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** Creator/{{Nintendo}} vs. Creator/{{Sega}} (later replaced by [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]]) vs. [[Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment Sony]], AKA the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars.
** Creator/{{Sega}} vs. Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment was another one, due to both companies having a foothold in the arcades, while also delving into the same genres with their games (''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' vs. ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'', ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer'' vs. ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA'', etc.), and for being on opposite consoles in terms of console wars, due to Namco's exclusive support for Sony...at least until ''VideoGame/{{Soulcalibur}}'' was released as a launch title for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast.

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** Creator/{{Nintendo}} vs. Creator/{{Sega}} (later replaced by [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]]) vs. [[Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment Sony]], AKA the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars.
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** Creator/{{Sega}} vs. Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment was another one, due to both companies having a foothold in the arcades, while also delving into the same genres with their games (''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' vs. ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'', ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer'' vs. ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA'', etc.), and for being on opposite consoles in terms of console wars, due to Namco's exclusive support for Sony...at least until ''VideoGame/{{Soulcalibur}}'' was released as a launch title for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast.Platform/SegaDreamcast.

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** This creates a strange problem every year for fans of Michigan State University's sports teams: on one hand, Michigan State's biggest rival is the UsefulNotes/UniversityOfMichigan, but on the other hand, Michigan's great rival (as mentioned above) is Ohio State. The great majority of MSU students/fans are from Michigan, raised on a diet of hatred for everything related to Ohio. The result is that a perpetual debate in East Lansing is whether one should root for Ohio State or Michigan when they face each other. Consensus is somewhere around UsefulNotes/HenryKissinger's observation about the UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar: "Too bad they can't both lose."

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** This creates a strange problem every year for fans of Michigan State University's sports teams: on one hand, Michigan State's biggest rival is the UsefulNotes/UniversityOfMichigan, University of Michigan, but on the other hand, Michigan's great rival (as mentioned above) is Ohio State. The great majority of MSU students/fans are from Michigan, raised on a diet of hatred for everything related to Ohio. The result is that a perpetual debate in East Lansing is whether one should root for Ohio State or Michigan when they face each other. Consensus is somewhere around UsefulNotes/HenryKissinger's observation about the UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar: "Too bad they can't both lose.""
***A similar situation can be seen with North Carolina State University: NC State's big rivals are the Univserity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but UNC views Duke University much more as their mortal enemy.



** UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} and UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and New York as well.

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** UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} and UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and New York and UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} and New York as well.
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* Creator/DenzelWashington and Creator/WesleySnipes during the 90s, when both were competing to be hollywood's leading African American male. It got to the point that Washington, known for drama at the time, starting taking on action roles like Snipes, just to prove that can also do them. His earlier attempts like ''Film/{{Virtuosity}}'' didn't land at the box office, but he has since gotten better. While Snipes movie career would reach its peak with the ''Film/{{Blade}}'' film series.

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* UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton vs. Gottfried Leibniz. Clashed over who actually discovered calculus (now most agree that Newton came up with the idea first, but Leibniz probably came up with calculus independently from Newton). The rivalry was mostly [[UnknownRival one sided]], with Newton and the UK treating Leibniz as an personal insult. This resulted in British mathematicians refusing to acknowledge developments in math from the rest of Europe, ultimately holding up British mathematics for about a century.

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* UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton vs. Gottfried Leibniz. Clashed over who actually discovered calculus (now most agree that Newton came up with the idea first, but Leibniz probably came up with calculus independently from Newton). The rivalry was mostly [[UnknownRival one sided]], with Newton and the UK treating Leibniz as an a personal insult. This resulted in British mathematicians refusing to acknowledge developments in math from the rest of Europe, ultimately holding up British mathematics for about a century.


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* Creator/{{Diogenes}} and Creator/{{Plato}} were known for their rivalry, as Diogenes was known to debunk Plato's ideas through mockery. For example, when Plato claimed that man was "a featherless biped", Diogenes plucked a chicken and threw it into one of Plato's lectures, stating "Behold, I've brought you a man!" This caused Plato to revise the definition and say that man is "A featherless biped [[ObviousRulePatch with broad flat nails]]."
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* In the billionaires' world, Tesla and [=SpaceX=] [=CEO=], as well as now-Twitter Chairman Elon Musk has become this to Meta [=CEO=] Mark Zuckerberg. While the rivalry between them has been shed to light with Musk entering into the social media business by acquiring Twitter, it gets further intensified when Musk challenges Zuck to a cage fight which Zuck has reportedly agreed. To take this a step further, Zuck launches ''Threads'', Meta's take on a Twitter-style platform as a complement to Instagram, which Musk has reportedly filed copyright lawsuits for. In addition to that, both are well-known to be political opposites based on how they've run their platforms: Zuck has leaned more towards the left, whereas Musk has openly favored the right.
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** Creator/{{Capcom}} vs. Creator/{{SNK}} is a notable rivalry, due to both of them competing in the fighting game genre with ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. So much so that the two eventually [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom clashed officially]].

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** Creator/{{Capcom}} vs. Creator/{{SNK}} is a notable rivalry, due to both of them competing in the fighting game genre with ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. So much so that the two eventually [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom clashed officially]].

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