Lighthearted Rematch: Difference between revisions

The [['''Lighthearted Rematch]]''' is most commonly a [[Superhero]] trope. For one reason or another, two heroes are at odds against each other with high stakes resting on the right one winning. Which of course, happens, even if the "right" hero has to cheat to win. Then the two heroes team up to fight the evil, save the day, yada yada.

Related to [[Ironic Echo]] in that the first fight or competition is always serious --inserious—in deadly earnest, even-- andeven—and the last one is always another fight, but no high stakes are involved. It is almost always the ending to the [[Evasive Fight Thread Episode]].

* It may be worth it to note that [[Superman]] and the various [[Flash|Flashes]]es have raced no less than seven times in the comics, almost always ending ambiguously, or on a tie, with the promise of a future rematch. {{spoiler|Flash won both the clear ones: in the first, Flash (Barry Allen) won by a couple feet, after they crawled across the desert without the use of their legs. It's implied that Superman is less used to running as compared to flying, while running is what the Scarlet Speedster does all the time. In the second, Flash (Wally West) won by mere inches, and Superman confirmed that Wally was The Fastest Man Alive.}}