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The rival.

Especially the douchebag Machiavellian type rivals that the main character ends up friends or teaming up with after the main character 'proves their worth' to them by being stronger. No character growth outside of now they work with the protagonist.

I really want this trope to be subverted one day, like the douchey rival shows up and everyone is just like "Wow what a dickhead" and just relentlessly bullies him until he goes away.

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[–] Ligma_Male@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

i think that's a genuine cultural misalignment, rivalry in like kids sports or whatever isn't designed to be hateful like they are in the US and i assume most of the commonwealth has similar brainworms.

you're supposed to push eachother to do better, not throw eggs or drop a toilet off at the highschool across town.

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