Defeat Means Friendship: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"After a fair and square fight, everyone becomes friends -- That's the Rule of Right of Shonen Manga!"''|'''Ken Matsushiro''', ''[[Yakitate!! Japan (Manga)|Yakitate!! Japan]]''}}

 

In a series based around an endless series of [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours|one-on-one fights]], defeating a [[Worthy Opponent]] or [[The Rival]] will sometimes [[Magnetic Hero|convert them to the hero's side]], if not always to his cause. Furthermore, no matter how many people the [[Worthy Opponent]] has killed, how much grief he has caused, even if he slaughtered helpless children or the hero's own family, as soon as he shows a bit of remorse or goes out of his way to help the hero even once, he will be welcomed into the hero's circle of [[True Companions]] [[Easily Forgiven|with open arms]].

In video games, this may simply be an instance of the designers wanting to include more [[Boss Battle|Boss Battles]]; this is even more obvious in several cases where a character is already an ideological ally but wants to "duel" or "practice" against you anyway, or needs to "[[Strength Equals Worthiness|test your strength]]" before he'll join up. ([[Summon Magic|Summons]] love to do this, as do [[Mons]] and even [[Asskicking Equals Authority|warrior tribes]].) These fights are, then, essentially [[Filler]]. Of course, more [[Boss Battle|Boss Battles]] are usually what the player wants, as well, so there are rarely complaints.

 

 

See also [[Love At First Punch]] and [[Best Her to Bed Her]] for romantic variations, [[Defeat Means Playable]], [[I Fight for The Strongest Side]].