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| 6 | ->''"You know that scene in every movie ever, where at the end of Act 2, the best of friends decide that they hate each other so much that they want to break up the friendship that's going to last forever for five to ten minutes, usually because of a stupid misunderstanding?"'' |
| 7 | -->-- '''WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter''', in his review of ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' |
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| 9 | This is when, just before the [[ThreeActStructure third act]] and when things are at their worst, the protagonist is abandoned by their best friend. Here's how it normally plays out: |
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| 11 | It's been a long, hard road for the protagonist. They've fought their way through rising complications, twists and turns, and unexpected outcomes, yet are the furthest from achieving their goal since the story began. Good thing they have their best buddy to help them [[DarkestHour when all other lights have failed]]. |
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| 13 | Or not. Apparently the stresses involved with TheQuest have taken their toll on the relationship, stretching it to the point of breaking. And then one last thing, one straw to break the camel's back, perturbs the protagonist, and in a moment of rashness, he lets loose a barrage of [[TookALevelInJerkass atomic Jerkassery]] on his best buddy. |
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| 15 | Unfortunately the best buddy, the calm head and stalwart that promised to stick by the hero through thick and thin, has got his breaking point too, and the protagonist's last action just crossed the line. The best buddy abandons the protagonist, leaving them with nothing by way of support -- and just at the worst possible time to boot. That is because the Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure is always set to go off right before the protagonist has to face his biggest challenge in TheClimax. |
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| 17 | Expect [[ChangedMyMindKid a change of heart and a last-minute save by the best buddy in the climax]], thus reinforcing ThePowerOfFriendship. |
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| 19 | A staple of {{buddy picture}}s, where the friendship drives the plot. |
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| 21 | Compare SecondActBreakup or BreakUpMakeUpScenario (in which the relationship in question is a romantic one), AchillesInHisTent (where any friendship might be clearly secondary to a fighting alliance), and see also EtTuBrute (where the buddy betrays the protagonist instead of just leaving). This sometimes overlaps with FeudEpisode. May be due to a ThirdActMisunderstanding. Could necessitate a ThirdPartyPeacekeeper. |
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| 23 | !!Examples: |
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| 27 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 28 | * In ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'', this happens a few times with the main characters. |
| 29 | ** While Mashiro and Takagi are still trying to get serialized, Mashiro gets an offer to become [[TheRival Eiji Niizuma's]] assistant. Mashiro happens upon Takagi kissing Miyoshi and accepts the offer, believing that Takagi isn't committed enough. Eventually, Mashiro gets an idea of his own, and strongly considers going solo, not realizing that Takagi essentially came up with a similar idea himself, but didn't tell him. Luckily, with some help from their editor, the two patch things up. |
| 30 | ** The second time happens after the group learns that [[spoiler:Perfect Crime Party, while successful, can't get an anime due to MoralGuardians]]. Around this time, one of their assistants, Shiratori, comes up with a good idea but needs some help on the writing, so Takagi offers to help, and Mashiro, against his better judgment, accepts. Eventually, tensions come to a head, and the two stop speaking to each other until Takagi helps Shiratori learn enough to work independently, and the two make up with apologies and a fistfight. |
| 31 | ** Averted on a third occasion when [[spoiler:controversy over a group of real-life PCP copycats]] gives Takagi a crippling case of WritersBlock. ThePowerOfTrust prevails, though, with Mashiro trusting Takagi to think of something, and Takagi coming through. |
| 32 | * After spending the first three quarters of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' as friends, Taichi and Yamato have an explosive confrontation spurred on by the group being stressed out by their fights with the Dark Masters (which cost the lives of four of their friends). After their fight is halted, Yamato (notably the one representing friendship in the group) withdraws from the group for a while, and it also causes their team to fracture for at least 5 episodes. |
| 33 | * This happens twice in the "Little Army" prequel manga of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', where Miho's team is less stable than Anglerfish Team in the anime. In Chapter 2, Chihiro and Emi have an argument over Emi's [[BrutalHonesty abrasive]] personality, resulting in Chihiro's best friend Hitomi talking to her, while Miho talks with Emi. In Chapter 4, Miho and Emi have a fight over Emi saying that she "hates" Miho's older sister, Maho, despite never having met her before. Miho comes up with the idea of having her crew get into a tankery match against her sister's, in order to help Emi understand Maho, but has to talk things over with Emi before she can agree to get her involved. |
| 34 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': |
| 35 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'': Polnareff cuts ties with the group after locating the man who killed his sister, getting into a heated argument with Avdol over his stubbornness. |
| 36 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'': After Josuke, Okuyasu, and Shigechi turn in a winning lottery ticket, Shigechi's {{greed}} gets the better of him and tries to take the winnings for himself, with the two teaching him a tough lesson on splitting the earnings. |
| 37 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'': This briefly occurs with Yasuho after Josuke and Rei dismissed her claims about the Locacaca branch's actual location and then say that her incident with the rock hair-clip was made up and shouldn't throw in unnecessary matters. |
| 38 | * ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademiaTheEnchantedParade'': After building tension prior, Sucy and Lotte end up abandoning Akko after she accidentally tore up Lotte’s lyrics. They do ultimately make up at the end after the two come in to save Akko and stop the rampaging spirits and Akko ultimately apologizes to Lotte. |
| 39 | * Happens on occasion throughout ''Anime/LupinIII''. The most common form is for Lupin to side with the traitorous FemmeFatale Fujiko one too many times, causing the rest of his gang members to storm off and leave him to deal with the mess she's put him in. ''Anime/LupinIIITheMysteryOfMamo'' probably has the best example, with Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon nearly coming to blows over Fujiko's treachery before the latter two abandon Lupin in the wilderness. [[spoiler:They end up coming back to help him later when he ends up in Mamo's hands.]] |
| 40 | * ''Manga/MobPsycho100'': The main conflict between Reigen and Mob in the Separate Ways Arc was caused by none but Reigen himself after he considered Mob's friends were holding him back. It's only after a reality check that Reigen is hit with a JerkassRealization. |
| 41 | * ''Anime/MonsterRancher'': |
| 42 | ** Genki [[InvokedTrope deliberately invokes this]] during "Tiger's Battle with Destiny", acting so frustrated at Tiger's willingness to [[TrapIsTheOnlyOption walk into Gray Wolf's trap]] that he angrily declares he doesn't ''care'' what happens to him. After Tiger leaves with his cabalos escort, Genki immediately drops the act and joins the others in secretly following them. Given Tiger's reaction when they show up to help, he legitimately bought what Genki was selling. |
| 43 | ** PlayedStraight in "Tiger and the Mandy Cup Challenge", where Genki gets so annoyed by Tiger's stubborn insistence that he doesn't need any training or advice that they're unwilling to even ''talk'' directly to each other on the day of the tournament. Holly has to step in and ensure Genki is registered as being able to advice Tiger during his battles so that he can do so later after the wolf gets a slice of HumblePie and is more willing to ''listen''. |
| 44 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'': In the Water 7 arc, Usopp interprets Luffy's decision to stop trying to fix the unfixable Merry in the worst possible way, assuming he's just 'dumping' whatever becomes useless. This greatly offends Usopp, and by the time Luffy finally forces the words out to say that Going Merry is irreparable, Usopp is already too angry with Luffy to listen to reason, cumulating in him temporarily leaving the crew. |
