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* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': A literal example with [[spoiler:Nox the Zubat]]. [[spoiler:When realizing he's not strong or fast enough to get his trainer [[WesternAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby]] out of danger, he triggers his evolution into Golbat... and then ''keeps evolving'' all the way into Crobat before his first evolution is even complete. It counts as this trope because, in the games, Golbats can only evolve when they have a maximized Friendship stat[[note]]though to be fair, being the Pokémon of Ruby Rose likely means your friendship stat is gonna get maxed out pretty fast[[/note]]. Though on the downside, the evolution was so fast that Nox is much smaller than Crobat usually are, but he doesn't really mind.]]
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* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': A literal example with [[spoiler:Nox the Zubat]]. [[spoiler:When realizing he's not strong or fast enough to get his trainer [[WesternAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby]] [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby Rose]] out of danger, he triggers his evolution into Golbat... and then ''keeps evolving'' all the way into Crobat before his first evolution is even complete. It counts as this trope because, in the games, Golbats Golbat can only evolve when they have a maximized Friendship stat[[note]]though to be fair, being the Pokémon of Ruby Rose likely means your friendship stat is gonna get maxed out pretty fast[[/note]]. Though on the downside, the evolution was so fast that Nox is much smaller than Crobat usually are, but he doesn't really mind.]]
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* ''FanFic/DoctorWhoovesTheSeries'', a CrossOver of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' treats Power of Friendship as MagicAIsMagicA - friendship ever powers the TARDIS in the equine universe!
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* ''FanFic/DoctorWhoovesTheSeries'', a CrossOver of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' treats Power of Friendship as MagicAIsMagicA - friendship ever even powers the TARDIS in the equine universe!
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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' naturally has this with the Equestrian side, where bonds like friendship and it's close cousin ThePowerOfLove can grant someone a massive boost in magical potential. But as long as the feelings and bonds are genuine, anyone, even non-native Equestrians in an Equestrian realm such as Equestria proper or the Equestria Girls realm can experience it. [[spoiler: ''Gigan'' manages to unknowingly tap into it when he throws everything he has at a rampaging Kaizer Ghidorah for the sake of his [[VillainousFriendship teammates]].]]
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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' ''Fanfic/TheBridgeMLP'' naturally has this with the Equestrian side, where bonds like friendship and it's close cousin ThePowerOfLove can grant someone a massive boost in magical potential. But as long as the feelings and bonds are genuine, anyone, even non-native Equestrians in an Equestrian realm such as Equestria proper or the Equestria Girls realm can experience it. [[spoiler: ''Gigan'' manages to unknowingly tap into it when he throws everything he has at a rampaging Kaizer Ghidorah for the sake of his [[VillainousFriendship teammates]].]]
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* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''. The [[Creator/DakariKingMykan author]] is not afraid to proclaim how much he hates the very idea of it.
** Doesn't stop him from having the main character's friendships be the only reason why he doesn't get his butt kicked by every MonsterOfTheWeek (although this is probably unintentional).
** Doesn't stop him from having the main character's friendships be the only reason why he doesn't get his butt kicked by every MonsterOfTheWeek (although this is probably unintentional).
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* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''. The [[Creator/DakariKingMykan author]] is not afraid to proclaim how much he hates the very idea of it.
**it. Doesn't stop him from having the main character's friendships be the only reason why he doesn't get his butt kicked by every MonsterOfTheWeek (although this is probably unintentional).
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* ''Fanfic/AChampionInEarthBet'': Since the Avatar is powerful enough to kill an Endbringer, Shadow Stalker scoffs at him choosing to accept orders from Armsmaster. The Avatar chuckles at her naivete and points out that cooperation is the superpower that has allowed humans to dominate the planet despite having almost no natural weapons. Even killing Leviathan was a team effort, with other heroes hindering Leviathan's movements, inflicting some of the damage, and identifying its weaknesses.
