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It will cost you. It may cost you [[Heroic Sacrifice|a great deal]].
While pre-existing friendship is possible, demonstrating [[The Power of Friendship]] in a [[Friendship Moment]], the character may also be a [[Mentor]], an acquaintance (perhaps nothing more than someone they are [[Lonely Together]] with), or even a stranger who sees the character in need and [[The Power of Trust|trusts]] him. It can create friendship and even the [[True Companions]], and it is certainly the point at which a character knows he has friends. (If they are [[Vitriolic Best Buds]], this may be the point at which the audience realizes they are friends.)
It can also be the way the [[Worthy Opponent]] demonstrates his worthiness, and the [[Friendly Enemy]] his friendliness, by some act such as acting as [[Character Witness]] for [[The Hero]], or preventing him from being stabbed [[In the Back]]. In a [[Betty and Veronica]] triangle, Betty is the one who will come through—often the point at which [[Love Is Oblivious]] trope stops.
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== Literature ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s ''[[Warhammer
** In ''Blood Pact'', when Dalin Criid delivers a report, Hark knows there's another reason because it doesn't take two and he can see Merrt in the hall behind him. Merrt tells Hark that he came for moral support.
* In William King's ''[[Warhammer
* At the end of [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s [[Ciaphas Cain]] novel ''The Traitor's Hand'', when Cain is awaiting the judgment of the tribunal, the colonel and XO of his regiment wait with him.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer
* In [[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]]'s ''[[A Horse And His Boy]]'', when Shasta tells the horse that he really needs someone who could tell him whether the nobleman is [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil]], Bree reveals his speech to tell him that he is. Which gives Bree the opening to suggest that they could run away together.
** Later, when they meet Aravis and Hwin, Aravis reveals that Hwin stopped her [[Driven to Suicide|from killing herself]] before ''their'' decision to run away together.
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* In [[Dorothy L. Sayers]]'s [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] novel ''Strong Poison'', two of Harriet's friends stick by her through the trial.
* Ron and Hermione in ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'', who repeatedly risk their lives out of loyalty to Harry when they could easily choose to go about their normal teenaged lives instead. In Ron's case, he's willing to make a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] on Harry's behalf as early as the first book.
* In Nick Kyme's ''[[Warhammer
* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Gods of Mars]]'', when Xador loses favor because of his defeat at John Carter's hands, all his erstwhile friends fail this utterly, much to Carter's horror. Carter therefore intervenes on his behalf.
{{quote|''My blood was up. For minutes it had been boiling at the cowardly treatment they had been according this once powerful comrade because he had fallen from the favour of Issus. I had no love for Xodar, but I cannot stand the sight of cowardly injustice and persecution without seeing red as through a haze of bloody mist, and doing things on the impulse of the moment that I presume I never should do after mature deliberation.''}}
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* In [[Final Fantasy X]], the whole gang goes off to rescue Yuna from her marriage to Seymour, despite pretty much effectively declaring war on the Yevon church.
* When [[Kingdom Hearts|Sora]] was about to be attacked by Riku, Goofy and [[Donald Duck]] stepped in, essentially breaking their promise to their king to stand by the one who held the Keyblade, which at this point, Riku had.
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' - Cesar leading Carl to the [[Wham! Episode|Wham Mission]] is what solidifies the friendship between the two.
* ''[[Fading Hearts]]'' revolves around this trope, with Ryou trying to help his friends Claire and Rina with their problems. Claire's [[Jerkass]] boyfriend is [[Domestic Abuser|verbally abusing]] her, while Rina's behaviour is becoming more evasive, making Ryou wonder what is really happening.
* In ''[[Uncharted|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]'', Elena keeps coming to Nate's rescue despite their prickly relationship, and {{spoiler|almost gets killed by a grenade for her trouble}}. [[Betty and Veronica|Compare her to Chloe]], the sex kitten love interest of this instalment, who {{spoiler|repeatedly gets the hell out of dodge and saves her own skin rather than stick around and help Nate}}.
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