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[[AC:Fighter and Glass Cannon]]

* Fairly adequate approach in ''DungeonsAndDragons''. Traditional parties incorporate (wizard or sorcerer/fighter) an (cleric/fighter) into the party, along with additional specialists (bard, thief, or rogue), "caster+basher" is a minimized variant.

* In the ''MagicTheGathering'' Shadowmoor set most of the [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153301 "duo"]] cycle worked like this, with a warrior or soldier and a shaman or wizard.

[[AC:Fighter and Healer]]

* Played straight in [[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/leader-story/varian-wrynn/1 a short leader story]] for ''WorldOfWarcraft'' with Varian Wrynn being the fighter and [[spoiler: his son Anduin Wrynn]] as the healer.

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[[caption-width-right:300:You get one guess as to which one is [[JustForPun witch]].]]

'''Type 1: Fighter and Glass Cannon''' has the mage basically acting as artillery; the fighter [[StoneWall holds enemies off]] while the mage charges up, and once the mage is finished, he or she pretty much just obliterates whatever is left.

'''Type 2: Fighter and Healer''' has the mage primarily acting in a support capacity, casting buffs and [[HealingHands healing the fighter]] while the fighter takes care of actually killing everything.

** Negi and Kotarou, though, did act as a Type 1 combo in the fight against Rakan; the most obvious demonstration being Kotarou buying Negi the 43 seconds he needs to prepare his spell.
* Saito and Louise (pictured above) from ''LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima'' are a perfect example of a Type 1 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.

* ''{{Berserk}}'' has a Type 1 arrangement with Guts and his current TrueCompanions. Guts is the main fighter of the group, with Serpico, Isidro and Farnese backing him up, while [[CuteWitch Schierke]] is the mage, whose spells take a while to cast. There's also a Type 2 combo with Puck and Evarella acting as healers when Guts takes on one of the many Apostles of the series.

* Aes Sedai and Warders in the WheelOfTime series; at least, most fall here (especially Green Ajah or Blue Ajah). Yellow Ajah, if they have Warders, probably qualify as Type 2, but they're in the minority.

* [[Literature/ThePrincessSeries Talia and Snow]] are Type 1 of this trope. Talia is the skilled fighter, Snow is the sorceress. During the course of the first novel they pick up Danielle, who can do a bit of magic and is taught some basic combat skills by Talia, to complete the PowerTrio.
* Ryld and Pharaun from WarOfTheSpiderQueen.

* Fairly adequate approach in ''DungeonsAndDragons''. Traditional parties incorporate Type 1 (wizard or sorcerer/fighter) and Type 2 (cleric/fighter) into the party, along with additional specialists (bard, thief, or rogue), "caster+basher" is a minimized variant.

* The Reyvateils in ArTonelico series are both Type-1 and Type-2. The SwordAndSorcerer trope is a plot point, even.

* ''MassEffect'' features a Sword (Ashley) and a Sorcerer (Kaidan) as your starting squadmates. A mildly subverted type 1 dynamic as both teammates dish out the pain fairly well.

* Being a deliberate ClicheStorm, ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' has this with Karn (Fighter) and Ardam (Glass Cannon) as the starting duo. It's one of the few tropes used that ''isn't'' [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]
** Unless you count Karn and ''Lumi's'' type 2 realtionship, which Karn's father explicitly points out. Not to mention he did the same.

* While they're both technically mages, Erio and Caro from ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' are an excellent Type 2 example, with Erio as the fighter and Caro as the mage. Caro also has Voltaire the {{Kaiju}} [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Ancient Dragon]] as the ace up her sleeve, of course. And [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Friedrich]] as a backup.

* Though we've yet to see them actually fight together, given their respective disciplines, [[spoiler:Konoka and Setsuna]] from ''MahouSenseiNegima'' will probably end up being a straight ([[HoYay *snicker*]]) Type 2 example.
* Yuji and Shana from ''ShakuganNoShana'' are a Type 2 (Yuji uses the power of the Reiji Maigo to buff Shana) before [[spoiler:Yuji becomes a competent fighter in his own right]].

* In ''DungeonsAndDragons'', the spellcaster turning the fighter into an engine of destruction is not only effective, it's often more efficient than Type 1 methods.

*** Mostly because their best buff spells can only target themselves.
**** Which of course leads to Cleric|Druid/Sorcerer|Wizard pairing dissolving borders between Types 1 and 2.

* Featured prominently in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''. In the NintendoDS UpdatedRerelease, the party can find out through talking with [[{{NPC}} [=NPCs=]]] in Baron that Rosa's parents were a typical Type 2 pair (Dark Knight and White Mage) who fell in love with each other on the battlefield. The theme continues in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears The After Years]]'', with the OfficialCouple of Cecil and Rosa (again, Type 2).
* The Reyvateils in ArTonelico series are both Type-1 and Type-2. The SwordAndSorcerer trope is a plot point, even.
* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blados]] and Chalis in GoldenSunDarkDawn. There's a little mixing here as Blados can still cast [[CastingAShadow Shadow]] [[DeflectorShields Shield]] and Chalis can use [[SignatureMove Scornful Caress]] (a slashing attack).
* Played straight in [[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/leader-story/varian-wrynn/1 a short leader story]] for WorldOfWarcraft with Varian Wrynn being the fighter and [[spoiler: his son Anduin Wrynn]] as the healer.

* FinalFantasyVIII uses this one. Edea the Sorceress offers Seifer the chance to be her knight. Later, Squall offers to be Rinoa's knight.

