History Main / TheDissenterIsAlwaysRight

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989'': In "[[Recap/TheLegendOfZelda1989S1E3TheWhiteKnight The White Knight]]", Zelda is instantly smitten with Façade, and her father treats him in a friendly enough way. Only Link dislikes him from the start. He turns out to be right when [[PrinceCharmless Façade]] reveals that he absolutely refuses to dirty his clothes, even to save Zelda from being kidnapped. However, given that they're both attracted to Zelda, Link could have been simply RightForTheWrongReasons.

** Wills, terrified for his life after the posse managed to kill two members of the gang, grabs the money they had stolen during their heists and returns it to the posse to get them to stop their chase. While the gang lambasts him for his cowardice, Wills's decision almost works; [=McClintock=] is ready to call off the posse once the money is returned and let the outlaws escape, [[spoiler:only for Graff to covertly kill hin to keep the chase going.]]

** Wills, terrified for his life after the posse managed to kill two members of the gang, grabs the money they had stolen during their heists and returns it to the posse to get them to stop their chase. While the gang lambasts him for his cowardice, Wills's decision almost works; [=McClintock=] is ready to call off the posse once the money is returned and let the outlaws escape, [[spoiler:only for Graff to covertly kill Jim to keep the chase going.]]

''That said,'' a character being validated by this once doesn't mean they'll be right every other time, nor that they were right for any actual ''reason'' other than luck. Someone who is very often wrong can be finally proven right just for one episode as a subversion of the normal formula. Or, someone who is initially in the right can start to slip in their beliefs and go against things that are actually good ideas. A RebelliousSpirit might be proven right one day for sticking it to "The Man", but not all of society's rules are there just to be oppressive. The resident [[TheParanoiac Paranoiac]] might be the only character who doesn't trust the DevilInPlainSight one day, but on other days they're just being ImproperlyParanoid. And, of course, being technically correct doesn't necessarily mean everyone will just turn around and apologize to them, especially if they went against direct orders or caused more harm than good in trying to fix things.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989'': In "[[Recap/TheLegendOfZeldaS1E3TheWhiteKnight The White Knight]]", Zelda is instantly smitten with Façade, and her father treats him in a friendly enough way. Only Link dislikes him from the start. He turns out to be right when [[PrinceCharmless Façade]] reveals that he absolutely refuses to dirty his clothes, even to save Zelda from being kidnapped. However, given that they're both attracted to Zelda, Link could have been simply RightForTheWrongReasons.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'': In "[[Recap/TheLegendOfZeldaS1E3TheWhiteKnight The White Knight]]", Zelda is instantly smitten with Façade, and her father treats him in a friendly enough way. Only Link dislikes him from the start. He turns out to be right when [[PrinceCharmless Façade]] reveals that he absolutely refuses to dirty his clothes, even to save Zelda from being kidnapped. However, given that they're both attracted to Zelda, Link could have been simply RightForTheWrongReasons.

** The Decepticon's resident complainer, Starscream, is far more likely to be wrong and just give the Autobots an opening for victory. But even he gets to point out legitimate flaws in Megatron's plans sometimes. In the opening episodes, for instance, Starscream is the only one to think of trying to destroy the Ark that still contained the defunct Autobots before getting yelled at by Megatron.

* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': Chihiro and her parents come across an abandoned amusement park. They come across a spread of freshly-made food and the parents start digging in. Chihiro says they shouldn't because they might get in trouble, but they don't pay her any mind and continue eating. [[KarmicTransformation This turns them into pigs]] because the food was meant for spirits.

* ''VideoGame/Persona5Royal'': [[spoiler:Maruki]] grants everyone's wishes so they can live in an idealistic utopia where all their past suffering is erased. While the Phantom Thieves easily fall under the spell, Akechi, being too cynical and broken to believe it, pushes Joker to reject [[spoiler:Maruki]]'s world. In the BadEnding, despite Akechi's protests, Joker accepts it and Mementos fuses with reality, causing [[spoiler:a DeathOfPersonality for Sumire and Akechi, the former forever believing she's Kasumi and the latter left a pleasant and friendly husk]], with mankind ceasing to progress as their wishes all come true.

