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** Or as the Wrestling/{{Cody|Rhodes}}\[[Wrestling/TheYoungBucks Young Bucks]] driven ''All In'' and Wrestling/ChrisJericho's Cruise prove its NJPW, ROH, Impact, Lucha Underground/AAA, WOS & MLW ''[[RivalsTeamUp vs.]]'' WWE

** In turn, ''The Last Jedi'' fans has a rivalry with fans of superhero movies in regard to debates about formula and audience-pleasing. ''The Last Jedi'' fans claim that superhero movies play it too safe and have spoiled audiences into becoming very hostile to deconstructions and genre-critiquing in blockbusters. Superhero fans, however, pointed out that their movies can be as introspective and deconstructive as ''The Last Jedi'' and that the movie should have only itself to blame for its backlash. It doesn't help that many superhero movies released from 2016 to 2018 share similarities to ''The Last Jedi'' [[note]]Whether it's having an escapist hero growing into a jaded mentor (''Film/{{Logan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''), themes of dealing with the past (''Film/ThorRagnarok'' and ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''), or non-{{White Male Lead}}s (''Black Panther'', ''Film/WonderWoman'', and ''Film/{{Aquaman}}'')[[/note]] but none of the reactionary backlash.

* [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] vs JWP vs LLPW.

* Also, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Wrestling/BretHart has finally settled their differences, but that doesn't stop their respective fans from engaging in flame wars regarding who was better.

* Nowadays its Wrestling/{{WWE}} vs. Wrestling/{{NJPW}} (w/ROH to a lesser extent due to their crossovers) vs. Wrestling/LuchaUnderground and occasionally Anthem!Wrestling/ImpactWrestling as a four-way dance.
** Or as All In and Wrestling/ChrisJericho's Cruise proves its NJPW, ROH, Impact, Lucha Underground/AAA, WOS & MLW ''[[RivalsTeamUp vs.]]'' WWE

* Prior to the mid 1980s, "Puroresu" was just {{Engrish}}, a rough untranslated way of Japanese fans said "Pro Wrestling". During the mid 1980s, the Japanese diaspora began using "puroresu" in the vein Mexican and some other Spanish speaking fans used "Lucha Libre" when referring to a specific style of pro wrestling. While "lucha libre", roughly translating to "free fight", grew out of an existing pro wrestling tradition, ''was'' rather different from what came before it and pretty much took over the entire wrestling circuit, the insistence of "[[InsistentTerminology puroresu]]" was born out of desire to not be associated with the WWF and Wrestling/{{GLOW}}.

* ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi'' has one with both ''Film/WonderWoman'' and ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. Although the films are critical and commercial hits, while also having non-{{White Male Lead}}s, the two superhero movies are better received among audiences than ''The Last Jedi'' and didn't experience the same amount vitriolic backlash. This in turn has led to the fanbases arguing about which film is better at representing women and minorities while also providing escapist entertainment.

** Like in the MCU, there is a intra-franchise rivalry in the DCEU regarding the tone and direction of the franchise. When ''Film/WonderWoman'' was released in 2017, it became the most critically and financially[[note]]Although its worldwide gross is less than that of ''Batman v Superman'', its higher domestic gross and lower budget means that it generated a ''much'' higher profit margin.[[/note]] successful DCEU movie up to that time, while also garnering praise from figures like Creator/FrankMiller, Creator/RichardDonner, and Creator/ChristopherNolan. Likewise, ''Film/{{Aquaman}}'' was released the following year and received a better critical reception compared to ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. However, some fans of Creator/{{Zack Snyder}} (director of ''Man of Steel'' and ''Batman v. Superman'') have accused ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' of "selling out" by adopting a more optimistic tone and abandoning the unique DarkerAndEdgier feel of previous DCEU films. This in turn has led to some ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' fans firing back at these detractors for either refusing or failing to acknowledge that a dark tone doesn't automatically result in a good film and that the Creator/PattyJenkins and Creator/JamesWan deliberately choose to make their movies more light-hearted by their own volition. Furthermore, Superman fans were riled when ''Film/Shazam2019'' director David Sandberg joked how Shazam could kick the DCEU!Superman's ass and mocked the [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] "Save Martha!" scene from ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. Granted, Sandberg was joking but some DCEU fans [[PoesLaw took his comments at face value]].[[note]]Given how the character was created as a Superman knockoff by Fawcett comics, there are bound to be flame wars about who is the better hero regardless of the creative minds involved in these movies.[[/note]]

** Another ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' rivalry has sparked with fans of the Burton directed Film/{{Batman}} movies. Particularly over whether Creator/JackNicholson or Creator/HeathLedger is better as Comicbook/TheJoker (then there are those who like Caesar Romero, clown-whited-out mustache and all).

