History Main / AdaptationalFriendship

* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/misakiyu misakiyu]]'s illustrations of [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SlifofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfics, UsefulNotes/DateMasamune and [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Sanada]] [[MisterSeahorse Yukimura]]'s [[FanCreatedOffspring son]] Masa is friends with Hitomi Kira, who's actually UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi's [[FanCreatedOffspring daughter]] (and [[BigBad main villainess]] Kagehime, [[BitchInSheepsClothing posing as a friend]], which Masa and some others are unaware of, whereas in the fanfics, they are already aware of her identity.

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion'': In the [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica original anime]], Sayaka and Kyoko got off to a rather rocky start, with Kyoko stealing a kill from Sayaka, leading to the both of them dueling each other (twice). It took time for them to actually become friends. In ''Rebellion'', the two of them get along much better, and Kyoko is a lot less aggressive towards Sayaka than she was in the original anime.

** In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', [[BigBad Emperor Belos]] and Luz Noceda hated and tried to kill one another repeatedly, because he's a WitchHunter who wants to kill every witch and demon in the Boiling Isles, along with any humans who sympathize with them. Here, he really is the benevolent ruler he merely pretended to be in canon, bonded with Luz over their shared humanity, and even taught her how to use [[{{Magitek}} technology-powered glyph magic]] to defend the realms.

* Despite their non-friendly relationship in the film, Beetlejuice and Lydia share an IntergenerationalFriendship in the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/Beetlejuice''. This influenced the musical, which also shows them getting along briefly, despite following the movie's framework.

* ''WebVideo/PopCrossStudios'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5IDR3_Hjxw This video]] depicting Franchise/SpiderMan villains as the Wall-Crawler himself includes Norman Osborn- normally Peter's ArchEnemy the Green Goblin- being an old friend of Peter's father Richard Parker- a PosthumousCharacter in Marvel canon with no relationship with Norman- and they both started the Oscorp company together. Their friendship was somewhat strained thanks to Norman convincing the board to fire Richard, seeing his devotion to his family as [[TheyWereHoldingYouBack preventing him from committing to their work]], but after Norman and his wife went through a GriefInducedSplit caused by the [[DeathOfAChild death of their son Harry]] in a FreakLabAccident (one that had been caused by Norman himself), Richard still put aside his bitterness and consoled Norman. Afterwards, their friendship became renewed, Richard encouraged Norman to use the new superpowers he'd gained from the accident to [[TheAtoner make up for neglecting his son while he was alive]], and Norman even became closer to Richard's family, to the point of becoming an HonoraryUncle to young Peter.

** ''Series/TheFlash2014'': Barry barely has any interactions with Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow in the comics, but the three are best friends in this series. Barry also has never interacted with Chester Runk in the comics - where Chester was a close friend of Wally West - but in the TV show, he basically takes Cisco's place when Cisco leaves Star Labs, including becoming Barry's close friend. On the inverse, Chester barely knows Wally there, since Wally was no longer a regular in the show by that point.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'': In the original comic, in an attempt to strike out against the older heroes, Superboy helps found the titular group alongside Impulse and Robin (Tim Drake), with the trio all being close friends. In the cartoon, Superboy ends up befriending a completely different speedster and Batman sidekick- Kid Flash and Robin (Dick Grayson), both of whom were part of the adults the team was seeking independence from in the comic. Impulse and Tim Drake are also eventually introduced in the second season, but neither has much of a relationship with Superboy.

* The '90s ''Batman'' newspaper strip - and more famously ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' - established [[Characters/BatmanTwoFace Harvey Dent]] as a personal friend of Bruce Wayne's before becoming Two-Face. This has since crept into [[RetCanon some comics canon]], though it rarely sticks for long.