* Featured prominently in ''FinalFantasyIV''. In the NintendoDS UpdatedRerelease, the party can find out through talking with [[{{NPC}} [=NPCs=]]] in Baron that Rosa's parents were a typical Type 2 pair (Dark Knight and White Mage) who fell in love with each other on the battlefield. The theme continues in ''[[FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears The After Years]]'', with the OfficialCouple of Cecil and Rosa (again, Type 2).

* Cassandra and Gaylen, the protagonists of ''DragonAgeRiseOfTheSeeker'' are somewhere between this and the "Fighter and Glass Cannon" version, as Gaylen is capable of casting both offensive and healing spells (though he notes his speciality is healing and he's actually a fairly medicore battle mage). They're a rarity for examples of this trope in that Cassandra the Seeker is the "Sword" (a fullplate-wearing ScreamingWarrior ex-dragon-hunter) and Gaylen is the Sorcerer (a Circle Mage).

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

* In the ''WarhammerFantasy'' universe this is supposed to be the ''raison d'etre'' for the Swordsmasters.

* [[ThePrincessSeries Talia and Snow]] are Type 1 of this trope. Talia is the skilled fighter, Snow is the sorceress. During the course of the first novel they pick up Danielle, who can do a bit of magic and is taught some basic combat skills by Talia, to complete the PowerTrio.

* In ''BetrayalAtKrondor'', Gorath and Owyn. The former is a BadAss centuries old dark elf chieftain, the latter is a scrawny human boy magician.

** Hell, it's more like Cless and EVERYBODY. For the entire first half of the game, your party consists of MeatShield Cless and 3 spellcasters (Mint the healer, Klarth the summoner, and Arche the attack magician). Only after the second half starts (after a faux ending scene) does your party expand to include more physical fighters (an [[TheArcher archer]] and a {{Ninja}}, to be precise), and since the archer works best from a distance and the ninja is [[OptionalPartyMember optional]], and even that only in the [[UpdatedRerelease Updated Rereleases]]...

* Saito and Louise from ''LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima'' are a perfect example of a Type 1 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.

* Despite both of them being mages, Gajeel and Levi from FairyTail fit this trope. Gajeel is literally MadeOfIron and can transform his limbs into anything from metal clubs to blades, while Levi's power is WordsCanBreakMyBones, but she needs time to write them down. They also fit the other type of this trope; Levi isn't a healer, but she can create iron by writing the word down, and Gajeel can get a power upgrade by eating metal.

** ''DragonLance'': Caramon, an invincible warrior, and Raistlin, his brother and a fearsome spellcaster. They used to hire themselves out as mercenaries, often fighting [[BackToBackBadasses back-to-back]] against hordes of foes. [[spoiler: Eventually, though, [[CainAndAbel things]] [[TheDarkSide got]] [[CompleteMonster ugly]]...]]

* The Prince and Elika from ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008 Prince of Persia (2008)]]''. Prince is the resident badass who handles all the fighting, while Elika is unarmed and sticks mostly to support (except in their CombinationAttack). While there is no conventional healing in the game, Elika's main job is to magically haul the Prince's ass back to safety whenever he is about to die.

[[caption-width-right:300:You get one guess as to which one is which.]]

** 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 league with the Heroes summoned. Archer with Rin, Berserker with Ilya, and Saber with Iris in ''FateZero'', are classic examples. The Caster and Master pair in ''FateStayNight'' is also an example, the pair in ''FateZero'', not so much.

* Shikamaru and Temari from {{Naruto}} fits this well. Temari is a long-range fighter who also has a wide variety of jutsus at her disposal and is pretty much a PersonOfMassDestruction. Shikamaru, on the other hand, has a very limited array of ninjutsu with a limited range which comes with '''''even more''''' requirements to use them effectively. However, he is a genius strategist unmatched by anyone else barring his father. The only problem is, he takes a very long time in order to think up of a strategy. This makes him extremely vulnerable to attacks from the enemy and leaves himself full of openings. With Temari, the problem is solved by having her keep the enemy away until he can figure out the perfect strategy.

* ''TalesOfVesperia'' features Yuri and Estelle in the opening segment. Estelle is quite a bit tougher than your average healer, but the archetype is still there.

* ''TheChallengesOfZona'' feature a [[BashBrothers Bash]] ''[[BashBrothers Sister]]'' combo in Zona [[HotAmazon fighter]] and Tula, a priestess who can cast both healing and combat magic. There's also Mentl who's a spellsinger.

* Shikamaru and Temari from {{Naruto}} fits this well. Temari is a long-range fighter who also has a wide variety of jutsus at her disposal and is pretty much a PersonOfMassDestruction. Shikamaru, on the other hand, has a very limited array of ninjutsu with a limited range which comes with '''''even more''''' requirements to use them effectively. However, he is a genius strategist unmatched by anyone else barring his father. The only problem is, he takes a very long time in order to think up of a strategy. This makes him extremely vulnerable to attacks from the enemy and leaves himself full of openings. With Temari, the problem is solved by having her keep the enemy away until he can figure out the perfect strategy.

* ''{{Berserk}}'' has a Type 1 arrangement with Guts and his current {{Nakama}}. Guts is the main fighter of the group, with Serpico, Isidro and Farnese backing him up, while [[CuteWitch Schierke]] is the mage, whose spells take a while to cast. There's also a Type 2 combo with Puck and Evarella acting as healers when Guts takes on one of the many Apostles of the series.

* Cale and Richard in ''LookingForGroup''. Cale is a badass warrior, an expert swordsman, capable archer, and notable strategist. Richard is an incredibly potent spellcaster and likely the most powerful member of the main cast. While they're part of a bigger nakama overall, the two of them have this dynamic in battle.