** Like in the MCU, there is a intra-franchise rivalry in the DCEU regarding the tone and direction of the franchise, mostly owing to the negative critical reception of films directed by Creator/{{Zack Snyder}}. When ''Film/WonderWoman'' was released in 2017, it became the most critically and financially[[note]]Although its worldwide gross is less than that of ''Batman v Superman'', its higher domestic gross and lower budget means that it generated a ''much'' higher profit margin.[[/note]] successful DCEU movie up to that time, while also garnering praise from figures like Creator/FrankMiller, Creator/RichardDonner, and Creator/ChristopherNolan. Ditto for ''Film/{{Aquaman}}'', which got positive reviews and has gotten a better critical reception than ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. However, some hardcore fans of Zack Snyder (director of ''Man of Steel'' and ''Batman v. Superman'') have accused ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' of "selling out" by adopting a more optimistic tone and abandoning the unique DarkerAndEdgier feel of previous DCEU films. This in turn has led to ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' fans firing back at Snyder's hardcore fans for either refusing or failing to acknowledge that a dark tone doesn't automatically result in a good film and that the Creator/PattyJenkins and Creator/JamesWan deliberately choose to make their movies more light-hearted by their own volition. Furthermore, some fans of Snyder's Superman were riled when ''Film/Shazam2019'' director David Sandberg joked how Shazam could kick the DCEU!Superman's ass and mocked the [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] "Save Martha!" scene from ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. Granted, Sandberg was joking but some DCEU fans [[PoesLaw took his comments at face value]].[[note]]Given how the character, back when he was called Captain Marvel, was created as a Superman knockoff by Fawcett comics, there are bound to be flame wars about who is the better hero.[[/note]]

** Like in the MCU, there is a intra-franchise rivalry in the DCEU regarding the tone and direction of the franchise. When ''Film/WonderWoman'' was released in 2017, it became the most critically and financially[[note]]Although its worldwide gross is less than that of ''Batman v Superman'', its higher domestic gross and lower budget means that it generated a ''much'' higher profit margin.[[/note]] successful DCEU movie up to that time, while also garnering praise from figures like Creator/FrankMiller, Creator/RichardDonner, and Creator/ChristopherNolan. Likewise, ''Film/{{Aquaman}}'' was highly praised for embracing the whimsical and idealistic nature of its source material. However, some hardcore fans of Creator/{{Zack Snyder}} (director of ''Film/ManOfSteel'', ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', and most of ''Film/{{JusticeLeague}}'') have accused the ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' of "selling out" and "artistically bankrupt" by adopting a more optimistic tone and ditching the DarkerAndEdgier feel of previous DCEU films. This in turn has led to ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' fans firing back at how Snyder's hardcore fans either fail or refuse to acknowledge that darkness doesn't automatically equals quality and that the Snyder's films aren't masterpieces. Furthermore, some Superman fans were riled when ''Film/Shazam2019'' director David Sandberg joked how Shazam could kick the DCEU!Superman's ass and mocked the [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] "Save Martha!" scene from ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. Granted, Sandberg was joking but some DCEU fans [[PoesLaw took his comments at face value]].[[note]]Given how the character, back when he was called Captain Marvel, was created as a Superman knockoff by Fawcett comics, there are bound to be flame wars about who is the better hero.[[/note]]

** Like in the MCU, there is a intra-franchise rivalry in the DCEU regarding the tone and direction of the franchise. When ''Film/WonderWoman'' was released in 2017, it became the most critically and financially[[note]]Although its worldwide gross is less than that of ''Batman v Superman'', its higher domestic gross and lower budget means that it generated a ''much'' higher profit margin.[[/note]] successful DCEU movie up to that time, while also garnering praise from figures like Creator/FrankMiller, Creator/RichardDonner, and Creator/ChristopherNolan. Likewise, ''Film/{{Aquaman}}'' was highly praised for embracing the whimsical and idealistic nature of its source material. However, some hardcore fans of Creator/{{Zack Snyder}} (director of ''Film/ManOfSteel'', ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', and most of ''Film/{{JusticeLeague}}'') have accused the ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' of "selling out" and "artistically bankrupt" by adopting a more optimistic tone and ditching the DarkerAndEdgier feel of previous DCEU films. This in turn has led to ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Aquaman'' fans firing back at how Snyder's hardcore fans either fail or refuse to acknowledge that DarkerAndEdgier [[TrueArtIsAngsty automatically equals quality]] regardless of context while also failing to simply admitting that the Snyder's interpretation of DC superheroes aren't masterpieces. Furthermore, some Superman fans were riled when ''Film/Shazam2019'' director David Sandberg joked how Shazam could kick the DCEU!Superman's ass and mocked the [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] "Save Martha!" scene from ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. Granted, Sandberg was joking but some DCEU fans [[PoesLaw took his comments at face value]].[[note]]Given how the character, back when he was called Captain Marvel, was created as a Superman knockoff by Fawcett comics, there are bound to be flame wars about who is the better hero.[[/note]]

