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WhirlRX
Since: Jan, 2015
21st Mar, 2020 09:50:00 PM
Trope Finder is a good place to ask.
MacronNotes
(Captain)
21st Mar, 2020 09:50:28 PM
Belongs in Trope Finder
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Adept
(Holding A Herring)
21st Mar, 2020 10:52:42 PM
Huh. I thought this was TF. Must have opened the wrong tab. Anyway, I've posted it there.
This is a pattern I frequently see in Tournament Arcs, but I'm not sure if we have a trope for it. Basically, the winner and their friend/rival are participating in a tournament, and promises to face each other in the finals. Somehow, the two are never set to match each other before that, but anyway the friend/rival loses to a darkhorse during the semi-finals, forcing the hero to face a much stronger opponent while swearing to "avenge" their lost friend.