Line #86 Sandbox/ThoseTwoGuysWickCheck


1	ThoseTwoGuys is for when two side characters give in-universe commentary. It has since been bastardized to mean two characters are close to the point of inseparability or TheDividual. I expect to find the incorrect definition along with many [=ZCEs=].
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3	I think that this trope should be diasambiguated between a new trope for what ThoseTwoGuys used to mean and TheDividual.
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6	Wicks Checked: 85/85
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10	[[folder:Correct usage (2/85, 2%)]]
11	* Characters.FateGrandOrderCastersGToM: He and Shakespeare often serve as the writer duo to comment on the story and/or despair their own progress at writing.
12	* Characters.PAYDAY2ContactsAndContractors: Vlad and Locke share the comms for the [[spoiler:the San Martín Bank Heist]], who are both in a car nearby, with Locke even calling Vlad a BackseatDriver. '''[[red:I've never played PAYDAY 2, but if "comms" means Mission Control, then I think this is correct, though still debatable]]'''
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15	[[folder:Characters are often/always seen together / The Dividual (26/85, 30%)]]
16	* Characters.ClaymoreClaresGeneration: Especially close to Cynthia. It seems all Claymores have to come in pairs.
17	* Characters.KnightsInTheNightmare: Bans and Firenzen. Both are [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholics]] who also [[DrowningMySorrows encourage others to drink]]
18	* Characters.AvenueQ: He and Rod are a subversion. They're seldom seem apart, but their divergent personalities mean that being around each other all the time is, in their words, "a hell."
19	* Characters.HotspringSouls: Always seen with Eileen in the first story, and with Ludwig in the sequel.
20	* Characters.LinkClick: Is rarely seen without Cheng Xiaoshi nearby. The two of them can practically be described as inseparable.
21	* Characters.SuperjailCitizens: There's a duo of unimpressed guys that pop up every now and then. While they're not name-dropped and aren't as central as the main group of inmates through the later seasons, they tend to appear when there's an extended group.
22	* Characters.VillageTalesTheStaff: Tend to appear and work in tandem.
23	* WesternAnimation.YogisTreasureHunt: Quick Draw [=McGraw=] and Huckleberry Hound are never apart in this series.
24	* Manga.FoodWars: Daigo and Shoji, the two previously-unnamed characters from the Polaris Dormitory, always appear together and has very little characterization beyond their role as the dorm's crowd filler. So far, they are the only ones who have not been shown any specialty skill area, didn't make the Fall Classic, and, aside from quick shots of them in a kitchen to show they ''do'' actually cook, we've never seen any food they've made.
25	* Characters.Underworld2003: They share all of their scenes and seem to be confidants to each other.
26	* Film.TheJungleBook2016: The porcupine and the peacock. They first fight for a stick and after the final battle they stand next to each other.
27	* Characters.Survivor41: Plays almost her entire game alongside Heather.
28	* Characters.RiverdaleResidents: With Moose Mason. They are very close friends and they are ''always'' seen together.
29	* Characters.PippiLongstocking: They are always seen together.
30	* Characters.StevenUniverseDiamondAuthority: In the present day, Blue and Yellow are almost never seen separately.
31	* Literature.TheOctoberList: Detectives Kepler and Surani, when they're not inconveniencing Gabriela and Daniel, keep stabbing jokes at each other. They're also lovers.
32	* Characters.DotFlow: They're usually seen in the same room, more often than not, however, the nurse can be seen separately in the Plant Labryrinth.
33	* Characters.KaguyaSamaLoveIsWarSecondYears: They always appear together, and very little is known about them as individuals other than what their parents' jobs are (Hinokuchi has a parent that's an advertising executive, and Suruga's parent is the president of a famous IT company).
34	* Main.TwoGuysAndAGirl: ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' starts with [[ThoseTwoGuys Miguel and Tulio]] until Chel joins them later and flirts with them both. They agree that Chell is "off limits" but Tulio ends up making out with her anyway
35	* TheBigBangTheory.TropesTToZ: Howard and Raj, and their "ersatz homosexual marriage". Although they aren't as directly connected to Sheldon, Leonard and Penny (by virtue of not being neighbors or roommates), they do manage to do activities separate from each other and the others but do play up the HoYay undertones in certain episodes.
36	* Series.CaesarsChallenge: Ahmad and the various Centurions (most recognizably Dan Doherty) would spend a few minutes with jokes and props before starting the game.
