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius the same series]] is Rhys and [[GenkiGirl Mia]]. Unlike Mist, Rhys is too ill to fight on his lonesome and instead uses healing magic or [[LightIsGood Light]] [[LightEmUp Magic]] to defend himself, while Mia is a dorky NiceGirl who's an incredibly useful Swordmaster GlassCannon. They also get along very well and there's a good deal of ShipTease with them, though Mia [[ChasteHeroine doesn't seem to be all aware of Rhys' crush.]]
** Two female examples of this trope are both [[SpiritedCompetitor Hana]]/[[ShrinkingViolet Sakura]] and [[GentleGiant Effie]]/[[LittleSisterHeroine Elise]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''. Hana is a {{Samurai}} who's both the protector and best friend of the WhiteMagicianGirl Sakura, while Effie - despite her [[BigEater voracious appetite]] and HotBlooded tendencies - is an indisputably heroic KnightInShiningArmor who, just like Hana, is the youngest healing princess' bestie. And this is ''not'' covering the insane amount of LesYay between both friendships...

** Due to the MixAndMatch nature of the romance mechanics, anyone can pair up with ''literally'' anyone, so any BattleCouple that consists of a physical fighter and a healer qualifies by default.

If it's a male/female pair ([[HoYay or, occasionally, even if it isn't]]) they're frequently a BattleCouple, sometimes extending all the way to MindlinkMates; otherwise, they'll probably be BashBrothers. A romantic pair is often a MuggleMageRomance by definition. The fighter of the pair is usually a MagicallyIneptFighter, since a MagicKnight could do it all themself without needing a partner. Also see FighterMageThief and ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy for when the long range character uses a weapon rather than magic. Contrast ActionDuo. Compare LadyAndKnight, which has a similar dynamic of a warrior protecting someone physically capable of doing it themselves; the lady will often be the mage for this reason. Compare DamagerHealerTank, a trio where the fighter is the tank or the damager and the mage is the damager or healer.

** And in the fourth game, we're introduced to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who also fights with his sword, and Nagamasa's [[KungFuWizard Kung Fu]] [[OurWitchesAreDifferent Witch]] of an older sister Kyogoku Maria, who uses CombatClothing and other forms of wizardry.

** And in the fourth game, we're introduced to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who also fights with his sword, and Nagamasa's [[KungFuWizard Kung Fu]] [[HotWitch Witch]] of an older sister Kyogoku Maria, who uses ClothFu and other forms of wizardry.

** And in the fourth game, we're introduced to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who also fights with his sword, and Nagamasa's VainSorceress of an older sister Kyogoku Maria, who uses ClothFu and other forms of wizardry.

* In ''Literature/BrimstoneAngels'', [[DarkIsNotEvil Farideh]] is a warlock, meaning she can unleash an impressive amount of magical destruction straight (literally) from Hell, but she's not that hot in hand to hand combat. Luckily, her twin sister [[CuteBruiser Havilar]] is never far away, and she's more than competent with her [[BladeOnAStick glaive]].

* Main characters [[MilitaryMage Ryner Lute]] and his bodyguard, the swordswoman Ferris Eris, from ''LightNovel/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes'' are prime examples of this. They are their country's greatest magician and swordswoman respectively and start out hating the other's guts, having been blackmailed into teaming up in the first place; but during their journey grow to become PlatonicLifepartners gladly willing to TakeAThirdOption and [[TogetherInDeath go down together]] if the need ever comes for them to pick their own life over the other's. Their relationship is never stated to be romantic at that what with Ryner being a CelibateHero and Ferris having had [[ParentalIncest horrible experience with love in the past]]. They are also very happy to (rightfully) boast how much ass they kick when fighting [[BackToBackBadasses back-to-back]] to their enemies.

* Saito and Louise from ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' are a perfect example of a combo; the entire reason Void mages have human familiars is that only a human can effectively defend them while they incant the very long Void spells.