** Like in the MCU, there is a intra-franchise rivalry in the DCEU regarding the tone and direction of the franchise. When ''Film/WonderWoman'' was released in 2017, it became the most critically and financially[[note]]Although its worldwide gross is less than that of ''Batman v Superman'', its higher domestic gross and lower budget means that it generated a ''much'' higher profit margin.[[/note]] successful DCEU movie, while also garnering praise from figures like Creator/FrankMiller, Creator/RichardDonner, and Creator/ChristopherNolan. However, some fans of Creator/{{Zack Snyder}}'s ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and Creator/{{David Ayer}}'s ''Film/SuicideSquad'' have accused ''Wonder Woman'' of "selling out" by adopting a more optimistic tone and ditching the DarkerAndEdgier feel of previous DCEU films. Furthermore, some Superman fans were riled when ''Film/Shazam2019'' director David Sandberg joked how Shazam could kick the DCEU!Superman's ass and mocked the [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] "Save Martha!" scene from ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''. Granted, Sandberg was joking but some DCEU fans [[PoesLaw took his comments at face value]].[[note]]Given how the character, back when he was called Captain Marvel, was created as a Superman knockoff by Fawcett comics, there are bound to be flame wars about who is the better hero.[[/note]]

** Note that this MCU rivalry is different for ''X-Men'' than for ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (which has a FandomRivalry with ''DOFP'' in its own right). Due to ''DOFP'''s very positive reception, the rivalry is less "they're turning the series into a FranchiseZombie [[AshCanCopy just to hold on to the rights]]"[[note]]A criticism of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' by [[BrokenBase some fans]][[/note]] and more "which Marvel movie series/universe is better". Although Disney's buyout of Fox initially seemed to quell the rivalry, in many ways it actually intensified the rivalry with some fans worried that the X-Men will be cheapened by their inclusion in the MCU. Said fans have argued that the X-Men and their themes work better in their own universe, since it wouldn't make sense why the Avengers are so respected yet mutants are hated. Furthermore, recasting rumors and the potential scrapping of several film projects also led to outrage among fans who have become attached to the X-Men characters and films.

* Recently, this has been expanded into Batman fans vs fans of other DC superheroes.

* In the MarvelUniverse their seems to be a rivalry at times between the fans that only read ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics, and the fans that read everything else but the X-Men.

* ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans, particularly from the X-side, who widely see Marvel as neglecting the X-Men in favor of the Avengers due to only having the film rights for the latter team and [[ComicBook/IronMan many]] [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk of]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor its]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica characters]]. In 2012, there was actually an ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' mega-crossover.
** This has spilled over into the film franchises as well. There's been many a debate over which franchise has the better movies, with many from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse side wanting Fox to lose their rights in order to absorb the X-Men into the MCU. Not helping matters was the legal gray area concerning the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, two characters synonymous with ''both'' franchises. This led to loads of debates over which franchise "deserves" the twins more. Quicksilver in particular has been cast for both ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' and ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. [[spoiler:''Disney'' Ultimately decided that the MCU Quicksilver was KilledOffForReal at the end of his debut film, (though many speculate it may just be a ComicBookDeath) it is often seen as Disney's way of saying they didn't need Quicksilver]].
* ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'' vs. ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'', ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'', and ''Sentinel'' fans (despite Arena featuring characters from all of those comics). Basically Arena is a ContestedSequel to those comics with the AudienceAlienatingPremise of the ''Film/TheHungerGames''[=/=]''Film/BattleRoyale'' meets the [[KidHero youth of the marvel verse]]. Fans of the characters mostly hate Arena and its [[CannonFodder Kill the C listers]] premise, along with its fans who don't seem to care about [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter characters from critical darling books being wasted]] in a FollowTheLeader book, while fans of Arena for the most part just want to enjoy the story without being bogged down by countinity or having to listen to Academy and Runaways fans complain about the deaths.
** Thanks to ComicBook/{{X 23}} being in the series and their FriendlyFandoms status with ''Runaways'' and ''Academy'' fans, fans of ''[[ComicBook/NewMutants New X-Men]]'' don't hold many warm feelings for ''Avengers Arena'' either. Notable that is seems to reach on both sides of their BrokenBase -- fans of Weir & [=DeFilipis=] run hate Arena for the same reasons they hate Kyle & Yost run, while fans of Kyle & Yost run see Arena as shallow attempt at replicating its success that's CompletelyMissingThePoint.

