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Ms. Do on a slow day.

— Daring Do "Another day, another dungeon!"

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Meet Ms. Daring Do, the strong and clever head of the Royal Canterlot University Department of Equinology. She has made it her mission in life to learn everything she can about the long lost civilizations of the world, by hunting down their treasures, great and small, and preserving them back at the Canterlot University. But unfortunately for her the mysterious Ahuizotl is out to get them first for aims that aren't clear to anyone, least of all Ms. Do herself...

The Adventures of Daring Do is a series of Adventure/Action/Fantasy novels written by A.K. Yearling, published by Polo House, Inc. in Canterlot. The series is written in a Anachronic Order, starting close to the beginning of Do's adventuring career, and then skipping around the various missions and adventures, with little to no explanation. Bits and pieces of Do's backstory have been revealed but nothing concrete; there also appears to be a Myth Arc, but written out of order.

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The manuscript of the first published book, Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone, was found by acclaimed Editor and Literary agent Hard Cover in the desk drawer of A.K. Yearling, who at the time was working at the Canterlot Royal Library. Apparently Yearling had written the story just for herself and her family, but some coaxing from Cover convinced her to have it published, with some minor edits. She has since published seventeen more, with an unknown amount planned for the future. When asked about the strange order of release, Yearling has famously responded with, "I write them as they come to me."

The "Core Series," (which currently number eighteen) make up a loose canon, also commonly dubbed, "The Yearling Canon"; though numerous Expanded Universe/Spinoffs exist, many fans refuse to accept them as canon. This is especially true after a long hiatus, Yearling started a new book and the publishers officially declared the expanded universe a completely separate continuity. Unlike the Disneigh reboot of the Star Horse franchise, she does not allow anypony else to work with her on her writings, so the current Expanded Universe is considered a parallel universe and will continue on in its own continuity. The stories have quickly become one of the most well-known classics in modern Equestrian literature, and are popular with grade-school pony classes. There's a large adult fanbase as well; Princess Celestia herself has even praised the series.

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Yearling herself has been an infamously reclusive pony, going out of her way to avoid the fame and popularity that her books have earned her. In the beginning of her career she even tried to remain anonymous, which led to her unofficial nickname of T. Ropers by her publisher, Polo House, because the manuscripts she turned in were bound in teal-colored rope. Described as a meek and mild-mannered pony by those who have met her, she can be recognized by the large hat and blanket that she wears due to her sensitivity to sudden temperature changes, and the large pair of glasses that she has to wear thanks to severe near-sightedness. Some have theorized that Daring Do is A.K. Yearling's secret fantasy, living the life that the author herself wishes she had. The fact that Daring Do's coloration on the covers closely resembles that of her author gives some credence to this theory.

One critic jokingly suggested that A.K. Yearling is Daring Do, who writes up her own adventures as works of fiction so nopony will be tempted to go after the dangerous secrets and relics that she does in every book while using her publisher/editor Twilight Velvet as her reverse ghost writer. His fellow academics had a good laugh at that bit of absurdity. Curiously, the Daring Do franchise isn't published in southern Equestria, whose press often reports on various incidents attributed to her as if she were a real pony. Other strange theories have popped up, with some suggesting that the books are a "fail-safe" of sorts, so that if Daring Do ever failed in an adventure she'd have an entire fandom who knows how she defeated her enemies before.

In light of recent events, both A.K. Yearling and the book series has undergone massive criticism of the more controversial actions that Daring Do has committed throughout the series and negative interpretation of the titular character, citing that she is nothing more than a glorified thief who steals from natives while destroying countless historical temples and landmarks. Not to mention, there are persistent rumors circulating that both Daring Do and A.K. Yearling are actually the same pony and the events of the book series (at least the core series) are all actually true, resulting in massive horrifying implications for the world while making her look like a selfish idiot who never bothered cooperating with the higher authorities of Equestria, particularly a certain individual called Twilight Sparkle. This led to overall sales and reception taking a nosedive, which left the future of the series and the franchise as a whole uncertain. However, A.K. Yearling was able to reconcile with her biggest critic and two have currently been working together on a new series of books.

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The Core Series contains the following titles (in order of publication):

Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone: After crash landing in the jungle, Daring Do must elude Ahuizotl and his minions as she attempts to recover the eponymous stone from an ancient temple. (It is colloquially known as "Quest for the Sapphire Statue") Daring Do and the Griffon's Goblet: Daring Do is hired to track down a mystical goblet; her search leading her to discover a conspiracy that reaches all the way into her past. Daring Do and the Curse of the Yeti: 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. Daring Do and the Razor of Dreams: Daring Do fights once again with Ahuizotl, using the magic of the Quetzelcoatl Empress in a bid to control the Tenochtitlan Basin. Dr. Caballeron makes his debut in this book, wanting to partner up with Daring Do on her adventures, but Daring Do refuses. Daring Do and the Wooden Mask: 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. Daring Do and the Platinum Crown: note :Chronologically takes place before Griffon's Goblet but after The Sapphire Stone Daring Do's sister Derring-Do challenges her to a race to see who first complete the only quest that their parents were never able to finish: the search for the legendary Platinum Crown. Daring Do and the Gardens of Equestria: Daring stumbles upon a previously unknown valley full of life in the otherwise barren Himineighen Mountains, but its Gardener does not take kindly to animals intruding on his verdant paradise. Daring Do and the Alicorn's Shadow: Has Daring truly found the legendary battlefield where Celestia defeated and banished Nightmare Moon? And does some trace of the evil mare still linger? Daring Do and the Cove of Candles: Daring Do embarks on a quest to recover the legendary pirate treasure of Three-Legged-Blackmane. Daring Do and the Trident of the Seaponies note :Chronologically considered a prequel, this series takes place after Daring gets a job at the University, but before the first book of the series. : While on a trip to study ancient civilizations with her class, Daring gets involved in one of Ahuizotl's plots and must find out more about her parents and what happened to the seaponies if she is to survive. Daring Do and the Temple of Nightmare Moon: Ahuizotl attempts to use the artifacts he has collected to draw on Nightmare Moon's power, and cast Equestria into eternal night. Daring Do and the Legacy of Nightmare Moon: Daring Do discovers that the Dragon Inti is plotting to use the power of the stars to take over Equestria and must track down the remnants of Nightmare Moon's power to stop him. Notable for being the only book in the series to be a direct sequel (to Temple of Nightmare Moon) as well as being the only non-prequel book that doesn't include Ahuizotl. Daring Do and the Shrine of the Silver Monkey: note Chronologically takes place after Trials Of Unity While on vacation with her family, Daring Do hears about a series of mysterious disappearances at a nearby shrine. When she investigates, she finds that an old enemy is behind it. Daring Do and the Staff of Star Swirl the Bearded: Daring recruits her old rival Bravado to help her track down and assemble pieces of an ancient wizard's legendary staff in time for a solar eclipse that will supposedly grant awesome power to its wielder. Daring Do and the Trials Of Unity: note Chronologically takes place before Temple Of Nightmare Moon Derring-Do returns to Daring Do with a most peculiar item: a map leading to a treasure that can only be discovered by siblings. The trials that guard the enigmatic treasure will put the sisters' already uneasy relationship to the ultimate test. Daring Do and the Spear of the Windigos: note Chronologically, it's the first in the series, but it's here in the publication order Newly appointed member of the Royal Canterlot University Department of Equinology is sent on her first field assignment to excavate an old unicorn castle that may have ties to her long lost parents. As the sweet and mild bookworm fumbles her way through her first dangers, she may get more than she bargained for... Daring Do and the Ring of the Marengeti: note This book was written as two parts but released as one book Part 1: Daring is captured by one of Ahuizotl's minions and Herpy must track down an artifact all on his lonesome in order to trade it for her safety. Little is Herpy aware that the ring is the key to releasing a creature with power monstrous enough to wipe the planet clean of all life... Part 2: Freed from her captivity, Daring Do must stop Ahuizotl from unleashing the power of the ring upon the world. Daring Do and the Ring of Destiny: Ahuizotl makes his return, in search of a set of magic rings with the power to keep the sun in the sky for eight hundred years. Daring Do will need a bit of help for this one, in the form of a rainbow-maned mare from Ponyville. Daring Do and the Seven-Sided Chest: Daring must unlock the Seven-Sided Chest before Caballeron gets to it. After Storm Talon is injured, Daring Do must hide at a fan convention. Daring Do and the Lost Hope: After a series of mishaps down in Somnambula, Daring decides it might be time to hang up her adventuring gear. Not if an old friend of hers have anything to say about it.

Due to the insatiable demand for new Daring Do works overtaking the amount actually produced by the author, whose erratic schedule sometimes has a year or more between books, Yearling worked out a deal with Polo House that allows other authors to publish novels starring her creation, while Yearling gets to keep the rights and gets a share of the profits. However, to insulate Polo House from potential backlash (especially if the Expanded Universe violates the continuity by the author herself), the Daring Do Expanded Universe exists separately from the main series (using it as the starting point), and even from each other (though there are various "continuity families"). However, thanks to an increasing number of collaborative works, the Expanded Universe is becoming increasingly more connected.

Please note: to avoid any Canternet Backlash regarding Mahavir/Mahiavar's name in these descriptions, we will be using the spelling that corresponds to the earliest appearance of the name in the first print of the relevant book. This is to help avoid confusion like in Scepter Of The Chaos Beast where his name alternates almost every time it appears and even between print runsnote The author assures us this is intentional. THIS IS FINAL!!!

The Polo House New Adventures line contains the following titles

There is also a series of shorter Daring Do stories aimed at young foals called The Young Adventures of Daring Do which take place prior to the main series, though whether these are in continuity, or even done by the same author is hotly debated amongst fans (as is the rumor that Princess Luna, since her return, likes to read them aloud to her friends and one of her toys).

The "Young Daring Do" series contains the following titles:

