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* ''Webcomic/{{Chainsawsuit}}'' shows the [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2010/06/25/i-did-come-here-to-make-friends/ wrong reality show]] to say this on.

* In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', this is the Hunter's attitude during his journey to the Black Fortress alongside the Black Dogs. To him, the Black Dogs would either become corpses or potential enemies, so there's no point in befriending them.

%%* ''Series/TheApprentice'': Omarosa. ZCE (Administrivia)

* Parodied by Creator/JoelHaver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KHDEUUf354 this video]], where a contestant in a reality show about making the show ''Series/{{Friends}}'' states that they're not here to make friends, [[WhosOnFirst which causes a lot of confusion]].

* Parodied in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KHDEUUf354 this video]], where a contestant in a reality show about making the show ''Series/{{Friends}}'' states that they're not here to make friends, [[WhosOnFirst which causes a lot of confusion]].

* ''Series/LizzosWatchOutForTheBigGrrrls'' averts this trope deliberately. Lizzo is trying to encourage a sense of sisterhood in the aspiring dancers in the house. Only Jasmine butts heads with the other Grrrls and when she discloses in front of Lizzo that she has had trouble with other girls, she's eliminated.

* ''Series/TheApprentice'': Omarosa.

* ''Series/LizzosWatchOutForTheBigGrrrls'' averts this trope deliberately. Lizzo is trying to encourage a sense of sisterhood in the aspiring dancers in the house. Only Jasmine butts heads with the other Grrrls and when she discloses in front of Lizzo that she has had trouble with other girls, she's eliminated.

** In the premiere of ''The Amazing Race 20'', yet another Rachel (of ''Series/BigBrother'' infamy) gives this line in her opening interview. The same Rachel proceeded to do what she did in ''Big Brother''...that is [[{{Wangst}} cry like a baby]], insult everyone's gameplay, express desire to quit ''nearly every single leg of the race'' because it's "Too hard", yell at Brendon for antagonizing her (The latter of which isn't as unjustifiable given Brendon's personality!), then wonder why [[WhatAnIdiot everybody else can't stand her]]. However, watching her on ''The Amazing Race 24'' (not three years after) shows her acting much ''very'' different - to the level where one wonders if she secretly hasn't been replaced with her sister, who did ''not'' pull this trope.

* ''Series/KrollShow'' flips this with a skit titled "Making Friends", where the reality show prize money is contingent on the contestants becoming friends. The contestants continue to recite this trope, despite the host offering them a million dollars if they go to a lunch with the loneliness contestant (who is promptly voted off).

* Parodied in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KHDEUUf354&t=3s this video]], where a person in a reality show where they're a production assistant on the show ''Series/{{Friends}}'' states that they're not here to make friends, [[WhosOnFirst which causes a lot of confusion]].

* Heather of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
--> '''Heather''': We're not here to make friends! We're here to become celebrities.

* While several contestants on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' have had this attitude, Season 4's Lashauwn Beyond was immortalized with the line, "This is not [=RuPaul's=] ''Best Friend'' Race!" The irony is that while she was a total SassyBlackWoman with the other contestants, she would instantly turn into a ShrinkingViolet in front of [=RuPaul=] and the judges, and she was the second queen eliminated despite her impressive design skills. The use of this trope on ''Drag Race'' is an extreme case of RealityShowGenreBlindness. Contestants often become friends on this show and go on to work together afterwards, and these collaborative efforts are always well-received by fans. And since sisterhood and community are important themes on ''Drag Race'', queens with an "In it to win it" attitude are received poorly by the other contestants as well as viewers, meaning such a queen is only shooting herself in the foot.

* While several contestants on ''Series/RupaulsDragRace'' have had this attitude, Season 4's Lashauwn Beyond was immortalized with the line, "This is not [=RuPaul's=] ''Best Friend'' Race!" The irony is that while she was a total SassyBlackWoman with the other contestants, she would instantly turn into a ShrinkingViolet in front of [=RuPaul=] and the judges, and she was the second queen eliminated despite her impressive design skills. The use of this trope on ''Drag Race'' is an extreme case of RealityShowGenreBlindness. Contestants often become friends on this show and go on to work together afterwards, and these collaborative efforts are always well-received by fans. And since sisterhood and community are important themes on ''Drag Race'', queens with an "In it to win it" attitude are received poorly by the other contestants as well as viewers, meaning such a queen is only shooting herself in the foot.