''That said,'' a character being validated by this once doesn't mean they'll be right every other time, nor that they were right for any actual ''reason'' other than luck. Someone who is very often wrong can be finally proven right just for one episode as a subversion of the normal formula. Or, someone who is initially in the right can start to slip in their beliefs and go against things that are actually good ideas. A RebelliousSpirit might be proven right one day for sticking it to "The Man", but not all of society's rules are there just to be oppressive. The resident GrumpyBear might be the only character who doesn't trust the DevilInPlainSight one day, but on other days they're just being a {{Jerkass}}. And, of course, being technically correct doesn't necessarily mean everyone will just turn around and apologize to them, especially if they went against direct orders or caused more harm than good in trying to fix things.

* ''Literature/TheHobbit:'' When the men of Lake-town see fire burning on the mountain, most of them think that Thorin and the other dwarves have retaken it and lit their forges, with only Bard suggesting that, you know, ''maybe it's the dragon that's been living there for almost two hundred years?'' Everyone tells him to stop being so gloomy but he raises the alarm anyway, so it's thanks to him that the town even survived long enough for him to kill Smaug.

The issue is often a society-wide one. Sometimes it might be a long-term belief, other times it might be a new rumor floating around town. At times it's more localized, with just a certain group believing something and the one outlier being against them. The scope matters less than the actual plot of one character being proven right for standing alone with their beliefs, or taking action to prove themselves right and prevent more problems later. Them going against the grain of whatever group they're arguing against, though, can easily lead to AnAesop about trusting your own instincts, not following the herd, or even just being a faithful and compassionate person, depending on the what the conflict is. There may be a SubvertedSuspicionAesop about how the newcomer isn't always trustworthy after all. It may even be a HardTruthAesop, about how someone who disagrees with their culture or their family isn't always in the wrong for it. It's hard to go against your entire community just to stick to your beliefs, even if they may seem outlandish at first, so these stories often portray the characters as brave, willing to risk their reputation and peaceful life for what they believe in.

* In one episode of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'', the crew of the Yamato is being hounded by a dimensional submarine. The enemy sends a decoy to say they've surrendered. Niimi suggests using a dimensional sonar ping to see if they're still there, but Kodai points out that it'll reveal their location. Sanada, the XO, agrees with Niimi, and orders the dimensional sonar array set up. After a speech from Okita to ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight, Kodai commandeers a Seagull recon-plane to drop "dimensional sonar buoys". The ping indeed alerts the enemy, but the buoys that Kodai disperses allow them to intercept the torpedoes. They also allow the Seagull to locate the submarine's periscope, blinding the enemy ship. They're safe in another dimension, but cannot continue their attack. Kodai is let off easily for saving the ship despite breaking orders.

* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunksMeetTheWolfman'': Alvin thinks that Mr. Talbot is a werewolf. No-one else thinks so and they just shrug off Alvin's beliefs, but it's later revealed that Mr. Talbot really is a werewolf; specifically, the one who bit Theodore.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'': When the pigs arrive on Bird Island, Red is the only one to feel like that they shouldn't be trusted, and Red is shunned and ignored. It turns out that Red was right to be distrustful, as the pigs were really planning to kidnap all of the birds' eggs and eat them.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'': When Simba banishes Kovu from the pride after wrongfully believing that Kovu lead him into an ambush, all the other animals in the Prideland join together to ridicule and shun Kovu. Only Kiara believes that Kovu is innocent and runs away to join him in exile. She is also the only one of the Pridelanders to believe that the Outlanders can be good if given the chance, and it is her and Kovu who eventually convince the two groups to come together in the end.
* ''WesternAnimation/PlanetHulk'': When the Warbounded each talk about how they ended up fighting in the gladiator games on Saakar, [[BadassPreacher Hiroim]] reveals he had a falling out with the Shadow/Oldstrong Priesthood, of which he was a prominent member, when he refused to acknowledge the [[BigBad Red King]] as the prophesied Saakarson who was destined to save Saakar. His fellow priests tried to persuade him to change his mind by bringing up how the Red King has been uniting the various kingdoms of Saakar and ended the Spike Wars, but Hiroim fired back by pointing out that the very same forces the Red King had used to protect those kingdoms from the parasitic Spikes were then being used to oppress them, and indirectly accuses the Red King of being the Worldbreaker, a being mentioned in the very same prophecy as the Saakarson as the one who would destroy Saakar. He was excommunicated from the Priesthood as a result, but he ended up being completely right anyway about the Red King, as he is not only a monstrous tyrant, but the one who created the Spikes and instigated the Spike Wars in the first place.

