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{{quote|"[[Batman|That man]] won't quit as long as he can still draw a breath. None of [[Justice League|my teammates]] will. Me? I've got a different problem. I feel like I live in a '''[[Trope Namer|world]] [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|made]] [[Trope Namer|of cardboard]]''', always taking constant care not to break something, to break ''someone''. Never allowing myself to lose control even for a moment, or someone could ''die''. But you can take it, can't you, [[Darkseid|big man]]? [[Pre
A fundamental part of telling a story is conflict: you want the hero to have their problems and, hopefully, overcome them in a satisfactory manner. In many cases that conflict is entirely external; the [[Big Bad]] is plotting to [[Take Over the World]] and [[The Hero]] is out to stop them. But there is also that conflict which is emotional; it exists in their mind and usually forms a mental block that they cannot break through.
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* The hero says [[I Am What I Am]], realizing that he or she doesn't have to be ashamed.
* [[The Summation|A mild contemplation]] at the end of the story, possibly even after the [[Big Bad]] has been defeated, and the hero explains the revelation long after the fact.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] against the villain. In this case, the hero has a renewing of confidence ''because'' he realizes how pathetic the villain is. This may overlap with a [[Kirk Summation]].
* A [[Shut UP, Hannibal]], which is short and to the point. The epiphany is still there, but they don't feel the need to illustrate their thoughts with a powerpoint presentation.
* The hero [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]] (or, perhaps, is all too aware of it), but realizes that ''now'', in this place and circumstance, [[Godzilla Threshold|shouldn't hold back]]. This is the context of the [[Trope Namer]] speech.
* In a [[Coming of Age]] story, the hero accepts [[The Call]], rejecting immaturity, irresponsibility, and in effect, childhood.
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[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] a ''literal'' [[Little Big Planet|World of Cardboard]] (and other materials). Unless the person giving the speech is a struggling jail warden or something like that, chances are this will have nothing to do with a [[Cardboard Prison]]. This is also not the same as the Cardboard World experienced by some LSD users according to Stanislav Grof; that would be more like a feeling that life itself is a [[Crappy Carnival]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[Tsukihime]]'', Shiki's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] comes when he manages to [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|scare Roa shitless]] with one of these: [[Justified Trope|justified]] in that to him, the world '''really is''' as flimsy as cardboard:
{{quote| '''Shiki:''' You don't understand death at all. That's why you can't kill me, and why you're only able to kill a weakened woman. If you could see death, you couldn't maintain your sanity. All you can perceive is the part which keeps things alive. If you could see death, you wouldn't be able to even stand.... It's like the world on the moon, a desolate wasteland. Being able to see the "death" of things means you are forced to see the world's uncertainty and fragility. The ground is like it's not there, and the sky seems about to fall at any moment. You don't know of the illusion that the whole world could perish in an instant. That is what it means to see death. These eyes, this power isn't something you can boast about like you did. Do you see your mistake, now, vampire? Life and death may be back to back, but they will never face each other. I'll show you. This is what it means to kill something.}}
** For context, {{spoiler|Roa has previously believed Shiki and he [[Evil Eye|share the power to see death]]. He even goes as far as to thank Shiki for teaching him how to use it. Turns out, what Roa sees are actually the lifelines of living things. Shiki, on the other hand, can see the point of end for all things, including inanimate objects and even the universe itself. The speech is him really drilling in the difference.}}
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* Chrono of ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' gets a speech like this near the end of the manga. After {{spoiler|Rosette's death}}, Aion takes the chance to mock Chrono, telling him that he doesn't belong among humans and calling him "my bird that can't fly". He then gives Chrono one last chance to come back to his side, {{spoiler|offering to give him another contractor to replace Rosette}}. This is Chrono's response:
{{quote| '''Chrono:''' Aion... you're always looking down from above, aren't you? That's why you don't understand. These people have names. Faces. A warmth that's all their own. They don't need wings. Why don't you try putting your feet on the ground and '''walking''' for once?... Once people are gone, they're gone. They can't be replaced. How '''dare''' you write off {{spoiler|Rosette}} like that? What gives you the right?! I'm on my way, Aion. And I'm going to settle this once and for all!}}
* In another work of Daisuke Moriyama, ''[[World Embryo]]'', [[The Hero|Riku]], after realized he's being manipulated by {{spoiler|[[Fake Cutie|Adult!Nenee]]}} finally giving this as proof of his defiance. Being [[Seinen]], it was much more [[Cluster F
{{quote| "'''SHUT THE HELL UP YOU FUCKING BITCH!!!''' WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?! WHAT'S WRONG WITH PEOPLE ENTRUSTING THEIR HOPES!? SHUT UP AMANE-NEE!! I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO YOU TALK ALL HIGH AND MIGHTY!! ACTING LIKE YOU'RE SOME SORT OF LOFTY FINAL BOSS!! THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH BY FOOLING EVERYONE!? WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT!! ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE IN THIS MESS BECAUSE WE'RE BEING MANIPULATED BY THAT THING, RIGHT!? THEN DESTROYING IT WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING, WON'T IT!? I WILL DO IT MYSELF!! I'LL WRECK UP THIS WHOLE '''FUCKED UP''' DEVELOPMENT!! '''I'M GOING TO DESTROY IT ALL!!! AND I'M GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD!!!!'''" }}
* Sakura of ''[[Penguin Musume Heart]]'' gives one to Marie, talking about her strength from the [[Power of Friendship]]. The weird thing was, that at this point, Sakura was gigantic and Marie wasn't. There was no real point to start a battle of wills that ultimately evened the scales after Marie gave her own World of Cardboard Speech where she said she didn't ''need'' her friends.
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* In Episode 23 of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers]]'', after Subaru's device reminds her of the reason why she fights, Subaru recalls that while she is scared of hurting others, her power is not meant for destruction, but to protect others, and she manages to defeat {{spoiler|Ginga}} soon afterward. In Episode 26, Vice confesses that he's not an ace or an expert, and that ever since {{spoiler|he accidentally shot his little sister in the eye}}, he's felt quite pathetic. He then notes that he's at least good enough to help open a path for Subaru and Teana to enter the cradle to rescue Nanoha, Hayate, and Vivio, and proceeds to shoot down several gadgets with perfect accuracy.
* ''[[Bleach]]''. Ichigo tells Uryu about losing his mother, and after seeing his father and sisters suffer as a result, not wanting anyone else to feel the same. He states that he can't save everyone, but wants to protect as many people as he can, which makes Uryu reflect on his grandfather's teachings and accept his offer to fight the hollows together.
** Ichigo again at the end of the [[Meaningful Name|Deicide Arc]] having attained full control of his power after properly communing with his zanpakutou. Able to literally wipe out mountains with a casual sword swing, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|he calmly tells Aizen that has surpassed him in strength]] [[Shut UP, Hannibal|and is tired of Aizen's speeches.]] Made all the more awesome given at this point, Aizen and Ichigo are the two most powerful characters in the series, even surpassing Yamamoto.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' ended this way. In both the final episode of the series and in the movie. Of course, due to all of the [[Mind Screw]] it took to get to that epiphany, neither were very well liked.
** Shinji spends much of ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion|Rebuild 2.0]]'' trying to find a reason to fight. The world is too big and his father too distant, but when he finally finds a reason to fight and gives up his fears of failure and death, he surpasses all limits.