Already published: Daring Do and the Valley of Grouchy: On a college study trip, Daring discovers a mysterious valley, filled with dinosaurs! She soon finds herself fleeing for her life from the Lost World's numerous dangers, but especially from its supreme overlord: a Tyrannosaurus rex named Grouchy! Daring Do and the Ballad of Chickerufus: Daring and her friends go camping in the Brickabrack woods, but after a spooky campfire story and a strange painting of an eye, our young hero finds herself face to face with a terrible half-bird beast! Daring Do and the Children of Primus: Daring stumbles upon an ancient ship, filled with mysterious statues of strange beings. But are there more to these statues than what meets the eye? note Curiously enough though, this book was never officially released for reasons unknown, but a rough draft was leaked to the public. Daring Do and the Cloud-Held Eternity: Daring explores a string of cloud ruins higher up than most anypony else would dare to fly with a new companion, Shifty Gaze, who quickly betrays her with the use of an ancient vat of unused rainwater with Fountain of Youth properties. With her flight and her cutie mark gone, Daring must use her wits to stop Shifty and return to her rightful age. Daring Do and the Mark of the Trickster: A series of strange dreams causes Daring to believe that she is developing a strange mind-link to the primordial trickster, Anasazi. When no-one believes her, however, she realizes that she must find out about Anasazi all by herself - and that there is more to this mysterious trickster than it may seem... Daring Do and the Swords of the Sun: A vacation to the Neighpon provinces proves to be anything but relaxing when Daring is thrust into action alongside a team of local superheroes. With danger never far behind, Daring will have to learn to work as part of a larger team to help stop a powerful new adversary and his army of giant monsters. Daring Do and The Return of the Fire of Friendship: Daring is called on by Princess Celestia to recover the stolen Fire of Friendship from Changeling Island, home of King Mayhem and his subjects. She gets the help of Lady Blue-blood, Lady Dove, and Lady Sun Sparkle, but which is really a Changeling in disguise? Daring Do and The Moon Ponies: Daring Do awakes up on the Moon and meet the Moon Ponies and have to prevent Scream Star from awaking Nightmare Moon. Daring Do and the Canis Major: While investigating the ruins of an ancient Diamond Dog settlement, Daring makes a horrifying discovery. Daring Do and the City of the Lost: While excavating the ruins of Tambelon, Daring's professor disappears. Then all unicorn, abada, and qilin classmates disappear as well. Daring Do and the Puffing Dragon: Daring Do discovers a proverbial gold mine of lost treasures to bring to the University. But there is a problem; they are in the possession of a bitter dragon who wants to sell them back to her. To top it off, she doesn't even accept bits! Can Daring retrieve these treasures before the dragon takes her wares on the road?

Gene Trottenberry has written a sci-fi series on Daring, called Star Quest. Originally a trilogy, he announced he planned two more stories.

Daring Do:Star Quest

There is also a seven-part arc written by an anonymous contributor known by the pen-name "Ghost Writer", Blood Diamonds is very much intended for more mature audiences. Due to the sheer grimness of the series and the fact that most of the established cast beyond Daring herself rarely appear in favor of entirely new characters, the series is mostly underground, but managed to hold enough of a readership to stay going strong, despite its controversial content.

Blood Diamonds

Spoils of War: Daring Do discovers a large and unusual gemstone and donates it to a new museum collection. When it is stolen and she is recruited to retrive it again, she finds herself stumbling into a conspiracy to plunge the Holy Griffanic Empire and the Minotaur City-States into all-out war, with Equestria as the battlefield. The Dog Pit: Having prevented a catostrophic war and learning of the true power of the Blood Diamonds, Daring devotes herself to finding the rest of them and removing their threat once and for all. Weeks of searching lead her to an underground fighting ring organized by a crazed zebra, and the advertized prize is the Blood diamond she was tracking. Worship in Fear: While recovering from her last escapade, Daring learns of rumors of another Blood Diamond in the territories of one of the Three Pony Tribes. When she arrives at the frozen wasteland, she finds rements of the last bitter tribesponies still clinging to their land and their old prejudices. As her search continues, she must confront vicious tribalists, desperate caravan raiders, and an ancient cult that could hold the secrets of the true origins of Discord, the Sun and Moon Sisters, and Equestria itself, as well as the destruction of them all. Never Forgive Me: Miss Do finally tracks down another Blood Diamond, but the ones already in her possession have started affecting her psyche. When she learns that a group of grave robbers are heading towards the same burial mound as her, it's a race to keep the Diamond from falling into their hooves, and a struggle to keep herself from giving in to its magic. Demons Die: Horrified by what she did on her last venture, Daring devotes herself to finding a way to destroy the Diamonds, storing them in a remote cove for safety. After several fruitless efforts, she is forced to put her research on hold when she is informed of a new Blood Diamond in the possession of a rogue changling swarm. Swimming in Red: Daring Do is frustrated in her failure to find the final Blood Diamond. When she makes a discovery that could lead to the destruction of her Diamonds, they are located and stolen. A last frantic search begins, and Daring Do must find the owner of the Blood Diamonds and destroy them soon, or watch as the horror of The Blood is finally unlocked and set loose on the world. The Crimson Horde: As The Blood and its forces launch their attack on the world, Daring must race against time to separate the Blood Diamonds and destroy them. But how?

Starsong Turner is writing a series of books on Shūbidū, who is the Seapony mayor at the time of Trident. She says that at the time of the first book, Shūbidū has just come of age.

Young Shūbidū

Shūbidū and the Vault of Posteidon: Shūbidū is on a family vacation when some unscrupulous treasure hunters press the family into scouting out traps in an ancient temple's treasure vault. . Shūbidū and the Seals of Doom: A crazed pegasus sends trained killer seals against the Seaponies. . Shūbidū and the Pirates: The ghosts of pirates sunk in a storm attack the Seaponies.

Several Equestrian magazines across the world have published short stories about our favorite adventurer. Many are accepted as canon by fans, though some, fans prefer to pretend were never published. Most of these stories can also be found in the anthology series, Scenes from a Pith Helmet.note In some places the individual volumes are called 'Daring Do and (story title)' and other such stories' This is an incomplete list. Please add any that are missing.

Short Stories

For a short time, there was a comic book series by Mareval about the hero, but it was critically panned and only lasted ten issues. More recently, a run of Daring Do issues were greenlit by Darkpony Comics and a team of enterprising young ponies, who shall remain nameless, were able to get their hooves on large amounts of conceptual material and press releases. A DC representative could not be reached for comment. The fandom is unsure what to make of some of the ideas they have seen thus far; one half is interested in seeing Daring Do adapted to a new medium while the other is concerned that the character may change from an Adventurer Equinologist to some kind of alien superpony who was sent away from her dying homeworld as a foal.

