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== Advertising ==
* Cereal mascots [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire|Count Chocula]] and [[Frankenstein's Monster|Frankenberry]] have always been rivals - [[Depending on the Writer]], their rivalry has ranged from friendly to ugly. Both often consider Boo Berry a rival too, but he's usually only interested in promoting his cereal.
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** May and Dawn both have their own Rivals, as previously mentioned; though as far as personality goes, May has Harley and Dawn has Ursula and—shockingly enough -- ''Jessie''.
** The manga have various, to name a few: ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has the game rivalries intact, mixed with important NPCs as rivals. ''[[Pokémon Golden Boys]]'' has Black, who is a counterpart to [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Silver]], and arguably Chris. ''[[Pocket Monsters (manga)|Pocket Monsters]]'' has Kai, who is a counterpart to [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Blue]]. ''[[Video Game/Pokemon Diamond And Pearl Adventure|Pokemon Diamond And Pearl Adventure]]'' has Jun, a counterpart to [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Damion]].
** James and Jesse tend to shift between Rivals and enemies to Ash and company frequently. Also, pretty much any other named member of Team Rocket is this to them, most often the case with Butch and Cassidy.
* Ryoga from ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
** Also from ''Ranma'', one-time manga character Asuka Saginomiya, "The White Lily", is Kodachi Kuno's rival. She pretty much IS Kodachi, just in a different color. She actually manages to top Kodachi in terms of hamming it up by carrying around a large picture frame with lilies tied to her back so she can pose.
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* Takahashi Keisuke (specifically, because he best fits the "intolerable ass" requirement), and at least half the cast of ''[[Initial D]]''.
* Syaoran Li in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''.
* Fate in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', throughout the first season. The second season featured one Wolkenritter to match up against each of the main combatants on the cast; Signum vs. Fate, Vita vs. Nanoha, and Zafila vs. Arf. Signum and Zafila were more like [[Worthy Opponent|worthy opponents]] to their respective counterparts, but Vita plays the trope straight.
* Kai of ''[[Beyblade]]'' gravitates between The Rival and [[The Lancer]].
* Hakuoh and Kokujo from ''[[Duel Masters]]'', the former doing a total 180 in every aspect after Shobu beats him, while the latter never really stops being the rival, softening only the slightest bit.
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* [[The Hero|Negi Springfield]] to [[The Lancer|Kotaro Inugami]] in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', though [[Rivals Team Up|Kotaro eventually joined]] the [[Nakama]] after a [[Heel Face Turn]]. [[Fire-Forged Friends|They become friends]]. A Similar rivalry exists between Negi's Father Nagi and Jack Rakan, who again later joined ''that'' Nakama. Currently, Fate Averruncus plays this to Negi as well as being his [[Arch Enemy]]. {{spoiler|We later find out that Fate did this at a time against Nagi as well}}.
* Suzu from ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]''.
* ''[[One Piece]]'':
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** Though, due to Luffy's generally friendly attitude towards the people he meets, these aren't yet very active rivalries. In particular, Luffy and Law's interactions have been beneficial for both of them, {{spoiler|with Law even being responsible for saving Luffy's life
** Zoro and Sanji are arguably the most visible rivalry, though of a much friendly type.
** Also, Mihawk ''encourages'' Zoro to be this to him; having given up on his rivalry to Shanks (due to Shanks losing an arm) he seeks a new [[Worthy Opponent]], and believes Zoro is the most likely candidate as such.
** Assassins Jabra and Lucci are fierce rivals, despite both being former associates as members of C9. It's not their fault, however. Lucci has consumed the ''Neko Neko no Mi'' Devil Fruit (the Cat-Cat Fruit) while Jabra's is the ''Inu Inu no Mi'' or Dog-Dog Fruit. The opposing natures of the two Fruits compel them to oppose each other as a cat and dog would.
