why do heroes fight usually because they are fighting for justice a noble cause
something they believe in but so then why do they fight each other today we'll
be taking a look at heroes who go toe to toe for reasons that are somewhat beyond
us after all all these heroes are just trying to do what's best right so how
can they be fighting each other they're on the same side sure sometimes there
are reasons and it's all-out Civil War but sometimes these reasons seem to be
so small and petty given the greater scheme of everything and that is
precisely what we're going to be focusing on today the petty fights as we
count down the top 10 superhero rivalries no one understands what was
one of the pettiest fights you've ever seen in a comic about who was involved
let us know your top picks in the comments below all right let's get
counting number 10 Johnny Storm and the thing for almost no reason whatsoever
these two have had a rivalry on and off in the comics why no one really knows
they're fighting and arguing comes in the form of trading insults with Grimm
often threatening to kill Johnny Gees did you prank each other and Johnny
Bates Graham calling him ugly while Graham calls Johnny stupid the two have
quite the rivalry granted this most likely comes from a loving place where
they consider one another to be like brothers but the strangest part is that
despite all their fighting and bickering they seem to have almost no fights
between them when Johnny starts dating Grimm's ex
Alesia while he is away strange feud indeed number nine Wolverine and Cyclops
you may be thinking but everyone understands this rivalry Wolverine and
Cyclops are just polar opposites no wonder they fight so much sure this
is true but it's not usually their differences that bring the duo to blows
it's their similarities namely that they're often both in love with the same
woman well their love for Jean Grey is as old as time
they even at one point fought over Emma Frost which seems like it's a bit much
it seems like these two honestly just want to fight each other no matter what
is it possible they're not and jealous of the affections of the
woman they're fighting over but the affection that the woman receives from
the other two dudes fighting as much as summers and Logan makes you really want
to know why and if there is some tension to ship between them I know I certainly
would ship it it's got to be some love under all that hate number eight Kitty
Pryde and Emma Frost for a team and family of mutants the members of the
x-men sure fight a lot though Emma Frost was admittedly part of Magneto's
Brotherhood of mutants and longtime enemy to the x-men so it is
understandable of Kitty Pryde to be hesitant to trust her but after I'm a
reformed she didn't want to continue to not get along with kitty she actually
was the first to extend the olive branch offering Kitty a place at her school
Kitty however was still holding a grudge and refused this led to Emma waging
all-out war on shadow cat which seems kind of intense I get that the two
already had a hard time getting along but someone not wanting to sign up for
your school does it not mean that you should all-out aim to like destroy them
little overkill there Emma number seven Batman and the Green Lantern's this is a
long-standing rivalry that kind of makes sense when you consider Batman had to
put up with the antics of guy Gardiner trying to steal command of the Justice
League from him and Hal Jordan you know mooning him in all sorts of antics but
Batman's rivalry with the Green Lantern's
superseded even just these two Turks Batman even has a beef with Jon Stewart
one of my favorite Green Lantern's ye Jon Stewart comes at him for all the
Green Lantern hate he spews calling him out as a man who is just threatened by
Hal Jordan because how isn't afraid of him
rather than admit that not seeing eye-to-eye with Hal is maybe a two-way
street Batman just doubles down he really does not like Green Lantern's
telling him how it is I mean I get it in terms of Hal and guys case but Jon
really you're gonna let a feud form there too just cuz of the other Green
Lantern's Oh Yipes why can't Batman just get along with at
least one Green Lantern just one number six Wally West and Kyle Rayner these two
heroes are both ones that adopted Mantle's Wally West became the flash
after Barry Allen and Kyle Rayner replaced Hal Jordans Green Lantern the
very consistently one another and often try to debase each
other criticizing one another left right and center this feud started as soon as
the two pretty much met and stems from the fact that they simply think the
other is just not good enough to replace the former hero who wore the costume
previously which is interesting because almost everyone else thinks that they
both do a good job rather than just accept that they are both doing their
best and both good in different ways they choose to bicker and compete at
every opportunity they get like little kids these two number-5 bishop and
gambit this duo have also butt heads ever since they first met bishop comes
from a future where the x-men have perished after being betrayed by one of
their own and moons were put in a concentration camps about like I didn't
