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{{trope}}
{{quote|Guys, guys. Everyone here knows the drill: Nobody tells anyones wives that there is no such thing as war.|Soldier|[[Cyanide & Happiness Show]]}}
Two or more characters or groups are involved in a "conflict" that they at first glance seem to take very seriously. Yeah, there's a huge war going on here. They really hate each other. Well, except that they don't. It's just a game, and there's actually no hard feelings involved. They simply fight each other because they know they all enjoy it and are comfortable to trust that no one gets hurt for real. They might even have a [[Safe Word]].
If everyone involved makes sure no one gets hurt, it can be [[Internal Subtrope|narrowed down]] to a [[Harmless War]]. However, not all friendly fighters are so considerate. If they are in it [[For the Evulz]], the collateral damage might be considerable. (For the ''other'' kind of "Harmless War", see [[Non
Can lead to [[Abuse Mistake]], as people don't understand that the whole thing is actually friendly. If any of the people involved are lovers, then this "conflict" is very likely to overlap with [[Casual Kink]]. Outsiders might view it as [[The Masochism Tango]] or [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], and in the latter case it might be entirely intentional: the lovers keep their relationship secret behind a role-played façade of constant bickering.
Compare & Contrast [[Running Both Sides]], where the faux enemies aren't merely friends — instead, they are actually the same person.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Dog Days]] The war between the Republic of Biscotti and the Kingdom of Garettemore looks more like a game of war played by elementary students than anything else, people also get turned into furballs when they get hit.
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* In the novels about Bill Bergson ("Kalle Blomkvist" in the original language) we have "''Röda Och Vita Rosen''": The main characters have divided themselves into two teams that constantly oppose each other just for the hell of it. Often they fight over some destigated treasure, which they only want because they don't want the other side to have it. Of course, they don't let this struggle get in the way of the ''actual'' plot.
* In ''[[Peter Pan]]'', the Lost Boys and the Indians take turns attacking each other as a game. It turns serious in the Disney version when the Chief accuses the Boys of kidnapping Tiger Lily, who was actually taken by Captain Hook for the purpose of trying to get the location of Peter Pan's hiding place out of her.
* In the ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' series, Anne and Gilbert's academic rivalry is played up as this, as least on Gilbert's side. To Anne, though, it is taken ''very'' seriously.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The prank wars between the Winchester brothers of [[Supernatural]] are [[Not So Harmless|not so
* Out of universe example: The regular 'wars' between factions of the [[Forever Knight]] fandom. They're essentially round robin style fics that include the fans and the characters and factions kidnapping items and characters and things like that.
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'', though it later turns out that {{spoiler|the whole thing is actually a training simulation for Freelancer agents.}}
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'''Church:''' We'll be back in a few days, guys. We can start the war back up then.
'''Grif:''' Okay; have fun.
'''Church:''' And while we're gone, don't drive our tank.
'''Grif:''' Fine!
'''Church:''' And ''no parties!'' }}
* In the ''[[Cyanide & Happiness Show]]'' from the get go of the joke we know that "war" isn't real. It's a charade for men to hang out away from their wives.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
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'''Billy''': Cool! Let's eat! }}
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