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* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': The main three characters of this series fits this. Kirby is the balance being able to copy any ability, Meta Knight is the speed who is well known for his agility and fast swordplay, and King [=DeDeDe=] is the strength being the largest and slowest of the group but his trusty mallet being able to destroy almost anything.

* While the three have similar powers, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' usually invoke this trope, Blossom being the balance, Bubbles the speed and Buttercup the strength.

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* ''Literature/TheSpectrumGame'': The first three male characters embody this trope. Makoto is the Balance (he has the highest Strength of the group, but when not using Arts, his blows are average in both strength and speed), Silas is the Strength (Strength lower than Makoto's, but he has ways of raising it, and his attacks tend to be slow but heavy), and Inigo is the Speed (the only one with higher Intelligence than Strength, and his Speed is high. He specialises in weak but fast blows).

* While this trope's archetype in Creator/DCComics superheroes should be Franchise/{{Batman}}, Franchise/TheFlash and Franchise/{{Superman}} as the balance, speed and strength respectively when they're on the same team (as the ComicBook/JusticeLeague), this trope is mostly seen in and applied to their [[KidSidekick disciples]] assembled in ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' and later in ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' teams: [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]] III[=/=]ComicBook/RedRobin II (Tim Drake), ComicBook/{{Impulse}}/Kid Flash II (Bart Allen) and ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} (Conner Kent/Kon-El).

* Being an obvious {{expy}} of ''Final Fight'', there's the Creator/{{SNK}} version of this game: ''Burning Fight'', which have Duke Edwards (balance), Ryu Saeba (speed) and Billy King (strength).

* The famous GameMod ''Beats Of Rage'', a FreewareGame that mixes ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' with ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''[[note]]and for extension ''[=OpenBOR=]'', the VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} of BeatEmUp genre[[/note]], has Mandy (aka [[VideoGame/FatalFury Blue Mary]]) as the balance, Kula as the speed and Max (aka [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersTheNESTSChronicles Maxima]]) as the strength.

* [[AllLovingHero Tanjiro Kamada]], [[CowardlyLion Zenitsu Agatsuma]], and [[WildMan Inosuke Hashibara]] from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' fit each dynamic, respectively, with their breathing techniques. Tanjiro is the Balance who wields the versatile Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura. Zenitsu is the Speed who cuts at the blink of an eye with the Thunder Breathing's [[FlashStep first]] [[CripplingOverspecialization form]], and Inosuke is the Strength who uses the Beast Breathing which emphasizes wild, but strong strikes.

The ''Series/Akumaizer3'' are comprised of [[TheLeader Xavitan]], the JackOfAllStats fencer, [[TheLancer Evil]], the nimble sharpshooter, and [[TheBigGuy Gabra]], the stocky bruiser.

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* [[AntiMagic Asta]], [[BlowYouAway Yuno]], and [[MakingASplash Noelle Silva]] fit this dynamic as the series' main trio. Asta is the Strength, relying on his physicality and swordsmanship to nullify other magic. Yuno is the Speed with Wind Magic that lets him move fast with quick spells. And Noelle is the Balance with her versatile water spells that can form powerful blasts or barriers.

* In ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' series, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding stay in all games as the balance and speed respectively, having the character of strength variable between games (Adam Hunter in ''1'', Max Thunder in ''2'' and Dr. Zan in ''3''), with the addition of [[TagalongKid Eddie "Skate" Hunter]] in the last 2 games as [[BalancePowerSkillGimmick a middle point between balance and speed]]. The recent ''4'' keeps the formula with Axel, Blaze and a grownup "Skate" with the [[ThreePlusTwo addition of two new characters]], one of them is the strength.

* About Creator/{{Capcom}}, the pattern repeats in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheRound'', where [[KingArthur Arthur]] is the balance, Lancelot is the speed and Percival is the strength.

* [[AllLovingHero Tanjiro Kamada]], [[CowardlyLion Zenitsu Agatsuma]], and [[WildMan Inosuke Hashibara]] from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' fit each dynamic, respectively, with their breath techniques. Tanjiro is the Balance who wields the versatile Breath of Water and Dance of the Fire God. Zenitsu is the Speed who cuts at the blink of an eye with the Breath of Thunder's [[FlashStep first]] [[CripplingOverspecialization form]], and Inosuke is the Strength who uses the Breath of the Beast which emphasizes wild, but strong strikes.

* TheNineties Creator/{{Banpresto}} ArcadeGame ''Metamoqester'' is a {{Toku}} BossRush that has this setting with [[{{Ninja}} Tenchimaru]], [[{{Miko}} Yukihime]] and [[WarriorMonk Kaiohmaru]] as the balance, speed and strength, respectively.

* In ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' series, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding stay in all games as the balance and speed respectively, having the character of strength variable between games (Adam Hunter in ''1'', Max Thunder in ''2'' and Dr. Zan in ''3''), with the addition of [[TagalongKid Eddie "Skate" Hunter]] in the last 2 games as [[BalancePowerSkillGimmick a middle point between balance and speed]].

** Starting with [[UrExample the first one]] that has Cody Travers[[note]]His last name is given after ''VideoGame/FinalFightStreetwise'' decades later[[/note]] (balance), Guy (speed) and Mike Haggar (strength). In an interesting example, Haggar is PlayingAgainstType, since he's TheProtagonist and TheHero of the series, later reusing this formula with another Capcom character: the barbarian-turned-lion [[VideoGame/RedEarth Leo]].

* '''[[JackOfAllStats The Balanced One]]:''' Usually TheLeader, TheHero and/or TheProtagonist. ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, the balance between speed and strength, in most of the cases recommended for those who're new to the game. They are usually StrongAndSkilled.

* The PowerTrio Tanjiro Kamada, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibara from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' fit each dynamic, respectively, with their breath techniques. Tanjiro is the Balance who wields the versatile Breath of Water and Dance of the Fire God. Zenitsu is the Speed who cuts at the blink of an eye with the Breath of Thunder's [[FlashStep first]] [[CripplingOverspecialization form]], and Inosuke is the Strength who uses the Breath of the Beast which emphasizes wild, but strong strikes.

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* ''Phoenix Hearts'': The main trio have this dynamic. Ciel, averting StandardizedLeader, is the Strength member, being a good deal slower than the others, but also boasting the highest Melee stats. Rogua brings a balance between speed, strength and magic, making her the Balance character. Tiani is somewhat weak without using Zoning attacks, but is the fastest and the best at dodging.

SubTrope of PowerTrio and VideogameCharacters. Compare and contrast other famous RuleOfThree tropes seen in video games: DamagerHealerTank; FighterMageThief; WithAFriendAndAStranger and ThreeStatSystem.