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* It would take less time to list the antagonists in ''[[Beyblade]]'' that didn't do this than take the time to list those that did. Suffice it to say, by the final arc, there were 30-some good guys.
** Ditto for its <s>spiritual successor in the department of [[Merchandise-Driven]] anime</s> full-series [[Expy]], ''[[Bakugan|Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]''.
* In ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'', after Ranma defeats Shampoo as a male, she becomes his fiancée by tribal law. Later Ranma defeats Ukyo and they go back to being friends (in her case, an [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]). Before both fights the girls were out for revenge, and after the fight they more-or-less became friends (or [[Love At First Punch|clingy unrequited love interest]]) with him. Other then that though, none of Ranma's many rivals have ever become friend and always get madder at him after defeat.
** In Ryoga and Mousse's cases, battling common foes and saving each other's lives have made them [[True Companions]], however. But not friends.
* And, of course, a key plot point in ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' / ''[[Robotech]]'' for the elite female Zentraedi warrior Miriya, who ends up marrying Max. The broadcast of their wedding then gives Breetai, the enemy commander, much food for thought...
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