History Main / NotWhatISignedOnFor

* In ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', when [[spoiler: Hiro removes Baymax's caregiver programming and tries to have him kill Callaghan in revenge for his brother's death]], [[WhatTheHellHero his allies call him on it]], with Wasabi telling him, "What you just did, ''we never signed on for.''"

'''Mojo Jojo:''' Yes it is ... ''[[FalseReassurance for me]]!''

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'':
** Jean, Connie and Sasha all blanch at the thought that they may be ordered to kill other humans. Jean becomes the vocal opposition to this change in tactics, stating that he joined the Survey Corps to fight Titans, ''not'' other humans. [[spoiler: When his hesitance to pull the trigger on an enemy nearly costs him his life, he is forced to accept the necessity of killing.]]
** Half the Survey Corps goes rogue on the spot when [[spoiler:Eren declares war on the world with a Titan army]].
* ''Manga/{{Ajin}}'': The members of the [[LaResistance Ajin resistance]] had no problem with killing humans for Sato, believing it was necessary for the plight of the Ajins. When they discover that [[spoiler:Sato [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist doesn't actually care about their species' plight]] and just wants to [[WarForFunAndProfit start a war with humanity]] [[ForTheEvulz for kicks]], all but Tanaka promptly abandon him in disgust.]]

* Fred and Louis of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' absolutely did not agree to let William commit suicide, no matter how much William might want to.

* In ''Franchise/XMen'' ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'', Sabretooth is an X-Man. In his backstory, he revolted when he learned that Apocalypse hired him for a much more lethal plan than he had realized, and he regards this as [[TheAtoner atonement]].

* During the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', Franchise/SpiderMan is initially in favor of the [[SuperRegistrationAct Superhuman Registration Act]], going so far as to reveal his SecretIdentity on national television. However, when he discovers that ComicBook/IronMan's pro-registration faction is imprisoning the non-registered supers they capture in a [[PrisonDimension specially-made prison in the Negative Zone]] without even a trial, he promptly [[DefectorFromDecadence defects to]] ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's side in disgust.
* ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'': The Pawan leader is fine with working with the Hooded One and the Rat Creatures at first, but after it becomes clear to him that [[spoiler:the Hooded One is going to literally destroy the Valley, he takes a stand. Unfortunately for him, the Hooded One would rather just slice his head in two and give his second-in-command a Klingon Promotion than argue ethics with him]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', when [[spoiler: Hiro removes Baymax's caregiver programming and tries to have him kill Callaghan in revenge for his brother's death]], [[WhatTheHellHero his allies call him on it]], with Wasabi telling him, "What you just did, ''we never signed on for.''"

* In ''Film/TheRocketeer'', gangster Eddie Valentine enthusiastically assists criminal mastermind Neville Sinclair in the latter's attempt to steal the rocket pack... Until he finds out that Sinclair is planning on handing the thing over to the Nazis rather than use it to pull bigger crimes. As Valentine says, "I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American..."
* In ''Film/TheRock'', Ed Harris' character has no intention of actually going through with his threatened chemical attack if his demands aren't met. He finds out at the end that his associates feel differently. More specifically, they felt that there was no going back -- when his bluff is called, he folds but they decide to stay all in.
* One of Xander Drax's underlings in ''Film/{{The Phantom|1996}}'' is uncomfortable with the idea of obtaining power through occult means. He's ''speared in the back'' for his trouble.

* In Creator/JamesCameron's ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', ActionGirl [[PrivateMilitaryContractors mercenary]] pilot Trudi refuses to take part in the destruction of the Na'vi home and ultimately turns against Colonel Quaritch, saying "Screw this. I didn't sign up for this shit!"
%%* In ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'', Max warns Kermit that Doc Hopper is trying to kill him.
%%* Used almost verbatim in ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' by Pam Landy.
* In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Lando Calrissian, though he didn't really have a choice when Darth Vader showed up at his door.
-->'''Darth Vader:''' Calrissian, take the princess and the Wookiee to my ship.\\
'''Lando:''' You said they'd be left here under my supervision.\\
'''Darth Vader:''' [[MovingTheGoalposts I am altering the deal.]] [[MemeticMutation Pray I do not alter it any further.]]
* In ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome'', Max says this after seeing Blaster's true face and refuses to kill him.
* In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', the officer riding shotgun in the prison transport during the car chase shouts "I didn't sign up for this!" when the Joker takes out the police car in front of the transport with a rocket launcher.

