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** Now, is the witch [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|the Big Bad]] or [[Bedknobs and Broomsticks|one of the good guys]]?

* During this game's expansion pack, an elderly official ranking in the seemingly good guy faction attempts to [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|establish peace and prosperity, albeit in a controversial and questionable way]], with the use of a special weapon. However, an army led by the previously villainous faction intervenes and meddles with the elder's plans. The official leads an army in white uniforms.

* A group of criminals enter into a wealthy man's dreams to trick him out of his secrets. In the course of the adventure, multiple layers of dreams are entered, "bigger guns" are summoned by the protagonists, the ultimate trick involves confronting the dreamer with a loved one that they're estranged from, people are removed from the dream by falling, and there's a risk that people stuck in the dream will enter a form of Limbo and go crazy if they stay in too long.

** ''[[Inception]]'' or [[Don Rosa]]'s [[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck|Dream of a Lifetime]]?

* 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]]''?

** ''[[And Then There Were None]]'' or ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]''? 

* It takes place in the Pacific Northwest. There's a character whose name begins with "Ed". One of the characters can predict the future, or at least says she can. A guy falls in love with someone in a way that could be interpreted as creepy and stalkerish, and they end up together. 

** ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'', right? Or is it ''[[Frasier]]''?

* Two swordsmen, a girl with guns and a super-intelligent [[Little Miss Badass]] fight against a large authority that is secretly an evil organization. The white-haired, red and black clad hero holds a massive grudge against a member of his family, but {{spoiler|it turns out they aren't so bad}}. The final boss is {{spoiler|a [[Treacherous Advisor]] to one of the main characters, who turns out to be both a former hero of legend and the de facto leader of the evil organization.}}

* A series that chronicles the occasionally weird [[Slice of Life|everyday adventures]] of a group of female friends, which includes a somewhat naive bookworm, an energentic and boastful girl who fancies herself a great athlete but is actually kind of a klutz, her hard-working and more level-headed [[Friendly Rival]], a girl who frets over her appearance a lot and is usually the most serious of the group, a bashful animal lover, and one girl who's [[Cloudcuckoolander|not all there.]]

** ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' or ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''?

** ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' or ''[[Red Dwarf]]''?

* This story takes place during a war between Capitalist and Communist nations. Among the more notable characters on the Soviet side are a manipulative leader, a subordinate played by Andrew Divoff whose name starts with "Kr", and a worrysome scientist. {{spoiler|The scientist makes an attempt to defect to the Allies.}}

* An iconic duo in British popular fiction, consisting of a multitalented man who is far smarter than most of the other people in the cast, and his less intellectually brilliant devoted chronicler, who typically narrates their adventures. The genius, while never going into [[Villain Protagonist]] territory, can get into [[Good Is Not Nice]] or [[Manipulative Bastard]] territory at times. The chronicler is likable and popular with women, but his relationship with the genius outlasts any of his romances. Together, they're the most famous creations of a prolific author, and their adventures have been adapted into a Granada TV series.

** [[Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes and John Watson]] or [[Jeeves and Wooster (novel)|Bertie Wooster and Jeeves]]?

* The story centers around an [[Odd Couple]] composed of a quirky, immature, dark-haired [[Mr. Fanservice]] with unusual eating habits who wears a long billowy coat, and his shorter, lighter haired partner with post-traumatic issues. They investigate murders and have buckets of [[Ho Yay]]. The best-known villain of the series is a stylishly creepy [[Sissy Villain]]-slash-[[Evil Genius]] who just can't stay away from billowy coat boy.

** ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'' or ''[[Sherlock]]''?

** 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 famous cartoon series with a large [[Periphery Demographic]] and is extremely popular over the internet, spawning [[Fountain of Memes|hundreds of memes]]. The main protagonist's (who's VA's first name starts with a T) friends include a [[The Ditz|ditzy]] pink [[Big Eater]], and an action-loving girl with a southern accent. There is also a villain who started out [[Laughably Evil]], but [[Beware the Silly Ones|turned out to be]] [[Not So Harmless]], [[Moral Event Horizon|brainwashing some of the main characters]] and turning the town into an awful hellhole, which was enough to get him onto the [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]] page. After this episode, the creator had stepped down. Also, in one episode, the friendly yellow character tried to become "more assertive" with the help of a mentor, but ended up losing friends. In another episode, the [[Workaholic]] kept on doing their job without getting any sleep, and went crazy from sleep deprivation. In fact, all of the main characters have had a [[Freak-Out|mental]] [[Sanity Slippage|breakdown]] at least once.

** ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' or ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''?

** [[Haruhi Suzumiya]] or {{spoiler|''[[Don Quixote]]''}} ?

* A man wakes up finding he has superpowers which eventually develop into godlike power, turning him into an unstoppable tank. However he finds that he is not the only one, and must stop them from causing chaos in the city (which has been quarantined, resulting in a [[Crapsack World]]). Eventually he discovers a shady organization is behind the quarantine, and they want you dead.