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{{quote|''The man with friends is rich.''|Eritrean proverb.}}
{{quote|''The man with friends is rich.''|Eritrean proverb.}}


{{quote|''"You know... you act like such a lonely man. But look at you! You've got the biggest family on Earth!"''|Sarah Jane Smith, ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''}}
{{quote|''"You know... you act like such a lonely man. But look at you! You've got the biggest family on Earth!"''|Sarah Jane Smith, ''[[Doctor Who]]''}}


{{quote|''[[Memetic Mutation|"I fight for my friends!"]]''|'''Ike''', a ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' character in ''[[Super Smash Bros|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''}}
{{quote|''[[Memetic Mutation|"I fight for my friends!"]]''|'''Ike''', a ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' character in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''}}


{{quote|''"Because they saved me from myself; they rescued me from my loneliness. They were the first to accept me for who I am. They're my friends."''|'''Naruto Uzumaki''', ''[[Naruto]]''}}
{{quote|''"Because they saved me from myself; they rescued me from my loneliness. They were the first to accept me for who I am. They're my friends."''|'''Naruto Uzumaki''', ''[[Naruto]]''}}
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{{quote|''You became friends with Yosuke. Yosuke will now '''die for you.'''''|from a ''[[Persona 4]]'' [http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/26044.html webcomic]}}
{{quote|''You became friends with Yosuke. Yosuke will now '''die for you.'''''|from a ''[[Persona 4]]'' [http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/26044.html webcomic]}}


{{quote|''Friends = Power Ups. Have as many as you can at all times.''|'''The Laws of Super Robot Anime #48'''}}
{{quote|''Friends {{=}} Power Ups. Have as many as you can at all times.''|'''The Laws of Super Robot Anime #48'''}}


{{quote|''Loners are losers.''|'''[[Frank Sinatra]]'''}}
{{quote|''Loners are losers.''|'''[[Frank Sinatra]]'''}}


{{quote|'''Fiore:''' And now, you die!<br />
{{quote|'''Fiore:''' And now, you die!
'''Mina:''' Don't, don't! Sailor Moon has done more for me than like anyone!<br />
'''Mina:''' Don't, don't! Sailor Moon has done more for me than like anyone!
'''Lita:''' She's the best friend you could wish for; just ask Darien, and she could be your friend too.<br />
'''Lita:''' She's the best friend you could wish for; just ask Darien, and she could be your friend too.
'''Amy:''' Join us Fiore! Put your powers towards building more friendships!<br />
'''Amy:''' Join us Fiore! Put your powers towards building more friendships!
'''Fiore:''' You think I'm an idiot? She did this to herself! You're just want to trick me so you can steal Darien away.<br />
'''Fiore:''' You think I'm an idiot? She did this to herself! You're just want to trick me so you can steal Darien away.
'''Raye:''' HAHAHAHA! GUYS [[Subverted Trope|THAT WAS HYSTERICAL!]]<br />
'''Raye:''' HAHAHAHA! GUYS [[Subverted Trope|THAT WAS HYSTERICAL!]]
'''Lita:''' I know! I can't believe I kept a straight face through that shit.<br />
'''Lita:''' I know! I can't believe I kept a straight face through that shit.
'''Mina:''' God, Amy, could you have ''said'' [[Glurge|more sappy shit?]]<br />
'''Mina:''' God, Amy, could you have ''said'' [[Glurge|more sappy shit?]]
'''Fiore:''' [[Berserk Button|You lying whores!]]|''[[Sailor Moon Abridged]]''}}
'''Fiore:''' [[Berserk Button|You lying whores!]]|''[[Sailor Moon Abridged]]''}}




{{quote|''Friends will be friends''<br />
{{quote|''Friends will be friends''
''When you're in need of love, they give you care and attention''<br />
''When you're in need of love, they give you care and attention''
''Friends will be friends''<br />
''Friends will be friends''
''When you're through with life and all hope is lost''<br />
''When you're through with life and all hope is lost''
''Hold out your hand 'cause friends will be friends''<br />
''Hold out your hand 'cause friends will be friends''
''Right 'till the end''|[[Queen]], "Friends Will Be Friends"}}
''Right 'till the end''|[[Queen]], "Friends Will Be Friends"}}