37	* Characters.BodyguardUK2018: Always seen with DS Louise while doing CTC duties.
38	* Manga.PrincessTutu: Mai and Yuma are almost never seen apart and provide exposition at times.
39	* Characters.WhatLiesBeyondTheWallsTheLongPatrol: They're never seen apart from each other. It's implied they were either brothers or had been friends since they were leverets.
40	* Series.TheMayor: Jermaine and TK are rarely seen apart and spend most of their screen time bouncing inane ideas off of each other.
41	* * Series.TheCrew2021: Chuck and Amir, who are almost always seen together cracking jokes or working on the team's car.
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44	[[folder:Zero-context examples (27/85, 32%)]]
45	* Characters.BanalFantasyII: '''[[red:Just the trope name.]]'''
46	* WesternAnimation.FindingNemo: Anchor and Chum.
47	* Manga.{{given}}: Hiiragi and Shizusumi; Ueki and Itaya; [[ThoseTwoGirls Kasai and Kurihara]]. '''[[red:Commented out]]'''
48	* Characters.WarriorCatsSkyClan: With Macgyver. In ''Hawkwing's Journey'' [[spoiler:this is ended, as he stays with his housefolk while Macgyver chooses to stay with [=SkyClan=].]]
49	* Manga.CaptainTsubasa: Nakano and Ichikawa, the two cheerleaders who were often subjected to Sanae's temper tantrums.
50	* Characters.MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren: Claire and Olive are "the little ones".
51	* Series.TreasureHuntUS: Geoff and Emile to a certain extent.
52	* Literature.IntoTheHeartlessWood: Baines and Rheinallt, the two Tarian soldiers Owen befriends upon joining the army. [[spoiler: Rheinallt is later revealed to be a royal from a neighboring kingdom disguised as a soldier.]]
53	* Webcomic.JL8: Hal and Barry, [[ComicBook/BoosterGold Mikey]] and [[ComicBook/BlueBeetle Ted]].
54	* Characters.SpartacusBloodAndSandProtagonistsGodsOfTheArena: With Naevia.
55	* Characters.UpinAndIpin: With Fizi. '''[[red:This page has four wicks of Those Two Guys, all of them [=ZCEs=]]]'''
56	* Characters.AmagiBrilliantPark: With Tiramie.
57	* Characters.StarWarsImperialGarrisons: With Huck.
58	* Creator.JaimeRoca: As mentioned, he and Creator/JorgeSaudinos tend to have fun with this trope in public meetings.
59	* SugarWiki.{{Watchmen}}: Nite Owl and Rorschach.
60	* Characters.TheSopranosChristopherMoltisanti: Gets lumped into this with Paulie, which pisses both of them off.
61	* Characters.TheMalteseFalcon1941: With Dundy. '''[[red:Commented out]]'''
62	* Characters.BigBrother16TheJury: First with Nicole and later on with Christine. '''[[red:This page has four wicks of Those Two Guys, all of them [=ZCEs=]]]'''
63	* Characters.SavingPrivateRyan: Mellish and Caparzo.
64	* Characters.UniversalWrestlingFederationNSBW: With Jado, [[HeterosexualLifePartner for almost all of his career]].
65	* Fanfic.AnUnlikelySortOfParadise: Sword and Blade. '''[[red:Commented out]]'''
66	* Characters/TravisStrikesAgainNoMoreHeroes: '''[[red:Just the trope name, commented out]]'''
67	* Anime.TenchiMuyo: One of the first anime series to introduce the trope. Tenchi's two schoolmates serve the purpose to various degrees on Earth, as do Ayeka's bodyguards, Azaka and Kamidake off-Earth.
68	* DarthWiki.RiseRoleplay: With Guild.
69	* ComicBook.GenerationX2017: Benjamin and Lin are sometimes depicted this way, like on the cover of issue #1 above.
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73	* Fridge.PitchPerfect: In the sequel both Jessica and Ashley, dismissed yet again, say that they're Jessica. It's a hilarious line. However, there's FridgeBrilliance of it being one of either '''A.''' They have genuinely forgotten, too. Unlikely, but possible given that they're just ThoseTwoGuys. '''B.''' Ashley knows that nobody actually knows or cares and because the pair are always referred to as "Jessica and Ashley", she'd at least like to come first. More likely, and pretty funny in itself.