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** And in the final scene (doubling as [[Book Ends]], as nearly every episode began with first four sentences of this speech):
{{quote| '''Alphonse:''' Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one and only truth. But the world isn't perfect, and the law is incomplete. Equivalent Exchange doesn't encompass everything that goes on here, but I still choose to believe in its principle, that all things do come at a price, that there's an ebb, and a flow. A cycle, that the pain we went through did have a reward, and that anyone who's determined and perseveres, will get something of value, even if it's not what they expected. I don't think of Equivalent Exchange as a law of the world anymore anymore. I think of it as a promise, between my brother and me. A promise that {{spoiler|some day, we'll see each other again.}}}}
* In part 3 of ''[[Jo
{{quote| '''Kakyoin''': And so still you rise... like a punching bag in front of a boxer! You like being beaten... is that it?<br />
'''Jotaro''': ...No one ever said Jotaro Kujo was a nice guy. I beat the crap out of people more than I have to. Some are still in the hospital. There's plenty of teachers who got on my bad side and never came back to class. And hey, I make it a policy not to pay the check if I didn't like the meal. But even a guy like me can spot evil when he sees it! Evil means to use the weak for your own gain and then stomp on them when it's over! And that's what you've done! To a woman and a doctor, even! And your [[Psychic Powers|Stand]] gets to hide from the victim... the law... the consequences! But NOT... while I'm here! }}
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** A more straightforward example would be in "Season of Mists", when he battles Azazel for the lives of Nada and Choronzon. Azazel reneges on his bargain to release them if he loses, only for Dream to explain that while they are in his realm, reality conforms to his wishes. He was honour bound to treat Azazel (and his prisoners) as a guest when he entered the Dreaming, but after Azazel renounced Dream's hospitality, he had no such protection. As soon as Azazel reveals his intentions, he finds himself in a bottle in Dream's hands without his powers or prisoners.
* ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]'' shows Scrooge getting his [[Number One Dime]]. When he realises that he's been paid with an American coin (useless in Scotland,) he makes this speech:
{{quote| "Wait! This is an American Coin! A Dime! That sharpie tricked me! And after that tough job too! This should be a lesson! Life is full of tough jobs and there'll always be sharpies to cheat me! Well, I'll be tougher than the toughies and sharper than the sharpies... [[Self
* In [[Marvel Universe|Marvel's]] ''[[Incredible Hercules]]'', Ares spends a good few pages beating the tar out of Hercules, pointing out how he's a mess and doesn't deserve people's respect. Herc agrees. Yeah, he is a mess, but that's why people like him more than Ares (that and Ares is a total dick), because he is more like a person than a god. When Ares calls them all idiots, Herc finally decides to punch his big bro into a bunch of incoming missiles.
* Another one for the [[Trope Namer]], doubling as a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] to Manchester Black (a [[Nineties Anti Hero]] pastiche), who's trashed his values and told him he's "living in a bloody dream world":
{{quote| '''Superman:''' I wouldn't have it any other way. Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear... until my dream of a world where dignity, honor, and justice becomes the reality we all share - I'll never stop fighting. Ever.}}
** Superman could be considered the king of this trope easily. His speeches at the end of the White Martian Invasion arc and the arc wherein Preus is introduced are damn near [[Tear Jerker|Tear Jerkers]] due to awesomeness alone.
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{{quote| ''So we've got a deadline. We can do deadlines.''}}
* [[The Flash]] had one of these during the classic "Return of Barry Allen" storyline. Up until then, the current Flash, Wally West, had been unable to run past the speed of sound. He assumed it was just a natural limitation of his powers, even though he had run faster in the past, and other super-speedsters easily ran much faster than him. But when faced with an impostor who had impersonated his late mentor Barry Allen and ruined his good name, Flash broke the sound barrier in order to take the villain down. As it turned out, his speed limit had been subconscious; he was so scared of surpassing Barry (and thus replacing him) that he had throttled his own speed. After realizing this, Wally never had problems with speed limitations again.
* [[Supergirl]] does this after managing to resist a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] and an attempt to [[Ret Gone|erase her from existence]] from The Dark Angel.
