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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Sokka has to do this for [[TheAtoner Zuko]] ''twice'' during "The Boiling Rock", once for Suki, who remembered him from when he destroyed her village, and once for his father Hakoda.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'':
** Hiccup says, "She's a friend," to Toothless in order to calm him down and stop him from attacking Astrid.
** "Astrid, Toothless. Toothless, Astrid."
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Nala sees Timon and Pumbaa and promptly tries to eat. Simba then introduces Timon and Pumbaa to Nala, and dinner is cancelled.
* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'': Hal the Roach gestures to EVE that WALL-E shouldn't be blasted.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina|1994}}'', the dog starts acting threatening toward the prince who came to visit, until the title character remembers and curtsies to him, telling the dog he's a guest, not an intruder.
-->'''Thumbelina:''' Oh! Ah, [curtsying] how do you do? How nice of you to come visit!
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'': After Buzz first meets Woody, several other toys appear. Buzz does a DivingSave on Woody and threatens the other toys with his "laser". Woody explains that the other toys are Andy's.
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. When Andy's other toys arrive to rescue Woody from Al's apartment, they see Jessie tickling him and think he's being attacked. They charge in and threaten Jessie and Bullseye, but Woody defuses the situation.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'':

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': When Edna goes through her security system's identity check, a gun drops down in front of Helen, prompting Edna to quickly assure the system that Helen's a guest.

* A variation on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': In [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E3EnsignRo "Ensign Ro"]], Captain Picard is distrustful of Ro Laren, a disgraced Starfleet ensign whom appears to be working against his mission, and has her confined to quarters when she disobeys his orders. During the assignment, Ro and Guinan had shared a few conversations, and Guinan brings Ro to Picard's ready room, telling him simply, "She's a friend." Since Picard trusts Guinan without reservation, this simple act convinces Picard to hear Ro out as she comes clean with Picard regarding the contradictory orders she received from Admiral Kennelly.

Our hero has two sets of friends. They both like him, but they are unfamiliar with each other. Maybe they have never seen each other. Perhaps they have good reason to avoid the other. Ultimately the two meet, and it can get violent. Neither side is inherently evil, they just don't know each other. They may be trained to think of them as the enemy, or they might think they are a threat to themselves or to our Hero. Perhaps one side is a peaceful member of the side that the other demonizes.

Our Hero demonstrates his peacemaking skills and steps in quickly to smooth things over between the two. He introduces the two usually say something like "He's a friend." He shows that they are not enemies. This usually leads to the two sides making up quickly. Or not.

In short, two of the Hero's friends are fighting/aggressive, then the Hero steps in to introduce them to each other. Compare CharacterWitness for when a less important character vouches for the hero.

* ''Brutally'' subverted in ''Literature/{{Oathbringer}}'' when [[spoiler:Kaladin ends befriending first a group of refugee Singers on his journey to the defence of Kholinar and then a group of guardsmen in Kholinar itself. When the Singers are press-ganged into the army attacking Kholinar, the two meet in battle - and Kaladin, [[MagneticHero who has made a habit of gathering and inspiring such groups]] throughout his journey, whose Radiant powers are built on oaths of protection, despite ''begging them to stop'' can do nothing to prevent them from slaughtering one another.]]

* ''Brutally'' subverted in ''Literature/Oathbringer'' when [[spoiler:Kaladin ends befriending first a group of refugee Singers on his journey to the defence of Kholinar and then a group of guardsmen in Kholinar itself. When the Singers are press-ganged into the army attacking Kholinar, the two groups meet in battle - and Kaladin, [[MagneticHero who has made a habit of gathering and inspiring disparate groups]] throughout his journey, whose Radiant powers are built on oaths of protection, despite ''begging them to stop'' can do nothing to prevent them from slaughtering one another.]]