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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.

Evil Overlord: Curses! Why couldn’t I just stay here and watch American Idol in peace?

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:

Dave: Remember how I said I wanted to stay at home?

Bob: Yes, I also remember the last forty times you said it.

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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 {{quote| Evil Overlord: Curses! Why couldn’t I just stay here and watch ''[[American Idol]]'' in peace?}}
 * '''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]].
+* '''Double-Subverted''': …until the [[Five-Man Band]] is forced to deal with a million [[Goddamned Bats]].
 * '''Parodied''': “[[The Incredibles|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.
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 {{quote| Dave: Remember how I said I wanted to stay at home?<br />
 Bob: Yes, I also remember [[Running Gag|the last forty times you said it]]. }}
-* '''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.
 * '''Defied''': ?
 * '''Exploited''': ?