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Or not. Apparently the stresses involved with [[The Quest]] have taken their toll on the relationship, stretching it to the point of breaking. And then one last thing, one straw to break the camel's back, perturbs the protagonist, and in a moment of rashness, he lets loose a barrage of [[Took a Level In Jerkass|atomic Jerkassness]] on his best buddy.
Unfortunately the best buddy, the calm head and stalwart that promised to stick by the hero through thick and thin, he's got his breaking point, too, and the protagonist's last action just crossed the line. The best buddy abandons the protagonist, leaving them with nothing by way of support--and just at the worst possible time to boot. That is because the [[Plot
Expect a [[Changed My Mind, Kid|change of heart and a last minute save by the best buddy in the climax]], thus reinforcing [[The Power of Friendship]].
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* ''[[Shanghai Noon]]'' features such a split between [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Owen Wilson]].
* ''[[Waynes World]]'': After Wayne erupts into a total Jerkass and [[Friend Versus Lover|ditches him]] during a live taping of the titular show, Garth dumps him. Their make up leads directly into Wayne hatching the plan to defeat the [[Big Bad]].
* ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'': Phil, Lil and Chuckie abandon Tommy and Dil in the forest when the twins get sick and tired of Tommy constantly protecting Dil over them. In the twins' case, though, it may be more of [[With Friends Like These...]], as they've been shown to abandon ship whenever things go wrong for them.
* Noteably averted in the [[Bill and Ted]] movies--they don't have such a falling-out.
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