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* '''Justified''': Getting pulled out of your normal routine into a grand adventure can do this to people, so pretty much every example is justified. |
* '''Justified''': Getting pulled out of your normal routine into a grand adventure can do this to people, so pretty much every example is justified. |
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* '''Inverted''': The villain does this. |
* '''Inverted''': The villain does this. |
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{{quote|Evil Overlord: Curses! Why couldn’t I just stay here and watch ''[[American Idol]]'' in peace?}} |
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* '''Subverted''': Dave hates the journey at first, but eventually realizes he’s having a more fulfilling life than before the quest began. |
* '''Subverted''': Dave hates the journey at first, but eventually realizes he’s having a more fulfilling life than before the quest began. |
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* '''Double-Subverted''': …until the [[Five-Man Band]] is forced to deal with a million [[Goddamned Bats]]. |
* '''Double-Subverted''': …until the [[Five-Man Band]] is forced to deal with a million [[Goddamned Bats]]. |
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* '''Enforced''': [[Played for Drama]] [[Played for Laughs|Or Laughs]]. |
* '''Enforced''': [[Played for Drama]] [[Played for Laughs|Or Laughs]]. |
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* '''Lampshaded''': |
* '''Lampshaded''': |
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{{quote|Dave: Remember how I said I wanted to stay at home? |
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Bob: Yes, I also remember [[Running Gag|the last forty times you said it]]. }} |
Bob: Yes, I also remember [[Running Gag|the last forty times you said it]]. }} |
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* '''Invoked''': [[The Chessmaster|The Evil Overlord]] plants Dave in Bob’s [[Five-Man Band]] because he knows that Dave is going to complain the whole way about how he wanted to stay at home, thereby causing discord within the group. |
* '''Invoked''': [[The Chessmaster|The Evil Overlord]] plants Dave in Bob’s [[Five-Man Band]] because he knows that Dave is going to complain the whole way about how he wanted to stay at home, thereby causing discord within the group. |
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 8 August 2014
Basic Trope: In the heat of a dangerous situation, the hero or somebody in the Five-Man Band mentions that (s)he would rather not be there.
- Played Straight: Dave: You know, you dragging me out here and getting shot at by a bunch of bad guys isn’t my idea of a good time!
- Exaggerated: Dave: I was perfectly happy sitting at home watching TV, but ‘oh no, it’ll be fun!’ you said! I DON’T THINK IT’S FUN YET!!
- Justified: Getting pulled out of your normal routine into a grand adventure can do this to people, so pretty much every example is justified.
- Inverted: The villain does this.
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Evil Overlord: Curses! Why couldn’t I just stay here and watch American Idol in peace? |
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- Subverted: Dave hates the journey at first, but eventually realizes he’s having a more fulfilling life than before the quest began.
- Double-Subverted: …until the Five-Man Band is forced to deal with a million Goddamned Bats.
- Parodied: “I WANTED TO GO BOWLING!"
- Zig-Zagged: Dave literally flip-flops between enjoying the quest and wishing he’d never tagged along in the first place.
- Averted: Everyone participates in the quest without complaint or any mention of wanting to do something else.
- Enforced: Played for Drama Or Laughs.
- Lampshaded:
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Dave: Remember how I said I wanted to stay at home? |
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- Invoked: The Evil Overlord plants Dave in Bob’s Five-Man Band because he knows that Dave is going to complain the whole way about how he wanted to stay at home, thereby causing discord within the group.
- Defied: ?
- Exploited: ?
- Discussed: ?
- Conversed: ?
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