History Main / TwoGirlsToATeam

* ''Literature/MenAtArms'' concerns the City Watch expanding beyond humans, recruiting Detritus (a troll), Cuddy (a dwarf), and Angua (a w[[spoiler:erewolf]]). In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', they then get Cheery Littlebottom (a female dwarf), with Cheery and Angua being the main females in the Watch books from then on. (Salacia von Humpeding the vampire signs up in ''Literature/{{Thud}}'', Precious Jolson is referenced in the same book and gets a brief speaking role in ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'', and Angua claims in ''Men at Arms'' there are several other female dwarfs, but they're not ''openly'' female like Cheery is. If there are any others, they're resolutely OutOfFocus.)

* ''Literature/MenAtArms'' concerns the City Watch expanding beyond humans, recruiting Detritus (a troll), Cuddy (a dwarf), and Angua (a w[[spoiler:erewolf]]). In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', they then get Cheery Littlebottom (a female dwarf), with Cheery and Angua being the main females in the Watch books from then on (in future books, it seems the only women who join are dwarves and trolls, who don't look different from the males to humans (and with dwarves, to their own species either) up until Salacia joins (a vampire)).

* For a long time, Advertising/MAndMs had mascots for the Red, Yellow, Blue, Orange, and Green M&Ms, with the Green M&M standing as the lone woman and no Brown M&M representative. However, as of 2012, a female mascot has been added for the Brown M&Ms, making for a team of six characters with two women. Made even more blatant in a NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning (later adapted for a 2015 commercial in the "Better With M" campaign) that stars the entire team in a faux blockbuster trailer.

* In the ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}''/''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' crossover ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Supergirl and Bleez are the only female members of Guy Gardner's [[Characters/GLRedLanternCorps Red Lantern Corps]]. Bleez was actually glad that Supergirl joined because she wasn't the only girl anymore.

* ''ComicBook/Champions2016'': For the series' first (2016) run, the team's lineup was four boys ([[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Nova]], [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMilesMorales Miles Morales' Spider-Man]], [[ComicBook/TotallyAwesomeHulk Totally Awesome Hulk]], [[ComicBook/CyclopsMarvelComics Cyclops]]) and two girls ([[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Ms. Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheVision2015 Viv Vision]]). This shifted when [[ComicBook/{{Ironheart}} Ironheart]] and [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Nadia Van Dyne's Wasp]] joined the team in the series' second (2019) run.

'''Skinner:''' ... And two girls!

* ''ComicBook/Champions2016'': For the first two years of the series' run, the team's lineup was four boys ([[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Nova]], [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMilesMorales Miles Morales' Spider-Man]], [[ComicBook/TotallyAwesomeHulk Totally Awesome Hulk]], [[ComicBook/CyclopsMarvelComics Cyclops]]) and two girls ([[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Ms. Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheVision2015 Viv Vision]]). This shifted when [[ComicBook/{{Ironheart}} Ironheart]] and [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Nadia Van Dyne's Wasp]] joined the team in their 2018 series.

* ''ComicBook/Champions2016'': For the first two years of the series' run, the team's lineup was four boys ([[ComicBook/Nova Nova]], [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMilesMorales Miles Morales Spider-Man]], [[ComicBook/TotallyAwesomeHulk Totally Awesome Hulk]], [[ComicBook/CyclopsMarvelComics Cyclops]]) and two girls ([[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Ms. Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheVision2015 Viv Vision]]). This shifted when Ironheart and Wasp joined the team in their 2018 series.

* Diane and Merlin are the only female members of the Seven Deadly Sins in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''. Since the group split up ten years ago, Merlin has barely appeared outside flashbacks.

* While in the manga TheSmurfettePrinciple is in full effect, in the 2003 version of ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' there are two female Homunculi: Lust and Sloth. Well, if you count Envy, whose gender is... indeterminate, the manga has about one and a half female homunculi, which sort of counts.

* ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': Kaylana and Valerie are the women in the FiveManBand of villains on their quest.

* In the 1970s, the originally all-male [[ComicBook/TheDefenders Defenders]] evolved into a team with a gender-balanced core of two males (Nighthawk and the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Hulk]]) and two females (Valkyrie and [[Characters/PatsyWalkerAKAHellcat Hellcat]]).

* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', there are two female members of the Warrior Unit- [[spoiler:Annie Leonhart, who has the power of the Female Titan, and Pieck Finger, who has the power of the Cart Titan.]] There are other female Titan Shifters, but none who are part of the unit.

