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[[Conflict]] is the driving force of nearly any story. It provides suspense, [[Stuff Blowing Up|action]], [[The Quest|adventure]], [[Seinfeldian Conversation|conversation]], [[Contemplate Our Navels|contemplation]], [[Character Development|development]] and [[Self Explanatory|football hooligans]].
With that in mind, it's inevitable that the combinations of conflict will be well charted and mapped. A fight may be between [[The Cape|a too-good-to-stand hero more wholesome than Mom and apple pie]] and a [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check|serial bank robber who uses a gun that turns things into gold]], or [[Triang Relations|a pair of teenaged brothers who like the same girl]], but there is a certain tenor to the conflict that goes hand in hand with whether or not one of the participants is, in fact, a horrible person. Maybe there are actions that can be taken against [[Those Wacky Nazis]] that would be extreme against the [[Well
In any case, morality is a big part of conflict and with morality, the shades of black, white and grey that a story carries with it. Remember, though, just as [[Light Is Not Good]] and [[Dark Is Not Evil]], it is the actions of the people involved rather than their image that determines whether they are Good People, Bad People or Guess It Doesn't Matter People.
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Not to be confused with [[Cool Shades]], though those may be involved somewhere.
* '''[[Black and White Morality|Black vs. White:]]''' Doesn't need too much explanation. [[Harry Potter|Harry against Voldemort]], [[Castlevania|Belmont Family versus Dracula]], [[Lord of the Rings|Gondor against Mordor]], [[Transformers|Autobots against Decepticons]], etcetera. When there are a lot of other conflicts on the side, this tends to be the one most emblematic of the series. The [[Worthy Opponent]] may deign to work for the [[Card
* '''[[Good Versus Good|White vs. White]]:''' [[Lighter and Softer]]
* '''[[White and Grey Morality|White vs. Grey:]]''' A lot of conflicts between the [[Ideal Hero]] and the [[Anti
{{quote| '''[[Futurama|Zapp Brannigan]]:''' ''Prepare to continue the epic struggle between Good and Neutral!''}}
* '''White and Grey vs. Black:''' The core good guys don't do bad things, but there's other groups in the world who hate the villains just as much and are willing to do nasty things to them that the heroes don't have to.
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* '''[[Grey and Gray Morality|Grey vs. Grey]]:''' More [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|cynical]] works tend to fall here. Revenge stories, such as [[Cycle of Revenge]] and [[Feuding Families]] often present such a conflict. Don't have to go Grey to get a well-developed character or anything, but it does make it easier. See also [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]] for a frequently grey conflict that doesn't have to be realistic. (Handled poorly, risks becoming [[A Lighter Shade of Gray]].)
** '''[[A Lighter Shade of Grey]]''' happens when both sides are still morally ambiguous/neutral overall, but one is more good than the other.
** '''Grey vs. Grey and Black''': A subgroup of [[Grey and Gray Morality]]. Basically, both sides are handled with great moral ambiguity, but the enemy side is made clear by there being also some Black (eg: [[Complete Monster]]) individuals in place along with the [[Anti
* '''[[Black and Gray Morality|Grey vs. Black:]]''' The protagonists aren't the nicest guys in the world, and may even be out and out assholes, but we root for them because the people they fight are [[Complete Monster|even worse]]. Often present in [[Darker and Edgier]] works.
* '''[[Evil Versus Evil|Black vs. Black]]:''' [[Enemy Civil War]], [[Warhammer 40000]]. If handled poorly, tends to lead to [[Darkness Induced Audience Apathy]] due to it being impossible to root for anyone in the story.
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