* Fans of post ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Cosmic Marvel and fans of Creator/JonathanHickman can get quite vocal against each other. It generally boils down to whether you like Hickman's stories enough to pass on the fact he quickly undid everything Creator/DanAbnett and Andy Lanning estabilished for many characters and teams, that didn't fit his vision.

** There's also fighting over the writer of the main ''Inhuman'', and later ''Uncanny Inhumans'' series, Charles Soule. With the announcement that Brian Michael Bendis would be leaving the X-books, and the lack of any announcement on who would follow him, or even if a new X-book will exist, many X-fans want Charles Soule on the X-books. This is due to him already being a fan favourite writer, and the fact that he penned ''Death of Wolverine''. This hope got thrashed by the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel announcements (X-Books are by various writers but Jeff Lemire got two and is the main X-writer, while Charles Soule still writes the main Inhumans book, and is even getting ''another'' one: ''All-New Inhumans''), but Soule ''would'' eventually write ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen'' once he left the Inhumans books (though by this point, ''neither'' fandom particularly wanted him).

** Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Zor-El fans vs Linda Danvers fans. The first -and considerably larger- group isn't particularly interested in a Supergirl that isn't Superman's Kryptonian's cousin (although they usually respect Linda). The second group refuses to consider that other Supergirls may be good and worthwhile characters and bash Kara at every turn. (And everyone hates Cir-El.)
* The fans of particular Robins can get pretty intense with fans of a different Robin, though it's not uncommon to find people who like multiple Robins (though it's rarer to find fans of ''all'').
** This is particularly true between Dick Grayson fans and Jason Todd fans, since the characters are pretty much polar opposites, with one being the favourite son and a NiceGuy, while the other is the unfavourite and an anti-hero. Dick fans see Jason as a badly written "edgy" character while Jason fans see Dick as too nice and spoiled by Bruce.

** Jason fans and Damian fans also tend to not get along, due to perceived favouritism for Damian from the Bat-family in-universe ''and'' editors out of universe, while Damian fans see Damian as Jason "done right". The two also frequently give each other no holds barred beatdowns, which doesn't help matters.

** The rivalry came to a head with ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. It started when the two movies were scheduled to release on the same day until DC moved their movie one month earlier which angered fans. Then the movies came out. [=BvS=] was lambasted by critics while Civil War was a critical hit. Many Civil War reviews fueled the fire by snidely referring back to [=BvS=], using the movie as a platform to get in jabs at Dawn of Justice. DC fans reacted by ''accusing Marvel of paying critics off'' and leaving fake reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB. This caused Marvel fans to respond by calling [=BvS=] overly pretentious etc.
** Even within the MCU, fans of different movies and characters fight with each other over their merits. Notably, some Captain America and Spider-Man fans resent Iron Man for his WolverinePublicity and accused the character of [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowing other superheroes]] since he became major supporting character in both ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. Black Widow fans resent how Captain Marvel will be getting her own solo movie first even though Widow had been in the MCU longer. A one-sided rivalry between Black Panther and Spider-Man fans popped up in 2017 with some Black Panther fans expressing outrage that their movie was delayed from November 2017 to February 2018 make room for ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'''s release in July 2017. However, since ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' was released in [[MeaningfulReleaseDate Black History Month]] and has surpassed ''Homecoming'' financially, ''Black Panther'' fans have (mostly) dropped their gripes and animosity. Even now, the rivalry is more of civil debate about whether Toomes from ''Homecoming'' or Killmonger from ''Black Panther'' is the better villain.
* ''Film/ManOfSteel'' fans vs. fans of the Creator/ChristopherReeve movies. One side being a wild pack of ungrateful "highbrows," the other being a beehive full of bitter Methuselahs. Of course, real fa... I mean, plenty of fans like both, but that doesn't matter to the fans engaged in the rivalry.

