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* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Nami is initially hostile towards Robin when she first joins the crew, which is understandable since until a few days ago she was [[ArcVillain Crocodile's]] NumberTwo (that and she's rather shamelessly charming her way through the rest of the male crew members). [[MoneyFetish She quickly changes her tune]] when Robin [[EveryManHasHisPrice bribes her with some jewels she stole from Crocodile]], and they genuinely get along from then on.

* Alyss treats Evanlyn this way in ''Literature/RangersApprentice,'' because she thinks that the princess is into Will. While there was significant ShipTease between them in earlier books, the reader knows that it's entirely died out by now and that she's only interested in Horace. Whether or not Alyss' jealousy is unreasonable is left up to the readers to decide.

** In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E17ForgetMeNot Forget-Me-Not]]" [[spoiler:Stewie puts Peter, Brian, Joe, and Quagmire in a simulation where they all have amnesia and are the only people around due to Stewie believing Peter and Brian were only friends from circumstance. Aside from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a misunderstanding that leads the others to believe Peter destroyed everyone else on Earth]], they get along fairly well and Stewie admitted to being wrong when Brian took a bullet for Peter after defending him from accusations over said misunderstanding. In the end, we see Stewie has done the same thing with Meg, Lois, and Bonnie. They started clawing at each other's throats after just a few minutes.]]

* A WhatCouldHaveBeen example in ''Series/MuppetBabies2018''. The original pitch had a sheep named [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Bobbi_Baba Bobbi Baba]] as the AffirmativeActionGirl, and her description says "Piggy might be a TAAAAAD threatened by Bobbi". This is not present in the final show, where Piggy and the ''actual'' second female character, Summer Penguin, get on fine.

A subtrope of TheSmurfettePrinciple and DislikesTheNewGuy. Compare to the AlphaBitch (who's just a territorial female, [[NoPunIntended period]]). Almost AlwaysFemale, though a gender inversion may occur, especially in series that use TheOneGuy. See also AllWomenHateEachOther, where the territorial attitude is due to a supposed fickleness in female relationships.

* Parodied in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade''. Serra is at first super bitchy to a VERY pretty new member of the group... [[UnsettlingGenderReveal who turned out]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady to be a girly-looking guy.]]

* Inverted in ''WebOriginal/GetsuyoubiNoTawawa''. It's all the other men in the office that are suspicious of the pretty saleswomen who try selling insurance to them, because since they're already used to Kouhai's good looks, they can see the women's offers for what they really are.

* Kate from ''Series/RobinHood'' is in the midst of a conversation with Much and Allan in which she explicitly identifies herself "the girl" of the gang. Seconds later Robin turns up with Isabella in tow. Kate immediately snarls: "what's the reason for ''her''?" It all culminated in a LoveTriangle and a CatFight.

** Played with in a cutaway gag where a couple of women [[SarcasmMode compliment]] each other with [[StealthInsult unflattering remarks]]. It then cuts away to two guys who genuinely get along, ending with people singing, "Men! We know how to be friends!"

* As ferals on ''Series/MutantX'' are notoriously territorial, Shalimar did not take kindly to another feral joining the team. Per the trope, the new girl was a joy bringer everyone else liked. Worse, Shalimar was ordered to stay at Home Base due to an injury but was normally the ICanStillFight type without two layers of jealousy for extra motivation. [[spoiler:It turned out the new feral was even more territorial. She staged the accident that injured Shalimar then joined the team to finish her off.]]

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Nami is initially hostile towards Robin when she first joins the crew, which is understandable since until a few days ago she was [[BigBad Crocodile's]] NumberTwo (that and she's rather shamelessly charming her way through the rest of the male crew members). [[MoneyFetish She quickly changes her tune]] when Robin [[EveryManHasHisPrice bribes her with some jewels she stole from Crocodile]], and they genuinely get along from then on.

* Zig-zagged in ''LightNovel/SorcererStabberOrphen Revenge''. Cleao and Lycoris don't get along at first, but it's less about romantic/sexual jealousy and more because of [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl their personality clashes.]] [[spoiler:And the first time they fought, the actual cause was a doppelganger that tricked Cleao into believing that Lycoris was TheMole.]] Once they have to go through TeethClenchedTeamwork and understand each other better, they become [[PseudoRomanticFriendship very close friends.]]

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Nami is initially hostile towards Robin when she first joins the crew, which is understandable since until a few days ago she was [[BigBad Crocodile's]] NumberTwo (that and she's rather shamelessly charming her way through the rest of the male crew members). [[MoneyFetish She quickly changes her tune]] when Robin bribes her with some jewels she stole from Crocodile, and they genuinely get along from then on.

* Zig-zagged in ''LightNovel/SorcererStabberOrphen Revenge''. Cleao and Lycoris don't get along at first, but it's less about romantic/sexual jealousy and more because of [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl their personality clashes.]] [[spoiler:And the first time they fought, the actual cause was a doppelganger that tricked Cleao into believing that Lycoris was TheMole.]] Once they have to go through TeethClenchedTeamwork and understand each other better, they become [[PseudoRomanticFriendship very close friends.]]

* Carla toward Dr. Clock in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''. Mainly because as a psychiatrist Clock was just as good, if not better, at being TheChick and began solving everyone else's problems (while, ironically enough, doing a study into exactly the same sort of workplace hostility while being unaware of Carla's grudge).

* {{Subverted|Trope}} on ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010.'' [[TheChick M'gann]] actually tried to befriend [[AffirmativeActionGirl Artemis]], but the latter ignored her efforts and openly ogled ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, M'gann's crush. M'gann was clearly aggravated, but after some light bickering, decided to keep being friendly anyway. Sure enough, the two become close friends. Also {{averted|Trope}} later when ComicBook/{{Zatanna}} and then [[ComicBook/{{Icon}} Rocket]] show up.

In stories where StatusQuoIsGod, you'll see the Smurfette turn out to be right because the new girl was either the BitchInSheepsClothing or a SixthRangerTraitor, typically with only Smurfette [[CassandraTruth to see through the act]]. In stories where there can be legitimate progress, the new girl will just be a target of shallow jealousy because the new girl is [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl markedly more feminine]] or [[OneOfTheBoys able to get along with the men more easily]]. In the end, the two women may end up becoming friends. [[TakeAThirdOption Sometimes these two courses for the story get combined, leading to more interesting results]].

* Played with in ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', as when Chiyu asks Taku to install Brain Burst on her Neurolinker so she can join him and Haru, she's hesitant to join up with Kuroyukihime, since things are somewhat tense between them at this point, due to shared jealousy over Haru. Kuroyukihime doesn't have any objections to Chiyu joining, although she does find it somewhat unlikely that Chiyu would be able to qualify. In fact, the old Nega Nebulus was mostly female, so it's not as though Kuroyukihime has a problem with other girls being around.