History PlayingWith / FriendlyEnemy

** DatingCatwoman

** Davina Vile is a PunchClockVillain, and/or Alice Virtuous is a PunchClockHero.

** Alice and Devina are HeterosexualLifePartners yet practically hate each other on the battlefield

* '''Parodied''': Alice and David become such good friends that they sing, dance, drink, eat, and live together. David insists that it's to spy on her, and Alice insists that it's to keep him under control, and they often hit each other with sticks. Then it moves from there, and HilarityEnsues.

** FoeYay.

** The story is a WhiteAndGrayMorality type conflict, and Davina Vile is an AntiVillain whom Alice Virtuous respects due to her goal but fights against due to her methods.

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* '''Defied''': "I have no interest in spending time with her, she's a total bitch and I hate her guts!"

** In the end, they're still on opposing sides, and eventually one of them may have to harm, or even ''kill'', the other.

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%%* '''Deconstructed''': In the end, they're still on opposing sides, and eventually one of them may have to harm, or even ''kill'', the other

* '''Played For Drama''': Davina and Alice genuinely care for each other, meaning neither can well and truly bring themselves to stop the other entirely, thus perpetuating the conflict between them. Furthermore, this kind of relationship also causes them both to decide that [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou nobody else has the right to end the conflict]]. Meanwhile, both are using up precious resources to fight the other, and the collateral damage is astounding. When this finally kicks in with Alice, she [[HeroicBSOD breaks]][[MyGodWhatHaveIDone down]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is TheHero and Davina is TheDragon; they [[GoKartingWithBowser go to the movies together]], share brainstorming session for problem-solving, tell jokes to each other, play video games, and so on.

'''Basic Trope''': Both the vilain and the hero are friendly towards one another and share a code of honor.

* '''Enforced''': Due to popularity ratings, the [[ExecutiveMeddling executives]] force the writer of the work to make Davina move towards good so Alice has less reason to kill her and end the show. To show that the writer did not want to do this, he retools the relationship into one of these.

* '''Played For Drama''': Davina and Alice genuinely care for each other, meaning neither can well and truly bring themselves to stop the other entirely, thus perpetuating the conflict between them. Furthermore, this kind of relationship also causes them both to decide that [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou nobody else has the right to end the conflict]]. Meanwhile, both are using up precious resources to fight the other, and the collateral damage is astounding. When this finally kicks in with Alice, she [[HeroicBSOD breaks ]][[MyGodWhatHaveIDone down]].

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* '''Exploited''': Davina's partner-in-evil, Duchess, notices her weakness in Alice and uses it against Davina.

--> '''Davina''' ''(as the cops tow her to jail)'': "You were good. So will you come play crosswords with me in prison?"
--> '''Alice''': "I said I would and I will."

* '''Played For Drama''': Davina and Alice genuinely care for each other, in a sense, meaning neither can well and truly bring themselves to stop the other entirely, thus perpetuating the conflict between them. Furthermore, this kind of relationship also causes them both to decide that [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou nobody else has the right to end the conflict]]. Meanwhile, both are using up precious resources to fight the other, and the collateral damage is astounding. When this finally kicks in with Alice, she [[HeroicBSOD breaks ]][[MyGodWhatHaveIDone down]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice beats Davina and sends her off to jail, the latter screaming curses at her the whole way. JumpCut to the two of them laughing about it over coffee.

** Davina is Alice's EvilFormerFriend, only not quite "former".

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* '''Defied''': "I have no interes in spending time with her, she's a total bitch and I hate her guts!"

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Davina are often at cross purposes, and this often harms their friendship, but at the end of the day they stay in touch with one another.

** They're rivals, not enemies; they both want to win, but respect each other and the rules of the game.