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* ''Webcomic/ScoobAndShags'': Scooby, one of the main protagonists, and Bugs Bunny, one of the main antagonists, were good friends, before they found themselves on opposite sides of a war.

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* ''Webcomic/ScoobAndShags'': ''Webcomic/ScoobAndShag'': Scooby, one of the main protagonists, and Bugs Bunny, one of the main antagonists, were good friends, before they found themselves on opposite sides of a war.

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* In ''Series/Numb3rs'' story ''Fanfic/BlazeOfGlory'', [[spoiler:Danny Levison, a DEA agent]] turns out to be this to Don.
* In ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicalGirls'', Lightning Dust is this to Rainbow Dash. They used to be close friends when they were younger, but after Lightning moved away, she fell into a life of crime, eventually becoming a member of the Shadowbolts by the time she and Rainbow re-encounter each other. And while Rainbow is [[BigBadFriend currently unaware of this]], she is aware that Lightning is thieving {{Jerkass}}, while Lightning knows perfectly well that Rainbow is one of heroes she's fighting, and doesn't seem to care.
* In ''FanFic/WhyAmICrying'' showed that Apple Bloom and Diamond Tiara were best friends as foals. Diamond moved to Manehattan when she was four, and then moved back to Ponyville three years later after suffering from a series of hardships (like losing her mother and going through Tartarus at corrupt summer camp). When she did, she found that [[StrangerInAFamiliarLand none of her old friends remembered her]], not even Apple Bloom. It was Apple Bloom [[EtTuBrute chewing her out for "bullying" her new friends]] (when in fact, ''they'' were the ones who started the fight) that proved to be [[RageBreakingPoint the final straw]] for Diamond, who sought to ruin her life since.

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* In ''Series/Numb3rs'' story ''Fanfic/BlazeOfGlory'', %%* ''Fanfic/BlazeOfGlory'': [[spoiler:Danny Levison, a DEA agent]] turns out to be this to Don.
* In ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicalGirls'', ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicalGirls'': Lightning Dust is this to Rainbow Dash. They used to be close friends when they were younger, but after Lightning moved away, she fell into a life of crime, eventually becoming a member of the Shadowbolts by the time she and Rainbow re-encounter each other. And while Rainbow is [[BigBadFriend currently unaware of this]], she is aware that Lightning is thieving {{Jerkass}}, while Lightning knows perfectly well that Rainbow is one of heroes she's fighting, and doesn't seem to care.
* In ''FanFic/WhyAmICrying'' showed that ''Webcomic/ScoobAndShags'': Scooby, one of the main protagonists, and Bugs Bunny, one of the main antagonists, were good friends, before they found themselves on opposite sides of a war.
* ''Fanfic/WhyAmICrying'':
Apple Bloom and Diamond Tiara were best friends as foals. Diamond moved to Manehattan when she was four, and then moved back to Ponyville three years later after suffering from a series of hardships (like losing her mother and going through Tartarus at corrupt summer camp). When she did, she found that [[StrangerInAFamiliarLand none of her old friends remembered her]], not even Apple Bloom. It was Apple Bloom [[EtTuBrute chewing her out for "bullying" her new friends]] (when in fact, ''they'' were the ones who started the fight) that proved to be [[RageBreakingPoint the final straw]] for Diamond, who sought to ruin her life since.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Series'':
** The first game has Kazuma Kiryu and his blood brother Akira Nishikiyama. The prequel ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza 0}}'' showed that the two were inseparable BashBrothers, but after Kiryu took the fall for Nishiki's murder of Sohei Dojima in the first hour of ''Yakuza 1'' Nishiki [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Jumped Off The Slippery Slope]] and became an ambitious cutthroat who will stop at nothing to get to the top of the Tojo Clan, even if it means killing his former friend Kiryu and destroying the life of their mutual LoveInterest Yumi on the way there.
** [[spoiler: The seventh game has the BigBad Ryo Aoki, who is actually Ichiban's childhood friend Masato Arakawa. After Ichiban was sent to jail for a murder Masato committed, Masato faked his death and went to America to further his education and get experimental surgery to [[ThrowingOffTheDisability cure his paraplegia]]. That task complete, Masato rechristened himself as Ryo and returned to Japan, becoming a politician hellbent on destroying not only the yakuza but any and all morally grey areas in Japan, a plan that would see hundreds if not thousands of innocents lose their jobs at best or be arrested and/or deported at worst. Of course, to achieve this he takes an approach not unlike the yakuza he fights, using blackmail and murder to eliminate his competition and make a living hell of Ichiban and his friends' lives.]]
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* In ''ComicBook/TheFlash'':
** There's Hunter Zolomon, formerly a close FriendOnTheForce to Wally West, before Gorilla Grodd broke his back and set the stage for him to become [[EvilCounterpart Zoom]]. When Wally refused to go back in time to help Hunter, Hunter says it's because Wally never experienced personal tragedy before. Hunter tries to go back in time himself and accidentally attains faux superspeed, which he uses to torment Wally by trying to ''give'' him more tragedy. Wally for his part still regrets how things turned out with Hunter.

