History Main / AwesomeMomentOfCrowning

* In ''Anime/MyOtome'', Mashiro is crowned Queen of Windbloom in Episode 3. In [[Manga/MaiOtome the manga]], Manshiro's coronation happens midway through the story, [[spoiler: but it's also when Sergay sets his plans into motion, making it a WhamEpisode]].

* ''LiveActionTV/TheKnowledge'': When Chris passes the legendarily difficult exam faced by London taxi drivers, he muses that there was no fanfare of trumpets, no choir of angels, nothing: just a brusque demand for 15p for his much-coveted Green Badge.

* The "bad" ending of ''Blood Omen: VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' had the titular character become Nosgoth's new Vampire ruler, at least till the sequel/spinoff.

* Henry "Yugi" Tudor gets one in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist of the Roses'', set to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guVrHgczXz8 one of the best pieces of music]] in the game.

** Fans have of course complained that Chewbacca was left out; in 1997, {{Creator/MTV}} corrected this oversight by awarding Chewie their Lifetime Achievement Award, with full fanfare and presented by Carrie Fisher.

* The Tribulation saint martyrs are given one by Jesus Christ prior to the start of the Millennium in the Literature/LeftBehind book ''Glorious Appearing''.

* In George R.R. Martin's ''A Game of Thrones'', the first volume of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Viserys finally gets the crown he's been badgering Khal Drogo for. Unfortunately for him, it's made of molten gold, is the size of a barrel, and is poured down his throat and all over his face.

* In Ann Maxwell's ''Timeshadow Rider'', the Kiriy of Za'ahrain -- the ruler of the planet -- is the first person who, upon the death of the previous Kiriy, can survive wearing the Eyes of Za'ahrain, which are effectively a crown that is also a magical artifact used to keep the inherent violence of the people from surfacing in the present time. The Eyes are stolen upon the death of the Kiriy at the beginning of the book, and are pursued by the protagonists (who are the two most likely to survive attempting to wear them) throughout the book, although neither wants the job. Subverted in that when the Eyes are finally retrieved and the protagonists are facing up to seeing who will be the next Kiriy, their {{Mons}}, sensing that their human partners don't want the Eyes, promptly make the Eyes permanently disappear.

* The climax of the TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse novel ''The Silver Crown'', in which the crown is a legendary artifact that fries the heads of the unworthy and becomes Albrecht's last hope for mounting a credible challenge to Arkady, who'll become king otherwise (and who set up the death of Albrecht's grandfather, the last one). It finds Albrecht worthy, whereupon he's healed from recent injuries -- including being ''skinned alive'' (thankfully, Samuel Haight was not involved) -- and uses its powers of ordering-people-around to get rid of all the remaining enemies in the room -- including Arkady, who he exiles. His formal coronation comes afterward.

* In Oscar Wilde's short story ''The Young King'', the title character refuses his regalia on his coronation day after a series of dreams shows him the suffering of those who produced it. Instead, he dons his old shepherd's garb and a crown of thorny branches he weaves himself, then takes up his old wooden staff and goes to the ceremony. Furious nobles threaten to kill him in the cathedral for bringing shame on the kingdom, but sunlight causes the staff and the crown's branches to come to life and flower while the garb glows as if golden. The would-be assailants are humbled and the bishop cries out, "A greater than I hath crowned thee!"

* ''Series/BabylonFive''

* Joseph's ascension from a slave, to a prisoner, to Pharaoh's NumberTwo. The Pharaoh who put him in charge makes it clear that the ''only'' thing that differs between them is that Pharaoh is sitting on the throne; otherwise, Joseph has supreme authority over Egypt to do as he sees fit.

* Averted at the 1995 EuroBasket tournament, when Croatia (who won bronze) abandoned the medal stage and walked out when Yugoslavia stepped up for their gold medals. Croatia was still bitter over the Croatian War of Independence and an incident in 1990 by Serbian player Vlade Divac.

