Line #1 Recap/DaringDoAndTheWoodenMask


1	''Daring Do and the Wooden Mask'' is the fifth book in the ''JustForFun/DaringDo'' series originated by A.K. Yearling. This book is noteworthy for the introductions to [[AwesomeAussie Outback Jack]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Desert Rose]] as well as for being the first book to give fan-favourite Herpy a sidekick role, and for breaking numerous records for pre-orders after the announcement of Herpy's sidekick status.
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3	!! Short Summary
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5	Daring Do's assistant Herpy purchases a tribal mask while accompanying her on a trip, little knowing that it's part of Ahuizotl's plan to turn Daring Do to the dark side.
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7	The Applewood film adaptation stars [[Creator/HarrisonFord Harerion Trot]] as Daring Do, [[Creator/ShiaLaBeouf Shia La Buck]] as Herpy, [[Creator/EllenDeGeneres Ellen De Jennet]] as Coco Pie and [[Creator/PeterCullen Pigroot Cullen]] as Ahuizotl, with [[Series/{{Neighbours}} Caitlin]] [[TheTomorrowSeries Stirrup]] and [[Film/TheLastAirbender Summer Billet]] making their screen debuts as Outback Jack and Desert Rose respectively.
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9	!! ''Daring Do and the Wooden Mask'' contains examples of:
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11	* ArtifactOfDoom: The mask.
12	* AscendedExtra[=/=]BreakoutCharacter: Herpy, having gone from TheGhost to the {{Deuteragonist}} in five books.
13	* BlindAlley: Dashing into one of these to escape a swarm of bees leads to Daring's DungeonBypass.
14	* BrutalHonesty: Outback Jack [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establishes herself]] as such, showing a complete lack of sensitivity to Desert Rose's concerns about her treatment of Billabong.
15	-->'''Outback Jack''': "[[Film/{{Razorback}} There's just something about bucking the teeth out of a scaly-back that brightens up my whole day]]".
16	* TheCorruption: The eponymous Wooden Mask. It does some...interesting things to Daring. [[spoiler:Rest in peace, Tennis Set.]]
17	* ADayInTheLimelight: After three chapters of Daring being manipulated and subtly controlled by the mask, "Disappearance" and most of the rest of the book focuses on Herpy's attempts to find Daring.
18	* DungeonBypass: Daring manages to bypass most of the traps in the temple by forcing her way through a locked door in what was supposed to be a dead end.
19	* DurableDeathtrap: Unusually subverted, as the lock mechanism on one of the doors failed, leading to a surprisingly easy path through the temple.
20	* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler:The only way to overcome the Wooden Mask is to let it take control of you - and then defeat it with the PowerOfLove.]]
21	* GenreShift: Chapter 4, "Disappearance" is much more [[FilmNoir Noir]]-like than the rest of the book, with Herpy [[TookALevelInJerkass aggressively]] trying to find any lead-ins to Daring.
22	* MadeOfEvil: The eponymous Wooden Mask.
23	* [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Dear Celestia, What Have I Done?]]: Daring's reaction to learning what the mask made her do.
24	* NoodleIncident: The battle between Outback Jack and Billabong, which somehow spanned eight days and five nights.
25	* NothingIsScarier: There are hints in the book making it appear that the Mask is actually very self-aware, but this fact is never elaborated upon in full detail.
26	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Both Coco and [[SplitPersonality Chocolat']] are unmistakably ''terrified'' by the Wooden Mask.
27	* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:How Herpy breaks the [[TheCorruption hold]] the mask had over Daring.]]
28	* [[PrecisionFStrike Precision B Strike]]: [[ShrinkingViolet Desert Rose]], of all ponies, gets one during an argument with Outback Jack over her treatment of Billabong. After getting sidetracked by Outback's reference to the NoodleIncident mentioned above, she snaps "That's not the bucking point!"
29	* TranquilFury: Desert Rose's reaction to Outback Jack's (as she sees it) brutality towards crocodiles.
30	-->'''Desert Rose''': [[BewareTheNiceOnes You count yourself lucky I can't always control these eyes]].

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