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== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' lampshades this with Maxim 29 from ''The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries'': "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' lampshades this with Maxim 29 from ''The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries'': "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
* During the "Dangerous Days" arc of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', the gang's (first) trump card against Hereti Corp is {{spoiler|Oasis, who had kidnapped or tried to kill most of them in the past. Only her devotion to Torg and mind control programming kept her somewhat on their side}}.
* During the "Dangerous Days" arc of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', the gang's (first) trump card against HeretiCorp is {{spoiler|Oasis, who had kidnapped or tried to kill most of them in the past. Only her devotion to Torg and mind control programming kept her somewhat on their side}}.
** Also, due to his [[Sociopathic Hero]] nature, almost any time Bun-Bun is persuaded to help the other characters has shades of this.
** Also, due to his [[Sociopathic Hero]] nature, almost any time Bun-Bun is persuaded to help the other characters has shades of this.
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', Elan and Thog temporarily team up to escape from prison and travel back to the Order after Elan "fast-talk" Thog. Being both [[Cloudcuckoolander]]s, they get along surprisingly well.
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', Elan and Thog temporarily team up to escape from prison and travel back to the Order after Elan "fast-talk" Thog. Being both [[Cloudcuckoolander]]s, they get along surprisingly well.
** While Elan sees {{spoiler|his father}} Tarquin as evil and [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0762.html doesn't want his help at first], later when it comes to [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0818.html defeating Nale] they rather [[Agree to Disagree]].
** While Elan sees {{spoiler|his father}} Tarquin as evil and [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0762.html doesn't want his help at first], later when it comes to [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0818.html defeating Nale] they rather [[Agree to Disagree]].
** In the [[Prequel]], the appropriately-named ''[[Start of Darkness]]'', Right-Eye attempts (unsuccessfully) to ally with human wizard Eugene Greenhilt, despite hating humans, in order to eliminate the threat [[Big Bad]] Xykon poses to his own goblin minions.
** In the [[Prequel]], the appropriately-named ''[[Start of Darkness]]'', Right-Eye attempts (unsuccessfully) to ally with human wizard Eugene Greenhilt, despite hating humans, in order to eliminate the threat [[Big Bad]] Xykon poses to his own goblin minions.
* The Light Warriors of ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' are in a constant state of this. It's stated that the greatest threat to the team is each other.
* The Light Warriors of ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'' are in a constant state of this. It's stated that the greatest threat to the team is each other.
* ''[[Basic Instructions]]'': [http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/3/3/how-to-unite-against-a-common-foe.html How to Unite Against a Common Foe]
* ''[[Basic Instructions]]'': [http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/3/3/how-to-unite-against-a-common-foe.html How to Unite Against a Common Foe]
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', the Prospitian and Dersite armies briefly [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003840 unite against Jack] before being [[Redshirt Army|slaughtered en masse]]; the survivors are pretty chummy from then on.
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', the Prospitian and Dersite armies briefly [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003840 unite against Jack] before being [[Redshirt Army|slaughtered en masse]]; the survivors are pretty chummy from then on.
* In ''[[Kiwi Blitz|Kiwiblitz]]'', when Blitz' kiwi mecha gets impounded, she decides to steal it back. She enlists the help of an earlier foe, a master thief known as The Raccoon.
* In ''[[Kiwi Blitz]]'', when Blitz' kiwi mecha gets impounded, she decides to steal it back. She enlists the help of an earlier foe, a master thief known as The Raccoon.
* In ''[[Fafnir the Dragon]]'', the far right wing of the Republican Party allies itself with al Qaeda to kill [[Barack Obama]] on the day of his inauguration, which sets off the first arc of the series.
* In ''[[Fafnir the Dragon]]'', the far right wing of the Republican Party allies itself with al Qaeda to kill [[Barack Obama]] on the day of his inauguration, which sets off the first arc of the series.
* The [[Anti-Hero|pirates]] and the [[Anti-Villain|Imperial Guard]] of [[Dubious Company]] are forced into this after Izor's Amazing Plan gets screwed and throws everyone into an alternate dimension.
* The [[Anti-Hero|pirates]] and the [[Anti-Villain|Imperial Guard]] of [[Dubious Company]] are forced into this after Izor's Amazing Plan gets screwed and throws everyone into an alternate dimension.
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She joins my friends to hers, [[Band of Brothers|making a band]]
She joins my friends to hers, [[Band of Brothers|making a band]]
Of sunshine fire, to fight the truly cruel." }}
Of sunshine fire, to fight the truly cruel." }}



== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
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