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** [[Crapsack World|The Wasteland]], for a story in which the Hero must ''[[World Half Full|restore]]'' his world.
** [[Suburbia]] can be either, depending on where the story falls on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]].
* The Hero may be dissatisfied with the ordinary and express a desire for adventure. In musicals this can be expressed through an [["I Want" Song]].
* '''The [[Herald]] brings a [[Call to Adventure]].''' The Hero learns that s/he must leave the known world behind and travel into the land of adventure.
* The Hero must then decide how to answer the Call:
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** [[Heros Muse|The Goddess]]
** [[The Vamp|The Temptress]]
** [["Well Done, Son" Guy|Atonement With the Father]]: [[George Lucas]] loved this step
*** [[Oedipus Rex|Oedipus probably didn't]]
** A [[Leave Your Quest Test]], usually after meeting the Goddess or Temptress
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* [[Action Film Quiet Drama Scene|Time out just before the big battle]]: the Heroes gather around a campfire and prepare for the battle, tell stories, confess their feelings, etc. It reminds them of what's at stake, and serves as a [[Breather Episode|breather]] after all the action of the Road of Trials.
* '''Apotheosis / Fight against the [[Big Bad]] / Ultimate Boon''' (These are typically very closely related, often intertwined.)
** Apotheosis: The Hero comes to view the world in a new and radically different way, either because of a critical breakthrough he's made or some crucial information he's uncovered. If it is something to do with himself then this is a good time for an [[I Am Who?]].
** The Hero confronts the [[Big Bad]] in a typical [[David Versus Goliath]] fashion: He is usually called upon to sacrifice himself or something/someone important to him. [[Friend or Idol Decision]] is a common scenario. Note that ''asked'' is the key word here--it's usually enough that the Hero be ''willing'' to sacrifice something without actually having to ''do'' it. Someone else will sacrifice himself in the Hero's stead, or [[Take a Third Option|the Hero will prove to have outwitted the Big Bad somehow]] (so that the apparent sacrifice isn't really a sacrifice), or it was all a [[Secret Test of Character]], or...
** Ultimate Boon: getting the reward the hero's been chasing all this time, often but not always a [[MacGuffin]].
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* '''Crossing the Return Threshold'''
** Sometimes a fight against the forces of the [[Muggle]] world, which the Hero wins thanks to help from his [[Muggle]] allies.
* '''[[So What Do We Do Now?|Freedom to Live]]''': The Hero grants the boon to his people.
The pattern of the Hero's Journey can be found in shows ranging from ''[[Star Trek]]'' to ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. George Lucas claims to have used it as a guide when writing ''[[Star Wars]]''. Traditionally, the Hero's Journey was cyclic; a female Hero's Journey is more likely to be cyclic than a male's. ''Buffy The Vampire Slayer'' fits this to a tee; the movie is the first cycle, and each season roughly corresponds to one additional cycle.
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