“ | My friends need to be punished. | „ |
~ Lilo Pelekai |
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. Faked friendship for manipulation or other goals is NOT ACCEPTED.
However, even purely good heroes can qualify if they are true friends of the villain/villains.
All items (5601)
- A-drei
- A.C. Eos
- AAARRRGGHH!!!
- Aang (Avatar)
- Aaron Samuels
- Aasim
- Abby Anderson
- Abby Griffin
- Abby Schmidt
- Abe Lincoln (Clone High)
- Abed Nadir
- Abi Franklin
- Abigail Cauldron
- Abigail Lincoln
- Abigail Roberts
- Abigail Walker
- Abnes
- Abraham Lincoln (Adventure Time)
- Abraham Simpson
- Abraham Van Helsing (Hellsing)
- Ace (TwinBee)
- Ace Ambling
- Ace Operatives
- Ace Ukiyo
- Achilles (Fate)
- Acxa
- Adam Barlow
- Adam Davenport
- Adam Park
- Adam Warlock (Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Adam Warlock (Marvel)
- Adelbert Steiner
- Adelheid Bernstein
- Adol Christin (1989)
- Adol Christin (Ys)
- Adonis Johnson Creed
- Adrian Monk
- Adrian Shephard
- Adu Du
- Adventure Core
- Adéwalé
- Aelita Schaeffer
- Agent 47
- Agent Burns
- Agent H
- Agent Jones
- Agent Phil Coulson
- Agent Zoil
- Agnes Gru
- Agni
- Agâh Beyoglu
- Ahri
- Ahsoka Tano
- Ai Hoshino
- Aiden Pearce
- Aila Jyrkiäinen
- Aina Sahalin
- Aisha (Saints Row)
- Aisha (Winx Club)
- Aisha Campbell
- AJ (Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- AJ Walker
- Aja Tarron
- Ajak (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Ajax (Genshin Impact)
- Ajay Ghale
- AK-12
- AK-15
- Akama
- Akane Tendo
- Akari (Hello? Hell...o?)
- Akari Hoshizaki
- Akari Ichijou
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- Aki Hayakawa
- Aki Narukami
- Akihisa Yoshii
- Akiko Yosano
- Akima Kunimoto
- Akira Kazama
- Akito Sohma
- Akiza Izinski
- Akua Aino
- Al (Dark Witch)
- Aladar
- Aladdin (2019)
- Alakshmi Verma
- Alan Becker (Animator vs. Animation)
- Alan Gado
- Alan Garner
- Alan Keane
- Alan the Cable Guy
- Alan Wake
- Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
- Alba Meira
- Albain
- Albert Genette
- Albus Dumbledore
- Alby (Maze Runner)
- Alderheart
- Aldo (Sitting Ducks)
- Alear
- Alex Drake
- Alex Jurel
- Alex Mercer
- Alex O'Connell
- Alex Russo
- Alex Standall
- Alex Super Experience
- Alex Wilder (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Alex Xanatos
- Alexander Anderson
- Alexander Hamilton
- Alexandra Privet
- Alexei
- Alfie Moon
- Alfred Brown
- Alfred J. Kwak
- Alfred Pennyworth (Burton/Schumacherverse)
- Alfred Pennyworth (Gotham)
- Alfredo Linguini
- Ali Abdul
- Ali bin Ghazali
- Alia (Mega Man X)
- Alibaba Saluja
- Alice (Disney Animated Canon)
- Alice (Freak Island)
- Alice Angel
- Alice Margatroid
- Alice Pierce
- Alien Hominid
- Aliens (Alien Hominid)
- Alisa Bosconovitch
- Alisa Reinford
- Alisha Hawthorne
- Alison Hewitt (You Get Me)
- Allan Sherwood
- Allen Hale
- Allen the Alien
- Allstar Seaworthy
- Alluka Zoldyck
- Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
- Alopex (IDW)
- Alphas (Horizon)
- Alphonse Elric
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
- Alto Clef
- Alucard (Castlevania)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Alvin olinsky
- Alvin, Simon, and Theodore
- Alyssa (The End of the F***ing World)
- Alyssa Hale
- Amanda Waller (DC)
- Amata Almodovar
- Amaya (The Dragon Prince)
- Amber (Horror Portals)
- Amber (The Owl House)
- Amber Pollock
- Ameisha Kichougasaki
- Amelia (Underworld)
- Amenadiel
- Amerika
- Amethyst (Steven Universe)
- Ami Murata
- Ami Onuki (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
- Amicus
- Amita
- Amity Blight
- Amuro Ray
- Amy Farrah Fowler
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- Amy Rose (Sonic Boom)
- Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Amy Rose (Sonic X)
- Amy Sorel
- Amy Young
- An Yu
- Ana (Overwatch)
- Anais Watterson
- Anakin Solo
- Anamaya (Incas)
- Anastasia (Once Upon a Time)
- Anastasia Tremaine
- Anastasie Trianon
- Anatoly Knyazev (Arrowverse)
- Ancient (BIONICLE)
- Andre Wright
- Andrea Harrison (TV Series)
- Andrew Glouberman
- Andrew Wells
- Andrew Neyman
- Android 16
- Android 18
- Android 21
- Anduin Lothar
- Andy & Chris
- Andy Barclay (Reboot)