--> '''Avatar:''' You say that I'm powerful, Shadow Stalker, and you're right. You are oh so very right. But a near-century of superpowered fights has shown me, again and again, that power comes in many forms. Sometimes, power is the ability to blast enough energy to raze a mountain. Sometimes, power is the cleverness required to come up with a brilliant plan mid-battle. And sometimes, power is the ability to make friends and allies who will fight by your side. You would be amazed at how many times that last one has saved me.
--> '''Avatar:''' You say that I'm powerful, Shadow Stalker, and you're right. You are oh so very right. But a near-century of superpowered fights has shown me, again and again, that power comes in many forms. Sometimes, power is the ability to blast enough energy to raze a mountain. Sometimes, power is the cleverness required to come up with a brilliant plan mid-battle. And sometimes, power is the ability to make friends and allies who will fight by your side. You would be amazed at how many times that last one has saved me.
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* ''Fanfic/FateRevelationOnline'': One of the kids at the boarding school apparently has a spell that literally works on the power of friendship. Diabel didn't ask too many questions at the time (because the kids were in danger), but puts a pin in it for later.
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* ''Fanfic/ADarkerPath'': Atropos promises to defeat the Endbringers "With the power... of friendship." Dragon almost bursts out laughing, but she has seen enough to believe that Atropos really can weaponise anything including friendship.
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* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': A literal example with [[spoiler:Nox the Zubat]]. [[spoiler:When realizing he's not strong or fast enough to get his trainer [[WesternAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby]] out of danger, he triggers his evolution into Golbat... and then ''keeps evolving'' all the way into Crobat before his first evolution is even complete. It counts as this trope because, in the games, Golbats can only evolve when they have a maximized Friendship stat[[note]]though to be fair, being the Pokémon of Ruby Rose likely means your friendship stat is gonna get maxed out pretty fast[[/note]]. Though on the downside, the evolution was so fast that Nox is much smaller than Crobat usually are, but he doesn't really mind.]]
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* ''[[Fanfic/PatternsOfThePast Patterns of the Past]]'', being an ''Series/Odd Squad'' fanfic, naturally has this trope in play. Olesya and Ogden, who were partners back when the former was an Investigation agent, were good at solving cases but had poor partner chemistry. They become friendlier by the end of the story, with Ogden showing his HiddenDepths, and it's implied that he had romantic feelings for her after she got promoted to the Management department and became Old Missie's successor, but she doesn't notice them.
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* ''Fanfic/VivaLaVida'': This being an ''Series/OddSquad'' fanfic, and specifically one about Olive and Otto, this trope is in full effect. The GoodEnding has Otto be relieved that his partner isn't getting fired from the organization in spite of the nasty argument the pair had earlier and Olive actively antagonizing him during her FaceHeelTurn, and also has Olive herself realizing what makes a real partner.
--> '''Olive:''' ''[thinking]'' Real partners make up and forgive each other after arguments. Real partners care for and help each other. Real partners solve problems differently, but they do it together because that's what partners are for. Real partners are not just partners, but friends.
--> '''Olive:''' ''[thinking]'' Real partners make up and forgive each other after arguments. Real partners care for and help each other. Real partners solve problems differently, but they do it together because that's what partners are for. Real partners are not just partners, but friends.
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* One thing that makes ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' stand out is that the fanfic ''spectacularly'' '''[[{{Inverted}} inverts]]''' this trope, RussianReversal style. In [[UniversalTropes universal media]], having friends gives you strength. In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', '''[[MightMakesRight having strength gives you friends]]'''.
** Sanakan and Hugh started out as lonely orphans and pickpockets, barely noticed by peasant or noble. It is when they [[TookALevelInBadass trained hard and kicked a lot of asses]] as [[TheApprentice apprentices]] of [[WorldsStrongestMan the strongest knight in Eostia]] that they start to find companionship with said knight's two other apprentices, Lily and Soren. The four of them [[ShowDontTell don't explicitly say]] that they are friends, comrades, or any of that cringey stuff, but it is clear that the [[TrueCompanions camaraderie]] is there. Moreover, Sanakan says to Kyril outright that they are a big happy family of misfits, even though Kyril is the [[{{Mentors}} mentor]]. All because the two [[MythologyGag wastes of skin]] asked him to help them become strong. The mentor gave them strength, and with it, the opportunity to have friends.