* ''Series/{{Doom Patrol|2019}}'' draws heavily from Creator/GrantMorrison and Rachel Pollack's runs on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', but uses the original core Doom Patrol lineup, with Cyborg and Crazy Jane added for AdaptationalDiversity. Consequently, Rita, who in the comics was dead for several decades and didn't meet anyone from the Morrison era until her resurrection in the early aughts, has ties to Jane, who was introduced after her death, plus has a backstory as a former member of the Brotherhood of Dada, which again was introduced long after her death. The show also gives her a WeUsedToBeFriends background with Madame Rouge, who in the comics was her bitter enemy. The show also has Dorothy Spinner having close friendships with Jane and Casey Brinke, the former of whom barely interacted with her in the comics and the latter of whom wasn't introduced until years after Dorothy was killed.

* ''Series/TenThingsIHateAboutYou'': Joey Donner being an AdaptationalNiceGuy, despite also being a DumbBlonde, means that starting out as Chastity Church's boyfriend, he becomes friends with Bianca Stratford and then they develop a legit romantic relationship of their own as well. This being opposed sharply to the [[Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou film version of Joey]] who only wanted to sleep with Bianca as part of a bet with a friend, who also was tricked by Cameron James into paying Patrick Verona into asking out Bianca's sister Kat so Cameron could go out with Bianca. In the show, Joey gets along pretty well with Cameron as well.

* Most ''Franchise/{{Garfield}}'' comics and adaptations depict Nermal as Garfield's biggest archrival; the [[Film/{{Garfield}} 2005 movie]] has Nermal become one of his closest friends.

* ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes'': With a WeUsedToBeFriends slant as well, Holmes is initially good friends with the school's fencing instructor Rathe, until the reveal [[spoiler:that "[[FalseFriend Rathe]]" is actually Ehtar, a vengeful cultist who then when defeated by Holmes takes on the identity of his [[ArchEnemy Archenemy]] "Moriarty"]] in the SequelHook.

* ''Series/{{You|2018}}'':

* In ''Anime/AceAttorney2016'', the expanded backstory presents Manfred von Karma as a stern but reasonable father figure for Miles Edgeworth in addition to being his teacher, even defending him at one point from a woman who wanted to steal a missing dog from him. [[spoiler:He's still responsible for killing Edgeworth's father]].

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', Trinexx is a demon hydra that Link has to fight before gaining entrance to Ganon's Tower. In ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2005'', Ghanti is a bandit girl who helps Link throughout her journey, and unwillingly has Trinexx as a OneWingedAngel form.

* In the original ''Manga/YuGiOh'' manga, Miho is a one-shot character. In ''Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries'', Miho is a ditzy but recurring member of Yugi's circle of friends.

** In VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2, the PlayerCharacter not chosen simply serves as the Subway Battle partner for players in the Battle Subway on the Multi Battle Train. In this story, Rosa is Nate's childhood friend, confidant, and advisor in all matters relating to love and relationships.

** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', [[EvilSorcerer Jafar]] was an enemy to the entire heroic cast, due to trying to overthrow the Sultan, enslave the Genie, and kill both Jasmin and Aladdin. Here, just like Gaston, he's childhood friends with the Sultan, and stays loyal to him [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because the Sultan rescued him from a life of poverty in the streets]], and while initially angry the day he caught Aladdin trying to rob him, he was quick to forgive and bond with him over [[CommonalityConnection the fact that they were both poor, persecuted street orphans]].

* ''Film/SpiderManHomeTrilogy'': In the original comics, Ned Leeds and Peter Parker are not friends and, in fact, competed for the affection of Betty Brant. In the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', they are best friends and Ned acts as Peter's MissionControl. The Ned of the comics is also not close to Mary Jane Watson, but the film version is close to her MCU adaptation, Michelle Jones-Watson.

* In the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', Wolverine and Rogue are very close. They join the X-Men together, and she is more or less his protegé. In the comics, they're not particularly close, even though they have had a few memorable moments together. This is largely because comic book Rogue had a prior career as a villain and she is responsible for causing Carol Danvers (a close friend of Wolverine) to become powerless and amnesiac. Movie Rogue is a completely innocent girl who never had a prior career as a villain and is actually a composite of comic book Rogue and other inexperienced characters like Kitty Pryde and Jubilee, who actually were protegés of Wolverine in the comics.

* ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' draws heavily from Creator/GrantMorrison and Rachel Pollack's runs on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', but uses the original core Doom Patrol lineup, with Cyborg and Crazy Jane added for AdaptationalDiversity. Consequently, Rita, who in the comics was dead for several decades and didn't meet anyone from the Morrison era until her resurrection in the early aughts, has ties to Jane, who was introduced after her death, plus has a backstory as a former member of the Brotherhood of Dada, which again was introduced long after her death. The show also gives her a WeUsedToBeFriends background with Madame Rouge, who in the comics was her bitter enemy. The show also has Dorothy Spinner having close friendships with Jane and Casey Brinke, the former of whom barely interacted with her in the comics and the latter of whom wasn't introduced until years after Dorothy was killed.

* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': Her close friendship with Hellcat (Patsy Walker) is exclusive to the series. In the comics, the characters have never met, and Jessica was friends with Carol Danvers instead. This was probably done because Carol Danvers was tied up with the movie portion of the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''. It arguably expanded the dramatic possibilities of the Jessica Jones character, as Patsy is almost like a stepsister to her, while comic book Jessica was not as close even with her best friend Carol.

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017'': Karen Page is a friend and ally of Frank Castle in the TV show (with a few [[ShipTease hints of romantic interest]]). In the comics, the characters have barely interacted, and Karen remained almost solely associated with Daredevil.
* ''Series/TheSandman2022'': Lyta Hall and Rose Walker are close friends in the TV show. In the original comics, they meet each other in a later story but aren't really friends. This is one of the many changes done because the TV show removed the superhero elements and Sandman's connection to the larger DC Universe. In the comics, Lyta and her husband were superheroes and got involved with the Sandman's realm of dreams due to their superpowered adventures. In the TV show, Lyta is a normal woman, but the show still tried to keep her role in the story broadly similar: she is now Rose Walker's friend and happens to be close by when Rose's nature as a vortex throws the people close to her into uncontrolled dreamscapes.
* ''Series/You2018'':

* ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes'': Sylvester and Tweety Bird are portrayed as friends here, despite the main ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' show having Sylvester seeing Tweety Bird as prey.

* ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyBuilders'' does this with many of the characters from ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', who often have fractious relationships in the original series and many of its spin-offs. Because Builders is an EdutainmentShow with themes such as cooperation and getting along, they never argue or become angry with each other or anyone else:

** In most ''Looney Tunes'' media, Wile E. Coyote is portrayed as an InsufferableGenius villain, especially in the shorts where he's paired with Bugs. Here, he uses his inventions to help the Looney Builders with their construction projects, and while he still has an ego, he keeps it under control.
** Instead of trying to take over the Earth or destroy it, Marvin the Martian is a space traveler who crash lands on it due to an accident. He is initially wary about the Earth but gets over it after the Looney Builders help him fix his spaceship.

* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls2019'': Barbara Gordon is best friends with an [[AgeLift Age-Lifted]] Harleen Quinzel, [[LikesClarkKentHatesSuperman neither of whom know the other's secret identity]] as heroic Batgirl and villainous Harley Quinn respectively ... [[spoiler:at least, at first. When Harley does learn of this, it starts her HeelFaceTurn arc, though she remains TheFriendNobodyLikes in later appearances]].

