Trope
The reluctant hero
A convention in which an ordinary, unwilling character is drawn into a great struggle they did not seek.
The reluctant hero in fiction: 3 works
Richard Hannay is an 'ordinary man' who 'finds himself embroiled' in a conspiracy, suggesting he is unwillingly drawn into the conflict.
A disillusioned everyman is pulled into protecting the first pregnant woman in decades.
An overwhelmed laundromat owner is thrust into saving the multiverse.
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