** Sanakan and Hugh started out as lonely orphans and pickpockets, barely noticed by peasant or noble. It is when they [[TookALevelInBadass trained hard and kicked a lot of asses]] as [[TheApprentice apprentices]] of [[WorldsStrongestMan the strongest knight in Eostia]] that they start to find companionship with said knight's two other apprentices, Lily and Soren. The four of them [[ShowDontTell don't explicitly say]] that they are friends, comrades, or any of that cringey stuff, but it is clear that the [[TrueCompanions camaraderie]] is there. Moreover, Sanakan says to Kyril outright that they are a big happy family of misfits, even though Kyril is the [[{{Mentors}} mentor]]. All because the two [[MythologyGag wastes of skin]] asked him to help them become strong. The mentor gave them strength, and with it, the opportunity to have friends.
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* In the ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', it was this that caused Germany and Japan to be so close to Italy in the first place and [[spoiler:want to fight over him as their feelings of friendship evolved into feelings of love.]]
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* In the ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', it was this that caused Germany and Japan to be so close to Italy in the first place and [[spoiler:want to fight over him as their feelings of friendship evolved into feelings of love.]]
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* Invoked in ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'' when Tom Riddle tries to blackmail "Rigel" by making threats against his cousin Harriett; Rigel insists that Harry would never want to be used against him that way and that Riddle can do his worst.[[note]]While it's true that the two of them are very close and would take hits for each other, the real reason for "Rigel's" confidence is that they swapped places; she ''is'' Harry.[[/note]]
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* Easily the strongest theme of ''FanFic/AdventCrossoverCrisis'' is how the heroes, combining their skills and willing to [[HeroicSacrifice put others ahead of themselves]], can best even the most powerful villains, who in turn have difficulty [[EvilCannotComprehendGood grasping this]].
* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'':
** The only reason Shinji and Asuka were able to [[spoiler: perform a joint synchronization with Unit-03 was because they were friends with Hikari and she had been absorbed during the previous angel attack. Said friendship also managed to get her out of the Eva when the battle was over.]]
** In a more mundane example, Rei found in her research that emotional support from friends and family is highly important when dealing with the psychological withdrawal symptoms of the drugs that Doctor Akagi had put her on. And since the only "family" she has is Gendo (the same person who had Ritsuko give her the drugs in the first place), she understandably asks Shinji and Asuka for help instead. [[spoiler: Her second detox, on the other hand, falls more under ThePowerOfLove.]]
* One of the central themes of ''[[Fanfic/{{Bird}} Bird]]'' is that people are more than their flaws. Taylor's perspective always hints at more under the surface, beyond any violent outbursts, or inability to talk. Her willingness to look past sometimes glaring difficulties and cultivate the good she sees is what gathers her the TrueCompanions her friends all become.
* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': An important recurring theme in these stories, with several examples.
** In "The Seven," Bolt and his six puppy friends work as a team to survive their abandonment in a puppy mill and get adopted to loving homes.
** In "The Survivor," Mittens's friendship with Petey and his circle of pals allows her to survive many of the worst excesses of her abusive owners.
** Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino cement their friendship in the post-canon stories of this series, beginning with "The Blood Brother." It enhances their quality of life immensely and leads to Bolt and Mittens becoming a successful romantic couple.
** Bolt and Penny's continuation of their close master-and-dog bond in post-canon (shown most clearly in "The Walk," "The Imaginary Letters," and "The Car") contributes directly to their happiness. It allows Penny to cope with school and life challenges, helps them enjoy a long book signing tour, and results in Bolt finding the girl's soulmate.
* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' naturally has this with the Equestrian side, where bonds like friendship and it's close cousin ThePowerOfLove can grant someone a massive boost in magical potential. But as long as the feelings and bonds are genuine, anyone, even non-native Equestrians in an Equestrian realm such as Equestria proper or the Equestria Girls realm can experience it. [[spoiler: ''Gigan'' manages to unknowingly tap into it when he throws everything he has at a rampaging Kaizer Ghidorah for the sake of his [[VillainousFriendship teammates]].]]
* ''AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAdventures'', being at its core ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' FanFiction. [[spoiler: One example includes a pony befriending the TARDIS and ''asking her to save the day'']]. Which she does.
* ''FanFic/DoctorWhoovesTheSeries'', a CrossOver of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' treats Power of Friendship as MagicAIsMagicA - friendship ever powers the TARDIS in the equine universe!
* This, along with ThePowerOfLove, is what drives the good guys in the ''FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy'', and is the reason that several characters survive what happens to them.
* Subverted in ''FanFic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed''. You would think that an essay detailing the past of Equestrian history would have a large focus on friendship, but it seems as though the LemonyNarrator doesn't believe this at all, and actually takes the real world's message of the show as a part of [[TheConspiracy Celestia's "pro-friendship agenda"]]. This is problematic as most of the major conflicts in the show are solved by friendship. But she finds [[InsaneTrollLogic another way to interpret this instead]].
* ''FanFic/FallenKing'' examines and ultimately deconstructs this. While their friendship sustains them and helps them to never give up, Joey realizes that the villains can and will use it as a weapon, and ultimately decides that [[spoiler: he, Tristan, and Tea must ''stop'' being friends to save the world]].
* ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'': As a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fic, of course this comes up. Littlepip is an ActionSurvivor, but her real power is gaining even more powerful friends who help her. The Watcher also mentions that the failure of this was why the apocalypse happened. Luna tapped the Mane Six to help save Equestria, believing they could do anything together. And they could... but managing an entire country during a war required them to be ''separate'', which caused their flaws to magnify. Instead of working together, they just created more and more problems until everything fell apart.
* In ''FanFic/TheFifthAct'', Cloud unintentionally invokes this. Due to his [[PeggySue arrival]], he reaches out to help Genesis get cured of his horrible illness, acts as a rival for Sephiroth and as a mentor to Zack and Kunsel. This causes the Soldiers to become closer friends and prevent them from falling to the spiral of despair, death and madness most of them went through in canon.
* In the ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', it was this that caused Germany and Japan to be so close to Italy in the first place and [[spoiler:want to fight over him as their feelings of friendship evolved into feelings of love.]]
* [[TrueCompanions The Warblers]] in ''FanFic/HuntingTheUnicorn'' are the main source of heartwarming, comedy, and [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs heartwarming comedy]] in an otherwise [[TearJerker soul-crushing]] {{Deconstruction}} about Kurt and Blaine.
* Without this, ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'' would likely be far less upbeat. [[spoiler: For a start, Tsuruya would likely be dead. Or illegally shipped to another country as a slave.]]
* A major facet of Taylor's powerset in ''FanFic/{{Liaison}}'' is building strong relationships between people, especially others and herself. The stronger her relationships, the less effort required for her power-buffing and debuffing.
* Used realistically yet to a devastating effect against ''Superman'' in ''Fanfic/LoxareHinder'' when he managed to corner [[AntiVillain Red Hood]], since the Hood goes out of his way to help kids and be nice to them. Consequences? A kiddie mob yelling at Superman he's a big bully who hurt their resident hero.
* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''. The [[Creator/DakariKingMykan author]] is not afraid to proclaim how much he hates the very idea of it.
** Doesn't stop him from having the main character's friendships be the only reason why he doesn't get his butt kicked by every MonsterOfTheWeek (although this is probably unintentional).
