Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Main / ArchEnemy

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** Airachnid has just as many enemies in this story as Megatron, if not more:
*** First, there's Arcee as per canon, for torturing her and killing Tailgate.
*** She becomes this for Kallen, due to the latter being Arcee's partner. She'a gone out of her way to try and kill the red-head both for fun, and for revenge for the many times she's been shown up by Kallen.
*** She later becomes one for Suzaku due to her slaughtering people in the ghettos for fun, insulting his ideals, and kidnapping and nearly killing Euphemia. The grudge has become so deep and personal, that Suzaku, who believes in ThouShaltNotKill, admits that he would enjoy nothing more than to snuff out Airachnid's spark.
*** Being close to Suzaku and Euphemia, Dreadwing comes to despise Airachnid greatly as well. [[spoiler:The end of ''R1'' has Dreadwing commit a HeroicSacrifice, detonating an Energon mine that Airachnid is in. Even though she survives, she loses the right side of her face, along with her right arm.
*** She ends up being this for Euphemia and Cornelia as well. She hates Euphemia's idealism, [[spoiler:and takes great pleasure in making her watch the SAZ Massacre and the destruction of Pendragon while having Euphemia has a captive.]] Predictably, Cornelia, who is [[BigSisterInstinct very protective of her younger sister]], ends up despising Airachnid with a passion. After Airachnid is seriously injured in [[spoiler:Dreadwing's sacrifice while the latter rescued Cornelia and Euphie with Suzaku,]] her hatred for the sisters skyrockets, and she still scours the globe for them after six months. She even kills their mother Victoria as a result of this grudge. Like Suzaku, Euphemia, who's a kind person that usually hates violence and killing, hates Airachnid so much that she wouldn't mind if the Spider-Con was snuffed out for good.
** V.V. becomes this for Rai, who was given a Geass by the immortal to protect his family, only to lose control of it and kill the family he wanted to protect, and was then put in a Thought Elevator for seven years by V.V. Rai hates V.V. so much for this, that anyone who so much as ''reminds'' him of V.V. is enough to enrage him. When Rai and V.V. face off in ''R2'', the former flies into a rage. Because of V.V.'s actions toward Rai, Bulkhead, Rai's partner in the Wreckers, and Nonette, Rai's sister-figure and former knight, end up hating V.V. as well. All three of them enjoy killing the immortal boy repeatedly in ''Spark of Darkness.''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Fanfic/CodePrime'' has quite a few rivalries:
** Megatron has a knack for acquring these throughout the story:
*** First, there's his classic rivalry with Optimus Prime, due to having very different views on leadership, and the fact that Megatron has crossed so many lines to gain power. Certain events in the story not only give Megatron more enemies, but it also furthers the enmity between himself and Optimus.
*** Lelouch ends up regarding Megatron has his greatest enemy, due to the Decepticon leader regularly ruining his plans, manipulating Suzaku to join the Decepticons, having a hand in Britannia's atrocities, and encouraging the other Decepticons to indulge in savagery against mankind. [[spoiler:Using a Pretender imitating Euphemia to trigger the SAZ Massacre cements this status. Megatron also becomes a very personal enemy of Lelouch's when he uses Marianne's own corpse to power a Knightmare called the Dark Queen.]]
*** [[spoiler:The SAZ Massacre, alongside Megatron torturing and abusing him for reasons ranging from discipline to amusement, along with blackmailing him by threatening Lelouch and Nunnally, solidifies his role as one of Suzaku's foes.]]
** ''R2'' has Jetfire and Starscream. The two used to be friends and worked on an Energon station, but after Starscream joined the Decepticons, the two have been enemies ever since.
** Like in canon, Breakdown is this for Bulkhead, due to the two of them being the muscle of their respective factions. He also develops a grudge against Rai, who is Bulkhead's partner, is the one to take out Breakdown's left eye, [[spoiler:and is also the one who kills Breakdown during the Black Rebellion.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None





* [[ArchEnemy/LiveActionFilms Film — Live-Action]]

to:

* [[ArchEnemy/LiveActionFilms Film Films — Live-Action]]



* ArchEnemy/ProWrestling

to:

* ArchEnemy/ProWrestling[[ArchEnemy/ProWrestling Professional Wrestling]]



[[folder:Myths & Religion]]

to:

[[folder:Myths [[folder:Mythology & Religion]]



Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** In ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'', the three main [[AncientConspiracies ancient or arcane conspiracies]] generally have an opposed faction to keep them in check. The Gatekeeper druids exist to fight daelkyr and their aberrant creations, the Dreaming Dark and the kalashtar of the Path of Light struggle over the future of Dal Quor, and the dragons of the Chamber have been fighting the Lords of Dust since before humanity ''existed''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A hero's Arch-Enemy is not necessarily the biggest threat to them. ComicBook/LexLuthor is considered Superman's Arch-Enemy; ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} is smarter, and both Brainiac and ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} are vastly more powerful and [[SlidingScaleOfVillainThreat dangerous]], but for Lex — and, to a lesser extent, for Superman — it's ''personal'' between them. Additionally, although Superman has battled many foes of great power and strength, Luthor is still as his Arch-Enemy because to a general audience, he's seen as the most iconic and recognizable of all of Superman's rogues.

to:

A hero's Arch-Enemy is not necessarily the biggest threat to them. ComicBook/LexLuthor is considered Superman's Arch-Enemy; ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} is smarter, and both Brainiac and ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} are vastly more powerful and [[SlidingScaleOfVillainThreat dangerous]], but for Lex — and, to a lesser extent, for Superman — it's ''personal'' between them. Additionally, although Superman has battled many foes of great power and strength, Luthor is still seen as his Arch-Enemy because to a general audience, he's seen viewed as the most iconic and recognizable of all of Superman's rogues.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A hero's Arch-Enemy is not necessarily the biggest threat to them. ComicBook/LexLuthor is considered Superman's Arch-Enemy; ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} is smarter, and both Brainiac and ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} are vastly more powerful and [[SlidingScaleOfVillainThreat dangerous]], but for Lex — and, to a lesser extent, for Superman — it's ''personal'' between them.

to:

A hero's Arch-Enemy is not necessarily the biggest threat to them. ComicBook/LexLuthor is considered Superman's Arch-Enemy; ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} is smarter, and both Brainiac and ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} are vastly more powerful and [[SlidingScaleOfVillainThreat dangerous]], but for Lex — and, to a lesser extent, for Superman — it's ''personal'' between them.
them. Additionally, although Superman has battled many foes of great power and strength, Luthor is still as his Arch-Enemy because to a general audience, he's seen as the most iconic and recognizable of all of Superman's rogues.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** On a smaller scale, Cross also has the Unluckies. They utterly despise him for beating them in several fights during the Alabasta Arc and having Soundbite put them through a CoolAndUnusualPunishment after Baroque Works' defeat. It's gotten to the point that unlike the other agents, they've decided to put off retirement until such time that they've killed him, hunting him across the Grand Line so that they can achieve this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FamilialFoe: The villain is the arch-enemy to an entire family, especially if they happen to be immortal.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': The Straw Hat Pirates and the World Government. Thanks to the SBS, Cross is able to directly antagonize the government via his more seditious broadcasts. This culminates in the Enies Lobby arc, where the Straw Hats went on their RoaringRampageOfRevenge at the Judicial Island, which was subsequently ''aired live to the '''entire world'''''. This sparked a massive crime spree all across the Grand Line, which was only compounded by Cross finding [=CP9's=] blackbook and reading it, airing a metric ton of the WG's dirty laundry and permanently tarnishing their reputation. This precipitated civil unrest on a ''global scale'', where over fifteen percent of the WG's membership defected and went Revolutionary. Every major broadcast since then has been equally as damaging, to the point that by Sabaody, the WG tried to lure the Straw Hats to [[spoiler:Marineford]] so they could broadcast the complete destruction of the crew.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
page moved as per TRS


* NotSoDifferent: Two enemies find out they have one thing in common.

to:

* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Two enemies find out they have one thing in common.common. Stated InUniverse.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* NemesisMagnet: What's better than one arch enemy? Multiple!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Fanfic/HalloweenSinsOfAFather'': Michael Myers and Tommy Doyle; since this fanfic combines the original ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' (the one that ended with ''Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers'') and ''Film/HalloweenH20'' timeline (where [[spoiler:Laurie Strode was killed by Michael in ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'']]), Tommy has picked up the slack as Steven Lloyd's guardian and the foremost person who knows how to counter Michael. On Michael's end, he shows more malice and hatred towards Tommy than he does toward anyone else, such as going into a killing rage thanks to flashbacks of Tommy beating him in ''Curse'' or throwing a tantrum when Steven refers to Tommy as his father.

to:

* ''Fanfic/HalloweenSinsOfAFather'': Michael Myers and Tommy Doyle; since this fanfic combines the original ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' timeline (the one that ended with ''Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers'') and ''Film/HalloweenH20'' the ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' timeline (where [[spoiler:Laurie Strode was killed by Michael in ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'']]), Tommy has picked up the slack as Steven Lloyd's guardian and the foremost person who knows how to counter Michael. On Michael's end, he shows more malice and hatred towards Tommy than he does toward anyone else, such as going into a killing rage thanks to flashbacks of Tommy beating him in ''Curse'' or throwing a tantrum when Steven refers to Tommy as his father.