74	* Characters.SymphogearSymphogearWielders: TrueCompanions: With Maria and Shirabe, but especially [[ThoseTwoGuys the latter]].
75	* Series.DeathNote: DemotedToExtra: While Mogi got [[AscendedExtra the opposite trope]], Matsuda and Aizawa were barely any more than ThoseTwoGuys, and the former's most impressive moments were either given to somebody else, written out, or someone else's idea.
76	* Anime.{{Seiren}}: [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]] of the Home Ec Club, Koharu Uno and Nao Tokioka are basically this for Amagami's [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]] of the Tea Club, Ruriko Yuzuki and Manaka Hiba respectively. '''[[red:Sub-bullet of Expy]]'''
77	* SpiritualSuccessor.VideoGames: The [[ThoseTwoGuys Two Guys]] [[AuthorAvatar from Andromeda]], the guys behind the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' games, have just recently come back together to try and create a "[[http://tgakick.com SpaceVenture]]" that looks every inch like it'll be a successor to their previous series. They've even gotten Gary Owens back to narrate again!
78	* Characters.{{Inception}}: ...he plays much more like TheSmartGuy, given... his ThoseTwoGuys relationship he has with... Eames, who... is a BoisterousBruiser version of TheBigGuy. '''[[red:Shortened]]'''
79	* Series.BlakesSeven: Creator/RobertHolmes has a liking for the [[OddCouple Avon/Vila pairing]], ThoseTwoGuys and EverybodysDeadDave. '''[[red:Sub-bullet of Signature Style]]'''
80	* SacrificialLion.AnimeAndManga: Due to a case of UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat, the manga version of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''[='=]s Toji Suzuhara met a much more [[KilledOffForReal definite]] fate than his anime counterpart shortly past the show's halfway point. He did undergo some character development back as one of ThoseTwoGuys (mainly through his connection to his hospitalized sister), but only really became notable after he got TheCall... '''[[red:Shortened]]'''
81	* Series.GoOn: Ryan and Anne tend to have the dynamics of a very snarky ThoseTwoGuys / [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]] type pairing. '''[[red:Sub-bullet of Odd Friendship]]'''
82	* Manga.MagicalGirlSpecOpsAsuka: TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Asuka may want to leave the business of being a Magical Girl behind her, but the combination of insistence from her JSDF contacts (including fellow Magical Girl Kurumi) and [[ThoseTwoGuys her two Muggle friends]] finding themselves embroiled in deadly magical terrorism-related situations makes her reluctantly reconsider.
83	* WMG.GleeJossed: Not only has he had no lines so far while his [[ThoseTwoGuys other half]] Mike "Other Asian" Chang has had two, one of which could easily have been given to Matt, he spent an entire episode AWOL due to hospitalization because there was a ''spider in his ear''. He'll probably spend the rest of season one silent, only to break out into sudden, unprompted {{SesquipedalianLoquaciousness}} in the last ten minutes of the season.
84	* Main.ShamelessSelfPromoter: ''Literature/ForestKingdom'': In the ''Hawk & Fisher'' spinoff series book 2 (''Winner Takes All''), Joshua Kincaid is one of a [[ThoseTwoGuys pair of mercenaries]] (along with his partner, Laurence Bearclaw) who help to protect James Adamant. He also has a sideline, writing chapbook adventure-stories and songs with himself as the hero under a nom de plume.
85	* Characters.LorienLegaciesOtherCharacters: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The main deciders of this. Whether it be Cepans to force Garde to watch tortured, or [[ThoseTwoGuys the two conspiracy theorists]], one of whom is forced to swallow what looked like a miniature version of a Sentinel Sphere from ''Film/{{Phantasm}}''.
86	* Literature.TheThirdTheGirlWithTheBlueEye: AnyoneCanDie: You'd think a pair of town punks in the middle of the series would end up being ThoseTwoGuys, wouldn't you?
87	* Funny.WotakoiLoveIsHardForOtaku: Hirotaka takes to hanging out with [[ThoseTwoGuys two of his coworkers]]. Unfortunately for them, Hirotaka [[RunningGag keeps getting their names wrong]].