* On a more comedic note, [[DumbMuscle Zangief from]] ''Film/StreetFighter'' bought into Bison's aspirations hook, line, and sinker. It takes Dee-Jay telling him outright that "''We're'' the bad guys!" to get Zangief to pull a HeelFaceTurn.
* In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', Wolverine is ''not'' too enthusiastic about massacring a village full of civilians.
* In the beginning of ''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow'' Cage tells General Brigham that he is a PR person and he did not sign up to go into a warzone and possibly get killed. Considering that Cage is a major in the US Army and there is a massive war going on against an alien threat, this is a ludicrous thing to say to a four star general who is also Cage's superior officer. Brigham is so disgusted by Cage's cowardice that he has him arrested for desertion, busted down to private and sent to a penal unit where he will be in the first wave of the upcoming invasion.
* In ''Film/BrokenArrow1996'', Mr. Pritchett agreed to help Deakins steal two nuclear warheads--but not detonate one of them. When he protests, Deakins kills him. Similarly, when Deakins sees his plans going up in smoke (literally) and decides to set off the second one -- which would kill him and everyone around him -- Kelly lodges a similar protest.

* In ''Film/OperationDumboDrop'', NVA Lieutenant Quang is ordered to kill the elephant that the Americans are transporting across Vietnam, but ultimately chooses not to.
-->'''Quang:''' I did not join this army to shoot elephants. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Especially ones that fly.]]

* In ''Literature/RainbowSix'', the ex-KGB agent hired by the StrawmanPolitical environmentalists to provoke terrorist attacks does a HeelFaceTurn after discovering that their ultimate goal is killing off most of humanity.

* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': When the Parshendi killed the Alethi king and retreated to the Shattered Plains, the Alethi declared a war of vengeance on them. Countless young men joined up, determined to show the world that the Alethi would not stand for treachery. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi had a massive advantage over the Alethi, so the Alethi chose to lay siege rather than performing a suicidal assault. Then they discovered that [[{{Kaiju}} chasmfiends]] like to pupate on the Plains, and each chasmfiend has a massive gemheart, enough to pay for an army for months. The Parshendi need them as well to feed their own army, so they skirmish over them. It doesn't take long before the Alethi have forgotten vengeance, and are instead just fighting for money. Since the wartime military oaths mean the soldiers can't legally leave, many desert and become bandits prowling the Unclaimed Hills west of the Shattered Plains.

* ''Series/GeneralHospital'': During the 2005 storyline in which A.J. kidnapped Sonny's children as part of his latest scheme to get Michael back, his father Alan is sympathetic and initially tries to help him, only to turn him in to the police when he see that A.J. is [[TheUnfettered perfectly willing to use violence to get what he wants]]. In turn, A.J. shoots him in the back and leaves him wheelchair-bound.
* Occasionally, the guest star on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' will find themselves objecting to whatever weird sketch or piece Franchise/TheMuppets have cooked up for them.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Ray Nadeem finds out that Wilson Fisk has managed to blackmail all of the FBI agents protecting him into working for him (with the exception of Dex, who was manipulated). Nadeem is forced to work with Dex to do Fisk's bidding. When Dex is tasked by Fisk with killing Karen as revenge for her killing James Wesley, Nadeem is the one to drive him there. After Dex's attempt fails and they return to the church in their capacity as FBI officials to smoke out Matt and Karen. While entering the church, Nadeem notices that Dex had killed Father Lantom during the attack and expresses his disapproval of Dex's actions.
-->'''Ray Nadeem:''' I did not sign up for this shit!
-->'''Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter:''' ''Yes you did''...

* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'':
** After the Resonance Cascade in ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'', a special forces group of the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks United States military]] (the Hazardous Environment Containment Unit) arrives to clean up the situation -- not only by stopping the Xen invasion, but by "silencing" all Black Mesa personnel with lethal force in order to keep knowledge of the incident secret. While some of the soldiers are sociopathic and most carry out their orders without complaint, one Marine in "On a Rail" makes it clear killing civilians is ''not'' what he signed on for.
--->"I didn't sign on for this shit. Monsters sure, but civilians?... Who ordered this operation anyway?"
** There's more soldiers in ''VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce'' who are clearly not happy with what they've been ordered to do.
* In ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', the Sorceress and her apprentice Bianca steal dragon eggs and take them to their Forgotten Worlds. Bianca does it because the magic in their worlds is disappearing without the presence of dragons to maintain it. When she discovers the Sorceress' real reason for wanting the eggs--[[spoiler:to make an immortality potion from baby dragon wings]]--she promptly does a HeelFaceTurn and joins Spyro and his friends in trying to stop her.

* In the Ork campaign of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar II: Retribution'', Mister Nailbrain says it if attacked in close combat.
* This is Elle Cutleaf's reason for helping you against her Blackwold brethren early in the Combe segment of the Race of Man storyline in ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsOnline''. The Blackwolds were originally petty brigands until their leader Skunkwood made a deal with the forces of Angmar, a greater evil than Elle was willing to have any kind of part of. Among other things, they took several dogs that Elle had supplied them with and bred them with monstrous Wargs, which did not sit well with her at all.
* In ''VideoGame/Wizard101'', when the player is retrieving the pieces of the stone of Mazzaroth, the final piece is held by Vesna Shadowscar. Upon the player arriving she refuses to fight the player and tells the Shadow Weavers that fighting wizards was not part of the bargain. She'd heard of the player before. This may explain why she's one of only human besides the player that is still alive in [[AfterTheEnd Dragonspyre]].

* Played for laughs in [[ForScience Relius']] [[FreakyFridayFlip gag reel]] in ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND]]''. [[spoiler:This trope sums up Makoto's reaction to Jin dropping into [=NIISAN=] mode about Ragna - in ''her'' body, no less!]]
--> '''[[spoiler:Makoto!Ragna]]''': [[spoiler:Huh? Why's my body standing in front of me, talking about killing me? I didn't sign on for this, you guys!]]
* Regime![[Franchise/TheFlash Flash]] in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' says this [[spoiler:as he pulls a HeelFaceTurn after Regime!Superman crosses the MoralEventHorizon by killing Regime!Shazam for questioning him]].
-->''This isn't what we signed up for. I let myself believe we were making things better. But we're not.''
* In reference to [[EasterEgg the]] [[EldritchAbomination crazed]] [[ReactionShot Marines]] in the [[VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved early]] [[VideoGame/{{Halo3}} games]] [[VideoGame/Halo3ODST of]] ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', Bungie put in one of these troopers in ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' who had been driven mad by the invading Covenant, gibbering that he had signed on to fight Insurrectionists, not aliens.

** Tychus Findlay protests along these lines when Raynor reveals that they're going to Char to confront Kerrigan. He tries to convince Jim to just take the money and run. [[spoiler:As Gabriel Tosh notes if you still have him there, Tychus is trying to avoid doing something he doesn't want to--that "something" later revealed to be that Tychus has been tasked with ''killing'' Kerrigan, despite the wishes of his friend. Tychus dies on Char, after attempting to shoot Kerrigan--a situation which may or may not have been a case of SuicideByCop.]]

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'': Braig conspires with Master Xehanort to corrupt Terra in exchange for acquiring the means to use a Keyblade... which results in Braig getting a facial scar and [[EyeScream losing his right eye]] to Terra. Afterwards, Braig furiously confronts Xehanort, stating that Xehanort had promised him he wouldn't get hurt and he "didn't sign up to be collateral damage." Xehanort simply draws his Keyblade and threatens him into backing down.
** Early in ''3D'', [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Neku and Shiki]] both make a deal with [[spoiler: Young Xehanort]] to turn Sora and Riku, respectively, over to him in exchange for being able to leave the Reapers' Game and go home. However, both Neku and Shiki turn on him when [[spoiler: Young Xehanort]] actually attacks them, as he apparently promised them beforehand that he wouldn't hurt Sora and Riku.

