Thread:The S/@comment-995426-20180619005933/@comment-995426-20180619164135

Good question.

First comes to mind is IDW Yoshi's enduring brotherly love for Saki, but that's probably an extremely poor example for obvious reasons.

But thinking harder... Maybe Mirage Raphael and Cha Ocho? Though it's hard to accurately describe the nature of their professional relationship, as by then the Foot's relationship with the turtles seems more like a cozy détente than actual enemies or allies.

There's also IDW Michelangelo and the Mutanimals&mdash;the nature of their relationship with Clan Hamato is always ambiguous, and Old Hob is most certainly not their friend and very specifically declared himself Mikey's enemy, but most of the other Mutanimals are Clan Hamato friends. From Prelude to Dimension X/Transcript:

The IDW comics and the stuff for adults in general have always tended to take a somewhat more noirish approach to relationships, where alliances are not always clear-cut and ideal, but built on a series of awkwardly pragmatic compromises between people who don't always like each other, with Lost Causes being one of the most clearly deconstructed examples.

So yeah, it's entirely possible for a character relationship to be friends but not allies (like Mikey and Manmoth) or allies but not friends (like both of the Utroms and most of the Triceratons). An alliance is something people need to pursue. Friendship is something they want to pursue.