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* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Let's face it]], you can argue that [[Betty and Veronica|Asuka's Betty and Rei's Veronica or vice versa]] until the Angels come home, but either way, Kaworu is one ''damn'' [[Ho Yay|successful]] [[Gay Option|third option]]. Though he fails miserably in the manga, where he's gotten an "evil" upgrade and any attraction on Shinji's part is only expressed both briefly and {{spoiler|posthumously}}.
** Mana Kirishima from the ''Girlfriend of Steel'' game. She has an unusual amount of hate directed at her, when you consider that she's a ''[[Canon Foreigner]]'' who barely even appears anywhere outside of her own game.
* The first two seasons of ''[[ZeroThe noFamiliar Tsukaimaof Zero]]'' saw a [[Love Dodecahedron|wide variety]] of love interests for Saito, but by the end of season two it was pretty much narrowed down to [[Tsundere|Louise]] and [[Meido|Siesta]]. Enter [[Gag Boobs|Tiffania]]. Louise's reaction in particular could be heard from space. And then Tiffania was pushed to the back and replaced by [[Everything's Better with Princesses|Princess Henrietta]], whereupon both Louise and Siesta were simply dumbfounded and stricken with worry: Louise had a [[Heroic BSOD]] and Siesta finicked about how she could easily remove all opposition and be alone with him.
* Ukyo Kuonji in ''[[Ranma ½]]''. Until her arrival, the primary contenders for Ranma's affection had been Akane (Betty) and Shampoo (Veronica). Although she never escaped [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] status, Ukyo was still a relatively plausible third option and remains a popular choice in the fandom; she's even hit with [[Die for Our Ship]] ''less'' often than Akane and Shampoo are, in direct contrast to the common trend of the third option getting hit by the hardest with [[Die for Our Ship]].
* In ''[[xxxHolic]]'', the [[Double Subversion|Double Subverted]] [[Love Triangle]] between Watanuki, Himawari, and [[Shipping Goggles|Doumeki]] has a monkey wrench thrown into it when it's revealed that... the one he cares the most about is {{spoiler|his boss and mistress Yuuko Ichihara, for whom he sacrifices the right to leave the shop forever, [[I Will Wait for You|until she returns to him]]}}. Doumeki is... less than pleased about this arrangement, and Himawari's reaction has yet to be shown. However, this has not discouraged Doumeki from ''still'' pursuing Watanuki and [[Ho Yay|acting like his husband]].