* Neither [[HeroicMime Mike Schmidt]] nor the [[ActionSurvivor previous security guard]] were informed of the homicidal animatronic animals they'd have (no chance) to fend off when they signed up to work ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''.
-->'''Security Guard's Night 1 Message''': Now, concerning your safety: the only real risk to you as the night watchman here, if any, is the fact that these characters... uhh, if they happen to see you after hours probably won't recognize you as a person. They'll-they'll most likely see you as a metal endo-skeleton without its costume on. Now, since that's against the rules at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, they'll probably try ta... forcefully stuff you inside a Freddy Fazbear suit. Umm, now that wouldn't be so bad if the suits themselves weren't filled with crossbeams, wires and animatronic devices, especially around the facial area, so you can imagine how having your head forced inside one of those could cause a bit of discomfort... and death. Uhh... the only parts of you that would likely see the light of day again would be your eyeballs and teeth that would pop out the front of the mask, heh... Yeah, they don't tell you these things when you sign up...
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'':
** Gaius is recruited as the result of this; he first appears as part of a group of soldiers on an assassination mission. Upon finding out what their real goal is (he had been brought in as a thief), he claims this trope, and can be bribed with candy to join your side.
** Similarly, Tharja, a Plegian Dark Mage, joins the protagonists after admitting that she doesn't really believe in her king Gangrel's cause.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': Asugi, like Gaius, cuts ties with his employer over the terms of his job. He'd been willing to rob the mansion where his Paralogue takes place, but draws the line at killing the owner.
* In ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'', Shade [[spoiler:the Echidna]] loyally serves [[BigBad Imperator Ix]] in his efforts to free their clan from the PocketDimension they've been trapped in. When Ix mentions his intention to have them go on to ''conquer'' the outside world, Shade is horrified and promptly jumps ship in favor of the heroes, as she only ever wanted to get out.
* Two of the people in the Paris stage of ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' are working for Dalia Margolis, the head of an international spy ring called IAGO. Both of them regret it because it went too far:
** Helmut Kruger is a model and actor working for Dalia as a HoneyTrap to romance secrets from women, but he is horrified when Dalia gives him cyanide to potentially (hint: explicitly) murder the woman he's sleeping with.
** Hailey is even more justified than Helmut as she is only working for Dalia because she's TheMole for Victoria St. Clare. Yes, she's a spy but she's a spy for a ''fashion magazine'', and she's rightfully afraid for her life in case Dalia pulls YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on her. [[spoiler: She will be murdered if you don't sabotage the laptop but if she survives she [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere flees for her life]] with a bodyguard who's been hiding her secret.]]

* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'': A [[VideoGame/BioShock Big Daddy]] signs on as a day care worker. He's really, ''really'' good at it. Problem: Nobody told him that at the end of the day, the kids have to go home. [[PapaWolf Trouble ensues.]]
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the DistantPrologue set JustBeforeTheEnd, Árni Reynisson joined the coast guard only to see its duties turn into enforcing QuarantineWithExtremePrejudice. He tries JustFollowingOrders for a while, but ultimately answers to the CallToAgriculture.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''WebComic/CassiopeiaQuinn'', when [[BloodKnight Theira]] [[http://www.cassiopeiaquinn.com/comic/tax-day-2015 grumbles]] that she signed on with the Prime Galactic Navy to [[GunNut shoot big guns]], not file paperwork.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', the founding of Springfield and Shelbyville, as well as the feud between the two towns that followed, is based on this trope. Originally the town founders, Jebediah Springfield and Shelbyville Manhattan were allies who led a group of pioneers in pursuit of new lands to settle. Once they found the site for their settlement, however...
-->'''Jebediah:''' People, our search is over. On this site we shall build a new town, where we can worship freely, govern justly and grow vast fields of hemp for making ropes and blankets.\\
'''Shelbyville:''' Yes, and [[KissingCousins marry our cousins]].\\
'''Jebediah:''' I was -- wha... what are you talking about, Shelbyville? Why would we want to marry our cousins?\\
'''Shelbyville:''' Because they're so attractive. I thought that was the whole point of this journey?

