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'&curl=' + encodeURIComponent(confirmation_url) : "") + (fb_token ? '&fb_token=' + encodeURIComponent(fb_token) : "") + (groupname ? '&groupname=' + groupname : "") + (video_id ? '&video_id=' + encodeURIComponent(video_id) : ""); fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(html => { modalBox.innerHTML = html; // Find and execute scripts const scripts = modalBox.querySelectorAll('script'); scripts.forEach(script => { const newScript = document.createElement('script'); newScript.type = 'text/javascript'; if (script.src) { newScript.src = script.src; // Wait for Dropzone.js to load before adding the imguploader.js if(newScript.src.includes('/design/js/dropzone.js')) { newScript.onload = function() { // Now load the imguploader.js script const img_uploader_script = document.createElement('script'); img_uploader_script.type = 'text/javascript'; img_uploader_script.src = "/design/js/imguploader.js"; img_uploader_script.onload = function (){ myAwesomeDropzone = new Dropzone("#myAwesomeDropzone", { url: "/ajax/uploadImg.php" }); } document.body.appendChild(img_uploader_script); } } } else { newScript.textContent = script.textContent; } // Remove the old script and add the new one script.parentNode.removeChild(script); modalBox.appendChild(newScript); }); if(call_back) { call_back(); } }); if(show_modal_loaded == false){ // Kill modal if blackout is clicked modalBox.addEventListener('click', function(e) { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) { kill_modal(); } }); } show_modal_loaded = true; } // Modal kill function function kill_modal() { console.log("killing modal"); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.remove('active'); // Replace the content directly with the new loading graphic modalBox.innerHTML = '<div class="modal-loading-graphic"></div>'; } // Modal "loading" mode, without killing function pause_modal() { var modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal'); if(!modal) modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box'); modal.classList.add('hidden'); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.add('paused'); const loadingGraphic = document.createElement('div'); loadingGraphic.className = 'modal-loading-graphic'; modalBox.appendChild(loadingGraphic); } function unpause_modal() { const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.remove('paused'); var modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal'); if(!modal) modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box'); modal.classList.remove('hidden'); const loadingGraphic = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal-loading-graphic'); if (loadingGraphic) { modalBox.removeChild(loadingGraphic); } } // COMPONENT: LOAD GRAPHIC function show_loader() { console.log("Displaying loading graphic"); kill_modal(); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.add('active'); const loadingGraphic = document.createElement('div'); loadingGraphic.className = 'modal-loading-graphic'; modalBox.appendChild(loadingGraphic); } // TOGGLE NOTES function togglenote(id){ var ele=object(id); var state = ele.style.display; if(state=='none') ele.style.display='inline'; if(state=='inline')ele.style.display='none'; } // Toggle more menu function toggle_more_menu(position){ var more_menu = document.getElementById(position+"_more_list"); more_menu.classList.toggle("hidden_more_list"); more_menu.classList.toggle("display"); var menu_button = document.getElementById(position+"_more_button"); menu_button.classList.toggle("is-open"); } // scroll to top of page function scroll_to_top(duration) { var start = window.pageYOffset; var start_time = performance.now(); if ('requestAnimationFrame' in window === false) { window.scrollTo(0, 0); return; } function scroll() { var current_time = performance.now(); var elapsed_time = current_time - start_time; var progress = elapsed_time / duration; var ease_in_out_quad = progress < 0.5 ? 2 * progress * progress : -1 + (4 - 2 * progress) * progress; window.scrollTo(0, start * (1 - ease_in_out_quad)); if (elapsed_time < duration) { requestAnimationFrame(scroll); } else { window.scrollTo(0, 0); } } scroll(); } // FOLDER BUTTONS (unused) - declared to prevent console errors. function toggleAllFolders() {} function togglefolder(id) {} var device_type = get_device_type(); const mobile_menu_button = document.querySelector('.mobile-menu-toggle-button'); if (mobile_menu_button) { mobile_menu_button.addEventListener('click', function(e) { e.preventDefault(); const header = document.querySelector('header#main-header-bar'); if (header.classList.contains('mobile-menu-active')) { header.classList.remove('mobile-menu-active'); } else { header.classList.add('mobile-menu-active'); } }); } // tracking height for multiple folders to insert ads var global_pHeight = 0; // MODAL - FOLDER - SPOILER BUTTONS document.body.addEventListener('click', function(e) { // WATCH / FOLLOW BUTTONS const target = e.target.closest('.watch-button'); const loggedInElement = document.getElementById('logged_in'); const loggedIn = loggedInElement ? loggedInElement.value : null; //special code for the desktop-on-mobile-toggle cookie link if (e.target.closest('#desktop-on-mobile-toggle > a')) { e.preventDefault(); var body_class = "desktop-on-mobile"; var userPrefs = document.getElementById('user-prefs'); if (userPrefs.classList.contains(body_class)) { cookies.remove(body_class); } else { cookies.create(body_class, 'true', 300, '/'); } location.reload(); } // Display toggle buttons for user preferences if (e.target.closest('.display-toggles > li')) { var toggle = e.target; if(toggle.