* ZigZaggedTrope again in ''FanFic/APikachuInLove''. Pikachu spends most of the fic questioning just how strong his bond with Ash really is, how long it would ''honestly'' last, and does consider leaving him at a few points to stay with Pichi, who he could have a full relationship with due to both of them being Pokemon. [[spoiler: Gets Reconstructed in that Pikachu eventually realizes just how much Ash and Co. really love him, and feels ashamed of himself for thinking Ash would forget about and leave him behind one day. It then gets deconstructed again in that it's his friendship with them that forces him to leave Pichi for a final time, and just after she had confessed her love for him in hopes he would stay with her...]]
* Done in a purely symbolic way in ''Power Rangers GPX''. By the penultimate chapter in Part 1, four of the Rangers have become a tight [[TrueCompanions friends]] even after [[spoiler: one Ranger split from the team. Actually, make that two, since he dragged his younger sister with him. Anyway, with said symbolic power, they were able to defeat the enemy general.]]
* In the ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'', this is how [[TheProtagonist Vale]] [[NiceGirl Whitaker]] makes it so far in her Games. She isn't a strong fighter by any means, nor is she at all ruthless, and she survives mainly by making friends instead of war. She has a lengthy list of allies--Kit, [[spoiler: [[BrotherSisterTeam Fen and Lark]], Phlox (though she quickly makes a FaceHeelTurn), and eventually [[PrivilegedRival Obsi]][[StarCrossedLovers dian]] ]]--and when she [[spoiler: [[TheHeroDies does die in the final confrontation]] ]], it is because she is [[spoiler: defying the Capitol]], not due to any betrayal. Both she and [[spoiler: Obsidian]] comment over the course of the story about how it's more important to stand for something and to forge bonds than it is to win by plowing through everyone in your way.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/TotalDramaGenesis'', Melissa provides an exaggerated example during the Virtual Reality challenge. In this fantasy role playing game, she can’t bring herself to fight any of the AlwaysChaoticEvil monsters she encounters, instead [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talking to them]] (aided by the game using TurnBasedCombat), befriending them and providing them with her signature baked goods. As a result, she’s still only Level 1 at the final battle, but quickly raises a formidable army merely by calling on her new friends.
* The heart of the ''Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge'' series is the friendship between the Lord and Lady Inquisitor, supplemented by their friendships with the rest of the cast.
* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'' takes a middle-of-the-road approach to this one. On the one hand, it acknowledges how great it to have someone you can trust to be on your side in a fight. (Even if the friendship is very dysfunctional.) On the other hand, the series loves to mock the idea that friendship is a literal, supernatural power.
-->'''Apple Bloom:''' Well, isn't friendship magic?\\
'''Applejack:''' I don't know. Do ''you'' have friends?\\
'''Apple Bloom:''' Yeah...\\
'''Applejack:''' Are ''you'' magic?\\
'''Apple Bloom:''' No...\\
'''Applejack:''' Well, there you go then!
* ''Fanfic/WeasleyGirl'' is ''all'' over this trope, even though Ronnie mocks it a little in the first story.
-->'''Ronnie:''' That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!\\
'''Hermione:''' ''Ronnie!''\\
'''Ronnie:''' C'mon, Hermione, even you have to admit how completely ''pants'' it sounds! You-Know-Who couldn't touch Harry because we're ''friends?!'' Because we just ''love'' each other that much?\\
'''Dumbledore:''' Love is a very powerful force. It goes beyond any magic, and far beyond Voldemort's comprehension. You see, Voldemort loves and trusts no-one but himself. If he had known the true meaning of love, of sacrifice, he would not have been the Dark Lord he is.\\
'''Ronnie:''' Great, just great. So the next time we meet a Dark Lord we should just start ''snogging.''
* In ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'', the obvious love the four have for one another, despite their frequent quarrels and cranky moods, impresses the Hunter far more than any of their magic. After all, he's no stranger to power, but he doesn't have a single friend in the world. Ultimately, he is won over by this quality.
* The only reason Sailor Jupiter is able to defy history and transform through sheer force of will in ''Sailor Moon: Legends of Lightstorm''.