{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Greed}}: '''Yeah, it's true. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|The one thing I've always wanted was to have friends..like them.]]|''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''}}
{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Greed}}: '''Yeah, it's true. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|The one thing I've always wanted was to have friends..like them.]]|''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''}}


{{quote|''Dear George: Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings. Love, Clarence.''|''[[Its a Wonderful Life]]''}}
{{quote|''Dear George: Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings. Love, Clarence.''|''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''}}


{{quote|''We know the personalities of the four kids very well by this point, so now we're getting to see how those personalities mesh with new people outside their social bubble, and how in their own ways they're sort of reversing the antagonism of these self appointed adversaries and turning them into friends, even in spite of everyone's best efforts to avoid that outcome.''<br />
{{quote|''We know the personalities of the four kids very well by this point, so now we're getting to see how those personalities mesh with new people outside their social bubble, and how in their own ways they're sort of reversing the antagonism of these self appointed adversaries and turning them into friends, even in spite of everyone's best efforts to avoid that outcome.''
''As always, friendship prevails.''|[[MS Paint Adventures|Andrew Hussie]] on [http://www.formspring.me/andrewhussie/q/400269965 Formspring], explaining a major plotline in ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]].''}}
''As always, friendship prevails.''|[[MS Paint Adventures|Andrew Hussie]] on [http://www.formspring.me/andrewhussie/q/400269965 Formspring], explaining a major plotline in ''[[Homestuck]].''}}


{{quote|'''Turkey Creek Jack Johnson:''' Why you doin' this, Doc?<br />
{{quote|'''Turkey Creek Jack Johnson:''' Why you doin' this, Doc?
'''Doc Holliday:''' Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.<br />
'''Doc Holliday:''' Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
'''Turkey Creek Jack Johnson:''' Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.<br />
'''Turkey Creek Jack Johnson:''' Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
'''Doc Holliday:''' ...I don't. |''[[Tombstone]]''}}
'''Doc Holliday:''' ...I don't. |''[[Tombstone]]''}}


{{quote|''A Slayer with family and friends, that sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.''|'''Spike''', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (shortly after [[Mama Bear|Joyce]] hit him with a fire axe)}}
{{quote|''A Slayer with family and friends, that sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.''|'''Spike''', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (shortly after [[Mama Bear|Joyce]] hit him with a fire axe)}}


{{quote| Friends will help you move. ''Real'' friends will help you move a body.}}
{{quote|Friends will help you move. ''Real'' friends will help you move a body.}}


{{quote|You and your friends vs 10 million zombies... They're gonna need more zombies.|[[Left 4 Dead|Left 4 Dead 2]] tagline}}
{{quote|You and your friends vs 10 million zombies... They're gonna need more zombies.|''[[Left 4 Dead|Left 4 Dead 2]]'' tagline}}


{{quote|'''Ven''': Whatever it takes. Anything to save Terra and Aqua.<br />
{{quote|'''Ven''': Whatever it takes. Anything to save Terra and Aqua.
'''Vanitas''': Hmph. It's ''always'' about your friends, isn't it?<br />
'''Vanitas''': Hmph. It's ''always'' about your friends, isn't it?
'''Ven''': At least I have some! I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine. [[Call Forward|My friends are my power]]...and I'm theirs!|''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep]]''}}
'''Ven''': At least I have some! I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine. [[Call Forward|My friends are my power]]...and I'm theirs!|''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]''}}


{{quote|'''Sonic''': We'll show that creep the REAL SUPERPOWER of TEAMWORK!|''[[Sonic Heroes (Video Game)|Sonic Heroes]]''}}
{{quote|'''Sonic''': We'll show that creep the REAL SUPERPOWER of TEAMWORK!|''[[Sonic Heroes]]''}}


{{quote|''Well, the worst of times they, they don't faze me''<br />
{{quote|''Well, the worst of times they, they don't faze me''
''Even if I look and act pretty crazy''<br />
''Even if I look and act pretty crazy''
''I went way down, she betrayed me''<br />
''I went way down, she betrayed me''
''Now my vision is no longer hazy''<br />
''Now my vision is no longer hazy''
''I'm very lucky to have my crew''<br />
''I'm very lucky to have my crew''
''They stood by me when she flew''<br />
''They stood by me when she flew''
''I've been knocked down, beat down, black and blue''<br />
''I've been knocked down, beat down, black and blue''
''She's not the one coming back for you''|[[Rancid]], "Fall Back Down"}}
''She's not the one coming back for you''|[[Rancid]], "Fall Back Down"}}


