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* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Ratchet and Drift. Ratchet spends most of his time making sarcastic comments toward Drift, who ([[StepfordSmiler usually]]) just shrugs it all off, but underneath it becomes apparent Ratchet does actually care about what happens to Drift. Just don't expect him to ever admit it.

* Batman and Franchise/{{Superman}} had somewhat evolved in this direction following the reinterpretation of ''Comicbook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', whose creator opined that the characters were too fundamentally different to ever be friends. Following the launch of ''Comicbook/SupermanBatman'', canon has them as good friends, but they are far from the ''World's Finest'' they used to be.

** Wolverine and Spider-Man are special case of an enduring friendship, arguably due to their moral alignments but due to their methods in dealing with people. They buttheads, and fight each other over being two different flavors of effective hero. Still Wolverine trusts Spider-Man as one of the few heroes he would never turn his back on, the others are Captain America and Charles Xavier.

* [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} Michael Morbius]] and [[ComicBook/WerewolfByNight Jack Russell]] have been friends for [[ComicBookTime a good few decades]] -- a friendship filled with sneering, psychical fights and death threats. Still, when it comes to it they won't stop at anything to save each other, sharing a kinship in their respective curses that very few others would understand.

* In those continuities were LoisLane ''doesn't'' know [[{{Superman}} Clark Kent and Superman]] are the same person (for instance the Christopher Reeve films or ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'') she is usually this to Clark, enjoying a very friendly workplace rivalry with him and affectionately chastising him for his timidity. In the ''very'' early GoldenAge her dislike for Clark was genuine but their relationship quickly evolved into this trope.
* The entire McKenzie farm's animals cast from italian comic ''Lupo Alberto''. Not only against the outsider Alberto, but also (and perhaps even more often) towards themselves. The BerserkButton can involve unbridled gossip, opportunity to become famous, uncontrolled fears, [[CloudCuckoolander Glycerine the duck]], complain on work (which is generally treat the gardens)... heck, the list is long.
* ''Comicbook/{{Superboy}}'': Turns out that the {{New52}} versions of Rose Wilson and Caitlin Fairchild are this, to the point that Fairchild left something behind for Rose to find if anything happened to her.

* ''Comicbook/{{Superboy}}'': Turns out that the {{New52}} versions of Rose Wilson and Caitlin Fairchild are this, to the point that Fairchild left something behind for Rose to find if anything happened to her.

* [[{{Morbius}} Michael Morbius]] and [[ComicBook/WerewolfByNight Jack Russell]] have been friends for [[ComicBookTime a good few decades]] -- a friendship filled with sneering, psychical fights and death threats. Still, when it comes to it they won't stop at anything to save each other, sharing a kinship in their respective curses that very few others would understand.

** Also, Johnny Storm and [[Characters/{{X-MenTheOriginalTeam}} Bobby Drake]]. Like [[IncrediblyLamePun fire and ice]], those two.

* [[Characters/{{X-MenOtherTeams}} Santo (Rockslide)]] treats everyone like this, at least all the staff and students at the [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Xavier Institute]]. Anole, Pixie, and Mercury return it with the most obvious friendship.

** The Torch also has a similar relationship with Franchise/{{Spider-Man}}. Spidey and the Torch's team-ups usually consist of them trying to one-up each other, with the expected volley of insults and snark. But at the end of the day, Spider-Man is probably Johnny's closest superhero friend outside of the FF.

* The entire McKenzie farm's animals cast from italian comic ''Lupo Alberto''. Not only against the outsider Alberto, but also (and perhaps even more often) between them. The BerserkButton can involve unbridled gossip, opportunity to become famous, uncontrolled fears, [[CloudCuckoolander Glycerine the duck]], complain on work (which is generally treat the gardens)... heck, the list is long.

* TheDefenders, in most incarnations. They are in every way a "non-team" of "non-friends," and the standard Defenders' parting words are "Let's never do this again," but if one of them comes to the group for help, s/he'll get it.

* The entire McKenzie farm's animals cast from italian comic ''Lupo Alberto''. Not only against the outsider Alberto, but also (and perhaps even more often) between them. The BerserkButton can involve unbridled gossip, opportunity to become famous, uncontrolled fears, [[CloudCuckoolander Glycerine the duck]], complain on work (which is generally treat the gardens)... heck, the list is long.

* The entire McKenzie farm's animals cast from italian comic ''Lupo Alberto''. Not only against the outsider Alberto, but also (and perhaps even more often) between them. The BerserkButton can involve unbridled gossip, opportunity to become famous, uncontrolled fears, [[CloudCuckoolander Glycerine the duck]], trouble at work (which is generally treat the gardens)... heck, the list is long.

* The entire McKenzie farm's animals cast from italian comic ''Lupo Alberto''. Not only against the outsider Alberto, but also (and perhaps even more often) between them. The BerserkButton can involve unbridled gossip, opportunity to become famous, uncontrolled fears, [[Cloud Cuckoolander Glycerine the duck]], trouble at work (which is generally hoeing fields)... heck, the list is long.
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* The entire McKenzie farm's animals cast from italian comic ''Lupo Alberto''. Not only against the outsider Alberto, but also (and perhaps even more often) between them. The BerserkButton involve unbridled gossip, opportunity to become famous, uncontrolled fears... heck, the list is long.

* The entire McKenzie farm's animals cast from italian comic ''Lupo Alberto''. Not only against the outsider Alberto, but also (and perhaps even more often) between them. Unbridled gossip, opportunity to become famous, uncontrolled fears... heck, the list is long.

* Victor and Frank from ''Minimonsters''. As they're polar opposites, both spend their time insulting and snarking each other constantly. However, neither of them can be separated and they're best friends, although Victor [[FriendshipDenial denies this]].

* Raphael and Casey Jones are type 2 in various incarnations of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.

** Same with {{Wolverine}} when he's with Cyclops and Gambit.

* Batman and Franchise/{{Superman}} had somewhat evolved in this direction following the reinterpretation of ''Comicbook/TheDarkKnightReturns'', whose creator opined that the characters were too fundamentally different to ever be friends. Following the launch of ''Comicbook/SupermanBatman'', canon has them as good friends, but they are far from the ''World's Finest'' they used to be.

* Emma Frost from ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' seems to be this with all of the X-Women, particularly Kitty.