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* An ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' special has the Samaritan (a SupermanSubstitute) meet with Infidel, a foe he exiled to a pocket dimension to keep him from destroying reality, once a year for dinner. The fact that they meet the occasion with virtually the exact same thoughts and feelings indicates they're really not that different. Note also that this was the result of the realization that if they had continued to struggle against one another, neither of them would ever be able to ''win'' since they're so evenly matched. Instead, they're fairly content to just use words to try to convince each other to come over to the other side.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'':
** The series plays with this with the D'Arby brothers. In a series that practically lives and breathes HotBlooded, with most villains being dealt with in the most violent manner possible, these two decide to... gamble and play video games with the heroes instead. However, it's subverted since these are still most definitely not friendly matches, with the loser's soul on the line. [[spoiler:And they both cheat, anyway.]] Still, it's probably the only time in the whole series that a villain is defeated without being physically fought, though [[spoiler:Jotaro still pummels Telence after he wins their match. Daniel didn't need pummeling, since Jotaro bluffed ''so hard'' during his poker game that it actually made him ''pass out'']].
** Ken Oyanagi from ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part Four]]'' has the same type of Stand as the D'Arby Brothers, in that he can steal his opponent's soul if he beats them in a wagered game. Oyanagi's game of choice, however... is ''rock-paper-scissors''. And he's even more [[SeriousBusiness serious]] about it than the D'Arbies; when he [[spoiler:loses to Rohan and demands a rematch]], their Stand auras become visible and they float up into the air just like Jotaro and DIO did during their fistfight at the end of part three.
** In ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part Six]],'' Jolyne, F.F., and Ermes end up making a bet with Miraschon that the former two can throw a ball between each other 1,000 times without dropping it. Of course, Miraschon has another bet-related Stand, though unlike the aforementioned three, the stand Marilyn Manson doesn't take souls. It has the power to instantly identify the monetary value of any items[[note]]including but not limited to cash[[/note]] its target is carrying anywhere on their body and snatch the value necessary to repay any debts the target owes Miraschon. [[spoiler:When Ermes loses the first bet but doesn't have enough cash or valuables to cover it, Marilyn Manson starts including in its calculations ''[[OrganTheft the black market value of her organs]]''.]]

* At one point in ''LightNovel/FateZero'', Rider shows up at the Einzbern Castle not to duel with Saber, but to have a few drinks with her. And he brought Archer along for the ride, who provides wine from his private stores. They talk of what it means to be a king (As they are Alexander the Great, King Arthur, and Gilgamesh) before the party is broken up by Assassin.

* In ''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie'', Naegleria agrees to help the heroes fight [[spoiler:Chris]]. Later, she and [[spoiler:Chris]] have drinks together, noting that they are both "off the clock" but will be enemies tomorrow.

** Earlier in the series, Negi is taking care of Evangeline while she is sick, afterwhich she stops skipping classes. [[spoiler:Later, the class is holding a fairwell party for Chao in the middle of her diabolical plan to [[TheUnmasquedWorld reveal the existence of mages]]. The girls who'd just fought her have trouble believing she is the enemy when seeing her be [[AffablyEvil light-hearted and friendly]].]] The series rarely has straightforward villains.

** In the ''LightNovel/FateZero'' prequel, Saber, Gilgamesh, and Rider all have a drinking contest against each other, to "prove who's the greatest king." Meanwhile, Saber and Rider's mortal partners are hiding off to the side and amazed at the proceedings. When the Assassins show up to fight, Rider offers them something to drink, too.

* In ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckooNest'' The asylum interns, especially [[TheProtagonist [=McMurphy=]] and their [[OrderliesAreCreeps abusive orderlies]] don't get along to say the least. But when the aforementioned hero start a play of basketball, everyone joins in and forget their hatred for a moment.

* ''LightNovel/IzureShinwaNoRagnarok'' has the gods and their human hosts in the current iteration of Ragnarok. They're not allowed to fight each other during the day and are required to attend class together.