* In ''FanFic/WithThisRing'', this is Paragon!Orange Lantern's biggest strength. While he's a new superhero, he makes friends with mostly everyone he meets. This makes the Team more cooperative and cohesive than canon and unable to be torn apart by rumors of a mole. Orange Lantern is able to call many other heroes when he's in trouble due them wanting to lend a hand.
* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'':
** Given its prevalence in the original show, this trope is spoofed every which way.
--->'''Yugi:''' Losing a children's card game has caused me to have an existential crisis!\\
'''Tea:''' I have prepared a friendship speech for such an occasion!\\
'''Yugi:''' [=NevermindI'mallbetternow.=]\\
'''Tea:''' ''[to a doctor]'' Go back to your leeches and your potions! Friendship is the only cure!
** One episode even had a drinking game for how many times friendship was mentioned. Though it also happens to be the one where Yugi and Joey have to duel each other to the death.
--->'''Yugi:''' I just wanted you to know how important your friendship is to me, Joey. It means even more to me than card games.
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* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'':
** The only reason Shinji and Asuka were able to [[spoiler: perform a joint synchronization with Unit-03 was because they were friends with Hikari and she had been absorbed during the previous angel attack. Said friendship also managed to get her out of the Eva when the battle was over.]]
** In a more mundane example, Rei found in her research that emotional support from friends and family is highly important when dealing with the psychological withdrawal symptoms of the drugs that Doctor Akagi had put her on. And since the only "family" she has is Gendo (the same person who had Ritsuko give her the drugs in the first place), she understandably asks Shinji and Asuka for help instead. [[spoiler: Her second detox, on the other hand, falls more under ThePowerOfLove.]]
* One of the central themes of ''[[Fanfic/{{Bird}} Bird]]'' is that people are more than their flaws. Taylor's perspective always hints at more under the surface, beyond any violent outbursts, or inability to talk. Her willingness to look past sometimes glaring difficulties and cultivate the good she sees is what gathers her the TrueCompanions her friends all become.
* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': An important recurring theme in these stories, with several examples.
** In "The Seven," Bolt and his six puppy friends work as a team to survive their abandonment in a puppy mill and get adopted to loving homes.
** In "The Survivor," Mittens's friendship with Petey and his circle of pals allows her to survive many of the worst excesses of her abusive owners.
** Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino cement their friendship in the post-canon stories of this series, beginning with "The Blood Brother." It enhances their quality of life immensely and leads to Bolt and Mittens becoming a successful romantic couple.
** Bolt and Penny's continuation of their close master-and-dog bond in post-canon (shown most clearly in "The Walk," "The Imaginary Letters," and "The Car") contributes directly to their happiness. It allows Penny to cope with school and life challenges, helps them enjoy a long book signing tour, and results in Bolt finding the girl's soulmate.
* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' naturally has this with the Equestrian side, where bonds like friendship and it's close cousin ThePowerOfLove can grant someone a massive boost in magical potential. But as long as the feelings and bonds are genuine, anyone, even non-native Equestrians in an Equestrian realm such as Equestria proper or the Equestria Girls realm can experience it. [[spoiler: ''Gigan'' manages to unknowingly tap into it when he throws everything he has at a rampaging Kaizer Ghidorah for the sake of his [[VillainousFriendship teammates]].]]
* ''AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAdventures'', being at its core ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' FanFiction. [[spoiler: One example includes a pony befriending the TARDIS and ''asking her to save the day'']]. Which she does.
* ''FanFic/DoctorWhoovesTheSeries'', a CrossOver of ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' treats Power of Friendship as MagicAIsMagicA - friendship ever powers the TARDIS in the equine universe!
* This, along with ThePowerOfLove, is what drives the good guys in the ''FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy'', and is the reason that several characters survive what happens to them.
