Didn't Want an Adventure/Playing With

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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