** ''Film/ThirtyDaysOfNight'' fans and fans of the director David Slade are now at odds with ''Twilight'' fans because he's now directing ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. ''Twilight'' fans thinking he's gonna ruin it, while Slade fans think he'll finally make the franchise worth the hype. And there's also a BrokenBase regarding the fact that Slade chose to direct ''Eclipse'' when he said he didn't even want to touch the franchise.

** For that matter, fans of the [[FanNickname J.J. Verse]] vs. fans of the classic Trek series. Many of the latter are resentful of the reboot nature of the former, having desired a continuation of the storyline past the [[Series/STarTrekDeepSpaceNine Dominion War]]. They also often accuse the reboot franchise of simply rehashing the previous films (''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' using Khan as the main villain certainly didn't help) rather than doing anything new. Fans of the former frequently cite the slicker visual look and argue the reboot provides a fresh direction for a long-running franchise.

** [shudders and thinks of the internet backdraft between the three films if Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell was made into a movie]
* A minor and friendlier rivarly occurred among the filmmakers and fans of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' and ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' since both series kick-started the return of comic book movies for the new millenium with their second acts often being cited as some of the best superhero flicks ever made.
* As with Creator/{{Sony}}'s ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'', many fans of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse criticize ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' just for existing and maintaining {{Creator/FOX}}'s hold on the X-Men film rights, since they wish the rights would go to Marvel Studios. All the more since the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Quicksilver already appeared in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and is set to return in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''. And then there are accusations of Marvel trying to undermine Fox's success by downplaying its ''ComicBook/XMen'' marketing in the comics and cancelling its ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' titles, while playing up lesser-known concepts such as the ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy and Inhumans that will appear in its upcoming movies.[[note]]This is something it ''isn't'' doing with Franchise/SpiderMan, for obvious reasons, but Marvel is known to be on better terms with Sony than with Fox as well.[[/note]] Given that most of these franchise's box office draw comes from movie goers and not comic fans, however, one has to wonder how people got this assumption.
** Note that this MCU rivalry is different for ''X-Men'' than for ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (which has a FandomRivalry with ''DOFP'' in its own right). Due to ''DOFP'''s very positive reception, the rivalry is less "they're turning the series into a FranchiseZombie [[AshCanCopy just to hold on to the rights]]"[[note]]A criticism of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' by [[BrokenBase some fans]][[/note]] and more "which Marvel movie series/universe is better".[[note]]If you want to get technical, it's also often argued that the concept of X-Men works better in their own universe, since it wouldn't make sense why the Avengers are so respected yet mutants are segregated and hunted -- a reason why Simon Kinberg has [[FlipFlopOfGod stated that]] ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' won't take place in the ''X-Men'' universe.[[/note]]

** ''Film/{{Logan}}'' was able to remove that hate with a much more intense depiction of Wolverine with a deep R-rating.
*** In fact, both Logan and Deadpool are victims of fandom rivalry on either preferring intense and symbolic works or just for fun X-Men films.
** Although Disney's buyout of Fox initially seemed to quell the rivalry, in many ways it actually intensified the rivalry with some fans worried that the X-Men will be cheapened by their inclusion in the MCU. Said fans have argued that the X-Men and their themes work better in their own universe, since it wouldn't make sense why the Avengers are so respected yet mutants are hated. Furthermore, recasting rumors and the potential scrapping of several film projects also lead to outrage among fans who have become attached to the X-Men characters and films.
* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'' is shaping up to be this with ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy.'' They were released a week apart from each other, and they're both based on comic books with an anthropomorphic animal as one of the main characters. Didn't help that the film managed to steal the number 1 spot from them at the box office (although ''Guardians'' had a higher opening). Even more, ''Guardians'' actually took back the number 1 spot sometime afterward.

* ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi'' has one with both ''Film/WonderWoman'' and ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. Although the films are critical and commercial hits, while also having non-{{White Male Lead}}s, the two superhero movies are better received among audiences than ''The Last Jedi'' and didn't experience the same amount vitriolic backlash. This in turn has led to the fan bases arguing about which film is better at representing minorities while also providing escapist entertainment.
* ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' with the fandom of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. The main sticking point was the debate over which movie "deserved" the rights to the Maximoff twins. Pietro's actually gone on to be cast in ''both'' movies. Emphasized all the more after the reception of the ''X-Men'' film, given how Quicksilver was seen as one of [[EnsembleDarkhorse its best factors]].

** Some fans of the former tend to criticise Andrew Garfield's portrayal and others calling him a ReplacementScrappy to Tobey Maguire's portrayal.
** Some fans of the latter tend to criticise Maguire's portrayal by feeling that he was whiny and had a lack of personality in addition to comparing his acting to a brick wall.

* Fans vs fans who write FanFiction. If non-fic fans know much about fic-ers they've depicted them as sexually frustrated middle-aged women with too much time on their hands who will pair up anyone with anyone/thing (leading to comments about how "disgusting" fanfic is[[note]]ALL of it[[/note]]). Fic-ers on the other hand bash the rest of the world for "closed minded hate" towards favoured characters or ships, equating a dislike of fanfic with the closeted, agoraphobic nerd who won't remove action figures from the original packaging and is anti-fun. Fic-ers have also been known to get slightly miffed whenever a non-fic-er sociologist or anthropologist tries to "understand" this subculture. For the most part though, both groups casually ignore each other under the mantra that the other just doesn't "get it", and fan fiction tends to remain relatively unknown to the average muggle.

* Pretty much any edition change for a popular game sets of this. Examples are D&D 2nd Ed vs 3rd Ed, ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' vs ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'', D&D 3rd Ed vs D&D 4th Ed.

** On the other hand, most serious fans of the Nerd really do hate WebVideo/TheIrateGamer, who is seen as being an inferior rip-off and not confessing to such. Not to mention his SmallNameBigEgo
*** The Nerd's FANS? Several of Rolfe's friends tore into Irate Gamer pretty bad in the AVGN comedy roast, so much so they spent almost as much time calling him a ripoff as they did staying on topic.
* Parodied by the Critic and WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick in her review of ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure'', as they smugly argue over who has the creepiest, privacy-invadingness fans. [[TakeThatAudience It ends in a tie]].

* Among wineries there's Napa Valley vs. France.

* Low-calorie fans vs. low-carb fans. (And by extension, saturated fats vs. unsaturated fats, vegetarians vs. omnivores, et cetera.)

* UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken vs. Popeyes vs. (if applicable) Churches vs. Browns[[note]]once again, if applicable, vs. Harolds[[/note]].

** And in certain areas, both of them vs. Papa Johns.

* "Normal" pets like dogs and fish vs more obscure ones like rats or iguana

* X political party and Y political party, anywhere. It's particularly pronounced in the U.S. with the two-party system.

** And within the Republican party, moderates vs. Tea Partiers. It's gotten to the point that [[DefeatMeansFriendship unity events]] are being canceled. And of course the Tea Partiers are just going to fire up the Democrats in November.

* [[RailEnthusiast Railfans]] tend to strongly dislike Busfans and bus transportation in general due to the mostly correct perception that buses killed the majority of streetcar, commuter and long distance rail passenger services across North America. Most railfans will choose to walk long distances to avoid having to ride a bus.

* As mentioned in the Sports section below, St. Louis and Chicago already have a baseball rivalry but this extends to the two cities themselves since they are basically the two major cities fighting over the center of the country... Kansas City being a possible third option.

** In UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, there are innumerable claimants to the title of best Chicago deep dish. A few places are more popular than others, but the only thing that most aficionados can agree on is that Pizzeria Uno--the unquestioned originator of the modern style--is no longer in the running (having turned into a national chain).

* Kids vs. no kids. Some parents think it's their job to convince childless by choice people that [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter they'll change their minds if they have kids or are around them]], while conversely, too many childfree people think it's okay to mock and belittle those who do choose to have kids.

* ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between this two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
** It's important to also note that most readers (although there are exceptions) are fans of the Crisis and the ComicBook/PostCrisis universe. However, fans of the ComicBook/PostCrisis universe are divided over those who think pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} comics were just as enjoyable as ComicBook/PostCrisis ones, versus those who think everything pre-Crisis was immature, shallow kiddie stuff.

* ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans, particularly from the X-side, who widely see Marvel as neglecting the X-Men in favor of the Avengers due to only having the film rights for the latter team and [[ComicBook/IronMan many]] [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk of]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor its]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica characters]]. In 2012, there was actually an ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' mega-crossover.

* ''ComicBook/{{Deathmate}}'' and its CreatorKiller status for Creator/ValiantComics engendered an eternal loathing between fans of it and Creator/ImageComics, whose ScheduleSlip doomed the event. Not helping this is that very few of Image's books from that era were as well-regarded as Valiant's, so on top of being responsible, they were also the group that many would have preferred gone. Even if the Image of today is nothing like the one that turned ''Deathmate'' into a failure, ItShouldHaveBeenYou is a powerful feeling.