* Subverted in ''FanFic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed''. You would think that an essay detailing the past of Equestrian history would have a large focus on friendship, but it seems as though the LemonyNarrator doesn't believe this at all, and actually takes the real world's message of the show as a part of [[TheConspiracy Celestia's "pro-friendship agenda"]]. This is problematic as most of the major conflicts in the show are solved by friendship. But she finds [[InsaneTrollLogic another way to interpret this instead]].
* ''FanFic/FallenKing'' examines and ultimately deconstructs this. While their friendship sustains them and helps them to never give up, Joey realizes that the villains can and will use it as a weapon, and ultimately decides that [[spoiler: he, Tristan, and Tea must ''stop'' being friends to save the world]].
* ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'': As a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fic, of course this comes up. Littlepip is an ActionSurvivor, but her real power is gaining even more powerful friends who help her. The Watcher also mentions that the failure of this was why the apocalypse happened. Luna tapped the Mane Six to help save Equestria, believing they could do anything together. And they could... but managing an entire country during a war required them to be ''separate'', which caused their flaws to magnify. Instead of working together, they just created more and more problems until everything fell apart.
* In ''FanFic/TheFifthAct'', Cloud unintentionally invokes this. Due to his [[PeggySue arrival]], he reaches out to help Genesis get cured of his horrible illness, acts as a rival for Sephiroth and as a mentor to Zack and Kunsel. This causes the Soldiers to become closer friends and prevent them from falling to the spiral of despair, death and madness most of them went through in canon.
* In the ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', it was this that caused Germany and Japan to be so close to Italy in the first place and [[spoiler:want to fight over him as their feelings of friendship evolved into feelings of love.]]
* [[TrueCompanions The Warblers]] in ''FanFic/HuntingTheUnicorn'' are the main source of heartwarming, comedy, and [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs heartwarming comedy]] in an otherwise [[TearJerker soul-crushing]] {{Deconstruction}} about Kurt and Blaine.
* Without this, ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'' would likely be far less upbeat. [[spoiler: For a start, Tsuruya would likely be dead. Or illegally shipped to another country as a slave.]]
* A major facet of Taylor's powerset in ''FanFic/{{Liaison}}'' is building strong relationships between people, especially others and herself. The stronger her relationships, the less effort required for her power-buffing and debuffing.
* Used realistically yet to a devastating effect against ''Superman'' in ''Fanfic/LoxareHinder'' when he managed to corner [[AntiVillain Red Hood]], since the Hood goes out of his way to help kids and be nice to them. Consequences? A kiddie mob yelling at Superman he's a big bully who hurt their resident hero.
* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''. The [[Creator/DakariKingMykan author]] is not afraid to proclaim how much he hates the very idea of it.
** Doesn't stop him from having the main character's friendships be the only reason why he doesn't get his butt kicked by every MonsterOfTheWeek (although this is probably unintentional).
* ZigZaggedTrope again in ''FanFic/APikachuInLove''. Pikachu spends most of the fic questioning just how strong his bond with Ash really is, how long it would ''honestly'' last, and does consider leaving him at a few points to stay with Pichi, who he could have a full relationship with due to both of them being Pokemon. [[spoiler: Gets Reconstructed in that Pikachu eventually realizes just how much Ash and Co. really love him, and feels ashamed of himself for thinking Ash would forget about and leave him behind one day. It then gets deconstructed again in that it's his friendship with them that forces him to leave Pichi for a final time, and just after she had confessed her love for him in hopes he would stay with her...]]
* Done in a purely symbolic way in ''Power Rangers GPX''. By the penultimate chapter in Part 1, four of the Rangers have become a tight [[TrueCompanions friends]] even after [[spoiler: one Ranger split from the team. Actually, make that two, since he dragged his younger sister with him. Anyway, with said symbolic power, they were able to defeat the enemy general.]]
