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seconding Jade! here are a couple of others:

malcolm reynolds from firefly; he's not entirely bad at feelings but he is when it comes to his love interest. otherwise, captain of a rag tag crew of mercenaries in space, he has ~tragic past~ which crops up sometimes but he's generally light-hearted, quippy, and sarcastic. he tries to act like he's ruthless but has a honorable streak which occasionally screws him over, and is very protective of his crew though rarely sentimental (though a little with kaylee; his little sister figure). he's a talented leader, though otherwise though he's good at fighting and other things i'd say his biggest talent is thinking on his feet and squeezing out of tight scrapes. his dynamics with the other crew are similar to buddycop but it's a little different since he's technically the leader. there is a lot of quipping with the other crew members, though.

nicholas d. wolfwood from trigun; anime version. he's a priest (worst priest ever) that acts silly and lighthearted generally, but it's a front for a super skilled gunsman who has been trained to be an assassin from a young age. Also angry, sarcastic, jaded, and believes killing is the only way to deal with things. He does assassin/mercenary work in exchange for keeping his church/orphanage safe and develops a buddy-cop dynamic with the main character (which involves a guy roughhousing or bickering). he has a massive soft spot for kids and a lot of secret internal conflict about the blood on his hands. he tries to guide the other characters even though his ideals frequently clash with them. tragic past.

manga version could work too, except that he's actually a teenager who has been physically aged up through experiments and looks/acts like he's 30+ most of the time. the manga version is also a lot more angry and violent (and he's even worse at feelings than anime counterpart, but the massive soft spot for kids and trying to guide others still applies. so does the inner conflict. even more tragic past than anime)

possibly axel from kingdom hearts. very sarcastic, badass, quips a lot. he doesn't have a specific buddy cop dynamic (except maybe with Riku) but he does end up taking these kids under his wing and failing at looking after them. He is somewhat manipulative and secretive and bad at feelings despite squishiness. He teases a lot and i think you could count him as tragic past considering he lost his heart and all.

also seconding Kate Beckett, I didn't think of her but she definitely fits.

... well, I'll put extra weight on Kate Beckett, then

on the grounds that you just named two characters I play and one I seriously considered

Crap, I've got a type.

Well that's why we're here, isn't it?

You have a very valid point.

haha really? do you still play them? now i want to stalk you.

Wolfwood it's been a long time ~~and I was bad~~, Mal I considered but eventually decided he's too Big Damn Hero for me, and Axel I have in a game but I feel like his voice is slipping. I'm holding out for a full canon review when I get my hands on 1.5.

Soon, my precious... anyway.

They're all great characters! I wish I'd done Wolfwood better justice back in the day. Might pick him back up sometime; it'd give me a great excuse to re-read.

Hello! Just jumping in here to be super shameless and let you know that if you ever did want to consider picking Wolfwood up again, I would love to attempt to kidnap you to my game and/or help you voicetest.

that's a shame about Axel. i hope 1.5 helps! i think there's a compilation of cutscenes on youtube too, maybe that would help you?

they are great characters! i hope you do pick up Wolfwood because he's a fun character to have around dw.

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