"You… were always like this, though, weren’t you? So gentle at most times, until you got an idea in your head—then you wouldn’t budge, no matter what people said."
— Raven to Priscilla, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
"My happiness isn't so trivial that it can only be found in a dream!"
— Himiko Se, Vampire Princess Miyu
Freddie : What does plucky mean?
Carly: I don't know, plump and lucky?"
Carly: I don't know, plump and lucky?"
"I know there have been some bad times, but there were some good times too… And I'd really like to protect those good times..."
— Kaname Madoka, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
"Your best weapon might be your undying optimism."
— Maxima to Yuri Sakazaki, The King of Fighters XIII
"Forget about what you can't understand. Focus on what you can do."
— Casca, giving a final morale boost to the Band of the Hawk during the Eclipse, Berserk
Donna: "The plucky young girl who helps me out"?
Doctor: [posing as a detective] No policewomen in 1926.
Donna: I'll pluck you in a minute.
Doctor: [posing as a detective] No policewomen in 1926.
Donna: I'll pluck you in a minute.
— Doctor Who, "The Unicorn and the Wasp"
"You know, others might find this plucky, never-say-die spirit charming, but it makes me want to ram your head into a fucking wall."
Instead of simply wilting away, I'd rather scatter quickly to the wind—
Anything I can do to keep on wandering!
If I let my heart get swallowed up by these thousands of waves,
I won't even be able to protect you!
Sound out that definite determination as if it will never die out—
Leaving behind scars that will never be forgotten!
Even now we see that faint afterimage, still unfading;
The world is waiting for the first cry of a new tomorrow!
"I'm not going to lose to you. I'm going to become the Hokage! I won't let things end here!"
— Sarada Uchiha gives this Badass Boast to Deepa, and awakens her Sharingan with 2 tomoe through sheer determination, Boruto
Rocky: Are you sure you're ready for [a rescue mission into a chicken farm]?
Molly: I was hatched ready, Dad!
