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* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', Matheo sees the Chemist as his rival because he's jealous that they can cure diseases that he can't, like Rue's long-term illness. He also sees them as a threat to his family's tradition of using all-natural cures and fears that he'll go out of business because of them.
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* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' has Marisa versus Reimu, and Marisa is/was (depending on whether you consider the events in UsefulNotes/PC98 game as having happened) even a stereotypical enemy-turned-rival. There's also the [[DeathIsCheap considerably more violent]] Mokou versus Kaguya. Recently, Reimu has gained ''another'' rival in fellow {{miko}} Sanae, whose shrine is quite popular among the people of Gensokyo.

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* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' has Marisa versus Reimu, and Marisa is/was (depending on whether you consider the events in UsefulNotes/PC98 Platform/PC98 game as having happened) even a stereotypical enemy-turned-rival. There's also the [[DeathIsCheap considerably more violent]] Mokou versus Kaguya. Recently, Reimu has gained ''another'' rival in fellow {{miko}} Sanae, whose shrine is quite popular among the people of Gensokyo.

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* In the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series, Bass is Mega Man's rival, obsessed with proving his superiority over Mega Man.

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** In the ''VideoGame/MegamanBattleNetwork'' series, Lan has two rivals, namely Dex and Chaud, though the rivalry with Chaud is played much more seriously than the one with Dex.
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In the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series, Bass is Mega Man's rival, obsessed with proving his superiority over Mega Man.
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** Wario is Mario's rival, though it's doubtful whether Mario has ''noticed'' even if ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand26GoldenCoins'' happened because of it. Bowser also counts as one to Mario, due to Mario always foiling his plans and rescuing Peach whenever he kidnaps her.

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** Wario is Mario's rival, though it's doubtful whether Mario has ''noticed'' even if ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand26GoldenCoins'' ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'' happened because of it. Bowser also counts as one to Mario, due to Mario always foiling his plans and rescuing Peach whenever he kidnaps her.
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* ''VideoGame/ZeroRanger'': Eve of Destruction [[spoiler:aka Grapefruit[=/=]Renji]], the boss of Stage 3, is actually piloting a machine similar to the player characters' ships and grants them the ability to achieve [[TransformingMecha their Zero Ranger mech forms]]. [[spoiler:When confronting her in the looped version of the stage and demonstrating Zero Ranger form, she proceeds to challenge them to an all-out duel where she uses her unique versions of the players' power-ups]].

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** [[VideoGame/{{Ultrakill}} V1]] and V2.



* In ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'', Hat Kid has Mustache Girl.

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* The 2023 game ''Gunbrella'' features two fights that pit Murray against two [[StateSec Parasol Gunmen]] that have antagonized him during his quest, who utilize upgraded models of the titular Gunbrella against him.
* In ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'', Hat Kid has Mustache Girl.Girl, who when confronted as a boss also uses a similar moveset as Hat Kid during her first phase.

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* {{VideoGame/Wario|Land}} is [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario's]] rival, though it's doubtful whether Mario has ''noticed'' even if ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand26GoldenCoins'' happened because of it. Bowser also counts as one to Mario, due to Mario always foiling his plans and rescuing Peach whenever he kidnaps her.

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is [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario's]] Mario's rival, though it's doubtful whether Mario has ''noticed'' even if ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand26GoldenCoins'' happened because of it. Bowser also counts as one to Mario, due to Mario always foiling his plans and rescuing Peach whenever he kidnaps her.



** The ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' series portrays [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong]] and Bowser as rivals which explains why, in ''VideoGame/MarioParty2'', DK always goes for the Bowser Bomb (which summons Bowser to the board). Later games make them [[{{Foil}} Foils]] by giving their spaces opposite functions: DK gives out Stars and coins while Bowser takes them away. On a similar note, DK himself may also act as a rival to Mario, depending on whether or not Nintendo feels like having him fulfill his [[FlipFlopOfGod (Grand)]]father's [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong role]].

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** The ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' series portrays [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong]] and Bowser as rivals which explains why, in ''VideoGame/MarioParty2'', DK always goes for the Bowser Bomb (which summons Bowser to the board). Later games make them [[{{Foil}} Foils]] by giving their spaces opposite functions: DK gives out Stars and coins while Bowser takes them away.away (this doesn't apply in ''VideoGame/MarioPartyTheTop100'', as DK doesn't appear in the board game mode to serve as a friendly NPC, so instead his only role in that game is to serve as a boss opponent in his minigames). On a similar note, DK himself may also act as a rival to Mario, depending on whether or not Nintendo feels like having him fulfill his [[FlipFlopOfGod (Grand)]]father's [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong role]].

