These two are a model of sisterly love.
About people who share parents. Many Sibling Tropes are also foils. Not to Be Confused with Sister Tropes.
Tropes:
Subcategory:
- Aloof Big Brother: An older brother who is very impressive and treats his siblings coldly.
- Annoying Younger Sibling: A younger sibling who's seen as annoying to their older one.
- The Baby of the Bunch: The youngest and most childlike of The Team and is treated as such.
- Bash Brothers: Brothers who kicks plenty of ass when together.
- Big Brother Attraction: A character (usually female) is intensely attracted to their older sibling (usually their brother).
- Big Brother Bully: A big brother/sister who is a Jerkass to their younger sibling.
- Big Brother Instinct: A big brother/sister who is protective of their younger sibling.
- Big Brother Mentor: A big brother/sister who mentors their younger sibling.
- Big Brother Worship: A younger sibling who really, really admires their older brother or sister.
- Big Little Brother: A younger sibling who is taller than their older sibling.
- Black Sheep: A character who doesn't fit in with their family.
- Blood Brothers: Two people who have made a pact with each other.
- A Boy, a Girl, and a Baby Family: A family where the children consist of one son, one daughter, and a baby of either gender.
- Brother–Sister Incest: Romantic or sexual attraction between siblings
- Brother–Sister Team: Siblings of different genders who work together.
- Cain and Abel: Sibling rivalry turns into bitter hatred with murderous intent.
- Cain and Abel and Seth: Two well known siblings have a third sibling no one really pays much thought to.
- Childish Older Sibling: A character acts far less mature than their younger sibling.
- Cool Big Sis: An older female is seen as cool to a younger person.
- Dark Horse Sibling: A sibling that everyone thought was a loser ends up being the most successful.
- Disappointing Older Sibling: An older sibling who lets down his younger siblings.
- Don't Split Us Up: Siblings are threatened with being separated from each other by divorce or foster care.
- The Dutiful Son: The child who dedicates themselves to taking care of their family.
- Family Relationship Switcheroo: A lie about a family relationship is revealed.
- Father, I Want to Marry My Brother: A child expresses an innocent desire to marry a family member.
- Flirty Stepsiblings: Teenage stepsiblings tend to have romantic subtext with each other.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: A duo of siblings respectively consisting of a doofus and a mature person.
- "Getting My Own Room" Plot: A child who has always shared a room with siblings finally gets their own room.
- The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: Two sisters, a smart one and a pretty one, often quarrel with each other.
- Half-Sibling Angst: A character being a half-sibling to their siblings causes them grief.
- The Hecate Sisters: A trio of female archetypes: an alluring young maiden, a matronly mother, and a wise crone.
- Hypocritical Heartwarming: A Big Brother Bully gets enraged if someone else wrongs their sibling.
- I Have Brothers: A female character who learned male oriented skills from her brothers.
- Infant Sibling Jealousy: A character gets annoyed that their cute baby brother/sister is getting all their parents' attention.
- Jacob and Esau: Each child favors one parent or vice versa.
- Knight Templar Big Brother: A sibling who would protect/avenge their fellow siblings by any means necessary.
- Like Brother and Sister: A close but platonic relationship between an unrelated male and female that is similar to that of siblings.
- Little Big Brother: An older sibling who is shorter than their younger sibling.
- Little Sister Heroine: A character's little sister serves as a Love Interest option.
- Long-Lost Relative: A character's relative returns after having vanished a long time ago.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: A character has five or more siblings.
- Mature Younger Sibling: A younger sibling who's more mature than their older sibling(s).
- Middle Child Syndrome: The middle child in a family is The Unfavorite.
- Monster Brother, Cutie Sister: A couple of siblings where the older brother is menacing and mean, and the younger sister is cute and nice.
- My Sibling Will Live Through Me: A character impersonates their deceased sibling.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: A brother who forbids anyone from dating his sister.
- Not Blood Siblings: An incestuous relationship is justified by the couple not being related by blood (e.g. being stepsiblings or adopted siblings).
- Oblivious Younger Sibling: A younger sibling of a character who is "blind" to their actions.
- Onee-sama: A classy highly respected older sister.
- Only Child Syndrome: Characteristics associated with only children.
- Parental Favoritism: A child is given preference over their siblings.
- Posthumous Sibling: When a character is born after their older sibling has already died.
- Practically Different Generations: Siblings with a huge age gap.
- Princeling Rivalry: A younger sibling will plot to overthrow, kill, or banish their older sibling in order to seize power for themselves.
- Promotion to Parent: The oldest child takes it upon themselves to parent their younger siblings.
- Relative Error: Siblings are mistaken for lovers by someone who doesn't know them.
- Resentful Outnumbered Sibling: Someone dislikes that they're the only brother or sister among their siblings.
- Rich Sibling, Poor Sibling: One sibling is wealthy and/or showered in love and praise; the other is degraded and impoverished.
- Settle for Sibling: A character marries the sibling of their unrequited Love Interest.
- Shared Family Quirks: Two otherwise different siblings share the same quirk.
- Sibling Murder: A sibling kills their sibling.
- Sibling Rivalry: Siblings who don't get along well.
- Siblings in Crime: Siblings who commit crime together.
- Siblings Wanted: A child asks their parents for a sibling.
- Sibling Switch Squick: Characters who are relatives in a story are made lovers in an adaptation.
- Sibling Fusion: When two or more siblings are fused together.
- Sibling Team: Siblings who work together side by side.
- Sibling Triangle: Two siblings fall in love with the same person.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Siblings who have opposite traits to each other.
- Siblings Share the Throne: Siblings rule a kingdom together with equal authority.
- Single Sex Offspring: A family that exclusively (or nearly so) produces only boys or girls.
- Spartan Sibling: A character who has absolutely no regard for their younger sibling's well being.
- Stronger Sibling: A strong villainous character has an even stronger sibling.
- Successful Sibling Syndrome: Someone lives in the shadow of their more successful sibling.
- This Is My Side: Two siblings who are mad at each other draw a line to divide each other's side of the room and their belongings.
- Two Siblings In One: A character absorbs the soul or life energy of their deceased sibling.
- The Unfavorite: A character whose family prefers their sibling over them.
- Unrelated Brothers: Unrelated professional wrestlers who claim to be relatives.
- White Sheep: A non-evil member of an evil family.
- You Never Did That for Me: A child complains to their parents that they are treating a sibling more favorably.
- Youngest Child Wins: The youngest sibling has the best luck in life.