* Iska and Alice from ''LightNovel/OurLastCrusadeOrTheRiseOfANewWorld''. Iska is a superhumanly fit guy who fights with magic swords while Alice is an astral mage with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]].

** In most Grail Wars, the Servant is the Sword while the Master is the Sorcerer -- though Nasuverse mages typically have hand-to-hand training, they're simply not in the league of the Heroic Spirits summoned. Archer with Rin, Berserker with Ilya, and Saber with Iris in ''LightNovel/FateZero'', are classic examples. The Caster and Master pair in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is also an example, the pair in ''LightNovel/FateZero'', [[AxCrazy not so much.]]

* Yuji and Shana from ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana''. Yuji uses the power of the Reiji Maigo to buff Shana before [[spoiler:Yuji becomes a competent fighter in his own right]].

** The fighter/healer team is played totally straight with Saber and Iris early in ''LightNovel/FateZero''.

* In the first and second episode of ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'' the titular hero and a priestess are in this combo. But from the third episode, more adventurers join the two.

*** [[LovableRogue Sothe]] and [[JeanneDArchetype Micaiah]], introduced in ''Radiant Dawn''. Despite being a LovableRogue, Sothe takes on a detachment of Begnion soldiers by the game's beginning and ''wins'', while Micaiah is very competent with [[LightEmUp Light Magic]]. Not to mention they care for each other very deeply, [[TheyDo and even marry by the end of the game.]]

** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Boyd and Mist]] play this so straight, it isn't even funny. Despite being a textbook case of SlapSlapKiss, both care for each other deeply and even fall in love with each other if you max out their support conversation, [[TheyDo with them even marrying by the end of the continuity.]] Boyd is also a LightningBruiser who's perfect for frontline combat, while Mist is a CombatMedic who fights with swords and heals with magic. Pairing them together is strongly recommended, as it gives Boyd easy access to a healer while giving Mist protection. Really, the only thing preventing the two being a textbook example is that Boyd averts HeroesPreferSwords by fighting with an axe instead.

* Lina Inverse (mage) and Gourry Gabriev (fighter) from ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', though Lina hardly needs the help, as she's no slouch in the physical combat department either. Most opponents are either too weak for her alone or too strong for them both, but her protection lags far behind apocalyptic attack spells, so it's still a good idea to have someone covering her while she goes through incantations. On the other end, Gourry carries an interesting sword that makes him fully capable of killing lesser to mid-level demons in one hit, but which has less ranged options than Lina's FantasticNuke spell does. An interestign example where both meet halfway.

* ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'': [[PerpetualFrowner Shannon]] [[DeadpanSnarker Casull]] and his older sister, [[TeamMom Raquel]] form such a duo - with Shannon being the sword, while Raquel is quite possibly the most powerful mage on the face of the planet. Though even ''her'' magic pales in comparison to [[spoiler: Shannon's ability as a D-Knight]].

* In Lokia-Familia in ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' has exactly that as a typical combat combination. The fighters protect the magicians in battle until they can fire their spells.
** In this familia there is also an elf who is a [[MagicKnight magic knight]].

** ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has [[ChivalrousPervert Junpei]]/[[TheChick Yukari]] and [[SpiritedCompetitor Akihiko]]/[[TheOjou Mitsuru]] as the obvious examples. Junpei specializes in raw offense and physical attacks in addition to some [[MagicallyIneptFighter (rather clumsy)]] fire spells, while Yukari is a magic caster, specializing in wind spells and healing magic. Meanwhile, Akihiko is a JackOfAllStats who has a special preference for physical attacks, while Mitsuru is also a magic caster with great ice spells. As a whole, the former group are VitriolicBestBuds while the latter group are PlatonicLifePartners.

'''Fighter and GlassCannon''' has the mage basically acting as artillery; the fighter [[PartyTank holds enemies off]] while the mage charges up, and once the mage is finished, he or she obliterates whatever is left. The fighter may be a StoneWall specializing primarily in defense, or they may be perfectly capable of wrecking shop the old-fashioned way, but not as efficient at doing it on a large scale as the mage, rendering the two of them capable of tackling threats greater than the sum of their parts.