{{quote| '''Supergirl''': I am messed up. I make mistakes all the time. I feel stupid and ugly and insecure, just like everybody else. But when I blow it, I don't shrivel up and die. I get myself up. I ''try'' to do better. ''I always try again''. And no half-baked barbie doll is going to tell me different.}}
* Hal Jordan gives one at the end of ''[[Blackest Night]]''. When faced with a [[Hannibal Lecture]] by the [[Big Bad]] Nekron, who tells him that he only came [[Back From the Dead]] because [[First Law of Resurrection|he allowed it]], Jordan declares that it's not Nekron who deserves the credit for bringing them back from death, but him, [[Comic Book Death|and all the other superheroes who came back from the dead]], for choosing life when given the chance. This speech culminates in Jordan and all the other heroes who came back from the dead {{spoiler|becoming White Lanterns.}}
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{{quote| '''Hidan''': "You'll run out of chakra soon, but Jashin won't. He's a god, but you're just a fancy medic-nin."<br />
'''Sakura''': My injury healed as instantly as his, and I chuckled. "You know, I've been telling myself that for years. But as long as my Heaven Seal is active I can't fool myself. I see too much, and I can't miss the implications. I'm not just a medic-nin, Hidan. I'm the last native kami of this demon-haunted world, and my domains are insight and mystery. Not to mention that I just took about [[Took a Level In Badass|six levels of badass]]. Don't make me fight you, or you'll lose." }}
* ''[[My Little Avengers (Fanfic)|My Little Avengers]]'': During the [[Final Battle]], all of the Avengers (except Firebird, who settles for a simple [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]) deliver one of these when fighting their Dark Avenger opponents. First, when Captain Equestria is fighting off the effects of the Ghost Flyer's [[Mind Rape|Penance Stare]]:
{{quote| '''Captain Equestria''': '''''No! I will not give up! I will not give in! I am not a failure! I am Captain [[Precision F
'''Ghost Flyer''': [[This Cannot Be!|I-IMPOSSIBLE!]] NOPONY CAN RESIST THE PENANCE STARE!<br />
'''Captain Equestria''': Call me nopony then. Because I never give up. No matter what. Even if I know I'll just screw up again, I keep trying. Because every once in a while, I get a day like today. A day when I ''win.'' }}
** Then, when the Red Skull is giving Iron Pony a [[Hannibal Lecture]] about destiny and greatness:
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* ''[[Ponies Make War (Fanfic)|Ponies Make War]]'': When {{spoiler|Celestia}} regains her power after weeks of being depowered and tortured, she delivers a speech in a similar vein as the [[Trope Namer]]:
{{quote| "Centuries of boiling water for tea when I knew that I could boil the seas. Of lifting quills when I could lift mountains. Of breaking wax seals when I could break ''anything I please.'' My power is too much for this world. But it isn't too much for you, is it, [[Evil Matriarch|Terra]]? Now I get to find out what I'm really capable of. No lives to save, no plans to make, ''nothing'' to hold me back. I am divinity unleashed."}}
* In [[Reconciliation (Fanfic)|Reconciliation]], Hanako, {{spoiler|having received an angry [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] from Lilly, who is grieving over the loss of her husband Hisao and rejecting Hanako's attempts to console her}}, talks about her past, including the loss of her parents, her isolation, becoming friends with Lilly and Hisao, being upset by being pitied, and finally lashing out at them. Hanako says the loss of her friendship with Hisao and Lilly was worst of all because she knew it was her fault, and as such, {{spoiler|asks Lilly to accept the support of those closest to her}}.
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* In ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix Revolutions]]'', Neo gives a rather brief, but effective, one to Smith, when the latter demands to know '''''why''''' Neo persists in fighting him.
{{quote| '''Neo''': Because I choose to.}}
* ''[[The Lion in Winter]]''. About halfway through the film Prince Philip has a [[No Mister Bond I Expect You to Dine]] moment with King Henry -- and three other people who [[Exact
{{quote| '''Henry:''' I found out the way your mind works and the kind of man you are. I know your plans and expectations - you've burbled every bit of strategy you've got. I know exactly what you will do, and exactly what you won't, and I've told you exactly nothing. To these aged eyes, boy, that's what WINNING looks like!}}
** Henry has the upper hand, right? Wrong. Philip launches into his [[World of Cardboard Speech]] and plays the people hiding in the room against him.
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* ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street]]''. "I take back every bit of energy I ever gave you. You're nothing, Freddy. You're ''shit''."