88	* Main.DevelopmentGag: ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'': Your player character's precinct has a WalkingDisasterArea [[BuddyCopShow Buddy cop]] partnership consisting of DumbMuscle Mack "The Torso" Torson and the feeble but calculating Chester [=McLaine=], who serve as ThoseTwoGuys in conversations with the Precinct/visions via the Esprit de Corps skill... '''[[red:Shortened]]'''
89	* Characters.GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu: TheNicknamer: Puria Richardson becomes Richard-san; Crab Banker becomes Kani-tank, and by extension [[CombiningMecha Diver Gaiking]] becomes [=KaniKing=]; [[ThoseTwoGuys Puria's group]] become Moustache Trio; Stinger becomes [[BuffySpeak That Kite Thing]].
90	* TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye.TropesEToI: HeroOfAnotherStory: Spoke and Lockstock. Their deeds are always mentioned as having happened off-panel, Heck, we have yet to see them. Ironically, might also count as ThoseTwoGuys.
91	* Main.IllPretendIDidntHearThat: ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Killer", Blake teleports down to help a Federation base deal with a deadly virus. When he informs a [[ThoseTwoGuys couple of research technicians]] that he's the Federation's most wanted [[RebelLeader political criminal]], they reply that they can hardly be expected to remember people's names.
92	* Main.TrapDoor: Short [[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS0E4WhenThievesDropBy "When Thieves Drop By"]] reveals that [[ThoseTwoGuys Flix and Orka]] have a trapdoor installed at the front of their shop, the Office of Acquisitions, for the purposes of dropping would-be thieves down it. Brothers and criminals Narb and Nod both separately fall victim to it.
93	* ShipMates.AnimeAndManga: Iwaizumi/Oikawa stories like to include [[ThoseTwoGuys Matsukawa/Hanamaki.]] '''[[red:Sub-bullet of Haikyuu!]]'''
94	* WesternAnimation.TheAristocats: ThoseTwoGuys Lafayette and Napoleon also count. You can just ''hear'' Pat Buttram and George Lindsey snickering in the microphone during the [[ItMakesSenseInContext motorcycle chase scene]]. '''[[red:Sub-bullet of Large Ham]]'''
95	* ShooOutTheClowns.AnimatedFilms: ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'' both plays this trope straight and downplays it. The movie takes on a darker, serious tone when [[ThoseTwoGuys Officers Landers and Lister]] are eaten by the house... '''[[red:Shortened]]'''
96	* Manga.YonaOfTheDawn: HeterosexualLifePartners: Heang-Dea and Tae-Woo, the guards from the Wind Tribe, who are [[ThoseTwoGuys nearly always together]].
97	* Anime.ShinMazinger: SeveredHeadSports: [[{{Gonk}} Boss,]] [[ThoseTwoGuys Macha and Nuke]] play a round of soccer with Count Brocken's head. It was played for laughs since Brocken is [[LosingYourHead still alive despite this]], and was not happy about it.
98	* Film.TheLordOfTheRings: FatalFireworks: There's a comedic, non-fatal example: at Bilbo's birthday party, [[ThoseTwoGuys Pippin and Merry]] steal and launch one of Gandalf's firework rockets, ending up with an AshFace.
99	* Funny.TheWorldEndsWithYou: ...The third is [[ThoseTwoGuys Kariya and Uzuki]]... and Neku does not have such a nice reason if he tries to help. '''[[red:Shortened]]'''
100	* Manga.NagasareteAirantou: InnocentCohabitation: Ikuto and Suzu. There are no ThoseTwoGuys to {{lampshade\|Hanging}} this, of course, but then again, the rest of the UnwantedHarem is jealous '''[[red:This was the only pothole used correctly]]'''
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104	* Pantheon.FriendshipDynamicsAToL: Portfolios: '''HeterosexualLifePartners''', '''[[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two]] [[TheStoner Stoners]]''', AntiHero, HighSchoolRejects, FatAndSkinny
105	* Pantheon.{{Duos}}: Portfolio: [[TheDividual Two individuals who act like one person]], [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals Not Actually Twins]], ThoseTwoGuys... '''[[red:Shortened]]'''
106	* InvisibleSubtleDifference: Generally PlayedForLaughs. Often appears with LimitedWardrobe, EvilTwin, PlanetOfSteves, ThoseTwoGuys, and/or OnlySaneMan. Compare and contrast ShellGame, SpotTheImposter, NeedleInAStackOfNeedles, and IAmSpartacus. This may be used to indicate HyperAwareness, or as one of the components of a SherlockScan.
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