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Joker's Millions", the Joker hires a replacement for Harley, claiming that it's cheaper than buying the real one out of jail. The one he gets isn't nearly as good as the real one, and she says twice that this "wasn't in the job description" (the second time when she's arrested; still, this was the Joker... [[TooDumbToLive she should have known better]]. Still, [[spoiler:she can take comfort with the fact that [[WomanScorned the real Harley did get revenge on the Joker]] for the insult..]].)

* The Captain of the Guard allowed the Viking leader Hakon to invade Castle Wyvern in the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' in exchange for what is implied to be allowing Demona and the other Gargoyles to gain control of Castle Wyvern. When Hakon decides after capturing Castle Wyvern to smash the hibernating Gargoyle statues, the Captain of the Guard attempts to stop him, citing that this was not what they agreed to do. Unfortunately, Hakon forces him back and resumes smashing the hibernating Gargoyles, with the Captain of the Guard only being able to watch in horror at what he unwittingly brought about.

* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Chris gets this reaction from certain campers when they learn that they'll be staying in a cruddy camp instead of the four-star resort they were promised.
-->'''Gwen:''' I did ''not'' sign up for this.\\
'''Chris:''' Actually... ''[holds up contract]'' you did.
* Averted with Fred from ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' in the Super Chicken segments. As he says, [[{{Catchphrase}} "I knew the job was dangerous when I took it."]]

--->"I didn't sign on for this shit! Monsters sure, but civilians?... Who ordered this operation anyway?"

Maybe someone lied to them (see NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist for one such case), or maybe they just never discussed the plan in enough detail to know their allies' true goals. Then again, they may have started with the same general goal and one (or more) of the teammates has [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope slipped]] in their ethical standards and is willing to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans cross any lines]] to achieve it. In any case, it's only when their long, elaborate plan is nearing completion that they finally discover what they've been working toward all this time (and how they mean to finally get it). Their reaction is inevitably, "Whoa, I didn't sign on for ''that!''"

** Gorilla Grodd assembles a new Legion of Doom, but, aside from opposing the Justice League, keeps their long-term goals largely to himself. When it's revealed that his master plan is [[spoiler:to turn everyone on Earth into apes, [[Awesome/JusticeLeague Lex Luthor shoots him in the chest]], takes over the Legion, and redirects their efforts to more sensible endeavors (well, sensible for ''[[AGodAmI him]]'', at least)]].

** Similarly, Tharja joins the protagonists after admitting that she doesn't really believe in Gangrel's cause.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': Gaius, like Asugi, cuts ties with his employer over the terms of his job. He'd been willing to rob the mansion where his Paralogue takes place, but draws the line at killing the owner.

* ''Manga/{{Ajin}}'': The members of the [[LaResistance Ajin resistance]] had no problem with killing humans for Sato, believing it was necessary for the plight of the Ajins. When they discover that [[spoiler:Sato [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist doesn't actually care about their species' plight]] and just wants to [[WarForFunAndProfit start a war with humanity]] [[ForTheEvulz for kicks]], all but Tanaka promptly abandon him in disgust]].

* In ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' "Mobius: 30 Years Later" storyline, the [[SecretPolice Dark Presence]] frees [[KnightTemplar King Shadow]] in order to restore him to the throne. When they find out that Shadow actually plans to release [[EldritchAbomination Tikhaos]] to KillEmAll, they flee, even quoting the trope name word-for-word.

* Jean, Connie, and Sasha from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' all blanch at the thought that they may be ordered to kill other humans. Jean becomes the vocal opposition to this change in tactics, stating that he joined the Survey Corps to fight Titans, ''not'' other humans. [[spoiler: When his hesitance to pull the trigger on an enemy nearly costs him his life, he is forced to accept the necessity of killing.]]