** Referenced in-universe. Discord breaks the mind of ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' fangirl Pinkie Pie by shouting "''Literature/HarryPotter'' was better!"

* To a certain extent, 2009's ''Film/StarTrek'' versus ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' fans, due to the latter taking a lot of attention at the 2010 Oscars fans feel was stolen away from ''Trek''. This is mainly the younger fans that ''Star Trek'' gained, with its hipper, attractive cast and brisker storytelling, as opposed to Cameron's much longer story and more alien world. And that's before we toss in ''Avatar'''s (ultimately lost) rivalry with ''Film/TheHurtLocker'' at the Oscars.

** Godzilla vs. Franchise/{{Gamera}}, sometimes mixing in Clover from ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}''. Godzilla fans often [[TrueArtIsAngsty boast about how much darker]] [[QualityByPopularVote and financially successful]] their movies are while Gamera fans boast that their 90s movies got more high quality reviews than most of Godzilla's movies. It did not help that both of their latest films, ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' and ''Film/GameraTheBrave'', both did poorly at the box office.

** Although Disney's buyout of Fox initially seemed to quell the rivalry, in many ways it actually intensified the rivalry with several fans worried that MCU will cheapen the X-Men. Said fans have argued that the X-Men and their themes work better in their own universe, since it wouldn't make sense why the Avengers are so respected yet mutants are hated. Furthermore, recasting rumors and the potential scrapping of several film projects also lead to outrage among fans who have become attached to the X-Men characters and films.

** Although Disney's buyout of Fox initially seemed to quell the rivalry, in many ways it actually intensified the rivalry. Although some MCU and X-Men fans have welcomed the deal since it means that the X-Men can team up with the Avengers on film, there are some who worry that the X-Men will be cheapened by their inclusion in the MCU. Said fans have expressed skepticism that Disney would be willing to produce a R-rated X-Men movie or lean heavily on the LGBTQ-themes of the movies. Furthermore, Disney has expressed interest in rebooting the films and recasting the characters, which only lead to outrage among fans who are unwilling to see characters like Logan, Professor X, or Magneto getting recast.

* The Nissan Leaf Vs the Chevrolet Volt, being they are currently the two main choices for an electric car, the two cars that ranked the highest in safty for 2011, and that the Volt won Motortrend American car of the year while the Leaf won European car of the year, both in 2011.

* Holden vs Ford in Australia - both companies have a long history in the country, and there is also spillover from their rivalry on the racing circuit.
* Harley-Davidson Vs Indian Motorcycles. Vicious when both companies where still around, still exists to some degree amoung classic motorcycle collectors.

* Chevrolet vs. Ford is probably the great granddaddy of automotive rivalries in the US, especially for pickups. Foreign vs. domestic used to start fistfights in the 70s and 80s, but that feud has mellowed a bit over time. A ''bit''. "Foreign" cars are still banned from the parking lot of the headquarters of the United Auto Workers union in Detroit, though what's "foreign" and what's "domestic" has blurred quite a bit in more recent times.
** In the southern states of the USA, pickups might as well be a way of life, and Ford vs Chevy vs Dodge rivalries are intense. Each has extensive aftermarket parts catalogs, devoted fans, rabid detractors, and enough fandumb to fill the flatbed of every truck in Texas. Hoping to capitalize on the sales of pickups in the southern states, Toyota built a plant to build its line in San Antonio, Texas. Toyota hoped to make their trucks seem more "genuinely southern" to consumers. Despite good reviews from automotive magazines and critics, the hoped-for cultural shift to accept the Tundra as a "real good ol' boy pickup" hasn't really happened as of 2015, especially after the F-150, Ram, and Silverado all underwent significant quality improvement.
* Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution vs. Subaru Impreza WRX STI, obviously. They're high performance rally cars built for [[UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship WRC]], and having huge fanbases for each side. They're also the ones captured by the tuner markets, and were brought over by their respective makers to the global attention. However, the rivalry ended in 2014 when [[CreatorKiller/AutomoBiles Mitsubishi Motors announced the discontinuation of Lancer Evolution line]] [[AcclaimedFlop due to it being a commercial failure]], [[DivergentCharacterEvolution leaving Subaru alone to develop their own WRX STI line]].

* Another legendary fandom rivalry: UsefulNotes/{{Mac}} vs. [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]]. Embodied and parodied in Apple's "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" commercials. This also leads to a false conception of computer history of being mainly composed of Apple and Microsoft, and idolizing their [=CEOs=].