| 45 | * ''Manga/OshiNoKo'': Happens in Chapter 106, [[spoiler:as Ruby confronts Aqua over revealing their parentage to the world. Ruby was convinced that Aqua doesn't care about Ai anymore, and disowns him]]. |
| 46 | * ''Anime/OtakuNoVideo'': Happens between Kubo and Tanaka right when the former learns that the president of Tozai Bank had gotten GP's board of directors, Tanaka included, to unanimously dismiss him from his position of president following his acquisition of the company. The two only reconcile when Kubo stumbles across Tanaka as a destitute cell thief, having also met the same fate as his former friend. |
| 47 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 48 | ** Team Rocket falls apart quite a few times. |
| 49 | ** Ash himself has had incidents with May and Dawn early on in their respective sagas as well as one with Iris near the end of hers.[[note]][[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Surprisingly]], [[{{Tsundere}} Misty]] ''doesn't'' do this, preferring [[FightingYourFriend direct battles]].[[/note]] |
| 50 | ** And later done with Ash and Serena[[spoiler:'s Mirror Selves with Main Ash helping to patch things up.]] |
| 51 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'': |
| 52 | ** Many early episodes tend to have these episodes, especially ones where there's only two Cures and they usually happen in the eighth episode. ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'', ''Futari wa Pretty Cure [=MaX=] Heart'' and ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' are those who fit this description. ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' still involved two, but was part of a FiveManBand, ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' had their happen in the fourth episode and ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' is ''built'' on this trope. |
| 53 | ** ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' actually defies this trope. When Iona reveals Hime's DarkSecret, Megumi ends up confiding in Yuuko that she still trusts Hime no matter what. It takes until the next episode for Hime to know that, though. |
| 54 | ** ''Anime/WonderfulPrettyCure'' has Komugi being completely misunderstood by Iroha due to the fact that the Friendly Wand doesn't want to work for her. When the MonsterOfTheWeek gets the better of them and escapes, Iroha scolds her further and, since she never bothers to explain herself, Komugi believes she's hated and runs off. |
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| 57 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 58 | * ''ComicBook/{{Allergic}}'' |
| 59 | ** Claire, Maggie's new friend next door who has lived in apartments her whole life, gets a pet dog. Maggie--who's upset that she can't have the puppy she always wanted because of her [[PlotAllergy allergy to fur and feathers]]--avoids Claire for several days. |
| 60 | ** After Maggie's brothers blurt out she has a [[SecretPetPlot secret pet mouse]]--[[SurpriseLitterOfPuppies twelve of them]]--Maggie first screams at them before screaming at her friend Claire that it was all ''her'' idea to get the mouse in the first place and she can't have pets like Claire can. They make up the day Maggie's younger sibling is born and apologize to each other. |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/BerrybrookMiddleSchool'': |
| 62 | ** A relatively minor case with Peppi and Jaime. The latter catches the former returning the remote Mari stole from the science club, and looks rather offended that she took part in such a reckless scheme to ruin his club's chances. However, his overall reaction is less fury and more [[DisappointedInYou disappointment]]. |
| 63 | ** "Brave" has a much more severe example when Jenny and Akilah come to verbal blows over the scandal involving Felicity's suspension. It escalates to the point of Akilah quitting in frustration, resulting in Jenny hitting her RageBreakingPoint, angrily forcing everyone else to GetOut. |
| 64 | ** "Crush" is a unique case in which the pair in question always seems to be on the edge of this happening. But needless to say, Liv grows increasingly frustrated with Garrett putting more time into trying to get in James' good graces while not doing anything else of value. After she finds out that he was the one who (unintentionally) got Jorge in big trouble, she breaks all ties with him for a long time. |
| 65 | * Played for drama on the close of an issue of ''ComicBook/CleanRoom'': a demon is recruited to aid the Mueller organization, then says he won't, then does anyway next issue with minimal persuasion. |
| 66 | * Invoked in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW''. [[spoiler:The Changelings trick the Mane Six into splitting up by disguising themselves as them and creating dissension between them, [[BatmanGambit knowing full well they will inevitably reconcile]]. Once they do get back together, the love between them peaks and becomes a greater energy source for the Changelings than ever before.]] |
| 67 | * During the ComicBook/SpiderMan portion of the ''ComicBook/ActsOfVengeance'' event, a rival photographer of Peter's shows off pictures of Peter and Mary Jane talking while Peter is unmasked as Spider-Man. Peter is able to deflect suspicion that he's actually Spider-Man, but Robbie Robinson is so off-put by this, as Peter is usually the source of Spider-Man pictures, that he forbids anyone at the ''Daily Bugle'' from accepting his photos anymore, which confuses and upsets Peter. Both Peter and Mary Jane believe, and Robbie later confirms when they patch things up, that he was punishing Peter over the mistakes that put Robbie in prison over the criminal Tombstone. |
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| 70 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 71 | * ''Fanfic/BlueSkyWaffles'': When Wheatley suggests that they should leave the residents of Eaden at [=GLaDoS's=] mercy, Chell leaves him behind in order to try saving the hostages by herself. Fortunately, Wheatley makes things up to her by [[spoiler:performing a HeroicSacrifice to save them all]]. |
| 72 | * ''Fanfic/DuskShineInPursuitOfHappiness'': During the Summer Sun Celebration, Spike accidentally reveals that Dusk Shine was sent to Ponyville in order to make friends, leaving the Mane Five questioning whether he only befriended them out of some misguided sense of obligation. Not only does this strain his relationships with all five mares, Dusk then lashes out at Spike and Princess Celestia, emotionally hurting ''them'' as well. |
| 73 | * ''Fanfic/FairyTalesAndHokum'': When Ardeth and the Medjai attempt to rescue the kidnapped Rick and Jonathan, along with retrieving the stolen diamond, Hamilton makes them back away by taking Rick hostage. Jonathan managed to grab a gun during the fight, but doesn't take the shot, afraid that Hamilton's finger might twitch. Rick doesn't understand why he hesitated, and neither man speaks to the other for nearly a full day before they start moving past the incident. |
| 74 | * ''Fanfic/OrDidItEatTheLittleGirl'': Kaede is Miu's OnlyFriend among their classmates; however, when Miu throws herself into helping the self-appointed security team in ''let's go out with a bang!'', Kaede and the others grow worried about the extremes the group is willing to go in the name of "protecting" the participants. Kaede struggles to express these concerns to Miu, who mistakes them as Kaede not trusting ''her''. |
| 75 | * ''Fanfic/ReMyHostageNotYours'': In Chapter 11, Gaz briefly gets hit with some of Larb's memories from the PAK attached to her back, specifically regarding Zim's status as a Defective. She proceeds to mention it to Zim, unaware that having his status brought up is his BerserkButton; this leads to an intense argument that seems to end their [[UnresolvedSexualTension budding]] friendship and romance. Fortunately, this only lasts a couple of chapters before they make up. |
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| 78 | [[folder:Film -- Animated]] |
| 79 | * Towards the climax of ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', this happens between Aladdin and Genie because Aladdin says he can't keep his promise to [[FreeingTheGenie free Genie]] due to realizing he can't keep up his prince facade without him. Unfortunately, this has a double negative consequence as not only does it lead to Aladdin accidentally leaving the lamp behind and allowing Iago to steal it, but because Aladdin didn't free Genie at that moment, Jafar was able to use him to take over Agrabah. Aladdin regrets his mistake very quickly, and [[spoiler: frees Genie upon Jafar's defeat]]. |
| 80 | * ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'', After Carface torches their establishment and is beaten, Itchy confronts Charlie and calls him out for "going soft" in his relationship with Anne-Marie. Charlie rants back to re-assure him by saying he was using her and Anne-Marie is "just business", just as Anne-Marie [[RightBehindMe walks in the room and hears everything]]. Heartbroken, she runs away, leaving her to be kidnapped by Carface. |
