
Such characters may go for a Friends All Along fight if one is introduced before the other. Often, they have opposite morals, personalities, or fighting ability which is presumably the cause of the vitriol, since they see in each other the kind of flaws they just can't stand to ignore (or maybe it's just because they're both Deadpan Snarkers). A Friend in Need may be needed to make this manifest.

But underneath the verbal fencing is a rock-solid friendship that no Smug Snake, Manipulative Bastard, or Hate Plague could hope to chip at. They duke it out on equal terms, hurling insults at one another with prejudice, maybe ever since they were little kids. Many true friends are openly warm and affectionate with each other, keeping a united front in public and having their arguments in private.


When two people who bicker and argue constantly are still the very best of friends.
