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The plot is [[Strictly Formula|pretty predictable]], but [[Tropes Are Not Bad|always fun]].
#1. [[The Hero]] will receive the [[Call to Adventure]]. He will then [[Avengers Assemble|assemble]] a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]].:<br>
*:* [[The Lancer]] (if not [[Heterosexual Life Partners|immediately present]], The Hero always [[The Call Knows Where You Live|knows exactly where to find one]])
** [[The Big Guy]]
*:* [[The SmartBig Guy]]
*:* [[The Obi-Wan|The OldSmart Guy]] (sometimes a [[Shell Shocked Senior]])
*:* [[NaiveThe NewcomerObi-Wan|The YoungOld Guy]] (sometimes a [[Shell Shocked Senior]])
*:* [[Plucky ComicNaive ReliefNewcomer|The FunnyYoung Guy]]
:* [[Plucky Comic Relief|The Funny Guy]]
*** Someone will be [[Boisterous Bruiser|Loud]]
*:** Someone will be [[The QuietBoisterous OneBruiser|QuietLoud]]
*:** Someone will be [[ReluctantThe Quiet WarriorOne|ReluctantQuiet]]
*:** Someone will be a [[Token EvilReluctant TeammateWarrior|JerkReluctant]]
*:** Someone will be a [[JerkToken withEvil a Heart of GoldTeammate|Jerk]]
*:** Someone will be a [[PetJerk with a Heart theof DogGold]]
*:** At least oneSomeone will die [[HeroicPet the Sacrifice|HeroicallyDog]]
:** At least one will die [[Heroic Sacrifice|Heroically]]
#2. The team finds that the people they are trying to protect are largely unwilling or unable to fight for themselves.<br>
#3. The team successfully stands off the first attack.<br>
#4. The people realize that they can defend themselves, and the team undertakes [[Training the Peaceful Villagers]]<br>
#5. The team is forced to leave, whether due to the skepticism or wariness of the villagers or due to threats from the villains.<br>
#6. The team decides to return.<br>
#7. There is another attack; the people join in both enthusiastically and competently. Several of the team are injured or killed; the attackers are defeated soundly, but not always completely.<br>
#8. The people indicate that they now can and will defend themselves when/if the attackers return; what remains of the team [[But Now I Must Go|departs]].
See also [[Training the Peaceful Villagers]].
** Also, according to [[Word of God|series creator Robert Mandell]], this trope was also the inspiration for the series' entire premise, in the form of Waldo and Zozo contacting Earth to help them defeat [[God Save Us From the Queen|the Queen of the Crown]] and her [[Evil Empire]].
* ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'' has an episode where the five crew members are called by a little boy to save their playground from a garbage man intent on turning it into a landfill. The boy is under the impression that they are heroes instead of actors, and the LilyMu crew is under the impression that it's all a publicity gig!
* ''[[A Bug's Life|A Bugs Life]]'' sort of works like this, except that instead of warriors, the ant sent out to get help actually finds circus bugs, so the peaceful villagers aren't the only ones who need to learn to fight.
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