* ''Film/{{Alien}}'': Ripley at first seems harsh and wrong for refusing to let the crew in when a face-hugger attacked one of them, coldly citing quarantine procedures. In the end, it turns out she was entirely correct, and had they listened to her [[spoiler:she might not have been the only survivor]].

* In ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'', Lucy insists the group is going the wrong direction, because she can see Aslan leading them a different way--but none of her siblings can see Aslan at all. Edmund at least decides to trust Lucy, because he's making an active effort not to be a prat. But Peter and Susan overrule them, and the group continues down the other path. Lucy, of course turns out to be right, and when the group does later take Lucy's path, her siblings all eventually see Aslan themselves.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' has a episode where Stella is adamant that the deceased is a murder victim; while everyone else, including ME Sid Hammerback, is convinced the woman committed suicide. The detective spends a good bit of time miffed at everyone (especially Sid) and trying to prove her point. Then, the ER doctor who had examined the victim makes an off-hand comment to Mac which leads to proof that Stella was right all along.
* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'': Patricia's DislikesTheNewGuy tendencies became something of a RunningGag by the end of the series, always portrayed as her arbitrarily creating conflict with the new House resident and becoming friends with them later on. In "Touchstone of Ra", this gets flipped on its head when it comes to the issue between Sophia and Dexter. Dexter gets accused of stealing a priceless artifact from a museum and attempting to frame Eddie for it, with everyone else taking the side of Sophia the accuser... except for Patricia, who insists that Dexter is innocent and blames Sophia. It's at first portrayed as her just being irrationally jealous of how close Sophia and Eddie are, but she's quickly proven right for once when Sophia turns out to be not only the thief, but the BigBad of the episode, whereas Dexter is innocent and heroic.
* ''Series/IsItLegal'': In "Infatuation", a new employee named Peter comes to work at the firm. Every one is infatuated with him except Bob, who DislikesTheNewGuy and tries to find discriminating evidence against him. In the end, an audiotape is found which had Peter basically criticize the rest of the staff at the firm (except ironically enough, Bob, who he genuinely liked).

* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': Many times during a case, Monk will pick a suspect that he believes committed the murder very early on based on very little or very flimsy evidence, and most of the other main characters won't believe him, usually because the suspect Monk picks has an incredible alibi or because they [[NeverTheObviousSuspect believe it's somebody else that's more obvious]]. Of course, in the end Monk is always right. In one example in "[[Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar Mr. Monk and the TV Star]]", an actress is murdered in her own home, and Monk suspects that the murderer was her ex-husband who is also a famous TV star. All of the remaining main characters disagree with Monk, partly because the actor was outside being photographed by papparazzi when the murder was occurring, but mostly because they're starstruck with him and get to go to cast parties and hang out with him on a TV set if they don't accuse him of murder. Monk momentarily changes his view after another suspect has confessed to the crime and after the actor passes a polygraph test and partly due to being peer-pressured by the other characters, but goes back to his original theory when he realizes the man is a sociopath who could easily beat a polygraph. In the end, Monk manages to prove that the actor committed the crime, and his friends very quickly turn against the actor as they go to arrest him.