| 81 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'', Mr. Wolf failing to give the signal to steal the Golden Dolphin at the Gala triggers a nasty falling out between him and the rest of the gang while in prison, especially with Mr. Snake, who sees Mr. Wolf wanting to reform for real as backstabbing his friends. After being broken out of jail, they go their separate ways. They eventually reconcile, with Mr. Shark, Mr. Piranha, and Webs saving Wolf and Diane from a death trap, while Mr. Snake uses the argument as cover for [[FakeDefector faking his defection]] in order to sabotage Marmalade's scheme, reuniting with Mr. Wolf and the gang in the end. |
| 82 | * In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'', in light of the Joker's return, Bruce tries to convince Terry to retire being the Batman [[spoiler:because Bruce doesn't want what happened to Tim Drake (explained later in the film) to happen to Terry.]] Because Bruce wouldn't actually explain the reason ''why'', Terry instead just angrily quits on the spot. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this leaves both of them open for attack: Terry, without the Batsuit, gets ambushed by the Joker's goons, and Wayne Manor is open for a personal visit by Joker himself.]] |
| 83 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', despite a successful performance at the contest, Miguel and Héctor have a falling-out after the rest of Miguel's family comes searching for him, so Miguel goes to find Ernesto alone. |
| 84 | * Happens in ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' when Emperor Kuzco thinks Pacha lied to him about Yzma and Kronk wanting him dead. This turns out to be a mistake when he learns that Yzma and Kronk ''do'' want him dead, and he just abandoned his only friend and chances of getting home, becoming human again, and regaining his throne for nothing. Kuzco is resigned to accept his fate...but a chance encounter with Pacha sets things back on the right track. |
| 85 | * ''WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange'' has a moment during a [[RisingWaterRisingTension flash flood]] where Ms Calloway snaps at Maggie and blames her for losing Patch of Heaven. [[TearJerker Cue the sad music]]. |
| 86 | * ''WesternAnimation/JonahAVeggieTalesMovie'' does this at the end of the story being told. After Khalil eats the plant shading Jonah from the hot sun while he's waiting for Ninevah's destruction, Jonah is mad about what Khalil did. Khalil then gets angry that Jonah cares more about a plant than an entire city and tries to explain how compassionate and merciful God is. When Jonah wishes he were dead, [[spoiler: Khalil has no patience for him and leaves him behind. Towards the end of the film, in the framing device segment, we see a tow truck driver who looks like Khalil, and Twippo, who is played by the same character as Jonah, wonders if they have met before, implying they get back together]]. |
| 87 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Leo}}'': After Squirtle exposes Leo for lying to all the students, telling each of them that he was a magical lizard that one they could understand, when in reality all animals can (secretly) talk to any human, and also that Leo had been telling Squirtle about their confidential stories, they are saddened by this and abandon him, although they eventually realize they miss him and forgive him once it seems he's run away and Squirtle points out how much Leo helped all of them succeed. |
| 88 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' has Timon and Pumbaa arguing after Simba leaves to fight Scar. Timon is selfish and demands to stay in "Hakuna Matata", while Pumbaa is more concerned about going in to help Simba on his quest. Timon realizes how miserable his paradise is without his two best friends, and so later reconciles with Pumbaa and helps him find Simba and defeat Scar. |
| 89 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'', Alberto becomes jealous of Luca and Giulia's growing friendship. After an argument, [[spoiler:Alberto reveals his identity as a sea monster to Giulia, freaking her out. Luca does not do the same and instead acts afraid of Alberto, leaving Alberto to retreat to his hideout, heartbroken by the act of betrayal]]. |
| 90 | * ''WesternAnimation/MaryAndMax'' has a unique example as it regards pen-pals rather than face-to-face. Mary sends Max a prototype of her book that [[spoiler:discusses him along with a potential cure for autism. Max, who had earlier in the film established he does not feel his condition is something that needs to be cured, is understandably upset by this and, unable to express his words, decides he can only cut off contact with Mary by sending her the 'M' key from his typewriter, and is ''very'' hesitant to accept her eventual apology]]. Thankfully, he forgives her when a [[spoiler:tussle with a hobo outside his apartment has him remember that nobody's perfect, and his forgiveness letter saves Mary from killing herself and her unborn child]]. |
| 91 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', after the first bungled attempt to defeat [[BigBad Te Kā]], Maui is enraged, blaming Moana for having his powerful fishhook damaged, as one more hit means his powers are essentially gone. Moana shouts back, noting that Maui stealing the Heart of Te Fiti was what's caused all the trouble in the first place. He then takes off, believing the ocean was wrong for choosing Moana, and leaves her stranded on the ocean. [[ChangedMyMindKid But not for long.]] |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'': When Sulley and Mike are banished to the Himalayas, and Sully's first concern is Boo, Mike, having spent most of the film exasperated with Sully's efforts to bring her home, tells him "you're on your own." [[ChangedMyMindKid He does come back]], recognizing his friendship with Sully was more important. |
| 93 | * In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017:'' [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle, overwhelmed by the stress caused by the events of the movie thus far, [[RageBreakingPoint accuses the other Mane Five of being]] [[WhamLine horrible friends]]. The others are hurt by her accusation and Twilight [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified by what she said]], but the five decide to give her space and walk away so they cool down from their anger, though they're obviously hurt. However, when [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Spike tells them that Twilight's been kidnapped]], the girls [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realize that they screwed up]] and spring into action to go save their friend]]. |
| 94 | * ''WesternAnimation/Nimona2023'': Just before the third act, Ballister confronts Nimona over the discovery that she is Gloreth's Monster, the mythical Satan-equivalent that he, along with the knights, and their society as a whole, have been indoctrinated into fearing and hating. This spirals into an argument that results in Ballister being arrested by Todd, and Nimona feeling so unloved that she transforms into a {{Kaiju}} in her grief, causing panic to erupt in the city. |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'': Phil, Lil, and Chuckie abandon Tommy and Dil in the forest when the twins get sick and tired of Tommy constantly protecting Dil over them. In the twins' case, though, it may be more of WithFriendsLikeThese, as they've been shown to abandon ship whenever things go wrong for them. |
| 96 | * ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'': |
| 97 | ** In [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 the first film]], Shrek overhears [[PoorCommunicationKills a conversation between Fiona and Donkey in which she says that no one could love an ugly beast (without knowing she was talking about herself)]]. He cut ties with both of them, much to her confusion and pain. It takes Donkey [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chewing him out about his behavior]] to realize he had it all wrong. |
| 98 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'', when Shrek and Artie are captured by Prince Charming, Shrek says how little Artie means to him. Artie seems very upset until, after Charming releases Artie, Donkey tells him Shrek did that to save his life. |
| 99 | * This trope is {{lampshaded|trope}} early in the second act of ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun'' when [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick have an argument for no reason before resuming their journey like nothing happened, just because it's what you do in a buddy comedy. It's later played straight in the third act, when they lose the coin that [[Creator/KeanuReeves Sage]] gave them on their journey. |
| 100 | * ''Franchise/ToyStory'': |