{{quote| {{spoiler|"It's too late, Krueger. I know the secret now. This is just a dream. You're not alive. This whole thing is just a dream...I want my mother and friends again."}}}}
* ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'': A [[The
{{quote| '''Luke:''' You failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.}}
** Vader gets his own after saving his son by killing the Emperor, finally returning to the good man Anakin.
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* In the series finale of ''[[Extras]]'', after taking a role on ''[[Big Brother]]'', Andy finally realizes the absurdity of the measures he's taken to be famous and that none of it is making him any more happy, culminating in one of the most heartfelt and effective on-camera indictments of celebrity culture.
{{quote| '''Andy:''' You are literally the gutter press. And fuck you, the makers of this show as well. You can't wash your hands of this. You can't keep going 'Oh, it's exploitation but it's what the public wants.' No, the Victorian freakshow never went away. Now it's called ''Big Brother'' or ''X-Factor,'' where in the preliminary rounds, we wheel out the bewildered to be sniggered at by multimillionaires. And fuck you for watching this at home. Shame on you, and shame on me. I'm the worst of all because I'm one of these people who goes 'I'm an entertainer. It's in my blood.' Yeah, it's in my blood because a real job's too hard...Someone once said that I'll never be happy because I'll never be famous enough, and they were right."}}
* ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' episode "Summer of our Discontent" had Zack go to summer school. He can cope with the work, but this brings resentment from the other students who go on to give him a wedgie every time he impresses the teacher, until he learns to keep his mouth shut. He finally gets tired of pretending to be less intelligent than he is and gives a speech that doubles as both this trope and a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|Reason You Suck Speech]]
{{quote| ''Zack: You know what? That's it. There's nothing wrong with being smart. In fact, and this'll probably shock you, but outside these walls it's considered a ''good'' thing. So go ahead, call me a nerd. But next year, when you're all here, I won't be. I'll be taking The Road Less Traveled right to the beach!''}}
* It wasn't followed by a "Crowning Moment", but ''[[Angel]]'' had one of these in the appropriately titled episode ''Epiphany''. In the previous handful of episodes he had managed to alienate his [[True Companions|entire team]] because he was under the impression that there would be some sort of [[Grand Finale]] where the forces of evil are defeated forever. After having a morally devastating realization on the universality of evil, he resolved that all he could do was simply [[We Help the Helpless|help the innocent]]. This epiphany wavered as his life kept taking turns for the worse, but he regained it right before the end; he even referenced it in his [[Rousing Speech]] three seasons later, just before the series' [[Grand Finale]].
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* Clark Kent gives one in the Season 10 premiere of ''[[Smallville]]'' when he finds himself in the afterlife after being stabbed by a kryptonite dagger.
{{quote| '''Clark''': [[Heroic Sacrifice|I died]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|to save the world.]]<br />
'''Jor-El''': [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Evil never ends. By sacrificing yourself, you have left the humans vulnerable to future threats.]]<br />
'''Clark''': [[My Death Is Just the Beginning|I left a]] [[Justice League|team of heroes]] [[We Help the Helpless|behind to protect them]]. <br />
'''Jor-El''': You were meant to be [[Superman|Earth's greatest protector.]] Now, they are about to face the [[Bigger Bad|greatest evil]] without you. <br />
'''Clark''': [[Death Is Cheap|Then send me back!]] [[Because Destiny Says So|I know my fate! To step into the light! To be a symbol of hope for them.]]<br />
'''Jor-El''': [[Continuity Nod|I told you to rule with strength.]] [[Refusal of the Call|But you chose a righteous path.]] [[Take That|What makes you think you deserve a second chance?]]<br />
'''Clark''': [[Shut UP, Hannibal|I can do it.]] [[Heroic Willpower|I CAN BE THEIR HERO!]] }}
** Interestingly, considering the Trope Namer, Season 10's [[Big Bad]] is Darkseid. [[Mythology Gag|Hmmm]]...maybe, during their final battle, [[Foreshadowing|this trope will come into play again]]?