know I wrote it but I just felt like it sounded hard he met a man called the
witness who refused to give his name and claimed to know the story of the x-men
saying that he was the last one to see them alive he also went by LeBeau and it
was his similarity to gambit that instantly made Bishop hate and not trust
him well I understand bishops reaction he just continued to not trust gambit
for pretty much forever even when the two are forced to work together he
continued to insult and berate gambit often putting both of them at risk due
to ignoring gambit suggestions while on missions just because they came from him
I also really don't think that the witness was the traitor this is silly
grudge because it is based on so many assumptions number four read and Namor
Cyclops and Wolverine may be fighting over Jean but it is this fight over a
paramour that really takes the cake oftentimes when I bring him name where I
put him in either category villain or superhero and truth he's really an
antihero but he has a few times been an interesting nemesis to the Fantastic
Four or at the very least Reed Richards Namor is head over heels in love with
Susan storm which just put the two at odds with Richards often presented as
Savior and Namor the awful brute from the sea who is coming to carry her away
but not always sometimes Susan seems to actually want to be with Namor and with
a neglectful husband like Reed Richards I can't really say that I blame her
Namor and Susan have shared a few kisses and long romantic looks but in the end
she always comes back to read number three Superman and the flash for some
reason Superman has this crazy obsession with
meeting the flash at his own thing being fast well you may think I'm exaggerating
here I mean there have been a few times where Superman actually just wanted to
catch flash because he was being mind-controlled or you know was going to
run to his death or needed some sense talked into him I can guarantee you that
there are many many panels and instances that point to the fact that Superman
just really wants to be faster he has also had countless foot races with
countless flashes and almost every time he's either tied or lost with more
losses than ties get even though they've been racing since the 60s in 2011
Superman is chasing Barry Allen's flash in Superman issue 7 over 9 and is still
seen wondering to himself in a panel which of them is faster give it up
Superman it's not you quit trying to take this one thing away from the flash
you have a million other things you're superior at geez number 2 Hawkeye and
Winter Soldier are you surprised by this one I know I am Hawkeye and Winter
Soldier have something in common beyond both being superheroes super and
hawkeye's case there are both X's of Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow the two
are pulled together in the tales of suspense Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier
series to track down whoever is killing Natasha's old enemies following black
widows death it is clear from the way they interact they do not want to be
working together that they do not trust each other and that they actually hate
each other well I get it - trying to get along with your ex's ex is probably
pretty weird but I do not get is that they later reveal that they have kind of
always hated one another which means this feud predates their time dating
Natasha what but why this rivalry is kind of based around them sharing an axe
but also just based around I guess them both existing number 1 Wolverine and
Deadpool these two have a long-standing rivalry for almost no
they often fight just to fight at one point in the comics a Deadpool fights
Wolverine because the doctor prescribed him to fight a superhero to help fix his
hallucinations another brutal fight they have ends with Wolverine offering to buy
Deadpool abuse mostly these two fight just because they can they both have
insane regeneration factors which means they can usually take the fight as far
as they want and make it as violent as they desire and still both be fine it is
a really strange relationship of course Deadpool does take it far enough to kill
Wolverine when he brings a carbon atom sword to take him on when he kills the
entire Marvel verse but don't worry that death is not part of the main continuity
Wolverine is fine beyond this there is also the hilarious rivalry that
translated weirdly to the x-men Wolverine Origins film and beyond that
the Deadpool movies where Deadpool just enjoys poking fun at Logan I suspect the
two might actually secretly be BFFs thank you so much for watching nerd
squad did you enjoy getting your rivalry on was there a ridiculous rivalry that
didn't make the cut that you feel should have let us know in the comments below
honestly superheroes fighting supervillains like a waste of energy
though I do understand when it comes down to it being a big huge moral
dilemma why the fights might happen but I think sometimes these heroes just let
their egos get the better of them are there any two heroes you would really
love to see Duke it out despite the pettiness I want to know and while
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