* The Gung-ho Guns in ''[[Manga/{{Trigun}} Trigun Maximum]]'' only has two female members, Dominique and Elendira. In the anime, however, Elendira doesn't exist so [[SmurfettePrinciple it's just Dominique]].

* This happened in the 1960s with ComicBook/TheAvengers, with the ComicBook/ScarletWitch being joined by ComicBook/TheWasp or the ComicBook/BlackWidow.
* It also happened later on the Franchise/XMen, with ComicBook/{{Polaris}} joining Comicbook/JeanGrey. In the All-New, All-Different team, Jean Grey soon returned to the X-Men to join ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and after the Phoenix' death, she was replaced by ComicBook/KittyPryde.
* In the 1970s, the originally all-male [[ComicBook/TheDefenders Defenders]] evolved into a team with a gender-balanced core of two males (Nighthawk and the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]) and two females (Valkyrie and ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}).
* ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': The New Reichsmen of Earth-10 from ''[[ComicBook/TheMultiversity Mastermen #1]]'' appear to have only two female members; [[Franchise/WonderWoman Brünhilde]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Blitzen]].
* ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'': For years, the only woman on the JSA was Franchise/WonderWoman, and she wasn't allowed to participate in any major way since she was [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 headlining her own book]]. In the later years of the 1940s, both Wonder Woman and ComicBook/BlackCanary were active members of the JSA, making the ratio 5 men and 2 women. ComicBook/RedTornado was around and fought alongside the JSA from the first issue, but she wasn't a full member of the team.
* Creator/WarrenEllis deliberately intended to reverse this trope when he created ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}''; they're three women and two guys. Although by that time it was nothing new, Creator/ChrisClaremont having done it two decades earlier with the original lineups of the ComicBook/NewMutants and ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}.

* The ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' villains the Council of Spiders are a team of eight with only two women. When the group appeared in a Franchise/{{Batman}} story they were expanded into an international organization and gained at least one more woman but the organization's team that was first seen maintains their original lineup.

* ComicBook/{{Runaways}} is a notable ''inversion''. The original team was composed of two guys and four girls. While the team lineup changed many times in subsequent volumes, the girls always outnumbered the boys.
* In the ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}''/Franchise/GreenLantern crossover ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Supergirl and Bleez are the only female members of Guy Gardner's [[Characters/GLRedLanternCorps Red Lantern Corps]]. Bleez was actually glad that Supergirl joined because she wasn't the only girl anymore.
* ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' starts with four guys, but introduces two girls in the first couple of issues. After ''ComicBook/AvengersTheChildrensCrusade'' ends with [[spoiler: Cassie and Vision dead and Eli seemingly retired]], the reformed team has the same dynamic with ComicBook/KateBishop and ComicBook/AmericaChavez.
* The ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers'' have [[ComicBook/{{Thor 2014}} the new Thor]] and [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms Marvel]], out of a team of seven.
* As of post-''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', the ComicBook/{{Shazam}} [[SuperFamilyTeam family]] has Mary Bromfield and Darla Dudley, a 1:3 ratio in a team of six.
* ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' originally starred four men and two women: Dick Grayson (ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}), ComicBook/WallyWest (Flash), Roy Harper (Arsenal), Garth (Tempest), [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]], and Lilith Clay (Omen).

** The team chosen to travel to the Lost City of Faust includes Trixie and Ruby. [[spoiler:Though shortly after arriving the team meets Shining Soul, a filly who ends up joining them with her brother. But partway through the war against The Cult of Shadow, Soul is separated from the rest of the team, bringing the girls down to just two again until she rejoins]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':

* ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' franchise has Dominic Toretto’s team, often rotating their female members out and maintaining the trope.

* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' has the [[spoiler: Starblaster crew]], which consisted of five men [[spoiler: (Magnus, Merle, Taako, Barry, and Davenport)]] and two women [[spoiler: (Lucretia and Lup.)]]

* While in the manga TheSmurfettePrinciple is in full effect, in the 2003 version of ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' there are two female Homonculi: Lust and Sloth. Well, if you count Envy, whose gender is... indeterminate, the manga has about one and a half female homunculi, which sort of counts.

* The Parrs in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' have two female members, being Elastigirl and Violet.
* Two of the six wannabe Supers introduced in ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' are female, being Brick and Voyd.

