'''Basic Trope''': An antagonistic character who has a personal struggle against the protagonist, but is not the BigBad.
* '''Straight''': [[InsufferableGenius Bob]] is a {{jerkass}} who opposes [[IdiotHero Alice]]. The two have a mutual enmity and often face off against each other in battle.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so much of a threat to Alice that he's even worse than the BigBad.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob and Alice dislike each other, but are able to get along when needed.
** Bob and Alice have a FriendlyRivalry, but in the end, there's only ''one'' champion and they both want the title.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice and Bob had a bad first meeting, coupled with clashing personalities, which [[HateAtFirstSight caused them to grow to hate each other]].
** Bob is [[TheResenter very envious]] of Alice's superiority and is only fighting her to prove he's better than her.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice is the protagonist, but ''she'' acts as a snotty IceQueen to Bob, a HotBlooded IdiotHero, instead of the other way around.
** Bob is Alice’s {{True Companion|s}}.
* '''Subverted''':
** The first time Bob appears, he jumps out of nowhere and challenges Alice to a duel to settle which of them is superior. Then they both laugh it off, revealing that Bob is actually Alice's friend and this is a running joke between them.
** Bob and Alice turn out to be {{Friendly Rival|ry}}s.
** AliceAndBob certainly seem like they're going to be rivals - one is a HotBlooded IdiotHero, the other is an InsufferableGenius IceQueen - but they only have one interaction throughout the entire series, and never fight each other.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But then a quarrel between them turns Bob into Alice's rival.
** But Bob reveals that he never was Alice's friend and always hated her, making him a straight up rival.
** That one interaction has Alice reveal that [[GreaterScopeVillain she was the personal architect of all of Bob's multi-season cavalcade of suffering]] that he's endured [[LongRunners so far]]. They don't interact again because [[FinalBattle Bob makes clear how much her rivalry has pissed him off]].
* '''Parodied''': Bob exists solely to be mean to Alice and act as her opponent. When she's not around, he just disappears in a poof of dust and doesn't pop up until she appears.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob ''seems'' like Alice's rival and certainly acts like one. Then Alice [[DefeatMeansFriendship beats him in a fight]], causing him to [[DefrostingIceQueen become nicer to her]], and the two seem to be about to become friends. But then Alice provokes Bob in an argument, causing Bob to become her rival again and eventually a RivalTurnedEvil as well...
* '''Averted''': Alice has no rival at all.
* '''Enforced''': "We need someone to oppose Alice to spice the plot up. Let's create someone who's her very antithesis!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "You ''really'' like going out of your way to try and beat me, don't you, Bob?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob sets himself up as Alice's rival to get her to notice him.
* '''Exploited''': Bob deliberately acts mean in order to become Alice's rival, therefore earning him more screen-time and a spot as a prominent character.
* '''Defied''': "I'm not opposing her, I'll just lose in the end."
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Alice''': "Why are you always so mean to me?"\\
'''Bob''': "Because I'm your rival and that's what rivals do."
* '''Conversed''': "Gee, that guy in ''Random Shonen Anime'' really likes beating on the main character." "That's because he's the rival, and every main character needs one."
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob is so caught up in defeating Alice that he succeeds, but then sees Emperor Evulz [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame applauding him for finishing his job]] so he can rule the world without Alice's protection. Bob has a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone massive guilt trip after Evulz' finally takes over]].
** Bob is so much of an antagonist to Alice that this has brought out the worst in Alice, much to his shock.
** Bob's rivalry with Alice is [[OneSidedRivalry one sided]] as Alice never considers him a legitimate threat and soundly trounces him at every turn. Frustrated by [[CantCatchUp his inability to catch up to Alice]], Bob [[RivalTurnedEvil turns to the darkside]] in order to finally gain an edge over Alice.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Alice survived the fight with Bob. Bob is forced to [[HumblePie swallow his pride]] and admit he needs Alice's help and [[RivalsTeamUp together]] they defeat Evulz. Afterwards, their rivalry develops into a [[FriendlyEnemy grudging respect]].
** After being trounced ''again'', Alice straight up tells Bob she doesn't care about his obsession with beating her and that becoming a villain just so he can one up her is [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech incredibly asinine and immature]], especially since it puts ''other'' people in danger in the process. This causes Bob to undergo a HeelRealization and [[HeelFaceTurn start on the path to redemption]], eventually becoming Alice's [[TheLancer Lancer]] and FriendlyRival sparring partner.
* '''Played For Laughs''': AliceAndBob's "rivalry" looks less like an actual rivalry and more LikeAnOldMarriedCouple, complete with multiple SlapSlapKiss moments and BelligerentSexualTension.
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Back to TheRival, so we can have a rematch, you loser for a protagonist!
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