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* In ''[[Secret Wars]]'', one of Marvel's first [[Crisis Crossover]]s, tensions rise between the [[X-Men]] and the other Marvel heroes out of distrust (though most of them have worked with the X-Men in the past at least once, so they really should have [[Aesop Amnesia|known better]]). When Hawkeye gets in Cyclops' face, Wolverine cuts in and says, "Cyclops might be a jerk, but he's ''our'' jerk!"
* A recurring trope for the Thing of the [[Fantastic Four]] — he will constantly threaten, shove around, fight with, and even beat up the Human Torch, but the moment anyone ''else'' lays a finger on him, Ben will exclaim "no one hits Matchstick but me!" and will not stop until the villain has been pummeled thoroughly. Johnny Storm reciprocates similarly — he is constantly making fun of and playing cruel pranks on the Thing while showing little to no sensitivity about his monstrous appearance, but will furiously leap to his defense if anyone ''else'' hurts Ben's feelings.
** Also, throughout most of the Fantastic Four's history, the Thing was harassed and teased by his former gang on Yancy Street who tended to call him a "sell out"; however, they often helped him and the rest of his team if a villain was giving them trouble on their turf, claiming "that's our job" on such occasions.
* In ''[[The Sandman]]'', Cain goes absolutely berserk when {{spoiler|The Kindly Ones}} kill Abel. It should be pointed out that Abel dies a lot of times in the series... always killed by Cain, of course.
** On the flip side, Abel also takes the event very badly judging by his last words. Mind you, it's not like he ''likes'' Cain killing him on a near-constant basis, but that's the way their story has always gone. When {{spoiler|The Kindly Ones}} do it he gets upset, exclaiming that they don't even know him.
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