** It's not just bad enough that the Linux fanbase is in rival with the Mac and Windows ones, but is actually divided on several grounds itself. Debian vs Red Hat vs Slackware (and by extension, DEB package management vs. RPM package Management vs. TGZ package management), KDE (which within consists of [=KDE4 vs KDE3/Trinity=]) vs Gnome (which within consisted of [=Gnome2/Mate/Cinnamon/XFCE=] vs Gnome3) versus every other desktop environments out there, vi vs emacs vs nano, Copyleft licenses such as GPL vs permissive licenses[[note]]e.g. Apache, PHP, MIT and BSD licenses[[/note]], initscripts (BSD vs [=SystemV=] vs [=SystemD=]), etc...

*** Even within Mozilla, there's a large split between those who want individual programs doing specific things (ie. Firefox+Thunderbird+KompoZer) vs. those who want everything in a suite (read: Seamonkey). Heck, even Firefox has a split fanbase and has spawned several forks!
* It isn't just software. There's Intel vs. AMD for x86 [=CPUs=] and AMD vs. Nvidia for graphics cards with the big ones, and more than likely much smaller feuds between vendors. And then there's Hard drive rivalry, which is still pretty a big one, even with the only three groups remaining (Western Digital[[note]]who bought over Hitachi, who bought their hard disk business from IBM. Did we mention that Hitachi is the black sheep of the hard drive world except to it's small handful of fans?[[/note]]. vs Seagate[[note]]who previously bought out Conner and Maxtor, the latter who bought out Quantum, then bought over Samsung after the latter split from the Toshiba-Samsung partnership[[/note]], and Toshiba Data Devices[[note]]who previously had a partnership with Samsung, only to split later when Samsung sold their storage division to Seagate[[/note]]), with LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics employed throughout. And the fans of each are still rabidly vocal. God help you if you're one of those who believed that the three brands are equally good- the fandom won't have it the other way and will barbecue you alive if you don't pick sides. The rivalry with power supplies, memory, and motherboards to an extent have died off. It's usually "just pick something from these companies".
* Don't forget the IBM [=PowerPC=] vs Intel Pentium feud... though this one pattered out a bit out once Apple switched from [=PowerPC=] to Intel chips in 2005, but not before causing several small wars in the process, and causing a split in the Mac fandom itself. Even today there are still Mac enthusiasts arguing over whether Apple should have stuck with Power-based Macs or if the move to Intel was a good choice.
* And now there is a increasing fandom fight between ARM technology vs x86 technology! Yeah, that's now because initially Intel (x86 architecture) and now AMD are targeting the same market ARM (nVIDIA, Samsung, Qualcomm, etc) is going: tablets and smartphones. And despite the same performance both architecture has, some ARM fans says that ARM is better solution since it cost less than the x86 solution. Some proponents of ARM are also playing the "ARM is RISC but x86 is CISC, and RISC is faster!" card, the same card played during the PowerPC Mac vs x86 PC era. On the other side x86 fans says that they have the help of Microsoft Windows and with that x86 has more uses than the ARM technology.

** Apple vs. Samsung (and to a lesser extent, Creator/{{Sony}} and other ACMEProducts companies)

* ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi'' has one with both ''Film/WonderWoman'' and ''Film/BlackPanther''. Although the films are critical and commercial hits, while also having non-{{White Male Lead}}s, the two superhero movies are better received among audiences than ''The Last Jedi'' and didn't experience the same amount vitriolic backlash. This in turn has led to the fan bases arguing about which film is better at representing minorities while also providing escapist entertainment.

** Even within the MCU, fans of different movies and characters fight with each other over their merits. Notably, some Captain America and Spider-Man fans resent Iron Man for his WolverinePublicity and accused the character of [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowing other superheroes]] since he became major supporting character in both ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. Black Widow fans resent how Captain Marvel will be getting her own solo movie first even though Widow had been in the MCU longer. A one-sided rivalry between Black Panther and Spider-Man fans popped up in 2017 with some Black Panther fans expressing outrage that their movie was delayed from November 2017 to February 2018 make room for ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'''s release in July 2017. However, since ''Film/BlackPanther'' was released in [[MeaningfulReleaseDate Black History Month]] and has surpassed ''Homecoming'' financially, ''Black Panther'' fans have (mostly) dropped their gripes and animosity. Even now, the rivalry is more of civil debate about whether Toomes from ''Homecoming'' or Killmonger from ''Black Panther'' is the better villain.

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