Ugh, I hate doing this, but I have to.
Here's an index of characters doing things against their will for certain reasons.
Compare A Slave to the Index, Help! Help! This Index Is Being Repressed!. If it's stronger than reluctance it's Rebel Tropes.
Tropes:
- Apologetic Attacker: I'm so sorry I hurt you.
- Break His Heart to Save Him: It hurts to do it, but you must. It's for their own good.
- Dislikes the New Guy: I'd rather not have this new guy around, but everyone else is on board.
- Don't Make Me Destroy You: I don't want to hurt you, but I will if I have to!
- The Drag-Along: I rather stay home instead of going on an dangerous adventure, but I have no choice.
- Fighting Your Friend: It always hurts to fight a friend, especially if they're your Best Friend.
- Forced into Evil: Doing evil because you were forced to, not because you wanted to.
- Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: As much as I don't want to, I forgive you for offending me.
- Friend or Idol Decision: I don't want to give up my quest, but I have to if it's necessary to save my friend.
- Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul: Being happy against your will.
- Gilligan Cut: A character says they're not going to do something and the next scene is them doing it, implying that they were forced or talked into doing it.
- A God I Am Not: Yes, I'm powerful, but that doesn't mean I'm that powerful.
- Got Volunteered: I was forced to do something thanks to the other characters.
- Grudging "Thank You": I don't like you, but since you helped me...I guess I'll thank you.
- Hero, Rival, Baddie Team-Up: I've to team-up my rival and my enemy to defeat a big bad in common.
- Hesitant Sacrifice: I'd like to save everyone, I just don't want to die in the process.
- I Can't Believe I'm Saying This: I don't want to say this to you, but...you're right.
- I Don't Want to Ruin Our Friendship: Romance could make things awkward between friends if it doesn't work out, so maybe it's best to leave things as they are.
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: I really love that girl/guy, but I just can't bring myself to ruin her/his relationship with her/his boyfriend/girlfriend. So for now, I'll keep her/him happy.
- Life-or-Limb Decision: Being forced to cut off a body part to escape a trap.
- Making the Choice for You: Having trouble deciding, but being forced to choose against your will.
- Mid-Suicide Regret: Regretting the decision to kill yourself, partway through the suicide attempt.
- Murder by Suicide: Making a person kill themselves
- Driven to Suicide: Making life unbearable until they kill themselves.
- Ordered to Die: Ordering them to kill themselves.
- Psychic-Assisted Suicide: Death by illusion.
- Suicidal Sadistic Choice: A Sadistic Choice where one option is to die.
- Reluctant Fanservice Girl: I would prefer to dress modestly, but somehow I always end up having to wear something Stripperiffic.
- Reluctant Gift: I don't want to give up this gift.
- Reluctant Mad Scientist: I don't want to make evil weapons, but I'm forced to.
- Reluctant Monster: I look scary but I'm actually nice.
- Reluctant Retiree: I don't want to retire, but I have to.
- Reluctant Ruler: Why am I a king when I don't want to be?
- Reluctant Warrior: I don't want to fight you, but I guess I have no choice.
- Resigned to the Call: I don't want to be the hero, but I'll do it anyway.
- Sadistic Choice: No matter which one you choose, someone's gonna suffer and not choosing isn't an option.
- Shoo the Dog: Sorry, Boy, I wanna, but... I can't take you with me.
- Shoot the Dog: I don't want to do something morally questionable, but there's no other option.
- Stop Worshipping Me: Who are these people and why did they construct a bloody church in my honor?!
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: I don't want to team up with you, but I have no choice.
- Unwilling Roboticisation: Being made a robot against your will.
Sorry this page had to end, but that's just how it works.
