History Main / FriendlyEnemy

Related to WorthyOpponent. Compare AffablyEvil, FriendlyWar, FriendlyRival, and OpponentInstruction. Contrast ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies, BigBadFriend, GoKartingWithBowser, and WithFriendsLikeThese. See also DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu. See DatingCatwoman for the (explicitly) romantic version. Often goes well with AntagonistInMourning. Frequently the target of FoeYayShipping. Has nothing at all to do with [[FriendlyFire attacking your teammates]], nor with {{Helpful Mook}}s. There is also the FriendlyRivalry which is essentially a milder version of this trope where the antagonistic characters are just competing (in some kind of sporting event, for example) rather than trying to thwart each other.

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Related to WorthyOpponent. Compare AffablyEvil, FriendlyWar, and OpponentInstruction. Contrast ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies, BigBadFriend, GoKartingWithBowser, and WithFriendsLikeThese. See also DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu. See DatingCatwoman for the (explicitly) romantic version. Often goes well with AntagonistInMourning. Frequently the target of FoeYayShipping. Has nothing at all to do with [[FriendlyFire attacking your teammates]], nor with {{Helpful Mook}}s. There is also the FriendlyRivalry which is essentially a milder version of this trope where the antagonistic characters are just competing (in some kind of sporting event, for example) rather than trying to thwart each other.

Related to WorthyOpponent. Compare AffablyEvil and OpponentInstruction. Contrast ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies, BigBadFriend, GoKartingWithBowser, and WithFriendsLikeThese. See also DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu. See DatingCatwoman for the (explicitly) romantic version. Often goes well with AntagonistInMourning. Frequently the target of FoeYayShipping. Has nothing at all to do with [[FriendlyFire attacking your teammates]], nor with {{Helpful Mook}}s. There is also the FriendlyRivalry which is essentially a milder version of this trope where the antagonistic characters are just competing (in some kind of sporting event, for example) rather than trying to thwart each other.

* In the ''Series/OnceUponATime''[=/=]''Film/MrRight'' fanfic ''Fanfic/LoveAtFirstSightOnceUponATime'', Emma is quite friendly to those she kills, making friendly chit-chat. In fact her being kind to David is what convinces him to save her life from Whale at the end.

** LA Laker Magic Johnson and Detroit Piston Isiah Thomas were such good friends that they met at half-court and exchanged a ''kiss''. However, their friendship ended after Johnson heard that Thomas was spreading rumors that he was gay after his HIV diagnosis. [[They've since made up and often meet for a coffee to talk over old times [[/note]]

** LA Laker Magic Johnson and Detroit Piston Isiah Thomas were such good friends that they met at half-court and exchanged a ''kiss''. However, their friendship ended after Johnson heard that Thomas was spreading rumors that he was gay after his HIV diagnosis.

%%* [[RecurringBoss The Lord of Angels and Demons]] is becoming this to the Fellowship of ''Literature/TheQuestportChronicles''. It doesn't hurt that his plans are [[VillainDecay getting steadily easier to foil]].

Related to WorthyOpponent. Compare AffablyEvil. Contrast ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies, BigBadFriend, GoKartingWithBowser, and WithFriendsLikeThese. See also DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu. See DatingCatwoman for the (explicitly) romantic version. Often goes well with AntagonistInMourning. Frequently the target of FoeYayShipping. Has nothing at all to do with [[FriendlyFire attacking your teammates]], nor with {{Helpful Mook}}s. There is also the FriendlyRivalry which is essentially a milder version of this trope where the antagonistic characters are just competing (in some kind of sporting event, for example) rather than trying to thwart each other.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': Megamind and Metroman are an interesting example, although they appear to dislike each other at the start, it's later revealed that Metroman likes Megamind, calling him "little buddy", and Megamind loses all motivation when he thinks Metroman's dead. This is because there's no indication that Metroman has a SecretIdentity or life outside his heroics, and Megamind spends all his time in prison planning to destroy Metroman, or in his lair trying to do so. Add to that the film's Comicbook/LoisLane {{expy}} never dated Metroman and it all falls into place, they have no life or meaningful relationships apart from each other; they're friends by default.

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* ''Fanfic/AncientSins'': During his time as a villain, Dante still managed to make himself lovable to most of the main cast. There are even a few times where the heroes have moments of normal conversation with him and tend to act more like rivals than enemies.

** Despite being on opposite sides, [[spoiler: Cadence, Celestia, and Luna]] seem to be on good terms with each other. Not only that, Sombra doesn't seem to have a problem with this!

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Zeetha is cultivating such a relationship with Bangladesh [=DuPree=] in the aftermath of the Beast of The Rails arc. Both are eagerly anticipating testing each other's mettle in a fight (but can't at that time due to Sanctuary rules at the Corbettite depot). Granted, the high probability that it was [[spoiler:Bang's pirates that originally kidnapped Zeetha (and thus, Zeetha who took out the entire pirate fleet) means that they're both looking for vengeance on each other and]] the "friendly" aspect of this Trope might well be short-lived.

* ''Fanfic/TheDesertStorm'': During Ben and Obi-Wan's temporary stay on Tatooine, they becomes frenemies with a local Tusken Raider tribe. The Tuskens treat attacking Ben and Obi-Wan like some sort of game, with the former practicing MookChivalry and politely leaving every time they're beaten in combat. Later, the Tuskens even try warning the Jedi about a massive sandstorm heading their way (albeit by shooting at them with a sniper rifle). When Ben and Obi-Wan visit the tribe after the sandstorm has passed, the Tuskens scold the two ''at length'' for worrying them.

* ''Fanfic/TheDesertStorm'': During Ben and Obi-Wan's temporary stay on Tatooine, a local Tusken Raider tribe becomes frenemies with the two Jedi. They treat attacking Ben and Obi-Wan like some sort of game, with the Tuskens practicing MookChivalry and politely leave every time the Jedi defeat them in combat. Later during the ''Mirage'' arc, the Tuskens try warning the Jedi about a massive sandstorm heading their way (albeit by shooting at them with a sniper rifle). When Ben and Obi-Wan visit the tribe after the sandstorm has passed on, the Tuskens scold the two ''at length'' for worrying them.

* Wrestling/MattHardy has also played this trope in a different way, through the first half of his feud with Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter in 2007-2008. After a BadassBoast by MVP ended up getting the two a {{tag team}} championship title match, which they won, their entire tag team reign consisted of sports mini-games and trying to one-up each other in matches. It was very much like this trope, until Hardy's appendix issues gave WWE the need to write him out for an emergency appendectomy. [[RealLifeWritesThePlot This translated into]] Wrestling/JohnMorrison [[ThoseTwoBadGuys and]] Wrestling/TheMiz [[RealLifeWritesThePlot beating Matt and a disloyal MVP for the tag titles, MVP invoking a rematch clause immediately allowing them to beat Matt again, and, afterwards, MVP finally fully turning on Matt by beating him up (all this targeting a knee injury Matt was selling) and claiming that he will always be]] [[CatchPhrase better than him]].