** Overlapping with AdaptationalHeroism, in the movie, Slimer was just a nuisance and was trapped by the Ghostbusters. Here, he's their pet, and while he [[TroublesomePet does annoy]] them sometimes (especially Peter), they also see him as a beloved pet (especially Ray). This includes Janine, who, in the movie, never even met him. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the episode "[[Recap/TheRealGhostbustersS1E11CitizenGhost Citizen Ghost]]", a WholeEpisodeFlashback that explains, by means of an interview Peter is giving to a reporter, how the team decided to let Slimer stay with them after he helped them defeat some spectral copies of themselves.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': In the original comic, in an attempt to strike out against the older heroes, Superboy helps found the titular group alongside Impulse and Robin (Tim Drake), with the trio all being close friends. In the cartoon, Superboy ends up befriending a completely different speedster and Batman sidekick- Kid Flash and Robin (Dick Grayson), both of whom were part of the adults the team was seeking independence from in the comic. Impulse and Tim Drake are also eventually introduced in the second season, but neither has much of a relationship with Superboy.

->''"In ''Fire & Blood'', Alicent and Rhaenyra’s relationship sours on the basis of politics. They’re both vying for the Iron Throne and, therefore, become enemies — simple. There’s likely more to the story, beyond the purview of the in-book narrators who can only observe so much. But at its core, the fissure is straightforward: It’s about power. In ''House of the Dragon'', showrunners Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal elaborate on that source material by imagining what the pair’s intimate relationship was like, inserting an array of personal clashes into the story.""''

A SubTrope of AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul. Compare to PromotedToLoveInterest, where two characters are made love interests in an adaptation but don't necessarily have to be friends in either version, or TeamMemberInTheAdaptation, which has a character made part of a team in an adaptation that wasn't before. Compare and contrast AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade, which often takes the form of a romantic couple being portrayed as just friends. Also compare/contrast RelatedInTheAdaptation and RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation. This may also overlap with WeUsedToBeFriends and/or AdaptationalAngstUpgrade can overlap if the characters are made friends in order to set up a betrayal between them.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheGreatestOfThemAll'':

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': In the original anime, Sayaka and Kyoko got off to a rather rocky start, with Kyoko stealing a kill from Sayaka, leading to the both of them dueling each other (twice). It took time for them to actually become friends. In ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'', the two of them get along much better, and Kyoko is a lot less aggressive towards Sayaka than she was in the original anime.

->''"In Fire & Blood, Alicent and Rhaenyra’s relationship sours on the basis of politics. They’re both vying for the Iron Throne and, therefore, become enemies — simple. There’s likely more to the story, beyond the purview of the in-book narrators who can only observe so much. But at its core, the fissure is straightforward: It’s about power. In House of the Dragon, showrunners Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal elaborate on that source material by imagining what the pair’s intimate relationship was like, inserting an array of personal clashes into the story.""''

This can be done to catch those who knew the original work off-guard with the change. It might be to add depth to their dynamic that wasn't there before. Sometimes it can just be because the writer thinks it would be an interesting dynamic. This can also be for plot necessity, i.e for when the story needs the 2 characters to be close in some scenes, when in the original there was little-to-no justification on why they're together. AdaptationalNiceGuy can be another reason why this happens. If a character is much more pleasant in an adaptation, it can seem strange why the characters aren't friends.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': In the games, Red travelled around Kanto exclusively, and retreated to the mountains to a life of solitude. His anime counterpart, Ash, would travel through several regions and become close friends with other player charcters and gym leaders Red never even met in the games.

* ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'': Roxy and Jetta hate each other in the [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} cartoon]]. In the comics they disliked each other originally but bonded over a mutual interest in boxing, and became best friends and roommates.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Dr. Vivienne Graham has more explicitly close friendships with several of her ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' colleagues in Monarch's top brass than anything shown in Franchise/MonsterVerse canon. She's shown to be friends with Drs. Chen, Stanton and Coleman and Colonel Diane Foster, whereas in the movie she never has any interactions to indicate they're especially close.

** ''Fanfic/InYourWildestDreams'': Whereas Jaune and Amber the Fall Maiden in canon didn't know each-other at all on account of Amber's coma, Jaune's [[AdaptationalSuperpowerChange dream-walking Semblance]] in this fic leads him to repeatedly enter Amber's coma dreams and make them easier for her. Amber in the dreams becomes extremely close to Jaune as a result, [[spoiler:and Jaune in turn is devastated when Amber finally passes. Getting justice for Amber's death is Jaune's main motivation for helping Ozpin's group find Amber's attackers]].

