1 | '''Basic Trope''': An antagonistic character who has a personal struggle against the protagonist, but is not the BigBad. |
2 | * '''Straight''': [[InsufferableGenius Bob]] is a {{jerkass}} who opposes [[IdiotHero Alice]]. The two have a mutual enmity and often face off against each other in battle. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so much of a threat to Alice that he's even worse than the BigBad. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': |
5 | ** Bob and Alice dislike each other, but are able to get along when needed. |
6 | ** Bob and Alice have a FriendlyRivalry, but in the end, there's only ''one'' champion and they both want the title. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Alice and Bob had a bad first meeting, coupled with clashing personalities, which [[HateAtFirstSight caused them to grow to hate each other]]. |
9 | ** Bob is [[TheResenter very envious]] of Alice's superiority and is only fighting her to prove he's better than her. |
10 | * '''Inverted''': |
11 | ** Alice is the protagonist, but ''she'' acts as a snotty IceQueen to Bob, a HotBlooded IdiotHero, instead of the other way around. |
12 | ** Bob is Alice’s {{True Companion|s}}. |
13 | * '''Subverted''': |
14 | ** The first time Bob appears, he jumps out of nowhere and challenges Alice to a duel to settle which of them is superior. Then they both laugh it off, revealing that Bob is actually Alice's friend and this is a running joke between them. |
15 | ** Bob and Alice turn out to be {{Friendly Rival|ry}}s. |
16 | ** AliceAndBob certainly seem like they're going to be rivals - one is a HotBlooded IdiotHero, the other is an InsufferableGenius IceQueen - but they only have one interaction throughout the entire series, and never fight each other. |
17 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
18 | ** But then a quarrel between them turns Bob into Alice's rival. |
19 | ** But Bob reveals that he never was Alice's friend and always hated her, making him a straight up rival. |
20 | ** That one interaction has Alice reveal that [[GreaterScopeVillain she was the personal architect of all of Bob's multi-season cavalcade of suffering]] that he's endured [[LongRunners so far]]. They don't interact again because [[FinalBattle Bob makes clear how much her rivalry has pissed him off]]. |
21 | * '''Parodied''': Bob exists solely to be mean to Alice and act as her opponent. When she's not around, he just disappears in a poof of dust and doesn't pop up until she appears. |
22 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob ''seems'' like Alice's rival and certainly acts like one. Then Alice [[DefeatMeansFriendship beats him in a fight]], causing him to [[DefrostingIceQueen become nicer to her]], and the two seem to be about to become friends. But then Alice provokes Bob in an argument, causing Bob to become her rival again and eventually a RivalTurnedEvil as well... |
23 | * '''Averted''': Alice has no rival at all. |
24 | * '''Enforced''': "We need someone to oppose Alice to spice the plot up. Let's create someone who's her very antithesis!" |
25 | * '''Lampshaded''': "You ''really'' like going out of your way to try and beat me, don't you, Bob?" |
26 | * '''Invoked''': Bob sets himself up as Alice's rival to get her to notice him. |
27 | * '''Exploited''': Bob deliberately acts mean in order to become Alice's rival, therefore earning him more screen-time and a spot as a prominent character. |
28 | * '''Defied''': "I'm not opposing her, I'll just lose in the end." |
29 | * '''Discussed''': |
30 | -->'''Alice''': "Why are you always so mean to me?"\ |
31 | '''Bob''': "Because I'm your rival and that's what rivals do." |
32 | * '''Conversed''': "Gee, that guy in ''Random Shonen Anime'' really likes beating on the main character." "That's because he's the rival, and every main character needs one." |
33 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
34 | ** Bob is so caught up in defeating Alice that he succeeds, but then sees Emperor Evulz [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame applauding him for finishing his job]] so he can rule the world without Alice's protection. Bob has a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone massive guilt trip after Evulz' finally takes over]]. |
35 | ** Bob is so much of an antagonist to Alice that this has brought out the worst in Alice, much to his shock. |
36 | ** Bob's rivalry with Alice is [[OneSidedRivalry one sided]] as Alice never considers him a legitimate threat and soundly trounces him at every turn. Frustrated by [[CantCatchUp his inability to catch up to Alice]], Bob [[RivalTurnedEvil turns to the darkside]] in order to finally gain an edge over Alice. |
37 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
38 | ** Alice survived the fight with Bob. Bob is forced to [[HumblePie swallow his pride]] and admit he needs Alice's help and [[RivalsTeamUp together]] they defeat Evulz. Afterwards, their rivalry develops into a [[FriendlyEnemy grudging respect]]. |
39 | ** After being trounced ''again'', Alice straight up tells Bob she doesn't care about his obsession with beating her and that becoming a villain just so he can one up her is [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech incredibly asinine and immature]], especially since it puts ''other'' people in danger in the process. This causes Bob to undergo a HeelRealization and [[HeelFaceTurn start on the path to redemption]], eventually becoming Alice's [[TheLancer Lancer]] and FriendlyRival sparring partner. |
40 | * '''Played For Laughs''': AliceAndBob's "rivalry" looks less like an actual rivalry and more LikeAnOldMarriedCouple, complete with multiple SlapSlapKiss moments and BelligerentSexualTension. |
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42 | Back to TheRival, so we can have a rematch, you loser for a protagonist! |
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46 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
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