*** During the [[Final Battle]], {{spoiler|Darkseid quickly overpowers Clark, at which point Jor-El gives Clark a vision that helps him realize that every battle he's fought over the course of the series, every life he's saved, have all been tests along his journey to fulfilling his [[Superman|destiny]]. This grants Clark the clarity to fully embrace his powers (namely flight, which he hadn't been able to use at all during the show's run); Clark then proceeds to [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomp]] Darkseid.}}
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== Pro Wrestling ==
* [[Shawn Michaels]] to [[Chris Jericho]], ''[[WWE]] Monday Night Raw'' 1-Sep-2008:
{{quote| "I take comfort in the fact that your wife and children won't be watching. Mine won't, either. But someday... someday I'm gonna tell them about all of this. I'm gonna tell them of the day when their father was ''this'' close to walking away... and, although it's considered a strength to turn the other cheek, sometimes you've got to look evil right in the face and spit in its eye! All the pain, all the suffering that you have put me through is gonna rain down on you at Unforgiven, and it is gonna rain down on you with absolutely no remorse. I will never apologize for the man that I am or the life that I have lived. And I'm going to have no regrets about what happens to you. Unforgiven... it's an appropriate name, isn't it Chris? Because [[This Is Unforgivable!|I will]] ''[[This Is Unforgivable!|never]]'' [[This Is Unforgivable!|forgive you]] for what you've done to me. My only hope is that, someday, God can forgive me for what I do to you!"}}
* On the 1-Aug-2008 episode of ''[[WWE]] Friday Night Smackdown'', [[Edge]] managed to give a World of Cardboard Speech in two words... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPLlRO8noRs&fmt=18 "I understand!"] All the more impressive considering he pulled off the entire World Of Cardboard motif as a [[Heel]].
* [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock's]] last promo at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDO9l506-B8 Wrestlemania XIX].
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== Toys ==
* From ''[[Bionicle]]'', after Takanuva develops a [[Super
{{quote| '''Takanuva''': But I'm not my "kind", not anymore — your shadow leeches saw to that. I'm half Toa of Light, half Toa of Shadow. This was what you wanted, wasn't it? Toa consumed by darkness, Toa not hampered by things like mercy or morality. Well, now you can choke on it.}}
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* One of the possible endings for ''[[Planescape Torment]]'' has the Nameless One making a World of Cardboard Speech... and ''{{spoiler|beating the [[Big Bad]] just with that.}}''
{{quote| '''The Nameless One:''' {{spoiler|If there is anything I have learned in my travels across the Planes, it is that many things may change the nature of a man. Whether regret, or love, or revenge or fear -- whatever you believe can change the nature of a man, can. I've seen belief move cities, make men stave off death, and turn an evil hag's heart half-circle. This entire Fortress has been constructed from belief. Belief damned a woman, whose heart clung to the hope that another loved her when he did not. Once, it made a man seek immortality and achieve it. And it has made a posturing spirit think it is something more than a part of me.}}}}
* ''[[Prince of Persia]]: The Two Thrones'' had [[No Name Given|the Prince]] discovering {{spoiler|his slain father}} in a deep cavern. Being taunted by his evil side, he had a revelation that gave him the mental fortitude to reject his [[Super
{{quote| '''Dark Prince''': What now then? Gather up enough sand, perform another [[Reset Button|grand rewind]]? Or perhaps you can return to the Island and [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|travel back to a time when he might still be saved.]] Maybe rescue a [[Damsel in Distress]] along the way!<br />
'''Prince''': '''''NO!''''' You are right. I ''have'' been like a child. Naive and arrogant; always rushing to undo my mistakes. Never facing the consequences of my actions. No more. I accept what I have done, and ''all'' that it implies. (''transforms back, without water'')<br />
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* Near the end of the last case in ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]: Justice For All'', {{spoiler|after discovering that his client is guilty,}} Phoenix begins to question what it means to be a lawyer. Edgeworth reveals what he learned in his time overseas. It's not about "winning", it's about revealing the truth.