Daring Do Comics and Graphic Novels - Darkpony Comics series

Daring Do vs. The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well : A one-shot that is more or less exactly what it sounds like. Daring Do crosses paths (and swords) with everyone's favorite costumed vigilante as they both pursue the international super criminal Ahuizotl.

: A one-shot that is more or less exactly what it sounds like. Daring Do crosses paths (and swords) with everyone's favorite costumed vigilante as they both pursue the international super criminal Ahuizotl. Power Ponies #406-409 : A trilogy of issues in the Power Ponies series where Daring teams up with the titular costumed heroes to stop an alliance between Ahuizotl and the Mane-iac. A second crossover has been announced to be in the works, where apparently, Daring and Zapp will swap places for a day.

: A trilogy of issues in the Power Ponies series where Daring teams up with the titular costumed heroes to stop an alliance between Ahuizotl and the Mane-iac. A second crossover has been announced to be in the works, where apparently, Daring and Zapp will swap places for a day. Hannibull #111-112 : A rather surprising crossover with the recent Hannibull Knacker franchise, in which Daring and Storm Talon, the latter of whom is apparently a cousin of Hannibull 's Jack Clawford, aid in the investigation of a murder at the University. Received some controversy from fans of both series: from Daring Do fans for crossing over with such a typically violent series, and fans of Hannibull for "dumbing down" the typically very graphic series for those two volumes, to make the series more palatable for Daring Do 's younger fanbase.

: A rather surprising crossover with the recent Hannibull Knacker franchise, in which Daring and Storm Talon, the latter of whom is apparently a cousin of Hannibull 's Jack Clawford, aid in the investigation of a murder at the University. Received some controversy from fans of both series: from Daring Do fans for crossing over with such a typically violent series, and fans of Hannibull for "dumbing down" the typically very graphic series for those two volumes, to make the series more palatable for Daring Do 's younger fanbase. Whatever Happened To The Mare Of Tomorrow #1-12: A story intended as a homage to the entire Expanded Universe full of ContinuityNods and TakeThats. The story focuses on Daring Do's last adventures before her death.

There were also several comics in the weekly Disneigh Adventures magazine under the name "Diamond Daring", featuring Daring being turned into a Diamond Dog by Ahuizotl and her quest to become a pony again. The series is purely comedy, with rarely any drama. Despite being written with an extreme dose of Lighter and Softer, the comics are praised for their witty writing and subtle adult humor. Several readers have billed them as, "the Animaniacs of Daring Do comics, and it's been rumored that A. K. Yearling prefers these stories out off all the other alternate continuities. There are a total of four arcs at the moment, but the writers for Disneigh Adventures have confirmed there will be more in the future.

Disneigh Adventures' Diamond Daring Comic

Diamond Daring: The Aristocratastrophe : Daring meets a powerful unicorn who claims she will turn her back to a pony, but only if she helps save her failing circus act. Diamond Daring: Bad Dog, No Buscuits : Daring is kidnapped by a Diamond Dog slave trader who plans to use her for a terrible Broadway Musical. Diamind Daring: Polar Bowler : Daring attempts to return to her adventuring, but quickly discovers the cons of being a Diamond Dog, such as a sudden love for the ball-shaped boulders she usually has to run from, which the latest temple is packed to the brim with. Diamond Daring: And Now A Word From Our Sponsors : Daring is faced with the greatest challenge of her life: ads during her comic!

As apart of the...stranger media, Taclopyuki Ishikawa , electronic musician and noted Daring Do fan, has collaberated with SoyAnimation and produced several songs with accompanying music videos about Daring Do's adventures. Despite the heavy dose of Soundtrack Dissonance (all the songs are electronic, despite the universe taking place long before it even existed), reception has been positive. Praise has gone to the stellar animation, high-quaility music, and packing in so much action and emotion into a single video that it heavily averts It's Short, So It Sucks!.

Daring Do: The Tracks Less Traveled

Daring Do and the Illogical Dash : Daring Do attempts to escape a crumbling temple under the influence of a trip-inducing mushroom she had eaten on the way in. Given the oddness of the song, combined with the downright strange visuals when Daring starts tripping, many viewers called it, "the best acid trip no one asked for".

: Daring Do attempts to escape a crumbling temple under the influence of a trip-inducing mushroom she had eaten on the way in. Given the oddness of the song, combined with the downright strange visuals when Daring starts tripping, many viewers called it, "the best acid trip no one asked for". Daring Do and the Cyber Symphony : Daring Do attends a concert of a brilliant violinist, only to learn his music invades the mind and sends the listener into a dream world while the violinist makes off with their belongings. Daring fights her way back to reality, and prompty punches out the violinist, much to the rejoice of his past victims.

: Daring Do attends a concert of a brilliant violinist, only to learn his music invades the mind and sends the listener into a dream world while the violinist makes off with their belongings. Daring fights her way back to reality, and prompty punches out the violinist, much to the rejoice of his past victims. Daring Do and the Quickening : Daring Do is trapped in a raging stormcloud during a flight, and must fight her way out of it, with the storm doing everything it can to take it down. This one won several awards for best use of MGI. With the sheer detail put into the cloud monsters, it was pretty much a given.

: Daring Do is trapped in a raging stormcloud during a flight, and must fight her way out of it, with the storm doing everything it can to take it down. This one won several awards for best use of MGI. With the sheer detail put into the cloud monsters, it was pretty much a given. Daring Do and the Lonely Abyss : Daring Do is finally caught by a temple's trap, and she contemplates her own mortality and life choices, experiencing flash backs to all her past adventures. She is about to give up hope when Herpy arrives to free her. The two escape the temple, with Daring basking in the revalation that she is never alone.