{{quote|''Had you worked together instead of against each other, you might have been successful.''|'''[[Big Bad|M. Bison]]''', ''[[Street Fighter (Film)|Street Fighter]]: The Movie''.}}
{{quote|''Had you worked together instead of against each other, you might have been successful.''|'''[[Big Bad|M. Bison]]''', ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]: The Movie''.}}


{{quote|''"Then one day, I realized you were all there for me, Shizuru, and Mai and Mikoto, and there I was, smiling, happy. If that hadn't dawned on me, I might've remained the bitter girl I'd been. But the love that Shizuru had for me and the feelings that Mai and Tate had for each other made me realize that people can't live alone. It might seem obvious to anyone else, but it was an important truth that I discovered only recently. Anyway, it's kind of embarrassing, but let me say it. Thank you to all those who stuck around me."''|Natsuki Kuga, [[Mai Hi ME]] Special 25.}}
{{quote|''"Then one day, I realized you were all there for me, Shizuru, and Mai and Mikoto, and there I was, smiling, happy. If that hadn't dawned on me, I might've remained the bitter girl I'd been. But the love that Shizuru had for me and the feelings that Mai and Tate had for each other made me realize that people can't live alone. It might seem obvious to anyone else, but it was an important truth that I discovered only recently. Anyway, it's kind of embarrassing, but let me say it. Thank you to all those who stuck around me."''|Natsuki Kuga, [[My-HiME]] Special 25.}}


{{quote|There was laughter inside his own head, shrill, high-pitched laughter...he could smell the [[Emotion Eater|Dementor's]] putrid, death-cold breath filling his own lungs, drowning him - ''think...something happy...''<br />
{{quote|There was laughter inside his own head, shrill, high-pitched laughter...he could smell the [[Emotion Eater|Dementor's]] putrid, death-cold breath filling his own lungs, drowning him - ''think...something happy...''
But there was no happiness in him...the Dementor's icy fingers were closing on his throat - the high-pitched laughter was growing louder and louder, and a voice spoke inside his head:'' 'Bow to death, Harry...it might even be painless...I would not know...I have never died..' ''<br />
But there was no happiness in him...the Dementor's icy fingers were closing on his throat - the high-pitched laughter was growing louder and louder, and a voice spoke inside his head:'' 'Bow to death, Harry...it might even be painless...I would not know...I have never died..' ''
He was never going to see Ron and Hermione again -<br />
He was never going to see Ron and Hermione again -
And their faces burst clearly into his mind as he fought for breath.<br />
And their faces burst clearly into his mind as he fought for breath.
'[[Animal Battle Aura|EXPECTO PATRONUM!]]'|''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Harry Potter]]''}}
'[[Animal Battle Aura|EXPECTO PATRONUM!]]'|''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (novel)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''}}




{{quote|'''Robin:''' Everything okay?<br />
{{quote|'''Robin:''' Everything okay?
'''Starfire:''' I am sorry.<br />
'''Starfire:''' I am sorry.
'''Robin:''' ''You're'' sorry? For what?<br />
'''Robin:''' ''You're'' sorry? For what?
'''Starfire:''' When things were...bad, there was a moment where I truly believed that you were...like Slade. I doubted you. And for that, I am sorry.<br />
'''Starfire:''' When things were...bad, there was a moment where I truly believed that you were...like Slade. I doubted you. And for that, I am sorry.
'''Robin:''' I doubted myself, Star. Focused, serious, determined...as much as I hate to admit it, [[Not So Different|he and I are kind of alike.]] But there's one big difference between me and Slade. (smiling) He doesn't have any friends.|''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]''}}
'''Robin:''' I doubted myself, Star. Focused, serious, determined...as much as I hate to admit it, [[Not So Different|he and I are kind of alike.]] But there's one big difference between me and Slade. (smiling) He doesn't have any friends.|''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''}}


