History Main / FemaleFighterMaleHandler

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': In the season eight 2040 flash-forwards, Mia Smoak and William Harris (aka William Clayton) are estranged siblings who come together to locate their missing parent. Mia was taught archery and martial arts by Nyssa Al-Ghul and as an adult, she moonlights as an above-average cage fighter. William is a billionaire tech mogul. When they work together, Mia is the one who goes in the field while William is the Guy in the Chair, reversing their parents' roles. In one particular episode, they actually go undercover with Mia as the cage fighter and William as her manager.

* In ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'', each ''fratello'' unit is composed of a young cyborg girl and her older male field handler. Supposedly young boys can be cyborgs as well but none ever appear. The girls are conditioned to imprint upon their handlers, to both follow their orders without hesitation and to defend them with their lives if necessary.

* Hughie learns to accept this role in ''Series/TheBoys'' after some CharacterDevelopment. He spends some time insecure, then gets toxic when he gets his hands on [[spoiler:temporary V]], but ultimately realizes that strength isn't limited to kicking ass.

* In Seishi Kishimoto's ''Kurenai Ookami to Ashikase no Hitsuji'' ([[LongTitle or]] ''[[LongTitle Crimsom Wolf]]'' [[LongTitle for short]]), every human has a "wolf" inside them, and a "sheep" to hold it back. Ayame and Yuuka are two twins whose job is to hunt down humans whose wolf is about to overtake them and kill it (putting said human in a vegetative state). However, [[BloodKnight being the way they are]], both lack a sheep and need to link themselves to a calm and docile person [[MoralityChain who will act as their "sheep"]]. During a fight, the sheep can increase pressure to weaken them or release it to make them more powerful but stays behind. Ayame chooses the male protagonist, Youichi, the weak-willed son of a Buddhist monk.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': In the season eight 2040 flash-forwards, Mia Smoak and William Harris (aka William Clayton) are estranged siblings who come together to locate their missing parent. Mia was taught archery and martial arts by Nyssa Al-Ghul and as an adult, she moonlights as an above-average cage fighter. William is a billionaire tech mogul. When they work together, Mia is the one who goes in the field while William is the Guy in the Chair. In one particular episode, they actually go undercover with Mia as the cage fighter and William as her manager.

* ''LightNovel/SamuraiGirls''. Protagonist Muneakira can power up girls into Master Samurai by [[AMagicContractComesWithAKiss kissing]] them.

* Played with in ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'': Zefiris, being an ArtificialIntelligence, is not ''technically'' female, but she fuses with the [[GenderBlenderName very-much-male]] Shannon to grant him the powers of a D-Knight. Their personalities occasionally grate on each other, but for the most part, Zefiris considers Shannon her master and he wields her power against his enemies.

* ''LightNovel/UnbreakableMachineDoll'' plays with it. The main character mage boy tries to personally contribute to the fights and a few times even protects from harm the eponymous fiercely loyal magic sentient human-girl puppet lent to him, but it's an unconventional way of operating the familiars (not all of which are humanoid) in the setting, as indicated by other characters' reactions. The mage does empower her with spells, yet in terms of raw power falls far behind her.

Expect lots of this occurring in WorldOfActionGirls, perhaps as a way to balance the genders. Related to MistressAndServantBoy. Compare ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend, MagicalGirlfriend, EquippableAlly, HumanWeapon, BattleHarem, BodyguardBabes. Contrast LadyAndKnight. See also MaleBandFemaleSinger, a musical version of this, where the main band member is the girl and the rest are the "handlers."

* ''Anime/SteelAngelKurumi'': Nakahito ends up with three battle androids doting on him, calling him Master and protecting him from the bad guys.

* ''LightNovel/HyakkaRyouranSamuraiGirls''. Protagonist Muneakira can power up girls into Master Samurai by [[AMagicContractComesWithAKiss kissing]] them.

* Zoe and Wash in ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' fall into this. Zoe is Mal’s right hand woman and is usually at his side on the front lines. Her husband Hoban Washburne, while capable of using a gun when the need arises, is usually on the sidelines piloting the ship and staying out of the line of fire.

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'': Ordinary guy Tsukune is the only one who can remove his MagicalGirlfriend Moka's PowerLimiter rosary. Later seasons have them shifting to a BattleCouple as Tsukune TookALevelInBadass.