Archetype:Rivals

"Mou Ten, Shin, Ou Hon. Climb your way to the heights together. You need not always be assisting each other, standing on opposing sides occasionally is fine too. But simply, be aware of each other. If you are able to climb up together, then I am certain that bond will give birth to a Great Strength."

― Mou Gou, Hakurou's last words to his grandson Mou Ten and Ri Shin (Kingdom)

The archetype for individuals who are rivals, competitors who are striving towards a similar goal and seek to outdo each other.

Also Called[]

Adversary
Contenders

Properties[]

Users of this archetype are rivals. While they do not necessarily hate each other like archenemies, they are driven by their desire to surpass each other. On the counter side, the two are not necessarily friends or comrades either, as rivals oftentimes can't stand each other, leading them to butt heads regularly.

Associated Powers[]

Rivalry Empowerment

Relationships[]

Flaws/Weaknesses[]

May lose the drive to succeed without each other to compete against or if their respective goal is out of reach.
May argue (or wind up arguing) with the opponent (or may get into a fight with that said opponent) constantly, whether it's he or she.

Example Characters[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Tatsumi And Wave (Akame Ga Kill)
Akame And Kurome (Akame Ga Kill)
Dan Kuso and Shun Kazami (Bakugan: Battle Brawlers)
Kai Hiwatari and Tyson Granger (Beyblade Original series)
Gingka Hagane and Kyoya Tategami (Beyblade: Metal Saga)
Asta and Yuno Grinberryall (Black Clover)
Asta and Leopold Vermillion (Black Clover)
Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Bleach)
Denji and Katana Man (Chainsaw Man)
Lelouch vi Britannia and Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass)
Spike Spiegel and Andy the Cowboy (Cowboy Bebop)
Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi And Salamamdinay (Cross Ange Rondo Of The Angel And Dragon)
Taichi “Tai” Kamiya and Yamato “Matt” Ishida (Digimon Adventure)
Son Goku and Vegeta (Dragon Ball series)
Natsu Dragneel and Gray Fullbuster (Fairy Tail)
Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
Gray Fullbuster and Vastia (Fairy Tail)
Satellizer El Bridget And Holly Rose (Freezing)
Kazuya Aoi And Louis El Bridget (Freezing)
Kenshiro and Shin (Fist of the North Star)
Kangtuji Captain Tribe & Shube Red Tribe & Mozza Blue Tribe & Chai Yellow Tribe & Beto Green Tribe And Berg Brown Tribe & Les Purple Tribe & Ping (Gigatribe)
Bunshichi Tanba And Juuzou (Garouden)
Kang-lim Choi and Leon Raymond (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
Ihwa/Hero Killer and Jintae Yang (Hero Killer)
Ddraig and Albion (Highschool DxD)
Joseph Joestar and Caesar Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizzare Adventure)
Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Chu's Two and Qin Three
- Ou Ki and Hou Ken
- Ri Shin, Ou Hon and Mou Ten
- Ri Shin and Ri Boku
- Three Great Heavens, Wei Fire Dragons, and Six Great Generals
Anon (Law Of The Ueki)
Robert Haydn (Law Of The Ueki)
Izuku Midoriya, and Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia)
Kira Yamato And Athrun Zala (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed)
Kira Yamato & Athrun Zala And Shinn Asuka (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny)
Suletta Mercury And Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam Witch From Mercury)
Suletta Mercury And Ericht Samaya (Mobile Suit Gundam Witch From Mercury)
Lunamaria Hawke And Agnes Giebenrath (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom)
Rudeus 'Rudy' Greyrat And Orsted (Mushoku Tensei)
Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka (Naruto)
Roronoa Zoro and Sanji (One Piece)
Monkey D. Luffy, Trafalgar D. Law, and Eustass Kidd (One Piece)
Speed-o'-Sound Sonic and Saitama (One-Punch Man); one sided
Various Characters (Pokémon)
- Ash Ketchum & Gary Oak
- Zoey & Dawn
- Serena & Miette
Ranma Saotome and Ryoga Hibiki (Ranma 1/2)
Meliodas and Ban (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Yongbi and Goo Hwi (Yongbi the Invincible)
Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)
Yusuke and Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Cartoons/Comics

Ben Tennyson And Kevin Levin (Ben 10)
Trevor Belmont & Adrian Tepes/Alucard (Castlevania)
Cat and Keet (Cat & Keet)
Peter Griffin & The Giant Chicken (Family Guy)
Grizzy and Lemmings (Grizzy & the Lemmings)
Harry and Bunnie (Harry and Bunnie)
Herman and Katnip (Herman and Katnip)
Logan/James Howlett/Wolverine and Cyclops/Scott Summers (Marvel Comics)
Oggy, Joey, Dee Dee and Marky (Oggy and the Cockroaches)
Doggy Don and Karnal, Chhotu, Lambu and Motu (Rat-A-Tat)
Eric Cartman and Kyle Broflovski (South Park)
Peter Parker As Spiderman And Eddie Brock As Venom (Spiderman Series)
Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse (Tom & Jerry)
Zig and Sharko (Zig & Sharko)

Video Games

Kaiser Celeo Lion And Kaiser Regulus Lion (Animal Kaiser)
Kaiser Blue Shark And Kaiser Brutus Shark (Animal Kaiser)
Arc Eda Ricolne And Elk/Elc Kowalapule (Arc The Lad)
Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi (Blazblue)
Cecil Harvey and Kain Highwind (Final Fantasy IV)
Squall Leonhart and Seifer Almasy (Final Fantasy VIII)
Kratos and Hercules (God of War); one sided
Sora and Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
Ren Amamiya/Joker and Goro Akechi/Crow (Persona series)
Multiple Trainers (Pokémon)
- Red and Blue
- Ethan/Lyra/Kris & Silver
- Brendan, May, & Wally
- Lucas/Dawn & Barry
- Hilbert/Hilda, Cheren, & Bianca
- Nate/Rosa & Hugh
- Calem/Serena, Shauna, & Tierno
- Elio/Selene, Hau, & Gladion
- Victor/Gloria, Hop, Bede, Marnie, Klara, & Avery
- Florian/Juliana, Nemona, Carmine, & Kieran
Tyranitar & Duraludon (Pokémon)
Sonic and Shadow (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Mario and Wario (Super Mario Bros.)
EMIYA (Archer) and Cu Chulainn (TYPE-MOON)
Kana & Arjuna (TYPE-MOON)
Kiritsugu Emiya and Kirei Kotomine (TYPE-MOON)
Jin Kazama And Hwoarang (Tekken)
Ultra V And Togera (War Of The Monsters)

Films/Live Television

Rohan Mystic Knights Of Fire And Lugad (Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog)

Web Comics/Series

Edd and Edwardo (Eddsworld)
Carolina & Tex (Red v. Blue)
Reds and Blues (Red v. Blue)
Godbeast Rangers And Crazy Dragon Squad (Shen Shou Jin Gang) Godbeast Megazord Celestial Warriors 神兽金刚/神獸金剛