Frequently a Foil for the hero, who's ultimately a Mirror Character. Often they show what the hero could have become if fate was just a little bit different.

A page for describing TheRival: Real Life. Famous rivalries, where either of the two sides can be considered The Rival, depending on your point of view.

Western Animation ». The Rival · Homer has his iconic and extremely one-sided rivalry with his neighbor Ned Flanders. · Marge has an occasional rivalry with her ...

A collection of tropes that deals with rivalries, rivals and other adversaries' relationships. Compare and contrast Frenemy Tropes which combines rivalry with ...

Because the hero is usually a Primary-Color Champion, the rival will usually utilize visual tropes such as a Blue Is Heroic (sort of), Evil Wears Black, Tall, ...

The grim, volatile foe of the protagonist who, through a series of inexplicable events up to and including attempted murder, gains grudging respect for said ... Anime and Manga · Comic Books · Live Action TV · Radio

The Removing the Rival trope as used in popular culture. A character (usually a Prima Donna-type) is in direct competition with another for some sort of ...

Tropes: · Ambiguous Innocence: Anais' murderous tendencies seem to simply be from having natural intelligence but none of the maturity to see others' lives as ...

The Unknown Rival trope as used in popular culture. Two characters can be competing for the same goal, without one of them even aware of the competition.

12 июн. 2024 г. · I love the 'turn' from rivals to allies. The moment the reason for the rivalry is barelaid as irrelevant. I wrote a story with a rivalry between ...