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** There's Hunter Zolomon, ComicBook/HunterZolomon, formerly a close FriendOnTheForce to Wally West, before Gorilla Grodd broke his back and set the stage for him to become [[EvilCounterpart Zoom]]. When Wally refused to go back in time to help Hunter, Hunter says it's because Wally never experienced personal tragedy before. Hunter tries to go back in time himself and accidentally attains faux superspeed, which he uses to torment Wally by trying to ''give'' him more tragedy. Wally for his part still regrets how things turned out with Hunter.
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* Dwayne Carter is this to Colby on ''Series/NUMB3RS'', though this is subverted later when it's revealed that [[spoiler: Colby ''knew'' Dwayne was crooked, but played the trope because [[ReverseMole he was actually trying to figure out who Carter was working for]] and he needed to maintain his cover with Carter in order to avoid blowing the operation.]]

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* Dwayne Carter is this to Colby on ''Series/NUMB3RS'', though this is subverted later when it's revealed that [[spoiler: Colby ''knew'' Dwayne was crooked, but played the trope because [[ReverseMole [[TheMole he was actually trying to figure out who Carter was working for]] and he needed to maintain his cover with Carter in order to avoid blowing the operation.]]
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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Vakama's mentor, Toa Lhiikan, had not one but two of his teammates who went bad, both of whom later returned to menace later heroes.

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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Vakama's mentor, Toa Lhiikan, had not one but two of his teammates who went bad, both of whom later returned to menace later heroes.heroes:
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* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series' backstory, seen most prominently in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', the [[OurElvesAreBetter Chimer]] and [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwemer]] people of Morrowind were ancient enemies. When Morrowind was invaded by the [[HornyVikings Nords]], the Chimer and Dwemer formed an EnemyMine to drive the invaders out. During this time, the Chimeri leader Lord Nerevar and the Dwemeri leader Dumac became FireForgedFriends. Their people prospered under this alliance, with Dumac attending Nerevar's wedding and the two of them even attending the coronation of Emperor Gorieus representing their combined nation (Resdayn). However, the Dwemer Chief Tonal Architect, Lord Kagrenac, had discovered the [[CosmicKeystone Heart of Lorkhan]] beneath Red Mountain, and planned to tap into its power. Nerevar's advisor, Voryn Dagoth, convinced Nerevar that Dumac had become evil. Nerevar confronted Dumac, who demanded that Nerevar leave or be killed for questioning the motives of the Dwemer. This led to the [[GreatOffscreenWar Battle of Red Mountain]] and, as with [[TheRashomon many details surrounding that event]], the truth is likely lost to history.