: Daring Do is finally caught by a temple's trap, and she contemplates her own mortality and life choices, experiencing flash backs to all her past adventures. She is about to give up hope when Herpy arrives to free her. The two escape the temple, with Daring basking in the revalation that she is never alone. Daring Do and the Harsh Winter : Daring Do is forced to take in the realization that adventuring in in-the-middle-of-winter Germaneigh is extremely unpleasant. Despite the emotional music, this one is more humorous in tone, most of it being silent slapstick.

: Daring Do is forced to take in the realization that adventuring in in-the-middle-of-winter Germaneigh is extremely unpleasant. Despite the emotional music, this one is more humorous in tone, most of it being silent slapstick. Daring Do and the Leading Cyber : An adaptation of a scene from Daring Do and the Breathing Weapons in which Daring fights the heavy-weapons griffon, Falke. No plot, just beautifully animated fight scenes on par with Dragon Brawler X.

: An adaptation of a scene from Daring Do and the Breathing Weapons in which Daring fights the heavy-weapons griffon, Falke. No plot, just beautifully animated fight scenes on par with Dragon Brawler X. Daring Do and the Absolute : Daring Do visits a fortune teller who shows her quick glimpses into the events of her future, one of which is marrying her recently-employed collegue, Arzt. The music indicates this is supposed to be a happy future, but at the end, she scoffs at the thought, claiming she has control over her own future, not the Fortune Teller...right before sharing ice cream with Arzt. This video lead to a huge shipping war at the Darebooru forums.

: Daring Do visits a fortune teller who shows her quick glimpses into the events of her future, one of which is marrying her recently-employed collegue, Arzt. The music indicates this is supposed to be a happy future, but at the end, she scoffs at the thought, claiming she has control over her own future, not the Fortune Teller...right before sharing ice cream with Arzt. Daring Do and the Unstressful Sky : Daring Do gets locked up in her reasearch, quicky becoming overstressed and nearly suffering a breakdown. Arzt takes her out for a flight around the University, and she is quickly cured.

: Daring Do gets locked up in her reasearch, quicky becoming overstressed and nearly suffering a breakdown. Arzt takes her out for a flight around the University, and she is quickly cured. Daring Do and the Iris Survivor : Daring encounters a pony who was turned into stained glass by the Elements of Harmony over a thousand years ago, learning that the temple's treasure is the pony's glass heart.

Several authors were curious about some of Daren's adventures mentioned in the main series, so they opted to create their own takes on them.

Daren Do Adventures

Daren Do and the Hurricane's Spear, by Northern Winds: Daren has always wanted to find the Platinum Crown in the hopes of finding whatever happened to his father, so he and his adventuring group try to track down famous artifacts from the other founders of Equestria in the hopes that they might provide clues to the Crown's whereabouts, starting with the Spear of Commander Hurricane. Daren Do and the Wrath of Zeb, by Gizmo Raff: While Daren doing research on ancient Dream Valley, the very physics of light starts to change. And why is there an impossible zebra-minotaur blend running around? Daren Do and the Golem Army, by Thistlewhistle Farrier: Daren Do, Winchester Tock, and Rodolphus Mareton get mixed up in the rise of a mechanical force. Daren Do and the Killers Above, by Gizmo Raff: Daren Do races against time to stop a Raptorian invasion. Little does he know that he will face the most agonizing decisions of his life. Daren Do and the Fruit Bat Statue, by Medley McLargehooves: As Daren tries to cope with a recent betrayal and tragedy for which he blames himself, a statue starts coming to life. Daren Do and the Cyborg Servants, by T. Turner: In the conclusion to the Young Daren Do arc, a strange cyborg race claims to be servants to all the races of this world. But are they really?

Shortly after the publication of Daring Do and the Universal Cracks, author Muffin Parcels was granted permission by Polo House to rewrite and publish her three Zapapple Tock AU fics, as these had inspired the chapters set in the alternate universe in which Daring was killed instead of Zapapple. Muffin Parcels has confirmed that if sales are successful, she will continue the series with wholly original stories.

Zapapple Tock Adventures

Zapapple Tock and the Sapphire Statue Zapapple Tock and the Night Wing Conspiracy Zapapple Tock and the Abominable Snowmen - this one was heavily revised from the original fanfic, to the point that it became a collaboration between Muffin Parcels and Bowtie Whooves. Zapapple Tock and the Wizard's Staff (Due out next Running of the Leaves)

There have been art books and collectible books dedicated to Daring Do under Polo House, Inc. High budget Bridleway stage adaptions have been made based on the first four books, starring Hairerion Trot in the title role. A fifth had been in Development Hell for some time, as the Applewood film series (also starring Trot, though almost none of the other stage actors) started shortly after the closing of Wooden Mask and the filming schedule left Trot unavailable. The Bridleway series was revived last year with Alicorn's Shadow, albeit with Shauna Flankery taking over the lead role.