{{quote| '''Edgeworth:''' We prosecutors use anything we can to attack the defendant. But [...] It doesn't matter how many underhanded tricks a person uses... The truth will always find a way to make itself known. The only thing we can do is to fight with the knowledge we hold and everything we have. Erasing the paradoxes one by one... It's never easy... We claw and scratch for every inch. But we will always eventually reach that one single truth. That's the reason why prosecutors and defense lawyers exist.}}
* Before the [[Final Boss]] battle of ''[[Mega Man Zero (Video Game)|Mega Man Zero]] 4'' (in a [[Grand Finale]], to boot), Zero delivers this speech as a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] to [[Big Bad|Dr. Weil's]] attempt at a [[Hannibal Lecture]]. It is <s>one of</s> '''''the''''' [[Mega Man (Franchise)/Awesome|best moment]] in the ''entire'' series:
{{quote| '''Zero:''' If I destroy Weil's core, the explosion will take [[Colony Drop|Ragnarok]] out with it... If Ragnarok is blown apart, it no longer poses a threat!<br />
'''Weil:''' Are you even capable of it? The Reploid hero, protecting justice and humanity! I am one of those humans you have sworn to protect! Do you have it in you to defeat me?!<br />
(cue [[One
'''Zero:''' I never cared about justice and I don't recall ever calling myself a hero...I have always only fought for the people I believe in. I won't hesitate...If an enemy appears in front of me, I will destroy it! }}
** The best part about it is, Zero has finally learned what he was really fighting for, a question that has [[Heroic BSOD|plagued him]] since {{spoiler|Iris' death}} in the ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|X]]'' series, proceeding to kick the [[Big Bad]]'s ass, save the world ''again'', and ''finally'' end the '''''centuries'''''-long [[Robot War]].
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{{quote| Even if we Reploids are destined to join the scrap heap when that evolutionary step does come about...we still have to fight...Not only against Mavericks, but against our own destiny as well.}}
* In ''[[Fate Stay Night]]'', Shirou delivers a World of Cardboard Speech in the Unlimited Blade Works route on how, even if he knows it's only because he's selfish and naive and knowing where he may end up if he keeps it, he'll still try to work towards his ideal of saving everyone to {{spoiler|Archer}} -- who can't hear a word of the speech because Shirou is busy fighting him and can't speak loudly enough to be heard. The trope also shows up in Heaven's Feel, {{spoiler|where Kotomine lays out his own convictions on letting Angra Manyu loose on the world, which opposes Shirou's equally selfish and [[Not So Different]] ideal to destroy it to save Sakura (of course, one of these selfish ideals ''won't'' also eradicate humanity, but that's not really the issue here)}}.
* In one of the bonus maps of ''[[Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories (Video Game)|Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories]]'', [[The Atoner|Kurtis]] faces an army of clones of his old [[Anti
* Alicia of ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' has one when she's standing against an enemy battleship fortress {{spoiler|as an activated Valkyria}}, stating that she knows how to give her life {{spoiler|as a Valkyria}} meaning. {{spoiler|Her impending [[Heroic Sacrifice]] is stopped by a 1-2-3 punch from Welkin consisting of a confession of love, a marriage proposal, and a [[Cooldown Hug|Cooldown Kiss]].}}
* In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'', Marche, after being captured, accidentally gets teleported into the fourth crystal room. While the totema cannot defend the crystal, Babus stands in Marche's way and Cid reminds him that he's alone, asking him if he believes he can do it. Marche notes that he hasn't always been confident in himself, but while he enjoys the world, it isn't real and he must destroy the crystal to go back home.
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* In the last episode of Season 5 of [[Arby 'n' the Chief]] Arbitur gives one to Trent Donnovich in response to a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] Trent had delivered earlier in the season.
