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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog:

* The team of Sonic and Knuckles in ''[[SonicAdvance Sonic Advance 3]]''.
** One of the verses of Knuckles' theme song in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' actually points out about how he views teamwork:
--->''I have no such things as weak spots''
--->''Don't approve of him, but you gotta trust him''
--->''This alliance has a purpose''
--->''This partnership is temporary.''

** Knuckles and Rouge in ''[[VideoGame/SonicRivals Sonic Rivals 2]]''. Justified since Knuckles can't trust her in retrieving the Master Emerald from Dr. Eggman.

* [[SpiderManEdgeOfTime Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099.]] Averted in ''Edge of Time's'' predecessor SpiderManShatteredDimensions, where the Spider-Men do not interact with each other (the exception being [[spoiler:the fight against Mysterio]]).

* In the "Tower of Babel" arc in ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'', Ra's al Ghul has incapacitated the JLA using {{Batman}}'s anti-JLA contingency plans. Like exposing Comicbook/{{Superman}} to red kryptonite. Once Batman reveals that he's the one responsible, most of the team (especially PlasticMan, Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} and the MartianManhunter) are closer to killing him than working with him, but they push through. At the end, he's expelled from the League. For a few issues. In a neat epilogue, Batman's extended family is shown being mistrusted by their own teams (the Titans don't trust {{Nightwing}}, Young Justice doesn't trust Robin, and the JLA stop calling Oracle for advice).

* Crops up whenever ''{{Batman}}'' and ''JudgeDredd'' have a {{crossover}} -- since Batman is a somewhat freelancing vigilante, while Dredd ''[[CatchPhrase is]]'' [[CatchPhrase the law]], they're willing to work together to bring down their enemies, but that doesn't mean they have to enjoy each others' company. Especially given Batman's strict no-killing rule, while Dredd won't bat an eyelid to shoot a criminal if necessary.

* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'', too. ObsidianEntertainment seems to like this trope.

*** Also, in the early stages, Geo and Omega Xiz.

** Again in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianWars'' where they temporarily stop fighting each other to focus in fighting the Scrin.

** In ''VideoGame/Tekken4'' Kazuya and his father Heihachi briefly team up in order to fight a squad of robots, they perform well together as a team and are in perfect synchronization, only when the battle is about to end with an explosive finale that Kazuya betrays his father and leaves him to die in a massive explosion. The fact is that Kazuya and Heihachi despise each other to the point that they each tried to kill the other. In the Tekken Tag spin offs the player can pair up Jin with Kazuya his father and like in the previous generation Jin wants nothing more than to hurt Kazuya and Kazuya returns that gesture. Their victory poses actually have them staring each other down, while in another Jin attempts to punch Kazuya before he flies away.

* This is the whole point of most zombie movies, especially those made by or remade from George Romero. ''NightOfTheLivingDead'' started the trend, with the zombies providing constant pressure on a house full of strangers who fight over what to do while passing the IdiotBall back and forth like a hot potato.
* In ''{{Inception}}'', Arthur and Eames are often at odds due to their conflicting personality types.

* The second of the ''Film/JoshuuSasori'' series, ''Jailhouse 41'', finds the heroine obliged to work together with six other prisoners. Many of them hate her, but are also scared enough of her not to attack her, and recognise her toughness and experience will be a bonus.
* It's established through certain parts of the film that ''Film/TheAvengers'' can't stand each other at all, especially Iron Man and Captain America. However, when it comes time to fight Loki's forces, they'll be more than happy to drop their personal issues to stop the threat however they can.
* Harada and Viper in ''Film/TheWolverine''. While the two supply a healthy dose of intel to each other during the film,they cannot hate each other more. A scene shows them having an argument of ethics and honor, with Viper [[spoiler: [[DisproportionateRetribution spraying minor poison on Ken's face and slamming him into the ground as a retort.]]]]

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* In ''VideoGame/Tekken4'' Kazuya and his father Heihachi briefly team up in order to fight a squad of robots, they perform well together as a team and are in perfect synchronization, only when the battle is about to end with an explosive finale that Kazuya betrays his father and leaves him to die in a massive explosion. The fact is that Kazuya and Heihachi despise each other to the point that they each tried to kill the other. In the Tekken Tag spin offs the player can pair up Jin with Kazuya his father and like in the previous generation Jin wants nothing more than to hurt Kazuya and Kazuya returns that gesture. Their victory poses actually have them staring each other down, while in another Jin attempts to punch Kazuya before he flies away.

Often, this is how FireForgedFriends start out.

* In the WarOnTerror the USA and NATO cooperate with nations like Pakistan and Afghanistan in order combat terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, these nations have been accused of harboring terrorists themselves, and they don't like the western nations themselves.

* Conversely, SouthKorea and {{Japan}} have a shared interest in keeping {{Russia}}, {{China}}, and NorthKorea at bay, despite some major disagreements.

* Goku and Vegeta in Manga/DragonBallZ. It's mainly on Vegeta's side though. Vegeta teams up with Goku only if he has to, to defeat a [[EnemyMine common enemy]], and Goku usually has to beg Vegeta to give his energy to him to defeat a BigBad, due to Vegeta's sheer stubbornness and not wanting to admit to himself that Goku is more powerful.

* Goku and Vegeta in Manga/DragonBall. It's mainly on Vegeta's side though. Vegeta teams up with Goku only if he has to, to defeat a [[EnemyMine common enemy]], and Goku usually has to beg Vegeta to give his energy to him to defeat a BigBad, due to Vegeta's sheer stubbornness and not wanting to admit to himself that Goku is more powerful.

* In the StarTrekNovelVerse, any threat to the entirety of known space results in this, as the Federation tries, with varying degrees of success, to gather all the local powers into a coalition. It sort of works during the Gateways and [[StarTrekTheGenesisWave Genesis Wave]] crises, and in the desperate days of the [[StarTrekDestiny Borg Invasion]], but there's always a lot of complaining. Now the [[StarTrekTyphonPact Typhon Pact]] has been formed, motivating in turn an expansion of the Khitomer Accords, meaning there's a lot more teamwork going on in the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' galaxy - and with it, more teeth clenching...