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** ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]'' or ''[[The Secret Garden]]''?

* This story is an epic [[Space Opera]]. The main character is an emperor with a prolonged lifespan who finds himself fighting an old foe from his past, and switches between fighting with and aiding another monarchy. 

* In this video game, a protagonist with a blue and red color scheme and [[Anime Hair|very odd hair]] is just trying to do his job, but has to deal with a [[Genki Girl]] sidekick, a lolitastic [[Love Freak]] and a flamboyantly sophisticated rival. All of these characters, particularly the protagonist and his rival, turn out to be more closely connected than we originally thought. In a later game, the blue and red protagonist is replaced by a red and white one with some [[Parental Abandonment|family issues]]. Although most of the original cast are nowhere to be seen, the original protagonist is still there, and one female character returns for another important role. The new rival is blonde, famous and plays the guitar, and the new female lead is the subject of a major plot twist toward the end. Also, a blue creature with googly eyes, supposedly based on a [[Real Life]] animal, serves as a mascot in the series, and there's one guy who incorporates as much [[Gratuitous Foreign Language]] into his daily speech as possible.

** ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' or ''[[Disgaea]]''?

** Got to be [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], right? Well, unless I'm talking about [[Spock's Beard]]...

* The story involves peril, adventure, and shadowy conspiratorial goings-on, but the emotional heart centers around an [[Odd Couple]] of two men who are ''very'' fond of each other. The younger one is a genius [[Guile Hero]] with killer cheekbones who has arguable sociopathic tendencies but remains on the side of good (in an antiheroic sort of way) and could even be seen as a bit of an understated woobie (or at least a sympathetic [[Broken Ace]]). The older one is a bit shorter, more cute than male-model handsome, very competent in his own skill set, and rather nicer than his partner. One of the guys has an [[Ambiguous Disorder]]. The other once served in the military and is an excellent shot. A sexually ambiguous dark-haired young man with a fondness for messing with the guys' heads makes an appearance as a villain. Who are this dynamic duo?

* This is a series of British TV dramas, composed of multiple very short mini-series, that is based (with notable deviations) on a series of classic British tales that are icons of their genre. The title character is a tall, thin, pale [[Badass Bookworm]] with curly dark hair, fangirl-bait cheekbones, and an aloof demeanor. He has a best friend/sidekick/foil who is a shorter, fairer-haired, more approachable [[Badass Adorable]]. They have lots of homoerotic subtext. One of the major supporting characters is an attractive in his own right older guy who functions as a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]. A lot of the tension in the second miniseries is due to the machinations of an Irishman who has a thing against the main character. The last episode of the second miniseries involves a serious assault against the protagonist's reputation, and ends in a major character making a heartrending [[Heroic Sacrifice]].

* A nerd with few friends is consistently baffled by someone in pink who has many friends, and finds a rival prone to boasting and gloating who knows magic.

** Am I talking about [[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter]] or [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Twilight Sparkle]]?