* The UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, both in their traditional, Greek form and their more modern incarnation. Most notably the 1936 Olympics, which were hosted by the Nazis. Possibly {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in that the Games are often seen as a proxy for conflicts and tensions between different countries rather than a friendly competition. Politics has sometimes gotten in the way of the games, such as the games being cancelled during times of outright war, some countries being subject to InsistentTerminology in order to participate like Taiwan going by "Chinese Taipei" to avoid pissing off mainland China, the United States' boycott of the 1980 games in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and the Soviets' boycott of the 1984 games in response.

* The UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, both in their traditional, Greek form and their more modern incarnation. Most notably the 1936 Olympics, which were hosted by the Nazis. Possibly {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in that the Games are often seen as a proxy for said conflicts and tensions rather than a friendly competition. Politics has sometimes gotten in the way of the games, such as the games being cancelled during times of outright war, some countries being subject to InsistentTerminology in order to participate like Taiwan going by "Chinese Taipei" to avoid pissing off mainland China, the United States' boycott of the 1980 games in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and the Soviets' boycott of the 1984 games in response.

* The UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, both in their traditional, Greek form and their more modern incarnation. Most notably the 1936 Olympics, which were hosted by the Nazis. Possibly {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in that the Games are often seen as a proxy for said conflicts and tensions rather than a friendly competition. Politics has sometimes gotten in the way of the games, such as the games being cancelled during times of outright war, some countries being subject to InsistentTerminology in order to participate, like Taiwan going by "Chinese Taipei" to avoid pissing off mainland China, the United States' boycott of the 1980 games in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and the Soviets' boycott of the 1984 games in response.

* The UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, both in their traditional, Greek form and their more modern incarnation. Most notably the 1936 Olympics, which were hosted by the Nazis. Possibly {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in that the Games are often seen as a proxy for said conflicts and tensions rather than a friendly competition. Politics sometimes does affect the games, such as the games being cancelled during times of outright war, some countries being subject to InsistentTerminology in order to participate, like Taiwan going by "Chinese Taipei" to avoid pissing off mainland China, the United States' boycott of the 1980 games in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and the latter's boycott of the 1984 games in response.

* By the late 1980s it wasn't all that uncommon for former WWII soldiers from all sides to attend each others' reunions, perhaps because they had something in common with their former enemies (the shared experience of combat) that they couldn't share with the people back home. Part of it is a genuine fascination with what "the other side" is like, and a desire to understand them. Sometimes it can also be a desire to achieve closure and heal on a spiritual/psychological level, or find some [[TheAtoner atonement]]. There is also the issue of military ethics, where baring atrocities and other unpleasantness enemy combatants are effectively PunchClockVillains who are no from you beyond the fact they fight for their own country. As such if it were not for the war it would have been perfectly possible for these former enemies to be friends.

* The UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, both in their traditional, Greek form and their more modern incarnation. Most notably the 1936 Olympics, which were hosted by the Nazis. In times of outright war, the games have been cancelled though. Possibly {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in that the Games are often seen as a proxy for said conflicts and tensions rather than a friendly competition. Some countries are also subject to InsistentTerminology in order to participate, such as Taiwan going by "Chinese Taipei" to avoid pissing off mainland China.

* The UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, both in their traditional, Greek form and their more modern incarnation. Most notably the 1936 Olympics, which were hosted by the Nazis.

* The UsefulNotes/OlympicGames can be like this, with athletes representing different countries competing against one another despite whatever tensions may exist between the countries. In times of outright war, the games have been cancelled though. Possibly {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in that the Games are often seen as a proxy for said conflicts and tensions rather than a friendly competition. Some countries are also subject to InsistentTerminology in order to participate, such as Taiwan going by "Chinese Taipei" to avoid pissing off mainland China.

** When Ray's soul is sent to Hell, the demons decide to have Vandal Savage, the BigBad of Season 1, be the guy to torture him. However, when Ray and Savage have a chance to talk without Savage's TakeOverTheWorld plans getting in the way, they find they actually like each other, so instead of torture, they spend their time in Hell playing Jenga.

** In one cartoon, Strong Sad mentions that he and The Cheat play Jenga on Tuesdays. Despite claiming to hate Homestar, it seems that Strong Bad tends to tolerate him more and more as time passes. They even starred in ''[[StylisticSuck Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, Too?]]'' together. Then again, Strong Bad seems to drag everybody into his ''Dangeresque'' movies, whether they want to or not.