* In Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'', Sabretooth is an X-Man. In his backstory, he revolted when he learned that Apocalypse hired him for a much more lethal plan than he had realized, and he regards this as [[TheAtoner atonement]].
* In [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin's own comic]], a teleporting supervillain named Dodge put together a team of fellow bad guys to [[MinorInjuryOverreaction avenge himself on Robin]]. He was doing well right up until he found The Cheater electrocuting Robin, at which point it was revealed that while (almost) all his minions were in it for murder, the leader himself was way out of his depth -- he just wanted to humiliate his enemy. [[ResignationsNotAccepted Then they decided that a teleporter was far too useful to allow to quit.]]

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Discussed. [[GodEmperor Daniel]] appeared in Shinji and Asuka's tent and offered helping them with their troubles if they went with him to [[TheMultiverse his realm]]. They took up his offer, but upon arriving [[TheEmpire Avalon]] Asuka believes she is going to be forced to undergo therapy, and she remarks that is not why she agreed to come along. She is reassured that no one will force her to anything.

* In ''Fanfic/NeonMetathesisEvangelion'', upon learning of the upcoming nude sync test all of the pilots refuse, stating that their job is to pilot the Evas and kill Angels, not prance around naked for all of command to see. While there's some initial fear of punishment, Kaworu points out they'll be fine so long as they present a united front; NERV can't afford for it's pilots to quit.
* ''FanFic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'': Lightning Blitz, after joining Flash and Iron as the newest defender of Ponyville, is a little frustrated when Flash has him doing tasks like babysitting the Cutie Mark Crusaders and helping with various odd jobs around town instead of helping defend the town from threats. Flash needs to explain to him that keeping the peace means more than just fighting bad guys.

Maybe someone lied to them, or maybe they just never discussed the plan in enough detail to know their allies' true goals. Then again, they may have started with the same general goal and one (or more) of the teammates has [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope slipped]] in their ethical standards and is willing to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans cross any lines]] to achieve it. In any case, it's only when their long, elaborate plan is nearing completion that they finally discover what they've been working toward all this time (and how they mean to finally get it). Their reaction is inevitably, "Whoa, I didn't sign on for ''that!''"

Compare MistreatmentInducedBetrayal and RightHandVersusLeftHand. May lead to an EnemyCivilWar. EvenEvilHasStandards can be a cause. May overlap with NotInMyContract if specific agreements are [[BotheringByTheBook invoked]] [[ExactWords in detail]] to justify breaking off the agreement.

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'', Mr. Teatime hires several {{Mooks}} to help him kill the Hogfather (Discworld's version of Santa Claus). It's not until near the end of the book that Teatime reveals that this is what all their elaborate plans were for. One of the {{Mooks}}, despite being a thug and murderer, does not take kindly to the idea of eliminating their universe's version of Christmas and turns on Mr. Teatime. Even before that, there was grumbling:

* In ''Disney/BigHero6'', when [[spoiler: Hiro removes Baymax's caregiver programming and tries to have him kill Callaghan in revenge for his brother's death]], [[WhatTheHellHero his allies call him on it]], with Wasabi telling him, "What you just did, ''we never signed on for.''"
* The specialist team of ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' may be mercenaries OnlyInItForTheMoney, but they ''do'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards have some standards]]. When [[spoiler:Rourke takes the Heart of Atlantis, effectively condemning the entire city to death]], the whole lot of them defect.

-->-- '''HECU Marine''', ''[[VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce]]''

-->-- '''HECU Marine''', ''[[VideoGame/HalfLife1 Half-Life: Opposing Force]]''

** There's more soldiers in ''Half-Life: Opposing Force'' who are clearly not happy with what they've been ordered to do.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Partway through season 3, Nadeem finds out that Fisk's managed to blackmail all of the FBI agents protecting him into working for him (with the exception of Dex). Nadeem is forced to work with Dex to do Fisk's bidding. When Dex is tasked by Fisk with killing Karen as revenge for her killing James Wesley, Nadeem is the one to drive him there. After Dex's attempt fails and they return to the church in their capacity as FBI officials to smoke out Matt and Karen. While entering the church, Nadeem notices that Dex had killed Father Lantom during the attack and expresses his disapproval of Dex's actions.

-->'''Dex:''' ''Yes you did''...

* In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Lando Calrissian.