The Applewood Film Series currently consists of:

Daring Do and the Sapphire Stone: Directed by J.J. Thistle-Whistle, Screenplay by Minty Coral Daring Do and the Griffon's Goblet Daring Do and the Curse of the Yeti Daring Do and the Wooden Mask Daring Do and the Razor of Dreams Daring Do and the Platinum Crown Daring Do and the Gardens of Equestria Daring Do and the Shrine of the Silver Monkey Daring Do and the Cove of Candles Daring Do and the Staff of Star Swirl the Bearded Daring Do and the Temple of Nightmare Moon: Written and directed by Hoss Whedon Daring Do and the Legacy of Nightmare Moon Daring Do and the Alicorn's Shadow Daring Do and the Trident of the Seaponies (currently in production, due out next Summer Sun Celebration) Daring Do and the Trials of Unity (currently in pre-production)

Applewood also recently did a remastered rerelease of Sapphire Stone, but excessive use of the magic effects budget as well as several other changes has given it mixed reviews. There have also been several radio plays done for each book in the canon series as well as numerous lesser stage adaptations.

The series has spawned a wide variety of video games, beginning with an arcade machine called Daring Do and the Bauble of Mystery, released after Curse of the Yeti was published. It isn't very good and is not canon in the slightest, although it has produced a number of in-jokes and memes in the Daring Do fandom. A later trilogy of graphic adventures, all original stories, were released between the publication of Cove of Candles and Legacy of Nightmare Moon, by Siyegua. These were notorious for several Unwinnable by Design Guide Dang Its.

Archeological Quest

Archeological Quest: Lightning Kicker is deathly ill and Herpy and Daring have to fetch the formula for the only cure from a Hayan temple. Archeological Quest II: The Witches of Gloom: Daring is the only archeologist in a Dream Valley dig not to be kidnapped by Hydia. Archeological Quest III: The Labyrinth of Terror: Daring Do visits a Minotaur temple.'''

More recently, Telltail Games announced two seasons of four Episodic Games. The first consisted of adaptations of books in the original canon: Sapphire Stone, Wooden Mask, Trident of the Seaponies (slightly re-written to be later in the timeline than the book was) and Ring of the Marengeti. These were largely praised for their voice acting and writing, with a lot of Adaptation Expansion, but criticised for unchallenging puzzles. Telltail have announced that they will work to correct this aspect in the second season, which will consist of original stories. The first announced title for Season 2 is Daring Do and the Fate of Atlatigo. Another videogame company, PAL Laboratories, announced that they're working on a more action packed platformer called Daring Do and the Great Cave Offensive which takes place on a completely separate continuity from the Telltail games and apparently the books as well.

Colt Disneigh Studios has recently announced the production of two Daring Do animated features, one based on the leaked Children of Primus, the other an entirely original story called Daring Do and the Monkey King. Both features scripted by author Terri Prancett. They are both scheduled for release at next Nightmare Night.

Currently being adapted as a Radio Play for Celestia Radio, by Pony in a Box Productions.

Daring Do Adventures

The Third Griffon-Diamond Dog War is heavily alluded to in many of the works. This prequel proceeds to give insight into the assorted adventures of the veterans of this conflict. It is divided into several sections.

Tales of the War.

Of Steel And Talons: Storm's transformation from the brash and unpleasant youth to the hard-beaked but respectable griffon of today.

Sniffing Out Corruption: The alliance his people made with the dragons had set off alarm bells in Ghoul's head, so he takes it on himself to find the root of this.

Sacrifice Of Alicorns: Masra has to deal with the increasing fracturing of her nation's alliance with the griffons, and what she is willing to part with to end the war before it degenerates into a three-way conflict.

No Matter The Cost: Sterling Silver's operations as a field agent, from his greatest triumphs to his ultimate betrayal.

Demons Within: Applesack and Charity battle their inner demons over the increasing toll the war has taken on them. Sadly, they lose.

Darkest Before The Dawn: A spin on the published diaries of Celestia regarding her actions during the war as translated into the Daring Do universe.

Following the release of 18th Core Series book, Ring of Destiny, A.K. Yearling, for unknown reasons, made a statement, wondering what would have happened had Daring and Rainbow failed to destroy the temple, and 800 years of unrelenting sweltering heat had ensued. Following this prospect, a group of authors struck a deal with Polo House, Inc. allowing them to write an Alternate Timeline stemming from that particular book.

Fires of Equestria

A Broken Rainbow: Following an apparent timeline divergence at sometime during the core book Ring of Destiny, Equestria is beginning to suffer under the unrelenting heat that Ahuizotl has brought forth. Rainbow Dash has lost faith in both herself and Daring and has dropped off the grid completely. If Daring is going to have any hope of undoing Ahuizotl's work, she's going to have to find Rainbow Dash and bring her to reason. The Infernal Spirit: After discovering that Princess Celestia has fallen ill as a result of Ahuizotl's Sun Curse, Daring and Rainbow Dash travel to Canterlot to meet with the remaining princesses. It is there that Daring discovers something amazing that she really should have realised about Rainbow from the very beginning. Hands of the Below: Daring and Rainbow's quest is put on hold as the deathly Sun Illness plaguing Princess Celestia begins to spread to others. They find themselves in a race against time to find a way to cure the illness. The Assassin's Code: Following the revelation that they are both of a small group of ponies who are immune to the Sun Illness, Daring and Rainbow find themselves the targets of Ahuizotl's ever infamous allies, the Hands of the Below, who continue to seek an unknown objective. In order to survive the constant attacks and assassination attempts, the two of them must make it back to Canterlot in one piece. But that's easier said than done when you have a bounty on your head... The Dictator's Wrath: Following Celestia's illness induced attempt to murder them, Daring, Rainbow, and their few remaining allies find themselves on the run in a land of creatures that want them dead. But as Equestria continues it's descent into an insane wasteland of sand and sun, a new alliance is forged with the least likely of individuals. Daring Do - F.o.E. #6-9: NAMES TBA: Confirmed to be in production, though no release dates have been announced as of yet.

