True Companions/Western Animation: Difference between revisions

** Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee are true companions, although {{spoiler|eventually this falls apart--Mai betrays the true companions first, then Ty Lee sides with her, probably because Azula is a scary controlling maniac and being her true companion sucks; also notable is the fact that Mai stood up for Ty Lee against her boyfriend, who was making fun of her, and Azula who laughs at this teasing. The loss of this crew causes Azula's subsequent emotional breakdown.}}

*** These three make a pretty nice subversion of the concept, actually; one person so scary they can get people to put their lives on the line in any number of situations just because taking that risk is still preferable to dealing with that one person.

* Subverted in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'': in the beginning, the kids weren't very loyal to each other, and worked more like a [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork|team of convenience]] than friends. They never hesitated to kick someone out of the group when they crossed a line, such as when Ulrich used the [[Time Travel]] program to cheat on the lottery, and when XANA convinced them Jérémie was toying with their safety. In fact, XANA's plots frequently involved trying to break the team up, and worked quite well each time, for a while. Thanks to [[Character Development]], though, things have changed, especially in the Season 2 finale. On the up-side, this provides a pleasant break from [[The Power of Friendship]] message that's reiterated [[Once an Episode]] in most [[Five-Man Band]] shows. It's worth noting that before coming together as a team, Jeremie and Yumi were friendless social outcasts and Aelita was trapped in a computer for ten years. Although the fact they're doing it all to help Aelita in the first place brings them right back into [[Power of Friendship]] territory. As the [[Flash Back]] episode shows, the reason they are antagonistic to Sissi is because she betrayed that trust. Otherwise, she might be a part of the group or at least a [[Secret Keeper]].

* Mr. Schneider's class from ''[[Gravedale High]]''. The kind-hearted human teacher Mr. Schneider tries his best to keep his monster students in line, and is glad to help them whenever they have an issue. The students themselves also help each other time after time, like when Vinnie Stoker [[Heroic BSOD|lost the confidence to fly after being struck by lightning]].

* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'': [[Team Dad|Eddy is very much the "dad" of the group]], while [[Team Mom|Edd is the "mom"]] and Ed is the "child." A lot of [[Team Dad|Eddy]] and [[Team Mom|Edd's]] arguments, especially involving Ed's behavior, come across as marital bickering. Slash writers are fond of invoking this [[Trope]], but it works on a purely platonic level, too.

* This is largely the whole point of ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', with the "Foster's Five" considering each other to be family. Pretty [[Justified Trope|justified]], as four of them are imaginary friends, who can't technically have blood relatives, and one is the imaginary friend of the only human, who was created by said human and owes his existence to him.

* In ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Hank and his neighbors, even Khan eventually, are true companions, though Dale generally will only be on the receiving end of help in risky situations due to his cowardice. Toward the end of the "Not in My Back-hoe" episode, Hank touches on the difference between his relationship with his neighbors and that with his friends. Hank also treats his coworkers as true companions, but this is not reciprocated, at least not by Buck consistantly (though he does go to bat for Hank occasionally, particularly in when Hank is in a bad legal situation [assuming that Buck isn't framing Hank]).

** On the other hand, Hank downright hates talking to his coworkers outside of work and wants nothing to do with their problems that aren't propane related.

* Lucky, Rolly, Cadpig, and Spot the Chicken from the ''[[101 Dalmatians]]'' [[Recycled: the Series|TV series]]

* ''[[Metalocalypse]]'':

'''Shane:''' I'm a Galaxy Ranger. Make sure you never forget that. }}

** Mindnet also marks the first time the Rangers "pool their badges" in a [[Mental Fusion]] tactic that is used occasionally throughout the rest of the series. Zachary is very quick to fall into the [[Team Dad]] role, especially when it comes to the parent-less Niko and Shane. Fanon states that his true-companion relationship with the Rangers is what has kept him relatively sane after the loss of his wife and his rebuilding into a [[Hollywood Cyborg]].

* The cast and the producer of ''LilyMu'' from ''[[Kappa Mikey]]''. Though there are many other cast and crew members seen in the background, the show only focuses on the seven principle characters.

* ''[[Top Cat]]'': Top Cat and his gang.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'':

** Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash. It's a series about [[The Power of Friendship]]. They may fight sometimes, but it's crystal clear that no matter what, there's no way they're abandoning one another.

** Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom, who bonded [[Fire-Forged Friends|for a mutual reason]] to form the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

* Spider-Man, Firestar, and Iceman on ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' are [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], best friends in both their costumed and civilian identities.

 

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