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* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series' backstory, seen most prominently in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', the [[OurElvesAreBetter [[OurElvesAreDifferent Chimer]] and [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwemer]] people of Morrowind were ancient enemies. When Morrowind was invaded by the [[HornyVikings Nords]], the Chimer and Dwemer formed an EnemyMine to drive the invaders out. During this time, the Chimeri leader Lord Nerevar and the Dwemeri leader Dumac became FireForgedFriends. Their people prospered under this alliance, with Dumac attending Nerevar's wedding and the two of them even attending the coronation of Emperor Gorieus representing their combined nation (Resdayn). However, the Dwemer Chief Tonal Architect, Lord Kagrenac, had discovered the [[CosmicKeystone Heart of Lorkhan]] beneath Red Mountain, and planned to tap into its power. Nerevar's advisor, Voryn Dagoth, convinced Nerevar that Dumac had become evil. Nerevar confronted Dumac, who demanded that Nerevar leave or be killed for questioning the motives of the Dwemer. This led to the [[GreatOffscreenWar Battle of Red Mountain]] and, as with [[TheRashomon many details surrounding that event]], the truth is likely lost to history.
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* From ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' [[spoiler: Darren's former best friend, Steve]].

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* From Darren and Steve from ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' are best friends until the two are pitted against each other thanks to [[spoiler: Darren's former best friend, Steve]].the manipulations of Mr. Tiny]]. The odd thing about this particular example is that Steve is deceived into thinking Darren ruined his dream to become a vampire on purpose, never believing that he did it to save his life.
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* ''Manga/SoulEater'''s [[HumanoidAbomination Asura]] is this to [[TheGrimReaper Lord Death]].
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* Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince''. Callum's childhood friends Soren and Claudia are not who anyone would call "evil," but they would be tasked by their father Viren, who they are very loyal to, to stop Callum and his brother Ezran (and their new elf friend Rayla) from returning the dragon egg to Xadia. When Callum learns that they are directly against him, his trust in them shatters, and even his past crush on Claudia [[ShipSinking ends up disappearing upon their betrayal.]] [[spoiler: Soren manages to avert this trope by the end of season 3, seeing his father's actions as horrible [[HeelFaceTurn and joining the good guys]] in the final battle, mending Callum's friendship in the process. On the other hand, Claudia may be on the path of [[FaceHeelTurn playing this trope completely straight.]]]]
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* In ''Series/Numb3rs'' story ''Fanfic/BlazeOfGlory'', [[spoiler:Danny Levison, a DEA agent]] turns out to be this to Don.
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** The retconns imposed by ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' which did away with the drastically DarkerAndEdger tone of the New 52's Wonder Woman ensured that in ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' Barbara's friendship was genuine and it therefore plays the trope straight, and uses it to put Barbara and the reader's emotions through the wringer.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture'': Walter Wisdom, a greedy and unscrupulous scientist who shows what Doc could be if he were selfish rather than merely a bit careless at times. In fact, the two were frat brothers and roommates in college in the late Fifties, and were close enough friends that Doc even told Walter about the concept for the flux capacitor. It wasn't until Walter stole and profited from Doc's perpetual motion hula hoop that he became evil and greedy. He appears to cause the Browns trouble more than once.
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* ''ComicBook/BlazeOfGlory'': Reno Jones describes Kid Cassidy as growing more and more bitter over the course of their adventures together, and it came to a head when Cassidy threatened his life and forced Jones to shoot him and leave him for dead. [[spoiler: Cassidy still lives and searches for Jones to settle the score for good. Marcel Fournier also counts as one for Two-Gun Kid, as they were once part of the Sunset Riders.]]
--> '''Rawhide Kid:''' Leave him be, Colt. Man just killed what he thought was a friend. Turned out to be no friend at all.

