"It is not good that man should be alone."
Tropes where two characters are paired with each other, whether as friends, lovers, enemies or any other relationship (including but not limited to "X is this to Y").
This index overlaps heavily with Sidekick, Love Tropes, This Index Is Not My Girlfriend, Friendship Tropes, Sibling Tropes, and Foil. Compare Power Trio; contrast Solitary Tropes. Often involves two character types who are each other's Foil.
Tropes:
Sub-indexes:
- Action Duo
- Adventure Duo
- Aloof Leader, Affable Subordinate
- Back-to-Back Badasses
- Back-to-Back Poster
- Badass and Child Duo
- Bantering Baddie Buddies
- Bash Brothers
- Battle Couple
- Beast and Beauty
- Best Friend
- Betty and Veronica
- Big Bad Duumvirate
- Big Guy, Little Guy
- Bifauxnen and Lad-ette
- Blind and the Beast
- Bodyguarding a Badass
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine
- A Boy and His X
- Brains and Brawn
- Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl
- Brother–Sister Team
- Bully and Wimp Pairing
- Bumbling Henchmen Duo
- Bust-Contrast Duo
- Cain and Abel
- Captain Smooth and Sergeant Rough
- Catch-Phrase Spouting Duo
- Chevalier vs. Rogue
- Chubby Mama, Skinny Papa
- Cloudcuckoolander's Minder
- Cool Kid-and-Loser Friendship
- Cop and Scientist
- Cynic–Idealist Duo
- Diligent Hero, Slothful Villain
- The Dividual
- Dual Boss
- Energetic and Soft-Spoken Duo
- Evil Duo
- Fat and Skinny
- Female Fighter, Male Handler
- Female Flatfoot and Snarky Guy
- Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter
- Fighting the Lancer
- Fire/Ice Duo
- Foolish Husband, Responsible Wife
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
- Force and Finesse
- Friends with Benefits
- The Gentleman or the Scoundrel
- Gleeful and Grumpy Pairing
- The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry
- Guys Smash, Girls Shoot
- Ham and Deadpan Duo
- Hammy Villain, Serious Hero
- Hair-Contrast Duo
- Headbutting Heroes
- Heterosexual Life-Partners
- Hot Guy, Ugly Wife
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl
- Idealist vs. Pragmatist
- Insecure Protagonist, Arrogant Antagonist
- Interclass Friendship
- Interspecies Friendship
- Intergenerational Friendship
- Just Friends
- Lady and Knight
- Left-Handed Mirror
- Light Feminine and Dark Feminine
- Light Liege, Dark Defender
- Like Brother and Sister
- Little Guy, Big Buddy
- Lookalike Lovers
- Lover and Beloved
- Maid and Maiden
- Male Might, Female Finesse
- Male Sun, Female Moon
- Masculine–Feminine Gay Couple
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy
- Merlin and Nimue
- Messy Male, Fancy Female
- Mirror Character
- Mistress and Servant Boy
- Monster and the Maiden
- Monster Brother, Cutie Sister
- More Experienced Chases the Innocent
- Muggle Best Friend
- Muggle in Mage Custody
- Night and Day Duo
- Noble Male, Roguish Male
- Obvious Villain, Secret Villain
- Odd Couple
- Odd Friendship
- Old Cop, Young Cop
- The Only One I Trust
- Opposites Attract
- Outlaw Couple
- Parent-Child Team
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy
- Pitbull Dates Puppy
- Platonic Boy/Girl Heroes
- Platonic Life-Partners
- P.O.V. Boy, Poster Girl
- Psychedelic Comedy Bromance
- Red Oni, Blue Oni
- Rich Sibling, Poor Sibling
- Right Way/Wrong Way Pair
- Rivals Team Up
- Romantic Wingman
- Rookie Male, Experienced Female
- Rude Hero, Nice Sidekick
- Ruling Couple
- Satellite Character
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl
- Science Foils
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man
- Short Range Guy, Long Range Guy
- Shipping
- Sibling Yin-Yang
- Sidekick
- Kid Sidekick
- Older Sidekick: The Sidekick is older than The Hero.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts
- Silent Partner
- Smart Animal, Average Human
- Smart Cop, Dumb Cop
- Smart Jerk and Nice Moron
- Snake Versus Mongoose
- Solar and Lunar
- Straight Man and Wise Guy
- Strictly Professional Relationship
- Strong Girl, Smart Guy
- Student–Master Team
- Swap Fighter
- Sword and Sorcerer
- Sworn Brothers
- Symbiotic Possession
- Sympathetic Villain, Despicable Villain
- Tag Team
- Talker and Doer
- Tanuki/Kitsune Contrast
- Technician/Performer Team-Up
- Technician Versus Performer
- Tender Tomboyishness, Foul Femininity
- Terminator Twosome
- Those Two Guys
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl
- Token Black Friend
- Tomboy and Girly Girl
- Tragic Bromance
- Translator Buddy
- Two Gamers on a Couch
- Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
- Vagabond Buddies
- Vile Villain, Laughable Lackey
- Villainous Mother-Son Duo
- Vitriolic Best Buds
- Wacky Parent, Serious Child
- White Bread and Black Brotha