* In the Season 1 episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E16TheGalileoSeven The Gailieo Seven]]" of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', a shuttlecraft commanded by Mr. Spock crashes on an alien planet. Spock finds many of his subsequent decisions are contested by his companions. The most evident is his decision to burn off the remaining fuel to create a flare to attract the ''Enterprise''[='s=] attention so they can be rescued. Despite objections, his plan works.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983 Dungeons & Dragons]]'': The character Eric was created for the very trope of TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong. However, the writers rebelled against the trope, and sharp-eyed viewers noticed that though it wasn't pointed out in show, almost all of Eric's dire predictions were often validated in the course of the episode.

** In "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E19And20Hereafter Hereafter]]", Superman seemingly gets vaporized by one of Toyman's weapons. While the rest of the Justice League discuss what should be done after Superman's death and who they should recruit to replace him, Batman refuses to take part (aside from attending the funeral). He alone suspects Superman is still alive somewhere, and focuses instead on finding out what happened and how to get Supes back. In truth, Superman is still alive, just blasted into the far future. Ironically, for all Batman's efforts, he plays no part in actually finding or rescuing Superman--and he's on the verge of accepting that Superman might really be dead when Superman finally does return.

** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E9BridleGossip Bridle Gossip]]", almost all of Ponyville believes that Zecora is an "evil enchantress", fearing her so much that everyone hides indoors every time she comes to visit. When the Mane Six all come down with mysterious maladies, most of them assume Zecora put a curse on them. Twilight Sparkle and Apple Bloom are the only ones who remain skeptical; Twilight in particular pokes holes in her friend's reasoning, and insists that curses aren't real. By the end, Zecora is proven to be innocent, and in fact, she's trying to brew a cure for the Mane Six's ailments. Ironically, this happens almost immediately after circumstantial evidence finally convinces Twilight that Zecora really is dangerous.

** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E23SoundsOfSilence Sounds of Silence]]" features a village of {{Kirin}} who, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide when angered, transform into creatures of fire]] called [[SdrawkcabName Niriks]]. In the backstory, a particularly nasty argument turned destructive, and the Kirin tried to prevent a reoccurrence by bathing in the magical Stream of Silence, which rendered them [[TheSpeechless speechless]] and [[EmotionSuppression suppressed their emotions]]. But Autumn Blaze found she couldn't stand living this way -- and when she stumbled upon a flower that could reverse the effects of the Stream of Silence, she tried to share it with the rest of the village. The other Kirin rejected this, and gave Autumn Blaze the ultimatum to either bathe in the Stream again, or be banished. Autumn chose banishment. In the episode proper, Applejack and Fluttershy arrive and attempt to reconcile the two sides -- but even they're divided, with Applejack taking Autumn's side while Fluttershy agrees with the rest of the village. In the end, Autumn Blaze wins the rest over by demonstrating how to go full Nirik ''without'' becoming a danger to herself or others, thanks to healthy anger management techniques.

** In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E19RoomForRuby Room For Ruby]]", Lapis is the only Gem who distrusts Navy, and turns out to be right when Navy betrays the Gems. This is a reversal of her previous situation in "Barn Mates" where she was distrustful of Peridot but portrayed as wrong and bitter.
** In the ''Future'' episode "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E5Bluebird Bluebird]]", Steven is suspicious of Bluebird Azurite, while everyone else think she's harmless. Steven's fear of her turns into self-doubting paranoia as every one of her tricks appears to turn out to be well-meaning. By the end when it turns out Bluebird was EvilAllAlong, Steven has been so gaslit he can barely even tell anymore if anything she's doing is a murder attempt or just another misunderstanding.

** Gears complains about everything, but the other Autobots actually like having him around. Partly because they find his complaints amusing and his behavior never leads him to trouble--and because, amidst all his complaints, he also point out legitimate flaws that need to be addressed and fixed, and sometimes they're things the other Autobots hadn't even noticed. (Amusingly, the one time he was content and helpful, it was because [[NotHimself the Decepticons were controlling him]].)

* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': Many times during a case, Monk will pick a suspect that he believes committed the murder very early on based on very little or very flimsy evidence, and most of the other main characters won't believe him, usually because the suspect Monk picks has an incredible alibi or because they [[NeverTheObviousSuspect believe it's somebody else that's more obvious]]. Of course, in the end Monk is always right. In one example in "[[Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar Mr. Monk and the TV Star]]]", an actress is murdered in her own home, and Monk suspects that the murderer was her ex-husband who is also a famous TV star. All of the remaining main characters disagree with Monk, partly because the actor was outside being photographed by papparazzi when the murder was occurring, but mostly because they're starstruck with him and get to go to cast parties and hang out with him on a TV set if they don't accuse him of murder. Monk momentarily changes his view after another suspect has confessed to the crime and after the actor passes a polygraph test and partly due to being peer-pressured by the other characters, but goes back to his original theory when he realizes the man is a sociopath who could easily beat a polygraph. In the end, Monk manages to prove that the actor committed the crime, and his friends very quickly turn against the actor as they go to arrest him.

-->'''Butters''': ''(triumphant)'' Aha! I told you you should sit on it that way! I told you!

* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': Chihiro and her parents come across an abandoned amusement park. They come across a spread of freshly-made food and the parents start digging in. Chihiro says they shouldn't because they might get in trouble, but they don't pay her any mind and continue eating. [[KarmicTransformation This turns them into pigs]] because the food was meant for spirits.

* ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures'': In "The Adventure Begins: Part 1", Ms. Globular asks for a show of hands as to how many students believe in ghosts after Skeebo claims no one thinks they're real. Nobody raises their hands until Pac reveals that he still thinks ghosts exist. Later, Pac accidentally stumbles into the Nether World, where ghosts reside.

* In Creator/AynRand's novels, the 'complainer' (or loner or dissident) is always the hero. However, the [[AnAesop message]] is not nonconformist so much as it is revolutionary; Rand preached [[UsefulNotes/{{Objectivism}} an ideology]] which was and is [[{{Ubermensch}} in conflict with most existing philosophical schools]], rather than a right to one's own opinion as such (which she was inconsistent on).

* In the Season 1 episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E16TheGalileoSeven The Gailieo Seven]]" of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', a shuttlecraft commanded by Mr Spock crashes on an alien planet. Spock finds many of his subsequent decisions are contested by his companions. The most evident is his decision to burn off the remaining fuel to create a flare to attract the "Enterprise's" attention so they can be rescued. Despite objections, his plan works.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic:''

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}}'', the cats need to get into an elephant village held by the lizards. Lion-o decides they should go in quietly and use stealth, but Tygra argues that, given the lizards' superior firepower, they should charge in with the Thundertank. The cats are spotted and Lion-o's plan fails, then, just when it looks like the cats are doomed, Tygra comes in BigDamnHeroes-style with the Thundertank and saves the day.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunksMeetTheWolfman'': Alvin thinks that Mr. Talbot is a werewolf. No one else thinks so and they just shrug off Alvin's beliefs, but it's later revealed that Mr. Talbot really is a werewolf; specifically, the one who bit Theodore.

* ''Film/{{Alien}}'': Ripley at first seems harsh and wrong for refusing to let the crew in when a face-hugger attacked one of them, coldly citing quarantine procedures. In the end, it turns out she was entirely correct, and had they listened to her [[spoiler: she might not have been the only survivor]].

--->'''Villager:''' "Can your science explain why it rains?"
--->'''Sokka:''' ''"YES, IT CAN!"''
* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': This role will usually get swapped around between Numbah 1 and Numbah 5 on occasion. If Nigel's suggesting ridiculous theories of what the adults could be planning, they'll likely end up being true. For Abigail, most of this role is relegated to Heinrich Von Marzipan, a former partner who refuses to believe every warning of hers due to his greedy sweet tooth, which would lead to things not ending in his favor, and then [[NeverMyFault immediately blaming her]] for it. His way of holding a grudge for what happened between them in Guatemala.
* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'': The character Eric was created for the very trope of TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong. However, the writers rebelled against the trope, and sharp-eyed viewers noticed that though it wasn't pointed out in show, almost all of Eric's dire predictions were often validated in the course of the show.

