Rival
Ties
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In a Lupin III M chapter, a rival female thief ties up a rich couple in order to steal the wife's priceless necklace.
Source: False Innocence Trick - As a youth, he ties himself to the leader of a rival gang until Jean arrives, then as an adult he tries the same to take down the Gray King, although this time he uses it as part of a fake-out.
Source: Literature / Gentleman Bastard -
Usually, your rival starting in the second race and at least one of the other characters high up on the leaderboard will have strong ties to the pilot you're racing as (for example, Falcon almost always has to tangle with Black Shadow and Blood, with Samurai Goroh frequently in the mix as well).
Source: Video Game / F-Zero
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