8 Video Game Enemies That Are Secretly Friends
2. Kun Lan - Killer7
The main villain in Killer7 is Kun Lan, the leader of the Heaven Smile terrorist outfit who is behind basically every bad thing that happens in the game, and who also happens to be an old pal of protagonist Harman Smith, the leader of the assassin group known as the Smith Syndicate.
Despite being diametrically opposed immortal forces who are basically at never-ending war with one another, the pair are still wholly cordial whenever they meet up, enough that they even regularly convene to play chess together.
There's a pronounced feeling of "I wish I could quit you" to this dynamic, the pair sparring verbally and ideologically, yet still harbouring an underlying warmth for each other no matter what.
According to the game's creator Suda51, the dichotomous nature of their ongoing stalemate is intended to represent the futility of war, as they're seemingly destined to be locked in this love-hate cycle forever more.