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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Robin:''' I'm going solo!! ''(storms off)''
'''Commission Gordon''': What the hell happened?
|Jim Gordon echoing the thoughts of the audience, ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]''}}
This is when, just before the [[Three Act Structure|third act]] and when things are at their worst, the protagonist is abandoned by their best friend. Here's how it normally plays out:
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Compare [[Second Act Breakup]], in which the relationship in question is a romantic one.
{{examples|Examples of this trope are found in the following works:}}
== [[Film]] ==
* [[The Movie]] of ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' features this split between Agents 86 and 99.
* ''[[The Green Hornet (film)|The Green Hornet]]''
* In ''[[Shrek]] the Third'', when Shrek and Artie are captured by Prince Charming, Shrek says how little Artie means to him. Artie seems very upset until, after Charming releases Artie, Donkey tells him Shrek did that to save his life.
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King]]'': Inverted. Just when he needs him most, Frodo ''sends'' ''Sam'' away [[Villains Never Lie|due to Gollum's ploy]]. Moments later {{spoiler|he's paralyzed by Shelob}}. Luckily, [[The Power of Friendship]] prevails. (In the book, they're just separated in the maze of caves.)
* ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'': When Sully and Mike are banished to the Himalayas, and Sully's first concern is Boo, Mike tells him "you're on your own."
* The ''[[Rush Hour]]'' movies feature this betwen [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Chris Tucker]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[The Dark Tower]]'': In the last book of the series, right before Roland is to meet up with [[Big Bad|The Crimson King]] and end his [[The Quest|quest]] to find The Dark Tower, {{spoiler|Susannah, the last human in his [[True Companions|ka-tet]] to survive, decides to leave Roland citing his obsession with the tower and the quest over the health of his friends. Notable in that she doesn't [[Changed My Mind, Kid|come back to assist him at the last moment]] to help him defeat the [[Big Bad]].}}
* In ''[[
== [[Live
* One ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'' episode featured [[High School Hustler|Zack]] and [[Hollywood Nerd|Screech]] making a friendship bracelet business only to be upstaged by the rest of the [[Six-Student Clique]], who were selling [[Shameless Ripoff|"Buddy Bands"]]. Before the last commercial break, Screech quits (albeit after Zack, desperate for sales, gives Screech away as a "friend for an hour"), leaving Zack alone. This example is unusual in that it did not result in a [[The Power of Friendship]] moment, it instead resulted in Zack exacting revenge by destroying their business by buying a Buddy Band and giving it to the school principal, [[Your Approval Fills Me with Shame|whose proud display of it makes it instantly unpopular to wear]].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Meaningful Name|Discord]] breaks apart the friendship between the mane six in the 2-part premiere of the second season of ''[[My Little Pony:
* Happened a lot in ''[[Trollz]]'', usually because of Simon. [[Justified]] as their friendship was the key to defeating him.
* "The Night Of The Living Burger," an episode of ''[[A Pup Named Scooby
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