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* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'':
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'' has [[BewareTheSillyOnes Goro Majima]], who's constantly pestering [[TheHero Kiryu]]-[[TermsOfEndangerment chan]] throughout the game. In subsequent games, however, the relationship has mellowed down to just being friends.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'' has [[TheBrute Ryuji Goda]], a [[DumbBlond golden-haired]] [[DumbMuscle meathead]] who loves to fight. [[spoiler:He gives Kiryu a rough time at the end of the game, though.]]



* In ''[[VideoGame/Onmyoji2016 Onmyōji]]'', Kyūmei-neko develops a rivalry with Seimei after the latter whupped her butt at the end of the first chapter… only to have it ''[[RunningGag repeatedly]]'' whupped again afterwards, even in a ''[[DreamLand goddamn dream]]''.

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* In ''[[VideoGame/Onmyoji2016 Onmyōji]]'', ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016'', Kyūmei-neko develops a rivalry with Seimei after the latter whupped her butt at the end of the first chapter… only to have it ''[[RunningGag repeatedly]]'' whupped again afterwards, even in a ''[[DreamLand goddamn dream]]''.



* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}''
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'' has [[BewareTheSillyOnes Goro Majima]], who's constantly pestering [[TheHero Kiryu]][[TermsOfEndangerment -chan]] throughout the game. In subsequent games, however, the relationship has mellowed down to just being friends.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'' has [[TheBrute Ryuji Goda]], a [[DumbBlond golden haired]] [[DumbMuscle meathead]] who loves to fight. [[spoiler:He gives Kiryu a rough time at the end of the game, though.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}''
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'' has [[BewareTheSillyOnes Goro Majima]], who's constantly pestering [[TheHero Kiryu]][[TermsOfEndangerment -chan]] throughout the game. In subsequent games, however, the relationship has mellowed down to just being friends.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'' has [[TheBrute Ryuji Goda]], a [[DumbBlond golden haired]] [[DumbMuscle meathead]] who loves to fight. [[spoiler:He gives Kiryu a rough time at the end of the game, though.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', there are Paul to Kazuya, later Kuma to Paul, Kunimitsu to Yoshimitsu, Raven to Yoshimitsu, Dragunov to Raven, Hwoarang to Jin, Lily to Asuka, King II and Murduk until they become friends, Armor King II to King II. Yoshimitsu and Bryan also qualify, but they are rather [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemies]] to each other. There are also [[SiblingRivalry Sibling Rivalries]], Nina and Anna, and Lee to Kazuya.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'', there are Paul to Kazuya, later Kuma to Paul, Kunimitsu to Yoshimitsu, Raven to Yoshimitsu, Dragunov to Raven, Hwoarang to Jin, Lily to Asuka, King II and Murduk until they become friends, Armor King II to King II. Yoshimitsu and Bryan also qualify, but they are rather [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemies]] to each other. There are also [[SiblingRivalry Sibling Rivalries]], Nina and Anna, and Lee to Kazuya.



* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has Marisa versus Reimu, and Marisa is/was (depending on whether you consider the events in UsefulNotes/PC98 game as having happened) even a stereotypical enemy-turned-rival. There's also the [[DeathIsCheap considerably more violent]] Mokou versus Kaguya. Recently, Reimu has gained ''another'' rival in fellow {{miko}} Sanae, whose shrine is quite popular among the people of Gensokyo.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' has Marisa versus Reimu, and Marisa is/was (depending on whether you consider the events in UsefulNotes/PC98 game as having happened) even a stereotypical enemy-turned-rival. There's also the [[DeathIsCheap considerably more violent]] Mokou versus Kaguya. Recently, Reimu has gained ''another'' rival in fellow {{miko}} Sanae, whose shrine is quite popular among the people of Gensokyo.
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renamed to Clone Angst


** Sanger Zonvolt to [[CloningBlues Wodan]] [[EvilKnockoff Ymir]], Yuuki Jagger to Bullet Luckfield, and Kyosuke Nanbu to Axel Almer in [=OG2=]. The ATX Team and SRX Team have a friendly, professional rivalry in [=OGs=].

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** Sanger Zonvolt to [[CloningBlues Wodan]] [[EvilKnockoff Wodan Ymir]], Yuuki Jagger to Bullet Luckfield, and Kyosuke Nanbu to Axel Almer in [=OG2=]. The ATX Team and SRX Team have a friendly, professional rivalry in [=OGs=].

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