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'li') toggle = toggle.children[0]; var body_class = ''; var pref = ''; var val = 0; // SIDEBAR AND MOBILE MENU OPTIONS if (toggle.classList.contains('wide-load')) { body_class = "wide-load"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('sticky-header')) { body_class = "sticky-header"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('night-vision')) { body_class = "night-vision"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('show-spoilers')) { body_class = "show-spoilers"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('tvtropes-editor-on')) { body_class = "tvtropes-editor-on"; } // PROFILE PAGE OPTIONS else if (toggle.classList.contains('folders-open')) { body_class = "folders-open"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('wysiwyg-toggle')) { body_class = "wysiwyg-toggle"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('mono-font')) { body_class = "mono-font"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('lefthand-sidebar')) { body_class = "lefthand-sidebar"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('highlight-links')) { body_class = "highlight-links"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('forum-gingerbread')) { body_class = "forum-gingerbread"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('shared-avatars')) { body_class = "shared-avatars"; pref = 'accept_share'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('new-search')) { body_class = "new-search"; pref = 'new_search'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('stop-auto-play-video')) { body_class = "stop-auto-play-video"; pref = 'stop_auto_play_video'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('notification-pm')) { body_class = 'notification-pm'; pref = 'toggle_notification_pm'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('notification-video')) { body_class = 'notification-video'; pref = 'toggle_notification_video'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('notification-query')) { body_class = 'notification-query'; pref = 'toggle_notification_query'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } if (pref === 'accept_share' || pref === 'new_search' || pref === 'stop_auto_play_video' || pref === 'toggle_notification_query' || pref === 'toggle_notification_pm' || pref === 'toggle_notification_video') { if (pref === 'new_search' && document.querySelector('#new-search-toggle')) show_loader(); fetch('/ajax/toggle_user_prefs.php', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', }, body: 'pref=' + encodeURIComponent(pref) + '&value=' + encodeURIComponent(val) }) .then(response => response.json()) .then(json => { if (pref === 'new_search') { const newSearchToggle = document.querySelector('#new-search-toggle'); const searchInput = document.getElementById('srch-term').value; const pageType = document.getElementsByName('page_type')[0].value; if (newSearchToggle && newSearchToggle.classList.contains('active')) { kill_modal(); window.location.href = '/pmwiki/elastic_search_result.php?new_search=true&q=' + encodeURIComponent(searchInput) + '&page_type=' + encodeURIComponent(pageType); } else if (newSearchToggle) { kill_modal(); window.location.href = '/pmwiki/search_result.php?new_search=false&q=' + encodeURIComponent(searchInput); } } }) .catch(error => { console.error('Error:', error); }); document.querySelector('form.search').addEventListener('submit', function(e) { if (cookies.read('new-search') === 'true') { e.preventDefault(); this.setAttribute('action', "/pmwiki/elastic_search_result.php"); } }); } // Toggle 'active' class based on body_class var displayToggles = document.querySelectorAll('.display-toggle.' + body_class); displayToggles.forEach(item_to_toggle => { item_to_toggle.classList.toggle('active'); }); var userPrefs = document.getElementById('user-prefs'); userPrefs.classList.toggle(body_class); console.log('BODY CLASS:',body_class); if (userPrefs.classList.contains(body_class)) { cookies.create(body_class, 'true', 300, '/'); } else { cookies.remove(body_class); // Specific logic for 'show-spoilers' class if (body_class === "show-spoilers") { document.querySelectorAll('.spoiler').forEach(spoiler => { spoiler.classList.remove('off'); }); } } } if (target && loggedIn !== null) { e.preventDefault(); if (loggedIn === 'true') { target.classList.add('processing'); } // Article if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-info')) { var data = target.dataset.watchInfo.split(','); if (!data.length) return; var addOrDrop = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? 'drop' : 'add'; handleWatchItem(addOrDrop, data[0], data[1], target); // Discussion page } else if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-discussion-info')) { var data = target.dataset.watchDiscussionInfo.split(','); if (!data.length) return; var addOrDrop = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? 'drop' : 'add'; var pageType = 'Discussion'; handleWatchItem(addOrDrop, data[0], data[1], target, pageType); // Forum thread } else if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-thread-id')) { var threadId = target.getAttribute('data-watch-thread-id'); var url = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? '/pmwiki/thread_watch_drop.php?thread=' : '/pmwiki/setthreadwatch.php?d_id='; url += threadId; handleWatchThread(url, target); } } // Check for kill modal button click if (e.target.classList.contains('kill-modal-button')) { e.preventDefault(); kill_modal(); } // Check for data-click-toggle without data-click-toggle-target const targetWithoutToggleTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-click-toggle]:not([data-click-toggle-target])'); if (targetWithoutToggleTarget) { e.preventDefault(); const toggleClass = targetWithoutToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle'); targetWithoutToggleTarget.classList.toggle(toggleClass); } // Check for data-click-toggle with data-click-toggle-target const targetWithToggleTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-click-toggle][data-click-toggle-target]'); if (targetWithToggleTarget) { e.preventDefault(); // Check if the target contains fetch_articles in the onclick attribute const hasFetchArticles = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('onclick') && targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('onclick').includes('fetch_articles'); // If fetch_articles is not in the onclick attribute, stop propagation if (!hasFetchArticles) { e.stopPropagation(); } const toggleTarget = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle-target'); const toggleClass = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle'); if (toggleTarget.indexOf(',') > -1) { const targets = toggleTarget.split(","); targets.forEach(t => { document.querySelectorAll('#' + t).forEach(el => { el.classList.toggle(toggleClass); }); }); } else { document.querySelectorAll('#' + toggleTarget).forEach(el => { el.classList.toggle(toggleClass); }); } } // initiate all modals const modalTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-modal-target]'); if(modalTarget) { if (!modalTarget) { return; // Skip, if no target found with the specified attribute } // Get modal details let modal = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-target'); let msg = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-vars') ? modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-vars') : modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-confirmation-message'); let url = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-confirmation-url'); // convert to json if possible try { var obj = JSON.parse(msg); if (obj && typeof obj === "object") { msg = obj; } } catch (e) { } // Skip modal and go straight to the link if (modal === "allow") return; // Don't allow link since we are showing a modal instead e.preventDefault(); // Add support for alert tags if (modal.substring(0, 6) === "alert-") { // Message array const msgArr = { "alert-banned": "Your permissions for this area have been suspended. Please visit <a href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended'>this page</a> for more details.", "alert-bounced": "This account has committed severe or repeated violations of our rules and is permanently denied access to many of the account features of the site. If you feel that this may be an error, please <a href=\"/pmwiki/contact.php\">contact the mods</a>.", "alert-denied": "Your account was denied by a moderator. If you believe this was done in error please <a href=\"/pmwiki/contact.php\">contact the mods</a>.", "alert-verify": "You must verify your email address before doing this. Check your email for a link.", "alert-approval": "Your account must be approved by a moderator before you can do this. If you still have this problem in a couple hours try <a href=\"/pmwiki/contact.php\">contacting the mods</a>.", "alert-age": "Your account is not old enough. Give it a little more time.", "alert-mod": "This page is only for moderators. Try something else.", "alert-db": "We are currently updating our database systems to UTF-8MB4. Please try again in 10-12 hours." }; if (modal in msgArr) { msg = msgArr[modal]; } else { msg = "Unknown error. 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Thus you have the Epic Launch Sequence. </p><p>This is often the preserve of a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MileLongShip' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MileLongShip' data-format='TWlsZUxvbmdTaGlw'>Mile-Long Ship</a>, where the simple fact of getting <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigDumbObject' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigDumbObject' data-format='W1tCaWdEdW1iT2JqZWN0IHRoYXQgbXVjaCBzaGlwXV0='>that much ship</a> moving under its own power can be an achievement in and of itself. However, smaller vessels are quite eligible for their own epic launch—it may be a new prototype undergoing its first test flight, or an intrepid explorer's ship embarking on a grand adventure to uncharted frontiers. </p><p>No matter the specifics, this trope generally serves to indicate that the vessel in question will be important, possibly even central, to a story's plot. It may be the primary setting of a movie or TV series, or the player's personal vessel in a game. It may be the villain's sinister flagship announcing an escalation of the conflict. Either way, it's important enough that the creative team comes together and gives it their all— the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome' data-format='W1tTdWdhcldpa2kvVmlzdWFsRWZmZWN0c09mQXdlc29tZSBlZmZlY3RzIHRlYW1zXV0='>effects teams</a> and the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic' data-format='W1tTdWdhcldpa2kvQXdlc29tZU11c2ljIGNvbXBvc2Vyc11d'>composers</a> really flex their fingers to show it off and leave you in no doubt of its glory. </p><p>Some epic launches may be <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockFootage' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockFootage' data-format='W1tTdG9ja0Zvb3RhZ2UgcmVjeWNsZWQgcXVpdGUgYSBiaXRdXQ=='>recycled quite a bit</a> over a series' course if the vehicle in question finds itself setting off frequently, which may take this trope into <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EngagingChevrons' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EngagingChevrons' data-format='RW5nYWdpbmdDaGV2cm9ucw=='>Engaging Chevrons</a> territory. </p><p>Compare and contrast <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FighterLaunchingSequence' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FighterLaunchingSequence' data-format='RmlnaHRlckxhdW5jaGluZ1NlcXVlbmNl'>Fighter-Launching Sequence</a>. </p><p><hr data-format='——' /> <h2>Examples:</h2> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="toggleAllFolders();">    open/close all folders  </div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder0');">    Anime and Manga </div><div id="folder0" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere' data-format='QW5pbWUvTm93QW5kVGhlbkhlcmVBbmRUaGVyZQ=='>Now and Then, Here and There</a></em>, King Hamdo's gigantic flying fortress, Hellywood, is the subject of a truly amazing launch sequence in the 10th episode. This is the only time the show ever goes for spectacle, as the rest of it is too busy being <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TearJerker' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TearJerker' data-format='W1tUZWFySmVya2VyIGRlcHJlc3NpbmddXQ=='>depressing</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Thunderbirds' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Thunderbirds' data-format='U2VyaWVzL3t7VGh1bmRlcmJpcmRzfX0='>Thunderbirds</a> 2086</em>, alias <em>Scientific Rescue Team Techno Voyager</em>, features one of these which involves the three main craft launching simultaneously and then linking up to form a single vehicle before it heads off to perform its mission. It's never quite been clear whether Thunderbird 4 could be carried in a pod or not... </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder1');">    Films — Animation </div><div id="folder1" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut' data-format='V2VzdGVybkFuaW1hdGlvbi9BR3JhbmREYXlPdXQ='>A Grand Day Out</a></em>: The rocket that Wallace and Gromit build in their basement rumbles tensely for several seconds—attracting an audience of mice in the process — until Gromit remembers to take the handbrake off. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder2');">    Films — Live-Action </div><div id="folder2" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Apollo13' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Apollo13' data-format='RmlsbS9BcG9sbG8xMw=='>Apollo 13</a></em>: The launch of the Saturn V rocket carrying the craft. Reportedly so realistic that Buzz Aldrin asked director <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/RonHoward' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/RonHoward' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9Sb25Ib3dhcmQ='>Ron Howard</a> during an advance screening how he had obtained the footage from NASA, only for Howard to tell him they'd done it themselves. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Battleship' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Battleship' data-format='RmlsbS97e0JhdHRsZXNoaXB9fQ=='>Battleship</a></em>: The eponymous warship, USS <em>Missouri</em>, is given <a class='urllink' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMwQbD3ZI4o'>a proper revival<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> when it's needed for the final assault. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheCore' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheCore' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVDb3Jl'>The Core</a></em> gives us two: First is <em>Virgil</em>'s maiden launch, which is played out similarly to a rocket launch, except it's sent <em>down</em> instead of up, plunging into the ocean and making its way toward the core. The second comes after Beck and Keys restore power to the then-disabled <em>Virgil</em>. After an equally epic "powering up" scene, the <em>Virgil</em> is seen spinning up its impellers, then the combined power from an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItMakesSenseInContext' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItMakesSenseInContext' data-format='W1tJdE1ha2VzU2Vuc2VJbkNvbnRleHQgaW5jb21pbmcgZXhwbG9zaW9uXV0='>incoming explosion</a> and an "explosive" burst of speed catapults the ship back toward the mantle in <em>seconds</em>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/GalaxyQuest' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/GalaxyQuest' data-format='RmlsbS9HYWxheHlRdWVzdA=='>Galaxy Quest</a></em>: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayedForLaughs' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayedForLaughs' data-format='UGxheWVkRm9yTGF1Z2hz'>Played for Laughs</a>. The <em>Protector 2</em>'s launch receives rather less than the gravitas it deserves, because Tommy Webber has no idea how to actually fly the thing and ends up veering into the side of the spacedock, producing a horrible nails-on-chalkboard screech until they finally clear it. </li><li> Although it had made ten trans-Atlantic flights in 1936, <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheHindenburg' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheHindenburg' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVIaW5kZW5idXJn'>The Hindenburg</a></em> emerging from its hangar in Friedrichshafen and being prepped for launch held security chief Colonel Ritter in awe. In its day, the LZ-129 was the largest airship on Earth, and could cross the Atlantic faster than the British luxury liner R.M.S. <em>Queen Mary</em>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheHuntForRedOctober' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheHuntForRedOctober' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVIdW50Rm9yUmVkT2N0b2Jlcg=='>The Hunt for Red October</a></em> starts with the launch of the titular sub, complete with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OminousLatinChanting' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OminousLatinChanting' data-format='W1tPbWlub3VzTGF0aW5DaGFudGluZyBPbWlub3VzIFJ1c3NpYW4gQ2hhbnRpbmddXQ=='>Ominous Russian Chanting</a>. </li><li> The launch of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/K19TheWidowmaker' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/K19TheWidowmaker' data-format='RmlsbS9LMTlUaGVXaWRvd21ha2Vy'>K-19: The Widowmaker</a></em> was an occasion for the Soviet Navy, being their first nuclear submarine. The proud moment gets a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PortentOfDoom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PortentOfDoom' data-format='UG9ydGVudE9mRG9vbQ=='>Portent of Doom</a> when the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WomenAreDelicate' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WomenAreDelicate' data-format='W1tXb21lbkFyZURlbGljYXRlIGRlbGljYXRlIGZlbWFsZV1d'>delicate female</a> fails to shatter the bottle of champagne against the sub's bow during the christening ceremony. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVMZWFndWVPZkV4dHJhb3JkaW5hcnlHZW50bGVtZW4='>The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</a>: A small one that's easy to miss, but near the end of the film, when Nemo orders the <em>Nautilus</em> to go ahead full, the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MileLongShip' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MileLongShip' data-format='W1tNaWxlTG9uZ1NoaXAgbWFzc2l2ZV1d'>massive</a> "Sword of the Ocean" goes from a dead-stop to a speed fast enough for hydroplaning to push the bow out of the water within about two seconds. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Scarface1983' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Scarface1983' data-format='RmlsbS9TY2FyZmFjZTE5ODM='>Scarface (1983)</a></em>: The boats leaving Mariel harbor. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StarTrek' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StarTrek' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL1N0YXJUcmVr'>Star Trek</a></em>, being as space-centric as it is, is a rich furrow of these: <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture' data-format='RmlsbS9TdGFyVHJla1RoZU1vdGlvblBpY3R1cmU='>Star Trek: The Motion Picture</a></em> features the launch of the refitted <em>Enterprise</em>. The footage would then be reused (with different music) in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan' data-format='RmlsbS9TdGFyVHJla0lJVGhlV3JhdGhPZktoYW4='>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan</a></em>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekGenerations' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekGenerations' data-format='RmlsbS9TdGFyVHJla0dlbmVyYXRpb25z'>Star Trek: Generations</a></em> starts with (retired) Captain Kirk, along with Scotty and Chekov, attending the launch of the <em>Enterprise</em>-B. Then things go to hell when they're called upon to rescue two ships in distress and the equipment they need won't arrive until Tuesday. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekFirstContact' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrekFirstContact' data-format='RmlsbS9TdGFyVHJla0ZpcnN0Q29udGFjdA=='>Star Trek: First Contact</a></em>: The <em>Phoenix</em> arguably manages this twice in one flight — first as it blasts off from its silo in Bozeman, Montana (with Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" blaring on the way up), and second as it deploys its prototype warp engines and makes the jump to lightspeed, setting in motion a path <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DawnOfAnEra' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DawnOfAnEra' data-format='W1tEYXduT2ZBbkVyYSB0aGF0IHdpbGwgY2hhbmdlIHRoZSBmYWNlIG9mIHRoZSBnYWxheHkgZm9yZXZlcl1d'>that will change the face of the galaxy forever</a>. </li><li> Subverted in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrek2009' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/StarTrek2009' data-format='RmlsbS9TdGFyVHJlazIwMDk='>Star Trek (2009)</a></em>, when the Federation sends a fleet of ships to respond to a distress call, Sulu is given the order to engage the <em>Enterprise</em> in its maiden warp jump. The warp engines don't engage, and Sulu has to be reminded that he left the external inertial dampener (a.k.a. the "parking brake") on. That little mishap literally saved the <em>Enterprise</em> from being completely obliterated by Nero's ship, as the rest of the fleet was immediately destroyed. </li></ul></li><li> The <em>Titanic</em> leaving Southampton in <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Titanic1997' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Titanic1997' data-format='W1tGaWxtL1RpdGFuaWMxOTk3IHRoZSAxOTk3IGZpbG1dXQ=='>the 1997 film</a>, with an enormous crowd cheering on. The film also omits the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife' data-format='UmVhbExpZmU='>Real Life</a> near-collision with another ship, so the launch proceeds without a hitch. </li><li> The 1929 German silent film <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/WomanInTheMoon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/WomanInTheMoon' data-format='RmlsbS9Xb21hbkluVGhlTW9vbg=='>Woman in the Moon</a></em> invented the idea of having a countdown before launching a rocket, in order to increase the drama of the launch. The moment where a giant three-stage rocket is assembled in a cavernous building, then trundled to the launch pad by means of a huge transport platform down a dual-tracked road has uncanny similarities to the Apollo program three decades later. It's then lowered into a large pool of water from which it launches with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpinningClockHands' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpinningClockHands' data-format='W1tTcGlubmluZ0Nsb2NrSGFuZHMgY2xvc2UtdXBzIG9mIGRpYWxzXV0='>close-ups of dials</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LudicrousSpeed' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LudicrousSpeed' data-format='W1tMdWRpY3JvdXNTcGVlZCBzdHJhaW5pbmcgZmFjaWFsIGV4cHJlc3Npb25zXV0='>straining facial expressions</a> to portray the crushing pressures of acceleration that would become obligatory tropes of sci-fi movies in the 1950's and 60's. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder3');">    Literature </div><div id="folder3" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/HorusHeresy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/HorusHeresy' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9Ib3J1c0hlcmVzeQ=='>Horus Heresy</a></em>: The Word Bearer battleship <em>Furious Abyss</em> gets one when it's launched from the asteroid Thule in the prologue of "Battle for the Abyss". A solid four pages are devoted to describing the ship's appearance, its crew embarking, and its eventual departure. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder4');">    Live-Action TV </div><div id="folder4" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheExpanse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheExpanse' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1RoZUV4cGFuc2U='>The Expanse</a></em>, the starship L.D.S.S. <em>Nauvoo</em> is launched in "Godspeed" <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >after being hijacked by the OPA to destroy <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' data-format='W1tFbGRyaXRjaEFib21pbmF0aW9uIEVyb3NdXQ=='>Eros</a></span>. The <em>Nauvoo</em> is a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GenerationShip' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GenerationShip' data-format='R2VuZXJhdGlvblNoaXA='>Generation Ship</a> originally built to colonize the Tau Ceti system, and is so big that hundreds of smaller drone-ships have to dock with it and fire their engines to help it maneuver. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StarTrekEnterprise' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StarTrekEnterprise' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1N0YXJUcmVrRW50ZXJwcmlzZQ=='>Star Trek: Enterprise</a></em>: <ul ><li> The pilot episode features the launch of the titular starship, which also represents the launch of Earth's endeavor to truly explore the galaxy. The sequence would be reused twice throughout the series, the first time when the refitted and re-armed <em>Enterprise</em> sets off on her new mission to find the Xindi, and the second time when she rededicates herself to peaceful exploration. </li><li> The starship <em>Columbia</em> gets her own, similar send-off when she's launched in "Affliction" after months of delays. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000' data-format='U2VyaWVzL015c3RlcnlTY2llbmNlVGhlYXRlcjMwMDA='>Mystery Science Theater 3000</a></em> did a special where they showed clips of movies nominated for Oscars in 1998 and still riffed on them. <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Titanic1997' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Titanic1997' data-format='RmlsbS97e1RpdGFuaWN8MTk5N319'>Titanic</a></em> is represented by the launch sequence. One of the jokes riffs on the contrast of the titular ship's launch and a simple raft sailing by. <div class='indent'><strong>Tom Servo:</strong> Oh sure, I launch and nobody cares! </div></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheOrville' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheOrville' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1RoZU9ydmlsbGU='>The Orville</a></em>, being an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AffectionateParody' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AffectionateParody' data-format='QWZmZWN0aW9uYXRlUGFyb2R5'>Affectionate Parody</a> of Star Trek, has a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SincerityMode' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SincerityMode' data-format='W1tTaW5jZXJpdHlNb2RlIGdlbnVpbmVseSBtYWplc3RpY11d'>genuinely majestic</a> <a class='urllink' href='https://youtu.be/V398QZ7qN6o'>departure from the dockyard<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> in the first episode. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder5');">    Music </div><div id="folder5" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/RushBand' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/RushBand' data-format='TXVzaWMve3tSdXNofEJhbmR9fQ=='>Rush</a>'s song "<a class='urllink' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW_ru5P2zNI'>Countdown<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a>" is about one of these. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/TheMoodyBlues' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/TheMoodyBlues' data-format='TXVzaWMvVGhlTW9vZHlCbHVlcw=='>The Moody Blues</a> song "Higher and Higher" begins with what can only be described as a musical representation of a rocket launch. There's even a sequence in which one stage drops away and a second one takes over. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder6');">    Puppet Shows </div><div id="folder6" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Thunderbirds' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Thunderbirds' data-format='U2VyaWVzL3t7VGh1bmRlcmJpcmRzfX0='>Thunderbirds</a></em>: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElaborateUndergroundBase' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElaborateUndergroundBase' data-format='W1tFbGFib3JhdGVVbmRlcmdyb3VuZEJhc2UgVHJhY3kgSXNsYW5kXV0='>Tracy Island</a> seems to have been completely repurposed specifically to facilitate this trope, as each of the eponymous vehicles <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EngagingChevrons' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EngagingChevrons' data-format='W1tFbmdhZ2luZ0NoZXZyb25zIGdldHMgaXRzIG93biBsZW5ndGh5IHNlcXVlbmNlXV0='>gets its own lengthy sequence</a> of being moved into position <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnceAnEpisode' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnceAnEpisode' data-format='W1tPbmNlQW5FcGlzb2RlIGV2ZXJ5IHRpbWUgdGhleSBsYXVuY2hdXQ=='>every time they launch</a>, complete with sections of the landscape moving aside. </li><li> Before that, <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Stingray1964' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Stingray1964' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1N0aW5ncmF5MTk2NA=='>Stingray (1964)</a></em> had the launch of the eponymous super-sub show the way. Starting with the descent of the heroes on their seats down poles into Stingray (accompanied by catchy drumbeats), it continued with the submarine submerging and commencing a 10-mile trip along a narrow tunnel (WASP HQ is a naval base, so naturally it's located 10 miles inland for security reasons), ultimately emerging from the Ocean Door into the Pacific. Like most Anderson launches, it was rarely seen in full after the pilot episode; most times, all that was seen was Stingray coming out of the Ocean Door. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder7');">    Video Games </div><div id="folder7" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Many vehicle-centric sandbox games such as <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0tlcmJhbFNwYWNlUHJvZ3JhbQ=='>Kerbal Space Program</a></em> and <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SpaceEngineers' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SpaceEngineers' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1NwYWNlRW5naW5lZXJz'>Space Engineers</a></em> are, in part, effectively dedicated to creating your very own. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/EliteDangerous' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/EliteDangerous' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0VsaXRlRGFuZ2Vyb3Vz'>Elite Dangerous</a></em>: <ul ><li> While there's not much in terms of visuals during the "setup" phases of a fleet carrier's jump sequence, the actual jump is truly a sight to behold, as a bright flash in front of the ship gives way to an ominous black void, at which point you see the ship advance toward and <em>into</em> this void, vanishing entirely in less time than it takes for a smaller ship to go through its entire jump sequence. The update that added concourses to carriers made it even better, as now players that are out of their ship when the carrier begins its lockdown sequence can <em>watch</em> the jump from the carrier's observation deck instead of just hearing it from their ship within the enclosed hangar bay. </li><li> At one point during the game's pre-<em>Horizons</em> days, <em>Orbis</em>-class station <em>Jacques Station</em> managed to become the first station to mount a booster pod<span class="notelabel" onclick="togglenote('note0qo13');"><sup>note </sup></span><span id="note0qo13" class="inlinefolder" isnote="true" onclick="togglenote('note0qo13');" style="cursor:pointer;font-size:smaller;display:none;">a temporary <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>engine/FSD</span> module normally only used to move a station to its final position during construction</span> post-completion, sparking an entire in-game event where the station's owner and namesake tasked players from across the galaxy to deliver enough fuel for him to make a mammoth jump to <em>Beagle Point</em> of all places. Unfortunately subverted, however, as not only did game limitations mean you couldn't physically see the station leave (it was simply "scooted" during some scheduled downtime), but the aging station couldn't make the entire jump, and had to make an emergency drop partway, which damaged the station to the point that it couldn't risk another jump. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0ZhbGxvdXROZXdWZWdhcw=='>Fallout: New Vegas</a></em>: The quest "Come Fly With Me" has <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayerCharacter' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayerCharacter' data-format='W1tQbGF5ZXJDaGFyYWN0ZXIgdGhlIENvdXJpZXJdXQ=='>the Courier</a> helping a cult of ghouls bring some pre-war rockets to working order so they can reach their promised land in "the Far Beyond". Once the rockets are up and ready and the ghouls are aboard, they give you the honor of launching them. The original engineers of the facility were clearly going for this trope, as "Ride of the Valkyries" starts playing the moment you flip the switch. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Halo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Halo' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL3t7SGFsb319'>Halo</a></em>: <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Halo3' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Halo3' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0hhbG8z'>Halo 3</a></em>: Inverted when the <em>Forward Unto Dawn</em> lands on the Ark. When you first see it, it's a tiny speck on the horizon that can only be seen clearly by zooming in. After crossing a distance of at least 100 miles in <em>seconds</em>, it swoops in and settles above the cliffside LZ the player just cleared, creating a massive wake that conveniently clears the debris of the preceding fight out of its way. <div class='indent'> <strong>Johnson (COM)</strong>: Commander? Bring her down.<br data-format="\\" /><strong>Commander Keyes (COM)</strong>: Roger that. Beginning my decent.<br data-format="\\" /><em>(<a class='urllink' href='https://youtu.be/j9uMvFjruLU'>Cue dramatic music.<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a>)</em><br data-format="\\" /><strong>Dubbo</strong>: Look! Up high! Here she comes!<br data-format="\\" /><strong>ODST</strong>: Is the <em>Dawn</em> rated for atmosphere?<br data-format="\\" /><strong>Dubbo</strong>: Guess we're gonna find out...hey! Take cover!<br data-format="\\" /><em>(Cue the Dawn.)</em> </div></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HaloReach' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HaloReach' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0hhbG9SZWFjaA=='>Halo: Reach</a></em>: Near the end of the game, you're given a special package - an AI - and told to deliver it to a drydocked <em>Halcyon</em>-class cruiser before the Covenant destroys Reach. Said cruiser is immediately revealed to be none other than the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved' data-format='W1tWaWRlb0dhbWUvSGFsb0NvbWJhdEV2b2x2ZWQgUGlsbGFyIG9mIEF1dHVtbl1d'>Pillar of Autumn</a></em> as soon as you lay eyes on it, even though it's at least a mile away when you first see it. Naturally, many players wanted to see the ship take off once they'd finished the mission. <a class='urllink' href='https://youtu.be/QShcXPD7w2Q?t=8'>Guess what?<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Homeworld' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Homeworld' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL3t7SG9tZXdvcmxkfX0='>Homeworld</a></em>: The Mothership represents the culmination of a complete shift in the Kushan peoples' perspective and culture, and a century of dedicated development. <a class='urllink' href='https://youtu.be/yrW4jkQdmjI?t=169'>It does not disappoint<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/JediOutcast' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/JediOutcast' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0plZGlPdXRjYXN0'>Jedi Outcast</a></em>: Galak Fyarr's dreadnought, the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast' data-format='W1tOYW1lc1RvUnVuQXdheUZyb21SZWFsbHlGYXN0IERvb21naXZlcl1d'>Doomgiver</a></em>, gets a villainous version as it sets off from Cairn Station, scored to the Imperial March. