What draws them together
Why they recognize each other at first
The two see at a glance that the other is strong. Having always gone ahead alone among weaker people, both feel the thrill of finally meeting an equal.
The Dominator is drawn to the drive of the Commander, who moves to reach a goal, and the Commander is, for a while, attracted to the Dominator's unhesitating force.
Where it goes wrong
There is only one top position, and their reasons for climbing differ
The deepest conflict between them is over power. Because both want to be number one, they are tense from the moment they start working together over who will have the final say.
They also want power for different reasons. The Commander often takes a purpose or legitimacy as their cause, and the Dominator uses even that cause as a means. When the Dominator freely breaks the principles the Commander wants to uphold, the two can no longer trust each other.
The cycle that wears them out
A vicious circle of alliance and betrayal
The two cooperate when they have a common enemy, but once the enemy is gone, they soon become wary of each other. The Dominator cannot keep an ally as a comrade to the end and eventually tries to remove the strong person beside them.
When the Commander senses this, they start defending themselves first, and seeing the Commander defend themselves, the Dominator grows more suspicious. The two keep repeating cooperation followed by holding each other in check.
Still · what they can learn
When two strong ones face the same direction
Paradoxically, if the two stop fighting over rank and look in the same direction, they become a strong alliance that rarely breaks. When the direction the Commander sets is added to the Dominator's force, the two overcome any difficulty together.
The two also see themselves most honestly by looking at each other. Looking at the Dominator, the Commander realizes that they too have a desire to dominate, and asks themselves again how to use that desire for what is right. It is a rare moment when competing leads to looking back at oneself.