History VitriolicBestBuds / VisualNovels

-->'''Sayori:''' Ehehe, sorry. Wait! Actually, I'm not sorry at all! It's your fault for sleeping like that! This isn't the napping club!

* Uozumi and Reiji in ''VisualNovel/KaraNoShoujo''.

* Jett and Accel in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}''.

-->'''Sayori:''' Ehehe, sorry. Wait! Actually, I'm not sorry at all! It's your fault for sleeping like that! This isn't the napping club!

* Uozumi and Reiji in ''VisualNovel/KaraNoShoujo''.

* Jett and Accel in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}''.

* In ''VisualNovel/EveryDaysDifferent'' Katsuki and Yuika fight like angry cats over differences of opinion on propriety but never fail to make up, as the care deeply for one another.

* Natsuki's old friend group in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub [[UpdatedRerelease Plus]]'' ends up being a deconstruction of this. Constantly teasing each other is the norm in the group, but Natsuki actually takes it hard, and she can't protest against it, because that's against their norms. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLZReCJt4cA&t=4812s The creator's commentary of the original game]] suggests that the others are not necessarily trying to bully her, they're just stuck in that dynamic. This is used to make Natsuki's being a {{Tsundere}} a JustifiedTrope: she's defensive and hostile and has difficulty expressing her emotions because of her previous experiences. [[spoiler: She ends up deciding to cut all ties with those friends after finding more considerate ones in the Literature Club.]]

* Natsuki's old friend group in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub [[UpdatedRerelease Plus]]'' ends up being a deconstruction of this. Constantly teasing each other is the norm in the group, but Natsuki actually takes it hard, and she can't protest to it, because that's ''against'' their norms. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLZReCJt4cA&t=4812s The creator's commentary of the original game]] suggests that the others are not necessarily trying to bully her, they're just stuck in that dynamic. [[spoiler: She ends up deciding to cut all ties with those friends after finding more considerate ones in the Literature Club.]]

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* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', Keiichi is frequently subject to teasing and embarrassing penalty games by Mion and traps from Satoko, but the former girl has a crush on him (Keiichi considers her his best friend) and the latter views him as a surrogate big brother in the absence of her actual brother.
* A significant subplot of ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'' is about the friendship between Tara and Madison, the host and manager of the popular VlogSeries ''Taranormal''. The two often snark at each other, but nevertheless have been close for years, with Madison being one of the few people who stuck with Tara after the latter came out as UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} and transitioned from male to female. Unfortunately, Madison and Tara's friendship is strained at the start of the game, due to Madison suddenly announcing her decision to quit ''Taranormal'' after the trip to Eysenfeld, a decision that Tara took rather personally. Things are somewhat tense between them for much of the first chapter, and they stop speaking for a while during the second chapter. In the end, they apologize to each other, with Tara self-deprecatingly summing up their relationship.
-->"I give you a lot of shit, but I really do love you. And I'm so sorry all this happened because I was too much of a screwup to remember that."
* One look at the "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friendship]]" between Ren Fujii and Shirou Yusa in ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae'' can leave the reader wondering how those two even became friends in the first place with them being complete opposites and often at each-others throats. The story even opens with them beating one-another to near death over a disagreement. As the story develops however it starts to become clear that this friendship did not develop naturally. [[spoiler:Shirou is revealed to be Ren's [[ShadowArchetype Apoptosis]], a being of inverse values and an embodiment of subconscious self destructive desires, brought together thanks to the manipulative hand of [[BigBad Mercurius]]]]. Despite all this however, it is clear that they really do care for each other, even if some of that care takes the shape of ToughLove.

* A significant subplot of ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'' is about the friendship between Tara and Madison, the host and manager of the popular VlogSeries ''Taranormal''. The two often snark at each other, but nevertheless have been close for years, with Madison being one of the few people who stuck with Tara after the latter came out as {{transgender}} and transitioned from male to female. Unfortunately, Madison and Tara's friendship is strained at the start of the game, due to Madison suddenly announcing her decision to quit ''Taranormal'' after the trip to Eysenfeld, a decision that Tara took rather personally. Things are somewhat tense between them for much of the first chapter, and they stop speaking for a while during the second chapter. In the end, they apologize to each other, with Tara self-deprecatingly summing up their relationship.

* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', Keiichi is frequently subject to teasing and embarassing penalty games by Mion and traps from Satoko, but the former girl has a crush on him (Keiichi considers her his best friend) and the latter views him as a surrogate big brother in the absence of her actual brother.

*** Without question, this is the relationship between Rin Tohsaka and Luviagelita Edelfelt. While they tend to bicker and fight alot, they are also good friends throughout all the bruising. [[spoiler:Honestly, the only thing between them aside from their similar personalities is Rin's boyfriend Emyia Shirou]]

* Jett and Accel in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}''.
* Icari Isidolde and Kryska Stares from ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'' have this dynamic. They constantly butt heads about everything from the merits of their respective fighting styles (“[[FragileSpeedster Speed]]!” “[[MightyGlacier Armor]]!”), to how the course of the war with PACT will unfold, to who had the highest kill count in the last fight. Despite that, the two of them respect each other a great deal, and when push comes to shove they’ve got each other’s backs.
* In the {{Nasuverse}}

* ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'':
** Kenshin Uesugi and Shingen Takeda. Despite being famous historical war rivals and [[BloodKnight Kenshin]] repeatedly insisting that he sticks close to Shingen only for the opportunity to kill him one day, the two have a deep respect of one another and Kenshin, for all his "I'll kill you" talk, freely invited Shingen and his vassal Yukimura to stay at his castle after their homeland got conquered by their mutual enemy Nobunaga.
** Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Mitsuhide Akechi. Hideyoshi constantly berates Mitsuhide for his shady behavior and Mitsuhide takes any and every opportunity to [[TheGadfly mercilessly tease]] Hideyoshi about his [[TeamMom mother hen]] tendencies, but at the end of the day these two unwaveringly trust one another even when they seemingly have no reason to.
** Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida. On the surface, their "friendship" appears to be much more one-sided than the above examples with [[DeadpanSnarker Ieyasu]] constantly insulting Mitsunari at every turn and [[SarcasmBlind Mitsunari]] blithely [[InsultBackfire interpreting his insults as compliments]]. However, Mitsunari's route makes it clear that Ieyasu really ''does'' care for Mitsunari [[{{Tsundere}} underneath his acerbic exterior]] and his criticisms of him [[AngerBornOfWorry stem from his frustration]] that such a gifted person like Mitsunari lets himself be pushed around by others.

** Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida. On the surface, their "friendship" appears to be much more one-sided than the above examples with [[DeadpanSnarker Ieyasu]] constantly insulting Mitsunari at every turn and [[SarcasmBlind Mitsunari]] blithely [[InsultBackfire interpreting his insults as compliments]]. However, Mitsunari's route makes it clear that Ieyasu really ''does'' care for Mitsunari [[{{Tsundere}} underneath his acerbic exterior]] and his criticisms of him [[AngerBornOutOfWorry stem from his frustration]] that such a gifted person like Mitsunari lets himself be pushed around by others.

*** Without question, this is the relationship between Rin Tohsaka and Luviagelita Edelfelt. While they tend to bicker and fight alot, they are also good friends throughout all the bruising. [[spoiler:Honestly, the only thing between them aside from their similar personalities is Rin's boyfriend Emyia Shirou]]

* Arihiko and Shiki in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''. Fighting until they're unconscious is just... well, there's no real ill feeling behind it, it's just what they ''do''. Shiki doesn't even know why.
** Arcueid and Ciel are also friends, which you might not pick up on since half the time they're trying to kill each other or something. Count the fact that Ciel is still alive yet isn't going after Arcueid 24/7 proof of Nasu's assurance that they're 'weird friends.'

