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Or so you'd think. In fact, the cavalry don't feel like rushing in to save the day at all, and stubbornly refuse your desperate call for help. Perhaps they have some kind of [[Obstructive Code of Conduct]] forbidding them to intervene. Perhaps the [[Big Bad]] has powerful friends whom they don't want to get into trouble with. Or the Cavalry are organised more or less democratically and [[Divided We Fall|some of them are opposed to helping the heroes]] (or they all agree about ''that'', but argue endlessly about the details). Whatever the reason, the Cavalry refuses.
This trope is in play when the heroes need help, and there is an entity which could and/or should provide it but says 'Screw you'. Can lead to the heroes (and, if the unwilling Cavalry's excuse is particularly poor, the audience) exclaiming 'Why don't you do something?' or [[What the Hell, Hero?|'What The Hell, Hero?']] If the heroes looked up to their supposed protectors, this will result in a [[Broken Pedestal]].
Comes in two varieties:
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== [[Television]] ==
* ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'''s first order of business after [[Our Angels Are Different|inventing a cavalry]] was [[Jerkass|inventing reasons]] [[Lawful Stupid|for that cavalry not to help]]. The angels as a faction are stuck in a revolving door between this and [[Cavalry Betrayal]]. Refusal to answer the call happens regularly, but here are some notable examples:
** Castiel turns down Dean's pleas in Season 4's [[Meta Fiction|The Monster at the End of this Book]], although he does [[Could Say It, But...|offer]] [[Let's You and Him Fight|a creative solution]].
** [[Trickster Archetype|The Trickster]] refuses to help the Winchesters when they come calling on the eve of Armageddon. [[Changed My Mind, Kid|It doesn't take]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
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