** In [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E1And2Twilight "Twilight"]], Darkseid comes to the Justice League for help. Superman initially refuses, having been [[ContinuityNod brainwashed by him in the past]], an event his reputation never fully recovered from. Everyone, even Batman, chalks Superman's distrust up to holding a rather understandable grudge, then goes to help anyway. Darkseid ends up stabbing everyone in the back.
** In [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E19And20Hereafter "Hereafter"]], Superman seemingly gets vaporized by one of Toyman's weapons. While the rest of the Justice League discuss what should be done after Superman's death and who they should recruit to replace him, Batman refuses to take part (aside from attending the funeral). He alone suspects Superman is still alive somewhere, and focuses instead on finding out what happened and how to get Supes back. In truth, Superman is still alive, just blasted into the far future. Ironically, for all Batman's efforts, he plays no part in actually finding or rescuing Superman--and he's on the verge of accepting that Superman might really be dead when Superman finally does return.
** In [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E11PanicInTheSky "Panic in the Sky"]], when the Justice League are blamed for an attack against Cadmus, the founding members of the League agree to surrender to authorities until they can prove their innocence. Batman is once again the lone dissenter, arguing that they're more likely to bring the real culprit to justice if they aren't behind bars. His confrontation with Amanda Waller proves crucial to uncovering the truth and [[spoiler:preventing Lex Luthor from transferring his consciousness into a powerful and immortal android, making himself a living god.]]

** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E9BridleGossip "Bridle Gossip"]], almost all of Ponyville believes that Zecora is an "evil enchantress", fearing her so much that everyone hides indoors every time she comes to visit. When the main six all come down with mysterious maladies, most of them assume Zecora put a curse on them. Twilight Sparkle and Apple Bloom are the only ones who remain skeptical; Twilight in particular pokes holes in her friend's reasoning, and insists that curses aren't real. By the end, Zecora is proven to be innocent, and in fact, she's trying to brew a cure for the main six's ailments. Ironically, this happens almost immediately after circumstantial evidence finally convinces Twilight that Zecora really is dangerous.
** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 "A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1"]], the main six are called to help plan Princess Cadance's wedding. Twilight Sparkle, the only one of the group who knows Cadance from her childhood, is taken aback when Cadance doesn't seem to remember her--and she gets more suspicious as Cadance exhibits {{Bridezilla}} behaviors quite unlike the kind pony Twilight remembers. But Twilight's suspicions fall on deaf ears as the rest of her friends, and the groom and Princess Celestia, just write off Cadance's behavior as the effects of pre-wedding jitters. Just as Twilight begins to doubt herself, Cadance captures and imprisons her, proving [[SubvertedSuspicionAesop Twilight was right to be suspicious all along]]. The [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 followup episode]] reveals that the real Princess Cadance had been captured and replaced by the shapeshifter Queen Chrysalis. And when Chrysalis is on the verge of victory, she rubs salt in the main six's wounds by {{lampshad|eHanging}}ing how no one believed the one pony who was correct about her from the start.

** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn "Keep Calm and Flutter On"]], the main six start off convinced the villain Discord can only be changed through force, watching him with their Elements of Harmony at the ready to turn him back to stone if needed. But Fluttershy quickly realizes that trying to impose authority on Discord only gives him more pleasure in defying it. So, against the constant urges of her friends, she treats him with unconditional trust and kindness. This actually works, much to the surprise of everyone--most of all Discord himself, who's just manipulated the main six into a situation where they can't use their Elements on him again, only to realize he cares about Fluttershy too much to take advantage of his new position.
** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats "Bats!"]], a swarm of vampire fruit bats infest Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack argues the bats are too destructive and need to be driven away, while Fluttershy is the only one who argues that these bats are an important part of the ecosystem, so they should set aside a bat sanctuary instead. When the group goes with Applejack's plan, it has the unexpected side effect of turning Fluttershy into a vampony. Shenanigans ensue as the group tries to get Flutters back to normal. Afterwards, Applejack apologizes for not listening to her, and the group builds the bat sanctuary like she suggested in the first place.
** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E22WhatAboutDiscord "What About Discord?"]], Twilight becomes jealous when all her friends had fun with Discord over the weekend that she spent indoors re-shelving her library, and she gets particularly upset at all the [[InJoke inside jokes]] they keep laughing at. She eventually thinks Discord put her friends under a spell--and when she says this aloud, her friends are offended that she would suspect Discord like that. Twilight finally admits her jealousy and apologizes. And as Discord gloats that Twilight has [[TricksterMentor learned a valuable lesson]], he lets slip that he really did (non-magically) manipulate Twilight's friends into excluding her over the weekend, specifically to make her feel jealous. The others are not amused.
** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances "No Second Prances"]], Twilight is mentoring the [[HeelFaceTurn former villain]] Starlight Glimmer, and she disapproves of Starlight befriending another former bad-pony, [[MilesGloriosus the Great and Powerful Trixie]], suspecting that Trixie might be manipulating Starlight for her own ends. Starlight eventually gets fed up with Twilight's meddling and calls her out on being so suspicious of Trixie. Twilight is suitable ashamed--and then Trixie lets slip that she really ''did'' just befriend Starlight for the sole purpose of getting back at Twilight. (Although she [[BecomingTheMask grew to genuinely appreciate her bond with Starlight]].) It's an odd case where Twilight the dissenter is [[BothSidesHaveAPoint both right and wrong]]: Twilight still apologizes to Starlight for trying so hard to control her, while Trixie apologizes to Starlight for living down to Twilight's low expectations of her.
** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E23SoundsOfSilence "Sounds of Silence"]] features a village of {{Kirin}} who, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide when angered, transform into creatures of fire]] called [[SdrawkcabName Niriks]]. In the backstory, a particularly nasty argument turned destructive, and the Kirin tried to prevent a reoccurrence by bathing in the magical Stream of Silence, which rendered them [[TheSpeechless speechless]] and [[EmotionSuppression suppressed their emotions]]. But Autumn Blaze found she couldn't stand living this way--and when she stumbled upon a flower that could reverse the effects of the Stream of Silence, she tried to share it with the rest of the village. The other Kirin rejected this, and gave Autumn Blaze the ultimatum to either bathe in the Stream again, or be banished. Autumn chose banishment. In the episode proper, Applejack and Fluttershy arrive and attempt to reconcile the two sides--but even they're divided, with Applejack taking Autumn's side while Fluttershy agrees with the rest of the village. In the end, Autumn Blaze wins the rest over by demonstrating how to go full Nirik ''without'' becoming a danger to herself or others, thanks to healthy anger management techniques.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': PlayedForLaughs in "Reverse Cowgirl". Butters reveals that he's been sitting on the toilet backwards so that he can put objects like books on the tank, as opposed to everyone else, who sits on toilets forwards. [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Then the ghost of John Harrington reveals that the toilet is actually meant to be sat on facing the tank so you can place things there.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Kenny the Cat", Sandy is the only one who doesn't believe that the eponymous Kenny is capable of holding his breath underwater for days on end. She turns out to be correct when [=SpongeBob=] catches Kenny using an oxygen tank in the men's room.
* Typically in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', the Crystal Gems tend to turn toward violent responses towards enemies, while Steven is the only one compassionate enough to try negotiating with their opponent instead. As the series progresses, the Crystal Gems get familiar enough with this routine that they?re more open to letting Steven try being merciful first, though they?re still reluctantly suspicious. A few inversions to the scenario also occur:
** In ?Bismuth?, Amethyst is the only Gem who distrusts the returning Crystal Gem Bismuth, as she?s too young to have met her in the past and finds it weird such an important friend was never mentioned previously. She drops her suspicion after Bismuth makes her a fancy new flail, but it turns out there was a reason Bismuth was never discussed among the others before.
** In ?Room For Ruby?, Lapis is the only Gem who distrusts Navy, and turns out to be right when Navy betrays the Gems. This is a reversal of her previous situation in ?Barn Mates? where she was distrustful of Peridot but portrayed as wrong and bitter.
** In the ''Future'' episode ?Bluebird?, Steven is suspicious of Bluebird Azurite, while everyone else think she?s harmless. Steven?s fear of her turns into self-doubting paranoia as every one of her tricks appears to turn out to be well-meaning. By the end when it turns out Bluebird was EvilAllAlong, Steven has been so gaslit he can barely even tell anymore if anything she?s doing is a murder attempt or just another misunderstanding.

* ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures'': In "The Adventure Begins: Part 1", Ms. Globular asks for a show of hands as to how many students believe in ghosts after Skeebo claims no one thinks they're real. Nobody raises their hands until Pac reveals that he still thinks ghosts exist. Later, Pac accidentally stumbles into the Nether World, where ghosts reside.

** The very first episode, "Secret Origin", deals with a US Senator's campaign for global nuclear disarmament. This plan appears to be popular with everyone except for one military general who protests the idea. It turns out that the senator is actually an invading alien in disguise and the call for disarmament is an attempt to weaken Earth so they cannot defend themselves.

''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': This role will usually get swapped around between Numbah 1 and Numbah 5 on occasion. If Nigel's suggesting ridiculous theories of what the adults could be planning, they'll likely end up being true. For Abigail, most of this role is relegated to Heinrich Von Marzipan, a former partner who refuses to believe every warning of hers due to his greedy sweet tooth, which would lead to things not ending in his favor, and then [[NeverMyFault immediately blaming her]] for it. His way of holding a grudge for what happened between them in Guatemala.

* In the Season 1 episode "The Gailieo Seven" of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', a shuttlecraft commanded by Mr Spock crashes on an alien planet. Spock finds many of his subsequent decisions are contested by his companions. The most evident is his decision to burn off the remaining fuel to create a flare to attract the "Enterprise's" attention so they can be rescued. Despite objections, his plan works.

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* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': Many times during a case, Monk will pick a suspect that he believes committed the murder very early on based on very little or very flimsy evidence, and most of the other main characters won't believe him, usually because the suspect Monk picks has an incredible alibi or because they [[NeverTheObviousSuspect believe it's somebody else that's more obvious]]. Of course, in the end Monk is always right. In one example in "Mr. Monk and the TV Star", an actress is murdered in her own home, and Monk suspects that the murderer was her ex-husband who is also a famous TV star. All of the remaining main characters disagree with Monk, partly because the actor was outside being photographed by papparazzi when the murder was occurring, but mostly because they're starstruck with him and get to go to cast parties and hang out with him on a TV set if they don't accuse him of murder. Monk momentarily changes his view after another suspect has confessed to the crime and after the actor passes a polygraph test and partly due to being peer-pressured by the other characters, but goes back to his original theory when he realizes the man is a sociopath who could easily beat a polygraph. In the end, Monk manages to prove that the actor committed the crime, and his friends very quickly turn against the actor as they go to arrest him.

* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': In ''Dark River'', Hollypaw is the only cat who doesn't panic and think that [=RiverClan=] will start a war for territory once they can no longer live at their camp. The other warriors ignore her, [[NotNowKiddo not helped by her age and inexperience]], so she sneaks out to talk to Willowpaw from [=RiverClan=] and discovers the truth about why the Clan moved onto the island, but for her trouble, she gets confined to the new camp for a few days and a battle between [=RiverClan=] and [=WindClan=] nearly breaks out anyway thanks to everyone else's paranoia.

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