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** Beauty: [[NiceGuy 2]], [[{{Determinator}} 3]], [[ReclusiveArtist 4]], [[TheHeart 9]].

** Beauty: [[NiceGuy 2]], [[Determinator 3]], [[ReclusiveArtist 4]], [[TheHeart 9]].

** Beauty: 2, 3, 4, 9.

** Brains: 1, 5, 6.

** Brawn: 7, 8.

Beauty: 2, 3, 4, 9.

Brains: 1, 5, 6.

Brawn: 7, 8.

Corresponding Enneagram Types (Both Genders):

* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''- Gru's adopted daughters:

[[caption-width-right:330:Left: [[TheChick The one who fires off glorious magic spells]]. \\

A [[EvilCounterpart villainess]] twist to this trope could be made, should the three be a [[TerribleTrio Terrible Trio]]. The Brawn is typically the [[TheBrute toughest villainess]] (bonus if she's also a Tomboy), or a pretty [[BrawnHilda hefty-sized girl]] with only a [[LargeHam mild restraint other her emotions]]. The Brain is very clearly the [[WomenAreWiser smartest albeit analytical villainess]]. She invokes a lot of [[BadassBookworm Badass Bookworm]] tropes and [[BespectacledCutie may]] or [[GeekPhysiques may not be attractive]], depending on the writer. The Beauty however is more-or-less the most [[ManipulativeBastard devious and manipulative]] between them, especially when it comes to people. She's very often an [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitch]] or a [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bitch in Sheeps Clothing]], who keeps her trio focused or at least on speaking terms.

A [[EvilCounterpart villainess]] twist to this trope could be made, should the three be a [[TerribleTrio Terrible Trio]]. The Brawn is typically the [[TheBrute toughest villainess]] (bonus if she's also a Tomboy), or a pretty [[BrawnHilda hefty-sized girl]] with only a [[LargeHam mild restraint other her emotions]]. The Brain is very clearly the [[WomenAreWiser smartest albeit analytical villainess]]. She invokes a lot of [[BadassBookworm Badass Bookworm]] tropes and [[BespectacledCutie may or not be attractive]], depending on the writer. The Beauty however is more-or-less the most [[ManipulativeBastard devious and manipulative]] between them, especially when it comes to people. She's very often an [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitch]] or a [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bitch in Sheeps Clothing]], who keeps her trio focused or at least on speaking terms.

A [[EvilCounterpart villainess]] twist to this trope could be made, should the three be a [[TerribleTrio Terrible Trio]]. The Brawn is typically the [[TheBrute toughest villainess]] (bonus if she's also a Tomboy), or a pretty [[BrawnHilda hefty-sized girl]] with only a [[LargeHam mild restraint other her emotions]]. The Brain is very clearly the [[WomenAreWiser smartest albeit analytical villainess]]. She invokes a lot of [[BadassBookworm Badass Bookworm]] tropes and [[BespectacledCutie may or not be attractive]], depending on the writer. The Beauty however is more-or-less the most [[ManipulativeBastard devious and manipulative]] between them, especially when it comes to people. She's very often an [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitch]] or a [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bitch in Sheeps Clothing]], keep her trio focused or at least on speaking terms.

** Beauty - C.T. While she’s one of the more tragic characters in the Freelancer Arc, shes downright beautiful when she smiles [[https://rvb.fandom.com/wiki/C.T.?file=CT-render.png]]. WordOfGod has also confirmed she wears the bulkiest chest plate because she’s quite busty.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': The women of Project Freelancer

%%* Comicbook/BirdsOfPrey
%%** ComicBook/BlackCanary - Beauty
%%** [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl}} Oracle]] - Brains

%%* {{SHIELD}}

* The ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}s
** Barbara - Brains (TheSmartGuy of the Bat-Family, a world-class hacker, and the most mature)
** Stephanie - Beauty (TheCutie, who's generally the most sociable and friendly)
** Cassandra - Brawn (The best fighter, the most muscular, is quieter and BookDumb)

* ''Fanfic/SapphireEleanorRoseSuzetteDeMontVsCanon'' - the three female members of the MSEA we see the most of.
** October: Brains; she's TheLeader of the MSEA and generally makes all the decisions
** Aphrodite: Beauty; she's a lovely young thing who's not much into physical combat--instead, she's a CuteWitch
** [[TomboyishName Charlie]]: Brawn; she carries a {{BFG}} and is always eager to do the dirty work

* In ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/344458/finding-a-place Finding a Place,]]'' the Sirens are this. Sonata is the beauty (she's just as much of a BitchInSheepsClothing as her canon counterpart), Aira is the Brawn (the muscle of the three), and Adagio is the Brains (the intelligent leader and schemer).
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Harry's female friends:
** Hermione - Brains (she's the academic)
** Diana - Beauty (the stunningly pretty {{Empath}} NiceGirl - [[BewareTheNiceOnes albeit one you don't want to annoy]])
** Carol - Brawn (the fiery ActionGirl who'll go bare-knuckle with a werewolf the size of a battle-tank, albeit with an excellent tactical brain)
* The three alicorns in ''Fanfic/CelestiasRocketAdventures'' serve as this:
** Celestia qualifies as the Beauty, as her appearance, good looks and majesty serve as a cover for her power and experience, something which fools Giovanni into thinking that she's little more than a pretty curiosity.
** Twilight serves as the Brains, as she is quick to devour any knowledge of the new world that she's in and put it to practical use.
** Luna, being heavily active against Team Flare and leading a small army of Pokémon at the time she was reunited with her fellow Princesses, acts as the Brawn. Of the three, she's the most eager to take the fight to the enemy.
* ''Fanfic/BetweenMyBrotherAndMeMorsOmnibus'' has the trio of Y(vonne) M(ay) D(awn)
** Yvonne - Brawn (the snarky knife-wielding MarionetteMaster)
** May - Beauty (the elegant PerkyGoth vampire with the parasol she wields like a sword)
** Dawn - Brains (The perky MissionControl PlayfulHacker -- even though she could also double as Brawn with her enhanced arm strength)
* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal, canonical genius wizard Ponder Stibbons finds, to his surprise, that [[FieryRedhead Assasin]] Johanna Smith-Rhodes ''really'' likes him. Scroll forward a couple of decades and they are happily married with three daughters who fit this pattern. In order of birth, they are:
** Rebecka (Witch) - the clever, restrained, reasonable one (Beauty)
** [[TykeBomb Famke]] (student Assassin) - the aggressive, combative, one (Brawn)
** Ruth (artistic and musical) - the one with ideas, talent and a genius streak (Brains)

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMysteryOfTheBatwoman'', Batman encounters a mysterious new vigilante, Batwoman, and narrows her identity to three suspects: MafiaPrincess (and Bruce's love interest) Kathy Duquesne, GadgeteerGenius Dr. Roxanne Ballantine, and Officer Sonia Alcana. [[spoiler: The big twist at the end is that ''all three'' women were working together and sharing the Batwoman mantle, using a voice modulator to sound the same. Batman correctly deduced that they all brought something unique to the table: Kathy provided the money, Roxanne the gadgets, and Sonia the combat training (as well as being the TeamMom). To tie them with this trope, Roxanne is Brains, Kathy is Beauty, and Sonia is Brawn.]]

* ''Film/Halloween1978''
** Lynda - Beauty; the stylish cheerleader and the only one seen having sex.
** Laurie - Brains; the most responsible and studious of the trio.
** Annie - Brawn; the most assertive and brash friend of the group.

* ''Film/{{Bachelorette}}'':
** Reagen - Brains, the Ivy league graduate who is so capable it's scary
** Gena - Brawn, TheLadette.
** Katie - Beauty, the ditzy {{Fashionista}}.
* ''Film/TheDuff'': Basically how Bianca and her friends are described in the beginning.
** Jess - Beauty, "the kind one" and TheFashionista.
** Casey - Brawn, "the tough one" and very athletic SpicyLatina.
** Bianca - Brains, a geeky honor student.
* In the GirlsWithGuns action film, ''Film/KillerAngels'', the Blue Angels consists of the members:
** Beauty: Yau-li / Yolanda, most feminine of the trio, a long-haired GirlyBruiser who gets to go undercover as a singer during her undercover assignment, but when it comes to taking names she is a devil with a machine gun.
** Brains: Amy, Yolanda's BespectacledCutie sidekick, strategist, and partner who backs her up during infiltrations and assists in planning the mission.
** Brawn: Amy, eldest of the trio, who fights first ask questions later and can beat up mooks with ease.
* Three male examples in the film ''Spears'', once the protagonists team up.

* ''Literature/AvalonWebOfMagic''
** Kara - Beauty; she's so focused on looking good and otherwise {{girly|Girl}} Adrianne calls her 'Barbie'. Her original function was to power up the others, not mediate. That was Emily's job.
** Emily - Brains; she's the one with ThePlan to protect the forest or thwart the EvilPlan.
** Adrianne - Brawn; a {{tomboy}} and so action forward Kara calls her 'Xena'.
%%* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''
%%** Elayne - Beauty
%%** Min - Brains
%%** Aviendha - Brawn
%%*** Also a BlondeBrunetteRedhead trio.