-->'''Usopp:''' Jeez, I knew [[LampshadeHanging you had no idea what was going on.]] The "alliance" you asked to form only means that we're working together solely to reach a shared objective, right?\\

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'', Mr. Teatime hires several {{Mooks}} to help him kill the Hogfather (Discworld's version of Santa Claus). It's not until near the end of the book that Teatime reveals that this is what all their elaborate plans were for. One of the {{Mooks}}, despite being a thug and murderer, does not take kindly to the idea of eliminating their universe's version of Christmas and turns on Mr. Teatime.
** Even before that, there was grumbling: "He ain't just after money, you know." "Yeah, well, I didn't sign up for world domination. That kind of stuff gets you into trouble."

-->"I didn't sign on for this shit! Monsters sure, but civilians?... Who ordered this operation anyway?"

* Kazuhira Miller in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' worked with Cipher as a neutral business partner and have Big Boss rejoin the organization with the intention of expanding the Militaires Sans Frontieres. After it became apparent that Cipher was perfectly willing to ruin the Militaires Sans Frontieres should Big Boss refuse to rejoin by having one of their agents launch a nuclear weapon from their defense system at the East Coast of the United States and then frame Militaires Sans Frontieres, it is heavily implied that Miller quit working with Cipher.
** Huey says this, word for word, when he learned that Coldman was going to launch a live nuke from Peace Walker as the final part of its test.

-->''[[Webcomic/{{Hiimdaisy}} Rex launching nuclear missiles? That's not what it was designed for! Nooooooooo.....]]''
** Also, in ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 2|SonsOfLiberty}}'', President James Johnson defected from the Patriots to Solidus's Sons of Liberty group and hijack Arsenal Gear. However, whereas he himself wanted to use it as a bargaining chip to be put in the inner circle of the Patriots, Solidus himself desired to use it to actually destroy the Patriots. When Johnson discovered this, he was implied to have refused to cooperate any further, only for it to be too late.
* In the Ork campaign of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}: VideoGame/DawnOfWar II: Retribution'', Mister Nailbrain says it if attacked in close combat.

* In VideoGame/{{Wizard101}} when the player is retrieving the pieces of the stone of Mazzaroth, the final piece is held by Vesna Shadowscar. Upon the player arriving she refuses to fight the player and tells the Shadow Weavers that fighting wizards was not part of the bargain. She'd heard of the player before. This may explain why she's one of only human besides the player that is still alive in [[AfterTheEnd Dragonspyre]].

* Tychus Findlay, in ''VideoGame/StarCraftIIWingsOfLiberty'', protests along these lines when Raynor reveals that they're going to Char to confront Kerrigan. He tries to convince Jim to just take the money and run. [[spoiler:As Gabriel Tosh notes if you still have him there, Tychus is trying to avoid doing something he doesn't want to--that "something" later revealed to be that Tychus has been tasked with ''killing'' Kerrigan, despite the wishes of his friend. Tychus dies on Char, after attempting to shoot Kerrigan--a situation which may or may not have been a case of SuicideByCop.]]

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' Gaius, like Asugi, cuts ties with his employer over the terms of his job. He'd been willing to rob the mansion where his Paralogue takes place, but draws the line at killing the owner.

* Two of the people in the Paris stage of ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' are working for Dalia Margolis, the head of an international spy ring called IAGO. Both of them regret it because it went too far.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Blake Belladonna was once a member of the White Fang, an organization meant to promote equality between humans and [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]]. However, five years before the start of the series, they shifted from peaceful protesting to [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized acts of terrorism]]; though Blake supported their cause, and still regards them as [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-intentioned]], she couldn't condone their violent actions and left the group. [[spoiler: Imagine her horrified shock when she finds out later that[[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Adam Taurus]] ''never'' believed in equality between Faunus and humans, and the true purpose of the White Fang under his rule is [[KillAllHumans the wholesale slaughter of all of humanity]], meaning that in reality, she had ''no idea'' what she had signed up for.]]

* ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 4'': Shows up in the newly {{Heel Face Turn}}ed and [[RedemptionEqualsDeath shortly dead]] [[spoiler:Credo]]'s MotiveRant: