History Main / HeadbuttingHeroes

* Deconstructed in ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia''. During the Hero Provisional License Exam, Inasa Yoarashi begins to argue with Shoto Todoroki during the second part of the exam, explaining that he hates Endeavor for not being the passionate inspirational hero and that Todoroki is the same because he recognized that look in his eyes. Despite his best attempts, Todoroki can't overcome the fact that Yoarashi just compared him to his father and lashes out. Their petty argument nearly gets another student flash-fried before Izuku Midoriya rescued him, giving them a WhatTheHellHero in the process. This also costs them their licenses because of this argument. Afterwards, both boys apologize for their selfish behavior.

* ''LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemon'' features this trope being carried out by the legions of players controlling the player character at the same time. It's most commonly seen with the fight between the Anarchists (followers of the Helix, who hold that the original play style is the best and that it's more fun that way) and the Democrats (followers of the Dome, who hold that democracy mode is necessary to progress and thus better). Nonetheless, both sides want the heroes to be successful, and will swap to the other style of play if necessary (best seen with the [[ThatOneLevel Safari]] [[TimedMission Zone]] in Red, for which democracy was practically ''required'', and the [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Arceus linking]] in Conquest, which really ''was'' impossible in democracy).

* [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk The Hulk]] REALLY has this in spades. He has loads of characters he'll never get along with. Amongst them, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] is the one with whom he has the biggest rivalry. [[ComicBook/XMen The Juggernaut]], ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Ben Grimm]] are also common rivals.

* In ''Manga/NakaNoHitoGenomeJikkyouchuu'', Kudo and Oshigiri clashed since the start of the DeadlyGame, as Oshigiri found Kudo immature, Kudo got pissed off at the criticism, and away they went. [[TeethClenchedTeamwork They'll help each other out when actual danger strikes]], but don't ever expect them to be in close quarters without sniping at each other.

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* A major theme in two video games released at the same time in 2002: ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' and ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002''. The duos of Sora and Donald in the former, and the titular duo of the latter, spend a good portion of their games at each other's throats because one of them (Donald and Ratchet) happens to be a {{Jerkass}} who puts his single-mined goals ahead of the safety of countless worlds threatened by TheHeartless or [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Chairman Drek]], and is [[KickTheMoralityPet full-on abusive to the other]], with Donald willing to leave Sora to die in [[Literature/{{Tarzan}} Deep Jungle]], and Ratchet threatening to scrap Clank. Both feuds do eventually come to an end when they see the consequences of their actions[[labelnote:*]]Riku's StartOfDarkness and the destruction of Gorda City[[/labelnote]], and they aplogize to their victim.

*** At the beginning, Cloud and Barret can't stand each other. Barret apologises to him by the time they storm the Shinra building, saying he misjudged Cloud; Cloud doesn't return the affection until Barret's sidequest, when he grudgingly admits that "if you die on me, I'm gonna have nightmares". By the ''Compilation'', they're best friends, and found-family.

* Subverted with [[Franchise/MortalKombat Johnny Cage]]; he butts head with the other fighters but is mainly on the receiving end rather than mutually dishing it out due to his often [[ArrogantKungFuGuy cocky]], [[ItsAllAboutMe narcissistic]], {{Jerkass}} behavior. It only got worse [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 in the most recent installment.]]

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* [[DeadpanSnarker Kaede]] [[TheStoic Rukawa]] and [[BoisterousBruiser Hanamichi]] [[LargeHam Sakuragi]] from ''Manga/SlamDunk''.

* Deconstructed in ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia''. During the Hero Provisional License Exam, Inasa Yoarashi begins to argue with Shodo Todoroki during the second part of the exam, explaining that he hates Endeavor for not being the passionate inspirational hero and that Todoroki is the same because he recognized that look in his eyes. Despite his best attempts, Todoroki can't overcome the fact that Yoarashi just compared him to his father and lashes out. Their petty argument nearly gets another student flash-fried before Izuku Midoriya rescued him, giving them a WhatTheHellHero in the process. This also costs them their licenses because of this argument. Afterwards, both boys apologize for their selfish behavior.

Subtrope of DividedWeFall that involves individuals rather than [[WeAREStrugglingTogether factions]]. Compare to TeethClenchedTeamwork, where, while hating each other, the heroes are willing to set aside their difference for the sake of doing what's right. FightingTheLancer is when the teammates ''can't'' set aside their differences, and comes to blows. Compare DuelingMessiahs where it's both heroes who are like this with each other due to their conflicting methods in protecting the world. See also NoSympathyBetweenMooks for the villainous version. Also contrast VillainousFriendship where two villains are the best of friends.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** The Caped Crusader has a tendency to rub many other heroes the wrong way, with some of them actually going hostile on him. Franchise/{{Superman}} is not one of them (which can surprise people, considering how opposite they are portrayed usually), but [[Franchise/GreenLantern Hal Jordan and especially Guy Gardner are]]. Harvey Bullock is sometimes portrayed this way towards him too, but he eventually gets better.

