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{{quote|''[Elisha] [[Trope Namer|took up also the mantle]] of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of [the] Jordan;''|''2nd Kings 2:13, [[The Bible]], KJV''}}
{{quote|''[[Inner Monologue|But you know what?]] [[Unwanted Rescue|Some people don't]] '''[[Unwanted Rescue|want]]''' [[Unwanted Rescue|to be saved.]] [[Character Development|Because saving means]] '''[[Character Development|changing]]'''. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|And changing is always harder than]] [[Static Character|staying the same]]. [[You Got Guts|It takes courage]] [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are|to face yourself in the]] '''[[You Are Better Than You Think You Are|mirror]]''' [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are|and look beyond the reflection]]. [[Gone Horribly Wrong|To find the you that]] '''[[Gone Horribly Wrong|you]]''' [[Gone Horribly Wrong|should have been]]. [[Deus Angst Machina|The you who got derailed by cruel childhood events. Events that took your life's natural trajectory and]] '''[[Deus Angst Machina|twisted]]''' [[Deus Angst Machina|it]]. [[What Have I Become?|Changing it into something unimaginable]]... [[But Your Wings Are Beautiful|or even]] '''[[But Your Wings Are Beautiful|incredible]]'''... ...[[Jumped At the Call|giving you the courage to embrace]] [[Legacy Character|your birthright]], [[Because Destiny Says So|your]] '''[[Because Destiny Says So|destiny]],''' [[Resigned to the Call|and finally realize]]... [[All Blue Entry|that]] ''[[
So you're two thirds of the way through a book/movie/whatever, when suddenly, the main protagonist dies, is imprisoned, performs a [[Face Heel Turn]], or is otherwise unable to act as the main protagonist. [[Darkest Hour|All seems lost]], a [[Take Up My Sword]] hasn't been pulled! What is to be done?
But wait! A [[Sidekick]], the [[Love Interest]], [[The Rival]], a [[Mauve Shirt]] (in theory, even an antagonist could pull this off) steps or is forced into the role of the main protagonist, and the work that you are reading focuses on them for the rest of the time it takes to finish the work. The original protagonist may return near the end. Essentially, it's when someone invokes [[Legacy Character]].
[[Take Up My Sword]] is different in that it implies that the protagonist had time to actually say something along the lines of [[I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin]] to his successor, whereas with '''Taking Up the Mantle''', the character has to take the initiative or be shown that it's what they have to do, but ultimately, they have to make the decision themselves.
In so far as it applies to sidekicks, it's a relative to [[You Are in Command Now]], which applies to more rigid situations where the Big Hat Of Command lands on a person's head whether they want it to or not, based on their level in the hierarchy.
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== Film- Animation ==
* ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'' has Hot Rod spending much of the movie trying to find someone to take over for {{spoiler|Optimus Prime}}, only to finally take the mantle of leadership of the Autobots himself and save the day.
* In ''[[Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', when Synonamess Botch attacks the region of Din, the Fairy Godmother is stretched so thin that she's run out of heroes. Ralph and Mum, incompetent workers desperate to be known, are hired on the spot to stop Botch. {{spoiler|They succeed.}}
* In the 2007 [[TMNT]] movie, {{spoiler|[[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Raph]][[The Big Guy|ael]]}} briefly takes over for [[The Captain|Leonardo]] just prior to [[The Climax]].
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