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* At first played straight but then subverted with the ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ComicBook/TheCheetah. Franchise/WonderWoman tells the JLA that Barbara Minerva was her first true friend in Man's World, a scholar who helped Diana on various quests for mystical artifacts. Studying a dagger, Barbara was cut by it and transformed into the Cheetah. She and Diana fought numerous times, with Diana trying to help her friend and considering her a victim. However, meeting the cult who created the dagger, Wonder Woman learns that the Cheetah is meant to be a protecting spirit but the inner darkness within Barbara turned it into a beast. Batman then reveals that "Barbara Minerva" was the alias of a long-time thief, con artist and attempted murderer and Diana is rocked to realize that Barbara was never an innocent or her friend.

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* At first played straight but then subverted with the ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ComicBook/TheCheetah.ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}. Franchise/WonderWoman tells the JLA that Barbara Minerva was her first true friend in Man's World, a scholar who helped Diana on various quests for mystical artifacts. Studying a dagger, Barbara was cut by it and transformed into the Cheetah. She and Diana fought numerous times, with Diana trying to help her friend and considering her a victim. However, meeting the cult who created the dagger, Wonder Woman learns that the Cheetah is meant to be a protecting spirit but the inner darkness within Barbara turned it into a beast. Batman then reveals that "Barbara Minerva" was the alias of a long-time thief, con artist and attempted murderer and Diana is rocked to realize that Barbara was never an innocent or her friend.


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* [[spoiler: Chariot and Croix]] of ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'' used to be close friends in their school days, but their relationship slowly began to fall apart after [[spoiler: Chariot was picked to be TheChosenOne over Croix, despite seeming far inferior in terms of magical skill. The bitterness of the incident, along with Chariot seemingly prioritizing her dream of becoming an entertainer over her responsibilities as the wielder of the Claoimh Solais, would slowly eat away at Croix until she completely broke off their friendship and spent the next ten years resorting to less savoury methods of accomplishing what Chariot could not. They do, however, set aside their personal conflicts to help save a country from being nuked into oblivion, and ultimately reconcile by the finale.]]

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* [[spoiler: Chariot and Croix]] of ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'' ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2017'' used to be close friends in their school days, but their relationship slowly began to fall apart after [[spoiler: Chariot was picked to be TheChosenOne over Croix, despite seeming far inferior in terms of magical skill. The bitterness of the incident, along with Chariot seemingly prioritizing her dream of becoming an entertainer over her responsibilities as the wielder of the Claoimh Solais, would slowly eat away at Croix until she completely broke off their friendship and spent the next ten years resorting to less savoury methods of accomplishing what Chariot could not. They do, however, set aside their personal conflicts to help save a country from being nuked into oblivion, and ultimately reconcile by the finale.]]
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* ''Films/{{Sneakers}}'': The main villain turns out to be the main character's old college buddy, who took all the blame for the pair's hacking pranks. He's never forgiven the protagonist.

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* ''Films/{{Sneakers}}'': ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'': The main villain turns out to be the main character's old college buddy, who took all the blame for the pair's hacking pranks. He's never forgiven the protagonist.

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* In ''ComicBook/TheFlash'', there's Hunter Zolomon, formerly a close FriendOnTheForce to Wally West, before Gorilla Grodd broke his back and set the stage for him to become [[EvilCounterpart Zoom]].

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Hunter Zolomon, formerly a close FriendOnTheForce to Wally West, before Gorilla Grodd broke his back and set the stage for him to become [[EvilCounterpart Zoom]].Zoom]]. When Wally refused to go back in time to help Hunter, Hunter says it's because Wally never experienced personal tragedy before. Hunter tries to go back in time himself and accidentally attains faux superspeed, which he uses to torment Wally by trying to ''give'' him more tragedy. Wally for his part still regrets how things turned out with Hunter.
** Eobard Thawne's ''Rebirth'' origin makes him one to Barry, albeit in a much more unhealthy friendship than Wally and Hunter. In the 25th century, Eobard was a Flash fan who recreated Barry's accident to become the Flash himsellf. When Barry travels into the future, the two worked alongside each other and bonded. Barry then found out Eobard had been causing many of the crimes he was stopping, and had to defeat him. After Eobard reformed, he travelled back in time to work alongside Barry again, only to find that Barry had taken on Wally West as his protege, Kid Flash. Eobard, incensed by this and feeling betrayed, then decided to expose the Flash "for the liar he is" and destroy his legacy.