* Subverted in ''[[VideoGame/OgreBattle Tactics Ogre]]'', where you have to allow some pretty bad things to happen during the course of the game in order to get crowned king at the end -- and then you get a bad ending!
* The original ''Ogre Battle'', though, plays this trope straight in some of its MultipleEndings. Depending on the conditions you meet, the Opinion Leader may end up becoming King/Queen of Zenobia. The best ending has him/her giving the throne to its rightful heirs, however.

* In the Dragonwrath questline and in ''VideoGame/ThrallTwilightOfTheAspects'', Kalecgos becomes the new Aspect of Magic.

* Naturally, the main objective in ''VideoGame/LongLiveTheQueen'' is to keep Elodie alive long enough to be crowned the new Queen. Along the way, [[spoiler:you had to have repelled an invading army in some form]], so the crowning ends up being well-deserved.

** In the [[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid ViVid]] SpinOff Manga, where said girl is the main character, her mommy gives her this power back! Have we mentioned that said mommy is a weird combination of MagicalGirlWarrior and CombatPragmatist?
* In ''Anime/MaiOtome'', Mashiro is crowned Queen of Windbloom in Episode 3. In the manga, Manshiro's coronation happens midway through the story, [[spoiler: but it's also when Sergay sets his plans into motion, making it a WhamEpisode]].

* ''{{ComicBook/Bone}}'': Thorn, taking [[RightfulKingReturns her rightful place]] after the royal family had previously been exiled by a war and the kingdom usurped. Oddly enough, the usurper [[RedHerring never had to be dealt with]], having died at the beginning of the climactic battle.

* ''{{ComicBook/Ghostopolis}}'' has Claire becoming the new ruler of the afterlife (or rather, the interim version of the afterlife that comes between Earth and Heaven).
* ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'' has {{ComicBook/Hawkeye}} (with help from Franchise/TheFlash) save the day. Because of that, Hawkeye gets inducted as a member of the Justice League. Yes, Hawkeye is the only Marvel character to be made a member of DC's premier superhero team.

* There is a {{wuxia}} version in ''FanFic/MemoirsOfAMaster'' when Shifu and his companions, after an adventure that they had to sneak away from Master Oogway for, accept that they could live without becoming masters. At that very moment, Oogway shows and says that because of their self-sacrificing heroism, it's time that they receive their Master titles and dubs them right there and then.
* There's one of the mid-story variety in FanFic/FistOfTheMoon, where [[Manga/SailorMoon Usagi]] ascends from Moon Princess to full Moon Queen in a pillar of light and power. The ''accidental collateral'' effects include purifying an enemy that would usually have required use of the crystal, and imbuing another character with powers of their own.
* [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry's]] coronation in ''FanFic/KingOfKingsRulingOverRulers''. The ceremonial procession involved having several cavalry squadrons following him as he ascended the Imperial District before entering the Palace of Ceremonies to be crowned as the Emperor of the Romans and also as the Russian Emperor.
* ''Fanfic/{{A New World|IcedFairy}}'': After defeating the Lunarian assassin who killed the previous Great Tengu, [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Momiji]] is declared the new Great Tengu by right of conquest. [[spoiler:Moments later, Kanako, observing the Lunarian attack destroyed most of human civilization, including the royal line, declares Momiji, as ruler of the mightiest country standing, the new Shogun of Japan.]]
* ''FanFic/ShadowAndRose'' has three of these -- the crowning of Orzammar's new king, the crowning of Ferelden's king, and [[spoiler:the post-wedding crowning of Ferelden's queen-consort]].

* In ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', after Franchise/{{Godzilla}}’s triumph against the Mutos, the American media bestows the well-earned title of "King Of The Monsters" upon him.

* The Franchise/JurassicPark franchise notably does this for [[FanNickname Rexy]], the ''[[KingOfTheDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' of Isla Nublar:

* ''Literature/TortallUniverse''

** Also, the King of Baron is actually Odin (a [[strike: summoned monster]] [[RetCon Eidolon]], and his speech at the end of his optional battle implies that he entrusts the kingdom to Cecil. ''The After Years'' supports this, in which Odin refers to them as Children of Baron, and given that kings would often call themselves by the name of their country, it makes sense.