{{quote|'''Satan:''' What the devil? That Hell was practically inescapable.<br />
{{quote|'''Satan:''' What the devil? That Hell was practically inescapable.
'''Sam:''' Sorry, Satan. Your demon impostor was no match for the true power of friendship and cooperation!<br />
'''Sam:''' Sorry, Satan. Your demon impostor was no match for the true power of friendship and cooperation!
'''Max:''' Plus I ripped out his kidneys.|''[[Sam and Max]]: What's New Beelzebub?''}}
'''Max:''' Plus I ripped out his kidneys.|''[[Sam and Max]]: What's New Beelzebub?''}}


{{quote|Friendship is Magic|''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''}}
{{quote|Friendship is Magic|''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''}}


{{quote| '''Twilight Sparkle (at first)''': "The future of Equestria does [[Genre Blind|not]] rest on me making friends!"}}
{{quote|'''Twilight Sparkle (at first)''': "The future of Equestria does [[Genre Blind|not]] rest on me making friends!"}}


{{quote|'''Twilight Sparkle (later)''': "I felt it the very moment I realised how happy I was to hear you... to see you... how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me, when I realised that you all... are ''my friends''!"|''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''}}
{{quote|'''Twilight Sparkle (later)''': "I felt it the very moment I realised how happy I was to hear you... to see you... how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me, when I realised that you all... are ''my friends''!"|''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''}}


{{quote|''"Even in Hell, there is a single blooming flower of friendship. It rocks back and forth over the waves, leaving one single petal behind as a memento. Someday, it will certainly bloom. Okama Way!"''|'''Mr. 2 Bon Kurei''', ''[[One Piece]]''}}
{{quote|''"Even in Hell, there is a single blooming flower of friendship. It rocks back and forth over the waves, leaving one single petal behind as a memento. Someday, it will certainly bloom. Okama Way!"''|'''Mr. 2 Bon Kurei''', ''[[One Piece]]''}}


{{quote|'''[[US Acres]] Characters''': For a walk in the park, for a shot in the dark, friends are there!<br />
{{quote|'''[[U.S. Acres]] Characters''': For a walk in the park, for a shot in the dark, friends are there!
'''[[Deadpan Snarker|Garfield]]''': I don't care.<br />
'''[[Deadpan Snarker|Garfield]]''': I don't care.
'''[[US Acres]] Characters''': But friends will care...for youuuuuuuuu!|''Friends Are There'', the first opening theme song of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''}}
'''[[U.S. Acres]] Characters''': But friends will care...for youuuuuuuuu!|''Friends Are There'', the first opening theme song of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''}}


{{quote|'''Cora''': "Are we to be friends then?"<br />
{{quote|'''Cora''': "Are we to be friends then?"
'''Lady Grantham''': "We are allies, my dear, which can be a good deal more effective."|''[[Downton Abbey]]'', [[Averted Trope|averting]] this trope.}}
'''Lady Grantham''': "We are allies, my dear, which can be a good deal more effective."|''[[Downton Abbey]]'', [[Averted Trope|averting]] this trope.}}


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The man with friends is rich.
—Eritrean proverb.
"You know... you act like such a lonely man. But look at you! You've got the biggest family on Earth!"
—Sarah Jane Smith, Doctor Who
"Because they saved me from myself; they rescued me from my loneliness. They were the first to accept me for who I am. They're my friends."
Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto
"You can never hope to grasp the source of our power."
Buffy Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
You became friends with Yosuke. Yosuke will now die for you.
Friends = Power Ups. Have as many as you can at all times.
The Laws of Super Robot Anime #48
Loners are losers.

Fiore: And now, you die!
Mina: Don't, don't! Sailor Moon has done more for me than like anyone!
Lita: She's the best friend you could wish for; just ask Darien, and she could be your friend too.
Amy: Join us Fiore! Put your powers towards building more friendships!
Fiore: You think I'm an idiot? She did this to herself! You're just want to trick me so you can steal Darien away.
Raye: HAHAHAHA! GUYS THAT WAS HYSTERICAL!
Lita: I know! I can't believe I kept a straight face through that shit.
Mina: God, Amy, could you have said more sappy shit?

Fiore: You lying whores!


Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love, they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand 'cause friends will be friends

Right 'till the end
Queen, "Friends Will Be Friends"
Dear George: Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings. Love, Clarence.

We know the personalities of the four kids very well by this point, so now we're getting to see how those personalities mesh with new people outside their social bubble, and how in their own ways they're sort of reversing the antagonism of these self appointed adversaries and turning them into friends, even in spite of everyone's best efforts to avoid that outcome.

As always, friendship prevails.
Andrew Hussie on Formspring, explaining a major plotline in Homestuck.

Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Why you doin' this, Doc?
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.

Doc Holliday: ...I don't.
A Slayer with family and friends, that sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (shortly after Joyce hit him with a fire axe)

Friends will help you move. Real friends will help you move a body.

You and your friends vs 10 million zombies... They're gonna need more zombies.
Left 4 Dead 2 tagline

Ven: Whatever it takes. Anything to save Terra and Aqua.
Vanitas: Hmph. It's always about your friends, isn't it?

Ven: At least I have some! I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine. My friends are my power...and I'm theirs!
Sonic: We'll show that creep the REAL SUPERPOWER of TEAMWORK!

Well, the worst of times they, they don't faze me
Even if I look and act pretty crazy
I went way down, she betrayed me
Now my vision is no longer hazy
I'm very lucky to have my crew
They stood by me when she flew
I've been knocked down, beat down, black and blue

She's not the one coming back for you
Rancid, "Fall Back Down"
Had you worked together instead of against each other, you might have been successful.
M. Bison, Street Fighter: The Movie.
"Then one day, I realized you were all there for me, Shizuru, and Mai and Mikoto, and there I was, smiling, happy. If that hadn't dawned on me, I might've remained the bitter girl I'd been. But the love that Shizuru had for me and the feelings that Mai and Tate had for each other made me realize that people can't live alone. It might seem obvious to anyone else, but it was an important truth that I discovered only recently. Anyway, it's kind of embarrassing, but let me say it. Thank you to all those who stuck around me."
—Natsuki Kuga, My-HiME Special 25.

There was laughter inside his own head, shrill, high-pitched laughter...he could smell the Dementor's putrid, death-cold breath filling his own lungs, drowning him - think...something happy...
But there was no happiness in him...the Dementor's icy fingers were closing on his throat - the high-pitched laughter was growing louder and louder, and a voice spoke inside his head: 'Bow to death, Harry...it might even be painless...I would not know...I have never died..'
He was never going to see Ron and Hermione again -
And their faces burst clearly into his mind as he fought for breath.

'EXPECTO PATRONUM!'


Robin: Everything okay?
Starfire: I am sorry.
Robin: You're sorry? For what?
Starfire: When things were...bad, there was a moment where I truly believed that you were...like Slade. I doubted you. And for that, I am sorry.

Robin: I doubted myself, Star. Focused, serious, determined...as much as I hate to admit it, he and I are kind of alike. But there's one big difference between me and Slade. (smiling) He doesn't have any friends.

Satan: What the devil? That Hell was practically inescapable.
Sam: Sorry, Satan. Your demon impostor was no match for the true power of friendship and cooperation!

Max: Plus I ripped out his kidneys.
Sam and Max: What's New Beelzebub?
Friendship is Magic

Twilight Sparkle (at first): "The future of Equestria does not rest on me making friends!"

Twilight Sparkle (later): "I felt it the very moment I realised how happy I was to hear you... to see you... how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me, when I realised that you all... are my friends!"
"Even in Hell, there is a single blooming flower of friendship. It rocks back and forth over the waves, leaving one single petal behind as a memento. Someday, it will certainly bloom. Okama Way!"
Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, One Piece

U.S. Acres Characters: For a walk in the park, for a shot in the dark, friends are there!
Garfield: I don't care.

U.S. Acres Characters: But friends will care...for youuuuuuuuu!
Friends Are There, the first opening theme song of Garfield and Friends

Cora: "Are we to be friends then?"

Lady Grantham: "We are allies, my dear, which can be a good deal more effective."
Downton Abbey, averting this trope.
"I don't need a weapon. My friends are my power!"
"Two are better than one: they get a good wage for their labor. If the one falls, the other will lift up his companion. Woe to the solitary man! For if he should fall, he has no one to lift him up."