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* TwoTimingWithTheBestie: Someone canoodles with their best friend's significant other behind their back.
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* TerritorialComicRelief: When a group's PluckyComicRelief feels challenged by a new comic relief joining the group.
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* GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: A happy person paired with a grouchy one.
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** TokenGoodTeammate/ASongOfIceAndFire
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGoldJerkWithAHeartOfGold: Someone who is capable of being both very rude and kind, sometimes towards the same individuals.
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->''" 'Cause we're frenemies/We like disliking one another/ Yes, we're frenemies/ He's like my least favorite brother"''

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->''" 'Cause we're frenemies/We frenemies[softreturn]We like disliking one another/ Yes, another[softreturn]Yes, we're frenemies/ He's frenemies[softreturn]He's like my least favorite brother"''

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* BelligerentSexualTension



* FoeRomanticSubtext



* HeroRivalBaddieTeamUp

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* HeroRivalBaddieTeamUpHeroRivalBaddieTeamUp: A character teams up with both their rival and their enemy to achoeve a common goal.



* TheMasochismTango
* NoAccountingForTaste



* SaveTheVillain

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* SaveTheVillainSaveTheVillain: A hero chooses to save a villain when their life is endangered, which can lead to mutual amity, or they may have done it because they already had rapport with them.



* SympathyForTheDevil
* SympathyForTheHero
* TeethClenchedTeamwork

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* SympathyForTheDevil
SympathyForTheDevil: The hero pities the villain.
* SympathyForTheHero
SympathyForTheHero: A villain or rival pities the hero.
* TeethClenchedTeamworkTeethClenchedTeamwork: People grudgingly work together to achieve a goal.



* ThirdWheel: A character who constantly hangs around with a romantic couple (they're usually friends with one or both of them).

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* ThirdWheel: A character who constantly hangs around with a romantic couple (they're usually friends with one or both of them).them), which can cause issues with the friendship, romance or both.



* VillainousRescue

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* VillainousRescueVillainousRescue: The villain rescues the hero, which can be due to them having positive regard for the hero and/or may lead to a more positive relationship between them.
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* FoeYay
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An index of tropes having to do with character relationships that combine enmity with friendship. Compare and contrast RivalryTropes which separates friendship from rivalry.

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An index of tropes having to do with character relationships that combine enmity with friendship. Compare and contrast RivalryTropes which separates friendship from rivalry.
rivalry. For the romantic/familial versions, see the DysfunctionalRomanceIndex and DysfunctionalFamilyIndex.



* RivalsTeamUp

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* RivalsTeamUpRivalsTeamUp: Two rivals join forces to achieve a common goal; it may lead to a genuine friendship.



* TokenEvilTeammate
* TokenGoodTeammate

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* TokenEvilTeammate
TokenEvilTeammate: A member of a group of heroes who is notably immoral.
* TokenGoodTeammateTokenGoodTeammate: A member of a group of villains who is notably more moral than the others.



* ToughLove
* {{Tsundere}}

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* ToughLove
ToughLove: Treating someone you care about harshly to make them a better person, which can apply to friends.
* {{Tsundere}}{{Tsundere}}: A person who switches between being abrasive and caring with their friends.

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOtherAwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Can apply to friends; they fight a lot but ultimately prove they do care about each other.



* BigBadFriend
* BullyTurnedBuddy
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem
* CommonalityConnection

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* BigBadFriend
BigBadFriend: A protagonist's close friend is revealed to have been working for the BigBad, or ''is'' the BigBad themselves.
* BullyTurnedBuddy
BullyTurnedBuddy: A character is friends with someone who used to bully them.
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem
CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: A character finds their companion annoying, yet misses them when they're apart.
* CommonalityConnectionCommonalityConnection: Characters who are initially neutral or hostile bond over sonething they have in common.



* DefeatMeansFriendship
* DefeatMeansRespect

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* DefeatMeansFriendship
DefeatMeansFriendship: A character beats another character at something, leading to them becoming friends.
* DefeatMeansRespectDefeatMeansRespect: A character gains respect for another after they beat them at something, which can lead to friendship.



* DislikesTheNewGuy

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* DislikesTheNewGuyDislikesTheNewGuy: Someone dislikes the new member of a group for whatever reason.



* EnemyMine
* EvilFormerFriend

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* EnemyMine
EnemyMine: Two enemies team up to achieve a common goal, which can lead to a genuine friendship (whether it sticks is another matter).
* EvilFormerFriendEvilFormerFriend: A character who used to be friends with a protagonist until they had a FaceHeelTurn.
* FairWeatherFriend: A character's friend ditches them when things get tough.



* TheFriendNobodyLikes
* FriendVersusLover
* FriendlyEnemy
* FriendlyRivalry

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* TheFriendNobodyLikes
TheFriendNobodyLikes: A member of a friend group who is merely tolerated by everyone else in the group.
* FriendVersusLover
FriendVersusLover: A character is torn between being loyal to their friend and their love interest.
* FriendlyEnemy
FriendlyEnemy: Enemies who are amiable to each other; they may even consider each other a true friend.
* FriendlyRivalryFriendlyRivalry: A pair of rivals who are amiable to each other and may even consider each other a true friend.



* HeadbuttingHeroes

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* HeadbuttingHeroesHeadbuttingHeroes: Heroes on the same side clash with each other.



* PoisonousFriend: A friend who means well but tends to go for extreme or immoral methods to help out their buddy (sometimes making things worse for their friend in the process).



** SympathyForTheHero

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** * SympathyForTheHero



* ThirdWheel

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* ThirdWheelThirdWheel: A character who constantly hangs around with a romantic couple (they're usually friends with one or both of them).



* VitriolicBestBuds
* WeUsedToBeFriends
* WithFriendsLikeThese

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* VitriolicBestBuds
VitriolicBestBuds: Two friends who argue and insult each other constantly, but do genuinely like each other.
* WeUsedToBeFriends
WeUsedToBeFriends: Friends have a falling out and stop being friends.
* WithFriendsLikeTheseWithFriendsLikeThese: A character who is treated poorly by their friends (and it's genuinely harmful to them rather than lighthearted ribbing and so on).
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* TermsOfEndangerment
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* EvilFormerFriend
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* FriendlyWar
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* RoomateDrama (When the roommates are friends normally)

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* RoomateDrama RoommateDrama (When the roommates are friends normally)
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* RoomateDrama (When the roommates are friends normally)
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* BusinessIsBusiness
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* BusinessIsBusiness
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* YearningForANemesis

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* TakahashiCouple
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An index of tropes having to do with character relationships that combine enmity with friendship.

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An index of tropes having to do with character relationships that combine enmity with friendship.
friendship. Compare and contrast RivalryTropes which separates friendship from rivalry.
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* ThirdWheel
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* BullyTurnedBuddy
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* HeroRivalBaddieTeamUp
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-->--'''Buford and Baljeet''', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''

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-->--'''Buford -->-- '''Buford and Baljeet''', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''
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* FriendshipStrainingCompetition
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* AffablyEvil (if a villain is so affable to the point of having a FriendlyEnemy relationship with a hero)
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* IDontLikeYouAndYouDontLikeMe
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* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple

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