* In the Dragonwrath questline and in VideoGame/ThrallTwilightOfTheAspects, Kalecgos becomes the new Aspect of Magic.
* No literal crowning, but by the end of ''VideoGame/StarCraft Brood War'' Kerrigan has established herself as undisputed over[[strike:lord]]mind of the Zerg.

* This happens plenty of times in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series, usually toward the end of the game:

* In the "Dark Lord" ending of ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', the Primordial Serpents bow down to [[spoiler:you, the lord of the Age of Darkness]].
* In the "Usurp the Flame" ending of ''Videogame/DarkSoulsIII'', Pilgrims of Londor [[spoiler:(successors to the Darkwraiths who served Kaathe)]] and the remaining Hollows left in the world all bow down to [[spoiler:you, their gracious Lord, as you set out to make Londor whole.]]

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* After defeating [[FanFic/IcedFairysANewWorld the Lunarian assassin who killed the previous Great Tengu]], [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Momiji]] is declared the new Great Tengu by right of conquest. [[spoiler:Moments later, Kanako, observing the Lunarian attack destroyed most of human civilization, including the royal line, declares Momiji, as ruler of the mightiest country standing, the new Shogun of Japan.]]

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* Many sporting events have something similar to this for its winner. The event would be styled as 'King of the X' or something with 'Royal' in it. Often the winner ends up with a cape, crown, and throne for promotional photos.
* The [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames Olympic]] medal ceremony. All of them. Ever. Unless you're Michael Phelps. Phelps got a lot of flack in the international press for being disrespectful during some of his medal ceremonies. The footage of him ''stretching his legs on the gold medal podium'' ticked off a lot of people.
** Well, if you were wearing all eight gold medals while waiting for the National Anthem to be finished, you'd be stretching your legs too.
*** Also, he had another swim coming up in a half hour or so and so he needed to loosen his muscles so he wouldn't risk cramping up.
** There was also the famous event of the gold and bronze winners (Tommie Smith & John Carlos) of the 1968 200 m relay doing the Black Power salute at the medal ceremony. That was considered far more shocking than Phelps' leg stretch.
** And then there was Shaun White, who played air guitar during the medal ceremony at the 2010 Olympics.
* Averted at the 1995 EuroBasket tournament, when Croatia (who won bronze) abandoned the medal stage and walked out when Yugoslavia stepped up for their gold medals. Croatia was still bitter over the Croatian War of Independence and an incident in 1990 by Serbian player Vlade Divac.
* The winner of golf's Masters Tournament getting the famous green jacket put on them by the previous year's winner.

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* There's an allusion to one in the ''Literature/SongOfSongs'', from Song 3:11.
-->''Go forth, O daughters of Zion,''
-->''and see King Solomon with the crown''
-->''with which his mother crowned him''
-->''on the day of his wedding,''
-->''on the day of the gladness of his heart.''
* Joseph's ascension from a slave, to a prisoner, to Pharaoh's NumberTwo. The Pharaoh who put him in charge makes it clear that the ''only'' thing that differs between them is that Pharaoh is sitting on the throne; otherwise, Joseph has supreme authority over Egypt to do as he sees fit.
-->"You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you." So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.”

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** In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0170.html this]] strip. Durkon rightly becomes King of the Bandits, but gives it up after briefly exploiting their riches.

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* The ''Fanfic/AnAstralDropInHeatherfield'' appears to subvert this in the first attempt to crown Elyon ([[spoiler: It is a trap by Phobos being sprung by an imposter]]) but it is later played straight.
* The ''Fanfic/AnEmpireOfIceAndFire'' has Daenerys and Jon are crowned Empress and Emperor of the Targaryen Empire in chapter 41.

** ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker1'': The King can AbidicateTheThrone and transfer power by giving her his crown:

** One rather savvy one occurs in ''Guardians of the West'', first book of ''[[Literature/TheBelgariad The Malloreon]]''. Savvy moment number one occurs when the dying Ran Borune, Emperor of Tolnedra and father of the aforementioned (by now) wife of Garion, adopts an heir: the loyal and highly-capable commander of the Imperial Legions, which means practically all the bickering and backstabbing that occurs with an heirless emperor's death is brought doubly to a halt, not only because of the named heir but also because the legions were ordered to crack down on the practices. Savvy moment number two occurs after the emperor's death. Said general appears in the Temple of Nedra dressed not in robes but in his military armor (he later reveals this was both for image and for protection: some of the prospectives had legion training and could throw daggers)...then has himself crowned the next Ran Borune: declaring he fully intended to ''keep'' the crown. With a squad of legionnaires saluting their new emperor, any form of protest ceased forthwith.

** In ''Literature/TheHourOfTheDragon'', after his brother and nephews are killed in ThePlague, Tarascus gets one. He was expecting it, even though he'd been his brother's SpareToTheThrone; Tarascus helped induce magically, and ThePlague ended with the king and prince's deaths,

** In a bit of {{backstory}} that's never directly portrayed in any of Robert E. Howard's stories, Conan became a rebel leader against the tyrannical King of Aquilonia and eventually strangled the king on the steps of his throne where he then became King of Aquilonia himself.
** In ''Literature/TheHourOfTheDragon'', after his brother and nephews are killed in ThePlague, which he helped induce magically, and ThePlague ends with their deaths, Tarascus gets one.

** Caspian is given his rightful place in ''Literature/PrinceCaspian.'' Aslan crowns him king before the Pevensuesm, Telmarines, and inhabitants of Narnia, before sending the children home and helping whichever Telmarines want to leave, leave.

* Creator/CSLewis's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': At the end of ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'', ''all four'' Pevensies are crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia. This is a central plot point, as there is a prophecy saying that once the two sons of Adam (two human males) and two daughters of Eve (two human females) sit on the throne at Cair Paravel, the White Witch's endless winter will end.
** We also get a good one in ''Literature/TheMagiciansNephew'' wherein Frank and Helen are crowned as the first humans in Narnia, and when Caspian is given his rightful place in ''Literature/PrinceCaspian.''

* [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI Elizabeth]]. Ironically, she is crowned by the man who is about to commit treason against her.

* The four Pevensie siblings at the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe1979''.

* Hiccup becomes Chief of Berk at the end of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' following the death of his father. Hiccup kneels before the village Elder, and she draws the Chief's symbol on his forehead. As he rises, Gobber cries out: "The Chief has come home!" and the villagers all chant "Long live the Chief!"

* The ending of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', when the RightfulKingReturns.

%%** [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick She'll probably come back occasionally for money or something]].
* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', because most princesses from animated Disney movies normally do not become queens.

** Also counts as BookEnds as well, since the film began with the death of a queen.

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' seems to set Melia up for the mid-plot version, but she uses her new authority to postpone her crowning for a year so she can see to other matters, appointing her brother to her duties in the interregnum. Since said brother had an equal claim until their father chose Melia, this goes uncontested. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted. By the end of the game, there's not much of an empire left for her to inherit.]]

* The Franchise/JurassicPark franchise notably does this for [[FanNickname Rexy]], the ''TyrannosaurusRex'' of Isla Nublar:

* Happens in the AdventureGame ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIQuestForTheCrown''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Two Awesome Moments Of Crowning happen in the third and final season. The first is with the Asiatic lioness Rani, who becomes queen after her grandmother Queen Janna dies. On the day she becomes queen, the animals of the Tree of Life sing "Long Live The Queen" in her honor. The seconds is for Kion, who ends up marrying Rani and essentially becomes king of the Tree of Life. Like with Rani, the Tree of Life's animals sing to him "Long Live The King". Both times involve Makini anointing them with [[PurpleIsPowerful purple paint]].