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''"And just to make it interesting we'll have a shilling on the side."''|'''[[Benny Hill]]''', "[http://www.youtube.com/embed/19wAAyxZhUo Ernie, the Fastest Milkman in the West]"}}

 

As the title implies, this trope is [[Always Male]] and is very different from a [[Betty and Veronica]] situation in its execution. Namely, it is more about posturing and machismo and much less about emotions; it tends to be more violent and physical, instead of being catty and verbal.

 

 

 

During such conflicts, the girl can either stay [[Neutral Female|neutral]] or try to intervene whether or not her choice is made. If she takes the second option, what she does can go from trying to soothe the guys's differences, telling them to shut up and stop fighting over her, or even [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|get the HELL out]] at least until they stop being stupid.

* Pictured above: ''[[Inuyasha]]'': Inu-Yasha and Kouga over Kagome.

* Godai and Mitaka over Kyoko in ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' ([[Rumiko Takahashi]] count: 2).

* Tristan/Honda vs. Duke/Otogi in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', over Serenity/Shizuka.

* A brutal variation in ''[[Berserk]]'', during the Eclipse, for Casca, Guts and Griffith. The development of this situation began when Guts left Griffith and came to a head when Griffith learned that Guts and Casca, both of whom he was [[Yandere]] for at this point, were in a relationship together. It did not end well for either of the [[Star-Crossed Lovers]].

* This is a subplot of Hayato and Randoll's rivalry in the latter half of the ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' TV series as they competed for Asuka's love in the Spanish GP, and at one point, Randoll even made a bet with Asuka that if he wins that race, he gets her kiss (that never came to be).

* In ''[[Akazukin Chacha]]'', Shiine and Riiya are constantly squabbling over Chacha, who remains blithely oblivious.

* Tomoe and Mizuki from ''[[Kamisama Kiss]]'' have a pretty intense rivalry over Nanami's attention and affection. Tomoe also has a even worse rivalry with Kurama over Nanami.

* ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]'': Speedy and Guido fight each other over Lucille.

* Putting [[Disney Comics|Donald Duck, Gladstone Gander, and Daisy Duck]] in the same story is a recipe for disaster... and humor. It's interesting to note that in Daisy's eyes she is "officially" engaged to Donald, and the boys' attempts to impress her romantically either go unnoticed or frustrate her to no end. These stories also tend to play up Donald's bad luck and contrast it with Gladstone's legendary good luck, such that the former is desperately afraid of losing his girl while the latter is desperately trying to win the one thing his luck can't provide. Jealousy, envy, and wacky hijinks all around.

 

 

== Films -- Animation ==

* In ''[[The Green Hornet (film)|The Green Hornet]]'', Britt Reid and Kato's argument turns violent after Kato implies he's been with Lenore Case (though it's revealed later that he was more concerned with antagonizing Britt). Despite Kato's [[Crazy Awesome]] credentials, it's not the fight you'd expect, especially when it [[Weaksauce Weakness|ends.]]

* Lampshaded in the [[Blake Edwards]] film ''[[Skin Deep]]'':

'''Man''': Cockfighting. }}

* Apparently the plot of the upcoming spy comedy ''[[This Means War (film)|This Means War]]''.

* An ongoing character arc between Gilgamesh Wulfenbach and Tarvek Sturmvoraus in ''[[Girl Genius]]'', both vying for the affections of Agatha Heterodyne and neither holding the other's integrity of character in particularly high regard. Played with at least a couple of times where Agatha has shown herself to be willing and capable of stepping in and kicking ''both'' of their asses just to get them to behave for a while.

** Of course given that they are [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] 'and' each others political rivals, they do surprisingly little fighting over Agatha. After all [[Threesome Subtext|they don't mind Agatha being the boss of them.]]

'''Jon:''' ... Ah. Now see, guys don't have those kinds of talks. We just whip it out and see whose is longer. }}

* In ''[[The Dreamer]]'', Alan Warren and Alexander Hamilton often get into snippy fights around each other, often involving Beatrice as the subject.

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