After the success of the Breathing Weapons trilogy, and the Tracks Less Traveled music videos (notably, the overwhelming praise given to the videos' beautiful animation), Polo House collaborated Summer Sun Animation to produce an Anime series entitled, Globetrotters. The thirteen-episode series chronicles, "Daring's adventures in more civilized settings alongside Arzt, Eichelhäher, and a slew of new antagonists that'll make Daring wish she'd stuck to the jungle.". The series is a healthy blend of action and comedy, with a decent amount of Character Development.

It was never confirmed whether or not the series is considered canon. As such, the series takes a few artistic liberties with the setting, like modernizing the settings a bit, giving it an almost dieselpunkish feel, and even throwing in a bit of SchizoTech, but character-wise, is completely faithful to the series' canon.

Despite the series' cancellation after it's first season, fan demand and a successful Buckstarter campaign convinced the creators to give the series a proper finale with the movie, Globetrotters: Lunar Ferver

Globetrotters Episodes:

Exotic Ethics: Our heroes kick off their adventure in style, tackling a case of a kidnapped princess in Saddle Arabia. Equestria In Blue: The trio must rescue a city on the water from a dangerous mining operation led by the diamond-dog pirates, the Ruby Gears. Stop, Look, and Listen, Give Props to the Lightnin' Daring plunges into the lower slums of Manehattan to infiltrate a rap battle in which the prize is one of the treasures she sheeks. Time Is The Healer: Eichelhäher is visited by time mage, Aeterna, and given a chance to undo her past under Krahe's control. The Future Is Mine: Arzt's past comes back to haunt him, as his parents, a duo of legendary griffon soldiers, show up at the university to punish him for defecting from his homeland. Can You Feel It: Arzt falls in with the new underground dance scene called "House". When he accepts and eats a bag of mushrooms given to him at one of the parties, it's up to Daring and Eichelhäher to try (and fail) to make sure he doesn't get into trouble. Gekokujo The trio aids Reiher, a griffon from the far east, in saving his kidnapped lover from his village's debt collectors. King of Hearts: In an attempt to find love, Eichelhäher seeks out the fabled King Of Hearts, a knight rumored to bring ponies together on the battlefield. Get Kraken While sailing to their next destination, the gang is captured by seaponies who demand their assistance in destroying a vile monster that raveges their kingdom. I Can't Stand You: After a stressful year of adventure, the trio decides to take some time off at the University, only to start sniping at each other, and eventually start a brawl nearly destroys the building. To The Pressure (pt.1): A condensed reimagining of Always Faithful. The gang stumbles upon the perserved body of the first Element of Loyalty, and learn a shocking truth behind the Elements of Harmony themselves. To The Pressure (pt.2): Trusts are missplaced and loyalties are tested as the gang struggles to stay together amidst the chaos of the battle between Mars and the resurrected Artes. To The Pressure (pt.3): Mars and Artes fight is in full swing, and the sheer magnitude of their battle threatens to tear apart Canterlot. It's up to the gang, with the aid of Celestia and Luna, to patch everything up and defeat them before Canterlot and all of Equestria is destroyed. Globetrotters: Lunar Ferver: Celestia personally calls upon Daring and the gang to stop a stallion madly in love with Nightmare Moon before he resurrects her and brings eternal night to Equestria.

Despite good reviews and high ratings, Globetrotters only lasted one season before Summer Sun lost the rights. The animated adventures of Daring Do would not end there however. Studio Pones quickly bought up the rights and began work on a series of OVA episodes based off the original idea for the Breathing Weapons Trilogy. End to Order takes place forty years after the original canon. Daring Do has retired from adventuring and has taken up work for Celestia as the Chief of Canterlot's police force. When Canterlot comes under random attacks, Daring learns she must deal with The Rusted, a group of griffons who want to end pony rule by unleashing Discord unto the world.

Like Globetrotters, a few liberties are taken with the canon. The only notable change here, however, is Daring having fought in the Greater Lands War in her youth.

The series is split up into four "arcs".

End to Order

Episodes 1-3 , Time and Time Again: Daring Do, now retired from exploring tombs and jungles, is Canterlot's highest-ranked police investigator. When the pony colonies in griffon lands are suddenly wiped out by a group of griffon terrorists known as, "The Rusted", Daring immediately begins the investigation necessary to bring them to justice.

, Time and Time Again: Daring Do, now retired from exploring tombs and jungles, is Canterlot's highest-ranked police investigator. When the pony colonies in griffon lands are suddenly wiped out by a group of griffon terrorists known as, "The Rusted", Daring immediately begins the investigation necessary to bring them to justice. Episodes 4-6 , We Must Be Just: The Rusted reveal themselves to Equestria, announcing their plans to unleash Discord upon the world and end the rule of ponies once and for all. Daring attempts to take them on directly, but the battle is much more than she bargained for.

, We Must Be Just: The Rusted reveal themselves to Equestria, announcing their plans to unleash Discord upon the world and end the rule of ponies once and for all. Daring attempts to take them on directly, but the battle is much more than she bargained for. Episodes 7-9 , Alabaster Feathers: On a good-will mission to Eagleland, Celestia is attacked by the Rusted and has her feathers stolen, granting them the strength and powers of alicorns and ensuring their victory.

, Alabaster Feathers: On a good-will mission to Eagleland, Celestia is attacked by the Rusted and has her feathers stolen, granting them the strength and powers of alicorns and ensuring their victory. Episodes 8-10, Pandora Smiled: Equestria has fallen into chaos at the hands of the Rusted. The only thing that stands between the ponies and total anihilation is Daring Do...