** Director Orson Krennic to Galen Erso in ''Film/RogueOne'', because Galen used to think they were friends back when both were working for the Empire as scientists, before Galen realised that the Empire was evil and that his research was being used to build the Death Star; Krennic ultimately was indirectly responsible for Galens wife dying after he forced Galen to come back, and held the life of his missing daughter Jyn Erso over his head to keep him in line, culminating in Galen sabotaging the Death Star by making it easier to blow up- evidence of his treachery also leads to Krennic ordering all of Galens scientist colleagues executed and accidentally leads to Galens death, though not before [[WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied Krennic rubs it in his face that the Death Star has been used on a city]]. Ultimately, Jyn Erso avenges her parents by getting the Death Star plans to the Rebellion, but otherwise the two barely interact and Krennic doesn't even ''recognise'' her, so Galen is a better fit as arch-enemy since ItsPersonal between the two and Jyn was following Galens direction anyway.

to:

** Director Orson Krennic to Galen Erso in ''Film/RogueOne'', because Galen used to think they were friends back when both were working for the Empire as scientists, before Galen realised that the Empire was evil and that his research was being used to build the Death Star; Krennic ultimately was indirectly responsible for Galens wife dying after he forced Galen to come back, and held the life of his missing daughter Jyn Erso over his head to keep him in line, culminating in Galen sabotaging the Death Star by making it easier to blow up- evidence of his treachery also leads to Krennic ordering all of Galens scientist colleagues executed and accidentally leads to Galens death, though not before [[WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied Krennic rubs it in his face that the Death Star has been used on a city]]. Ultimately, Jyn Erso avenges her parents by getting the Death Star plans to the Rebellion, but otherwise the two barely interact and Krennic doesn't even ''recognise'' her, so Galen is a better fit as arch-enemy since ItsPersonal between the two and Jyn was following Galens Galen's direction anyway.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Fanfic/HalloweenSinsOfAFather'': Michael Myers and Tommy Doyle; since this fanfic combines the original ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' (the one that ended with ''Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers'') and ''Film/HalloweenH20'' timeline (where [[spoiler:Laurie Strode was killed by Michael in ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'']]), Tommy has picked up the slack as Steven Lloyd's guardian and the foremost person who knows how to counter Michael. On Michael's end, he shows more malice and hatred towards Tommy than he does toward anyone else, such as going into a killing rage thanks to flashbacks of Tommy beating him in ''Curse'' or throwing a tantrum when Steven refers to Tommy as his father.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Fanfic/OneDayAtATimeFanfic'':
** The Joker to the entire Bat-Family, but ''especially'' to Jason. [[spoiler:After dealing with six Jokers, each of whom gave him a specific reason to hate them]], it's safe to say that Jason hates the Joker even more than Bruce does.
** Ra's al Ghul is also this to Jason. [[spoiler:He's the one person Jason never regretted killing. In fact, the only thing Jason ever regretted about Ra's' death is that he didn't dismantle the League of Assassins right afterward]]. In return, Jason is the one member of Bruce's family Ra's never approved of, because he knew Jason would kill him if given the chance, which he eventually did. [[spoiler:Twice]].
** Lady Shiva, to both Cassandra Cain and Richard Dragon. In the previous timeline, Shiva never gave up trying to force Cass into killing her, going as far as to [[spoiler:challenge Jason and try to kill him to enrage Cass into finally giving her what she wanted]].
** Deathstroke to Dick Grayson [[spoiler:and his daughter Rose. In the original timeline, he murdered Rose's boyfriend for a job, which was the last straw that finally drove her into killing him in return]].
** The Court of Owls to the Bat-Family, but especially to Dick. It was during Dick's tenure that they were finally removed from Gotham permanently.
** [[spoiler:Future Tim to Dick. And to Damian, but mostly to Dick. Future Tim came to hate Dick so much that he went back in time specifically to murder him, even though his Dick had already died trying to contain the chaos in Gotham after Blight's meltdown]].
** Mara al Ghul to her cousin Damian Wayne. Mara was the one who arranged the circumstances that eventually led to Damian's HeroicSacrifice.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** [[Series/TheMandalorian Dyn Jarren]] has Moff Gideon.