* In the ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'', this is how [[TheProtagonist Vale]] [[NiceGirl Whitaker]] makes it so far in her Games. She isn't a strong fighter by any means, nor is she at all ruthless, and she survives mainly by making friends instead of war. She has a lengthy list of allies--Kit, [[spoiler: [[BrotherSisterTeam Fen and Lark]], Phlox (though she quickly makes a FaceHeelTurn), and eventually [[PrivilegedRival Obsi]][[StarCrossedLovers dian]] ]]--and when she [[spoiler: [[TheHeroDies does die in the final confrontation]] ]], it is because she is [[spoiler: defying the Capitol]], not due to any betrayal. Both she and [[spoiler: Obsidian]] comment over the course of the story about how it's more important to stand for something and to forge bonds than it is to win by plowing through everyone in your way.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/TotalDramaGenesis'', Melissa provides an exaggerated example during the Virtual Reality challenge. In this fantasy role playing game, she can’t bring herself to fight any of the AlwaysChaoticEvil monsters she encounters, instead [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talking to them]] (aided by the game using TurnBasedCombat), befriending them and providing them with her signature baked goods. As a result, she’s still only Level 1 at the final battle, but quickly raises a formidable army merely by calling on her new friends.
* The heart of the ''Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge'' series is the friendship between the Lord and Lady Inquisitor, supplemented by their friendships with the rest of the cast.
* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'' takes a middle-of-the-road approach to this one. On the one hand, it acknowledges how great it to have someone you can trust to be on your side in a fight. (Even if the friendship is very dysfunctional.) On the other hand, the series loves to mock the idea that friendship is a literal, supernatural power.
-->'''Apple Bloom:''' Well, isn't friendship magic?\\
'''Applejack:''' I don't know. Do ''you'' have friends?\\
'''Apple Bloom:''' Yeah...\\
'''Applejack:''' Are ''you'' magic?\\
'''Apple Bloom:''' No...\\
'''Applejack:''' Well, there you go then!
* ''Fanfic/WeasleyGirl'' is ''all'' over this trope, even though Ronnie mocks it a little in the first story.
-->'''Ronnie:''' That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!\\
'''Hermione:''' ''Ronnie!''\\
'''Ronnie:''' C'mon, Hermione, even you have to admit how completely ''pants'' it sounds! You-Know-Who couldn't touch Harry because we're ''friends?!'' Because we just ''love'' each other that much?\\
'''Dumbledore:''' Love is a very powerful force. It goes beyond any magic, and far beyond Voldemort's comprehension. You see, Voldemort loves and trusts no-one but himself. If he had known the true meaning of love, of sacrifice, he would not have been the Dark Lord he is.\\
'''Ronnie:''' Great, just great. So the next time we meet a Dark Lord we should just start ''snogging.''
* In ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'', the obvious love the four have for one another, despite their frequent quarrels and cranky moods, impresses the Hunter far more than any of their magic. After all, he's no stranger to power, but he doesn't have a single friend in the world. Ultimately, he is won over by this quality.
* The only reason Sailor Jupiter is able to defy history and transform through sheer force of will in ''Sailor Moon: Legends of Lightstorm''.
* In ''FanFic/WithThisRing'', this is Paragon!Orange Lantern's biggest strength. While he's a new superhero, he makes friends with mostly everyone he meets. This makes the Team more cooperative and cohesive than canon and unable to be torn apart by rumors of a mole. Orange Lantern is able to call many other heroes when he's in trouble due them wanting to lend a hand.
* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'':
** Given its prevalence in the original show, this trope is spoofed every which way.
--->'''Yugi:''' Losing a children's card game has caused me to have an existential crisis!\\
'''Tea:''' I have prepared a friendship speech for such an occasion!\\
'''Yugi:''' [=NevermindI'mallbetternow.=]\\
'''Tea:''' ''[to a doctor]'' Go back to your leeches and your potions! Friendship is the only cure!
** One episode even had a drinking game for how many times friendship was mentioned. Though it also happens to be the one where Yugi and Joey have to duel each other to the death.
--->'''Yugi:''' I just wanted you to know how important your friendship is to me, Joey. It means even more to me than card games.
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