Herpy: Have you thought up some clever plan, Professor?
Daring: Yes, Herpy, I believe I have.
Herpy: What are you going to do?
Daring: Buck a rock at it.
Daring Do and the Curse of the Yeti is the third book in the Daring Do franchise originated by A.K. Yearling. Noteworthy for the first appearances of Daren Do, Rayback, Ghoul S. Daschund, Professor Ed and Masra, as well as a rare incidence of Ahuizotl seeking assistance from a more powerful enemy, rather than manipulating lesser ones. The story follows up the cliffhanger of Griffon's Goblet, in which Daring learned that her father was still alive.
Short Summary
While excavating an ancient Pegasus settlement atop a remote mountain, she discovers her lost father imprisoned and helps him escape. They are attacked by a strange creature. As Daring evades its attacks, she tries to uncover its origin and figure out how to stop it.
For the Applewood film adaptation, Harerion Trot, Equestria Furrera, Dante Bronco, Agister Jolie, Samuel Hawkson, Ellen De Jennet, Shia La Buck and Pigroot Cullen reprised their roles from previous movies. Making their debuts are Sean Trottery as Daren, Jeff Briard as Ghoul, Alphabet Soup as Masra and Charlie Saddler as Rayback (both voicework and MGI).
Daring Do and the Curse of the Yeti provides examples of;
- Anything but That!: Daring's reaction to Ahuizotl's plan to stuff her in the staff room fridge:Daring: NO! Please! Not the fridge! Not the fridge, it's disgusting! Please Ahuizotl, I'm begging you, if Celestia gave you an ounce of mercy, put me in any death trap you want, but please don't put me in that fridge!!!
- Ascended Extra: As in Griffon's Goblet, Herpy appears briefly during the attack on the University and attempts to help Daring hide.
- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: The third one.
- Cool and Unusual Punishment: After taking control of the University with the Yetis, Ahuizotl puts Daring in his most fiendish Death Trap yet: the University staff room's filthy refrigerator.
- Eldritch Abomination: The Great Intellect, the only monster from the Core 16 to qualify.
- Fly Hard On An X: The Yeti attack on the University.
- Foreshadowing: Ahuizotl briefly mentions the Tenochlitan Basin, it would have at least tangential connections in his later appearances.
- I Owe You My Life: Rayback does this with Daren, Daring and Tabula at various points, citing a "Noble Dragon's Code".
- It's All My Fault: Daring reveals that she feels this way about the death of her childhood friend Zapapple Tock:
- Karma Hoofdini: Ahuizotl, as usual, but also the Great Intellect.
- The Man Behind the Man: The Great Intellect, who provides the Yeti in support of Ahuizotl's plans.
- My Greatest Failure: Daring brings up the death of Zapapple Tock in conversation with Daren, who tries to persuade her not to blame herself.Daring: If I hadn't left for a moment...
Daren: There would have been nothing you could have done; you would both have been killed. And there was no way you could have known. - Noodle Incident:
- From Daring's opening lecture, "...and that is why you do not want to make Seaponies angry." This may have been explained in Trident of the Seaponies, but Yearling has yet to confirm it.
- Ghoul's adventures, told in The Cider Diary are brought up for the first time in minimal detail.
- Running Gag: Rayback swearing servitude to everypony who saves his life in some fashion.
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Science Marches On: In hindsight, one wonders why Rayback was unable to bite through his chains and escape before Daring arrived. - The X of Y: The first book to follow this pattern.
