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1	->''"I’m tired of being a wannabe league bowler. I wanna be a league bowler!"''
2	-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E12TeamHomer Team Homer]]"
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4	An index of character types who, as the name implies, aspire to be something or someone that they're very often not. In some characters, this is cute, while for others, it's annoying. In others it's hilarious, or even heartbreaking, depending on how their character arc generally plays out. Some wannabes outright ''pretend'' to be what they are not -- these are generally treated with no small amount of [[PretenderDiss scorn]].
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9	* BigBadWannabe: A villain who wants to be seen as the most important threat, but is too incompetent and/or vulnerable to pull it off.
10	* CasanovaWannabe: A man wants to sleep with as many women as he can, but gets rejected by every single female he tries to seduce.
11	* TheChosenWannabe: Wants to be TheChosenOne, and often resents whoever winds up with the actual title.
12	* DreadedKidsTable: A child who's getting older doesn't want to sit at the kids' table anymore.
13	* TheGunfighterWannabe: Wants to be a gunslinger, but is woefully unsuited to the job.
14	* HeroicWannabe: Someone who wants to be a hero, but often has no clue about what being a hero actually entails or means.
15	* IJustWantToBeBadass: A wimp wants to be cool.
16	* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: An unattractive person wants to be better-looking.
17	* IJustWantToBeLoved: A lonely person wants to be loved.
18	* IJustWantToBeNormal: An unusual person or superhero wishes that they could have a normal life.
19	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: An ordinary person wishes that their life was extraordinary.
20	* LeaderWannabe
21	* TheObiWannabe: A "mentor" whose advice turns out to be terrible.
22	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy
23	* PrinceCharmingWannabe: He thinks he'll sweep her off her feet. She wants nothing to do with him.
24	* SmallNameBigEgo: An egotistical twit who gravely overestimates their less than stellar skills.
25	* SocialClimber
26	* TagalongKid: A child who wishes that the older people would let them join the adventure.
27	* TheTeamWannabe: A person who desperately wants to be part of a group that refuses to allow them membership.
28	* VampireVannabe: A person who wants to become a vampire.
29	* WannabeLine
30	* WannabeSecretAgent
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