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'':

* One of the most famous examples would be from the Franchise/XMen, with ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and Wolverine. Initially, it stemmed from Cyclops being a typical hero and leader while Wolverine was more of an anti-hero with a disdain for authority. Later, Logan's love for Scott's wife ComicBook/JeanGrey would also play a role. After she died, aside from a few scuffles, the two actually got along ''better'', if anything, and they repeatedly stated their respect for the other. Once mutants were close to extinction and Cyclops became the de facto leader of the mutant race, they mostly got along. This changed with ''Schism'', when Wolverine [[ConflictBall suddenly developed a thing against children learning to fight]], despite this being a thing since the X-Men's inception and Wolverine himself making a tradition of taking a teenage sidekick once a generation. The two got into a big fight that split the X-Men down the middle and a Phoenix-influenced Cyclops killed Professor Xavier and became a wanted fugitive shortly after. The two briefly had a heart-to-heart before Logan died. By the time Logan came back, Cyclops had died.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

'''Franchise/WonderWoman''': He ''loved'' you.

** To put it bluntly, ComicBook/JonathanSamuelKent and Damian Wayne do not get along well at all at first, but this evolves into Vitriolic Best Buds down the line.

* ComicBook/GreenArrow also didn't get along [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]], mostly due to Ollie being a liberal and Barry being conservative and a police officer like pre-Crisis Katar Hol. In Barry's case, he's also a bit of a hypocrite as he condemned Ollie's actions in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'' (killing Prometheus) -- despite the fact that Barry himself killed ComicBook/EobardThawne sometime before Barry's own death in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.

* In ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Dev-Em]] don't like each other at all. Dev-Em is a jerkass who enjoys taunting Kal-El, and Superman in turn has no issue with biting back. The only reason they try to be moderately civil to each other is because Dev-Em is dating Superman's [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} cousin]].

* Then again, Ollie is himself shown to be a hypocrite as the first arc of ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier'' shows Ollie is still bitter about Roy's death in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', ignoring one: that Wally wasn't in control of himself [[spoiler:with the cover-up as an issue of ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'' retconned that Professor Zoom screwed with Wally's mind]], two: that he himself deliberately killed criminals, and three: Roy was only in Sanctuary himself because of Ollie's own history of HandsOffParenting and being a failure of a mentor (and he's unaware Roy came back). He also has a HeelRealization when Barry points out that Wally should've gotten help from others instead of being ignored, something Ollie himself is guilty of with the aforementioned history of turning his back on Roy. [[spoiler:Oh, and the arc retcons that Wally was innocent in the deaths themselves; Savitar and his attempts to control the Speed Force were the true cause.]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'': Rorschach is considered a lunatic and subversive by the authorities, and most heroes don't want anything to do with him. Laurie Juspeczyk, specifically, can't stand him at all. The Comedian played this role in the flashbacks, due to starting out as an excessively violent AntiHero and Grade-A {{Jerkass}} in the early days and only getting worse with age, and the aforementioned Rorschach is the only one of his former teammates to attend his funeral.

* ''WesternAnimation/DofusTheTreasuresOfKerubim'' has rival adventurers Kerub and Indie. Part of their hatred for each other comes from both of them being infatuated with Lou.

[[caption-width-right:300:Can't [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk we]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor all]] just get along?]]

Quite obviously, {{Anti Hero}}es are VERY prone to this type of relationship with certain other types of heroes. It's almost a prerequisite of being an anti-hero that a LawfulGood hero will hate your guts. {{Sociopathic hero}}es are also prone to this, for obvious reasons.

* ComicBook/ThePunisher is a surprisingly dark anti-hero. He kills frequently in ways which are BloodyHilarious, simply brutal, or just {{Gorn}}. Additionally, he readily goes all-out with firearms. As the name implies, mercy is ''not'' one of his virtues at all. This doesn't help his popularity with more idealistic heroes. Since he was first introduced as an adversary of ComicBook/SpiderMan, it's not surprising that Webhead isn't a fan.

* Then again, Ollie is himself shown to be a hypocrite as ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier'' shows Ollie is still bitter about Roy's death in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', ignoring one: that Wally wasn't in control of himself, two: that he himself deliberately killed criminals, and three: Roy was only in Sanctuary himself because of Ollie's own history of HandsOffParenting and being a failure of a mentor (and he's unaware Roy came back). He also has a HeelRealization when Barry points out that Wally should've gotten help from others instead of being ignored, something Ollie himself is guilty of with the aforementioned history of turning his back on Roy.

