Cube, the evil surgeon, and Midori no Kaiju, who just wanted to destroy things, did not get along, but worked together because they would be defeated by the Kaiju Big Battel heroes as individuals. Half of the protagonists are transforming into eldritch monsters as a side effect of their unwilling servitude to the Powers, and the other half have started using increasingly unscrupulous methods (Basira making deals with Elias to get information, Martin's involvement in Peter's secret plans), leading to a dynamic where none of them trust each other enough to work together and get anything done. In The Magnus Archives, the entire Archives team has fallen into this as of season 4.Zephyr and Orpheus are also like this, but they simply don't trust one another. After a while, they do start to get along and look out for each other. Fang murdered Lexia's family AND destroyed her village, and they are forced to work together for a greater cause, which is to kill the queen of Skiya. This applies to two pairs of characters in Guiders of Our Dreams.Leads to Damien kidnapping Mark when he finds out Mark is a mimic. Bright reluctantly helps Damien improve his ability and then has him infiltrate the AM's headquarters to get Mark, in exchange for finding Damien someone who can also manipulate minds. Bright and Damien are forced to do this in season two of The Bright Sessions. Often, this is how Fire-Forged Friends start out. If they really don’t like each other, than usually one side or the other will give them an Implied Death Threat, and depending on who reaches their goals first, they will proceed to carry out a You Have Outlived Your Usefulness. May end up as an Inevitable Mutual Betrayal. Red Oni, Blue Oni and Vitriolic Best Buds are duos rather than teams, but they usually display this trope. Not to be confused with teams whose members always clench their teeth, or with pronounced determination shared within a group. Family Drama usually has this within a family. Frequently a by-product of Jurisdiction Friction. Chained Heat is a more specific version of this trope involving being forced to work with someone by some method of a physical attachment. An Enemy Mine and Colliding Criminal Conspiracies usually results in this trope. Conversely, this trope is a good counterpoint to True Companions it is a way of introducing some conflict and authenticity into works that would otherwise be too sugary.Ĭontrast We ARE Struggling Together, and A House Divided where there's lots of infighting on the same side but no teamwork. If the series goes on long enough (and becomes less cynical), with enough Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other moments, this might turn into The Power of Friendship or The Power of Love. The Leader may often find himself demanding an Ordered Apology.Ĭompare Fighting the Lancer (where animosity between teammates actually does lead to a fight), Headbutting Heroes (where the heroes are not necessarily working together) and Can't Default to Murder (where a hero has to force his villainous teammate not to kill).Ĭontrast Sour Supporter, who is convinced that the team is doomed to failure, but works well with them anyway. The touchstone of enmity is family, after all. This dysfunctional teamwork often takes the form of Family Drama (in cases where the team includes at least part of a Dysfunctional Family). It also helps ensure that the group is interesting and varied without raising questions of why they work so perfectly together. It's particularly dramatic if the group undergoes a period of Divided We Fall first. Generally, the imperfect teamwork generated serves as both a good source of drama and/or comedy, depending on the situation. It's still not at the far cynical end of the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism, however, because it still assumes that people can (and should) at least work together. The problem with this sort of team is that they have trouble using The Power of Friendship or The Power of Love to win–likely because this is essentially the more cynical version of those tropes. In fiction, this often occurs when there are multiple villains trying to work together, a mismatched team of heroes, or a situation where former enemies have to team up. Sometimes in Real Life, people on the same side don't get along.
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