* By the late 1980s it wasn't all that uncommon for former WWII soldiers from all sides to attend each others' reunions, perhaps because they had something in common with their former enemies (the shared experience of combat) that they couldn't share with the people back home. Part of it is a genuine fascination with what "the other side" is like, and a desire to understand them. Sometimes it can also be a desire to achieve closure and heal on a spiritual/psychological level, or find some [[TheAtoner atonement]]. There is also the issue of military ethics, where baring atrocities and other unpleasantness enemy combatants are effectively PunchClockVillains who are NotSoDifferent from you beyond the fact they fight for their own country. As such if it were not for the war it would have been perfectly possible for these former enemies to be friends.

* By the late 1980s it wasn't all that uncommon for former WWII soldiers from all sides to attend each others' reunions, perhaps because they had something in common with their former enemies (the shared experience of combat) that they couldn't share with the people back home.

* The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MarioUltimateAdventure'' explains this as no one else being strong enough to withstand the extremely dangerous conditions of the karting and sports events.

** Earlier in the series, Negi is taking care of Evangeline while she is sick, afterwhich she stops skipping classes. [[spoiler:Later, the class is holding a fairwell party for Chao in the middle of her diabolical plan to [[TheUnmasquedWorld reveal the existence of mages]]. The girls who'd just fought her have trouble believing she is the enemy when seeing her be [[AffablyEvil light-hearted and friendly]]]]. The series rarely has straightforward villains.

* The TropeNamer gets {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in [[https://www.deviantart.com/soveryunofficial/art/Kammy-Kalamity-Page-9-892376859 Kammy Kalamity]] as part of Kammy's coup against Bowser.

-->'''Gorn:''' Graaarr! \\

* The Christmas version of The Royal Guardsmen's novelty song "[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron]]", called "Snoopy's Christmas", involves a routine dogfight between Snoopy and the Red Baron being interrupted by the sound of "those Christmas bells" ringing down below, prompting Snoopy and the Red Baron to call a truce long enough to celebrate Christmas before heading off on their way.

-->'''[[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]:''' Call me insane but [[FriendlyEnemy I consider us friends]]\\

* ''WebVideo/AssistMe'': The whole premise is Max teaching ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' characters how to be better at the game ranging from his roommate Doctor Doom to [[ComicBook/JeanGrey Phoenix]].

* ''Webcomic/EvilInc'' has the two main characters, Captain Heroic and Miss Match, being husband and wife in their off hours, but battling each other while "on the job". This is a case of SlapSlapKiss developing to its logical conclusion, and both of them have to hide their relationship from their associates. They're depicted as actually devoted to their respective ideologies (i.e. while Miss Match as an employee of Evil Inc. is ''literally'' a PunchclockVillain, she doesn't fit the usual "Evening Sam/Evening Ralph" characteristics of the trope), but they love each other enough to do what it takes to make it work anyhow (and they do occasionally have arguments about it).

''{{Gasp}}'' TheHero and their [[ArchNemesis arch rival]] are staring each other down! This is it! We're getting the final battle... wait, why are they sitting down and playing a game of checkers?

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Professor Xavier]], leader of the X-Men, and Characters/{{Ma|rvelComicsMagneto}}gneto, their arch-nemesis, [[WeUsedToBeFriends were once best of friends]]. Occasionally, they still find time for a game of chess or a philosophical discussion in between Magneto trying to kill Xavier's students.

* In ''Literature/ThePushcartWar'', Maxie Hammerman brings the Police Commissioner to crash a secret poker meeting by the Big Three where they're plotting Maxie's assassination, telling the commissioner that despite their differences, they often sit down for a friendly game of poker. The bad guys quickly figure out what's up, but they can't do anything with the commissioner right there. Maxie ends up winning a great deal of money, as well as the bulletproof Italian car that would have been used in the assassination.

* ''WebVideo/StacheBros'': In "Nintendo Card Game", Mario and Luigi play a friendly game of Go Fish with Bowser.

* Music/RayStevens'' music video for "Along Came Jones" has Stevens singing in a crowd about the time he was watching a TV show featuring a stereotypical cowboy type, a greedy villain, and a DamselInDistress whom the former has to rescue from the latter several times. At the end, as Stevens is singing the last few lines of the song, all three characters pop up behind him and are shown happily singing along.