** Averted with the five [[GenderNeutralWriting gods]] of Amonkhet:

** Averted with the five Dragonlords, who use GenderNeutralWriting anyway:

* ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': The New Reichsmen of Earth-10 from ''[[ComicBook/TheMultiversity Mastermen #1]]'' appear to have only two female members [[Franchise/WonderWoman Brünhilde]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Blitzen]].

* While ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' for most of its run enforced TheSmurfettePrinciple almost religiously, Kishimoto got better about this towards the end; there's Tsunade and Mei Terumi of the Five [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Kages]], and Fuu and Yugito Nii of the nine [[SealedEvilInACan Jinchuuriki]].

* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the Red Lotus Trio -- consisting of Chloe, Atticus and Lexi -- become Red Lotus Uprising to accomodate Amelia and Hewie.

* ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' has Mamori and Suzuna who are both {{the chick}} (though only Mamori is {{the heart}}).

As TV audiences become more genre-savvy, tropes like TheSmurfettePrinciple are becoming increasingly more obvious. Naturally, the quicker people pick up on this the more complaints the show is likely to get. So how do modern writers address this problem? Give the {{Ensemble|s}} ''two'' girls early on. Although this may not seem like much of an improvement, it does signify a (small) shift in how women and girls are portrayed in media. For one, a 3:2 male-female ratio is far closer to the actual male-female population than 4:1. Similarly, it also shows that being a woman in a male-majority group does not instantly relegate one to the position of TheChick or TheHeart (though those positions will still usually be filled by a woman). It also acts as a happy medium for writers who want the group to seem "equal", but don't want the show to be mistaken as "for girls". ([[DoubleStandard Note that having a mostly male team is still perfectly unisex]] or [[EstrogenBrigade even get inverted results.]])

This trope gained prominence in the '90s and is still very common (especially in children's works) in TheNewTens. Frequently, the second woman will be TheSmartGuy of the group due to tropes like WomenAreWiser or TheLancer to act as a {{Foil}} to both TheLeader and TheChick. See also TomboyAndGirlyGirl and RedOniBlueOni, which is often what the two girls will be towards each other regardless of whether or not they are on a team. AffirmativeActionGirl is when the second girl is specifically added later on; this trope applies both to series that started out with two girls and girls that were added.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' does this during the XY seasons, one being TheChick and the other the TagalongKid, having a 2:2 ratio.

* The main team ([[GenderEqualEnsemble of four]]) from the ''Literature/MediochreQSethSeries'' has [[TheChick Charlotte]] and [[TheBigGuy Dhampinella]]. However, if you take into account the fringe members [[TeamPet Desra]], [[TheMentor Melz]] and [[SixthRanger Rowan]], not to mention [[BigGood Queen MAB]], then [[TheLeader Mediochre]] and [[TheLancer Joseph]] seem to count as an inversion.

** Played straight with Power-FX, Sweet Ann and Ruby are their only female Vocaloids and the rest are male.

** Also gender-inverted with Zhiyu Moke and Yuezheng Longya of the [=VSinger=]s.

* Haruko and Ayako of ''Manga/SlamDunk''.

* The [[FiveManBand main band of hunters]] in ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' ends up with a 3:2 male-female ratio, with [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Sanakan and Lily]] being TheLancer and TheChick respectively.
* Starr and Amy in ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'''s last story arc.

* Inverted in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''; the SOS Brigade is made up of three girls (Haruhi, Yuki and Mikuru) and two boys (Kyon and Koizumi).

* [=GoGo=] Tomago and Honey Lemon are the only female members of the titular superhero team in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', also being the TomboyAndGirlyGirl with [=GoGo=] being TheLancer and Honey being TheHeart.

** There are thirteen captains and eleven of them are male. Soifon and Unohana are the only two women. Flashbacks to a century ago reveal this was in effect back then as well, with Soifon's predecessor Yoruichi being Unohana's companion woman among the captains. At the end of the story, [[spoiler:this is averted. After Unohana dies fighting Kenpachi, Isane replaces her as captain of Squad 4, while Rukia replaces the male Ukitake as Captain of Squad 13 after his HeroicSacrifice]].

* ''Anime/PuiPuiMolcar'' has Teddy and Choco as the two girls among the five main Molcars.

* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainTeslaStar'': Gender-Inverted, The Star Voyagers is composed of Stella, Starlow and Lucy, three girls. Goh and Scorbunny are the only boys from the Star Voyagers.