“ | An enemy is just a friend you haven’t made yet. | „ |
~ Wander. |
One of the more frequently invoked narratives in fiction for purposes of drama is the hero who must do battle with a villain who also happens to be their friend. The source of the confrontation may vary, perhaps their friend is possessed/brainwashed, perhaps both still care for each-other but just have philosophical differences, perhaps they consider each-other worthy adversaries, perhaps one has always been good and the other always evil but they enjoy each-other's company despite their difference, or maybe they were once friends before becoming enemies but with the hero holding out hope they can be again. Whatever the case when the two actually come to blows it is almost always centered as a significant fight for both parties. These are such heroes, protagonists who need to fight those near and dear to them, whether such friendships can be maintained in spite of the fight or if the villain can be redeemed varies from work to work.
IMPORTANT: This category is only for heroes who were (or even still are) genuinely friends with the villain/villains. Heroes who only pretended to be friends with any villain(s) do not count.
However, even purely good heroes can qualify if they are true friends of the villain/villains.
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- A.C. Eos
- Aang
- Aaron Samuels
- Abe Lincoln
- Abigail (The Garfield Show)
- Abigail Lincoln
- Abnes
- Abobo
- Abraham Lincoln (Adventure Time)
- Abraham Simpson
- Ace (Mugen Souls Z)
- Achilles Davenport
- Acxa
- Adam Davenport
- Adam Park
- Adam Warlock
- Adelbert Steiner
- Adelheid Bernstein
- Adol Christin
- Adon (Street Fighter)
- Adrian Monk
- Adventure Core
- Agent 47
- Agent Burns
- Agent Phil Coulson
- Agent Zoil
- Agâh Beyoglu
- Ahsoka Tano
- Aiden Pearce
- Aila Jyrkiäinen
- Aina Sahalin
- Aisha Campbell
- Akari Ichijou
- Aki
- Akihisa Yoshii
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- Akiza Izinski
- Akua Aino
- Al
- Aladar
- Aladdin (2019)
- Alakshmi Verma
- Alan Gado
- Alan Garner
- Alan Keane
- Alan Powers (The Brain)
- Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
- Alba Meira
- Albus Dumbledore
- Alessa Gillespie
- Alex Drake
- Alex Russo
- Alex Standall
- Alex Xanatos
- Alexa Bliss
- Alfred Brown
- Alfred J. Kwak
- Alfred Pennyworth (Burtonverse)
- Alfred Pennyworth (Gotham)
- Alfredo Linguini
- Ali (Ejen Ali)
- Alibaba Saluja
- Alice Pierce
- Alisa Reinford
- Allen Hale
- Allison Angel
- Alphonse Elric
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
- Alucard (Castlevania)
- Alvin, Simon and Theodore
- Amarant Coral
- Amber Pollock
- Ameisha Kichougasaki
- Amerika
- Amethyst (Steven Universe)
- Ami Onuki
- Amy Farrah Fowler
- Amy Rose
- Amy Rose (Sonic Boom)
- Amy Sorel
- Amy Young
- Ana (Overwatch)
- Anais Watterson
- Anakin Solo
- Anamaya (Incas)
- Anastasia (Once Upon a Time)
- Anastasia Romanov (Don Bluth)
- Anatoly Knyazev (Arrowverse)
- Ancient (BIONICLE)
- Andrea Harrison (TV)
- Andrew Wells
- Android 16
- Android 18
- Anduin Lothar
- Andy & Chris
- Andy Barclay
- Andy Barclay (Reboot)
- Andy Dufresne
- Andy Hopper
- Andy's Toys
- Ange Ushiromiya
- Angeal Hewley
- Angel (The King of Fighters)
- Angel Dust
- Angela (Family Guy)
- Angela de Marco
- Angela Valdez
- Angelino
- Angelo Minotti
- Angie Yonaga
- Angry German Kid
- Angry Video Game Nerd
- Animal Man
- Animator (Animator vs. Animation)
- Anita Lesnicki
- Anita Radcliffe
- Ann Takamaki
- Anna Akagi
- Anna Coleman
- Anna D'Antoni
- Anna Williams
- Annabeth Chase
- Anne Boonchuy
- Anne Marie
- Annette Hargrove
- Annie (Little Einsteins)
- Annie Knitts
- Anri Sonohara
- Ant-Man (The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
- Anthony Del Rey
- Antoine D'Coolette
- Anya Borzakovskaya
- Anya Jenkins
- Anya Stroud
- Apple Bloom
- April O'Neil
- April O'Neil (TMNT Live Action 2014)
- Aptom
- Aquaman (DC Animated Film Universe)
- Aramina
- Ares (Warriors Orochi)
- Ari Jin
- Aria (Saint Seiya)
- Aria H. Kanzaki
- Aria Montgomery
- Ariel (Disney)
- Ariel (Is This A Zombie?)
- Armin Arlert
- Arnie and Barney
- Arno Dorian
- Arnold Rimmer
- Arnold Shortman
- Arry and Bert
- Arslan
- Arthur (Mystery Skulls)
- Arthur Morgan
- Arthur Pendragon (BBC Series)
- Arthur Pendragon (Disney)
- Arthur Penhaligon
- Arthur Weasley
- Artichoke
- Aru Akise
- Arya Stark
- Arystar Krory III
- Asajj Ventress
- Asemu Asuno/Captain Ash
- Ash (Jibaku-kun)
- Ash Ketchum
- Asha Greyjoy
- Ashley (Until Dawn)
- Ashley Mizuki Robbins
- Ashley Spinelli
- Asta
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Asura (Samurai Shodown)
- Athena (Kim Possible)
- Athena (Warriors Orochi)
- Athos
- Athrun Zala
- ATLAS and P-body
- Atom (Ryan Choi)
- Augustus Hill
- Aunt May (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
- Aurelio
- Auron
- Aurora (Maleficent)
- Austin Bradley
- Avery Carrington
- Avril Lavigne (Family Guy)
- Axel (Kingdom Hearts)
- Axel (Minecraft: Story Mode)
- Axel (The Walking Dead)
- Axonn
- Aya (Assassin's Creed)
- Ayase Shinomiya
- Ayato Kirishima
- Ayumi Sakagami
- Ayumu Aikawa