* ''Literature/{{Circleverse}}'': The three main female characters could fit into it, while their foster brother Briar fits a little bit into all three (being handsome, tough and clever in a street-smart sort of way).
** Sandry: Beauty (thread based magic, clothes designer and politician)
** Tris: Brains (weather based magic, book worm)
** Daja: Brawn (metal work/fire based magic, smithy).
* In the ''Literature/HIVESeries'', Laura, Lucy, and Shelby embody this.
** Lucy Dexter: Beauty - serves as TheFace due to [[spoiler: her CompellingVoice]] and is also a RomanticFalseLead to Laura.
** Laura Brand: Brains - a GadgeteerGenius and CuteBookworm.
** Shelby Trinity: Brawn - and ActionGirl who acts as an AlwaysSaveTheGirl towards Laura, who is kidnapped in every volume.

* The BigBadEnsemble sisters of ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' are this.
** Blaze - beauty, beautiful and concerned with her appearance and charisma and [[BrainlessBeauty not the smartest dragon you'll ever meet]]
** Blister - brains, known for being a clever ManipulativeBastard who wants to win the war via her plans
** Burn - brawn, huge and physically strong, prefers dealing with threats by [[NoNonsenseNemesis just killing them right away]]
* Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis of ''Literature/GoddessGirls'' are this.
** Aphrodite - Goddess of Beauty (Beauty)
** Athena - Goddess of Wisdom (Brains)
** Artemis - Goddess of the Hunt (Brawn)

* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' witches (in addition to being TheHecateSisters):
** Granny Weatherwax: Brains (the leader [or not - witches don't have leaders and Granny would be the first to tell other witches that] and the best at using "headology".)
** Nanny Ogg: Brawn (the most likely to use physical force on a villain and also very much "[[DirtyOldWoman impulsive and pleasure seeking]]".)
** Magrat Garlick: Beauty (well, "decently plain", but the youngest and the one who ties the other two together: "[[Literature/{{Maskerade}} Without Magrat, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg got on one another's nerves. With her, all three had been able to get on the nerves of absolutely everyone else in the whole world, which had been a lot more fun."]])

** Margot - Brains, the oldest and smartest sister, who also doubles as the TeamMom of the family
** Lara Jean - Beauty, referred to Kitty as the prettiest of the sisters, and has a quite a few admirers
** Kitty - Brawn, the boisterous and sometimes rebellious youngest sister
* Shallan and her two other personalities Veil and Radiant in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' split these aspects between each other.
** Beauty - Radiant is the most conventionally attractive, but Shallan is the friendliest and the best at getting people to like her, while Veil is the best at talking and tricking people into doing what she wants. Shallan is also the mediator, as the original personality.
** Brains - Shallan is the best at thinking on her feet, while Veil is more street savvy and Radiant is ruthlessly pragmatic. After one of Veil's plans goes awry, Shallan realizes that since Veil and Radiant come from her, they can't be smarter than she is.
** Brawn - Radiant was created to be a warrior (since Shallan's traumatic past prevents her from using her Shardblade and Veil was unavailable to learn), but Veil is capable in a scrap as well, and loves her a good drink.

* ''TabletopGame/LegendsOfTheWulin'': In the Tale of the Three Maidens' Answers, three concubines search for ways to preserve their value to the king. The first makes herself a wise and reliable advisor to the king (Brains), the second developed techniques for preserving and enhancing her beauty (Beauty, obvi), and the third joined the Wulin and became a powerful warrior (Brawn). The book mentions that how it turned out for each of them depends on the point the storyteller wishes to make.

%%* ''Webcomic/AtArmsLength''
%%** Reece - Beauty
%%** Ally - Brains
%%** Sheila - Brawn
%%* ''Webcomic/HodgesPond''
%%** Judy - Beauty
%%** Ali - Brains
%%** Trixie - Brawn

%%* ''Webcomic/8BitTheater''
%%** Thief - Beauty
%%** Mage - Brains
%%** Fighter - Brawn

* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Kayla's the Beauty, Portica's the Brain, Martha's the Brawn of the gal-pal trio.
** Kayla has the traditionally "cute girly girl" personality to her, and she isn't much help in a fight or very intelligent.
** Portica, even disregarding her [[MindOverMatter psychic powers]], she is clever in combat and one of the more sensible ones.
** Martha is surprisingly good at physically fighting, despite being so nice, [[AnIcePerson especially when in her element.]]
* ''WebAnimation/HumanKindOf''
** Iris - Beauty. A woman who may look childish, but she has great looks.
** Judy - Brains. A nerdy teenager who discovers she's half-alien, has a bunch of science stuff in her room, is the only one who seems engaged in science class, and has a bit of a lab set up in her basement.
** Cory - Brawn. Judy's [[OnlyFriend Only]] BestFriend who loves her BizarreAlienBiology so much and is the capable fighter.
* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': The women of Project Freelancer
** Beauty - C.T. While she’s one of the more tragic characters in the Freelancer Arc, shes downright beautiful when she smiles [[https://rvb.fandom.com/wiki/C.T.?file=CT-render.png]]. WordOfGod has also confirmed she wears the bulkiest chest plate because she’s quite busty.
** Brain - Carolina. Shes the team leader, and comes up with most of the mission plans. [[spoiler: She’s also the Director’s daughter, so some of the intellect could be genetic]]
** Brawn - South. shes headstrong and quick to anger.
* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': The three imp assassins for I.M.P (Immediate Murder Professionals)
** Blitzo - Beauty, due to his obsessions with the art world, especially musical theatre.
** Moxie - Brains, as he is the most level-headed member of the team, and the OnlySaneMan.
** Millie - Brawn, with her specialty in hardcore melee combat.
* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': The three major Demon Girls.
** Charlie - Beauty, she's [[TheHeart The Heart]] who believes all Demons can be reformed.
** Vaggie - Brains, the skeptical, [[OnlySaneMan no-nonsense sidekick]] who wants others to behave.
** Cherri Bomb - Brawn, a rebellious and destructive Demon with a [[PsychoticManchild cocky, chaotic attitude]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMysteryOfTheBatwoman'', Batman encounters a mysterious new vigilante, Batwoman (not the Kate Kane version), and narrows her identity to three suspects: MafiaPrincess (and Bruce's love interest) Kathy Duquesne, GadgeteerGenius Dr. Roxanne Ballantine, and Officer Sonia Alcana. [[spoiler: The big twist at the end is that ''all three'' women were working together and sharing the Batwoman mantle, using a voice modulator to sound the same. Batman correctly deduced that they all brought something unique to the table: Kathy provided the money, Roxanne the gadgets, and Sonia the combat training (as well as being the TeamMom). To tie them with this trope, Roxanne is Brains, Kathy is Beauty, and Sonia is Brawn.]]

** Roxy - Brawn (Likes [[BikerBabe Motorcycles]], has sharp tongue, and loves to smoke)

*** [[TheCheerleader Jun]]-Brains (She's the most observant of the group and questions many of their actions.)

-->--'''Ending theme''', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''

When this trio is exclusively female, expect {{Spear Counterpart}}s (for example, [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls the Rowdyruff Boys]]). When this trio is exclusively male, expect {{Distaff Counterpart}}s (for example, [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks the Chipettes]]).

** Vaggie - Brains, the skeptical, no-nonsense sidekick who wants others to behave.
** Cherri Bomb - Brawn, a rebellious and destructive Demon with a cocky, chaotic attitude.

** Brains: Amy, Yolanda's {{Meganekko}} sidekick, strategist, and partner who backs her up during infiltrations and assists in planning the mission.

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* Among the most popular [[MonsterMash Monsters]] of the {{Horror}} genre:
** Beauty: [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampires]]. Often exceedingly beautiful beings, who are cunning, eloquent speakers outside of battle. Their methods of feeding are very romantic, with references to rape and murder being the common case.
** Brains: [[OurWitchesAreDifferent Witches]]. Intelligent, academic beings that manipulate all manner of spells, curses and hexes to further their cause. While they often use wands to cast their powers, books and runes are sometimes used too. Most Witches are highly studious, taking in knowledge to enhance their magical power.
** Brawn: [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombies]]. Dumb, clumsy but also vicious and incredibly strong. Zombies gained popularity as the world-ending predators of society. They are either created through magic, voodoo or most commonly a drastic mutation of a virus. Though they're easily dispatched on their lonesome, a multitude or an enhanced version of these creatures can pose a greater challenge.
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** Yvonne - Brawn (the snarky KnifeNut MarionetteMaster)

** Luisa (Brawn)- Has SuperStrength as a gift and [[AmazonianBeauty the build]] to match.

** Beauty: [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampires]]. Exceedingly beautiful beings, who are cunning, eloquent speakers outside of battle. Their methods of feeding are very romantic, with references to rape and murder being the common case.