Despite never appearing again after the Breathing Weapons trilogy, the Greifvogel's popularity led to a slew of fan media starring them, one of which was a live-action short entitled, Birds of Prey. It took place in an alternate continuity where Daring and Arzt lost their battle against the Greifvogel, and were subsequently assimilated by Krahe. The short proved so popular, Polo House contacted the creators and signed them to do a 9-episode mini-series based off the short. The series is a blend of action and drama, with plenty of time dedicated to character development and exploring the backstories of the Greifvogel members.

While fan response was initially positive, the praise started to fade as the series continuously got darker with each installment. The ending is almost unanimously agreed to be so gut-churningly depressing that many fans ignore the series outright and make their own Greifvogel fics (not that Birds of Prey was ever considered canon).

Birds of Prey

Takeoff: The Greifvogel break in their new members by siccing them on a newly created pony colony in Eagleland territory. Vanquish: Krahe decides to test his new recruits' loyalty by forcing them to fight his "perfect weapon", Taube. Turbulant: Daring and Arzt poor performance stirs trouble within the group. Monsoon: Celestia takes action against the Greifvogel, sending the full force of her military power their way. Bloody Plume: While hiding from Celestia's soldiers, the Greifvogel dream of their histories. Duality: Daring sees Herpy for the first time since her assimilation. Thunder: Having escaped Celestia's soldiers, the Greifvogel take to Celestia's castle. Lightning: Chaos begins as Celestia and the Greifvogel fight for control of Equestria. Crash-Land: Daring sits atop Celestia's throne, imagining the possibilities of what's to come .

Recently, an amateur writer named Cinnamon Swirl (known to most fans as FableMare000) struck up a deal with Polo House, Inc to write a series of Expanded Universe books centered around a potential future for the series — specifically, the adventures of new character Darling Do, Daring's daughter. Though none of the three planned books have been released yet, the series has already ignited a number of shipping wars based around the identity of Darling's father (which Cinnamon Swirl admits was her entire motivation for writing the series in the first place.)

The three books announced are as follows:

The Darling Do series

Darling Do and the Crystal Skull: Darling Do, daughter of the famed Daring Do, tries to obtain a powerful artifact before an ancient colt can do so first. (Set to be released next Summer Sun Celebration.) Darling Do and the Heart of Te Filly: Now armed with clues as to where her missing father is located, Darling goes on an ocean voyage to find a stone said to be able to create islands. But an old foe of her mother's has other plans...(Set to be released next Nightmare Night.) Darling Do and the Umbra Colt: Landing in the Crystal Empire, Darling may finally be able to find her father. That is, if the colt that's been following her around is stopped before they resurrect King Sombra. (No set release date as of now.)

During the run up to April Foals day it's almost become a tradition for the authors involved with Daring Do, and even some that aren't, to create fake upcoming books or fake details about real upcoming books, which often become in jokes among the community.

April Foals Books.

Daring Do: A Soiree of Stabbings by George R.R. Mareton: Maharaja invites Daring Do and Short Stuff to dinner, planning for it be Daring's last. Due to mixed reactions towards excerpts read during Ponyville Comic Con, the book has been cancelled....until it was revealed to have been an April Foals gag and was never coming out in the first place.

It's not a surprise that these widely-loved books have made their way to the stage as well. Here are some of the best-known stage shows.

Stage Shows

Sweeney Trot : The surprisingly popular villains Sweeney Trot and Mrs. Hoovett got their own musical, focusing solely on their plotline from Staff of Star Swirl, adding a new villain, Judge Clopin (mainly so audience wouldn't feel too guilty for rooting for Sweeney), a new hero, Anthony Hopewing, and giving Sweeney's daughter Linnet more depth. The clever, complicated lyrics are legendary. Good luck memorizing them all.

: The surprisingly popular villains Sweeney Trot and Mrs. Hoovett got their own musical, focusing solely on their plotline from Staff of Star Swirl, adding a new villain, Judge Clopin (mainly so audience wouldn't feel too guilty for rooting for Sweeney), a new hero, Anthony Hopewing, and giving Sweeney's daughter Linnet more depth. The clever, complicated lyrics are legendary. Good luck memorizing them all. A Very Daring Musical: A group of Chickcago-based college students made this musical, about the most affectionate an Affectionate Parody can be. Combining the plots of all sixteen Yearling books, plus throwing in some references to short stories, movies, and non-canon books, this musical spoofs the series, giving new and unique spins to characters, to the point where they could almost be considered OC's. If you haven't read all sixteen books, you'll understand maybe half the plot and almost none of the jokes, but if you have, it's gut-bustingly funny. Even the actors in the Applewood movie series are fans!

For more information on this classic series of Equestrian literature, click here. This title is not real and is actually a page for fun, inspired by a Show Within a Show book introduced in the episode "Read It And Weep" from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Add whatever you like so long as it fits into at least the first book of the series (from the episode), and make sure it fits in the genre. Keep in mind also that the readers in the world of Equestria, and possibly the author, are ponies, and edit your entries accordingly. Tropers have decided to STICK WITH THE 18-VOLUME MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VOLUMES FOR THE CANON STORY, since there were 16 books on the shelf Twilight got it from along with the canon titles provided in Daring Don't, and adding more and more volumes would make this page too long and confuse new tropers. Tropers can add Expanded Universe material with a bit more leniency, as long as they clearly identify such additions as Expanded Universe titles. Please remember that Daring Do Expanded Universe works are not mandated to be consistent with each other (similar to the Star Trek Expanded Universe). For the real-life Defictionalization of these books, please see The Daring Do Adventure Collection.

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