| 101 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', Buzz, Rex, Hamm, Slinky, and Mr. Potato Head, after fighting tooth and nail to get across the County to save Woody, leave after Woody [[IChooseToStay decides to stay at Al's apartment so Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete can go to a Japanese toy museum and spare them from going back into storage]]. Buzz and Woody argue over his decision, ending with Buzz telling Woody that he traveled all the way to the apartment because he believed Woody when he taught him in [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 the first film]] that "life is only worth living when you're loved by a kid", to which Woody says "[[UngratefulBastard Well, you just wasted your time.]]" and turns his back towards Buzz. This causes Buzz and the rest Andy's toys to leave. However, Woody quickly has a change of heart and makes up with Buzz almost immediately after he leaves. |
| 102 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', Andy's toys decide to stay at Sunnyside Daycare and refuse to go back to their owner, convinced he's moved on from them and that they need to do the same. Woody, incensed that they would abandon Andy so quickly when their being in the Daycare was entirely by accident (and the toys again [[CassandraTruth refusing to believe him]]), refuses their offer to join them and storms off. He only goes back when he learns [[spoiler: Lotso', the Daycare's head toy, is running the place like a prison camp, and heads out to bust them free.]] |
| 103 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'', Bo Peep, after agreeing to help Woody rescue Forky, leaves him when the mission ends up going south and he refuses to back down, questioning her grasp of loyalty for being a "Lost Toy." [[ChangedMyMindKid She does come back]] to help him shortly thereafter. |
| 104 | * Happens in ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' when Jim overhears Silver telling his men he was only pretending to be his friend to gain his trust. |
| 105 | * At the end of the second act of ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Ming discovers Mei has been transforming to hustle enough money to buy concert tickets and catches her in the act at Tyler's party. However, she furiously blames Mei's friends for manipulating her into it, and Mei, desperate to retain her mother's approval, doesn't defend them when they ask. [[spoiler:Once Mei realizes that she wants to keep the panda, the first thing she does is seek reconciliation with them.]] |
| 106 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'', Robyn promises to help Mebh find her mother Moll, who's been missing for some time. When Robyn does find Moll imprisoned in the Lord Protector's castle, Moll insists that Mebh leave the forest without her, fearing for her daughter's safety should she stay any longer. [[spoiler:Robyn tries to convince Mebh to leave as Moll asks, but Mebh refuses to leave without her mother and feels betrayed when Robyn seems to go back on her promise. It gets even worse when Robyn has the local children restrain Mebh when she tries to get Moll back herself, forcing Mebh to watch as the Lord Protector displays Moll in chains and an angry mob calls for her mother's death. Thankfully, Robyn manages to help Moll escape and this lets Mebh forgive her.]] |
| 107 | * ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' seems to have found a friend in little Vanellope Von Schweetz, an outcast girl who wants to race in her game Sugar Rush but can't because of her "glitch." When Sugar Rush leader King Candy tells Ralph Vanellope can't race because her "glitch" will cause the game to be rendered out of order and doom her in the game forever, Ralph buys it and destroys Vanellope's kart, which fractures their friendship tremendously. Only later does Ralph realize he got played by King Candy and goes on to make amends with Vanellope. |
| 108 | ** Happens again in the sequel ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' where Ralph's clinginess leads him to make stupid decisions that cause Vanellope to renounce their friendship. They reconcile by the end. |
| 109 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' takes this trope and adds an even more tragic element to it. It involves Judy, during a speech, [[InnocentlyInsensitive making some terrible choice words about predators]], by saying that the PsychoSerum caused them to ''revert'' to their savage natures. Even though it's what she overheard during a conversation, it was still not very wise to say this to the public. This not only hurts the relationship between her and Nick, who is ''very'' sensitive about being labeled as "CunningLikeAFox" due to his background, but also between the predator and prey species, and the last act of the film involves Judy trying to fix both. |
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| 112 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 113 | * Inverted in ''Film/ThirtyMinutesOrLess'': The two main characters Nick and Chet actually have their falling out at the ''beginning'' of the film and are forced to get back together later after Nick gets the bomb strapped to his chest. Near the end, when things truly go to hell [[spoiler: and it's revealed that not only have the antagonists betrayed them but Nick's poor actions have led to Chet's sister getting kidnapped and held hostage]], Chet instead states what's done is done and that they just have to keep working to find a way to get out of this problem. |
| 114 | * ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'': [[spoiler:Alfred finally abandons Bruce, unwilling to watch him destroy himself any longer. He [[PartingWordsRegret deeply regrets it]] when it appears Bruce died during Bane's siege of Gotham]]. |
| 115 | * Towards the end of ''Film/DragonsForever'', the three titular dragons - Creator/JackieChan, Creator/SammoHung, and Creator/YuenBiao - ends up blowing their friendship when they believe they're being used by each other. But they patched up just in time for the final battle. |
| 116 | * TheMovie of ''Film/GetSmart'' features this split between Agents 86 and 99. |
| 117 | * ''Film/TheGreenHornet'' [[TheMovie movie]] has a falling out between Britt and Kato over who gets the girl and who the real hero is. It culminates with an argument over whether they're really friends or just boss and employee. They make up in time to face off with the BigBadDuumvirate. And for the record, the Girl makes it clear she's not interested in being the romantic interest for ''either'' of them. |
| 118 | * This generally happens at one point in all three ''[[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle Harold and Kumar]]'' movies. |
| 119 | * Because it necessarily leaves out much of the context from the book, Ron's falling out with Harry in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' seems somewhat jarring and puzzling. |
| 120 | * Enforced in ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats'', where the villains Fiona and Wyatt engineer drama between Josie and the other Pussycats in order to keep them too distracted by infighting to stumble upon their EvilPlan. They give Josie a "remix" of the band's latest single that's actually full of [[SubliminalSeduction subliminal messages]] designed to {{brainwash|ed}} her into becoming a [[ThePrimaDonna bitchy diva]] who wants to go solo and ditch her bandmates, while also repeatedly snubbing Valerie in order to make her think that Josie is hogging the spotlight. The moment they learn the truth, however, the infighting ends. |
| 121 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'': Inverted. Just when he needs him most, Frodo ''sends'' ''Sam'' away due to Gollum's ploy. Moments later [[spoiler:he's paralyzed by Shelob]]. Luckily, ThePowerOfFriendship prevails. (In the book, they're just separated in the maze of caves.) |
| 122 | * ''Film/NowYouSeeIt2005'': Danny and Allison slowly go from being enemies to becoming close friends, even inspiring a touching moment together in the basement. However, once Max "proves" Danny doesn't have real powers, Allison jumps to the assumption that he wasn't only faking it, but faking it to make her look bad, and calls off the friendship. Of course, as soon as she realizes Max's evil plan of manipulating and killing Danny, she immediately tries to reconcile with and save him. In the end, the day is saved, and they're friends again. |
| 123 | * ''Film/PineappleExpress'': Following the car chase, Dale and Saul get into a heated argument over whether they truly are friends or just dealer and buyer. After Dale coldly tells Saul that they're not friends, accuses him of being a liability and the reason they're caught up in the plot to begin with ([[NeverMyFault despite the fact that Dale witnessed the inciting incident, freaked out, caused a commotion during his escape, and dropped his joint in the process, which led the main villain to identify it as the titular Pineapple Express, which only Saul has]]), says the only reason he ever visits him is because he sells weed, and insults his grandmother by saying she must be so proud of her grandson for selling an illegal narcotic to put her in a nice retirement home, an upset Saul angrily walks away as Dale tries to apologize. They make up just before the climax. |
| 124 | %% Needs context * The ''Film/RushHour'' movies feature this between Creator/JackieChan and Creator/ChrisTucker. |
