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* ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - Ritsuko really doesn't want to replace Azusa on the Ryuugu Komachi unit when she gets the mumps. Thing is, she doesn't [[But Thou Must!|have a choice.]]
* In ''[[Tenchi in Tokyo]]'', Tenchi's the latest line of protectors of the Earth (instead of the long-lost prince of Jurai that he is in other canons focusing on him) and [[Take Up My Sword|is given a]] [[Transformation Trinklet]] in the form of seven jewels that turn into a [[BFS]]. Instead, he'd rather be a normal teenager and gives away one of the jewels to the six alien girls. This turns out to be crucial in [[Big Bad]] Yuugi's plans.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Luffy would frequently deny he was some sort of savior with any sort of heroic destiny; he would fight when it was in his own best interests to do so, and fortunately, that usually meant fighting on the side of good. ''Until'', that is, the Enies Lobby Arc, where he [[Sudden Principled Stand| does the unthinkable]] and declares war on the World Government in order to save Robin. From that point forward he has little choice but to follow that path as far as it takes him.
== Comic Books ==
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* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' has Kyon's reluctant admission that he remembered {{spoiler|seeing his family's ancestral samurai sword in storage}} and ignoring it. Haruhi then [[Lampshade Hanging|accused him of this]].
{{quote|'''Haruhi''': You are actively trying to pretend you don't hear the call.}}
* ''[[Ultimate SpiderWoman: Change With the Light]]'': Mary Jane Watson's best friend Kitty Pryde refused to join the [[X-Men]], and she also refused to join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants or the Acolytes of Magneto. She considers her phasing powers to be [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|useless]], and would really only [[I Just Want to Be Normal|free to live her own life and otherwise be left alone.]]
* ''[[Average Joe in Bullet Hell]]''{{'}}s Ryan Randa receives a series of texts from a stranger on his cell phone, telling him to go someplace and to have his boss give him time off from work. This understandably creeps him out, so he takes precautions to protect himself. Fat lot of good this does him when the caller in question, [[Touhou|Yukari]] [[Reality Warper|Yakumo]], eventually tires of texting him and drops him into Gensokyo anyway.
* The four in ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' really don't want to be bothered restoring the Vasyn and removing the curse on Ketafa, but they have to if they ever want to get home again.
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*** And now with the finale of Series 6, answering the call for so long has made the Doctor become truly feared by many, to the point where whole religious orders have sprung up to kill him and many innocents along the way. It reached such a breaking point that the Doctor had to choose between dying to save the universe and {{spoiler|faking his own death so the universe will forget him}}. As a result, it seems he may now be refusing the call after a lifetime of answering it.
* Jaye on ''[[Wonderfalls]]'' has to be verbally harassed by talking tchotchkes for most of the pilot before she "Surrenders to Destiny".
* [[Power Rangers]] usually [[Got the Call on Speed Dial]], but not always:
* In ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'', the eventual Red Rangers initially don't think too highly of risking their lives to defend their personal [[City of Adventure]] from the forces of evil. In both cases, [[It's Personal]] thanks to their potential teammates/best friends for years past [[The Call Knows Where You Live|getting the crap beat out of them]], which assumedly wouldn't have happened had the Red Ranger been there from the start. Note that this situation is often used as an excuse to give the lead his own dramatic solo [[Transformation Sequence]], as opposed to the combined group one they collectively receive from that point on.▼
** In the pilot episode of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', the five kids at first didn't believe Zordon's story and had little interest in being heroes. Then Rita decided to launch an unprovoked attack against them first, and well... Congratulations, Rita, [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain| you pretty much helped them decide.]]
▲** In ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'', the eventual Red Rangers initially don't think too highly of risking their lives to defend their personal [[City of Adventure]] from the forces of evil. In both cases, [[It's Personal]] thanks to their potential teammates/best friends for years past [[The Call Knows Where You Live|getting the crap beat out of them]], which assumedly wouldn't have happened had the Red Ranger been there from the start. Note that this situation is often used as an excuse to give the lead his own dramatic solo [[Transformation Sequence]], as opposed to the combined group one they collectively receive from that point on.
* The entire driving force of ''[[Smallville]]'' is Clark's repeated and continuous Refusal of the Call, despite repeated reminders that not only does [[The Call Knows Where You Live|The Call Know Where He Lives]], it sleeps on his couch, raids his refrigerator, and carpools with him.
** Not to mention having other characters, most notably Green Arrow, yell at him to pick up the damn phone.
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* Melinda Gordon's mother in ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' has the gift (to communicate with ghosts) but refuses to use it.
* On ''[[Medium]]'', Allison, her daughter Ariel, and her mother, all tried at some point in their lives to supress their psychic abilities. Allison's half-brother also does not like to acknowledge his power.
== Tabletop Games ==
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