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[[File:big damn heroes moment small.jpg|link=Firefly|frame|[[Mighty Mouse|Here they come, to save the day!]]]]
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{{quote|'''Mal:''' Well, look at this! Appears we got here [[Just in Time|just in the nick of time]]. What does that make us?
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{{quote|'''Mal:''' Well, look at this! Appears we got here [[Just in Time|just in the nick of time]]. What does that make us?<br />
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'''Zoe:''' [[Trope Namers|Big damn heroes]], sir!
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'''Zoe:''' [[Trope Namers|Big damn heroes]], sir!<br />
 
'''Mal:''' Ain't we just?|''[[Firefly]]'', "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYeqDD96gLg Safe]"}}
  
'''Mal:''' Ain't we just?|''[[Firefly]]'', "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYeqDD96gLg Safe]"}}
   
 
Any time the heroes get to save the day in a big, awesome manner.
  
Any time the heroes get to save the day in a big, awesome manner.
   
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Say that the poor [[Damsel in Distress]] is looking her [[Fate Worse Than Death]] dead in the face, and is [[You Can't Fight Fate|resigned]] to it, because she knows that [[Nothing Can Save Us Now]]...and then, ''boom''! The heroes [[Dynamic Entry|kick down the door]] and proceed to [[Curb Stomp Battle|stomp the bad guys into the ground]].
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Say that the poor [[Distressed Damsel]] is looking her [[Fate Worse Than Death]] dead in the face, and is [[You Can't Fight Fate|resigned]] to it, because she knows that [[Nothing Can Save Us Now]]...and then, ''boom''! The heroes [[Dynamic Entry|kick down the door]] and proceed to [[Curb Stomp Battle|stomp the bad guys into the ground]].
   
 
A [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] will often have a [[Misfit Mobilization Moment]] before becoming the Big Damn Heroes. If they were busy with something else, but saw the crisis and dropped whatever they were doing in order to save the day, it's a case of [[Dudley Do-Right Stops to Help]].
  
A [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] will often have a [[Misfit Mobilization Moment]] before becoming the Big Damn Heroes. If they were busy with something else, but saw the crisis and dropped whatever they were doing in order to save the day, it's a case of [[Dudley Do-Right Stops to Help]].
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[[Super-Trope]] of [[Roaring Rampage of Rescue]]. Often leads to a [["Hell Yes!" Moment]].
 
[[Super-Trope]] of [[Roaring Rampage of Rescue]]. Often leads to a [["Hell Yes!" Moment]].
   
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Anime and Manga|Anime and Manga]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Comic Books|Comic Books]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Fanfic|Fanfic]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Film|Film]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Literature|Literature]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Live Action TV|Live Action TV]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Music|Music]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Pro Wrestling|Pro Wrestling]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Tabletop Games|Tabletop Games]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Toys|Toys]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Video Games|Video Games]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Webcomics|Webcomics]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Web Original|Web Original]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Western Animation|Western Animation]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes/Real Life|Real Life]]
   
 
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[[Category:Idealism Tropes]]
  
[[Category:Idealism Tropes]]
 
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[[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]]
  
[[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]]
 
[[Category:Index to The Rescue]]
  
[[Category:Index to The Rescue]]
 
[[Category:Discredited Trope]]
  
[[Category:Discredited Trope]]
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[[Category:Big Damn Heroes]]
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File:Big damn heroes moment small.jpg

Here they come, to save the day!

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Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?

Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir!

Mal: Ain't we just?

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Any time the heroes get to save the day in a big, awesome manner.

Say that the poor Distressed Damsel is looking her Fate Worse Than Death dead in the face, and is resigned to it, because she knows that Nothing Can Save Us Now...and then, boom! The heroes kick down the door and proceed to stomp the bad guys into the ground.

A Ragtag Bunch of Misfits will often have a Misfit Mobilization Moment before becoming the Big Damn Heroes. If they were busy with something else, but saw the crisis and dropped whatever they were doing in order to save the day, it's a case of Dudley Do-Right Stops to Help.

But note that a Big Damn Heroes moment doesn't have to succeed. The villain may declare "You Are Too Late." Or sometimes the heroes' actions end up making things worse.

Often this can involve Gunship Rescue, I Got You Covered, Horseback Heroism, Roaring Rampage of Rescue, Just in Time, or even Changed My Mind, Kid.

Compare The Cavalry (it's the heroes saved in the nick of time), Contrived Coincidence, Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work, Villainous Rescue (when the villains are like this Trope).

If this is done in an anticlimactic way, then it's a Deus Ex Machina, and dooms it bad, of course. When done right, it is a sure-fire way to get a Crowning Moment of Awesome.

If the heroes just finished a training arc and show off new powers, it's Look What I Can Do Now!.

Super-Trope of Roaring Rampage of Rescue. Often leads to a "Hell Yes!" Moment.

Examples of Big Damn Heroes include:


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