| 125 | * The ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' film begins with one of these, and it isn't completely mended until about the 3/4 mark of the film. Most of it boils down to Velma tiring of Fred's ego and her not receiving credit for solving the mysteries, and Daphne tired of playing damsel in distress (with Shaggy and Scooby largely being blameless in the affair). |
| 126 | * ''Film/ShanghaiNoon'' and ''Film/ShanghaiKnights'' features such a split between Creator/JackieChan and Creator/OwenWilson. |
| 127 | * {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020''. It looks like this is going to happen when Sonic finds out Tom is considering moving away from Green Hills - he grew up without friends and was forced to leave his home, so he cannot understand why someone would willingly leave both their friends, whom they've grown up with, and their home of their own accord just for a better job. While at first Sonic sees this as a personal betrayal, he quickly gets over it and apologizes to Tom for this just before the climax. |
| 128 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 129 | ** ''Film/ANewHope'': A variant occurs where Han Solo leaves just before the Death Star arrives, on good, if bitter, terms with the heroes. His exchange with Luke in particular is pretty cordial, but his desire for survival, money, and settling his debt with Jabba outweighs any loyalty he may feel. Until, of course, [[ChangedMyMindKid he comes swooping in at the last second]] to save Luke and secure his final trench run, only seconds before the Death Star fires on Yavin IV. |
| 130 | ** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': Han Solo ends up pulling this again, albeit unintentionally so. After an [[NoodleIncident encounter with a bounty hunter on Ord Mantel]], he decides to go and pay off his debt to Jabba, which even the Rebellion's top general acknowledges as being a necessity. Leia, however, doesn't see it that way and accuses Han of trying to up and run at a critical moment in their campaign against the Empire. |
| 131 | * Played with but ultimately averted in ''Film/{{Superbad}}''. Evan and Seth do start bickering late in the film, but never really split up. |
| 132 | * Eddie and Venom fall out halfway in ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' after a fight in their apartment due to Venom's obsession with wanting to eat more people. |
| 133 | * ''Film/WaynesWorld'': After Wayne erupts into a total {{Jerkass}} and [[FriendVersusLover ditches him]] during a live taping of the titular show, Garth dumps him. Their make-up leads directly into Wayne hatching the plan to defeat the BigBad. |
| 134 | * ''Film/WhipIt'': After Bliss' skates are confiscated by her parents, who have just found out in the worst way possible that she's been lying to them about where she's going and what she's doing during her "SAT class," Bliss is disowned by Pash in a cutting TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. And then [[DarkestHour she has to reveal to her team that she lied about her age and discovers that Oliver is cheating on her with a groupie...]] |
| 135 | [[/folder]] |
| 136 | |
| 137 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 138 | * The ''Literature/AmericanGirl'' series has several of these, as they're aimed towards children who may be experiencing their first friendship issues. A few examples: |
| 139 | ** Kit and Ruthie have a falling out over their Christmas plans; Kit is too worried about being evicted to want to do what they did in the past (and annoyed by Ruthie's "wishing" for better instead of being practical), while Ruthie wants things to be like they were and is annoyed that Kit is too proud for any form of charity, including being gifted Ruthie's older dress. They make up on Christmas Day. |
| 140 | ** Corinne has a falling out with her best friend Cassidy since [[PoorCommunicationKills Corinne hasn't told her]] that her new stepfather is rich and they can afford a lot more now. Cassidy is more upset that Corinne lied to her about it. |
| 141 | ** Felicity and Elizabeth are separated from each other for several days when Elizabeth's father is jailed unjustly for being a Loyalist. |
| 142 | * ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'': In the last book of the series, right before Roland is to meet up with [[BigBad The Crimson King]] and end his [[TheQuest quest]] to find The Dark Tower, [[spoiler:Susannah, the last human in his [[TrueCompanions ka-tet]] to survive, decides to leave Roland citing his obsession with the tower and the quest over the health of his friends. Notable in that she doesn't [[ChangedMyMindKid come back to assist him at the last moment]] to help him defeat the BigBad.]] |
| 143 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': [[spoiler:Murphy]] does this in both ''Literature/{{Storm Front|DresdenFiles}}'' and ''Literature/FoolMoon'', before learning to trust Harry on supernatural matters. |
| 144 | * ''Literature/EllenAndOtis'': Happens between Ellen and Austine in ''Ellen Tebbits'' due to the slap the former gives the latter. |
| 145 | * In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', Ron and Harry argue over the lack of progress they're making in their quest, a situation worsened by the SoulJar that Ron wears making him progressively more irrational and irritable, ultimately ending in Ron leaving the group. [[spoiler: [[ChangedMyMindKid He returns in time to save Harry's life and destroy a Horcrux]] and apologizes for acting like a jerk while under the influence of said Horcrux]]. The [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban third]] and [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire fourth]] books also have "break-ups" (Ron and Hermione in the third, Harry and Ron in the fourth), but earlier in the structure. |
| 146 | * In ''Literature/TheMouseWatch'', Jarvis (a rat) finally gets fed up with Bernie's persistent [[FantasticRacism anti-rat bigotry]] and takes off just as they're about to confront [[BigBad Dr. Thornpaw]]. True to the trope, Bernie gets captured almost immediately, and Jarvis eventually comes back for her. |
| 147 | * In the third ''Literature/{{Pyrates}}'' book, George upsets his friends with how dangerous the adventure has gotten, causing them to decide not to accompany him when he goes exploring again. However, they come to his rescue after he ends up getting lost. |
| 148 | * In the ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' series, if whatever Jack Frost stole is related to friendship, Rachel and Kirsty will argue. This is most prevalent in Juliet the Valentine Fairy's book. |
| 149 | * Happens to Bo and Agnes from ''Literature/{{Run}}'' after Agnes finds out [[spoiler: Bo was searching for her dad and was never trying to find a place for her and Agnes. Agnes abandons her and calls her parents to take her home, but fortunately, they make up by the end.]] |
| 150 | * In ''Literature/SimonVsTheHomoSapiensAgenda'', after months of blackmail, Abby, Leah, and Nick find out that he's been manipulating them all to try and get Abby together with Martin. Of course, this has to happen [[spoiler:right after he gets outed and loses his entire sense of security in the world anyway.]] |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 154 | * The ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E19EmptyPlaces}} Empty Places]]" has the Potentials, Buffy's friends, and her own sister remove her from leading them and kick her out of her own house after a bad mission that results in two dead Potentials and [[spoiler: Xander losing an eye]], and her attempt to almost immediately attack the same place again. |
| 155 | ** It should be noted that the Buffy-less group immediately goes and screws up in exactly the manner they accused Buffy of doing (recklessly falling into a trap that gets even more people killed). While they are doing that, Buffy heads off to complete the mission she was pitching when she got overthrown, succeeds on her own, acquires the MacGuffin that's key to saving the day, and kills the BigBad's [[TheDragon Dragon]]. She's magnanimous enough not to point out how much she got done all alone when they apologize and ask her to be in charge again. |
| 156 | ** This also happened at the end of season 4 in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E20TheYokoFactor The Yoko Factor]]". This was actually {{exploited}} by [[TheDragon Spike]], who made it worse by getting all their problems out into the open to divide the Scoobies. They eventually make up and [[AllYourPowersCombined are stronger than ever,]] which helps them defeat the BigBad. |
| 157 | * ''Series/BurnNotice'': Michael is briefly abandoned by Fi and Sam while and because he is working with Larry. He calls them to make up but Larry has pulled a call forwarding trick on his phone to make Mike think they won't take his calls. |
| 158 | * ''Series/DonkeyHodie'': In "Superhero Squabble", after Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda argue about which superhero ability is the best one to use in a pretend play scenario, they decide not to be friends anymore. After realizing they have to tell each other their feelings, they are able to get back together. |
