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The Hero is called upon to step up to the plate and be awesome. Sounds a lot like the Call to Adventure, you say? Well yes, the two are closely related. The difference is, an Adventure Call is more like, "Hey! You totally want to take on this quest to slay The Dragon and save the princess because it sure beats washing cars and sipping lattes all day (and you might even get a nice check, or even more, out of the deal)." Done right, this can resemble a 30-second Rousing Speech. And thus be highly awesome. Done wrong, well you know what you get. Compare a World of Cardboard Speech.

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  • The Hero is called upon to step up to the plate and be awesome. Sounds a lot like the Call to Adventure, you say? Well yes, the two are closely related. The difference is, an Adventure Call is more like, "Hey! You totally want to take on this quest to slay The Dragon and save the princess because it sure beats washing cars and sipping lattes all day (and you might even get a nice check, or even more, out of the deal)." Done right, this can resemble a 30-second Rousing Speech. And thus be highly awesome. Done wrong, well you know what you get. Compare a World of Cardboard Speech.
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  • The Hero is called upon to step up to the plate and be awesome. Sounds a lot like the Call to Adventure, you say? Well yes, the two are closely related. The difference is, an Adventure Call is more like, "Hey! You totally want to take on this quest to slay The Dragon and save the princess because it sure beats washing cars and sipping lattes all day (and you might even get a nice check, or even more, out of the deal)." A Badass Dare is more like, "The Dragon has already stomped out a squadron of fighter jets and a bunch of tanks. And now he's getting ready to eat the princess. But you're our only hope. Now yeah, you can sit here and just keep sipping lattes and washing cars. Or you can take this BFG/BFS and save the world!" The Dare to Be Badass makes the distinction that the character turning their back on the dare is somehow lesser as a person for not accepting it. Conversely, the character is being asked to step up to awesomeness because, deep down, he/she (to use the words of Captain Christopher Pike) feels like they are meant for something more. Something greater. This will usually punctuate, or trigger, massive Character Development. While the Call to Adventure usually starts off The Hero's Journey, the Dare to Be Badass usually comes at a point when the chips are most certainly down for The Hero, and he/she must be reminded that they can't give up. This isn't always the case, though. Done right, this can resemble a 30-second Rousing Speech. And thus be highly awesome. Done wrong, well you know what you get. The Trope Name is in reference to the famous phrase of the classical philosopher Horace, sapere aude or "Dare to be wise." Compare a World of Cardboard Speech. Not to be confused with a dare to be stupid. Examples of Dare to Be Badass include:
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