*** Whereas the canon version of Adam Taurus was an enemy to Jaune's friends and he never even shared a single scene with Jaune; in this fic, Adam is responsible for rescuing Jaune from Chivalric Arms' human experimentation and helping him to rescue his remaining sisters. Due to which, Jaune considers Adam a friend and a brother-in-arms who he'll always feel gratitude towards, and the feeling is quite mutual on Adam's end.
*** Likewise, Neopolitan, who was also never a friend to Jaune canonically, is in this fic a fellow victim of Chivalric Arms' experiments who bonded with Jaune's mother, and in turn she becomes a combat ally to Jaune [[spoiler:and remains partnered with him at the fic's end]]. Due to all the above, Jaune personally comes to consider Neo an eighth sister.
** ''Fanfic/ARabbitAmongWolves'': In this fic, Jaune is part of a close-knit, ragtag group formed of White Fang operatives whom he barely or never interacted with in canon: Ilia, Trifa and Yuma.
** ''Fanfic/{{Raise}}'': Jaune, after being exploited, held down and relentlessly hounded by every kingdom on Remnant looking to exploit his celebrity status, ends up disturbingly making friends in Cinder and Mercury of all people (both of whom, the former especially, were his hated enemies in canon), partly because they're among the few people whom are both honest about wanting to use him for their own ends, and are willing to meet him halfway instead of slavedriving him and breeding resentment on his end, and also because they both to some degrees share his world cynicism. Jaune also forms a very close friendship with Elm, who's assigned to be his bodyguard in this AU, whereas the two barely interacted directly in canon.

** In ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' canon, Maleficent tried to kill Princess Aurora with a curse just for not being invited to her christening, and tried to kill her fiance Prince Philip. Here, Maleficent is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold trouble-making but ultimately heroic fairy]] who developed a close, genuine friendship with both Aurora and Philip.

** In ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', Tiana and [[WitchDoctor Dr. Facilier's]] relationship was purely antagonistic, due to him turning her and her eventual husband into frogs, trying to sell all the souls of New Orleans to his Friends on the Other Side, and murdering her friend Ray the firefly. Here, while she initially hated him because [[AllWorkVsAllPlay her hard-working ethics clashed with his carefree nature]], they eventually grew to be friends and work well together. In addition to this version of Facilier's friendship with Tiana, he also is on far better terms with [[BigGood Mama Odie]], who is his mentor in voodoo wizardry.

** ''Fixing Volume 2'' alters the train tunnel episode so that several of the White Fang mooks who Team RWBY have to fight through personally remember Blake from when she'd been one of them, and they express their feelings about her defection.

* ''WebVideo/IRewroteRWBYVolume8'': Unlike their canon counterparts, whom were never anything more than villainous colleagues with often TeethClenchedTeamwork; Emerald and Neo in this rewrite end up forming an {{odd friendship}} when they're together during Salem's siege of Atlas, [[spoiler:and they remain close when they defect to the heroes at the midway point]]. Neo in this version is disgusted by Cinder's vicious emotional manipulation and mistreatment of Emerald and becomes protective of her.

** In the book, Tom and Bevis don't know each other and have no interactions with one another. In the film, they appear to be casual acquaintances on first name basis.

* In the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', Wolverine and Rogue are very close. They join the X-Men together, and she is more or less his protegé. In the comics, they're not particularly close, even though they have had a few memorable moments together. This is largely because comic book Rogue had a prior career as a villain and she is responsible for causing Carol Danvers (a close friend of Wolverine) to become powerless and amnesiac. Movie Rogue is a completely innocent girl who never had a prior career as a villain, and is actually a composite of comic book Rogue and other inexperienced characters like Kitty Pryde and Jubilee, that actually were protegés of Wolverine in the comics.

