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->''"Once, all the mice agreed that life would be better if the cat wore a bell to warn of his coming -- until a wise old mouse asked, 'Who will bell the cat?'"''
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'''Sir Loin of Beef:''' But-but-but... but the Black Knight is invincib-b-ble!\\
'''King Arthur:''' Odds bodkins! Hath the knights of the Round Table turned chicken?\\
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* In ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'', Legasov asks for volunteers to go to the basement of the ruined plant to open the valves and drain the water there and prevent a steam explosion that would make things ''much'' worse if the molten core gets into the water. The gathered plan workers are outraged that they would essentially be sent into a SuicideMission, and for what, a measly 400 rubles stipend? But then Scherbina speaks up, and [[ArmorPiercingResponse gives a very good reason]] why they have to make the sacrifice. Three men then volunteer.
-->'''Scherbina:''' You'll do it, because it must be done. You'll do it, because no one else can. And if you don't, ''millions'' will die. If you tell me that's not enough (of a reason), I won't believe you.
-->'''Scherbina:''' You'll do it, because it must be done. You'll do it, because no one else can. And if you don't, ''millions'' will die. If you tell me that's not enough (of a reason), I won't believe you.
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* In ''Manga/AsTheGodsWill'', the second game involves shooting a bell through a hoop on a lucky cat's collar, wearing mice costumes.
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* In ''As the Gods Will'', the second game involves shooting a bell through a hoop on a lucky cat's collar, wearing mice costumes.
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* Played for laughs in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''. The Elder Campbell is wounded by an arrow in battle, so after the fight ends the arrow needs to be removed and the wound cauterized to try to prevent infection. However, ''nobody'' wants to be the one to stick a red hot poker into the open wound of the BoisterousBruiser. This results in several people passing the poker onto someone else so that person can be the one to do it, while they declare that they'll help in holding Campbell down. By the time they get some poor sap to be the one to apply the poker, there are almost half a dozen people holding Campbell down. Sure enough, the very moment Campbell is released after the wound is cauterized, the first thing he does is hit the guy with the poker, despite the poor guy frantically apologizing. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcgrMb309o Here's the scene on youtube,]] albeit in poor quality.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': This trope playing out is ultimately how the Joker's plan for the two ferries fails, on both the civilian and prison boats. (On both boats, the passengers are provided with a detonator that would destroy the other ferry, and informed that if both ferries are still intact after a time limit, both will be blown up.) In the first case played straight: nobody is willing to actually be the one who ''pushes the button'' even after they take a vote that ends in favor of doing it. While on the other boat there's an inversion: a prisoner steps forward making a speech about being willing to do the hard but obvious course of action (implying he'll "bell the cat"), but [[spoiler:he simply tosses the remote overboard so it can't be used and goes back to praying with a group of prisoners]], giving his previous speech [[HeroicSacrifice a different implication]], and upon retrospect, [[WhatTheHellHero calling the cops out for not doing the right thing to begin with]].
* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': This trope playing out is ultimately how the Joker's plan for the two ferries fails, on both the civilian and prison boats. (On both boats, the passengers are provided with a detonator that would destroy the other ferry, and informed that if both ferries are still intact after a time limit, both will be blown up.) In the first case played straight: nobody is willing to actually be the one who ''pushes the button'' even after they take a vote that ends in favor of doing it. While on the other boat there's an inversion: a prisoner steps forward making a speech about being willing to do the hard but obvious course of action (implying he'll "bell the cat"), but [[spoiler:he simply tosses the remote overboard so it can't be used and goes back to praying with a group of prisoners]], giving his previous speech [[HeroicSacrifice a different implication]], and upon retrospect, [[WhatTheHellHero calling the cops out for not doing the right thing to begin with]].
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* Played for laughs in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''. The Elder Campbell is wounded by an arrow in battle, so after the fight ends the arrow needs to be removed and the wound cauterized to try to prevent infection. However, ''nobody'' wants to be the one to stick a red hot poker into the open wound of the elderly BoisterousBruiser. This results in several people passing the poker onto someone else so that person can be the one to do it, while they declare that they'll help in holding Campbell down. By the time they get some poor sap to be the one to apply the poker, there are almost half a dozen people holding Campbell down. Sure enough, the very moment Campbell is released after the wound is cauterized, the first thing he does is hit the guy with the poker, despite the poor guy frantically apologizing. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcgrMb309o Here's the scene on youtube,]] albeit in poor quality.
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': This trope playing out is ultimately how the Joker's plan for the two ferries fails, on both the civilian and prison boats. (On both boats, the passengers are provided with a detonator that would destroy the other ferry, and informed that if both ferries are still intact after a time limit, both will be blown up.) In the first case played straight: nobody is willing to actually be the one who ''pushes the button'' even after they take a vote that ends in favor of doing it.While (The one guy who declares that he'll do it and takes it upon himself ultimately finds himself unable to go through with itWhile on the other boat there's an inversion: a prisoner steps forward making a speech about being willing to do the hard but obvious course of action (implying he'll "bell the cat"), but [[spoiler:he simply tosses the remote overboard so it can't be used and goes back to praying with a group of prisoners]], giving his previous speech [[HeroicSacrifice a different implication]], and upon retrospect, [[WhatTheHellHero calling the cops out for not doing the right thing to begin with]].
* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': This trope playing out is ultimately how the Joker's plan for the two ferries fails, on both the civilian and prison boats. (On both boats, the passengers are provided with a detonator that would destroy the other ferry, and informed that if both ferries are still intact after a time limit, both will be blown up.) In the first case played straight: nobody is willing to actually be the one who ''pushes the button'' even after they take a vote that ends in favor of doing it.
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Compare AndThenWhat and SparingThemTheDirtyWork. [[NotInMyBackyard NIMBY]] is a mundane version of this trope for large infrastructure projects that would benefit the whole area but no one wants to shoulder the localized cost of being near it. Could result in a GotVolunteered situation when someone in charge forces someone in the group to do the task. Contrast JustEatGilligan, where a simple action which would resolve the plot is not carried out because [[IdiotPlot no one thinks of it.]] Also contrast MoreHeroThanThou, LeastIsFirst, SomeoneHasToDie. OriginalPositionFallacy is a related trope where the mouse who agrees that the cat should be belled likes the idea because he assumes ''he'' won't be the one who has to do it.
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Compare AndThenWhat and SparingThemTheDirtyWork. [[NotInMyBackyard NIMBY]] is a mundane version of this trope for large infrastructure projects that would benefit the whole area but no one wants to shoulder the localized cost of being near it. Could result in a GotVolunteered situation when someone in charge forces someone in the group to do the task. Contrast JustEatGilligan, where a simple action which would resolve the plot is not carried out because [[IdiotPlot no one thinks of it.]] Also contrast MoreHeroThanThou, LeastIsFirst, LeastIsFirst (a lowest-status character steps forward first, shaming the higher-status ones into supporting a course of action), SomeoneHasToDie. OriginalPositionFallacy is a related trope where the mouse who agrees that the cat should be belled likes the idea because he assumes ''he'' won't be the one who has to do it.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14245997/7/Lightning-Lord Lightning Lord]]'' a group of Death Eaters decide to kidnap Harry from the Quidditch World Cup and resurrect Voldemort. Nearly everyone involved quickly volunteers to do anything other than the actual kidnapping.
