“ | There are few wars between good and evil: most are between one good and another good. | „ |
~ Yang Wenli |
“ | Sometimes I wanna punch you in your perfect teeth...But I don't want to see you gone. | „ |
~ Tony Stark's frustration on Steve Roger's lack of cooperation with the Sokovia Accords. |
“ | Look at the person in front of you and tell me... Is he your enemy? Or your friend? | „ |
~ Erza to Natsu and Gray after stopping their fight. |
Similar to Evil Vs. Evil, but with a hero fighting another hero, these heroes are also known as "Enemy of a Hero".
It's hard to create a story where both sides are fully sympathetic and yet in a real conflict with each other. But sometimes the authors manage to pull it off. This is not when the characters on both sides are somewhat sympathetic, merely believe in their own actions without being fully sympathetic, or are in a temporary conflict by mistake. Instead, this is when both sides are unambiguously good AND locked in a real conflict with each other. Tom and Jerry, Goku and Vegeta, Naruto and Sasuke, Iron Man and Captain America, Batman and Superman, Mario and Wario, Sonic and Shadow, Godzilla and King Kong, Natsu and Gray, Scorpion and Sub-Zero are great examples of this.
Notable forms of situations that led this event:
- Inspector Javert scenario: one of the heroic characters happened to be an authority figure whom is chasing the hero without realizing that the hero either is:
- Innocent as they only either witnessed/are a victim of the troubles that the real villains caused.
- Someone whom attempted to redeem themselves or were already redeemed long ago, but not all people realized that he has changed to the good side.
All items (5471)
- A (Naruto)
- A Ka Kin
- A Kou
- A.R.G.U.S. (Arrowverse)
- A2
- Aang (Avatar)
- Abby Anderson
- Abby Griffin
- Abigail Walker
- Abnes
- Abraham Ford
- Accelerator
- Ace (TwinBee)
- Ace Grit
- Ace Operatives
- Ace Ukiyo
- Ace Ventura
- Achilles (Fate)
- Ada (Brawlhalla)
- Ada Tucker
- Adam Barlow
- Adam Park
- Adam Warlock (Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Adelaide Wilson
- Adeleine
- Adelheid Bernstein
- Adol Christin (1989)
- Adol Christin (Ys)
- Adu Du
- Adventurers (Warcraft)
- Aero the Acro-Bat
- Ageha (Rin-ne)
- Agent 3
- Agent 47
- Agent Burns
- Agent Heather
- Agent Kramer
- Agent Zoil
- Agni & Rudra
- Agâh Beyoglu
- Ahkmenrah
- Ahsoka Tano
- Ai (VRAINS)
- Ai Mizuno
- Ai Sen
- Aigis
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- Ais Wallenstein
- Aisha (Winx Club)
- Aisha Campbell
- Aisha Clanclan
- AJ (My Weird School)
- Ajax (Genshin Impact)
- Akamaru
- Akane Aoi
- Akane Hiyama
- Akane Inuwaka
- Akane Murokasa
- Akane Owari
- Akane Tendo
- Akari Hoshizaki
- Akatsuki (Akatsuki Blitzkampf)
- Akemi Nakajima
- Aki Hayakawa
- Aki Ross
- Akihiko Sanada
- Akira Nishikiyama
- Akito Sohma
- Akiyu
- Akuma
- Al (Dark Witch)
- Alador Blight
- Alakshmi Verma
- Alamsa
- Alan Abernathy
- Alan Becker (Animator vs. Animation)
- Alan Garner
- Alan Wake
- Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
- Alatus
- Alba Meira
- Albain
- Albert de Morcerf
- Aldmeri Dominion (Elder Scrolls Online)
- Alef
- Alena (Dragon Quest IV)
- Aleph (Shin Megami Tensei II)
- Alessa Gillespie
- Alex (Control Z)
- Alex (Lockout)
- Alex Drake
- Alex Mason
- Alex Pruitt
- Alex Standall
- Alexander Anderson
- Alexander Kozachenko
- Alexander Mahone
- Alexandra Privet
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- Alfred (SNK)
- Ali Abdul
- Alice Boxwood
- Alice Green
- Alice Johnson
- Alice Margatroid
- Alice Pierce
- Alice Zuberg
- Alien Commander
- Alissa Vincent
- Alister Azimuth
- Alizarin
- Alkai Turner
- All Might
- Allen (Dragon Quest II)
- Allen the Alien
- Allied Forces
- Alma Madrigal
- Aloe Cookie
- Aloha Pretty Cure
- Alopex (IDW)
- Alopex (TMNT 2012)
- Alpha Girl
- Alphabittle Blossomforth
- Alphys
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
- Alto Clef
- Alucard (Castlevania)
- Alucard (Netflix's Castlevania)
- Aludra
- Alvin Jr.
- Alvin Seville (Animated Series)
- Alvin the Treacherous
- Alvin, Simon, and Theodore
- Amadeus Cho (Marvel)
- Amanda Ellerby
- Amanda Lopez
- Amanda Waller (DC)
- Amaya (The Dragon Prince)
- Amber Pollock
- Ambrosius Goldenloin
- Amenadiel
- America Chavez (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Amerika
- Amethyst (Steven Universe)
- Ami Onuki (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
- Amicus
- Amilyn Holdo
- Amita
- Amy Farrah Fowler
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- Amy Rose (Sonic Prime)
- Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Amy Rose (Sonic X)
- Amy Sorel
- Amy Wong
- An Yu
- Ana (EarthBound)
- Anais Watterson
- Anastasie Trianon
- Anatolia's Mercenary
- Anatoly Knyazev (Arrowverse)
- Ancestors (Mulan)
- Andreas Sanchez
- Andrew (Samurai Shodown)
- Andrew Neyman
- Android 16
- Android 17
- Andy Bernard
- Andy Bogard
- Andy Johnson
- Angeal Hewley
- Angel (Buffy)
- Angel (Rock and Rule)
- Angel Batista
- Angel Devil
- Angel Dust
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- Angela (comics)
- Angela Cross
- Angelia
- Angelica Pickles
- Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi
- Angie Carrará
- Angry Video Game Nerd
- Anna Matthews
- Anna Miller
- Anna Williams
- Anne Boonchuy
- Annie Edison