History Main / MotivationalKiss

TheHero is just about to take on a herculean and possibly life- threatening task, be it facing down the BigBad, barging into a burning building, or even trying to clear a massive BottomlessPit. All his friends are depending on him, and time is running out, but he ''still'' may be a little nervous and apprehensive. He needs some sort of HeroismIncentive.

->'''Link:''' How about a kiss, for luck?
->'''Zelda:''' You've ''got'' to be kidding.

!!Examples

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-->'''Johannsen''': That was stupid. Don't tell anyone I did that.
-->'''Beck''': Don't tell anyone I liked it.

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* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Gil gets one [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110817 here]] (continued to the next page).
** Unusual in that it's prompted by his romantic rival - it's not that Tarvek ''wants'' him to end up with Agatha, but he knows that everyone's depending on Gil to do well, so it's in his best interests.
--> '''Gil:''' Right. I... I'm off.\\

'''Gil:''' GET '''''WOUND''''', STURMVORAUS! I DO '''''NOT''''' NEED '''''YOUR HELP'''''-\\

* [[Literature/PercyJackson The Battle Of The Labyrinth]]: [[spoiler: Right before Percy heads into a volcano for a very dangerous mission, Annabeth gives him a kiss and tells him to be careful. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Then disappears under her hat.]]]]

!Examples

* In an episode of ''[[MagillaGorilla Mushmouse & Punkinpuss]]'', Mushmouse's girlfriend kisses him as incentivce to face up to Punkinpuss. It gives Mushmouse plenty of courage, but the matter of size weighs against him.

--->'''Poison Ivy''': "[[KissOfDeath One kiss]], my love. For luck." [[PsychoticSmile ......]]

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Grotto tries to ask Karen Page to give him one prior to participating in a sting as part of his plea deal (actually a police operation to ambush the Punisher). [[BaitAndSwitch Karen gives him]] [[FlippingTheBird a middle finger]].
-->'''Grotto:''' I'll take it.

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* At the climax of ''MonsterHouse'', our protagonist, DJ, is faced with the task of climbing up a crane and dropping a stick of dynamite down Constance's chimney, destroying her once and for all. When he says that he doesn't think he can do it, his LoveInterest Jenny loudly proclaims, "Yes, you ''can''!" before kissing him on the mouth.

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* "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morganna Morgana the Kissing Bandit]]" was a woman who'd sneak onto the baseball field and try to kiss a player. By 1990 she'd kissed over ''40'' professional athletes. She continued despite being beaten by security once.
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* Towards the end of ''FriskyDingo'', at one point Stan and Taqu'il are dangling from a ledge, and Ta'quille uses a grappling hook concealed in his belt to lift them to safety. Before he does, Stan (referencing the Star Wars example above) gives him a quick kiss and says "For luck." Taqu'il is not amused, and activates the grappling hook with nothing more than a cold look.

* Another GenderFlipped example in ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime'' in which [[spoiler: Calvin kisses Meg right before she goes off to face It and save her brother. In front of her own father, no less.]]

->'''Zelda:''' You've got to be kidding me.

* ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' episode ''Maddie On Deck'': Maddie's kiss to Zack allowed him to do an overkill of noodle-whacking towards the prince, enough for the prince to surrender and run home crying for his mommy!

* In ''FanFic/NarutoTheSecretSongsOfTheNinja]],'' [[spoiler:Hinata]] gives Naruto a kiss on the cheek the night before his arranged duel with [[spoiler:Gaara]] as "a good luck charm", after Naruto confesses his fears and insecurities to her. [[spoiler:It ends up saving Naruto's soul from the Kyuubi when it tries to take over his body during the battle, [[ThePowerOfLove allowing Naruto to hear Hinata scream his name]].]]

->'''[[SuddenlyVoiced Link:]]''' [[InvokedTrope How about a kiss, for luck?]]
->'''Zelda:''' [[DefiedTrope You've got to be kidding me.]]

* Sera gives one to Knuckles in ''SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''.

* Sometimes the hero is the one who steals a kiss to give himself motivation: In ''Anime/GurrenLagann'', both Kamina and Kittan [[spoiler: choose to kiss Yoko shortly before dying heroically in battle.]]

* Inverted in ''GunslingerGirl'' when cyborg Triela gives her handler Hilshire a peck on the cheek before going to take on some terrorists.

* Subverted radically by the villainess, Poison Ivy in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. Late in the film, [[RecklessSidekick Robin]] is lured into the villainess' lair under the pretense of her love for him. When Ivy reveals Freeze's plan to destroy Gotham City, Robin turns to leave in order to stop him- only to be pulled back by the [[TheVamp villainess]].

* GenderFlipped in Creator/StephenKing's ''TheStand'', where Stu Redman gives Dayna Jurgens two kisses for luck when she's about to go away on a dangerous mission.
* [[PercyJackson The Battle Of The Labyrinth]]: [[spoiler: Right before Percy heads into a volcano for a very dangerous mission, Annabeth gives him a kiss and tells him to be careful. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Then disappears under her hat.]]]]

* Done by [[Series/CaptainPowerAndTheSoldiersOfTheFuture Captain Power]] to his female crewmate Pilot before the big trench run against the Icarus Platform.

* Sometimes the hero is the one who steals a kiss to give himself motivation: In ''GurrenLagann'', both Kamina and Kittan [[spoiler: choose to kiss Yoko shortly before dying heroically in battle.]]
* Inverted in LightNovel/{{Baccano}}, when [[spoiler: Jacuzzi kisses Nice just before running off to confront an AxCrazy Mook with a Flamethrower. She admits that's the first time they kissed.]]
* Sera gives one to Knuckles in SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie.
* ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''. Misato's infamous LastKiss to Shinji in "The End of Evangelion". Although she'd tried being a CoolBigSis to Shinji, she kisses Shinji in an attempt to bring him out of his depression, saying, "That was a grown-up kiss. We'll do the rest when you get back." Misato then shoves him into the elevator and collapses onto the floor, having been shot in the back moments earlier.

* In ''StarWars Episode IV'', Princess Leia gives Luke a peck on the cheek "for luck" before he tries to swing over a precarious gap.

* TheDresdenFiles book ''Cold Days'' has a ShoutOut to the StarWars example between [[spoiler: Harry]] and [[spoiler: Murphy]], and later they get a [[NowOrNeverKiss Now or Never]] BigDamnKiss right before another probable SuicideMission.