| 159 | * In the "Going Rogue" episode of ''Series/TheFlash2014'', both Barry and Dr. Wells are [[WhatTheHellHero not impressed]] in how Cisco created the Cold Gun, a KryptoniteRing to use against the Flash in case he turns up bad (Cisco mentions that he created the gun ''before'' getting to know Barry better). Barry would refuse to listen to Cisco for the rest of the episode until they make up near the end (after Cisco saves Barry's life). |
| 160 | ** It happens yet again in Season 3 when Barry's messing with time leads to the creation of the "Flashpoint" reality, and his undoing it creates a timeline where Cisco's brother died due to a drunk driver, and Barry evidently refused to go back and save him. Cisco is incensed to learn of what had transpired when Barry reveals the truth, but puts it aside and reconciles...until a few episodes later, when he learns his brother was still alive in the old timeline and only cooperates with Barry because of an [[Series/Invasion2016 alien invasion]], making it abundantly clear he wants nothing to do with him beyond that. Even the rest of [[Series/{{Arrow}} Team Arrow]] (sans Oliver) and [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow the Legends]] (sans Jax and Martin) stop trusting him when they learn about Flashpoint, considering his actions entirely selfish. It's only through Barry's efforts (and Cisco inadvertently [[NiceJobBreakingItHero making things worse via time travel]]) that he properly reconciles with them. |
| 161 | * Happens in the penultimate episode of Series 2 of ''Series/{{Grantchester}}'' between Sidney and Geordie, to the point where they ''literally'' come to blows over the death penalty, [[spoiler:Gary's execution]] being the final straw for Sidney. |
| 162 | * Happens with Carly and Sam a couple of times in ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', during the episodes "iDon't Wanna Fight" and "iQuit iCarly". |
| 163 | * One ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' episode featured [[HighSchoolHustler Zack]] and Screech making a friendship bracelet business only to be upstaged by the rest of the clique, who were selling "Buddy Bands." Before the last commercial break, Screech quits (albeit after Zack, desperate for sales, gives Screech away as a "friend for an hour"), leaving Zack alone. This example is unusual in that it did not result in a ThePowerOfFriendship moment, it instead resulted in Zack exacting revenge by destroying their business by buying a Buddy Band and giving it to the school principal, [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame whose proud display of it makes it instantly unpopular to wear]]. |
| 164 | * ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'': At the end of "[[Recap/SherlockS04E01TheSixThatchers The Six Thatchers]]", [[spoiler:with Mary dead and a pile of ashes, her widowed husband John Watson is mentioned as wanting nothing to do with Sherlock, blaming him for her death]]. |
| 165 | * The entire fourth season of ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' leads up to this. A season of lying, mistrust, and drinking demon blood comes to a head in a massive fight between Sam and Dean after which Sam leaves. Dean tries to call and apologize to Sam but [[DeusAngstMachina divine intervention]] changes his message, leading Sam to pass the DespairEventHorizon and [[spoiler: unwittingly [[NiceJobBreakingItHero start the Apocalypse]]]] with Dean arriving too late to stop him. |
| 166 | * ''Series/TheThundermans'': Happens between Phoebe and Cherry in the Season 2 finale "A Hero is Born", as her trying to keep her new baby sister a secret is what leads to Cherry learning Phoebe has been hiding things from her and kept lying about it. Because Phoebe couldn't tell Cherry that she's Thundergirl, this almost led to the end of their friendship until Cherry found out the truth and is let in. |
| 167 | * ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': In Season 11 Howard and Raj have a falling out that lasts for a few episodes after Raj's father points out how [[WithFriendsLikeThese shabbily Howard seems to treat him]]. Howard has thrown mean spirited and sometimes racist insults at Raj for years which Raj has always brushed off as friendly teasing but after realizing that Howard's comments have actually impacted his self-confidence he decides to break things off for a bit. |
| 168 | * ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'': Wednesday tricking Enid into sneaking into the Hyde's lair, and subsequently destroying the sweater Enid gifted her as part of a plan to catch the Hyde, end up being the last straw for Enid, who promptly moves out of their shared bedroom. It's the first time Wednesday finds someone being mad at her upsetting. |
| 169 | * ''Series/YoungSheldon'': In "A Math Emergency", Sheldon and Dr. Sturgis's friendship sours when Sheldon accuses Dr. Sturgis of unfairly grading him over Maxwell's equations and only scoring him 95% on his most recent Quantum chromodynamics exam. Dr. Sturgis on the other hand is offended because Sheldon harshly denigrated his professing abilities. |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 173 | * One of the most recognizable scenes from ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'' is when Michael confronts Jeremy about the dangers of the [[AIIsACrapshoot SQUIP]] at the Halloween party. But, since Jeremy has just gone through a [[NearRapeExperience traumatic experience]] and is very stressed out, he takes out his anger and frustration on Michael. He calls his friend a loser, storms out of the room, and leaves Michael alone. |
| 174 | * When Evan's lies start catching up to him in ''Theatre/DearEvanHansen'' and he goes to Jared for help writing more fake emails. When Jared, who has up until now claimed to only hang out with Evan so his mom will pay for his car insurance, laughs at his predicament, Evan calls him out on actually having no other friends. This leads to Jared storming off, holding back tears. |
| 175 | [[/folder]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 178 | * Averted in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework''. The protagonist is convinced that Johanna and Tamara can never get along again after competing for him. However, they decide to share him, not having a better way to resolve the situation. |
| 179 | * ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'': Sindri cuts ties with Kratos and Atreus [[spoiler:after Brok's death, blaming them for taking advantage of his generosity and unwittingly allowing Odin to infiltrate their party and kill Brok]]. Notably, although Sindri does pitch in with the finale, the friendship is ''not'' repaired by the end and Lunda takes over providing upgrades. |
| 180 | * ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'': This happens at the climax of chapter 17, between the two main characters Kiana and Mei. The former, who's already in a bad condition and only has a few months left to live, tries to stop an impending disaster with her "hidden powers", even if [[TheLastDance it might be her last moments]]. The latter, who wishes to repay Kiana's kindness to her and save her friend's life, ends up having to deal with a villainous organization, World Serpent, to find a way to treat Kiana's condition. Mei succeeds with their help and Kiana is now better off, but as part of their deal, Mei would have to join their group. Kiana is disheartened when she finds out about this; Mei, who wishes for Kiana to not push herself to death to help her friend anymore, decides to BreakHerHeartToSaveHer. They end up [[FightingYourFriend having a bitter fight]], as Kiana tries to stop Mei from joining the Serpents while Mei tries to beat some sense into her friend - particularly about how Kiana means ''the world'' to her. In the end, Mei wins and leaves Kiana away. In the aftermath, after Kiana is found by her other friends, she's said to be still grieving over what Mei did. |
| 181 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': |
| 182 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'': Sora ends up arguing with Donald over landing in Deep Jungle. For most of the visit, the two are complete jerks to each other and even fight over things they ''agree'' on. But they stop fighting and apologize for their actions after Clayton is defeated and Tarzan makes them see the importance of having friends. |
| 183 | *** Another incident happens much later on in Hollow Bastion, when Donald and Goofy [[spoiler:are forced to perform a FaceHeelTurn after Sora loses the Keyblade to the RivalTurnedEvil since their mission is to follow the Keyblade Wielder. However, they later realize they can't bring themselves to abandon the friend they've been traveling with for the whole game and rejoin him]]. |
| 184 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'': Sora abandons Donald and Goofy when they begin to question their memories and tell Sora off for [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness obsessing unhealthily]] over rescuing Naminé. [[spoiler:They eventually save him from being killed by Larxene, and he realizes his mistakes]]. |