** Because any member of the Eleven Supernovas could potentially achieve Gol D. Roger's title, all of them are technically rivals to the other ten, something Bonney is quick to remind Luffy of during the Egghead Arc. The only real exception is Blackbeard, who is [[Arch Enemy]] to Luffy and pretty much hated by the rest of them.
* ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has Ox claiming himself Maka's rival (only academically speaking), and Black Star sees himself as Kid's. Gopher appears to see Maka as his rival for Noah's attention, much to the girl's bewilderment upon first meeting the guy out to kill her with extreme prejudice. He takes the same attitude towards Kid who, like with Black Star, is simply not bothered.
* Ultra Magnus to Optimus Prime in ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', as he feels he should have gotten the Matrix. He never turns evil, despite Megatron's best efforts.
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'course, after that it wuz still gonna be ''our turn next''... }}
* [[X-Men|Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost]]. Kitty was initially far less willing to forgive Emma's crimes and reluctant to believe her [[Heel Face Turn]] was authentic. In fact, this is why Emma insisted Kitty be part of the X-Men, as she knew that if she ever ''did'' regress to her old ways, Kitty would be the first to notice it. Eventually they mellowed to a [[Friendly Rivalry]].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis%20of%20Bana-Mighdall Artemis] to [[Wonder Woman]]; as her name alone implies, this is a sad case of a rivalry due to both being "too much alike". Depending on the continuity and/or writer, their rivalry can be anything from friendly to ugly.
* [[Spider-Man]] and the Human Torch have been this ever since ''Amazing Spider-Man #8''; not the first time they met, but it was the time Spidey decided to be a jerk and crash the Torch's frat party, and the two have had a rivalry - of varying degrees of intensity - ever since.
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* Bimpe from ''[[Tinsel]]'' is Telema Duke's rival, both in the industry and for Soji. Kwame is Soji's rival. Brenda Mensah is Fred Ade-Williams's rival.
* [[Power Rangers]] examples:
** Eric to Wes in ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]''. Plus For [[Rivals Team Up]] and Eric becoming [[The Lancer]]
** Deker to Jayden in ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' counts as well.
** Jason and Goldar...accept no substitutes.
** The [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]] of ''[[Masked Rider]]'' suggested a rivalry exists between Lord Zedd and Count Count Dregon although it was never expanded upon.
** Lord Zedd was this to Master Vile, Rita's father, overlapping with [[Obnoxious In-Laws]] Yep, evil galactic conquerers have Obnoxious In-Laws.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''; Kendra was this to Buffy. Despite both being Slayers, their techniques and methods made them polar opposites (simply put, Buffy thought Kendra was too brutal, Kendra thought Buffy was too soft) but they became [[Fire-Forged Friends]] after a while.▼
** Used as backstory in ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]''. Supposedly King Mondo has a hated rival named King Aradon. This enemy never appears in the series, but he is the father of Princess Archerina, who Mondo's eldest son - Prince Gasket - fell in love with. Gasket and Archerina made their presence known during the short time where Mondo was believed dead.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'':
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** Spike claims he and [[Dracula]] were this until the latter sold the rights to his life story (presumably to [[Bram Stoker]]), became famous, and grew apart from his old "friends". As might be expected, Spike doesn't like him much.
== Radio ==
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== Tabletop Games ==
* In ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', many folk believe an Elementalist wizard or being with [[Elemental Powers]] will always be a rival (at least) of a wizard of being representing the opposite element, as Air opposes Earth and Water opposes Fire. These folk are wrong, as such wizards and beings usually consider those representing ''all three'' of the other elements to be hated rivals. In fact, most magical researchers believe that the creators of the ''staff of the elements'' - an epic-level magical item that could only have been built by four powerful archmages representing all four elements - were likely siblings, or had some other family bond [[Thicker Than Water| that prevented such a rivalry.]]