{{quote| '''Arbiter''': It doesn’t surprise me that a dose of emotion would have a toxic effect on an emotion-deprived cretin like you. Who’s really the plastic one here? Your bleak outlook on life is poisonous. Maybe the world is a big sinking ship. But we can’t accept that as an inevitability and use it as an excuse to act like shitheads. We have to be the change we seek. We have to build something better for ourselves.}}
* A big one comes from ''Erika's Old Big Sister'', the sequel to ''[[Erikas New Perfume]]'', in which Marie gets the [[Fountain of Youth]] effects on her undone and proceeds to become the ultimate [[Big Brother Bully|Big Sister Bully]] while trying (and failing) to rebuild her teenage social status. The speech comes in the climax, when Marie tries to {{spoiler|undo Sarah's [[Plot Relevant Age Up]], causing Erika to [[Beware the Nice Ones|snap]] and lay into Marie that [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|all her problems stem from her own jealousy and self-loathing, that her bratty nature better suits the lifestyle of a three-year-old than a 16-year-old]], and that [[Not Afraid of You Anymore|she is now strong enough to handle whatever Marie can dish out]]. Marie is hit ''hard'' by this and, realizing that Erika is right, requests to return to toddlerhood.}}
* [[Red vs. Blue]] has a few, almost invariably with Church. There's a joke one at the end of season 5, which is more a send-up of the first episode than anything else.
** There's the one in the last episode of season 6, which pull triple-duty as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] and a [[Tear Jerker]]. YMMV, depending on whether you believe he come to accept the revelation for which the season is named.
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{{quote| ''"Hey, little hero, this reminds me of the Episode 912. We were surrounded. The Kelp-Thing was to our right and there was broccoli on the side. But if there was one thing I remember, it was how to forget. The rain in Spain stays mainly on the...space! The final countdown. Stick to the...stick to the...Lou, my darling! Lou! Now go out there and finish this movie, kid."''}}
** In the fan favorite episode "Band Geeks" Squidward needed to put together a marching band in a week to play for a halftime show. He enlisted the help of Bikini Bottom but despite his best efforts no one really gave it a good try and the last day a petty fight broke out among the band members. Squidward chews them out for crushing his dream and leaves depressed. Spongebob then told the crowd about how he was ashamed that they didn't step up to help Squidward when he needed them, and Spongebob rallies the band to actually give Squidward something to be proud of.
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. [[Calling the Old Man Out|Zuko confronts his Dad]] during the Day of Black Sun. He unfolds his life and what he went through to please his father, deconstructing his own [[Love Martyr|life]] and [["Well Done, Son" Guy|motivations]], topping it off with a rejection of his nation's goals and summation of how they are viewed by others before finally {{spoiler|telling Ozai that he's [[Heel Face Turn|leaving to join the Avatar]]}}. See the [[World of Cardboard Speech/Quotes|quotes page]] for the entire exchange.
* ''[[Re Boot]]'': Enzo had spent a lifetime trying to become strong enough to live up to Bob's standard, but in doing so he realized he was becoming more like Megabyte, merciless and violent. In their climactic fight in the final storyline of season 3, {{spoiler|he spared Megabyte's life at the last moment, deciding that killing Megabyte would make him [[Not So Different]] and that sparing Megabyte would be a far better insult to the smug [[Magnificent Bastard]]. He declared that Mainframe deserved a better hero than that}}.
** He gives a similar speech after a revelation that he was just letting the games control him. While he couldn't control where the games took him, he decided to refuse to [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|play by their rules,]] and they eventually made it to their destination.
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'''Po''': I'm not a big fat panda. I'm '''the''' big fat panda. }}
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' villain Spectra [[Powered By a Forsaken Child|uses the misery of children to permanently appear young]]; naturally, she would go out of her way to traumatize her victims to provide enough angst to maintain her appearance. Danny's humiliation and psychological breakdown at her hands gave Spectra and her servant the upper hand during their earlier fights with Danny, until Danny realizes that [[An Aesop|being hard on himself only makes things worse.]]
{{quote| ''"Man, I'm so tired of you dumping on me, and I'm so tired of dumping on myself. [[Brother
* Twilight Sparkle from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' combines this with [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] against Discord {{spoiler|after confronting him with her restored friends and the Elements Of Harmony.}}
{{quote| '''Discord''': Will you ever learn?<br />
'''Twilight Sparkle''': I'll tell you what we've learned, Discord! We've learned that friendship isn't always easy, but there's ''no doubt'' it's worth fighting for! }}
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