* ComicBook/GreenArrow does not get along with either [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] and ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, mostly due to Ollie being a liberal and Barry and Pre-Crisis Katar/Post-Crisis Carter being conservative and, in Barry and pre-Crisis Katar's cases, them being police officers. In Barry's case, he's also a bit of a hypocrite as he condemned Ollie's actions in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'' (killing Prometheus) -- despite the fact that Barry himself killed ComicBook/EobardThawne sometime before Barry's own death in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.
* Then again, Ollie is himself shown to be a hypocrite as ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier'' shows Ollie still bitter about Roy's death in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', ignoring one: that Wally wasn't in control of himself, two: that he himself deliberately killed criminals, and three: Roy was only in Sanctuary himself because of Ollie's own history of HandsOffParenting and being a failure of a mentor (and he's unaware Roy came back). He also has a HeelRealization when Barry points out that Wally should've gotten help from othersinstead of being ignored, something Ollie is guilty of himself with the aforementioned history of turning his back on Roy.

* ComicBook/GreenArrow does not get along with either [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] and ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, mostly due to Ollie being a liberal and Barry and Pre-Crisis Katar/Post-Crisis Carter being conservative and, in Barry and pre-Crisis Katar's cases, them being police officers. In Barry's case, he's also a bit of a hypocrite as he condemned Ollie's actions in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'' (killing Prometheus) -- despite the fact that Barry himself killed ComicBook/EobardThawne sometime before Barry's own death in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. Then again, Ollie is himself shown to be a hypocrite as ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier'' shows Ollie still bitter about Roy's death in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', ignoring one: that Wally wasn't in control of himself, two: that he himself deliberately killed criminals -- and three: he's unaware Roy came back. He also has a HeelRealization when Barry points out that Wally should've gotten help instead of being ignored, something Ollie is guilty of himself.

* ComicBook/GreenArrow does not get along with either [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] and ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, mostly due to Ollie being a liberal and Barry and Pre-Crisis Katar/Post-Crisis Carter being conservative and, in Barry and pre-Crisis Katar's cases, them being police officers. In Barry's case, he's also a bit of a hypocrite as he condemned Ollie's actions in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'' (killing Prometheus) -- despite the fact that Barry himself killed ComicBook/EobardThawne sometime before Barry's own death in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.

* A ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' fic ''Fanfic/{{Eternity}}'' has Hiroshi Goto and Hina Togo, Admirals of Yokosuka and Kure districts respectively, share a strong mutual dislike, due to being near polar opposites. Goto is the half-american son of a shopkeeper who enlisted out of high school, became a mustang officer and worked long and hard to achieve his command, and was only promoted due to a lack of qualified flag officer candidates. Hina meanwhile is a descendant of Heihachiro Togo, the Nelson of the East, who was groomed for a naval career, has the midas touch, has had a fast and steady rise through the ranks, and was already a shoo-in for Admiral. Goto is jealous of Togo being a pampered ace who never had to lift a finger (which is not true), and Hina resents Hiroshi for successfully fighting the enemy while she looked like she had been kept out of combat for her own safety and/or abandoned her crew (which is also not true).

* ComicBook/GreenArrow does not get along with either [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] and ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, mostly due to Ollie being a liberal and Barry and Pre-Crisis Katar/Post-Crisis Carter being conservative and, in Barry and pre-Crisis Katar's cases, them being police officers. In Barry's case, he's also a bit of a hypocrite as he condemned Ollie's actions in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'' (killing Prometheus) -- despite the fact that Barry himself killed Creator/EobardThawne sometime before Barry's own death in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.

* ComicBook/GreenArrow does not get along with either [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] and ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, mostly due to Ollie being a liberal and Barry and Pre-Crisis Katar/Post-Crisis Carter being conservative and, in Barry and pre-Crisis Katar's cases, them being police officers. In Barry's case, he's also a bit of a hypocrite as he condemned Ollie's actions in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'' (killing Prometheus) -- despite the fact that Barry himself killed Reverse Flash.

* ComicBook/GreenArrow does not get along with either [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] and ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, mostly due to Ollie being a liberal and Barry and Pre-Crisis Katar/Post-Crisis Carter being conservative and, in Barry and pre-Crisis Katar's cases, them being police officers.

* Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna started off as this in the [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog archie comics]]. Every time the two cross paths, they would act hostile towards one another and this ends up in the two fighting each other, usually due to ego. As time goes by, their antagonism towards each other would develop into a FriendlyRivalry.

-->-- '''Ozymandias''', ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''

-->-- '''Ozymandias''', ''ComicBook/BeforeWatchmen''

-->-- '''Ozymandias''', ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''