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
** The lore of the card game from ''Master Guide 4'') states that [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Slacker_Magician "Slacker Magician"] and [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Alchemic_Magician "Alchemic Magician"] are both friends and rivals, which is confirmed on the art of [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Xyz_Tribalrivals "Xyz Tribalrivals"]. Later cards - [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Arrivalrivals "Arrivalrivals"], [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Staring_Contest "Staring Contest"] and [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Get_Out! "Get Out!"] - suggest that [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Akashic_Magician "Akashic Magician"] is a rival to both of them.
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Poissoniere_de_Nouvelles Poissoniere de Nouvelles] and [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Patissciel_Couverture Patissciel Couverture] (both [[Chef of Iron|Chefs of Iron]] from the [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Nouvelles Novelles] Archetype) are this, given the artwork on [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Concours_de_Cuisine_(Confectionery_Contest) Concours de Cuisine].
** Possibly [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Witchcrafter_Edel Witchcrafter Edel] to [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Witchcrafter_Haine Witchcrafter Haine], given how upset Edel seems when Haine [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Witchcrafter_Vice-Madame is promoted to Vice-Madame].
== Toys ==
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** Kitana has one against her [[Evil Twin]] Mileena, while Jade has one against Tanya (who betrayed the royal family).
** And as for friendly rivalries, there's Liu Kang and his fellow Shaolin Kung Lao.
* [[Super Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'s
** [[Wario Land|Wario]] is
** Waluigi is also supposed to be Luigi's rival. It's even less likely that Luigi has noticed. In some games (like ''[[Mario Strikers]]'' and ''[[Mario Party]] 4'') he's also either this or a [[Villainous Crush]] (or both) to Daisy. If anything, Daisy seems to go out of her way to put him down.
** Also, Wendy P. Koopa's Trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros 64]]'' claims [[All There in the Manual]] she considers herself a Rival of both Peach ''and'' Daisy as rivals, but its doubtful ''either'' of them have ntoiced.
** Peach and Daisy. Well, not really as far as continuity is concerned, [[Fanfic Fuel| but fans often portray them as such.]]
* Ky Kiske to Sol Badguy in ''[[Guilty Gear]]''.
** Also Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi in ''[[BlazBlue]]''.
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*** {{spoiler|Although he isn't given the title of "rival," N arguably qualifies as well since he is racing against you to collect badges and even beats the Pokemon League before you a la Green/Blue.}}
** ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'', the true Rival is Calem or Serena (same deal as Brandon and May, the unused playable character) while Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor act as secondary Rivals, though in this case, all are more frequently allies.
** ''[[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]'' has Hau as the friendly Rival and Gladion as the darker type, while in ''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]'', the same roles are filled by Hop and Bede, respectively, adding Marnie as a third who falls somewhere
** Barring any future DLCs, ''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]'' only has one Rival for now, Nemona. President of the Academy's school council and the protagonist's mentor and [[Fan-Preferred Couple|(possibly)]] girlfriend. Potentially the strongest Rival, she is the only Rival other than Blue to be the League Champion, but unlike Blue, has that title at the start of the game. Being the player's mentor, she in under self-imposed handicap through much of the game, only using Pokemon that match the (approximate) levels of yours, and unlike most primary Rivals, selects the Starter that ''your'' Starter has Type Advantage against.
*** Also, when the player delves into the Great Crater of Paldea, it is revealed that {{spoiler|the Legendary Pokemon he befriended at the start of the game - Koraidon or Miraidon, depending on which game you are playing - has a Rival of its own, a stronger, slightly higher-level member of its species. The reason it was hurt when the trainer found it was due to a fight between it and this rival, and supposedly, the Professor was killed attempting to stop them from fighting. When it finally gets a chance at a rematch with this Rival, the point is driven home quickly - the first move the stronger one makes is always Taunt, as if it is daring the younger Pokemon to fight it again.}}
* Yanagi and Hiroki have this relationship in [[Canvas 2]] after reconciling.
* In the [[House of the Dead]] franchise, James Taylor seems to share a friendly rivalry with Thomas Rogan, hinted by the vs CPU mode in the Typing of the Dead and James' comment in the final score screen in the House of the Dead 4.
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