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Rarely, this phenomenon will be referenced obliquely. If [[Duo Tropes|two characters]] with [[Sidekick|some]] [[The Rival|sort]] [[Big Bad|of]] [[Foil|relationship]] exist in your medium - and one has a single horn ([[Freud Was Right|shut up]]) and the other has two, chances are this is why.

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* ''[[Medabots]]'' has a prime example of a Type B in Metabee (the Kabuto) and Rokusho (the Kuwaga), who are Gold and Silver, respectively, and have extremely different personalities, as well as the nature of their Medals, though sometimes cross into being Type A as Rokusho will sometimes offer his assistance to Ikki and Metabee.

* ''[[Digimon]]'' has a Type B in the form of the blue Kabuterimon and red Kuwgamon, though this is mainly in accordance with supplemental material. The anime makes it seem more like they are a Type C.

** Plus there's Kabuterimon's pre-evolution, Tentomon, closing the aforementioned [[Power Trio]].

** An oblique reference exists in [[Digimon Wonder Swan Series|Milleniumon]], a [[Biological Mashup]] of two [[Hybrid Monsters]] already famous for being a combination of parts of other Digimon: the biological [[Digimon Adventure 02|Kimeramon]] and the mechanical [[Digimon Adventure|Machinedramon]]. As Milleniumon progress through its multiple forms, the one thing that will remain constant is that one head will have a single horn and the other will have two.

** In the episode where Ash catches his Heracross, a bunch of Pinsir are invading the Heracross herd's territory, making it seem like a type B, but it's revealed that the invasion is due to the Pinsir being driven out of their own territory by Team Rocket.

* Type A in [[One Piece]] during the Thriller Bark arc. Usopp uses two different large slingshots named Kabuto and Kuwagata.

 

* The ''[[Metal Heroes]]'' series ''[[Juukou B-Fighter]]'' and its sequel ''[[B-Fighter Kabuto]]'' each have the three-man version of Type A with a ladybug; the former with Blue Beet, G-Stag, and Reddle and the latter with B-Fighter Kabuto, B-Fighter Kuwaga, and B-Fighter Tento. This extends to their American counterparts, ''[[Beetleborgs|Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix]]'' (Blue Stinger, Green Hunter, and Red Striker Beetleborgs; and Chromium Gold, Titanium Silver, and Platinum Purple Beetleborgs respectively).

** ''[[B-Robo Kabutack]]'' also had a three-man Type A with Kabutack, Kuwajiro, and Tentorina.

* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' has also inevitably used this, having a preference for insect themes:

** Averted in ''[[Kamen Rider Stronger]]''. The series featured a Rhino Beetle-themed titular hero and female Ladybug-themed sidekick, but no Stag Beetle.

** ''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]'' is another prominant Type A example, with the rhinoceros beetle-based Kamen Rider Blade, and the stag beetle-based Kamen Rider Garren. Moving away from the pattern a bit is the mantis-based Kamen Rider Chalice, and later the spider-based Kamen Rider Leangle.

** ''[[Kamen Rider Faiz]]'' has another villainous Type A example in the beetle Orphenochs introduced in episode 33.

** ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]'' has a lesser Type A example in the Yin-Yang influenced white Butoka and black Wagataku, who are similar to terracotta soldiers, have no personality, yet get an upgraded form after their initial defeat. These two appear in ''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'' as the Shadow Guards.

** In ''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger]]'' is something somewhere between Type A and Type C with the existence of the Kabuto and Kuwagata headers.

* ''[[Chouseishin Gransazer]]'' has a Type A in the form of the Wind Tribe's Sazer-Remls and Sazer-Dail.

 

* The [[Machine Robo]] Mugenbine toy line has the Type A red Iron Beetle and blue Junk Stag that can combine together to become Mugen Sector.

* The [[Transformers]] Insecticons Barrage and Chopshop, who fit the bill as a basic Type A, were toy-exclusive.

 

* ''[[Pokémon]]'' originally just had the Stag-based Pinsir, and didn't get its Type C until Heracross was created in Generation 2, which also added Ledyba/Ledian. Oddly, Kabuto and Kabutops are not examples, being based more on horseshoe crabs. Their name comes from traditional ''kabuto'', which are samurai helmets. [[Fridge Brilliance|That's why the Dome Fossil is called so]].

* The ''[[Digimon]]'' video games have this, and due to the increased detail can expand further on this than the anime. The Kabuto- line includes champion level Kabuterimon, ultimate level MegaKabuterimon (in blue or red) and mega level HerculesKabuterimon or TyrantKabuterimon. The Kuwaga- line includes champions Kuwagamon and BladeKuwagamon, ultimates Okuwamon and MetallifeKuwagamon, and megas GranKuwagamon and GrandisKuwagamon. At those points, the lines are Type B. However, at the Rookie level, Tentomon, Kokabuterimon and Kokuwagamon aren't as opposed. One additional mega for the general beetle themed Warriors of Thunder line is AncientBeetlemon, which decidedly has traits of both.

* ''[[Mega Man X]]'' has a Type A setup with the first game's Boomer Kuwanger (a not-very-good translation of Kuwaga) and his brother, the third game's Gravity Beetle, who is of the Kabuto variety. The latter is actually one of the few Mavericks in ''X3'' who is completely uninterested in Doppler's plans and isn't even infected with [[The Virus]], but instead seeks revenge. In the manga, he even attempts to rebuild his brother.

** ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' has a similar Type A with the first game's Herculious Anchortus (Kabuto) and the second game's Kuwagust Anchus, who refers to Herculious as his brother and teams up with him during the [[Boss Rush]].

** ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'' exhibits this trope in Black Ace/Red Joker. The Red Joker [[Super Mode|Finalization]] has the two horns of the kuwagatamushi and the Black Ace sports the Kabutomushi's single horn.

 

* The original ''[[Transformers]]'' cartoon had the insecticons Bombshell and Shrapnel, who are Type A by nature. However, their [[Power Trio]] is rounded out by Kickback, a grasshopper.

 

* The rhinoceros beetle and stag beetle are normally Type C, but in the hobby of Insect Fighting, they become more of a Type B

 

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