History FireForgedFriends / WesternAnimation

** Twilight Sparkle didn't want anything to do with five [[OnlySaneMan other quirky ponies]] who want to be friends with her, even the fact that they're all willing to accompany her through TheLostWoods. However, the ensuing adventure helps her connect with them and actually start regarding them as her TrueCompanions.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E25DownTheMine Down The Mine]]", Thomas and Gordon become one after Gordon helped Thomas from the mine accident, and [[NotSoDifferentRemark when the two engine realized that they are in disgrace for their misbehavior]] (Gordon had fallen into a ditch after refusing to pull trucks, which Thomas teased him about it previously on said episode). This is even intriguing considering the two engines had a disagreement in "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E1ThomasAndGordon Thomas and Gordon]]", the pilot episode. In "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS4E23PaintPotsAndQueens Paint Pots & Queen]]", Gordon even [[CallBack reminded Thomas of their alliance]] as the two returned to the sheds.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E25DownTheMine Down The Mine]]", Thomas and Gordon become one after Gordon helped Thomas from the mine accident, and [[NotSoDifferent when the two engine realized that they are in disgrace for their misbehavior]] (Gordon had fallen into a ditch after refusing to pull trucks, which Thomas teased him about it previously on said episode). This is even intriguing considering the two engines had a disagreement in "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E1ThomasAndGordon Thomas and Gordon]]", the pilot episode. In "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS4E23PaintPotsAndQueens Paint Pots & Queen]]", Gordon even [[CallBack reminded Thomas of their alliance]] as the two returned to the sheds.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E25DownTheMine Down The Mine]]", Thomas and Gordon become one after Gordon helped Thomas from the mine accident, and [[NotSoDifferent when the two engine realized that they are in disgrace for their misbehavior]] (Gordon had fallen into a ditch after refusing to pull trucks, which Thomas teased him about it previously on said episode). This is even intriguing considering the two engines had a disagreement in "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E1ThomasAndGordon Thomas and Gordon]]", the pilot episode. In "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS4E23PaintPotsAndQueens Paint Pots & Queen]]", Gordon even [[CallBack reminded Thomas of their alliance]] as the two returned to the sheds.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E25DownTheMine Down The Mine]]", Thomas and Gordon become one after Gordon helped Thomas from the mine accident, and [[NotSoDifferent when the two engine realized that they are in disgrace for their misbehavior]] (Gordon had fallen into a ditch after refusing to pull trucks, which Thomas teased him about it previously on said episode). This is even intriguing considering the two engines had a disagreement in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E1ThomasAndGordon Thomas and Gordon]]", the pilot episode. In "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS4E23PaintPotsAndQueens Paint Pots & Queen]]", Gordon even [[CallBack reminded Thomas of their alliance]] as the two returned to the sheds.
** Gordon and James became this in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E10JamesAndTheExpress James and the Express]]" after the former teased the latter about his incident with the coaches and that a passenger's bootlace was used to mend their pipes. It only took Gordon's [[BreakTheHaughty embarrassing incident in being reverted back to the station]] for him and James' success in pulling Gordon's Express for him to gain the big blue engine's respect.

* WesternAnimation/DeltaState, Martin, Luna, Claire and Phillip do not know each other well at first and it shows due to them snarking at each other more, as time goes on, they become quite close to each other. This is also true for Brodie, as the others had to learn to trust him.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', "The Terror Beyond": Solomon Grundy fights against the {{Eldritch Abomination}}s alongside the League, and strikes up a friendship with Hawkgirl in particular. [[spoiler:He gets mortally wounded fighting Ichthultu and indirectly rescuing Hawkgirl. [[DyingAlone She comforted him in his final moments]].]] Hawkgirl still considers him a friend in the much later episode "Wake the Dead".
-->'''Solomon Grundy:''' Bird-nose help Grundy? But Bird-nose and her friends hate Grundy.
-->'''Hawkgirl:''' Grundy help Bird-nose, Bird-nose help Grundy, okay? Excuse me, Hawkgirl smash.
** In the first episode this is the way the league is formed.
* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the second season finale of ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR''. After the Glorft commander and Coop work together against Coop's evil alternate universe self, the Glorft commander extends his mech's hand in friendship. Just as Coop is about to accept, he trips in his giant mech, and because of that activates a weapon that destroys most of the Glorft's mech army. Naturally, the friendship is called off.
* Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. Since Sentinel is a {{Jerkass}} to the nth degree, this trope is more or less the only thing keeping them friends.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': Jack and the [[NoNameGiven Scotsman]] first meet halfway across a ridiculously long (and thin) bridge, each man going in the opposite direction. A fight breaks out as they try to decide who should turn back first to let the other cross, before they are set upon and [[ChainedHeat chained together]] by bounty hunters. The resulting EnemyMine results in a rather strong friendship, and they meet again a few times through the series to engage in some [[BackToBackBadasses Back to Back Badassery]].
** Season 5 has Jack with [[spoiler:Ashi, one of the Daughters of Aku who tried to kill him]].
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Twilight Sparkle didn't want anything to do with five [[OnlySaneMan other quirky ponies]] who want to be friends with her, even the fact that they're all willing to accompany her through TheLostWoods. However, the ensuing adventure helps her connect with them and actually start regarding them as her TrueCompanions.
** This also applies to the rest of the Main Six. Although they previously had a broad knowledge of each other's existence, with some of them even explicitly shown to have a prior connection, many of them (like [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Applejack and Rarity]]) would probably not have been friends before the events with Nightmare Moon.
** In Season 9, [[spoiler:Grogar]] forces this upon the other villains, as he believes this is the [[VillainTeamUp only way for them to succeed]].