'''Fighter and Healer''' has [[WhiteMage the mage]] primarily acting in [[CombatAndSupport a support capacity]], casting beneficial {{Status Buff}}s and [[HealingHands healing the fighter]] while the fighter takes care of actually killing everything. As in the above, it still generally falls to the fighter to [[PartyTank keep the enemies off the mage's back]], but here, he's also the one doing the killing, with the mage making him more efficient at it.

Typically the fighter ends up being something of a LightningBruiser, the better to defend the mage from numerous enemies, and relying on his speed and skill to keep himself alive. Often, [[GuysSmashGirlsShoot the fighter will be male, and the sorcerer, female]]. Can be [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy inverted]], though. Can also be found with single-gender duos. If they're both guys, then expect [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan a manly swordsman and a sensitive sorcerer]]. If they're both girls, then they'll likely be [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl a tomboyish sword and a girly sorceress]].

If it's a male/female pair ([[HoYay or, occasionally, even if it isn't]]) expect a BattleCouple, sometimes extending all the way to MindlinkMates; otherwise, they'll probably be BashBrothers. A romantic pair is often a MuggleMageRomance by definition. The fighter of the pair is usually a MagicallyIneptFighter, since a MagicKnight could do it all himself without needing a partner. Also see FighterMageThief and ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy for when the long range character uses a weapon rather than magic. Contrast ActionDuo. Compare LadyAndKnight, which has a similar dynamic of a warrior protecting someone physically capable of doing it themselves; the lady will often be the mage for this reason. Compare DamagerHealerTank, a trio where the fighter is the tank or the damager and the mage is the damager or healer.

* If you think about it, Marche and Montblanc from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' kinda fits.

** Due to the fact that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Three Houses]]'' allows anyone to equip any weapon and go into any class gender allowed, basically anyone can become one of these, but if you look at their WeaponOfChoice, the most notable example is GenderInverted with [[DarkMessiah Edelgard]] and [[BattleButler Hubert]], but with Edelgard using an axe instead of a sword.

** Due to the fact that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Three Houses]]'' allows anyone to equip any weapon and go into any class gender allowed, basically anyone can become one of these, but if you look at their WeaponOfChoice, there are two major examples other than the one's mentioned above. These include ChildhoodFriends [[DumbMuscle Caspar]] and [[BrilliantButLazy Lindhart]] and BrotherSisterTeam[[note]][[spoiler:actually ParentChildTeam]][[/note]] of [[BadassBureaucrat Seteth]] and [[WhiteMagicianGirl Flayn]]. Both Caspar and Seteth also play with this trope by their WeaponOfChoice not being swords, but rather being axes in both of their cases and lances strickly in Seteth's case with Seteth also being a [[DragonRider Wyvern Rider]].

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has Star and Marco. Marco is a capable fighter with his karate skills, Star is the Mage with her wand, but she can still fight well even without it.

** Due to the fact that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Three Houses]]'' allows anyone to equip any weapon and go into any class gender allowed, basically anyone can become one of these, but if you look at their WeaponOfChoice, the most notable example is GenderInverted with [[DarkMessiah Edelgard]] and [[BattleButler Hubert]], but with Edelgard using an [[AnAxeToGrind axe]] instead of a sword.

** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Boyd and Mist]] play this so straight, it isn't even funny. Despite being a textbook case of SlapSlapKiss, both care for each other deeply and even fall in love with each other if you max out their support conversation, [[TheyDo with them even marrying by the end of the continuity.]] Boyd is also a LightningBruiser who's perfect for frontline combat, while Mist is a CombatMedic who fights with swords and heals with magic. Pairing them together is strongly recommended, as it gives Boyd easy access to a healer while giving Mist protection. Really, the only thing preventing the two being a textbook example is that Boyd averts HeroesPreferSwords by [[AnAxeToGrind fighting with an axe instead.]]