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/JetForceGemini' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/JetForceGemini' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0pldEZvcmNlR2VtaW5p'>Jet Force Gemini</a></em>: The launch of the Tribals' primeval spaceship near the end of the game, which takes place right after <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreatRepair' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreatRepair' data-format='VGhlR3JlYXRSZXBhaXI='>The Great Repair</a> is complete, is shown with a bombastic buildup cutscene. This is justified both because it's the first time in a lifetime that the ship has been put into use after being in disrepair, and because this is the ship that allows them to intercept Mizar's Asteroid before its impact onto Earth, making up for <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon' data-format='VGhlVmVyeURlZmluaXRlbHlGaW5hbER1bmdlb24='>The Very Definitely Final Dungeon</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/MassEffect2' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/MassEffect2' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL01hc3NFZmZlY3Qy'>Mass Effect 2</a></em>: The newly christened <em>Normandy</em> SR-2 is given <a class='urllink' href='https://youtu.be/Jzv5k6p0Swo?t=87'>a good sendoff<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0tlcmJhbFNwYWNlUHJvZ3JhbQ=='>Kerbal Space Program</a></em>: <ul ><li> Many of the larger rocket launches can easily become this, especially if the total size of the completed rocket is over twice the size of the VAB. Other designs may be small or compact enough to fit in the building, or are designed to be launched in smaller sections and assembled in orbit, but will still be unconventional enough to warrant a prayer or two as you cross your fingers and hope the damn thing doesn't collapse under its own weight, or crush the pad, or do <em>both</em>. </li><li> On the subject of assembling rockets in orbit: Finally taking the helm of the completed super-ship, and firing up its engines to fly off to some untold adventure. </li><li> Hell, <em>any</em> rocket launch can become this if the player doesn't have much experience with them, and some may consider just making it out of the space center in the first place to be an achievement. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL1NvbmljVGhlSGVkZ2Vob2c='>Sonic the Hedgehog</a></em> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1NvbmljVGhlSGVkZ2Vob2cy'>Sonic the Hedgehog 2</a></em>: a little over halfway through Sky Chase Zone, Eggman's Wing Fortress is seen taking off. With how close the Wing Fortress is to Sonic and Tails when it lifts off, the player can discern some of the following Zone's layout. </li><li> At the beginning of Sonic<span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>/</span>Tails's version of Sky Sanctuary Zone in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1NvbmljM0FuZEtudWNrbGVz'>Sonic 3 & Knuckles</a></em>, the Death Egg can be seen rising above the clouds as it launches into space. </li><li> In Gamma's story in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SonicAdventure' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SonicAdventure' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1NvbmljQWR2ZW50dXJl'>Sonic Adventure</a></em>, there is a cutscene where the Egg Carrier takes flight. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SonicAdventure2' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SonicAdventure2' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1NvbmljQWR2ZW50dXJlMg=='>Sonic Adventure 2</a></em> has Sonic rushing to board a space shuttle bound for the Space Colony ARK. In the Hero Story, this cutscene is accompanied by an epic <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrchestralBombing' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrchestralBombing' data-format='T3JjaGVzdHJhbEJvbWJpbmc='>Orchestral Bombing</a> crescendo. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1N1cGVyTWFyaW9HYWxheHk='>Super Mario Galaxy</a></em>: Throughout the game, you're told that the <em>Comet Observatory</em> requires Grand Stars to be able to return to full power and travel through the stars again. Naturally, many players were initially confused as to how something that looks like a castle can achieve intergalactic travel, only to realize that said craft had "comet" in its name <a class='urllink' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACoxKsD9Gfg'>for a reason<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/WarioWareDIY' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/WarioWareDIY' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1dhcmlvV2FyZURJWQ=='>WarioWare: D.I.Y.</a></em>: At the start of Orbulon's chapter, the liftoff of a rocket is being broadcasted by Diamond News; but just as the count for the blastoff approaches zero, Orbulon's ship is struck by a lightning and falls onto the rocket's tip, getting stuck on it. The rocket is then shown launching skyward, and the incoming microgames have to be won so the rocket's pieces remain together and the interplanetary vehicle keeps going up. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder8');">    Western Animation </div><div id="folder8" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ThunderbirdsAreGo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ThunderbirdsAreGo' data-format='V2VzdGVybkFuaW1hdGlvbi9UaHVuZGVyYmlyZHNBcmVHbw=='>Thunderbirds Are Go</a></em>: Much like <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Thunderbirds' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Thunderbirds' data-format='W1tTZXJpZXMve3tUaHVuZGVyYmlyZHN9fSB0aGUgb3JpZ2luYWxdXQ=='>the original</a>, <em>Thunderbirds Are Go</em> is likewise filled with its fair share of launches. And while most of them are largely reproduced (<span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>TB1</span> still comes out of the pool, for example), the one sequence that was completely changed is Thunderbird 4's "island" launch, first seen in <em>Deep Water</em> (<span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>S3E10</span>): Instead of just taxiing(!?) out of its module and plummeting off the end of Thunderbird 2's runway, it instead gets a proper sub-aqua launch sequence worthy of this trope. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder9');">    Real Life </div><div id="folder9" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Considering how far our space program has gotten compared to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram' data-format='W1tWaWRlb0dhbWUvS2VyYmFsU3BhY2VQcm9ncmFtIG91ciBmaWN0aW9uYWwgY291bnRlcnBhcnRzXV0='>our fictional counterparts</a>, rocket launches in general can be seen as this, as most designs require complex logistical challenges just to get them off the ground. Not to mention that, unlike said counterparts, most rockets don't have enough thrust to send them soaring into the air in the first second, it takes at least 3-5 just to overcome its own momentum. 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