* {{Averted}} in the "Mountain of Madness" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', in which Homer and Mr. Burns are trapped together in a cabin by an avalanche, when Mr. Burns says, "...once you've been through something like that with a person, you never want to see that person again."
* Early in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}'' in the episode "The Tiff", Bob and Dot get into an argument so bad that they both refuse to ever see each other again. Their friends panic that Bob might leave Mainframe so Enzo enacts a series of ZanyScheme meant to get them to either apologize or invoke this trope, failing utterly on both counts. Eventually they get trapped together in a game, the trope taking full effect and their teamwork saves both the day and their friendship (to say nothing of their unresolved sexual tension)

* Ilana and Lance are this in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''. While Octus is more willing to cooperate with them, they hardly know each other at the beginning of the show and conflict with their battle methods in the third episode. It's Octus teaching them how to cooperate, then defeating Mutraddi together that allow them to get along much better.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E25DownTheMine Down The Mine]]", Thomas and Gordon become one after Gordon helped Thomas from the mine accident, and [[NotSoDifferent when the two engine realized that they are in disgrace for their misbehavior]] (Gordon had fallen into a ditch after refusing to pull trucks, which Thomas teased him about it previously on said episode). This is even intriguing considering the two engines had a disagreement in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E1ThomasAndGordon Thomas and Gordon]]", the pilot episode. In "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS4E23PaintPotsAndQueens Paint Pots & Queen]]", Gordon even [[CallBack reminded Thomas of their alliance]] as the two returned to the sheds.
** Gordon and James became this in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E10JamesAndTheExpress James and the Express]]" after the former teased the latter about his incident with the coaches and that a passenger's bootlace was used to mend their pipes. It only took Gordon's [[BreakTheHaughty embarrassing incident in being reverted back to the station]] for him and James' success in pulling Gordon's Express for him to gain the big blue engine's respect.
* Duncan and Beth become friends in the {{Grand Finale}} of ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama Action]]''.

* Zeb and Kallus begin ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' as bitter enemies, each harboring deep resentment over the conflict they fought in on Lasan. When [[EnemyMine circumstances force them to work together]], they develop a degree of respect of one another. Then [[spoiler:Kallus pulls his HeelFaceTurn and the two are once again forced to work together. Over the next two seasons, they grow closer, and by the time of the series finale they’ve effectively become HeterosexualLifePartners. Notably, when [[TheFellowshipHasEnded the rest of the Ghost crew goes their separate ways]], Zeb and Kallus instead stick together and [[AndTheAdventureContinues head off to Lira San]]]].

* In this case, reforged in ''WesternAnimation//{{Hilda}}''. Frida was friends with Hilda and David before (with the latter already before the start of the series), until the debacle with the ghosts in episode 9 severely strained that friendship. But when the Marra ditch her and Hilda and David rescue her from the Black Hound, Frida finally admits they were right and reconciles with them.

* Zeb and Kallus begin ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' as bitter enemies, each harboring deep resentment over the conflict they fought in on Lasan. When [[EnemyMine circumstances force them to work together]], they develop a degree of respect of one another. Then [[spoiler:Kallus pulls his HeelFaceTurn and the two are once again forced to work together. Over the next two seasons, they grow closer, and by the time of the series finale they’ve effectively become HeterosexualLifePartners. Notably, when [[TheFellowshipHasEnded the rest of the Ghost crew goes their separate ways]], Zeb and Kallus instead stick together and [[AndTheAdventureContinues head off to Lira San]].]]

* Zeb and Kallus begin ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' as bitter enemies, each harboring deep resentment over the conflict they fought in on Lasan. When [[EnemyMine circumstances force them to work together]], they develop a degree of respect of one another. Then [[spoiler:Kallus pulls his HeelFaceTurn and the two are once again forced to work together. Over the next two seasons, they grow closer, and by the time of the series finale they’ve effectively become HeterosexualLifePartners. Notably, when [[TheFellowshipHasEnded the rest of the Ghost crew goes their separate ways]], Zeb and Kallus instead stick together and [[AndTheAdventureContinues head off to Lira San]].]]

** Twilight Sparkle initially doesn't want anything to do with the [[OnlySaneMan five quirky ponies]] who want to be friends with her. Even the fact that they're all willing to accompany her through TheLostWoods just makes her cringe. However, the ensuing adventure helps her connect with them and actually start regarding them as her TrueCompanions.
** This also applies to the rest of the main case. Although they previously had a broad knowledge of each other's existence, with some of them even explicitly shown to have a prior connection (like Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy having gone to the same summer flight camp), many of them (like [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Applejack and Rarity]]) would probably not have been friends before the events with Nightmare Moon.

** ''Finally,'' in "The Western Air Temple," Zuko, having [[CallingTheOldManOut stood up to his father]] and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome proudly declaring that he is going to join the Avatar and his friends]], tries to do so, offering to teach Aang firebending. [[ReformedButRejected They completely reject him]]. Near the end of the episode, he proves his intentions are true by helping to save them from [[strike:Sparky Sparky Boom Man]] Combustion Man, the assassin that he hired at the beginning of the season. When Aang sees that Zuko understands what a tremendous responsibility he has vowed to take on, he seals their friendship with: "I think you are supposed to be my firebending teacher."