| 185 | * ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'': In [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork2 the second game]], after Lan gets his stuff stolen at Netopia, he and Mega Man blame each other for the catastrophic arrival with Lan tossing Mega Man on the floor of his hotel room. After a conversation with Higsby, Lan reconciles with Mega Man. |
| 186 | * ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': |
| 187 | ** A wide-scale case happens in "[[PlayableEpilogue The Answer]]" segment of ''VideoGame/Persona3''. The party, having acquired all the Keys of Time, has a very short amount of time to decide what to do with them- return to their own time or [[spoiler:try to save the protagonist from his death]]. The disagreements between those who want to go back(Yukari and Mitsuru), those who don't(Akihiko and Ken), those who want the group to be united behind one answer(Junpei and Koromaru), and the undecided (Aigis, Metis and Fuuka) come to a head and eventually result in the various factions fighting each other. Once Aigis' group prevails, the group reconciles and comes together to fight the FinalBoss. |
| 188 | ** Later on in ''VideoGame/Persona5'', a more heated than usual argument between [[spoiler:Ryuji and Morgana]] over the latter's usefulness results in the latter temporarily leaving and striking out to find and steal the heart of the Thieves' next target on his own. Fortunately, he comes back. |
| 189 | * In chapter 5 of ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2019'', Seijuro Kamiyama gets two in quick succession. First, he has a brief falling out with Sakura Amamiya over their childhood promise, so he returns to the Grand Imperial Theater alone. Seconds later, he has ''another'' one with Hatsuho Shinonome over what happened with Sakura. Fortunately, all three of them reconcile shortly before the battle with the London Combat Revue. |
| 190 | * ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'': The titular characters in the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002 first game]] start off on good terms until Planet Umbris, where they suddenly start fighting over stopping Drek or going after Captain Qwark in a murderous rage after his betrayal. It is not until Qwark's defeat and Ratchet's HeelRealization over [[spoiler:Oltanis being destroyed]] where they stop fighting and ultimately become close companions. |
| 191 | * In ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy'', the reveal that Chloe was hiding from Nadine [[spoiler:that she and Sam Drake are working together, causes Nadine to feel outright betrayed. When Chloe tries to explain, or more like excuse, why she hadn't told Nadine earlier, Nadine punches her in the face, then takes the Jeep and leaves Chloe behind. Luckily it doesn't last long thanks to the rebels blowing up the Jeep, and a ride on an elephant after freeing her from fallen debris is enough to bring them back together.]] |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 195 | * "Friendship" is a stretch considering the extent of their [[VitriolicBestBuds relationships]], but in ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', the "Project: Freelancer" arc sees both the Reds and the Blues refusing to help Church and Carolina take down the organization when the former gives a very scathing (though accurate) TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the entire team for their constant blundering and general [[IdiotHero idiocy]], primarily because they're tired of being treated like crap by the [[RevengeBeforeReason two of them]]. Two episodes later, they [[ChangedMyMindKid go back]], in spite of all that was said, because they do care for Church, and have actually grown fond of everyone due to all they've been through together. |
| 196 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Throughout the series, protagonist Ruby Rose constantly goes through trauma after seeing friends and allies die, a Kingdom destroyed and seeing her friends all overcome their own issues while they constantly rely on her to be the leader as well as them [[PoorCommunicationKills being unaware of Ruby's own issues]]. [[spoiler: Ruby's own trauma eventually reaches its breaking point during Volume 9 when she and her friends are in the [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Ever After]]. After the Paper Pleasers flood their village at the end of chapter 7, Ruby is pushed to her RageBreakingPoint and snaps at her friends for constantly leaning on her for help and not realizing she was hurting. Seconds later, a distraught Jaune blames Ruby for the heroes' situation in the Ever After and Neo's rampage. Blake tries calming things down, but a tearful Ruby flies off with Little as her friends watch in shock. Ruby leave Little in Chapter 8 as well and argues that following her will only get them killed.]] |
| 197 | * In ''WebAnimation/XRayAndVav'', the titular heroes are split up in "The Anti-Vav Ray" thanks to [[spoiler:The Mad King]] initiating a SadisticChoice on Vav in trying to save either X-Ray or Ash Samaya. When Vav saves Ash, X-Ray is furious and storms off hurt. What Vav doesn't know, what X-Ray won't tell him, and what Hilda is hoping would get through their minds is that X-Ray is jealous of Vav's infatuation with Ash and they're both acting like a bunch of children. [[spoiler:What X-Ray won't tell ''anyone'' is that this was because the Mad King manipulated X-Ray and used the SadisticChoice to prove it to him.]] |
| 198 | [[/folder]] |
| 199 | |
| 200 | [[folder:Web Comics]] |
| 201 | * In ''Webcomic/LovelyPeople'', Peony, Marigold, and Peppermint are close friends for much of the story, and while the latter two's social credit score is lower than the former, she hopes that her score rising will help them. However, late in the story, Marigold and Peppermint's scores plummet because of their respective husband and daughter, threatening Peony's score (since being friends with an individual with a low score hurts your own score). Peony pleads for them to reconsider, and when they refuse and invite her to join them in running away from society, unfriends them. She almost immediately rejects her decision when her so-called other "friends" approve, and eventually gets herself labeled an UnPerson and rejoins her friends. |
| 202 | * ''Webcomic/TheWitchAndTheBull'': This ends up happening when Aro manages to find a cure for Tan's bull transformation. See Tan, at the start of the comic, had shut down Aro's cafe over his bias against witches and later had to rely on Aro who was the only one who could reverse the curse, forcing them on a journey together. However, he never told her who he really was and kept putting it off. So when she finally lifts it, naturally she recognizes him and isn't too happy with him for not coming clean sooner and assuming he was just using her before he has a chance to explain himself, despite having mellowed since then and having a better understanding of where she comes from. |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 206 | * ''WebVideo/MonsterIslandBuddies'': |
| 207 | ** During Season 2, Godzilla becomes addicted to drugs at one point. When he doesn't acknowledge this, Rodan and the other monsters fight and defeat him. Angrily, Godzilla runs away from Monster Island, with his past self as his only friend, while his friends try to use Gigan as a replacement. |
| 208 | ** Season 3 ends with Fire Rodan getting into another fight with Godzilla [[spoiler:after learning that he had an affair with Mothra from King Kong]], this time though, he's the one that ditches his friends [[spoiler:after inadvertently killing Mothra during his fight]]. Mostly a case of HeroicBSOD and a mix of WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity, but because he was genuinely pissed at Godzilla over what he did (and this event would later become a BerserkButton for Rodan, while still being played as a RunningGag) it still qualifies. |
| 209 | ** During Season 5, Rodan is forced to end his relationship with Mothra when she and King Ghidorah have some ''unfinished family business'' to tend to, [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys and because she found Ghidorah to be much more hotter than Rodan]]. Although Mothra tries to justify her actions as being for the greater good, Rodan sees her love for Ghidorah as genuine, and for a time, legitimately breaks off all contact with her. In turn, Mothra suffers a HeroicBSOD as well and winds up leave Earth for a while. [[spoiler:They eventually get back together, permanently, in Season 7]]. |
| 210 | ** PlayedForLaughs during Season 7's finale, when Varan and Biollante break-up due to Varan (who is a pacifist) not taking kindly to Biollante's more violent approach at facing opposition. [[StatusQuoIsGod They quickly get back together by the episode's end]]. |
| 211 | * WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is not a fan of this trope, which he refers to as the "Third-Act 'I-Don't-Like-You' Part". |
| 212 | [[/folder]] |
| 213 | |
| 214 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 215 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': "The Promise" starts with Banana Joe being mad at Gumball and Darwin. We never find out why. |
