Final Fantasy XIV Hot Takes

[Absimiliard]

Read the Trope Page for it, especially the Real Life examples.

It doesn't give you superpowers or let you come back from mortal wounds in real life, though. Doesn't give you plot armor, either.

What I speak of is the most common variant of the trope in modern media, wherein the hero either finds new strength, gets a second wind, or just flat out comes back from the brink of death as a direct result of being encouraged by their friends -- or, as is often the case, because said friends are relying on them. It's become even more pervasive than the previously far more commonly used "heroic will" trope that often accomplishes the same thing.

You know, Fairy Tail-like business. Protagonist gets demolished by the enemy of the arc only to turn right around and turn everything within a five mile radius into a smoldering inferno because their friend got hurt, for example.