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Old 11-10-2018, 08:22 PM   #4
David Johnston2
 
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Default Re: Can the same NPC be both an Ally and Enemy to a PC?

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Originally Posted by WaterAndWindSpirit View Post
Hello all.

So imagine a situation where a superpowered Phantom Thief with a code of honor who never endangered an innocent but is still a criminal looking to steal a very specific type of antiques gets in a weird relationship with a superhero. They are on opposite side of the law, but more often than not the Phantom Thief teams up with the superhero against a greater villain because while said Phantom Thief is ultimately on the wrong side of the law, he doesn't want some galactic conqueror/genocidal maniac/very dangerous supervillain running around and ruining his fun.

So whenever there's a world level threat around, the Phantom Thief is the superhero's ally, but when there's not a world level threat they're enemies.

Does that mean the Phantom Thief is both the hero's Ally and Enemy?

Thanks!
No. The Thief isn't really out to get the Hero so what you've really got there is a situation where the Thief is the Hero's Ally, but the Hero is the Thief's Enemy.
In theory it would be possible to have a situation where the same character is both Enemy and Ally, but that isn't an example.
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