Time to Take Action

"No more hiding, Dante. I gotta seize my moment!"

- Miguel Rivera making his decision to go into the concert and claim his destiny.

In many a story, just as there's a moment when the villain decides to take matters into his own hands and carry out his evil plans himself, there comes a time when the hero/heroine decides to carry out his heroic deeds, stand up to his enemies, save the day, set things right, and/or go to his destiny to claim it. In other words, he knows that if he wants something done, he has to do it himself.

In many cases, this can lead to the Noble Choice, the hero's journey beginning, and/or the hero's redemption, but especially when it comes to mustering up his courage to do something. Usually the hero can do it himself, but he can also be driven by someone's wisdoms and encouragement.

Noteworthy Examples

 * Rodney Copperbottom makes his decision to go to Robot City to find a job and help his father pay back Mr. Gunk.
 * Chiron, not wanting to turn Kevin over to the police, makes his decision to put Terrel in his place himself. Years later, he musters up his courage to stand up to his abusive mother and reconcile with her.
 * Ariel makes her choice to jump into the ocean and swim out to save Eric from Ursula's curse.
 * Aladdin makes his decision to go back to Agrabah and set things right.
 * After hearing that Shere Khan murdered Akela, Mowgli makes his decision to use the Red Flower to rid the jungle of his tyranny.
 * Melody decides to go out to the ocean to learn the secret of her enchanted locket.
 * Miguel Rivera makes his decision to go to the concert to become a musician.
 * Mulan makes her choice to disguise herself as a man and join the army in her father's place to save his life.
 * Kayley makes her decision to go into the castle and stand up to Ruber to save King Arthur and her mother.
 * The Iron Giant makes his choice to sacrifice his life to save Rockwell from the incoming missile.
 * Encouraged by his father and Rafiki's wisdoms, Simba decides to go back to Pride Rock to save his kingdom from Scar's tyranny.

Quotes
"I made a mess of everything. Somehow, I gotta go back and set things right."

- Aladdin making his decision to amend his mistake and save Agrabah. "Hogarth. You stay. I go. No following. (The Giant looks up to the sky.) (Hogarth: I love you.) (With that, the Giant launches himself into space to face the missile, which starts to come down.) (Hogarth, in the Giant's memory: You are who you choose to be.) Superman. (The Giant bravely closes his eyes as the missile crashes down, causing both of them to light up the sky with a huge explosion, saving the entire town.)"

- The Iron Giant deciding to take action and sacrifice himself to save Rockwell. "I know this necklace means something. And if no one's gonna tell me...I'm gonna find out for myself."

- Melody making her decision to go out to sea to learn the secret of her pendant.