One possible misuse I've encountered so far, at least by gaging examples without knoweldge of the work's plot, are on the Assassin's Creed 3 under Conner (Entry comes off as Not in This for Your Revolution more than this trope). I promise to do a more thorough wick check tomorrow or the day after when I have time.
edited 14th Aug '15 10:04:53 PM by DDRMASTERM
Other potential misuses I've encountered include Souichirou Kusakabe from Shifting Worlds Anathemus Mythos, the trope itself says that they turn against the rebellion, not present here; the Comic Book Thorgal's Aaricia Unclear if and how her father is a rebel; Star Wars Classic Era's Garm Bel Iblis, Phineas And Ferb The Movie Across The2nd Dimension's Alternate Buford ,Both because the rebel groups they rebel against aren't villanous, something the trope description says is clearly the case with this trope; Neopian Times Writers Forum listed example, as critizing her group, which alone doesn't seem to qualify; and Madison Montgomery of Dangan Roleplay Canon Rounds, similar to above, complaining about the rebellion is a questionable example.
Most other questionable wicks which were Zero Context Examples, making it hard to tell whether or not they fit. This is my report on wick checking work examples. I'll leave it up to admins and/or further discussion to decide if this is an issue worth pursuing.
edited 17th Aug '15 1:14:30 PM by DDRMASTERM
At first when I just looked at the title I assumed it was just 'Rebels who actually do something' since a lot are Rebels who just hang out ala Grease.
@shimaspawn The main problem I encountered in wick checking myself was, as previously stated, that a large portion of the examples were Zero Context Examples (or close to being ones). I'll give a list of them that I haven't listed previously.
David from Animorphs, except under his character page, but even then, the context is minimal; the listing under BenCounter; the Black Mirror Series Two listing, the description accompanying it doesn't explain how it qualifies; Blood Angels; Cats Gangs And Leaders; Chrono from Chrono Crusade; Code Geass Black Knights under all members section; Darkest Hour Eternal Night; Dark Fantasy X, though it is in the Darth Wiki, might deserve some slack; Dragon Age Races under Qunari; Eric Church, doesn't explain how he plays to the image; Final Warfare; the Video Game Gungnir}}'s Valery Brigid; Hearts Blood, which doesn't explain how her arguing fits this trope; Horus Heresy with the Garro description; James Swallow, though all tropes on this page are Zero Context Examples (with one exception); Land Of The Blind, which explains why but not how; Mars Needs Moms; Radiant Historia; Ruins Of Alpha; Scrolls Of Lore's Yaskaleh; Soul Drinkers, which explains why, not how; Soulgame; The Butterfly Revolution; The Invisibles, as it's unclear how the description relates to the trope; The Legend Of Korra S 1 E 7 The Aftermath; The Penny Dreadfuls Present; Way Of The Samurai; and Wild Star's C.O.G.S.
Next, I'll try giving a list of less questionable/good examples now.
Licinius Astral from An Unsung Song; Last Resort; Arba from Magi Alma Toran; Judar from Magi Al Thamen; Infinite Ryvius, though context is minimal; Nebula's Neptune; Paradise Lost; Sunless Sea's Haunted Doctor, though still somewhat unclear; Starcraft I's James Raynor; The Elder Scrolls Race Tropes under Nords; The Hunger Games Literature's Katniss Everdeen; The Gamers Alliance's Damian Resta; The Legend Of Korra listings except the one above (Sidenote: why is there a duplicate page of the enemies of season 1/2 character page? That should probably be adressed); Timeline191; Uplift; Broken Gears, where the context is a seperate trope; Black Fish; The American Revolution; The American Civil War; and Pierre Bellec from the Assassins Creed Unity The Assassins page.
So my Work/Useful Notes wick checking has turned up 6 bad examples, 30 Zero Context Examples, and 19 good/decent examples. (I didn't check listings on other tropes, as many of those are links to the trope or hard to find.) With these results in mind, what action should we take from here (if any)?
How to Do a Wick Check might help you out next time. The summary is great, but it's really hard to read in those giant blocks of text. You have proved misuse though.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

This is a trope about rebelling against a rebellion. However, this trope name doesn't do a good job of illustrating what the trope is about, coming off more as Department of Redundancy Department than the trope it represents. I personally believe it needs an appropriate name that does a better job conveying the idea behind the trope. Anybody else agree?