** Edgeworth and... everyone. Starting with ''Justice for All'', he decides to team up with Phoenix in pursuit of The Truth during court battles but still relentlessly mocks Nick's lack of experience and tendency to just wing it. He constantly berates Gumshoe for overlooking minor details, but has been relying on the good detective's ability to find what other overlook, as well as his tendency to show up at the last second with something decisive. Larry gets picked on relentlessly, but a flashback shows they got on well for the year they shared in school and despite the insults, Edgeworth shows that he still considers Larry a friend. They all show that they're just as capable of shooting a barb back when he gets caught with his pants down. But when worse comes to worse, they're all willing to defend one another at the drop of a hat. The one character he has any kind of regular interaction with that doesn't include a heaping load of biting sarcasm aimed at them is Maya Fey, which might be because of their mutual love for the ''Steel Samurai'' franchise. He mellows out after the [[VideoGame/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney time skip]].

** Arcueid and Ciel are also friends, which you might not pick up on since half the time they're trying to kill each other or something. Count the fact that Ciel is still alive yet isn't going after Arcueid 24/7 proof of Nasu's assurance that they're 'weird friends.'
* In ''VisualNovel/HalloweenOtome'': Seen with Mr. Bandages and The Count. Their constant bickering is obviously indicative of their deep-rooted affection and friendship for each other.
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** Edgeworth and... everyone. Starting with ''Justice for All'', he decides to team up with Phoenix in pursuit of The Truth during court battles but still relentlessly mocks Nick's lack of experience and tendency to just wing it. He constantly berates Gumshoe for overlooking minor details, but has been relying on the good detective's ability to find what other overlook, as well as his tendency to show up at the last second with something decisive. Larry gets picked on relentlessly, but a flashback shows they got on well for the year they shared in school and despite the insults, Edgeworth shows that he still considers Larry a friend. They all show that they're just as capable of shooting a barb back when he gets caught with his pants down. But when worse comes to worse, they're all willing to defend one another at the drop of a hat. The one character he has any kind of regular interaction with that doesn't include a heaping load of biting sarcasm aimed at them is Maya Fey, which might be because of their mutual love for the ''Steel Samurai'' franchise. He mellows out after the [[VideoGame/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney time skip]].
** His adoptive sister Franziska Von Karma is quite a bit more on the vitriol part, but Gumshoe is ''her'' whipping boy and anyone else that hurts or insults her "Scruffy" will ''literally'' be at the end of her lash. Like Edgeworth, she's been working with him a long time (since she started law school at ''13''). Despite his occasional air-headedness, she knows he got where he is for a reason and recognizes his [[HiddenDepths surprising expertise]].
** Phoenix has a downplayed version of this with Larry, mainly for Larry's ability to get into all sorts of trouble without trying. Larry's just as willing to point out Nick's screw ups, usually when he misses something [[SelfDeprecation even a lamebrain like Larry picked up on]].
** Athena Cykes and Simon Blackquill, especially in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies''. He constantly berates her for being an amateur who has never taken the spot of lead council on a case, while she treats him like he's a merciless sadist. They're LikeBrotherAndSister though, and he won't stand for anyone picking on her but himself. Likewise, she'll defend him to the bitter end because despite his dark sense of humor, she knows he's a good person deep down.
** The end of ''Spirit of Justice'' shows that Apollo and Nayuta are becoming this.

** Athena Cykes and Simon Blackquill, especially in ''VideoGame/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies''. He constantly berates her for being an amateur who has never taken the spot of lead council on a case, while she treats him like he's a merciless sadist. They're LikeBrotherAndSister though, and he won't stand for anyone picking on her but himself. Likewise, she'll defend him to the bitter end because despite his dark sense of humor, she knows he's a good person deep down.

** The end of ''Duel Destinies'' shows that Apollo and Nayuta are becoming this.

* In ''VisualNovel/HalloweenOtome'': Seen with Mr. Bandages and The Count. Their constant bickering is obviously indicative of their deep-rooted affection and friendship for each other.

* Jett and Accel in VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}.

* In ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', all of the childhood friends are TrueCompanions, but Masato is always fighting and arguing with Kengo and Rin, to the point where every other day Riki ends up trying (and usually failing, which is where [[BigBrotherMentor Kyousuke]] comes in) to mediate between them.