to:

** [[Series/TheMandalorian Dyn Jarren]] Din Djarin]] has Moff Gideon.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Author [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/BroadwayCutie16/pseuds/BroadwayCutie16 BroadwayCutie16]] creates one for Adrien Agreste in her Miraculous Ladybug fanfiction “[[Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing Jerk In Sheep’s Clothing]]”. Henri LeRoi arrives to the class and immediately makes a play for Marinette. Soon after they start dating, he starts telling her lies about Adrien to turn her against him. He even threatens and physically attacks Adrien in the bathroom to stay out of his way.

to:

* Author [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/BroadwayCutie16/pseuds/BroadwayCutie16 BroadwayCutie16]] creates one for Adrien Agreste in her Miraculous Ladybug fanfiction “[[Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing Jerk In Sheep’s Clothing]]”. Henri LeRoi [=LeRoi=] arrives to the class and immediately makes a play for Marinette. Soon after they start dating, he starts telling her lies about Adrien to turn her against him. He even threatens and physically attacks Adrien in the bathroom to stay out of his way.

Added: 90

Changed: 108

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BigBadFriend: When the BigBad turns out to be your former friend.

to:

* BigBad: Usually though not always, the hero's closest enemy is usually the main villain of the story.
* BigBadFriend: When the BigBad hero's worst enemy turns out to be your former have once been their good friend.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


An Arch-Enemy, archfoe, archnemesis, or simply nemesis is some character's designated and most important enemy.

to:

An Arch-Enemy, archfoe, archnemesis, archnemesis or simply nemesis is some character's designated and most important enemy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[folder:Fanfiction]]

to:

[[folder:Fanfiction]][[folder:Fan Works]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* The nemesis relationship is a gameplay element in ''TabletopGame/{{Villainous}}''. "Hero" cards act as obstacles to players and often need to be defeated to regain their abilities. For some players, like [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], their victory condition ''is'' to defeat their arch-enemy character.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** ''ArchEnemy/MarvelCinematicUniverse''

Added: 91

Changed: 148

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Lastly, remember that this generally refers to the enemy the ''hero'' considers to be his Arch-Enemy, and ideally, it should be personal on both sides (though there are plenty of good "ButForMeItWasTuesday"-type Arch Foes out there). Especially in the case of a RoguesGallery, the hero is usually considered an Arch-Enemy to ''all'' of his villains, but he doesn't treat all of them as such. Electro, Rhino, Scorpion, and others all consider Spider-Man their most hated foe, but compared to the Goblin, Venom, or Doc Ock, Spidey regards these guys more like superpowered nuisances. Also, remember that being the BigBad does not automatically make a villain the hero's Arch-Enemy. For instance, it could be that the hero's enmity with TheDragon is far more personal than the one they have with their master; see ItsPersonalWithTheDragon.

to:

Lastly, remember that this generally refers to the enemy the ''hero'' considers to be his Arch-Enemy, and ideally, it should be personal on both sides (though there are plenty of good "ButForMeItWasTuesday"-type Arch Foes out there). Especially in the case of a RoguesGallery, the hero is usually considered an Arch-Enemy to ''all'' of his villains, but he doesn't treat all of them as such. Electro, Rhino, Scorpion, and others all consider Spider-Man their most hated foe, but compared to the Goblin, Venom, or Doc Ock, Spidey regards these guys more like superpowered nuisances. Also, remember that being the BigBad does not automatically make a villain the hero's Arch-Enemy. For instance, it could be that the hero's enmity with TheDragon is far more personal than the one they have with their master; see ItsPersonalWithTheDragon.
ItsPersonalWithTheDragon. Sometimes, a villain becomes the Arch-Enemy of the hero when the villain does something that makes the hero realize that they are BeyondRedemption.


Added DiffLines:

* BeyondRedemption: When the hero realizes that the villain will never make a HeelFaceTurn.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Fanfic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'': Shade is Springer's personal arch-enemy as he determines to destroy him and everything he loves.

to:

* ''Fanfic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'': Shade is Springer's personal arch-enemy as he determines is determined to destroy him and everything he loves.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''Fanfic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'': Shade is Springer's personal arch-enemy as he determines to destroy him and everything he loves.

Top