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* Professor X and ComicBook/{{Magneto}} in most versions of the ''Franchise/XMen''.

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* Who else but Guts and Griffith of ''{{Manga/Berserk}}''? The two men had a bond bordering on brotherhood (or if you're that way inclined, [[HoYay more than that]]), only for Griffith to turn his back on him and everyone else he led during the events of the Eclipse, which would destroy this bond forever and leave Guts with an undying hatred for Griffith.

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* Who else but Guts and Griffith of ''{{Manga/Berserk}}''? The two men had a bond bordering on brotherhood (or if you're that way inclined, [[HoYay more than that]]), only for Griffith to turn his back on him and everyone else he led during the events of the Eclipse, Eclipse and commit some [[MoralEventHorizon truly horrible acts]] which would destroy this bond forever and leave Guts with an undying hatred for Griffith.
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* Doom is presented as former friend of the ComicBook/FantasticFour in most live-action film encarnations like ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' and ''Film/FantasticFour2015''.

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* Doom ComicBook/DoctorDoom is presented as former friend of the ComicBook/FantasticFour in most live-action film encarnations incarnations like ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' and ''Film/FantasticFour2015''.
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* Ryo Asuka, protagonist Akira Fudo's best friend since childhood, turns out to be this in ''Manga/Devilman''. [[spoiler: Near the end he is revealed to be the reincarnation of the Devil himself, responsible for throwing mankind into chaos and self-destruction with his reveal of the existence of demons among humans.]]

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* Ryo Asuka, protagonist Akira Fudo's best friend since childhood, turns out to be this in ''Manga/Devilman''.''Manga/{{Devilman}}''. [[spoiler: Near the end he is revealed to be the reincarnation of the Devil himself, responsible for throwing mankind into chaos and self-destruction with his reveal of the existence of demons among humans.]]
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* Inverted in the second season of ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', when ContagiousHeroism slowly makes [[spoiler:Michael]] care about Team Cockroach more than anything in the universe.

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* Inverted in the second season of ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', when ContagiousHeroism slowly makes [[spoiler:Michael]] care about Team Cockroach more than anything in the universe.
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* Apparently Megatron and Optimus were this in the [[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW IDW]] continuity and in the Movie prequel comics and [[Comic/TheTransformers Marvel UK annuals]] as well.

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* Apparently Megatron and Optimus were this in the [[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW IDW]] continuity and in continuity, the Movie [[Film/{{Transformers}} Movie]] prequel comics comics, and [[Comic/TheTransformers the [[ComicBook/TheTransformers Marvel UK annuals]] as well.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Blake]]'s former parter/mentor [[KnightTemplar Adam Taurus]], who she claims was a good man before JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope. When they meet again, he is ''[[RevengeByProxy not]]'' [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge happy with her]] for [[DefectorFromDecadence deserting]] the [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters White Fang]]. WordOfGod confirmed that the relationship was abusive even before that however.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Blake]]'s former parter/mentor partner/mentor [[KnightTemplar Adam Taurus]], who she claims was a good man before JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope. When they meet again, he is ''[[RevengeByProxy not]]'' [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge happy with her]] for [[DefectorFromDecadence deserting]] the [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters White Fang]]. WordOfGod confirmed that the relationship was abusive even before that however.
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** Similar to Cy-Kill and Leader-1 below Optimus and Megatron used to be close as brothers in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.

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** [[spoiler:Colby also appears to become this to the other members of the team when he [[FakeDefector confesses to treason]] as part of the undercover operation.]]

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