History Main / IWorkAlone

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': PlayedWith. While Akira is definitely an anti-social AntiHero and TheParanoiac, with him being a general DefrostingIceKing, as well as the influence of others, Akira spends a large percentage of his fights teamed up with TheSquad of some kind. Nonetheless, he has said this statement multiple times. As for the motivation behind that attitude, it's that Akira’s life before the story began was a TraumaCongaLine of being used and betrayed by pretty much everyone he ever met in the [[WrongSideOfTheTracks dog-eat-dog environment of the slums.]]

* ''Film/EnolaHolmes2'': Sherlock grunts to Enola that he doesn't like having people in his quarters and prefers working alone. However, he is aware that his aloofness is offputting and tells Enola not to be like him. In the end, he offers for her to live and work with him. She turns him down, but tells him that she doesn't want him to be alone all the time [[spoiler:sets him up for a meeting with a potential flatmate, Dr. Watson]].

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16211390/chapters/37890257 Honoka's Bizarre Adventure]]'': [[spoiler:Ayase Eli]] originally believes this, believing herself the only one capable of fighting off the antagonistic Stand users, acquiring the arrow, and [[spoiler:preventing Otonokizaka from closing down]]. This is even reflected in her Stand, which is an armor-type that let's her fight Stands directly. [[spoiler:She finally accepts Honoka's help in the final fight against Yanigihori's gang, and like in canon joins µ's so they can save their school together]].

* In ''Prisoner of the Horned Helmet'', the main character had his entire tribe destroyed when he was 9 or 10 (he doesn't know which). as a result, he swears to never depend on other people, and will not work with anything that has two legs. He does have a pet wolf, though.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' features "Solo"-type skills, which grant stat buffs and/or other benefits to their users if they are not adjacent to a space occupied by an ally unit of theirs. Several Heroes' [[WeaponOfChoice personal weapons]] and base skill sets focus on staying away from allies and fighting all by their lonesomes. The [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration reasons for this]] tend to vary, whether it be because said Heroes don't have sociable personalities (like Sirius, who keeps his real identity a secret and works with Marth for his own personal reasons), are used to isolation to some degree (like Shamir, who is a sniper whose job requires her to be away from the group), [[LeeroyJenkins are reckless and charge head first into battle]] (like Ephraim, who is a BloodKnight par excellence), or that they don't want allies to get caught in the crossfire of their abnormal powers (like the Fallen versions of Corrin, who constantly work to constrain their feral dragon instincts).

* Aloy in ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' and ''VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest'' usually insists on trying to do everything herself, running off on her allies to save the world. This makes sense given that she's lived most of her life as an outcast and has relied on herself. However, her allies are very devoted to her and most of them are quite skilled, so her behavior mostly serves to really annoy them.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16211390/chapters/37890257 Honoka's Bizarre Adventure]]'': [[spoiler:Ayase Ali]] originally believes this, believing herself the only one capable of fighting off the antagonistic Stand users, acquiring the arrow, and [[spoiler:preventing Otonokizaka from closing down]]. This is even reflected in her Stand, which is an armor-type that let's her fight Stands directly. [[spoiler:She finally accepts Honoka's help in the final fight against Yanigihori's gang, and like in canon joins µ's so they can save their school together]].

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. When government assassin Hersh captures John Reese and demands to know who his boss is, Reese tries this trope but Hersh knows he's lying as they're similar; more comfortable with carrying out orders than giving them.

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. When government assassin Hersh captures John Reese and demands to know who his boss is, Reese tries this trope but Hersh knows he's lying as they're NotSoDifferent; more comfortable with carrying out orders than giving them.

* Arnie says the same in ''Film/{{Predator}}'', but in this case he says his ''team'' works alone, when told CIA agent Dillon is not only coming in with them, but is being placed in charge of the mission. Even though Dillon is an old war buddy, he's not used to working with Dutch's team (and it turns out he can't trust Dillon either).

-->''([[BigDamnHeroes Kanan flies up in the Ghost]])'' Not this time.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''. Used for an InadvertantEntranceCue in "Spark of Rebellion".

-->'''Ezra:''' I don't know where you get your delusions, buckethead--I work alone!
-->''([BigDamnHeroes Kanan flies up in the Ghost]])'' Not this time.

-->''(Kanan arrives in the [[BigDamnHeroes Ghost]])'' Not this time.

* ''Series/KnightRider''. In ThePilot Michael is still smarting over the death of his partner and doesn't want to work with another one. Wilton, as it turned out, wanted Michael specifically for the job primarily due to his loner streak. So he's given a TalkingApplianceSidekick in [[CoolCar KITT]] instead.

* ''Series/KnightRider''. In ThePilot Michael is still smarting over the death of his partner and doesn't want to work with another one. Wilton, as it turned out, wanted Michael specifically for the job primarily due to his loner streak. So he's given [[CoolCar KITT]] instead.

* ''Series/ForeverKnight''. Nick Knight has a good reason to do so, given that he's trying to hide the fact that he's a VampireDetective. However pressure to solve the 'Vampire Killer' murders means he's forced to take a partner who can work the day shift (Nick ostensibly has an allergy to sunlight). This is Don Schanke, whom he's previously been shown butting heads with, who then becomes his partner .

* Benjamin Prester of ''Webcomic/AMiracleOfScience''. Justified, as it turns out: [[spoiler:His ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder is under sufficient control to enable him to hold down a job in the police taskforce dedicated to handling Mad Scientists, but the emotional trauma he suffers when his new partner is attacked and apparently killed pushes him into a relapse.]] And in fact, back [[spoiler:in his mad scientist days]], he not only didn't work alone but [[spoiler:was the only main scientist to build a true alliance with other mad scientists, his friends]].

* ''Series/ForeverKnight''. Nick Knight has a good reason to do so, given that he's trying to hide the fact that he's a FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire, but he's ordered to partner with Schanke in the pilot episode.