| 216 | * A villainous example happens in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' when Azula's friendship with Mai and Ty Lee comes to an end. This leads to Azula's mental breakdown [[spoiler:and her defeat at the hands of Zuko and Katara]]. |
| 217 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': After failing to properly communicate about the incident regarding Della's disappearance, the triplets, Beakley, Webby, and even Duckworth, but not Launchpad, abandon Scrooge. Though it only takes Beakley calling out the Ducks for their grudge against Scrooge, and their abandonment of him allowed a Magica possessed Lena to attack him that everyone reconciles with Scrooge and welcomes him back into their lives. |
| 218 | * The ''WesternAnimation/{{Franklin}}'' episode titled "Franklin's Favourite Card" has Franklin and Bear end their friendship briefly when Franklin refuses to believe that Bear didn't lose his favourite card. [[spoiler: They soon reconcile when Franklin realises that his friendship with Bear is more important than his favourite card.]] |
| 219 | * The ''WesternAnimation/{{Gigantosaurus}}'' episodes titled "The Five Friends" sees the 4 young dinos have a disagreement over how to start their morning, resulting in them arguing and finding what Ayati calls the Crest of the Five Friends, a stone with their faces on them. Unfortunately, they wind up breaking it after arguing over who gets to see it. To make matters worse, Giganto throws the pieces into different parts of Cretacia. After that, the four young dinos decide to split up and find their pieces alone, only to begin missing each other as they find the pieces of the crest. Once they return, their friendship is fixed. |
| 220 | %% Needs context * ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' has the episodes "Part-Time Friends" and "Partners" for Arnold and Gerald. |
| 221 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': In "The Ghost", Frida lashes out at Hilda and David when they pity her, leading to an argument between Hilda and Frida over their own shortcomings. Hilda and David leave Frida for a few episodes, and when they try to repair things, Frida's already found a new friend, Kelly. By the season finale, "The Black Hound", Kelly turns out to be a FalseFriend and Frida realizes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how bad she messed things up with her real friends]], and the three reconcile. |
| 222 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': |
| 223 | ** In the season two premiere, where [[MeaningfulName Discord]] breaks apart the Mane Six. Invoked in that it happens through him "cheating" rather than any actual in-fighting; while he pretends that he's doing it via MoreThanMindControl, its quite clear that, no, he's just [[ForTheEvulz getting his kicks out of breaking them emotionally before brainwashing them to stop being friends]]. |
| 224 | ** It happens again in the season two finale, with everyone abandoning Twilight due to thinking she's being a paranoid jerk about her soon-to-be sister-in-law being evil. Turns out [[ShapeShifting she was half-right]]. |
| 225 | ** And again in the comics, through [[spoiler: a more clever use of ShapeShifting]]. |
| 226 | ** In "No Second Prances", Twilight's distrust and paranoia towards Trixie's friendship with Starlight leads to Trixie showing [[OpenMouthInsertFoot how many hooves she can fit in her mouth]] when she boasts about how great it was to finally one-up Twilight, making Starlight believe that their friendship was fake. The issue is solved just in time to stop Trixie from, for all intents and purposes, committing suicide.[[note]]Starlight was supposed to help Trixie perform a trick where a magician escapes from the stomach of a manticore, as Trixie isn't talented enough with any magic beyond sleight-of-hand to pull it off solo. A depressed Trixie decides to do the act anyway once Starlight leaves.[[/note]] |
| 227 | ** Played with in "Rock Solid Friendship", Pinkie Pie's insistence in controlling the way that her older sister Maud Pie and Starlight bond leads a frustrated Maud to move away from Ponyville. The issue here wasn't that Maud and Starlight had a falling out, but that Pinkie couldn't even give the two the breathing room needed to even ''begin'' a good friendship. |
| 228 | ** In the infamous "The Mean Six", the EvilDoppelganger lookalikes of the mane ponies cross paths into their camping retreat in the Everfree Forest, causing the girls to grow intensely hateful of one another when they assume they are suddenly going bad and hating their camping trip for many reasons (Twilight's scheduling, Rarity's hoarding, Pinkie's thought of a "boring, lame, no-fun retreat", and so forth). While Twilight quickly fixes the feud in the end and they immediately reconcile, they never found out about the clones. |
| 229 | * {{Defied|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''. At the start of "King's Tide", while the kids are on their way to the Head to [[spoiler:save Luz]], Hunter and Alador get into a shouting match over the latter's ability to pilot the airship. Gus proceeds to yell at Hunter for distracting the pilot, and Amity, wanting to get to Luz as fast as possible, joins them all in shouting over each other. Their Palismen interrupt the fight by dragging over a crate of food, and everyone decides to just eat something instead of bickering over nothing. |
| 230 | -->'''Amity:''' Look... We're all exhausted and terrified. Let's focus our energy on helping [[spoiler:Luz]] instead of fighting each other. |
| 231 | * In the episode "Homeward Pound" of ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'', VitriolicBestBuds Squirt and Niblet accidentally end up in Canada and after setting off for where Squirt thinks a town is. After a day, they get into a fight, and Niblet finally stands up to Squirt. The friendship is repaired once Squirt determines that not only was he wrong about which direction to go, but Niblet was right. |
| 232 | * "The Night of the Living Burger", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'', starts off right away with Shaggy and Scooby on the outs. It was never made clear what they were arguing about, but they end up reconciling at the conclusion. |
| 233 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' tends to have these plots in its earlier days, though never involving all four main babies -- either with Tommy and Chuckie or with both Phil and Lil. |
| 234 | * In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', Scooby and Velma were on the outs with each other, quarreling over Shaggy for a time. Mystery Incorporated also got put through the wringer a few times, when their various life expectations (primarily Fred's obliviousness over Daphne's romantic feelings towards him and the aforementioned lovers' quarrel over Shaggy) split them up, then again when they [[spoiler: learn the truth about the original Mystery Incorporated, leading Fred to dissolve the team and break off his engagement to Daphne, causing her to refuse to come back for a time]]. |
| 235 | * A ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" has Squidward tricking [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick into hating each other, which backfires when both of them want to be friends with Squidward instead. |
| 236 | * ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': At the end of Season 4, [[spoiler:Steven willingly surrenders himself to be taken to the Gem Homeworld. In "Dewey Wins", Steven returns home and Connie is mad at him. She feels he should have stayed and confronted the Homeworld Gems together, as they had promised. Steven doesn't understand at first, and Connie ends up giving him the SilentTreatment. Steven realizes what Connie meant, and calls and texts her to apologize, but she doesn't respond. This makes Steven think she hates him for several episodes. In "Kevin Party", Steven and Connie finally see each other again. Connie explains that she just needed some time to process things, and that's why she didn't respond to him. She also says that she was going to come talk to him in person, but he was on vacation when she tried. They make up and hug]]. |
| 237 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': In the season 2 premiere, April's father was mutated into a mutant bat. When she learns the turtles were responsible, April goes ballistic and she cuts all ties with them. Several episodes later, Donnie approaches her and tries to apologize, [[RejectedApology but was shamed from talking.]] However, when Casey Jones explained he accidentally destroyed his friendship with his former friend before and then told her some things can't be controlled, she realizes she was wrong and apologizes to the turtles [[WasTooHardOnHim for being hard on them.]] Afterwards, she forgives them when they saved her from Karai's attacks. |
| 238 | %% Needs context * Happened a lot in ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'', usually because of Simon. {{Justified|Trope}} as their friendship was the key to defeating him. |
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