This trope may be an applied form of the {{GIFT}}—as has been written by Reality TV columnists, many people who enter games with this attitude do not actually act like this in real life. They decide that the end justifies the means, and don't care at all about what others think about them. As described below, this attitude is ''not'' exclusive to reality game shows; it's just the origin of the trope. In video games, StopHavingFunGuys and {{Scrub}}s can embody this trope.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', Miranda Lawson says this to Shepard in one of their first conversations. She's only focused on the mission and doesn't trust Shepard to stay within Cerberus' goals. She becomes quite surprised later when she realizes that she did become genuine friends with Shepard. It even manages to eventually outdo her loyalty to Cerberus.

** Dave specifically says this in his audition video, but in this case it's for {{Irony}}--within a few episodes he's completely lost sight of winning in exchange for getting a relationship with Sky. [[SanitySlippage To an unhealthy degree]], as it turns out.

* [[series/KrollShow]] flips this with a skit titled "Making Friends", where the reality show prize money is contingent on the contestants becoming friends. The contestants continue to recite this trope, despite the host offering them a million dollars if they go to a lunch with the loneliness contestant (who is promptly voted off).

* PvP games tend to suffer from this a lot. Most people online have the thought process of, "I'm not here to make friends - I'm here to kill other players."

-->'''--At least one contestant per season on every RealityShow Competition ever.'''

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Spoken word for word by [[BrokenAce Todoroki Shouto]] after he challenges Midoriya during the Sports Festival.

** In chapter 191, Shinsou Hitoshi also says this. Time will tell if the [[DefeatMeansFriendship results]] are the same.

** On ''The Amazing Race 17'', Rachel states in an interview "This is not Amazing Friend." She then turns to her partner and says "We're amazing friends."
** In the premiere of ''The Amazing Race 20'', yet another Rachel (of ''Series/BigBrother'' infamy) gives this line in her opening interview. The same Rachel proceeded to do what she did in ''Big Brother''...that is [[{{Wangst}} cry like a baby]], insult everyone's gameplay, express desire to quit ''nearly every single leg of the race'' because it's "Too hard", yell at Brendon for antagonizing her (The latter of which isn't as unjustifiable given Brendon's personality!), then wonder why [[WhatAnIdiot everybody else can't stand her]]. However, watching her on The Amazing Race 24 (not three years after) wherein she acts much ''much'' different - to the level where one wonders if she secretly hasn't been replaced with her sister - who did ''not'' pull this trope.

* Lampshaded by Erica in her cast video for "The Glass House". she says, "I'm here to make friends - I know, weird for a Reality Show, right?" It certainly served her well - she finished in second place overall.

* Those businesspeople that aren't with the looters in ''Literature/AtlasShrugged'' repeatedly state some form of that they don't care about the public good-- they're running a business.

* Jaison in ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' mentioned that people like this happen in real life, there's that one person in every workspace who pretty much thinks, "I'm not here to make friends - I'm here to get the job done". He also proceeds to mention that this person is pretty much disliked or only tolerated, whereas the people like Natalie who were there to make friends are the ones who're invited to get-togethers and parties. While he certainly is right in that these people certainly exist in every workspace, there are also aversions who fit into both categories; people who aren't necessarily there to make friends, but they do want to get the job done because they feel if they can at least identify with their coworkers, they can get the job better. Or people who make friends simply because they work better with people they're on good terms with.

** {{TCG}}s. "I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to play cards." And in the case of competitive gambling (eg TabletopGame/{{poker}}), it's "I'm not here to make friends - I'm here for money." Normally, Slot tournaments avert this, because a lot of the time they're just there to advertise the casino in question and the people who're there are pretty much there to have fun anyways.