But while Monsters Inc. suggests that these two buds have been friends since the fourth grade, 2013’s prequel, Monsters University, sidesteps that line by showing us how these two got to know each other in college, and they were rivals before they earned each other’s trust.
When we’re first introduced to Mike Wazowski and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan, they’re close friends and great work buddies.
They live in the same apartment and their work partnership has resulted in the pair being the most effective scarers in the scream-fueled company.
Sure enough, even during rough patches, Mike and Sulley stuck together.