Sibling Rivalry: Difference between revisions

* The Crane brothers in [[Frasier]] fairly run on this trope. Even when they're not actively feuding or competing, they bicker constantly and aspire to out-snark, out-class, and out-psychoanalyze each other on a daily basis, often without even realizing what they're doing. When [[It Makes Sense in Context|they wound up in couples therapy with a renowned marriage counselor]], he told them that they would ''never'' stop fighting as long as they lived, unless they never spoke to each other again. Of course they reject this as a solution because they acknowledge that ultimately they love each other too much.

** On a more episodic scale, Daphne becomes extremely jealous of Frasier's new girlfriend, Claire, because she and Martin take a huge shine to each other and begin acting like father and daughter (and Martin starts enthusiastically [[Shipper on Deck|shipping]] Claire with Frasier). Daphne has always been [[Like a Son to Me|as close to an adopted daughter to Martin as it is possible to be]], and responds to this new competition by furiously vying with Claire for Martin's attention.

'''Daphne''' (anxiously): You-you used to think my accent sounded musical. Didn't you?....[[Affectionate Nickname|Marty?]]<br />

'''Martin''': Oh yeah, but now I'm used to it. }}

* [[Arrested Development (TV series)|Michael and Gob Bluth]]. They constantly work against one another to get their father's approval (as well as for other reasons). [[Abusive Parents|He actively encourages this, well into their adulthood]].

* [[Sherlock]] [[Insufferable Genius|Holmes]] and his brother [[Magnificent Bastard|Mycroft]] in the 2010 BBC series.

'''John''': Yeah... no. God, no. }}

* Ray and Robert Barone in ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''. The show's title references Robert's resentment towards Raymond for being [[Parental Favoritism|their parents' favorite]].

* This is the essence of the entire plot of [[Baldur's Gate]], starting with Charname fighting against {{spoiler|his half-brother Sarevok}} in the first installement and culminating in a war between Charname and {{spoiler|the other 5 strongest children of Bhaal}}.

* [[G La DOS]] in [[Portal 2]] does this deliberately to the co-op robots Atlas and P-body. Though it's hard to ascribe a term like 'siblings' to a [[Cyber Cyclops|pair of one-eyed]], [[Ambiguous Gender|genderless]] [[Cute Machines|androids]], they are evenly-matched partners, built at the same time, who [[G La DOS]] will occasionally try to pit against each other. ([[For Science!]], and also [[Comedic Sociopathy|her own amusement.]])

 

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