** ''Series/TheFlash2014'': Barry barely has any interactions with Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow in the comics, but the three are best friends in this series. Barry also has never interacted with Chester Runk in the comics - where Chester was a close friend of Wally West - but in the TV show he basically takes Cisco's place when Cisco leaves Star Labs, including becoming Barry's close friend. On the inverse, Chester barely knows Wally there, since Wally was no longer a regular in the show by that point.

* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': Her close friendship with Hellcat (Patsy Walker) is exclusive to the series. In the comics the characters have never met, and Jessica was friends with Carol Danvers instead. This was probably done because Carol Danvers was tied up with the movie portion of the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''. It arguably expanded the dramatic possibilities of the Jessica Jones character, as Patsy is almost like a stepsister for her, while comic book Jessica was not as close even with her best friend Carol.

* ''Series/TheSandman2022'': Lyta Hall and Rose Walker are close friends in the TV show. In the original comics, they meet each other in a later story, but aren't really friends. This is one of the many changes done because the TV show removed the superhero elements and Sandman's connection to the larger DC Universe. In the comics, Lyta and her husband were superheroes and got involved with the Sandman's realm of dreams due to their superpowered adventures. In the TV show, Lyta is a normal woman, but the show still tried to keep her role in the story broadly similar: she is now Rose Walker's friend and happens to be close by when Rose's nature as a vortex throws the people close to her into uncontrolled dreamscapes.

* ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'': Becky and Joyce are childhood friends, instead of meeting well into adulthood like they do in the original ''Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}}''.

** Instead of trying to take over the Earth or destroy it, Marvin the Martian is a space traveler who crash lands on it due to an accident. He is initially wary about the Earth, but gets over it after the Looney Builders help him fix his spaceship.

** Overlapping with AdaptationalHeroism, in the movie, Slimer was just a nuisance and was trapped by the Ghostbusters. Here, he's their pet and while he [[TroublesomePet does annoy]] them sometimes (especially Peter), they also see him as a beloved pet (especially Ray). This includes Janine, who, in the movie, never even met him. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the episode "[[Recap/TheRealGhostbustersS1E11CitizenGhost Citizen Ghost]]", a WholeEpisodeFlashback that explains, by means of an interview Peter is giving to a reporter, how the team decided to let Slimer stay with them after he helped them defeat some spectral copies of themselves.

** "[[Recap/WhatIfS1E2WhatIfTChallaBecameAStarLord What If... T'Challa Became a Star Lord?]]": Several characters whose morally-dubious or outright evil counterparts in the Sacred Timeline opposed T'Challa as enemies or never met him at all, are members of his reformed Ravager crew and close friends with him and each-other here. These include Yondu (his adoptive father figure), Thanos, Nebula, Korath and Taserface.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': In the original comic, in an attempt to strike out against the older heroes, Superboy helps found the titular group alongside Impulse and Robin (Tim Drake), with the trio all being close friends. In the cartoon, Superboy ends up befriending a completely different speedster and Batman sidekick- Kid Flash and Robin (Dick Grayson), both whom were part of the adults the team was seeking independence from in the comic. Impulse and Tim Drake are also eventually introduced in the second season, but neither has much of relationship with Superboy.

* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': In the original canon, Professor James Moriarty is SherlockHolmes' ArchEnemy who tries to kill him several times until their showdown in Reichenbach Falls where Sherlock finally defeats the evil mastermind. In the manga, Sherlock sees William James Moriarty as his friend but he is not pleased that William attempts to manipulate him into becoming a hero as part of his plans. When he learns that William plans to die [[SuicideByCop by forcing him to kill him]], Sherlock saves William, convincing him to live and atone for his crimes instead.

[[caption-width-right:351:'''Top:''' The Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good as enemies in [[Film/TheWizardOfOz 1939]]. '''Bottom:''' The same characters as best friends in [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} 2003]].]]