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* In ''Film/SecondhandLions'', Hub [=McCann=] takes a switchblade off of a teenage hooligan that was trying to stab him, critiques his technique, offers pointers, then gives the knife back to the kid. The teenager takes his advice and still gets whupped..

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* In ''Film/SecondhandLions'', Hub [=McCann=] takes a switchblade off of a teenage hooligan that who was trying to stab him, critiques his technique, offers pointers, explains and demonstrates the proper way to stab someone, then gives the knife back to the kid. back. The teenager takes his advice and still gets whupped.. whupped.
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** A rare example of the weaker fighter doing this to the stronger one occurs during the fight between Saitama and Cosmic Fear Mode Garou, where the latter teaches the former his technique for time travel.
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--> '''Paul:''' You're a warrior. I'm a philosopher. You know your desires. I know ''desire''. There is a great deal more to the orange light than screaming and leaping.

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--> '''Paul:''' You're a warrior. I'm a philosopher. You know your desires. I know ''desire''. There is a great deal more to the orange light than screaming and leaping. You know your desires. I know '''desire'''.
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Compare with FriendlyEnemy and FriendlyRivalry. Contrast with DoWrongRight, where they aren't necessarily opponents, and it's usually a more comedic setup.

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Compare with CounterProductiveWarning, FriendlyEnemy and FriendlyRivalry. Contrast with DoWrongRight, where they aren't necessarily opponents, and it's usually a more comedic setup.
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* In ''Film/SecondhandLions'', Hub [=McCann=] takes a switchblade off of a teenage hooligan that was trying to stab him, critiques his technique, and offers pointers, then gives the knife back to the kid. He still whips him, and then his three buddies, as well.

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* In ''Film/SecondhandLions'', Hub [=McCann=] takes a switchblade off of a teenage hooligan that was trying to stab him, critiques his technique, and offers pointers, then gives the knife back to the kid. He The teenager takes his advice and still whips him, and then his three buddies, as well.gets whupped..
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* In ''Literature/BewareOfChicken'', Tigu is more powerful than nearly all of her opponents in the Dueling Peaks Tournament, and just enjoys fighting, so she starts giving her opponents advice to improve their techniques and give her more of a challenge.

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* In ''Literature/BewareOfChicken'', Tigu is more powerful than nearly all of her opponents in the Dueling Peaks Tournament, and just enjoys fighting, so she starts giving her opponents advice to improve their techniques and give her more of a challenge. She initially draws the ire of a senior sect member who sees her apparently toying with his junior and thinks she's deliberately insulting their sect, but after the junior confirms that she's actually giving good advice, he's bemused and lets it go.
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* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]'': In one chapter, the player fights against the AntiVillain Forsythe, and if the player uses the [[HintSystem war room]] in said chapter, it will feature [[FriendlyEnemy Forsythe himself giving Brenner advice on how to win]].

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* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]'': In one chapter, the player fights against the AntiVillain Forsythe, and if the player uses Ruin]]'' has the [[HintSystem war room]] in said chapter, it will feature War Room]], which is explicitly stated to not follow the same rules as the rest of the game. It's not uncommon to see {{Anti Hero}}es like [[FriendlyEnemy Forsythe himself giving Brenner advice on how to win]].win]], Penny giving advice because she's too insane to realize it's a bad idea, or Tabitha giving advice in exchange for Will agreeing to become her servant. Even The Beast swings by for a visit to give some "friendly" tactics advice on one occasion.



* Roundly averted by UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte who once quipped "Never interrupt when your enemy while he is making a mistake."

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* Roundly averted by UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte who once quipped "Never interrupt when your enemy while he is making a mistake."
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': In "[[Characters/Invincible2021Omni-Man Omni-Man]] VS [[Characters/TheBoys2019Homelander Homelander"]], Omni-Man deduces that Homelander has never been in a fight with someone his own size, and tells him that he needs to turn with a punch as it comes to reduce the impact. Homelander does so for the next hit, which likely would have done much more than just break his nose if he hadn't.

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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': In "[[Characters/Invincible2021Omni-Man "[[Characters/Invincible2021OmniMan Omni-Man]] VS [[Characters/TheBoys2019Homelander Homelander"]], Omni-Man deduces that Homelander has never been in a fight with someone his own size, and tells him that he needs to turn with a punch as it comes to reduce the impact. Homelander does so for the next hit, which likely would have done much more than just break his nose if he hadn't.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': In "Omni-Man VS Homelander", Omni-Man deduces that Homelander has never been in a fight with someone his own size, and tells him that he needs to turn with a punch as it comes to reduce the impact. Homelander does so for the next hit, which likely would have done much more than just break his nose if he hadn't.

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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': In "Omni-Man "[[Characters/Invincible2021Omni-Man Omni-Man]] VS Homelander", [[Characters/TheBoys2019Homelander Homelander"]], Omni-Man deduces that Homelander has never been in a fight with someone his own size, and tells him that he needs to turn with a punch as it comes to reduce the impact. Homelander does so for the next hit, which likely would have done much more than just break his nose if he hadn't.

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